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Tongue

2010-03-26T22:54:39Z

LesterX:

[[Image:Starscreamtongue.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Put that thing away!]]
The '''tongue''' is a part of [[Transformer]] anatomy sometimes found inside the mouth. Though Transformer tongues seem similar in structure and appearance to the tongues of [[Human|humans]], what function they serve on Transformers is uncertain. Though considering that Transformers appear to speak just like humans, using what appear to be lips and teeth to form phonemes, it's possible the Transformers who have tongues use them to help form those sounds. Whether Transformers also use tongues to taste, as humans do, is unknown. Or maybe they serve no purpose and [[Quintesson|some]][[Primus|body]] built them crazy.

In [[Kiss Players (franchise)|some continuities]], [[Legion|tongues]] appear to serve a different purpose entirely.

In [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|others]], tongues can be used [[Starscream Heckles Megatron|to make mocking facial expressions]]. [[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]] possesses a tongue made of cables that he can use to snare Autobots and drag them into his mouth to coat with explosive orange slime.

{{note|The only medium which avoided Transformer tongues entirely was the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]], in which the inside of the mouth was depicted as a solid dark gray. In all other media, the appearance of tongues varied between artists (such as in [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel Comics]]).}}

==Images==
<center><gallery>
Image:MegatronTongue1.jpg|A little too friendly, there, Megatron...
Image:LegionRape1.jpg|See what I mean?
Image:Mirage's Betrayal Slapper ruby.jpg|42 feet, 3 inches. [[Battle Protocol!|He measured]]
Image:Waspinatortongue.png|Tongues have many uses
</gallery></center>

[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

Talk:Clocker (Movie)

2010-01-15T22:30:36Z

LesterX: /* death */ new section

=='The Data War' two-pack==
I almost edited the Clocker (movie) page by adding the Walmart-exclusive Data War two-pack found on Hasbro's website. However, since the toy being represented wasn't in the Movie-timeline, I held off and decided to get everybody's feedback. - [[User:Zadok Rox|Zadok Rox]] 20:42, 20 November 2009 (EST)

== death ==

If he died befor the war on earth, how is he in reign of starscream?--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 17:30, 15 January 2010 (EST)

User talk:LesterX

2010-01-15T22:27:48Z

LesterX:

Please stop changing the captions on [[The Fallen]]'s page. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 16:54, 7 January 2010 (EST)
:Why?--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 17:27, 15 January 2010 (EST)
==ROTF images==
I'm sorry, but those ROTF images you uploaded are going to have be deleted. They're leaked images which have not been released by Hasbro or Dreamworks, and in accordance with our image policies, have to be deleted. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 20:12, 16 October 2009 (EDT)

Uh, what images? I don't remember... --[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 19:17, 25 October 2009 (EDT)

==Brawl==
We've had a long debate about this on the wiki, and we've decided not to use that concept image of Brawl, at least not for the foreseeable future. Also, please see our [[Transformers Wiki:Images|image policy page]] for details on what we expect of users when they upload images. Thanks. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 18:30, 3 November 2009 (EST)
:Also, why would you upload the same image THREE times? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 18:33, 3 November 2009 (EST)
::That cyber slammers front page picture is stupid! It does not represent Brawl well enough!--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 16:22, 4 November 2009 (EST)
:::It amuses us for now. Also, arbitrarily changing it without asking the people who write 99% of all the text here is kind of rude, no? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 20:02, 10 November 2009 (EST)
::::no--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 16:53, 22 December 2009 (EST)

==For future reference...==
Appending trivia entries with "Idiots" is not a great idea. Okay, you thought it was a dumb move. Don't express your thoughts so crudely. Chances are, adding "Idiots" to the end of a pre-existing paragraph isn't going to improve it! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:52, 10 November 2009 (EST)
:You got it.--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 19:54, 10 November 2009 (EST)

==Images==
Yeah, images with watermarks on them are no good. Plus we don't really need that image of Sideways. Quality over quantity. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 20:02, 10 November 2009 (EST)
:Also, [[Transformers Wiki:Images|please see our image policy page]] to see what is expected of you when uploading images. Thanks! --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 20:03, 10 November 2009 (EST)

==CGI Jolt==
Since you took that concept art of Jolt of the DVD, I noticed a CGI photo of Jolt at almost the end of the feature. I can't take it but can you?

-[[User:Zooman98|Zooman98]] December 07, 2009 19:15 PST

I don't have the DVD yet, Im going to get it for Christmas. The concept art was found on a Transformers news site--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 16:53, 13 December 2009 (EST)

==Quotes==

Generally, the rule is to avoid using bio quotes if there is any established fiction for the character. Also, quotes for characters without fully explored characters like the movie bestial decepticons or under used characters in other fiction aren't really necessary. [[User:Eire]] 21.28 Jan 07 2009 (UTC)

The Fallen

2010-01-15T22:18:32Z

LesterX:

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{{disambig2|the scary powerful Judas-bot|the first episode of ''[[Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]''|Fallen (episode)}}

[[Image:TheFallen_ROTF-AdaptationComic.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not even the comic panel can contain him!]]

If the [[Thirteen original Transformers|first Transformers]] were [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s disciples, then '''The Fallen''' is its Judas. At the dawn of time, he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], one of a brotherhood of vastly powerful beings dedicated to the well-being of their world. But The Fallen, whose original name has long since been forgotten, would gain his moniker by turning against his brothers and his purpose to pursue his own ends. His frightening form is a metal cage for primal, burning forces of [[Unicron|chaos]], giving him the appearance of a living furnace. These cauldron-like forces purged him of what empathy and morality remained.

The Fallen is immensely powerful. He commands mystic, entropic arts, and when at full strength he can un-make creation at his focused will. He is rarely defeated; at best he is contained, where he waits with eternal patience for the chance to unleash his dark powers once again. Though he has often been imprisoned between dimensions, this rarely lasts. The Fallen can open [[space bridge]]s and travel between dimensions, though he mostly uses this power to teleport short distances. Because of this ability, The Fallen has seen many universes. In several, he is the originator of the [[Decepticon]]s, the catalyst that prompted [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] to claim power for himself rather than the greater good.

If there is any reprieve, it is that there is only one of him. Like his brothers, The Fallen is a [[multiversal singularity]], meaning that in all of the vast [[Continuity|multiverse]], he has no alternate-universe doppelganger. But while the exact details of his past are hard to reconcile, two things remain consistent: He is bad news, and he's on fire.

{{quote|You...you're from ''before'', aren't you?|[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] on The Fallen|"[[Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation]]"}}

==Origins==
As explained in more detail below, The Fallen has been given different origin stories that may be at odds with each other. His ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' portrayal, wrapped in the [[Primus]]/[[Unicron]] mythology, presents him as having been created by Primus to oversee the orderly process of entropy throughout the universe. Fascinated by the idea of cosmic destruction, The Fallen fell under the sway of the ultimate destroyer, Unicron, and he tried to help his new master by sabotaging Primus's bodily form, Cybertron. This failed, and when Unicron lost the battle against Primus, both he and The Fallen were banished to another dimension. From then on, The Fallen craved only the release of his master and the ultimate death of the universe.

This cosmology is reinforced by The Fallen's brief [[Unicron Trilogy]] appearance, where he is seen among the other 13 original Transformers, some of whom are known to have also survived to the present day.

However, his ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' portrayal lacks the Primus/Unicron element; the only creative power is the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], a far more impersonal entity. The Fallen and his fellow "Primes," who were not actually "Transformers" per se, had one mission: to recharge the All Spark by siphoning the energy of stars. The Fallen's crimes were that he wanted all of that energy for himself, and he was willing to sacrifice an inhabited world (Earth) to do it. His brother Primes did stop him, but at the cost of their own lives. Despite (or perhaps because of) their deaths, they were able to imprison The Fallen in another dimension, from whence he plots and schemes his escape. These events take place from around 17,000 BC to 10,000 BC.

So, while similar in form, The Fallen's stories disagree in many details. The ''Revenge of the Fallen'' universe is still being fleshed out, so perhaps future information will clarify the questionable areas.

==Fiction==
===''Generation 1''===
====Dreamwave comics continuity====

[[Image:Thefallen.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Ah, you know it's funny, these people, they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good... They wake up the next day and they're on fire.]]

When Primus and Unicron first battled as planets, Primus created the first 13 Transformers to assist him in planet mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} The Fallen's original purpose as one of the 13 was to oversee entropy, the orderly dissolution of all things in preparation for the next creation. But the concept of destruction fascinated him too much, and he lost sight of the goal of rebirth and the necessity of restraint. His investigations into the dark sciences led him to Unicron, to whom he gave himself. <ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/titanium/the-fallen/1126/2/9/ Fallen's ''Titanium Series'' on-package bio]</ref> Corrupted by Unicron, the Fallen then tried to sabotage his creator's body. This attempt ended in failure, and "The Fallen" fled to his master, but there was little refuge to be found: They were both sucked into a [[black hole]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

Approximately 7 million years before the 21st century, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] accident. This accident weakened the barrier between reality and the dimension in which The Fallen was trapped, allowing The Fallen to eventually break free and return to Cybertron.

[[Image:Thefallenseeksfour.jpg|thumb|300px|Hey, The Fallen, ever heard of Tums?]]

The Fallen immediately set about initiating the "[[Unbinding]]", an event which required four particular Transformers, who would function as "angles in the geometry of dissolution". To help him round up the required Transformers, the Fallen recruited a [[Chaos Trinity|trio of Decepticon outcasts]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], and [[Bugly]], who hungered for a command of the occult. The Fallen promised them all manner of dark powers in exchange for serving him. Leading his three followers to a hidden room within Cybertron, he named [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] as the first of the angles to be gathered. {{storylink|Fragmentation}}

The Fallen and company proceeded to construct a strange machine within the [[Well of All Sparks]] in preparation for the Unbinding. Unfortunately, Bludgeon and friends got impatient for more than The Fallen's praise and demanded a more tangible reward: the arcane power he had promised them. The Fallen responded by grabbing Bludgeon’s head and giving him a mere glimpse of what he sought: images of a fiery vortex, demonic faces, stabbing swords and a human skull engulfed Bludgeon. The Fallen stated that this was but a peek inside a dark door he would fully open if they served him well. This left Bludgeon suitably inspired to begin hunting down their targets.

[[Image:Thefallengrimlock.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Someone should tell Grimlock this more often.]]

Bugly and Mindwipe leaked information to draw the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] out into combat with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], while Bludgeon hatched a plot to snare both Grimlock and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Escalation (IDW)|Escalation}} Bludgeon, Bugly, and Mindwipe ambushed Jetfire as he attempted a cross-faction meeting with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. When Grimlock crashed the party earlier than they expected, however, The Fallen himself had to intervene and caught Grimlock’s blazing energo-sword in his bare hand. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}}

Grimlock took one punch from The Fallen yet still got back up, so The Fallen grabbed him by the shoulders and unleashed a huge blast of energy that put the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] leader out cold. Shocked by the display, Jetfire surmised that The Fallen predated the Golden Age, which impressed The Fallen, but he still knocked Jetfire out cold. He dragged Grimlock and Jetfire away and commanded his followers to gather the third angle while he handled the fourth. The Fallen singlehandedly abducted [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] from his well-guarded holding cell in Autobot headquarters, shrugging off attacks by some of the Autobots' best warriors and causing their weapons to corrode away into uselessness with a mere gesture. Bludgeon's team, meanwhile, succeeded in acquiring [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] from the Protectobots.

[[Image:Fallenmoreonfire.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Fallen somehow sets himself ''more on fire''.]]

All four angles were strapped to the device in the Well of All Sparks. Launching into full B-movie villain mode, The Fallen theatrically monologued to the awakening Jetfire that they were casualties in the war of the Gods, and would be used to break the Seal of Primus, after which "all chaos will follow". {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

The Fallen continued his villainous monologue, apparently directing it not at Jetfire but at Primus himself, as the four Transformers' unique sparks were drained to unlock the Seal of Primus. A combined army of forces from several factions defeated the Chaos Trinity and penetrated The Fallen's operation. By the time they reached the door, The Fallen was satisfied that the Transformers were too late, until Jetfire arranged a force-field to surround the Seal. The Fallen was further impressed that Jetfire understood enough to try to contain the Seal, but his distraction cost him victory: the God of Light himself was subsequently roused from his slumber where he saw The Fallen. With a gesture of his radiant hand, Primus engulfed his wayward creation in a torrent of searing energy that was then sucked back into the Seal of Primus. {{storylink|Conflagration}}
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Cybertron'' comic====
[[Image:Vectorprimeut.jpg|thumb|140px|Back, and to the left.]]
[[Vector Prime]]'s reminiscences of his mission and history included standing with his fellow 13 original Transformers, The Fallen's silhouette visible in their ranks. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

{{note|This story and comments by [[Hasbro]] copy-writer [[Forest Lee]] are the basis of the notion that The Fallen, Vector Prime, and the other original 13 are singular entities with no duplicates throughout the multiverse. This was reiterated at [[BotCon 2009]], even in the face of the upcoming ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie. Brave men these Hasbro writers be!}}
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===Live-action film series===
====IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====
[[Image:Defianceissue4-creation.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Look [[Prima|familiar]]?]]

According to what The Fallen told [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] as part of the latter's recruitment, The Fallen and his brothers were the first creations of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]]. The planet that would become [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was mostly barren, but as the All Spark gradually shaped Cybertron around them and gave The Fallen and his brothers power beyond measure, the AllSpark became depleted. They learned that the its power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions using triangular "[[sarcophagus|sarcophagi]]."{{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

The Fallen believed the AllSpark spoke only to him, telling him of a grander destiny than that of his brothers. He was its "chosen one." {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}} The AllSpark granted The Fallen a race of [[Transformer|workers]] that had a power of their own: They could change their forms! Some, called "[[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s," could even change into interstellar crafts that could locate stars for them. The [[Dynasty of Primes]], as the entities and their descendants were known, would then come and build a harvester which would destroy the star and send its power to the All Spark. The Dynasty tempered their search with the rule of sparing stars with inhabited worlds, but The Fallen believed that the Dynasty's compassion would ultimately doom the Cybertronians to inevitable extinction. As he sought a way to fix this problem, The Fallen came to think evil thoughts: what if there were no other Primes to share the All Spark with? What if its power was his alone? {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

[[Image:JetfireROTF-TalesoftheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm trustworthy!]]

The Fallen began to court some Transformers to his side. He selected a small number of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] drones to do his bidding in private, ultimately in service of subverting the Dynasty of Primes in favor of his own agenda. He called this group the Decepticons. [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], The Fallen's most trusted and capable Seeker, began to unwittingly harvest the stars of inhabited star systems; the two would scan a system together, but The Fallen would report that his search areas were devoid of life. This practice got The Fallen and Jetfire into trouble with the other Primes, and so The Fallen began to sow seeds of mistrust in Jetfire. He claimed the Primes' refusal to sacrifice life to save their own planet would be its downfall, and that an army must be readied in case the Primes betrayed them all. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-theyshallpay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Yummy yummy I've got hate in my tummy!]]

The Fallen attempted to build a solar harvester on his own, powered by a counterfeit [[Matrix of Leadership]] he had constructed. However, it was unstable, and the resulting explosion infused The Fallen with power he had never known. He now burned with dark, unimaginable powers from within. The Fallen, feeling a darker sense of purpose that complemented his darker powers, traveled from world to world to world, killing scores of organisms and assimilating their technology, and leaving the dry husks of planets in his wake. He evolved, and during his ascension he planned for the eventual battle with his brothers. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}}

As Jetfire joined the Decepticons, The Fallen took them to a planet named Earth, and they built a [[solar harvester]] to claim the [[Sun]]. However, it, too, harbored life: the Fallen was building the harvester there to either bait his brothers into taking action (while he was prepared to kill them all) or to remain in limbo. Either way, he won! Jetfire finally turned against his master, just as the remaining Primes arrived, falling into the traitor's trap. The Fallen warped Jetfire and his other underlings away and faced his brothers alone. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ever since he was a child, he was hated by triangles.]]

The battle between The Fallen and the other Primes was costly. They did not expect The Fallen to have so much power, and one by one they fell by his wretched hand. He had "expanded [his] consciousness - absorbed the mental mass of a hive intelligence seventy trillion strong, probed the neural functions of creatures that swim in unrefined thought..." Since last they met, he was "so much more" than they were. The Fallen was able to grab weapons from his stockpile through personal dimensional portals, and one by one he murdered his brothers until there was only one Prime left to oppose him. With one last desperate gamble, the final Prime fled, and he and The Fallen warped from location to location; The Fallen thought this Prime was merely stalling, but he was gravely mistaken. The final Prime had gathered up the bodies of his defeated brothers, and when at last he had collected them all and The Fallen was weak from overteleportation, he used their combined lifeforce to banish The Fallen forever. The Fallen was trapped through a sarcophagi to another dimension, where he crashed into a desolate landscape, swearing revenge. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}} Back on Earth, the harvester was covered by the [[Human|natives]] with a pyramid. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

Knowledge of this was lost through the ages, and the Dynasty of Primes became little more than a myth. Eons later, a mysterious pylon was found buried on Cybertron by modern-day Transformers and delivered to Megatron's private quarters. Unbeknownst to them all, this was the sarcophagus of The Fallen, and upon activation, it healed the grievously-wounded Cybertronian military leader and established contact between him and its prisoner. Filled with a new resolve to destroy those who sought out the All Spark, Megatron's optics were tinted red by the encounter. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2}} In the aftermath of Megatron's ruthless battle against a band of aliens seeking the All Spark, The Fallen further counseled him to seize control of Cybertron to make way for The Fallen's return. He also told him that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] sought the All Spark for himself, and Megatron immediately decided that Optimus and his followers deserved to be killed for this transgression. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3}}

[[Image:Defiance4_Megatron_TheFallen.jpg|thumb|300px|left|All right, who changed the thermostat!?]]

But simply taking the planet would not be enough. The Fallen also ordered Megatron to build a [[Nemesis (Movie)|space cruiser]] to seek out the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which he said was a prerequisite to his return. As the ship's construction came to an end, The Fallen told Megatron the story of his origin (recounted above) and his plans regarding the harvester on Earth. The Fallen ordered Megatron to put his sarcophagus on the ship and then stay behind to fight Optimus's forces and safeguard the All Spark. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and a majority of the Decepticon soldiers crewed the ship, which ended up crashing on some barren world under unknown circumstances.

Meanwhile on Cybertron, civil war raged between Optimus's Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons, a war which eventually led to the All Spark being launched into space. As Megatron alone pursued the hurtling cube, he picked up a distress signal from the ''Nemesis.'' He found the crashed ship and within it the still-intact sarcophagus. He once again spoke with The Fallen, who was furious that Megatron had taken this detour from his pursuit of the All Spark. He ordered him to resume the chase immediately, confident that it would guide itself to the harvester. Megatron obeyed, leaving the sarcophagus in the barren wreckage. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}
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====''I Can Read''====
[[Image:TheFallen-RiseoftheDecepticons.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I can has face?]]
[[Image:TheFallen-thrownintospace.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Maybe Prime doesn't want your stupid face!]]
The Fallen is the most powerful and evil of Decepticons, but he has been asleep for ages. But now he's woken up, and he has designs on Earth! Will he and Megatron be too powerful to defeat? {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons}}

The Fallen flies towards Earth. Since he feeds on energy, he is more powerful than even Megatron! He plans to absorb the energy of the Sun.

Thankfully, Optimus Prime and his Autobots are here to stop him. Ultimately, The Fallen is thrown through a portal leading into outer space. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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====''Transformers: The Movie Universe''====
The original Transformers, all of them Primes, were united by a directive that safeguarded all life, and as such they refused to utilize the harvester on the inhabited Earth. One of their number, however, decided "I want Energon!" and slaughtered his brothers so he could harvest the Sun. He threw away his original name and became the Fallen. In the end, he slaughtered all of his brethren, but they were still able to imprison him in a pocket dimension and save the Earth. In the process, his appearance had changed to a terrifying, cage-like exostructure burning with chaotic energies from the universe's creation, forces that had purged him of all morality. Since his body was never meant to contain the unholy power flowing through it, he had to steadily vent that energy to ensure his own continued existence. This created the visual effect of a constant fiery nimbus.

While effectively harmless to the universe outside his prison, his powers remained vast: He could generate space bridges spontaneously, as well as focus his energies into discrete blasts that could unmake creation itself. Were he ever able to escape, he would be a supremely powerful danger. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|The Movie Universe}}

====Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====

The worst of the worst, he makes Devastator look like a puppy with a bad tummy! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|#3's Contents section}}

Legend has it that the first seven Transformers were created by [[Primus]], but the Fallen believes them to be creations of the All Spark. Their task was to harvest Energon for the All Spark without endangering alien life, but the Fallen cared nothing for the [[Human|puny meatsacks]] of Earth and tried to harvest the Sun! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}} His duped servant Jetfire watched in horror as the Fallen imprisoned the other six Primes! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Jetfire Profile}} However, the Primes still managed to sacrifice themselves to hide the Creation Matrix, key to the All Spark, while the Fallen was imprisoned in a pocket dimension on one of Saturn's moons... until Megatron released him! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}}

[[Image:Titan1_FallenStarscream.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Behold my <strike>resting</strike> mighty hand!]]

The sinister figure of the Fallen made contact with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] soon after Megatron's death, using him to organise the Decepticon army and lay the groundwork for his return, his... revenge! He ordered Starscream and his forces to go to Cybertron and await further instruction, and promised that once the Matrix was found, [[Earth]] would ''burn''! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

But then that fool Starscream allowed [[Skids (ROTF)|two]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Autobots]] to escape to Earth with vital intelligence! Luckily, the Fallen had agents there, and despatched [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] to deal with them. He angrily warned Starscream not to fail again, grrrr! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}

However, due to his imprisonment, the Fallen could only communicate with his generals and not Ransack directly... and so [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], his Earth-side operative, secretly began to take his ''own'' actions! But in an act of cosmic irony, the very twins the Fallen wanted killed ended this treacherous scheme. Ransack intended to inform the Fallen {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}} [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|but failed]]...

{{note|The following events occur in the Law and Disorder continuity.}}

The Fallen suffers from iron barnacles in the folds of his armour... and if YOU are an Autobot sympathiser, you will be forced to clean them out! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|#7's Law and Disorder}}
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====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony Todd]] (English), [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese), [[Bert Franzke]] (German)

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFwithPrimes.jpg|thumb|left|350px|''Ocupado!'']]
Nineteen thousand years ago, The Fallen accompanied [[Dynasty of Primes|his brother Primes]] to [[Earth]] in an attempt to harvest the [[Sun|star]] it orbited. Just as they had completed construction of the [[solar harvester]], however, The Fallen discovered [[Human|a primitive race of hunters]]. The Primes invoked their rule of the sanctity of life and refused to activate the harvester, but The Fallen despised the humans as simple insects and attempted to activate the Harvester. A great battle took place, but ultimately, The Fallen was defeated and the remaining Primes hid themselves and the [[Matrix of Leadership]], and The Fallen's harvester was concealed within a pyramid in [[Egypt]]. The Fallen dispatched the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] to locate the Matrix, but they proved unable and he eventually abandoned them. The Fallen became known as the first [[Decepticon]], and he became the master of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], leader of the faction. He employed Megatron in the pursuit of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], but after Megatron's defeat at [[Mission City]], the All Spark was reduced to a mere fragment.

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFNemesis.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Honey, I'm home!]]

Upon Megatron's revival he traveled to the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', where The Fallen stayed in a life-support chair while [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] oversaw the creation of a new army of Decepticons. Prostrating himself before the Fallen, Megatron said that he had failed his master and their race by allowing the All Spark to be destroyed. Amused by his disciple's misinformation, The Fallen revealed that the cube was merely a vessel, while the knowledge within the All Spark was instead placed within the mind of the human who had challenged Megatron, [[Sam Witwicky]]. With the knowledge within Sam's mind, they could find the solar harvester and the Matrix needed to activate it. Megatron asked permission to avenge himself and reclaim the All Spark, but The Fallen asked for patience, though he could understand his desire, as The Fallen himself hungered to return to the wretched planet where his brother Primes had betrayed him. The Fallen also explained that the only threat to him was the last surviving Prime, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. Since Optimus would protect Sam, The Fallen ordered Megatron to capture the boy and draw out the Prime.

Megatron's plan was partially successful: although the boy escaped, Optimus came to defend him and died in the process. The Fallen sensed his death and was very pleased, knowing that the time to strike was now. When the Decepticons traveled to the Earth's surface in [[transition form|re-entry mode]]s, The Fallen accompanied them, destroying an [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|aircraft carrier]] as well as attacking several cities. As the aircraft carrier sank into the ocean, The Fallen quietly intoned that revenge was finally his. The Fallen tapped into Earth's communication network, and announced the presence of the Transformers on Earth on worldwide television, demanding the "human hive" hand over Sam.

[[Image:ROTF Fallen headchop.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Can't. Take. Our. Sun. Unless you got buns, hon! And, oh man, he don't.]]
Unfortunately, Sam was in Egypt hunting for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] after being told it might be able to revive Optimus. He succeeded, but moments after Prime's resurrection, The Fallen appeared amongst the assorted NEST troops, pinning Optimus and stealing the Matrix. He then teleported to the now uncovered harvester, and as he inserted the Matrix into the machine, declared that his brothers had failed as he now claimed the Sun. While it charged, the humans attempted to destroy the harvester with their heavy weapons. Unimpressed with their display, The Fallen demonstrated his considerable power by destroying the attacking military forces with telekinesis, then raised a blockade of debris to prevent an air strike, but a super-powered Optimus Prime, now fused with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], destroyed the harvester, knocking The Fallen to the ground below.

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|300px|thumb|right|"Bali mangti kali ma, mukti degi kali ma, kali ma, kali ma, KALI MA!"]]

Facing the last Prime, The Fallen commanded Optimus to join his brothers in death, but it quickly became apparent that Optimus was strong enough to face The Fallen. Megatron came to the aid of his master, but was quickly dispatched. Although The Fallen managed to rip off one of Prime's thrusters and strike him with it, Optimus soon impaled The Fallen with his own spear, then demanded his face, tearing it off. As The Fallen tried to flee, Optimus Prime punched through his abdomen, crushing his spark core and killing The Fallen, as a wounded Megatron watched in horror. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|The [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]], based on early drafts of the script, provide more backstory for The Fallen, such as his hunt for the descendants of his brother Primes, and his promise to Megatron that he would make him a Prime—something Optimus exposes as a lie during their final battle, as one can only be born a Prime, leading Megatron to abandon his teacher. Additionally, the film dropped the idea of The Fallen being trapped in a sarcophagus, making it appear he had rested on the ''Nemesis'' since Megatron became leader of the Decepticons. While in the novelization it could be interpreted as him being somewhere else and just communicating via an interdimensional window, in the IDW continuity it appears simply the act of finding the harvester frees him from his prison when he finally appears in Egypt.}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[James Arnold Taylor]]
[[Image:ROTF_360PS3PC_TheFallen.jpg|thumb|250px|I shall light this holy ring, release its cleansing flame, and burn a path into the divine beyond!!! ...Wait, what game is this again?]]
====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Decepticon campaign=====

With Optimus Prime seemingly defeated, The Fallen and the Decepticons journeyed to Egypt, where he uncovered the solar harvester from inside the Great Pyramid of Giza and commenced his plans to destroy the Sun. However, the last of the Primes had survived his battle with Megatron and now revealed to the enraged Decepticon leader that The Fallen had betrayed him. The Fallen's promise to Megatron that he would make his student a Prime would never be fulfilled, as Primes were born, not made. Megatron demanded what he had been promised, but the Fallen, disgusted with the creature that he no longer needed, attacked. Righteous indignation fueled Megatron through this battle, and ultimately, he ended The Fallen's mastery over the Decepticons by impaling him through his head and letting the corpse fall into the depths of the solar harvester. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Autobot campaign=====

Optimus Prime had survived his battle with Megatron and merged with the parts of Jetfire, and now this new, powered-up form faced the might of The Fallen at the Great Pyramid. Optimus's ancestor mocked this young upstart who dared to face his elder, telekinetically throwing debris at the Autobot, summoning great bursts of energy from the ground, and unleashing an army of Decepticon drones. However, Optimus Prime's new armour more than enabled him to survive this onslaught, and as he rained energy slugs into The Fallen, the ancient Cybertronian called out to Megatron for help, but to no avail, for his student had since learned of The Fallen's treachery. Optimus ended The Fallen's reign of terror by impaling him through his head and letting the corpse fall into the depths of the solar harvester. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

==Toys==
===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Thefallentitanium.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Hey, Stegmutt! Mister The Fallen is ON FIRE!]]
*'''Fallen''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
: Instead of being based on his comic appearance, the Fallen toy is loosely based on [[Don Figueroa]]'s design for pre-[[Earth]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as seen in ''[[Infiltration]]'' and ''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]'', though obviously with The Fallen's head and deco. He transforms into a Cybertronic tank. Sadly his tank form doesn't hold together well, nor does he have actual hands, just blocks with holes in them. His side-mounted cannons can peg into his forearms in robot mode, or be held in his fists. He wears a faction symbol of his own effigy. So far, The Fallen is, by a fraction of an inch, the tallest (and the bulkiest) of the 6" Titanium Series figures.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Unicron/TheFallen/thefallen.htm More information on The Fallen at TFU.info]''

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenLegends.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''*high-pitched helium voice*'' "I am the Faaallllleeeen!"]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Legends, 2009)
:Part of wave 3 of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class toys, The Fallen transforms from robot mode to a Cybertronian Destroyer.

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[[Image:ROTF_Legends_TheFallen_Lawson.jpg|thumb|300px|What, how dare they make me so small?! I was worshipped as a ''GOD!'']]
*'''Soundwave / EZ Collection The Fallen''' (2009)
:Available exclusively at the Lawson's convenience store in Japan (and the only way to obtain this figure in via TakaraTomy), this version of Legends class The Fallen has more paint applications than the Hasbro release. The Deluxe-class Preview Soundwave it comes with is unchanged from the regular release.

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====Voyager Class====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Smokin'!]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-10'''

:Part of wave two of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Class figures, The Fallen transforms from a robot into a "Cybertronian Destroyer" mode. The robot mode features several "slide-out energy absorption panels" on his head and arms which can either be deployed or hidden. In addition to that [[Mech Alive]] feature, his feet are spring-actioned so that when the toy is not standing on a surface (in other words, in jet mode), the toes ball up together. Setting the robot back down on a flat surface will splay the toes open again.

:There are rubbery connectors that attach his arms to his torso that increase accuracy to his visual portrayal in the live-action film, but this restricts his arm movement severely.

:There are at least two features to the toy not addressed on his instructions: first, the panels over the robot's forearms, which can be moved forward to cover the hands in vehicle mode; secondly, curved spikes which are normally in line with the upper legs can be rotated to point forward.

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenVoyagerorange.jpg|right|thumb|300px|CAUTION: HOT]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Voyager, 2009)

: A Target-[[exclusive]] redeco of The Fallen in black and orange (with translucent red) was released just before Thanksgiving weekend 2009 along with two other Target-exclusive Transformers sets. The fire-like deco likely homages The Fallen's beginnings as a creature perpetually aflame. He was packaged in a clear hexagonal package in robot mode, and his original Voyager Class packaging bio was used again, unaltered.

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-GatheringattheNemesis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hi, I'm the same!]]
*'''Gathering at Nemesis''' (Toys "R" Us-exclusive box set, 2009)
: This version of The Fallen comes with a silver Voyager Class Megatron from the first movie toyline and a ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Soundwave [[redeco]]ed in predominantly blue as an homage to the [[Soundwave (G1)|original Soundwave]]. The Fallen has no color differences compared to the original release.
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====Robot Replicas====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenRobotReplica.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Robot Replica, 2009)
:This nonconvertible figurine of The Fallen boasts several points of articulation, a faithful replication of the robot mode, and little else. Like the Voyager Class toy, the forearms can be attached to the struts leading from his torso (here via a tiny balljoint), severely restricting his arm poseability, but increasing accuracy to his film design.
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==Merchandise==
===7-11 Slurpee tie-in merchandise===
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-TheFallenstraw.jpg|right|thumb|150px|''Great'' Transformers tie-in merchandise or the ''greatest'' Transformers tie-in merchandise?]]
*'''The Fallen'''
: The Fallen will help you uncreate your Slurpee with this Slurpee straw topper figurine! Comes attached to a straw in a baggie and is available at your local 7-11 while supplies last!
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===Burger King===
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-BurgerKingTheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Flame grilled to perfection]]
*'''The Fallen Flip-Out''' (2009)
:An embossed [[Giant Decepticon insignia|plastic Decepticon insignia]], which flips up into a flat representation of The Fallen with some shoulder articulation. The Fallen, naturally, has flames behind him.
::*''[http://www.toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=242&itemid=14653 More information on The Fallen at Toy News International]''
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesmegatronfallenprimejetfireironhide.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Whoa, who ordered the extra-large The Fallen?]]
*'''Battle for the Fallen''' (box set, 2009)
:This ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' box set of figures comes with The Fallen, Megatron (tank mode), Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] combined, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (truck mode). He is twice as large as a regular ''Robot Heroes'' figure, and has simple swivel joints in his arms and face.
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==Notes==
*Voice actor [[James Arnold Taylor]] was originally cast as The Fallen in the film version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' (which led to him getting the same role in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game]]''), but was replaced by [[Tony Todd]] in the final edit of the film, [http://jamesarnoldtaylor.com/blog/2009/06/transformers-voices_24.html to his disappointment.]
[[Image:Fallenpatlee.jpg|right|thumb|150px|I'm The Fallen, and I can't get up!]]
*The Fallen design was created by [[Pat Lee]], his first (and only) original Transformers character. ([[Simon Furman]] created the concept, see next item.) The early design concept not only lacked The Fallen's characteristic mouthplate, but differed incredibly from the final product. Envisioned as a medieval, ancient-looking Transformer, he glowed like a furnace, though he was not depicted as being perpetually on fire until [[Andrew Wildman]] penciled his appearances in ''[[The Dark Ages]]'' and the colorists caught on.
*The Fallen was also used to recycle some of Simon Furman's unused [[Last Autobot]] plans.[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/otfcc2004.txt]
*When questioned about him constantly being aflame, ''War Within'' writer Simon Furman stated that The Fallen is always on fire "because it looks cool."
[[Image:Thefallentank.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The Judasmobile.]]
*The Fallen's Dreamwave comics [[alternate mode]], a tank, though designed, was never used in-fiction. Similarly, The Fallen is said to have ''no'' alternate mode in IDW comics, and he does not actually transform in the film.
*Very little of The Fallen's backstory was given in his first fictional appearances, leaving much of ''The Dark Ages'' somewhat confusing on its own. Helpful inserts from the ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile books and DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', published around the same time, spelled out more. Eventually, the packaging profile printed on his Titanium figure gave the rest. Oh, and then years later, he was the titular villain of a summer blockbuster film.
* The proper treatment of his name, with its capital-T "The", is established both in the comics and the ''Ultimate Guide''. The one dissenting source is his on-package [[bio]], which simply calls him "'''Fallen'''" (as in, "'''Fallen''' forgot his real name long ago"). The reason for this awkward treatment is unknown, though the usual culprits behind toy-name oddities (guess) [[trademark]] issues.
* The Fallen can speak Spanish. <ref>Fanclub-exclusive Mini Mayhem strip, March 19, 2007</ref>
*During San Diego Comic-Con 2008, in an interview on July 25th, [[Simon Furman]] claimed that ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' would feature a character called the Fallen, which was a character they created for Dreamwave's ''The War Within: The Dark Ages''.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17412 Simon Furman confirms The Fallen is a character in an interview with Comic Book Resources (Fallen details removed)]</ref> Three days later, [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Chris Mowry]] corroborated the claim in an interview with MTV Splash Page, calling "The Fallen" the main villain of the film.<ref>[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/07/28/exclusive-transformers-2-prequel-comic-gives-inside-scoop-on-2009-movie/ MTV Splash Page interviews Chris Mowry (Fallen details removed)]</ref> Less than a week after this, however, [[Michael Bay]] reiterated that everything leaked thus far is part of their misinformation campaign and that only a handful of people involved with the production of ''Revenge'' have seen the script, contradicting IDW's interviews where their representatives confirm that they have the script.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44729&postcount=2 A post made by Michael Bay on his forum]</ref> Curiously, on August 5th 2008, after a fan posted on Michael Bay's forum pointing out the contradiction, all references to The Fallen were removed from the aforementioned interviews, as well as any references to IDW Publishing having the script.
*In Titan ''Transformers Comic'' [[Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2]], the newly-ascendant [[President of the United States]] is named [[Theodore Allen|'''The'''odore '''F. Allen''']]. There wasn't any significance to the name, however.
[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFstaff.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*No toy or merchandise item includes the staff that was The Fallen's primary weapon in the film.
*[[Paul Ozzimo]] and [[Josh Nizzi]] designed Earth modes for The Fallen to take on in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but like many of the Decepticons he does not assume one in the finished film. Ozzimo clarified on his website he was to turn into a [[Wikipedia:Aurora (aircraft)|Aurora]] stealth bomber, the alleged modern replacement for the [[Jetfire (ROTF)|SR-71 Blackbird]].
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Scalpel (ROTF)

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:''Scalpel is the cutest widdle Decepticon in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] continuity.
[[Image:ScalpelCA.jpg|thumb|300px|''[["Weird Al" Yankovic|Like a surgeon - HEY! Cuttin' for the very first time...]]'']]
'''Scalpel''', also known as "the '''Doctor'''", looks harmless enough with his big, inquisitive eyes. But beware—in the world of the Transformers, things are not what they seem! Scalpel has vast databases of anatomical and mechanical knowledge, being familiar with most species in the galaxy. He's extremely adept at getting to the root of a problem and can handily disassemble most technological devices. Unfortunately, when he goes to put them back together, he always has a few parts left over. This has left most of the Decepticons reluctant to come to him for care, in spite of his duties as their field medic.

{{bigquote|I am ze doctor, ze odd job!|The doctor introduces himself to [[Sam Witwicky |Sam]], [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]}}
==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
:''Voice actor'': [[John Di Crosta]] (English), [[Naoki Tatsuta]] (Japanese), [[Santiago Ziesmer]] (German), [[Fabrizio Mazzotta]] (Italian)

Scalpel was transported to the [[Laurentian Abyss]] by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and [[Long Haul (ROTF)|four]] [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|of]] [[Rampage (ROTF)|the]] [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]]. Once the Decepticons reached the sea floor, Scalpel was released to assess the extent of the damage done to [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. After a cursory examination, Scalpel concluded that they would need spare parts, and ordered the death of the [[Ze little one|smallest]] Constructicon. Once he had the "donated" parts and the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] shard stolen by Ravage, he rebuilt Megatron into a more powerful—and very much alive—form.

Later, at a factory in the same city as [[Sam Witwicky]]'s university, Megatron ordered Scalpel to examine Sam, in hopes of finding out what he had learned from the All Spark information downloaded into his brain. Using several ''extremely'' invasive techniques, Scalpel deduced that Sam's mind was definitely full of handy-dandy information. And the best way to get said information was to examine Sam's brain...while it was laid out on the table. Scalpel's attempt was interrupted by the timely arrival of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Though the movie itself does not show Scalpel's fate, [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|the novel]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 2|comic adaptations]] show him being blasted to scrap by Optimus Prime.}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:RotF Scalpel Scout Toy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Percep-who? Nah, he got a gig on CSI.]]
*'''Scalpel''' (Scout, 2009)

:Scalpel transforms from a dissecting microscope to a creepy, almost cute insectoid robot with detachable "glasses". He has six insectoid legs that will pop off if you look at them funny, and two adorable transcluscent 'arms'. His microscope mode is slightly different from the one featured in the movie. He is ''seriously'' mis-transformed in-package, presumably because there was no other way he was going to fit on the card otherwise.

:A running change has given later versions shorter antennae which fold away better during transformation. It's not clear which version is more common or whether the running change has spread to markets outside the US.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Scalpel/scalpel.htm More information on Scalpel at TFU.info]''

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==Trivia==
*The combination of Germanic accent, monocle-like eyes and murderous personality all give Scalpel the air of a Nazi-scientist stereotype, not unlike a [http://reboot.wikia.com/wiki/Herr_Doktor certain other doctor] before him.
*In the Movie itself and the novelization he is simply called "the Doctor". He goes unnamed in the comic adaptation.
*While his toy is grossly out of scale as a microscope usable by a ''human'' character, it's perfectly sized for Voyager and Leader class figures to use.
*The only reason his toy has pop-off glasses is because [[Hisashi Yuki]] thinks it's funny.
*In the [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 2| 2nd issue]] of the movie adaptation, Scalpel suddenly has mouth, complete with teeth. And he looks really weird because of it.

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The Fallen

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[[Image:TheFallen_ROTF-AdaptationComic.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not even the comic panel can contain him!]]

If the [[Thirteen original Transformers|first Transformers]] were [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s disciples, then '''The Fallen''' is its Judas. At the dawn of time, he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], one of a brotherhood of vastly powerful beings dedicated to the well-being of their world. But The Fallen, whose original name has long since been forgotten, would gain his moniker by turning against his brothers and his purpose to pursue his own ends. His frightening form is a metal cage for primal, burning forces of [[Unicron|chaos]], giving him the appearance of a living furnace. These cauldron-like forces purged him of what empathy and morality remained.

The Fallen is immensely powerful. He commands mystic, entropic arts, and when at full strength he can un-make creation at his focused will. He is rarely defeated; at best he is contained, where he waits with eternal patience for the chance to unleash his dark powers once again. Though he has often been imprisoned between dimensions, this rarely lasts. The Fallen can open [[space bridge]]s and travel between dimensions, though he mostly uses this power to teleport short distances. Because of this ability, The Fallen has seen many universes. In several, he is the originator of the [[Decepticon]]s, the catalyst that prompted [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] to claim power for himself rather than the greater good.

If there is any reprieve, it is that there is only one of him. Like his brothers, The Fallen is a [[multiversal singularity]], meaning that in all of the vast [[Continuity|multiverse]], he has no alternate-universe doppelganger. But while the exact details of his past are hard to reconcile, two things remain consistent: He is bad news, and he's on fire.

{{bigquote|The Fallen-once, he was a [[Prime]]...and in another age, I may have called him brother. But his uncontrollable evil forced my hand, and ultimately sealed his own fate.|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)| Optimus Prime]] on The Fallen|http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm}}

==Origins==
As explained in more detail below, The Fallen has been given different origin stories that may be at odds with each other. His ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' portrayal, wrapped in the [[Primus]]/[[Unicron]] mythology, presents him as having been created by Primus to oversee the orderly process of entropy throughout the universe. Fascinated by the idea of cosmic destruction, The Fallen fell under the sway of the ultimate destroyer, Unicron, and he tried to help his new master by sabotaging Primus's bodily form, Cybertron. This failed, and when Unicron lost the battle against Primus, both he and The Fallen were banished to another dimension. From then on, The Fallen craved only the release of his master and the ultimate death of the universe.

This cosmology is reinforced by The Fallen's brief [[Unicron Trilogy]] appearance, where he is seen among the other 13 original Transformers, some of whom are known to have also survived to the present day.

However, his ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' portrayal lacks the Primus/Unicron element; the only creative power is the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], a far more impersonal entity. The Fallen and his fellow "Primes," who were not actually "Transformers" per se, had one mission: to recharge the All Spark by siphoning the energy of stars. The Fallen's crimes were that he wanted all of that energy for himself, and he was willing to sacrifice an inhabited world (Earth) to do it. His brother Primes did stop him, but at the cost of their own lives. Despite (or perhaps because of) their deaths, they were able to imprison The Fallen in another dimension, from whence he plots and schemes his escape. These events take place from around 17,000 BC to 10,000 BC.

So, while similar in form, The Fallen's stories disagree in many details. The ''Revenge of the Fallen'' universe is still being fleshed out, so perhaps future information will clarify the questionable areas.

==Fiction==
===''Generation 1''===
====Dreamwave comics continuity====

[[Image:Thefallen.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Ah, you know it's funny, these people, they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good... They wake up the next day and they're on fire.]]

When Primus and Unicron first battled as planets, Primus created the first 13 Transformers to assist him in planet mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} The Fallen's original purpose as one of the 13 was to oversee entropy, the orderly dissolution of all things in preparation for the next creation. But the concept of destruction fascinated him too much, and he lost sight of the goal of rebirth and the necessity of restraint. His investigations into the dark sciences led him to Unicron, to whom he gave himself. <ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/titanium/the-fallen/1126/2/9/ Fallen's ''Titanium Series'' on-package bio]</ref> Corrupted by Unicron, the Fallen then tried to sabotage his creator's body. This attempt ended in failure, and "The Fallen" fled to his master, but there was little refuge to be found: They were both sucked into a [[black hole]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

Approximately 7 million years before the 21st century, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] accident. This accident weakened the barrier between reality and the dimension in which The Fallen was trapped, allowing The Fallen to eventually break free and return to Cybertron.

[[Image:Thefallenseeksfour.jpg|thumb|300px|Hey, The Fallen, ever heard of Tums?]]

The Fallen immediately set about initiating the "[[Unbinding]]", an event which required four particular Transformers, who would function as "angles in the geometry of dissolution". To help him round up the required Transformers, the Fallen recruited a [[Chaos Trinity|trio of Decepticon outcasts]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], and [[Bugly]], who hungered for a command of the occult. The Fallen promised them all manner of dark powers in exchange for serving him. Leading his three followers to a hidden room within Cybertron, he named [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] as the first of the angles to be gathered. {{storylink|Fragmentation}}

The Fallen and company proceeded to construct a strange machine within the [[Well of All Sparks]] in preparation for the Unbinding. Unfortunately, Bludgeon and friends got impatient for more than The Fallen's praise and demanded a more tangible reward: the arcane power he had promised them. The Fallen responded by grabbing Bludgeon’s head and giving him a mere glimpse of what he sought: images of a fiery vortex, demonic faces, stabbing swords and a human skull engulfed Bludgeon. The Fallen stated that this was but a peek inside a dark door he would fully open if they served him well. This left Bludgeon suitably inspired to begin hunting down their targets.

[[Image:Thefallengrimlock.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Someone should tell Grimlock this more often.]]

Bugly and Mindwipe leaked information to draw the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] out into combat with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], while Bludgeon hatched a plot to snare both Grimlock and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Escalation (IDW)|Escalation}} Bludgeon, Bugly, and Mindwipe ambushed Jetfire as he attempted a cross-faction meeting with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. When Grimlock crashed the party earlier than they expected, however, The Fallen himself had to intervene and caught Grimlock’s blazing energo-sword in his bare hand. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}}

Grimlock took one punch from The Fallen yet still got back up, so The Fallen grabbed him by the shoulders and unleashed a huge blast of energy that put the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] leader out cold. Shocked by the display, Jetfire surmised that The Fallen predated the Golden Age, which impressed The Fallen, but he still knocked Jetfire out cold. He dragged Grimlock and Jetfire away and commanded his followers to gather the third angle while he handled the fourth. The Fallen singlehandedly abducted [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] from his well-guarded holding cell in Autobot headquarters, shrugging off attacks by some of the Autobots' best warriors and causing their weapons to corrode away into uselessness with a mere gesture. Bludgeon's team, meanwhile, succeeded in acquiring [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] from the Protectobots.

[[Image:Fallenmoreonfire.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Fallen somehow sets himself ''more on fire''.]]

All four angles were strapped to the device in the Well of All Sparks. Launching into full B-movie villain mode, The Fallen theatrically monologued to the awakening Jetfire that they were casualties in the war of the Gods, and would be used to break the Seal of Primus, after which "all chaos will follow". {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

The Fallen continued his villainous monologue, apparently directing it not at Jetfire but at Primus himself, as the four Transformers' unique sparks were drained to unlock the Seal of Primus. A combined army of forces from several factions defeated the Chaos Trinity and penetrated The Fallen's operation. By the time they reached the door, The Fallen was satisfied that the Transformers were too late, until Jetfire arranged a force-field to surround the Seal. The Fallen was further impressed that Jetfire understood enough to try to contain the Seal, but his distraction cost him victory: the God of Light himself was subsequently roused from his slumber where he saw The Fallen. With a gesture of his radiant hand, Primus engulfed his wayward creation in a torrent of searing energy that was then sucked back into the Seal of Primus. {{storylink|Conflagration}}
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Cybertron'' comic====
[[Image:Vectorprimeut.jpg|thumb|140px|Back, and to the left.]]
[[Vector Prime]]'s reminiscences of his mission and history included standing with his fellow 13 original Transformers, The Fallen's silhouette visible in their ranks. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

{{note|This story and comments by [[Hasbro]] copy-writer [[Forest Lee]] are the basis of the notion that The Fallen, Vector Prime, and the other original 13 are singular entities with no duplicates throughout the multiverse. This was reiterated at [[BotCon 2009]], even in the face of the upcoming ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie. Brave men these Hasbro writers be!}}
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===Live-action film series===
====IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====
[[Image:Defianceissue4-creation.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Look [[Prima|familiar]]?]]

According to what The Fallen told [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] as part of the latter's recruitment, The Fallen and his brothers were the first creations of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]]. The planet that would become [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was mostly barren, but as the All Spark gradually shaped Cybertron around them and gave The Fallen and his brothers power beyond measure, the AllSpark became depleted. They learned that the its power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions using triangular "[[sarcophagus|sarcophagi]]."{{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

The Fallen believed the AllSpark spoke only to him, telling him of a grander destiny than that of his brothers. He was its "chosen one." {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}} The AllSpark granted The Fallen a race of [[Transformer|workers]] that had a power of their own: They could change their forms! Some, called "[[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s," could even change into interstellar crafts that could locate stars for them. The [[Dynasty of Primes]], as the entities and their descendants were known, would then come and build a harvester which would destroy the star and send its power to the All Spark. The Dynasty tempered their search with the rule of sparing stars with inhabited worlds, but The Fallen believed that the Dynasty's compassion would ultimately doom the Cybertronians to inevitable extinction. As he sought a way to fix this problem, The Fallen came to think evil thoughts: what if there were no other Primes to share the All Spark with? What if its power was his alone? {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

[[Image:JetfireROTF-TalesoftheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm trustworthy!]]

