MediaWiki - User contributions [en]

Micronauts: Revolution

2024-11-14T11:09:01Z

Lookatroopa: /* Covers (4) */

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Micronauts (comic)|Micronauts]]:''
|prev=Micronauts issue 6
|next=Micronauts issue 7
|seriesissue2=''[[Revolution]]'' one-shot
|next2=O Ship of State
|image=MicronautsRevolution1 regcvr.jpg
|caption=
|title=
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]], [[Ted Adams]]
|date=[[September 28]], [[2016]]
|coverdate=September 2016
|written by=[[Cullen Bunn]]
|art by=[[Chris Panda]]
|colors by=[[David García Cruz]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[John Barber]]
|chronology=
}}

'''The Micronauts discover the origin of their universe.'''

==Synopsis==
Inside the [[Entropy Cloud]], the ''[[Heliopolis]]'' is failing, floundering... and under attack? Against all the odds, the [[Micronaut]]s find themselves under attack by [[Repto]]s, a race of scavengers whose planet of [[Sauria]] was one of the first to be consumed by the cloud. This revelation that the cloud is perhaps not the death sentence all had assumed is tempered by the fact that the hostile aliens are now breaching the hull! [[Microtron]] redirects the shields to prevent decompression, but the crew must still deal with the boarding Reptos, whilst outside the ship, [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] defends [[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] as the newly-sentient robot carries out repairs.

The Micronauts fight valiantly, but are soon overwhelmed by the Reptos' sheer numbers. Microtron attempts to rush to his teammates' aid, but suddenly the danger has passed, because a [[Time Traveler]] has appeared aboard the ship! Manipulating time itself, the ethereal being sends the Reptos aboard crumbling to dust, whilst those outside flee in terror. As the damaged ship hangs motionless, [[Oziron Rael|Oz]] demands answers from the Time Traveler, but it has nothing but cryptic warnings for them, followed by a barrage of visions of events that have been and will be. With that, the glowing being disappears, leaving [[Phenolo-Phi|Phen]] frustrated and Oz confused, though [[Larissa]] offers him some encouraging words.

Some time later, the ''Heliopolis'' is up and running again, and Oz has Microtron run a scan for energy sources. Detecting "something big", they head off, encountering what appear to be ancient scraps of [[Biotron (robot type)|Biotron]] units as they travel. Without warning, the Micronauts then receive a transmission—from [[Baron Karza]]! Making a confusing reference to having been there for "years", the Baron explains how he followed them into the entropy cloud, and that he has now found the means to not only save the people of [[Microspace]], but shepherd in a "new universal order", one that he will control. At that moment, the ship reaches the energy source's location, which also happens to be where Karza is transmitting from. As the Micronauts gaze on in confusion, the Baron announces that they are now among the lucky few to have seen the birthplace of Microspace...

For before them, hanging in space, lies the remains of their progenitor—[[Micronus Prime]]!

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Micronaut]]s|c1=
* [[Phenolo-Phi]] (2)
* [[Larissa]] (3)
* [[Oziron Rael|Oz Rael]] (4)
* [[Microtron]] (5)
* [[Acroyear (Micronaut)|Acroyear]] (6)
* [[Biotron (Micronaut)|Biotron]] (7)

|h2=Microspace beings|c2=
* [[Repto]]s (1)
* [[Time Traveler]] (8)
* [[Baron Karza]] (9)

|h3=[[Transformer]]s|c3=
* [[Micronus Prime]] (10)
}}

==Quotes==
"Entropy. Collapse. Decay. Degeneration. Time is all things."
:—The '''Time Traveler'''

"A bit of '''humility'''... a bit of '''awe'''... is to be '''expected'''. This is the '''birthplace''' of Microspace. From here we will '''revitalize''' our universe... and we will be unto '''gods'''."
:—'''Baron Karza''' has a high opinion of Micronus Prime's body.

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* From the outside in, the scenes seen in the Time Traveler's montage are:
** The mobile [[Ministry of Defense]] outpost in front of the Entropy Storm, as seen throughout the first arc.
** A [[Ministry of Science (Micronauts)|Ministry of Science]] [[Biotron (group)|Biotron]] being destroyed on [[Saqqura]], as seen in [[Micronauts issue 1|issue #1]].
** An aged, scarred Oz.
** Acroyear facing down a [[Giant Acroyear]].
** Baron Karza and [[Shazraella]].
** Larissa being infested by techno-organic tendrils.
** A defeated [[Baron Daegon]], blood pouring from his helmet.
** Microtron with a hole blown in his chest.
** Oz walking away from the aftermath of the [[oracle event]], as seen in [[Micronauts issue 3|issue #3]].
** Phen and Biotron.
** A group of Time Travelers.
** The Micronauts versus Baron Daegon.
** [[Membros]], as seen in [[Micronauts issue 5|issue #5]].
** The planet [[Earth]].
** The ''Heliopolis'' flies into the Entropy Storm, as seen in [[Micronauts issue 6|issue #6]].
** Baron Karza's helmet, pitted and scarred. The damage doesn't match up, but this may be intended as the weathered helmet pulled from the Entropy Storm in [[Micronauts issue 4|issue #4]].
* They're coloured like "our" Biotron, but the wrecked units found inside the Storm may be intended as the aforementioned Ministry of Science ones from issue #1.
* This issue was released the same week as [[White Heat|''The Transformers'' #57]], in which Micronus was established to have founded the [[Titan (group)|Titan]] [[Prion (Titan)|Prion]]'s colony before subsequently disappearing.
* This issue leads directly into [[O Ship of State|''Revolution'' #3]], which picks up again aboard the ''Heliopolis'' mere moments later.

===Transformers references===
* Making his first in-person appearance in the [[2005 IDW continuity]], Micronus's design seems to be modelled on the one from ''[[Transformers: The Covenant of Primus|The Covenant of Primus]]'', while the colors are drawn from [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|the 2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]].

===Micronauts references===
* The Repto species, like nearly everything else in IDW's ''Micronauts'', is based on [http://www.innerspaceonline.com/new%20repto%20page.htm a toy from the Mego toyline].
* In addition to multiple scenes from earlier in the ''Micronauts'' comic, along with scenes of things that (presumably) haven't happened yet, a [http://www.innerspaceonline.com/ga.htm Giant Acroyear] appears in the Time Traveler's vision. Giant Acroyears would properly start appearing in [[Micronauts issue 10|the tenth issue]].

===Errors===
* Biotron erroneously shares Microtron's yellow-on-black speech bubble style, whilst Acroyear gets Biotron's white-on-black bubbles in place of regular ones.

===Covers (4)===
* '''Regular cover:''' Karza watches the image of a Time Traveler, by [[Chris Panda]].
* '''Subscription cover A:''' The Micronauts atop [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s shoulder, by [[Casey Coller|Casey W. Coller]] and [[Thomas Deer]].
* '''Subscription cover B:''' Blank cover for sketches.
* '''Retailer incentive cover:''' The Micronauts face the Reptos, by [[Ken Christiansen]], part of an interconnecting image with the twelve other ''Revolution'' issues.

<gallery>
File:MicronautsRevolution1 regcvr.jpg|
File:MicronautsRevolution1 subcvrA.jpg|
File:MicronautsRevolution1 subcvrB.jpg|
File:MicronautsRevolution1 cvrRI.jpg|
</gallery>

[[Category:Micronauts issues]]
[[Category:Revolution issues]]

Re-Volt

2024-11-14T11:07:21Z

Lookatroopa: /* Echoes and Fragments */

{{factions|renegade}}
:''Re-Volt is a [[Renegade]] from the [[GoBots]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:RenegadeRhetoric Farewell Re-Volt.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]
'''Re-Volt''' is the leader of the Renegade [[Dread Launcher]]s. He converts from robot to mechanical hawk and launching crawler.

==Fiction==
===''Timelines''===
During the [[Diaspora]], Re-Volt was dispatched to [[Level 39]] along with an assortment of [[GoBot]]s, including the [[Secret Rider]]s and [[Dread Launcher]]s. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

====Renegade Rhetoric====
To acquire the mystical gemstone in a wealthy theatre patron's will, the [[Renegade]]s put on a production of ''[[The Pirates of Penzance]]'', where Re-Volt's performed Frederic. {{storylink|The Show Must Go On}} On another occasion, the Renegades infiltrated a [[SciFi Con]] in order to steal the [[Dynamic Asymmetrical Wavelength Nullifer]] from its creator. Re-Volt came in cosplay to the event, dressed as the Fourth [[Doctor (Doctor Who)|Doctor]]. {{storylink|Darkest Before the Dawn}} While marooned on [[Axiom Nexus]], Cy-Kill described Re-Volt and his team of Dread Launchers to a rapt audience. {{storylink|Transformers: Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric, 2015/10/17}} Re-Volt also commanded a [[Thruster]] during the Renegade assault on the [[Scientific Moon]] of GoBotron. {{storylink|Riders and Rebels}}

===Echoes and Fragments===
For their own amusement, [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] played with reality so that elements of a [[GoBot]]s universe blended in and out of a [[Transformer]]s universe. In this mingled reality, the Renegades lay siege to [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on [[Earth]]. [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] attempted to radio for help to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Moonbase One]], but [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] spotted them. He and [[Doctor Go|Dr. Go]] dispatched Re-Volt and the Dread Launchers to jam the transmission. They destroyed the antenna, but were intercepted by Blaster's Recordabots before they could reach the broadcaster himself. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

==External links==
{{GBwiki|Re-Volt}}

*[http://www.tfu.info/Gobots/Renegades/Re-Volt/re-volt.htm Re-Volt at TFU.info]

[[Category:Renegades]]

Winner's Cup

2024-11-14T11:05:11Z

Lookatroopa: /* Part 1: A Close Encounter! */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=[[Transformers Roleplaying Game]]
|prev=A Beacon of Hope
|next=The Time is Now
|caption=
|image=
|title="Winner's Cup"
|publisher=[[Renegade Game Studios]]
|published in=
|date=
|written by=[[Eddy Webb]]
}}

"'''Winner's Cup'''" is an adventure scenario for the ''[[Transformers Roleplaying Game]]'', released as part of [[Renegade Game Studios]] exclusive "Play Renegade" line. A group of 4-6 1st level Autobot player characters investigate a strange Energon reading at the [[Indianapolis Motor Speedway]] in [[Indianapolis]], [[Indiana]], where they find Decepticons up to no good.

==Contents==
===Part 1: A Close Encounter!===
At Autobot HQ, a group of rookie [[Autobot|Autobots]] are summoned by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] to take on a mission. He explains that [[Teletraan I|Teletraan-1]] has discovered a strange source of [[Energon]] and it sounds like a simple mission for the Bee Team to investigate.
[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] sends the Team through the [[Autobot Road]] and they emerge in a parking garage right in front of [[Danica Furman]], a race car driver. Danica's looking for help because a strange meteorite crashed in the middle of the Indy Speedway, but hasn't had any luck with the local authorities. The players can choose to take Danica with them, or leave her behind (either way she ends up at the Speedway when the players do).

===Part 2: The Pit Crew Arrives!===
When the players arrive at the Speedway, they discover a large glowing meteorite in the center of the track and three [[Decepticon|Decepticons]] holding several humans hostage. The Decepticons ([[Blockade]], [[Roughspot]], and [[Blitzkrieg]]) are having a loud argument about what they should be doing, allowing the players to attempt a stealthy approach if desired. If they go unspotted, the Team can discover bombs hidden around the Speedway and attempt to disarm them.

When the Decepticons become aware of the Bee Team, either Danica or Roughspot will propose a race with the humans and the meteorite as stakes.

===Part 3: Start Your Engines===
If the players accept the race proposal, two Autobots vs two Decepticons will race for three laps around the track. There are special rules for the race and the Decepticons will attempt to cheat at specific points.
If the players win, the Decepticons will attack out of frustration.
If the Decepticons win and the players let them go, the Decepticons will reveal that they've placed bombs around the Speedway and trigger them to go off in five minutes, before fleeing. The players can attempt to disarm the bombs or escape.

===Part 4: Terror at the Racetrack!===
If the Bee Team refuses the race proposal, the Decepticons lost, or the Bee Team are sore losers, then a fight breaks out. Scrap, the last member of the Pit Crew, shows up at a distance to help her team as a sniper. The players can spend their time helping the humans escape instead of fighting directly.
Once the Pit Crew have been hurt enough, they retreat, setting the bombs to go off in five minutes. The players can attempt to disarm the bombs or escape.

===Part 5: Revenge of the Pit Crew!===
The Bee Team can follow the Pit Crew to a park, where they have the final fight. Scrap has a mysterious artifact called the Planet Cup, which can interfere with the Autobot Road (which is why there's no available backup for the Bee Team). She spends the fight trying using the Planet Cup to open a portal to escape.

If the players get the Planet Cup, they can take it back to base and give it to Wheeljack for examination. It turns out to be what brought the meteorite of pure Energon crashing into the Speedway.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (1)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (2)

|c2=
* [[Blockade]] (4)
* [[Blitzkrieg]] (5)
* [[Roughspot]] (6)
* [[Scrap (G1)|Scrap]] (7)

|c3=
* [[Danica Furman]] (3)

}}

==Notes==
* This adventure booklet comes with six pregenerated character sheets that make up the [[Bee Team (G1)|Bee Team]]: [[Breakout]], [[Downforce]], [[Oversteer]], [[Scattershield]], [[Shakedown]], and [[Skidplate]].

===Real-world references===
* Danica Furman likely takes her name from former professional racecar driver {{W|Danica Patrick}} and ''Transformers'' writer [[Simon Furman]].

[[Category:Generation 1 multipath adventures]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game]]

TakaraTomy Mall

2024-11-14T11:00:59Z

Lookatroopa: /* Siege */

[[File:TakaraTomy Mall Logo.jpg|thumb|300px]]
'''TakaraTomy Mall''' (タカラトミーモール), formerly known as '''Toy Hobby Market''', is a [[TakaraTomy]]-owned online retailer that sells all sorts of TakaraTomy products, including ''Transformers'' [[toy]]s. Unlike [[e-HOBBY]], which is merely TakaraTomy-affiliated, TakaraTomy Mall is directly owned by TakaraTomy.

Occasionally, TakaraTomy Mall also carries [[exclusive]] ''Transformers'' toys.

==TakaraTomy Mall exclusive fiction==
While a smattering of pack-in fiction was produced in-house beforehand, with the shuttering of the retail ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' line and the sundowning of [[e-HOBBY]]'s ''Transformers'' exclusives, TakaraTomy Mall became the sole regular producer of ''Transformers'' pack-in fiction in Japan from [[2017]] onwards.

{{stub|fiction overviews}}

===''Cloud''===
[[File:Transformers Cloud GOT ep 23.jpg|right|thumb|upright=2]]
{{main|Transformers Cloud}}

*The ''[[Transformers Cloud#Prose|Spacetime World: Guardians of Time]]'' prose feature, hosted on the TakaraTomy Mall website

====Comics====
{{collist|3|
*[[TFC-A01]]
*[[TFC-A02]]
*[[TFC-A03]]
*[[TFC-A04]]
}}

===''Unite Warriors''===
{{main|Transformers Unite Warriors}}

===''Legends EX''===
{{main|Transformers Legends (comic)}}
{{collist|3|
*[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (God Ginrai)|God Ginrai]]
*[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Metroplex]]
*[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Greatshot]]
*[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Grand Maximus]]
*[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Repugnus)|Repugnus]]
*[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grotusque)|Grotusque]]
*[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Blue Big Convoy]]
*[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 1 Sonic Bomber Chapter|Big Powered Sonic Bomber Chapter]]
*[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 2 Roadfire Chapter|Big Powered Roadfire Chapter]]
*[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 3 Dai Atlas Chapter|Big Powered Dai Atlas Chapter]]
}}

===''Legends Spin Off''===
{{main|Spin Off}}
*[[Blue Big Convoy comic]]

===''Generations Selects''===
{{main|Generations Selects Special Comic}}

==List of Toy Hobby Market exclusive toys==
===''[[Transformers (2007 toyline)|Movie]]''===
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Basic Frenzy]]
{{Note|This was an unchanged import of Hasbro's [[Fast Action Battlers|Fast Action Battler]] Decepticon Frenzy toy.}}

===''[[Henkei! Henkei! Transformers (toyline)|Henkei! Henkei!]]''===
[[File:Gentei-darkskyfire-toy.jpg|thumb|400px|''Gentei! Gentei!'' Dark Skyfire]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
{{Note|Both toys were shared exclusives with the Ganbo Store.}}
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
{{Note|''Henkei!'' Dirge used original sculpts for his wings that were different from the [[BotCon 2007]] exclusive Dirge toy, which was merely a straight redeco of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]].}}
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Dark Skyfire]]

===''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge]]''===
* [[Dead End (ROTF)#Deluxe|Deluxe Dead End]]

===''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''===
*[[Grimlock (G1)|King Grimlock]]
*[[Tigertrack]]

===''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#TakaraTomy Welcome to Transformers 2010 campaign|Welcome to Transformers 2010]]''===
*[[Unicron]]

===''[[Transformers: Alternity|Alternity]]''===
*[[Banzai-Tron (G1)#Alternity|Mitsuoka Orochi / Banzai-Tron Crystalo Black]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Alternity|Nissan Fairlady Z / Galvatron Galvanize Purple]]

==List of TakaraTomy Mall exclusive toys==
===''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]''===
*[[Optimus Prime (Cloud)#Toys|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Brawn (Cloud)#Toys|Brawn]]
*[[Hot Rodimus#Toys|Hot Rodimus]]
*[[Roadbuster (Cloud)#Toys|Roadbuster]]

===''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]''===
[[File:TF-Unite-Warriors-UW06-Grand-Galvatron.jpg|thumb|200px|''Unite Warriors'' Grand Galvatron]]
*[[Defensor (G1)#Unite Warriors|Guardian]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Unite Warriors|Convoy Grand Prime]]
*[[Grand Galvatron#Unite Warriors 2|Grand Galvatron]]
*[[Sky Reign#Unite Warriors 2|Lynxmaster]]
*[[Megatronia#Unite Warriors 2|Megatronia]]
*[[Ruination (RID)#Unite Warriors 2|Baldigus]]
{{--}}

===''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]''===
[[File:Eva-optimus.jpg|thumb|250px|''Masterpiece'' Convoy Mode "Eva"]]
{{collist|3|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#eva|Convoy Mode "Eva"]]
*[[Clampdown (G1)#Masterpiece|Clampdown]]
*[[Bluestreak (G1)#MP18B|Bluestreak]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Thundercracker]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Ramjet]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)/toys#MasterpieceAnimeColor|Alert Anime Color Edition]]
*[[Thrust (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Thrust]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Skywarp]] (2nd run)
*[[Dirge (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Dirge]]
*[[Stripes#Masterpiece|Stripes]], [[Nightstalker (G1)#Masterpiece|Nightstalker]], [[Wingthing (G1)#Masterpiece|Wing Thing]], [[Enemy (G1)#Masterpiece|Enemy]]
*[[Shadow Panther#Masterpiece|Shadow Panther (Beast Wars)]]
*[[Prowl (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Prowl]] (cartoon color version)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Destron Laserwave]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Megatron]] (toy version)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#MP18Plus|Streak]] (cartoon color version)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#MP19Plus|Smokescreen]] (cartoon color version)
*[[Spin-Out (G1)#Masterpiece|Spinout]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#MP52|Thundercracker 2.0]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#MP52|Skywarp 2.0]]
*[[Crosscut (G1)#Masterpiece|Senator Crosscut]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Skyfire]]}}
{{note|Most of the show exclusive ''Masterpiece'' figures were also available via TakaraTomy Mall in small numbers after the event.}}
{{--}}

===''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]''===
[[File:Legendstoy-GodGinrai.jpg|thumb|300px|''Legends'' God Ginrai]]
{{collist|3|*[[Ginrai (human)#LegendsGodGinraiSet|LG-EX God Ginrai]] (w/ [[Godbomber#LegendsGodGinraiSet|Godbomber]], [[Minerva (human)#Legends|Minerva]], and [[Cab (human)#Legends|Cab]])
*[[Metroplex (G1)#Legends|LG-EX Metroflex]] (w/ [[Scamper#Legends|Scamper]])
*[[Sixshot (G1)#Legends|LG-EX Greatshot]] (w/ [[Jack (G1)|Jack]])
*[[Grand Maximus#Legends|LG-EX Grand Maximus]]
*LG-EX [[Repugnus (G1)#LGEX|Repug]] & [[Grotusque#Legends|Grotes]] (w/ [[Platinum Tiger#Legends|Platinum Tiger]] and [[Hedgehog#Legends|Hedgehog]])
*[[Blue Big Convoy#Legends|LG-EX Blue Big Convoy]]
*[[Big Powered#Legends|LG-EX Big Powered]] ([[Dai Atlas (G1)#Legends|Dai Atlas]], [[Sonic Bomber (G1)#Legends|Sonic Bomber]], and [[Roadfire#Legends|Roadfire]])}}

Further, many show exclusives were available in limited numbers on TakaraTomy Mall after the event.
*[[Scourge (RID)#Legends|LG-EX Black Convoy]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)/toys#Legends|LG-EX Armada Megatron]]
*[[Rattrap (BW)/toys#LGEX|LG-EX Rattle]]
*[[Waspinator (BW)/toys#Legends|LG-EX Waspeeter]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)/toys#Legends|LG-EX Rhinox]]
*LG-EX Headmaster Set ([[Brawn (G1)/toys#Legends|Gong]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Legends|Grimlock]], [[Flywheels#Legends|Flywheel]], [[Duros#HeadmasterSet|Hardhead]], [[Stylor#HeadmasterSet|Chromedome]], [[Arcana#HeadmasterSet|Brainstorm]])
*[[Scourge (RID)#Voyager|Black Convoy]]

===''[[The Transformers Golden Lagoon|Golden Lagoon]]''===
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|Convoy]]
*[[Starscream (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|Starscream]]
*[[Beachcomber (G1)#Golden Lagoon|Beachcomber]] / [[Perceptor (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|Perceptor]] / [[Seaspray (G1)#Golden Lagoon|Seaspray]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Golden Lagoon|Soundwave]]

===''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#TakaraTomy|Generation Selects]]''===
[[File:TF-Selects-Super-Megatron.jpg|thumb|300px|''Selects'' Super Megatron]]
{{collist|3|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Selects|Star Convoy]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Smokescreen]]
*[[Turtler#Generations|Seacons Turtler]]
*[[Gulf#Generations|Seacons Gulf]]
*[[Zetar (G1)#Generations|Powerdasher Zetar]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Generations|Nightbird]]
*[[Lobclaw#Generations|Seacons Lobclow]]
*[[Kraken#Generations|Seacons Kraken]]
*[[Tentakil (Masterforce)#Generations|Seacons Tentakil]]
*[[Overbite (Masterforce)#Generations|Seacons Overbite]]
*[[Megatron (G1)/Generations toys#Selects|Super Megatron]]
*[[God Neptune#Generations|God Neptune]] ([[Coelagon#Generations|Coelagon]], [[Halfshell#Generations|Halfshell]], [[Scylla#Generations|Scylla]], [[Sea Phantom#Generations|Sea Phantom]], [[Terrormander#Generations|Terrormander]])
*[[Volcanicus (POTP)#Selects|Volcanicus]] ([[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Selects|Grimlock]], [[Sludge (G1)#Selects|Sludge]], [[Slag (G1)/toys#Selects|Slag]], [[Snarl (G1)#Selects|Snarl]], [[Swoop (G1)/toys#Selects|Swoop]])
*[[Abominus (G1)#Selects|Abominus]] ([[Sinnertwin (G1)#Selects|Sinnertwin]], [[Blot (G1)#Selects|Blot]], [[Rippersnapper (G1)#Selects|Rippersnapper]], [[Cutthroat (G1)#Selects|Cutthroat]], [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Selects|Hun-Gurrr]])
*[[Ramjet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron Trilogy|Ramjet]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Generations Selects|Galvatron]]
*[[Artfire#Generations Selects|Artfire]] & [[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Generations Selects|Nightstick]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)#Generations Selects|Black Zarak]]
*[[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)#Generations Selects|Lift Ticket]]}}
{{--}}

===''[[War for Cybertron: Siege#Siege (TakaraTomy)|Siege]]''===
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|SG-EX Ratchet]]
*SG-EX Decepticon Phantomstrike Squadron ([[Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Skywarp]], [[Fracas#War for Cybertron: Siege|Fracas]], [[Terror-Daxtyl]], [[Hairsplitter#War for Cybertron: Siege|Shrute]])
*[[Soundblaster (G1)#S63|SG-EX Soundblaster]]
*SG-EX [[Acid Storm (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Acid Storm]] & [[Ion Storm#Toys|Ion Storm]] & [[Nova Storm (G1)#Toys|Nova Storm]]

===''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise#Earthrise (TakaraTomy)|Earthrise]]''===
[[File:TF-Generations-Amazon-Prime-Day-Alt-Universe-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|250px|''Earthrise'' Alternate Universe Optimus Prime]]
{{collist|3|
* [[Soundbarrier#Toys|ER EX-01 Soundbarrier]]
* [[Grapple (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|ER EX-02 Grapple]]
* ER EX-03 [[Trip-Up#Generations|Trip-Up]] & [[Big Daddy (G1)#Generations|Daddy-O]]
* ER EX-04 [[Bombshock (G1)#Generations|Bombshock]] & [[Growl (G1)#Generations|Growl]]
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|ER EX-05 Cliffjumper]]
* [[Slitherfang#Toys|ER EX-06 Slitherfang]]
* [[Allicon#Generations|ER EX-07 Quintesson Allicon]]
* [[Quintesson Judge#Generations|ER EX-08 Quintesson Judge]]
* ER EX-09 [[Ground Hog#Generations|Ground Hog]] & [[Roller Force#Generations|Roller Force]]
* [[Snapdragon (G1)#Generations|ER EX-10 Snapdragon]]
* ER EX-11 [[Blast Master#Generations|Blast Master]] & [[Phaser (G1)#Generations|Fuzer]]
* [[Airwave (facility)#Generations|ER EX-12 Airwave]]
* [[Trailbreaker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|ER EX-13 Trailbreaker]]
* [[Runamuck (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|ER EX-14 Runamuck]]
* [[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#War for Cybertron:Earthrise|ER EX-15 Doublecrosser]]
* ER EX-16 [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Skywarp]] & [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Thundercracker]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#AUOP|ER EX-17 Alternate Universe Optimus Prime]]
* ER EX-18 [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ironhide]] & [[Prowl (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Prowl]]
* ER EX-19 [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ramjet]] & [[Dirge (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Dirge]]
* ER EX-20 [[Ratchet (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Ratchet]] & [[Lifeline (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Lifeline]]
* [[Bluestreak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|ER EX-21 Bluestreak]]
* [[Centurion droid#Toys|ER EX-22 Deluxe Centurion Drone]]
* [[Runabout (G1)#Generations|ER EX-23 Runabout]]
* [[Thrust (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|ER EX-24 Thrust]]
* ER EX-25 Dominus Criminal Pursuit ([[Barricade (IDW)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Barricade]], [[Punch (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Punch]])
* [[Exhaust#Generations|ER EX-26 Exhaust]]
* [[Bug Bite (G1)#Generations|ER EX-27 Bug Bite]]}}
{{--}}

===''[[Studio Series]]''===
* [[Skipjack (ROTF)#Studio Series|SS-EX Skipjack]]

===''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]''===
[[File:WFC-K T-Wrecks stock.jpg|thumb|300px|''Kingdom'' Maximal T-Wrecks]]
{{collist|3|* [[Paleotrex#Toys|KD EX-01 Paleotrex]]
* [[Vertebreak (Kingdom)#Toys|KD EX-02 Vertebreak]]
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|KD EX-03 Optimus Prime]]
* [[Ractonite#Toys|KD EX-04 Ractonite]]
* [[Huffer (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|KD EX-05 Huffer]]
* [[Megatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|KD EX-06 Megatron]]
* [[Starscream (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|KD EX-07 Starscream]]
* [[Wingfinger#toys|KD EX-08 Wingfinger]]
* [[Ark (G1)#toys|KD EX-09 Autobot Ark]]
* [[Skywarp (BW)#Generations|KD EX-10 Maximal Skywarp]] & [[Sideswipe (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Sideswipe]]
* [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|KD EX-11 Soundwave]]
* [[T-Wrecks#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|KD EX-12 Maximal T-Wrecks]]
* [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|KD EX-13 Maximal Grimlock]] & [[Mirage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Mirage]]
* [[Slammer#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|KD EX-14 Autobot Slammer]]
* [[Pipes (G1)#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|KD EX-15 Autobot Pipes]]
* [[Shadow Panther#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|KD EX-16 Shadow Panther]]
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#K43|KD EX-17 Autobot Hot Rod]]}}
{{--}}

===''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy]]''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Road-Hauler.jpg|thumb|300px|''Legacy'' Road Hauler]]
*[[Blurr (G1)/toys#Legacy|VS500 Collection TL EX-01 Autobot Blurr]]
*[[Burn Out (Diaclone)#Legacy|VS500 Collection TL EX-02 Dia Burn Out]]
*[[Road Rocket (G2)#Legacy|VS500 Collection TL EX-03 Road Rocket]]
*[[Hauler#Legacy|VS500 Collection TL EX-04 Road Hauler]]
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

==External links==
* [http://takaratomymall.jp/ TakaraTomy Mall's official website]

[[Category:Companies]]
[[Category:Retailers]]
[[Category:Websites]]

Soundblaster (G1)

2024-11-14T11:00:46Z

Lookatroopa: /* Toys */

{{factions|decepticon|mercenary|exarchon}}
{{disambig3.5|the clone of Soundwave|the rebuilt Soundwave|Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster}}
:''Soundblaster is a [[Decepticon]] or [[Mercenary]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Siege5SoundblasterGreeting.jpg|350px|thumb|Soundblaster took some of Impactor's parts, along with some new parts and created New Impactors, that serve as his goons.]]

'''Soundblaster''' might be a [[cloning|clone]] of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], but he couldn't differ more from his progenitor—while Soundwave is a stoic, withdrawn sort who's fanatically loyal to his leader [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Soundblaster is ruthless and mercurial, and uses his extensive connections with [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s criminal underworld to seek out potential avenues of profit, grease the wheels of interplanetary crime, and generally find ways to turn any given situation to his favor.

Soundblaster takes no pride in his origins, nor in the fact that many Autobots and Decepticons regard him as little more than a failed experiment. Although his influence has landed him a small army of [[Mercenary|mercenaries]] and other criminals, the only 'bot Soundblaster might truly respect is his creator [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], who may be the sole Decepticon capable of checking his boundless ambitions.

{{bigquote|The language of wealth is the '''only''' one I comprehend.|Soundblaster|"[[Storm Horizon Part 3]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:NightoftheCombaticons-MagnificusSoundblasterRicochet.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Soundblaster was one of several clones created by Shockwave in the same program that produced [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. While in a tube, he was discovered by the [[Battlecharger]]s, who released Sunstorm. The laboratory the clones were stored in was soon destroyed by Sunstorm. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}} Later, [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] reviewed a recorded image of Soundblaster during his investigation of Shockwave's cloning experiments. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Soundblaster_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Soundblaster was present with the other Soundwave clones in an attempt to hypnotize the [[Autobot]] Kreons into slaves. {{storylink|Soundwave's Trap? Stop Operation Brainwash Humanity!}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' continuity===
====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' marketing material====
During the war for Cybertron, Soundblaster was a [[Cybertronian military insignia|Ground Force Weapons Sergeant]]. {{storylink|#Generations|''Siege'' toy packaging}}

====''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Rafael Goldstein]] (English), [[Yōhei Tadano]] (Japanese)|[[Jesús Maniega]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Osvaldo Trejo Rodríguez]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Marcelo Mattos]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
[[File:Siege-Ep5-Soundblaster-says-Sorry.jpg|thumb|left|"I've been blastin' and laughin' so long, that even my [[Shockwave (G1)|mama]] thinks that my mind is gone!"]]
A clone of Soundwave, Soundblaster was created by Shockwave but was labeled as a failed experiment, a detail over which he continued to feel unease. Becoming a [[Mercenary]], he frequently received [[energon]] from [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], who considered Soundblaster to be worse than a Decepticon and a bit unbalanced.

During one of these transactions, Soundblaster became suspicious of the bot's [[Arcee (G1)|new]] [[Cog (G1)|company]] while one of his [[Reflector (G1)|clients]] was being dealt with by [[Dome Guard|local security]]. When [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] caught the Autobots trying to steal raw energon, Soundblaster and his Dome Guards surrounded the thieves, believing the Decepticons would pay a better price than the Energon that Arcee had. {{storylink|Siege episode 5}}

The Mercenaries' dome then fell victim to a Decepticon virus designed to destroy the [[Alpha Trion Protocols]] that was contained within Bumblebee, the sudden systems crash providing enough of a distraction for the Autobots to escape with their ill-gotten goods. {{storylink|Siege episode 6}}
{{--}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:StormHorizonPart2-Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|300px]]

Shockwave cloned Soundblaster at some point before or during the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], in collaboration with [[Exarchon]]. Literally owing his life to the two, Soundblaster was one of their most loyal servants. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}} {{storylink|War's End Part One}} [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] briefly remembered Soundblaster as a citizen of [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], a haven for dissatisfied war veterans. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 2}}

While Megatron eventually smuggled Shockwave back to Cybertron to help manage [[The Rise]], Shockwave sent Soundblaster out into space to gather the necessary raw materials resources for future cloning experiments. Under unclear circumstances, Soundblaster either founded or took command of a band of splice-thieves, piratical Transformers who kidnapped other Cybertronians and sold them for parts on the galactic black market. From their base of operations on the remote planet [[Kworia]], he was able to divert their output to fuel Shockwave's ongoing experiments on Cybertron. However, Soundblaster had ambitions of his own; when [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] passed by the system in search of ancient Cybertronian relics, Soundblaster took an interest in Trion's quest and left with him, leaving [[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] to manage the operation in his stead.

What began as a simple barter for [[energon]] soon became an ever-evolving contract that Alpha Trion was unable to escape; aboard a stolen Kworian vessel, Soundblaster began invading and plundering other populated planets for any artifacts left over from the [[Expansion|Age of Expansion]] and earned the ire of several alien species. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 2}} Their search eventually took them to the [[Black Sphere]], where they encountered an armada of vengeful [[Kworian]]s; as a last-ditch call for help, Soundblaster projected a [[hologram]] of himself and Trion to the planet [[Obsidar]], where [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was searching for his old friend. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 2}}

[[File:StormHorizonPart3-youcannotescape.jpg|thumb|left|200px]]

Even as his vessel was torn apart by the aliens and the [[black hole]], Soundblaster tried to keep his hold on Trion, fighting off Ultra Magnus when the craft entered the event horizon but was soundly defeated. Somehow managing to extradite himself from the situation, Soundblaster returned to Cybertron sixty-six cycles ahead of his foes where Shockwave decided that he'd performed adequately but warned his subordinate to never fail again. {{storylink|Storm Horizon Part 3}} After repairing himself, Soundblaster returned to Shockwave's side to assist with his cloning experiments. He stayed silent during a subsequent argument with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and later noted that Shockwave had neglected to tell them that he didn't need the original trio anymore to continue his projects. Shockwave simply answered that the Insecticons were a dangerous and unstable element, one that would have to be closely monitored. {{storylink|Escape Part Two}} Later, Soundblaster escorted [[Rage (G1)|Rage]] to meet with Shockwave. {{storylink|Escape Part Three}} He conferred with Shockwave when the Rise leader decided how to straddle his obligations to Megatron and his own plotting. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Sea of Rust I|Sea of Rust I}}

On Starscream's suggestion, [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] monitored the site of Optimus Prime's [[immersant]] mentor, [[Codexa]], calling in when the Prime made a pilgrimage. Soundblaster accompanied [[Team Stream]] to capture the Prime. When Ultra Magnus bought enough time for the [[Senate Guard|Prime Guard]] to evacuate Optimus, Soundblaster distracted his foe long enough for [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to disable the [[Great General]]. Content with Magnus as a prize, the Decepticons returned to Iacon, Soundblaster and Rumble sealing the passage to Codexa's chamber. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part One}}

[[File:WarsEndPartTwo-Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|300px]]

Upon Exarchon's return, Soundblaster was summoned to Shockwave's base, calling the Combaticons to join them before Skywarp teleported away. {{storylink|War's End Part One}} Summoned to Exarchon's hideout in the [[Sonic Canyons]], Soundblaster deployed [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to deal with the Autobot intruders while he was invited into the base's armory, being shown the drill tank via which Exarchon intended to reach the [[AllSpark]]. {{storylink|War's End Part Two}} While Exarchon confronted the Autobots and Decepticons on the surface, Soundblaster ensured that the drill tank still functioned before the two were called to the surface to see [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. As Exarchon waxed about the [[combiner]]'s power, Soundblaster warned that Devastator was loyal only to Shockwave and only tenuously. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}}

After Exarchon failed to usurp the combiner, Soundblaster reminded him of their exposed position. Conceding the point, Exarchon brought Soundblaster back into the fortress to witness the Threefold Spark send a third of himself down to the AllSpark, before he returned to the surface to fight his returned enemies. Though disturbed by the thought of Exarchon becoming Cybertron itself, Soundblaster nonetheless rushed to his master's defence when Rumble and Frenzy brought news of Autobots following the drill tank. Catching up to the Autobots just as they caught up to Exarchon, Soundblaster engaged [[Pointblank]] in battle but was unable to save his master. {{storylink|War's End Part Four}}

After Exarchon perished, Soundblaster and Shockwave rejoined Megatron's Decepticons in time for their final march on [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]]. During the battle, Soundblaster was one of the many Decepticons who turned their firepower on [[Computron (G1)|Computron]] and ultimately overwhelmed the [[combiner]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Chef Pig#As Soundblaster}}
Soundblaster appears as one of the first unlockable characters. He is portrayed by Chef Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

==Toys==
:''For more Soundblaster toys, see: [[Soundwave (G1)/toys]]''
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
[[File:G1Soundblaster toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Been spending most our lives living in a repaint's paradise]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Decepticon, [[1987]])
**''ID number:'' '''D-101'''
**''Accessories:'' Buzzsaw, tape case, rocket launcher, 3 rockets, "concussion blaster"
{{note|The original [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#SoundblasterG1|Soundblaster toy]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as the clone Soundblaster in the Dreamwave Generation 1 continuity.}}

:As part of the Japanese ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#Headmasters|The Headmasters]]'' series, [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Toys|Soundwave]] was [[redeco]]ed in a new black and red color scheme, and his chest door was [[retool]]ed so that he could now hold two cassettes at once. Soundblaster came packaged with [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#SoundblasterG1|Buzzsaw]], who now sported a new [[sticker]] which would reveal the weak spot of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] when placed behind Soundblaster's translucent red chest door, in the same manner that [[Tech Spec]]s decoders worked. The figure's stickers, however, retain Soundwave's blue coloration instead of being changed to work with Soundblaster's black.
::*''[http://tfu.info/1987/Destron/Soundblaster/soundblaster.htm More information on Soundblaster at TFU.info]''
{{G1SoundwaveMold}}
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:Siege35th-WFC-S63-Voyager-Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Hey, I'm actually appearing in fiction this time! Take that, Night Ops Bumblebee!" (''Hasbro version pictured, TakaraTomy version inset'')]]
{{anchor|S63}}
*'''Soundblaster''' (Voyager Class, [[2019]])
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''WFC-S63''' (''Siege'') / '''TT-GS12''' (''Selects'')
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SG-EX'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[May 29]], [[2021]]
**''Accessories:'' "M2 HI-KEP Concussion Blaster," "M2 LR-HD Sonic Cannon," "M2 EMTX Blitz Charge Blaster" (combine to form "M2 USW HF Sonic Compression Mega-Blaster")

:A "Special Edition" figure for the 35th anniversary of the ''Transformers'' brand, ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Voyager Class Soundblaster is a redeco and retool of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundwave]] from the same line, featuring a primarily [[Black redeco|color scheme]] evoking [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#The Headmasters cartoon|his rebuilt form]] in ''The Headmasters''. Soundblaster transforms from a ''heavily'' G1-inspired robot to an unfocused "Patrol Hovercraft" in 25 steps. Though undocumented, he can assume the additional modes from Soundwave, a “Cybertronian Sensor Lamp”<ref>[[John Warden]]'s design notes for ''Siege'' Soundwave from [https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/siege-red-alert-revealed-stock-photos-for-nycc-siege-figures-design-notes-from-warden-nycc/42180/ Seibertron]: "Fans of the 1984 pilot episode will be pleased to know that SOUNDWAVE can be converted into a third 'Easter egg' mode… a 'CYBERTRONIAN Sensor Lamp'!"</ref> or boombox mode<ref>"[[The Bot Dance Off]]"</ref>. Soundblaster also includes three weapons compatible with the [[C.O.M.B.A.T. System]], two of which are based on his classic sonic blaster and shoulder cannon, and all three can combine to form the "M2 USW HF Sonic Compression Mega-Blaster".

:As a nod to [[#Toys|the original ''Headmasters'' toy]] and [[:File:TV-Magazine-Soundblaster-Twincast.jpg|cartoon model]], Soundblaster's chest door was retooled so that he could now hold two "Drone Armors" (from the [[Micromaster]] Soundwave Spy Patrol sets) at once, though the increased storage space results in a very conspicuous chest protrusion. Soundblaster's retooled door avoids the problems people reported with fitting [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ravage]] into Soundwave. His left index finger is sculpted in a "trigger finger" position, allowing him to press the button that opens his chest door. Additionally, he features slots on his arms for Laserbeak to (loosely) perch on, though it's easier to just plug the 5 mm peg on Laserbeak's underside into the 5 mm port on Soundblaster's forearm, though that requires Laserbeak's legs to be flipped up.

:Soundblaster's "M2 EMTX Blitz Charge Blaster" [[:File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Voyager-Megatron-with-Soundwave's-Gun.jpg|can be slotted onto the back]] of the ''Siege'' Voyager [[Megatron (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Megatron]] mold, mimicking his G1 gun barrel placement. Whether this was intentional or not is unclear. There are also tabs on the sides of his chest, just in front of his arms, that appear to line up with the notches on the inside of his thruster blocks that seem to have been intended to allow them to fold flush against the sides of his vehicle mode, rather than being held above it by their struts. However, this is not possible as a result of the struts clashing against other parts even if they are modified to allow a wider range of movement.

:Soundblaster and the rest of the "35th Anniversary" subline were exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the United States. They were also available at general retail in Hasbro's Asian markets such as Taiwan and Singapore.

:Exclusive to [[TakaraTomy Mall]] in Japan, the TakaraTomy release of the toy, which came nearly two years later (and was pushed back from [[March 27]], 2021), features a more [[show-accuracy|show-accurate]] tape window, with a cleaner chest and [[Mercenary]] badge. Other minor changes include slightly cleaner shins and a darker shade for the battle damage applications. Soundblaster is the first toy with a major difference between the Hasbro and TakaraTomy releases since the brand unification, and as such, was imported under ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' branding by [[Hasbro Pulse]]. The ''Selects'' toy's product description explicitly refers to this Soundblaster as the Soundwave clone from the [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics and ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' cartoon.
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Core-Class-Soundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"[[The Great Cassette Operation|New Soundwave]]": Model not to scale.]]
{{anchor|LegacyEvo}}
*'''Soundblaster''' (Core Class, 2022)
**''Accessories:'' Sonic Cannon, Concussion Blaster, [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Legacy|Buzzsaw]]
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://youtu.be/vuZHDR3ZBd8 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2022]] Day 1 on the [[Hasbro Pulse]] YouTube channel.</ref>

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: Evolution]]'' Core Class toys, Soundblaster is an anime-accurate redeco of the ''[[War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Kingdom]]'' Core Class toy for [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|Soundwave]], coming with redecoed versions of his weapons. He also includes a tiny, non-transforming version of Buzzsaw that fits into his chest.

:This toy represents the clone Soundblaster in Hasbro material<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Soundblaster leads a small band of criminal mercenaries in the Cybertronian underworld.|name=Hasbro ''Transformers'' website|title=Soundblaster|link=https://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/bios/zaqwsxcd}}</ref> and the rebuilt Soundwave in TakaraTomy material.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=レガシーワールドに出現したサウンドブラスターは音撃攻撃を得意とするディセプティコンのサウンドウェーブの転生した姿と言われているが、その正体に関しては多くの謎に包まれています。|link=https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/products-lineup/tf_tl/tl-29|name=トランスフォーマーオフィシャルサイト|title=TL-29 サウンドブラスター}}</ref>
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
:''For more Soundblaster merchandise, see: [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise]]''
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W4SergeantSoundblaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sergeant Soundblaster, Weapons-Arms Dealer''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T45/T52'''
**''Stars: ''12

:Sergeant Soundblaster, Weapons-Arms Dealer is one of 52 character cards released in Wave 4 of the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]], War for Cybertron: Siege II.

:The card's artwork is based on the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' Soundblaster toy, with line-art for both modes by [[Andrew Griffith]], Bot Mode colors by [[Marcus Reyno]], and Alt Mode colors by [[Oliver Morit]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Like other cameo Kreons, ''Kre-O'' Soundblaster is made from existing ''Kre-O''. He uses the [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] helmet colored black. He is specifically an homage to the "Blaster Black Version" of ''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Music Label|Soundwave]] (since his chest is purple/lavender instead of red).
*''G.I.Joe: Classified'' [[Chuckles]] came with a little black microcassette recorder accessory that's sculpted to look like Soundwave/Soundblaster. It pegs onto the back of his belt.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Soundblaster''' (サウンドブラスター ''Saundoburasutā'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Clones]]
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Mercenaries]]
[[Category:Generations Selects toy Mercenaries]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kre-O Decepticons]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legacy Decepticons]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Siege characters]]

Bumblebee (G1)/merchandise

2024-11-14T10:56:04Z

Lookatroopa: /* Threezero */

{{suite}}

'''Bumblebee''' has a lot of merchandise.

==Happy Meal Toy==
[[File:1985 happymeal bumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (1985)

:Non-poseable, non-transforming figurines of Bumblebee and three of his Mini-Vehicle chums (Cliffjumper, [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], and [[Brawn (G1)/toys|Brawn]]) comprised the very first line of Transformers [[List of Transformers restaurant promotions|Happy Meal toys]], but alas, the figures did not see a full release, and were only test-marketed in St. Louis, Missouri. The two-tone figures were available in a variety of colour variations, with at least six different combinations for each of the four characters: Bumblebee is known to have been available in blue and red, red and black, green and black, blue and black, black and yellow, and black and red... yet not his traditional yellow and black!