The Fallen began to court some Transformers to his side. He selected a small number of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] drones to do his bidding in private, ultimately in service of subverting the Dynasty of Primes in favor of his own agenda. He called this group the Decepticons. [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], The Fallen's most trusted and capable Seeker, began to unwittingly harvest the stars of inhabited star systems; the two would scan a system together, but The Fallen would report that his search areas were devoid of life. This practice got The Fallen and Jetfire into trouble with the other Primes, and so The Fallen began to sow seeds of mistrust in Jetfire. He claimed the Primes' refusal to sacrifice life to save their own planet would be its downfall, and that an army must be readied in case the Primes betrayed them all. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-theyshallpay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Yummy yummy I've got hate in my tummy!]]

The Fallen attempted to build a solar harvester on his own, powered by a counterfeit [[Matrix of Leadership]] he had constructed. However, it was unstable, and the resulting explosion infused The Fallen with power he had never known. He now burned with dark, unimaginable powers from within. The Fallen, feeling a darker sense of purpose that complemented his darker powers, traveled from world to world to world, killing scores of organisms and assimilating their technology, and leaving the dry husks of planets in his wake. He evolved, and during his ascension he planned for the eventual battle with his brothers. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}}

As Jetfire joined the Decepticons, The Fallen took them to a planet named Earth, and they built a [[solar harvester]] to claim the [[Sun]]. However, it, too, harbored life: the Fallen was building the harvester there to either bait his brothers into taking action (while he was prepared to kill them all) or to remain in limbo. Either way, he won! Jetfire finally turned against his master, just as the remaining Primes arrived, falling into the traitor's trap. The Fallen warped Jetfire and his other underlings away and faced his brothers alone. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ever since he was a child, he was hated by triangles.]]

The battle between The Fallen and the other Primes was costly. They did not expect The Fallen to have so much power, and one by one they fell by his wretched hand. He had "expanded [his] consciousness - absorbed the mental mass of a hive intelligence seventy trillion strong, probed the neural functions of creatures that swim in unrefined thought..." Since last they met, he was "so much more" than they were. The Fallen was able to grab weapons from his stockpile through personal dimensional portals, and one by one he murdered his brothers until there was only one Prime left to oppose him. With one last desperate gamble, the final Prime fled, and he and The Fallen warped from location to location; The Fallen thought this Prime was merely stalling, but he was gravely mistaken. The final Prime had gathered up the bodies of his defeated brothers, and when at last he had collected them all and The Fallen was weak from overteleportation, he used their combined lifeforce to banish The Fallen forever. The Fallen was trapped through a sarcophagi to another dimension, where he crashed into a desolate landscape, swearing revenge. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}} Back on Earth, the harvester was covered by the [[Human|natives]] with a pyramid. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

Knowledge of this was lost through the ages, and the Dynasty of Primes became little more than a myth. Eons later, a mysterious pylon was found buried on Cybertron by modern-day Transformers and delivered to Megatron's private quarters. Unbeknownst to them all, this was the sarcophagus of The Fallen, and upon activation, it healed the grievously-wounded Cybertronian military leader and established contact between him and its prisoner. Filled with a new resolve to destroy those who sought out the All Spark, Megatron's optics were tinted red by the encounter. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2}} In the aftermath of Megatron's ruthless battle against a band of aliens seeking the All Spark, The Fallen further counseled him to seize control of Cybertron to make way for The Fallen's return. He also told him that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] sought the All Spark for himself, and Megatron immediately decided that Optimus and his followers deserved to be killed for this transgression. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3}}

[[Image:Defiance4_Megatron_TheFallen.jpg|thumb|300px|left|All right, who changed the thermostat!?]]

But simply taking the planet would not be enough. The Fallen also ordered Megatron to build a [[Nemesis (Movie)|space cruiser]] to seek out the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which he said was a prerequisite to his return. As the ship's construction came to an end, The Fallen told Megatron the story of his origin (recounted above) and his plans regarding the harvester on Earth. The Fallen ordered Megatron to put his sarcophagus on the ship and then stay behind to fight Optimus's forces and safeguard the All Spark. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and a majority of the Decepticon soldiers crewed the ship, which ended up crashing on some barren world under unknown circumstances.

Meanwhile on Cybertron, civil war raged between Optimus's Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons, a war which eventually led to the All Spark being launched into space. As Megatron alone pursued the hurtling cube, he picked up a distress signal from the ''Nemesis.'' He found the crashed ship and within it the still-intact sarcophagus. He once again spoke with The Fallen, who was furious that Megatron had taken this detour from his pursuit of the All Spark. He ordered him to resume the chase immediately, confident that it would guide itself to the harvester. Megatron obeyed, leaving the sarcophagus in the barren wreckage. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}
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====''I Can Read''====
[[Image:TheFallen-RiseoftheDecepticons.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I can has face?]]
[[Image:TheFallen-thrownintospace.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Maybe Prime doesn't want your stupid face!]]
The Fallen is the most powerful and evil of Decepticons, but he has been asleep for ages. But now he's woken up, and he has designs on Earth! Will he and Megatron be too powerful to defeat? {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons}}

The Fallen flies towards Earth. Since he feeds on energy, he is more powerful than even Megatron! He plans to absorb the energy of the Sun.

Thankfully, Optimus Prime and his Autobots are here to stop him. Ultimately, The Fallen is thrown through a portal leading into outer space. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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====''Transformers: The Movie Universe''====
The original Transformers, all of them Primes, were united by a directive that safeguarded all life, and as such they refused to utilize the harvester on the inhabited Earth. One of their number, however, decided "I want Energon!" and slaughtered his brothers so he could harvest the Sun. He threw away his original name and became the Fallen. In the end, he slaughtered all of his brethren, but they were still able to imprison him in a pocket dimension and save the Earth. In the process, his appearance had changed to a terrifying, cage-like exostructure burning with chaotic energies from the universe's creation, forces that had purged him of all morality. Since his body was never meant to contain the unholy power flowing through it, he had to steadily vent that energy to ensure his own continued existence. This created the visual effect of a constant fiery nimbus.

While effectively harmless to the universe outside his prison, his powers remained vast: He could generate space bridges spontaneously, as well as focus his energies into discrete blasts that could unmake creation itself. Were he ever able to escape, he would be a supremely powerful danger. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|The Movie Universe}}

====Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====

The worst of the worst, he makes Devastator look like a puppy with a bad tummy! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|#3's Contents section}}

Legend has it that the first seven Transformers were created by [[Primus]], but the Fallen believes them to be creations of the All Spark. Their task was to harvest Energon for the All Spark without endangering alien life, but the Fallen cared nothing for the [[Human|puny meatsacks]] of Earth and tried to harvest the Sun! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}} His duped servant Jetfire watched in horror as the Fallen imprisoned the other six Primes! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Jetfire Profile}} However, the Primes still managed to sacrifice themselves to hide the Creation Matrix, key to the All Spark, while the Fallen was imprisoned in a pocket dimension on one of Saturn's moons... until Megatron released him! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}}

[[Image:Titan1_FallenStarscream.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Behold my <strike>resting</strike> mighty hand!]]

The sinister figure of the Fallen made contact with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] soon after Megatron's death, using him to organise the Decepticon army and lay the groundwork for his return, his... revenge! He ordered Starscream and his forces to go to Cybertron and await further instruction, and promised that once the Matrix was found, [[Earth]] would ''burn''! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

But then that fool Starscream allowed [[Skids (ROTF)|two]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Autobots]] to escape to Earth with vital intelligence! Luckily, the Fallen had agents there, and despatched [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] to deal with them. He angrily warned Starscream not to fail again, grrrr! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}

However, due to his imprisonment, the Fallen could only communicate with his generals and not Ransack directly... and so [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], his Earth-side operative, secretly began to take his ''own'' actions! But in an act of cosmic irony, the very twins the Fallen wanted killed ended this treacherous scheme. Ransack intended to inform the Fallen {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}} [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|but failed]]...

{{note|The following events occur in the Law and Disorder continuity.}}

The Fallen suffers from iron barnacles in the folds of his armour... and if YOU are an Autobot sympathiser, you will be forced to clean them out! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|#7's Law and Disorder}}
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====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony Todd]] (English), [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese), [[Bert Franzke]] (German)

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFwithPrimes.jpg|thumb|left|350px|''Ocupado!'']]
Nineteen thousand years ago, The Fallen accompanied [[Dynasty of Primes|his brother Primes]] to [[Earth]] in an attempt to harvest the [[Sun|star]] it orbited. Just as they had completed construction of the [[solar harvester]], however, The Fallen discovered [[Human|a primitive race of hunters]]. The Primes invoked their rule of the sanctity of life and refused to activate the harvester, but The Fallen despised the humans as simple insects and attempted to activate the Harvester. A great battle took place, but ultimately, The Fallen was defeated and the remaining Primes hid themselves and the [[Matrix of Leadership]], and The Fallen's harvester was concealed within a pyramid in [[Egypt]]. The Fallen dispatched the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] to locate the Matrix, but they proved unable and he eventually abandoned them. The Fallen became known as the first [[Decepticon]], and he became the master of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], leader of the faction. He employed Megatron in the pursuit of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], but after Megatron's defeat at [[Mission City]], the All Spark was reduced to a mere fragment.

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFNemesis.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Honey, I'm home!]]

Upon Megatron's revival he traveled to the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', where The Fallen stayed in a life-support chair while [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] oversaw the creation of a new army of Decepticons. Prostrating himself before the Fallen, Megatron said that he had failed his master and their race by allowing the All Spark to be destroyed. Amused by his disciple's misinformation, The Fallen revealed that the cube was merely a vessel, while the knowledge within the All Spark was instead placed within the mind of the human who had challenged Megatron, [[Sam Witwicky]]. With the knowledge within Sam's mind, they could find the solar harvester and the Matrix needed to activate it. Megatron asked permission to avenge himself and reclaim the All Spark, but The Fallen asked for patience, though he could understand his desire, as The Fallen himself hungered to return to the wretched planet where his brother Primes had betrayed him. The Fallen also explained that the only threat to him was the last surviving Prime, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. Since Optimus would protect Sam, The Fallen ordered Megatron to capture the boy and draw out the Prime.

Megatron's plan was partially successful: although the boy escaped, Optimus came to defend him and died in the process. The Fallen sensed his death and was very pleased, knowing that the time to strike was now. When the Decepticons traveled to the Earth's surface in [[transition form|re-entry mode]]s, The Fallen accompanied them, destroying an [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|aircraft carrier]] as well as attacking several cities. As the aircraft carrier sank into the ocean, The Fallen quietly intoned that revenge was finally his. The Fallen tapped into Earth's communication network, and announced the presence of the Transformers on Earth on worldwide television, demanding the "human hive" hand over Sam.

[[Image:ROTF Fallen headchop.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Can't. Take. Our. Sun. Unless you got buns, hon! And, oh man, he don't.]]
Unfortunately, Sam was in Egypt hunting for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] after being told it might be able to revive Optimus. He succeeded, but moments after Prime's resurrection, The Fallen appeared amongst the assorted NEST troops, pinning Optimus and stealing the Matrix. He then teleported to the now uncovered harvester, and as he inserted the Matrix into the machine, declared that his brothers had failed as he now claimed the Sun. While it charged, the humans attempted to destroy the harvester with their heavy weapons. Unimpressed with their display, The Fallen demonstrated his considerable power by destroying the attacking military forces with telekinesis, then raised a blockade of debris to prevent an air strike, but a super-powered Optimus Prime, now fused with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], destroyed the harvester, knocking The Fallen to the ground below.

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Your face is insufficient, give me your SPARK!]]

Facing the last Prime, The Fallen commanded Optimus to join his brothers in death, but it quickly became apparent that Optimus was strong enough to face The Fallen. Megatron came to the aid of his master, but was quickly dispatched. Although The Fallen managed to rip off one of Prime's thrusters and strike him with it, Optimus soon impaled The Fallen with his own spear, then demanded his face, tearing it off. As The Fallen tried to flee, Optimus Prime punched through his abdomen, crushing his spark core and killing The Fallen, as a wounded Megatron watched in horror. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|The [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]], based on early drafts of the script, provide more backstory for The Fallen, such as his hunt for the descendants of his brother Primes, and his promise to Megatron that he would make him a Prime—something Optimus exposes as a lie during their final battle, as one can only be born a Prime, leading Megatron to abandon his teacher. Additionally, the film dropped the idea of The Fallen being trapped in a sarcophagus, making it appear he had rested on the ''Nemesis'' since Megatron became leader of the Decepticons. While in the novelization it could be interpreted as him being somewhere else and just communicating via an interdimensional window, in the IDW continuity it appears simply the act of finding the harvester frees him from his prison when he finally appears in Egypt.}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[James Arnold Taylor]]
[[Image:ROTF_360PS3PC_TheFallen.jpg|thumb|250px|I shall light this holy ring, release its cleansing flame, and burn a path into the divine beyond!!! ...Wait, what game is this again?]]
====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Decepticon campaign=====

With Optimus Prime seemingly defeated, The Fallen and the Decepticons journeyed to Egypt, where he uncovered the solar harvester from inside the Great Pyramid of Giza and commenced his plans to destroy the Sun. However, the last of the Primes had survived his battle with Megatron and now revealed to the enraged Decepticon leader that The Fallen had betrayed him. The Fallen's promise to Megatron that he would make his student a Prime would never be fulfilled, as Primes were born, not made. Megatron demanded what he had been promised, but the Fallen, disgusted with the creature that he no longer needed, attacked. Righteous indignation fueled Megatron through this battle, and ultimately, he ended The Fallen's mastery over the Decepticons by impaling him through his head and letting the corpse fall into the depths of the solar harvester. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Autobot campaign=====

Optimus Prime had survived his battle with Megatron and merged with the parts of Jetfire, and now this new, powered-up form faced the might of The Fallen at the Great Pyramid. Optimus's ancestor mocked this young upstart who dared to face his elder, telekinetically throwing debris at the Autobot, summoning great bursts of energy from the ground, and unleashing an army of Decepticon drones. However, Optimus Prime's new armour more than enabled him to survive this onslaught, and as he rained energy slugs into The Fallen, the ancient Cybertronian called out to Megatron for help, but to no avail, for his student had since learned of The Fallen's treachery. Optimus ended The Fallen's reign of terror by impaling him through his head and letting the corpse fall into the depths of the solar harvester. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

==Toys==
===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Thefallentitanium.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Hey, Stegmutt! Mister The Fallen is ON FIRE!]]
*'''Fallen''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
: Instead of being based on his comic appearance, the Fallen toy is loosely based on [[Don Figueroa]]'s design for pre-[[Earth]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as seen in ''[[Infiltration]]'' and ''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]'', though obviously with The Fallen's head and deco. He transforms into a Cybertronic tank. Sadly his tank form doesn't hold together well, nor does he have actual hands, just blocks with holes in them. His side-mounted cannons can peg into his forearms in robot mode, or be held in his fists. He wears a faction symbol of his own effigy. So far, The Fallen is, by a fraction of an inch, the tallest (and the bulkiest) of the 6" Titanium Series figures.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Unicron/TheFallen/thefallen.htm More information on The Fallen at TFU.info]''

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenLegends.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''*high-pitched helium voice*'' "I am the Faaallllleeeen!"]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Legends, 2009)
:Part of wave 3 of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class toys, The Fallen transforms from robot mode to a Cybertronian Destroyer.

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[[Image:ROTF_Legends_TheFallen_Lawson.jpg|thumb|300px|What, how dare they make me so small?! I was worshipped as a ''GOD!'']]
*'''Soundwave / EZ Collection The Fallen''' (2009)
:Available exclusively at the Lawson's convenience store in Japan (and the only way to obtain this figure in via TakaraTomy), this version of Legends class The Fallen has more paint applications than the Hasbro release. The Deluxe-class Preview Soundwave it comes with is unchanged from the regular release.

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====Voyager Class====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Smokin'!]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-10'''

:Part of wave two of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Class figures, The Fallen transforms from a robot into a "Cybertronian Destroyer" mode. The robot mode features several "slide-out energy absorption panels" on his head and arms which can either be deployed or hidden. In addition to that [[Mech Alive]] feature, his feet are spring-actioned so that when the toy is not standing on a surface (in other words, in jet mode), the toes ball up together. Setting the robot back down on a flat surface will splay the toes open again.

:There are rubbery connectors that attach his arms to his torso that increase accuracy to his visual portrayal in the live-action film, but this restricts his arm movement severely.

:There are at least two features to the toy not addressed on his instructions: first, the panels over the robot's forearms, which can be moved forward to cover the hands in vehicle mode; secondly, curved spikes which are normally in line with the upper legs can be rotated to point forward.

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenVoyagerorange.jpg|right|thumb|300px|CAUTION: HOT]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Voyager, 2009)

: A Target-[[exclusive]] redeco of The Fallen in black and orange (with translucent red) was released just before Thanksgiving weekend 2009 along with two other Target-exclusive Transformers sets. The fire-like deco likely homages The Fallen's beginnings as a creature perpetually aflame. He was packaged in a clear hexagonal package in robot mode, and his original Voyager Class packaging bio was used again, unaltered.

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-GatheringattheNemesis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hi, I'm the same!]]
*'''Gathering at Nemesis''' (Toys "R" Us-exclusive box set, 2009)
: This version of The Fallen comes with a silver Voyager Class Megatron from the first movie toyline and a ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Soundwave [[redeco]]ed in predominantly blue as an homage to the [[Soundwave (G1)|original Soundwave]]. The Fallen has no color differences compared to the original release.
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====Robot Replicas====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenRobotReplica.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Yes! We come from France!]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Robot Replica, 2009)
:This nonconvertible figurine of The Fallen boasts several points of articulation, a faithful replication of the robot mode, and little else. Like the Voyager Class toy, the forearms can be attached to the struts leading from his torso (here via a tiny balljoint), severely restricting his arm poseability, but increasing accuracy to his film design.
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==Merchandise==
===7-11 Slurpee tie-in merchandise===
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-TheFallenstraw.jpg|right|thumb|150px|''Great'' Transformers tie-in merchandise or the ''greatest'' Transformers tie-in merchandise?]]
*'''The Fallen'''
: The Fallen will help you uncreate your Slurpee with this Slurpee straw topper figurine! Comes attached to a straw in a baggie and is available at your local 7-11 while supplies last!
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===Burger King===
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-BurgerKingTheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Flame grilled to perfection]]
*'''The Fallen Flip-Out''' (2009)
:An embossed [[Giant Decepticon insignia|plastic Decepticon insignia]], which flips up into a flat representation of The Fallen with some shoulder articulation. The Fallen, naturally, has flames behind him.
::*''[http://www.toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=242&itemid=14653 More information on The Fallen at Toy News International]''
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesmegatronfallenprimejetfireironhide.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Whoa, who ordered the extra-large The Fallen?]]
*'''Battle for the Fallen''' (box set, 2009)
:This ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' box set of figures comes with The Fallen, Megatron (tank mode), Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] combined, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (truck mode). He is twice as large as a regular ''Robot Heroes'' figure, and has simple swivel joints in his arms and face.
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==Notes==
*Voice actor [[James Arnold Taylor]] was originally cast as The Fallen in the film version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' (which led to him getting the same role in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game]]''), but was replaced by [[Tony Todd]] in the final edit of the film, [http://jamesarnoldtaylor.com/blog/2009/06/transformers-voices_24.html to his disappointment.]
[[Image:Fallenpatlee.jpg|right|thumb|150px|I'm The Fallen, and I can't get up!]]
*The Fallen design was created by [[Pat Lee]], his first (and only) original Transformers character. ([[Simon Furman]] created the concept, see next item.) The early design concept not only lacked The Fallen's characteristic mouthplate, but differed incredibly from the final product. Envisioned as a medieval, ancient-looking Transformer, he glowed like a furnace, though he was not depicted as being perpetually on fire until [[Andrew Wildman]] penciled his appearances in ''[[The Dark Ages]]'' and the colorists caught on.
*The Fallen was also used to recycle some of Simon Furman's unused [[Last Autobot]] plans.[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/otfcc2004.txt]
*When questioned about him constantly being aflame, ''War Within'' writer Simon Furman stated that The Fallen is always on fire "because it looks cool."
[[Image:Thefallentank.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The Judasmobile.]]
*The Fallen's Dreamwave comics [[alternate mode]], a tank, though designed, was never used in-fiction. Similarly, The Fallen is said to have ''no'' alternate mode in IDW comics, and he does not actually transform in the film.
*Very little of The Fallen's backstory was given in his first fictional appearances, leaving much of ''The Dark Ages'' somewhat confusing on its own. Helpful inserts from the ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile books and DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', published around the same time, spelled out more. Eventually, the packaging profile printed on his Titanium figure gave the rest. Oh, and then years later, he was the titular villain of a summer blockbuster film.
* The proper treatment of his name, with its capital-T "The", is established both in the comics and the ''Ultimate Guide''. The one dissenting source is his on-package [[bio]], which simply calls him "'''Fallen'''" (as in, "'''Fallen''' forgot his real name long ago"). The reason for this awkward treatment is unknown, though the usual culprits behind toy-name oddities (guess) [[trademark]] issues.
* The Fallen can speak Spanish. <ref>Fanclub-exclusive Mini Mayhem strip, March 19, 2007</ref>
*During San Diego Comic-Con 2008, in an interview on July 25th, [[Simon Furman]] claimed that ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' would feature a character called the Fallen, which was a character they created for Dreamwave's ''The War Within: The Dark Ages''.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17412 Simon Furman confirms The Fallen is a character in an interview with Comic Book Resources (Fallen details removed)]</ref> Three days later, [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Chris Mowry]] corroborated the claim in an interview with MTV Splash Page, calling "The Fallen" the main villain of the film.<ref>[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/07/28/exclusive-transformers-2-prequel-comic-gives-inside-scoop-on-2009-movie/ MTV Splash Page interviews Chris Mowry (Fallen details removed)]</ref> Less than a week after this, however, [[Michael Bay]] reiterated that everything leaked thus far is part of their misinformation campaign and that only a handful of people involved with the production of ''Revenge'' have seen the script, contradicting IDW's interviews where their representatives confirm that they have the script.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44729&postcount=2 A post made by Michael Bay on his forum]</ref> Curiously, on August 5th 2008, after a fan posted on Michael Bay's forum pointing out the contradiction, all references to The Fallen were removed from the aforementioned interviews, as well as any references to IDW Publishing having the script.
*In Titan ''Transformers Comic'' [[Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2]], the newly-ascendant [[President of the United States]] is named [[Theodore Allen|'''The'''odore '''F. Allen''']]. There wasn't any significance to the name, however.
[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFstaff.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Give him the stick! Don't give him the stick!]]
*No toy or merchandise item includes the staff that was The Fallen's primary weapon in the film.
*[[Paul Ozzimo]] and [[Josh Nizzi]] designed Earth modes for The Fallen to take on in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but like many of the Decepticons he does not assume one in the finished film. Ozzimo clarified on his website he was to turn into a [[Wikipedia:Aurora (aircraft)|Aurora]] stealth bomber, the alleged modern replacement for the [[Jetfire (ROTF)|SR-71 Blackbird]].
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The Fallen

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If the [[Thirteen original Transformers|first Transformers]] were [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s disciples, then '''The Fallen''' is its Judas. At the dawn of time, he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], one of a brotherhood of vastly powerful beings dedicated to the well-being of their world. But The Fallen, whose original name has long since been forgotten, would gain his moniker by turning against his brothers and his purpose to pursue his own ends. His frightening form is a metal cage for primal, burning forces of [[Unicron|chaos]], giving him the appearance of a living furnace. These cauldron-like forces purged him of what empathy and morality remained.

The Fallen is immensely powerful. He commands mystic, entropic arts, and when at full strength he can un-make creation at his focused will. He is rarely defeated; at best he is contained, where he waits with eternal patience for the chance to unleash his dark powers once again. Though he has often been imprisoned between dimensions, this rarely lasts. The Fallen can open [[space bridge]]s and travel between dimensions, though he mostly uses this power to teleport short distances. Because of this ability, The Fallen has seen many universes. In several, he is the originator of the [[Decepticon]]s, the catalyst that prompted [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] to claim power for himself rather than the greater good.

If there is any reprieve, it is that there is only one of him. Like his brothers, The Fallen is a [[multiversal singularity]], meaning that in all of the vast [[Continuity|multiverse]], he has no alternate-universe doppelganger. But while the exact details of his past are hard to reconcile, two things remain consistent: He is bad news, and he's on fire.

{{quote2|The Fallen-once, he was a [[Prime]]...and in another age, I may have called him brother. But his uncontrollable evil forced my hand, and ultimately sealed his own fate.|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)| Optimus Prime]] on The Fallen|<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm]</ref>

==Origins==
As explained in more detail below, The Fallen has been given different origin stories that may be at odds with each other. His ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' portrayal, wrapped in the [[Primus]]/[[Unicron]] mythology, presents him as having been created by Primus to oversee the orderly process of entropy throughout the universe. Fascinated by the idea of cosmic destruction, The Fallen fell under the sway of the ultimate destroyer, Unicron, and he tried to help his new master by sabotaging Primus's bodily form, Cybertron. This failed, and when Unicron lost the battle against Primus, both he and The Fallen were banished to another dimension. From then on, The Fallen craved only the release of his master and the ultimate death of the universe.

This cosmology is reinforced by The Fallen's brief [[Unicron Trilogy]] appearance, where he is seen among the other 13 original Transformers, some of whom are known to have also survived to the present day.

However, his ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' portrayal lacks the Primus/Unicron element; the only creative power is the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], a far more impersonal entity. The Fallen and his fellow "Primes," who were not actually "Transformers" per se, had one mission: to recharge the All Spark by siphoning the energy of stars. The Fallen's crimes were that he wanted all of that energy for himself, and he was willing to sacrifice an inhabited world (Earth) to do it. His brother Primes did stop him, but at the cost of their own lives. Despite (or perhaps because of) their deaths, they were able to imprison The Fallen in another dimension, from whence he plots and schemes his escape. These events take place from around 17,000 BC to 10,000 BC.

So, while similar in form, The Fallen's stories disagree in many details. The ''Revenge of the Fallen'' universe is still being fleshed out, so perhaps future information will clarify the questionable areas.

==Fiction==
===''Generation 1''===
====Dreamwave comics continuity====

[[Image:Thefallen.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Ah, you know it's funny, these people, they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good... They wake up the next day and they're on fire.]]

When Primus and Unicron first battled as planets, Primus created the first 13 Transformers to assist him in planet mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} The Fallen's original purpose as one of the 13 was to oversee entropy, the orderly dissolution of all things in preparation for the next creation. But the concept of destruction fascinated him too much, and he lost sight of the goal of rebirth and the necessity of restraint. His investigations into the dark sciences led him to Unicron, to whom he gave himself. <ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/titanium/the-fallen/1126/2/9/ Fallen's ''Titanium Series'' on-package bio]</ref> Corrupted by Unicron, the Fallen then tried to sabotage his creator's body. This attempt ended in failure, and "The Fallen" fled to his master, but there was little refuge to be found: They were both sucked into a [[black hole]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

Approximately 7 million years before the 21st century, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] accident. This accident weakened the barrier between reality and the dimension in which The Fallen was trapped, allowing The Fallen to eventually break free and return to Cybertron.

[[Image:Thefallenseeksfour.jpg|thumb|300px|Hey, The Fallen, ever heard of Tums?]]

The Fallen immediately set about initiating the "[[Unbinding]]", an event which required four particular Transformers, who would function as "angles in the geometry of dissolution". To help him round up the required Transformers, the Fallen recruited a [[Chaos Trinity|trio of Decepticon outcasts]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], and [[Bugly]], who hungered for a command of the occult. The Fallen promised them all manner of dark powers in exchange for serving him. Leading his three followers to a hidden room within Cybertron, he named [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] as the first of the angles to be gathered. {{storylink|Fragmentation}}

The Fallen and company proceeded to construct a strange machine within the [[Well of All Sparks]] in preparation for the Unbinding. Unfortunately, Bludgeon and friends got impatient for more than The Fallen's praise and demanded a more tangible reward: the arcane power he had promised them. The Fallen responded by grabbing Bludgeon’s head and giving him a mere glimpse of what he sought: images of a fiery vortex, demonic faces, stabbing swords and a human skull engulfed Bludgeon. The Fallen stated that this was but a peek inside a dark door he would fully open if they served him well. This left Bludgeon suitably inspired to begin hunting down their targets.

[[Image:Thefallengrimlock.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Someone should tell Grimlock this more often.]]

Bugly and Mindwipe leaked information to draw the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] out into combat with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], while Bludgeon hatched a plot to snare both Grimlock and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Escalation (IDW)|Escalation}} Bludgeon, Bugly, and Mindwipe ambushed Jetfire as he attempted a cross-faction meeting with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. When Grimlock crashed the party earlier than they expected, however, The Fallen himself had to intervene and caught Grimlock’s blazing energo-sword in his bare hand. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}}

Grimlock took one punch from The Fallen yet still got back up, so The Fallen grabbed him by the shoulders and unleashed a huge blast of energy that put the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] leader out cold. Shocked by the display, Jetfire surmised that The Fallen predated the Golden Age, which impressed The Fallen, but he still knocked Jetfire out cold. He dragged Grimlock and Jetfire away and commanded his followers to gather the third angle while he handled the fourth. The Fallen singlehandedly abducted [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] from his well-guarded holding cell in Autobot headquarters, shrugging off attacks by some of the Autobots' best warriors and causing their weapons to corrode away into uselessness with a mere gesture. Bludgeon's team, meanwhile, succeeded in acquiring [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] from the Protectobots.

[[Image:Fallenmoreonfire.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Fallen somehow sets himself ''more on fire''.]]

All four angles were strapped to the device in the Well of All Sparks. Launching into full B-movie villain mode, The Fallen theatrically monologued to the awakening Jetfire that they were casualties in the war of the Gods, and would be used to break the Seal of Primus, after which "all chaos will follow". {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

The Fallen continued his villainous monologue, apparently directing it not at Jetfire but at Primus himself, as the four Transformers' unique sparks were drained to unlock the Seal of Primus. A combined army of forces from several factions defeated the Chaos Trinity and penetrated The Fallen's operation. By the time they reached the door, The Fallen was satisfied that the Transformers were too late, until Jetfire arranged a force-field to surround the Seal. The Fallen was further impressed that Jetfire understood enough to try to contain the Seal, but his distraction cost him victory: the God of Light himself was subsequently roused from his slumber where he saw The Fallen. With a gesture of his radiant hand, Primus engulfed his wayward creation in a torrent of searing energy that was then sucked back into the Seal of Primus. {{storylink|Conflagration}}
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Cybertron'' comic====
[[Image:Vectorprimeut.jpg|thumb|140px|Back, and to the left.]]
[[Vector Prime]]'s reminiscences of his mission and history included standing with his fellow 13 original Transformers, The Fallen's silhouette visible in their ranks. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

{{note|This story and comments by [[Hasbro]] copy-writer [[Forest Lee]] are the basis of the notion that The Fallen, Vector Prime, and the other original 13 are singular entities with no duplicates throughout the multiverse. This was reiterated at [[BotCon 2009]], even in the face of the upcoming ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie. Brave men these Hasbro writers be!}}
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===Live-action film series===
====IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====
[[Image:Defianceissue4-creation.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Look [[Prima|familiar]]?]]

According to what The Fallen told [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] as part of the latter's recruitment, The Fallen and his brothers were the first creations of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]]. The planet that would become [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was mostly barren, but as the All Spark gradually shaped Cybertron around them and gave The Fallen and his brothers power beyond measure, the AllSpark became depleted. They learned that the its power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions using triangular "[[sarcophagus|sarcophagi]]."{{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

The Fallen believed the AllSpark spoke only to him, telling him of a grander destiny than that of his brothers. He was its "chosen one." {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}} The AllSpark granted The Fallen a race of [[Transformer|workers]] that had a power of their own: They could change their forms! Some, called "[[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s," could even change into interstellar crafts that could locate stars for them. The [[Dynasty of Primes]], as the entities and their descendants were known, would then come and build a harvester which would destroy the star and send its power to the All Spark. The Dynasty tempered their search with the rule of sparing stars with inhabited worlds, but The Fallen believed that the Dynasty's compassion would ultimately doom the Cybertronians to inevitable extinction. As he sought a way to fix this problem, The Fallen came to think evil thoughts: what if there were no other Primes to share the All Spark with? What if its power was his alone? {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

[[Image:JetfireROTF-TalesoftheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm trustworthy!]]

The Fallen began to court some Transformers to his side. He selected a small number of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] drones to do his bidding in private, ultimately in service of subverting the Dynasty of Primes in favor of his own agenda. He called this group the Decepticons. [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], The Fallen's most trusted and capable Seeker, began to unwittingly harvest the stars of inhabited star systems; the two would scan a system together, but The Fallen would report that his search areas were devoid of life. This practice got The Fallen and Jetfire into trouble with the other Primes, and so The Fallen began to sow seeds of mistrust in Jetfire. He claimed the Primes' refusal to sacrifice life to save their own planet would be its downfall, and that an army must be readied in case the Primes betrayed them all. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-theyshallpay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Yummy yummy I've got hate in my tummy!]]

The Fallen attempted to build a solar harvester on his own, powered by a counterfeit [[Matrix of Leadership]] he had constructed. However, it was unstable, and the resulting explosion infused The Fallen with power he had never known. He now burned with dark, unimaginable powers from within. The Fallen, feeling a darker sense of purpose that complemented his darker powers, traveled from world to world to world, killing scores of organisms and assimilating their technology, and leaving the dry husks of planets in his wake. He evolved, and during his ascension he planned for the eventual battle with his brothers. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}}

As Jetfire joined the Decepticons, The Fallen took them to a planet named Earth, and they built a [[solar harvester]] to claim the [[Sun]]. However, it, too, harbored life: the Fallen was building the harvester there to either bait his brothers into taking action (while he was prepared to kill them all) or to remain in limbo. Either way, he won! Jetfire finally turned against his master, just as the remaining Primes arrived, falling into the traitor's trap. The Fallen warped Jetfire and his other underlings away and faced his brothers alone. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ever since he was a child, he was hated by triangles.]]

The battle between The Fallen and the other Primes was costly. They did not expect The Fallen to have so much power, and one by one they fell by his wretched hand. He had "expanded [his] consciousness - absorbed the mental mass of a hive intelligence seventy trillion strong, probed the neural functions of creatures that swim in unrefined thought..." Since last they met, he was "so much more" than they were. The Fallen was able to grab weapons from his stockpile through personal dimensional portals, and one by one he murdered his brothers until there was only one Prime left to oppose him. With one last desperate gamble, the final Prime fled, and he and The Fallen warped from location to location; The Fallen thought this Prime was merely stalling, but he was gravely mistaken. The final Prime had gathered up the bodies of his defeated brothers, and when at last he had collected them all and The Fallen was weak from overteleportation, he used their combined lifeforce to banish The Fallen forever. The Fallen was trapped through a sarcophagi to another dimension, where he crashed into a desolate landscape, swearing revenge. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}} Back on Earth, the harvester was covered by the [[Human|natives]] with a pyramid. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

Knowledge of this was lost through the ages, and the Dynasty of Primes became little more than a myth. Eons later, a mysterious pylon was found buried on Cybertron by modern-day Transformers and delivered to Megatron's private quarters. Unbeknownst to them all, this was the sarcophagus of The Fallen, and upon activation, it healed the grievously-wounded Cybertronian military leader and established contact between him and its prisoner. Filled with a new resolve to destroy those who sought out the All Spark, Megatron's optics were tinted red by the encounter. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2}} In the aftermath of Megatron's ruthless battle against a band of aliens seeking the All Spark, The Fallen further counseled him to seize control of Cybertron to make way for The Fallen's return. He also told him that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] sought the All Spark for himself, and Megatron immediately decided that Optimus and his followers deserved to be killed for this transgression. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3}}

[[Image:Defiance4_Megatron_TheFallen.jpg|thumb|300px|left|All right, who changed the thermostat!?]]

But simply taking the planet would not be enough. The Fallen also ordered Megatron to build a [[Nemesis (Movie)|space cruiser]] to seek out the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which he said was a prerequisite to his return. As the ship's construction came to an end, The Fallen told Megatron the story of his origin (recounted above) and his plans regarding the harvester on Earth. The Fallen ordered Megatron to put his sarcophagus on the ship and then stay behind to fight Optimus's forces and safeguard the All Spark. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and a majority of the Decepticon soldiers crewed the ship, which ended up crashing on some barren world under unknown circumstances.

Meanwhile on Cybertron, civil war raged between Optimus's Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons, a war which eventually led to the All Spark being launched into space. As Megatron alone pursued the hurtling cube, he picked up a distress signal from the ''Nemesis.'' He found the crashed ship and within it the still-intact sarcophagus. He once again spoke with The Fallen, who was furious that Megatron had taken this detour from his pursuit of the All Spark. He ordered him to resume the chase immediately, confident that it would guide itself to the harvester. Megatron obeyed, leaving the sarcophagus in the barren wreckage. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}
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====''I Can Read''====
[[Image:TheFallen-RiseoftheDecepticons.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I can has face?]]
[[Image:TheFallen-thrownintospace.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Maybe Prime doesn't want your stupid face!]]
The Fallen is the most powerful and evil of Decepticons, but he has been asleep for ages. But now he's woken up, and he has designs on Earth! Will he and Megatron be too powerful to defeat? {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons}}

The Fallen flies towards Earth. Since he feeds on energy, he is more powerful than even Megatron! He plans to absorb the energy of the Sun.

Thankfully, Optimus Prime and his Autobots are here to stop him. Ultimately, The Fallen is thrown through a portal leading into outer space. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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====''Transformers: The Movie Universe''====
The original Transformers, all of them Primes, were united by a directive that safeguarded all life, and as such they refused to utilize the harvester on the inhabited Earth. One of their number, however, decided "I want Energon!" and slaughtered his brothers so he could harvest the Sun. He threw away his original name and became the Fallen. In the end, he slaughtered all of his brethren, but they were still able to imprison him in a pocket dimension and save the Earth. In the process, his appearance had changed to a terrifying, cage-like exostructure burning with chaotic energies from the universe's creation, forces that had purged him of all morality. Since his body was never meant to contain the unholy power flowing through it, he had to steadily vent that energy to ensure his own continued existence. This created the visual effect of a constant fiery nimbus.

While effectively harmless to the universe outside his prison, his powers remained vast: He could generate space bridges spontaneously, as well as focus his energies into discrete blasts that could unmake creation itself. Were he ever able to escape, he would be a supremely powerful danger. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|The Movie Universe}}

====Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====

The worst of the worst, he makes Devastator look like a puppy with a bad tummy! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|#3's Contents section}}

Legend has it that the first seven Transformers were created by [[Primus]], but the Fallen believes them to be creations of the All Spark. Their task was to harvest Energon for the All Spark without endangering alien life, but the Fallen cared nothing for the [[Human|puny meatsacks]] of Earth and tried to harvest the Sun! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}} His duped servant Jetfire watched in horror as the Fallen imprisoned the other six Primes! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Jetfire Profile}} However, the Primes still managed to sacrifice themselves to hide the Creation Matrix, key to the All Spark, while the Fallen was imprisoned in a pocket dimension on one of Saturn's moons... until Megatron released him! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}}

[[Image:Titan1_FallenStarscream.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Behold my <strike>resting</strike> mighty hand!]]

The sinister figure of the Fallen made contact with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] soon after Megatron's death, using him to organise the Decepticon army and lay the groundwork for his return, his... revenge! He ordered Starscream and his forces to go to Cybertron and await further instruction, and promised that once the Matrix was found, [[Earth]] would ''burn''! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

But then that fool Starscream allowed [[Skids (ROTF)|two]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Autobots]] to escape to Earth with vital intelligence! Luckily, the Fallen had agents there, and despatched [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] to deal with them. He angrily warned Starscream not to fail again, grrrr! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}

However, due to his imprisonment, the Fallen could only communicate with his generals and not Ransack directly... and so [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], his Earth-side operative, secretly began to take his ''own'' actions! But in an act of cosmic irony, the very twins the Fallen wanted killed ended this treacherous scheme. Ransack intended to inform the Fallen {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}} [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|but failed]]...

{{note|The following events occur in the Law and Disorder continuity.}}

The Fallen suffers from iron barnacles in the folds of his armour... and if YOU are an Autobot sympathiser, you will be forced to clean them out! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|#7's Law and Disorder}}
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====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony Todd]] (English), [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese), [[Bert Franzke]] (German)

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFwithPrimes.jpg|thumb|left|350px|''Ocupado!'']]
Nineteen thousand years ago, The Fallen accompanied [[Dynasty of Primes|his brother Primes]] to [[Earth]] in an attempt to harvest the [[Sun|star]] it orbited. Just as they had completed construction of the [[solar harvester]], however, The Fallen discovered [[Human|a primitive race of hunters]]. The Primes invoked their rule of the sanctity of life and refused to activate the harvester, but The Fallen despised the humans as simple insects and attempted to activate the Harvester. A great battle took place, but ultimately, The Fallen was defeated and the remaining Primes hid themselves and the [[Matrix of Leadership]], and The Fallen's harvester was concealed within a pyramid in [[Egypt]]. The Fallen dispatched the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] to locate the Matrix, but they proved unable and he eventually abandoned them. The Fallen became known as the first [[Decepticon]], and he became the master of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], leader of the faction. He employed Megatron in the pursuit of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], but after Megatron's defeat at [[Mission City]], the All Spark was reduced to a mere fragment.

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFNemesis.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Honey, I'm home!]]

Upon Megatron's revival he traveled to the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', where The Fallen stayed in a life-support chair while [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] oversaw the creation of a new army of Decepticons. Prostrating himself before the Fallen, Megatron said that he had failed his master and their race by allowing the All Spark to be destroyed. Amused by his disciple's misinformation, The Fallen revealed that the cube was merely a vessel, while the knowledge within the All Spark was instead placed within the mind of the human who had challenged Megatron, [[Sam Witwicky]]. With the knowledge within Sam's mind, they could find the solar harvester and the Matrix needed to activate it. Megatron asked permission to avenge himself and reclaim the All Spark, but The Fallen asked for patience, though he could understand his desire, as The Fallen himself hungered to return to the wretched planet where his brother Primes had betrayed him. The Fallen also explained that the only threat to him was the last surviving Prime, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. Since Optimus would protect Sam, The Fallen ordered Megatron to capture the boy and draw out the Prime.

Megatron's plan was partially successful: although the boy escaped, Optimus came to defend him and died in the process. The Fallen sensed his death and was very pleased, knowing that the time to strike was now. When the Decepticons traveled to the Earth's surface in [[transition form|re-entry mode]]s, The Fallen accompanied them, destroying an [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|aircraft carrier]] as well as attacking several cities. As the aircraft carrier sank into the ocean, The Fallen quietly intoned that revenge was finally his. The Fallen tapped into Earth's communication network, and announced the presence of the Transformers on Earth on worldwide television, demanding the "human hive" hand over Sam.

[[Image:ROTF Fallen headchop.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Can't. Take. Our. Sun. Unless you got buns, hon! And, oh man, he don't.]]
Unfortunately, Sam was in Egypt hunting for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] after being told it might be able to revive Optimus. He succeeded, but moments after Prime's resurrection, The Fallen appeared amongst the assorted NEST troops, pinning Optimus and stealing the Matrix. He then teleported to the now uncovered harvester, and as he inserted the Matrix into the machine, declared that his brothers had failed as he now claimed the Sun. While it charged, the humans attempted to destroy the harvester with their heavy weapons. Unimpressed with their display, The Fallen demonstrated his considerable power by destroying the attacking military forces with telekinesis, then raised a blockade of debris to prevent an air strike, but a super-powered Optimus Prime, now fused with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], destroyed the harvester, knocking The Fallen to the ground below.

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Your face is insufficient, give me your SPARK!]]

Facing the last Prime, The Fallen commanded Optimus to join his brothers in death, but it quickly became apparent that Optimus was strong enough to face The Fallen. Megatron came to the aid of his master, but was quickly dispatched. Although The Fallen managed to rip off one of Prime's thrusters and strike him with it, Optimus soon impaled The Fallen with his own spear, then demanded his face, tearing it off. As The Fallen tried to flee, Optimus Prime punched through his abdomen, crushing his spark core and killing The Fallen, as a wounded Megatron watched in horror. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|The [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]], based on early drafts of the script, provide more backstory for The Fallen, such as his hunt for the descendants of his brother Primes, and his promise to Megatron that he would make him a Prime—something Optimus exposes as a lie during their final battle, as one can only be born a Prime, leading Megatron to abandon his teacher. Additionally, the film dropped the idea of The Fallen being trapped in a sarcophagus, making it appear he had rested on the ''Nemesis'' since Megatron became leader of the Decepticons. While in the novelization it could be interpreted as him being somewhere else and just communicating via an interdimensional window, in the IDW continuity it appears simply the act of finding the harvester frees him from his prison when he finally appears in Egypt.}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[James Arnold Taylor]]
[[Image:ROTF_360PS3PC_TheFallen.jpg|thumb|250px|I shall light this holy ring, release its cleansing flame, and burn a path into the divine beyond!!! ...Wait, what game is this again?]]
====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Decepticon campaign=====

With Optimus Prime seemingly defeated, The Fallen and the Decepticons journeyed to Egypt, where he uncovered the solar harvester from inside the Great Pyramid of Giza and commenced his plans to destroy the Sun. However, the last of the Primes had survived his battle with Megatron and now revealed to the enraged Decepticon leader that The Fallen had betrayed him. The Fallen's promise to Megatron that he would make his student a Prime would never be fulfilled, as Primes were born, not made. Megatron demanded what he had been promised, but the Fallen, disgusted with the creature that he no longer needed, attacked. Righteous indignation fueled Megatron through this battle, and ultimately, he ended The Fallen's mastery over the Decepticons by impaling him through his head and letting the corpse fall into the depths of the solar harvester. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Autobot campaign=====

Optimus Prime had survived his battle with Megatron and merged with the parts of Jetfire, and now this new, powered-up form faced the might of The Fallen at the Great Pyramid. Optimus's ancestor mocked this young upstart who dared to face his elder, telekinetically throwing debris at the Autobot, summoning great bursts of energy from the ground, and unleashing an army of Decepticon drones. However, Optimus Prime's new armour more than enabled him to survive this onslaught, and as he rained energy slugs into The Fallen, the ancient Cybertronian called out to Megatron for help, but to no avail, for his student had since learned of The Fallen's treachery. Optimus ended The Fallen's reign of terror by impaling him through his head and letting the corpse fall into the depths of the solar harvester. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

==Toys==
===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Thefallentitanium.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Hey, Stegmutt! Mister The Fallen is ON FIRE!]]
*'''Fallen''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
: Instead of being based on his comic appearance, the Fallen toy is loosely based on [[Don Figueroa]]'s design for pre-[[Earth]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as seen in ''[[Infiltration]]'' and ''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]'', though obviously with The Fallen's head and deco. He transforms into a Cybertronic tank. Sadly his tank form doesn't hold together well, nor does he have actual hands, just blocks with holes in them. His side-mounted cannons can peg into his forearms in robot mode, or be held in his fists. He wears a faction symbol of his own effigy. So far, The Fallen is, by a fraction of an inch, the tallest (and the bulkiest) of the 6" Titanium Series figures.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Unicron/TheFallen/thefallen.htm More information on The Fallen at TFU.info]''

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenLegends.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''*high-pitched helium voice*'' "I am the Faaallllleeeen!"]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Legends, 2009)
:Part of wave 3 of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class toys, The Fallen transforms from robot mode to a Cybertronian Destroyer.

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[[Image:ROTF_Legends_TheFallen_Lawson.jpg|thumb|300px|What, how dare they make me so small?! I was worshipped as a ''GOD!'']]
*'''Soundwave / EZ Collection The Fallen''' (2009)
:Available exclusively at the Lawson's convenience store in Japan (and the only way to obtain this figure in via TakaraTomy), this version of Legends class The Fallen has more paint applications than the Hasbro release. The Deluxe-class Preview Soundwave it comes with is unchanged from the regular release.

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====Voyager Class====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Smokin'!]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-10'''

:Part of wave two of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Class figures, The Fallen transforms from a robot into a "Cybertronian Destroyer" mode. The robot mode features several "slide-out energy absorption panels" on his head and arms which can either be deployed or hidden. In addition to that [[Mech Alive]] feature, his feet are spring-actioned so that when the toy is not standing on a surface (in other words, in jet mode), the toes ball up together. Setting the robot back down on a flat surface will splay the toes open again.

:There are rubbery connectors that attach his arms to his torso that increase accuracy to his visual portrayal in the live-action film, but this restricts his arm movement severely.

:There are at least two features to the toy not addressed on his instructions: first, the panels over the robot's forearms, which can be moved forward to cover the hands in vehicle mode; secondly, curved spikes which are normally in line with the upper legs can be rotated to point forward.

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenVoyagerorange.jpg|right|thumb|300px|CAUTION: HOT]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Voyager, 2009)

: A Target-[[exclusive]] redeco of The Fallen in black and orange (with translucent red) was released just before Thanksgiving weekend 2009 along with two other Target-exclusive Transformers sets. The fire-like deco likely homages The Fallen's beginnings as a creature perpetually aflame. He was packaged in a clear hexagonal package in robot mode, and his original Voyager Class packaging bio was used again, unaltered.

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-GatheringattheNemesis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hi, I'm the same!]]
*'''Gathering at Nemesis''' (Toys "R" Us-exclusive box set, 2009)
: This version of The Fallen comes with a silver Voyager Class Megatron from the first movie toyline and a ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Soundwave [[redeco]]ed in predominantly blue as an homage to the [[Soundwave (G1)|original Soundwave]]. The Fallen has no color differences compared to the original release.
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====Robot Replicas====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenRobotReplica.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Yes! We come from France!]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Robot Replica, 2009)
:This nonconvertible figurine of The Fallen boasts several points of articulation, a faithful replication of the robot mode, and little else. Like the Voyager Class toy, the forearms can be attached to the struts leading from his torso (here via a tiny balljoint), severely restricting his arm poseability, but increasing accuracy to his film design.
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==Merchandise==
===7-11 Slurpee tie-in merchandise===
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-TheFallenstraw.jpg|right|thumb|150px|''Great'' Transformers tie-in merchandise or the ''greatest'' Transformers tie-in merchandise?]]
*'''The Fallen'''
: The Fallen will help you uncreate your Slurpee with this Slurpee straw topper figurine! Comes attached to a straw in a baggie and is available at your local 7-11 while supplies last!
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===Burger King===
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-BurgerKingTheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Flame grilled to perfection]]
*'''The Fallen Flip-Out''' (2009)
:An embossed [[Giant Decepticon insignia|plastic Decepticon insignia]], which flips up into a flat representation of The Fallen with some shoulder articulation. The Fallen, naturally, has flames behind him.
::*''[http://www.toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=242&itemid=14653 More information on The Fallen at Toy News International]''
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesmegatronfallenprimejetfireironhide.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Whoa, who ordered the extra-large The Fallen?]]
*'''Battle for the Fallen''' (box set, 2009)
:This ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' box set of figures comes with The Fallen, Megatron (tank mode), Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] combined, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (truck mode). He is twice as large as a regular ''Robot Heroes'' figure, and has simple swivel joints in his arms and face.
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==Notes==
*Voice actor [[James Arnold Taylor]] was originally cast as The Fallen in the film version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' (which led to him getting the same role in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game]]''), but was replaced by [[Tony Todd]] in the final edit of the film, [http://jamesarnoldtaylor.com/blog/2009/06/transformers-voices_24.html to his disappointment.]
[[Image:Fallenpatlee.jpg|right|thumb|150px|I'm The Fallen, and I can't get up!]]
*The Fallen design was created by [[Pat Lee]], his first (and only) original Transformers character. ([[Simon Furman]] created the concept, see next item.) The early design concept not only lacked The Fallen's characteristic mouthplate, but differed incredibly from the final product. Envisioned as a medieval, ancient-looking Transformer, he glowed like a furnace, though he was not depicted as being perpetually on fire until [[Andrew Wildman]] penciled his appearances in ''[[The Dark Ages]]'' and the colorists caught on.
*The Fallen was also used to recycle some of Simon Furman's unused [[Last Autobot]] plans.[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/otfcc2004.txt]
*When questioned about him constantly being aflame, ''War Within'' writer Simon Furman stated that The Fallen is always on fire "because it looks cool."
[[Image:Thefallentank.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The Judasmobile.]]
*The Fallen's Dreamwave comics [[alternate mode]], a tank, though designed, was never used in-fiction. Similarly, The Fallen is said to have ''no'' alternate mode in IDW comics, and he does not actually transform in the film.
*Very little of The Fallen's backstory was given in his first fictional appearances, leaving much of ''The Dark Ages'' somewhat confusing on its own. Helpful inserts from the ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile books and DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', published around the same time, spelled out more. Eventually, the packaging profile printed on his Titanium figure gave the rest. Oh, and then years later, he was the titular villain of a summer blockbuster film.
* The proper treatment of his name, with its capital-T "The", is established both in the comics and the ''Ultimate Guide''. The one dissenting source is his on-package [[bio]], which simply calls him "'''Fallen'''" (as in, "'''Fallen''' forgot his real name long ago"). The reason for this awkward treatment is unknown, though the usual culprits behind toy-name oddities (guess) [[trademark]] issues.
* The Fallen can speak Spanish. <ref>Fanclub-exclusive Mini Mayhem strip, March 19, 2007</ref>
*During San Diego Comic-Con 2008, in an interview on July 25th, [[Simon Furman]] claimed that ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' would feature a character called the Fallen, which was a character they created for Dreamwave's ''The War Within: The Dark Ages''.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17412 Simon Furman confirms The Fallen is a character in an interview with Comic Book Resources (Fallen details removed)]</ref> Three days later, [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Chris Mowry]] corroborated the claim in an interview with MTV Splash Page, calling "The Fallen" the main villain of the film.<ref>[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/07/28/exclusive-transformers-2-prequel-comic-gives-inside-scoop-on-2009-movie/ MTV Splash Page interviews Chris Mowry (Fallen details removed)]</ref> Less than a week after this, however, [[Michael Bay]] reiterated that everything leaked thus far is part of their misinformation campaign and that only a handful of people involved with the production of ''Revenge'' have seen the script, contradicting IDW's interviews where their representatives confirm that they have the script.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44729&postcount=2 A post made by Michael Bay on his forum]</ref> Curiously, on August 5th 2008, after a fan posted on Michael Bay's forum pointing out the contradiction, all references to The Fallen were removed from the aforementioned interviews, as well as any references to IDW Publishing having the script.
*In Titan ''Transformers Comic'' [[Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2]], the newly-ascendant [[President of the United States]] is named [[Theodore Allen|'''The'''odore '''F. Allen''']]. There wasn't any significance to the name, however.
[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFstaff.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Give him the stick! Don't give him the stick!]]
*No toy or merchandise item includes the staff that was The Fallen's primary weapon in the film.
*[[Paul Ozzimo]] and [[Josh Nizzi]] designed Earth modes for The Fallen to take on in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but like many of the Decepticons he does not assume one in the finished film. Ozzimo clarified on his website he was to turn into a [[Wikipedia:Aurora (aircraft)|Aurora]] stealth bomber, the alleged modern replacement for the [[Jetfire (ROTF)|SR-71 Blackbird]].
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Scorponok (Movie)

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:''Scorponok is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Movie Scorponok Procterrender1.jpg|right|350px|thumb|He was great as Scorpitron in the ''Power Rangers'' movie!]]

'''Scorponok''' is a small [[Transformer]] with a symbiotic connection to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]. His main drives are to hunt, destroy, and hunt some more, and nobody knows if he's truly barely sentient or is actually a cunning opponent getting friend & foe alike to underestimate him. Just as Blackout would often be found looming powerful and silent by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Scorponok is always near Blackout, except in those times he has been sent to kill.

Since he can tunnel underground with frightening speed, he's incredibly good at ambushing. His favorite pastime is playing Hide and Seek with unsuspecting players, be they robotic or organic. He prefers to be hider ''and'' seeker. On Cybertron, he was deliberately left behind on battlefields so he could use his chameleon mesh armour plating to blend in perfectly with the background, then ambush any Autobot patrols that would arrive. Thanks to this, Megatron gave him more autonomy than other Decepticons would get, as he admired Scorponok's genocidal zeal.

He may retreat, but he'll come back. He kills Autobots. He never gives up.<ref>Character Profile: Scorponok in [[Transformers #9]] (Titan)</ref>

{{quote|Let those fools believe me to be destroyed. It will make it even easier to strike.|Scorponok|Battle Bio<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Scorponok's Battle Bio at Hasbro.com]</ref>}}

:''Chinese name (Taiwan):'' '''Wēn-yì''' (瘟疫, "Plague")

== Fiction ==
===IDW ''Transformers'' movie prequel comics===
Scorponok and Blackout, who ordinarily never leave [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s side, were dispatched to join [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s forces elsewhere on Cybertron while Megatron closed in on the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]]. After the group realized that both the All Spark and Megatron had left Cybertron, Blackout ended an argument with Starscream over what to do next by deploying the fearsome Scorponok. {{storylink|Planetfall}}

Soon after the Decepticons launched a battlecruiser to pursue [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s starship, they were unwittingly led into a trap and crippled by mines. Also damaged was Starscream's forward scout [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], who was rescued by Scorponok. The Decepticons limped back to Cybertron in humiliation. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}}

[[Image:HoorayScorponok.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Adorably bloodthirsty.]]
After repairs were made to their ship, they followed the energy signature of the All Spark to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], then to [[Earth]], where Scorponok adorably helped out in the massacre of a United States military installation in [[Afghanistan]]. {{storylink|Planetfall}}

{{note|IDW's comics thus far have the only two fictional depictions of Scorponok's robot mode (which was designed for the toy) and show that he has always had a scorpion beast mode, meaning it was not a form he assumed once on Earth. His beast mode is just alien enough to work, but you can explain his name yourself.}}
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===''Ghosts of Yesterday'' prequel novel===
Scorponok was deployed by Blackout to help him fight off [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], although he fared not so well in the battle. He proved more than a nuisance, however, and snuck aboar the ''Ark'' and sabotaged it. A pissed [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] trashed Scorponok for this act. Ejected into space, the damaged Scorponok was saved by an injured Blackout, who was still recovering from a massive beating by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. What a pal. {{storylink|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

{{stub|C'mon, we can do better than THIS.}}

===''Transformers'' (2007) film===
[[Image:Movie Blackout Scorponok eject1.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Oh, slag, I forgot the Bungee cord!]]

During Blackout's attack on the [[United States Military|US]] [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]], the Decepticon helicopter dispatched Scorponok to seek out and destroy an escaped unit under the command of [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]].

[[Image:Movie Scorponok leapsout.jpg|250px|thumb|HUUUGZ!!!]]

The next morning, as the surviving soldiers discussed the attack, Scorponok observed their conversation from a distance while hidden in the sand. Targeting Lennox for elimination, Scorponok followed the unit as they made their way to [[Mahfouz|the human boy's]] village. Choosing his moment to strike just as the men stopped on the outskirts of the settlement, his attack was foiled when [[Robert Epps|Sergeant Epps]] saw the metal scorpion tail pointed at Lennox's back and shouted a warning. (Well, it wasn't so much a warning as it was a very, very panicked "''WHOAAAAAAAAAAAAAAH!!!''" followed by gunfire, but hey, it counts.) The other soldiers joined in the firefight as Scorponok dove under the sand to confuse them before impaling [[Patrick Donnelly|Sgt. Donnelly]] and dragging him below.

[[Image:Scorponok hurt.JPG|left|250px|thumb|I'm not having fun any more.]]

Driving the soldiers into the village, Scorponok fired a barrage of missiles, which destroyed the ruins that the village had grown around and critically injured [[Jorge Figueroa|Figueroa]]. Unfortunately for Scorponok, Lennox's distress call to the [[Pentagon]] had gotten through, and an [[United States Air Force#MQ-1 Predator|MQ-1 Predator]] drone relayed images of the Decepticon to astonished US military commanders. They immediately sent two [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes|A-10 Thunderbolt IIs]] to attack Scorponok, to little effect, then followed up with an [[United_States_Air_Force#AC-130_Spectre|AC-130 Spectre gunship]], which damaged Scorponok enough for him to dive back into the sand and escape, leaving his broken tail behind.

Scorponok's tail was transported back to the States aboard a [[United_States_Air_Force#C-17_Globemaster_III|C-17 transport]]. Lennox, Epps, and several other soldiers examined it en route, which led to the discovery that the only damage the armor didn't either shrug off or quickly heal was the "6000-degree magnesium burn" of a sabot round. Armed with this knowledge, the humans knew they now had a weapon that could hurt the invaders. {{storylink|Transformers (2007)|Transformers}}
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===Titan Magazines ''Transformers'' comics===
{{note|The following event is unique to the Titan Magazines continuity.}}

[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and a team of US Special Forces went looking for Scorponok. (Captain Lennox was originally meant to oversee this mission but was reassigned.) Hunting his hunters, Scorponok attacked Ironhide and took control of his motor functions, having him rampage through the humans. Luckily, one of them was able to sever the connection with a shot, and Ironhide smashed the Decepticon to pieces. {{storylink|Scorpion Sting}}

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[[Image:SkyblastVersusScorponok.jpg|left|260px|thumb|"DIE, empty space next to Autobot! DIE!"]]

Scorponok spied on a team of Moon-based Autobot reinforcements {{storylink|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} and later helped [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] battle them. {{storylink|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}}

[[Image:StockadeThrowsScorponok.jpg|right|260px|thumb|...HUUUGZ?]]

''Much'' later, during the [[Decepticon Civil War]], he was Blackout's trump card against [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]. He not only failed, he was thrown as a ''projectile weapon'' against Blackout. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part Three}}
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===Toy bios===
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Scorponok actually ''led'' the hunt for the AllSpark during the absence of Megatron, and this gave him a taste of command. He happily started using Megatron's own style of super-brutality to keep the troops in line, and looked forward to bumping off his leader and taking full command of the Decepticons. {{storylink|#Deluxe Class toys|Desert Attack}}

The disastrous failure on Earth evidently cocked ''that'' up, as poor Scorpy was left behind by the other Decepticons in the [[Middle East]]. His attempt at remaining out of sight have failed, and he is constantly being pursued by Bumblebee. {{storylink|#Legends Class toys|Legends Scorponok}}

===Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===

[[Image:Titan5_"scorponok!".jpg|thumb|left|250px|I said ''HUGZZZZ'', '''DAMN IT.''']]

Scorponok was part of a scheme to frame [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]: while [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] got himself captured, Scorponok headed for [[Diego Garcia]] and made an attack to free the comrade. He shouldn't have been able to do this without being detected (dun dun dunnnnn) and made sure to attack right when the twins were distracting Optimus Prime. Showing some ball bearings, Scorponok personally shot at Prime before smashing apart Sideways' cuffs.

And then he got clean away! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.5|Reversal of Fortune}}
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===

[[Image:ROTF Scorponok death.jpg|thumb|right|250px|I CAN HAZ DETH?]]
During the battle in [[Egypt]] between the Autobots and the Decepticons, Scorponok, having answered [[The Fallen]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron's]] call, lurked beneath the surface of the sand. He struck when the decrepit turncoat [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] was finishing off [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], catching the ancient [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] off-guard and severely wounding him. Scorponok did not live long enough to savour his success, however, as a collapsing Jetfire managed to crush his head with his fist. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

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==Games==
==="Flight of the Bumblebee" online game===
Scorponok was one of a group of Decepticons who trapped Bumblebee in a canyon. He stood around on a rocky butte, walking back and forth and waiting for Bumblebee to drive up to him. When the Autobot dropped in, Scorponok immediately opened fire, blasting Bumblebee continuously. Unfortunately, Bumblebee had the idea to shoot back, blasting him right out of the picture with just one shot. {{storylink|Flight of the Bumblebee}}

===Transformers The Game===
[[Image:Scorponok 2007game babygotback.jpg|right|120px|thumb|Coolest. Backpack. Ever.]]
After Blackout scrapped the military base in Qatar, Scorponok was sent to destroy five mobile communications vehicles, succeeding in his task. Scorponok went and did his own thing while Blackout searched the databanks for information on Megatron and the All Spark, but reunited with Blackout in time for their escape.

After arriving in [[Mission City]], Scorponok fought through a horde of [[Energon drone|Energon drones]] to secure the All Spark. Sam Witwicky nearly handed Scorponok the All Spark, but Ironhide punted Scorponok. That made Blackout very mad... {{storylink|Transformers The Game (console)|Transformers The Game}}
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==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
====Voyager Class Blackout companions====
[[Image:MiniScorponok.jpg|right|144px|thumb|I'm just an accessory.]]
*'''Blackout''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-01'''

: Blackout comes packed with a small silver figurine of Scorponok, who himself features a spring-loaded tail. He is usually stored in a cage on the rear of Blackout's helicopter mode. (Note: The spring in the figurine's tail is oriented not to spring the tail forward, but to help propel the figure out of the cage so that it lands right-side up.)

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* '''Blackout Ver. 4500X''' (Lawson exclusive Voyager Class, Japan 2007)

:This Voyager Class Blackout repaint, exclusive to the Japanese convenience store chain Lawson with the purchase of the movie DVD, came with a redeco of the small Scorponok figurine that came with the regular Voyager Class Blackout, in metallic colors that better match the Deluxe Class Scorponok toy (and the movie CG design, of course).

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[[Image:Mov2007-toy PremiumScorponok.JPG|right|162px|thumb|I'm just a Premium accessory. But face it, I got better colours.]]
* '''Blackout''' ("Premium Series" Voyager Class, USA 2008)

:This redeco of the Voyager Class Blackout toy appears to be based on the same plastic color layout and paint mask as the Japanese Lawson exclusive "Version 4500X" redeco of Voyager Blackout, down to the improved paint on the Scorponok mini-figure. However, Hasbro's version has brighter, more contrasting gold and silver paint compared to the Japanese Lawson release's more subdued colours.

:Unlike some of the early "Premium Series" toys, Blackout was available as a mass release.

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====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:Movie Legends Bumblebee Scorponok toys.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ironically, more robot-like than the deluxe-sized one.]]
*'''Bumblebee vs. Scorponok''' (Legends Allspark Battles two-pack, 2008)

: Legends Scorponok is the smallest transforming figure of ''Movie'' Scorponok yet. He features a better-proportioned robot mode and better articulation for the legs than the Deluxe Class version. In fact, he's one of the best articulated Legends-sized toys to date. Even his claw hands are able to rotate. He does bear a resemblance to a [[Scorponok (BW)|previous version]], though. The only version of the mold released thus far comes packed with a slightly redecoed Legends Class [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]. Face it, ''he'' should've come with Voyager Blackout.

:Multiple reports suggest that the soft plastic used for the tail has a tendency to harden after a while, and then become prone to breaking, in a way similar to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome]].

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====Deluxe Class toys====
[[Image:Move DeluxeScorponok toy.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ever notice [[Scorponok (disambiguation) |every Scorponok]] has the same transformation? Claws into claws, legs from the main body, tail sits behind, hoping to be ignored...]]
*'''Scorponok''' (Deluxe Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-04'''

: Scorponok is a robotic scorpion. His body is covered in military warning and command designation markings, suggesting he forms part of a larger military vehicle ([[Blackout (Movie)|hint, hint]]). Two wheels on the bottom of his beast mode, when pushed along a flat, smooth surface, rotate gears that cause the turbines in his body and the pincers on his arms to spin. His tail features a spring-loaded, yet non-launching stinger that extends when a latch is released.

: In beast mode, Scorponok can combine with the underside of [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout's]] helicopter mode to exploit the larger Decepticon's own gear gimmick system. A geared shaft linked to Blackout's rotor mechanism connects to a geared peg on Scorponok's back. Thus, pressing the button on Blackout's tail not only rotates his blades, but also rotates Scorponok's pincers and the turbines in his body. (This can also be done with [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] due to him being a retool of Blackout.) This gimmick can also be activated (more easily) by rotating the geared wheels on Scorponok's undercarriage instead.

: Deluxe Scorponok can transform into what might be ''charitably'' called a robot mode, but was most likely added as an afterthought to the design for added play value (and possibly so Hasbro could actually justify selling the toy as a "Transformer" by itself). The later Legends Class toy features a considerably better-executed bipedal robot mode. In any case, this robot mode never appears in the movie, but does appear briefly in the second Target-sponsored [[Planetfall|Movie Prequel comic]] and in [[The Reign of Starscream issue 1]].

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[[Image:Movie DecepticonDesertAttack 2pack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Ignoring the vast difference in scale between Scorponok's two figures while linked to Blackout takes some imagination.]]
*'''Decepticon Desert Attack''' (Toys'R'Us exclusive two-pack, 2007)

: This package, based on their first appearance in the film, features an unchanged Voyager Blackout packaged with an unchanged Deluxe Scorponok, which was exclusively available at Toys "R" Us stores. Since Voyager Blackout was gang-molded with the miniature Scorponok figure the single release came with, this means that the set contains ''two'' Scorponok toys in different sizes.

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*'''Ultimate Bumblebee Bonus Value pack''' (Wal*Mart exclusive multi-pack, 2007)

:A Wal*Mart-exclusive special pack of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Ultimate Bumblebee]] with Deluxe Class [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticon Brawl]] and Scorponok as bonus figures. None of the three toys are changed from their respective original releases.

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[[Image:Movie ScreenBattles DesertAttack.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Scorponok now comes with little people to kill.]]
*'''Desert Attack''' (Screen Battles, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SB-03'''

:This pack features a minor [[redeco]] of Deluxe Class Scorponok sporting "sand" paint applications on his body. The pack also comes with non-posable figurines of [[Epps|Sergeant Epps]], [[Jorge Figueroa]] and [[Patrick Donnelly|Sergeant Donnelly]]. They are packaged in a special window box featuring a diorama depicting the battle at [[Mahfouz]]'s village.

:According to details listed in an official checklist on Hasbro's website<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/default.cfm?page=Collectors/Checklist Hasbro Transformers Collectors Checklist]</ref>, this pack was originally supposed to include "4 soldiers". Apparently budget ultimately only allowed for three. The fourth one was most probably supposed to be [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]], who was included with the Screen Battles "Capture of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]" set instead, colored as a [[Sector Seven]] soldier.

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===Attacktix===
[[Image:Attacktix-MovMegsScorp.jpg|right|150px|thumb|I am going to KILL Yukon Cornelius.]]
*'''Battle Masters Megatron and Scorponok''' (Battle Master set)

: Scorponok was one of the many ''[[Attacktix]]'' toys that never saw release as the line was canceled. He would have been packaged with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and featured a firing missile.

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Voyager Class Grindor companions====
[[Image:ROTF-toy_Scorponok_companion.jpg|right|thumb|150px|Still just an accessory here.]]
*'''Grindor''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-18'''

:For ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', Voyager class Blackout was redecoed into [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]], so the Scorponok PVC included with Blackout got redecoed too... in a color scheme like that of his ''Fallen'' Deluxe toy (see below). Seems like he found a new partner in Grindor.

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====Deluxe Class Toys====
[[Image:ROTF-toy_StalkerScorponok.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Soon followed by Restraining Order Scorponok.]]
*'''Stalker Scorponok''' (Deluxe, 2009)

:A redeco of the original Deluxe Scorponok toy in black, grey, and red. The deco scheme bears a strong resemblance to ''[[Beast Wars (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Scorponok (BW)| Scorponok]]; additionally, Scorponok's legs have symbols on them that when mirrored form a [[Predacon (BW)|certain faction's symbol]], and "916-96" markings are [[tampograph]]ed on his claws. This is the date ''Beast Wars'' [[Beast Wars (Part 1)|first aired in syndication.]]

==Merchandise==
===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Rhscorpprime.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Ripped straight from that scene they didn't appear together in.]]
*'''Optimus Prime vs Scorponok''' (2007)

:Scorponok is naturally sculpted in his beast mode for his Robot Heroes release. Cast in gray plastic, he has gold and black paint apps for color. His head is quirked to the side, and his pedipalps are bent into a ''possible'' standard-issue smile. He is articulated only at the pincers' shoulder joints, but his tail and legs are made of soft enough plastic to wiggle about. (The tail is much too short to sting anything other than his own back.)

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==Notes==
* In the film, Scorponok is a silent hunter-killer sent by Blackout. This has caused some conflicting depictions in the fiction and toy bios of Scorponok's level of intelligence. Some present him as being barely alive and merely an animalistic drone, and this is a commonly accepted view. After all, [[Ratbat (G1)#Trivia|non-humanoid Transformers aren't important or noteworthy]]. Another bio, by contrast, describes him as having ''leadership'' ambitions, and his Titan Magazines profile implies strongly that he fakes being a bestial drone to give him a psychological edge.
[[Image:Movie Scorponok headprop.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Now I'm the Headmaster!]]
* Real physical props of Scorponok's head and tail were made by ILM's crew for certain scenes, most notably Lennox and Epps's examination of the tail leftovers on the plane. The head prop was used in the close-up of Scorponok stalking the SOCCENT survivors.<ref>[http://www.benprocter.com/SITEv2/HTML/PROJPAGE_Trans_08.html Ben Procter's portfolio, depicting CGI models and life-sized props for Scorponok]</ref>

* According to writer [[Roberto Orci]] on the official Transformers Movie board, [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] was originally going to appear in the movie (back when Blackout was still supposed to be [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]])<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirms that Ravage was replaced by Scorponok at the official movie boards]</ref>, but was later changed to Scorponok when the setting of the opening scene was changed from jungle to desert.<ref>[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showpost.php?p=234188&postcount=2008 Roberto Orci confirms that Ravage would have appeared in a different terrain at the official movie boards]</ref> This would make Scorponok's scorpion form the ''robot mode'' (in the same fashion Ravage's panther mode was the robot mode), whereas his "alternate mode" is actually a part of Blackout's engine.

[[Image:Geturboshaftengine.jpg|right|200px|thumb|The Turboshaft engine that film Scorponok transforms from. You can almost see the bits of Donnelly.]]
* Exactly ''which'' parts of Blackout turn into Scorponok is a little unclear. The center of his body appears to be made of a [[wikipedia:General_Electric_T64|General Electric T64]] turboshaft engine; his transformation/separation sequence in the movie shows that his forearms are made up of part of the side exhausts, and therefore ''also'' consist of parts of T64 engines. How this is possible, considering an MH-53 Pave Low only features ''two'' T64 engines, is up to anyone's guess.

* Meanwhile, the various markings found on the CGI model's design, the life-sized props and Hasbro's Deluxe toy are taken from all kinds of places on Blackout's helicopter mode, most prominently the cockpit and the tail.<ref>[http://www.clubhyper.com/reference/mh53jreferencefr_1.htm Detail close-up photos of a real MH-53 Pave Low]</ref> Some of those markings can also be found on props used for the scene which features the [[United States Navy|US Navy]] dumping the Decepticons' remains into the ocean.<ref>[http://transformerslive.blogspot.com/2006/10/pics-from-uss-shoup-of-transformer.html Behind the scenes photos taken aboard the [[Wikipedia:USS Shoup (DDG-86)|''U.S.S. Shoup'']], depicting props from the movie used for the scene which features the US Navy dumping the Decepticons' remains into the ocean]</ref> Considering Blackout didn't appear to be missing any integral parts of his alternate mode in the movie's final act, it seems that either Scorponok reattached himself to Blackout after he escaped the US Air Force's counterattack in Qatar (and was therefore part of Blackout during the final battle), or Blackout somehow magically regrew the parts that were previously made up by Scorponok.

* In the feature "From Script to Sand: The Skorponok Desert Attack" on the movie's bonus DVD, production designer [[Jeff Mann]] suggested that Scorponok was "birthed" from Blackout, thus suggesting that he might be more of an autonomous extension of Blackout himself, similar to [[Roller]]. Screenwriter Roberto Orci later confirmed that as far as he was concerned, Scorponok was something between a symbiont and a "drone", rather than a fully fledged character.<ref>[http://www.donmurphy.net/board/showpost.php?p=1159482&postcount=9822 Orci confirming his view of Scorponok]</ref> The [[Ghosts of Yesterday]] novel would go on to unambiguously identify him as a symbiont.

* A leaked early draft of the script<ref>Details from an early script draft [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2213120&postcount=297 summed up here], [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/showpost.php?p=2214148&postcount=303 confirmed as authentic by Roberto Orci here].</ref> spells his name "Skorponok". That spelling is also used by [[Alan Dean Foster]]'s [[Transformers (novel)|novelization]] of the movie and in the menus for the movie's bonus DVD (most notably the featurette named "From Script to Sand: The Skorponok Desert Attack"). Hasbro themselves used the [[Scorponok (G1)|traditional]] [[Scorponok (BW)|spelling]] "[[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]" for their toys, even though a wallpaper on Hasbro's website spells the name "Scorponock".<ref name="hasbrodemolishor">[http://www.hasbro.com/objects/content/wallpaper.cfm?img=wp_transformers651_1280.jpg&brand_id=496&lang_id=1 Wallpaper at Hasbro's website calling Brawl/Devastator "Demolisher".]</ref> Meanwhile, in interviews, Michael Bay constantly refers to him as "Scorponox", and a preorder listing for the movie score even uses the spelling "Skorpinok".<ref>[http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Steve-Jablonsky/dp/B000VFGQHK Amazon.com preorder for the movie score]</ref> Come on, people! It's not like his name's Mxyzptlk. (Even though misspelling Scorponok's name is not quite [[Scorpinok|unprecedented]].)

* Speaking of real, the famous shot of Scorponok leaping from the sand in pursuit a trio of soldiers, the shot used in a lot of the promos? Scorponok is the ''only'' element of CGI in that shot. The sand-explosion behind the soldiers is real, caused by carefully timed explosives placed under the dunes, which certainly must have encouraged the actors to run like hell—the looks of fear on their faces are 100% genuine. The overwhelming majority of explosions, flying cars, and broken buildings in the movie are similarly real effects, not CGI.

* Besides [[Frenzy (Movie)| Frenzy]], Scorponok is the only Transformer in the 2007 movie whose name is not spoken or stated in any way. Well, arguably [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] fits in that category too...

* In [http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-04-01-transformers-first-look_N.htm an interview] for [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]] Roberto Orci stated that the Decepticon beasts didn't speak because it would be "strange," for audiences to hear Scorponok's English accent.

* Scorponok's sudden appearance during the battle at the end of Revenge of the Fallen leaves the audience to assume he was simply chilling in the desert for 2 years!

==Footnotes==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Scorponok/scorponok.htm Scorponok at TFU.info]

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The Fallen

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[[Image:TheFallen_ROTF-AdaptationComic.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not even the comic panel can contain him!]]

If the [[Thirteen original Transformers|first Transformers]] were [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s disciples, then '''The Fallen''' is its Judas. At the dawn of time, he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], one of a brotherhood of vastly powerful beings dedicated to the well-being of their world. But The Fallen, whose original name has long since been forgotten, would gain his moniker by turning against his brothers and his purpose to pursue his own ends. His frightening form is a metal cage for primal, burning forces of [[Unicron|chaos]], giving him the appearance of a living furnace. These cauldron-like forces purged him of what empathy and morality remained.

The Fallen is immensely powerful. He commands mystic, entropic arts, and when at full strength he can un-make creation at his focused will. He is rarely defeated; at best he is contained, where he waits with eternal patience for the chance to unleash his dark powers once again. Though he has often been imprisoned between dimensions, this rarely lasts. The Fallen can open [[space bridge]]s and travel between dimensions, though he mostly uses this power to teleport short distances. Because of this ability, The Fallen has seen many universes. In several, he is the originator of the [[Decepticon]]s, the catalyst that prompted [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] to claim power for himself rather than the greater good.

If there is any reprieve, it is that there is only one of him. Like his brothers, The Fallen is a [[multiversal singularity]], meaning that in all of the vast [[Continuity|multiverse]], he has no alternate-universe doppelganger. But while the exact details of his past are hard to reconcile, two things remain consistent: He is bad news, and he's on fire.

{{bigquote|The Fallen-once, he was a [[Prime]]...and in another age, I may have called him brother. But his uncontrollable evil forced my hand, and ultimately sealed his own fate.|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)| Optimus Prime]] on The Fallen|http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm}}

==Origins==
As explained in more detail below, The Fallen has been given different origin stories that may be at odds with each other. His ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' portrayal, wrapped in the [[Primus]]/[[Unicron]] mythology, presents him as having been created by Primus to oversee the orderly process of entropy throughout the universe. Fascinated by the idea of cosmic destruction, The Fallen fell under the sway of the ultimate destroyer, Unicron, and he tried to help his new master by sabotaging Primus's bodily form, Cybertron. This failed, and when Unicron lost the battle against Primus, both he and The Fallen were banished to another dimension. From then on, The Fallen craved only the release of his master and the ultimate death of the universe.

This cosmology is reinforced by The Fallen's brief [[Unicron Trilogy]] appearance, where he is seen among the other 13 original Transformers, some of whom are known to have also survived to the present day.

However, his ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' portrayal lacks the Primus/Unicron element; the only creative power is the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], a far more impersonal entity. The Fallen and his fellow "Primes," who were not actually "Transformers" per se, had one mission: to recharge the All Spark by siphoning the energy of stars. The Fallen's crimes were that he wanted all of that energy for himself, and he was willing to sacrifice an inhabited world (Earth) to do it. His brother Primes did stop him, but at the cost of their own lives. Despite (or perhaps because of) their deaths, they were able to imprison The Fallen in another dimension, from whence he plots and schemes his escape. These events take place from around 17,000 BC to 10,000 BC.

So, while similar in form, The Fallen's stories disagree in many details. The ''Revenge of the Fallen'' universe is still being fleshed out, so perhaps future information will clarify the questionable areas.

==Fiction==
===''Generation 1''===
====Dreamwave comics continuity====

[[Image:Thefallen.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Ah, you know it's funny, these people, they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good... They wake up the next day and they're on fire.]]

When Primus and Unicron first battled as planets, Primus created the first 13 Transformers to assist him in planet mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} The Fallen's original purpose as one of the 13 was to oversee entropy, the orderly dissolution of all things in preparation for the next creation. But the concept of destruction fascinated him too much, and he lost sight of the goal of rebirth and the necessity of restraint. His investigations into the dark sciences led him to Unicron, to whom he gave himself. <ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/titanium/the-fallen/1126/2/9/ Fallen's ''Titanium Series'' on-package bio]</ref> Corrupted by Unicron, the Fallen then tried to sabotage his creator's body. This attempt ended in failure, and "The Fallen" fled to his master, but there was little refuge to be found: They were both sucked into a [[black hole]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

Approximately 7 million years before the 21st century, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] accident. This accident weakened the barrier between reality and the dimension in which The Fallen was trapped, allowing The Fallen to eventually break free and return to Cybertron.

[[Image:Thefallenseeksfour.jpg|thumb|300px|Hey, The Fallen, ever heard of Tums?]]

The Fallen immediately set about initiating the "[[Unbinding]]", an event which required four particular Transformers, who would function as "angles in the geometry of dissolution". To help him round up the required Transformers, the Fallen recruited a [[Chaos Trinity|trio of Decepticon outcasts]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], and [[Bugly]], who hungered for a command of the occult. The Fallen promised them all manner of dark powers in exchange for serving him. Leading his three followers to a hidden room within Cybertron, he named [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] as the first of the angles to be gathered. {{storylink|Fragmentation}}

The Fallen and company proceeded to construct a strange machine within the [[Well of All Sparks]] in preparation for the Unbinding. Unfortunately, Bludgeon and friends got impatient for more than The Fallen's praise and demanded a more tangible reward: the arcane power he had promised them. The Fallen responded by grabbing Bludgeon’s head and giving him a mere glimpse of what he sought: images of a fiery vortex, demonic faces, stabbing swords and a human skull engulfed Bludgeon. The Fallen stated that this was but a peek inside a dark door he would fully open if they served him well. This left Bludgeon suitably inspired to begin hunting down their targets.

[[Image:Thefallengrimlock.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Someone should tell Grimlock this more often.]]

Bugly and Mindwipe leaked information to draw the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] out into combat with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], while Bludgeon hatched a plot to snare both Grimlock and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Escalation (IDW)|Escalation}} Bludgeon, Bugly, and Mindwipe ambushed Jetfire as he attempted a cross-faction meeting with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. When Grimlock crashed the party earlier than they expected, however, The Fallen himself had to intervene and caught Grimlock’s blazing energo-sword in his bare hand. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}}

Grimlock took one punch from The Fallen yet still got back up, so The Fallen grabbed him by the shoulders and unleashed a huge blast of energy that put the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] leader out cold. Shocked by the display, Jetfire surmised that The Fallen predated the Golden Age, which impressed The Fallen, but he still knocked Jetfire out cold. He dragged Grimlock and Jetfire away and commanded his followers to gather the third angle while he handled the fourth. The Fallen singlehandedly abducted [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] from his well-guarded holding cell in Autobot headquarters, shrugging off attacks by some of the Autobots' best warriors and causing their weapons to corrode away into uselessness with a mere gesture. Bludgeon's team, meanwhile, succeeded in acquiring [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] from the Protectobots.

[[Image:Fallenmoreonfire.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Fallen somehow sets himself ''more on fire''.]]

All four angles were strapped to the device in the Well of All Sparks. Launching into full B-movie villain mode, The Fallen theatrically monologued to the awakening Jetfire that they were casualties in the war of the Gods, and would be used to break the Seal of Primus, after which "all chaos will follow". {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

The Fallen continued his villainous monologue, apparently directing it not at Jetfire but at Primus himself, as the four Transformers' unique sparks were drained to unlock the Seal of Primus. A combined army of forces from several factions defeated the Chaos Trinity and penetrated The Fallen's operation. By the time they reached the door, The Fallen was satisfied that the Transformers were too late, until Jetfire arranged a force-field to surround the Seal. The Fallen was further impressed that Jetfire understood enough to try to contain the Seal, but his distraction cost him victory: the God of Light himself was subsequently roused from his slumber where he saw The Fallen. With a gesture of his radiant hand, Primus engulfed his wayward creation in a torrent of searing energy that was then sucked back into the Seal of Primus. {{storylink|Conflagration}}
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Cybertron'' comic====
[[Image:Vectorprimeut.jpg|thumb|140px|Back, and to the left.]]
[[Vector Prime]]'s reminiscences of his mission and history included standing with his fellow 13 original Transformers, The Fallen's silhouette visible in their ranks. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

{{note|This story and comments by [[Hasbro]] copy-writer [[Forest Lee]] are the basis of the notion that The Fallen, Vector Prime, and the other original 13 are singular entities with no duplicates throughout the multiverse. This was reiterated at [[BotCon 2009]], even in the face of the upcoming ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie. Brave men these Hasbro writers be!}}
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===Live-action film series===
====IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====
[[Image:Defianceissue4-creation.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Look [[Prima|familiar]]?]]

According to what The Fallen told [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] as part of the latter's recruitment, The Fallen and his brothers were the first creations of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]]. The planet that would become [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was mostly barren, but as the All Spark gradually shaped Cybertron around them and gave The Fallen and his brothers power beyond measure, the AllSpark became depleted. They learned that the its power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions using triangular "[[sarcophagus|sarcophagi]]."{{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

The Fallen believed the AllSpark spoke only to him, telling him of a grander destiny than that of his brothers. He was its "chosen one." {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}} The AllSpark granted The Fallen a race of [[Transformer|workers]] that had a power of their own: They could change their forms! Some, called "[[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s," could even change into interstellar crafts that could locate stars for them. The [[Dynasty of Primes]], as the entities and their descendants were known, would then come and build a harvester which would destroy the star and send its power to the All Spark. The Dynasty tempered their search with the rule of sparing stars with inhabited worlds, but The Fallen believed that the Dynasty's compassion would ultimately doom the Cybertronians to inevitable extinction. As he sought a way to fix this problem, The Fallen came to think evil thoughts: what if there were no other Primes to share the All Spark with? What if its power was his alone? {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

[[Image:JetfireROTF-TalesoftheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm trustworthy!]]

The Fallen began to court some Transformers to his side. He selected a small number of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] drones to do his bidding in private, ultimately in service of subverting the Dynasty of Primes in favor of his own agenda. He called this group the Decepticons. [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], The Fallen's most trusted and capable Seeker, began to unwittingly harvest the stars of inhabited star systems; the two would scan a system together, but The Fallen would report that his search areas were devoid of life. This practice got The Fallen and Jetfire into trouble with the other Primes, and so The Fallen began to sow seeds of mistrust in Jetfire. He claimed the Primes' refusal to sacrifice life to save their own planet would be its downfall, and that an army must be readied in case the Primes betrayed them all. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-theyshallpay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Yummy yummy I've got hate in my tummy!]]

The Fallen attempted to build a solar harvester on his own, powered by a counterfeit [[Matrix of Leadership]] he had constructed. However, it was unstable, and the resulting explosion infused The Fallen with power he had never known. He now burned with dark, unimaginable powers from within. The Fallen, feeling a darker sense of purpose that complemented his darker powers, traveled from world to world to world, killing scores of organisms and assimilating their technology, and leaving the dry husks of planets in his wake. He evolved, and during his ascension he planned for the eventual battle with his brothers. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}}

As Jetfire joined the Decepticons, The Fallen took them to a planet named Earth, and they built a [[solar harvester]] to claim the [[Sun]]. However, it, too, harbored life: the Fallen was building the harvester there to either bait his brothers into taking action (while he was prepared to kill them all) or to remain in limbo. Either way, he won! Jetfire finally turned against his master, just as the remaining Primes arrived, falling into the traitor's trap. The Fallen warped Jetfire and his other underlings away and faced his brothers alone. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ever since he was a child, he was hated by triangles.]]

The battle between The Fallen and the other Primes was costly. They did not expect The Fallen to have so much power, and one by one they fell by his wretched hand. He had "expanded [his] consciousness - absorbed the mental mass of a hive intelligence seventy trillion strong, probed the neural functions of creatures that swim in unrefined thought..." Since last they met, he was "so much more" than they were. The Fallen was able to grab weapons from his stockpile through personal dimensional portals, and one by one he murdered his brothers until there was only one Prime left to oppose him. With one last desperate gamble, the final Prime fled, and he and The Fallen warped from location to location; The Fallen thought this Prime was merely stalling, but he was gravely mistaken. The final Prime had gathered up the bodies of his defeated brothers, and when at last he had collected them all and The Fallen was weak from overteleportation, he used their combined lifeforce to banish The Fallen forever. The Fallen was trapped through a sarcophagi to another dimension, where he crashed into a desolate landscape, swearing revenge. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}} Back on Earth, the harvester was covered by the [[Human|natives]] with a pyramid. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

Knowledge of this was lost through the ages, and the Dynasty of Primes became little more than a myth. Eons later, a mysterious pylon was found buried on Cybertron by modern-day Transformers and delivered to Megatron's private quarters. Unbeknownst to them all, this was the sarcophagus of The Fallen, and upon activation, it healed the grievously-wounded Cybertronian military leader and established contact between him and its prisoner. Filled with a new resolve to destroy those who sought out the All Spark, Megatron's optics were tinted red by the encounter. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2}} In the aftermath of Megatron's ruthless battle against a band of aliens seeking the All Spark, The Fallen further counseled him to seize control of Cybertron to make way for The Fallen's return. He also told him that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] sought the All Spark for himself, and Megatron immediately decided that Optimus and his followers deserved to be killed for this transgression. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3}}

[[Image:Defiance4_Megatron_TheFallen.jpg|thumb|300px|left|All right, who changed the thermostat!?]]

But simply taking the planet would not be enough. The Fallen also ordered Megatron to build a [[Nemesis (Movie)|space cruiser]] to seek out the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which he said was a prerequisite to his return. As the ship's construction came to an end, The Fallen told Megatron the story of his origin (recounted above) and his plans regarding the harvester on Earth. The Fallen ordered Megatron to put his sarcophagus on the ship and then stay behind to fight Optimus's forces and safeguard the All Spark. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and a majority of the Decepticon soldiers crewed the ship, which ended up crashing on some barren world under unknown circumstances.

Meanwhile on Cybertron, civil war raged between Optimus's Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons, a war which eventually led to the All Spark being launched into space. As Megatron alone pursued the hurtling cube, he picked up a distress signal from the ''Nemesis.'' He found the crashed ship and within it the still-intact sarcophagus. He once again spoke with The Fallen, who was furious that Megatron had taken this detour from his pursuit of the All Spark. He ordered him to resume the chase immediately, confident that it would guide itself to the harvester. Megatron obeyed, leaving the sarcophagus in the barren wreckage. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}
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====''I Can Read''====
[[Image:TheFallen-RiseoftheDecepticons.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I can has face?]]
[[Image:TheFallen-thrownintospace.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Maybe Prime doesn't want your stupid face!]]
The Fallen is the most powerful and evil of Decepticons, but he has been asleep for ages. But now he's woken up, and he has designs on Earth! Will he and Megatron be too powerful to defeat? {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons}}

The Fallen flies towards Earth. Since he feeds on energy, he is more powerful than even Megatron! He plans to absorb the energy of the Sun.

Thankfully, Optimus Prime and his Autobots are here to stop him. Ultimately, The Fallen is thrown through a portal leading into outer space. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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====''Transformers: The Movie Universe''====
The original Transformers, all of them Primes, were united by a directive that safeguarded all life, and as such they refused to utilize the harvester on the inhabited Earth. One of their number, however, decided "I want Energon!" and slaughtered his brothers so he could harvest the Sun. He threw away his original name and became the Fallen. In the end, he slaughtered all of his brethren, but they were still able to imprison him in a pocket dimension and save the Earth. In the process, his appearance had changed to a terrifying, cage-like exostructure burning with chaotic energies from the universe's creation, forces that had purged him of all morality. Since his body was never meant to contain the unholy power flowing through it, he had to steadily vent that energy to ensure his own continued existence. This created the visual effect of a constant fiery nimbus.

While effectively harmless to the universe outside his prison, his powers remained vast: He could generate space bridges spontaneously, as well as focus his energies into discrete blasts that could unmake creation itself. Were he ever able to escape, he would be a supremely powerful danger. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|The Movie Universe}}

====Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====

The worst of the worst, he makes Devastator look like a puppy with a bad tummy! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|#3's Contents section}}

Legend has it that the first seven Transformers were created by [[Primus]], but the Fallen believes them to be creations of the All Spark. Their task was to harvest Energon for the All Spark without endangering alien life, but the Fallen cared nothing for the [[Human|puny meatsacks]] of Earth and tried to harvest the Sun! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}} His duped servant Jetfire watched in horror as the Fallen imprisoned the other six Primes! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Jetfire Profile}} However, the Primes still managed to sacrifice themselves to hide the Creation Matrix, key to the All Spark, while the Fallen was imprisoned in a pocket dimension on one of Saturn's moons... until Megatron released him! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}}

[[Image:Titan1_FallenStarscream.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Behold my <strike>resting</strike> mighty hand!]]

The sinister figure of the Fallen made contact with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] soon after Megatron's death, using him to organise the Decepticon army and lay the groundwork for his return, his... revenge! He ordered Starscream and his forces to go to Cybertron and await further instruction, and promised that once the Matrix was found, [[Earth]] would ''burn''! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

But then that fool Starscream allowed [[Skids (ROTF)|two]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Autobots]] to escape to Earth with vital intelligence! Luckily, the Fallen had agents there, and despatched [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] to deal with them. He angrily warned Starscream not to fail again, grrrr! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}

However, due to his imprisonment, the Fallen could only communicate with his generals and not Ransack directly... and so [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], his Earth-side operative, secretly began to take his ''own'' actions! But in an act of cosmic irony, the very twins the Fallen wanted killed ended this treacherous scheme. Ransack intended to inform the Fallen {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.8|Back-to-Back}} [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|but failed]]...

{{note|The following events occur in the Law and Disorder continuity.}}

The Fallen suffers from iron barnacles in the folds of his armour... and if YOU are an Autobot sympathiser, you will be forced to clean them out! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|#7's Law and Disorder}}
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====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony Todd]] (English), [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese), [[Bert Franzke]] (German)

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFwithPrimes.jpg|thumb|left|350px|''Ocupado!'']]
Nineteen thousand years ago, The Fallen accompanied [[Dynasty of Primes|his brother Primes]] to [[Earth]] in an attempt to harvest the [[Sun|star]] it orbited. Just as they had completed construction of the [[solar harvester]], however, The Fallen discovered [[Human|a primitive race of hunters]]. The Primes invoked their rule of the sanctity of life and refused to activate the harvester, but The Fallen despised the humans as simple insects and attempted to activate the Harvester. A great battle took place, but ultimately, The Fallen was defeated and the remaining Primes hid themselves and the [[Matrix of Leadership]], and The Fallen's harvester was concealed within a pyramid in [[Egypt]]. The Fallen dispatched the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] to locate the Matrix, but they proved unable and he eventually abandoned them. The Fallen became known as the first [[Decepticon]], and he became the master of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], leader of the faction. He employed Megatron in the pursuit of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], but after Megatron's defeat at [[Mission City]], the All Spark was reduced to a mere fragment.

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFNemesis.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Honey, I'm home!]]

Upon Megatron's revival he traveled to the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', where The Fallen stayed in a life-support chair while [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] oversaw the creation of a new army of Decepticons. Prostrating himself before the Fallen, Megatron said that he had failed his master and their race by allowing the All Spark to be destroyed. Amused by his disciple's misinformation, The Fallen revealed that the cube was merely a vessel, while the knowledge within the All Spark was instead placed within the mind of the human who had challenged Megatron, [[Sam Witwicky]]. With the knowledge within Sam's mind, they could find the solar harvester and the Matrix needed to activate it. Megatron asked permission to avenge himself and reclaim the All Spark, but The Fallen asked for patience, though he could understand his desire, as The Fallen himself hungered to return to the wretched planet where his brother Primes had betrayed him. The Fallen also explained that the only threat to him was the last surviving Prime, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. Since Optimus would protect Sam, The Fallen ordered Megatron to capture the boy and draw out the Prime.

Megatron's plan was partially successful: although the boy escaped, Optimus came to defend him and died in the process. The Fallen sensed his death and was very pleased, knowing that the time to strike was now. When the Decepticons traveled to the Earth's surface in [[transition form|re-entry mode]]s, The Fallen accompanied them, destroying an [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|aircraft carrier]] as well as attacking several cities. As the aircraft carrier sank into the ocean, The Fallen quietly intoned that revenge was finally his. The Fallen tapped into Earth's communication network, and announced the presence of the Transformers on Earth on worldwide television, demanding the "human hive" hand over Sam.

[[Image:ROTF Fallen headchop.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Can't. Take. Our. Sun. Unless you got buns, hon! And, oh man, he don't.]]
Unfortunately, Sam was in Egypt hunting for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] after being told it might be able to revive Optimus. He succeeded, but moments after Prime's resurrection, The Fallen appeared amongst the assorted NEST troops, pinning Optimus and stealing the Matrix. He then teleported to the now uncovered harvester, and as he inserted the Matrix into the machine, declared that his brothers had failed as he now claimed the Sun. While it charged, the humans attempted to destroy the harvester with their heavy weapons. Unimpressed with their display, The Fallen demonstrated his considerable power by destroying the attacking military forces with telekinesis, then raised a blockade of debris to prevent an air strike, but a super-powered Optimus Prime, now fused with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], destroyed the harvester, knocking The Fallen to the ground below.

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Your face is insufficient, give me your SPARK!]]