::*''[http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/artifacts/featuredart3.html More information on Happy Meal Bumblebee at the TF Artifacts List]''
{{-}}

==Transformers Milk Caramel==
[[File:Caramel bumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bumble''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''— of Bumblebee was released as part of the first wave of [[Kabaya]]'s earliest [[candy toy]] line, ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]''. Based more on his toy than his animation model, Bumblebee came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in various colours, including white, blue, sky blue, yellow, green, and orange.

==Transformers Choco==
*'''Bumble''' (1985)
:A small solid-color, transforming snap-together model kit of Bumblebee was released as part of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line of candy toys.
{{-}}

==Decoy==
[[File:Decoy bumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Hero Collection 9''' (multi-pack, 1986)
*'''Defeat Dinosaurer Strategy Game''' (board game, 1986)
:Bumblebee was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Autobots in the series, Bumblebee was molded in soft red rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. Bumblebee was available as part of a nine-piece box set of Autobot figures, as a playing piece in the Defeat Dinosauruer Strategy Game and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Bumblebee''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''26'''

:The Bumblebee figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number (26, in Bumblebee's case). Like all Autobot Decoys, he was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Decoys/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Decoy Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

==Super Collection Figure==
[[File:SCF Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"ACT NATURAL."]]
*'''Bumble''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''3'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:A 2-inch PVC of Bumblebee with his best human friend [[Spike Witwicky (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Spike]] was released in the third "Act" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Super Collection Figure]]'' series. He carries the tiny little pistol he had in the opening of "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". The figure was available in both full color and clear plastic versions, one of each available in a standard case of twelve [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] figures.

: In two out of every ten cases, the color version of Bumblebee came packaged with the torso of the Act's collectible "build-a-figure" [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Super Collection Figure|Fortress Maximus]]. This part could also be either full-color or clear-plastic, packed at an equal 1:1 ratio.

: In one out of every ten cases (that didn't have a Fortress Maximus part), the clear version of Bumblebee was replaced with the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#SCFdamage|battle-damaged Optimus Prime]] "[[chase figure|Secret Figure]]".

::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/SCFBumble/bumble.htm More information on Super Collection Figure Bumble at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearBumble/bumble.htm More information on clear Super Collection Figure Bumble at TFU.info]''

{{-}}

==''Heroes of Cybertron''==
[[File:HOC Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Both of Spike's thumbs got stung by bees before the photo was taken.]]
*'''Autobot Espionage Team''' (2003)

:The Bumblebee and Spike figurines were later sold in the fourth wave of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line, but since Hasbro didn't have the [[trademark]] on Bumblebee's name at the time, the set was simply collectively named the "Autobot Espionage Team". This version of the duo was cast in clear-blue plastic then painted over, with Bumblebee's eyes and the back of his head unpainted to attempt a [[light-piping]] gimmick.

: The pair were sold on a blister card, packaged with a character card and the right leg of the wave's collectible [[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Heroes of Cybertron|Fortress Maximus]] "build-a-figure".

::*''[http://tfu.info/2002/Autobot/HoCBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Heroes of Cybertron Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

==''MyClone''==
[[File:MyClone Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|Oh wow they managed to let the kid friendly character look like a fat, grumpy old man.]]
*'''Bumble''' (2003)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''MTF010'''
** ''Accessories:'' Yellow display stand
{{toydesigner|[[Kazutami Yasuhiko]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Released in the second wave of the ''[[MyClone]]'' line of Transformers PVC figures, this [[super deformed]] Bumblebee comes with a hexagonal yellow display stand, which can link up with the identical stands included with other MyClone figures. His modular design allows his parts to be mixed and matched with those of any other MyClone figure.
{{-}}

==''Q-Robo Collection''==
[[File:Qrobo bumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bumble''' (2003)

:A super-deformed PVC of Bumblebee was released as part of the''[[Q-Robo Collection Figure]]''. Like all the figures in the series, it was sold blindpacked in a plastic capsule, featured articulation in the neck and shoulders, and was also available in a translucent red color scheme.

::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/figure/q_robo1.htm More information on the Q-Robo Collection at Autobase Aichi]''
{{-}}

==Generation 1 Figure-Collection==
[[File:Bottlecap bumblebee.JPG|thumb]]

*'''Bumble''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-4'''
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:At only one inch in height, this Bumblebee "bottlecap" figurine (so named because its display base is the size of a bottlecap) was one of fourteen blindpacked figures available in Kabaya's Transformers [[Generation 1 Figure-Collection]]. The figure was rendered in a "retro" black and white color scheme, and came with a leaflet, personalized with cartoon screen captures.
::*''[http://snakas.web.fc2.com/misc_item/kabaya_bottle.htm More information on the Generation 1 collection at Autobase Aichi]''
{{-}}

==History Collection==
[[File:History collection bbee.jpg|thumb]]

*'''Bumble''' (2004)
**''Accessories:'' Display base

:Takara produced this PVC figurine of Bumblebee as part of their [[History Collection]] set. Despite its diminutive size, this two-piece full-color figure features articulated shoulders.

::*''[http://tfkenkon.com/collection/act234/ More information on the History Collection at TFKenkon.com]''
{{-}}

==Hard Hero==
[[File:Hardhero bumblebees.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (mini-statue, 2004)

:Standing at seven inches tall, [[Hard Hero]]'s Bumblebee cold cast porcelain mini-statue was limited to 1500 pieces and could link up with the company's previous [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Optimus Prime statue]] to form a small diorama. Notionally, he was supposed to be the "first in the Minibot series", though no more Minibot statues were produced.

*'''Bumblebee''' (metallic chrome exclusive, 2004)

:A metallic golden chrome version of Hard Hero's Bumblebee statue, in homage to the original toy's Generation 2 chrome redeco, was offered as an exclusive by Coalition Comics in December 2004, limited to only 250 pieces.
{{-}}

==Gummy Candy==
[[File:ClassicsGummies.jpg|thumb|He's Bumblelicious!]]
*'''Transformers Gummy Candy''' (2006)

:Large [[Gummy Candy|gummy candies]] resembling his ''Classics'' toy packaged in a blister bubble.
{{-}}

==''Titanium Series''==
[[File:TitaniumRM-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|22 years and five Robot Points later, he finally gets a gun. Revenge time!]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Robot Master, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, display stand

:''[[Titanium Series]]'' Bumblebee is a small, 3-inch mostly-die-cast-metal statue of the little guy in a design that's surprisingly close to the original toy, with two wheels on each arm, a plate behind his head and sculpted details on his legs that are also based on the original toy. The only part where the cartoon model is given a preference is the head, including the face.

:''Titanium'' Bumblebee has joints at the waist, neck and shoulders, plus a removable pistol. He even comes with a little Autobot-sigil display base.

:This sculpt would've been used to make [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys|Cliffjumper]], but the ''Titanium'' line was canceled before that figure could be released.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2006/Autobot/TitBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Titanium Bumblebee at TFU.info]''
{{-}}
{{anchor|Ti2pack}}
[[File:Titanium-Series-Optimus-Prime-and-Bumblebee-2pack.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|"Umm...He did it!" "What?"]]
*'''Optimus Prime & Bumblebee''' (2-pack, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Gun, display stand

:A Toys 'R' Us [[exclusive]] two-pack, this set features "Supermetal Finish" (read: shiny) versions of the "Robot Master" ''Titaniums'' Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.
{{-}}

==Palisades==
[[File:Palisades bumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (mini-statue, 2006)

:Initially intended to be an exclusive for [[BotCon 2005]], [[Palisades Toys]]' 4" Bumblebee mini-statue fell victim to a scheduling conflict and was instead released by NonStop Toys in 2006, with leftover stock also being allocated to Diamond Previews in some countries. This stock tended to have a cracked crotch, a common defect with this piece. One of the last four statues to come out of the Palisades Transformers range, Bumblebee was limited to 1000 pieces.
{{-}}

==Diamond Select==
[[File:Art asylum bumblebees.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (statue, 2007)

:This six-inch tall mini-bust of Bumblebee was sculpted by [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1000 pieces.

*'''Bumblebee Roto-Bank''' (money bank, 2009)

:Art Asylum also produced a Bumblebee money bank, equipped with poseable, rotating arms and head.
{{-}}

==''Robot Heroes''==
[[File:G1 RobotHeroes BumblebeeVsSoundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I wiw punch Soundwave into obwivion.]]
*'''Bumblebee & Soundwave''' (Two-pack, 2007)
{{toydesigner|[[Bill Rawley]] (Hasbro)|[[Marcelo Matere]] (concept artist)}}

:''[[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]]'' Bumblebee is another piece of absolute adorableness. A soft-plastic figurine that combines the cartoon and toy elements of the original Bumblebee with a "super-deformed" style, he is jointed at the neck and shoulders. He came in a two-pack with [[Soundwave (G1)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|Soundwave]].

:This mold was also used to make ''Robot Heroes'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Robot Heroes|Cliffjumper]], of course.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Autobot/RHBumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Robot Heroes Bumblebee at TFU.info]''

{{anchor|RHBlindpack}}
*'''Bumblebee''' (Single-pack, 2008)

: In some countries outside of North America, Bumblebee was released individually in a blindpack with no notable changes.
{{--}}

==''Transformers'' (2007)==
[[File:Mov2007-toy Slumblebee.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Slumblebee''' (2007)

:Slumblebee is, as his name suggests, a plush Bumblebee toy based on his original [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]] form. Obviously he has no problems with articulation and passes the drop test with flying colors. You can transform him into his car mode (which is totally '''''not''''' a Beetle, as far as Volkswagen can prove) by turning him inside out. Truly he is a new zenith of cuteness.

::*''[http://tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Slumblebee/bumblebee.htm More information on Slumblebee at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

==3D Battle-Card Game==
[[File:3DBattleCard ClassicBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Classic Bumblebee''' (2007)

:A 22-point character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, "Classic" Bumblebee "transforms" into a yellow sports coupe, based on his ''Classics'' design. He uses the same parts layout as [[Side Swipe (Armada)|Side Swipe]] and [[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]].
{{-}}

==Sota Toys==
*'''Transformers Chess Set''' (<s>2007</s>)
:Eight identical Bumblebee pieces were to be the Autobot-side Pawns on a [[Chess#Sota Toys|chess set]] based on Generation 1, but the set apparently never saw release.
{{canceledtoy}}
{{-}}

==Boss Coffee==
[[File:Boss coffee bumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bumble''' (2008)

:A non-transforming PVC figure of Bumblebee was released as part of a promotion by [[Boss Coffee]]. The small figure was randomly included with single cans of the company's "Rainbow Mountain Blend" coffee, contained in a plastic capsule affixed to the top of can which then became a display base for the figurine once removed. Bumblebee features articulation at the shoulders and waist, and came with a small catalog leaflet that could be folded up and attached to the lid/base to form a diorama background for added display value.
{{-}}

==''Attacktix''==
[[File:AttacktixBumblebee.jpg|thumb|Well, if people are gonna keep drawing him carrying gigantic guns....]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Booster, 200?)
**''Attacktix ID number'': '''TF06'''

:Part of the second-series ''Transformers [[Attacktix]]'' Boosters, Bumblebee is a "Rare" 10-point "Specialist" that fires a standard missile. His Special Power, "Infiltrate" allows Bumblebee, after being defeated and turning up white, to be placed anywhere on the opponents starting line. He also has an always-active power that lets him take a free turn if he defeats another "Specialist"-ranked piece with a higher point value than his own. Holy schneikies, he's a ''monster'' on the board.

{{canceledattacktix}}
{{-}}

==''Universe'' (2008)==
[[File:TFU08-toy BumblebeeSuperSoaker.jpg|thumb|Electric charger not included!]]
*'''Bumblebee Super Soaker''' (2009)

:The Bumblebee {{w|Super Soaker}} is a yellow and black redeco of Hasbro's earlier "Sneak Attack 4-Way" water gun. The gun has several nozzle settings that allow it to fire a stream or fan of water straight forward, or streams in four other directions to surprise people and "soak 'em sideways".
{{-}}

==''Mighty Muggs''==
[[File:MightyMuggs Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|Tubby lil' muggy all stuffed with <s>fluff</s> energon.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2009)

:[[Mighty Muggs]] Bumblebee is a [[Super deformed|super-deformed]], non-transformable PVC figure with swiveling arms and head. His mold is different from the standard template used by most ''Transformers'' Muggs, as it is extra short and has Bumblebee's trademark "horns". On the other hand, he doesn't come with any weapons.
{{-}}

{{anchor|2018mightymugg}}
[[File:MightyMuggs 2018 Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44|Smug little bug.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' ([[2018]])
**''ID number:'' '''03'''

: Heavily influenced by his [[evergreen]] design, this Bumblebee Mugg is part of the line's relaunch in 2018. This new mold features sculpted wings, and a unique helmet that changes Bee's expression when pressed. He has three different faces: smug, surprised, and silly.
{{-}}

==''Transformers Wacky Wobblers''==
[[File:WackyWobblers G1Bumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2009)

:This Bumblebee {{w|bobblehead}} is part of the popular ''[[Wacky Wobblers]]'' line produced by {{w|Funko}}. Aside from the standard-issue big wobbling head, he also features arms that swivel at the shoulders. Bumblebee is affixed to a base with his name on it.
{{-}}

==Transformers x Mimobot==
[[File:Mimobot Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee Mimobot''' (Mimoco, 2012)
:Produced by [[Mimoco]] as part of their multi-brand line of designer USB "Mimobot" flash drives, this Bumblebee memory stick comes in 2GB, 4GB, 8GB and 16GB sizes, and comes pre-loaded with "digital editions of classic comics, videos, and scripts", as well as a suite of screensavers, avatars, and more standard to all Mimobots.
{{-}}

==''The Loyal Subjects''==
*'''Bumblebee''' (2013)
{{charstubtoys}}
{{anchor|The Loyal Subjects Cybertron}}
*'''Cybertron Bumblebee''' (2013)
{{charstubtoys}}
{{-}}

==''Thrilling 30''==
*'''Bumblebee''' (Collectible Figurine, 2014)
**''Series / Number:'' '''2 / #16'''
**''Accessories:'' Collector's base
:A super-deformed Bumblebee was released among the blindpacked [[Thrilling 30#Collectible Figurines|''Thrilling 30'' Collectible Figurines]] by [[Goldie Marketing]]. He comes with a base to help him stand, a collector's card that doubles as a puzzle piece, and a checklist.

*'''Collectible Figurines''' (5-pack, 2014)
**''Series:'' '''2'''
**''Accessories:'' 5 collector's bases
:The same Bumblebee figurine was also available in a 5-pack alongside [[Shockwave (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Shockwave]], [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Ultra Magnus]], [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Thrilling 30|Grimlock]] and [[Hot Rod (G1)/merchandise#Thrilling 30|Rodimus]].
{{-}}

==''Tiny Titans''==
[[File:TinyTitans_G1Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''2'''
**''Number'': '''11/12'''

: Part of the second assortment of ''[[Tiny Titans]]'' [[blindpacking|blindpacks]], this version of Bumblebee is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode... cast in gray plastic with copious amounts of golden-yellow paint on him, more than most Tiny Titans get.

: He includes a collectible card that renders him in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] styling. The card includes a scan-badge for the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.

: This wave saw fairly minimal release at "big box" retailers, but unlike other waves, was ''not'' picked up by drug stores and the like later, making them particularly hard to find.

{{-}}

{{-}}

==''Hikari Mark Sofubi''==
[[File:HikariMarkSofubi Bumbles.jpg|thumb|]]

Drawing from a number of franchises including Star Wars, Marvel and Godzilla, Funko released a line of 6.6 inch/17 centimetre tall deformed soft vinyl figures with limited articulation. Hikari, meaning ‘light’, came in a variety of colors and included a hand-numbered card of authenticity. Individual pieces ranged from 500 to 5000, depending on the character and variation. Eight versions of Bumblebee were released in 2014:

*'''Battle Ready Bumblebee''' (2014)
:A yellow distressed rendering of Bumblebee in the Sunbow-style, limited to 1000.

*'''Clear Glitter Bumblebee''' (2014)
:A yellow and black translucent rendering of Bumblebee in the Sunbow-style, limited to 3000.

*'''Dangerous Bumblebee''' (2014)
:A black with grey streaks rendering of Bumblebee in the Sunbow-style, limited to 600.

*'''Distressed Bumblebee''' (2014)
:A lighter yellow distressed rendering of Bumblebee in the Sunbow-style, limited to 1000.

*'''Grey Skull Bumblebee''' (2014)
:A black and white rendering of Bumblebee in the Sunbow-style, limited to 1000.

*'''Ice Bumblebee''' (2014)
:A blue and white two-tone translucent rendering of Bumblebee in the Sunbow-style, limited to 1000.

*'''Metallic Bumblebee''' (2014)
:A metallic yellow and black rendering of Bumblebee in the Sunbow-style, limited to 1000.

*'''24K Gold Bumblebee''' (2014)
:An all-gold rendering of Bumblebee in the Sunbow-style, limited to 600.

{{-}}

==''Mecha Nations''==
[[File:Mn07-bumblebee.jpg|thumb|150px]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2015)
**''ID Number:'' '''MN07'''
**''Accessories:'' Alternate hands, gun, battle-damaged armor (left arm, chest, right foot, face).

:Created by [[Kids Logic]], this [[super deformed]] Bumblebee, with G1 "Beetle"-style appearance, stands 6" tall and is articulated, featuring a shiny metallic color scheme, replacement hands, LED light up eyes, weapon and Autobot insignias on his chest. He also includes alternate parts for his chest, right foot and a mangled left arm for that [[Transformers (film)|movie-inspired]] battle-damaged look. Bumblebee's deco, with more black than traditionally found on G1 Bumblebee, and included weapon also appear to draw from his [[Bumblebee (Movie)|live-action counterpart]].

{{-}}

==''Metal Earth''==
[[File:Metal Earth Bumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2015)
**''ID number:'' '''MMS301'''
:''[[Metal Earth]]'' Bumblebee is a DIY 3D Metal Model kit. The kit's difficulty rating is given as "expert".
{{-}}

[[File:Metal Earth Gold Bumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Gold Bumblebee''' (2015?)
**''ID number:'' '''MMS301G'''
:''Metal Earth'' Gold Bumblebee is a redeco of the kit above. He most likely represents Goldbug, though he is not named as such.
{{-}}

[[File:Metal Earth Legends Bumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Legends, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''MEM052'''
:''Metal Earth Legends'' Bumblebee is a DIY 3D steel model kit in the shape of a super deformed version of the evergreen Bumblebee design. The kit's difficulty rating is given as "moderate".
{{-}}

==''Block Wars''==
*'''Bumblebee''' (2016)
**''Number:'' '''2'''

:Part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Block Wars]]'' candy toy line, this Bumblebee kit is based on his [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Cyber Series|Cyber Series Commander toy]]. Molded entirely in yellow plastic with detailing from stickers, he transforms into a super car when finished and is armed with a large sword with interchangeable handles. He can also be taken apart and combined with ''Block Wars'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Block Wars|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Block Wars|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Block Wars|Starscream]] in various configurations, the ones involving Bumblebee shown on the packaging being:

:*Giving Bumblebee Megatron's arms and Starscream's wings and arming him with Optimus Prime's spear.
:*Attaching Starscream's wings and Megatron's cannon to Bumblebee's vehicle mode, making him a flying death car.
:*Having Starscream wield Bumblebee's sword and use his car roof as a shield.
:*Combining all four into an unnamed combiner, with Bumblebee forming the arms.

{{-}}

==''Transformers Figure Collection''==
[[File:TF-Transformers-Figure-Collection-Bumblebee-Decoy.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Bumble''' (01–2016)

:Standing 42mm tall, ''Transformers Figure Collection'' Bumble is a non-poseable soft-rubber figure greatly based on a [[Decoy]] figure.
{{-}}

==My Busy Books==
[[File:TF-My-Busy-Books-Transformers-Bumblebee-figurine.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Transformers: My Busy Book''' (2017)

:Available with the [[Transformers: My Busy Book|10-page board book]] and a box filled with 12 figurines & a playmat depicting a destructed city & Cybertron, this Bumblebee is a pair of small, PVC non-transforming figurines consists of his robot mode (in his evergreen design) and his yellow car alternate mode that is inspired by his [[Bumblebee (Movie)|live-action film counterpart]]'s Camaro Concept vehicle. Like most of the land-based vehicle figurines, his wheels do not roll.

:In terms of quality control, the figurines' paint applications can be...well, a ''wee bit but not almost entirely'' shoddy (notably the wheels, as seen in the photo on the right). If you're a collector who prefers to display them, you should resign yourself from buying it or try to [[customizing|customize]] the figures with better paint applications if you have the skills.

{{-}}

==Kidrobot==
[[File:Kidrobot GIJoe Enamel Pin Series.jpg|thumb|250px]]
===Enamel Pin Series===
*'''Bumblebee''' ([[November 3]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 2 in 20
:Released by [[Kidrobot]] in their Enamel Pin Series, this is a flat, enamel pin badge of Bumblebee inspired by the art of [[Tom Scioli]]'s ''[[Transformers vs. G.I. Joe]]'', albeit with [[Super deformed|cutesy proportions]]. The pin series was [[Blindpacking|blindboxed]], with some pins being rarer than others.
{{--}}

===Vinyl Mini Series===
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Bumblebee mini.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Bumblebee''' ([[November 14]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 3 in 48
:The same character design was reused for the Vinyl Mini Series, with Bumblebee receiving a three-inch tall, blindboxed figurine retaining the vibrant colours and exaggerated proportions. He featured articulation in each shoulder.
{{--}}

===Vinyl Keychain Series===
[[File:Kidrobot GI Joe Bumblebee keychain.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
*'''Bumblebee''' ([[December 1]], [[2017]])
:*''Rarity:'' 3 in 24
:Bumblebee was also released as part of the once again blindboxed Vinyl Keychain Series, now standing at about one to two inches. He included a keychain molded into his head and, due to his small scale, did not feature any articulation.
{{--}}

==Hauck==
[[File:Hauck Go Kart Bee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In case a VW Beetle was too big for you.]]
*'''Bumblebee Go Kart''' (2017)
:Manufactured by [[Hauck toys]], the Bumblebee go-kart is a small, pedal-operated vehicle for kids aged 4-8 years old. Cast in the image of Bumblebee (even featuring his head sculpted on the front), the kart features an adjustable seat as well as a brake.

{{-}}

==Fidget Its==
[[File:Fidget its bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|The [[AllSpark|cube]] was merely a vessel; its power, its knowledge—can never be destroyed.]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2017)

:Arriving a little late to the fidget toy craze, [[Fidget Its]] Bumblebee is a cube-shaped Bumblebee with rubber horns and (non-poseable) feet. He has five features to fidget with: button eyes, a larger and clickier button, a slidable "arm", a clicky dial, and a pressable rolling metal ball on his back.
{{-}}

==Bouncing Ball Heads==
[[File:BouncingBallHead Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2017)
:"Bouncing Ball Head" Bumblebee is a small, super deformed figurine with a removable head that doubles as a bouncy ball. An Autobot logo is tampographed on the back of his head and his name is written under his feet.

:He is (apparently) available in both gacha-style machines and in an 8-pack with the whole collection, and comes inside a spherical capsule with a unique yellow color.

:Despite clearly representing Generation 1 characters, the collection is advertised as a 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' product.
{{-}}

==''Playskool Friends''==
[[File:Playskool-Friends-TF-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.88|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Collector Pack''' (Canceled)

:Intended to be released as part of the 7-pack for the Playskool Friends lineup, this Bumblebee is a very adorable non-transforming figurine. He comes packed with Optimus Prime, Arcee, and 4 Rescue Bots: Heatwave, Chase, Boulder and Blades.

:Given the inclusion of the four Rescue Bots, it was ''probably'' unclear if this Bumblebee is mean to represent his ''Generation 1'' counterpart or his ''[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Aligned]]'' counterpart.
{{canceledtoy}}
{{-}}

==''Uglydolls''==
[[File:Uglydolls plush collab.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Ice-Bat as Bumblebee''' (2018)
:A collaboration with ''[[Uglydolls]]'' for the 2018 [[San Diego Comic-Con]], the character Ice-Bat is dressed as Bumblebee. He is a limited run exclusive plush, along with Ox as [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Optimus Prime]].

{{-}}

==''Keshi Surprise''==
*'''Autobots''' (2018)

:The ''[[Keshi Surprise]]'' series by [[Super7]] consisted of 1.75" soft rubber figures in a style deliberately resembling the 1980s [[Decoy]]s. These [[Blindpacking|blind-packed]] figures were sold individually or in cases depicting only their faction. Bumblebee was available in red, yellow, blue, and purple, and included a foil trading card / sticker.
{{-}}

==McDonald's==
[[File:2018-McD-Authentics-Bumblebee-Robot.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Released as part of the [[McDonald's]] June 2018 Happy Meal Toys along with [[My Little Pony]], McDonald's Bumblebee is a [[super deformed]], non-poseable toy, except at the right arm, which is a little missile launcher. It's pretty big. That's it.

:The toy was available in South Korea, Italy, Russia, and Malaysia. This toy was rereleased in the US as [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#McDonald's 2|Bumblebee]] for the ''[[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]]'' promotion.

{{-}}{{anchor|McDonaldsCar}}
[[File:2018-McD-Authentics-Bumblebee-Racer.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee Racer''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2018)
:Part of the same Happy Meal collection as the toy above, this toy represents Bumblebee in his car mode with a pull-back motor. It was also rereleased as [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#McDonaldsCar|Bumblebee Racer]] for the ''Bumblebee'' promotion.

{{-}}

==''Transformers Trading Card Game''==
[[File:W1BumblebeeBW.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee, Brave Warrior''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1S: Starter Set'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number:''''' T01/T04'''
**''Stars: ''6
:Bumblebee, Brave Warrior is one of four double-sided character cards available in the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'' Starter Set.

:The artwork for the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game, and is based on the '''Legacy of Bumblebee''' redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Bumblebee toy.
{{-}}
[[File:BumblebeeCS.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee, Courageous Scout''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity:'' '''CT'''
**''Card Number:''''' T08/T40'''
**''Stars: ''9
:Bumblebee, Courageous Scout is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''.

:The artwork for the card reuses different artwork from the ''Transformers Legends'' mobile game, and is based on the '''Legacy of Bumblebee''' redeco of the ''Classics'' Bumblebee toy.
{{-}}
[[File:W1BumblebeeLW.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee, Legendary Warrior''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity:'' '''SRT'''
**''Card Number:''''' T09/T40'''
**''Stars: ''10
:Bumblebee, Legendary Warrior is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''.

:The artwork for the card reuses more artwork from the ''Transformers Legends'' mobile game, and is based on the '''Legacy of Bumblebee''' redeco of the ''Classics'' Bumblebee toy.
{{-}}
[[File:W2Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee, Trusted Lieutenant''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2: Rise of the Combiners'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T14/T46'''
**''Stars: ''10

:Bumblebee, Trusted Lieutenant is one of forty-six character cards released in Wave 2 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]'', Rise of the Combiners.

:The artwork for the card features another set of reused artwork from the ''Transformers Legends'' mobile game, and is once again based on the '''Legacy of Bumblebee''' redeco of the ''Classics'' Bumblebee toy.
{{-}}
[[File:W2SBumblebeeLLMD.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee, Least Likely, Most Dangerous''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2S: Bumblebee vs. Megatron Starter Set'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T04'''
**''Stars: ''7

:Bumblebee, Least Likely, Most Dangerous was released as part of the ''Transformers Trading Card Game's'' Bumblebee vs. Megatron Starter Set. The card was packaged alongside [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], Cybertronian Tyrant, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], Decepticon Lieutenant, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], Defender of Truth, and a 40 card ready-to-play deck of Battle Cards.

:The line-art for the card was done by [[Dan Khanna]], and like the other Bumblebee cards in the Transformers TCG is based on the '''Legacy of Bumblebee''' Classics Bumblebee toy.
{{-}}
*'''Bumblebee, Trusted Lieutenant''' (2019)
**'''Wave 2P'''
**''Rarity: '''''CT'''
**''Card Number: '''''P5/2019'''
**''Stars: ''10
::A reprint of Bumblebee, Trusted Lieutenant was made available as an in-store play promo card for the release of Wave 3: War for Cybertron: Siege I. The card is identical to the original release, printed with gold-foil on the Robot Mode side.
{{-}}
[[File:EEBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee, Legendary Warrior''' (2019)
**'''Wave 1: Energon Edition'''
**''Rarity: '''''SRT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T01/T06'''
**''Stars: ''10

:Released as part of the TCG's Wave 1: Energon Edition, this card is a reprint of Wave 1's Bumblebee, Legendary Warrior. Printed on semi-transparent plastic instead of a normal Character Card, this version features new art by [[Ken Christiansen]]

{{-}}

==Flame Toys==
[[File:FlameToys-FuraiModel-04-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
===Furai Model===
*'''Bumblebee''' (May 2019)
**''Number:'' '''04'''
**''Accessories'': Gun, Heli-pack, Hammer
{{toydesigner|[[Akira Amemiya]] (concept artist)}}

:Bumblebee is released as part of the ''Furai Model'' line of articulated {{w|Gundam model|Gunpla}}-based model kits from [[Flame Toys]]. Bumblebee also comes with a gun, a heli-pack inspired by his Action Master toy, and a hammer based on his live-action film counterpart's weapon seen in ''The Last Knight''. Using parts made of hard ABS plastic and some polycaps, Bumblebee is approximately Deluxe-sized in height.

:If one chooses, the kit can be panel-lined and touched-up with several panel-lining and paint markers (water/acrylic-based markers are recommended, as alcohol-based markers like ''Gundam Markers'' can potentially damage the ABS plastic). If one desires; the kit's pieces, aside from the translucent parts, can be fully coated with spray paints to recreate the finished sample seen in the stock photos.

:Though not meant to be fully clipped together, Bumblebee's torso, feet, and wheel parts can be rearranged into a Volkswagen Beetle-like alt mode.<ref>https://twitter.com/flametoys_staff/status/1129266947550355456</ref>
{{-}}

*'''Bumblebee (Red ver.)''' (<s>2020</s> 20??)
A red version of the Bumblebee figure was revealed in a Flame Toys product catalog, to be released in 2020. However, he has not been released yet, and was also not advertised as Cliffjumper, and simply appeared to be a red Bumblebee.
{{uncertaintoy}}
{{-}}

==''ReAction''==
[[File:TF-ReAction-figure-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2020, 2024)
**''Accessories'': Blaster pistol

: Released in the first wave of [[Super7]]'s line of multi-property 3.75-inch action figures, ''[[Super7#ReAction|ReAction]]'' Bumblebee is a non-converting "retro-style" action figure with 5 points of articulation, based on his appearance in the original cartoon. He comes with a small blaster which can only be held in his right hand. He has holes on the bottom of his feet for mounting him on some manner of figure stand.

: As with all releases in the ''ReAction'' toyline, Bumblebee comes packaged in a small cardback that emulates the nostalgic packaging style of [[Kenner]] ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' action figures of the late 1970s and early '80s, the figure format the entire line is based around.

: In late 2024, this figure was reissued with no obvious changes, now in a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] box assortment.

{{-}}{{anchor|ReActionGold}}
[[File:TF-ReAction-figure-Gold-Armor-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|250px]]
*'''Gold Armor Bumblebee''' (2020)
**''Accessories'': Blaster pistol

:This is a [[Target]]-exclusive redeco of ''ReAction'' Bumblebee, now in ''Generation 2''-inspired metallic gold and black. The gold parts of the card-art are printed with a ''very'' reflective metallic-gold, which often ends up looking black in photography if there's not direct light on it (as seen in the stock imagery at right).

:This figure was something of a [[shelfwarmer|pegwarmer]], eventually getting clearanced out and going from cluttering Target pegs to cluttering [[eBay]] "ReAction" searches.
{{-}}

==Jada Toys==
===''Metalfigs''===
[[File:JadaMetalfigsG1Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (4" Die Cast Figure, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Big blaster, small blaster
:Released by [[Jada Toys]], ''Metalfigs'' Bumblebee is a 4 inches tall non-transforming super deformed die-cast figure with three points of articulation and [[Light-emitting diode|light-up eyes]]. His design blends elements from both his original toy and cartoon appearance.

:He comes with two different blasters as accessories.

{{-}}{{anchor|DioramaScene}}
[[File:JadaMetalfigsG1DioramaScene.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Diorama Scene''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure 4-pack, 2020)
**''Accessories'': Display backdrop
:A static die-cast figurine of Bumblebee measuring approximately 2 3/4 inches tall is available as part of a "Diorama Scene" 4-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#DioramaScene|Optimus Prime]], [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Jada Toys|Starscream]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Jada Toys|Megatron]].

:The packaging backdrop can be used as an additional display piece for the set.

{{-}}{{anchor|Metalfigs4pack}}
*'''Optimus Prime / Bumblebee / Optimus Primal / Megatron''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure 4-pack, 2022)
:This static Bumblebee figurine is directly designed after the 4" figure above, but measures half the size and lacks the accessories. He is available in a 4-pack alongside [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Optimus Prime]], [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys#Metalfigs|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Metalfigs4pack|Megatron]].

{{-}}{{anchor|Metalfigssingle}}
*'''Bumblebee''' (2 3/4" Die Cast Figure, 2023)
:The same super deformed Bumblebee from the 4-pack above is also available in individual packaging.
{{-}}

===''Nano Hollywood Rides''===
[[File:JadaNanoHollywoodRidesG13pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Starscream / Volkswagen Beetle Bumblebee / Optimus Prime''' (1.65" Die Cast Vehicle 3-pack, 2020)
:''Nano Hollywood Rides'' Bumblebee is a small non-transforming die-cast licensed Volkswagen Beetle measuring approximately 1.65 inches long. He was released in a 3-pack alongside [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Nano Hollywood Rides|Starscream]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Nano Hollywood Rides|Optimus Prime]]. Unfortunately, he doesn't feature a sculpted robot mode underneath like most other Jada vehicles do.

{{-}}

===''Nano Metalfigs''===
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsG1-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 1 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:''Nano Metalfigs'' Series 1 Bumblebee is an incredibly small die-cast figurine molded with his hands on his waist. He has a little base attached to his feet for balancing reasons.

:He comes in an impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]]. This mold was later redecoed as Series 2 [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#NanoMetalfigs2|Cliffjumper]].

{{-}}{{anchor|NanoMetalfigs2}}
[[File:JadaNanoMetalfigsSeries2G1BW-18pack.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Series 2 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2022)
:A second ''Nano Metalfigs'' Bumblebee was released in Series 2, this time a redeco of Series 1 [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Jada Toys|Cliffjumper]] who is doing a bit more of an action pose.

:He comes in ''another'' impressive multipack with [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|seventeen other figurines]].

{{-}}{{anchor|NanoMetalfigs3}}
*'''Transformers Series 3 18-pack''' (4 cm Die Cast Figure Multipack, 2023)
:For the [[Jada Toys#Nano Metalfigs|third ''Nano Metalfigs'' multipack]], Series 1 Bumblebee was re-released with no noticeable changes.
{{-}}

===''Hollywood Rides''===
*'''Bumblebee Volkswagen Beetle''' (Scale 1/32 Die Cast Vehicle, 2024)
:''Hollywood Rides'' Bumblebee is a 1/32 scaled non-transforming die-cast licensed Volkwagen Beetle with rubber tires and opening doors. He was released and found in retail without any prior announcement.
{{-}}

==Figural Bag Clip==
[[File:FiguralBagClip Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2020)
:Released by [[Monogram]], this 2.5" 3D foam bag clip takes the form of a chibi Bumblebee.

:It was available only as part of a [[Blindpacking|mystery blind bag]] collection.
{{-}}
[[File:FiguralBagClip 2021 Bumblebee.JPG|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2021)
:A non-articulated, non-transforming 3" figure of Bumblebee with an attached clip, also released by Monogram.

:Unlike the previous year's release it was sold on a standard cardback.

{{-}}

==D'elicce==
{{note|All Easter eggs listed below were exclusive to Lojas Americanas, a popular Brazilian chain store.}}
[[File:Brazilian Bumblebee Easter Egg 2020.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''''Transformers'' Easter egg''' (2020)

:In 2020, [[Brazil]]ian chocolate manufacturer D'elicce released a ''Transformers''-themed [[Easter]] egg that came inside a relatively large hard plastic handbag based on Bumblebee's evergreen head design. Also available were smaller chocolate eggs that included random stickers of characters and insignias.

{{-}}{{anchor|delicce2021}}
[[File:Brazilian Transformers Easter Eggs 2021.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''''Transformers'' Easter egg''' (2021)

:In 2021, D'elicce released another ''Transformers''-themed Easter egg, this time including a popcorn bucket of [[super deformed|cutesy proportions]] based on either Optimus Prime or Bumblebee. Smaller chocolate eggs, this time including temporary tattoos for children, were also available as well.

{{-}}{{anchor|delicce2022}}
[[File:Brazilian Bumblebee Easter Egg 2022.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
*'''''Transformers'' Easter egg''' (2022)
**''Accessories:'' Egg holder/obstacle piece

:D'elicce's 2022 ''Transformers'' egg included a toy of an evergreen Bumblebee car with the robot mode head sticking out of the roof, creating the illusion that Bumblebee is driving himself.

:The car is made of pure yellow plastic (except for the wheels which are black) and is completely hollow underneath due to the egg being stored inside of it in-packaging. It does come with a curved piece made of black plastic attached to its underside that helps to keep the egg in place, but it's not supposed to stay attached after removing the egg since it prevents the car from touching the ground with its own wheels. The piece can be loosely stuck inside the car for improvised storage, but it's clearly not designed to attach in any other way. Instead, the piece itself features a phrase (written in Portuguese) embossed on its inner side suggesting that it should be used as an "obstacle" for the car to play with. Hey, at least they tried to get creative with it. Meanwhile, an Autobot logo is embossed on the outer side of the piece.

:The toy features no paint applications and instead comes with a sticker sheet with 16 stickers—including the car's front grille, headlights, windows and decorative stripes—and instructions on where to apply them. Attention must be paid while applying the stickers, however, as the instructions incorrectly show the headlights and the rear side windows being applied to the opposite side to the one they were actually intended. The transparent plastic used as packaging tries (and fails) to give the impression that the windows come pre-applied, but in reality only the robot's face actually comes as a pre-applied sticker.

{{-}}{{anchor|delicce2023}}
[[File:Brazilian Bumblebee Easter Egg 2023.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb|You may have noticed they're not exactly striving for originality here.]]
*'''''Transformers'' Easter egg''' (2023)

:The 2023 version of D'elicce's Bumblebee is a big-headed robot mode figure made entirely of two pieces of yellow plastic. Opening the figure in half reveals a chocolate egg and a sticker sheet inside. As was the case with the previous release, only the face comes with a pre-applied sticker, while the stickers for the chest, arms and legs must be applied manually. The stickers for the arms feature noticeable movie-style Autobot insignias.

{{-}}{{anchor|delicce2024}}
[[File:Brazilian Bumblebee Easter Egg 2024.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44|Did [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]] do this to you?]]
*'''''Transformers'' Easter egg''' (90g, 2024)
:Yet another Evergreen Bumblebee big head was released in 2024, this time in the form of a lunchbox or something. You can tell they're not even trying anymore.
{{-}}

==''Super Cyborg''==
[[File:SuperCyborgBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': Blaster, torso plate

:''Super Cyborg'' Bumblebee is an 11-inch-tall non-transforming vinyl figure produced by [[Super7]]. Its most significant feature is the ability to remove the entire front of the torso to reveal sculpted inner mechanical detailing.

*'''Bumblebee (Clear)''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': Blaster, torso plate

:Another version of ''Super Cyborg'' Bumblebee was available in mostly transparent plastic, with only some black and yellow on the inner torso parts to make the "x-ray" feature more distinct.
{{-}}

==''Minimates''==
*'''Bumblebee''' (Series 1, 2021)
**''Accessories'': Pistol, alternate head, stand

:Part of the first wave of Transformers [[Minimates]] from [[Diamond Select Toys|Diamond Select]], this Bumblebee is a 2-inch-tall figurine featuring metallic paint, 12-14 points of articulation, and accessories and body parts interchangeable with other Minimates. The set also includes an alternate head for Bumblebee styled after his Generation 1 toy. Due to their small size, all 4 figures in each series are sold in the same blister card.

*'''VHS Minimates Box Set''' (2022)

:''Minimates'' Bumblebee was rereleased as part of a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2022 exclusive 4-pack, featuring more cartoon-accurate matte painted deco. The packaging for this set resembles a [[Family Home Entertainment]] VHS tape. Only 2500 of this set were produced.
{{-}}

==''R.E.D. [Robot Enhanced Design]''==
[[File:TF-R.E.D.-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Put me with your Marvel Legends and I'm [[B.O.T. (episode)#Animation and technical errors|perfectly scaled!]]]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2021)
**''Accessories'': blaster, 2 alternate hands, 2 [[Fire Blast effect|blast effects]], [[Energon cube]], chest plate
:Released as part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers R.E.D.]]'' toys, Bumblebee is a non-transforming 6-inch action figure akin to the ones from the ''[[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Legends'' and ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]] The Black Series'' lines. He features 26 points of articulation and is decoed in an attempt at [[show-accuracy]], with an extra smattering of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]''-style battle damage. His robot mode is based on [https://www.instagram.com/p/CLo1eYQASuE/ concept art] by [[Ken Christiansen]], which had earlier influenced Bumblebee's look in the [[Transformers (2019 comic)|2019 IDW ongoing comic]] and the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' animated series.

:Bumblebee's chest plate can be removed to reveal details meant to represent his "inner workings". He comes with two sets of hands: one pair of closed fists, and one pair of open hands for holding weaponry and accessories. Speaking of which, he also includes a small blaster accessory (though his product description claims he has two), along with a pair of fire blast effects to simulate weapons discharge. He also comes with an Energon cube.

:As with all ''R.E.D.'' toys, Bumblebee was a Walmart exclusive in Canada and the United States, and was later made available on [[Hasbro Pulse]] in limited quantities.
{{-}}

==''Pop!''==
[[File:Funko Pop Regular Bumblebee G1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''23'''

:Released as part of the ''Pop! Retro Toys'' segment, [[Funko Pop!|Funko]]'s ''Pop!'' Bumblebee is a super deformed vinyl figure based on his original Generation 1 toy, although with a more cartoon-accurate face and carrying a small blaster on his right hand.

{{-}}{{anchor|PopClassics}}
[[File:Funko Pop Target Classics Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2021)
**''ID number:'' '''28'''

:Exclusive to [[Target]], this version of Bumblebee is instead based on his [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Classics|''Classics'' toy]], complete with the [[Wave Crusher]] attached to his back.

{{-}}{{anchor|PopKeychain}}
[[File:Funko Pocket Pop Keychain Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (Pocket ''Pop!'' Keychain, 2021)

:A smaller version of the G1-toy ''Pop!'' Bumblebee with a keychain attached to his head.

{{-}}{{anchor|Digital Pop!}}
*'''Bumblebee''' ([[Funko Pop!#Digital Pop! NFTs|Digital ''Pop!'']], 2022)
**''Rarity:''
***''Monochrome:'' '''Common'''
***''Static:'' '''Common'''
***''Glowing:'' '''Uncommon'''
***''Chrome:'' '''Rare'''
***''Original:''Epic''
:{{W|Non-fungible token|NFT}}s depicting Bumblebee in the Funko style. Interestingly, the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] seems to be mobile on Earth's surface, something which it never was while Bumblebee was conscious during the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] the figure is likely based on.
<center><gallery heights=200>
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_BUMBLEBEE_MONOCHROME.gif|You like bumblebees? How about a whole hive!
File:TRANSFORMERS_COMMON_BUMBLEBEE_STATIC.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_UNCOMMON_BUMBLEBEE_GLOW.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_RARE_BUMBLEBEE_REDCHROME.gif
File:TRANSFORMERS_EPIC_BUMBLEBEE_ORIGINAL.gif
</gallery></center>

{{-}}{{anchor|PopFreddy}}
[[File:Funko Pop Freddy as Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.11]]
*'''Freddy Funko as Bumblebee''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''50'''

:Part of the ''Pop! Digital'' segment, this regular-sized vinyl figure portrays [[Freddy Funko]] cosplaying as Bumblebee. The body of this figure is the same as the G1-toy version of Bumblebee, while the head has been modified to incorporate Freddy's face and a crown on its top. It could only be acquired by redeeming [[Freddy Funko#Digital Pop!|one of the three 1-of-1 NFTs]] featuring this figure.

{{-}}{{anchor|Pop! Pin}}
[[File:Funko-Pop-Pin-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.44]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (''Pop!'' Pin, 2022)
**''ID number:'' '''17'''
**''Accessories:'' Display stand
:A metallic enamel pin based on Bumblebee's ''Classics'' vinyl figure measuring 4-inches tall, approximately the same as a regular vinyl.

{{-}}{{anchor|PopPotato}}
*'''Mr. Potato Head Bumblebee''' (''Pop! Digital Retro Toys'', 2022)
**''Rarity:'' '''Legendary'''
**''ID number:'' '''125'''
:Similar in concept to other [[Mr. Potato Head]] toys, this vinyl figure is a representation of said character taking the appearance of Bumblebee, except it can't be taken apart piece by piece.

:This figure is limited to 1550 units and can only be acquired redeeming an NFT representing this version of the character.

{{-}}

==''Zōteki''==
[[File:ZOTEKI-026-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee''' ([[2021]])
**''ID number'': '''026'''

:A collaboration between [[Hasbro]] and statue/replica brand [[Jazware]], ''[[The Transformers (franchise)|The Transformers]]'' was added as a part of the ''[[Zōteki]]'' line alongside other iconic brands such as [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]], to recreate some of the main "Generation 1" characters. The 26th figure of the ''Zōteki'' line is Bumblebee.

:Each statue of the line features a connection point for it to be connected to the others, in order to form a battle scene.
{{--}}

==Eaglemoss==
[[File:EaglemossChess Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb|Cliffjumper would've honestly fit the role.]]
* '''Transformers Gen-1 Chess Set''' (<s>2021</s>)
:In the planned [[Chess#Eaglemoss|Transformers Chess Set]] by [[Eaglemoss]], a relatively large and very well-detailed statue of Bumblebee was slated to be one of the Pawn pieces on the Autobot side.

:A Kickstarter campaign to raise the necessary funds for this project was launched but failed to meet its goal by September 24, 2021, and the whole thing was canceled.
{{canceledtoy}}
{{-}}

==Prime 1 Studio==
===''Cutie1''===
[[File:Cutie1 Bumblebee Figure.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2022)
**''ID Number'': '''No:057'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:[[Prime 1 Studio]]'s ''Cutie1'' Bumblebee is a lovable (if not somewhat scary looking) soft vinyl figure stylized as a button-eyed doll with chibi proportions.