Facing the last Prime, The Fallen commanded Optimus to join his brothers in death, but it quickly became apparent that Optimus was strong enough to face The Fallen. Megatron came to the aid of his master, but was quickly dispatched. Although The Fallen managed to rip off one of Prime's thrusters and strike him with it, Optimus soon impaled The Fallen with his own spear, then demanded his face, tearing it off. As The Fallen tried to flee, Optimus Prime punched through his abdomen, crushing his spark core and killing The Fallen, as a wounded Megatron watched in horror. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|The [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]], based on early drafts of the script, provide more backstory for The Fallen, such as his hunt for the descendants of his brother Primes, and his promise to Megatron that he would make him a Prime—something Optimus exposes as a lie during their final battle, as one can only be born a Prime, leading Megatron to abandon his teacher. Additionally, the film dropped the idea of The Fallen being trapped in a sarcophagus, making it appear he had rested on the ''Nemesis'' since Megatron became leader of the Decepticons. While in the novelization it could be interpreted as him being somewhere else and just communicating via an interdimensional window, in the IDW continuity it appears simply the act of finding the harvester frees him from his prison when he finally appears in Egypt.}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[James Arnold Taylor]]
[[Image:ROTF_360PS3PC_TheFallen.jpg|thumb|250px|]]
====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Decepticon campaign=====

With Optimus Prime seemingly defeated, The Fallen and the Decepticons journeyed to Egypt, where he uncovered the solar harvester from inside the Great Pyramid of Giza and commenced his plans to destroy the Sun. However, the last of the Primes had survived his battle with Megatron and now revealed to the enraged Decepticon leader that The Fallen had betrayed him. The Fallen's promise to Megatron that he would make his student a Prime would never be fulfilled, as Primes were born, not made. Megatron demanded what he had been promised, but the Fallen, disgusted with the creature that he no longer needed, attacked. Righteous indignation fueled Megatron through this battle, and ultimately, he ended The Fallen's mastery over the Decepticons by impaling him through his head and letting the corpse fall into the depths of the solar harvester. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Autobot campaign=====

Optimus Prime had survived his battle with Megatron and merged with the parts of Jetfire, and now this new, powered-up form faced the might of The Fallen at the Great Pyramid. Optimus's ancestor mocked this young upstart who dared to face his elder, telekinetically throwing debris at the Autobot, summoning great bursts of energy from the ground, and unleashing an army of Decepticon drones. However, Optimus Prime's new armour more than enabled him to survive this onslaught, and as he rained energy slugs into The Fallen, the ancient Cybertronian called out to Megatron for help, but to no avail, for his student had since learned of The Fallen's treachery. Optimus ended The Fallen's reign of terror by impaling him through his head and letting the corpse fall into the depths of the solar harvester. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

==Toys==
===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Thefallentitanium.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Hey, Stegmutt! Mister The Fallen is ON FIRE!]]
*'''Fallen''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
: Instead of being based on his comic appearance, the Fallen toy is loosely based on [[Don Figueroa]]'s design for pre-[[Earth]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as seen in ''[[Infiltration]]'' and ''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]'', though obviously with The Fallen's head and deco. He transforms into a Cybertronic tank. Sadly his tank form doesn't hold together well, nor does he have actual hands, just blocks with holes in them. His side-mounted cannons can peg into his forearms in robot mode, or be held in his fists. He wears a faction symbol of his own effigy. So far, The Fallen is, by a fraction of an inch, the tallest (and the bulkiest) of the 6" Titanium Series figures.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Unicron/TheFallen/thefallen.htm More information on The Fallen at TFU.info]''

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenLegends.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''*high-pitched helium voice*'' "I am the Faaallllleeeen!"]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Legends, 2009)
:Part of wave 3 of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class toys, The Fallen transforms from robot mode to a Cybertronian Destroyer.

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[[Image:ROTF_Legends_TheFallen_Lawson.jpg|thumb|300px|What, how dare they make me so small?! I was worshipped as a ''GOD!'']]
*'''Soundwave / EZ Collection The Fallen''' (2009)
:Available exclusively at the Lawson's convenience store in Japan (and the only way to obtain this figure in via TakaraTomy), this version of Legends class The Fallen has more paint applications than the Hasbro release. The Deluxe-class Preview Soundwave it comes with is unchanged from the regular release.

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====Voyager Class====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Smokin'!]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-10'''

:Part of wave two of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Class figures, The Fallen transforms from a robot into a "Cybertronian Destroyer" mode. The robot mode features several "slide-out energy absorption panels" on his head and arms which can either be deployed or hidden. In addition to that [[Mech Alive]] feature, his feet are spring-actioned so that when the toy is not standing on a surface (in other words, in jet mode), the toes ball up together. Setting the robot back down on a flat surface will splay the toes open again.

:There are rubbery connectors that attach his arms to his torso that increase accuracy to his visual portrayal in the live-action film, but this restricts his arm movement severely.

:There are at least two features to the toy not addressed on his instructions: first, the panels over the robot's forearms, which can be moved forward to cover the hands in vehicle mode; secondly, curved spikes which are normally in line with the upper legs can be rotated to point forward.

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenVoyagerorange.jpg|right|thumb|300px|CAUTION: HOT]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Voyager, 2009)

: A Target-[[exclusive]] redeco of The Fallen in black and orange (with translucent red) was released just before Thanksgiving weekend 2009 along with two other Target-exclusive Transformers sets. The fire-like deco likely homages The Fallen's beginnings as a creature perpetually aflame. He was packaged in a clear hexagonal package in robot mode, and his original Voyager Class packaging bio was used again, unaltered.

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-GatheringattheNemesis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hi, I'm the same!]]
*'''Gathering at Nemesis''' (Toys "R" Us-exclusive box set, 2009)
: This version of The Fallen comes with a silver Voyager Class Megatron from the first movie toyline and a ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Soundwave [[redeco]]ed in predominantly blue as an homage to the [[Soundwave (G1)|original Soundwave]]. The Fallen has no color differences compared to the original release.
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====Robot Replicas====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenRobotReplica.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Yes! We come from France!]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Robot Replica, 2009)
:This nonconvertible figurine of The Fallen boasts several points of articulation, a faithful replication of the robot mode, and little else. Like the Voyager Class toy, the forearms can be attached to the struts leading from his torso (here via a tiny balljoint), severely restricting his arm poseability, but increasing accuracy to his film design.
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==Merchandise==
===7-11 Slurpee tie-in merchandise===
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-TheFallenstraw.jpg|right|thumb|150px|''Great'' Transformers tie-in merchandise or the ''greatest'' Transformers tie-in merchandise?]]
*'''The Fallen'''
: The Fallen will help you uncreate your Slurpee with this Slurpee straw topper figurine! Comes attached to a straw in a baggie and is available at your local 7-11 while supplies last!
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===Burger King===
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-BurgerKingTheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Flame grilled to perfection]]
*'''The Fallen Flip-Out''' (2009)
:An embossed [[Giant Decepticon insignia|plastic Decepticon insignia]], which flips up into a flat representation of The Fallen with some shoulder articulation. The Fallen, naturally, has flames behind him.
::*''[http://www.toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=242&itemid=14653 More information on The Fallen at Toy News International]''
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesmegatronfallenprimejetfireironhide.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Whoa, who ordered the extra-large The Fallen?]]
*'''Battle for the Fallen''' (box set, 2009)
:This ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' box set of figures comes with The Fallen, Megatron (tank mode), Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] combined, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (truck mode). He is twice as large as a regular ''Robot Heroes'' figure, and has simple swivel joints in his arms and face.
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==Notes==
*Voice actor [[James Arnold Taylor]] was originally cast as The Fallen in the film version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' (which led to him getting the same role in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game]]''), but was replaced by [[Tony Todd]] in the final edit of the film, [http://jamesarnoldtaylor.com/blog/2009/06/transformers-voices_24.html to his disappointment.]
[[Image:Fallenpatlee.jpg|right|thumb|150px|I'm The Fallen, and I can't get up!]]
*The Fallen design was created by [[Pat Lee]], his first (and only) original Transformers character. ([[Simon Furman]] created the concept, see next item.) The early design concept not only lacked The Fallen's characteristic mouthplate, but differed incredibly from the final product. Envisioned as a medieval, ancient-looking Transformer, he glowed like a furnace, though he was not depicted as being perpetually on fire until [[Andrew Wildman]] penciled his appearances in ''[[The Dark Ages]]'' and the colorists caught on.
*The Fallen was also used to recycle some of Simon Furman's unused [[Last Autobot]] plans.[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/otfcc2004.txt]
*When questioned about him constantly being aflame, ''War Within'' writer Simon Furman stated that The Fallen is always on fire "because it looks cool."
[[Image:Thefallentank.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The Judasmobile.]]
*The Fallen's Dreamwave comics [[alternate mode]], a tank, though designed, was never used in-fiction. Similarly, The Fallen is said to have ''no'' alternate mode in IDW comics, and he does not actually transform in the film.
*Very little of The Fallen's backstory was given in his first fictional appearances, leaving much of ''The Dark Ages'' somewhat confusing on its own. Helpful inserts from the ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile books and DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', published around the same time, spelled out more. Eventually, the packaging profile printed on his Titanium figure gave the rest. Oh, and then years later, he was the titular villain of a summer blockbuster film.
* The proper treatment of his name, with its capital-T "The", is established both in the comics and the ''Ultimate Guide''. The one dissenting source is his on-package [[bio]], which simply calls him "'''Fallen'''" (as in, "'''Fallen''' forgot his real name long ago"). The reason for this awkward treatment is unknown, though the usual culprits behind toy-name oddities (guess) [[trademark]] issues.
* The Fallen can speak Spanish. <ref>Fanclub-exclusive Mini Mayhem strip, March 19, 2007</ref>
*During San Diego Comic-Con 2008, in an interview on July 25th, [[Simon Furman]] claimed that ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' would feature a character called the Fallen, which was a character they created for Dreamwave's ''The War Within: The Dark Ages''.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17412 Simon Furman confirms The Fallen is a character in an interview with Comic Book Resources (Fallen details removed)]</ref> Three days later, [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Chris Mowry]] corroborated the claim in an interview with MTV Splash Page, calling "The Fallen" the main villain of the film.<ref>[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/07/28/exclusive-transformers-2-prequel-comic-gives-inside-scoop-on-2009-movie/ MTV Splash Page interviews Chris Mowry (Fallen details removed)]</ref> Less than a week after this, however, [[Michael Bay]] reiterated that everything leaked thus far is part of their misinformation campaign and that only a handful of people involved with the production of ''Revenge'' have seen the script, contradicting IDW's interviews where their representatives confirm that they have the script.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44729&postcount=2 A post made by Michael Bay on his forum]</ref> Curiously, on August 5th 2008, after a fan posted on Michael Bay's forum pointing out the contradiction, all references to The Fallen were removed from the aforementioned interviews, as well as any references to IDW Publishing having the script.
*In Titan ''Transformers Comic'' [[Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2]], the newly-ascendant [[President of the United States]] is named [[Theodore Allen|'''The'''odore '''F. Allen''']]. There wasn't any significance to the name, however.
[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFstaff.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Give him the stick! Don't give him the stick!]]
*No toy or merchandise item includes the staff that was The Fallen's primary weapon in the film.
*[[Paul Ozzimo]] and [[Josh Nizzi]] designed Earth modes for The Fallen to take on in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but like many of the Decepticons he does not assume one in the finished film. Ozzimo clarified on his website he was to turn into a [[Wikipedia:Aurora (aircraft)|Aurora]] stealth bomber, the alleged modern replacement for the [[Jetfire (ROTF)|SR-71 Blackbird]].
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[[Image:TheFallen_ROTF-AdaptationComic.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not even the comic panel can contain him!]]

If the [[Thirteen original Transformers|first Transformers]] were [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s disciples, then '''The Fallen''' is its Judas. At the dawn of time, he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], one of a brotherhood of vastly powerful beings dedicated to the well-being of their world. But The Fallen, whose original name has long since been forgotten, would gain his moniker by turning against his brothers and his purpose to pursue his own ends. His frightening form is a metal cage for primal, burning forces of [[Unicron|chaos]], giving him the appearance of a living furnace. These cauldron-like forces purged him of what empathy and morality remained.

The Fallen is immensely powerful. He commands mystic, entropic arts, and when at full strength he can un-make creation at his focused will. He is rarely defeated; at best he is contained, where he waits with eternal patience for the chance to unleash his dark powers once again. Though he has often been imprisoned between dimensions, this rarely lasts. The Fallen can open [[space bridge]]s and travel between dimensions, though he mostly uses this power to teleport short distances. Because of this ability, The Fallen has seen many universes. In several, he is the originator of the [[Decepticon]]s, the catalyst that prompted [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] to claim power for himself rather than the greater good.

If there is any reprieve, it is that there is only one of him. Like his brothers, The Fallen is a [[multiversal singularity]], meaning that in all of the vast [[Continuity|multiverse]], he has no alternate-universe doppelganger. But while the exact details of his past are hard to reconcile, two things remain consistent: He is bad news, and he's on fire.

{{bigquote|The Fallen-once, he was a [[Prime]]...and in another age, I may have called him brother. But his uncontrollable evil forced my hand, and ultimately sealed his own fate.|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)| Optimus Prime]] on The Fallen|http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm}}

==Origins==
As explained in more detail below, The Fallen has been given different origin stories that may be at odds with each other. His ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' portrayal, wrapped in the [[Primus]]/[[Unicron]] mythology, presents him as having been created by Primus to oversee the orderly process of entropy throughout the universe. Fascinated by the idea of cosmic destruction, The Fallen fell under the sway of the ultimate destroyer, Unicron, and he tried to help his new master by sabotaging Primus's bodily form, Cybertron. This failed, and when Unicron lost the battle against Primus, both he and The Fallen were banished to another dimension. From then on, The Fallen craved only the release of his master and the ultimate death of the universe.

This cosmology is reinforced by The Fallen's brief [[Unicron Trilogy]] appearance, where he is seen among the other 13 original Transformers, some of whom are known to have also survived to the present day.

However, his ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' portrayal lacks the Primus/Unicron element; the only creative power is the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], a far more impersonal entity. The Fallen and his fellow "Primes," who were not actually "Transformers" per se, had one mission: to recharge the All Spark by siphoning the energy of stars. The Fallen's crimes were that he wanted all of that energy for himself, and he was willing to sacrifice an inhabited world (Earth) to do it. His brother Primes did stop him, but at the cost of their own lives. Despite (or perhaps because of) their deaths, they were able to imprison The Fallen in another dimension, from whence he plots and schemes his escape. These events take place from around 17,000 BC to 10,000 BC.

So, while similar in form, The Fallen's stories disagree in many details. The ''Revenge of the Fallen'' universe is still being fleshed out, so perhaps future information will clarify the questionable areas.

==Fiction==
===''Generation 1''===
====Dreamwave comics continuity====

[[Image:Thefallen.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Ah, you know it's funny, these people, they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good... They wake up the next day and they're on fire.]]

When Primus and Unicron first battled as planets, Primus created the first 13 Transformers to assist him in planet mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} The Fallen's original purpose as one of the 13 was to oversee entropy, the orderly dissolution of all things in preparation for the next creation. But the concept of destruction fascinated him too much, and he lost sight of the goal of rebirth and the necessity of restraint. His investigations into the dark sciences led him to Unicron, to whom he gave himself. <ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/titanium/the-fallen/1126/2/9/ Fallen's ''Titanium Series'' on-package bio]</ref> Corrupted by Unicron, the Fallen then tried to sabotage his creator's body. This attempt ended in failure, and "The Fallen" fled to his master, but there was little refuge to be found: They were both sucked into a [[black hole]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

Approximately 7 million years before the 21st century, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] accident. This accident weakened the barrier between reality and the dimension in which The Fallen was trapped, allowing The Fallen to eventually break free and return to Cybertron.

[[Image:Thefallenseeksfour.jpg|thumb|300px|Hey, The Fallen, ever heard of Tums?]]

The Fallen immediately set about initiating the "[[Unbinding]]", an event which required four particular Transformers, who would function as "angles in the geometry of dissolution". To help him round up the required Transformers, the Fallen recruited a [[Chaos Trinity|trio of Decepticon outcasts]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], and [[Bugly]], who hungered for a command of the occult. The Fallen promised them all manner of dark powers in exchange for serving him. Leading his three followers to a hidden room within Cybertron, he named [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] as the first of the angles to be gathered. {{storylink|Fragmentation}}

The Fallen and company proceeded to construct a strange machine within the [[Well of All Sparks]] in preparation for the Unbinding. Unfortunately, Bludgeon and friends got impatient for more than The Fallen's praise and demanded a more tangible reward: the arcane power he had promised them. The Fallen responded by grabbing Bludgeon’s head and giving him a mere glimpse of what he sought: images of a fiery vortex, demonic faces, stabbing swords and a human skull engulfed Bludgeon. The Fallen stated that this was but a peek inside a dark door he would fully open if they served him well. This left Bludgeon suitably inspired to begin hunting down their targets.

[[Image:Thefallengrimlock.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Someone should tell Grimlock this more often.]]

Bugly and Mindwipe leaked information to draw the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] out into combat with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], while Bludgeon hatched a plot to snare both Grimlock and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Escalation (IDW)|Escalation}} Bludgeon, Bugly, and Mindwipe ambushed Jetfire as he attempted a cross-faction meeting with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. When Grimlock crashed the party earlier than they expected, however, The Fallen himself had to intervene and caught Grimlock’s blazing energo-sword in his bare hand. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}}

Grimlock took one punch from The Fallen yet still got back up, so The Fallen grabbed him by the shoulders and unleashed a huge blast of energy that put the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] leader out cold. Shocked by the display, Jetfire surmised that The Fallen predated the Golden Age, which impressed The Fallen, but he still knocked Jetfire out cold. He dragged Grimlock and Jetfire away and commanded his followers to gather the third angle while he handled the fourth. The Fallen singlehandedly abducted [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] from his well-guarded holding cell in Autobot headquarters, shrugging off attacks by some of the Autobots' best warriors and causing their weapons to corrode away into uselessness with a mere gesture. Bludgeon's team, meanwhile, succeeded in acquiring [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] from the Protectobots.

[[Image:Fallenmoreonfire.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Fallen somehow sets himself ''more on fire''.]]

All four angles were strapped to the device in the Well of All Sparks. Launching into full B-movie villain mode, The Fallen theatrically monologued to the awakening Jetfire that they were casualties in the war of the Gods, and would be used to break the Seal of Primus, after which "all chaos will follow". {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

The Fallen continued his villainous monologue, apparently directing it not at Jetfire but at Primus himself, as the four Transformers' unique sparks were drained to unlock the Seal of Primus. A combined army of forces from several factions defeated the Chaos Trinity and penetrated The Fallen's operation. By the time they reached the door, The Fallen was satisfied that the Transformers were too late, until Jetfire arranged a force-field to surround the Seal. The Fallen was further impressed that Jetfire understood enough to try to contain the Seal, but his distraction cost him victory: the God of Light himself was subsequently roused from his slumber where he saw The Fallen. With a gesture of his radiant hand, Primus engulfed his wayward creation in a torrent of searing energy that was then sucked back into the Seal of Primus. {{storylink|Conflagration}}
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Cybertron'' comic====
[[Image:Vectorprimeut.jpg|thumb|140px|Back, and to the left.]]
[[Vector Prime]]'s reminiscences of his mission and history included standing with his fellow 13 original Transformers, The Fallen's silhouette visible in their ranks. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

{{note|This story and comments by [[Hasbro]] copy-writer [[Forest Lee]] are the basis of the notion that The Fallen, Vector Prime, and the other original 13 are singular entities with no duplicates throughout the multiverse. This was reiterated at [[BotCon 2009]], even in the face of the upcoming ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie. Brave men these Hasbro writers be!}}
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===Live-action film series===
====IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====
[[Image:Defianceissue4-creation.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Look [[Prima|familiar]]?]]

According to what The Fallen told [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] as part of the latter's recruitment, The Fallen and his brothers were the first creations of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]]. The planet that would become [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was mostly barren, but as the All Spark gradually shaped Cybertron around them and gave The Fallen and his brothers power beyond measure, the AllSpark became depleted. They learned that the its power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions using triangular "[[sarcophagus|sarcophagi]]."{{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

The Fallen believed the AllSpark spoke only to him, telling him of a grander destiny than that of his brothers. He was its "chosen one." {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}} The AllSpark granted The Fallen a race of [[Transformer|workers]] that had a power of their own: They could change their forms! Some, called "[[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s," could even change into interstellar crafts that could locate stars for them. The [[Dynasty of Primes]], as the entities and their descendants were known, would then come and build a harvester which would destroy the star and send its power to the All Spark. The Dynasty tempered their search with the rule of sparing stars with inhabited worlds, but The Fallen believed that the Dynasty's compassion would ultimately doom the Cybertronians to inevitable extinction. As he sought a way to fix this problem, The Fallen came to think evil thoughts: what if there were no other Primes to share the All Spark with? What if its power was his alone? {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

[[Image:JetfireROTF-TalesoftheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm trustworthy!]]

The Fallen began to court some Transformers to his side. He selected a small number of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] drones to do his bidding in private, ultimately in service of subverting the Dynasty of Primes in favor of his own agenda. He called this group the Decepticons. [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], The Fallen's most trusted and capable Seeker, began to unwittingly harvest the stars of inhabited star systems; the two would scan a system together, but The Fallen would report that his search areas were devoid of life. This practice got The Fallen and Jetfire into trouble with the other Primes, and so The Fallen began to sow seeds of mistrust in Jetfire. He claimed the Primes' refusal to sacrifice life to save their own planet would be its downfall, and that an army must be readied in case the Primes betrayed them all. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-theyshallpay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Yummy yummy I've got hate in my tummy!]]

The Fallen attempted to build a solar harvester on his own, powered by a counterfeit [[Matrix of Leadership]] he had constructed. However, it was unstable, and the resulting explosion infused The Fallen with power he had never known. He now burned with dark, unimaginable powers from within. The Fallen, feeling a darker sense of purpose that complemented his darker powers, traveled from world to world to world, killing scores of organisms and assimilating their technology, and leaving the dry husks of planets in his wake. He evolved, and during his ascension he planned for the eventual battle with his brothers. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}}

As Jetfire joined the Decepticons, The Fallen took them to a planet named Earth, and they built a [[solar harvester]] to claim the [[Sun]]. However, it, too, harbored life: the Fallen was building the harvester there to either bait his brothers into taking action (while he was prepared to kill them all) or to remain in limbo. Either way, he won! Jetfire finally turned against his master, just as the remaining Primes arrived, falling into the traitor's trap. The Fallen warped Jetfire and his other underlings away and faced his brothers alone. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ever since he was a child, he was hated by triangles.]]

The battle between The Fallen and the other Primes was costly. They did not expect The Fallen to have so much power, and one by one they fell by his wretched hand. He had "expanded [his] consciousness - absorbed the mental mass of a hive intelligence seventy trillion strong, probed the neural functions of creatures that swim in unrefined thought..." Since last they met, he was "so much more" than they were. The Fallen was able to grab weapons from his stockpile through personal dimensional portals, and one by one he murdered his brothers until there was only one Prime left to oppose him. With one last desperate gamble, the final Prime fled, and he and The Fallen warped from location to location; The Fallen thought this Prime was merely stalling, but he was gravely mistaken. The final Prime had gathered up the bodies of his defeated brothers, and when at last he had collected them all and The Fallen was weak from overteleportation, he used their combined lifeforce to banish The Fallen forever. The Fallen was trapped through a sarcophagi to another dimension, where he crashed into a desolate landscape, swearing revenge. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}} Back on Earth, the harvester was covered by the [[Human|natives]] with a pyramid. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

Knowledge of this was lost through the ages, and the Dynasty of Primes became little more than a myth. Eons later, a mysterious pylon was found buried on Cybertron by modern-day Transformers and delivered to Megatron's private quarters. Unbeknownst to them all, this was the sarcophagus of The Fallen, and upon activation, it healed the grievously-wounded Cybertronian military leader and established contact between him and its prisoner. Filled with a new resolve to destroy those who sought out the All Spark, Megatron's optics were tinted red by the encounter. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2}} In the aftermath of Megatron's ruthless battle against a band of aliens seeking the All Spark, The Fallen further counseled him to seize control of Cybertron to make way for The Fallen's return. He also told him that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] sought the All Spark for himself, and Megatron immediately decided that Optimus and his followers deserved to be killed for this transgression. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3}}

[[Image:Defiance4_Megatron_TheFallen.jpg|thumb|300px|left|All right, who changed the thermostat!?]]

But simply taking the planet would not be enough. The Fallen also ordered Megatron to build a [[Nemesis (Movie)|space cruiser]] to seek out the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which he said was a prerequisite to his return. As the ship's construction came to an end, The Fallen told Megatron the story of his origin (recounted above) and his plans regarding the harvester on Earth. The Fallen ordered Megatron to put his sarcophagus on the ship and then stay behind to fight Optimus's forces and safeguard the All Spark. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and a majority of the Decepticon soldiers crewed the ship, which ended up crashing on some barren world under unknown circumstances.

Meanwhile on Cybertron, civil war raged between Optimus's Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons, a war which eventually led to the All Spark being launched into space. As Megatron alone pursued the hurtling cube, he picked up a distress signal from the ''Nemesis.'' He found the crashed ship and within it the still-intact sarcophagus. He once again spoke with The Fallen, who was furious that Megatron had taken this detour from his pursuit of the All Spark. He ordered him to resume the chase immediately, confident that it would guide itself to the harvester. Megatron obeyed, leaving the sarcophagus in the barren wreckage. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}
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====''I Can Read''====
[[Image:TheFallen-RiseoftheDecepticons.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I can has face?]]
[[Image:TheFallen-thrownintospace.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Maybe Prime doesn't want your stupid face!]]
The Fallen is the most powerful and evil of Decepticons, but he has been asleep for ages. But now he's woken up, and he has designs on Earth! Will he and Megatron be too powerful to defeat? {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons}}

The Fallen flies towards Earth. Since he feeds on energy, he is more powerful than even Megatron! He plans to absorb the energy of the Sun.

Thankfully, Optimus Prime and his Autobots are here to stop him. Ultimately, The Fallen is thrown through a portal leading into outer space. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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====''Transformers: The Movie Universe''====
The original Transformers, all of them Primes, were united by a directive that safeguarded all life, and as such they refused to utilize the harvester on the inhabited Earth. One of their number, however, decided "I want Energon!" and slaughtered his brothers so he could harvest the Sun. He threw away his original name and became the Fallen. In the end, he slaughtered all of his brethren, but they were still able to imprison him in a pocket dimension and save the Earth. In the process, his appearance had changed to a terrifying, cage-like exostructure burning with chaotic energies from the universe's creation, forces that had purged him of all morality. Since his body was never meant to contain the unholy power flowing through it, he had to steadily vent that energy to ensure his own continued existence. This created the visual effect of a constant fiery nimbus.

While effectively harmless to the universe outside his prison, his powers remained vast: He could generate space bridges spontaneously, as well as focus his energies into discrete blasts that could unmake creation itself. Were he ever able to escape, he would be a supremely powerful danger. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|The Movie Universe}}

====Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====

The worst of the worst, he makes Devastator look like a puppy with a bad tummy! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|#3's Contents section}}

Legend has it that the first seven Transformers were created by [[Primus]], but the Fallen believes them to be creations of the All Spark. Their task was to harvest Energon for the All Spark without endangering alien life, but the Fallen cared nothing for the [[Human|puny meatsacks]] of Earth and tried to harvest the Sun! The other six Primes sacrificed themselves to hide the Creation Matrix, key to the All Spark, while the Fallen was imprisoned in a pocket dimension on one of Saturn's moons... until Megatron released him! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}}

[[Image:Titan1_FallenStarscream.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Behold my <strike>resting</strike> mighty hand!]]

The sinister figure of the Fallen made contact with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] soon after Megatron's death, using him to organise the Decepticon army and lay the groundwork for his return, his... revenge! He ordered Starscream and his forces to go to Cybertron and await further instruction, and promised that once the Matrix was found, [[Earth]] would ''burn''! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

But then that fool Starscream allowed [[Skids (ROTF)|two]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Autobots]] to escape to Earth with vital intelligence! Luckily, the Fallen had agents there, and despatched [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] to deal with them. He angrily warned Starscream not to fail again, grrrr! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}

The Autobots remained alive, but nobody would listen to their claims... especially not after the Fallen's agent [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] framed them for crimes they didn't commit! Once they were at their lowest ebb, Soundwave informed them that the Fallen ''embraced'' them! And they'd accept it and join his crew if they knew what was good for them... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}

{{note|The following events occur in the Law and Disorder continuity.}}

The Fallen suffers from iron barnacles in the folds of his armour... and if YOU are an Autobot sympathiser, you will be forced to clean them out! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|#7's Law and Disorder}}
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====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony Todd]] (English), [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese), [[Bert Franzke]] (German)

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFwithPrimes.jpg|thumb|left|350px|''Ocupado!'']]
Nineteen thousand years ago, The Fallen accompanied [[Dynasty of Primes|his brother Primes]] to [[Earth]] in an attempt to harvest the [[Sun|star]] it orbited. Just as they had completed construction of the [[solar harvester]], however, The Fallen discovered [[Human|a primitive race of hunters]]. The Primes invoked their rule of the sanctity of life and refused to activate the harvester, but The Fallen despised the humans as simple insects and attempted to activate the Harvester. A great battle took place, but ultimately, The Fallen was defeated and the remaining Primes hid themselves and the [[Matrix of Leadership]], and The Fallen's harvester was concealed within a pyramid in [[Egypt]]. The Fallen dispatched the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] to locate the Matrix, but they proved unable and he eventually abandoned them. The Fallen became known as the first [[Decepticon]], and he became the master of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], leader of the faction. He employed Megatron in the pursuit of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], but after Megatron's defeat at [[Mission City]], the All Spark was reduced to a mere fragment.

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFNemesis.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Honey, I'm home!]]

Upon Megatron's revival he traveled to the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', where The Fallen stayed in a life-support chair while [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] oversaw the creation of a new army of Decepticons. Prostrating himself before the Fallen, Megatron said that he had failed his master and their race by allowing the All Spark to be destroyed. Amused by his disciple's misinformation, The Fallen revealed that the cube was merely a vessel, while the knowledge within the All Spark was instead placed within the mind of the human who had challenged Megatron, [[Sam Witwicky]]. With the knowledge within Sam's mind, they could find the solar harvester and the Matrix needed to activate it. Megatron asked permission to avenge himself and reclaim the All Spark, but The Fallen asked for patience, though he could understand his desire, as The Fallen himself hungered to return to the wretched planet where his brother Primes had betrayed him. The Fallen also explained that the only threat to him was the last surviving Prime, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. Since Optimus would protect Sam, The Fallen ordered Megatron to capture the boy and draw out the Prime.

Megatron's plan was partially successful: although the boy escaped, Optimus came to defend him and died in the process. The Fallen sensed his death and was very pleased, knowing that the time to strike was now. When the Decepticons traveled to the Earth's surface in [[transition form|re-entry mode]]s, The Fallen accompanied them, destroying an [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|aircraft carrier]] as well as attacking several cities. As the aircraft carrier sank into the ocean, The Fallen quietly intoned that revenge was finally his. The Fallen tapped into Earth's communication network, and announced the presence of the Transformers on Earth on worldwide television, demanding the "human hive" hand over Sam.

[[Image:ROTF Fallen headchop.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Can't. Take. Our. Sun. Unless you got buns, hon! And, oh man, he don't.]]
Unfortunately, Sam was in Egypt hunting for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] after being told it might be able to revive Optimus. He succeeded, but moments after Prime's resurrection, The Fallen appeared amongst the assorted NEST troops, pinning Optimus and stealing the Matrix. He then teleported to the now uncovered harvester, and as he inserted the Matrix into the machine, declared that his brothers had failed as he now claimed the Sun. While it charged, the humans attempted to destroy the harvester with their heavy weapons. Unimpressed with their display, The Fallen demonstrated his considerable power by destroying the attacking military forces with telekinesis, then raised a blockade of debris to prevent an air strike, but a super-powered Optimus Prime, now fused with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], destroyed the harvester, knocking The Fallen to the ground below.

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Your face is insufficient, give me your SPARK!]]

Facing the last Prime, The Fallen commanded Optimus to join his brothers in death, but it quickly became apparent that Optimus was strong enough to face The Fallen. Megatron came to the aid of his master, but was quickly dispatched. Although The Fallen managed to rip off one of Prime's thrusters and strike him with it, Optimus soon impaled The Fallen with his own spear, then demanded his face, tearing it off. As The Fallen tried to flee, Optimus Prime punched through his abdomen, crushing his spark core and killing The Fallen, as a wounded Megatron watched in horror. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|The [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]], based on early drafts of the script, provide more backstory for The Fallen, such as his hunt for the descendants of his brother Primes, and his promise to Megatron that he would make him a Prime—something Optimus exposes as a lie during their final battle, as one can only be born a Prime, leading Megatron to abandon his teacher. Additionally, the film dropped the idea of The Fallen being trapped in a sarcophagus, making it appear he had rested on the ''Nemesis'' since Megatron became leader of the Decepticons. While in the novelization it could be interpreted as him being somewhere else and just communicating via an interdimensional window, in the IDW continuity it appears simply the act of finding the harvester frees him from his prison when he finally appears in Egypt.}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[James Arnold Taylor]]

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Decepticon campaign=====

With Optimus Prime seemingly defeated, The Fallen and the Decepticons journeyed to Egypt, where he uncovered the solar harvester from inside the Great Pyramid of Giza and commenced his plans to destroy the Sun. However, the last of the Primes had survived his battle with Megatron and now revealed to the enraged Decepticon leader that The Fallen had betrayed him. The Fallen's promise to Megatron that he would make his student a Prime would never be fulfilled, as Primes were born, not made. Megatron demanded what he had been promised, but the Fallen, disgusted with the creature that he no longer needed, attacked. Righteous indignation fueled Megatron through this battle, and ultimately, he ended The Fallen's mastery over the Decepticons by impaling him through his head and letting the corpse fall into the depths of the solar harvester. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Autobot campaign=====

Optimus Prime had survived his battle with Megatron and merged with the parts of Jetfire, and now this new, powered-up form faced the might of The Fallen at the Great Pyramid. Optimus's ancestor mocked this young upstart who dared to face his elder, telekinetically throwing debris at the Autobot, summoning great bursts of energy from the ground, and unleashing an army of Decepticon drones. However, Optimus Prime's new armour more than enabled him to survive this onslaught, and as he rained energy slugs into The Fallen, the ancient Cybertronian called out to Megatron for help, but to no avail, for his student had since learned of The Fallen's treachery. Optimus ended The Fallen's reign of terror by impaling him through his head and letting the corpse fall into the depths of the solar harvester. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

==Toys==
===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Thefallentitanium.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Hey, Stegmutt! Mister The Fallen is ON FIRE!]]
*'''Fallen''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
: Instead of being based on his comic appearance, the Fallen toy is loosely based on [[Don Figueroa]]'s design for pre-[[Earth]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as seen in ''[[Infiltration]]'' and ''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]'', though obviously with The Fallen's head and deco. He transforms into a Cybertronic tank. Sadly his tank form doesn't hold together well, nor does he have actual hands, just blocks with holes in them. His side-mounted cannons can peg into his forearms in robot mode, or be held in his fists. He wears a faction symbol of his own effigy. So far, The Fallen is, by a fraction of an inch, the tallest (and the bulkiest) of the 6" Titanium Series figures.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Unicron/TheFallen/thefallen.htm More information on The Fallen at TFU.info]''

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenLegends.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''*high-pitched helium voice*'' "I am the Faaallllleeeen!"]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Legends, 2009)
:Part of wave 3 of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class toys, The Fallen transforms from robot mode to a Cybertronian Destroyer.

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[[Image:ROTF_Legends_TheFallen_Lawson.jpg|thumb|300px|What, how dare they make me so small?! I was worshipped as a ''GOD!'']]
*'''Soundwave / EZ Collection The Fallen''' (2009)
:Available exclusively at the Lawson's convenience store in Japan (and the only way to obtain this figure in via TakaraTomy), this version of Legends class The Fallen has more paint applications than the Hasbro release. The Deluxe-class Preview Soundwave it comes with is unchanged from the regular release.

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====Voyager Class====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Smokin'!]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-10'''

:Part of wave two of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Class figures, The Fallen transforms from a robot into a "Cybertronian Destroyer" mode. The robot mode features several "slide-out energy absorption panels" on his head and arms which can either be deployed or hidden. In addition to that [[Mech Alive]] feature, his feet are spring-actioned so that when the toy is not standing on a surface (in other words, in jet mode), the toes ball up together. Setting the robot back down on a flat surface will splay the toes open again.

:There are rubbery connectors that attach his arms to his torso that increase accuracy to his visual portrayal in the live-action film, but this restricts his arm movement severely.

:There are at least two features to the toy not addressed on his instructions: first, the panels over the robot's forearms, which can be moved forward to cover the hands in vehicle mode; secondly, curved spikes which are normally in line with the upper legs can be rotated to point forward.

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenVoyagerorange.jpg|right|thumb|300px|CAUTION: HOT]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Voyager, 2009)

: A Target-[[exclusive]] redeco of The Fallen in black and orange (with translucent red) was released just before Thanksgiving weekend 2009 along with two other Target-exclusive Transformers sets. The fire-like deco likely homages The Fallen's beginnings as a creature perpetually aflame. He was packaged in a clear hexagonal package in robot mode, and his original Voyager Class packaging bio was used again, unaltered.

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-GatheringattheNemesis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hi, I'm the same!]]
*'''Gathering at Nemesis''' (Toys "R" Us-exclusive box set, 2009)
: This version of The Fallen comes with a silver Voyager Class Megatron from the first movie toyline and a ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Soundwave [[redeco]]ed in predominantly blue as an homage to the [[Soundwave (G1)|original Soundwave]]. The Fallen has no color differences compared to the original release.
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====Robot Replicas====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenRobotReplica.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Yes! We come from France!]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Robot Replica, 2009)
:This nonconvertible figurine of The Fallen boasts several points of articulation, a faithful replication of the robot mode, and little else. Like the Voyager Class toy, the forearms can be attached to the struts leading from his torso (here via a tiny balljoint), severely restricting his arm poseability, but increasing accuracy to his film design.
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==Merchandise==
===7-11 Slurpee tie-in merchandise===
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-TheFallenstraw.jpg|right|thumb|150px|''Great'' Transformers tie-in merchandise or the ''greatest'' Transformers tie-in merchandise?]]
*'''The Fallen'''
: The Fallen will help you uncreate your Slurpee with this Slurpee straw topper figurine! Comes attached to a straw in a baggie and is available at your local 7-11 while supplies last!
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===Burger King===
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-BurgerKingTheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Flame grilled to perfection]]
*'''The Fallen Flip-Out''' (2009)
:An embossed [[Giant Decepticon insignia|plastic Decepticon insignia]], which flips up into a flat representation of The Fallen with some shoulder articulation. The Fallen, naturally, has flames behind him.
::*''[http://www.toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=242&itemid=14653 More information on The Fallen at Toy News International]''
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesmegatronfallenprimejetfireironhide.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Whoa, who ordered the extra-large The Fallen?]]
*'''Battle for the Fallen''' (box set, 2009)
:This ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' box set of figures comes with The Fallen, Megatron (tank mode), Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] combined, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (truck mode). He is twice as large as a regular ''Robot Heroes'' figure, and has simple swivel joints in his arms and face.
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==Notes==
*Voice actor [[James Arnold Taylor]] was originally cast as The Fallen in the film version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' (which led to him getting the same role in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game]]''), but was replaced by [[Tony Todd]] in the final edit of the film, [http://jamesarnoldtaylor.com/blog/2009/06/transformers-voices_24.html to his disappointment.]
[[Image:Fallenpatlee.jpg|right|thumb|150px|I'm The Fallen, and I can't get up!]]
*The Fallen design was created by [[Pat Lee]], his first (and only) original Transformers character. ([[Simon Furman]] created the concept, see next item.) The early design concept not only lacked The Fallen's characteristic mouthplate, but differed incredibly from the final product. Envisioned as a medieval, ancient-looking Transformer, he glowed like a furnace, though he was not depicted as being perpetually on fire until [[Andrew Wildman]] penciled his appearances in ''[[The Dark Ages]]'' and the colorists caught on.
*The Fallen was also used to recycle some of Simon Furman's unused [[Last Autobot]] plans.[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/otfcc2004.txt]
*When questioned about him constantly being aflame, ''War Within'' writer Simon Furman stated that The Fallen is always on fire "because it looks cool."
[[Image:Thefallentank.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The Judasmobile.]]
*The Fallen's Dreamwave comics [[alternate mode]], a tank, though designed, was never used in-fiction. Similarly, The Fallen is said to have ''no'' alternate mode in IDW comics, and he does not actually transform in the film.
*Very little of The Fallen's backstory was given in his first fictional appearances, leaving much of ''The Dark Ages'' somewhat confusing on its own. Helpful inserts from the ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile books and DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', published around the same time, spelled out more. Eventually, the packaging profile printed on his Titanium figure gave the rest. Oh, and then years later, he was the titular villain of a summer blockbuster film.
* The proper treatment of his name, with its capital-T "The", is established both in the comics and the ''Ultimate Guide''. The one dissenting source is his on-package [[bio]], which simply calls him "'''Fallen'''" (as in, "'''Fallen''' forgot his real name long ago"). The reason for this awkward treatment is unknown, though the usual culprits behind toy-name oddities (guess) [[trademark]] issues.
* The Fallen can speak Spanish. <ref>Fanclub-exclusive Mini Mayhem strip, March 19, 2007</ref>
*During San Diego Comic-Con 2008, in an interview on July 25th, [[Simon Furman]] claimed that ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' would feature a character called the Fallen, which was a character they created for Dreamwave's ''The War Within: The Dark Ages''.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17412 Simon Furman confirms The Fallen is a character in an interview with Comic Book Resources (Fallen details removed)]</ref> Three days later, [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Chris Mowry]] corroborated the claim in an interview with MTV Splash Page, calling "The Fallen" the main villain of the film.<ref>[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/07/28/exclusive-transformers-2-prequel-comic-gives-inside-scoop-on-2009-movie/ MTV Splash Page interviews Chris Mowry (Fallen details removed)]</ref> Less than a week after this, however, [[Michael Bay]] reiterated that everything leaked thus far is part of their misinformation campaign and that only a handful of people involved with the production of ''Revenge'' have seen the script, contradicting IDW's interviews where their representatives confirm that they have the script.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44729&postcount=2 A post made by Michael Bay on his forum]</ref> Curiously, on August 5th 2008, after a fan posted on Michael Bay's forum pointing out the contradiction, all references to The Fallen were removed from the aforementioned interviews, as well as any references to IDW Publishing having the script.
*In Titan ''Transformers Comic'' [[Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2]], the newly-ascendant [[President of the United States]] is named [[Theodore Allen|'''The'''odore '''F. Allen''']]. There wasn't any significance to the name, however.
[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFstaff.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Give him the stick! Don't give him the stick!]]
*No toy or merchandise item includes the staff that was The Fallen's primary weapon in the film.
*[[Paul Ozzimo]] and [[Josh Nizzi]] designed Earth modes for The Fallen to take on in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but like many of the Decepticons he does not assume one in the finished film. Ozzimo clarified on his website he was to turn into a [[Wikipedia:Aurora (aircraft)|Aurora]] stealth bomber, the alleged modern replacement for the [[Jetfire (ROTF)|SR-71 Blackbird]].
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The Fallen

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[[Image:TheFallen_ROTF-AdaptationComic.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not even the comic panel can contain him!]]

If the [[Thirteen original Transformers|first Transformers]] were [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s disciples, then '''The Fallen''' is its Judas. At the dawn of time, he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], one of a brotherhood of vastly powerful beings dedicated to the well-being of their world. But The Fallen, whose original name has long since been forgotten, would gain his moniker by turning against his brothers and his purpose to pursue his own ends. His frightening form is a metal cage for primal, burning forces of [[Unicron|chaos]], giving him the appearance of a living furnace. These cauldron-like forces purged him of what empathy and morality remained.

The Fallen is immensely powerful. He commands mystic, entropic arts, and when at full strength he can un-make creation at his focused will. He is rarely defeated; at best he is contained, where he waits with eternal patience for the chance to unleash his dark powers once again. Though he has often been imprisoned between dimensions, this rarely lasts. The Fallen can open [[space bridge]]s and travel between dimensions, though he mostly uses this power to teleport short distances. Because of this ability, The Fallen has seen many universes. In several, he is the originator of the [[Decepticon]]s, the catalyst that prompted [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] to claim power for himself rather than the greater good.

If there is any reprieve, it is that there is only one of him. Like his brothers, The Fallen is a [[multiversal singularity]], meaning that in all of the vast [[Continuity|multiverse]], he has no alternate-universe doppelganger. But while the exact details of his past are hard to reconcile, two things remain consistent: He is bad news, and he's on fire.

{{bigquote|The Fallen-once, he was a [[Prime]]...and in another age, I may have called him brother. But his uncontrollable evil forced my hand, and ultimately sealed his own fate.|[[Optimus Prime (Movie)| Optimus Prime]] on The Fallen|http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm}}

==Origins==
As explained in more detail below, The Fallen has been given different origin stories that may be at odds with each other. His ''[[Generation 1 (franchise)|Generation 1]]'' portrayal, wrapped in the [[Primus]]/[[Unicron]] mythology, presents him as having been created by Primus to oversee the orderly process of entropy throughout the universe. Fascinated by the idea of cosmic destruction, The Fallen fell under the sway of the ultimate destroyer, Unicron, and he tried to help his new master by sabotaging Primus's bodily form, Cybertron. This failed, and when Unicron lost the battle against Primus, both he and The Fallen were banished to another dimension. From then on, The Fallen craved only the release of his master and the ultimate death of the universe.

This cosmology is reinforced by The Fallen's brief [[Unicron Trilogy]] appearance, where he is seen among the other 13 original Transformers, some of whom are known to have also survived to the present day.

However, his ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' portrayal lacks the Primus/Unicron element; the only creative power is the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], a far more impersonal entity. The Fallen and his fellow "Primes," who were not actually "Transformers" per se, had one mission: to recharge the All Spark by siphoning the energy of stars. The Fallen's crimes were that he wanted all of that energy for himself, and he was willing to sacrifice an inhabited world (Earth) to do it. His brother Primes did stop him, but at the cost of their own lives. Despite (or perhaps because of) their deaths, they were able to imprison The Fallen in another dimension, from whence he plots and schemes his escape. These events take place from around 17,000 BC to 10,000 BC.

So, while similar in form, The Fallen's stories disagree in many details. The ''Revenge of the Fallen'' universe is still being fleshed out, so perhaps future information will clarify the questionable areas.

==Fiction==
===''Generation 1''===
====Dreamwave comics continuity====

[[Image:Thefallen.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Ah, you know it's funny, these people, they go to sleep, they think everything's fine, everything's good... They wake up the next day and they're on fire.]]

When Primus and Unicron first battled as planets, Primus created the first 13 Transformers to assist him in planet mode. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}} The Fallen's original purpose as one of the 13 was to oversee entropy, the orderly dissolution of all things in preparation for the next creation. But the concept of destruction fascinated him too much, and he lost sight of the goal of rebirth and the necessity of restraint. His investigations into the dark sciences led him to Unicron, to whom he gave himself. <ref>[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/toys/titanium/the-fallen/1126/2/9/ Fallen's ''Titanium Series'' on-package bio]</ref> Corrupted by Unicron, the Fallen then tried to sabotage his creator's body. This attempt ended in failure, and "The Fallen" fled to his master, but there was little refuge to be found: They were both sucked into a [[black hole]]. {{storylink|Transformers: The Ultimate Guide}}

Approximately 7 million years before the 21st century, [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] were lost in a [[space bridge]] accident. This accident weakened the barrier between reality and the dimension in which The Fallen was trapped, allowing The Fallen to eventually break free and return to Cybertron.

[[Image:Thefallenseeksfour.jpg|thumb|300px|Hey, The Fallen, ever heard of Tums?]]

The Fallen immediately set about initiating the "[[Unbinding]]", an event which required four particular Transformers, who would function as "angles in the geometry of dissolution". To help him round up the required Transformers, the Fallen recruited a [[Chaos Trinity|trio of Decepticon outcasts]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]], and [[Bugly]], who hungered for a command of the occult. The Fallen promised them all manner of dark powers in exchange for serving him. Leading his three followers to a hidden room within Cybertron, he named [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] as the first of the angles to be gathered. {{storylink|Fragmentation}}

The Fallen and company proceeded to construct a strange machine within the [[Well of All Sparks]] in preparation for the Unbinding. Unfortunately, Bludgeon and friends got impatient for more than The Fallen's praise and demanded a more tangible reward: the arcane power he had promised them. The Fallen responded by grabbing Bludgeon’s head and giving him a mere glimpse of what he sought: images of a fiery vortex, demonic faces, stabbing swords and a human skull engulfed Bludgeon. The Fallen stated that this was but a peek inside a dark door he would fully open if they served him well. This left Bludgeon suitably inspired to begin hunting down their targets.

[[Image:Thefallengrimlock.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Someone should tell Grimlock this more often.]]

Bugly and Mindwipe leaked information to draw the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] out into combat with [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], while Bludgeon hatched a plot to snare both Grimlock and [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Escalation (IDW)|Escalation}} Bludgeon, Bugly, and Mindwipe ambushed Jetfire as he attempted a cross-faction meeting with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. When Grimlock crashed the party earlier than they expected, however, The Fallen himself had to intervene and caught Grimlock’s blazing energo-sword in his bare hand. {{storylink|Revelation (The Dark Ages)|Revelation}}

Grimlock took one punch from The Fallen yet still got back up, so The Fallen grabbed him by the shoulders and unleashed a huge blast of energy that put the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]] leader out cold. Shocked by the display, Jetfire surmised that The Fallen predated the Golden Age, which impressed The Fallen, but he still knocked Jetfire out cold. He dragged Grimlock and Jetfire away and commanded his followers to gather the third angle while he handled the fourth. The Fallen singlehandedly abducted [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] from his well-guarded holding cell in Autobot headquarters, shrugging off attacks by some of the Autobots' best warriors and causing their weapons to corrode away into uselessness with a mere gesture. Bludgeon's team, meanwhile, succeeded in acquiring [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] from the Protectobots.

[[Image:Fallenmoreonfire.jpg|right|thumb|250px|The Fallen somehow sets himself ''more on fire''.]]

All four angles were strapped to the device in the Well of All Sparks. Launching into full B-movie villain mode, The Fallen theatrically monologued to the awakening Jetfire that they were casualties in the war of the Gods, and would be used to break the Seal of Primus, after which "all chaos will follow". {{storylink|Confrontation (issue)|Confrontation}}

The Fallen continued his villainous monologue, apparently directing it not at Jetfire but at Primus himself, as the four Transformers' unique sparks were drained to unlock the Seal of Primus. A combined army of forces from several factions defeated the Chaos Trinity and penetrated The Fallen's operation. By the time they reached the door, The Fallen was satisfied that the Transformers were too late, until Jetfire arranged a force-field to surround the Seal. The Fallen was further impressed that Jetfire understood enough to try to contain the Seal, but his distraction cost him victory: the God of Light himself was subsequently roused from his slumber where he saw The Fallen. With a gesture of his radiant hand, Primus engulfed his wayward creation in a torrent of searing energy that was then sucked back into the Seal of Primus. {{storylink|Conflagration}}
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===Unicron Trilogy===
====''Cybertron'' comic====
[[Image:Vectorprimeut.jpg|thumb|140px|Back, and to the left.]]
[[Vector Prime]]'s reminiscences of his mission and history included standing with his fellow 13 original Transformers, The Fallen's silhouette visible in their ranks. {{storylink|Vector Prime: In the Beginning}}

{{note|This story and comments by [[Hasbro]] copy-writer [[Forest Lee]] are the basis of the notion that The Fallen, Vector Prime, and the other original 13 are singular entities with no duplicates throughout the multiverse. This was reiterated at [[BotCon 2009]], even in the face of the upcoming ''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie. Brave men these Hasbro writers be!}}
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===Live-action film series===
====IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====
[[Image:Defianceissue4-creation.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Look [[Prima|familiar]]?]]

According to what The Fallen told [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] as part of the latter's recruitment, The Fallen and his brothers were the first creations of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|AllSpark]]. The planet that would become [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was mostly barren, but as the All Spark gradually shaped Cybertron around them and gave The Fallen and his brothers power beyond measure, the AllSpark became depleted. They learned that the its power could be replenished by harvesting the energy of stars, but they were unable to locate new stars to suit their purposes, despite their amazing ability to travel between dimensions using triangular "[[sarcophagus|sarcophagi]]."{{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

The Fallen believed the AllSpark spoke only to him, telling him of a grander destiny than that of his brothers. He was its "chosen one." {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}} The AllSpark granted The Fallen a race of [[Transformer|workers]] that had a power of their own: They could change their forms! Some, called "[[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]]s," could even change into interstellar crafts that could locate stars for them. The [[Dynasty of Primes]], as the entities and their descendants were known, would then come and build a harvester which would destroy the star and send its power to the All Spark. The Dynasty tempered their search with the rule of sparing stars with inhabited worlds, but The Fallen believed that the Dynasty's compassion would ultimately doom the Cybertronians to inevitable extinction. As he sought a way to fix this problem, The Fallen came to think evil thoughts: what if there were no other Primes to share the All Spark with? What if its power was his alone? {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

[[Image:JetfireROTF-TalesoftheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|300px|I'm trustworthy!]]

The Fallen began to court some Transformers to his side. He selected a small number of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] drones to do his bidding in private, ultimately in service of subverting the Dynasty of Primes in favor of his own agenda. He called this group the Decepticons. [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], The Fallen's most trusted and capable Seeker, began to unwittingly harvest the stars of inhabited star systems; the two would scan a system together, but The Fallen would report that his search areas were devoid of life. This practice got The Fallen and Jetfire into trouble with the other Primes, and so The Fallen began to sow seeds of mistrust in Jetfire. He claimed the Primes' refusal to sacrifice life to save their own planet would be its downfall, and that an army must be readied in case the Primes betrayed them all. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-theyshallpay.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Yummy yummy I've got hate in my tummy!]]

The Fallen attempted to build a solar harvester on his own, powered by a counterfeit [[Matrix of Leadership]] he had constructed. However, it was unstable, and the resulting explosion infused The Fallen with power he had never known. He now burned with dark, unimaginable powers from within. The Fallen, feeling a darker sense of purpose that complemented his darker powers, traveled from world to world to world, killing scores of organisms and assimilating their technology, and leaving the dry husks of planets in his wake. He evolved, and during his ascension he planned for the eventual battle with his brothers. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}}

As Jetfire joined the Decepticons, The Fallen took them to a planet named Earth, and they built a [[solar harvester]] to claim the [[Sun]]. However, it, too, harbored life: the Fallen was building the harvester there to either bait his brothers into taking action (while he was prepared to kill them all) or to remain in limbo. Either way, he won! Jetfire finally turned against his master, just as the remaining Primes arrived, falling into the traitor's trap. The Fallen warped Jetfire and his other underlings away and faced his brothers alone. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 3}}

[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-notlikethis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Ever since he was a child, he was hated by triangles.]]

The battle between The Fallen and the other Primes was costly. They did not expect The Fallen to have so much power, and one by one they fell by his wretched hand. He had "expanded [his] consciousness - absorbed the mental mass of a hive intelligence seventy trillion strong, probed the neural functions of creatures that swim in unrefined thought..." Since last they met, he was "so much more" than they were. The Fallen was able to grab weapons from his stockpile through personal dimensional portals, and one by one he murdered his brothers until there was only one Prime left to oppose him. With one last desperate gamble, the final Prime fled, and he and The Fallen warped from location to location; The Fallen thought this Prime was merely stalling, but he was gravely mistaken. The final Prime had gathered up the bodies of his defeated brothers, and when at last he had collected them all and The Fallen was weak from overteleportation, he used their combined lifeforce to banish The Fallen forever. The Fallen was trapped through a sarcophagi to another dimension, where he crashed into a desolate landscape, swearing revenge. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 4}} Back on Earth, the harvester was covered by the [[Human|natives]] with a pyramid. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}

Knowledge of this was lost through the ages, and the Dynasty of Primes became little more than a myth. Eons later, a mysterious pylon was found buried on Cybertron by modern-day Transformers and delivered to Megatron's private quarters. Unbeknownst to them all, this was the sarcophagus of The Fallen, and upon activation, it healed the grievously-wounded Cybertronian military leader and established contact between him and its prisoner. Filled with a new resolve to destroy those who sought out the All Spark, Megatron's optics were tinted red by the encounter. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2}} In the aftermath of Megatron's ruthless battle against a band of aliens seeking the All Spark, The Fallen further counseled him to seize control of Cybertron to make way for The Fallen's return. He also told him that [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] sought the All Spark for himself, and Megatron immediately decided that Optimus and his followers deserved to be killed for this transgression. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 3}}

[[Image:Defiance4_Megatron_TheFallen.jpg|thumb|300px|left|All right, who changed the thermostat!?]]

But simply taking the planet would not be enough. The Fallen also ordered Megatron to build a [[Nemesis (Movie)|space cruiser]] to seek out the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], which he said was a prerequisite to his return. As the ship's construction came to an end, The Fallen told Megatron the story of his origin (recounted above) and his plans regarding the harvester on Earth. The Fallen ordered Megatron to put his sarcophagus on the ship and then stay behind to fight Optimus's forces and safeguard the All Spark. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and a majority of the Decepticon soldiers crewed the ship, which ended up crashing on some barren world under unknown circumstances.

Meanwhile on Cybertron, civil war raged between Optimus's Autobots and Megatron's Decepticons, a war which eventually led to the All Spark being launched into space. As Megatron alone pursued the hurtling cube, he picked up a distress signal from the ''Nemesis.'' He found the crashed ship and within it the still-intact sarcophagus. He once again spoke with The Fallen, who was furious that Megatron had taken this detour from his pursuit of the All Spark. He ordered him to resume the chase immediately, confident that it would guide itself to the harvester. Megatron obeyed, leaving the sarcophagus in the barren wreckage. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4}}
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====''I Can Read''====
[[Image:TheFallen-RiseoftheDecepticons.jpg|left|thumb|200px|I can has face?]]
[[Image:TheFallen-thrownintospace.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Maybe Prime doesn't want your stupid face!]]
The Fallen is the most powerful and evil of Decepticons, but he has been asleep for ages. But now he's woken up, and he has designs on Earth! Will he and Megatron be too powerful to defeat? {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons}}

The Fallen flies towards Earth. Since he feeds on energy, he is more powerful than even Megatron! He plans to absorb the energy of the Sun.

Thankfully, Optimus Prime and his Autobots are here to stop him. Ultimately, The Fallen is thrown through a portal leading into outer space. {{storylink|I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime}}
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====''Transformers: The Movie Universe''====
The original Transformers, all of them Primes, were united by a directive that safeguarded all life, and as such they refused to utilize the harvester on the inhabited Earth. One of their number, however, decided "I want Energon!" and slaughtered his brothers so he could harvest the Sun. He threw away his original name and became the Fallen. In the end, he slaughtered all of his brethren, but they were still able to imprison him in a pocket dimension and save the Earth. In the process, his appearance had changed to a terrifying, cage-like exostructure burning with chaotic energies from the universe's creation, forces that had purged him of all morality. Since his body was never meant to contain the unholy power flowing through it, he had to steadily vent that energy to ensure his own continued existence. This created the visual effect of a constant fiery nimbus.

While effectively harmless to the universe outside his prison, his powers remained vast: He could generate space bridges spontaneously, as well as focus his energies into discrete blasts that could unmake creation itself. Were he ever able to escape, he would be a supremely powerful danger. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|The Movie Universe}}

====Titan Magazines ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics====

The worst of the worst, he makes Devastator look like a puppy with a bad tummy! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|#3's Contents section}}

Legend has it that the first seven Transformers were created by [[Primus]], but the Fallen believes them to be creations of the All Spark. Their task was to harvest Energon for the All Spark without endangering alien life, but the Fallen cared nothing for the [[Human|puny meatsacks]] of Earth and tried to harvest the Sun! The other six Primes sacrificed themselves to hide the Creation Matrix, key to the All Spark, while the Fallen was imprisoned in a pocket dimension on one of Saturn's moons... until Megatron released him! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen Profile}}

[[Image:Titan1_FallenStarscream.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Behold my <strike>resting</strike> mighty hand!]]

The sinister figure of the Fallen made contact with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] soon after Megatron's death, using him to organise the Decepticon army and lay the groundwork for his return, his... revenge! He ordered Starscream and his forces to go to Cybertron and await further instruction, and promised that once the Matrix was found, [[Earth]] would ''burn''! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.1|Training Day}}

But then that fool Starscream allowed [[Skids (ROTF)|two]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Autobots]] to escape to Earth with vital intelligence! Luckily, the Fallen had agents there, and despatched [[Ransack (ROTF)|Ransack]] to deal with them. He angrily warned Starscream not to fail again, grrrr! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}}

The Autobots remained alive, but nobody would listen to their claims... especially not after the Fallen's agent [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] framed them for crimes they didn't commit! Once they were at their lowest ebb, Soundwave informed them that the Fallen ''embraced'' them! And they'd accept it and join his crew if they knew what was good for them... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}}

{{note|The following events occur in the Law and Disorder continuity.}}

The Fallen suffers from iron barnacles in the folds of his armour... and if YOU are an Autobot sympathiser, you will be forced to clean them out! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.7|#7's Law and Disorder}}
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====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Tony Todd]] (English), [[Banjō Ginga]] (Japanese), [[Bert Franzke]] (German)

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFwithPrimes.jpg|thumb|left|350px|''Ocupado!'']]
Nineteen thousand years ago, The Fallen accompanied [[Dynasty of Primes|his brother Primes]] to [[Earth]] in an attempt to harvest the [[Sun|star]] it orbited. Just as they had completed construction of the [[solar harvester]], however, The Fallen discovered [[Human|a primitive race of hunters]]. The Primes invoked their rule of the sanctity of life and refused to activate the harvester, but The Fallen despised the humans as simple insects and attempted to activate the Harvester. A great battle took place, but ultimately, The Fallen was defeated and the remaining Primes hid themselves and the [[Matrix of Leadership]], and The Fallen's harvester was concealed within a pyramid in [[Egypt]]. The Fallen dispatched the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]] to locate the Matrix, but they proved unable and he eventually abandoned them. The Fallen became known as the first [[Decepticon]], and he became the master of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], leader of the faction. He employed Megatron in the pursuit of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]], but after Megatron's defeat at [[Mission City]], the All Spark was reduced to a mere fragment.

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFNemesis.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Honey, I'm home!]]

Upon Megatron's revival he traveled to the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', where The Fallen stayed in a life-support chair while [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] oversaw the creation of a new army of Decepticons. Prostrating himself before the Fallen, Megatron said that he had failed his master and their race by allowing the All Spark to be destroyed. Amused by his disciple's misinformation, The Fallen revealed that the cube was merely a vessel, while the knowledge within the All Spark was instead placed within the mind of the human who had challenged Megatron, [[Sam Witwicky]]. With the knowledge within Sam's mind, they could find the solar harvester and the Matrix needed to activate it. Megatron asked permission to avenge himself and reclaim the All Spark, but The Fallen asked for patience, though he could understand his desire, as The Fallen himself hungered to return to the wretched planet where his brother Primes had betrayed him. The Fallen also explained that the only threat to him was the last surviving Prime, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]]. Since Optimus would protect Sam, The Fallen ordered Megatron to capture the boy and draw out the Prime.

Megatron's plan was partially successful: although the boy escaped, Optimus came to defend him and died in the process. The Fallen sensed his death and was very pleased, knowing that the time to strike was now. When the Decepticons traveled to the Earth's surface in [[transition form|re-entry mode]]s, The Fallen accompanied them, destroying an [[United States Navy#U.S.S. Theodore Roosevelt (CVN-71)|aircraft carrier]] as well as attacking several cities. As the aircraft carrier sank into the ocean, The Fallen quietly intoned that revenge was finally his. The Fallen tapped into Earth's communication network, and announced the presence of the Transformers on Earth on worldwide television, demanding the "human hive" hand over Sam.

[[Image:ROTF Fallen headchop.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Can't. Take. Our. Sun. Unless you got buns, hon! And, oh man, he don't.]]
Unfortunately, Sam was in Egypt hunting for the [[Matrix of Leadership]] after being told it might be able to revive Optimus. He succeeded, but moments after Prime's resurrection, The Fallen appeared amongst the assorted NEST troops, pinning Optimus and stealing the Matrix. He then teleported to the now uncovered harvester, and as he inserted the Matrix into the machine, declared that his brothers had failed as he now claimed the Sun. While it charged, the humans attempted to destroy the harvester with their heavy weapons. Unimpressed with their display, The Fallen demonstrated his considerable power by destroying the attacking military forces with telekinesis, then raised a blockade of debris to prevent an air strike, but a super-powered Optimus Prime, now fused with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], destroyed the harvester, knocking The Fallen to the ground below.

[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFfacegotten.jpg|300px|thumb|right|"Bali mangti kali ma, mukti degi kali ma, kali ma, kali ma, KALI MA!"]]

Facing the last Prime, The Fallen commanded Optimus to join his brothers in death, but it quickly became apparent that Optimus was strong enough to face The Fallen. Megatron came to the aid of his master, but was quickly dispatched. Although The Fallen managed to rip off one of Prime's thrusters and strike him with it, Optimus soon impaled The Fallen with his own spear, then demanded his face, tearing it off. As The Fallen tried to flee, Optimus Prime punched through his abdomen, crushing his spark core and killing The Fallen, as a wounded Megatron watched in horror. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|The [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]], based on early drafts of the script, provide more backstory for The Fallen, such as his hunt for the descendants of his brother Primes, and his promise to Megatron that he would make him a Prime—something Optimus exposes as a lie during their final battle, as one can only be born a Prime, leading Megatron to abandon his teacher. Additionally, the film dropped the idea of The Fallen being trapped in a sarcophagus, making it appear he had rested on the ''Nemesis'' since Megatron became leader of the Decepticons. While in the novelization it could be interpreted as him being somewhere else and just communicating via an interdimensional window, in the IDW continuity it appears simply the act of finding the harvester frees him from his prison when he finally appears in Egypt.}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[James Arnold Taylor]]

====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Decepticon campaign=====

With Optimus Prime seemingly defeated, The Fallen and the Decepticons journeyed to Egypt, where he uncovered the solar harvester from inside the Great Pyramid of Giza and commenced his plans to destroy the Sun. However, the last of the Primes had survived his battle with Megatron and now revealed to the enraged Decepticon leader that The Fallen had betrayed him. The Fallen's promise to Megatron that he would make his student a Prime would never be fulfilled, as Primes were born, not made. Megatron demanded what he had been promised, but the Fallen, disgusted with the creature that he no longer needed, attacked. Righteous indignation fueled Megatron through this battle, and ultimately, he ended The Fallen's mastery over the Decepticons by impaling him through his head and letting the corpse fall into the depths of the solar harvester. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

=====Autobot campaign=====

Optimus Prime had survived his battle with Megatron and merged with the parts of Jetfire, and now this new, powered-up form faced the might of The Fallen at the Great Pyramid. Optimus's ancestor mocked this young upstart who dared to face his elder, telekinetically throwing debris at the Autobot, summoning great bursts of energy from the ground, and unleashing an army of Decepticon drones. However, Optimus Prime's new armour more than enabled him to survive this onslaught, and as he rained energy slugs into The Fallen, the ancient Cybertronian called out to Megatron for help, but to no avail, for his student had since learned of The Fallen's treachery. Optimus ended The Fallen's reign of terror by impaling him through his head and letting the corpse fall into the depths of the solar harvester. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}

==Toys==
===Titanium Series===
[[Image:Thefallentitanium.JPG|right|thumb|300px|Hey, Stegmutt! Mister The Fallen is ON FIRE!]]
*'''Fallen''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
: Instead of being based on his comic appearance, the Fallen toy is loosely based on [[Don Figueroa]]'s design for pre-[[Earth]] [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as seen in ''[[Infiltration]]'' and ''[[Stormbringer (comics)|Stormbringer]]'', though obviously with The Fallen's head and deco. He transforms into a Cybertronic tank. Sadly his tank form doesn't hold together well, nor does he have actual hands, just blocks with holes in them. His side-mounted cannons can peg into his forearms in robot mode, or be held in his fists. He wears a faction symbol of his own effigy. So far, The Fallen is, by a fraction of an inch, the tallest (and the bulkiest) of the 6" Titanium Series figures.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Unicron/TheFallen/thefallen.htm More information on The Fallen at TFU.info]''

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenLegends.jpg|right|thumb|300px|''*high-pitched helium voice*'' "I am the Faaallllleeeen!"]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Legends, 2009)
:Part of wave 3 of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Legends Class toys, The Fallen transforms from robot mode to a Cybertronian Destroyer.

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[[Image:ROTF_Legends_TheFallen_Lawson.jpg|thumb|300px|What, how dare they make me so small?! I was worshipped as a ''GOD!'']]
*'''Soundwave / EZ Collection The Fallen''' (2009)
:Available exclusively at the Lawson's convenience store in Japan (and the only way to obtain this figure in via TakaraTomy), this version of Legends class The Fallen has more paint applications than the Hasbro release. The Deluxe-class Preview Soundwave it comes with is unchanged from the regular release.

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====Voyager Class====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenVoyager.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Smokin'!]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Voyager, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-10'''

:Part of wave two of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Voyager Class figures, The Fallen transforms from a robot into a "Cybertronian Destroyer" mode. The robot mode features several "slide-out energy absorption panels" on his head and arms which can either be deployed or hidden. In addition to that [[Mech Alive]] feature, his feet are spring-actioned so that when the toy is not standing on a surface (in other words, in jet mode), the toes ball up together. Setting the robot back down on a flat surface will splay the toes open again.

:There are rubbery connectors that attach his arms to his torso that increase accuracy to his visual portrayal in the live-action film, but this restricts his arm movement severely.

:There are at least two features to the toy not addressed on his instructions: first, the panels over the robot's forearms, which can be moved forward to cover the hands in vehicle mode; secondly, curved spikes which are normally in line with the upper legs can be rotated to point forward.

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenVoyagerorange.jpg|right|thumb|300px|CAUTION: HOT]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Voyager, 2009)

: A Target-[[exclusive]] redeco of The Fallen in black and orange (with translucent red) was released just before Thanksgiving weekend 2009 along with two other Target-exclusive Transformers sets. The fire-like deco likely homages The Fallen's beginnings as a creature perpetually aflame. He was packaged in a clear hexagonal package in robot mode, and his original Voyager Class packaging bio was used again, unaltered.

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[[Image:ROTFtoy-GatheringattheNemesis.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Hi, I'm the same!]]
*'''Gathering at Nemesis''' (Toys "R" Us-exclusive box set, 2009)
: This version of The Fallen comes with a silver Voyager Class Megatron from the first movie toyline and a ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Soundwave [[redeco]]ed in predominantly blue as an homage to the [[Soundwave (G1)|original Soundwave]]. The Fallen has no color differences compared to the original release.
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====Robot Replicas====
[[Image:ROTFtoy-TheFallenRobotReplica.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Yes! We come from France!]]
*'''The Fallen''' (Robot Replica, 2009)
:This nonconvertible figurine of The Fallen boasts several points of articulation, a faithful replication of the robot mode, and little else. Like the Voyager Class toy, the forearms can be attached to the struts leading from his torso (here via a tiny balljoint), severely restricting his arm poseability, but increasing accuracy to his film design.
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==Merchandise==
===7-11 Slurpee tie-in merchandise===
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-TheFallenstraw.jpg|right|thumb|150px|''Great'' Transformers tie-in merchandise or the ''greatest'' Transformers tie-in merchandise?]]
*'''The Fallen'''
: The Fallen will help you uncreate your Slurpee with this Slurpee straw topper figurine! Comes attached to a straw in a baggie and is available at your local 7-11 while supplies last!
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===Burger King===
[[Image:ROTFmerchandise-BurgerKingTheFallen.jpg|right|thumb|200px|Flame grilled to perfection]]
*'''The Fallen Flip-Out''' (2009)
:An embossed [[Giant Decepticon insignia|plastic Decepticon insignia]], which flips up into a flat representation of The Fallen with some shoulder articulation. The Fallen, naturally, has flames behind him.
::*''[http://www.toynewsi.com/news.php?catid=242&itemid=14653 More information on The Fallen at Toy News International]''
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===Robot Heroes===
[[Image:Robotheroesmegatronfallenprimejetfireironhide.jpg|300px|thumb|right|Whoa, who ordered the extra-large The Fallen?]]
*'''Battle for the Fallen''' (box set, 2009)
:This ''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' box set of figures comes with The Fallen, Megatron (tank mode), Optimus Prime and [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] combined, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (truck mode). He is twice as large as a regular ''Robot Heroes'' figure, and has simple swivel joints in his arms and face.
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==Notes==
*Voice actor [[James Arnold Taylor]] was originally cast as The Fallen in the film version of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' (which led to him getting the same role in ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen: The Game]]''), but was replaced by [[Tony Todd]] in the final edit of the film, [http://jamesarnoldtaylor.com/blog/2009/06/transformers-voices_24.html to his disappointment.]
[[Image:Fallenpatlee.jpg|right|thumb|150px|I'm The Fallen, and I can't get up!]]
*The Fallen design was created by [[Pat Lee]], his first (and only) original Transformers character. ([[Simon Furman]] created the concept, see next item.) The early design concept not only lacked The Fallen's characteristic mouthplate, but differed incredibly from the final product. Envisioned as a medieval, ancient-looking Transformer, he glowed like a furnace, though he was not depicted as being perpetually on fire until [[Andrew Wildman]] penciled his appearances in ''[[The Dark Ages]]'' and the colorists caught on.
*The Fallen was also used to recycle some of Simon Furman's unused [[Last Autobot]] plans.[http://www.physics.ohio-state.edu/~sstoneb/tf/tidbits/otfcc2004.txt]
*When questioned about him constantly being aflame, ''War Within'' writer Simon Furman stated that The Fallen is always on fire "because it looks cool."
[[Image:Thefallentank.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The Judasmobile.]]
*The Fallen's Dreamwave comics [[alternate mode]], a tank, though designed, was never used in-fiction. Similarly, The Fallen is said to have ''no'' alternate mode in IDW comics, and he does not actually transform in the film.
*Very little of The Fallen's backstory was given in his first fictional appearances, leaving much of ''The Dark Ages'' somewhat confusing on its own. Helpful inserts from the ''[[More Than Meets The Eye (G1)|More Than Meets The Eye]]'' profile books and DK's ''[[Transformers: The Ultimate Guide]]'', published around the same time, spelled out more. Eventually, the packaging profile printed on his Titanium figure gave the rest. Oh, and then years later, he was the titular villain of a summer blockbuster film.
* The proper treatment of his name, with its capital-T "The", is established both in the comics and the ''Ultimate Guide''. The one dissenting source is his on-package [[bio]], which simply calls him "'''Fallen'''" (as in, "'''Fallen''' forgot his real name long ago"). The reason for this awkward treatment is unknown, though the usual culprits behind toy-name oddities (guess) [[trademark]] issues.
* The Fallen can speak Spanish. <ref>Fanclub-exclusive Mini Mayhem strip, March 19, 2007</ref>
*During San Diego Comic-Con 2008, in an interview on July 25th, [[Simon Furman]] claimed that ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'' would feature a character called the Fallen, which was a character they created for Dreamwave's ''The War Within: The Dark Ages''.<ref>[http://www.comicbookresources.com/?page=article&id=17412 Simon Furman confirms The Fallen is a character in an interview with Comic Book Resources (Fallen details removed)]</ref> Three days later, [[IDW Publishing]] writer [[Chris Mowry]] corroborated the claim in an interview with MTV Splash Page, calling "The Fallen" the main villain of the film.<ref>[http://splashpage.mtv.com/2008/07/28/exclusive-transformers-2-prequel-comic-gives-inside-scoop-on-2009-movie/ MTV Splash Page interviews Chris Mowry (Fallen details removed)]</ref> Less than a week after this, however, [[Michael Bay]] reiterated that everything leaked thus far is part of their misinformation campaign and that only a handful of people involved with the production of ''Revenge'' have seen the script, contradicting IDW's interviews where their representatives confirm that they have the script.<ref>[http://www.shootfortheedit.com/forum/showpost.php?p=44729&postcount=2 A post made by Michael Bay on his forum]</ref> Curiously, on August 5th 2008, after a fan posted on Michael Bay's forum pointing out the contradiction, all references to The Fallen were removed from the aforementioned interviews, as well as any references to IDW Publishing having the script.
*In Titan ''Transformers Comic'' [[Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2]], the newly-ascendant [[President of the United States]] is named [[Theodore Allen|'''The'''odore '''F. Allen''']]. There wasn't any significance to the name, however.
[[Image:TheFallen-ROTFstaff.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Give him the stick! Don't give him the stick!]]
*No toy or merchandise item includes the staff that was The Fallen's primary weapon in the film.
*[[Paul Ozzimo]] and [[Josh Nizzi]] designed Earth modes for The Fallen to take on in ''Revenge of the Fallen'', but like many of the Decepticons he does not assume one in the finished film. Ozzimo clarified on his website he was to turn into a [[Wikipedia:Aurora (aircraft)|Aurora]] stealth bomber, the alleged modern replacement for the [[Jetfire (ROTF)|SR-71 Blackbird]].
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Talk:Tongue

2009-12-29T23:45:39Z

LesterX:

I've seen the term "glossa" used to describe Transformers' tongues in fanfiction. Should this be mentioned in the article, even just as a note? --[[User:Nightshade83|Nightshade83]] 03:25, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
:"Glossa" is just Greek for "tongue." Hence, "glossolalia."--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 03:35, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
::While we do mention well-known fan terms used in conversation, we don't usually mention terms used in fan-fiction to my knowledge. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 03:40, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
::: So "glossa" is out. Okay, that's what the talk page is for; answering these kinds of questions. --[[User:Nightshade83|Nightshade83]] 03:48, 25 February 2008 (UTC)
Should I add a connection to Starscream Heckles Megatron? Best use of tongues in Transformers ''ever.'' [[User:ZeldaTheSwordsman|ZeldaTheSwordsman]] 12:28, 14 September 2009 (EDT)
::Yes, do!--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 18:45, 29 December 2009 (EST)

Devastator (ROTF)

2009-12-29T23:42:25Z

LesterX: /* Notes */

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:''Devastator is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROTF_Devastator_promo.jpg|thumb|400px|[[City of Steel|King Kong]] ain't got nothin' on me!]]

Whether he's formed from six, seven, or nine [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s, '''Devastator''' is a giant among giants. He is in fact so huge that his body simply cannot support itself when carrying his weight upright, forcing him to lumber on all fours.

Devastator is a tormented being, his very formation wracking his component Constructicons with pain and stressing them to the breaking point both physically and mentally. The imperfect fusion process produces a mind that's very much less than the sum of its parts; rage and pain are all he knows, pushing aside whatever intelligence he might possess. Devastator relies on almost pure instinct in battle.

Devastator is named after [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron's]] unwithstandable and terrifyingly destructive [[Devastator Winds]], due to his intimidating strength. Devastator can also create powerful gravity wells by generating an artificial [[black hole]] with his [[Vortex Grinder]], located in his mouth.<ref>Devastator's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bio] at Hasbro.com</ref> Nearby objects are drawn into his gaping mouth to be crushed.

Devastator is made up of:
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]
*[[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]]
;Sometimes omitted
*[[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]]
*[[Unknown Constructicon dump truck|Yellow dump truck]]
*[[Unknown Constructicon shovel|Second bulldozer]]

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===

Devastator (the Devastator? ''A'' Devastator?) was involved in a battle with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sidewipe]], thousands of years ago. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
:Voice actor: [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Yasuyoshi Hara]] (Japanese)
[[Image:Devastator-ROTFvsLeoSpitz.jpg|thumb|left|300px|He's like a giant puppy! Who wants to eat you.]]

Upon arrival in [[Egypt]], the Constructicons that made up Devastator combined and attacked [[Leo Spitz]], [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. It rampaged through the construction facility, sucking up anything not anchored down, such as sand, cars, and Mudflap. Despite the powerful vacuum, Mudflap held out for a while before being sucked further in. Seeking vengeance, Skids clambered up Devastator for revenge. However, Mudflap had survived, and he blasted a hole through the giant Decepticon's head to climb out before further attacking the combiner and slowing it down.

[[Image:ROTF Devastator death.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Hi ho, hi ho-HOLY SLAG!]]

[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] yelled Devastator's name from atop the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] to end the twins' distraction. Devastator clambered out the construction pit and grappled his way to the peak of the pyramid, where he used his turbine breath to suck up the stones that hid the [[solar harvester]] inside. By this point, Simmons had made his way to the pyramid, and he radioed a nearby navy ship to fire its experimental [[rail gun]], which had been developed based on studies of Megatron during his captivity at [[Hoover Dam]]. The gun's blast hit Devastator, blasting off an arm and making him lose his balance, causing him to shatter into many pieces as his body tumbled down the pyramid. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)
====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Autobot campaign=====
[[Image:ROTFgame_360PS3PC_Devastatorbattle.jpg|thumb|300px|Don't think about how out of scale the limbs are...and lets sink in the awesomeness of this picture.]]

After the Autobots defeated Megatron and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], the Decepticons' ultimate weapon, Devastator, was unleashed upon [[Cairo]]. [[William Lennox|Major Lennox]]'s [[NEST]] forces as well as the local military were unable to hold back the titanic Decepticon, and were relegated to a supporting role once the Autobots arrived in the city. However, NEST helicopters provided invaluable assistance by laser-painting critical weapons subsystems for the Autobots to attack, such as his back-mounted missile launchers, his hip-mounted cannons and his arm-mounted guns, before they could attack his head-mounted armored node. Once the node was breached, Devastator collapsed in the streets of Cairo. {{Storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}
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==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Devastator ezcollectiondx.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The one you will actually buy.]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Legends, 2009)

:Like the on-screen combiner, but unlike the Supreme class Devastator toy, the Legends class Devastator comprises seven Constructicons, including the elusive [[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]], each with individual robot modes. Because of this, he is a lot more complex than the Supreme class toy, with a more "layered" look his movie counterpart had. Devastator is (roughly) Deluxe sized wile standing up. The only real drawback he has is that he almost has no articulation. But hey, you can't have everything, right?

:In [[Hasbro]]'s markets, Devastator will be available as a store-[[exclusive]] set, while in [[Japan]] the Constructicon team members are available individually. Unlike the usual EZ collection toys, the Constructicons are not blind packed but packed in much the same way as Hasbro Legends class releases.

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[[Image:Image-ROTF Devastator ezcollectiondxG1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Bet yer ''green'' with envy.]]

*'''EZ Collection Devastator - G1 Colors Version''' (Legends, 2010)
:Takara will reissue the seven Legend class Constructicons in G1 inspired green and purple color schemes. Quick! Cancel those Hasbro orders you made!

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====Combiner Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Devastator combiner toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Actually movie accurate... [[Overload (ROTF)|NOT.]]]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-16'''

:Devastator is formed from the combination of six transforming construction vehicle toys that do not have individual robot modes. Unlike [[Duocon|prior]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|cases]] of this format, Devastator's vehicles represent separate Transformers, and [[Rampage (ROTF)|some]] [[Long Haul (ROTF)|of]] [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|them]] have other non-combiner toys that ''do'' have robot modes.

:Despite the figure's complex appearance, the limbs' transformations into combined mode are rather simple. Fortunately, this makes him a lot easier to muck with than some of the other larger-scale ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toys. This is good, because Devastator is ENORMOUS. His smallest limbs (his legs) are the size of Deluxe-class toys, and his largest components are bigger than Leader-class toys.

[[Image:ROTF_Supreme_Devastator_japanese.jpg|thumb|left|150px|You've got red on you.]]

:The toy's electronics are all in the Mixmaster component. Pressing the button makes Devastator's mouth open and activates voice clips and engine sounds, as well as green lights in his mouth and eyes. However, the button trigger is so sensitive that he ''never shuts up''. In Devastator mode, his mouth can be locked into the open position by clicking his lower jaw sections into the large tank treads that form his shoulders. His mouth is enormous, and it lights up all pretty and green. He can easily swallow any Legends-class toy and spit it out the other side by opening up the back of his head.

:The Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] release of this figure has extra paint applications on Devastator's face, for a better resemblance to the final CG model.
{{-}}

====Mega Power Bots====
[[Image:ROTF MegaPowerBots Devastator.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not a Power Rangers Megazord.]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (2009)

: [[Mega Power Bots]] Devastator is a simple toy for younger children, featuring plenty of playing sounds and flashing lights. His limbs have limited swivel articulation and do not detach into separate vehicles. He has a distinctly more humanoid stature than normal.

: Unlike regular [[Power Bots]], and unlike other portrayals of the character in general, Devastator features a transformation! It consists of putting his arms up and laying him flat on his stomach, which lets him roll around using the wheels on his limbs.

: Pressing down the Decepticon shield on his crotch (!) spins the vortex in his chest, lights up his eyes and makes him utter one of many Welker-recorded phrases, including [[Transformers: The Movie|"Prepare for extermination!"]], "Crush Autobots!" and "I am Devastator!" Pressing on the crane of his excavator arm makes a cannon blast sound effect, while pressing the cab of his loader arm turns the scoop into claws.
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Burger King====
[[Image:ROTFMerchandise-BurgerKingDevastator.jpg|right|200px|thumb|What? No wrecking ball testicles? LAME. ]]
*'''Constructin' Devastator''' (2009)
:Burger King Devastator consists of five parts — a head and body, and simplified versions of the vehicle modes for Long Haul, Scrapper, Rampage and Hightower, which connect to the torso on [[ball joint]]s. The generic connectors mean that they can be attached in any configuration, however the intended layout is marked with letters from A to D. The ball joints are loose enough to allow limited articulation.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/BKDevastator/devastator.htm More information on Devastator at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

====RPMs - Robot Powered Machines====
=====Track Set=====
[[Image:ROTF RPM Devastator Showdown Playset.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Devastator transforms into a snake.]]
*'''Devastator Showdown''' (2009)
**'''Includes:''' [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] [[Mini-Vehicle]].

:The Devastator Showdown track set is a [[retool]] of the ''Indiana Jones'' race track. This playset is compatible with the other Hot Wheels-like miniature cars. It fires the car on a track to an area that (when a car goes over it) releases a "wrecking ball" and the Devastator head lights up and makes sounds. The wrecking ball will follow the car down the track until the tracks stop.

:Yes, that means he fires his testicles at you.

{{-}}

====Robot Heroes====
*'''Desert Devastation''' (Multi-pack, 2009)

[[Image:rotf_desertdevastation_rh.jpg|right|thumb|300px|D'awwwvstator.]]

:"Desert Devastation" Devastator is a super-sized ''[[Robot Heroes]]'' figure, at least twice as big as other toys in the line. He is only available in a multi-pack with [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their vehicle modes and [[William Lennox]].

{{Comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==

{{quote|[[Steven Spielberg|Spielberg]] saw [Devastator] and said, 'This is (expletive) awesome!' It's always nice when you can make him swear.|[[Michael Bay]]|"[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-04-01-transformers-first-look_N.htm First look: Robo-brawlers big, small in new 'Transformers']" in ''USA Today'' ([[April 3]], [[2009]])}}

[[Image:ROTF Devastator and components concept art.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Six?! What happened to seven?!" "Just kidding."]]
* In the film, none of Devastator's components are shown as individual Transformers. This might vaguely justify why the components of his Supreme class toy lack individual robot modes.

* Devastator's final CGI head differed from that used for his promotional images, including more red parts, more pronounced horns, and a trio of throat gears lit like a furnace, instead of a single, complex vortex machine that is lit green like his eyes.

* In the film there is an ''eighth and ninth'' vehicle that forms Devastator! A [[Unknown Constructicon shovel|yellow bulldozer]] is seen unfolding and is then scooped up by Devastator's left arm that has been formed by Hightower. Another [[Unknown Constructicon dump truck|yellow dump truck]] lines up next to Rampage and helps him form the leg. This means two things: it explains why Devastator's left arm has scoops on it while Hightower's vehicle mode has no such equipment, and also that none of the Devastator toys are movie-accurate.
** Hasbro's [[Hasbro_Q%26A/December_2009:_Answers|''official'' line]] is that there are seven Constructicons that form Devastataor.

* Devastator is made up of 52,632 geometric pieces and 11,716,127 polygons. The total length of all the pieces is 13.84 miles. <ref>Robertson, Barbara (2009). Weighty Matters. Computer Graphics World, 32(7), 20-29</ref>

* Devastator is made up of 6467 total textures, taking up 32 gigabytes of computer space. <ref>Robertson, Barbara (2009). Weighty Matters. Computer Graphics World, 32(7), 20-29</ref>

* When Devastator punches the pyramid, its hand is traveling at 390 miles per hour. <ref>Robertson, Barbara (2009). Weighty Matters. Computer Graphics World, 32(7), 20-29</ref>

[[Image:Devastator-ROTFenemyscrotum.jpg|right|thumb|250px|NSFW]]
* Devastator's got [[Humanization#Questionable body parts|brass balls]]. Exactly ''how'' is pretty questionable; even the crane Hightower would only have one wrecking ball as a counterweight. When Hasbro was asked if there ever will be a Devastator toy with wrecking balls, they replied straight out "no".

:* The Devastator Showdown track set does, however, feature one wrecking ball that chases cars down the track. Hmmm.

* According to [[Shawn Kelly]], the [[ILM]] lead animator for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Devastator caused a computer to spontaneously catch fire and its insides to melt. <ref>Nickelodeon Magazine, issue 153, published June 2009</ref> One assumes he was exaggerating for the purposes of publicity, as it is improbable for modern computers to actually catch fire under operations for which it was designed for, such as rendering an extremely complex model.

*Interestingly, despite the supreme class toy being formed from vehicles similar to his [[Devastator (G1)|''Generation 1'' counterpart]] (dump truck, bulldozer, front end loader, crane, excavator, mixing truck), none of them form the same component in either version.

*In [[Transformers Generations 2009]], volume 3, a very early Devastator mock-up is pictured that places more emphasis on height than width (being rather creepily lanky) and includes among other things, a [[Blackout (Movie)|Sikorsky]] helicopter as a component. It was [[kitbash]]ed together from various figures from other lines, including some from Spawn and Kamen Rider.

* Massive Black's concept art is totally different from the film version: a red mining truck forms the torso, an excavator and timber harvester form the arms, and the legs are formed by a military plow and bulldozer. The resulting robot is human in posture.<ref>[http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2483869&postcount=2179 Massive Black post of their ROTF concept art]</ref>

*Devastator has a [[tongue]], which is cool and disturbing-looking at the same time.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Constructicons]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]

Devastator (ROTF)

2009-12-29T23:41:51Z

LesterX: /* Notes */

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:''Devastator is a [[Decepticon]] [[Combiner]] from the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen franchise]] in the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ROTF_Devastator_promo.jpg|thumb|400px|[[City of Steel|King Kong]] ain't got nothin' on me!]]

Whether he's formed from six, seven, or nine [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s, '''Devastator''' is a giant among giants. He is in fact so huge that his body simply cannot support itself when carrying his weight upright, forcing him to lumber on all fours.

Devastator is a tormented being, his very formation wracking his component Constructicons with pain and stressing them to the breaking point both physically and mentally. The imperfect fusion process produces a mind that's very much less than the sum of its parts; rage and pain are all he knows, pushing aside whatever intelligence he might possess. Devastator relies on almost pure instinct in battle.

Devastator is named after [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron's]] unwithstandable and terrifyingly destructive [[Devastator Winds]], due to his intimidating strength. Devastator can also create powerful gravity wells by generating an artificial [[black hole]] with his [[Vortex Grinder]], located in his mouth.<ref>Devastator's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bio] at Hasbro.com</ref> Nearby objects are drawn into his gaping mouth to be crushed.

Devastator is made up of:
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]]
*[[Hightower (ROTF)|Hightower]]
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]]
*[[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]]
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]]
;Sometimes omitted
*[[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]]
*[[Unknown Constructicon dump truck|Yellow dump truck]]
*[[Unknown Constructicon shovel|Second bulldozer]]

==Fiction==
===IDW ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comics===

Devastator (the Devastator? ''A'' Devastator?) was involved in a battle with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sidewipe]], thousands of years ago. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2}}

===''Revenge of the Fallen'' movie===
:Voice actor: [[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Yasuyoshi Hara]] (Japanese)
[[Image:Devastator-ROTFvsLeoSpitz.jpg|thumb|left|300px|He's like a giant puppy! Who wants to eat you.]]

Upon arrival in [[Egypt]], the Constructicons that made up Devastator combined and attacked [[Leo Spitz]], [[Seymour Simmons]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]], and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]]. It rampaged through the construction facility, sucking up anything not anchored down, such as sand, cars, and Mudflap. Despite the powerful vacuum, Mudflap held out for a while before being sucked further in. Seeking vengeance, Skids clambered up Devastator for revenge. However, Mudflap had survived, and he blasted a hole through the giant Decepticon's head to climb out before further attacking the combiner and slowing it down.

[[Image:ROTF Devastator death.jpg|thumb|right|275px|Hi ho, hi ho-HOLY SLAG!]]

[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] yelled Devastator's name from atop the [[Great Pyramid of Giza]] to end the twins' distraction. Devastator clambered out the construction pit and grappled his way to the peak of the pyramid, where he used his turbine breath to suck up the stones that hid the [[solar harvester]] inside. By this point, Simmons had made his way to the pyramid, and he radioed a nearby navy ship to fire its experimental [[rail gun]], which had been developed based on studies of Megatron during his captivity at [[Hoover Dam]]. The gun's blast hit Devastator, blasting off an arm and making him lose his balance, causing him to shatter into many pieces as his body tumbled down the pyramid. {{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Fred Tatasciore]] (English)
====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====
=====Autobot campaign=====
[[Image:ROTFgame_360PS3PC_Devastatorbattle.jpg|thumb|300px|Don't think about how out of scale the limbs are...and lets sink in the awesomeness of this picture.]]

After the Autobots defeated Megatron and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], the Decepticons' ultimate weapon, Devastator, was unleashed upon [[Cairo]]. [[William Lennox|Major Lennox]]'s [[NEST]] forces as well as the local military were unable to hold back the titanic Decepticon, and were relegated to a supporting role once the Autobots arrived in the city. However, NEST helicopters provided invaluable assistance by laser-painting critical weapons subsystems for the Autobots to attack, such as his back-mounted missile launchers, his hip-mounted cannons and his arm-mounted guns, before they could attack his head-mounted armored node. Once the node was breached, Devastator collapsed in the streets of Cairo. {{Storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Legends Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Devastator ezcollectiondx.jpg|right|300px|thumb|The one you will actually buy.]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (Legends, 2009)

:Like the on-screen combiner, but unlike the Supreme class Devastator toy, the Legends class Devastator comprises seven Constructicons, including the elusive [[Overload (ROTF)|Overload]], each with individual robot modes. Because of this, he is a lot more complex than the Supreme class toy, with a more "layered" look his movie counterpart had. Devastator is (roughly) Deluxe sized wile standing up. The only real drawback he has is that he almost has no articulation. But hey, you can't have everything, right?

:In [[Hasbro]]'s markets, Devastator will be available as a store-[[exclusive]] set, while in [[Japan]] the Constructicon team members are available individually. Unlike the usual EZ collection toys, the Constructicons are not blind packed but packed in much the same way as Hasbro Legends class releases.

{{-}}
[[Image:Image-ROTF Devastator ezcollectiondxG1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Bet yer ''green'' with envy.]]

*'''EZ Collection Devastator - G1 Colors Version''' (Legends, 2010)
:Takara will reissue the seven Legend class Constructicons in G1 inspired green and purple color schemes. Quick! Cancel those Hasbro orders you made!

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}

====Combiner Class toys====
[[Image:ROTF Devastator combiner toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Actually movie accurate... [[Overload (ROTF)|NOT.]]]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''RD-16'''

:Devastator is formed from the combination of six transforming construction vehicle toys that do not have individual robot modes. Unlike [[Duocon|prior]] [[Optimus Prime (Armada)/toys#Energon|cases]] of this format, Devastator's vehicles represent separate Transformers, and [[Rampage (ROTF)|some]] [[Long Haul (ROTF)|of]] [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|them]] have other non-combiner toys that ''do'' have robot modes.

:Despite the figure's complex appearance, the limbs' transformations into combined mode are rather simple. Fortunately, this makes him a lot easier to muck with than some of the other larger-scale ''Revenge of the Fallen'' toys. This is good, because Devastator is ENORMOUS. His smallest limbs (his legs) are the size of Deluxe-class toys, and his largest components are bigger than Leader-class toys.

[[Image:ROTF_Supreme_Devastator_japanese.jpg|thumb|left|150px|You've got red on you.]]

:The toy's electronics are all in the Mixmaster component. Pressing the button makes Devastator's mouth open and activates voice clips and engine sounds, as well as green lights in his mouth and eyes. However, the button trigger is so sensitive that he ''never shuts up''. In Devastator mode, his mouth can be locked into the open position by clicking his lower jaw sections into the large tank treads that form his shoulders. His mouth is enormous, and it lights up all pretty and green. He can easily swallow any Legends-class toy and spit it out the other side by opening up the back of his head.

:The Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] release of this figure has extra paint applications on Devastator's face, for a better resemblance to the final CG model.
{{-}}

====Mega Power Bots====
[[Image:ROTF MegaPowerBots Devastator.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Not a Power Rangers Megazord.]]
*'''Constructicon Devastator''' (2009)

: [[Mega Power Bots]] Devastator is a simple toy for younger children, featuring plenty of playing sounds and flashing lights. His limbs have limited swivel articulation and do not detach into separate vehicles. He has a distinctly more humanoid stature than normal.

: Unlike regular [[Power Bots]], and unlike other portrayals of the character in general, Devastator features a transformation! It consists of putting his arms up and laying him flat on his stomach, which lets him roll around using the wheels on his limbs.

: Pressing down the Decepticon shield on his crotch (!) spins the vortex in his chest, lights up his eyes and makes him utter one of many Welker-recorded phrases, including [[Transformers: The Movie|"Prepare for extermination!"]], "Crush Autobots!" and "I am Devastator!" Pressing on the crane of his excavator arm makes a cannon blast sound effect, while pressing the cab of his loader arm turns the scoop into claws.
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
====Burger King====
[[Image:ROTFMerchandise-BurgerKingDevastator.jpg|right|200px|thumb|What? No wrecking ball testicles? LAME. ]]
*'''Constructin' Devastator''' (2009)
:Burger King Devastator consists of five parts — a head and body, and simplified versions of the vehicle modes for Long Haul, Scrapper, Rampage and Hightower, which connect to the torso on [[ball joint]]s. The generic connectors mean that they can be attached in any configuration, however the intended layout is marked with letters from A to D. The ball joints are loose enough to allow limited articulation.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/BKDevastator/devastator.htm More information on Devastator at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

====RPMs - Robot Powered Machines====
=====Track Set=====
[[Image:ROTF RPM Devastator Showdown Playset.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Devastator transforms into a snake.]]
*'''Devastator Showdown''' (2009)
**'''Includes:''' [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] [[Mini-Vehicle]].

:The Devastator Showdown track set is a [[retool]] of the ''Indiana Jones'' race track. This playset is compatible with the other Hot Wheels-like miniature cars. It fires the car on a track to an area that (when a car goes over it) releases a "wrecking ball" and the Devastator head lights up and makes sounds. The wrecking ball will follow the car down the track until the tracks stop.

:Yes, that means he fires his testicles at you.

{{-}}

====Robot Heroes====
*'''Desert Devastation''' (Multi-pack, 2009)

[[Image:rotf_desertdevastation_rh.jpg|right|thumb|300px|D'awwwvstator.]]

:"Desert Devastation" Devastator is a super-sized ''[[Robot Heroes]]'' figure, at least twice as big as other toys in the line. He is only available in a multi-pack with [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] in their vehicle modes and [[William Lennox]].

{{Comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==

{{quote|[[Steven Spielberg|Spielberg]] saw [Devastator] and said, 'This is (expletive) awesome!' It's always nice when you can make him swear.|[[Michael Bay]]|"[http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2009-04-01-transformers-first-look_N.htm First look: Robo-brawlers big, small in new 'Transformers']" in ''USA Today'' ([[April 3]], [[2009]])}}

[[Image:ROTF Devastator and components concept art.jpg|thumb|right|250px|"Six?! What happened to seven?!" "Just kidding."]]
* In the film, none of Devastator's components are shown as individual Transformers. This might vaguely justify why the components of his Supreme class toy lack individual robot modes.

* Devastator's final CGI head differed from that used for his promotional images, including more red parts, more pronounced horns, and a trio of throat gears lit like a furnace, instead of a single, complex vortex machine that is lit green like his eyes.

* In the film there is an ''eighth and ninth'' vehicle that forms Devastator! A [[Unknown Constructicon shovel|yellow bulldozer]] is seen unfolding and is then scooped up by Devastator's left arm that has been formed by Hightower. Another [[Unknown Constructicon dump truck|yellow dump truck]] lines up next to Rampage and helps him form the leg. This means two things: it explains why Devastator's left arm has scoops on it while Hightower's vehicle mode has no such equipment, and also that none of the Devastator toys are movie-accurate.
** Hasbro's [[Hasbro_Q%26A/December_2009:_Answers|''official'' line]] is that there are seven Constructicons that form Devastataor.

* Devastator is made up of 52,632 geometric pieces and 11,716,127 polygons. The total length of all the pieces is 13.84 miles. <ref>Robertson, Barbara (2009). Weighty Matters. Computer Graphics World, 32(7), 20-29</ref>

* Devastator is made up of 6467 total textures, taking up 32 gigabytes of computer space. <ref>Robertson, Barbara (2009). Weighty Matters. Computer Graphics World, 32(7), 20-29</ref>

* When Devastator punches the pyramid, its hand is traveling at 390 miles per hour. <ref>Robertson, Barbara (2009). Weighty Matters. Computer Graphics World, 32(7), 20-29</ref>

[[Image:Devastator-ROTFenemyscrotum.jpg|right|thumb|250px|NSFW]]
* Devastator's got [[Humanization#Questionable body parts|brass balls]]. Exactly ''how'' is pretty questionable; even the crane Hightower would only have one wrecking ball as a counterweight. When Hasbro was asked if there ever will be a Devastator toy with wrecking balls, they replied straight out "no".