{{anchor|Cutie1keychain}}
*'''Bumblebee''' (Keychain, 2021)
**''Accessories'': Stand, chain

:Part of a marketing push following the announcement of the figure above, an acrylic keychain of ''Cutie1'' Bumblebee was released, along with other products such as stickers, T-shirts, hand towels and totebags using its design. The keychain comes with a small stand so that you can display it when not carrying it around with your keys.
{{-}}

==Acrylic keychain series==
[[File:E-Hobby Optimus Prime and Bumblebee keychains.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Convoy & Bumble''' ([[October]], [[2022]])

:Released as part of the first wave of an [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive series, this pair of keychains depicts character art and assets re-used from [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and Bumblebee's [[The Transformers: Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'']] releases, namely [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#MP44|MP-44 Convoy]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#MP45|MP-45 Bumble and Spike 2.0]] respectively.

{{--}}
==''Authentics''==
{{anchor|22Mask}}
[[File:Authentics Bumblebee Mask 2022.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2022)

:Modeled after Bumblebee's evergreen design, this [[roleplay toy]] mask was released along side an [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#22Mask|Optimus Prime]] version.
{{-}}
{{anchor|24Mask}}
[[File:Authentics Bumblebee Mask 2024.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee Mask''' ([[2024]])

:Manufactured by [[Peachtree Playthings]], this mask is a completely new mold based on Bumblebee's evergreen design, though some details such as the two black vertical stripes over his eyes are unpainted. It was found at discount stores such as Dollar Tree with no prior announcement. As with the previous mask, it was released along side an [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#24Mask|Optimus Prime]] version.
{{-}}
{{anchor|CBbumblebee}}
[[File:Authentics Cyber Battlers Bumblebee.jpeg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Cybertron Battlers Bumblebee''' ([[2022]])
:Released in the ''Cybertron Battlers'' subline of ''Authentics'', this vinyl figure is a non-transforming, 5.5 inch rendition of Bumblebee in his evergreen design with limited points of articulation. He has a stinger weapon molded into his right forearm, complete with molded sparks.

:He comes packaged either individually with a tag, or in twos in a box together with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Authentics|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#Authentics|Megatron]].
{{-}}
{{anchor|PBRbumblebee}}
[[File:TF Authentics 2023 Pull-Back Racers Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Dap me up, Prime!]]
*'''Pull-Back Racers Bumblebee''' ([[2023]])
:Released in the ''Pull-Back Racers'' subline of ''Authentics'', this toy is a non-transforming rendition of Bumblebee in a super-deformed rendition of his vehicle mode, albeit with his robot mode head and left arm sticking out of it. As the title suggests, this toy has a pull-back motor that will propel the toy forwards after being pulled back considerably enough.
{{-}}

==Icon Heroes==
*'''Optimus Prime X Bumblebee Retro Pin Set''' (2022)
: A hard enamel pin based on Bumblebee's original G1 package art made by Icon Heroes. It comes carded with an [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Icon Heroes|Optimus Prime]] pin.

{{comingsoontoy}}

{{--}}

==''Magic: The Gathering''==
[[File:MTG-Goldbug.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Pairs well with the Equipment Artifact [[Hard hat|Hard Hat]].]]
*'''Goldbug, Humanity's Ally / Goldbug, Scrappy Scout''' (2022)
**''ID number:'' '''011/015'''
**''Set code:'' '''BOT'''
**''Color identity:'' '''White/Blue'''
**''Casting cost:'' '''{1}{W}{U}''' (front), '''{W}{U}''' (back)
**''Artist:'' [[Andrew Griffith]]
:"Goldbug, Humanity's Ally" is part of the 2022 ''[[Magic: The Gathering]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Universes Beyond|Universes Beyond]]'' ''[[wikia:mtg:Transformers|Transformers]]'' card set, found in Set Booster and Collector Booster packs of ''Magic''<nowiki>'s</nowiki> ''[[wikia:mtg:The Brothers' War|The Brothers' War]]'' set. It can be reversed to become "Goldbug, Scrappy Scout", representing Goldbug in vehicle mode.
:A variant of this card was available solely in Collector Booster packs, depicting [[Goldbug (SG)#Magic: The Gathering|''Shattered Glass'' Goldbug]].

{{--}}

==XM Studios==
[[File:XMStudiosBumblebeeStatue.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cute and kid-friendly... ''to the extreme!'']]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2022)

:[[XM Studios]]' statue of Bumblebee is 13" tall, made of hand-painted porcelain. Bumblebee has light-up eyes and two different head sculpts, one with his standard face and one with his battle mask. Bumblebee is accompanied by Spike, wearing an exo-suit. The set also includes a sculpted representation of Bumblebee's car mode that can be displayed next to the robot.

:258 pieces were produced, with a suggested price of about $1,200 US.

{{-}}

==Threezero==
[[File:Threezero-MDLX-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (MDLX, 2022)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one "Laser Blaster", one alternate masked head, three pairs of hands (relaxed, closed, posed)
:[[Threezero]]'s debut figure for the MDLX line, this version of Bumblebee is an original design taking inspiration from the original cartoon but with the aesthetics in the vein of the live-action movies. Bumblebee is a smaller scaled non-transforming action figure in the vein of contemporary collector-oriented lines like Figma and S.H. Figuarts. Like those lines, the figure is extremely well-articulated and detailed, features interchangeable hands and heads, with the alternate visored face specifically resembling his G1 toy. The three pairs of hands he comes with are relaxed splayed-open hands, closed fists, and posed hands meant to hold his included Laser Blaster (which in turn is based on the pistol used in the cartoon). His back tire can also be removed.

:Bumblebee was redecoed into his Gold Edition release below and retooled with a new head into [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Threezero|Cliffjumper]].

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/mdlx-bumblebee/ More information on MDLX Bumblebee at Threezero]''
{{MDLXBumblebeeMold}}
{{-}}

{{anchor|MDLXGold}}
[[File:Threezero-MDLX-Bumblebee-Gold.jpg|thumb|upright]]
*'''Bumblebee (Gold Edition)''' (MDLX, 2022)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one "Laser Blaster", one alternate masked head, three pairs of hands (relaxed, closed, posed)
:A golden redeco of the above Bumblebee release that calls to mind both his [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Generation 2|G2 toy]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Goldbug|Goldbug]], this figure was limited to 2000 units worldwide.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/mdlx-bumblebee-gold-edition/ More information on MDLX Bumblebee (Gold Edition) at Threezero]''
{{MDLXBumblebeeMold}}
{{-}}

{{anchor|MDLXVintage}}
*'''Bumblebee (Vintage Animation Edition)''' (MDLX, 2024)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' one "Laser Blaster", one alternate masked head, three pairs of hands (relaxed, closed, posed)

:Another redeco of Bumblebee, this time in brighter colors to mimic the cel-shading of the original cartoon. All previous accessories and functionality carry over from before.

:Vintage Animation Edition Bumblebee, [[Megatron (G1)/merchandise#MDLXVintage|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#MDLXVintage|Optimus Prime]] were revealed in a [https://newsroom.hasbro.com/news-releases/news-release-details/40-years-one-legacy-hasbro-celebrates-transformers-40th press release] from Hasbro about the brand's 40th anniversary marketing bonanza, with pictures of the trio being unveiled a few weeks after. Threezero also announced these figures would make a limited debut at TFCon LA the following month, with a wide release sometime later in the spring.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/mdlx-bumblebee-vintage-animation-edition/ More information on MDLX Bumblebee (Vintage Animation Edition) at Threezero]''
{{MDLXBumblebeeMold}}
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

==''Mini World''==
[[File:MiniWorldBumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': Transforming base; gun; sword

:This version of Bumblebee is a tie-in to the popular [[China|Chinese]] game "Mini World". It comes with an interactive display base which can fold up into a cube-shaped representation of the traditional alt mode. The figure can store fully inside the cube, or you can install the head on top of the cube. It is exclusively available at TMall, a subsidiary of Alibaba. This figure was released both individually and as part of a giftset with the rest of the "Mini World" Transformers.
{{-}}

==Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series==
[[File:KotobukiyaBishojouBumblebee.jpeg|thumb|Happy slapping hoodies with Asbos and ringtones.]]
*'''Bishoujo Series Transformers Bumble/Bumblebee''' (August 2023)
**''Known designers:'' [[Shunya Yamashita]] (artist)

:''[[Kotobukiya]] [[Bishoujo Series]]'' Bumble/Bumblebee reimagines the Autobot scout as a ''bubbly'' anime girl (formally termed as a ''{{w|Bishōjo}}''). The Bishoujo Bumblebee statue sees various elements of the classic G1 robot design translated into fashion and style choices, such as the hood adorned with the G1 horns, the car roof and window chest as a light blue undershirt visible underneath the sleeveless hoodie, and the hood of the VW Beetle altmode as shoes.

:This statue was later recolored to create ''Bishoujo Series'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)/toys#Kotobukiya Bishoujo Series|Cliffjumper]].

{{-}}

==Fools Paradise==
[[File:LOWFOOL League of Steel Bumblebee.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bumblebee''' (2023)
**''Accessories'': Football

:Part of a collaboration between Hasbro and [[Hong Kong]]-based online store ZCWO, Bumblebee joins the "League of Steel" subline of [[Fools Paradise]]'s LOWFOOL range, rendered as a hulking American football player alongside similar vinyl statues of [[Transformers × Evangelion|Evangelion]]s and {{w|Gundam}}s. He is depicted as a human man wearing heavily Bumblebee-inspired body armour and sports equipment, including a colour coordinated football, and is designed with the characteristic LOWFOOL facial features of a strong brow, squinting eyes, and moustache.

:Preorders for Bumblebee opened in July 2023, with a projected release date of November.

{{-}}

==''Hot Wheels''==
{{anchor|HWScreenTime}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1| '''Bumblebee''' (HW Screen Time, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Mainline ID number:'' '''186/250'''
:*''HW Screen Time ID number:'' '''9/10'''
:Made in collaboration with [[Mattel]], ''[[Hot Wheels]]'' Bumblebee is a non-transforming and fully licensed Volkswagen Beetle at 1/64 scale, slightly retooled from the existing "VW Bug" Hot Wheels casting. Bumblebee lacks a robot mode, though his face is sculpted into the bottom of the car undercarriage. The toy can be hauled in the concurrently released ''Hot Wheels'' [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Hot Wheels|Track Fleet Optimus Prime]] trailer.

:There are two versions of this release. The original one is in a traditional yellow color with a red Autobot insignia on the left side of the hood. It was then followed by a variant painted gold, possibly in reference to Goldbug, with a black insignia instead.

:As is the case with most ''Hot Wheels'' releases, the packaging depicts a realistic render of the miniature vehicle, which is colored accordingly to the variant of the toy packaged with it.

{{-}}{{anchor|HWCustom}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Custom Volkswagen Beetle''' (Transformers, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Transformers ID number:'' '''1/5'''
:A redeco of the Custom Volkswagen Beetle casting to resemble the color scheme and insignia of Bumblebee despite the casting being a much more chopped down hot rod version of the Beetle. The packaging makes use of stock images of evergreen Optimus Prime and Bumblebee.

{{-}}{{anchor|HWSkate}}
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (Skate, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Finger sneakers
:Part of the ''Hot Wheels Skate'' subset, this is a Bumblebee-themed finger skateboard that comes with a pair of yellow finger sneakers. The shape and packaging use Dreamwave-era artwork of Bumblebee.

{{-}}

==Blokees==
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Bumblebee''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Galaxy Version 03 - The Autobot Run'''
{{toystub}}
{{--}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:3D Battle-Cards]]
[[Category:Attacktix]]
[[Category:Decoys]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:MyClone]]
[[Category:Robot Heroes]]

The Primal Scream

2024-11-14T10:51:53Z

Lookatroopa: /* Synopsis */

{{disambig2|the comic issue|the Titan Books collection|Transformers: Primal Scream}}
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #61
|prev=Yesterday's Heroes!
|next=Bird of Prey!
|title="The Primal Scream"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #259–261
|prev2=...Perchance to Dream
|next2=Starting Over!
|image=MarvelUS-61.jpg
|caption=I am Oz! The great and powerful!
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=October [[1989]]
|coverdate=Mid December 1989
|writer=[[Simon Furman|Simon Furman Maximus]]
|artist=[[Geoff Senior|Geoffire Senior]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Shrapnel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Jim Massara|Jim Lock Massara]]
|editor=[[Don Daley|Megadon Daley]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Don't wake the sleeping god... whatever you do! Plus: The Honest to Gosh Origin of the Transformers!'''

==Synopsis==
Well, yes. So it turns out that when [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] sabotaged the [[Autobot]]s' trip to [[Earth]], everyone ended up instead in the middle of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. And it also turns out that this is where an old dude in metal robes called the [[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] lives. He is guarding, sorta, the head of [[Primus]]. Primus—the [[Transformer]]s' god.

[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] doesn't think much of the Keeper, or Primus. He thinks the whole thing is a load of bunk. So, to prove to Grimlock that it is real, the Keeper recounts the origin of the Transformers.

At the dawn of time, two gods—Primus and [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]—fight. Unicron beats the crap out of Primus on a physical plane, then on the astral plane. In a last desperate ploy, Primus escapes the astral plane into a massive metal asteroid. Unicron does the same, thinking Primus is onto something, and as a result they are both trapped.

Primus eventually learns to shape his prison, and makes it into Cybertron. Unicron shapes his prison into a giant planet-devouring planet that can change into a robot. To combat this, Primus makes a race of little robots called the Transformers. And now Unicron searches the cosmos for Primus, while Primus sleeps to hide from his enemy. The Keeper has just gotten to tell his whole story when suddenly, the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] burst in, shooting him. The Autobots are left at an disadvantage; they have to hold back, to prevent Primus being awoken.

Meanwhile, [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] finds his place as [[Decepticon leader]] challenged by his men, who are furious [[File:PrimalScream-Octopunchshootsgodintheface.jpg|thumb|left|Oof, that'll leave a mark.]]he's let [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], of all people, back in with them. [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] in particular brings up how Starscream [[Dark Star|twice]] [[Skin Deep|almost]] wiped them all out. Scorponok insists that this way, he is keeping an <s>eye</s> optic sensor on him, and that he can bolster their depleted forces. Starscream himself, listening in from behind a door, is gleeful when he hears the stony silence of the [[Decepticon]]s, knowing he can use this to his advantage...

On Cybertron, the Autobots are getting thoroughly thrashed, as the Decepticons aren't holding back. Bumblebee, frustrated at himself, begs Primus for help, asking if he and his friends must die again prevent the coming of Unicron. Suddenly, he gains a new inner strength, refusing to accept this fate, and charges Bludgeon before he can kill [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]]. Bumblebee, Jazz, and Grimlock, re-galvanised, fight off the Decepticons, with Bludgeon being dragged away by [[Seawatch]], [[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] being headbutted by Grimlock, and tripped into a hole by [[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] and [[Red Hot]], and [[Stranglehold]] being run into wall by Jazz.

Unfortunately, Octopunch's Pretender shell took the brunt of the fall, and he shoots Grimlock in the back. The shot ricochets off his armored back, right into Primus's face. The shock is enough to wake Primus, causing him to scream. A scream that sent shock waves through the planet. Hearing this, Emarite [[Xaaron]] manages to teleport the Autobots to Earth. Grimlock worries about the consequences, but Bumblebee tries to assure him that no one else heard that scream.

Out in deep space, Unicron hears the scream of Primus. Oh dear.
{{--}}

==Featured characters==
(Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks.) 
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] (3)
*[[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]] (4)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (5)
*[[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]] (6)
*[[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] (7)
*[[Xaaron]] (8)
*[[Doubleheader]] (9)
*[[Seawatch]] (23)
*[[Red Hot]] (24)
|c2=
*[[Stranglehold]] (10)
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (11)
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (12)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] (15)
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] (16)
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] (17)
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] (18)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (19)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (20)
*[[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] (21)
*[[Apeface]] (22)
|c4=
*[[Keeper (Transformer)|Keeper]] (1)
*[[Primus]] (2)
*[[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] (13)
*''[[Prima]]'' (14)
}}

==Quotes==
"'''''YOU!''''' You '''dare''' defile this most '''sacred''' of places with your '''unworthy''' presence?! On your knees, trespassers! Prostrate yourself before your creator, your '''living god--!''' '''''PRIMUS!'''''" 
"'''Huh!''' Some creator! Seems to have '''dozed off!'''"
:— the '''Keeper''' didn't account for '''Grimlock''''s flippancy

"Bumblebee, Jazz -- you not buy this, do you? Maybe Decepticons drugged us, made us hal--hallu-- '''see''' 'our god'!"
:—'''Grimlock'''

"'''Prattling fool!''' Your warrior's heart is tainted by an '''idiot's''' tongue! Perhaps I shall remove '''both''' for you!"
:—'''Bludgeon''' retaliates against Jazz after a beatdown

"Seawatch -- '''[[Bludgeon (G1)|he's]] yours!'''" 
"Thanks, Bumblebee. Just what I've '''never''' wanted!" 
(Seawatch latches a tow cable onto Bludgeon's leg) 
"You know how to water-ski, Bludgeon?..." 
(Seawatch zooms off down the flooded tunnel, dragging Bludgeon with him.) 
"...'''''ME NEITHER!!'''''" 
:—'''Bumblebee''' helps '''Seawatch''' snatch a crowning moment of awesome right in front of a stunned Bludgeon's eyes.

==Notes==
===Artwork and technical errors===

===Continuity errors===
*"Who elected you ''anyway?''" yells one disgruntled Decepticon. It's a funny line and a good way of selling that Scorponok is still a new-ish leader on Earth. Problem is, the bulk of Scorponok's forces, and ''all'' of them in this scene except Soundwave, are the robots he was in charge of way back in "[[Ring of Hate!]]".

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Primusoriginal.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|GOD FIGHT!]]
*This is one of three tellings of the origin of the Transformers that appeared throughout the Marvel US and Marvel UK comics series. Each one was told from a different point of view, and this was the only one told by someone who wasn't actually there. The other tellings of the story were by Primus and [[The Legacy of Unicron!|Unicron]]. None of the tellings are quite consistent with each other, and since Furman wrote all three and each one is said by a different person to different people, that seems intentional.
*According to "[[Vector Prime: In the Beginning]]" (published many years later) Primus and Unicron's dual awakenings in this story in fact reverberated across the [[Multiverse]], ending a long period of dormancy for both entities in every reality, and making this the single most cataclysmically important Transformers story, ever.
*Bumblebee contemplates his mortality in this issue, mentioning that he died once. This appears to be in reference to his death as Goldbug in US issue [[Dark Star|#50]]. Perhaps he doesn't consider his destruction at the hands of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]/''[[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]]'' (which led to his rebirth as Goldbug) a true death.
*Mindwipe complains to Scorponok about Starscream almost killing the Decepticons twice, references to US issues [[Dark Star|#50]] and [[Skin Deep|#59]]. In a clever move, Mindwipe still has battle damage from the latter story!
*All four members of the [[Rescue Patrol (G1)|Rescue Patrol]] were present in the background at the end of last issue and the beginning of this one, but Fixit never does anything up close.
*The "water" in the tunnels around Primus's chamber was explained in [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Darn 'n' Blast]] to be liquid helium.<ref>[[Source:Darn 'n' Blast#Issue 303|Darn 'n' Blast, issue 303]]</ref>
*Starscream's [[Classic Pretender]] shell gets its last mention in the comics, when Scorponok acknowledges to his troops that Starscream is more powerful now that he has a Pretender Shell, but he's keeping him on a tight leash. It isn't until issue [[All Fall Down|#66]] that we see Starscream leave the Decepticon base without his shell to go off on his own. The fate of his shell isn't explained.

===Real-life references===

===Bot Roster===
*Autobots: 27 active as the Rescue Squad goes to Earth to join the Ark crew; 8 rogue Micromasters; 1 in storage, 31 offline, 25 presumed offline. (92 total)
*Decepticons: 23 active as the Mayhems are teleported to Earth and will eventually hook up with Scorponok's crew; 4 rogue Micromasters; 26 offline, 25 presumed offline, 4 offline/missing. (82 total)

===UK printing===
'''Issue #259:'''
*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[...Perchance to Dream]]"
*'''Other strips:''' ''[[Action Force (comic)|G.I. Joe the Action Force]]'' - "Going Under" and ''[[Combat Colin]] Meets Combat Kate!''
*'''Free gift:''' ''Transformers'' sticker
'''Issue #260:'''
*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[...Perchance to Dream]]"
*'''Other strips:''' ''G.I. Joe the Action Force'' - "Going Under" and ''Combat Colin''
*'''Free gift:''' Autobot Classic Heroes poster
*This issue featured the first part of a competition to win a set of the [[Classics (Europe)|Classic Heroes]] toys [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys|Sunstreaker]], [[Ironhide (G1)/toys|Ironhide]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys|Wheeljack]], [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Jazz]], and [[Inferno (G1)/toys|Inferno]].
'''Issue #261:'''
*'''Additional ''Transformers'' story:''' "[[Starting Over!]]"
*'''Other strips:''' ''G.I. Joe the Action Force'' - "Going Under" and ''Combat Colin''

===Other trivia===
*While [[Dan Reed]] was the first UK artist to work on the US series (drawing the cover for issue [[Back from the Dead|#56]]), this is the first US issue to feature interior art by a UK artist. [[Geoff Senior]] penciled and inked the entire strip for this issue.
*This issue featured the final Transformers art to be produced for the series by long-time artist [[Don Perlin]], in the form of the issue's cover.
*''[[The Transformers Universe|Transformers Universe]]'' profiles for [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], [[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]], [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]], and [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] are found after the main story.
*Doubleheader's tech specs indicate that only his left head speaks, but in the comics either or both heads are shown speaking. During the [[Deadly Obsession|Matrix Quest]], Doubleheader's heads even talk over each other, making two different statements at once.

===Foreign Localization===
'''Swedish'''
:* ''Title (1990):'' "'''Hos den sovande guden...'''" ("With the Sleeping God...)
:* ''Title (2019):'' "'''Primus Vaknar'''" ("Primus Awakens")

===Covers (4)===
*'''US issue #61 cover:''' The Classic Pretenders in front of Primus's screaming face, by [[Don Perlin]] and [[Vince Mielcarek]].
*'''UK issue #259 cover:''' [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] vs. [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], by [[Andrew Wildman]].
*'''UK issue #260 cover:''' [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] with his ''Transformers'' [[chess]] set, by [[Geoff Senior]].
*'''UK issue #261 cover:''' [[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]], [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]], [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], and [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] vs. [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]], by [[Stephen Baskerville]].
<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-61.jpg|'''US issue #61''' - NOM NOM NOM.
File:MarvelUK-259.jpg|'''UK issue #259''' - And that's why you don't insult Menasor's ear-things.
File:MarvelUK-260.jpg|'''UK issue #260''' - If this was what ''actually'' happened, it would be magical.
File:MarvelUK-261.jpg|'''UK issue #261''' - "Guns. Lots of guns."
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
====US====
*Trix cereal - inside front cover
*''[[Star Trek]] V: The Final Frontier'' figures - between pages 4 & 5
*[[Nestlé]] Quick merchandise - between pages 5 & 6
*NBC Saturday Morning Lineup: ''Kissyfur'', ''Camp Candy'', ''Captain N: The Game Master'', ''The Karate Kid'', ''Smurfs'', ''The Chipmunks'', ''Saved by the Bell'', ''Alf Tales'', ''Alf'' - between pages 7 & 8 (2 pages)
*''Airwolf'' engine powered model helicopter - between pages 16 & 17
*Mister Bubble - between between pages 17 & 18
*Star Signals and Checklist - between Triggerhappy and Landfill profiles
*''Duck Tales Magazine'' - between Landfill and Quickmix profiles
*[[Letters page|Transmissions]]
*Marvel subscription service
*Chips Ahoy! cookies - inside back cover
*Lucky Charms cereal (back cover)

====UK====
????

===Reprints===
*'''''[[Transformers: Primal Scream]]'' TPB cover:''' Grimlock, Goldbug, Pretender Starscream, and half of [[Primus]], by Andrew Wildman.
*'''''Primal Scream'' hardback cover:''' Grimlock victorious over the [[Sports Car Patrol]], by [[Dave Gibbons]].
*'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 4|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 4]]cover:''' panels from US issues [[Skin Deep|#59]] and [[Yesterday's Heroes!|#60]], pencils by José Delbo, inks by Dave Hunt and colours by Nel Yomtov.
*'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 5|''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 5]] cover:''' [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], by [[Guido Guidi]].
*'''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|''Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection:Volume 16: The Primal Scream'']]''': Optimus Prime by Guido Guidi above an interior scene of the Megatron vs Grimlock.
<gallery>
File:Titan-PrimalScreamSC.jpg|'''''Transformers: Primal Scream'' TPB''' (Titan Books, 2002)
File:Titan-PrimalScreamHC.jpg|'''''Transformers: Primal Scream'' hardback''' (Titan Books, 2002)
File:Classic Transformers Vol4.jpg|'''''Classic Transformers'' Volume 4''' (IDW Publishing, 2009)
File:TFClassicsVol5.jpg|'''''The Transformers Classics,'' Vol. 5''' (IDW Publishing, 2012)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v16.jpg|'''''The Definitive G1 Collection: Volume 16: The Primal Scream''''' (Hachette Partworks, 2017)
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Primal Scream}}
[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Gems of Motion and Stillness

2024-11-14T10:48:25Z

Lookatroopa: /* Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity */

The '''Gems of Motion''' (動宝 ''Dōhō'') and the '''Gems of Stillness''' (静宝 ''Jōhō'') are powerful treasures left from the [[Three Wise Ones]], visitors to [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] who created the [[Laser Beast]]s. The Gems of Stillness serve to encumber the flow of their respective elements while the Gems of Motion encourage them instead. If the "energy balance" of the six is thrown off, natural disasters can and will occur. But there's still more to them than meets the eye...

They are split into three pairs, each pair representing the elements of fire, water, and wood:
*'''Fire Gem of Motion''' (火の静宝 ''Hi no Dōhō'')
*'''Fire Gem of Stillness''' (火の静宝 ''Hi no Jōhō'')
*'''Water Gem of Motion''' (水の静宝 ''Mizu no Dōhō'')
*'''Water Gem of Stillness''' (水の静宝 ''Mizu no Jōhō'')
*'''Wood Gem of Motion''' (木の静宝 ''Ki no Dōhō'')
*'''Wood Gem of Stillness''' (木の静宝 ''Ki no Jōhō'')

The elemental pairs can be alternatively described as "Gems of Water" (水の宝玉 ''Mizu no Hōgyoku''), et al.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
After creating the [[Laser Beast]]s, the [[Three Wise Ones]] became the six gems, {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} although they were assumed by their creations to have vanished. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 51|Bonus Edition Vol. 51}} When a group of Laser Beasts loyal to the Three's teachings left from their civilization and became the Beastformers on the surface, {{storylink|Beastformers catalog|Laser Beasts catalog}} they brought the gems with them. {{storylink|LG51 Doublecross Prologue}} On the surface, the six jewels brought harmony.

Due to the war between the Beastformers a hundred million years after the Wise Ones arrived on Beast, the balance between the six gems was thrown into chaos and the weather across the planet became increasingly bizarre. {{storylink|Beastformers catalog|Gems of Water Chapter}} A group of Beastformers went searching for the Water Gem of Stillness in [[Sunatoria]]. {{storylink|The Water Gem of Stillness}}

The Laser Beasts recovered them during the war, with their leader [[Tigerburn]] using one to merge himself and two of his soldiers with three [[Autobot Master Warrior|Headmaster Teens]], but they then lost them to [[White Leo]]'s Beastformers. {{storylink|LG51 Doublecross Prologue}}

Being on the losing side of the war, White Leo brought the gems to the [[Legends World]] and used them to turn the locals into Beastformers to act as his new army. When the Tigerburn came for them, [[White Lune]] struck upon the idea of using the gems on themselves to further bond with machines, which caused Lune to merge with Tigerburn's [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Haywire Laser]] and Leo with [[Doublecross]]'s head. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 51|Bonus Edition Vol. 51}} Tigerburn lost the war but got his hands on the Water Gem of Motion, which he used to flood the Legends World in an attempt to conquer it. He was defeated and the gem was recovered by [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] and [[Alana]], who needed it to end a drought on [[Tlalakan (planet)|Tlalakan]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 64|Bonus Edition Vol. 64}} Tigerburn made off with a Fire and Wood Gem and continued the war against the Beastformers, later taking back the Water Gem from Seaspray and using their combined power to take control of Beast's three guardians. White Leo finally ended the war by using the gems to crystallize both himself and Tigerburn. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

In [[2038]] when the [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]]s sacrificed themselves for the Beastformers in [[Galvatron II]]'s invasion of Beast, the Three Wise Ones were so impressed that they revealed their true forms as the gems and praised the Monsterbots. To aid in the salvation of Beast, they transformed into robotic forms that could combine with the Monsterbots, {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} reviving them and granting them [[Getmaster]] powers. Galvatron defeated [[Doublecross]] and took the Fire Gem, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Repugnus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} intending to take them all and use their power to evolve himself into a beast form, but he was defeated and the gems were reclaimed by the Beastformers. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grotusque)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

==Notes==
*The Japanese words ''Dōhō'' and ''Jōhō'' more literally mean "Motion Treasure" and "Stillness Treasure" (and "Motion Treasure of Fire", etc.), but a more loose translation based on ''hōgyoku'' is used here for convenience in English.

[[Category:Beastformers franchise]]
[[Category:Crystals]]

Transformers: More than Meets the Eye

2024-11-14T10:47:44Z

Lookatroopa: /* Profiles */

{{disambig3|More than Meets the Eye}}
[[File:Mtmte-oiler.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|True to form, [[Oiler]] looks like he's about to pass out.]]
'''''Transformers: More than Meets the Eye''''' is the first of a series of [[profile]] books published by [[Dreamwave Productions]] in [[2003]]. The book included a profile for every extant US ''[[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]]'' toy character at the time of publication, plus some originating from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original cartoon]] and [[Marvel Comics continuity]]. A sequel series was published for ''[[More than Meets the Eye: Transformers: Armada|Armada]]'', and the same was planned for ''[[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|Energon]]''.

The series has no known physical weaknesses.

==Overview==
''More Than Meets The Eye'' was originally conceived to be a four-issue series under the title of ''Transformers: Profiles'' and was intended to be outsourced by Dreamwave, to be written by [[Destination Entertainment]]. Destination's rather grandiose original plans involved weaving their own take on the [[Dreamwave timeline]] passively throughout all the character profiles, seizing this opportunity to shape some of the then-contemporary fiction since presumably they were being kept well away from contributing anything in the main books.

Destination's timeline was to have been a remarkably convoluted creation, plotting out a Great War that lasts for nine million years. In an October [[2002]] interview, Destination's [[Marc Patten]] referred to one million Cybertronian years as both a millennium – acknowledging that, conventionally, a millennium is only a thousand years – and as an "Arc" of the war. Each millennium/Arc would correspond to one year of the real world ''Transformers'' toyline; characters who debuted in 1984 "either originated or rose in power and prominence" in the war's first Arc, characters from 1985 corresponded to the second Arc, and so on. Patten envisioned the first three millennia of the war as taking place on Cybertron (and thus with only 1984-1986 characters), followed by four million years of the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' and ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' being buried on Earth, with the Transformers' re-awakening and subsequently the present day timeframe of Dreamwave's stories taking place in the seventh Arc, thus allowing the use of every character from the toyline's entire U.S. run. (Seeing as this only adds up to seven million years, presumably the final two millennia would introduce characters from 1991/1992.)<ref name="profiles">[http://web.archive.org/web/20091201160222/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=563 Destination's original interview previewing ''Profiles'' at Newsarama]</ref>

The interview raised eyebrows among the contemporary fanbase. A common misinterpretation hinged on missing the "rose in power and prominence" of Patten's answer, instead concretely tying each character's year of debut with an in-universe birth date, resulting in misconceptions such as old coot [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] being two million years younger than [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], and complaints that characters in Dreamwave's already published [[Transformers: The War Within|outbreak-of-the-war story]] shouldn't have been born yet. Additionally, Patten's sweeping statement did not account for rebuilt characters like [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], or [[Powermaster]] Optimus Prime, or how they would co-exist with their original counterparts. Fans looked forward to explanations being found in ''Transformers: Profiles'' book one, scheduled for release in December 2002.

December came and went with no such release. In the subsequent January, it was announced that Destination was removed from the project and that the entire endeavor would be renamed into ''Transformers: More than Meets the Eye'', now re-solicited as a far more modest and uncomplicated series of ''[[The Transformers Universe (Marvel)|Transformers Universe]]''-style profiles,<ref name="refitted">[http://web.archive.org/web/20091213095206/http://forum.newsarama.com/showthread.php?t=711 Newsarama reports that ''Profiles'' has "transformed" into ''More Than Meets The Eye'']</ref> released as eight issues throughout 2003. The series was also released in trade paperback form across two volumes in December [[2004]], which included introductions by the authors, and bonus artwork, though ''not'' the intro and conclusion story.

The series profiled all characters that were released by Hasbro between [[1984]] and [[1991]], as well as a few characters that appeared only within [[Marvel Comics]]/[[Sunbow Productions]] animated projects between 1984 and [[1987]]. The series also introduces new content in order to establish parameters for stories within the Dreamwave Generation One continuity, particularly in the "special topics" issue. A number of personalities were created from scratch for the Micromasters, many of whom were little more than names and mottos prior.

The profiles follow the same format as the original 1980s Marvel profile book, ''Transformers Universe''. A characteristic quote leads off each bio, followed by Bio, Weapons/Abilities, and Weaknesses. Many profiles are told from the perspective of another character ("from the [[datatrax]] of"); [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]], for example, narrates the profile for his friend and associate [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]. Despite initial reports that the profile book would be re-creating the entire Transformers universe from scratch, most established characters stay close to their original profiles, with some [[Thunderwing (G1)|occasional]] [[Carnivac (G1)|massaging]] when a character's popular fictional portrayals [[Bludgeon (G1)|clashed]] with their profile.

Artwork was done by numerous artists. As such, there are stylistic differences among the various profiles. Some of the original art submissions were rejected as not being consistent with the Dreamwave "house style", i.e. that of [[Pat Lee]]. Lee's hand and/or influence is particularly visible on some of the earlier and more popular characters, who often feature his characteristic rounded, swollen limbs, tiny heads, and enormously thickened metal panels. [[Don Figueroa]] drew a huge number of profile entries as well, including many of the best known characters. Lesser known characters were apparently left to other artists, who were allowed a freer hand; however, attempts at conveying a character's personality through their profile art were generally [[Blades (G1)|quashed]].

==Issue #1==
[[File:DW MTMTE 1.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] has the odd feeling of being followed.]]
Issue #1 opens with a one-page intro story in which [[Megatron (BW)|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]] (or the Dreamwave universe's version of him) gains access to [[Vector Sigma]], with the intent of reading all these files. 
'''Originally published:''' [[April 30]], 2003

===Credits===
*'''Writers:''' [[Adam Patyk]] & [[James McDonough|Brad Mick]] (for entire series)
*'''Pencils:''' [[Pat Lee]], [[Don Figueroa]], [[Guido Guidi]], [[Mark Brooks]], [[Makoto Ono]], [[Ke Jiang]], [[Sanford Greene]], [[Alex Lin]], [[Matt Kuphaldt]], [[Dan Khanna]]
*'''Inks:''' [[Ferd Poblete|Ferdinand Poblete]], [[Erik Sander]], [[Elaine To]], [[Clayton Brown]], [[Rob Armstrong]], Don Figueroa, Makoto Ono, Sanford Greene, Matt Kuphaldt, Dan Khanna
*'''Colours:''' Pat Lee, [[David Cheung]], [[Blond]], [[Rob Ruffolo]], [[Mike Majestic]], [[Elliot Kravchik]], [[René & Michel Koiter|Twincruiser]], [[Kenny Martinez]], [[Bonnie Cheung]], Makoto Ono, Sanford Greene, Matt Kuphaldt, Dan Khanna

===Profiles===
{{collist|3|
*[[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]
**[[Air Raid (G1)|Air Raid]]
**[[Fireflight (G1)|Fireflight]]
**[[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]
**[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)|Skydive]]
**[[Slingshot (G1)|Slingshot]]
**[[Superion (G1)|Superion]]
*[[Airwave (Micromaster)|Airwave]] and his [[Airwave (facility)|airport]]
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Apeface]] with [[Spasma]]
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]
*[[Axer (G1)|Axer]] and his [[Off-Road Cycle|Turbo Cycle]]
*[[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]
*[[Banzai-Tron (G1)|Banzai-Tron]] with [[Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Barrage (Micromaster)|Barrage]]
*[[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]]
*[[Battletrap (G1)|Battletrap]]
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]]
*[[Beastbox (G1)|Beastbox]]
*[[Big Daddy (G1)|Big Daddy]]
*[[Big Hauler]]
*[[Big Shot]]
*[[Blackjack (G1)|Blackjack]]
*[[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]]
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]
*[[Blast Master]]
*[[Blaze Master]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] (2 pages)
*[[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]]
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst]] (2 pages)
*[[Bombshock (G1)|Bombshock]]
*[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] with [[Arcana]]
*[[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]]
*[[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]]
*[[Bugly (G1)|Bugly]] (2 pages)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]]
*[[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]]
*[[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]] (2 pages)
*[[Catilla (G1)|Catilla]] (2 pages)
*[[Cement-Head]] with the [[Cannon Transport]]
*[[Chainclaw (G1)|Chainclaw]] (2 pages)
*[[Chase (G1)|Chase]]
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] with [[Stylor]]
*[[Cindersaur (G1)|Cindersaur]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Cloudburst]] (2 pages)
*[[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]]
*[[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]]
**[[Blast Off (G1)|Blastoff]] {{sic}}
**[[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]
**[[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]
**[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]
**[[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]]
**[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]]}}

==Issue #2==
[[File:DW MTMTE 2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dudes, we're free - FREE!]]
'''Originally published:''' [[May 29]], 2003

===Art Credits===
*'''Pencils:''' [[Don Figueroa]], [[Guido Guidi]], [[Mark Brooks]], [[Makoto Ono]], [[Ke Jiang]], [[Joe Ng]], [[Sanford Greene]], [[Alex Lin]], [[Matt Kuphaldt]], [[Dan Khanna]]
*'''Inks:''' [[Ferd Poblete|Ferdinand Poblete]], [[Erik Sander]], [[Elaine To]], [[Clayton Brown]]
*'''Colours:''' [[Blond]], [[Mike Majestic]], [[Elliot Kravchik]], [[René & Michel Koiter|Twincruiser]], [[Kenny Martinez]], [[Chris Walker]], [[Sigmund Torre]], [[Trang Dang]], [[Felipe Smith]], [[Linda Bergkvist]], [[Ramil Sunga]]

===Profiles===
{{collist|3|
*[[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]:
**[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]]
**[[Hook (G1)|Hook]]
**[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]]
**[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]]
**[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]]
**[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]]
**[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]
*[[Countdown (G1)|Countdown]] and his [[Rocket Base|rocket base]] (2 pages)
*[[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]]
*[[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]] (2 pages)
*[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] with [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]]
*[[Crumble]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]
*[[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] and [[Throttle (G1)|Throttle]]
*[[Detour (G1)|Detour]]
*[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]:
**[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (2 pages)
**[[Slag (G1)|Slag]]
**[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]
**[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]
**[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]]
*[[Direct-Hit]]
*[[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]
*[[Dogfight (G1)|Dogfight]]
*[[Doublecross]]
*[[Doubledealer]] with [[Knok]] and [[Skar (G1)|Skar]] (2 pages)
*[[Doubleheader]] (2 pages)
*[[Downshift (G1)|Downshift]]
*[[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] with [[Hi-Test (G1)|Hi-Test]]
*[[Dropshot (G1)|Dropshot]]
*[[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]]
*[[Eject (G1)|Eject]]
*[[Erector (G1)|Erector]] and his [[crane]]
*[[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]]
*[[Fangry (G1)|Fangry]] with [[Brisko]]
*[[Fastlane]]
*[[Finback]] (2 pages)
*[[Fireshot]]
*[[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]]
*[[Fizzle]]
*[[Flak (G1)|Flak]]
*[[Flamefeather (G1)|Flamefeather]]
*[[Flattop (G1)|Flattop]] and his [[Platonix|aircraft carrier]]
*[[Flywheels]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] with [[Cog (G1)|Cog/Gasket/Grommet]], [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] (3 pages)
*[[Free Wheeler|Freewheeler]]
*[[Freeway (G1)|Freeway]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]]
*[[Full-Barrel]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (2 pages)
*[[Gears (G1)|Gears]]
*[[Getaway]] with [[Rev]]
*[[Gnaw (G1)|Gnaw]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]]
*[[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]]}}

==Issue #3==
[[File:DW MTMTE 3.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|By Primus, [[Fandom|they're]] everywhere! Don't let them touch you with their fat greasy hands!]]
'''Originally published:''' [[June 25]], 2003

===Art Credits===
*'''Pencils:''' [[Don Figueroa]], [[Mark Brooks]], [[Makoto Ono]], [[Ke Jiang]], [[Joe Ng]], [[Alex Lin]], [[Pat Lee]], [[Andrew Froedge]]
*'''Inks:''' [[Ferd Poblete|Ferdinand Poblete]], [[Elaine To]], [[Clayton Brown]]
*'''Colours:''' [[Blond]], [[Mike Majestic]], [[Elliot Kravchik]], [[Sigmund Torre]], [[Trang Dang]], [[Linda Bergkvist]], [[Shaun Curtis]]

===Profiles===
{{collist|3|
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]
*[[Greasepit (Micromaster)|Greasepit]] with his [[Greasepit (facility)|gas station]]
*[[Greaser]]
*[[Grit]]
*[[Grotusque]]
*[[Ground Hog]]
*[[Groundbreaker]] (2 pages)
*[[Groundpounder (G1)|Groundpounder]]
*[[Groundshaker (G1)|Groundshaker]] with his [[ATV]]
*[[Growl (G1)|Growl]]
*[[Gunrunner (G1)|Gunrunner]] (2 pages)
*[[Gusher]]
*[[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] with his [[Stratotronic Jet]]
*[[Guzzle (G1)|Guzzle]]
*[[Half-Track (G1)|Half-Track]]
*[[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]]
*[[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Duros]]
*[[Heave]]
*[[Heavy Tread]]
*[[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] and [[Gort]]
*[[Highjump (G1)|Highjump]]
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]]
*[[Horri-Bull]] and [[Kreb]]
*[[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]] and [[Lug (G1)|Lug]]
*[[Hot House (Micromaster)|Hot House]] with his [[Hot House (facility)|fire station]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hound (G1)|Hound]]
*[[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]]
*[[Hubs]]
*[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]
*[[Hydraulic]]
*[[Hyperdrive (Micromaster)|Hyperdrive]]
*[[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] (2 pages)
*[[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]]
*[[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]:
**[[Barrage (Insecticon)|Barrage]]
**[[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]
**[[Chop Shop (G1)|Chop Shop]]
**[[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]]
**[[Ransack (G1)|Ransack]]
**[[Shrapnel (G1)|Shrapnel]]
**[[Venom (G1)|Venom]]
*[[Ironworks (Micromaster)|Iron Works]] with his [[Ironworks (facility)|communications station]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]]
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] with [[Sights (G1)|Sights]]
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]
*[[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] with [[Hotwire (G1)|Hotwire]]
*[[Kick-Off (G1)|Kick-Off]] with his [[Turbo-Pack]]
*[[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]]
*[[Krok (G1)|Krok]] with [[Gatoraider]]
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]]
*[[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] with [[Silencer (G1)|Silencer]] and [[Flintlock]]
*[[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] (2 pages)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]
*[[Longtooth]] (2 pages)
*[[Mainframe (G1)|Mainframe]] with [[Push-Button]]
*[[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] (3 pages - includes Cybertronian forms)}}

==Issue #4==
[[File:DW MTMTE 4.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Attack of the Stay-puffed Transformers]]
'''Originally published:''' [[July 30]], 2003

===Art Credits===
*'''Pencils:''' [[Don Figueroa]], [[Makoto Ono]], [[Ke Jiang]], [[Alex Lin]], [[Andrew Froedge]], [[Marcelo Matere]]
*'''Inks:''' [[Ferd Poblete|Ferdinand Poblete]], [[Elaine To]], [[Erik Sander]], [[Keith Morris]]
*'''Colours:''' [[Mike Majestic]], [[Elliot Kravchik]], [[Sigmund Torre]], [[Trang Dang]], [[Linda Bergkvist]], [[Espen Grundetjern]], [[Rob Ruffolo]]

===Profiles===
{{collist|3|
*[[Meltdown (G1)|Meltdown]]
*[[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] with [[Six-Gun]], [[Slammer]] and [[Scamper]] (3 pages)
*[[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] and [[Vorath]]
*[[Mini-spy|Mini-Spies]] (4 models - 2 pages)
*[[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]
*[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] and [[Aimless]]
*[[Missile Master]]
*[[Moonrock]]
*[[Motorhead (G1)|Motorhead]]
*[[Mudslinger (G1)|Mudslinger]]
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] with [[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]] and [[Zigzag]]
*[[Neutro]]
*[[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] with [[Muzzle]]
*[[Nightflight (G1)|Nightflight]]
*[[Octane]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)|Octopunch]] (2 pages)
*[[Oiler]]
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (2 pages)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2 pages)
*[[Outback (G1)|Outback]]
*[[Overdrive]]
*[[Overflow]]
*[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]]
*[[Overload (G1)|Overload]] with his [[car carrier trailer]]
*[[Override (G1)|Override]]
*[[Over-Run (G1)|Over-Run]] with his [[Attack Copter]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]
*[[Phaser (G1)|Phaser]]
*[[Pincher (G1)|Pincher]] (2 pages)
*[[Pipeline]]
*[[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]]
*[[Pointblank]] with [[Peacemaker]]
*[[Pounce]]
*[[Power Punch]]
*[[Powerdasher]]s (3 models)
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]]
*[[Power Run]]
*[[Powertrain]]
*[[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]]:
**[[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]]
**[[Headstrong (G1)|Headstrong]]
**[[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]
**[[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]]
**[[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]
**[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]]
*[[Pretender Monster]]s:
**[[Birdbrain]] (2 pages)
**[[Bristleback]] (2 pages)
**[[Icepick (G1)|Icepick]] (2 pages)
**[[Scowl (G1)|Scowl]] (2 pages)
**[[Slog (G1)|Slog]] (2 pages)
**[[Wildfly]] (2 pages)
**[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]]}}

==Issue #5==
[[File:DW MTMTE 5.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] makes any cover awesome!]]
'''Originally published:''' [[September 4]], 2003

===Art Credits===
*'''Pencils:''' [[Don Figueroa]], [[Ke Jiang]], [[Alex Lin]], [[Andrew Froedge]], [[Marcelo Matere]], [[Joe Ng]], [[Rob Ruffolo]]
*'''Inks:''' [[Ferd Poblete|Ferdinand Poblete]], [[Elaine To]], [[Tracy Ho]]
*'''Colours:''' [[Mike Majestic]], [[Elliot Kravchik]], [[Sigmund Torre]], Rob Ruffolo, [[Susan Luo]], [[Shaun Curtis]]

===Profiles===
{{collist|3|
*[[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]]:
**[[Blades (G1)|Blades]]
**[[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]
**[[Groove (G1)|Groove]]
**[[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]]
**[[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]]
**[[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]
*[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]
*[[Punch (G1)|Punch/Counterpunch]] (2 pages)
*[[Quake (G1)|Quake]] with [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]]
*[[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] with [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]
*[[Quickswitch]] (2 pages)
*[[Rad (G1)|Rad]] with [[Lionizer (G1)|Lionizer]]
*[[Raindance]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]
*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]
*[[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]]
*[[Red Hot]]
*[[Reflector (G1)|Reflector]]:
**[[Spectro]]
**[[Spyglass]]
**[[Viewfinder]]
*[[Repugnus (G1)|Repugnus]]
*[[Retro]]
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]]
*[[Road Hugger (G1)|Road Hugger]]
*[[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] (2 pages)
*[[Roadburner]]
*[[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]]
*[[Roadgrabber]] (2 pages)
*[[Roadhandler (G1)|Road Handler]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Rollbar (G1)|Rollbar]]
*[[Roller Force]]
*[[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]] with [[Glitch (G1)|Glitch]]
*[[Roughstuff]] and his [[military transport]]
*[[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]
*[[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)|Sandstorm]]
*[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] with [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] with [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] and [[Fasttrack (G1)|Fasttrack]]
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]
*[[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]]:
**[[Nautilator]]
**[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
**[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
**[[Skalor]]
**[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
**[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakill]] {{sic}}
**[[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]
*[[Searchlight (G1)|Searchlight]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]]
*[[Seawatch]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (2 pages)
*[[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]]
*[[Sidetrack (G1)|Sidetrack]]}}

==Issue #6==
[[File:DW MTMTE 6.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
'''Originally published:''' [[September 24]], 2003

===Art Credits===
*'''Pencils:''' [[Don Figueroa]], [[Ke Jiang]], [[Alex Lin]], [[Andrew Froedge]], [[Marcelo Matere]], [[Joe Ng]], [[Rob Ruffolo]], [[Pat Lee]], [[Guido Guidi]], [[Makoto Ono]]
*'''Inks:''' [[Ferd Poblete|Ferdinand Poblete]], [[Elaine To]], [[Tracy Ho]], [[Erik Sander]]
*'''Colours:''' [[Mike Majestic]], [[Elliot Kravchik]], [[Sigmund Torre]], [[Rob Ruffolo]], [[Susan Luo]], [[Espen Grundetjern]], [[Jong-im Winterbell Lee|J. I. Winterbell Lee]], [[Trang Dang]], [[Cil Cheung]]

===Profiles===
{{collist|3|
*[[Siren (G1)|Siren]] with [[Quig]]
*[[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] (2 pages)
*[[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]]
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]] with [[Grax]]
*[[Skullgrin]] (2 pages)
*[[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]] (2 pages)
*[[Sky High (Micromaster)|Sky High]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]] with [[Top-Heavy]]
*[[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]] (2 pages)
*[[Skyhopper]] with his [[helicopter]]
*[[Skystalker (G1)|Skystalker]] with his [[Thunder Arrow|interstellar shuttle]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]
*[[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]]
*[[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]]
*[[Slide]]
*[[Slow Poke]]
*[[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]]
*[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] with [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]]
*[[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] with [[Krunk]]
*[[Snarler]] (2 pages)
*[[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] with [[Lube]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]]
*[[Spaceshot]]
*[[Sparkstalker]]
*[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] with [[Hairsplitter]] and [[Singe]]
*[[Splashdown]] (2 pages)
*[[Springer (G1)|Springer]]
*[[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]] with his [[Attack Cruiser]]
*[[Squawkbox]]
*[[Squawktalk (G1)|Squawktalk]]
*[[Squeezeplay (G1)|Squeezeplay]] with [[Lokos]]
*[[Stakeout (G1)|Stakeout]]
*[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]]
*[[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]]
*[[Storm Cloud (G1)|Storm Cloud]]
*[[Stranglehold]] (2 pages)
*[[Strikedown]]
*[[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]]:
**[[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]
**[[Drag Strip (G1)|Drag Strip]]
**[[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]]
**[[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]]
**[[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]]
**[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]]
*[[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]] (2 pages)
*[[Sunrunner (G1)|Sunrunner]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Surge (G1)|Surge]]
*[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] with [[Spoilsport]]
*[[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]]
*[[Swindler]]
*[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]
*[[Tailspin]]}}

==Issue #7==
[[File:DW MTMTE 7.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
'''Originally published:''' [[October 29]], 2003

===Art Credits===
*'''Pencils:''' [[Don Figueroa]], [[Ke Jiang]], [[Alex Lin]], [[Andrew Froedge]], [[Marcelo Matere]], [[Joe Ng]], [[Makoto Ono]]
*'''Inks:''' [[Ferd Poblete]]
*'''Colours:''' [[Mike Majestic]], [[Elliot Kravchik]], [[Sigmund Torre]], [[Jong-im Winterbell Lee|Winterbell Lee]], [[Cil Cheung]], [[Josh Perez|Joshua Perez]], [[Ed Racho]], [[Sue Ng]]

===Profiles===
{{collist|3|
*[[Tailwind (G1)|Tailwind]]
*[[Takedown]]
*[[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]:
**[[Afterburner (G1)|Afterburner]]
**[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)|Lightspeed]]
**[[Nosecone (G1)|Nosecone]]
**[[Scattershot (G1)|Scattershot]]
**[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]]
**[[Computron (G1)|Computron]]
*[[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]:
**[[Blot (G1)|Blot]]
**[[Cutthroat (G1)|Cutthroat]]
**[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]]
**[[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]]
**[[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]]
**[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]]
*[[Terror-Tread]] with the [[Cannon Transport]]
*[[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]
*[[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]]
*[[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] (2 pages)
*[[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]]
*[[Tote]]
*[[Tracer (Micromaster)|Tracer]]
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]
*[[Tread Bolt]]
*[[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] with [[Catgut]]
*[[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] with [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]]
*[[Trip-Up]]
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] with [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] and [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]]
*[[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (2 pages)
*[[Vanquish]]
*[[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]] (2 pages)
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]]
*[[Waverider]] (2 pages)
*[[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]] with [[Monzo]]
*[[Wheel Blaze|Wheelblaze]]
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]
*[[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]
*[[Whisper (G1)|Whisper]]
*[[Wideload (G1)|Wideload]]
*[[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]]
*[[Windsweeper]]
*[[Wingspan]]
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]]
*[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] with [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Haywire]]
*Pretender [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (2 pages)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] with [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]]
*Pretender [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] (2 pages)
*[[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] with [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]]
*Pretender [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (2 pages)
*[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] with [[Recoil (G1)|Recoil]]
*Powermaster [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] with [[Hi-Q|Ginrai]]
*[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] with [[Fracas]]
*Pretender [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (2 pages)}}

==Issue #8==
[[File:DW MTMTE 8.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Oh yea Galvy, you know how I like it!]]
'''Originally published:''' [[December 3]], 2003 
Includes a one-page conclusion to the Megatron story begun in issue #1.

===Art Credits===
*'''Pencils:''' [[Joe Ng]], [[James Raiz]], [[Edwin Garcia]], [[Don Figueroa]], [[Alex Lin]]
*'''Inks:''' [[Rob Armstrong]]
*'''Colours:''' [[Mike Majestic]], [[Elliot Kravchik]], [[Sigmund Torre]], [[Jong-im Winterbell Lee|Winterbell Lee]], [[Josh Perez|Joshua Perez]], [[Ed Racho]], [[Rob Ruffolo]], Edwin Garcia, [[Sebastian Caisse]], [[Ferd Poblete]]

===Subjects===
{{collist|3|
*[[Ark (G1)|The Ark]] (2 pages)
*[[Autobot]]s (3 pages)
*[[Cloning|Cloning Technology]]
*[[Combiner]]s (2 pages)
*[[CR chamber]]s / [[stasis pod]]s
*[[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] (6 pages)
**[[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]
**[[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]
**[[Protoform]]s
**[[Transformation]]
*Cybertronian martial arts (2 pages):
**[[Circuit-Su]]
**[[Crystalocution]]
**[[Diffusion]]
**[[Metallikato]]
**[[Pit fighting]]
*[[Decepticon]]s (3 pages)
*[[Earth]] (2 pages)
*[[Energon]]
*Energon-based weaponry
*[[The Fallen]] (2 pages)
*[[Gladiatorial combat]]
*The [[Great Shutdown]]
*[[Guardian robot]]s (3 pages)
*[[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] (2 pages)
*[[Junkion (planet)|Junk]] and [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] (2 pages)
*The [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] (2 pages)
*[[Micromaster]]s
**Autobot [[Battlefield Headquarters]]
**Decepticon [[Anti-Aircraft Base]]
**Autobot [[Missile Launcher]] Transport
*[[Nebulos|Nebulon]]
*[[Nemesis (G1)|The ''Nemesis'']] (3 pages)
*[[Powermaster]]s
*[[Pretender]]s
*[[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] and [[Quintesson]]s (2 pages)
*Shockwave's experiments:
**[[Duocon]]s
**[[Triple Changer]]s
*[[Size changing|Size/mass change]]
*[[Space bridge]]
*[[Spark]]s
*Special abilities (3 pages)
**[[Laser scalpel]]s
**[[Teleportation]]
**Chemical spray
**Invisibility
**Telepathy
**[[Force field]]
**[[Null-ray|Null ray]]
**Super-speed
**Common enhancements
*[[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]
*[[Transwarp Drive]]
*[[Unicron]] (2 pages)
*[[Vector Sigma]]
*[[Wreckers]]
*Glossary (2 pages)}}

==Omissions==
[[File:WingthingDreamwave.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|"Don't worry pal, I know who you are."]]
*While ''More Than Meets The Eye'' featured Action Masters, it did not include Action Master versions of pre-1990 characters and therefore also not their [[:Category:Action Master partners|partners]]. Thus the guide omits the following US characters and/or accessories entirely: Grimlock's [[Anti-tank cannon]], [[Fistfight (G1)|Fistfight]], Blaster's [[Flight-Pack]], Bumblebee's [[Heli-pack]], Inferno's [[Hydro-Pack]], Megatron's [[Neutro-Fusion Tank]], Optimus Prime's [[Armored Convoy]], [[Scorpulator]], Jazz's [[Turbo Board]], Prowl's [[Turbo Cycle (G1)|Turbo Cycle]], Starscream's [[Turbo Jet]], Wheeljack's [[Turbo Racer]], [[Tyrannitron]], and [[Wingthing (G1)|Wingthing]]. This becomes goofier with the collected editions; due to their choice of [[20th Anniversary Lithograph|artwork]], Wingthing appears on the back cover but not in the actual books.
*Gasket and Grommet are not shown as separate vehicles, only in their combined form as [[Cog (G1)|Cog]].
*Weapon modes are not shown for [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]]'s Targetmaster partners [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]], and [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]].
*Combined [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s are not shown for the [[Mega Pretender]]s ([[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], [[Vroom (G1)|Vroom]], and [[Crossblades (G1)|Crossblades]]).
*[[Ultra Pretender]]s [[Roadblock (G1)|Roadblock]] and [[Skyhammer (G1)|Skyhammer]] are both missing their outer vehicular shells, though both are mentioned in the text.
*Base mode is not shown for the [[ATV]].
*Only one-half of the [[Cannon Transport]] is shown (the same half, in mobile artillery mode, is shown with both partners.) Its base and combined transport modes are not shown at all.
*Mobile artillery and combined transport modes are not shown for the [[Missile Launcher]].
*The [[Tanker Truck]] is not shown at all, either with its respective Micromasters or in the Micromasters reference section.
*The [[Anti-Aircraft Base]]'s tank mode is not shown.
*Base and flight modes are not shown for the [[Battlefield Headquarters]].
*Powermaster Optimus Prime's smaller robot form is not shown.
*[[Flattop (G1)|Flattop]]'s aircraft carrier is shown but not its 'interstellar jet' mode.

==Errors and critiques==
[[File:Mtmte-yeahright.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Surrrrrre he can turn into that truck.]]
[[File:RavageCassetteDreamwaveMTMTE.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|The perfect disguise: a panther box.]]
[[File:StarscreamBioPicMTMTEDreamwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Pat Lee's Starscream. Wait, why's everyone laughing?]]
[[File:Eagleeyes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|The shame of it is, that's perfectly good art of G2 Eagle Eye.]]
*Nautilator's weapon mode is depicted differently on Nautilator's page and Piranacon's page. On Nautilator's page, his [[beast mode]] head and claws surround the weapon barrel; on Piranacon's page, Nautilator's beast head and claws are at the rear of the weapon.
*The character models for Blackout and Spaceshot were reversed, so that Spaceshot was portrayed as the front half of their combined vehicle mode and Blackout as the rear half. This error carried over into the bio text as well, so it is entirely possible that the personality assigned to Spaceshot was intended for Blackout, and vice versa.
*Not an error per se, but the alphabetization is inconsistent. Earlier subgroups like the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]], the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]], and the combiner teams are alphabetized by their subgroup names, while the [[Micromaster]] teams are split up by individuals. However, while a deliberate decision may have led to alphabetizing some characters by their individual names and others by the name of their subgroup, [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] are definitely alphabetized incorrectly.
*Likewise, Micromaster bases are inconsistently shown. Some appear with their owners; of these, many are only shown in one configuration. Others only show up in the special topics issue.
*Many characters had their art drawn by multiple artists, with Dreamwave's editors picking the versions they liked best or those that fitted best with the profile. For example, [[Blades (G1)|Blades]] also had artwork drawn for him by [[Matt Kuphaldt]] that was not used for the final product.<ref name="jackpot">[http://www.spektakle.com/ Artist Matt Kuphaldt's online portfolio], containing profile art for ''More than Meets the Eye'' not used for the final book.</ref> That doesn't necessarily mean what ended up being published was always the best ''quality'' art, though that's a highly subjective matter. What's ''not'' a subjective matter, however, is the fact that what was ultimately selected by the editors often resulted in different artists' artwork being used for the same characters' robot and [[alternate mode]]s in many instances, leading to some glaring incongruities when the two modes appear side by side. For example, the angled windshield on [[Oiler]]'s robot-mode chest (pictured at the top of this article) is a nearly-flat windshield on his truck mode. [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (pictured to the right) has a similar problem as well as differently styled windows. [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] is drawn by [[Joe Ng]] as a very angular robot, whereas the vehicle mode is a very accurate rendition of a classic [[Volkswagen]] Beetle. Bumblebee's alternate mode, by contrast, bears only very vague resemblance to both a classic Beetle and a New Beetle. Even the clones, [[Cloudraker (G1)|Cloudraker]] and [[Fastlane]], appear very different to each other, though their respective poses (Cloudraker stood up straight and calm, Fastlane in a rather haphazard action pose) don't help either.
*In addition, artwork for characters' alternate modes is, on occasion, a maddeningly literal drawing based on their toy, instead of any kind of accurate, in-universe representation of the actual object they transformed into. Take [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s tape mode, for instance, shown as more of a folded-up-robot mode than an actual cassette tape or [[Downshift (G1)|Downshift]]'s car mode cluttered with a ridiculous number of panel lines, making for a rather unconvincing disguise.
*Octopunch's crab mode art is traced directly from his packaging art.
*Frustratingly, some of the best-known characters such as Megatron, Starscream or Jetfire have some of the poorest artwork. Again, a subjective assessment.
*Excavator is listed as part of the "Micromaster Constructor Squad" instead of "Micromaster Combiner Constructor Squad."
*Sunrunner is correctly drawn with propellers, but is incorrectly labelled as a "jet" anyway.
*In issue #2, [[Eagle Eye (G1)|Eagle Eye]] was drawn with his [[Eagle Eye (G2)|''Generation 2'' Decepticon namesake]]'s jet mode. For the trade paperback, the art was edited somewhat to look more like the G1 character.
*In all trade paperback editions of the series, the picture of Wingspan in [[robot mode]] has an Autobot [[insignia]].

===IDW editions===
In general, IDW's reprints of Dreamwave material were not identical to Dreamwave's own editions.
*Broadly speaking, the brightness of all the artwork was uniformly increased (except a few pages, like the spread for [[Doublecross]] and [[Doubledealer]], which have the look of a raw scan of a previous edition). This helps with the visual readability of some characters (like [[Blot (G1)|Blot]]), but leaves others (like [[Skalor]] and [[Flak (G1)|Flak]]) looking washed out and overexposed.
*Where Dreamwave's collected editions had given Autobots red borders and Decepticons purple borders, IDW's collected edition instead kept the uniform dark-blue borders from the individual issues.
*Darkwing's robot mode art has been incorrectly photoshopped with one image over the other, leaving him with an extra-thick torso, too many fins on the back and four arms, amongst other errors.
*Various coloring errors are introduced by these editions:
**[[Blackout (G1)|Blackout]]'s eyes are left green, like the rest of his face.
**[[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]], [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]] are missing their Autobot insignias.
**[[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] is missing the silver on his face.
**[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet's]] shoulders are rendered red with [[Red Cross|white crosses]].
**[[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] has white eyes and no Decepticon badges.
**[[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon's]] art is entirely missing its purple color layer, leaving him mostly teal.
*The IDW volume 1 does however fix [[Bomb-Burst (G1)|Bomb-Burst's]] inner robot eyes, rendering his visor red rather than grey as in the Dreamwave edition.
*[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] also gets a nose and mouth drawn onto his mouthplate in the IDW version! It's very possible this was present in the original art all along, but was removed to line up with the toy appearance which was Dreamwave's preference.
*The cover galleries across the two paperbacks only have six pages between them, meaning the covers for two of the eight issues are omitted: issue #5, featuring Shockwave, and issue #8, featuring Cybertron. The unused cover art featured in the Dreamwave collections is also absent.
*The IDW editions also do not utilize any of Don Figueroa's epic lithograph art, of which sections can be seen on the back covers of both Dreamwave volumes as well as on their foreword pages.
*In the first IDW volume [[Ferdinand Poblete]]'s name is listed as two individuals called Ferdinand and Poblete. This is corrected in the second volume—but his surname is misspelled as "Poblette" twice! The guy can't win!
*[[Keith Morris]] is listed as one of the designers on the IDW edition, but he only contributed to the Dreamwave collected editions, not the individual issues (which list [[Heli Bartman]] as the sole designer). Presumably, as the IDW versions reuse none of the specific design of the Dreamwave trade paperbacks—such as contents, page layouts, etc.—Morris shouldn't be credited here.

==Notes==
*The original version of issue #3's cover depicted [[Bumblebee (G1)|Goldbug]], whose profile was published in issue #2, rather than [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]].<ref name="brooks1">[http://diablo2003.deviantart.com/art/Transformers-covers-143973822 Mark Brooks' original cover artwork for ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #3 and #4] on deviantART</ref>
*During the time that Dreamwave was releasing the individual issues, it became known that they only ever had the rights to release Transformers comics in North America. With immediate effect supply of Transformers comics to foreign countries was stopped. This left international Transfans with only a partially completed run of ''More than Meets the Eye'', and having to resort to other methods to acquire the remainder.
*Additional profiles for characters such as [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (rather notably absent in the ''More than Meets the Eye'' profile books) and the [[Female Autobots]] were to be released in [[Unreleased Dreamwave issues|Generation One 2004 Datatracks Annual]]. However, Dreamwave went bankrupt before it would be produced.
*The cover for Volume 2 featured Megatron, despite his profile not actually appearing in the book; his was in Volume 1 along with Prime's. Now, Volume 2 ''does'' also have a profile for Optimus Prime in his [[Powermaster]] form, so it would've worked better the other way around—but presumably, Optimus appeared on the Volume 1 cover for marketing reasons.
*Optimus Prime's Powermaster partner is called Ginrai rather than Hi-Q, to match the then-current [[Toys"R"Us]] ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' reissue, though the character described is still Hi-Q.
*[[Gigatron (G1)|Gigatron]] is mentioned as a pioneer of the Powermaster process.
*These profile books say that a front-end [[Micromaster Combiner]] can combine with any rear-end Combiner, and vice versa, implying that in Dreamwave's G1 continuity, front-end Combiners can not combine with each other and rear-end Combiners can not combine with each other (a limitation untrue for the toys or [[:File:Micromastercombiners-commercial.jpg|other depictions of the characters]]).

==Collections==
Dreamwave released two trade paperbacks (TPB) of the entire collection. Volume 1 contained issues #1–4, Volume 2 contained issues #5–8. No changes were made to the order of articles, and as such the same criticisms apply. Both volumes are quite rare, and as a result can be expensive to acquire. It's much easier to obtain the original individual issues.

*'''DW Volume 1''': [[October 27]], 2004 (ISBN 0973381760, ISBN 978-0973381764)
*'''DW Volume 2''': [[December 8]], 2004 (ISBN 0973381779, ISBN 978-0973381771)

[[IDW Publishing]] later reprinted the ''Generation 1'' guides, with minor artistic changes. It seems like these editions are ''even rarer'' than the Dreamwave collections. Contrary to the preliminary cover images seen in the gallery below, they used the same art of Optimus and Megatron as the Dreamwave editions.

*'''IDW Volume 1''': [[October 1]], [[2008]] (ISBN 1600102506, ISBN 978-1600102509)
*'''IDW Volume 2''': [[December 10]], 2008 (ISBN 1600102956, ISBN 978-1600102950)

Issue #8 was later reprinted as part of Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection]]''.
*'''''Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection, Volume 28: Worlds Collide, Part 2''''' ([[October 3]], [[2018]])
:* Also includes Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: Armada (Dreamwave)|Armada]]'' issues [[Worlds Collide|#14]]–[[The End (Armada)|18]].

<gallery>
File:DW-MTMTE-V1.jpg|Dreamwave's Volume 1.
File:DW-MTMTE-V2.jpg|Dreamwave's Volume 2. Unsurprisingly, Megatron's bio is actually in Volume 1.
File:DW-MTMTE-V1-IDW.jpg|Non-final art of IDW's reprint of Volume 1.
File:DW-MTMTE-V2-IDW.jpg|Non-final art of IDW's reprint of Volume 2.
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v28.jpg|Scourge actually '''is''' actually in this book!
</gallery>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfarchive.com/comics/dreamwave/guide/?s=mtmte Guide at TFArchive.com]

{{DEFAULTSORT:More than Meets the Eye, Transformers}}
[[Category:Dreamwave Generation 1 comic series]]
[[Category:Profile books]]

Ginrai (human)

2024-11-14T10:47:23Z

Lookatroopa: /* Legends comic */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{featured}}
{{disambig3|Ginrai}}
{{suite|root=Ginrai}}
:''Ginrai is a [[human]] and [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] from the [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Ginrai comb1.gif|upright=1.8|thumb|"Hair ''this'' perfect doesn't just ''happen!''"]]
Being a soldier is not the life for '''Ginrai''' (ジンライ ''Jinrai''). Command structures, fixed routines, forced formality, following orders, knowing your place and toeing the line are his complete antithesis. A [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]] native, Ginrai found the atmosphere of his home country unbearably stifling, and left for the [[United States of America|United States]] at the young age of seventeen to "find himself". The very definition of a free spirit and a lone wolf, he took a job as a long-haul truck driver for [[Union Transportation]] which offered him the freedom and solitude of the open road. Despite his desire for isolation and self-exploration, however, he is hugely popular amongst his "brothers" in the trucker fraternity, as his easygoing personality allows him to get along with people like a house on fire.

Ginrai's life was turned upside down when he discovered that he was an [[Autobot]] [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]] and became bonded to a [[transtector]] from the [[G Nebula 89|G Nebula]]. Now wearing the visage of the legendary Autobot commander [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], Ginrai has found his entire worldview changed by the evil of the [[Decepticon]]s, a force he painfully realizes is too great for him to overlook. It would not, Ginrai figures, be a good thing for the Decepticons to rule the world. After all, he lives there.

Ginrai's signature attack technique is the questionably-named "Atomic Fire Guts", which sees him condense his [[Chōkon Power]] into his gun and release it as a blast of roiling flame. Ginrai can combine with his own trailer to become '''Super Ginrai''', upgrading his attack into the more-powerful "Special Fire Guts", and then again with the drone [[Godbomber]] to become '''God Ginrai'''. As God Ginrai, his Fire Guts attack is powered up once more, becoming the ultimate single-strike final attack known as the "God Fire Guts", which transforms Ginrai's entire body into a blazing fireball.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Hiroshi Takemura]] (Japanese)|[[John Culkin]] (English, Omni Productions dub), [[Giorgio Melazzi]] (Italian)}}

[[File:Ginraiarmor.jpg|left|thumb|It rides up the crotch.]]

The events that would bring Ginrai into contact with the Transformers began an indeterminate number of years ago, when the super-energy alien being and self-styled "Decepticon god" [[Devil Z]] stole several [[transtector]]s, including one intended to be used by the legendary Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], from an area of space known as [[G Nebula 89]]. Devil Z scattered the Transtectors across Earth, where they lay in hiding for years, absorbing the planet's [[Chōkon Power]], to await the day Devil Z would have them bond to human beings, thereby creating a new super-robotic lifeform: [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]. {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}

Through undivulged circumstances, the transtector intended for Prime assumed the form of a red tractor trailer cab and came to rest in a small [[Esso]] garage in [[California]]. The unwitting [[rent-a-car seller]] rented the cab to several truckers, but always found it returned early with complaints of unusual, even supernatural, incidents.

Ginrai was born in [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]], Japan, circa [[2001]].<ref>This is extrapolated from ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]'' stating ''Super-God Masterforce'' is set in [[2020]].</ref> {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} But Ginrai always felt out of place at his home so he traveled to America at age 17 and became a truck driver to find himself. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}}

[[File:Ginrai 1stapp.jpg|thumb|You think my front looks great, wait until you see my back!]]

Two years after coming to America, Ginrai happened to be transporting an ill [[dolphin]] from [[Baney Aquarium]] to the [[Ocean Research Institute of California]], which was run, unbeknownst to him, by the Autobot [[Pretender]] [[Diver (G1)|Diver]]. Destiny stepped in when Ginrai's truck broke down on the way, and he pulled in at this very garage, where the owner rented him the transtector to complete his delivery. In the glove box of the cab, he discovered a pair of [[Master-Brace]]s and slipped them on his wrists, only to discover that he was unable to remove them. When Diver laid eyes upon the bracelets, he recognized the basic design of them and insisted that Ginrai take him back to the garage where he had found the truck. On the way, however, they were sent off-road when the truck began to experience an energy surge before being subsequently attacked by the Decepticon Godmaster brothers [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]]. Accidentally touching the bracelets as he attempted to escape the crushed cab, Ginrai was infused with the Masterforce, and a suit of armor materialized around him, healing both himself and the transtector as they combined and transformed. Now a Godmaster himself, Ginrai saw the shocked Decepticons off. {{storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}}

Ginrai was at first unsure of what to make of his new powers and was not entirely keen on joining the Autobots, as the notion of operating as part of a command structure and being tied down to a specific place ran directly counter to his desire for freedom in his life. Although he promised to aid them when necessary "for the sake of the world"—a mantra for which he admitted he had a weakness—he soon bore witness to the true evil of the Decepticons when Hydra and Buster killed several of his fellow truckers while searching for him. In spite of this, Ginrai was still not entirely willing to join the Autobots, but fate would continue to pushing him into doing so. {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}}

[[File:Superginrai 1stapp.jpg|left|thumb|Is it a bird? Is it a plane? No, it's Super Ginrai!]]

Ginrai soon suffered a prophetic dream, after which he discovered three more pairs of Master-Braces in his transtector, indicating the presence of more Godmasters on Earth. When Ginrai brought the bracelets to Japan for study at [[Autobot Base]], {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}} events began to escalate as his transtector activated on its own, transporting Ginrai to his birthplace of Nagano, or more specifically, a construction site at the base of Mount Yatsugatake there. Blasting for a tunnel through the mountain had been blocked by a mysterious object, which proved to be a trailer for Ginrai's truck, which burst from the tunnel during another battle with Buster and Hydra. {{storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} Later still, the two brothers lured Ginrai into a public battle so that they might blame the conflict on him and turn public opinion against the Autobots. The plan failed, but a friend of Ginrai's offered the suggestion that his becoming a Godmaster was the will of God Himself. {{storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}}

Not long thereafter, in a battle with [[King Poseidon]], Ginrai discovered that his cab and trailer were capable of performing a "Double On", merging to create the super-robot "Super Ginrai". {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}} Additionally, after appearing on television in hopes of locating the remaining three Godmasters, to whom he would give the Master-Braces, Ginrai successfully located [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]], {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}} [[Ranger]] {{storylink|An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} and [[Road King]] and recruited them to the Autobot side. {{storylink|Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}} During this time, Ginrai was also challenged to a duel by the wandering [[Six Changer]], [[Sixknight]], who had been manipulated into doing so by the Decepticons. Sixknight lost the fight and was shocked to discover that he had been bested by a human being, {{storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}} but was affected so deeply by Ginrai's explanation for how this could be so that he wound up siding with the Autobots. After this string of successes the Autobot leader [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] stepped down as commander and requested that Ginrai take his place. After some deliberation and much hassling from the other Autobot Pretenders, who wouldn't let him say no, Ginrai accepted. {{storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

[[File:Ginrai defeated.jpg|thumb|"Though badly wounded, I must go home for the show!"]]
When [[Grand Maximus]] arrived on Earth to inform Ginrai's Autobots of the impending arrival of the Decepticon super-weapon, [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]], he provided them with the schematics necessary to create the drone [[Godbomber]]. {{storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}} Metalhawk and the Pretenders raced to finish the construction of Godbomber, but as the so-called "Bomber Project" neared completion, Ginrai was lured into the desert by a disguised Buster and Hydra (under the auspices of performing some stunt driving for a movie) and was attacked and beaten within an inch of his life by the Decepticon Ambassador of Destruction, [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]. {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} Following a failed attack on the Bomber Project facility, {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}} the barely healed Ginrai insisted upon taking the fight to the Decepticons, combining with the completed Godbomber to form "God Ginrai". {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} In his new form, Ginrai confronted Overlord and BlackZarak on the moon, where he fully embraced his role as protector of Earth and defeated the Decepticons with the aid of Grand Maximus. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}}

[[File:Godginrai onmoon.jpg|left|thumb|Ginrai, when someone asks you if you're a god, you say yes!]]
Upon returning to Earth, Ginrai was lured into a trap in the Middle East by Overlord, during which Godbomber revealed a hidden power by transforming into a [[robot mode]]. {{storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}} Godbomber's robot mode also helped save the day when Ginrai and Lightfoot were entombed in a cave while attempting to stop the eruption of an underwater volcano, {{storylink|Escape!! The Underwater Volcano Erupts}} leading the Decepticons to target him for destruction. Luring Ginrai to the heartland of America, the villains ambushed and badly wounded the Autobot leader, leaving him unable to use his Chōkon Power to animate Godbomber. Luckily, the day was saved when the Headmaster Juniors discovered they were able to take control of Godbomber together. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

When it seemed as though the Autobots had finally been joined by the final Godmaster, a young man named [[Clouder]], Ginrai welcomed him into their ranks with open arms. Metalhawk, however, proved to be less trusting, and soon exposed Clouder as a Decepticon spy. Unfortunately, this was not enough to stop the plan the Decepticons had put in motion; while Ginrai and the Godmasters were occupied battling Buster and Hydra in a nearby city, the Autobot base was crippled by Clouder's sabotage and attacked by the rest of the Decepticons en masse. {{storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} Ginrai was unable to prevent the destruction of the base, but was approached by Clouder in the aftermath. Clouder had been left to die in the base by the other Decepticons, and now wanted to work with the Autobots, which Ginrai permitted. {{storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

[[File:Godginrai vs blackzarak.jpg|thumb|She can't take anymore, Cap'n!]]
After failing to contact Grand Maximus, Ginrai headed out into space to search for him and found him trapped inside a powerful [[black hole]]. Ginrai too fell victim to the singularity's pull, but he and Grand Maximus were able to combine their energies to destroy it from within and escape. The black hole had, in fact, been created by BlackZarak, who had been able to travel to Earth and join the Decepticons there during Ginrai's imprisonment. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} With BlackZarak now bolstering their forces, the Decepticons' campaign grew ever more aggressive, with Ginrai only just managed to save the planet from the villains' unholy [[Death Para-Machine]]. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}}

[[File:Godfireguts.jpg|left|thumb|Itching, burning sensation?]]
When [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] was captured by the Decepticons, Ginrai was forced to come to the villains' base alone and unarmed in exchange for his safety. Things looked bad for the heroes until the self-doubting Decepticon [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] finally switched sides and saved the day. {{storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} With Cancer's aid, Ginrai was able to lead the Autobots in an all-out attack on the Decepticon base, during which Devil Z fused with BlackZarak, creating an even more powerful composite foe. {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}}

[[File:Ginrai juniors.jpg|thumb|Go go, Transformo Rangers!]]
After conclusive final battles with Hydra and Buster {{storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} and Overlord, {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}} Ginrai confronted the fused Devil Z/BlackZarak entity atop the Matterhorn. Ginrai saved Overlord from danger after Devil Z turned on him. He was about to destroy both Ginrai and Overlord but Sixknight came to his rescue. He told Ginrai to assemble the Autobots while he battled BlackZarak. After much urging to stay with him Ginrai went to get the other Godmasters. However this would be the last time he would speak to Sixknight as Devil Z unleashed a big bolt of Devil Power on the Autobot Six Changer and destroyed him. Angered by this Ginrai decided to fit BlackZarak alone. {{storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} As their battle raged down the mountain, Ginrai succeeded in decapitating the villain, but BlackZarak simply assumed a new, serpentine [[alternate mode]] and kept on fighting. The Headmaster Juniors boarded Ginrai's chest cockpit and joined their energies with him, allowing him to destroy BlackZarak's body with his God Fire Guts attack, exposing Devil Z. As the alien raged impotently, Ginrai and the Juniors united every last drop of their Chōkon Power into the almighty Final Fire Guts attack, which destroyed Devil Z once and for all.

With Devil Z's death, the bond he had forged between transtector and human ceased to exist, and Ginrai and the other humans were separated from their transtectors. The transtectors, however, had been evolved through their partnership with the humans and continued to exist as true super-robot life forms. Having been imprinted with his human partner's personality, Ginrai's transtector departed for space to pursue the surviving Decepticons and rejoin the greater war. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}} {{storylink|Expose the Decepticons' Dark Trap!}} {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}}}}

====''Cloud''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Wandering}}}}

====''Kiss Players''====
Operating under the direction of the [[Sparkbot]]s, [[Marissa Faireborn]] traveled forward in time from 2007 to witness Ginrai's first battle with Overlord in the desert. Thinking he was Optimus Prime, she kissed him to obtain a fragment of what she believed was the [[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]] that had bonded to him (although in actuality, it was a fragment of [[Unicron]]'s [[Angolmois Energy|lifeforce]]). Discovering he was a human man, she was somewhat horrified to find that she had kissed someone ''other'' than Optimus Prime, and begged her Sparkbot companion [[Angela]] not to tell anyone. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 43|Kiss Players #43}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In 2020, God Ginrai defeated Turtler and flew away, leaving the Seacon in defeat. {{storylink|Seacons comic 5}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:LegendsManga BonusEdition35 SuperGinrai.jpg|thumb|left]]
Ginrai was summoned by the Headmasters Juniors to the [[Legends World]], where a transtector similar to his original one had appeared. Within it he found a new pair of Master-Braces that allowed him to become a Godmaster again, this time by forming the head of the transtector, and he transformed into Super Ginrai once more. Using Chōkon Power, he battled the Decepticons sent by a revived Devil Z to destroy the transtector, but was overwhelmed when they were augmented with Devil Power. The imperiled Ginrai was contacted by the factory computer of [[G Nebula 89]], responsible for his new body, who told him it could be powered up further through use of [[Getmaster]] technology. He attempted a Get On and ended up drawing upon the power of a passing-by [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], but found to his luck that the rat allowed him to access [[Beast Power|Jūchōkon]], a new form of Chōkon Power that he used to transform into a base mode and fire a "God Fire Base Attack" that sent Devil Z and his cronies packing. Ginrai then remained in the Legends Universe to defend it from Devil Z, but was rather annoyed that the locals kept mistaking him for Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}} He was later seen partying at the [[Dancitron]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 36|Bonus Edition Vol. 36}}

[[File:Legends Super Magna Convoy.jpg|right|thumb]]

While Ginrai was working for [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s delivery service, the new Godbomber that was being built for him was stolen by Decepticons. He attacked [[Tera-Kura Co.|Decepticon Tera-Kura Co.]] to retrieve the robot only to find it under the control of [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], who challenged him to a duel. Even Super Ginrai's Getmaster powers did not avail him against Godbomber's firepower and ability to avoid attacks by splitting apart, and he was defeated. Fortunately the ''real'' Godbomber appeared on the scene, allowing him to become God Ginrai once more and destroy the fake before celebrating his reunion with his old partner. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 42|Bonus Edition Vol. 42}} One morning, Ginrai woke up in the body of [[Magna Convoy]], seemingly having contracted [[Transformers sickness]]. He first wondered who Magna Convoy was, but when even [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Delta Magnus]] were unable to solve the mystery, he got back to his deliveries and stole Delta Magnus's trailer to replace his transtector's. He was soon accosted by the Decepticon Headmasters, who believed they had a chance now that he was just a normal robot, but sent them fleeing by combining with the trailer into Super Magna Convoy. Ginrai's customer, [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], was so impressed that he offered him a movie role, but Ginrai lost his chance as he reverted into a human the next day. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Magna Convoy)|Bonus Edition Magna Convoy}}

God Ginrai was among those who took on a revived [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], believing his Triplemaster strength would avail him against the giant beast. However, he noticed too late that Trypticon was similarly drawing power from everyone he'd devoured, making him powerful enough to defeat Ginrai by ripping Godbomber off of him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 43|Bonus Edition Vol. 43}} After Trypticon was defeated and integrated into [[Akihabara]], Ginrai was seen driving on the streets. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} While on a job to transport Master-Braces to [[Bonapar Island]], Ginrai was blasted out of the sky by none other than Giga's Gigatank, and when he transformed to fight back, the Megajet showed up and separated him and Godbomber from their transtectors. Minerva and Cab were able to borrow the transtectors and drive the villains away, but not before they stole Ginrai's shipment of braces. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (God Ginrai)|Bonus Edition God Ginrai}} Knowing this heralded the inevitable return of Overlord, Ginrai revisited his home universe and had Godbomber's armor upgraded in anticipation of their battle. On [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]]'s request, he brought the [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Haywire Laser]] with him back to the Legends World only to learn that the weapon was actually the [[Beastformer]] [[White Lune]], who scratched his face something fierce when he tried to stop her from wandering off. {{storylink|TF Legends Late Xmas Present Chapter|Late Xmas Present Chapter}}

Lured to the [[Chōkon Tower Chinese Restaurant]] by the offer of cheap food, Ginrai was met with Giga and Mega who revealed that they had come back to life to finish their rivalry once and for all with a duel. Super Ginrai was overwhelmed by his opponents' mastery of the Chōkon variation [[spirit energy|Shinchōkon]], forcing him to Get On with Rattrap and become God Ginrai, but even so he was brought low by Giga and Mega's ability to form their own separate Overlords and combine them into the mighty Overlord Tera. On the cusp of defeat, however, he managed to tap into the Shinchōkon emanating from Rattrap and use it together with Jūchōkon to defeat the Overlords with a "Double Chōkon Fire Guts" attack. Not one to hold a grudge, he then told Giga and Mega he was ready for a rematch any time. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 60|Bonus Edition Vol. 60}} When all Masterforce warriors joined forces to defend the world from Devil Z and his gigantic new BlackZarak, God Ginrai battled him using the combined weapon mode of [[Shaoshao Li]], [[Sue Faireborn]] and White Lune. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Grand Maximus}}

Ginrai witnessed [[Majin Zarak]]'s arrival in the Legends World {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}} and participated in the battle with the beast. With the destruction of the dimension being imminent, he and everyone else then evacuated back their own worlds. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two}}

{{stub|{{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}} {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}}}}
{{--}}

===''TV Magazine'' comic continuity===
====''Super-God Masterforce'' comic====
[[File:Ginrai manga.jpg|left|thumb|Dude, get out of the way, that truck's coming right at you!]]
When Ginrai, the first Autobot Godmaster, was discovered in America by Diver, it was immediately arranged for him to travel to Japan to meet with the rest of the Autobots. As Metalhawk and the Headmaster Juniors awaited his arrival at [[Harumi Wharf]], however, they were attacked by the Decepticon Godmasters, Hydra and Buster. The Autobots were unable to match the Decepticons' power, but salvation soon came in the form of a red tractor trailer: Ginrai had arrived, and saw the villains off with a blast of Chōkon Power. In the aftermath of the battle, Metalhawk commented on Ginrai's similarity to Optimus Prime and wondered if he could be his reincarnation. Ginrai dismissed the notion, explaining that he had chosen to do this not because he was fated to, but specifically because he had only one life, and wanted to use it in service of the forces of good. {{storylink|On Scene! Our Savior's Name Is Ginrai!}}

[[File:Superginrai manga.jpg|thumb|If he gets a [[black redeco]], I'm outta here.]]
As leader of the Autobots, Ginrai led the heroes in investigating a mysterious Decepticon plan, only for the team to come under attack from what appeared to be a large army of legendary Decepticons, led by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Super-God Masterforce comic|Galvatron]]. Attacked by [[King Poseidon]], Ginrai was severely outmatched until the other Autobot Godmasters, Lightfoot, Ranger and Road King arrived with a trailer for his transtector. Combining with the trailer, Ginrai became Super Ginrai and defeated King Poseidon, revealing that the legendary Decepticons were nothing more than holograms. {{storylink|Burn, Chokon! New Commander Super Ginrai!}}

After traveling to planet [[Athenia]], Ginrai was appointed the new [[Supreme Commander]] of the Autobots by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]. {{storylink|The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army}} When he got back to Earth, he was embroiled in battle with the other human Autobots against [[King Poseidon|Grand King Poseidon]] . {{storylink|Headmasters VS Masterforce}} Ginrai soon received a power-up in the form of a transforming drone named Godbomber. When the Decepticon Ambassador of Destruction Overlord then attacked Tokyo, the newly formed "God Ginrai" attacked him and lured him into space, where the powerful Decepticon warrior BlackZarak was in process of battling other Autobots there. Ginrai was able to turn the two villains' powers against themselves, and they badly wounded each other and fled. {{storylink|God Ginrai's Amazing Divine Combination!}}

[[File:Ginrai juniors manga.jpg|left|thumb|Those smiles register a 6.3 on the Scarymeter.]]
After a mission to rescue Shūta and [[Cab (human)|Cab]] from the Decepticons with the help of Grand Maximus, {{storylink|The Good and Evil Families of Earth}} a mission to [[Chomolungma]] saw Ginrai struck down by the newest Decepticon Godmaster, [[Clouder|Doubleclouder]]. Left temporarily blind by the Decepticons' new [[A.O. Laser]], Ginrai was helpless, but luckily for him, an insulting remark from Cancer prompted the fickle Doubleclouder to switch sides to the Autobots and help him defeat the villains' plans. {{storylink|The Decepticons' Great Counterattack!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Life or Death? The Desperate Divine Combination!}} {{storylink|The Great Turnabout of the Autobots}}}}

After several further battles, events culminated in Devil Z taking over BlackZarak's body and turning against the other Decepticons, attempting to drain Overlord and Ginrai's Jinchōkon Power to transform himself into the ultimate lifeform. Saved by the Autobot Pretenders, Ginrai and Overlord led their respective factions in combining their energies into the "Perfect Transformer Attack" and destroying Devil Z and BlackZarak for good. With Devil Z's death, the bond he had forged between transtector and human ceased to exist, and Ginrai and the other humans were separated from their transtectors. The transtectors, however, had been evolved through their partnership with the humans and continued to exist as true super-robot life forms. Having been imprinted with his human partner's personality, Ginrai's transtector informed Overlord that they would finish their fight out in space, and the Transformers departed the planet, leaving Ginrai and the other Autobot humans to return to their lives. {{storylink|The Birth of the Super Life-Forms}}

====''Victory'' comic====
[[Cab (human)|Cab]] and [[Shūta Gō|Shūta]] weren't impressed by the new Autobot Supreme Commander, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], and registered their disappointment with his human son, [[Jan Minakaze|Jan]]. According to them, God Ginrai was the superior Commander as he had a human heart acting as his conscience, while Star Saber was strictly a cold, unfeeling robot. Jan took exception to this, but Cab and Shūta were eventually won over when they witnessed Star Saber show compassion to the Decepticon [[Kakuryu (G1)|Kakuryu]]. {{storylink|Star Saber, Warrior of Love!}}

===''PDTF Comic''===
During a battle with Overlord, Ginrai announced he was going to launch a Chōkon Power attack. As he raised his gun in the air to gather Tenchōkon energy, he was suddenly hit by a bolt of lightning. Standing blackened by the shock, he wondered what the probability of that happening was. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##7 "Fight! Super Ginrai!"|Fight! Super Ginrai!}}

During a battle, God Ginrai announced he was going to perform the "biggest final attack in the Universe", much to the consternation of the Decepticons. His Chōkon Fire Guts attack sent them all flying, and, as they writhed on the ground, Ginrai asked [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] to refrain from pointing out that it was just a normal punch, or it might not work so well. {{storylink|PDTF Comic##13 "Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!"|Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
Ginrai was an ancient [[Titan Master]] who could grant Chokon Power to a larger bot.<ref>[[Trypticon's Titan Master Crunch]]</ref> He was partnered with [[Ginrai (robot)|Magnus Prime]] when the Autobots fought back a Decepticon attack on Cybertron.<ref>''Titans Return'' Siege on Cybertron pack-in materials</ref>

===''Transformers: All Spark''===
God Ginrai led a team of reinforcements to aid [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] in their battle against [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]'s forces. On arrival, Ginrai separated from his transtector, allowing Spike to form its head while he instead manned one of its weapons. {{storylink|Looming Threat}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Super-God Masterforce}}
[[File:Superginrai toy generations.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wait, the Japanese toy has shortened smoke stacks?!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Superginrai''' {{sic}} (Godmaster, [[1988]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-307'''
:*''Accessories'': Godmaster transtector, 2 "Superconductor Rifles", 2 "[[Particle beam cannon|Particle Beam Cannons]]", Super Ginrai head
{{toydesigner|[[Kōjin Ōno]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Released in the fourth year of Takara's ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' line under the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1988 (Super-God Masterforce)|Super-God Masterforce]]'' banner, Ginrai a remolded version of the Hasbro [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Powermaster Optimus Prime figure]], transforming into a red, blue and grey tractor-trailer, only able to transform into [[robot mode]] when the small Ginrai human figure is put into engine mode and snapped into place in the truck's grill, unlocking the clasp that holds the legs in place. When the cab is in robot mode, the trailer can become a battle station. Either robot or station can be armed with any of the toy's weapons, including two black "Superconductor Rifles", and two grey double-barrelled "Particle Beam Cannons", (referred to as "Cannon Craft" in "[[The Battle Begins! The Earth-Space Alliance Army]]"), which can be piloted by any small Godmaster figures. The cab and trailer can be merged into "Super Ginrai", whose head is a separate piece, and can go on to combine with the separately sold Godbomber to become God Ginrai.