:* The Devastator Showdown track set does, however, feature one wrecking ball that chases cars down the track. Hmmm.

* According to [[Shawn Kelly]], the [[ILM]] lead animator for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', Devastator caused a computer to spontaneously catch fire and its insides to melt. <ref>Nickelodeon Magazine, issue 153, published June 2009</ref> One assumes he was exaggerating for the purposes of publicity, as it is improbable for modern computers to actually catch fire under operations for which it was designed for, such as rendering an extremely complex model.

*Interestingly, despite the supreme class toy being formed from vehicles similar to his [[Devastator (G1)|''Generation 1'' counterpart]] (dump truck, bulldozer, front end loader, crane, excavator, mixing truck), none of them form the same component in either version.

*In [[Transformers Generations 2009]], volume 3, a very early Devastator mock-up is pictured that places more emphasis on height than width (being rather creepily lanky) and includes among other things, a [[Blackout (Movie)|Sikorsky]] helicopter as a component. It was [[kitbash]]ed together from various figures from other lines, including some from Spawn and Kamen Rider.

* Massive Black's concept art is totally different from the film version: a red mining truck forms the torso, an excavator and timber harvester form the arms, and the legs are formed by a military plow and bulldozer. The resulting robot is human in posture.<ref>[http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showpost.php?p=2483869&postcount=2179 Massive Black post of their ROTF concept art]</ref>

*Devastator has a tongue, which is cool and disturbing-looking at the same time.

==References==
<references/>

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen Constructicons]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]

User:LesterX

2009-12-29T23:15:29Z

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2009-12-23T01:27:48Z

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==WHA'PPEN?==

So...what on Earth has happened to the TFWiki? Also, for some reason the old Wikia seems to have gained all of the articles that are now missing from here. (Such as the Season 3 animated stuff)
:Seems to me that we've reverted to a June 2008 version of the database which could be really bad news. Some of my articles [[Macabre]] for example are at the old site but not here, which would make sense since I wrote it in September 2008 before we moved here. I don't even have a login here anymore - Emvee :( [[Special:Contributions/77.102.92.218|77.102.92.218]] 19:31, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
::Looks like our brain-damaged friend is back again.
:::There's some more info on the [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=51208&view=findpost&p=1155749 wiki thread in the Allspark forums]. Looks like an upgrade handled very very sloppily. I'm hoping once they restore the old database it'll overwrite the changes made in the interim, seeing as how our favorite Idiot Vandal With No Life is on a rampage. (Sigh.) Wiping out his stupid crap in one go would be priceless. (This is Jeysie, BTW.) --[[Special:Contributions/72.79.219.120|72.79.219.120]] 19:41, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
::::Thank Primus. I was worried someone had hacked in and deleted the database. The thought of 6 months work lost filled me with dread. --abates 19:46, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
:::::Ditto. Dread all round here too. Good to know it's in hand. --Emvee [[Special:Contributions/77.102.92.218|77.102.92.218]] 19:48, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
::::::You know... assuming it does get overwritten so we don't have to worry about undoing it, watching our pet vandal complain about how the wiki malfunctioning prevents him from vandalizing properly is one of the most morbidly hilarious things I've seen in a while. -Jeysie --[[Special:Contributions/72.79.219.120|72.79.219.120]] 20:07, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
:::::::Don't I know it, I was just having a laugh at that with the other half :) --Emvee [[Special:Contributions/77.102.92.218|77.102.92.218]] 20:16, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
:::::You know, there are some benefits about this. On the one hand, people don't have to worry about being spoiled about TransWarped. On the other, we get to see Assaulthead self-destruct in rage as he can't vandalize the wiki. However, there is one concern: What if they can't retrieve the lost information? -- (SFH) [[Special:Contributions/67.164.210.225|67.164.210.225]] 20:11, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
::::::I'm assuming that Bookworm made a database backup before he started work. Should be fairly simple to upload it again. Which means this conversation never happened. --Emvee [[Special:Contributions/77.102.92.218|77.102.92.218]] 20:16, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
::::::I've decided I don't want to think about what happens if he didn't. (Realistically about all we could do is a crapload of trawling through Google's cache, but even then we'd pretty much be seriously hosed.) --Jeysie [[Special:Contributions/72.79.219.120|72.79.219.120]] 20:18, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
::::::I didn't spot this thread until right after emailing Suki and Walky (one knows the code well, the other is right by the servers) about the situation (though I figure they already know), as I thought it might have been Assaulthead showing a heretofore hidden hacking genius. (Hey, if Bulkhead can be a space bridge genius...) I hope to heck we don't lose all those months of work. Someone really needs to work on that update process... --Apcog [[Special:Contributions/99.158.0.251|99.158.0.251]] 20:21, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
:::::It would be a real pain if all that work was lost. I hope it's not. How long would it take to get everything back up again? --Tribor

Guys, stop worrying and check out the community portal talk page. That's been restored and its last post was only a couple of days ago. Unless that's the ''only'' page on the enitire wiki that was backed-up, the most that could maybe have been lost is a couple of days' worth. (Okay, as soon as I wrote this, that page got fucked up, too.) The main thing to think about is first-time visitors seeing the site like this. - Magnus Maximus
:I just find it sad that the only person who can log in (with multiple usernames, it seems) is the guy with the (so imaginative) gift for profanity. --Emvee [[Special:Contributions/77.102.92.218|77.102.92.218]] 20:49, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
::That's only because he keeps making new accounts every time he shows up, since we keep blocking the old ones.--Apcog [[Special:Contributions/72.48.68.223|72.48.68.223]] 00:15, 16 March 2009 (EDT)

What worries me, is... why is the database even that far back? Even if we somehow lost everything, we should at least be stuck in how the wiki looked when we first arrived, but we've been rolled almost three months before that. (The last edits in the histories all seem to be mid-June 2008, but didn't we move here in mid-September 2008?) --Jeysie [[Special:Contributions/72.79.219.120|72.79.219.120]] 21:02, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
: Yeah, but IIRC we moved in with an older backup and ended up losing a little bit of stuff? -hx [[Special:Contributions/24.30.97.198|24.30.97.198]] 21:14, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
::Only a few weeks at most, though, IIRC, not three months' worth. (Not that it really matters if we did lose everything, it just makes me even more worried that this backup/upgrade wasn't done right.) --Jeysie [[Special:Contributions/72.79.219.120|72.79.219.120]] 21:24, 15 March 2009 (EDT)

:::I just don't uderstand why there wasn't a working failsafe in case something like this happened. I mean come on have you ever heard of an SD card or floppy disk? --E-Bot
Somebody set up us the bomb. --Interrobang 21:26, 15 March 2009 (EDT)

Straight up! I agree, it dosesn't make any sense Dawg. Yo but you know i'm still concerned if something like this could happen again, and if the damage could much more worse than it is now. --The Man 21:19, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
::::There had been discussion for several months about creating a proper back-up system.
::::No one really thought it was important. *eyeroll* -[[Special:Contributions/207.224.69.82|207.224.69.82]] 23:00, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
:::::I had a look at the page for exporting the database a week or so ago but couldn't work out how to make it give me any data. I kinda wish I'd stuck at it now. Oh well, I'm just hanging out for some sort of official word on what's happening now... --abates 23:09, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
::::::Who are we gonna get the offical word from? Admin? I've only been able to track two. This is what really gets me though, I've put more work into this wiki in the past four months than any other time. But I'm kinda doubting that this entire thing was Assualthead, even though his fancy with profanity is some kind of wonderment. I hate worrying because it's like a rocking chair, it gives you something to do but doesn't get you anywhere.--AWT88--[[Special:Contributions/98.19.92.58|98.19.92.58]] 23:25, 15 March 2009 (EDT)
::::::Walky just [http://shortpacked.livejournal.com/481400.html blogged] on the matter.
::::::It looks like our host decided to spontaneously upgrade our software without warning or asking us first, forgot to make a database backup while doing so, things got corrupted and now he's slapped in the database we had during transition just to get things working while he digs through the backup archives to find the most up-to-date regular update.
::::::(I am not relaxing until this update is in-hand. That's the kind of flim-flam answer I usually associate with "oops it's all gone" unless I'm informed somethign is going to happen AHEAD of time.) -Derik
:::::::OK, I have [http://www.aldenbates.com/allpages.txt here] a list of all content pages on the Wiki from roughly 4 days ago. I am thinking of writing something to request and save the Google cache of every damn one of them tonight. Actually converting them to Wiki format and restoring them is another matter. --abates 00:34, 16 March 2009 (EDT)
::::::::Google Cache is passable - I tried a few links that I was able to access and they were about at least a week to three weeks off. --lonegamer78 [[Special:Contributions/76.95.138.16|76.95.138.16]] 00:44, 16 March 2009 (EDT)
:::::::::If you can automate such a thing, I'd say go for it, Abates, just in case. The TV Tropes folks saved their own wiki from a crash with Google's cache, so while it'll be a crapton of work, it'll still be way better than starting over after losing 9 months of work. And if it turns out we didn't need it because Idiot Server guy gets things running again, well... just a little time wasted, then. --Jeysie [[Special:Contributions/72.79.218.38|72.79.218.38]] 01:21, 16 March 2009 (EDT)
::::::::::Hrm, as I more or less expected, Google throttled me. I'm not sure of a better way to get the cache pages though. :/ --abates 02:26, 16 March 2009 (EDT)

The not-entirely-ultrahorrific news is that the Google cache of every page I've tested for is from March 9th. So at least there IS a record of really everything we've done here; we've only "lost" TransWarped and one or two comic issues.

But for fuck's sake we have to get this nailed down SOON.

First question: is it possible for Google to make a cache of the current lobotomized pages? How long will they rely on their March 9th cache of, say, Kup, before they make a new image of it based on the piece of shit Bookworm reverted us to? Can we ask them to STOP updating?

And does this current incarnation of TFWiki still have the quarter-million implanted redirects to Wikia in it? 'Cos if it does, fuck, we're better off pulling the plug on the site altogether and only putting it back when it's presentable. '''Thylacine 2000''' --[[Special:Contributions/74.73.131.210|74.73.131.210]] 11:03, 16 March 2009 (EDT)

:Agreed. There is absolutely no reason for the site to be up right now. We're begging Google to overwrite their old cache. '''Chip''' [[Special:Contributions/161.203.16.1|161.203.16.1]] 11:39, 16 March 2009 (EDT)

===Another thing comin'===
Okay, people, look here. I don't know jack from shit about databases and backups and servers and whatnot, but what I do know is this:

''This is a fucking catastrophe.''

In the very best possible scenario, we've had a site that's been down all freakin' day. That's if we're very, very lucky, apparently. This is also a site that goes down every single night at 1:10am central time, and stays down from several minutes up to an hour. Every. Single. Night. Like clockwork. This is a known issue and in 6 months, nothing has been done about it.

That's if we're lucky. If we're ''not'' lucky, and I'm seeing no reason to think we are, then we've lost ''eight months of work'', all thanks to some bizarre software update that... does what? Was it even necessary? Was something broken here? Was that whole thing where the site appeared to be working, was that just me hallucinating?

Furthermore, if this required taking down the whole site, ''why on god's green earth was a full backup not made immediately beforehand???''

Daily outages for 6 months, lost backups, no backups before software updates, and a site that's now rudderless. We were supposed to make a clean, sharp, snazzy break from Wikia, show that we'd be better off on our own and didn't need them. At the moment, we instead look like ''idiots'' who can't hack it.

We HAVE advertising money, yes? It is time to find a ''professional'' site host, and PAY THEM for their services so we can in turn get reliable hosting. The free charity hosting thing was very nice, but it seems we've gotten what we paid for. -- repowers, not freakin' signed in.

: Yeah, seriously, what was the server guy ''thinking''? The way this should have been done:
#Ask us first.
#Give at least a week's scheduled warning once we gave permission. (I mean... premiere of the first big TF info in a while kind of is a ''really'' bad time to be doing this sort of thing...)
#Put the wiki in locked-down Maintenance Mode.
#Backup the wiki.
#Upgrade.
#Test it out.
#Unlock the wiki.

:...I'm with you, there's gotta be some webhost we can pay that's better than this silliness. (I'd recommend Dreamhost, but admittedly, while they're more reliable than these folks, I still wouldn't offer it up for more than simple hobby sites.) --Jeysie [[Special:Contributions/72.79.222.241|72.79.222.241]] 23:51, 15 March 2009 (EDT)

:Yeah, this was the ''one reservation'' I had against ditching Wikia - that entrusting our work to some random host would be riskier than a company that does nothing ''but'' wikis. Every time I mentioned it, I was either patted on the head or ignored. Maybe NOW the danger will be taken more seriously. - Jackpot [[Special:Contributions/216.231.37.133|216.231.37.133]] 00:53, 16 March 2009 (EDT)
::In all fairness, this wasn't "some random host." This would be "the guy Walky pays to host Blank Label, where his livelihood resides." --Rosicrucian --[[Special:Contributions/67.232.209.132|67.232.209.132]] 01:15, 16 March 2009 (EDT)
::Not just Walky, but all the other people on BLC. Near as I can tell, this kind of thing has ''never happened'' with the BLC servers before. '''M Sipher'''--[[Special:Contributions/75.177.130.173|75.177.130.173]] 05:38, 16 March 2009 (EDT)
:::And the problem is that Wikia was unreliable too, in entirely different ways. If we'd stayed with them the wiki might be up... but they'd also be randomly breaking things by upgrading without our permission, and screwing around with our content. Personally, I wish we simply had a webhost where we were allowed to do our own backups/upgrades... --Jeysie [[Special:Contributions/72.79.218.38|72.79.218.38]] 01:21, 16 March 2009 (EDT)
::::Well, we had no real reason to suspect this would happen. Walkypedia has been on this same server, with the same hosting and same maintenance guy for years (albeit it's not a wiki of anywhere near this scale). Bookworm had, previously, seemed to have his act together. We just have to hope that he gets it back up, and that he's properly chastised by this.--Rosicrucian, [[Special:Contributions/67.232.209.132|67.232.209.132]] 01:24, 16 March 2009 (EDT)
:::::It's just that... personally, I'm dismayed we were trusting an "outside" IT person to maintain our site anyway. I had thought Suki and Derik were handling things. I mean, If I'm going to host something on my own webspace from a webhost, I'm of the "Take my money, give me webspace, keep the space online, and let me handle the rest" mentality. Or at the very least, not do anything to my site unless I authorize it and I'm there watching... --Jeysie [[Special:Contributions/72.79.218.38|72.79.218.38]] 01:30, 16 March 2009 (EDT)

I beleve that we must do everything in our power to restore the wiki post-hast. Otherwise we will fall behind so far it may set us back weeks even months just to get caught up again. And if I might add that if anyone copied any of the articales we can use that information help fix the problem. I know it sounds complcated but we have to try. To me this not just a wiki it stands for everything Transfomers are. --D.J.Sky 03:35 15 March (2009)
:Ruined FOREVER, you mean? - Magnus Maximus 04:39, 16 March 2009 (EDT)

Aw, jesus, I was ''really'' hoping that when I woke up, this would all have been a dream or something. - - McFeely [[Special:Contributions/78.32.44.57|78.32.44.57]] 06:27, 16 March 2009 (EDT)
:That's exactly what I was hoping McFreely, but sadly it wasn't. I was hoping the site would be back up by now and we'd have four days of work to recreate, but no, it's still down. I mean ''come on'', the half-ass guys over at the wikia have almost everything we've put up in the past four days (not to our quality but still). I don't know guys... I hope it'll be back up by the time I get home from work tonight and might pull an all nighter trying to do what I can.--AWT88--[[Special:Contributions/98.19.92.58|98.19.92.58]] 10:53, 16 March 2009 (EDT)

::It's really a bad nightmare. Oww... I have same feeling with Chris. --(TX55) [[Special:Contributions/61.229.26.192|61.229.26.192]] 11:42, 16 March 2009 (EDT)

===Damage control===
Figured there should be a link here to the discussion Rob started on how to go about fixing all of this: [[Transformers Wiki talk:Community Portal/Damage Control Central]] - '''Jackpot''' [[Special:Contributions/216.231.37.133|216.231.37.133]] 13:52, 16 March 2009 (EDT)

==ROTF countdown==
I can't remember, but was our ROTF countdown thing automated or did somebody have to manually change the number of days left? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 09:04, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
:<nowiki>*blink*</nowiki> Yeah, it used to be a countdown in wikicode. *yoinks the countdown back onto the page from the history and feels sheepish for not noticing it got overwritten* --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 09:15, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
::Thank you kindly. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 09:17, 21 March 2009 (EDT)
:::It's showing 101 days again, which is where it was stuck after the crash. --[[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 00:00, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
::::OOps, shall fix. Thanks for the heads up! -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 00:19, 5 April 2009 (EDT)

== Derik's revamp. ==

Looked and worked awesome when you showed me the sample, even better now that it's in proper layout. Kudos, man.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 01:00, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
:Not sure what else was done, but the image banner at the top looks all huge and pixelated now in Firefox on my iMac. This may or may not stem from the revamp.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 03:16, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
::It looks mostly spiffilicious, but there's something off on the Continuities/Categories paddings, as the longer titles (External Properties, Full Series Info, and About Continuities) wrap into double lines for me, where they didn't before. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 07:14, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
:::Doesn't happen for me at 1024, haven't tried it at other resolutions. I did notice that the "Full Series Info" anchor link on the Continuities box is now broken.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:56, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
::::I've had a chance to look at it on the PC at home, and the banner image looks fine there. The Continuities & Categories titles look fine to me, no line wrapping. Go figure. The anchor link for Full Series Info is indeed messed up, though.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 20:22, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
:::::Mrr, maybe it's my font size. I don't know why it's suddenly weird, though, it was fine before.
:::::As for the "Full Series Info", that, and "anyone can edit" and "add to!" in the disambig were all in-page anchor links to various feature boxes' IDs. If Derik changed or forgot to add the IDs on the feature boxes, either that needs to be fixed, or the links need to be fixed. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 22:20, 5 April 2009 (EDT)

They have ID's-- but not names. (I think 1 or two of the ID's might've changed, I didn't think they were used.) Are you referring to anchors, or...? -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 22:48, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
:Yup, anchors. The link in question goes to Main_Page#series for example.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 22:52, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
::The anchors work-- they're set using the id= in the main page text. I apparently changed the "#editing" anchor to "#editing-tips" to make it consistent with the rest of the ID's used on the page. I didn't realize anything actually ''used'' it. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 23:12, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
:::And yet, I click on that link, and it's no-go.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 23:17, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
::::Ah. ''Now'' it works. Go figure.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 13:52, 6 April 2009 (EDT)

I like the ''idea'' of the autosizing banner, but as mentioned previously, it looks really pixel-y and...well, bad. (Never mind that the Decepticon banner has some sort of smudge in the middle of the "K".) I'm looking at it in IE7 at a resolution of 1280x1024, meaning the banner image itself shows up at 1007 pixels wide. But it looks really junky until I shrink the window down so that the image is below 800 pixels. --[[User:Salt-Man Z|Salt-Man Z]] 16:43, 8 April 2009 (EDT)

== Server Slowdown? ==

Still getting some major lag at various times, and not just at the "standard" time of midnight Central Time or so. For at least a couple of hours this afternoon, the wiki was taking too long to respond, delivering server time-out errors, or else generating a blank page. Frankly, until I was able to see it properly again just now, I was worried we had a repeat performance on our hands. I believe Suki/Scout said she was making regular back-ups, which is good. Is this periodic bog-down going to be SOP until/unless we move again, or is Bookworm gonna do something about it?--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 20:27, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
:I noticed that there were zero edits from 13:45–18:56 this afternoon. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 20:42, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
::Yep, the site was pretty much unreachable for about 5 hours there, along with Blank Label Comics' site. I was beginning to wonder if the server had died completely.
::The favicon seems to have stopped working for me too, though I can't work out why. The image is still there... --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:27, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
:::Five ''hours''? Yeesh. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 22:49, 5 April 2009 (EDT)
::::And no one who knows why has shown up here to explain or communicated the reason to anyone who posts here yet. Lovely. Favicon's still working for me, at least.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 00:54, 6 April 2009 (EDT)
:::::I called Bookworm in the middle of it to get him to kick the server in the nuts, but I only got his voicemail. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 01:14, 6 April 2009 (EDT)
::::::Peachy. My confidence is soaring now. Well, at least we know someone here has tried to get his attention.--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 14:40, 6 April 2009 (EDT)

==Been Out for a While==

I figured this would be the best place to do this. First and formost, I'd like to apologize to everyone on the Wiki for not helping in probably our biggest time of need. I have been unable to have internet access for the past few weeks, because the damn hospital wouldn't let me have a computer (and maybe only being able to use one arm on a laptop is pretty damn hard), which means I have been unable to update or edit anything. Hell, today was the first time I was on my Facebook or Myspace for weeks, have finally caught up on Lil'formers and ShortPacked as well.

Anyways, let me explain about these ramblings. Two or three days after the crash--on my way to work--I had some fucking dumbass in a riced Toyota run a red light and T-bone the side of my truck in my door and messed me up pretty good (he fucked himself up as bad as his car) and put me in the hospital. I was pretty damn lucky though, dislocated my shoulder and elbow, factured my forearm and wrist, broke three of my fingers; all on my left arm (and I'm a lefty), cracked four ribs and bruised them too, fractured my tibia and broke my ankle. My right side was farely untouched but still got bruised, oh, and my seatbelt cut into my neck (I've had worse cuts and scars before). This is all probably a bit too much but I figured I needed to explain why I haven't been on here until after everything was fixed.

I do have a few questions now though. 1) I can't log in under my name so do I have to set up a new one? 2) Was everything completely blanked when it came to users (i.e. Page Watch, Contribs., etc.) or can we retrieve that? I guess that's all the questions I can think of right now. Any responses, obviously write on the talk page, or hit me on my IP address Talk Page.--'''AWT88'''--[[Special:Contributions/98.19.92.58|98.19.92.58]] 23:10, 20 April 2009 (EDT)
:Wow, that sucks. I'm glad to hear you're recovering though!
:And no, the user accounts were completely scragged. You'll have to re-register. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 00:10, 21 April 2009 (EDT)

==ROTF==

Shouldn't the newest thing be the Veiled Threat instead of Defiance #4? --[[Special:Contributions/206.253.51.107|206.253.51.107]] 09:26, 10 May 2009 (EDT)

== Could not connect ==

Was anyone else unable to connect to tfwiki for the last four hours? Are we still having server problems, then?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 14:09, 16 May 2009 (EDT)

I was ''finally'' able to get back on the site after about 6 hours, and noticed there had been ''only one edit in the past 6 hours''. What gives? Has the site been down the entire time, or has everyone been busy at BOTCON?--[[User:AWT88|AWT88]] 23:38, 29 May 2009 (EDT)
:It's definitely been down all that time for me, at least. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 00:48, 30 May 2009 (EDT)
::That was downright painful. :( --[[User:Abates|abates]] 02:18, 30 May 2009 (EDT)
:::Indeed, its getting to where I see why Wikia is still running, since its actually up half the time[[Special:Contributions/76.240.201.195|76.240.201.195]] 11:56, 4 June 2009 (EDT)

== Dinoforce ==

For some reason, all of the Dinoforce articles show up twice in the Turncoats category. This doesn't happen with any other article in there, so I think maybe it's a facet of that little accented u in their names. They appear to not just be copies of the same article, though, since the talk page for one was the talk page for the other. I'm not sure if this is an in-joke or not, though, so could someone familiar with the articles please address this?[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] 19:52, 7 June 2009 (EDT)

== Remaining the Fallen? ==

Do we have a lineup of potential Featured Articles for August? I vote for [[Sector Seven]], unless we think it would be a good idea to keep it as-is until the movie leaves theaters..... --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 12:16, 2 August 2009 (EDT)
:Siph suggested [[Micromaster Collection]] a week or two back. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 12:57, 2 August 2009 (EDT)

:Do we have any featured-level G.I.Joe related articles? --[[User:Abates|abates]] 16:31, 2 August 2009 (EDT)
::Not especially... even the complete ones look kind of... limp. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 16:44, 2 August 2009 (EDT)
:::I think a G.I.Joe article is a good idea...to bad in don't know nearly enough about the show to lap at least one of the articles a feature...--[[User:Sunjumper|Sunjumper]] 16:54, 2 August 2009 (EDT)
::::So, are we going to switch to Micromaster Collection after all? If that doesn't work for some reason, I could also suggest "Shattered Glass" [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] or [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] for further potential quirkiness. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 01:59, 5 August 2009 (EDT)
:::::I suggest [[Marissa Faireborn]] to go with our G.I. Joe theme. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 22:21, 6 August 2009 (EDT)
::::::I second Marissa (and note that it's usually Walky who changes the featured article, and he's on the road which is probably why it hasn't changed. Also, I want to slap an "anatomy doesn't work that way" tag on the current tower ad). --[[User:Abates|abates]] 22:27, 6 August 2009 (EDT)
:::::::Yeah, I'll third the Marissa idea (and not just because I did that article up recently!). We're already a week into August, so I'll just change it now before I head out to work. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 06:05, 7 August 2009 (EDT)

==September FA?==
So.... [[Micromaster Collection]]? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 02:34, 30 August 2009 (EDT)
:I'm down with that. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 02:45, 30 August 2009 (EDT)
:Anyone wanna put that up? I will tomorrow morning if not! :) --[[User:Abates|abates]] 09:09, 4 September 2009 (EDT)

== DVD field guide ==

Actually, with the column width wouldn't this fit easily in the featured series box?--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:57, 22 October 2009 (EDT)
:Maybe, although I think it needs to stay in a nicely prominent spot somewhere and not get "lost". There's already so much info jammed in the Featured Series box already. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 19:22, 22 October 2009 (EDT)

== Reception in all fiction ==

Just an idea, why not add a reception section to all main fiction pages (comics and series) ala the Animated/UT pages [[User:Eire]] 20,07 Nov 2 09 (UTC)
:I tend to cringe at these, as they're tough to write, inevitably biased, and magnets for vandalism.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 15:12, 2 November 2009 (EST)
::I kinda agree. Though I DID really enjoy the UT ones (those articles in general were good reads for me, since I missed most of those shows). I think only in cases where the response was very particularly notable should we dip into such opinionated waters. Otherwise, yeah, they're kinda huge moron/troll/vandal bait. --[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 15:31, 2 November 2009 (EST)
:::That would be my concern as well. If a series had a particularly notable and uniform reception, then it might be worth a write-up. Otherwise, what is there to say? I worry about echo-chamber effects as well. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 15:40, 2 November 2009 (EST)
::::To be honest, don't we already have some sort of reception section in most of the articles? Beast Wars has the infamous [[Trukk not munky]] reactions and so forth, and Beast Machines has the fandom's dim views on it. Is there any section which already doesn't have some sort of fandom reaction on it? -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 16:02, 2 November 2009 (EST)

==Slight reorganization?==
Should we move "Editing Tips" to the left column? The "This Day in History" and "Schedule" boxes are gonna pretty much be longer and longer as time goes on. This is just going to push "Editing" even further down, leaving lots of whitespace. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 18:45, 8 November 2009 (EST)
:I'd been thinking of that myself. Although I was thinking more of breaking up the list into two sections and just having it sit the full width of the page.
:We could instead or also trim the Featured Series box back down, and/or combine the Categories and Continuities boxes, which I'd also been considering. --[[User:Jeysie|Jeysie]] 19:04, 8 November 2009 (EST)
::How about making the "This Day" and "Schedule" boxes like the "Series" - show a few highlights, click for full listing. On the other hand, "Editing Tips" seems like something that should go in or near the "Toolbox". [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 20:06, 8 November 2009 (EST) (forgot to log in at first)
:::I don't like the idea of condensing either list. Who dictates what's more important? Hell, half the point is to provide more and more jumping-off points to things people might not have thought about normally from the main page. I think simply moving "editing" will suffice. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:12, 8 November 2009 (EST)
::::I can see the point about who decides what's important, but surely it is not necessary to have something in the "Schedule" two and a half years beforehand (premiere of TF3). Showing ~ one month's worth on the main page would probably be enough. [[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 20:23, 8 November 2009 (EST)
:::::It's not like anything that far in advance is going to be announced often. Hell, TF3 is about it, and oh joy, you're saving one line. And no, I don't think one month is enough, because honestly, the Schedule tends to get forgotten, and events end up still on there weeks after they were done. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 21:04, 8 November 2009 (EST)

== Little slow ==

So, what exactly are the differences between tfwiki and transformerswikia? And why the split and stuff?[[User:Hida Atarasi|Hida Atarasi]] 04:07, 17 December 2009 (EST)
:See the [[Transformers Wiki:Community Portal/Complaints|complaints]] page as to why we moved. TFWiki is run on an independent server and has almost all of the people who used to edit on th wikia. --[[User:Abates|abates]] 04:34, 17 December 2009 (EST)

== Just wondering ==

Why is it important to list the advertisements in comic books? I really can't see why?--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 20:27, 22 December 2009 (EST)

Tales of the Fallen issue 3

2009-12-23T01:20:23Z

LesterX:

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Tales of the Fallen|Transformers: Tales of the Fallen]]'' #3
|prev=Tales of the Fallen issue 2
|next=Tales of the Fallen issue 4
|image=TalesoftheFallen3 CoverA.jpg
|caption="Well, I wasn't going to say 'during the war'. *pause* During the military conflict from 1939 to 1945..."
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 21]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=October 2009
|written by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|pencils by=[[Carlos Magno]]
|colors by=[[Moose Baumann]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''Jetfire works for The Fallen. No, really!'''

==Synopsis==
Ages ago, the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] served directly under the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] who would become [[The Fallen]], finding for him various stars to harvest; he believed he was serving the [[Dynasty of Primes]] as a whole and harvesting non-living systems, not realising he'd been conned by his master into killing a living world.

Reporting back to the not-yet-Fallen, he was surprised to find his master had ''already'' located a new world. When he asked questions about this, his master became impressed that he dared seek answers from a Prime, and decided to let him in on the truth: the rest of the Dynasty had betrayed Cybertron, and were leading it to extinction! It was still-not-yet-Fallen's duty to take control and save the planet from this fate! Confused by all this, Jetfire was taken to the Chamber of the Dynasty of Primes, home of seven sarcophagi from which the Dynasty could communicate; he soon became ''more'' confused when six of the Primes stated that he'd committed a heinous act that had to be punished!

The almost-Fallen defended both "my Seeker" and his actions, causing the Dynasty to warp into the chamber to ask about this nonsense he was speaking. While they remained adamant that a grave sin had been committed by killing a living planet, he asked how this sacrifice could matter ''now'' after they'd gained so much valuable energy for Cybertron? The other Primes were having none of it, and none of the about-to-be-Fallen's arguments that this gained them power ''far'' more quickly; one of them made it clear that the whole Dynasty would have to be in congress before the [[Solar harvester]] would be used again, and there would be severe consequences if he made this "mistake" again. The from-the-next-page-he's-Fallen assured them there'd be no more mistakes...

Jetfire left the meeting confused: his master had explored that last planet and there'd been no life on it... had there? He was told a mistake had been made, but the important thing was that the Dynasty were allowing Cybertron to die; that they wish to take power; that someone had to ''stop'' them. And that someone was the Fallen, and his hand-picked army of [[Constructicon (ROTF)|construction drones]]... the [[Decepticon]]s! Jetfire is left confused by this new name, but is informed that this group is the future of Cybertron... and there's a place in it for him...

Despite his doubts, Jetfire joined the Decepticons and followed them to a desert on a [[Earth|small blue planet]] to build another solar harvester. This doubts flared up when [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] found [[human|primitive]] life was on this planet... and the Fallen ''did not care''. Jetfire was shocked and finally broke rank, ordering Long Haul to cease work on the harvester. He then pleaded with the Fallen that they couldn't harvest another living world... but since the Fallen had just killed one of the primitives for the hell of it, you can guess how ''that'' went. All the Fallen wanted was for the other Primes to come to this world where he was ready to all, or remain in limbo for eternity. Either way, he wins. Jetfire declared he'd stop him, only to get easily swatted down and left to be killed by the Constructicons...

But the Primes had arrived, just as the Fallen wanted. Before engaging in battle, he warped Jetfire and his minions away, and the Seeker found himself under attack. Determined to reach the harvester and stop it, he began tearing through the drones: even wounded, he had power and abilities beyond them! One by one, he dispatched the drones until only [[Mixmaster (ROTF)| Mixmaster]] remained standing. Unfortunately for Jetfire, Mimxaster got the drop on him and the only way to avoid being crushed was to teleport into the planet's atmosphere and let re-entry finish him off. Unfortunately, Jetfire was paralyzed and unable to fly; the stunt doomed him as well.

Thousands of years later, Jetfire awoke in a desert. Confused, he wandered it until a spy plane crashed into him. He took its form, and the rest [[Jetfire (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen film|is history]]...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] (1)
* [[Mixmaster (ROTF)| Mixmaster]] (4)
* [[Rampage (ROTF)| Rampage]] (5)
* [[Scrapper (ROTF)| Scrapper]] (6)
* [[Long Haul (ROTF)| Long Haul]] (7)
* [[Scavenger (ROTF)| Scavenger]] (8)
* [[Hightower (ROTF)| Hightower]] (9)
|c3=
* Captain [[E. Laska]] (10)
* Lieutenant [[Sheep]] (11)
|c4=
* [[The Fallen]] (2)
* [[Dynasty of Primes]] (3)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBD

==Errors==

* Obviously, this origin clashes a bit with the "Jetfire was sent by the Fallen to look for the Matrix and fell asleep" origin in the film. (And he can't know anything about the [[Tomb of the Primes]] or the Dynasty's battle against the Fallen, since here he ''never sees'' any of it)

* The Fallen is the only Prime to land on Earth and set up the harvester, instead of all of them. Fun with early script drafts!

==Items of note==
* Earliest entry into the movieverse fiction, as it occurs before the events in ''[[Defiance]]'' or ''[[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation]]''.
* Jetfire and the Constructicons are all greyish-brown, which doesn't do the big fight scene any favours.
* The sarcophagi from ''[[Defiance]]'' turn up, with the Primes living inside them.
* Despite their noble rep, the Dynasty's reaction to ''deliberate omnicide'' is little more than wagging a finger and saying "now don't do it again!".
* There are only six other Primes now, despite there being ''twelve'' others in ''Defiance'' and the [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]]. This brings it in line with the film, which only had Seven Primes, except the DVD's bio for the Fallen claims there were thirteen Primes and ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGG.
* This is the first ROTF fiction to say that the Fallen ''planned in advance'' to kill off his brothers on Earth.
* The Constructicons all go unnamed here, and are referred to as "construction drones". They also all ''die''. So the Constructicons in the film and later comics have to be different guys, and are apparently a series of drone units rather than individual guys. Or at least they ''used'' to be drones. Hell, I dunno.
* [[Rampage (ROTF)| Rampage]]'s Cybertronian form looks like almost exactly like his toy, except he has two legs.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Covers}}
*'''Cover A:''' Jetfire; art and colors by [[Alex Milne]]
*'''Cover B:''' Jetfire and some crazy shit behind him; art by [[Carlos Magno]] (and colors by [[Moose Baumann]]). This cover can be combined with [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|#4]]'s cover B to form a bigger picture.
*'''Cover RI:''' Title-free version of cover A
<gallery>
Image:TalesoftheFallen3 CoverA.jpg|Any of you young punks touch my stuff, I'll kill you!
Image:TalesoffallenjetfireBcover.jpg|Aaaagh, what is behind meee?
Image:TalesoftheFallen3 CoverRI.jpg|Lighten up, Francis!
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
* TBA

[[Category: IDW Revenge of the Fallen issues]]

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2009-12-23T01:17:47Z

LesterX:

Cover "B" of [[Tales of the Fallen issue 5]].
*'''Art:''' [[Carlos Magno]]

File:Talesoffallen5coverb.jpeg

2009-12-23T01:17:37Z

LesterX: uploaded a new version of "Image:Talesoffallen5coverb.jpeg": Cover "B" of Tales of the Fallen issue 5. *'''Art:''' Carlos Magno

Cover "B" of [[Tales of the Fallen issue 5]].
*'''Art:''' [[Carlo Magnos]]

File:Talesoffallen5coverb.jpeg

2009-12-23T01:17:20Z

LesterX: uploaded a new version of "Image:Talesoffallen5coverb.jpeg": Cover "B" of Tales of the Fallen issue 5. *'''Art:''' Carlos Magno

Cover "B" of [[Tales of the Fallen issue 5]].
*'''Art:''' [[Carlo Magnos]]

File:Talesoffallen5coverb.jpeg

2009-12-23T01:16:40Z

LesterX: Cover "B" of Tales of the Fallen issue 5. *'''Art:''' Carlo Magnos

Cover "B" of [[Tales of the Fallen issue 5]].
*'''Art:''' [[Carlo Magnos]]

File:Talesoffallen5covera.jpeg

2009-12-23T01:16:01Z

LesterX: Cover "A" of Tales of the Fallen issue 5. *'''Art:''' Alex Milne

Cover "A" of [[Tales of the Fallen issue 5]].
*'''Art:''' [[Alex Milne]]

Scalpel (ROTF)

2009-12-22T22:20:28Z

LesterX:

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Scalpel is the cutest widdle Decepticon in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] continuity.
[[Image:ScalpelCA.jpg|thumb|300px|''[["Weird Al" Yankovic|Like a surgeon - HEY! Cuttin' for the very first time...]]'']]
'''Scalpel''', also known as "the '''Doctor'''", looks harmless enough with his big, inquisitive eyes. But beware—in the world of the Transformers, things are not what they seem! Scalpel has vast databases of anatomical and mechanical knowledge, being familiar with most species in the galaxy. He's extremely adept at getting to the root of a problem and can handily disassemble most technological devices. Unfortunately, when he goes to put them back together, he always has a few parts left over. This has left most of the Decepticons reluctant to come to him for care, in spite of his duties as their field medic.

{{bigquote|Ve must haff ze brain on ze table! Chop-chop!|Scalpel mutilates for science!|[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]}}
==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
:''Voice actor'': [[John Di Crosta]] (English), [[Naoki Tatsuta]] (Japanese), [[Santiago Ziesmer]] (German), [[Fabrizio Mazzotta]] (Italian)

Scalpel was transported to the [[Laurentian Abyss]] by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and [[Long Haul (ROTF)|four]] [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|of]] [[Rampage (ROTF)|the]] [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]]. Once the Decepticons reached the sea floor, Scalpel was released to assess the extent of the damage done to [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. After a cursory examination, Scalpel concluded that they would need spare parts, and ordered the death of the [[Ze little one|smallest]] Constructicon. Once he had the "donated" parts and the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] shard stolen by Ravage, he rebuilt Megatron into a more powerful—and very much alive—form.

Later, at a factory in the same city as [[Sam Witwicky]]'s university, Megatron ordered Scalpel to examine Sam, in hopes of finding out what he had learned from the All Spark information downloaded into his brain. Using several ''extremely'' invasive techniques, Scalpel deduced that Sam's mind was definitely full of handy-dandy information. And the best way to get said information was to examine Sam's brain...while it was laid out on the table. Scalpel's attempt was interrupted by the timely arrival of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Though the movie itself does not show Scalpel's fate, [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|the novel]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 2|comic adaptations]] show him being blasted to scrap by Optimus Prime.}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:RotF Scalpel Scout Toy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Percep-who? Nah, he got a gig on CSI.]]
*'''Scalpel''' (Scout, 2009)

:Scalpel transforms from a dissecting microscope to a creepy, almost cute insectoid robot with detachable "glasses". He has six insectoid legs that will pop off if you look at them funny, and two adorable transcluscent 'arms'. His microscope mode is slightly different from the one featured in the movie. He is ''seriously'' mis-transformed in-package, presumably because there was no other way he was going to fit on the card otherwise.

:A running change has given later versions shorter antennae which fold away better during transformation. It's not clear which version is more common or whether the running change has spread to markets outside the US.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Scalpel/scalpel.htm More information on Scalpel at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

==Trivia==
*The combination of Germanic accent, monocle-like eyes and murderous personality all give Scalpel the air of a Nazi-scientist stereotype, not unlike a [http://reboot.wikia.com/wiki/Herr_Doktor certain other doctor] before him.
*In the Movie itself and the novelization he is simply called "the Doctor". He goes unnamed in the comic adaptation.
*While his toy is grossly out of scale as a microscope usable by a ''human'' character, it's perfectly sized for Voyager and Leader class figures to use.
*The only reason his toy has pop-off glasses is because [[Hisashi Yuki]] thinks it's funny.
*In the [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 2| 2nd issue]] of the movie adaptation, Scalpel suddenly has mouth, complete with teeth. And he looks really weird because of it.

[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Medics]]
[[Category: Revenge of the Fallen characters]]

File:ScalpelCA.jpg

2009-12-22T22:16:42Z

LesterX:

Concept art of [[Scalpel]], by [[Ben Procter]].

File:ScalpelCA.jpg

2009-12-22T22:16:10Z

LesterX: Concept art of Scalpel, by Ben Proctor.

Concept art of [[Scalpel]], by [[Ben Proctor]].

Revenge of the Fallen issue 4

2009-12-22T22:14:33Z

LesterX: /* Errors */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation]]'' #4
|prev=Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 3
|next=Tales of the Fallen issue 1
|image=RotF Adaptation issue 4 Cover A.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 10]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils by=[[Jon Davis-Hunt]]
|colors by=[[Kris Carter]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|screenplay by=[[Roberto Orci]], [[Alex Kurtzman]], and [[Ehren Kruger]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''An adaptation of the summer blockbuster of 2009.'''

==Synopsis==
[[The Fallen]] orders [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] to find [[Sam Witwicky]] and bring him the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Megatron agrees.

[[Seymour Simmons]] and [[Leo Spitz]] decide to stay in their place of relative safety with [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] but to keep their eye out for an opportunity to help. The Twins then agree they were totally and majorly screwed.

Sam and [[Mikaela Banes]] are still running from [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] when they are found by [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] who is holding Sam's parents hostage.

[[William Lennox]] and [[Ray Epps]] wonder why the [[United States military]] is not sending help, figuring they could see the conflict from satellites. However, satellite images continue to be disrupted by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]].

Some [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s form [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]].

Sam is about to trade the sock full of Matrix dust to Rampage in exchange for his parents when [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] shows up and defeats Rampage with his bare hands. Bumblebee drives [[Ron Witwicky]] and [[Judy Witwicky]] to safety just before Megatron opens fire on Sam and Mikaela, missing.

The Fallen downs a couple of American helicopters by telekinesis. One helicopter is completely destroyed but the other is able to make a crash landing. Simmons borrows its radio. While Devastator begins demolishing a pyramid, exposing a [[Solar harvester|harvester]], Simmons reaches a nearby US Naval destroyer on the radio. Simmons tells the captain to prepare his prototype rail gun and be ready to fire when he gives him the coordinates. The captain briefly argues about security clearance but Simmon's persuasive personality convinces him.

An unmanned aerial vehicle is finally able to get images back to the US military and they send a tank battalion led by [[General Salam]] into the fray. Sam and Mikaela are pinned down by Megatron near Lennox's position when the tanks arrive. Lennox orderes the tanks to give covering fire and Sam and Mikaela are reunited with Lennox. [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] then arrives barreling down on their position. Before he can run all the humans over, Jetfire swoops down and destroys Long Haul with one shot. US planes are entering the area on a bombing run, so Lennox and Mikaela run to safety. Sam instead runs to Optimus Prime. [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] appears out of the sand and stabs Jetfire through the chest. Sam arrives at Optimus Prime's body when an explosion from Megatron knocks him unconscious.

Sam's heart stops, and he has a vision of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], who tell Sam that he has proven his leadership ability and give him stewardship of the Matrix. Sam is resuscitated by a medic. He pours the Matrix out of his sock and it reforms itself into a solid artifact. Sam jabs the Matrix into Optimus Prime's spark, reanimating him. Having apparently gained knowledge through the Matrix, Prime wakes up wanting to know where he can find The Fallen.

The Fallen teleports to where Sam is, steals the Matrix through telekinesis, shoves a couple of Autobots out of the way with a wave of his hand and teleports away. Optimus Prime declares he is still not in shape to face The Fallen, so a dying Jetfire offers his chassis for parts. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] then performs a field refit of Optimus, installing Jetfire to him, forming a makeshift [[super mode]].

Simmons makes his way under Devastator's feet and tells the destroyer captain to fire the rail gun directly above his position. This is a direct hit and Devastator is destroyed. Optimus Prime then goes on the offensive, and takes out the harvester. The Fallen is incensed that anyone would dare challenge him, as he is a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], but Optimus says that The Fallen renounced that name when he slaughtered his brothers, and that there can only be one Prime now. Megatron objects, calling Optimus a liar because The Fallen promised the power of the Primes to him. Optimus informs Megatron that he was deceived by The Fallen then chops off one of Megatron's arms and one of his legs.

The Fallen opens up a portal in preparation for a retreat, but takes too long in his farewell monologue because, at that moment, Optimus uses grappling hooks from off-panel to tangle him up. The Fallen begs Megatron for help, but Megatron instead uses the portal to escape to the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''. Optimus then finishes off The Fallen by driving a spike through his head.

Later, the humans and Autobots are on the [[U.S.S. Roosevelt]] celebrating their victory. Sam says the symbols in his head are gone, and Optimus tells him that the knowledge had passed to him, and they are all that are left of Cybertronian heritage. Optimus is grateful to Sam for keeping the information safe. Sam asks about the future and Optimus gives a speech about facing it together.

Megatron is then back on the ''Nemesis'' with all of his limbs. He is busy raising a new army from stasis pods located there.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (8)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (9)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (15)
*[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] (16)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (21)
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] (22)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (24)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (25)
|c2=
*[[The Fallen]] (1)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]] (3)
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] (4)
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] (5)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] (20)
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] (23)
|c3=
*[[Seymour Simmons]] (6)
*[[Leo Spitz]] (7)
*[[Mikaela Banes]] (11)
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (12)
*[[Ron Witwicky]] (13)
*[[Judy Witwicky]] (14)
*[[William Lennox]] (17)
*[[Ray Epps]] (18)
*[[Morshower]] (19)
}}

== Quotes ==
'''Simmons''': "On a scale of one to ten...how screwed are we?" 
'''Skids''': "Majorly." 
'''Mudflap''': "Totally." 
:—The Twins don't have much hope for survival.

'''The Fallen''': You dare challenge me?! I am a Prime! 
'''Optimus''': You abandoned that name when you slaughtered your brothers. And now my ancestry shall be avenged! 
''[Optimus destroys the harvester]'' 
'''The Fallen''': NO! 
'''Optimus''': There can only be one Prime. 
'''Megatron''': You lie! The Fallen promised me the power of a Prime! 
'''Optimus''': Primes are born...not made!
:—Optimus and The Fallen settle their family feud, while also educating Megatron on the nature of the [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]].

"From now on...Megatron answers to no being!"
:—'''Megatron''' leaves The Fallen to his fate.

"Let my new army...arise!"
:—'''Megatron''' raises his army of [[Protoform]]s.

== Errors ==
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger's]] [[alternate mode]] the same excavator model used for [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] in [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|issue 1]]. Likewise, [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] is also a different, much smaller model of dump truck than the Caterpillar 773B as seen in the movie and used as a basis for the toys (which have a more genericized alternate mode).
*[[Arcee (Movie)| Arcee]], who was shown joining the battle in issue 3, is strangely absent.
*On page 2, when Sam and Mikaela are running from Starscream, Mikaela's jacket is missing.
*On page 4, [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] not only still doesn't look anything like actor [[Glenn Morshower]]... he also suddenly sports a mustache he didn't have yet in any of the other issues he appeared in.
*On page 10,when [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] is sucked into [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] calls him "Skids".
*On the last page of the story; when Sam tells [[Optimus Prime (Movie)| Optimus]] that the symbols in his head are gone, his speech bubble is directed at Simmons. Also, Optimus is missing color on his legs. [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1| Again.]]
*How did Megatron raise the army without Energon?
*Way to end the story, with '''3''' errors in a row.

== Items of note ==
*Both Rampage and Long Haul are active individually while Devastator is formed. Judging by the number of incoming comet Decepticons in the last issue, there were plenty of Decepticons on the scene for Devastator to be formed without them, so this isn't an error.
*In [[Defiance issue 4]], The Fallen claimed he would be imprisoned in his sarcophagus until the star harvester is rediscovered. This is apparently literally true. It seems the act of finding the harvester somehow freed him from prison.
*[[Josh Nizzi]]'s cover for this issue is a modified version of [[:Image:Defiance4_coverA_original.jpg|his rejected cover]] for [[Defiance issue 4]] (rejected because, at the time, director [[Michael Bay]] and [[Dreamworks]]/[[Paramount Pictures]] wanted to keep Megatron's return a "secret".) The main difference is the photoshopping of a stock image of The Fallen into the background.
*The spike from the harvester that Optimus uses to kill the Fallen with resembles the Fallen's spear weapon, which the fallen does not use in any media except the movie.

===Differences with movie===
*In the film, [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] is killed by [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] is killed by Bumblebee, while [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] escapes with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. In the comic, the fates of Scorponok, Ravage, and Starscream are not shown—in fact, Scorponok is only seen for a single panel in the comic, when he injures Jetfire. Soundwave is presumably still in space in either version. Also, in this issue, Jetfire saves the humans from Long Haul, whereas in the movie, he saves them from a [[Mixmaster (ROTF)| Mixmaster]], while Long Haul is killed by a military air strike.
*Long Haul's alt-mode is slightly different here than it is in the movie. In the movie, Long Haul transformed into a flat-nosed mining dump truck, whereas here, he turns into a long-nosed construction dump truck.
*Arcee, "[[Buffalo MPV Decepticon]]", Mixmaster, [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]], and the [[Decepticon]] [[Protoform]]s are absent in the battle, although the protoforms are later shown on the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''. [[Jolt (ROTF)| Jolt]] is also missing, but that's because he was a last-minute addition to the film, and is not in the comics.
*The [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] that battles with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is yellow.
*In the movie, [[The Fallen]] does not summon a portal, and does not get tangled up with wires which prompt him to plea for help from Megatron.
*In the movie, Megatron flees with Starscream after The Fallen is defeated. In the comic, Megatron explicitly refuses to help The Fallen, due to his betrayal, during his battle with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and departs from the battle off-screen.
*The Fallen's death is different. In the comic, Optimus stabs the Fallen through his head with a spike taken from the harvester, but in the movie he tears the Fallen's face off with his own spear, and then Optimus rips out the Fallen's spark and crushes it.
*The final scene from the comic, with Megatron witnessing the Decepticons on board the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' hatch and welcoming them as his new army, is not in the movie. It was probably in an early version of the script, though, because almost every book based the movie has this scene in it.