: Differences between Ginrai and Powermaster Optimus Prime include retractable super-robot fists, a die-cast metal cab with translucent blue plastic windows, shortened smokestacks, a more metallic grey plastic, chrome on the Godmaster Ginrai engine, and silver paint rather than stickers for the small robot's upper legs.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/SuperGinrai/superginrai.htm More information on Super Ginrai at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|GodGinrai}}
[[File:GodGinrai toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I can almost touch my toes! (not really)]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Godginrai''' {{sic}} (Godmaster multi-pack, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-310'''
:*''Accessories'': Godmaster transtector, 2 "Superconductor Rifles", 2 "Particle Beam Cannons", Super Ginrai head, "God Cannon", "Tachyon Missile"
{{toydesigner|[[Ban Magami]] (concept artist)}}

: Super Ginrai was also sold in a gift set with Godbomber, who can interact with Ginrai in several ways. Trailer mode Godbomber can hook up either directly to Ginrai's cab or to the back of Ginrai's own trailer and be towed along behind him, while any of Ginrai's weapons can plug into the holes in Godbomber's wings and chassis. Most prominently, of course, Godbomber disassembles into various component parts that combine with Super Ginrai to form God Ginrai. Godbomber's legs become boots known as "God Legs", to which Ginrai's Particle Beam Cannons attach; his chest and wings form the "God Wing" backpack; his arms clip over the top of Ginrai's own as the "God Punch"; and his back becomes a chromed chestplate called the "God Breast", into the top of which the spring-loaded, missile-firing "God Cannon" plugs. The toy also features a secondary, lesser combination referred to as the "God Breaster", which involves attaching the God Breast to Super Ginrai, and plugging Godbomber's wings into his arms.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/GodGinrai/godginrai.htm More information on God Ginrai at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Reissue}}
[[File:Reissue ginrai.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Godginrai''' {{sic}} (Godmaster, [[2001]])}}
:*''ID number'': '''C-310'''
:*''Accessories'': Godmaster transtector, 2 "Superconductor Rifles", 2 "Particle Beam Cannons", Super Ginrai head, "God Cannon", "Tachyon Missile"

:The God Ginrai giftset was reissued in Japan in 2001 with the notable modification of blue eyes for the small Ginrai robot and a slightly different shade of red paint on the cab. However, it was notoriously over-produced, and online retailers were still selling it even years later, at greatly reduced prices. The blue plastic used on this reissue appears to be susceptible to [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|GPS]], becoming brittle and prone to breakage over time.

:The reissue was redecoed into the exclusive "Fire Guts God Ginrai" figure (see below).

:This giftset is the basis for the ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#ApexArmorPrime|Powermaster Optimus Prime with Apex Armor]]" release, which is notable for referring to the [[Powermaster]] figure as "Ginrai", rather than [[Hi-Q]]. The ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile series sidestepped this issue by presenting "Ginrai" as a different name for Hi-Q.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1988/Cybertron/SuperGinrai/superginrai.htm More information on reissue God Ginrai at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|FireGuts}}
[[File:Firegutsginrai toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Remember kids, always use the proper sunscreen.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Fire Guts Godginrai''' {{sic}} (Multi-pack, [[2002]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-310E'''
:*''Accessories'': Godmaster transtector, 2 "Superconductor Rifles", 2 "Particle Beam Cannons", Super Ginrai head, "God Cannon", "Tachyon Missile"

: Released to coincide with the 2002 reissue of the God Ginrai giftset, this redeco casts the Autobot leader in reds and oranges, representing Ginrai using his "God Fire Guts" attack from the animated series. Fire Guts God Ginrai featured his own unique packaging, with recolored [[package art]], and was limited to 1600 pieces.

: This set was exclusive to [[e-HOBBY]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/FireGutsGodGinrai/fggodginrai.htm More information on Fire Guts God Ginrai at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

====''Transform Jr''====
[[File:Ginrai junior toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ginrai''' (1988)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''TF Super Ginrai 1'''
:*''Accessories:'' Blue gun, robot head, die-cast Super Ginrai figurine

: Like the other figures in the ''[[Transform Jr]]'' line, this version of the basic Ginrai cab robot is a simplified version of its larger counterpart. And when we say simplified, we ''mean'' simplified—the figure features no Godmaster engine gimmick, and its head is simply pulled off and set aside for transformation. The figure comes packaged with a small die-cast metal figurine of Super Ginrai.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Shirei Kichi''' (1988)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''TF Super Ginrai 2'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 red guns, trailer post, 2 wheel pieces, ramp, Super Ginrai head

: This ''Transform Jr'' figure of the ''Shirei Kichi'' (司令基地, "Command Base") is a simplified version of Ginrai's trailer, which can transform to base mode, hitch up to the separately sold cab robot and combine with it to form Super Ginrai. The toy includes a cardboard mock-up of Ginrai in torso mode to complete the super robot's look in-package.

<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''God Ginrai''' (Multi-pack, 1988)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Blue gun, small robot head, die-cast Super Ginrai figurine, 2 red guns, trailer post, 2 wheel pieces, ramp, Super Ginrai head, "God Breast" chestpiece, 2 "God Punch" arms

:This giftset includes both the ''Jr'' "Ginrai" and "Shirei Kichi" figures and all the accessories which came with them plus the attachments necessary to transform Super Ginrai into God Ginrai. Due to the nature of his construction, though, God Ginrai's fist-holes are blocked off, leaving him unable to hold the weapons which came with his components. Furthermore, as his attachments consist only of two arms and a chestpiece (no boots, no backpack), they cannot combine into Godbomber. The set also includes some sort of plastic "shield" with a cardboard insert depicting the Autobot [[insignia]], which appears to be a pocket or belt clip, or something. We really don't know.
{{--}}

===''Binaltech''===
*'''Ginrai''' (2006?)
**''ID number:'' '''BT-17'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine/blaster

:When Hasbro wanted to create an ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' Dodge Ram toy, Takara reportedly demanded that it be made into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Alternators|Optimus Prime]] to help the figure sell, only for the ''Binaltech'' release of the toy to wind up being solicited not as "Convoy", but as Ginrai. Ultimately, ''[[Transformers: Alternators#Binaltech|Binaltech]]'' Ginrai was cancelled, and the figure was later released as Optimus Prime/Convoy in the ''Alternators'' and ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (toyline)|Kiss Players]]'' lines, but not before [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] produced [[Binal Time (preproduction)|character and story information]] to go along with it. Unlike [[Widow's Edge|the unreleased story]] for his fellow ''Binaltech'' cancellation victim, [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], which fits into the published ''Binaltech'' continuity, Ginrai's intended story was modified into [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity#The Protector|Optimus Primal]]/[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Story of Binaltech|Nemesis Prime]]'s fiction and therefore is not compatible with the official ''Binaltech'' continuity.

:Ginrai was solicited at the same time as ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk]]'' [[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Binaltech Asterisk|BTA-04 Black Convoy]], which was also cancelled and would have used the same mold.
{{AlternatorsOptimusPrimeMold}}
{{canceledtoy}}

===''Legends''===
[[File:TF-Legends-LG35-Super-Ginrai.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' ([[December 28]], [[2016]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG-35'''
**''Accessories'': Two blasters, two shoulder cannons, Ginrai Headmaster
{{toydesigner|[[Hisashi Yuki]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Super Ginrai is a redeco/extensive retool of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Leader Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Titans Return|Powermaster Optimus Prime]], with new parts to resemble his original toy and his appearances in the cartoon. The Ginrai Headmaster, retooled from [[Hi-Q#Generations|Apex]], features a cartoon accurate deco in robot mode, and a new head-mode face based on the original Ginrai toy's core robot mode. Super Ginrai transforms into a trailer truck and a command base, with both modes equipped with pegs and seats for Headmaster/[[Titan Master]] figures to interact with. While Super Ginrai reuses the shoulder cannons that came with Powermaster Optimus Prime, his two blasters are new to this iteration of the mold. Both blasters can be pegged together at the top to create a seat that can accommodate a headmaster or Titan Master.

:Like his original figure, Super Ginrai is capable of interacting with the ''Legends'' [[Godbomber#Legends|Godbomber]] figure, which can either attach to the back of his truck mode or combines with his robot mode to form God Ginrai. However, the resultant God Ginrai combination can suffer some balancing issues due to the extra weight Godbomber's parts add to his back, along with some issues with his joints.

:This retooled mold was also used to make [[Ginrai (robot)#Titans Return|Magnus Prime]].

::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-2734.html Legends Super Ginrai at Alfes's Blog Part 1]''
::*''[http://higekumatoytoy.blog60.fc2.com/blog-entry-2735.html Legends Super Ginrai at Alfes's Blog Part 2]''
{{CWUltraMagnusMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|MagnaConvoy}}
[[File:Legends LGEX MagnaConvoy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Magna Convoy''' ([[June 5]], [[2017]])
**''ID number:'' '''LG-EX'''
**''Accessories'': Smokestacks/laser cannon, wind vane/ion blaster, [[Matrix Sword]], Large Gun
{{note|[[Magna Convoy]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Ginrai after contracting [[Transformers sickness]] in the ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'' comic.}}

:An [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive, ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Magna Convoy is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Classics|Optimus Prime]], transforming into a cab-over style truck of made up model. In robot mode, his wind vane transforms into a large blaster and can be used as a shield if one of his fists is folded down, and his smokestacks transform into a smaller laser cannon. Additionally, both weapons can combine together to form a double-barrelled over-shoulder weapon. He also features two accessories that are new to this mold: the Matrix Sword, which was reused from Voyager Class ''Titans Return'' [[Alpha Trion (G1)#Generations|Alpha Trion]] and ''Legends'' [[Lio Convoy#Legends|Leo Prime]], and the large gun accessory from ''Titans Return'' [[Mindwipe (G1)#Generations|Mindwipe]]. He comes with two comics, "[[Cybertron Magna Convoy]]" and "[[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Magna Convoy)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX]]".
{{ClassicsOptimusPrimeMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|LGEX}}{{anchor|LegendsGodGinraiSet}}
[[File:TF-Legends-LGEX-Super-Ginrai.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
[[File:Legendstoy-GodGinrai.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''God Ginrai''' (Multi-pack, [[December 2]], 2017)
**''ID number:'' '''LG-EX'''
**''Accessories'': Two blasters, two shoulder cannons, Ginrai Headmaster

:Super Ginrai and Godbomber are also available in a God Ginrai-themed multi-pack exclusive to [[TakaraTomy Mall]], featuring several chromed parts and transparent windows. The set also includes [[Minerva (human)#Legends|Minerva]] and [[Cab (human)#Legends|Cab]] Headmasters. This version of Ginrai features retooled ankles that are molded together instead of the double hinges of the original release, meaning that it is much more secure.
{{CWUltraMagnusMold}}
{{--}}

===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-SOC-Ginrai.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb]]
*'''Siege on Cybertron''' (Multi-pack, 2017)
:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' Ginrai is a redeco of ''Legends'' Ginrai. Ginrai transforms from a robot based on Generation 1 Hi-Q into [[Ginrai (robot)#Toys|Magnus Prime]]'s head.

:Ginrai and Magnus Prime were only available as part of the "Siege of Cybertron" set, which also includes [[Fathom#Generations|Fathom]] & [[Tidal Wave (G1)#Generations|Tidal Wave]], [[Haruma Gō#Generations|Professor Go]] & [[Metalhawk (G1)#Generations|Metalhawk]], [[Pounce#Generations|Decepticon Pounce]], and [[Thunderwing (G1)#SiegeOnCybertron|Thunderwing]]. In the United States, this set was exclusive to [[BigBadToyStore]], but it saw a wider release in Canada where it was available at [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], the Canadian [[Walmart]] online store, book store chain Indigo and several PC retailers (seriously!). Additionally, it was also available at retail in Hong Kong and Singapore and even saw an official rellease in the Netherlands, where it was exclusively available from BOL.

:The original version of this mold was used to make ''Titans Return'' [[Hi-Q#Generations|Apex]].
{{--}}

===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:TF-Masterpiece-MP-60-Ginrai.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Ginrai''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MP-60'''
:*''Release date:'' [[2024]] [[December 28]]
:*''Accessories:'' Godmaster, 2 Ginrai Superconductor Rifles, 2 shooting effects
:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Ginrai is patterned after his original toy release and sold as a standalone cab that transforms into a robot. He includes his [[Godmaster]], two Superconductor Rifles, and blast effects.

::*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/mp-60_mpg-09_ginrai Official TakaraTomy website of ''Masterpiece'' Ginrai]

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

===''MPG''===
[[File:TF-MPG-09-Super-Ginrai.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Super Ginrai''' (2024)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-09'''
:*''Release date:'' [[2024]] [[December 28]]
:*''Accessories:'' Container, Godmaster, cartoon version head, toy version head, toy version hand (right), toy version hand (left), boarding figure, 2 Ginrai Superconductor Rifles, 2 Super Ginrai Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, 2 shooting effect parts, 2 lightning attack [[Blast effect|effect parts]], cartoon version shoulder parts, adapter

:''[[The Transformers: MPG|MPG]]'' Super Ginrai is a redeco and expansion upon the ''Masterpiece'' toy above, in animation-accurate colors and including his trailer, which allows a combination into Super Ginrai, and a wider range of accessories. It also includes a sticker sheet to make the trailer more toy-accurate, intended to combine with the MP-60 Ginrai.

::*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/mp-60_mpg-09_ginrai Official TakaraTomy website of ''MPG'' Super Ginrai]

{{charstubtoys}}
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Merchandise==
===''Super-God Masterforce''===
[[File:Ginrai masterbrace toy.jpg|thumb|Jinchōkon bling]]
*'''Godmaster-Braces—Ginrai''' (1988)

:Ginrai's Master-Braces came alive with this role-play set, including two golden-chromed bracelets with handcuff-style hinges, and a small clip-on "communicator" pin.
{{--}}

===''Transformers Caramel''===
[[File:Tfcaramel ginrai.jpg|thumb|Surprisingly, this ''isn't'' the caramel.]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1988)

:A pair of small non-transforming [[Decoy]]-style rubber figurines of Ginrai were released as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel|Transformers Caramel]]'' line of [[candy toy]]s, depicting Ginrai in both super robot and truck mode. Around half the size of the more familiar Decoys, the two figures were bundled together, attached to a rubber sprue, and came in either blue, red, or yellow.
{{--}}

===''Transformers Gum''===
[[File:Tfgum ginrai.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' (1988)
**''Accessories:'' 2 Superconductor Rifles, 2 Particle Beam Cannons, Super Ginrai head

:Part of the ninth wave of Kabaya's ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' candy toy series, this Ginrai figure is a snap-together model kit cast in blue, red and grey plastic. Although lacking in any paint applications, the figure feature stickers for detail, and retains most of the accessories and features of the actual Ginrai toy. Due to its small size, however, while the Ginrai engine is removable, it cannot transform to human form, nor can the kit combine with ''Transformers Gum'' Godbomber to form a ''Gum'' version of God Ginrai.

{{-}}
[[File:KabayaWave3SuperGinrai.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' ([[2010]])

:Released in the third wave of the revived ''Transformers Gum'' series in 2010, this transforming model kit of Super Ginrai is made from red, blue and silver plastic, and decorated with quite a few stickers to add his familiar details. Based on the original Ginrai toy, this figure actually features MORE articulation than the original, as the arms are made of two pieces each, adding elbow movement. He also doesn't have to [[partformer|partform]] into robot mode, an unusual sight in Kabaya's offerings. This kit can combine with the ''Transformers Gum'' Godbomber, released in the same wave, to make God Ginrai.

{{-}}
[[File:Kabaya-God-Ginrai.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''God Ginrai''' (2010)

:The combined form of the Godbomber and Super Ginrai kits released in the third wave of the revived ''Transformers Gum'' series in 2010.
{{--}}

{{-}}
[[File:DXGattai-GodGinrai.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|200px]]
*'''God Ginrai''' (2016)

:The Godbomber and Super Ginrai kits were re-released as a bundle under the ''DX Gattai'' label in 2016. Each kit comes with a metallic sheen on the plastic, pre-painted head parts, and shinier stickers.

:As with other ''DX Gattai'' toys featuring box art in homage to their original figures, ''God Ginrai'''s packaging mimics that of the original 1988 God Ginrai two-pack.
{{--}}

===Parody Deformed===
[[File:Ginrai pd models.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Gundam? Never heard of it.]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' ([[1990]])

:A small two-tone, non-transforming [[super deformed]] model kit of Super Ginrai was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s "[[Parody Deformed]]" line of [[candy toy]]s. The seventh figure in the series, he was available in red, blue or yellow, and came with a "[[PDTF Comic]]" comic about himself, "Fight! Super Ginrai!", and something that could charitably be described as "chocolate".

*'''God Ginrai''' (1990)
:A similar model kit of God Ginrai followed in the next wave of the "Parody Deformed" series, this time packaged with something accused of being "gum". As the thirteenth figure of the line, God Ginrai came with the "Transformer PD Type" comic, "Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!".
{{--}}

===''Super Collection Figure''===
[[File:SCF God Ginrai.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''God Ginrai''' ([[2000]])
**''Act'': '''1'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

:This PVC figure of Ginrai in his powered-up "God" form was available in the first "Act" of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s''[[Heroes of Cybertron|Super Collection Figure]]'' series. He came in both full-color and clear-plastic versions one each in every case of twelve figures.

: This mold would later be released as "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#Heroes of Cybertron|Powermaster Optimus Prime in Apex Armor]]" in the first wave of [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[Heroes of Cybertron]]'' line.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/GodGinrai/godginrai.htm More information on Super Collection Figure God Ginrai at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearGodGinrai/godginrai.htm More information on clear God Ginrai at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|SCFSuper}}
[[File:SCF Ginrai Super.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Super Ginrai''' (2000)
**''Act'': '''2'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: The second ''Super Collection Figure'' of Ginrai, in his less impressive "Super" mode, was available in the second Act of the series. Once again, he came in both full-color and clear plastic versions, one of each per case of twelve figures.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/SuperGinrai/superginrai.htm More information on Super Collection Figure Super Ginrai at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Cybertron/ClearSuperGinrai/superginrai.htm More information on clear Super Ginrai at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|SCFFireGuts}}
[[File:SCF-toy Ginrai Fire Guts.jpg|upright=1|thumb|Honestly not as shiny in real life as this pic makes it out.]]
*'''Fire Guts God Ginrai''' ([[2001]])
**''Act'': '''4'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: The original God Ginrai PVC was re-released in solid metallic gold for the fourth Act of the ''Super Collection Figure'' series, available as a rare chase "Secret Figure", available only in one out of every ten cases. It is currently unknown which figure Ginrai replaced in this Act.

: The "Fire Guts" concept was apparently the inspiration for the "[[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise#HOCSpark|Powermaster Optimus Prime Spark Attack]]" figure in the Hasbro ''Heroes of Cybertron'' line, although that figure was cast entirely in translucent yellow-orange plastic, rather than solid golden.

{{-}}{{anchor|SCFGinrai}}
[[File:SCF Ginrai.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So this is how Ginrai's ''SCF'' career ends. Not with a bang, but a whimper.]]
*'''Ginrai''' (2001)
**''Act'': '''5'''
**''Accessories'': Stand

: The fourth and final Ginrai PVC rendered the character in his basic robot form, released in the fifth, ''Masterforce''-centric Act of the series. This figure was available in both full-color and metallic silver "pewter" versions, one of each in every case of twelve figures.

: The pewter version of the figure has a potential problem with connector peg breakage, due to said pegs often getting a layer of pewter paint before being forced into a socket, leading to sticking and tearing. Care should be used when moving or removing the arms; shaving down the socket interior with a thin hobby knife is usually sufficient to fix the issue.

: In eight out of every ten cases, the pewter version of Ginrai came packaged with the head and torso of the wave's [[Scorponok (G1)#Super Collection Figure|BlackZarak]] "Build-A-Figure". These parts were available in both full-color and smokey translucent plastic, in an equal ratio of 4 out of every 10 cases each.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/Ginrai/ginrai.htm More information on Super Collection Figure Ginrai at TFU.info]''
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2002/Cybertron/PewterGinrai/ginrai.htm More information on pewter Ginrai at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

===''Gutto Kuru Figure Collection''===
[[File:CMs_corp_Ginrai.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[[Omni Productions|"Look, that's Optimus Prime. Quite a muscular man."]]]]
*'''Ginrai''' ([[2012]])
**''Accessories:'' Helmet, 2 smiling faces, 2 angry faces, 2 shouting faces, 4 pairs of hands
:A posable figure of Ginrai in his Godmaster armor was made by [[CM's Corporation]] as part of their ''[[Gutto Kuru Figure Collection]]'' series. He comes with a number of different hands, his helmet, three swappable heads with different expressions and three matching swappable faces for when he's wearing the helmet.

:Ginrai can be modified into his Western counterpart, [[Hi-Q#Gutto Kuru Figure Collection|Hi-Q]], by use of an additional head sold only with Gutto Kuru [[Minerva (human)#CMsspecialcol|Minelba Special Color Ver.]].
{{--}}

==Notes==
*''Jinrai'' (迅雷) is a Japanese word meaning "thunderclap", but Japanese creator [[Masumi Kaneda]], who named the character, notes the name was designed to evoke various other Japanese words that reflect the character, including ''shinrai'' (信頼, "trust"), ''kamurai'' (神来, "coming from God"), ''nin'ai'' (人愛, "love of people") and ''jin'ai'' (仁愛, "benevolence"). While ''Jinrai'' is the standard way of rendering the katakana that make up his name (ジンライ) in Latin characters, the name is consistently rendered as "Ginrai" in various Japanese sources, including the toy's packaging and the opening sequence of the ''Masterforce'' cartoon. Kaneda notes that this was also deliberate, with '''G'''in'''R'''ai intended to evoke '''G'''iant '''R'''obot.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/KanedaMasumi/status/1488901765923700736|quote=ジンライ(迅雷)を名付けた者がお答えします。正式には「GINRAI」です。信頼、神来、人愛、仁愛、そして「GR」=GIANT ROBOTの意味が含まれています。|name=Masumi Kaneda|site=Twitter|year=2022|month=02|day=02}}</ref> An elegant feature of the name to Kaneda was the fact that every katakana character in the name contains the ''no'' (ノ) character as a {{w|Chinese character strokes|stroke}}.<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/KanedaMasumi/status/1156543478152613888|quote=もちろん漢字にすれば迅雷です。「ジンライ」ってカタカナで書くと、4文字すべてに「ノ」が入るすわりの良さが隠し味です。|name=Masumi Kaneda|site=Twitter|year=2019|month=07|day=31}}</ref> God Ginrai (ゴッドジンライ), meanwhile, was named so that omitting every other Japanese syllable yields the word Gojira (ゴジラ), better known in the west as [[Godzilla]].<ref>{{citesocial|name=Masumi Kaneda|quote=Also, there’s something of a secret about his naming, that being that the powered up “God Ginrai” is pulled from “Godzilla.” For that reason, I think the name echoes a strong feeling.|site=''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]''|year=2001|month=07}} ([https://web.archive.org/web/20050207000229/http://www.tfpulp.com/archive/interview/interview.html translated at TFPulp.com] (archived))</ref>
*Early in preproduction for ''Super-God Masterforce'', Ginrai was named "N-Convoy". This is likely an English-based abbreviation of "New Convoy" (新コンボイ ''Shin Konboi'').<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://twitter.com/KanedaMasumi/status/1458489955257237504|quote=新コンボイはごく最初の考えていない時期のメーカー側の仮案=海外品準拠です。|name=Masumi Kaneda|month=11|day=10|year=2021|site=Twitter}}</ref>
*The human Ginrai's appearance is designed after screen actor {{w|Yujiro Ishihara|Yūjirō Ishihara}}.{{fact}}
*According to Ginrai's [[Tech Spec]]s, there is a generator within his transtector named the "[[Ultra Matrix]]", which contains far more energy than the [[Sun]]. No fiction has featured this device, though it is mentioned in magazines such as ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]''.
*Ginrai's supplementary [[bio]] card states that he is 20 years old. It also implies that he is an American of Japanese descent instead of a native of Japan.
*Ginrai was a candidate in [[TakaraTomy]]'s [[Fan polls#Masterpiece Fan's Choice|''Masterpiece'' Fan's Choice]] poll, which asked fans to determine which Autobot/Maximal leader from the franchise's then-30 year history should receive a new toy in the prestigious ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' line. Ginrai placed third, with 18.6% of the vote.

===Foreign names===
*''English:'' '''Optimus Prime''' ([[Omni Productions]] dub)
*''Italian:'' '''Commander'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jinrai''' (仁萊 ''Rénlái''), '''Chāoshén Jinrai''' (超神仁萊 ''Chāoshén Rénlái'', "Super-God Jinrai"), '''Leon''' (Taiwan ''Masterforce'' anime, 雷恩 ''Léiēn'')
*''Russian:'' '''Optimus Prime''' (Оптимус Прайм ''Optimus Prajm'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
[[Category:Godmasters]]
[[Category:Headmasters]]
[[Category:Kiss Players Autobots]]
[[Category:Knights]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends humans]]
[[Category:Masterpiece]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:MPG]]
[[Category:Repurposed toys]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce Autobots]]
[[Category:Super-God Masterforce humans]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
[[Category:Titan Masters]]
[[Category:Titans Return Autobots]]
[[Category:Variable species characters]]
[[Category:Victory Autobots]]

Targetmaster (technology)

2024-11-14T10:46:38Z

Lookatroopa: /* Marvel The Transformers comics */

{{disambig3|Targetmaster}}
[[File:Desertislandofspace-targetmaster-rollcall.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Cambot! GPC! Tom Servo! Croooooow!]]
The '''Targetmasters''' are a subset of Transformers [[Binary bonding|binary-bonded]] to smaller partners, who transform into their weapons. The partner is often an organic life form that has been bio-engineered to be partly mechanical, or wears a suit of armor that transforms around them to become the weapon.

The Targetmasters benefit from being able to take two minds into battle. A Targetmaster possesses a living weapon that is capable of making its own tactical decisions and target priorities. The advantage is similar to that of having a dedicated gunner aboard an aircraft or tank.

The Targetmaster process is often seen to follow shortly after development of the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] process. The earliest known Targetmasters were among the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s involved in the war on [[Nebulos]], and were paired with a bio-engineered [[Nebulan]] humanoid which wore a transforming exosuit. Later Targetmasters included virtually any Transformer specifically partnered with another being that becomes their weapon, not limited to Nebulans or organics. The term has been applied to the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] team<ref>[[Hasbro]]'s 1988 toy [[catalog]]</ref> and several [[Action Master]] pairings.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]''</ref>

Some Transformers, known as '''Double-Targetmasters''', are bonded with two smaller partners who can form individual weapons or combine with one another to form a 'double weapon', with the power of whichever weapon forms the 'barrel' boosted by the other.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
[[File:BrothersinArmor-Targetmasters.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Mouseketeer Roll Call! Cubby! Bobby! Gregor! Jimmy! Darlene! Annette!]]

The first Targetmasters were a group of six Autobots under the command of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]. Having traveled to the planet Nebulos in search of peace, this group surrendered their weapons to the natives to prove their peaceful intentions. {{storylink|Ring of Hate!}}

''Nebulon minds were duplicated and installed into transformable Nebulon-sized robots, creating the Targetmasters.'' {{storylink|The Final Conflict}}

{{note|This depiction of Targetmasters as robots with duplicated Nebulon minds and not actual Nebulons is unique to this story.}}

Some time later, [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] and his Decepticon Headmaster partner [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had discredited the Autobots, turned public opinion against them, and driven them into retreat. A group of six Nebulan dissidents undertook a great risk to join the Autobots, allowing themselves to be bio-engineered into replacement weapons for the six unarmed Autobots. Fugitives from the government, the Autobot Targetmasters adopted the code names [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Haywire]], [[Peacemaker]], [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]], [[Recoil (G1)|Recoil]], [[Firebolt (G1)|Sparks]], and [[Spoilsport]].

The Autobot Targetmasters' first trial by combat came at the [[Nursery (Nebulos)|Nursery]], a horticultural research facility that was under threat by Zarak's Decepticons. The newly minted Targetmasters engaged Scorponok and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] in a battle for the Nursery, but retreated as the facility was being destroyed by the battle, regardless of who was winning.

[[Vorath]] was soon able to duplicate the Autobots' experiment, creating a group of five Decepticon Targetmasters: [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]], [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]], [[Fracas]], [[Aimless]], and [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]], though they weren't quite a match for the Autobot Headmasters. All of the Targetmasters left Nebulos soon after, as the Autobots retreated to spare Nebulos further warfare, and the Decepticons pursued. {{storylink|Brothers in Armor!!}}

[[File:Nightstickwreckinghavoc.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

''At some point before leaving Nebulos, the Decepticons captured [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], and [[Pointblank]] and took them back to their [[Fortress of Despair]], apparently because they couldn't perfect the Targetmaster process. After a brief skirmish with the Autobot Headmasters, they retreated and let the Autobots follow them...directly into a trap! It was not creating Targetmasters that Scorponok was struggling with, but Headmasters. Although [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] was able to release the Autobot Targetmasters, and with their partners [[Peacemaker]], [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]], and [[Spoilsport]] they pretty much won the battle, Scorponok was able to escape with a captive [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] to study.'' {{storylink|Worlds Apart!}}

[[File:Nightstickcrushed.jpg|thumb|left|100px]]

After arriving on [[Earth]], the Autobot Targetmasters subsequently went on a mission to rescue the human [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] from the Decepticons. They were repulsed from the Decepticons' [[Club Con|island base]] by a phalanx of hidden weapons. {{storylink|The Desert Island of Space!}}

''Having left Scorponok's forces, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] attempted to force their former leader [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] to hand over his [[time-jump trigger device]], backed up by their Targetmaster partners. When the meeting was interrupted by the [[Wreckers]] and battle ensued, Springer attempted to relieve Cyclonus of [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] but was taken aback when the gun transformed and ran away from him.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

''Nightstick would not prove to be nearly so fortunate when Cyclonus and Scourge attempted to forge an alliance with the current [[Decepticon leader]] [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]]. When negotiations went badly, Shockwave sent a [[Straxus (G1)|clone]] of [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] to kill Cyclonus and crush his gun.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}}

''[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], along with [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] and [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], led an attack on an Autobot [[Ark shuttlecraft|shuttle]] to retrieve Scorponok's head from Highbrow, but once he had been reassembled they were spirited away to [[Limbo]] to make way for [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] from the future. Meanwhile, Scourge and [[Fracas]] were fighting alongside Galvatron and the Megatron clone against the Wreckers and [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhems]]. Ultimately the present-day Targetmasters reappeared when Soundwave returned his troops to their own time, but Cyclonus and Scourge vanished into the [[time rift]].'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

Additional Targetmasters may or may not have been created as the war went on. [[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] were both seen using weapons resembling their Targetmaster partners, but their individual circumstances do not seem to easily allow for them to have been on Nebulos to acquire Targetmaster partners. {{storylink|Yesterday's Heroes!}}

Recoil was among the weapons surrendered by the Autobots to the Decepticons as part of preparation for an alliance against [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. {{storylink|Surrender!}}
{{--}}

====Marvel UK future timelines====
[[File:Targetmaster-nomore.jpg|thumb|Hot Rod is no longer a Targetmaster as he mourns Firebolt's death.]]
In the year [[2007]], Autobot leader [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] reminisced about the war; on Nebulos where he first teamed up with his Targetmaster partner [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]] and later, on Earth, when Firebolt died under unspecified circumstances. {{storylink|Headhunt}}

====Earthforce====
{{earthforcefiction}}
[[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]] noted the double-paired Targetmasters known as Double-Targetmasters among his list of complaints about how complicated things had gotten in his absence. {{storylink|Starting Over!}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Targetmasters.jpg|left|thumb|Here's me, and here's my gun!]]
The creation of Targetmasters and [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], in this continuity, started with an initial idea of Brainstorm's that Autobots should use [[human]] partners while driving to help with steering and speed, this idea was confirmed when a race between [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] was won not by Blurr's speed, but by [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]]'s help in driving Hot Rod. [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]], however, was very sceptical about this idea.

After a large scale Decepticon attack, several Autobots, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]], and Daniel crash-landed on [[Nebulos]]; where the Autobots were taken captive by the inhabitants. After a Decepticon attack in which Daniel Witwicky was injured and put on life support, several Autobots were kidnapped by Decepticons.

The Nebulan warriors explained their situation with the [[Hive (G1)|Hive]] to the Autobots, and why they didn't trust them at first, and came to an agreement. Using Brainstorm's idea, they would use their and Daniel's minds with the Autobots' bodies to be powerful enough to defeat the Hive and save the others. Thus were born the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}}

Once the Headmasters got to know their partners, they set off to rescue the five captured captured Autobots. After some torture, Hot Rod, [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]], Blurr, [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], and [[Pointblank]] were all saved by the Headmasters.

After witnessing the power of secondary operators, the Decepticons and other Autobots saw the logic in having some of their own.

The defeated Decepticons were captured by the hive and taken to their underground base of operations. [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]], the leader of the hive gave the Decepticons an opportunity to become powerful like the Autobot Headmasters at the literal cost of their heads. [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] agreed to let the Nebulans make Headmasters only out of the Decepticons there with beast modes, they however would only let the organic beings into their weapons. So [[Skullcruncher (G1)|Skullcruncher]], [[Apeface]], [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]], [[Weirdwolf (G1)|Weirdwolf]], and [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] were turned into Headmasters, [[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]], [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]], [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], Scourge, and Cyclonus had their weapons modified so that hive members could fit into and transform into them.

[[File:Cyclonus tm.jpg|thumb|*ptew ptew*]]
[[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]], meanwhile had found a city and told the news to the other Autobots, damaging himself in the process. The Nebulans fixed him and believed the city he talked about to be the hive's old base from before they moved underground. The Decepticons, now with their Nebulan partners, attacked the Autobots again. Brainstorm was mad that the Decepticons stole his idea, the Head and Targetmasters and the Decepticons overwhelmed the Autobots and stole the key to the plasma energy chamber from them before the hive convinced the Decepticons to go back to Zarak to await orders.

Brainstorm, to even the odds, showed his fellow Autobots scans of [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]], showing how the Decepticons modified their guns and used the Nebulan tech to modify the non-Headmaster Autobot's guns and have Nebulan partners inside them. Hot Rod, Kup, Blurr, Crosshairs, Pointblank, and [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]]'s guns were modified and became the Autobot Targetmasters.

[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] then showed up on Nebulos and was introduced to the Autobot's Headmaster and Targetmaster partners. He was also informed that the Decepticons also had access to the same technology and the key to the plasma energy chamber. The Autobots went to the Decepticons to fight but they and their Nebulan partners had nearly completed their project. The Decepticons engaged the Autobots in combat but were surprised to see that the Autobots now had Targetmaster partners too.

The Autobots, however, were much more surprised to see that Zarak had created something big using the same Headmaster technology both factions had: [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
[[File:Tf headmaster 29 pointblank target on.jpg|thumb|left|FIRE IN THE HOLE!]]
Targetmaster partners hailed from the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], but unlike the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], they were partnered with a regular Transformer as opposed to a [[Transtector]]. This fusion came about in a blast which bonded a group of refugees from Master to the a group of Autobot soldiers, as well as a group of Decepticon marauders, who were terrorizing the refugees in the first place. Targetmasters took the place of their larger partner's entire hand instead of being held by it.

The Targetmasters spoke in a series of electronic beeps that only their bonded partner could understand, instead of speaking normally like their Headmaster brethren.

{{stub|[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'']] from [[Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)|Ep 37]] onwards, [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'']] "Targetmaster Chapter" (issues [[Targetmaster Chapter Prologue|45]] through [[Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part Two|53]]) more probably.}}

====''TV Magazine'' comic continuity====
{{stub|[[The Headmasters issue 7|''The Headmasters'' issue 7]], [[Transformers: The Headmasters (story page)|''Headmasters'' story pages]].}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{wingsnote}}
[[Tornado]] was a Targetmaster, usually wielded by his [[Squadron X]] leader [[Macabre]] and later [[Ferak]]. {{storylink|Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur|Torando - Decepticon Saboteur, 2014/06/10}}

Following the [[Great Transformation]], [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] found herself stationed at [[New Polyhex]], where she became a star pupil while training under the ancient and enigmatic Target Masters before being recruited into the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s. {{storylink|Flareup (G1)#BotCon2014|BotCon 2014 Knight Flareup profile card}}

===3H comics===
[[Chro]] was a Targetmaster. {{Storylink|Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek BotCon bio}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
The Targetmaster process was developed eons ago on Cybertron, as a process to forge a warrior and his weapon into a cohesive fighting team. The two are linked on a mental and physical level, allowing them to draw energy from each other and multitask with extreme efficiency. Targetmaster weapons cannot be wielded by another being without their consent unless they are somehow incapacitated in their weapon configuration. Severe injury or death of one partner can have a profound physical and emotional impact on the other.

The Targetmaster process was further expanded upon on the planet Nebulon. This would allow organic humanoids, not just mechanoids, to function as weapons when adorned with removable armor. The strength and endurance of these modified beings were greatly enhanced, though their appearance does not change. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye #8}}

[[Action Master]] partners that transformed into firearms were Targetmasters. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye}}

Those Targetmasters included:
{{collist|3|
*[[Catgut]]
*[[Gatoraider]]
*[[Glitch (G1)|Glitch]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)|Lionizer]]
*[[Push-Button]]
*[[Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Sights (G1)|Sights]]
*[[Top-Heavy]]
}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] and [[Break]] were Targetmasters due to their handheld weapon modes. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}

===Fun Publications ''Shattered Glass'' continuity===
[[File:Crosshairs SG.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb]]
In this reverse universe, the Targetmasters take a much more active role in battle: they can take all motor control over the limb of whoever is holding them. The small partners are [[Micromaster]]s with three modes: robot, vehicle, and weapon.

[[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]] devised a plan to keep the Decepticons stranded on Cybertron while the Autobots fled to Earth. To execute this plan, he, [[Scoop (SG)|Scoop]], and [[Crosshairs (SG)|Crosshairs]] took Targetmaster partners. [[Nightstick (SG)|Nightstick]] was easily able to take down Megatron, but the Decepticon Micromasters were able to thwart the entire group of Targetmasters, allowing Megatron to free himself. {{storylink|Do Over}}

The Targetmasters in this universe included:
{{collist|2|
*[[Holepunch (SG)|Holepunch]]
*[[Krunix (SG)|Krunix]]
*[[Nightstick (SG)|Nightstick]]
*[[Pinpointer (SG)|Pinpointer]]
}}

===''TransTech''===
After a bad experience with "colonists" from the [[Aurex]] Cluster, Nebulos made their atmosphere poisonous to Cybertronian life. In order to safely go undercover on this world, [[Vector Prime]] was binary bonded with [[Safeguard (TransTech)|Safeguard]], a friendly native. In addition to processing Vector Prime's fuel, he could also become a handheld weapon, making him a Target/Powermaster. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/11/01}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Targetmaster technology was first created in the 21st century, by the Nebulans [[Teslor]] and [[Arcana]], as an enhancement to the already-existing Headmaster technology. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}} The process involved the subjects mingling their sparks, granting both a dramatic boost in power, such as being able to shoot down ships from orbit. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}} The technology gave the Autobots a temporary advantage in the war for Nebulos, until [[Fracas]] and [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]] defected to the Decepticons, taking the Targetmaster process with them.

When the war spread to the planet [[Master (planet)|Rebirth]], the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] scientist [[Nucleon (TR)|Nucleon]] adapted the process to work with Cyberdroid physiology. Along with the Powermaster and Headmaster technology, it was used to create the [[Triple-Threat Master]] technology as well. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

Towards the end of the war, the mad Decepticon [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] found out the Targetmasters' ability to draw power from their wielder's Sparks could be amplified, and took the ability to its conclusion: being able to draw the life out of a Cybertronian just being near them. Terrified by this discovery, the Autobots and Decepticons arranged for the Targetmasters, organic and Cybertronian alike, to be granted exile when the war ended. However, this was a ruse, and both sides arranged for the mass murder of all Targetmasters to prevent their powers being used ever again. The systematic eradication was later dubbed the "[[Targetmaster Extirpation]]". However, a few Targetmasters did survive, and went into hiding on a Cybertron now utterly hostile to their kind.

In the 24th century, one of the last Targetmasters, [[Twirl (G1)|Twirl]], was killed by [[Overrun]] when she considered outing herself. This sequence of events led to Overrun himself dying to prevent anyone else getting their hands on him. {{storylink|Trigger Warnings}}

==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Targetmaster technology was first invented by the Decepticons during the war for Nebulos. These powerful binary-bonded weapons possessed the ability to draw extra power directly from the [[spark]]s of their wielders and dramatically increase their firepower. They would go on to become the most common form of Bonded Master, and the technology has found applications among all kinds of Transformers, including larger [[combiner]]s. {{storylink|The Enigma of Combination}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
*'''Targetmasters''' ([[1987]])
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] with [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|Haywire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]] with [[Pinpointer (G1)|Pinpointer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys|Hot Rod]] with [[Firebolt (G1)|Firebolt]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)|Kup]] with [[Recoil (G1)|Recoil]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pointblank]] with [[Peacemaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] with [[Spoilsport]]}}
|
|[[File:G1-toy Crosshairs.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Crosshairs]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The Autobot Targetmasters were sold boxed with their Targetmaster partners, and consisted of three all-new molds alongside slightly retooled versions of Hot Rod, Kup, and Blurr from the previous year's assortment. The three older molds featured enlarged fist holes, allowing them to hold their new weapons. Both old and new molds transform into futuristic/Cybertronian ground vehicles. All six can mount their Targetmaster weapon on their roof or hood while in vehicle mode.
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]] with [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]] with [[Aimless]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] with [[Fracas]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] with [[Caliburst (G1)|Caliburst]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Triggerhappy (G1)|Triggerhappy]] with [[Blowpipe (G1)|Blowpipe]]}}
|
|[[File:G1-toy Misfire.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Misfire]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
Similar to their Autobot counterparts, the Decepticon Targetmasters feature three new jet molds alongside retooled versions of Cyclonus and Scourge with enlarged fist holes. All five transform into futuristic/Cybertronian aircraft. Their weapons can be mounted on top of them in jet form. The three newer molds were also sold in 1988.
|}

{{anchor|JapaneseTargetmasters}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Japanese-original Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|Stepper ([[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]]) with [[Nebulon (Headmasters)|Nebulon]] (Nightstick)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Artfire]] with [[Nightstick (Headmasters)|Nightstick]]}}
|
|[[File:G1-toy Stepper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|thumb|Stepper]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
Artfire and Ricochet are [[redeco]]s and [[retool]]ings of the original toys for [[Inferno (G1)#Toys|Inferno]] and [[Jazz (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Jazz]], respectively. They each come with the Targetmaster partner molds that were used as Fracas and Nightstick in the US.
|}

*'''Targetmasters''' ([[1988]])
{{anchor|doubletargetmasters}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Autobot Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Landfill (G1)|Landfill]] with [[Flintlock]] and [[Silencer (G1)|Silencer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Quickmix (G1)|Quickmix]] with [[Boomer]] and [[Ricochet (G1)|Ricochet]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] with [[Holepunch (G1)|Holepunch]] and [[Tracer (Targetmaster)|Tracer]]}}
|
|[[File:G1-toy Landfill.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Landfill, now with Nebulan-on-Nebulan action!]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
Often referred to as the "small Targetmasters" to distinguish them from the larger 1987 releases, these toys were sold carded. Each toy includes two smaller Targetmaster partners, each of which can form a gun or combine as a larger gun. The two guns can also mount on the robot's vehicle form. The three Autobots share a construction vehicle theme. These toys were never released in Japan.
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Decepticon Targetmasters'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] with [[Sunbeam (G1)|Sunbeam]] and [[Zigzag]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quake (G1)|Quake]] with [[Tiptop]] and [[Heater]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]] with [[Hairsplitter]] and [[Singe]]}}
|
|[[File:G1-toy Quake.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Quake]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The Decepticon "small Targetmasters" were sold carded with two Targetmaster partners each. Like the 1988 Autobots, these partners can form independent or combined weapons, and mount on their partner Transformers' vehicle forms or be wielded by them in robot mode. The three Transformers all turn into military vehicles. These toys were never released in Japan.
|}

{{anchor|seacons}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="99%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Seacons'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Nautilator]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skalor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Tentakil (G1)|Tentakil]]}}
|
|[[File:Nautilatorg1toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Nautilator]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The Seacons, marketed as "Targetmaster Seacons",<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=__goRbwv7KY&list=PLo0_Is3Ewg7pHFLB7t5-pK-9Q2kwmJD9Q&index=60&ab_channel=walruslaw ''The Transformers'' Seacon commercial on YouTube.]</ref> are a [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]-style combiner team, with [[Snaptrap (G1)|a large leader toy]] who forms the torso of a larger robot, with four smaller toys plugging in to form the limbs. The team was given an additional fifth small toy, however. All five small toys have a "weapon" mode—essentially their creature mode with a gun barrel attached—allowing any of them to be used by the combined robot as a Targetmaster weapon. Each small toy could also form a free-standing gun by attaching to a small stand included with the toy.
|}

===''Universe'' (2008)===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Cyclonus]] with [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|"Challenge At Cybertron" three-pack ([[Galvatron (G1)/toys#ChallengeAtCybertron|Galvatron]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#ChallengeAtCybertron|Cyclonus]] w/ [[Nightstick (G1)#ChallengeAtCybertron|Nightstick]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#ChallengeAtCybertron|Rodimus]])}}
|
|[[File:UniverseCyclonusCorrected.JPG|upright=1.66|thumb|Cyclonus]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
A re-imagining of their original designs, giving Nightstick unprecedented (for the time) articulation for a Targetmaster. In various of Hasbro's Asian markets, a three-pack named "Challenge at Cybertron" was also released that features redecos of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Rodimus]] as well as ''Universe'' [[Galvatron (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Galvatron]] and Cyclonus, with the latter again coming with a redecoed Nightstick.
|}

===''Gentei! Gentei!''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strafe (G1)|Strafe]] with [[Rocketbot]]}}
|
|[[File:Henkei-toy Rocketbot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Rocketbot]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
[[Redeco]]s of the ''Universe'' Cyclonus and Nightstick molds.
|}

===''United''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Ricochet (Headmasters)#United 2|Stepper]] (w/ [[Nebulon (Headmasters)#United 2|Nebulon]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Artfire#United 2|Artfire]] (w/ [[Nightstick (Headmasters)#United|Nightstick]] and [[Sparks#Toys|Sparks]])}}
|[[File:Unitedtoy-Artfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Artfire]]
</ul>
|}

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Targetmaster Microns'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracas#United 2|Fracas]] (2010)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Haywire (Targetmaster)#United|Haywire]] (2010)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Recoil (G1)#United|Recoil]] (2011)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Spoilsport#United|Spoilsport]] (2011)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Caliburst (G1)#United|Caliburst]] (2011)}}
|
[[File:United-toy Recoil.jpg|Recoil|thumb|upright=1.66]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The ''[[Power Core Combiners]]'' [[Mini-Con]] molds were released as "Targetmaster Microns" as [[campaign item]]s in the Japanese toyline ''[[Transformers United]]''.<ref>[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/event/micron_01.html ''Transformers United'' official site]</ref> Stepper and Artfire came with a redeco of ''Universe'' Nightstick as their respective partners, but Artfire also came with "Sparks", effectively another Nightstick but in the style of the other ''Power Core Combiners'' redecoes inspired by the ''United'' manga.
|}

===''Transformers'' (campaign item)===
{{main|Arms Micron}}
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Arms Microns'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Aimless#Transformers (campaign item)|Aimless]] (2011)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Peacemaker#Transformers (campaign item)|Autobot Peaceman]] (2011)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Blowpipe (G1)#Transformers (campaign item)|Blowpipe]] (2011)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers (campaign item)|Autobot Firebolt Clear Yellow Ver.]] (2012)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Firebolt (G1)#Preorder|Autobot Firebolt]] (2012)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Vector Oracle#Transformers (campaign item)|Vector Oracle]] (2012)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Pinpointer (G1)#Transformers (campaign item)|Autobot Pinpointer]] (2012)}}
|
[[File:Prime-toy Aimless.jpg|Aimless|thumb|upright=1.66]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The Takara redecoes of the ''Power Core Combiner'' Mini-Con molds continued in exactly the same vein, just dropping the ''United'' branding, rounding out the full set of the original Targetmaster partner characters. Though technically sold as [[Arms Micron]]s, the relevant releases are listed here for convenience.
|}

===''Transformers'' (2010)===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|"Battle in Space" (G1 [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Rodimus]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Transformers (2010)|Cyclonus]] with [[Nightstick (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Nightstick]])}}
{{Bp-a1|Masterpiece [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Rodimus Prime]] (with [[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Offshoot]])}}
|
|[[File:Masterpiecetoy-Offshoot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Offshoot]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
The North American release of Masterpiece [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Rodimus Prime]] came with a "Limited Edition" Targetmaster partner named [[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Offshoot]]. Additionally, a two-pack named "Battle in Space" was released that features redecos of ''Universe'' Rodimus and Cyclonus very similar to the Asian-exclusive "Challenge at Cybertron" three-pack, with Cyclonus once again including a redecoed version of Nightstick.
|}

===''Masterpiece''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Artfire#Masterpiece|Artfire]] (w/ [[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Masterpiece|Nightstick]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#MP-40|Targetmaster Hot Rodimus]] (w/ [[Firebolt (G1)#Masterpiece|Firebolt]])}}
|[[File:Masterpiece MP-37 Artfire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|thumb|Artfire]]
</ul>
|}
Following the creation of a new-mold Nightstick to accompany Artfire, the "Offshoot" mold released exclusively with Hasbro's release of Rodimus Prime was redecoed to accompany a version of the later ''Masterpiece'' Hot Rod toy.

===''Generations''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Scoop (G1)#Generations|Autobot Scoop]] (w/ [[Holepunch (G1)#Generations|Holepunch]] & [[Tracer (Targetmaster)#Generations|Caliburst]])}}
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|[[File:Scoop-deluxe-generations.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Scoop]]
</ul>
|}

===''Combiner Wars''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Spinister (G1)#Combiner Wars|TFSS Spinister]] (w/ [[Hairsplitter#Combiner Wars|Shrute]] & [[Singe#Generations|Singe]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Generations|TFSS Needlenose]] (w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Combiner Wars|Sunbeam]] & [[Zigzag#Combiner Wars|Zputty]])}}
</ul>
|}
Redecos of ''Generations'' Scoop's Targetmaster partners. Shrute and Zputty are redecos of Holepunch while Singe and Sunbeam are redecos of Caliburst.
{{--}}

===''Adventure''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Roadblock (RID)|Roadblock]] (w/ [[Targetmaster (RID)|Targetmaster]])}}
</ul>
|}
A redeco of ''Generations'' Scoop that comes with a redeco of Caliburst (but not Holepunch), literally named "Targetmaster".
{{--}}

===''Legends''===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Legends|Targetmaster Hot Rodimus]] (w/ [[Firebolt (G1)#Legends|Firebolt]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Kup (G1)/toys#Legends|Targetmaster Cher]] (w/ [[Recoil (G1)#Legends|Recoil]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Legends|Targetmaster Triggerhappy]] (w/ [[Blowpipe (G1)#Legends|Blowpipe]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Doublecross#Legends|Targetmaster Doublecross]] (w/ [[Haywire (Targetmaster)#Legends|Haywire]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Misfire (G1)#Legends|Targetmaster Misfire]] (w/ [[Aimless#Legends|Aimless]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-d1|[[Slugslinger (G1)#Legends|Targetmaster Slugslinger]] (w/ [[Caliburst (G1)#Legends|Caliburst]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (G1)#LG62|Targetmaster Windblade]] (w/ [[Pinpointer (G1)#Legends|Pointech]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Topspin (G1)#Legends|Targetmaster Topspin]] (w/ [[Peacemaker#Legends|Peaceman]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twin Twist (G1)#Legends|Targetmaster Twin Twist]] (w/ [[Spoilsport#Legends|Spoil]])}}
|[[File:TF-LG-45-Targetmaster-Rodimus.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hot Rodimus]]
|-
|width="100%" valign="top" colspan=8|
</ul>
Nine figures came with newly molded Targetmaster accessories exclusive for the toyline, updating all of the first wave of Targetmaster characters except Fracas and Nightstick.
|}
{{--}}

===''War for Cybertron: Siege''===
[[File:WFCS-Battle-Master-Blowpipe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Blowpipe]]
{{main|Battle Master}}
:The small Battle Master 'bots introduced within the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' toyline are a clear progression of the Targetmaster gimmick; consisting of either modernisations of classic Targetmasters or original figures converting into melee weapons or shields. Unfortunately, only two base molds were used to create the majority of Targetmaster updates ([[Firebolt (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Firedrive]] and [[Blowpipe (G1)#War for Cybertron: Siege|Blowpipe]]/[[Aimless#War for Cybertron: Siege|Aimless]], based specifically on their above ''Legends'' figures), making most of the gun-themed Battle Masters rather homogenous-looking.
{{--}}

===''Legacy''===
''Legacy'' Targetmasters more faithfully replicate their original Generation 1 designs than the previous Battle Masters, but also the Generation 1 toys' lack of articulation, owed to sharing the Deluxe price point with their larger partners.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Pointblank#Legacy|Autobot Pointblank]] (w/ [[Peacemaker#Legacy|Peacemaker]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Needlenose (G1)#Legacy|Needlenose]] (w/ [[Sunbeam (G1)#Legacy|Sunbeam]] & [[Zigzag#Legacy|Zigzag]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Windsweeper #Legacy|Windsweeper]] (w/ [[Ozone]] & [[Cleansweep]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quake (G1)#Legacy|Quake]] (w/ [[Tiptop#Legacy|Tiptop]] & [[Heater#Legacy|Heater]])}}
|[[File:TF-Legacy-Deluxe-Blanker.jpeg|upright=1.66|thumb|Pointblank]]
</ul>
|}
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Targetmaster''' (ターゲットマスター ''Tāgettomasutā'')
*''Hungarian:'' '''Célmester''' ("Targetmaster")
*''Russian:'' '''Vlastooruzhets''' (Властооружец, "Powergunner")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==See also==
*[[Arms Micron]]
*[[Battle Master]]

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising subgroups]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising technology]]
[[Category:Generation 1 subgroups]]
[[Category:Generation 1 technology]]
[[Category:Gimmicks]]
[[Category:The Headmasters subgroups]]
[[Category:The Headmasters technology]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass subgroups]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass technology]]
[[Category:Targetmasters| ]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game technology]]
[[Category:Wings Universe subgroups]]
[[Category:Wings Universe technology]]

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline

2024-11-14T10:44:43Z

Lookatroopa: /* 2011 */

{{featured}}
[[File:Epiloge-timelinecollage.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2|''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGidvt4NTPI Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight]'']]

The '''timeline''' of the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] is a dense and multi-layered epic that charts billions of years of history, from before the beginning of time to the distant future, all the way to the very end of the universe. The continuity is primarily organized around the first three seasons of the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]] and its various Japan-exclusive continuations: these include, but are not limited to, ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'', ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'', as well as ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'', and a slew of ancillary media, which includes ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]''.

From [[2006]] to [[2007]], the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' franchise published two official chronologies (which can be read '''[[Source:Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|here]]''') that amalgamated most of the stories that had come before into a grand, unified timeline. Along with linking existing events from these series together, they recorded several new events and [[retcon]]ned other developments to make everything fit more or less together, and in doing so provided a foundation for future authors to build around these pre-existing stories.

Within the fictional ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], the Japanese cartoon continuity frequently crosses over with other universes—most often with the comedic inhabitants of the [[Legends World]], but also the [[BT World]], a notable splinter timeline that branches off from the "main" Japanese cartoon universe just before the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and the advanced Cybertronians who inhabit the [[Cloud World]]. Given the vast breadth, depth, and scope of this timeline, some inconsistencies are unavoidable—in 2015, the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook feature handwaved some of these details away by explaining that [[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]]'s destruction of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] destabilized the fabric of reality, and that any inconsistencies can be blamed on an unseen observer's haphazard attempts to repair the local space-time. (Although it should be noted that Ask Vector Prime was not accessible to a Japanese audience and created plot points that were disregarded by later fiction.) In the real world, authors and artists have generally developed a much tighter approach to [[canon]] and continuity. Subsequent stories throughout the 2010s and 2020s have more-or-less adhered to this chronology of events—stories such as ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'', ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'', and [[Ask Vector Prime]] have filled in notable gaps in the timeline by telling interquel tales weaving in and around the various cartoon "eras".

{{TOC|limit=2}}

==1,000,000,000+ years ago==
===Original multiverse===
[[File:Space Become One.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Reality is made up of seven disparate universes, each dominated by their own variation of [[Star Power]], which is derived from "[[the One|G One]]". This being, also known as "the One" appoints the [[Angolmois Energy]]-based being known as [[Primus|the Oracle]] as protector of this multiverse, granting him a new body made of [[Golden Power]]. Rechristened as "Primus", he goes on to found the [[Primus Vanguard]], a peacekeeping force made up of seven suborganizations, safeguarding their respective colored universe under their own leaders. Those leaders each have their own Matrix filled with a specific color of Star Power, with unique abilities—Primus himself holds the [[Silver Matrix]], which can collect and contain the seven Star Powers to become the [[Zodiac]] and restart reality.

However, the Primus Vanguard receives a recurring enemy, the [[Specter]]s, who are "inversions of the Matrix spectrum" and take on ghostly visages based on deceased leaders. The [[Blue Order]] leader, [[Brightes|Blue Brightes Convoy]] dies and passes on the mantle of the [[Matrix Sword]] and the [[α Matrix|Blue Matrix]] to [[Blue Big Convoy|Big]], to self-assumed forerunner Chief Engineer [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus]]'s disapproval. To defeat the Specters for good, the Primus Vanguard collectively decide to unleash the full light of their Matrices, which has the side effect of unifying the seven universes into one. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}} {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}
{{--}}

===Precursor World===
[[File:Generations Selects Primus Vanguard.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

The [[Precursor World|singular universe]] comes under attack by the mysterious [[Vok]]. Unknowing of their origins, Primus uses the [[Black Legendisc|Black Matrix]] to peer into the future. Seeing [[G1 World|a universe of ruin and war]], Primus also discovers that the Vok are the evolved forms of the Specters from the future. [[Primacron]], Primus's pet that acquired intelligence, contributes to Primus's spiral by revealing that he has extracted the "essence" of his Matrix, purifying it to become what he calls "Angolmois Energy". Desperate to stop what he sees as a terrible future, Primus begins a complex plan to avert the coming reality by restarting the universe himself. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}}

With [[Golden Age (GS)|his loyal cadre of followers]], Primus begins by travelling to [[#2050|2050]] of the next world and acquiring the used-up Silver Matrix from the future. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}} Bringing in [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] from [[#2011|2011]], Primus gives Prime the older Silver Matrix and has him remove the Vok threat from this universe by tapping into his future self as Star Convoy. {{Storylink|Star Convoy comic}} However, to gather the Star Powers from the unassisting Primus Vanguard leaders, Primus's [[Primus's envoy|envoy]] tasks [[Halfshell]]'s [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]] to join forces with [[Turtler]]'s [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] from [[#2020|2020]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}} In the meantime, the [[Blue Order]] is destroyed from within by the still-vengeful Straxus twins and the Matrix Sword stolen by them. Blue Big Convoy dies in the process, {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}} but his [[spark]] is infused in the sword. His death also evolves the drone MC11 into [[Magna Convoy]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic}}

[[File:FinalePart1-NeoPrimusBattle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Through the exploits of the Seacons and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] (an upgraded form of Galvatron), the Star Powers are gathered together in one spot, along with players like Primacron (who has turned the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]] into the massive Neo Primus robot). With the past Silver Matrix, Primus collects all of the Star Powers and attempts to restart the universe, {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}} but is interrupted by Primacron, who uses Neo Primus to shed the Oracle of his "Primus" body. Neo Primus is taken care of by the efforts of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] from [[#2050|2050]] and Primacron goes into hiding.

Megatron Omega takes in Golden Power for himself and evolves into Gold Megatron. He attempts to use his [[New Primus Vanguard]] and the [[Gold Matrix]] to take over all time, but he is foiled thanks to the actions of Star Convoy and the Megatron from 2050 (who possesses [[Green Megatron]]). After a brief detour to 2011 to stop [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s resurrection, the Oracle returns everybody to their proper time but not before erasing the appropriate memories. However, the Oracle ends up captured by the Straxus twins, who have a facility creating experimental Transformers and seek to take over in the devastation of the Primus Vanguard. [[Soundwave (BW)|Soundwave]], a member of the Golden Age, plans to bring about the freedom of his leader and the restoration of the Primus Vanguard. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

Two of the Straxuses' experiments, [[Convobat]] and [[Megalligator]], escape the villains' clutches. Megalligator joins up with Soundwave, {{storylink|Cybertron Convobat prequel comic}} while Convobat joins up with Magna Convoy. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy}} Eventually, the Primus Vanguard is restored, who continue protecting the universe until its end. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}
{{--}}

===15 billion BCE===
[[File:Z01 zoodiaku.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

The [[Big Bang (event)|Big Bang]] creates the current universe. The combined Star Power from the previous reality becomes the [[Zodiac]], {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}} which shatters into a supermineral spread across the universe. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 2 Roadfire Chapter|Roadfire Chapter}}

Only a handful of beings survive the violent birth of the universe, including Primacron, the Oracle, and the [[Three Wise Ones]]. Primacron imprisons his former master within the physical vessel known as the "[[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]" and taps the combined life energy of the previous universe through the Oracle and the Matrix to populate the universe with various robotic lifeforms. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}
{{--}}

===12 billion BCE===
[[File:FinalePart2-PrimusCybertron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The [[Milky Way]] forms.<ref name="KP">''Kiss Players'' timeline</ref> Primacron creates [[Unicron]], a planet-sized robot that feeds on mechanical worlds and their inhabitants. Unicron rebels; after wounding his creator, he escapes into the wider universe, where he rampages unchecked for billions of years. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} The Oracle, with his apelike vessel destroyed, flees amidst the chaos and eventually reaches a desolate planet in the center of the universe, which he merges with and reshapes into a verdant paradise. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}} The Oracle senses that Primacron will iterate on Unicron to create the energy-absorbing [[Tornedron]] in [[#2010|2010]], and summons [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] and many other "[[primitive]]" Transformers from the same time to defeat Primacron's creation. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}<ref>Sky Lynx's line in the English version, "we are being called to a very ancient and sacred place", is localized in the Japanese dub as "called by ancient voices, I feel as I am travelling to a secret world of the past". Subsequent timelines and stories would take this line as literally indicting time travel.</ref>

[[File:FinalePart2-VectorSigma.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

At some point after this, the [[Quintesson]]s arrive on the Oracle's planet and use a device to [[Cyberforming|terraform]] the planet into a mechanical factory world they call [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They obtain the empty Matrix, which absorbs their evil wisdom, and imprison the Oracle within the [[Vector Sigma]] supercomputer; the aliens control Vector Sigma through their mechanization device, which becomes the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], and the Matrix. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}} The Quintessons experiment with interdimensional travel and construct a portal to [[Menonia]], through which they banish heretical Quintessons who practice magic. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}} {{storylink|Alternation}} An early attempt at creating life yields the [[Trans-Organic]]s, fusions between organic and machine life, but the malformed creatures are deemed failures and sealed away deep beneath the planetary surface. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}} The genesis of the Trans-Organics marks the Oracle's first attempt at a techno-organic fusion between two radically different forms of life, but these early attempts only exemplify the worst attributes of both. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

The Quintessons turn their attention to mass-producing a race of [[Transformer|robotic servants]]. The two product lines—consumer goods and military hardware—are the ancestors of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A3]] is the first of these robots to be constructed. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}} Cruel and abusive, the Quintessons mistreat their creations and force them to fight each other for their entertainment. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

At some point during or after these events, the [[Hate Plague]] ravages the universe. A "wise man" uses the knowledge within the Matrix to seal the maddening spores away inside a star, although the Matrix does not yet possess enough accumulated wisdom to eradicate the plague entirely. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}} [[It|The first Quintesson]] to posses the Matrix, who seemingly bears witness to these events, leaves an imprint of itself within the artifact. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}
{{--}}

==1,000,000+ years ago==
===11 million BCE===
[[File:BetasAutobotRebels.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

A lone Quintesson realizes that their Cybertronian slaves have the potential to evolve beyond their specifications, and foresees a day when they will claim independence from their creators. Mocked for his beliefs, he leaves Cybertron and dedicates himself to cataloguing all information in the universe; over millennia, he gradually evolves into an omnipotent being of pure data and becomes known as the "[[Seeker (United)|Seeker]]". {{storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}} Another rogue Quintesson by the name of [[Mara-Al-Utha]] is banished to Menonia, where he deposes the [[Golden One]] and adopts the identity of the "Red Wizard". {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

The Matrix is acquired from the Quintessons<ref name="KP"/> and emptied of their evil wisdom, which takes the form of [[Devil Z|vengeful energy being]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} The Matrix is possessed by [[Primon|an ancient robot]], who passes it on to [[Prima|a powerful gladiator]]. The powerful robot is killed by the Quintessons for rebellion and so the Matrix is given to [[Prime Nova|a brooding robot]]. Their wisdom and memories are collected in the Matrix, as are those of later bearers. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Eventually, the Autobots rebel against their tyrannical masters, with A3 and [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] as leaders. At one point during the rebellion, future Quintessons from the year [[#2010|2010]] use a [[Time Window]] to try and change history—however, their interference sends the Autobots [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] backwards in time while simultaneously displacing A3 to the future. Before time can unravel, the Autobots put things right and history continues along its proper course. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:Ffod4 early soldiers.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

The victorious Cybertronians finally expel the Quintessons from their planet. However, this first conflict is but a prelude to a series of increasingly bloody wars fought between the autocratic Decepticons and the civilian Autobots. The Autobots, who lack the combat abilities of their Decepticon brethren, struggle to mount an effective counterattack, and many of them choose to flee Cybertron entirely. {{Storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} On [[Antilla]], the [[Thirteenth Legion]] showcase their presence by creating a giant Autobot symbol on the planetary surface that is visible from space. They create the [[Lightning Bug]] weapon and much other advanced technology, but they perish when a meteor shower infects their planet with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{Storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

The Matrix becomes a sigil associated with Autobot leadership. [[Guardian Prime|One early bearer of the Matrix]] dies early in the war and [[Zeta Prime (G1)|another]] inherits the Matrix. The Autobots fight back against the Decepticons by inventing [[transformation]] technology; aided by this new ability, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|the latest Autobot leader]] defeats the [[Trannis|Decepticon warlord]] and ushers in a [[Golden Age]] of peace and prosperity. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

The scientists [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] travel to [[Earth]]. Skyfire crashes into the Arctic and Starscream, unable to find his friend, returns to Cybertron. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}
{{--}}

===9 million BCE===
[[File:WarDawn title.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

According to a tale told by [[Giga]], the Godmessenger [[Devil Z]] and the [[Godmaster (god)|Godmaster]] entity come to Earth. Careering to the ground, Godmaster breaks into eight unrefined [[transtector]]s and falls into dormancy, with the [[Overlord (G1)|largest component]] falling to the bottom of the sea. This component, along with two others, would be later acquired by Devil Z. {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}}

[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] is built by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and becomes the Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]]. The [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s begins. When Megatron kills [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|the leader of the Autobots]], A3, now going by the name "[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]", takes the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] until a suitable bearer is found. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Soon enough, Megatron injures a young dockworker named Orion Pax; with the assistance of the time-travelling [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], Orion Pax is rebuilt into the [[Supreme Commander]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], while his girlfriend Ariel becomes [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

[[Megaempress]] is constructed using some of Megatron's leftover parts. She creates [[Moonheart]] and [[Lunaclub]] as servants; [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] uses [[Flowspade]] in an attempt to bring down the group from within, but Flowspade goes rogue and swears fealty to Megaempress. When Megaempress uses her seduction powers to try and usurp Megatron, Shockwave puts Megaempress and Flowspade into stasis. {{Storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} In the meantime, Megatron uses the [[Robosmasher]] to turn the Constructicons into Decepticons, who betray their friend [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and destroy [[Crystal City]]. Omega Supreme destroys the Robosmasher before their new [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] form can turn him into a Decepticon as well. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}
{{--}}

===4 million BCE===
[[File:FourMillionYearOldVeilOfMystery-Transtectors.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

A group of [[Cyberdroid]]s led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] escape Cybertron in search of a new home. Unfortunately, they crash on the hostile planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], where they struggle to survive. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} When a temporally-displaced [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] crashes on Master, Fortress studies the gigantic Transformer's advanced physiology; thanks to this unexpected breakthrough, the citizens of Master develop [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] technology, which allows them to pilot [[transtector]] bodies. Eventually, Fortress bases the massive [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] on Brave Maximus's design. {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 48|Kiss Players #48}} {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}} Many Cyberdroids physically and mentally train to be Headmasters, but some, like [[Jack (G1)|Jack]], wash out of the program. {{Storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

[[File:ArkCartoon1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The hot-headed [[Pointblank]] is expelled by Optimus Prime from the Autobots when he refuses a direct order not to pursue a battlefield vendetta. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} With [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], Pointblank takes this time to become a legendary warrior without personal attachments known for taking down hundreds of Decepticons in battle. They meet [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who they do not particularly like. {{storylink| Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Megatron creates the [[Powered Master|Poweredrons]], who can use their [[Powered Engine]]s to terraform planets into energy-producing colonies. However, they realize Megatron's evil and leave the Decepticons, but not before they steal a fleet of starships to bring civilians to [[Paradron]], a world they secretly developed. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 3 Dai Atlas Chapter|Dai Atlas Chapter}} {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} They return to Cybertron and join the Autobots; leader [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] tells Optimus Prime of energy signs on [[Earth|the third planet]] of the [[Solar System]]. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 3 Dai Atlas Chapter|Dai Atlas Chapter}}

Three Decepticons board an escape pod and crash-land in southeast Asia. Their [[idento-computer]]s reformat them into insectoid configurations, and the newly minted "[[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s" spend the next millions of years subsisting upon organic matter. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}<ref>The Japanese dub confuses Megatron's poorly phrased line of "This is a Decepticon escape module launched before our own starship crashed on Earth four million years ago" as meaning that the Insecticons took off long before the ''Nemesis'' crashed on Earth.</ref>

Perpetual war on Cybertron threatens to drain the planet's remaining resources entirely. Eventually, Optimus Prime gathers a team of Autobots and launches the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' in search of new energy sources. Megatron and his Decepticons pursue them aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' and intercept them over prehistoric Earth. Most of the Decepticons board the ''Ark'', but, in the chaos, both ships fall into Earth's gravity well. The ''Ark'' crashes into [[Mount St. Hilary]], and all of the Transformers aboard enter a long period of [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

In Megatron's absence, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] becomes steward of Cybertron, but an underground cell of rebellious [[Female Autobots]] led by [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] contest his rule. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
{{--}}

===3 million BCE===
[[File:BeastWars2 clash.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

The enigmatic [[Vok]] discover ancient Earth and use the planet as a vast laboratory for their mysterious experiments, which include the construction of [[Standing Stones]] {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}, [[Brigadoon]], {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} and a [[Planet Buster|second moon]]. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} A group of rogue [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s led by [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] aboard the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Terror Crasher]]'', following the instructions on a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] left by his namesake, travel back in time and crash-land on prehistoric Earth around a million years after their ancestors arrived.<ref>"[[Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!]]" notes that the Maximals and Predacons arrived three million years prior to the setting of that story in the early 1980s.</ref> They are pursued by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and a small group of Maximals on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', and both sides adopt [[beast mode]]s to protect themselves from ambient [[energon radiation]]. Unaware of the planet's true nature, the Transformers refer to the planet as "Energoa". {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} Only [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] knows the truth; at some point, he finds the crashed ''Ark'' at Mount St. Hilary, but chooses not to go through with his ancestor's dangerous plan to kill Optimus Prime and change the outcome of the Great War. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} He buries the tunnel to his discovery with a bomb. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} The two shipwrecked factions kickstart the "[[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]" as they struggle for control of the planet's abundant energon. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Starscream's ghost, adrift in time and space, arrives on prehistoric Earth and briefly possesses the hapless [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] before an energon explosion severs his disembodied spark from its host. {{storylink|Possession}} On another occasion, they cross paths with Maximals and Predacons from the distant future; {{storylink|Optimus Primal Chapter}} shortly thereafter, the Beast Warriors do battle with Autobots and Decepticons from [[Movie continuity family|another universe]]. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}}

[[File:Other Voices 1 Moon opening.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The invisible [[Atari Hitotonari]] and [[Star Dust]] try to acquire a fragment of the Allspark—in actuality [[Angolmois Energy]]—from Optimus Primal by kissing him, then jumping further into the future. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 2}} {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 45|Kiss Players #45}} Optimus Primal finds himself displaced to other eras twice: the first occurs when he is pulled to [[Gaia]] in the far future to assist [[Lio Convoy]]; {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}} the second comes when he travels through the [[Blastizone]] in pursuit of Megatron, which briefly takes the pair to the year [[#2004|2004]]. {{storylink|To War! Optimus Primal}} "Beast Megatron" leads the future Decepticons {{Storylink|Change in Command: The Usurper Decepticon}} for a year, but both are eventually returned to their original time periods through the power of [[solitarium]]. {{Storylink|And Then}}

The first phase of the Beast Wars conclude when the Vok decide that the Transformers have irrevocably damaged their experiments and activate the [[Planet Buster]] to sterilize the planet entirely. Optimus Primal destroys the device before it can scorch the Earth, but Megatron's sabotage ensures that Primal is also destroyed in the process. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} The subsequent [[quantum surge]] mutates many Transformers into [[Fuzor]]s and [[Transmetal]]s, {{storylink|Aftermath}}, and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] eventually resurrects Optimus Primal into a Transmetal body. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} Protoform X reawakens on Earth and is forcibly enlisted to the Predacons as "[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]". {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

[[File:G1Prime BWMegs.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

During the second leg of the Beast Wars, Megatron attempts to change history and alter the outcome of the Autobot-Decepticon war. The former Predacon [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] stymies his first attempt to do so by sacrificing himself to protect [[Anthropoid|humanity's ancestors]]; {{storylink|Code of Hero}} The time-travelling Atari and Star Dust kiss Optimus Primal's Transmetal form to acquire the second fragment of the "Allspark" before jumping further in time. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 2}} {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 45|Kiss Players #45}} When Agent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] of the [[Predacon Secret Police]] arrives to arrest Megatron, the captured Predacon persuades Ravage to his side and puts his final contingency plan into play: dig up the ''Ark'', kill Optimus Prime, and change history. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} Ravage perishes when the Maximals destroy his [[transwarp cruiser]], {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} but a [[Central Consciousness File X-9|copy]] of his consciousness survives in the ship's [[Schrödinger's Box|flight recorder]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of the Past}} Using [[datatrax]] obtained from [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]'s copy of the Golden Disk, Megatron accesses the ''Ark'', shoots Optimus Prime in the head, and triggers a devastating [[timestorm]]. {{Storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

To Megatron's disappointment, the Maximals repair the damaged Autobot leader; when Primal takes his ancestor's [[spark]] into his body, the fusion upgrades his body into a powered "optimal" form. The Predacons destroy the [[Axalon (BW)|Maximal base]], forcing the Maximals and their new ally Blackarachnia to relocate to a new base inside Mount St. Hillary. {{Storylink|Optimal Situation}} For the third and final time, Atari and Star Dust kiss Optimus Primal, but this time Primus snatches away her fragments of the Allspark. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 2}} {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 45|Kiss Players #45}} [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], in pursuit of Rampage, follows his quarry to prehistoric Earth. {{Storylink|Deep Metal}} Two Vok resurrect the Maximals [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] as the powerful [[Tigerhawk]]. {{storylink|Other Victories}} They are banished from Tigerhawk's body, and remain active in the timestream for eons to come. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}}

After several more adventures and close encounters with the Vok, an empowered Megatron, who has now acquired the spark of his namesake, {{storylink|Master Blaster}} acquires the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', which the deceased [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had previously discovered and refurbished, and launches it with the intent of destroying the ''Ark''. The chaos surrounding the ''Nemesis'' results in casualties on both sides. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}} Thanks to the assistance of a repentant [[Dinobot II|Dinobot clone]], the Maximals discover a hidden [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]], which they use to fly through the deck of the ''Nemesis'' and incapacitate Megatron. The ''Nemesis'' crashes with Dinobot still on it, and the remaining Maximals capture Megatron and return to Cybertron. [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] rules over humanity's ancestors for a time, {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}} but the protohumans eventually grow tired of their capricious ruler and overthrow him. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}}

==="Several million years ago"===
[[Image:TGGUni2.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The [[Sparkbot]]s travel to prehistoric Earth and release [[Unicron]]'s [[Angolmois Energy]] to resurrect the Chaos Bringer. They are followed by [[Primus]], formerly the Oracle, and the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]]. Primus seals the still-weak Unicron, the Sparkbots, and the energy inside Earth and creates [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] to stand guard over the sealed Angolmois Energy. Primus creates a number of safeguards, including the [[O-Part|OOParts]], to ensure that Maximus's power will not be misused. Primus converts into Vector Sigma and transports the girls back to [[#2007|2007]]. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}} {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 51|Kiss Players #51}} Brave Maximus is buried under the landmass that will become [[Tokyo]]; the OOParts are scattered across the world and, over the eons, eventually find their way into various human monuments. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior|The Ultimate Extreme! The Large Buddha Statue Transformer}}

A Cybertronian satellite containing a [[Pearl of Bahoudin|power core]] with the ability to alter weather patterns crashes on Earth. {{Storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}
{{--}}

==100,000+ years ago==
===500,000 BCE===
The Decepticon [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] uses the terrifying [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] in his quest to become a new [[Emperor of Destruction]], but the young Autobot [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] and others drain its energies and seal it up in the gravity well of the [[Dark Nebula]]. It is a while before Deathsaurus's dreams of Decepticon leadership are achieved. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}

===100,000 BCE===
While on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] is captured by the [[Orb]]s and forced to work as a slave in the [[death crystal]] mines. He manages to escape and is about to free [[Dread slaves|other slaves]] when the sudden appearance of [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] scares him away. Ever since, Kup regrets allowing his fear to control him at that moment. {{Storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

==1,000+ years ago==

==="Thousands of years ago"===
The Headmaster [[Grand Maximus|Grand]] of Planet Master meets up with the Autobot [[Pretender]]s. {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}} After a battle with the Decepticon Pretenders, the five Autobots crash on Stone Age Earth, and take the form of [[human]]s with their Pretender technology. {{Storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}} The Decepticon Pretenders take on the form of monsters to harass early humans. Over the years, the Autobot Pretenders seal [[Blood]] in a pyramid in [[Egypt]], [[Dauros]] in the [[Nazca Lines]] in [[Peru]], and [[Gilmer]] in the undersea city of [[Atlantis]]. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}} Another team of Autobots also come to Earth, this time from the 2030s, to activate [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], but their spaceship crashes on [[Castle Peak|Angel Mountain]] and the Autobots inside convert into a [[protoform]] state. The crash becomes the basis for human legends of UFOs. {{storylink|The Decepticons}}

A [[Powermaster]] body is created for Optimus Prime's use in [[G Nebula 89]]. The entity formed from the discarded [[Quintesson]] wisdom that was in the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] steals this and seven other Powermaster bodies at the nebula and brings them to Earth. There, the entity plants them into the planet to absorb its [[Zodiac]] and [[Angolmois Energy]] to become [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]. It also absorbs those energies and dubs itself Devil Zodiac, or "[[Devil Z]]" for short, and falls into a deep sleep. {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}<ref>This contradicts the earlier account of Devil Z as the "Godmessenger" and the Godmasters originating as a singular being known as "Godmaster". The earlier account is the one used in the animated series itself, but was later apparently retconned, replaced with the version of the story noted here. This version appears in the later timeline and subsequent fiction and may be assumed to take precedence in canon.</ref> {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===3,000 BCE ===
[[File:FaceOfNijika Quint ship over Zamojin.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The Quintessons invade the [[Legends World]] with an army of [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharges]], but are repelled back by the universe's denizens. The Quintessons declare that the universe's creators—the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]] in the future—require investigation, and an Overcharge is inspired by his future self living in the Legends World to become [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 59|Bonus Edition Vol. 59}}

Just as [[Niko Don]] is about to send his creation [[Nijika]] out to space, the [[Quintesson]]s disable the Zamojin's telepathic abilities and place [[Zamojin (planet)|their planet]] under a [[quadrant lock]]. The event lives in infamy as "the [[Night of the Devils]]". {{storylink|The Face of the Nijika}}

{{--}}

==100+ years ago==
===543===
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and several Cybertronians travel back in time through the mysterious [[Dragon Mound]] to Anglo-Saxon [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. They briefly interfere in the territorial battle between [[Aetheling the Red]] and [[Wigend of Blackthorn]], which is solved by the love between [[Nimue]], Aetheling's daughter, and Wigend. Spike and the Transformers return to their original era with the help of the wizard [[Beorht]], who dispatches a [[dragon]] in the process. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

===1400s===
The spaceship containing the Cybertronian weather control unit is unearthed by [[Iran|Persians]]. The device's activation causes a great disaster, and so the King of Persia seals its power core inside the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]] and buries it in the [[Galata Valley]]. {{Storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

===Edo period (1600s–1800s)===
While in Japan, [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] and the [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]]s defend a pair of [[human]] children from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his group of [[Decepticon]] Pretenders. The experience rekindles Metalhawk's desire to stay and protect Earth. {{Storylink|A Tale of the Pretenders}}<ref>The dating here is based on Metalhawk's human clothes, which are taken from {{w|rōnin}} stereotypes of the {{w|Edo period}}.</ref>

==20th century==
===1943===
During [[World War II]], various military vehicles are abandoned on the island of [[Guadalcanal]]. {{Storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

===1977===
The [[Voyager spacecraft|''Voyager'' probe]] leaves Earth, carrying a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|golden disk]] should it encounter extraterrestrial lifeforms. {{Storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

===1980–1984===
[[Image:MC-art-Excavation.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Seeking Optimus Prime and the Matrix, a team of [[Autobot]] [[Cyberdroid]]s leave Cybertron to track the Matrix's energy trail. {{storylink|A New Transformer Legend Begins!!}} While in space, a cross-dimensional shockwave from [[Primax 984.20 Gamma|another universe]] strikes their ship; {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 06/01/2015}} this mutates them into transforming and combining [[Micromaster]]s, and some of the new Micromasters are further affected by the shockwave and become Decepticons. The ship crashes onto Earth and war breaks out between the two Micromaster factions. {{storylink|A New Transformer Legend Begins!!}} The Decepticons try to convert Autobots into Decepticons with a [[mind changer virus]], but [[Joe (G1)|Joe]] and [[Sireen]], help cure the infection. {{Storylink|Enter the Urban Disaster Relief Specialists!!}} While the [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] attempts to steal away some unactivated Cyberdroid capsules from the Autobot base, [[Sixwing]] is shot with the [[Vaccine Program Gun]]. It does not have the intended effect of changing him into an Autobot, instead granting him a powerful state known as Berserker Sixwing. {{Storylink|Enter the Decepticon Sixwing!!}} During the fight, six Cyberdroid capsules are shocked and split into two, creating an [[Sixbuilder|Autobot Sixbuilder]] and a [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]. {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

The Decepticon Micromasters are later found digging up the base of Mount St. Hilary until [[Sixtrain]] scares them away. The Autobots do some digging of their own and find a scrap of Cybertronian metal with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol on it—while they do not know the ''meaning'' of the insignia, they correctly deduce that Transformers have been on Earth before them. {{storylink|Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!}} The Autobots set up [[Metrobase (G1)|Metrobase]] to defend the site. Further digging reveals a pod that opens a dimensional rift, allowing the [[Multiforce]] to arrive from [[#2025|2025]]. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

After their adventure in this time period, the Multiforce leave Earth and lay low for forty years, content to take "the slow path" back to their present and avoid any damage to the timestream. While in the [[Vega Sector]], they encounter and subsequently defeat the villainous [[Praetorian]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 06/01/2015}}
{{--}}

===1985===
[[File:MTMtE Part2 Greetings.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

After four million years of dormancy, the eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary]] reactivates [[Teletraan I]], who in turn revives the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. When the Decepticons attack an oil rig, the Autobots rescue and subsequently befriend [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] face off atop [[Sherman Dam]], {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} whereupon the invisible, time-travelling [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Angela]] obtain [[Angolmois Energy|a piece of the "Allspark"]] by kissing Prime. {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 1}} {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 40|Kiss Players #40}} The Decepticons attempt to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the ''[[Victory (G1)|Victory]]'', but [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] sabotages the ship and causes it to crash-land in the ocean. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}} The Decepticons refurbish the crashed ship into a [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|headquarters]] for their movement, {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} and human governments agree to cooperate with the Autobots. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Over the next year, the Decepticons re-establish contact with [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]], whose [[space bridge]] allows for easy transportation between Earth and Cybertron, {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} while the Autobots gain a valuable ally in [[Chip Chase]]. {{storylink|Roll for It}} Starscream finds his long-lost friend [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] in the Arctic, but Skyfire joins the Autobots. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]], inspired by [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]] fossils, creates the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]; originally a trio of powerful but dim-witted warriors, {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} they are eventually joined by [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]. {{Storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

Megatron makes a deal with the human scientist [[Doctor Arkeville]], and uses his [[hypno-chip]] to brainwash many humans and force them to construct a large space bridge that pulls Cybertron into Earth's orbit. {{Storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} Earth's new satellite causes major disasters across the planet, {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} but the Autobots release a massive amount of energy to push Cybertron away from Earth and disable the hypno-chips. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Arkeville later finds himself not liking Starscream's plan to destroy Earth with the Doctor's [[Exponential Generator]]. His attempts to stop the plot damage his body, and Decepticon [[Medicroid]]s rebuild him into a cyborg. {{Storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

The Decepticons join forces with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] in [[Bali]]; {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} later, they add the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s to their ranks. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}} Megatron's subsequent schemes include invading [[New York City]], {{Storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} reprogramming the Autobots with the [[personality destabilizer device]], {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} stealing [[electro-cell]]s, {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}} and joining forces with King [[Nergill]] of [[Sub-Atlantica|Atlantis]], {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} and using [[TORQ III]] to control machines {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} On one such adventure, Spike meets [[Carly (G1)|Carly]], his future wife. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

[[File:Nightbirdandfujiyama.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

[[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]] creates the robot [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]—the first in a long line of human-built robots—which Megatron alters to attack the Autobots. The Autobots eventually defeat the rogue robot and seal her away. {{Storylink| Enter the Nightbird}} At one point, the Decepticons gather energy from [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] and cause temporal disruptions until the stolen energy is returned. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Human archeologists discover the crashed ''Nemesis'' in South America, and Megatron briefly claims the [[Heart of Cybertron]] before a team of Autobots disconnect the artifact from his body. {{storylink|Microbots}} In conjunction with [[Shawn Berger]], the Decepticons began a successful smear campaign against the Autobots which ends in their banishment. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Spike clears their reputation, and the Autobots return to Earth in time to stop Megatron's latest plan. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

Spike and Carly briefly venture to Cybertron in search of [[Cybertonium]]. {{Storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Later, Spike and some Autobots travel back in time through the [[Dragon Mound]] to [[#543|543 AD]]. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} A [[space bridge]] accident sends Optimus and a small group Autobots to [[Brobdingnag|a planet]] of giant aliens; {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} on the way home, they run afoul of [[Gyconi|Lord Gyconi]] on [[Monacus]], but [[Bosch]] takes them back to Earth. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

Megatron's experiments create an energy-based lifeform named [[Kremzeek]], but the Autobots briefly subdue the electric pest in Tokyo with the assistance of Doctor [[Sōji Yoshikawa]]. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}} Over the next twenty years, Yoshikawa turns his attention to breeding the creatures in captivity. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 2|Kiss Players #2}} The Autobots continue to foil various Decepticon schemes, which include an adventure on [[Tlalakan (planet)|Tlalakan]] {{storylink|Sea Change}} and a conflict with the dastardly [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] where Optimus becomes the most dangerous game. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

On Cybertron, Shockwave finally becomes aware of the [[Female Autobots]] and captures their leader [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. Optimus travels to Cybertron to save her; in the ensuing rescue, Elita uses her power to stop time and drains her life force. With the assistance of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Prime perform a power transfusion to heal Elita. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

[[File:Ktvs prime and trion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Megatron creates five new warriors, but needs [[Primus|Vector Sigma]] to bring them to life. Shockwave discovers the location of the computer and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] steals the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] from Alpha Trion, and uses them to activate the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} To counter these new warriors, the Autobots create the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]; without the key, Trion sacrifices himself to bring them online, and the five Autobots help stop Megatron's plan to convert Earth into a metallic planet with the Key. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}} Some time later, the Aerialbots help destroy Megatron's [[Giant Purple Griffin]]; {{storylink|Aerial Assault}} although they are initially unsure of their role as Autobots, a freak accident sends them back in time to [[#9,000,000 years ago|Cybertron's past]], where they unwittingly assist the young Orion Pax as he rises to become Supreme Commander. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

At some point, Megatron hunts down the power core of the weather satellite that crashed [[#Several million years ago|millions of years ago]] and uses it to cause weather disasters across the planet before [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] destroys it. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}} On [[Antilla]], Megatron discovers the [[Lightning Bug]], but becomes infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Through an elaborate plan, Megatron is cured by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] with [[Corrostop]] and has the Autobots infected with Cosmic Rust. The Autobots cure themselves of the disease, then destroy the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Ruse}}

[[File:Starscreams brigade 7 SSrideshoulder.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Banished from the Decepticons, Starscream creates the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s using five [[personality component]]s and old World War II hardware. Despite their combined form as [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], Starscream and his "army" are eventually defeated and again exiled, this time to a desolate asteroid. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} The Combaticons fly off to exact revenge on both Cybertron and Earth, and nearly plunge the Earth into the [[Sun]] before an Autobot-Decepticon alliance thwarts their operation. The Combaticons are subsequently reprogrammed to serve Megatron, {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}} and remain loyal even after [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s personality component becomes part of a [[B.O.T. (G1)|high school science project]]. {{Storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

During a battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron in his lab, [[Gregory Swofford]] is scarred by an explosion. The human then holds a deep grudge against all [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

In between his various madcap schemes, Megatron intercepts the ''Voyager'' and inscribes a message on its [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Sounds of Earth'' disc]] in case the Decepticons lose the war. Aware that his race will one day invent [[Transwarp Drive|transwarp]] technology, he leaves a set of instructions for any Decepticon descendants who find his message—instructions on how to travel back in time, eliminate Optimus Prime, and change history. {{Storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

The discovery of many ancient Cybertronian artifacts on Earth prompts the United States government to establish the [[Intelligence and Information Institute]] to gather and catalog such items. They find the flight recorder of the future [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s [[transwarp cruiser]], which they cannot figure out and dub "[[Schrödinger's Box]]". {{storylink|Ghosts of the Past}}
{{--}}

===1986–1990===
[[File:LegendsOptimusMaximus.jpg|thumb|left]]

Inspired by a [[Masquerade|previous incident]] in which several Autobots combined, a team of Autobots led by Optimus Prime initiate the "Masquerade Project" by modifying their [[transformation cog]]s to adopt combiner forms. The group briefly combine into [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] to defeat [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], but Megatron, accessing [[quantum surge]] energies left from [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|his descendant]] and becoming a [[Transmetal]], splits the super robot apart. Focused on punishing Slugslinger, Megatron flies away and spares the Autobots. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} {{storylink|Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.}}

[[Galvatron II]], having travelled from [[#2038|2038]], keeps his true origins concealed and joins up with the Decepticons of this time. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