== Covers (2) ==
*'''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime facing off against Megatron while The Fallen looms in the background. Art by [[Josh Nizzi]].
*'''Cover B:''' CGI render of Bumblebee

<gallery>
Image:RotF Adaptation issue 4 Cover A.jpg
Image:RotF Adaptation issue 4 Cover B.jpg
</gallery>

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[[Category: IDW Revenge of the Fallen issues]]

Revenge of the Fallen issue 4

2009-12-22T22:14:19Z

LesterX: /* Errors */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation]]'' #4
|prev=Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 3
|next=Tales of the Fallen issue 1
|image=RotF Adaptation issue 4 Cover A.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 10]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils by=[[Jon Davis-Hunt]]
|colors by=[[Kris Carter]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|screenplay by=[[Roberto Orci]], [[Alex Kurtzman]], and [[Ehren Kruger]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''An adaptation of the summer blockbuster of 2009.'''

==Synopsis==
[[The Fallen]] orders [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] to find [[Sam Witwicky]] and bring him the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Megatron agrees.

[[Seymour Simmons]] and [[Leo Spitz]] decide to stay in their place of relative safety with [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] but to keep their eye out for an opportunity to help. The Twins then agree they were totally and majorly screwed.

Sam and [[Mikaela Banes]] are still running from [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] when they are found by [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] who is holding Sam's parents hostage.

[[William Lennox]] and [[Ray Epps]] wonder why the [[United States military]] is not sending help, figuring they could see the conflict from satellites. However, satellite images continue to be disrupted by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]].

Some [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s form [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]].

Sam is about to trade the sock full of Matrix dust to Rampage in exchange for his parents when [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] shows up and defeats Rampage with his bare hands. Bumblebee drives [[Ron Witwicky]] and [[Judy Witwicky]] to safety just before Megatron opens fire on Sam and Mikaela, missing.

The Fallen downs a couple of American helicopters by telekinesis. One helicopter is completely destroyed but the other is able to make a crash landing. Simmons borrows its radio. While Devastator begins demolishing a pyramid, exposing a [[Solar harvester|harvester]], Simmons reaches a nearby US Naval destroyer on the radio. Simmons tells the captain to prepare his prototype rail gun and be ready to fire when he gives him the coordinates. The captain briefly argues about security clearance but Simmon's persuasive personality convinces him.

An unmanned aerial vehicle is finally able to get images back to the US military and they send a tank battalion led by [[General Salam]] into the fray. Sam and Mikaela are pinned down by Megatron near Lennox's position when the tanks arrive. Lennox orderes the tanks to give covering fire and Sam and Mikaela are reunited with Lennox. [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] then arrives barreling down on their position. Before he can run all the humans over, Jetfire swoops down and destroys Long Haul with one shot. US planes are entering the area on a bombing run, so Lennox and Mikaela run to safety. Sam instead runs to Optimus Prime. [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] appears out of the sand and stabs Jetfire through the chest. Sam arrives at Optimus Prime's body when an explosion from Megatron knocks him unconscious.

Sam's heart stops, and he has a vision of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], who tell Sam that he has proven his leadership ability and give him stewardship of the Matrix. Sam is resuscitated by a medic. He pours the Matrix out of his sock and it reforms itself into a solid artifact. Sam jabs the Matrix into Optimus Prime's spark, reanimating him. Having apparently gained knowledge through the Matrix, Prime wakes up wanting to know where he can find The Fallen.

The Fallen teleports to where Sam is, steals the Matrix through telekinesis, shoves a couple of Autobots out of the way with a wave of his hand and teleports away. Optimus Prime declares he is still not in shape to face The Fallen, so a dying Jetfire offers his chassis for parts. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] then performs a field refit of Optimus, installing Jetfire to him, forming a makeshift [[super mode]].

Simmons makes his way under Devastator's feet and tells the destroyer captain to fire the rail gun directly above his position. This is a direct hit and Devastator is destroyed. Optimus Prime then goes on the offensive, and takes out the harvester. The Fallen is incensed that anyone would dare challenge him, as he is a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], but Optimus says that The Fallen renounced that name when he slaughtered his brothers, and that there can only be one Prime now. Megatron objects, calling Optimus a liar because The Fallen promised the power of the Primes to him. Optimus informs Megatron that he was deceived by The Fallen then chops off one of Megatron's arms and one of his legs.

The Fallen opens up a portal in preparation for a retreat, but takes too long in his farewell monologue because, at that moment, Optimus uses grappling hooks from off-panel to tangle him up. The Fallen begs Megatron for help, but Megatron instead uses the portal to escape to the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''. Optimus then finishes off The Fallen by driving a spike through his head.

Later, the humans and Autobots are on the [[U.S.S. Roosevelt]] celebrating their victory. Sam says the symbols in his head are gone, and Optimus tells him that the knowledge had passed to him, and they are all that are left of Cybertronian heritage. Optimus is grateful to Sam for keeping the information safe. Sam asks about the future and Optimus gives a speech about facing it together.

Megatron is then back on the ''Nemesis'' with all of his limbs. He is busy raising a new army from stasis pods located there.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (8)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (9)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (15)
*[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] (16)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (21)
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] (22)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (24)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (25)
|c2=
*[[The Fallen]] (1)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]] (3)
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] (4)
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] (5)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] (20)
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] (23)
|c3=
*[[Seymour Simmons]] (6)
*[[Leo Spitz]] (7)
*[[Mikaela Banes]] (11)
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (12)
*[[Ron Witwicky]] (13)
*[[Judy Witwicky]] (14)
*[[William Lennox]] (17)
*[[Ray Epps]] (18)
*[[Morshower]] (19)
}}

== Quotes ==
'''Simmons''': "On a scale of one to ten...how screwed are we?" 
'''Skids''': "Majorly." 
'''Mudflap''': "Totally." 
:—The Twins don't have much hope for survival.

'''The Fallen''': You dare challenge me?! I am a Prime! 
'''Optimus''': You abandoned that name when you slaughtered your brothers. And now my ancestry shall be avenged! 
''[Optimus destroys the harvester]'' 
'''The Fallen''': NO! 
'''Optimus''': There can only be one Prime. 
'''Megatron''': You lie! The Fallen promised me the power of a Prime! 
'''Optimus''': Primes are born...not made!
:—Optimus and The Fallen settle their family feud, while also educating Megatron on the nature of the [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]].

"From now on...Megatron answers to no being!"
:—'''Megatron''' leaves The Fallen to his fate.

"Let my new army...arise!"
:—'''Megatron''' raises his army of [[Protoform]]s.

== Errors ==
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger's]] [[alternate mode]] the same excavator model used for [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] in [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|issue 1]]. Likewise, [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] is also a different, much smaller model of dump truck than the Caterpillar 773B as seen in the movie and used as a basis for the toys (which have a more genericized alternate mode).
*[[Arcee (Movie)| Arcee]], who was shown joining the battle in issue 3, is strangely absent.
*On page 2, when Sam and Mikaela are running from Starscream, Mikaela's jacket is missing.
*On page 4, [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] not only still doesn't look anything like actor [[Glenn Morshower]]... he also suddenly sports a mustache he didn't have yet in any of the other issues he appeared in.
*On page 10,when [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] is sucked into [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] calls him "Skids".
*On the last page of the story; when Sam tells [[Optimus Prime (Movie)| Optimus]] that the symbols in his head are gone, his speech bubble is directed at Simmons. Also, Optimus is missing color on his legs. [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1| Again.]]
*How did Megatron raise the army without Energon?
*Way to end the story, with ''3'' errors in a row.

== Items of note ==
*Both Rampage and Long Haul are active individually while Devastator is formed. Judging by the number of incoming comet Decepticons in the last issue, there were plenty of Decepticons on the scene for Devastator to be formed without them, so this isn't an error.
*In [[Defiance issue 4]], The Fallen claimed he would be imprisoned in his sarcophagus until the star harvester is rediscovered. This is apparently literally true. It seems the act of finding the harvester somehow freed him from prison.
*[[Josh Nizzi]]'s cover for this issue is a modified version of [[:Image:Defiance4_coverA_original.jpg|his rejected cover]] for [[Defiance issue 4]] (rejected because, at the time, director [[Michael Bay]] and [[Dreamworks]]/[[Paramount Pictures]] wanted to keep Megatron's return a "secret".) The main difference is the photoshopping of a stock image of The Fallen into the background.
*The spike from the harvester that Optimus uses to kill the Fallen with resembles the Fallen's spear weapon, which the fallen does not use in any media except the movie.

===Differences with movie===
*In the film, [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] is killed by [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] is killed by Bumblebee, while [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] escapes with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. In the comic, the fates of Scorponok, Ravage, and Starscream are not shown—in fact, Scorponok is only seen for a single panel in the comic, when he injures Jetfire. Soundwave is presumably still in space in either version. Also, in this issue, Jetfire saves the humans from Long Haul, whereas in the movie, he saves them from a [[Mixmaster (ROTF)| Mixmaster]], while Long Haul is killed by a military air strike.
*Long Haul's alt-mode is slightly different here than it is in the movie. In the movie, Long Haul transformed into a flat-nosed mining dump truck, whereas here, he turns into a long-nosed construction dump truck.
*Arcee, "[[Buffalo MPV Decepticon]]", Mixmaster, [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]], and the [[Decepticon]] [[Protoform]]s are absent in the battle, although the protoforms are later shown on the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''. [[Jolt (ROTF)| Jolt]] is also missing, but that's because he was a last-minute addition to the film, and is not in the comics.
*The [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] that battles with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is yellow.
*In the movie, [[The Fallen]] does not summon a portal, and does not get tangled up with wires which prompt him to plea for help from Megatron.
*In the movie, Megatron flees with Starscream after The Fallen is defeated. In the comic, Megatron explicitly refuses to help The Fallen, due to his betrayal, during his battle with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and departs from the battle off-screen.
*The Fallen's death is different. In the comic, Optimus stabs the Fallen through his head with a spike taken from the harvester, but in the movie he tears the Fallen's face off with his own spear, and then Optimus rips out the Fallen's spark and crushes it.
*The final scene from the comic, with Megatron witnessing the Decepticons on board the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' hatch and welcoming them as his new army, is not in the movie. It was probably in an early version of the script, though, because almost every book based the movie has this scene in it.

== Covers (2) ==
*'''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime facing off against Megatron while The Fallen looms in the background. Art by [[Josh Nizzi]].
*'''Cover B:''' CGI render of Bumblebee

<gallery>
Image:RotF Adaptation issue 4 Cover A.jpg
Image:RotF Adaptation issue 4 Cover B.jpg
</gallery>

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[[Category: IDW Revenge of the Fallen issues]]

Revenge of the Fallen issue 4

2009-12-22T22:14:04Z

LesterX: /* Errors */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation]]'' #4
|prev=Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 3
|next=Tales of the Fallen issue 1
|image=RotF Adaptation issue 4 Cover A.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[June 10]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils by=[[Jon Davis-Hunt]]
|colors by=[[Kris Carter]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|screenplay by=[[Roberto Orci]], [[Alex Kurtzman]], and [[Ehren Kruger]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''An adaptation of the summer blockbuster of 2009.'''

==Synopsis==
[[The Fallen]] orders [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] to find [[Sam Witwicky]] and bring him the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Megatron agrees.

[[Seymour Simmons]] and [[Leo Spitz]] decide to stay in their place of relative safety with [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] but to keep their eye out for an opportunity to help. The Twins then agree they were totally and majorly screwed.

Sam and [[Mikaela Banes]] are still running from [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] when they are found by [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] who is holding Sam's parents hostage.

[[William Lennox]] and [[Ray Epps]] wonder why the [[United States military]] is not sending help, figuring they could see the conflict from satellites. However, satellite images continue to be disrupted by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]].

Some [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]]s form [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]].

Sam is about to trade the sock full of Matrix dust to Rampage in exchange for his parents when [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] shows up and defeats Rampage with his bare hands. Bumblebee drives [[Ron Witwicky]] and [[Judy Witwicky]] to safety just before Megatron opens fire on Sam and Mikaela, missing.

The Fallen downs a couple of American helicopters by telekinesis. One helicopter is completely destroyed but the other is able to make a crash landing. Simmons borrows its radio. While Devastator begins demolishing a pyramid, exposing a [[Solar harvester|harvester]], Simmons reaches a nearby US Naval destroyer on the radio. Simmons tells the captain to prepare his prototype rail gun and be ready to fire when he gives him the coordinates. The captain briefly argues about security clearance but Simmon's persuasive personality convinces him.

An unmanned aerial vehicle is finally able to get images back to the US military and they send a tank battalion led by [[General Salam]] into the fray. Sam and Mikaela are pinned down by Megatron near Lennox's position when the tanks arrive. Lennox orderes the tanks to give covering fire and Sam and Mikaela are reunited with Lennox. [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] then arrives barreling down on their position. Before he can run all the humans over, Jetfire swoops down and destroys Long Haul with one shot. US planes are entering the area on a bombing run, so Lennox and Mikaela run to safety. Sam instead runs to Optimus Prime. [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] appears out of the sand and stabs Jetfire through the chest. Sam arrives at Optimus Prime's body when an explosion from Megatron knocks him unconscious.

Sam's heart stops, and he has a vision of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], who tell Sam that he has proven his leadership ability and give him stewardship of the Matrix. Sam is resuscitated by a medic. He pours the Matrix out of his sock and it reforms itself into a solid artifact. Sam jabs the Matrix into Optimus Prime's spark, reanimating him. Having apparently gained knowledge through the Matrix, Prime wakes up wanting to know where he can find The Fallen.

The Fallen teleports to where Sam is, steals the Matrix through telekinesis, shoves a couple of Autobots out of the way with a wave of his hand and teleports away. Optimus Prime declares he is still not in shape to face The Fallen, so a dying Jetfire offers his chassis for parts. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] then performs a field refit of Optimus, installing Jetfire to him, forming a makeshift [[super mode]].

Simmons makes his way under Devastator's feet and tells the destroyer captain to fire the rail gun directly above his position. This is a direct hit and Devastator is destroyed. Optimus Prime then goes on the offensive, and takes out the harvester. The Fallen is incensed that anyone would dare challenge him, as he is a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], but Optimus says that The Fallen renounced that name when he slaughtered his brothers, and that there can only be one Prime now. Megatron objects, calling Optimus a liar because The Fallen promised the power of the Primes to him. Optimus informs Megatron that he was deceived by The Fallen then chops off one of Megatron's arms and one of his legs.

The Fallen opens up a portal in preparation for a retreat, but takes too long in his farewell monologue because, at that moment, Optimus uses grappling hooks from off-panel to tangle him up. The Fallen begs Megatron for help, but Megatron instead uses the portal to escape to the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''. Optimus then finishes off The Fallen by driving a spike through his head.

Later, the humans and Autobots are on the [[U.S.S. Roosevelt]] celebrating their victory. Sam says the symbols in his head are gone, and Optimus tells him that the knowledge had passed to him, and they are all that are left of Cybertronian heritage. Optimus is grateful to Sam for keeping the information safe. Sam asks about the future and Optimus gives a speech about facing it together.

Megatron is then back on the ''Nemesis'' with all of his limbs. He is busy raising a new army from stasis pods located there.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (8)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (9)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (15)
*[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] (16)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (21)
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] (22)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (24)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (25)
|c2=
*[[The Fallen]] (1)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger]] (3)
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] (4)
*[[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] (5)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (10)
*[[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] (20)
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] (23)
|c3=
*[[Seymour Simmons]] (6)
*[[Leo Spitz]] (7)
*[[Mikaela Banes]] (11)
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (12)
*[[Ron Witwicky]] (13)
*[[Judy Witwicky]] (14)
*[[William Lennox]] (17)
*[[Ray Epps]] (18)
*[[Morshower]] (19)
}}

== Quotes ==
'''Simmons''': "On a scale of one to ten...how screwed are we?" 
'''Skids''': "Majorly." 
'''Mudflap''': "Totally." 
:—The Twins don't have much hope for survival.

'''The Fallen''': You dare challenge me?! I am a Prime! 
'''Optimus''': You abandoned that name when you slaughtered your brothers. And now my ancestry shall be avenged! 
''[Optimus destroys the harvester]'' 
'''The Fallen''': NO! 
'''Optimus''': There can only be one Prime. 
'''Megatron''': You lie! The Fallen promised me the power of a Prime! 
'''Optimus''': Primes are born...not made!
:—Optimus and The Fallen settle their family feud, while also educating Megatron on the nature of the [[Dynasty of Primes|Primes]].

"From now on...Megatron answers to no being!"
:—'''Megatron''' leaves The Fallen to his fate.

"Let my new army...arise!"
:—'''Megatron''' raises his army of [[Protoform]]s.

== Errors ==
*[[Scavenger (ROTF)|Scavenger's]] [[alternate mode]] the same excavator model used for [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] in [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1|issue 1]]. Likewise, [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] is also a different, much smaller model of dump truck than the Caterpillar 773B as seen in the movie and used as a basis for the toys (which have a more genericized alternate mode).
*[[Arcee (Movie)| Arcee]], who was shown joining the battle in issue 3, is strangely absent.
*On page 2, when Sam and Mikaela are running from Starscream, Mikaela's jacket is missing.
*On page 4, [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] not only still doesn't look anything like actor [[Glenn Morshower]]... he also suddenly sports a mustache he didn't have yet in any of the other issues he appeared in.
*On page 10,when [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] is sucked into [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] calls him "Skids".
*On the last page of the story; when Sam tells [[Optimus Prime (Movie)| Optimus]] that the symbols in his head are gone, his speech bubble is directed at Simmons. Also, Optimus is missing color on his legs. [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1| Again.
*How did Megatron raise the army without Energon?
*Way to end the story, with ''3'' errors in a row.

== Items of note ==
*Both Rampage and Long Haul are active individually while Devastator is formed. Judging by the number of incoming comet Decepticons in the last issue, there were plenty of Decepticons on the scene for Devastator to be formed without them, so this isn't an error.
*In [[Defiance issue 4]], The Fallen claimed he would be imprisoned in his sarcophagus until the star harvester is rediscovered. This is apparently literally true. It seems the act of finding the harvester somehow freed him from prison.
*[[Josh Nizzi]]'s cover for this issue is a modified version of [[:Image:Defiance4_coverA_original.jpg|his rejected cover]] for [[Defiance issue 4]] (rejected because, at the time, director [[Michael Bay]] and [[Dreamworks]]/[[Paramount Pictures]] wanted to keep Megatron's return a "secret".) The main difference is the photoshopping of a stock image of The Fallen into the background.
*The spike from the harvester that Optimus uses to kill the Fallen with resembles the Fallen's spear weapon, which the fallen does not use in any media except the movie.

===Differences with movie===
*In the film, [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] is killed by [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] and [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] is killed by Bumblebee, while [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] escapes with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. In the comic, the fates of Scorponok, Ravage, and Starscream are not shown—in fact, Scorponok is only seen for a single panel in the comic, when he injures Jetfire. Soundwave is presumably still in space in either version. Also, in this issue, Jetfire saves the humans from Long Haul, whereas in the movie, he saves them from a [[Mixmaster (ROTF)| Mixmaster]], while Long Haul is killed by a military air strike.
*Long Haul's alt-mode is slightly different here than it is in the movie. In the movie, Long Haul transformed into a flat-nosed mining dump truck, whereas here, he turns into a long-nosed construction dump truck.
*Arcee, "[[Buffalo MPV Decepticon]]", Mixmaster, [[Scrapper (ROTF)|Scrapper]], and the [[Decepticon]] [[Protoform]]s are absent in the battle, although the protoforms are later shown on the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''. [[Jolt (ROTF)| Jolt]] is also missing, but that's because he was a last-minute addition to the film, and is not in the comics.
*The [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] that battles with [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is yellow.
*In the movie, [[The Fallen]] does not summon a portal, and does not get tangled up with wires which prompt him to plea for help from Megatron.
*In the movie, Megatron flees with Starscream after The Fallen is defeated. In the comic, Megatron explicitly refuses to help The Fallen, due to his betrayal, during his battle with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and departs from the battle off-screen.
*The Fallen's death is different. In the comic, Optimus stabs the Fallen through his head with a spike taken from the harvester, but in the movie he tears the Fallen's face off with his own spear, and then Optimus rips out the Fallen's spark and crushes it.
*The final scene from the comic, with Megatron witnessing the Decepticons on board the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' hatch and welcoming them as his new army, is not in the movie. It was probably in an early version of the script, though, because almost every book based the movie has this scene in it.

== Covers (2) ==
*'''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime facing off against Megatron while The Fallen looms in the background. Art by [[Josh Nizzi]].
*'''Cover B:''' CGI render of Bumblebee

<gallery>
Image:RotF Adaptation issue 4 Cover A.jpg
Image:RotF Adaptation issue 4 Cover B.jpg
</gallery>

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[[Category: IDW Revenge of the Fallen issues]]

Scalpel (ROTF)

2009-12-22T22:09:44Z

LesterX: /* Trivia */

{{faction|decepticon}}
:''Scalpel is the cutest widdle Decepticon in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]] portion of the [[live-action film series]] continuity.
[[Image:Rotf-promo-Thedoctorx-large.jpg|thumb|250px|''[["Weird Al" Yankovic|Like a surgeon - HEY! Cuttin' for the very first time...]]'']]
'''Scalpel''', also known as "the '''Doctor'''", looks harmless enough with his big, inquisitive eyes. But beware—in the world of the Transformers, things are not what they seem! Scalpel has vast databases of anatomical and mechanical knowledge, being familiar with most species in the galaxy. He's extremely adept at getting to the root of a problem and can handily disassemble most technological devices. Unfortunately, when he goes to put them back together, he always has a few parts left over. This has left most of the Decepticons reluctant to come to him for care, in spite of his duties as their field medic.

{{bigquote|Ve must haff ze brain on ze table! Chop-chop!|Scalpel mutilates for science!|[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]}}
==Fiction==
===''Revenge of the Fallen''===
:''Voice actor'': [[John Di Crosta]] (English), [[Naoki Tatsuta]] (Japanese), [[Santiago Ziesmer]] (German), [[Fabrizio Mazzotta]] (Italian)

Scalpel was transported to the [[Laurentian Abyss]] by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] and [[Long Haul (ROTF)|four]] [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|of]] [[Rampage (ROTF)|the]] [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicons]]. Once the Decepticons reached the sea floor, Scalpel was released to assess the extent of the damage done to [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. After a cursory examination, Scalpel concluded that they would need spare parts, and ordered the death of the [[Ze little one|smallest]] Constructicon. Once he had the "donated" parts and the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] shard stolen by Ravage, he rebuilt Megatron into a more powerful—and very much alive—form.

Later, at a factory in the same city as [[Sam Witwicky]]'s university, Megatron ordered Scalpel to examine Sam, in hopes of finding out what he had learned from the All Spark information downloaded into his brain. Using several ''extremely'' invasive techniques, Scalpel deduced that Sam's mind was definitely full of handy-dandy information. And the best way to get said information was to examine Sam's brain...while it was laid out on the table. Scalpel's attempt was interrupted by the timely arrival of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]].
{{storylink|Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Though the movie itself does not show Scalpel's fate, [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|the novel]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 2|comic adaptations]] show him being blasted to scrap by Optimus Prime.}}

==Toys==
===Revenge of the Fallen===
[[Image:RotF Scalpel Scout Toy.jpg|thumb|right|200px|Percep-who? Nah, he got a gig on CSI.]]
*'''Scalpel''' (Scout, 2009)

:Scalpel transforms from a dissecting microscope to a creepy, almost cute insectoid robot with detachable "glasses". He has six insectoid legs that will pop off if you look at them funny, and two adorable transcluscent 'arms'. His microscope mode is slightly different from the one featured in the movie. He is ''seriously'' mis-transformed in-package, presumably because there was no other way he was going to fit on the card otherwise.

:A running change has given later versions shorter antennae which fold away better during transformation. It's not clear which version is more common or whether the running change has spread to markets outside the US.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/Scalpel/scalpel.htm More information on Scalpel at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

==Trivia==
*The combination of Germanic accent, monocle-like eyes and murderous personality all give Scalpel the air of a Nazi-scientist stereotype, not unlike a [http://reboot.wikia.com/wiki/Herr_Doktor certain other doctor] before him.
*In the Movie itself and the novelization he is simply called "the Doctor". He goes unnamed in the comic adaptation.
*While his toy is grossly out of scale as a microscope usable by a ''human'' character, it's perfectly sized for Voyager and Leader class figures to use.
*The only reason his toy has pop-off glasses is because [[Hisashi Yuki]] thinks it's funny.
*In the [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 2| 2nd issue]] of the movie adaptation, Scalpel suddenly has mouth, complete with teeth. And he looks really weird because of it.

[[Category: Decepticons]]
[[Category: Medics]]
[[Category: Revenge of the Fallen characters]]

Revenge of the Fallen issue 2

2009-12-22T22:07:31Z

LesterX: /* Errors */

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|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils by=[[Jon Davis-Hunt]]
|colors by=[[Kris Carter]] & [[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|screenplay by=[[Roberto Orci]], [[Alex Kurtzman]], and [[Ehren Kruger]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''An adaptation of the summer blockbuster of 2009.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Image:Nemesis ROTF Adaptation 2.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Meanwhile, Thousands of miles away...]]
At the final resting place of the ''[[Nemesis (Movie)|Nemesis]]'', [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] is surprised by the arrival of his deceased commander, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. After berating Starscream for old times' sake, Megatron approaches the sarcophagus of [[The Fallen]]. He announces with some regret that he has failed his master. The Fallen disagrees, asserting that things can still be salvaged if Megatron locates the [[Solar harvester|harvester]], and that the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] can guide him there. Megatron states that unfortunately the All Spark is destroyed, but is rebuffed by The Fallen, who states that an object of such power can never truly be destroyed, only changed. He tells Megatron to seek out the human who killed him, who is now the vessel for the All Spark.

Said human, [[Sam Witwicky]], is at that moment in his Astronomy 101 class. In a daze, he doodles [[Cyberglyphics]] in his notes while barely acknowledging the presence of [[Professor Colan]]. [[Leo Spitz]] urges him to pay attention and open his textbook, so he won't get in trouble. He does, and manages to digest its contents merely by rapidly flipping the pages. Slamming it shut, he announces to the professor a shocking thing: [[Albert Einstein]] was wrong! After the professor corrects him on the pronunciation of his name, he is invited up to the chalkboard to explain the nonsense he had just exclaimed. Sam covers the chalkboard in Cyberglyphics, babbling about the expeditions of Cybertronian explorers, claiming that Einstein's theory of relativity is only a valid observation of ''this'' dimension, not the other seventeen. This proves quite amusing to most of the class, but [[Alice]] in particular watches with rapt interest. The professor tells Sam to kindly get out of his class.

Immediately afterward, [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] receives a belated call on her cell phone. She begins castigating Sam for not calling the night before but he interrupts, asking if he remembers what he told her about [[Archibald Witwicky]]. After being exposed to Megatron's tracking program, Sam's grandfather had started seeing strange symbols, which he had drawn endlessly during his time in the asylum. Sam asserts that these are the same symbols he now has been seeing ever since he touched the All Spark fragment. He asks Mikaela if it is still safe, which she reassures him is true. As they talk, [[Wheelie (ROTF)|a child's toy truck]] rolls into the garage where Mikaela works, transforming into a diminutive [[Decepticon]]. He approaches the safe where the fragment is stored only to be foiled by a mouse trap, causing him to cry out in pain and knock over a pile of paint cans. Mikaela hears the ruckus and corners the little [[Transformer]], threatening him with a welding torch. Sam asks what the commotion is, and Mikaela tells him to stay put as she's coming over.

At the [[NEST]] base in [[Diego Garcia]], the klaxons sound. Numerous Decepticon contacts have been spotted in the Eastern [[United States of America|United States]], and the Autobots are being mobilized.

Back at his dorm room, Sam is cornered by Alice, who has noticed that even the walls have now been covered in the Cyberglyphic drawings Sam has been making. She tells Sam that the solution is obvious: they must have sex immediately.

In the next room over, a dejected Leo is on the couch with his enterprising buddies, [[Sharsky|Sharkatron3000]] and [[Fassbinder|The Fassinator]]. He complains that Alice kicked him out and called him a pervert because he'd asked if he could watch her make out with Sam. Sharkatron3000 interrupts, telling The Fassinator to rewind the video they're watching. Once this has been done, he points out Alice's uncanny resemblance to the [[Alice (animatronic)|animatronic girl]] from a commercial regarding an ''[[Alice in Wonderland]]'' tour.

Back in the dorm room, Sam quickly discovers that Alice is much stronger than she looks. She forces herself on him, which manages to distract him from the large robotic torture tools emerging from the back of her head. The timely arrival of Mikaela alerts Sam, but Alice wraps mechanical tentacles around his neck. Alice's inhuman nature revealed, Mikaela clobbers the Decepticon spy with the metal case she'd stored the All Spark fragment in. Leo arrives to tell Sam there's something funny about Alice, just in time to see the Decepticon's true face and have to dodge a hail of razor-sharp projectiles. All three humans flee, Leo expressing surprise that alien robots are actually real. He asks why Alice looks like her animatronic doppelganger, and Mikaela and Sam explain that Transformers can mimic ''any'' machine. Leo bemoans that obviously this is all due to his work on ''[[The Real Effing Deal]]'', and that he's being silenced for getting too close to the truth. Mikaela is about to give Leo a piece of her mind when Alice bursts in and nearly fries them all with a blast of plasma energy. The three escape through the gaping hole in the wall. Mikaela hotwires a car, causing Leo to comment that she is ''obviously'' a keeper. They grab the box with the fragment and speed off, only to be captured by the looming form of [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]].

Sam is brought to an abandoned industrial plant, where he is put on an examining table in the presence of Megatron and Starscream. [[Scalpel|The tiny Decepticon that revived Megatron]] is perched on Sam's head, wielding a bonesaw to cut open Sam's very valuable head. Sam begs them to let his friends go, but his pleas fall on deaf ears. Thankfully, the [[Autobot]]s managed to track Sam down, and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s sharpshooting picks off the miniature malefactor without harming Sam. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] rescues Mikaela and Leo, while Prime prepares to face off against Megatron. Megatron asks Prime why he would risk so much for a human child, to which Prime retorts that Megatron has no concept of friendship. Megatron replies that there is a great deal at stake here, a source of [[Energon (fuel)|energon]] hidden on the planet by The Fallen, which Sam can lead them to. This being the second time that Prime has heard the name, he asks Megatron who The Fallen ''is''. Megatron scoffs, as Prime is unworthy. The Fallen is their past, and their future!

The Autobots speed towards the battle, concerned because Prime is outnumbered due to Starscream and Grindor joining it. Prime tells Sam to flee so that he can fight Megatron unencumbered. He is expendable, but Sam is vital to the plans of both sides of the battle. Taking the opportunity presented, Megatron outflanks Prime and impales him through the chest. Prime again tells Sam to flee before going offline. Megatron is unable to give chase, as the remaining Autobots have arrived and their gunfire drives him off.

Expressing frustration at the loss of his strategic asset, Megatron takes to the skies and rendezvous with [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. Using the Decepticon's parasitized communications satellite, he announces to the people of Earth an ultimatum: give him Sam Witwicky or the planet will burn!

In [[Paris]], Sam's parents are watching the broadcast in a cafe when a robotic fist smashes through the window. They are taken away.

In [[Trenton]], [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] Sam is a fugitive. NEST is being disbanded, the Autobots disavowed by the government, and as Leo points out, every human in the world is looking for him. Sam theorizes that his only hope is to figure out what the symbols in his mind actually mean. Neither [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] nor [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] can read the Cyberglyphics, but Leo says he knows someone who can.

In [[Brooklyn]], Leo explains that he doesn't like doing this. He is taking them to see his rival, the webmaster known as "Robo-Warrior", who claims to be an expert on such things. Sam soon discovers that "Robo-Warrior" is none other than the former [[Sector Seven]] agent, [[Seymour Simmons]]! Now running a sandwich shop, Simmons takes them to his basement where it is shown that he has a ''sizable'' cache of Sector Seven documents and artifacts, including the severed head of [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]. He shows them photographs of Cyberglyphics exactly like those Sam has been drawing. These, he says, show that the Transformers have been on Earth ''far'' longer than most previously suspected!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (12)
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (13)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (14)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (19)
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (20)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (21)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (22)

|c2=
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (1)
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (2)
*[[The Fallen]] (3)
*[[Alice]] (7)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (9)
*[[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] (17)
*[[Scalpel|The Doctor]] (18)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (23)
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] (27)
|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (4)
*[[Professor Colan]] (5)
*[[Leo Spitz]] (6)
*[[Mikaela Banes]] (8)
*[[William Lennox]] (10)
*[[Ray Epps]] (11)
*[[Fassbinder]] (15)
*[[Sharsky]] (16)
*[[Judy Witwicky]] (24)
*[[Ron Witwicky]] (25)
*[[Seymour Simmons]] (26)
}}

== Quotes ==

==Notes==
*On page 3, [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] is wearing a shirt with the name "Perez", a reference to colorist [[Josh Perez]]... who ''didn't'' color this issue, surprisingly enough.
*On page 4, a boy in Sam's astronomy class is wearing a shirt with the name "Furman" on it, a reference to writer [[Simon Furman]].
*On the same page, Sam refers to a [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]].
*On page 5, a store sign sports the name "Denton's", a reference to editor [[Denton J. Tipton]].
*A cola can on the same page ''also'' sports the name "Furman". Repetitive much?
*On page 8, a poster advertises a movie named "Awesome Weapon", starring "S. Furman".
*According to his driver license, Sam has blue eyes. Does [[Shia LaBeouf]]?
*On page 18, during only one panel, there is a purple robot with a blue left arm standing beside Ratchet. It matches the robot seen for one panel in the first issues of the adaptation (except there, it was miscolored entirely blue, and here, it is mirror-flipped, with its head offset to the opposite site of its body and the number of spikes on each shoulder swapped) and is, presumably, supposed to be the otherwise-unseen combined form of the three Arcee bikes.
*One cover features [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]], who doesn't appear until [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 4|issue 4]].
*Grindor speaks! If only he did in the movie.
=== Differences with movie ===
*By Furman's own admission, a number of comedy scenes with Sam's parents and Simmons have been cut to save space. <ref name="furmancom">[http://simonfurman.wordpress.com/2009/06/02/revenge-x3/ Blog post by Simon Furman]</ref>
*On board the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]], [[The Fallen]] is still inside the sarcophagus from ''[[Defiance]]'', rather than sitting in a chair.
*Unlike the movie, the comic adaptation provides an explanation for [[Alice]]'s "human" disguise when [[Leo Spitz|Leo]] watches a TV commercial featuring an ''Alice in Wonderland'' animatronic, thereby realizing that something is wrong with her.
*[[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] doesn't have time to split up with Sam after catching him with Alice, since Alice instantly starts to strangle him with her robot tongue instead of keeping up the charade for a little longer.
*Alice isn't slammed into a lamp post, but rather, just knocked away. She is not shown afterwards.
*The Doctor is killed by Optimus instead of just disappearing.
*In the forest battle, Grindor is either not killed by Optimus Prime or killed off-screen. Despite the fact that he seems to have survived, he is not shown retreating with Megatron and Starscream.
*After the battle in the forest, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] is explicitly declared "nearly gone" (i.e. "not ''quite'' dead yet") by [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]].
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s retreat after <strike>killing</strike> severely damaging Optimus Prime seems unmotivated, since [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] merely fires a few shots at them when they are already quite a distance away.
*Megatron is doing the TV broadcast rather than The Fallen, since the latter is still inside his sarcophagus.

===Errors===
*On page 14, panel 1, [[The Doctor]] suddenly has a mouth, which didn't have in the film or his [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 1| last appearance]]. In panel 4, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] hands look ''ginormous'' when he grabs [[Leo Spitz|Leo]] and [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s hand in the following panel also appears giant as compared to the rest of his body. Either that, or the perspective is very, very screwed.

== Covers (2) ==
*'''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime hanging on for dear life as Devastator attacks. With Bumblebee and Sideswipe seemingly already doomed. Art by [[Josh Nizzi]].
*'''Cover B:''' Skids and Mudflap, hanging tough.

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Revenge of the Fallen issue 1

2009-12-22T22:04:42Z

LesterX: /* Errors */

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|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[May 20]] [[2009]]
|coverdate=May 2009
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils by=[[Jon Davis-Hunt]]
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|colors by=[[Kris Carter]] & [[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
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'''An adaptation of the summer blockbuster of 2009.'''

==Synopsis==
''It is the dawn of mankind. Primitive [[human]]s stalk game through a lush jungle. Their hunt is interrupted by the impact of a colossal foot, cracks in its structure glowing with otherworldly energies. [[The Fallen]] takes notice of these curious fleshlings, wondering if this is truly life. He shrugs the question off, looking to the construction of the [[Solar harvester|harvester]] which will soon extinguish [[Earth|this feeble planet]]'s [[sun]].''

In the modern day of [[Shanghai]], [[China]], the [[NEST]] forces engage [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]], who comments on the annoying tenacity of the human race. Meanwhile, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] tries to make good his escape elsewhere in the city, with [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] and [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] hot in pursuit. Unfortunately, their combined ice cream truck form proves too ungainly to handle the turns, leaving the three motorcycles that make up [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] to continue the chase. Arcee is advised to make certain Sideways does not breach the quarantine perimeter, to prevent public knowledge of the incident.

[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] finally manage to take down Demolishor, while the timely arrival of Sideswipe aids in neutralizing Sideways. As Prime stands over the wrecked form of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] he felled, Demolishor delivers a warning: their days on this planet are numbered as The Fallen will soon claim it!

Back [[United States of America|stateside]], [[Sam Witwicky]] snorts derisively at the government coverup of the [[Mission City]] debacle. He is nearly finished packing to go off to college. He gets a call from [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]], now working at a motorcycle repair shop. She announces she's breaking up with him, which he objects to just shortly before he discovers a shard of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] embedded in the shirt he wore in Mission City. His vision is flooded with [[Cyberglyphics]], and the shard tumbles to the floor, burning a hole in it. In the kitchen below, all the appliances are brought to new, malevolent life!

The timely intervention of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] saves the Witwickys from the newborn [[Transformer]]s... at the cost of entirely demolishing their home. Mikaela arrives, having rushed over when Sam went quiet. Sam entrusts her with the All Spark shard, urging her not to tell anyone of it. Little does he know that the RC truck over by the fire hydrant is actually the [[Decepticon]] [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], who is spying on them. Ron calms his wife down by saying that the government will take care of their house. Sam talks with Bumblebee, telling him that unfortunately freshmen aren't allowed cars on campus, so this will be goodbye for awhile.

Back at the [[Diego Garcia]] base of NEST, the [[Autobot]]s are met by a representative of the U.S. government, on orders from the [[President of the United States|president]]. [[Theodore Galloway|Director Galloway]] and [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]]'s briefing for them is classified, even from other NEST operatives, but in low orbit the Decepticon [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] parasitizes a communications satellite to listen in. Optimus Prime tells the Admiral that the Decepticons have most definitely ''not'' abandoned Earth, and relays the cryptic warning he received in Shanghai. Galloway is concerned that the Autobots are keeping secrets, as they have kept weapons technology from their allies and have been sending unauthorized transmissions into space. He asks if the Autobots will leave should the president decide to ask them to. Prime reluctantly answers that they will. He however asks Galloway and by extension the president to consider what will happen if the Autobots leave and the threat still remains.

Moving into his dorm on campus, Sam meets [[Leo Spitz]], his conspiracy theorist roommate. Leo manages a website dedicated to sightings of Cybertronians, and one of his contributors is uploading footage of the Shanghai incident. As Sam watches, he is approached by the extremely enthusiastic [[Alice]], his neighbor.

Meanwhile off the shore of Diego Garcia, [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] arrives via orbital insertion. Transforming to robot mode, he infiltrates the NEST installation and seeds its ventilation system with [[microcon]]s. This swarm forms [[Reedman|the crude outline of a body]], and manages to pilfer the All Spark shard being held at the base.

Apparently wasting no time, Sam attends a party at the [[Delta Fraternity]] that night. Though amply distracted by Alice's ample mammalian traits, he insists he ought to call Mikaela. Alice has other ideas, and suggests he just pretend that ''she'' is his girlfriend. Sam offers half-hearted protest, and is thankfully saved from embarrassing himself by the arrival of Bumblebee. Bumblebee urges him to get in, and he takes the welcome reprieve as he is driven off to speak with Optimus Prime. Prime reveals to Sam that the shard of the All Spark has been stolen from the NEST base, and that the Autobots are under fire from human authorities. He asks Sam to speak on the Autobots' behalf, to help the humans understand. Sam says he's got enough on his plate, and thus can't help the Autobots right now.

[[Image:Megatron ROTF Adaptation 1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The Resurrection of Megatron ...]]Beneath the ocean, deep in the [[Laurentian Abyss]], Ravage meets up with [[Scalpel|a tiny Decepticon]]. Surrendering up the shard, Ravage watches as his compatriot uses it to revive the inert form of Megatron. Optics blazing, Megatron rises from the ocean and vows retribution upon the Earth!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (5)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (7)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (8)
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
*[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] (11)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (19)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (22)
|c2=
*[[The Fallen]] (1)
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] (2)
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] (6)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (20)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (23)
*[[Alice]] (26)
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] (27)
*[[Microcon]]s (28)
*[[Reedman]] (29)
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)| Long Haul]]? (30)
*[[ze little one]]? (31)
*[[Scalpel]] (32)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (33)
|c3=
*[[William Lennox]] (3)
*[[Ray Epps]] (4)
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (12)
*[[Ron Witwicky]] (13)
*[[Judy Witwicky]] (14)
*[[Mikaela Banes]] (15)
*[[Theodore Galloway|Director Galloway]] (21)
*[[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] (24)
*[[Leo Spitz]] (25)
|c4=
*[[Appliancebot]]s (16–18)

}}

== Quotes ==

"Too tight. Won't make it." 
"Will. Just you—SEEEEE!" 
"Told ya."
:—'''Skids''' doubts they'll be able to make that sharp turn, but '''Mudflap''' disagrees. And is wrong.

"This is Arcee. Twins..." 
"...fumbled the ball. So it's..." 
"...my play now!"
:—The '''Arcee''' bikes think they're [[Reflector]].

"Sorry I'm late, Arcee... ... But I'm a sucker for a ''big'' finish!"
:—'''Sideswipe''' delivers the final blow to '''Sideways'''.

"And now...let their be terrible retribution and carnage abound. Megatron is reborn!"
:-'''Megatron''' is so happy that he's alive again, he's talking to himself.

==Notes==
*Songs played on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] radio:
**Page 12: Unknown - "But it's all over now" could be from a number of different songs, but chances are it might just be from the Rolling Stones song of the same name.
**Page 13: "No Regrets" by Midge Ure, with no altered lyrics (unlike in the [[Transformers (2007)|first movie's]] [[Movie Prequel (2007)|prequel]]).
*On page 3, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] has a German license plate, assigned to the City of Hamburg. In fact, the license number "HH-BA 740" is taken straight from a commercial for the Audi R8.
*The dummy corporation [[McClaren Robotics]] is held responsible for Mission City, just like in [[The Last Prime]] novel. Except in the movie's viral marketing websites, it's [[Mendelson Robotics]]. And in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|book adaptation]], it's [[Massive Dynamics]]. ''My BRAIN hurts.''
*On page 6, when one of the Arcees transforms, the results are...interesting. The single robot that appears is colored entirely blue, as if it were [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]], but the robot drawn is not based on the model of ''any'' the three individual bike sisters, with a particularly bulky upper torso and a head that is off-set to the right of her body. It is something of a frankensteining of the three sisters; its right arm is lifted almost directly from Arcee's concept artwork, while it's right arm is a large laser-sword resembling the one seen in [[Elita-1 (ROTF)|Elita-1]]'s concept art. Furthermore, this composite robot will reappear in one panel in the [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 2|second issue]] of the movie adaptation, where it is colored half-purple, half-blue, in addition to being mirror-flipped from its appearance in this issue. It seems that this figure is intended to be the proposed "combined form" of the three Arcee sisters that was cut from the finished film...but that doesn't explain why only one bike is seen transforming into it in this issue, or why it's entirely blue. Last-minute attempt at removing the combined mode from the comic?
*Both ''[[The Real Effing Deal]]'' and ''[[GiantEffingRobots.com]]'', mentioned in the dialogue, are real websites that are part of the viral marketing campaign for the film.
*There is a poster in Leo Spitz's room of a woman who is totally not wearing any pants.
*One of the appliances brought to life is [[Ejector]] from a [[Mountain Dew]] commercial associated with the [[Transformers (2007)|first film]]. The art seems to be taken directly from the original [http://benprocter.com/SITEv2/HTML/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_64.html model sheet].
*On page 20, just what the heck is going on? Are those badly drawn [[Constructicon (ROTF)| Constructicon]]s? And why are they not present at Megatron's resurrection?? Are they off-panel?!? Ugh, this artist...

=== Differences with movie ===
*The Shanghai scene at the beginning immediately starts with [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor's]] rampage. In return, Demolishor remains in vehicle mode until [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] joins the battle.
*Demolishor's vehicle mode is totally different from his depiction in just about every other form of media and his toys. In fact, the vehicle mode is very similar to that of the Constructicon who is sacrificed to make spare parts for Megatron's rebirth.
*Instead of merely causing a little mayhem at the Witwickys' house when he kills the [[AllSpark (Movie)|Allspark]]-mutated kitchen robots, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] literally ''blows up the entire house'', burning it down to the ground.
*[[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]], not afraid of traffic accidents, rides her motorcycle to the Witwickys' house wearing a very short top and no helmet.
*[[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] looks ''nothing'' like actor [[Glenn Morshower]].
*When [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] meets [[Leo Spitz|Leo]], Leo is communicating with his website staff, [[Fassbinder]] and [[Sharsky]], online instead of having them sitting in the next room.
*When Bumblebee picks up Sam at the frat party, [[Alice]] stays behind instead of riding along and getting gooed on by Bumblebee.
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] is present at the graveyard scene, but doesn't say or do anything.
*[[Ze little one]] is not sacrificed to make spare parts when [[Scalpel|The Doctor]] ressurects [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. In fact, he is missing because no Constructicons are present at Megatron's rebirth. Unless they're off-panel.

== Errors ==
* On page 2, [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] is drawn with the wrong vehicle mode. The steam shovel he is disguised as is a much smaller model than a Terex RH400.
* On page 7, when Demolishor delivers the warning of the Fallen, his face is drawn incorrectly.
* On page 15, [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] appears to be wearing the uniform of a [[United States Army|US Army]] Lieutenant General.
* On page 21, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)| Optimus]] is missing color from his hips down to below his knee-pad things.

== Covers (2) ==
*'''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee standing against a backdrop of several Transformers arriving in [[transition form]]. Art by [[Josh Nizzi]].
*'''Cover B:''' Ravage leaping to eat your face.

<gallery>
Image:RotF Adaptation issue 1 Cover A.jpg
Image:RotF Adaptation issue 1 Cover B.jpg
</gallery>

== Advertisements ==
* [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 2]]
* Nine-page preview of the [[Alliance (comic)|Transformers Movie Prequel: Alliance]] trade paperback.
* [[Destiny|Transformers: Destiny]]
* [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation]] (back cover)

[[Category: IDW Revenge of the Fallen issues]]

Revenge of the Fallen issue 1

2009-12-22T22:03:49Z

LesterX: /* Errors */

{{Comicstory|
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|prev=Alliance issue 4
|prev2=Defiance issue 4
|next=Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 2
|image=RotF Adaptation issue 1 Cover A.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[May 20]] [[2009]]
|coverdate=May 2009
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils by=[[Jon Davis-Hunt]]
|inks by=
|colors by=[[Kris Carter]] & [[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|edits by=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''An adaptation of the summer blockbuster of 2009.'''

==Synopsis==
''It is the dawn of mankind. Primitive [[human]]s stalk game through a lush jungle. Their hunt is interrupted by the impact of a colossal foot, cracks in its structure glowing with otherworldly energies. [[The Fallen]] takes notice of these curious fleshlings, wondering if this is truly life. He shrugs the question off, looking to the construction of the [[Solar harvester|harvester]] which will soon extinguish [[Earth|this feeble planet]]'s [[sun]].''

In the modern day of [[Shanghai]], [[China]], the [[NEST]] forces engage [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]], who comments on the annoying tenacity of the human race. Meanwhile, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] tries to make good his escape elsewhere in the city, with [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] and [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] hot in pursuit. Unfortunately, their combined ice cream truck form proves too ungainly to handle the turns, leaving the three motorcycles that make up [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] to continue the chase. Arcee is advised to make certain Sideways does not breach the quarantine perimeter, to prevent public knowledge of the incident.

[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] finally manage to take down Demolishor, while the timely arrival of Sideswipe aids in neutralizing Sideways. As Prime stands over the wrecked form of the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] he felled, Demolishor delivers a warning: their days on this planet are numbered as The Fallen will soon claim it!

Back [[United States of America|stateside]], [[Sam Witwicky]] snorts derisively at the government coverup of the [[Mission City]] debacle. He is nearly finished packing to go off to college. He gets a call from [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]], now working at a motorcycle repair shop. She announces she's breaking up with him, which he objects to just shortly before he discovers a shard of the [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] embedded in the shirt he wore in Mission City. His vision is flooded with [[Cyberglyphics]], and the shard tumbles to the floor, burning a hole in it. In the kitchen below, all the appliances are brought to new, malevolent life!

The timely intervention of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] saves the Witwickys from the newborn [[Transformer]]s... at the cost of entirely demolishing their home. Mikaela arrives, having rushed over when Sam went quiet. Sam entrusts her with the All Spark shard, urging her not to tell anyone of it. Little does he know that the RC truck over by the fire hydrant is actually the [[Decepticon]] [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]], who is spying on them. Ron calms his wife down by saying that the government will take care of their house. Sam talks with Bumblebee, telling him that unfortunately freshmen aren't allowed cars on campus, so this will be goodbye for awhile.