Humans and Autobots draw up plans for "[[Autobot City (G1)|Scramble City]]", a terrestrial headquarters for the Autobot faction. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] is constructed under the leadership of City Commander [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], while the Decepticons construct their own cityformer, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. During a battle between the two factions' [[combiner]]s, Metroplex is activated for the first time and he and Trypticon have their first battle. {{Storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}} Trypticon manages to tear out Metroplex's transformation cog, but he and his [[City Commander]], Galvatron II, end up destroyed by Metroplex's [[antimatter]] beam projector. Trypticon's black box, manifest as the individual [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]], survives and is recovered by the Decepticons. Galvatron II survives as a spirit by using the power of his [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}} {{Storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

===1991–1995===
[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] is formed to battle the forces of [[Cobra]], a human terrorist organization.<ref name="KP"/> G.I. Joe operative [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|D.R. Faireborn]] is stationed in [[New York City]] around this time, along with his daughter [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa]], who befriends Chinese immigrant [[Shaoshao Li]] when Li's parents open a restaurant in the city. The two become good friends, to the point where Shaoshao develops unrequited feelings for Marissa. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 23|Kiss Players #23}}

At some point around this time, Spike and Carly get married and have a son, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{--}}

===1996===
[[File:Marissa and prime in childhood.jpg|thumb|right]]

During one of Faireborn's missions, Optimus Prime rescues him and his daughter. Marissa becomes infatuated with Optimus; Shaoshao, who feels that her only friend has been taken away from her, begins to distrust all Transformers. {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 34|Kiss Players #34}} A reconciliation between the two friends does not happen, as Shaoshao's parents relocate their restaurant to [[Japan]]. {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 23|Kiss Players #23}}
{{--}}

===1996–1999===
[[File:Stargatebattles trigger.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Professor [[Felix Adle]] and his daughter [[Katua Adle]] are badly injured in a field test. Cybertronian science provides the pair with advanced prostheses that allow them to continue their work. {{storylink|Divided Views}}

[[Kenneth Onishi|Daichi Ōnishi]] discovers the existence of Brave Maximus, and the [[O-Part|OOPArts]] needed to activate the giant. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Arise! Cybertron City}}

The Autobots ally themselves with the United States government and supply the technology to construct the ''[[Trigger]]'', an orbital [[warp gate]] capable of opening portals to distant star systems. However, a [[Trov|Decepticon collaborator]] in the crew betrays his comrades with the intent of handing the ''Trigger'' over to his Decepticon allies. They are stopped by [[Makoto (Star Gate)|a crewman]] and Optimus Prime before they can exploit the ''Trigger''. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

Further human-Autobot cooperation yields the [[C-X]] drones, robotic protectors created to reassure an increasingly doubtful populace. However, Starscream's time-travelling ghost briefly interferes with one of the C-X drones and causes it to go berserk; Optimus subdues the rogue drone, and Starscream's ghost goes to meet with the present-day Starscream. {{Storylink|Divided Views}} The two Starscreams form an alliance and abscond to the ''Trigger'' with a stock of energon cubes; the future Starscream uses the energon to combine with his past self and the ''Trigger'' to assume a monstrous form with control over warp gates. Optimus and Megatron work together to subdue the threat: although they successfully destroy the ''Trigger'', many of the Transformers are damaged or otherwise lost in the chaos, and only a few Cybertronians remain active on Earth. {{Storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

===2000===
[[File:Battle Protocol Optmegs.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

An elite unit of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] known as the Destrongers led by [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]<ref>''Car Robots'' D-001 Gigatron bio</ref> from the future cross dimensions in search of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], and kidnap [[Kenneth Onishi|Daichi Ōnishi]] for his knowledge that will assist in their search. They are pursued by [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] and the [[Dimensional Patrol]] unit,<ref>''Car Robots'' C-001 Super Fire Convoy bio</ref> who use the [[Global Space Bridge|Cybertron Net]] to traverse the planet. {{Storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse|Hot-Blooded Warriors! Buildmasters}} During Fire Convoy and Gigatron's battle in [[New York City]], {{storylink|Battle Protocol!|First Deployment! Fire Convoy}} an invisible and time-travelling [[Shaoshao Li]] from [[#2007|2007]] kisses Fire Convoy to draw out the "[[Angolmois Energy|Allspark fragment]]" that latched onto him. {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 47|Kiss Players #47}}

The team establish a secret headquarters in [[Tokyo]] alongside their human friend [[Koji Onishi|Yūki]], and promise to help him find his missing father. {{Storylink|Battle Protocol!|First Deployment! Fire Convoy}} The battle quickly evolves into a hunt for the [[O-Part|OOPArts]] required to activate Brave Maximus, {{Storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior|The Ultimate Extreme! The Large Buddha Statue Transformer}} and over the course of the conflict both sides gain powerful new allies, including [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]], {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!|Forced Fusion! God Fire Convoy}} [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]], {{Storylink|The Decepticons|Foe? Friend!? Black Convoy}} the [[Spychanger]]s, {{storylink|Spychangers to the Rescue|Ninja Robo! Enter the Spychangers}} and the [[Decepticon|Combatrons]]. {{storylink|The Decepticons|Foe? Friend!? Black Convoy}}

[[File:Maximus Emerges Maximusrampage.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Brave Maximus is discovered when the Buildmasters evacuate under Tokyo and are affected by one of [[Primus]]'s defenses. As they lack all of the OOPArts, the giant robot remains dormant. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Arise! Cybertron City}} Nevertheless, the Autobots hide Maximus in a building. In the meantime, [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Gelshark]]'s bumbling frees Ōnishi from the Destrongers. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish|JRX versus Baldigus}} The Autobots find the remaining OOPArts, {{storylink|A Friendly Contest|Gelshark's Trap}} and the seven pieces form a map to the [[Orb of Sigma|Jurassic Globe]], which in turn shows the location of [[Cerebros (RID)|Plasma]], part of Brave Maximus's control system. Gigatron is upgraded by the Jurassic Globe into Devil Gigatron. {{Storylink|Peril from the Past|The Final Key? Farewell, Ai}} Plasma is discovered in a temple and snatched away by the Destrongers. Black Convoy's first attempt at controlling Brave Maximus goes awry, but Yūki is able to order the giant to stop rampaging. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges|Plasma Abducted}}

Black Convoy realizes that another one of Maximus's defenses includes only being able to be controlled by a human and so taps into the human aspect of his programming that he copied from [[Kelly (RID)|Junko]]. His control over Maximus ultimately fails when many real human children give Maximus opposing orders. {{Storylink|The Human Element|The Mystery of Brave Maximus}} The Destrongers then try to control Maximus with Yūki's friend [[Carl (RID)|Kenta]], but the boy quickly gains control of the situation and the Destrongers flee. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity|Black Convoy's Ambition}}

After the destruction of the [[Megastar|Destrongers' mobile base]], {{storylink|Surprise Attack!|Brave Maximus's Rise!}} Devil Gigatron siphons energy from Brave Maximus and becomes super powerful. He then unleashes a swarm of [[cyber-bat|Nanobats]] onto the children of the world as part of his ultimate plan to control the Earth's future. {{Storylink|Galvatron's Revenge|Counterattack! Devil Gigatron}} God Fire Convoy challenges Devil Gigatron to one final duel at the Earth's core, where Devil Gigatron reveals his true ambition of conquering fate itself. With the power of Earth's children channeled through Brave Maximus, the weakened God Fire Convoy is reenergized and defeats Devil Gigatron with his new [[Matrix Blade|Super God Sword]]. The Destrongers are captured and taken aboard Brave Maximus to stand trial before Vector Sigma, although Gelshark is left behind. {{Storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|Final Battle! Fire Convoy}}

==21st century==
===2001===
[[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] is born in [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]], [[Japan]].<ref name="Ginrai age">The year is extrapolated from the 2020 date set for ''Super-God Masterforce'' by ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]'' and "[[A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai]]" noting that Ginrai moved to the [[United States of America|United States]] when 17 years old and had lived there for two years by the time ''Masterforce'' occurs.</ref> {{Storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}}

===2003===
To overcome a new menace, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] and his [[Autobot]]s try to get past the absence of [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]] by giving the [[Spychanger]]s [[Spark Engine]]s, allowing them to attain "Super" forms. {{Storylink|The Secret of the Birth of the Super Spychangers}}

Some time after this, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], and many other Transformers gradually return to Earth. Optimus Prime brings [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]] to Earth to help negotiate the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Scramble City]], {{storylink|Crosscut (G1)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Senator Crosscut bio}} which uses the returned [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] as its core. Humans and Transformers work together to found the joint-species [[Earth Defense Command]],<ref name="KP"/> and establish a [[Lunar Colony]] on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{Storylink|Expose All of Evil's Designs!}} Realizing that Megatron is preparing for a push to take over Cybertron, the Autobots prepare by moving most of their forces from Earth to Cybertron. They are sidetracked when [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] unleashes [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] on the Autobots. The EDC begins the [[Binaltech Project]], in which the world's top scientists and manufacturers come together to develop man-made Transformer bodies powered by [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]], allowing the afflicted Autobots to transfer their minds into healthy new forms. {{storylink|Binaltech Is... (Chapter 1)|Binaltech Is...}} The safety of Earth is left to the Binaltech Autobots. {{Storylink|Binaltech Is... (Chapter 2)|Binaltech Is...}}

===2004===
[[File:RM online 2.jpg|thumb|right]]

The Binaltech Autobots steadily push the Decepticons out of the Solar System. {{storylink|Arise! Evil Binaltechs}} During the campaign, Megatron attempts to visit Earth via space bridge for a front-line review of the conflict against the Binaltech Autobots. However, his [[spark]] has been saturated with latent [[transwarp]] energy left behind by the explosion of the ''Trigger'' a decade earlier, and unexpectedly erupt during his trip through the space bridge. Adrift in time and space, Megatron transfers his spark to the body of [[Reverse Convoy]], an Autobot from many centuries in the future, at the moment of his defeat by the evil [[Grand Scourge]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/14}} In Megatron's absence, Starscream briefly takes command of the Earth-bound Decepticons. {{storylink|Change in Command: The Usurper Decepticon}}<ref>The official timeline orders the events of ''Binaltech'' and ''Robotmasters'' based on release date. However, this causes a discrepancy on the presence of Megatron, who is presumed disappeared at the beginning of ''Robotmasters'', but is continuously present as leader of the Decepticons during ''Binaltech''. We have adjusted the chronological placements of stories so that Megatron's timeline makes sense.</ref>

The sinister [[Doctor Arkeville]] infiltrates the Binaltech Project with Starscream's assistance, and the two use their resources to construct Binaltech-powered Decepticons. {{storylink|Arise! Evil Binaltechs}} Arkeville joins with other like-minded humans—[[Chumley]], [[Shawn Berger, Jr.]], [[Iron Klaw|Count von Rani]], and [[Garrison Kreiger|General Kreiger]]—to form the [[Concurrence]] and drive all Transformers from the [[Solar System]]. {{storylink|Expose All of Evil's Designs!}}

[[File:RMComic-SidewaysBWMegs.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

The powerful element [[solitarium]] is discovered and used in the construction of Scramble City, which the [[United Nations]] assist with. {{Storylink|The New Battle Begins!}} They rewrite [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]]'s central systems accordingly.<ref name="KP"/> A dimensional fissure called the [[Blastizone]] appears, which summons the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Psycho-Orb]] from [[#3,000,000 BCE|3,000,000 years ago]]. {{storylink|Clash! The Two Leaders}} "Beast Megatron" seizes leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream {{Storylink|Change in Command: The Usurper Decepticon}} and causes trouble for the Autobots. Their savior comes in the form of Optimus Primal, who teams up with Optimus Prime against Beast Megatron. {{storylink|To War! Optimus Primal}} Starscream attempts to take back leadership by forging the [[Arsenal Force]] and using it against this new Megatron, but his coup fails. {{storylink|Starscream Grins 3 Times...}} The Decepticon [[Gigant Bomb]] travels through the Blastizone from the year [[#2025|2025]]. {{storylink|Go! Star Saber}} He teams up with [[Smokesniper]], but is pursued by through time by his foes [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] and [[Victory Leo]]. {{storylink|Go! Star Saber}} {{storylink|Bonds Stronger than Steel}} Another combatant joins in the form of [[Sideways (RM)|Sideways]], who helps Beast Megatron obtain massive amounts of solitarium. The ninja [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]], who hails from [[Chaar]], assists the Autobots in their missions. {{storylink|Defend the Solitarium!}}

To help bolster the Autobot ranks on Earth, the human-Transformer alliance develops the [[Genetronic Translink System]] to let a single Transformer intelligence occupy different bodies. {{storylink|GT Units Online!}} The GT System helps lead to the creation of [[Zoom-Zoom]], the first man-made Transformer. Other parts of the alliance focus on rooting out the infiltrator and begin [[Operation: Carwash (operation)|Operation: Carwash]]. The operation is headed by [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|D. R. Faireborn]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], who is linked to Zoom-Zoom. {{storylink|Operation: Carwash}} Through his investigations, Faireborn reveals the existence of the Concurrence and their mind-control technology. He disappears just as Concurrence agents burst into the room. {{storylink|Expose All of Evil's Designs!}}

On Cybertron, the Dinobots are attacked by the [[Unleasher]]s, telepathic beings that reduce the quintet to savage beasts. To save him, Wheeljack transfers Grimlock's mind into a Binaltech body. {{storylink|Beast in the Machine}}
{{--}}

===2005===
[[File:RM online 10.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Following the dissolution of [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]], a group of former employees abscond with [[Schrödinger's Box]] and find their way into the ongoing Binaltech Project. Using Binaltech, they extract [[Central Consciousness File X-9|a copy of Ravage's consciousness]]. This "Battle Ravage" tricks the scientists into constructing a new body for him, then eliminates his creators and sets out to change history on the eve of the climactic [[Unicron War]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of the Past}} Battle Ravage's attempts at altering history are picked up by [[Overdrive]] with his [[Quantum Dial]]. {{storylink|Reality Check}}

[[Lio Convoy]] comes through the Blastizone to from [[Gaia]] in [[#Tens of thousands of years later|the future]]. He is struck with amnesia during his journey and manipulated by Beast Megatron into attacking Victory Leo. {{storylink|Lio Convoy Storms In (issue)|Lio Convoy Storms In}} The wayward white lion is eventually brought to his senses by his fellow Supreme Commanders. {{storylink|Together, the 4 Great Supreme Commanders}}

At some point during this time, ''another'' iteration of Ravage, this one [[#Approximately 300 years later|from three hundred years in the future]] makes contact with [[Teletraan I]] in order to use the Transformers' "[[Bio]] and [[Tech Spec]]" data to manipulate the timestream and create a new future without unnecessary conflict. He is stopped by the humanoid computer Mobile [[Teletraan 15]], who has traveled back in time from [[#2007|2007]]. As a result, Teletraan I is damaged and the data is lost. {{Storylink|15 Volume: The Last Part}} To regain the lost data, Ravage takes on the identity of "Black Panther Man" and infiltrates the Autobots. Once accepted within his enemies, he creates the [[Information Administration]] operating out of the record satellite ''[[Nana]]''. It is staffed by [[Teletraan 10]] and the present's Teletraan 15. When Optimus Prime orders Black Panther Man to recover the data, Ravage instructs Teletraan 15 to travel to different eras via his [[transwarp cruiser]]. {{storylink|Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! Volume 1}}

[[File:RM online 13.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Megatron, in the guise of "Reverse Convoy", uses the Blastizone to return to his native time period, {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 14, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/14}} and uses his new form to infiltrate the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|Strategic Meeting: The Mysterious New Warrior}} He soon reveals his identity as "Rebirth Megatron" {{storylink|The Dark Emperor of Destruction, Reborn}} and joins with Beast Megatron in one final battle against the Autobots. Injured in the battle over solitarium, Optimus Prime gains the power of the [[Energon Matrix]] and banishes the last of the Decepticons on Earth;<ref name="KP"/> the Autobots then use the last of the solitarium to return the time-tossed heroes and villains to their respective time periods. {{storylink|And Then}} Megatron's original body rematerializes; after Megatron's spark is implanted into his old body, the real Reverse Convoy returns home. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/14}}

Battle Ravage makes his strike to alter history, creating an [[BT World|alternate timeline]]. {{Storylink|Changing Lanes}} The Autobots further along this timeline warn the Autobots of the proper timeline of Battle Ravage's machinations, and [[Operation: Distant Thunder]] sees most of his changes to the timeline undone. {{Storylink|Binal Time}} At this point, a [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity#The Protector|mysterious "Protector"]] intervenes and splits the universe into two separate timelines: in one, history continues along its normal path; in the other, Ravage's alterations to history persist, part of a long game that will culminate in the evolution of the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]]. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (prose)|Darkest Hour}} At some point after this, the Binaltech Project is decommissioned. {{Storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 1}}

The [[Interplanetary Personnel Exchange Program]] expands to include [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], and other Binaltech Autobots.<ref name="KP"/> They attempt to promote peaceful co-existence by partnering with [[Ai Kuruma]], [[Kelly (RID)|Junko Shiragami]], and [[Lumina Hoshi]], and perform various good deeds. {{storylink|Asterisk Story}}

On the aftermath of the battles involving the Blastizone, Megatron realizes that Optimus Prime will soon have a successor. Unsure who this will be, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] produces dark clones of different candidates for the role to destroy them. One of them, [[Dark Hot Rod]], battles [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], but the [[Crystal Fountain]] turns Dark Hot Rod to the side of the Autobots and transforms Hot Rod into "Crystal Rodimus". When the other clones threaten to overrun one of the Autobots' moonbases, Dark Hot Rod and Crystal Rodimus infiltrate Shockwave's lab to destroy the machine maintaining the dark clones' existence. Dark Hot Rod sacrifices his life to destroy the device, his essence fusing with Crystal Rodimus to recreate Hot Rod. {{Storylink|Rodimus Wars}}

[[File:TFTM Unicron Lithone.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

As Optimus and his forces gather resources for an eventual push to retake Cybertron, the [[Unicron War]] begins with the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in which Optimus Prime and many other Transformers perish, and Megatron is fatally wounded. Starscream seizes command and hurls Megatron into space; there, Unicron reformats Megatron into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], and his deceased troops into new warriors, with the intent of seizing and destroying the Matrix from Ultra Magnus, to whom Optimus bequeathed the Matrix before his passing. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Starscream's spark enters [[limbo]], but emerges decades later in a ghostly form thanks to the [[flip-soul]], attaining a form of immortality. {{storylink|MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.}}

Galvatron's forces attack Autobot City and forces many of the Autobots offworld. They retreat in different directions and encounter the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] and the [[Quintesson]]s. Galvatron obtains the Matrix from Ultra Magnus and attempts to use it on Unicron, but he is unable to release its power and only angers Unicron enough to attempt to destroy Cybertron. The young Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] claims the Matrix and evolves into Rodimus Prime—in the final battle, he hurls Galvatron into space and destroys Unicron when he successfully opens the Matrix. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} An invisible [[Shaoshao Li]] from [[#2007|2007]] witnesses these portentous events. {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 41|Kiss Players #41}}

The [[Angolmois Energy]] within Unicron is blown across time and space, parasitizing Autobot and Maximal leaders in various time periods. Although Galvatron's trajectory takes him toward the lifeless planet [[Thrull]], Unicron's servants, the [[Sparkbot]]s, secretly alter Galvatron's trajectory so that he will crash onto Earth. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 51|Kiss Players #51}} With the Decepticons in disarray, the Autobots recapture Cybertron. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Unicron's head winds up in orbit around Cybertron, replacing the planet's [[Moonbase One|first moon]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Optimus's faithful partner [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] winds up trapped between dimensions, where he grows to resent his former partner. {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

Galvatron crash-lands in [[Tokyo]], and the cataclysm kills millions—casualties include [[Shizuku Amaō]], which begins [[Hitoshizuku Amaō|her scientist mother]]'s hatred of Transformers. Shizuku's soul is intertwined with Galvatron's Unicronian cells, which multiply using humans and machines as hosts: infected machines become the monstrous [[Legion (KP)|Legion]], while female humans become [[Kiss Player]]s. {{storylink|I, You, and the Spinning Earth}} Although humans and Autobots work together on rescue operations within the stricken city, Japan becomes the epicenter of a growing anti-Transformer sentiment.<ref name="KP"/> In an effort to improve their public image, one Autobot uses human-built [[sentient metal]] to become [[Pepsi Convoy]] and shill [[Pepsi]].<ref name="KP"/><ref>Pepsi Convoy bio</ref>

Anti-Autobot sentiment spreads across the world thanks to Hitoshizuku Amaō, who is deliberately manipulating the situation so as to resurrect her daughter from Galvatron's cells, {{storylink|I, You, and the Spinning Earth}} and abetted by the shadowy manipulations of the [[Concurrence]],<ref name="KP"/> the EDC leads the efforts to declare Earth off-limits to the Transformers; in addition to rounding up all identified Kiss Players, they also deploy a planet-wide [[anti-electron]] field that renders the planet inhospitable to mechanical life.<ref name="KP"/> Spike and Daniel Witwicky, known Transformers sympathizers, flee into space; Daniel gets into an accident and is put into cryogenic stasis. {{storylink|Autorooper#Kiss Players|Autorooper packaging}}

Horrified by the collateral damage his actions have incurred, Rodimus Prime surrenders the Matrix to Ultra Magnus and returns to being Hot Rod for a time. {{Storylink|Tonight's Big Catch!?}} Some civilians, such as [[Marissa Faireborn]], oppose the EDC's xenophobic policies and form an underground resistance movement.<ref name="KP"/>

===2006===
[[Image:LegionTongue.jpg|thumb|right]]

The time-travelling [[Teletraan 15]] returns to [[Nana]] to recuperate after a bad experience in the future. {{Storylink|Galvatron Volume 3}}

Tokyo rebuilds quickly using [[Over-Technology]].<ref name="KP"/> In May, just as peace is restored, hordes of [[Legion (KP)|Legion]] search the cities of Earth for Unicronian cells, attacking Kiss Players for theirs.<ref name="KP"/> In response to this menace, the EDC reverse-engineers Galvatron's cells to develop "[[Parasitech]]", a means of rapidly manufacturing an army of transforming [[Autorooper]] soldiers. When fused with a Kiss Player partner, the two can battle the Legion on equal ground.<ref name="KP"/> Covertly, Hitoshizuku Amaō begins a regimen of sinister experiments involving Parasitech as part of efforts to resurrect her daughter in the top-secret "[[Genital System]]". {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 2|Kiss Players #2}}

In June, [[Atari Hitotonari]]'s parents are killed by Legion. Atari herself is soon attacked by a Legion. [[Shaoshao Li]] and her Ne-04 Autorooper arrive on the scene. Atari reveals herself to be a Kiss Player when she fuses with the Autorooper and destroys the Legion. Her nature revealed, Atari joins the EDC Tokyo Autorooper Team. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 1|Kiss Players #1}} The existence of the Kiss Players surprises 10. {{storylink|Extra Volume?!}}

[[File:Starscream teletraan15.jpg|thumb|left]]

Teletraan-15 returns to time travelling, {{Storylink|Steeljaw Volume}} and [[Teletraan 10]] makes a starling discovery {{Storylink|Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! Volume 14}} that her supervisor [[Ravage (G1)|Kurohyō Man]] was present when the Bio and Tech Spec data was erased from [[Teletraan I]]. On her way back to Nana, 15 is possessed by the spark of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and Kurohyō Man is eerily familiar with him. {{storylink|Starscream? Volume}}

Starscream travels to Earth, {{Storylink|Starscream? Volume 2}} where he possesses Atari {{Storylink|Starscream? Volume 3}} and persuades [[Doctor Arkeville]] to build him a new body. Starscream uses Atari's Kiss Player powers to transfer his spark into this new form, but Autoroopers destroy the body shortly after its construction. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama #27}} Back at Nana, [[Glit]], [[Sundor]], and [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] take up residence in the satellite, as the [[anti-electron]] field around Earth prevents the [[Information Administration]] from kicking them out. {{storylink|Kiss Players Position Volume}} The three eventually travel to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and form the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Cassette Players]] singing group. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #37}}

Optimus Prime's dead body is transported from Scramble City to Tokyo. Fairborne's resistance attacks his the convoy carrying his corpse; in the ensuing battle, Marissa discovers she is also a Kiss Player, and uses her powers to regenerate Prime into a new body and restore him to life. {{Storylink|Kiss Players issue 2|''Kiss Players'' #2}} Shaoshao Li is held captive in the underground experimentation facility beneath the Tokyo EDC headquarters. A Legion attempts to fuse with her, but she is saved by the sudden appearance of Hot Rod. Hot Rod has a Parasitech fusion with the Legion, but is reformatted by Shaoshao's Kiss Player abilities. From this day forward, Shaoshao is forced to spend her life fleeing from the EDC {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 3|''Kiss Players'' #3}}

Together, Optimus Prime, Marissa, Hot Rod, and Shaoshao venture deep into the EDC's Genital System and stop Amaō's plan to resurrect her daughter in the body of Atari. Atari resists the procedure by merging with her Autorooper and taking off to space with Galvatron. The collapse of the Genital System kills Amaō; when Hot Rod destroys the anti-electron field generator, Galvatron's cells leave their Autorooper hosts and return to his body, deliberately pushing him into orbit and sending him flying towards [[Thrull]]. Without Unicron's cells, Optimus Prime returns to his original form and dies. {{Storylink|You, I and the Spinning Earth}} At some point after this, Optimus Prime's remains are returned to the Cybertronian race and interred in an [[Autobot Mausoleum|orbital mausoleum]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

===2007===
[[Image:KPP001.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Armed with the knowledge that [[Ravage (G1)|Kurohyō Man]] was present during the sabotage of [[Teletraan I|Teletraan]]'s data, [[Teletraan 10]] confronts her superior, but the cat is elusive in his answers. As this is happening, a wormhole forms and deposits the [[Sparkbot]]s above Earth. {{Storylink|Mysterious Falling Star Volume}}

Former Kiss Players [[Atari Hitotonari]], [[Marissa Faireborn]], and [[Shaoshao Li]] find new purpose when they join with the Cassette Players to form a singing idol group, the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]]. Using their popularity, they promote friendship between Transformers and humanity. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #39}} During a concert at [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] in [[Autobot City|Scramble City]], they are met by the Sparkbots, who present themselves as a force of good. They have the girls kiss them, and the six and Brave Maximus being their journey through time. The girls and their corresponding Sparkbots are sent to different time periods to collect the [[Angolmois Energy]] that parasitize Maximal and Autobot leaders. The Sparkbots lie and say the Angolmois energy is Allspark fragments. Marissa and [[Angela]] travel to [[Sherman Dam]] in [[#1985|1985]], {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #40}} to [[#Several years after 2011|after 2011]] during [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s first battle with [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #43}} and to [[#Tens of thousands of years later|the far future]] when [[Lio Convoy]] prepares to enter ''[[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]''. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #46}} Shaoshao and [[Zangetsu]], on the other hand, go to Rodimus Prime's birth in [[#2005|2005]], the [[Galactic Olympics]] in [[#2010|2010]], {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #41}} [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]'s attack on the [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] in [[#2025|2025]], [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]]'s time, Star Convoy's time, Optimus Prime's [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] quest, the time of the [[Cybertron Alliance]], Battle Convoy's struggle with Megatron in the [[Mirtonian constellation]], {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #44}} and [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]]'s first battle with [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]] in [[#2000|2000]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #47}} Finallly, Atari and [[Star Dust]] travel to [[#2011|2011]] during the explosion of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 1}} {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #42}} and three different points in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] to obtain three fragments from all of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s forms. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #45}} The girls also make an accidental crash on an alien planet occupied by [[Quintesson]]s in 2011. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players script reading}}

Back in 2007, the cassettes are left bemused by their partners' disappearance, but soon [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] gives them a mission to perform on Nana. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 2}} [[Primus]], still unknown to the girls, takes the fragments and, in pursuing the god, the girls hit the [[Wall of Time]] and the girls are sent to various points in the timeline of [[Unicron Trilogy timeline|another universe]]. Their vehicle, Brave Maximus, is sent crashing to Planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] [[#4,000,000 years ago|four million years ago]]. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 3}} Primus gathers together the girls and reveals the true nature of the fragments. The Sparkbots escape with the Angolmois energy to [[#Several million years ago|several million years ago]], with Primus and the girls in pursuit. {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 4}} After the threat of Unicron and the Sparkbots is quelled, Primus sends the girls back to 2007, where they can now rest easy and make their own futures. {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}} Marissa elects to join the EDC while Shaoshao accepts Marissa and Optimus Prime's deep bond. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #51}}

Based on security footage of Teletraan I's sabotage, Kurohyō Man locks up Teletraan 15 and accuses her of being the saboteur. However, the mobile computer is freed by the cassette trio sent by Ultra Magnus. 15 speeds to the transwarp cruiser, where she destroys the data she has collected, angering Kurohyō Man. Before he can do much, 15 commanders the cruiser and travels to [[#2005|2005]]. {{Storylink|10 Volume}} After they all return, Kurohyō Man commends them on foiling his plans and dumps them out of his ship before returning to his home time. {{storylink|15 Volume: The Last Part}}

The Decepticon [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] decides to clone himself and secretly brainwash humans with music. {{Storylink|Transformers Music Label|Music Label}} He is stopped by a giant speaker in Optimus Prime's trailer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 36|Bonus Edition Vol. 36}}

===2008===
[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s spark from the [[BT World]], thanks to a dimensional transfer gone awry, begins to appear in this universe. It is discovered by the Autobots and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] travels to the BT World to help in saving the spark after a plot by the [[Concurrence]] in the other universe destabilizes it. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 1}} With the assistance of [[Overdrive]], the spark is saved, and Bluestreak brings over a Binaltech body for Prowl's spark to occupy on the journey back to his home universe. {{Storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}}

===2009===
[[Image:Skids and screech.jpg|thumb|]]

[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] proves the existence of particles that can cross dimensions and applies his discovery to himself. This grants Skids the ability to travel dimensions and universes and [[Skids Squadron|summon alternate versions of himself for aid]]. One Skids he summons from another universe is unable to return. Renamed [[Screech (Generations)|Screech]], he and the native Skids form a duo of "Quantum Operatives" policing the multiverse while searching for a way to get Screech home.<ref>[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s toy bio</ref><ref>[[Screech (Generations)|Screech]]'s toy bio</ref> In one adventure, they run into [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s ghost, who is made to flee back to this universe. {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}

Some point after this, Skids discovers the [[Legends World]] and, aghast with how many universal immigrants live there, tries to expel them back to their universes of origin, but is told off by that world's native denizens. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20|Bonus Edition Vol. 20}} The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attempt to consume the universe with their clones, but Skids and Screech stop them with powerful [[robotic insecticide]]. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}}
{{--}}

===2010===
[[File:FFOD2 Scourge rescuing Galvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Five years after the Tokyo incident, Hot Rod reclaims the Matrix and becomes Rodimus Prime once more.<ref name="KP"/> By this time, the Decepticons have relocated to the planet [[Chaar]], where they struggle to survive. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} At some point during the intervening decades, [[Cobra]] disbands and [[Cobra|its former leader]] becomes a freelance arms dealer under the name "Old Snake". {{storylink|Only Human}}

During the [[Galactic Olympics]] at [[Athenia]], {{Storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} [[Shaoshao Li]] comes from the past year of [[#2007|2007]] to kiss Rodimus and draw out the "[[Angolmois Energy|Allspark fragment]]" he carries inside his being. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #41}} [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] travels to [[Thrull]], where he discovers that exposure to the planet's plasma pools have driven Galvatron insane. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} The [[2010 Wars]] {{Storylink|Heroic Legend: 2010 Wars}} begin with an attack on the Autobots, orchestrated by the [[Quintesson]]s. {{Storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} To destroy their captive Autobots and the Matrix, the Quintessons destroy Quintessa; {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} the Autobots survive, but become trapped on [[Goo 8739B|Goo #8739B]]. As part of their plan to reconquer Cybertron, the Quintessons buy the loyalty of the Decepticons on Chaar before Galvatron returns. The Quintesson-led Decepticons attack the Autobots at Goo; {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} when Galvatron arrives, the Quintessons quickly negotiate an alliance to destroy the heroes. Rodimus peers into the Matrix and discovers that the Quintessons are the creators of the Transformers. The Quintesson-Decepticon alliance attacks on two fronts: rebuilding and setting [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] loose on Earth {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}} and an invasion on Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Trypticon destroys the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] but [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] battles the dinosaur, and defeats him. The true goal of the Quintessons is to pull the [[large switch|kill switch]] on Cybertron, which Galvatron unwittingly obliges. With every Transformer frozen, Spike saves the day by destroying the switch, sending the Quintessons panicking off the planet and the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

A Quintesson kidnaps Marissa, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] to perform psychological experiments on them. His later ship is sucked into a [[black hole]] to a [[negative universe]]. The group soon escapes the negative universe and the Quintesson. {{storylink|The Killing Jar}} Later, during a mission on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]] to stop a Decepticon plot involving [[death crystal]]s, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] confronts [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] and frees the [[Dread slaves|slave robots]] he left behind thousands of years ago. {{Storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:Optimusg1zombie.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The Quintessons attempt to destroy the Matrix by resurrecting Optimus Prime as a zombie and manipulating Rodimus into surrendering the artifact. However, doing so allows Optimus Prime's personality to break through the reprogramming, and the former Autobot leader sacrifices himself to destroy a Quintesson trap. {{Storylink|Dark Awakening}} Another Quintesson plot sees them use a [[Time Window]] to alter the outcome of the Transformer rebellion from [[#11,000,000 BCE|11 million years ago]]. Emanations from the Time Window threaten to destroy reality, but the Autobots eventually put things right and ensure history remains on its proper course. {{Storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

At some point, [[Octane]] is exiled from the Decepticons and becomes a freight hauler for the Autobots. When Galvatron sends out minions to kill Octane, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s ghost saves Octane, and causes trouble by possessing Cyclonus and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{Storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

The Autobots encounter another dimension when [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] accidentally fall through a portal to [[Menonia]]. There, they encounter [[Mara-Al-Utha]] under the guise of the "Red Wizard". The Autobots help the [[Golden One]] retake control and banish Mara-Al-Utha elsewhere. {{Storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

[[File:GhostMachine Unicron starscream jumpers.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Starscream's ghost makes a deal with [[Unicron]] to regain his body. To this end, Starscream, using Scourge and possessed Decepticons, steals parts from Metroplex and Trypticon to help repair Unicron's head. However, the Autobots successfully detonate a load of [[energon cube]]s to blast Starscream's ghost into space and send Unicron's head back into orbit before he can use Cybertron as his new body. {{Storylink|Ghost in the Machine}} The Autobot-Decepticon-Quintesson conflict spreads to encompass many other worlds, including [[Eurythma]], {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} [[Lanarq]] and [[Xetaxxis]], {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}} and [[Paradron]], which the Autobots reluctantly destroy to keep out of Decepticon hands. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

The Quintessons unleash the [[Trans-Organic]] [[Dweller (G1)|Dweller]] on Cybertron, but their scheme ends with the Dweller atop the Quintesson ship. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}
When [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s generator goes awry, Grimlock bites it and gains increased intelligence (from [[Vector Sigma]] {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}). He uses his smarts to build the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]s out of parts of Unicron's head and foil the Decepticon plot to use [[anti-electron]]s. His intelligence is transferred to [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{Storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}} To replace his wayward and destroyed creation, Unicron, [[Primacron]] creates the energy-absorbing [[Tornedron]]. The [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] in the past senses this and calls out to the "[[Primitive]]" Transformers to travel to his cave in [[#12,000,000,000 years ago|the past]]. Tornedron is ultimately defeated when Grimlock throws Tornedron's reverse polarity switch. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} Soon after, [[Zamojin (planet)|Zamojin]] is freed by the Autobots; [[Katsu Don]], descendant of [[Niko Don]]; and [[Nijika]] from the thrall of the Quintessons. {{storylink|The Face of the Nijika}}

At some point, the Zamojin create the [[Legends World]] using [[spirit energy]]. They appoint Nijika's "little sister", [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], to destroy the world if necessary. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}}

[[File:United Expanded Story 5.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Rodimus Prime's sense of responsibility is tested when the Matrix is stolen by the Decepticons and comes into the possession of Scourge. Despite initial misgivings, Hot Rod battles Scourge for the right to the Matrix and wins. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

On [[Christmas]] Eve, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] discovers a piece of Optimus Prime's armor that has somehow drifted to [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]]. {{storylink|Hope within the Scrapheap}} Kup and Rodimus Prime arrive in response to Scrapheap's call and realize the sentimental value of the piece of scrap. {{storylink|A Gift from the Planet of Scrap}} However, they are soon besieged by Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge, who intercepted Scrapheap's message and have come seeking the "treasure", not realizing what it actually is. {{storylink|Unending Battle}} The [[Seeker (United)|Seeker]], who seeks out unique lifeforms, kidnaps all six Transformers in the midst of battle and implants Rodimus, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge into machines {{Storylink|A Treasure Lost}} that force them into the exact point where they were reborn—Hot Rod to Rodimus, Megatron to Galvatron, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] to Scourge, and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to Cyclonus. {{storylink|Eternal Moment}} Scrapheap frees the captured Transformers, {{Storylink|Time to Move}} and the Transformers successfully destroy both the ship and the Seeker. {{storylink|Those Who Resist}} Galvatron finds the true nature of the "treasure" Scrapheap found and leaves in a huff. {{storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}} After the adventure, Rodimus invites Scrapheap to join the Autobots. {{Storylink|Macrocosmic Seekers (issue)|Macrocosmic Seekers}}

[[File:ReturnOptimusPrime1 Optimus lives.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

[[Jessica Morgan]] and [[Gregory Swofford]] discover Optimus Prime's corpse drifting in space. A Terrorcon attack leaves Jessica paralyzed, so [[Mark Morgan|her father]] and Gregory lure in the Autobots with Optimus's body to infect them with the [[Hate Plague]] spores found on the corpse. While the Hate Plague spreads like wildfire, the uninfected Autobots get an uninfected Quintesson to resurrect Optimus Prime in exchange for saving his life. {{Storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Also reborn is [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] as Goldbug. Optimus Prime wrests control of the Matrix from an infected Rodimus Prime and uses it cure the universe of the Hate Plague, exhausting the Matrix of its accumulated wisdom in the process. {{Storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

Using technology developed as a result of the [[Binaltech Project]], [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]] and [[Atari Hitotonari]] work with [[Shibuya Manufacturing Corporation|Shibuya Electrical Manufacturing Corporation]] to develop human-made [[Transformer]]s with train alternate modes. Their efforts yield six prototypes who transform into Japanese locomotives and combine into the powerful but sluggish [[G Liner]]. Afterwards, the six main [[Trainbot]]s are constructed. After three of said Trainbots are activated, Fujiyama's errant creation [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] escapes captivity at Shibuya with the assistance of her "brother" [[Shadow]]; with the resources at hand, Nightbird upgrades herself into a new body. Using Shadow's [[cerebro-shell]] programming, the pair hijack G Liner and steal three of the unfinished Trainbots; [[Shouki|Mach]], [[Getsuei|Night]], and [[Yukikaze (G1)|Snow]] successfully rescue their comrades. {{storylink|The Train Wars: The Origin}} Nightbird escapes and rejoins her master, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in his new form as Galvatron. {{Storylink|Nightbird (G1)#Masterpiece|Masterpiece Nightbird Shadow bio}}
{{--}}

===2011===
[[File:Return To 2011.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Still a disembodied head, Unicron creates [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], an evil clone of Optimus Prime, who infiltrates the Decepticon ranks. During a mission on Cybertron, the clone turns on the Decepticons and uses his [[Dead Matrix]] to try absorbing energy from the planet in an attempt to revive Unicron. Recognizing the greater threat, the Autobots come to the Decepticons' aid to try to stop Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Story of Black Convoy}} The [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] is left on [[Earth]] to recharge, absorbing the planet's energies. Its location is known only to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} By this point, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] has visited [[Master (planet)|Master]] and killed [[Abel]] when he led [[Foo|a group]] to stop Sixshot from stealing energy. {{Storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

The [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and the [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] of the [[BT World]] travel to the [[G1 World]] and take the place of their deceased counterparts when they are unable to return. Primacron is put to trial by the Quintessons—a feint so that the opportunistic aliens can harvest the genius's brain. The ancient being quickly turns the tables on his captors, but peacefully gives up to the Autobots. Before being transported to another universe, Primacron gives [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] some words of wisdom that inspire the Autobot to find just what gives Transformers "life". {{storylink|Controverse}}

Unicron's [[Acolyte of Unicron|disciples]] come together to create a new body for their master, which prompts the Autobots and Decepticons to decide to seal him away within the [[Triple Z Point]], as a last desperate attempt to stop his resurrection. It is at this time that Optimus Prime and [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] are pulled to the [[#Precursor World|Precursor World]] by [[Primus]] to play part in his complex plan. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}} Optimus Prime and Galvatron return with Primus in tow as his original Oracle form. With the Oracle's righteous [[Angolmois Energy]] counteracting Unicron's malicious Anglomois Energy, Unicron is finally sealed away for good. {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

During their journey in time for the "[[Angolmois Energy|Allspark fragments]]", the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] with [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] and the [[Sparkbot]]s crash on an alien planet and meet the last of the Quintessons. The Quintessons put the crew on trial, but the girls are saved by Optimus Prime and Goldbug. The thankful girls and Sparkbots leave in Maximus to another time; the resulting time portal sucks in the Quintessons and strands them outside time. {{storylink|Kiss Players Picture Story Show}}

[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] exposes [[Targetmaster (technology)|unwilling citizens]] of [[Master (planet)|Master]] to [[plasma energy]], taking away their ability of speech. [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortess]] discovers his unethical experiments and exiles him from the planet. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}} His followers are also banished. {{Storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} The [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrocons]] are part of the rebellion and are banished to the depths of space. {{Storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} Both rebel groups go off on their own, marauding planets till Scorponok's Headmasters join up with Galvatron's Decepticons. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:Headmasters prime death.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

The Decepticons attack Cybertron with their new Headmaster recruits to take control of [[Vector Sigma]], which has destabilized due to the absence of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]'s energy. The good Headmasters arrive in [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] to fight for the Autobots. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} To stabilize Vector Sigma, Optimus Prime goes deep into Cybertron to find the computer, leaving the other Autobots to discern the location of the Matrix on Earth. During a battle, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] both die. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Hot Rod discovers the hidden Matrix and brings it to Cybertron, where Alpha Trion's spirit re-energizes the artifact and transforms Hot Rod into Rodimus once more. However, Optimus Prime gives his life to bring Vector Sigma under control. {{Storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Both Soundwave and Blaster are resurrected as Soundblaster and Twincast using Master technology. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Scorponok begins building his gigantic [[transtector]], and the Decepticons conquer the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] with the help of evil [[Beastformer]]s. The opposing Beastformers try to fight back, but the power of the Decepticons is too mighty, and many are made slaves to build components of the transtector. {{Storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} The Decepticons also take over [[Daros]], putting a hedonistic elite class in power in exchange for [[Great Undersea Oil Field|petroleum]]. The Decepticons put the Beastformer [[Tekna]] in a penal colony to hide the secret of the transtector's weakness—the Decepticon insignia on its chest. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} The Decepticons also kill [[Kane]]'s parents, leaving the human boy stranded on Beast, where he joins the heroic Bastformers. {{Storylink|The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}} [[Hedgehog]] and [[Rabbit Kid]] of Beast escape to space to find assistance to remove the Decepticon presence on the planet and they find the Autobots in Battleship Maximus. With the Autobots, the heroic Beastformers drive the Decepticons off Beast. {{Storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

Scorponok lures the Autobot Headmasters into a trap set up at [[Praum]], but it fails. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} Sixshot reveals his [[Six Changer]] abilities to the Autobots in a plot to acquire Earth's energy. {{Storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

[[File:HM10 Cybertron destroyed.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Soon after, Vector Sigma creates the amazing substance [[cybertonuron]]. Galvatron catches wind of this and invades Cybertron again, against the advice of Scorponok. {{Storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} To assure that none of his enemies obtain the cybertonuron and to generate [[plasma energy]], Scorponok plants bombs in the Vector Sigma chamber that devastate the planet. Galvatron, who is in the chamber, seemingly perishes in the explosion. On the husk that used to be Cybertron, Rodimus Prime decides to partake in a personal mission to find a new [[Transformer]] homeworld. He is joined by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. Before leaving, Rodimus appoints Fortress the new Autobot Supreme Commander. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Galvatron survives the explosion; rather than retake command, he decides to observe how the Decepticons perform in his absence. {{Storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

Eventually, Hot Rod becomes a [[Micromaster]]; after years of searching the galaxy, he and his followers settle on a lush planet they dub “[[Micro]]”. {{Storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}} In the meantime, Vector Sigma reformats five Autobots into the [[Disaster Relief Team]] and charges them with repairing the devastated planet. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}}

[[File:HM15 Fortress Maximus escapes Mars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

With Galvatron gone, Scorponok appoints himself the Emperor of the Decepticons under the pretense that he is acting under a hidden Galvatron's orders. His first act as acting emperor is to steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite to power his transtector on Zarak. The satellite is destroyed by the Autobots. {{Storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} To distract the Autobots from Zarak, Scorponok has the volcano nearby [[Pan]] erupt {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} and the [[buridanka]] plant unleashed on both [[San Francisco]] and Athenia. To combat the plant, Fortress Head Ons to Battleship Maximus, forming Fortress Maximus for the first time and using his [[Master Sword]] to destroy the plant. {{Storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Using the plasma energy obtained from Cybertron's destruction, Scorponok destroys [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] to create more plasma energy. During this plot, Scorponok finally reveals his MegaZarak transtector and it is immediately put into action in fighting Fortress Maximus. The Master Sword proves too much for MegaZarak, and he retreats. {{Storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}} During Scorponok's coronation as the new Decepticon Emperor at [[Moon Stadium]], Galvatron reveals himself and retakes Decepticon leadership. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

Back in control, Galvatron has the Decepticons attack the Autobots to prevent they from giving their energy to the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] in another universe. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} The Horrorcons join the Decepticons. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], tiring of war, attempts to negotiate with Galvatron, but the talks are used as a stalling tactic to allow the Decepticons to prepare for a long stretch of interplanetary raids for Galvatron's [[Grand Galvatron|plan]]. They destroy the [[space bridge]] network to further stall the Autobot response. The Autobots, having little choice, must follow the Decepticons in Battleship Maximus. {{Storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} Over the course of the subsequent campaign, the Autobots travel to [[Hive (planet)|Hive]], {{Storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} [[Twin Star]], {{Storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} and Daros, where the Autobots help depose the planet's corrupt ruling class. During their stay on the planet, they meet Tekna, who is killed on Scorponok's orders. However, he has hid data relating to Scorponok's transtector in microfilm hidden under his skin, which the Autobots find. {{Storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} The Decepticons soon try to get energy from [[Paradise]] {{Storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} and find the [[proton energy]] stored at the [[Pirate Planet]]. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} Both operations are stopped, and the supposed proton energy is found to not exist.