Back at the [[Diego Garcia]] base of NEST, the [[Autobot]]s are met by a representative of the U.S. government, on orders from the [[President of the United States|president]]. [[Theodore Galloway|Director Galloway]] and [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]]'s briefing for them is classified, even from other NEST operatives, but in low orbit the Decepticon [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] parasitizes a communications satellite to listen in. Optimus Prime tells the Admiral that the Decepticons have most definitely ''not'' abandoned Earth, and relays the cryptic warning he received in Shanghai. Galloway is concerned that the Autobots are keeping secrets, as they have kept weapons technology from their allies and have been sending unauthorized transmissions into space. He asks if the Autobots will leave should the president decide to ask them to. Prime reluctantly answers that they will. He however asks Galloway and by extension the president to consider what will happen if the Autobots leave and the threat still remains.

Moving into his dorm on campus, Sam meets [[Leo Spitz]], his conspiracy theorist roommate. Leo manages a website dedicated to sightings of Cybertronians, and one of his contributors is uploading footage of the Shanghai incident. As Sam watches, he is approached by the extremely enthusiastic [[Alice]], his neighbor.

Meanwhile off the shore of Diego Garcia, [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] arrives via orbital insertion. Transforming to robot mode, he infiltrates the NEST installation and seeds its ventilation system with [[microcon]]s. This swarm forms [[Reedman|the crude outline of a body]], and manages to pilfer the All Spark shard being held at the base.

Apparently wasting no time, Sam attends a party at the [[Delta Fraternity]] that night. Though amply distracted by Alice's ample mammalian traits, he insists he ought to call Mikaela. Alice has other ideas, and suggests he just pretend that ''she'' is his girlfriend. Sam offers half-hearted protest, and is thankfully saved from embarrassing himself by the arrival of Bumblebee. Bumblebee urges him to get in, and he takes the welcome reprieve as he is driven off to speak with Optimus Prime. Prime reveals to Sam that the shard of the All Spark has been stolen from the NEST base, and that the Autobots are under fire from human authorities. He asks Sam to speak on the Autobots' behalf, to help the humans understand. Sam says he's got enough on his plate, and thus can't help the Autobots right now.

[[Image:Megatron ROTF Adaptation 1.jpg|right|thumb|150px|The Resurrection of Megatron ...]]Beneath the ocean, deep in the [[Laurentian Abyss]], Ravage meets up with [[Scalpel|a tiny Decepticon]]. Surrendering up the shard, Ravage watches as his compatriot uses it to revive the inert form of Megatron. Optics blazing, Megatron rises from the ocean and vows retribution upon the Earth!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (5)
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (7)
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (8)
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] (9)
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (10)
*[[Sideswipe (ROTF)|Sideswipe]] (11)
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (19)
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (22)
|c2=
*[[The Fallen]] (1)
*[[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] (2)
*[[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] (6)
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (20)
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (23)
*[[Alice]] (26)
*[[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] (27)
*[[Microcon]]s (28)
*[[Reedman]] (29)
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)| Long Haul]]? (30)
*[[ze little one]]? (31)
*[[Scalpel]] (32)
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (33)
|c3=
*[[William Lennox]] (3)
*[[Ray Epps]] (4)
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (12)
*[[Ron Witwicky]] (13)
*[[Judy Witwicky]] (14)
*[[Mikaela Banes]] (15)
*[[Theodore Galloway|Director Galloway]] (21)
*[[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] (24)
*[[Leo Spitz]] (25)
|c4=
*[[Appliancebot]]s (16–18)

}}

== Quotes ==

"Too tight. Won't make it." 
"Will. Just you—SEEEEE!" 
"Told ya."
:—'''Skids''' doubts they'll be able to make that sharp turn, but '''Mudflap''' disagrees. And is wrong.

"This is Arcee. Twins..." 
"...fumbled the ball. So it's..." 
"...my play now!"
:—The '''Arcee''' bikes think they're [[Reflector]].

"Sorry I'm late, Arcee... ... But I'm a sucker for a ''big'' finish!"
:—'''Sideswipe''' delivers the final blow to '''Sideways'''.

"And now...let their be terrible retribution and carnage abound. Megatron is reborn!"
:-'''Megatron''' is so happy that he's alive again, he's talking to himself.

==Notes==
*Songs played on [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee's]] radio:
**Page 12: Unknown - "But it's all over now" could be from a number of different songs, but chances are it might just be from the Rolling Stones song of the same name.
**Page 13: "No Regrets" by Midge Ure, with no altered lyrics (unlike in the [[Transformers (2007)|first movie's]] [[Movie Prequel (2007)|prequel]]).
*On page 3, [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]] has a German license plate, assigned to the City of Hamburg. In fact, the license number "HH-BA 740" is taken straight from a commercial for the Audi R8.
*The dummy corporation [[McClaren Robotics]] is held responsible for Mission City, just like in [[The Last Prime]] novel. Except in the movie's viral marketing websites, it's [[Mendelson Robotics]]. And in the [[Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|book adaptation]], it's [[Massive Dynamics]]. ''My BRAIN hurts.''
*On page 6, when one of the Arcees transforms, the results are...interesting. The single robot that appears is colored entirely blue, as if it were [[Chromia (ROTF)|Chromia]], but the robot drawn is not based on the model of ''any'' the three individual bike sisters, with a particularly bulky upper torso and a head that is off-set to the right of her body. It is something of a frankensteining of the three sisters; its right arm is lifted almost directly from Arcee's concept artwork, while it's right arm is a large laser-sword resembling the one seen in [[Elita-1 (ROTF)|Elita-1]]'s concept art. Furthermore, this composite robot will reappear in one panel in the [[Revenge of the Fallen issue 2|second issue]] of the movie adaptation, where it is colored half-purple, half-blue, in addition to being mirror-flipped from its appearance in this issue. It seems that this figure is intended to be the proposed "combined form" of the three Arcee sisters that was cut from the finished film...but that doesn't explain why only one bike is seen transforming into it in this issue, or why it's entirely blue. Last-minute attempt at removing the combined mode from the comic?
*Both ''[[The Real Effing Deal]]'' and ''[[GiantEffingRobots.com]]'', mentioned in the dialogue, are real websites that are part of the viral marketing campaign for the film.
*There is a poster in Leo Spitz's room of a woman who is totally not wearing any pants.
*One of the appliances brought to life is [[Ejector]] from a [[Mountain Dew]] commercial associated with the [[Transformers (2007)|first film]]. The art seems to be taken directly from the original [http://benprocter.com/SITEv2/HTML/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_64.html model sheet].
*On page 20, just what the heck is going on? Are those badly drawn [[Constructicon (ROTF)| Constructicon]]s? And why are they not present at Megatron's resurrection?? Are they off-panel?!? Ugh, this artist...

=== Differences with movie ===
*The Shanghai scene at the beginning immediately starts with [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor's]] rampage. In return, Demolishor remains in vehicle mode until [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] joins the battle.
*Demolishor's vehicle mode is totally different from his depiction in just about every other form of media and his toys. In fact, the vehicle mode is very similar to that of the Constructicon who is sacrificed to make spare parts for Megatron's rebirth.
*Instead of merely causing a little mayhem at the Witwickys' house when he kills the [[AllSpark (Movie)|Allspark]]-mutated kitchen robots, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] literally ''blows up the entire house'', burning it down to the ground.
*[[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]], not afraid of traffic accidents, rides her motorcycle to the Witwickys' house wearing a very short top and no helmet.
*[[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] looks ''nothing'' like actor [[Glenn Morshower]].
*When [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] meets [[Leo Spitz|Leo]], Leo is communicating with his website staff, [[Fassbinder]] and [[Sharsky]], online instead of having them sitting in the next room.
*When Bumblebee picks up Sam at the frat party, [[Alice]] stays behind instead of riding along and getting gooed on by Bumblebee.
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] is present at the graveyard scene, but doesn't say or do anything.
*[[Ze little one]] is not sacrificed to make spare parts when [[Scalpel|The Doctor]] ressurects [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. In fact, he is missing because no Constructicons are present at Megatron's rebirth. Unless they're off-panel.

== Errors ==
* On page 2, [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] is drawn with the wrong vehicle mode. The steam shovel he is disguised as is a much smaller model than a Terex RH400.
* On page 7, when Demolishor delivers the warning of the Fallen, his face is drawn incorrectly.
* On page 15, [[Morshower|Admiral Morshower]] appears to be wearing the uniform of a [[United States Army|US Army]] Lieutenant General.
* On page 21, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)| Optimus]] is missing color on his knee-pad things.

== Covers (2) ==
*'''Cover A:''' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee standing against a backdrop of several Transformers arriving in [[transition form]]. Art by [[Josh Nizzi]].
*'''Cover B:''' Ravage leaping to eat your face.

<gallery>
Image:RotF Adaptation issue 1 Cover A.jpg
Image:RotF Adaptation issue 1 Cover B.jpg
</gallery>

== Advertisements ==
* [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 2]]
* Nine-page preview of the [[Alliance (comic)|Transformers Movie Prequel: Alliance]] trade paperback.
* [[Destiny|Transformers: Destiny]]
* [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation]] (back cover)

[[Category: IDW Revenge of the Fallen issues]]

Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel

2009-12-22T21:58:32Z

LesterX: /* Differences/Notes */

{{Template:Comicnav | Junior Novels | Revenge of the Fallen | prev=Transformers: The Junior Novel| next=}}[[Image:Tf2009 juniornovel.jpg|thumb|250px]]

==Vital Statistics==
* ISBN 978-0-06-172973-7
* '''Writer:''' [[Dan Jolley]], based on the screenplay and story of the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|2009 movie]]
* '''Illustrator:''' "Illustrations" are [[DreamWorks]]' promotional images of the characters in the movie on colored backgrounds.
* '''Pagecount:''' 140pp
* '''Originally published:''' In the US (worldwide?){{Fact}} by Harper Entertainment, an imprint of Harper Collins ''Publishers'', [[May 12]], [[2009]]

==Synopsis==
A re-telling of the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' film.

==Differences/Notes==
* "AllSpark"
* Lennox's detector is called an AllSpark detector.
* Sideswipe defeats Sideways while the latter is in robot mode.
* Optimus Prime doesn't kill Demolishor.
* The AllSpark fragment does not create any Appliancebots, and Bumblebee doesn't blow up Sam's bedroom (or anything else).
* Wheelie is called Wheels.
* Ravage transforms into a sphere, not a missile. Scalpel detatches from him after re-entry and takes Reedman's place in retrieving the AllSpark fragment. Ravage 'takes off like a rocket' after the theft, and the two of them later revive Megatron without the aid of any Constructicons.
* The protoforms aboard the Nemesis are the Fallen's long-lost army.
* The Fallen communicates to Megatron by raising thousands of metal pins from the floor of the Nemesis, changing shape to represent his face as he speaks, and speaks of assembling forces in other dimensions.
* Mikaela just threatens Wheelie with the blowtorch, without taking his eye out.
* When Mikaela throws the box containing Wheelie, it hits Alice and spins her head around a full 360.
* Scalpel doesn't send the little probe-bot into Sam's head, and is blown apart by a sniper shot before he can get any information out of it.
* The forest battle is extremely short, and Grindor dies by being stabbed in the chest.
* Bumblebee doesn't fight Rampage or Ravage.
* The Fallen is defeated by being thrown into a wormhole rather than having his face ripped off and punched in the chest with Optimus crushing his Spark Core.

==Errors==
* The Fallen's face is described as the Decepticon symbol during the opening early-humanity scene, when the faction had yet to come into being.

[[Category:Novels]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]

Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel

2009-12-22T21:58:19Z

LesterX: /* Differences/Notes */

{{Template:Comicnav | Junior Novels | Revenge of the Fallen | prev=Transformers: The Junior Novel| next=}}[[Image:Tf2009 juniornovel.jpg|thumb|250px]]

==Vital Statistics==
* ISBN 978-0-06-172973-7
* '''Writer:''' [[Dan Jolley]], based on the screenplay and story of the [[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|2009 movie]]
* '''Illustrator:''' "Illustrations" are [[DreamWorks]]' promotional images of the characters in the movie on colored backgrounds.
* '''Pagecount:''' 140pp
* '''Originally published:''' In the US (worldwide?){{Fact}} by Harper Entertainment, an imprint of Harper Collins ''Publishers'', [[May 12]], [[2009]]

==Synopsis==
A re-telling of the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' film.

==Differences/Notes==
* "AllSpark"
* Lennox's detector is called an AllSpark detector.
* Sideswipe defeats Sideways while the latter is in robot mode.
* Optimus Prime doesn't kill Demolishor.
* The AllSpark fragment does not create any Appliancebots, and Bumblebee doesn't blow up Sam's bedroom (or anything else).
* Wheelie is called Wheels.
* Ravage transforms into a sphere, not a missile. Scalpel detatches from him after re-entry and takes Reedman's place in retrieving the AllSpark fragment. Ravage 'takes off like a rocket' after the theft, and the two of them later revive Megatron without the aid of any Constructicons.
* The protoforms aboard the Nemesis are the Fallen's long-lost army.
* The Fallen communicates to Megatron by raising thousands of metal pins from the floor of the Nemesis, changing shape to represent his face as he speaks, and speaks of assembling forces in other dimensions.
* Mikaela just threatens Wheelie with the blowtorch, without taking his eye out.
* When Mikaela throws the box containing Wheelie, it hits Alice and spins her head around a full 360.
* Scalpel doesn't send the little probe-bot into Sam's head, and is blown apart by a sniper shot before he can get any information out of it.
* The forest is extremely short, and Grindor dies by being stabbed in the chest.
* Bumblebee doesn't fight Rampage or Ravage.
* The Fallen is defeated by being thrown into a wormhole rather than having his face ripped off and punched in the chest with Optimus crushing his Spark Core.

==Errors==
* The Fallen's face is described as the Decepticon symbol during the opening early-humanity scene, when the faction had yet to come into being.

[[Category:Novels]]
[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]

Talk:Operation: Firestorm

2009-12-22T21:56:27Z

LesterX:

Um. Where did the name "Operation: Firestorm" come from? I've never heard of it.--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 15:20, 21 December 2009 (EST)
:It's the designation the [[Pentagon]] gave for the anti-Decepticon operation. Once they see images from the UAV, [[Morshower|General Morshower]] tells the Pentagon staff to commence Operation: Firestorm. As to why I called it that, there was no other name I could think of. Technically, the battle is all over the map, in [[Aqaba]] and [[Giza]], so it wouldn't have been accurate to confine it to just one area. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 15:24, 21 December 2009 (EST)
::I think "Battle of the Fallen" is a better name, like with [[Robot Heroes]].--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 16:56, 22 December 2009 (EST)

User talk:LesterX

2009-12-22T21:53:37Z

LesterX: /* Brawl */

==ROTF images==
I'm sorry, but those ROTF images you uploaded are going to have be deleted. They're leaked images which have not been released by Hasbro or Dreamworks, and in accordance with our image policies, have to be deleted. -- [[User:SFH|SFH]] 20:12, 16 October 2009 (EDT)

Uh, what images? I don't remember... --[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 19:17, 25 October 2009 (EDT)

==Brawl==
We've had a long debate about this on the wiki, and we've decided not to use that concept image of Brawl, at least not for the foreseeable future. Also, please see our [[Transformers Wiki:Images|image policy page]] for details on what we expect of users when they upload images. Thanks. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 18:30, 3 November 2009 (EST)
:Also, why would you upload the same image THREE times? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 18:33, 3 November 2009 (EST)
::That cyber slammers front page picture is stupid! It does not represent Brawl well enough!--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 16:22, 4 November 2009 (EST)
:::It amuses us for now. Also, arbitrarily changing it without asking the people who write 99% of all the text here is kind of rude, no? --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 20:02, 10 November 2009 (EST)
::::no--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 16:53, 22 December 2009 (EST)

==For future reference...==
Appending trivia entries with "Idiots" is not a great idea. Okay, you thought it was a dumb move. Don't express your thoughts so crudely. Chances are, adding "Idiots" to the end of a pre-existing paragraph isn't going to improve it! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 19:52, 10 November 2009 (EST)
:You got it.--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 19:54, 10 November 2009 (EST)

==Images==
Yeah, images with watermarks on them are no good. Plus we don't really need that image of Sideways. Quality over quantity. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 20:02, 10 November 2009 (EST)
:Also, [[Transformers Wiki:Images|please see our image policy page]] to see what is expected of you when uploading images. Thanks! --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 20:03, 10 November 2009 (EST)

==CGI Jolt==
Since you took that concept art of Jolt of the DVD, I noticed a CGI photo of Jolt at almost the end of the feature. I can't take it but can you?

-[[User:Zooman98|Zooman98]] December 07, 2009 19:15 PST

I don't have the DVD yet, Im going to get it for Christmas. The concept art was found on a Transformers news site--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 16:53, 13 December 2009 (EST)

User:LesterX

2009-12-21T20:27:12Z

LesterX:

[[Image:UserPicLesterX.jpg|right|400px]]

==Stats==

*Strength 7.5
*Courage 8
*Intelligence 8.8
*Skill 7.9
*Speed 5.5
*Endurance 7
*Rank 6

Talk:Operation: Firestorm

2009-12-21T20:20:59Z

LesterX:

Um. Where did the name "Operation: Firestorm" come from? I've never heard of it.--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 15:20, 21 December 2009 (EST)

Talk:Operation: Firestorm

2009-12-21T20:20:47Z

LesterX:

Um. Where did the name "Operation: Firestorm" come from? I've never heard of it.--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 15:20, 21 December 2009 (EST)
[[User:LesterX]]

Talk:Operation: Firestorm

2009-12-21T20:20:06Z

LesterX: New page: Um. Where did the name "Operation: Firestorm" come from? I've never heard of it.--~~~~

Um. Where did the name "Operation: Firestorm" come from? I've never heard of it.--[[User:LesterX|LesterX]] 15:20, 21 December 2009 (EST)

Tales of the Fallen issue 1

2009-12-13T22:58:39Z

LesterX: /* Items of note */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Tales of the Fallen|Transformers: Tales of the Fallen]]'' #1
|prev=Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 4
|next=Tales of the Fallen issue 2
|image=TalesoftheFallen1 CoverA.jpg
|caption=Alex Milne RULES.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[August 12]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=August 2009
|written by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|pencils by=[[Carlos Magno]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}
'''Bumblebee adjusts to life with Sam.'''
==Synopsis==
After the events of [[Alliance issue 4]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] returns to his role as guardian to [[Sam Witwicky]]. In doing so, 'Bee scares [[Mojo]] onto the front lawn, much to the displeasure of [[Ron Witwicky]], and a cat up into a tree. After Sam returns Mojo to the back yard, Bumblebee "helps" by shaking the tree until the traumatized cat is free.

After discovering that Bumblebee is there to watch over him, Sam uses the [[Autobot]] as his ride for a double date to the movies. Sam and [[Mikaela Banes| Mikaela]] are accompanied by [[Miles Lancaster]] and Mikaela's friend [[Lyndsey]]. On the way to the movie, Sam sees [[Trent DeMarco|Trent]]'s truck and totally freaks out. The movie night goes without a hitch, but it seems Bumblebee decided to overturn Trent's truck, much to the jock's consternation.

Without the guiding influence of the other Autobots, Bumblebee grows more reckless and impulsive, running red lights and even flinging a random punk into the air with his vehicle doors.

Sam discusses his upcoming college plans with Bumblebee, explaining that the yellow guy might not be able to accompany him at school. Sam tries to persuade his parents to let Bumblebee stay in the garage while he's at school, but Ron rather strenuously rejects that notion, stating that 'Bee can only stay for the summer.

Frustrated, Sam decides to walk to Mikaela's to cool off, but twenty minutes in, Sam encounters a rather less friendly Cybertronian presence. Hours later as Bumblebee prepares to shut down for the night, Ron comes into the garage and explains that Sam never made it to Mikaela's.

Bumblebee zooms out of the garage and drives towards Mikaela's house but he hears a report of hacked highway matrix signs on the radio. The signs turn out to be a message in the Cybertronian alphabet "The [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] for the boy."

"The boy" is chained up and hanging from a hook over a junkyard car crusher as he is being interrogated by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. The Decepticon is trying to find the location of Bumblebee or the All Spark fragment. Sam, having no idea where these items are located, is being a less than stellar interviewee. Barricade makes preparations to drop the fleshling into the crusher, but is interrupted by Bumblebee leaping in. The Autobot's intervention is timely enough that Sam is able to fall onto a pile of tires while Barricade is taunting Bumblebee.

Barricade easily swats Bumblebee aside and begins to re-apprehend Sam using a shuriken like weapon. Bumblebee manages to pull himself out of the scrap and assaults Barricade once more. The two robots duke it out, with the Decepticon having the upper hand until Sam drives in with a crane. However, Sam is having trouble controlling the vehicle and Barricade snaps the chain-hook off and tosses it aside before charging at the crane's occupant. Bumblebee swings the abandoned chain-hook and knocks Barricade into a pool of gasoline.

Barricade rises from the gasoline pool and stalks towards Bumblebee. Bumblebee sends Sam off to a safer distance and fires his cannon at the gasoline-soaked Decepticon menace, causing a massive explosion. Bumblebee steps out of the explosion to pick up Sam, but makes it clear he doesn't think Barricade is finished. Sure, enough, this is confirmed as we see Barricade driving out of the flames.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (2)
|c2=
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (10)
|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (1)
*[[Miles Lancaster]] (5)
*[[Trent DeMarco]] (6)
*Street Punk (7)
*[[Ron Witwicky]] (8)
*[[Judy Witwicky]] (9)
|h4=Animals|c4=
*House Cat (3)
*[[Mojo]] (4)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBA

==Errors==
* TBA

==Items of note==
* While not explicitly stated, this follows on from Bumblebee being reassigned to Sam at the end of [[Alliance issue 4|''Alliance'' #4]].
* This is now [[Alliance issue 1|the]] [[The Veiled Threat|fourth]] [[Transformers Comic issue 2.1#Law and Disorder|time]] that Barricade has turned up in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' prequel fiction, despite not being in the actual film and only having a handful of spin-off toys. Neither the book nor the IDW comics take the path of killing him off to explain his ROTF absence either, as he keeps escaping to fight another day. Apparently, everyone just loves Barricade!
* Sam's parents are already aware of Bumblebee, though as in the second film it's not stated when they became aware.
* It's possible that artist Carlos Magno wasn't allowed to draw [[Sam Witwicky]] to resemble actor [[Shia LaBeouf]]. It's rather unlikely that the extra body mass was part of this requirement, however.
* Bumblebee never puts on his battle mask during the entire fight with Barricade.
* Miles totally perved on Mikaela's friend and you know it.
* Barricade still refers to Sam as Ladiesman127.

===Covers (4)===
*'''Cover A:''' Bumblebee and Sam by [[Alex Milne]]
*'''Cover B:''' Bumblebee protecting Sam by [[Carlos Magno]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Cover RI:''' Virgin cover of cover A
*'''Cover RE:''' [[wikipedia:Fan Expo Canada|Fan Expo Canada]] exclusive, press photo of [[Mikaela Banes]] next to one of the stone buildings. This edition came in a special polybag with a Fanexpo logo and was limited to 1000 copies. They did not sell out by the end of the convention.
<gallery>
Image:TalesoftheFallen1 CoverA.jpg|
Image:TalesoftheFallen1 CoverB.jpg|
Image:TalesoftheFallen1 CoverRI.jpg|
Image:TalesoftheFallen1CoverRE.jpg|
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Tales of the Fallen issue 1

2009-12-13T22:58:27Z

LesterX: /* Items of note */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Tales of the Fallen|Transformers: Tales of the Fallen]]'' #1
|prev=Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation issue 4
|next=Tales of the Fallen issue 2
|image=TalesoftheFallen1 CoverA.jpg
|caption=Alex Milne RULES.
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[August 12]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=August 2009
|written by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|pencils by=[[Carlos Magno]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}
'''Bumblebee adjusts to life with Sam.'''
==Synopsis==
After the events of [[Alliance issue 4]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] returns to his role as guardian to [[Sam Witwicky]]. In doing so, 'Bee scares [[Mojo]] onto the front lawn, much to the displeasure of [[Ron Witwicky]], and a cat up into a tree. After Sam returns Mojo to the back yard, Bumblebee "helps" by shaking the tree until the traumatized cat is free.

After discovering that Bumblebee is there to watch over him, Sam uses the [[Autobot]] as his ride for a double date to the movies. Sam and [[Mikaela Banes| Mikaela]] are accompanied by [[Miles Lancaster]] and Mikaela's friend [[Lyndsey]]. On the way to the movie, Sam sees [[Trent DeMarco|Trent]]'s truck and totally freaks out. The movie night goes without a hitch, but it seems Bumblebee decided to overturn Trent's truck, much to the jock's consternation.

Without the guiding influence of the other Autobots, Bumblebee grows more reckless and impulsive, running red lights and even flinging a random punk into the air with his vehicle doors.

Sam discusses his upcoming college plans with Bumblebee, explaining that the yellow guy might not be able to accompany him at school. Sam tries to persuade his parents to let Bumblebee stay in the garage while he's at school, but Ron rather strenuously rejects that notion, stating that 'Bee can only stay for the summer.

Frustrated, Sam decides to walk to Mikaela's to cool off, but twenty minutes in, Sam encounters a rather less friendly Cybertronian presence. Hours later as Bumblebee prepares to shut down for the night, Ron comes into the garage and explains that Sam never made it to Mikaela's.

Bumblebee zooms out of the garage and drives towards Mikaela's house but he hears a report of hacked highway matrix signs on the radio. The signs turn out to be a message in the Cybertronian alphabet "The [[AllSpark (Movie)|All Spark]] for the boy."

"The boy" is chained up and hanging from a hook over a junkyard car crusher as he is being interrogated by [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]]. The Decepticon is trying to find the location of Bumblebee or the All Spark fragment. Sam, having no idea where these items are located, is being a less than stellar interviewee. Barricade makes preparations to drop the fleshling into the crusher, but is interrupted by Bumblebee leaping in. The Autobot's intervention is timely enough that Sam is able to fall onto a pile of tires while Barricade is taunting Bumblebee.

Barricade easily swats Bumblebee aside and begins to re-apprehend Sam using a shuriken like weapon. Bumblebee manages to pull himself out of the scrap and assaults Barricade once more. The two robots duke it out, with the Decepticon having the upper hand until Sam drives in with a crane. However, Sam is having trouble controlling the vehicle and Barricade snaps the chain-hook off and tosses it aside before charging at the crane's occupant. Bumblebee swings the abandoned chain-hook and knocks Barricade into a pool of gasoline.

Barricade rises from the gasoline pool and stalks towards Bumblebee. Bumblebee sends Sam off to a safer distance and fires his cannon at the gasoline-soaked Decepticon menace, causing a massive explosion. Bumblebee steps out of the explosion to pick up Sam, but makes it clear he doesn't think Barricade is finished. Sure, enough, this is confirmed as we see Barricade driving out of the flames.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (2)
|c2=
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (10)
|c3=
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (1)
*[[Miles Lancaster]] (5)
*[[Trent DeMarco]] (6)
*Street Punk (7)
*[[Ron Witwicky]] (8)
*[[Judy Witwicky]] (9)
|h4=Animals|c4=
*House Cat (3)
*[[Mojo]] (4)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBA

==Errors==
* TBA

==Items of note==
* While not explicitly stated, this follows on from Bumblebee being reassigned to Sam at the end of [[Alliance issue 4|''Alliance'' #4]].
* This is now [[Alliance issue 1|the]] [[The Veiled Threat|fourth]] [[Transformers Comic issue 2.1#Law and Disorder|time]] that Barricade has turned up in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' prequel fiction, despite not being in the actual film and only having a handful of spin-off toys. Neither the book nor the IDW comics take the path of killing him off to explain his ROTF absence either, as he keeps escaping to fight another day. Apparently, everyone just loves Barricade!
* Sam's parents are already aware of Bumblebee, though as in the second film it's not stated when they became aware.
* It's possible that artist Carlos Magno wasn't allowed to draw [[Sam Witwicky]] to resemble actor [[Shia LaBeouf]]. It's rather unlikely that the extra body mass was part of this requirement, however.
* Bumblebee never puts on his battle mask during the entire fight with Barricade.
* Miles totally perved on Mikaela's friend and you know it.
* Barricade still refers to Sam as Ladiesman127

===Covers (4)===
*'''Cover A:''' Bumblebee and Sam by [[Alex Milne]]
*'''Cover B:''' Bumblebee protecting Sam by [[Carlos Magno]] and colors by [[Josh Perez]]
*'''Cover RI:''' Virgin cover of cover A
*'''Cover RE:''' [[wikipedia:Fan Expo Canada|Fan Expo Canada]] exclusive, press photo of [[Mikaela Banes]] next to one of the stone buildings. This edition came in a special polybag with a Fanexpo logo and was limited to 1000 copies. They did not sell out by the end of the convention.
<gallery>
Image:TalesoftheFallen1 CoverA.jpg|
Image:TalesoftheFallen1 CoverB.jpg|
Image:TalesoftheFallen1 CoverRI.jpg|
Image:TalesoftheFallen1CoverRE.jpg|
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Tales of the Fallen issue 3

2009-12-13T22:56:55Z

LesterX: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Tales of the Fallen|Transformers: Tales of the Fallen]]'' #3
|prev=Tales of the Fallen issue 2
|next=Tales of the Fallen issue 4
|image=TalesoftheFallen3 CoverA.jpg
|caption="Well, I wasn't going to say 'during the war'. *pause* During the military conflict from 1939 to 1945..."
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[October 21]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=October 2009
|written by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|pencils by=[[Carlos Magno]]
|colors by=[[Moose Baumann]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

'''Jetfire works for The Fallen. No, really!'''

==Synopsis==
Ages ago, the [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] served directly under the [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] who would become [[The Fallen]], finding for him various stars to harvest; he believed he was serving the [[Dynasty of Primes]] as a whole and harvesting non-living systems, not realising he'd been conned by his master into killing a living world.

Reporting back to the not-yet-Fallen, he was surprised to find his master had ''already'' located a new world. When he asked questions about this, his master became impressed that he dared seek answers from a Prime, and decided to let him in on the truth: the rest of the Dynasty had betrayed Cybertron, and were leading it to extinction! It was still-not-yet-Fallen's duty to take control and save the planet from this fate! Confused by all this, Jetfire was taken to the Chamber of the Dynasty of Primes, home of seven sarcophagi from which the Dynasty could communicate; he soon became ''more'' confused when six of the Primes stated that he'd committed a heinous act that had to be punished!

The almost-Fallen defended both "my Seeker" and his actions, causing the Dynasty to warp into the chamber to ask about this nonsense he was speaking. While they remained adamant that a grave sin had been committed by killing a living planet, he asked how this sacrifice could matter ''now'' after they'd gained so much valuable energy for Cybertron? The other Primes were having none of it, and none of the about-to-be-Fallen's arguments that this gained them power ''far'' more quickly; one of them made it clear that the whole Dynasty would have to be in congress before the [[Solar harvester]] would be used again, and there would be severe consequences if he made this "mistake" again. The from-the-next-page-he's-Fallen assured them there'd be no more mistakes...

Jetfire left the meeting confused: his master had explored that last planet and there'd been no life on it... had there? He was told a mistake had been made, but the important thing was that the Dynasty were allowing Cybertron to die; that they wish to take power; that someone had to ''stop'' them. And that someone was the Fallen, and his hand-picked army of [[Constructicon (ROTF)|construction drones]]... the [[Decepticon]]s! Jetfire is left confused by this new name, but is informed that this group is the future of Cybertron... and there's a place in it for him...

Despite his doubts, Jetfire joined the Decepticons and followed them to a desert on a [[Earth|small blue planet]] to build another solar harvester. This doubts flared up when [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]] found [[human|primitive]] life was on this planet... and the Fallen ''did not care''. Jetfire was shocked and finally broke rank, ordering Long Haul to cease work on the harvester. He then pleaded with the Fallen that they couldn't harvest another living world... but since the Fallen had just killed one of the primitives for the hell of it, you can guess how ''that'' went. All the Fallen wanted was for the other Primes to come to this world where he was ready to kill them all, or remain in limbo for eternity. Either way, he wins. Jetfire declared he'd stop him, only to get easily swatted down and left to be killed by the Constructicons...

But the Primes had arrived, just as the Fallen wanted. Before engaging in battle, he warped Jetfire and his minions away, and the Seeker found himself under attack. Determined to reach the harvester and stop it, he began tearing through the drones: even wounded, he had power and abilities beyond them! One by one, he dispatched the drones until only [[Mixmaster (ROTF)| Mixmaster]] remained standing. Unfortunately for Jetfire, Mimxaster got the drop on him and the only way to avoid being crushed was to teleport into the planet's atmosphere and let re-entry finish him off. Unfortunately, Jetfire was paralyzed and unable to fly; the stunt doomed him as well.

Thousands of years later, Jetfire awoke in a desert. Confused, he wandered it until a spy plane crashed into him. He took its form, and the rest [[Jetfire (ROTF)#Revenge of the Fallen film|is history]]...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
* [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] (1)
* [[Mixmaster (ROTF)| Mixmaster]] (4)
* [[Rampage (ROTF)| Rampage]] (5)
* [[Scrapper (ROTF)| Scrapper]] (6)
* [[Long Haul (ROTF)| Long Haul]] (7)
* [[Scavenger (ROTF)| Scavenger]] (8)
* [[Hightower (ROTF)| Hightower]] (9)
|c3=
* Captain [[E. Laska]] (10)
* Lieutenant [[Sheep]] (11)
|c4=
* [[The Fallen]] (2)
* [[Dynasty of Primes]] (3)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBD

==Errors==

* Obviously, this origin clashes a bit with the "Jetfire was sent by the Fallen to look for the Matrix and fell asleep" origin in the film. (And he can't know anything about the [[Tomb of the Primes]] or the Dynasty's battle against the Fallen, since here he ''never sees'' any of it)

* The Fallen is the only Prime to land on Earth and set up the harvester, instead of all of them. Fun with early script drafts!

==Items of note==
* Earliest entry into the movieverse fiction, as it occurs before the events in ''[[Defiance]]'' or ''[[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation]]''.
* Jetfire and the Constructicons are all greyish-brown, which doesn't do the big fight scene any favours.
* The sarcophagi from ''[[Defiance]]'' turn up, with the Primes living inside them.
* Despite their noble rep, the Dynasty's reaction to ''deliberate omnicide'' is little more than wagging a finger and saying "now don't do it again!".
* There are only six other Primes now, despite there being ''twelve'' others in ''Defiance'' and the [[Revenge of the Fallen Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]]. This brings it in line with the film, which only had Seven Primes, except the DVD's bio for the Fallen claims there were thirteen Primes and ARRRRRRRRGGGGGGG.
* This is the first ROTF fiction to say that the Fallen ''planned in advance'' to kill off his brothers on Earth.
* The Constructicons all go unnamed here, and are referred to as "construction drones". They also all ''die''. So the Constructicons in the film and later comics have to be different guys, and are apparently a series of drone units rather than individual guys. Or at least they ''used'' to be drones. Hell, I dunno.
* [[Rampage (ROTF)| Rampage]]'s Cybertronian form looks like almost exactly like his toy, except he has two legs.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Covers}}
*'''Cover A:''' Jetfire; art and colors by [[Alex Milne]]
*'''Cover B:''' Jetfire and some crazy shit behind him; art by [[Carlos Magno]] (and colors by [[Moose Baumann]]). This cover can be combined with [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4|#4]]'s cover B to form a bigger picture.
*'''Cover RI:''' Title-free version of cover A
<gallery>
Image:TalesoftheFallen3 CoverA.jpg|Any of you young punks touch my stuff, I'll kill you!
Image:TalesoffallenjetfireBcover.jpg| Aaaagh, what is behind meee?
Image:TalesoftheFallen3 CoverRI.jpg|Lighten up, Francis!
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Tales of the Fallen issue 4

2009-12-13T22:53:13Z

LesterX:

{{comicstub}}

'''The Fallen betrays his brothers. Basically it's the same story as last issue.'''

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Tales of the Fallen|Transformers: Tales of the Fallen]]'' #4
|prev=Tales of the Fallen issue 3
|next=Tales of the Fallen issue 5
|image=Thefallentales4coverA.jpg
|caption=Awesomesauce!
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 25]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=November 2009
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils by=[[Carlos Magno]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

==Synopsis==
[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-theyshallpay.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Burnsauce!]]
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)| Jetfire]] (3)
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)| Scrapper]] (4)
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)| Long Haul]] (5)
*[[Rampage (ROTF)| Rampage]] (6)
*[[Overload (ROTF)| Overload]] (7)
|c3=

|c4=
*[[The Fallen]] (1)
*[[Dynasty of Primes]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBD

==Errors==
* None of the members of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], save The Fallen himself, resemble the designs for them seen in the live-action film.
* The first time the "last" Prime is shown, his head sculpt resembles Generation 1 Optimus Prime's helmet. However, for the remaning of the comic he is drawn with a head sculpt resembling Movie Prime's protoform toy head.

==Items of note==
*Based on the Fallen's initial monologue, the Allspark appears to be evil. Could it be the spark of [[Unicron]]? (Furman ''had'' previously revealed Unicron to be in the movie-verse, [[Unicron#Titan Magazines|a related entity to the All Spark...]])
*However the monologue itself can be also interpreted as delusions of the Fallen who sees himself as The Chosen One by the Allspark.
*One of the Primes points out that they are "Children of [[Primus]]". Something Furman [[Primus#Titan Magazines Revenge of the Fallen comics|''also'' previously suggested in Titan]]. Hmmm...
*The surviving Prime's design is clearly based on Optimus Prime's protoform toy. Which makes it somewhat fitting that he is the one that actually proposes to the Dynasty the "do not destroy the suns from systems with life" rule and names the Fallen, the Fallen.
*This story clearly establishes the Fallen as the member of the Dynasty responsible for finding new suns to recharge the Allspark. It also implies that the Dynasty of Primes ''has previously sacrificed worlds with life'', and decrees the rule as a means of atonement for their past actions.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Covers}}
*'''Cover A:''' The Fallen; art and colors by [[Alex Milne]]
*'''Cover B:''' The Fallen and some crazy shit behind him; art by [[Carlos Magno]] (and colors by [[Moose Baumann]]). This cover can combine with [[Tales of the Fallen issue 3|#3]]'s cover B to form a bigger picture.
*'''Cover RI:''' Title-free version of cover A
<gallery>
Image:TalesoftheFallen4 CoverA.jpg|
Image:Tales of the Fallen coverB.jpg|
Image:TalesoftheFallen4 CoverRI.jpg|
</gallery>

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Tales of the Fallen issue 4

2009-12-13T22:52:17Z

LesterX:

{{comicstub}}

'''The Fallen betrays his brothers. Basically it's the same story as last issue.'''

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Tales of the Fallen|Transformers: Tales of the Fallen]]'' #4
|prev=Tales of the Fallen issue 3
|next=Tales of the Fallen issue 5
|image=Thefallentales4coverA.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 25]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=November 2009
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils by=[[Carlos Magno]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

==Synopsis==
[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-theyshallpay.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Burnsauce!]]
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)| Jetfire]] (3)
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)| Scrapper]] (4)
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)| Long Haul]] (5)
*[[Rampage (ROTF)| Rampage]] (6)
*[[Overload (ROTF)| Overload]] (7)
|c3=

|c4=
*[[The Fallen]] (1)
*[[Dynasty of Primes]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBD

==Errors==
* None of the members of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], save The Fallen himself, resemble the designs for them seen in the live-action film.
* The first time the "last" Prime is shown, his head sculpt resembles Generation 1 Optimus Prime's helmet. However, for the remaning of the comic he is drawn with a head sculpt resembling Movie Prime's protoform toy head.

==Items of note==
*Based on the Fallen's initial monologue, the Allspark appears to be evil. Could it be the spark of [[Unicron]]? (Furman ''had'' previously revealed Unicron to be in the movie-verse, [[Unicron#Titan Magazines|a related entity to the All Spark...]])
*However the monologue itself can be also interpreted as delusions of the Fallen who sees himself as The Chosen One by the Allspark.
*One of the Primes points out that they are "Children of [[Primus]]". Something Furman [[Primus#Titan Magazines Revenge of the Fallen comics|''also'' previously suggested in Titan]]. Hmmm...
*The surviving Prime's design is clearly based on Optimus Prime's protoform toy. Which makes it somewhat fitting that he is the one that actually proposes to the Dynasty the "do not destroy the suns from systems with life" rule and names the Fallen, the Fallen.
*This story clearly establishes the Fallen as the member of the Dynasty responsible for finding new suns to recharge the Allspark. It also implies that the Dynasty of Primes ''has previously sacrificed worlds with life'', and decrees the rule as a means of atonement for their past actions.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Covers}}
*'''Cover A:''' The Fallen; art and colors by [[Alex Milne]]
*'''Cover B:''' The Fallen and some crazy shit behind him; art by [[Carlos Magno]] (and colors by [[Moose Baumann]]). This cover can combine with [[Tales of the Fallen issue 3|#3]]'s cover B to form a bigger picture.
*'''Cover RI:''' Title-free version of cover A
<gallery>
Image:TalesoftheFallen4 CoverA.jpg|
Image:Tales of the Fallen coverB.jpg|
Image:TalesoftheFallen4 CoverRI.jpg|
</gallery>

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Tales of the Fallen issue 4

2009-12-13T22:52:05Z

LesterX:

{{comicstub}}

'''The Fallen betrays his brothers. Basically it's the same story as last issue.'''

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Tales of the Fallen|Transformers: Tales of the Fallen]]'' #4
|prev=Tales of the Fallen issue 3
|next=Tales of the Fallen issue 5
|image=[[Thefallentales4coverA.jpg|Awesome sauce!]]
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 25]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=November 2009
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils by=[[Carlos Magno]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

==Synopsis==
[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-theyshallpay.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Burnsauce!]]
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)| Jetfire]] (3)
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)| Scrapper]] (4)
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)| Long Haul]] (5)
*[[Rampage (ROTF)| Rampage]] (6)
*[[Overload (ROTF)| Overload]] (7)
|c3=

|c4=
*[[The Fallen]] (1)
*[[Dynasty of Primes]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBD

==Errors==
* None of the members of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], save The Fallen himself, resemble the designs for them seen in the live-action film.
* The first time the "last" Prime is shown, his head sculpt resembles Generation 1 Optimus Prime's helmet. However, for the remaning of the comic he is drawn with a head sculpt resembling Movie Prime's protoform toy head.

==Items of note==
*Based on the Fallen's initial monologue, the Allspark appears to be evil. Could it be the spark of [[Unicron]]? (Furman ''had'' previously revealed Unicron to be in the movie-verse, [[Unicron#Titan Magazines|a related entity to the All Spark...]])
*However the monologue itself can be also interpreted as delusions of the Fallen who sees himself as The Chosen One by the Allspark.
*One of the Primes points out that they are "Children of [[Primus]]". Something Furman [[Primus#Titan Magazines Revenge of the Fallen comics|''also'' previously suggested in Titan]]. Hmmm...
*The surviving Prime's design is clearly based on Optimus Prime's protoform toy. Which makes it somewhat fitting that he is the one that actually proposes to the Dynasty the "do not destroy the suns from systems with life" rule and names the Fallen, the Fallen.
*This story clearly establishes the Fallen as the member of the Dynasty responsible for finding new suns to recharge the Allspark. It also implies that the Dynasty of Primes ''has previously sacrificed worlds with life'', and decrees the rule as a means of atonement for their past actions.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Covers}}
*'''Cover A:''' The Fallen; art and colors by [[Alex Milne]]
*'''Cover B:''' The Fallen and some crazy shit behind him; art by [[Carlos Magno]] (and colors by [[Moose Baumann]]). This cover can combine with [[Tales of the Fallen issue 3|#3]]'s cover B to form a bigger picture.
*'''Cover RI:''' Title-free version of cover A
<gallery>
Image:TalesoftheFallen4 CoverA.jpg|
Image:Tales of the Fallen coverB.jpg|
Image:TalesoftheFallen4 CoverRI.jpg|
</gallery>

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Tales of the Fallen issue 4

2009-12-13T22:51:51Z

LesterX:

{{comicstub}}

'''The Fallen betrays his brothers. Basically it's the same story as last issue.'''

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Tales of the Fallen|Transformers: Tales of the Fallen]]'' #4
|prev=Tales of the Fallen issue 3
|next=Tales of the Fallen issue 5
|image=Thefallentales4coverA.jpg|Awesome sauce!
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 25]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=November 2009
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils by=[[Carlos Magno]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

==Synopsis==
[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-theyshallpay.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Burnsauce!]]
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)| Jetfire]] (3)
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)| Scrapper]] (4)
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)| Long Haul]] (5)
*[[Rampage (ROTF)| Rampage]] (6)
*[[Overload (ROTF)| Overload]] (7)
|c3=

|c4=
*[[The Fallen]] (1)
*[[Dynasty of Primes]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBD

==Errors==
* None of the members of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], save The Fallen himself, resemble the designs for them seen in the live-action film.
* The first time the "last" Prime is shown, his head sculpt resembles Generation 1 Optimus Prime's helmet. However, for the remaning of the comic he is drawn with a head sculpt resembling Movie Prime's protoform toy head.

==Items of note==
*Based on the Fallen's initial monologue, the Allspark appears to be evil. Could it be the spark of [[Unicron]]? (Furman ''had'' previously revealed Unicron to be in the movie-verse, [[Unicron#Titan Magazines|a related entity to the All Spark...]])
*However the monologue itself can be also interpreted as delusions of the Fallen who sees himself as The Chosen One by the Allspark.
*One of the Primes points out that they are "Children of [[Primus]]". Something Furman [[Primus#Titan Magazines Revenge of the Fallen comics|''also'' previously suggested in Titan]]. Hmmm...
*The surviving Prime's design is clearly based on Optimus Prime's protoform toy. Which makes it somewhat fitting that he is the one that actually proposes to the Dynasty the "do not destroy the suns from systems with life" rule and names the Fallen, the Fallen.
*This story clearly establishes the Fallen as the member of the Dynasty responsible for finding new suns to recharge the Allspark. It also implies that the Dynasty of Primes ''has previously sacrificed worlds with life'', and decrees the rule as a means of atonement for their past actions.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Covers}}
*'''Cover A:''' The Fallen; art and colors by [[Alex Milne]]
*'''Cover B:''' The Fallen and some crazy shit behind him; art by [[Carlos Magno]] (and colors by [[Moose Baumann]]). This cover can combine with [[Tales of the Fallen issue 3|#3]]'s cover B to form a bigger picture.
*'''Cover RI:''' Title-free version of cover A
<gallery>
Image:TalesoftheFallen4 CoverA.jpg|
Image:Tales of the Fallen coverB.jpg|
Image:TalesoftheFallen4 CoverRI.jpg|
</gallery>

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[[Category: IDW Revenge of the Fallen issues]]

Tales of the Fallen issue 4

2009-12-13T22:51:17Z

LesterX:

{{comicstub}}

'''The Fallen betrays his brothers. Basically it's the same story as last issue.'''

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=''[[Tales of the Fallen|Transformers: Tales of the Fallen]]'' #4
|prev=Tales of the Fallen issue 3
|next=Tales of the Fallen issue 5
|image=Thefallentales4coverA.jpg
|caption=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[November 25]], [[2009]]
|coverdate=November 2009
|written by=[[Simon Furman]]
|pencils by=[[Carlos Magno]]
|colors by=[[Josh Perez]]
|letters by=[[Chris Mowry]]
|assistant editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
|associate editor=[[Denton J. Tipton]]
|editor=[[Andy Schmidt]]
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]
}}

==Synopsis==
[[Image:TalesoftheFallen4-theyshallpay.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Burnsauce!]]
{{-}}

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c2=
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)| Jetfire]] (3)
*[[Scrapper (ROTF)| Scrapper]] (4)
*[[Long Haul (ROTF)| Long Haul]] (5)
*[[Rampage (ROTF)| Rampage]] (6)
*[[Overload (ROTF)| Overload]] (7)
|c3=

|c4=
*[[The Fallen]] (1)
*[[Dynasty of Primes]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==
* TBD

==Errors==
* None of the members of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], save The Fallen himself, resemble the designs for them seen in the live-action film.
* The first time the "last" Prime is shown, his head sculpt resembles Generation 1 Optimus Prime's helmet. However, for the remaning of the comic he is drawn with a head sculpt resembling Movie Prime's protoform toy head.

==Items of note==
*Based on the Fallen's initial monologue, the Allspark appears to be evil. Could it be the spark of [[Unicron]]? (Furman ''had'' previously revealed Unicron to be in the movie-verse, [[Unicron#Titan Magazines|a related entity to the All Spark...]])
*However the monologue itself can be also interpreted as delusions of the Fallen who sees himself as The Chosen One by the Allspark.
*One of the Primes points out that they are "Children of [[Primus]]". Something Furman [[Primus#Titan Magazines Revenge of the Fallen comics|''also'' previously suggested in Titan]]. Hmmm...
*The surviving Prime's design is clearly based on Optimus Prime's protoform toy. Which makes it somewhat fitting that he is the one that actually proposes to the Dynasty the "do not destroy the suns from systems with life" rule and names the Fallen, the Fallen.
*This story clearly establishes the Fallen as the member of the Dynasty responsible for finding new suns to recharge the Allspark. It also implies that the Dynasty of Primes ''has previously sacrificed worlds with life'', and decrees the rule as a means of atonement for their past actions.

===Covers (3)===
{{picsneeded|Covers}}
*'''Cover A:''' The Fallen; art and colors by [[Alex Milne]]
*'''Cover B:''' The Fallen and some crazy shit behind him; art by [[Carlos Magno]] (and colors by [[Moose Baumann]]). This cover can combine with [[Tales of the Fallen issue 3|#3]]'s cover B to form a bigger picture.
*'''Cover RI:''' Title-free version of cover A
<gallery>
Image:TalesoftheFallen4 CoverA.jpg|
Image:Tales of the Fallen coverB.jpg|
Image:TalesoftheFallen4 CoverRI.jpg|
</gallery>

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File:Thefallentales4coverA.jpg

2009-12-13T22:49:11Z

LesterX: Cover "A" of Tales of the Fallen issue 4. * '''Art:''' Alex Milne Category:Images by Alex Milne

Cover "A" of [[Tales of the Fallen issue 4]].
* '''Art:''' [[Alex Milne]]

[[Category:Images by Alex Milne]]