[[File:HM25 Galvatron disappears.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

With Galvatron satisfied with the energy he has gathered, the Decepticons return to Earth so that Galvatron can incorporate it into his grand plan. On Earth, Sixshot kills Ultra Magnus. {{Storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} Galvatron reveals his "[[Grand Galvatron]]" plan to Sixshot, explaining that it will take parts from the strongest Decepticon warriors, starting with Sixshot. Losing his devotion to Galvatron after this, Sixshot meets with Scorponok, who has been planting bombs on Earth to destroy it before Galvatron can use it, at [[Alaska]]. The two push Galvatron into a fight with the Autobot Headmasters and the Emperor of Destruction ends up buried in a glacier. {{Storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} With Galvatron gone again, Scorponok finally appoints himself as Emperor of Terror and sets out to destroy the Earth using the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. His efforts are stopped when the Autobots finally decode Tekna's data and find Scorponok's weak spot. With this information, the Autobots save the day. {{Storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

With her master dead, [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] leaves the Decepticons and joins the [[Six Clan]] to improve her ninjutsu. Conflating her and [[Shadow (G1)|Shadow]] as one being, the leader of the Six Clan collectively refers to the two of them as "Nightbird Shadow". {{Storylink|Nightbird (G1)#Masterpiece|Masterpiece Nightbird Shadow bio}}

Seeking out the subjects of his former experiments, MegaZarak returns to Master and the six flee in a ship. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}} An elite trio of Autobots come to Earth to join Fortress's Autobots. In a battle against some Decepticons, plasma energy unleashed by the detonation of Scorponok's spaceborne bombs transforms them into [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] also becomes a Targetmaster when his metabolic functions are injured in an incident. An engineer from Master, [[Nebulon (Headmasters)|Nebulon]], becomes [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] with the larger robot. {{Storylink|Ricochet (Headmasters)|Transformers Collection Stepper bio}}

On Master, the Decepticons kidnap Wheelie in exchange for the Master Sword's secrets. In the battle, Scorponok sends out his new troops, the [[Duocon]]s, and the Decepticons obtain the [[floppy disk]] containing the Master Sword's specifications. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} With this information, Scorponok constructs the [[Zarak Shield]] that can stand up to the Master Sword. {{Storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} In the weapons' first meeting, the Zarak Shield stands triumphant and the Decepticons leave for Earth. {{Storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

[[File:Headformation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

On the way to Earth, both Sixshot and Daniel become stranded on [[Daira]] and bond while trying to survive. Both are rescued when the Autobots find the planet and Sixshot leaves to rejoin the Decepticons. {{Storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} Scorponok, who had not cared for Sixshot while he was trapped on Daira and considers him untrustworthy, tries to kill him while the Six Changer duels Chromedome on [[Juno]]. Realizing that Scorponok cares little for his life, Sixshot saves Daniel and Chromedome, seemingly perishing when Juno explodes. {{Storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

Scorponok puts his final plan for the destruction of Earth in motion, constructing [[Death Tower]]s from the [[crysmagnetal]] found at [[Lemuria (myth)|Lemuria]]. The Death Towers emerge in locations around the world and threaten to blow up the planet so that the plasma energy released can be absorbed by a satellite. {{Storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} Sixshot, who survived Scorponok's assassination attempt, works against the plot, as does the Autobots. In a final confrontation at the [[Arctic|North Pole]], Scorponok has Fortress Maximus trapped trying to cut through the Zarak Shield with the Master Sword. Seeing the opportunity, Scorponok and the Decepticons flee the planet, leaving behind the transtector. With the help of the [[Head Formation|Final Formation]], Fortress Maximus cuts through the Zarak Shield, destroying the transtector and the centralized Death Tower structure.

The Autobots leave Earth to rebuild space. {{Storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

{{--}}

===2015===
The [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] of the [[Legends World]] visits the [[G1 World]] and meets [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} In the process, Swerve manages to destroy [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], although [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] is again recovered by the Decepticons. {{Storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

Rattrap also encounters [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 9|Bonus Edition Vol. 9}} and the Autobot Headmasters hear rumblings of [[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]]'s reemergence. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Brainstorm Chapter}} However, Brainstorm is able to defeat MegaZarak singlehandedly with a power boost from Rattrap's [[Beast Power]] and develops Getmaster technology to utilize this effect more effectively. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 39|Bonus Edition Vol. 39}}

===2016===
Skids becomes a "dimensional investigator", seeking to bring order across the [[multiverse]] by expelling beings foreign to the universe they reside within. He attempts to do the same to the [[Legends World]], but its residents disapprove of his methods after he seemingly kills [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Skids leaves, but promises to continue to monitor the universe. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20|Bonus Edition Vol. 20}}

===2018===
Dissatisfied with his native [[Japan]], [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] leaves for the [[United States of America|United States]] and becomes a truck driver.<ref name="Ginrai age"/> {{Storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}}

===2016–2019===
[[File:Devilz on throne.jpg|thumb|right]]

The [[China|Chinese]] orphan [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] is adopted by the [[Cancer's sensei|sensei]] of the [[Chōryūken dojo]]. He is mocked by his classmates for being an orphan. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}}

[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] builds a new [[transtector]] for himself. {{Storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}

[[Devil Z]], who had been asleep at the bottom of Earth's ocean, awakens and puts his plans into action. He kidnaps Scorponok and brainwashes him before he can Head On to his new transtector. He is built into the chest of the transtector and becomes BlackZarak. Controlling the Decepticon's Emperor allows Devil Z to control all of the Decepticons. He focuses his attentions on Earth, where he frees [[Blood]], [[Gilmer]], and [[Dauros]] to serve him. The entity also brings [[Giga]] and [[Mega]] under his thrall, bonding them with the [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] transtector and creating the first [[human]] Transformers—the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]]s—that can use all types of [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}

With the [[space bridge]] gone, the [[Trainbot]]s are one of the few modes of transportation between Earth and the [[Autobot]] headquarters on [[Athenia]]. On Earth, the Autobot [[Pretender]]s are revealed to the Trainbots. The Pretenders' leader, [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]], is appointed as commander of the Earthbound Autobots. Sixshot catches wind of a new Decepticon leader and reports it to the Autobots while the Trainbots spot BlackZarak in an asteroid belt. To assist with the Earth front, the Athenian Autobots sent over six [[Headmaster Junior]] transectors and [[Master-Brace]]s that allow young humans to become Transformers. However, the Decepticon Pretenders abscond with half of the transtectors and Master-Braces. {{storylink|The Headmasters Now!!}}

Cancer leaves the Chōryūken dojo to seek power and promote the [[Chōryūken]] martial art in an attempt to repay his sensei. The sensei, not realizing this, despairs and eventually dies. The dojo is abandoned. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} Cancer knows nothing of what happened to his sensei and joins with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

[[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] and [[Chris]]'s gang, the [[Jack Boys]] are disbanded after the [[Cool Guys]] beat them up. {{Storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}} Chris moves on with his life, {{storylink|Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland}} but Wilder holds a grudge and joins the Decepticons. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}
{{--}}

===2020===
[[File:RiseUpPretenders Metalhawk Decepticons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Metalhawk works with [[Haruma Gō|Professor Gō]], father of [[Shūta Gō]], in defending against the Decepticon threat. The Decepticon Pretenders reveal themselves to Earth, as does their Autobot counterparts. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}} The Decepticons soon steal corpses and use [[Devil Power|Devil Z's power]] to resurrect them as [[Destroid]]s. When they fail, they decide to use living humans, kidnapping them from the [[Karin Islands]], receiving the ire of Prince [[Cab (human)|Cab]]. While the Autobots are busy at the Karin Islands, Blood attacks Professor Gō's research laboratory and kills the professor. The Autobots move to a [[Autobot Base|hidden base]]. {{Storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}} The Decepticons attempt to improve on the Destroid process by kidnapping the biologist [[Blanieux]], but the Autobots stop them and the biologist's research develops a cure for Destroids. During this caper, [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] becomes part of the Autobots' circle. {{Storylink|Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet}} Confident in their young human friends, the Autobots grant Cab, Minerva, and Shūta the ability to become Headmaster Juniors. The Decepticons do the same to [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]], Cancer, and Wilder. {{Storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

With his Headmaster Junior powers, Wilder takes revenge on the Cool Guys, {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}} and reforms the Jack Boys. He attempts to pull Chris back into the fold, but the Autobots interfere. {{Storylink|Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland}} The Decepticons try another plot, this time causing stampedes in [[Africa]] with Devil Z's power. The Autobots stop any further animal rages. {{Storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}}

Devil Z or Giga and Mega discover two new Godmasters: the East German brothers [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]]. They are bonded with jet transectors that can combined to form [[Darkwings]]. The Decepticon Headmaster Juniors are introduced to the Godmasters and the Hydra brothers are sent to attack the Autobots. Despite their power, they retreat when all of the Autobots overwhelm them. {{Storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} Hydra and Buster are put in action again to attack the tidal power plant on [[Viscas Island]]. Buster's spiritual weakness costs them victory. {{Storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

[[File:Ginrai 1stapp.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The Autobots finally receive a Godmaster of their own when [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]], a Japanese expat trucker in America finds Master-Braces in a truck. During an attack by Hydra and Buster on [[Diver (G1)|Diver]], Ginrai bonds with the truck, in actuality a transtector meant for Optimus Prime. The Optimus Prime duplicate attacks the brothers till they flee. {{Storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}} Ginrai joins the Autobots when the Godmaster brothers attack other trucks and kill several of his friends. {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}} Ginrai discovers three additional pairs of Godmaster Master-Braces in his truck and brings them to Japan. When the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors attempt an assault, they fail miserably and Cancer is abducted by the Autobots to their secret base. Minerva's kindness reaches the troubled boy and they develop a bond before Cancer is returned to the Decepticons. {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}} Ginrai's troubles don't end when this truck is lured to a mine in [[Nagano Prefecture]], where a mysterious black object becomes the trailer to the truck. {{Storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} The Decepticons continue to hunt down Ginrai, but he makes it easy when he appears on television asking any unknown Godmasters to come forward. Hydra and Buster attack the Autobot and attempt to turn the crowd against him, but are ultimately driven away. {{Storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}} The Decepticons once again try to draw out Ginrai by kidnapping children. When Ginrai arrives on the scene, he is confronted by [[King Poseidon]], who overwhelms the Godmaster till he combines with his trailer to form Super Ginrai. The powered Godmaster easily defeats the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]] combiner in the first of many times. {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

At a point known as the "63-MF Spacetime", [[Hot Rodimus]] and [[SARA]] visit from the [[Cloud World]] while exploring the [[multiverse]]. They help the Autobots rescue people from a burning building before returning to their native universe. {{Storylink|Wandering}}

Ginrai assists in the recruitment of more Autobot Godmasters, including automobile company heir [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]] {{Storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}} and [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|Mountie]] [[Ranger]]. {{storylink| An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} [[Sixknight]] seeks to join the Decepticons, but is turned down due to his lack of [[Chōkon Power]] other than Tenchōkon. He is subsequently manipulated into fighting Ginrai, but the Godmaster proves the better combatant. {{Storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}} Another Godmaster joins the Autobots in the form of racer [[Road King]]. {{Storylink|Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}} Sixknight, still aghast at a human defeating him, beats up the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors to prove his loyalty. He leaves, promising to meet Ginrai again.{{Storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

The Decepticons begin a series of attacks to lower human and Autobot morale; they begin by kidnapping doctors at the Karin Islands. {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}} They follow that up by threatening the life of [[Leftfoot]], the father of Lightfoot. Prior to this, [[Grand Maximus|Grand]] meet with the Autobots after the space-based Autobots intercept communications about BlackZarak travelling to Earth. To fight against this threat, Grand gives the Earth Autobots the plans to the [[Godbomber|Bomber Project]] that would build a drone to combine with Super Ginrai. {{Storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}}

[[File:SuperGinraiBlownAway Overlord stand on Ginrai.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Finally, Giga and Mega unleash the power of their transtector, Overlord, and defeat Super Ginrai, leaving him for dead. {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} During the battle, an invisible [[Marissa Faireborn]] from [[#2007|2007]] kisses Ginrai to draw out the "[[Angolmois Energy|Allspark fragment]]" in him. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #43}} Ginrai is recovered by the Autobots and put in a hospital. BlackZarak is soon to arrive, so Overlord is sent to rendezvous with him on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. In the meantime, the other Decepticons attempt to attack the Bomber Project before it can reach completion. They fail {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}} and Godbomber is completed in time for Ginrai to combine with it to form God Ginrai and fly off to the Moon and fight Overlord. The battle is interrupted by the arrival of BlackZarak. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} Despite being double-teamed, God Ginrai defeats the two giant Decepticons and BlackZarak flees into space. To make sure his threat doesn't spread, Grand follows. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}} Angry at their defeat, Giga and Mega lure Ginrai to a Middle-Eastern desert and try to kill him there. Despite creating a sand tornado, Overlord is defeated. {{Storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}}

During a Decepticon plan to destroy Godbomber, the Autobot Headmaster Juniors discover that they can act as an substitute for Ginrai's Chōkon Power and control Godbomber. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

The final Godmaster reveals himself when [[Clouder]], who had discovered his transtector and Master-Braces some time ago, joins the Decepticons. Using his ability to assume Decepticon and Autobot modes, he acts as a double spy for the Decepticons in the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} Clouder reveals the location of the Autobot Base to his Decepticon comrades, but his cover is blown and Clouder is kept locked in a cell. Armed with Clouder's information, the Decepticons attack the base. {{Storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} [[Turtler]] sneaks in the base and rigs the core to explode, ignoring Clouder's pleas for a savior. All of the people in the base are rescued before it explodes. Clouder, realizing how little the Decepticons seemed to care for him, wanders off on his own to find his purpose. {{Storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

[[File:Masterforce Operation M-1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Soon, BlackZarak returns and Devil Z instigates [[Operation M1]] to bring the Earth under the Decepticons' knee. The worldwide rampage ends in Japan when the Autobots finally converge on to the Decepticons' powerhouses. Devil Z, growing afraid of humanity's potential, calls for [[Operation M2]] to be put into effect. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} The Decepticons retreat into space to activate the [[Death Para-Machine]] to destroy Earth's atmosphere. The machine is destroyed with Grand's help. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} The Decepticons again begin ground assaults; when BlackZarak is to attack China, Cancer rushes out to save his homeland and confronts his past when he meets his old friend, [[Chang]]. From him, Cancer finds out about the fate of his former sensei and dojo. When BlackZarak destroys the city with little concern for the harm that befalls Cancer, Minerva has the Autobot Headmaster Juniors save him. Cancer returns to the Decepticons, now beginning to severely question his beliefs. {{Storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}}

While the Autobots are seeking the [[Decepticon Base]], Clouder appears to Shūta and takes him to the location of the base, only for both to be held hostage. Ginrai goes to save them; with a changed Cancer's help, the Autobots, Clouder, and Cancer escape the base. {{Storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} Now knowing where the Decepticon Base is and seeking to pay them back for the destruction of their own base, the Autobots launch an all-out assault on the base. As the Autobots make it into the base, Devil Z combines his being with BlackZarak, forming a powerful entity that leaves the Autobots to die in the soon-to-be-exploded base. In the nick of time, the Autobots escape, along with Bullhorn and Wilder, who were left behind by the other Decepticons. {{Storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}} Bullhorn and Wilder strike off on their own while Hydra and Buster request Devil Z to change them into fully robotic beings so that they can finally defeat Ginrai. The entity obliges and uses his [[Devil Power]] to reformat the two into robotic beings. As they have given up the power of humanity—Jinchōkon—the brothers can now never defeat Ginrai. Nevertheless, the tried Ginrai is forced into battle with Overlord afterward. {{Storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} While Overlord fights Ginrai in an attempt to prove humanity's worth to Devil Z, the betrayed Decepticon Headmaster Juniors and Clouder band to fight the Decepticons. However, as they try to join the battle, Devil Power strikes their transtectors and gives them life of their own. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

[[File:MF42 Ginrai vs BlackZarak's heads.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

The remaining Decepticons converge on the [[Matterhorn]], where Devil Z unleashes Devil Power thunders all over [[Europe]]. After another failure by the Godmaster brothers, Devil Z severely punishes them, giving Overlord and the Decepticon Pretenders second thoughts. The Pretenders leave the scene before Ginrai arrives and saves Overlord from one of Devil Z's punishments. Sixknight comes to the rescue to stall Devil Z and is killed himself. {{Storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} Ginrai and Devil Z have one final battle where Ginrai is assisted by many, including Grand and Overlord. As an ultimate punishment, Devil Z transforms the Overlord transtector into an individual on its own and kills Giga and Mega. Ginrai destroys BlackZarak, revealing Devil Z underneath and the Autobot Headmaster Juniors combine their energies with Ginrai to end Devil Z's existence once and for all. With the death of Devil Z, all of the Autobot transtectors become independent robots, and travel into space where they join the greater Transformer conflict. {{Storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

Left behind after his defeat by God Ginrai in the final conflict, the grumbling Turtler and his [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] are recruited by [[Halfshell]] on the prompting of [[Primus]]'s [[Primus's envoy|envoy]]. Both groups of Seacons travel to the [[Precursor World]] to unknowingly play their parts in Primus's plan. {{storylink|Seacons comic 5}} At the conclusion of the adventure, Primus returns Turtler and the Seacons to their proper time. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

[[Flip Sides]] joins the [[Autobot]]s, unbeknownst that she is a Decepticon sleeper agent. When her true nature is suspected, the unbelieving Twincast and her go on the run, forcing [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] to bring them in. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 27|Bonus Edition Vol. 27}}
{{--}}

===2021===
[[File:Legends37-FortressMaximus.jpg|thumb|right]]

After ten long years of reconstruction, {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} Cybertron is finally restored to its full planetary form, {{storylink|Grand Galvatron Chapter}} which also brings Vector Sigma back to full strength, in a new form. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}}

Having survived the [[Devil War]], [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] leads a contingent of [[Decepticon]]s against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s [[Autobot]]s. Detonating a [[black hole]], Scorponok inadvertently afflicts most of those present with [[black ball]]s that cause their bodies to shrink. The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] are able to escape their bodies before they shrink into nothingness, but the non-Headmaster Transformers are forced to convert into being Headmasters to avert this fate. Knowing of the existence of the [[Legends World]], both groups travel to it to acquire new [[transtector]]s. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}}

The [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] are also present for the black hole battle, with the Decepticons trying to use the energies of the black hole to bond with the Autobots' partners. It does not go as planned, as the Targetmaster partners instead mutate into new forms and disappear to elsewhere. {{Storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} The Autobot Targetmasters manage to find the six partners, fused into a single mass. But before they can deal with the situation, they are pulled into the Legends World on the behalf of the Decepticon Targetmasters. {{Storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}}

To resurrect [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Grand Maximus]] and the living Autobot transtectors start the "Super Convoy Project" to create a new body similar to the one previously used by [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]. This body utilizes [[Getmaster]], [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]], and [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] technology. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}} Seeking new transtectors of their own, [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]], [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]], [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]], and [[Clouder]] sneak into [[G Nebula 89]], where they are caught by the Autobots defending it from [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]'s forces. For their safety, the four [[human]]s are sent to the Legends World. [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]], having heard rumors of Megatron's existence in the other universe, also travels there. {{Storylink|LG24 Shockwave & Cancer Prologue}}

The results of the Super Convoy Project end up in the Legends World, and the human Ginrai follows. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}} Rattrap dreams again to meet Brainstorm, and the Headmaster uses his new Getmaster procedure to help defeat Overlord in battle. Afterwards, he joins his comrades at the Legends World. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 39|Bonus Edition Vol. 39}}

The three remaining members of the [[4 Guards]] free [[Megaempress]] and [[Flowspade]] from their prison, as the seal was broken in the devastation of Cybertron years earlier. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}}

[[File:BaldigusChapter2 UniteWarriors.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

When [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] goes to [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s grave on [[Earth]], the ghost of [[Galvatron II]], passing himself as Cyclonus's master, takes over the Decepticon's body. Together, they go to the Triple Z Point, where they seek to use Unicron to create [[Grand Galvatron]]. Unicron instead uses [[Roller (G1)|Roller]], [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (who is converted to a half-ghost form), to create a "Grand Galvatron" gestalt with Cyclonus/Galvatron II as the torso. {{storylink|Grand Galvatron Chapter}} Grand Galvatron arrives on the repaired Cybertron to conquer it, but is fought against by [[Sky Reign]]. To fight against this threat, Vector Sigma resurrects Optimus Prime in a new combiner body. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} [[Megatronia]], made up of Megaempress and her subordinates, joins the fight. {{Storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} Unicron takes action on his own, summoning the [[Commando|Combatrons]] from the G-2 era, who then try to unify Unicron's head with Cybertron. This change in history threatens the Combatrons' existence, so Unicron pulls in [[Grand Scourge]] to pretend to be [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] to placate his new servants. {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} This does not work, as the real Black Convoy shows up with [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]. Unicron's ambitions cause the timeline to become errant and Galvatron II and Grand Scourge are sent away in time portals. Together, the various combiners manage to end Unicron's plan and send him back to the Triple Z Point. The Destrongers leave to rescue [[Megatron (RID)|Devil Gigatron]] in [[#Time unknown|the future]]. Optimus Prime, having only gotten seven days of life, dies once again. {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

Spike Witwicky becomes chairman of the [[Universal Peace Alliance]]. However, the [[Concurrence]] replace him with an imposter and send [[Shaoshao Li]] to retrieve the mutant Targetmasters for them, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 45|Bonus Edition Vol. 45}} {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}} while also imprisoning the legendary hero Star Saber on false charges. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}}

[[Sue Faireborn]] has a fight with her mother, EDC Commander [[Marissa Faireborn]], and runs away. She is discovered by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] on the streets of the Legends World, having gone there himself to get a new body. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 46|Bonus Edition Vol. 46}}
{{--}}

===2022===
Hearing about [[Blowpipe]]'s new cloning ability, [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] tries to invade the Legends World with his clones, but fails. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} Sixshot and Daniel Witwicky free Star Saber from the [[Planet Micro Satellite Penitentiary]] and hide out in the Legends World. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}}

Starscream is decapitated by [[Lunaclub]] and journeys to the Legends World to become a Headmaster and obtain a new body. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 57|Bonus Edition Vol. 57}} Meanwhile, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Greatshot]] clear their name and defeat the Concurrence. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)}}

===2023===
After returning from the Legends World, the Autobot Headmasters and Targetmasters put an end to the war between the Beastformers and [[Laser Beast]]s. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

===2025===
[[File:Victory37 finalblow.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Under the leadership of Star Saber, the Autobot [[Brainmaster]]s and [[Micromaster]]s work with the Universal Peace Alliance to establish the Universal Defense Force to fight the Decepticons. They use [[Victory (planet)|Planet V]] as their base. They are opposed by the latest Emperor of Destruction, [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] and the elite [[Breastforce]]. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} The Breastforce target the Micromasters' homeworld of planet [[Micro]], where they liberate their teammate, [[Guyhawk]], enabling the team to combine into the mighty [[Liokaiser]] and finally defeat Star Saber in battle for the first time. {{storylink|Rescue! Guyhawk}}

Despite the addition of the six-changing samurai [[Sixshot (G1)|Greatshot]] to their ranks, the Autobots are weakened by this turn of events, and when God Ginrai arrives on Earth to aid them, he is fatally wounded by Deathsaurus and recreated as Victory Leo. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} When Deathsaurus finally reactivates his fortress and turns it upon the Earth, Star Saber and Victory Leo combine into [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] to end the threat of Deathsaurus once and for all. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}

In the far reaches of space, Starscream, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]]'s battle continues.{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1989 (Victory)|"Hero Set" packaging blurb}} [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] proves the existence of Transformer [[spark]]s at the cost of losing his memory. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}

{{--}}

===2026===
Greatshot almost dies in the [[Silvart War]], but is rescued at the last moment. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)}}

===2025–2030===
[[File:ViolenJigerFullbody.jpg|thumb|left]]

Deathsaurus is reborn as the Dark Emperor and leads Decepticons in pursuit of the powerful [[Energon Z]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Page 1|Zone Project Story}} [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] becomes the next Supreme Commander, and initiates the Zone Project to terraform the planet Micro into "Planet Zone". {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Part 1|''Zone'' Part 1}}
The [[Vok]], in the guise of “Dark Nova”, merge the souls of many fallen Decepticons into the monstrous [[Violengiguar]], and task him with recovering [[Zodiac]] energy. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}} As the new Emperor of Destruction, Violengiguar gathers nine notorious Decepticons to serve as his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], who rampage across the universe and begin construction of a "Decepticon Zone". {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|''Zone'' Part 1}}

On [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] is born from within the ground. He assists the Decepticons and performs sabotage activities like blocking transmissions. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Part 7|''Zone'' Part 7}}

Violengiguar steals the Super Element [[Zodiac]] from Earth and returns to his birthplace, the [[Tenth Planet]]. He is destroyed by the new commander Dai Atlas and his warriors. The rainbow of Zodiac, which is the energy of constructing the universe, fills the 10th planet with life. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Part 12|''Zone'' Part 12}} The [[Jumpstarter]]s use the Zodiac to create an alternate universe as a [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]] experiment. They realize their creation is the [[Legends World]], which due to space-time complications has already been interacting with their universe prior to being created. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}}

Meanwhile, Victory Saber pursues the Decepticon [[Gigant Bomb]] through the Blastizone, and both sides wind up transported back in time to [[#2004|2004]]. {{storylink|Go! Star Saber}}

{{--}}

===2031===
[[File:PrimeZodiak.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Following the destruction of Violengiguar, Dark Nova makes himself known and unleashes a horde of [[Galaman]] warriors. In response, Dai Atlas tasks the [[Battlestars]] to seek out Optimus Prime's body, which had previously been stolen by Decepticons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|''The Battlestars'' Part 1}} Using Zodiac power, Optimus Prime is reborn as Star Convoy, {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|''The Battlestars'' Part 4}}, and Dark Nova revives Galvatron as [[Megatron (G1)|Super Megatron]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|''The Battlestars'' Part 6}}

Super Megatron evolves into Ultra Megatron, {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|''The Battlestars'' Part 8}} then fuses with Dark Nova to become “Star Giant” {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|''The Battlestars'' Part 9}} before Star Convoy destroys him from within and saves the day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|''The Battlestars'' Part 10}}

Nightbird, having heard of Megatron's resurrection, leaves the Six Clan before acquiring six modes to rejoin the Decepticons. She brings two disciples, [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]], {{Storylink|Nightbird (G1)#Masterpiece|Masterpiece Nightbird Shadow bio}} and receives orders to take down [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] if she ever runs into him. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}} Road Pig and Road Rocket develop a rivalry. {{storylink|LG-15 Nightbird Shadow Sequel}}
{{--}}

===2034===
[[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]], a mysterious body-snatching Transformer, possesses the body of [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]. {{storylink|Badlands (issue)|Badlands}}

===2035–2036===
[[File:TrainWars TheFallen.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Cybertron suffers a great energy shortage. To alleviate the brewing energy crisis, Optimus Prime upgrades into a [[Powermaster]] body equipped with a [[phase modulation shield]], and travels into a black hole with [[Hi-Q]] in search of [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]].{{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy bio}} {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

[[The Fallen]] attacks Cybertron in an attempt to steal [[Vector Sigma]], which transforms into its "[[Primus|Oracle]]" form and empowers [[Overdrive]]. Although Overdrive's attempt to use the [[Quantum Dial]] to summon reinforcements from across time fail, Metroplex and many train Transformers help turn the tide of battle by using their combined [[Trainbot Omni-Car Joint]] to entangle the interdimensional villain before Shouki obliterates him with his new "Train Bazooka" attack. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

[[File:G2 Humans killed Megatron's friend.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Scrash becomes the latest leader of the Decepticons and leads [[Flashwing]], [[Deathplay]], [[Darkfly]] and [[Sharpedge]] to invade Earth. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (telephone audio adventure)|Operation Combination}} He and his minions attempt to steal the recently invented [[Power Core Combination]] technology and the first generation of [[Energon Matrix|Energon Matrice]]s, {{storylink|The Mighty Bolt}} but [[Sixbuilder]] and several other heroes ultimately defeat him. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (telephone audio adventure)|Operation Combination}} One of Scrash's new troops is the mysterious [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], who has travelled to this universe from another. {{storylink|Straxus (G1)#United EX 2|United EX Rollermaster bio}} Scrash takes possession of an [[Assaultmaster]] body created using Power Core Combination technology; in doing so, he unleashes a "[[Prime Mode Plague]]", in which the Autobots and their human allies suffer heavy losses. In response, humans seal away the prototype Energon Matrix system until the day when its powers can be used for good. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 17|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/17}}<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime]] specifically dates the outbreak of the Prime Mode Plague to 2036, rather than 2035. Other information specifically puts Scrash's invasion of Earth at 2035, but it’s ambiguous as to whether or not Scrash deliberately unleashed the Plague, or if it spread on its own at some later date.</ref> Scrash is ultimately defeated when he is frozen by the [[Immobilizer]] and returned to Cybertron. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

Meanwhile, Metrotitan strikes at Metroplex, leaving the giant Autobot fallen. Straxus (busy trying to brainwash Ultra Megatron) leads an assault on Earth, but the rebuilt Metroplex is able to repel the invasion. Optimus Prime returns, announcing his discovery of Nucleon. {{storylink|Metrowars}} He evolves further into an [[Action Master]], and he and Metroplex are able to convince the recovered Megatron to lay down arms, the Decepticon leader having his heart softened by a [[Kiloton|friendly Decepticon]] who nursed him in his recovery. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition (Metroplex)}}

The two leaders found the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|''G-2'' Part 3}} In the wake of Scrash's invasion, many humans are skeptical of the organization; {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/29}} when Megatron's friendly friend arrives on Earth, the human military guns him down. In turn, a vengeful Megatron begins planning to invade Earth once more. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|''G-2'' Part 3}} With Megatron truly believing conquest is the only thing keeping his people safe, the Transformers fractionize again into Autobots and Decepticons, having upgraded into "Generation 2" bodies. Instead of over energy, the G-2 War is fought over ideology. Metroplex is weary of the continued fighting and finds himself called to the [[Legends World]] in [[2015]] by its denizens via the world's [[spirit energy]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition (Metroplex)}} to stop [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s attempted destruction of the world. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}}

[[File:G2PrimeJustice.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Optimus Prime and Megatron follow the "[[Law of Cybertron]]" and have a one-on-one duel in the 17th District of the [[Mirtonian constellation|Mirtonian sector]]. Prime is defeated and destroyed, but is rebuilt into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Battle Convoy]] by the power of the Matrix. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|''G-2'' Part 5}} Megatron joins with [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] and others, and a battle begins. In the end, the Autobots triumph and the Decepticons flee to the far reaches of the universe. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|''G-2'' Part 6}}

[[Galvatron II]], who has come from [[Rhythms of Darkness!|a parallel world]] with that universe's [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], threatens the galaxy with his [[Warworld|mobile battle fortresses]].<ref>Galvatron II's toy bio</ref> In response, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Laser Ultra Magnus]], who is revived by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] acting as a substitute Matrix, {{Storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue}} establishes a mobile combat team and prepares for battle.<ref>Laser Ultra Magnus's toy bio</ref> Battle Convoy gains a "[[Black body (technology)|black body]]" and uses new weaponry to engage Galvatron II in battle. {{storylink|Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version}}

Galvatron II becomes leader of the Decepticons, making Megatron his subordinate. The Autobots develop new remote-controlled [[Eldedroid]]s based on Prime's new black body. {{Storylink|Eldedroid|Masterpiece Convoy Black Version bio}} One is sent as part of an Autobot unit to investigate a Decepticon underwater base. {{Storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

A ship of Autobot protoforms is sent to [[#Several thousand years ago|Earth's past]] to find and reactivate [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Decepticons|Foe? Friend!? Black Convoy}} Those protoforms become the [[Commando (RID)|Combatrons]] in [[#2000|2000]]. The [[Dimensional Patrol]] brings them back to this era, and the native Autobots sentence them to be reverted to Autobot protoforms. However, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] from [[#2021|2021]] appears and brings them to his time to serve his plan to take over Cybertron. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}}

Megatron, hearing of a world of legends, finds a portal to the [[Legends World]], where he remains for some time. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 23}} He takes Nightbird Shadow with him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 15|Bonus Edition Vol. 15}} Ultra Magnus is brought to the Legends World at the call of Alpha Trion, who infiltrated the world a bit prior. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}} Alpha Trion opens another portal, bringing [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] over to help foil one of Megatron's plots. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}}

At some point, a heartbroken [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] eats his feelings, leading to mockery by his fellow [[Wreckers]]. When [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] inform him of the Legends World, he hops over to get a new body, {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} but returns when turned down by that world's [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}}
{{--}}

===2039===
[[File:CybertronAllianceReborn.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] finally comes to an end. Humans discover [[Angolmois Energy]] within the "Gaia Energy" of [[Earth]] and use it to revolutionize their civilization. [[Atari Hitotonari|Professor Hitotonari]] is member of [[Project Gaia]], which leads to the creation of androids such as [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]].

On [[Micro|Zone]], a new kind of [[Transformer]] is born from [[protoform]] capsules infused with [[Beast Power]]. Realizing that those beings' descendants will one day [[Beast Wars (event)|fight in the past]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] gives them the same faction symbols as those Beast Warriors, to show that the future cannot be changed. Also on Zone, the [[Legends World]] is resurrected through the power of many artifacts, and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] himself is resurrected on the Legends World through its residents' wishes. After spending half a year there, Megatron returns to the [[G1 World]] and reestablishes the [[Cybertron Alliance]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===2040===
[[Eagle Eye (G1)|Hawking]] and [[Magnificus (G1)|Magnificus]] free Scrash by transferring him to [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]'s body, but the three are confronted by the duo of Optimus Prime and Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===2050===

[[File:Volcanicuscomic2-BattleMasters.jpg|thumb|left]]

Humans have fully revolutionized [[Earth]] thanks to the bounty provided by [[Angolmois Energy]]. With its power, they create their own servant race, the [[Selector]]s. The evacuation of Angolmois leads to the presence of temporal incursions at [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], allowing the [[Quintesson]]s to be free of their dimensional prison. In the meantime, the Selectors, led by [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] feel the toil of slavery and petition [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to aid their cause, which the [[Decepticon]] leader accepts. The Autobots are at first opposed to this rebellion, {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}} but Megatron manages to convince [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to come over to their side. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] still fight for humanity, based on the Dinobots' friendship with [[Carly]]. However, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] allies himself with the Quintessons, who unleash the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] onto all sides. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

Spike realizes the folly of allying with the Quintessons, but is shot through the chest for his troubles. Due to the evil influence of the five-faced aliens, Angolmois Energy starts erupting throughout the planet. As a last-ditch effort, Megatron uses his Unicron-enhanced body to absorb the Angolmois Energy, becoming his ultimate self—Megatron Omega. {{Storylink|Abominus comic 1}} Thanks to Rung, Spike manages to transfer his consciousness into "Neo Autobot X" and the attending [[Quintesson Judge]] is incapacitated by an [[energon enema]]. Megatron Omega loses control and simply seeks to consume all Angolmois to become mightier than [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], but a call from the [[#Precursor World|Precursor World]] pulls the Dinobots and the Terrorcons there.

From earlier in the Precursor World, [[Primus]] and the [[Golden Age (GS)|Golden Age]] travel to [[Micro|Zone]] to crash [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]]'s reunification of the Zodiac fragments into the [[Silver Matrix]] and the god takes it for his own purposes. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

[[Lio Convoy]], acting on orders from the Vector Sigma of the future, arrives on Earth to seal away Megatron Omega's body, leaving a [[spark]] purified by righteous Angolmois Energy that is whisked away to the Precursor World. In the aftermath, the Dinobots and Terrocons are returned from their time in the Precursor World. Spike and Rung lead the humans and Selectors in leaving Earth, realizing that Angolmois Energy is too dangerous to use. They establish outposts on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] (leaving [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] to act as observers there after wiping their memories) and [[Mars]] (leaving [[Martian emissary|a planetary-destruction trigger]] there) to safeguard the Angolmois Energy should it be ever used for ill intent. In accordance to humanity's wishes, the [[Transformer]]s seal or erase all data regarding Earth, and the planet becomes known as "[[Gaia]]", with a legendary green lion wandering it. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

==24th century==
[[File:ForbiddenFruit-Cybertropolis.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Some three hundred years after the end of the Great War,<ref>The ''Kiss Players'' timeline takes this date from the original English broadcast of the episode "[[Dark Designs]]"; the relevant conversation was not translated into the Japanese dub.</ref> Cybertron is now ruled by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s: small, energy-efficient descendants of the Autobots and Decepticons. Unbeknownst to the Maximals, the [[Tripredacus Council]] have begun a secret re-armament campaign with the intent of one day overthrowing the Maximals. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

The Maximals attempt to clone Starscream's indestructible spark, but the violently insane “[[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]]” escapes {{storylink|Bad Spark}} and massacres the citizens of [[Colony Omicron]]. Four [[stellar cycle]]s later, [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] captures Protoform X and returns him to Cybertron; {{storylink|Deep Metal}} eventually, he is imprisoned aboard the research vessel ‘’[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]’’ with explicit instructions to dump his stasis pod on a faraway asteroid over the course of their deep-space exploration mission. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} Other Maximals lead less eventful exploration missions—one Transformer, [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], leads a crew to observe the plant-based ecology of [[Regalis V]] {{storylink|Home Soil}}

An ambitious Predacon takes the name of “[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]” based on the [[Megatron (myth)|mythical harbinger of destruction]] foretold in the [[Covenant of Primus]]. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}, Megatron and a group of Predacons steal the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], which supposedly holds a map to an [[energon]]-rich planet—unbeknownst to anyone except Megatron, it ‘’also’’ holds a message from the Decepticon leader, instructions on how to travel back in time to prehistoric Earth and change history. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}})

''Axalon'' captain [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his crew pursue them through [[Unspace|transwarp]] through time and space to [[#3 million BCE|prehistoric Earth]]. The [[transwarp wavefront]] created by the destruction of the [[Planet Buster]] revertebrates across time and space; when it reaches Cybertron, the Tripredacus Council dispatch Ravage to assassinate everyone involved in the Beast Wars. {{Storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}} Some time later, Depth Charge hits a temporal anomaly and is transported back in time to the ongoing Beast Wars. {{storylink|Deep Metal}}

[[File:Thereformattingmaximalsmaximize.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Following the end of the Beast Wars, the captive Megatron escapes during the transwarp flight and reaches Cybertron ahead of his former captors. In secret, he engineers a [[Transformation virus|paralyzing virus]] and an army of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s, which he uses to conquer the planet and extract the [[spark]]s of every living Cybertronian. When Optimus Primal and his crew arrive on the planet, they are infected with the virus and pursued by Vehicons—while Optimus, Cheetor, Rattrap, and Blackarachnia successfully escape, Rhinox and Silverbolt are captured by the Vehicons and have their sparks extracted. {{Storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent|Descent}}
Although their Transmetal bodies offer some degree of protection, exposure to the virus robs Primal and his crew of their upgrades, their ability to [[transformation|transform]], and their short-term memories. Guided by the Oracle, Primal rescues the three remaining Maximals and leads them deep underground, where they discover the Oracle. The Oracle reformats them into [[technorganic]] bodies; to master these new forms, however, the Maximals must re-learn the lost art of transformation by finding their emotional still point. {{storylink|The Reformatting}}

Eventually, the Maximals ally with [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], sole survivor of Megatron's attack, {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}} and contend with three new "[[Vehicon General]]s", sentient Vehicons created using the sparks of pre-existing Cybertronians. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}} Through a series of portentous visions and experiences, Optimus realizes that the Oracle orchestrated their voyage to prehistoric Earth in the knowledge that they’d bring organic beast bodies back to Cybertron. The Maximals discover remnants of ancient Cybertron's vanished biosphere, including a [[Fossil chamber|fossil cavern]] {{storylink|Survivor}} and [[Organic goop|concentrated organic matter]]; {{storylink|The Key}} eventually, Primal concludes that their mission is to revert Cybertron to its primordial, organic state. {{storylink|The Catalyst}} However, the Vehicon General [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]— a shell program around [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]’s spark—attempts to play both sides against each other and deliberately manipulates both Optimus and Megatron into unleashing the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] and the [[key to Vector Sigma]]. When they meet in final battle, the two opposing energies nearly destroy Cybertron entirely and Rhinox is killed. {{storylink|End of the Line}}

[[File:SeedsOfTheFuture-cybertropolis.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Optimus survives within the Oracle, where he undergoes a near-death experience that causes him to realize that his mission is to bring balance to Cybertron itself. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}} Megatron survives within the body of a [[Noble (BM)|strange, organic creature]], {{storylink|Savage Noble}} and eventually uploads his spark into the [[Grand Mal]], a massive hovering battlestation. The Maximals free Silverbolt from his “[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]” persona {{storylink|In Darkest Knight}} and welcome Botanica to the team after reformatting her into a technorganic body. {{storylink|Home Soil}} The Maximals successfully expel Megatron’s spark from his latest body, {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege|The Siege}} but an all-out Vehicon assault downs the captured Grand Mal. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall}} The other Maximals are defeated and Megatron implants his spark into a copy of Optimus Primal’s old “Optimal” form and engages the Maximal leader in final battle. Their duel ends when Primal and Megatron plunge into Cybertron's exposed [[organic core]], and the planet is reformatted into a [[technorganic]] paradise. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|Seeds of the Future}}

Through the power of [[Logos Prime]], Primal and Megatron are reborn in [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|another universe]], {{storylink|The Mysterious Temple in Space}} where they gain new bodies on the planet [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Animatron]]. {{storylink|The Extraordinary Reformat}} [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] detects that Rhinox's spirit has been transported to the [[Legends World]], and reformats [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] into new bodies to retrieve him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Rattrap and Waspinator manage to bring back a resurrected Rhinox, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} and everyone celebrates his return. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

{{--}}

==10,000+ years from now==
[[File:ConvoyCouncil1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Over the intervening millennia, Cybertron becomes a paradise. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} The [[Great Convoy]]s become the planet's ruling body, {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} although they are subservient to Vector Sigma, who now resides in the [[Tower of Light]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} Eventually, however, Vector Sigma senses the presence of the villainous [[Blentron]]s, gathering [[Angolmois Energy]] in an attempt to resurrect Unicron. To prepare for a second Unicron War, Vector Sigma decides to revert Cybertron back into a purely mechanical form. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition EX Blue Big Convoy}}

At some point afterwards, the Maximals and Predacons enter a period of open warfare. Both sides make use of mercenary warriors; during one such battle, [[Bigmos]] becomes indebted to the Predacon mercenary [[Autostinger]] and chooses to leave the war entirely. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} Vector Sigma assigns the loner [[Big Convoy]] with a team of [[Big Convoy Unit|recruits]], with [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] as an undercover operative to keep an eye on their activities. {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}} The [[Thoroughbred Corps]] is wiped out in an assault on Magmatron's fortresss planet, leaving [[Mach Kick]] the only survivor. {{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}}

During a lull in the fighting, [[Reverse Convoy]] leads an expedition to an abandoned robotic planet, which he dubs "[[Vehicon (planet)|Vehicon]]" based on the planet's automated factories. The Maximals colonize the planet and use it to generate vast quantities of energon to alleviate Cybertron's energy crisis. It is in this era that the time-tossed [[spark]] of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the original Megatron]] emerges; when the dimension-hopping [[Grand Scourge]] defeats Reverse Convoy, Megatron implants his own spark into Reverse Convoy's critically wounded body, and travels back through the [[Blastizone]] to the year [[#2004]], where uses his new identity to mislead the Autobots. At the end of the conflict, Megatron's spark is excised and Reverse Convoy returns home. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/14}}

[[File:Newforcesarrive.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

During the conflict, a team of Predacons led by [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] travel to the planet "[[Gaia]]"—in reality, a post-apocalyptic Earth—to possess the dormant Angolmois energy, where they are pursued by [[Lio Convoy]] and a team of [[Maximal]]s. To protect themselves from the planet's toxic atmosphere, the Maximals adopt protective beast modes. {{Storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} When Lio Convoy first lands on Gaia, he is rescued by a white lion, who brings him to a cave filled with [[Angolmois Energy]]. Convoy [[Scanning|scan]]s the lion, but the Angolmois duplicates his Energon Matrix and creates an entirely new Transformer, [[Lio Junior]]. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

Over the course of these "new" Beast Wars, the Maximals and Predacons encounter the [[Jointron]]s, {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s, {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}} the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacon]]s, {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}; during one notable adventure, the Maximals reunite with Lio Junior, who demonstrates the ability to [[Combiner|combine]] with the recently arrived [[Santon]] and [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] to form [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]]. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

[[File:DoubleConvoyTogetherAtLast01.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

At some point, Lio Convoy is pulled back in time to the year [[#2005|2005]], where he becomes embroiled in the battle for Earth's [[solitarium]]. {{storylink|Lio Convoy Storms In (issue)|Lio Convoy Storms In}} On another occasion, Galvatron obtains a mysterious teleportation device and uses it to summon the monstrous [[Majin Zarak]] from another dimension. To counter the creature, the Maximals summon the legendary hero [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] from [[#3,000,000 BCE|the distant past]]; by combining the power of their [[Energon Matrix|Energon Matrice]]s, Optimus and Lio vanquish the threat before Primal returns to his own time period. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

Eventually, Galvatron summons the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. Lio Convoy and his crew use the power of the [[Energon Matrix]] to seal the Angolmois energy into capsules and release them into space. Galvatron is destroyed. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}} The destruction of Nemesis sends Lio Convoy into the distant past, where he witnesses Unicron devouring the planet [[Dinosaur (planet)|Dinosaur]]. {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}}

The Seacons join force with the space pirate [[Duncan (Legends)|Duncan]] in search of [[proton energy]], but are betrayed and left for dead. [[Primus]]'s [[Primus's envoy|envoy]] finds them and makes a deal with [[Halfshell]], sending him to [[#2020|2020]] to recruit the other group of [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] for a plot in the [[Precursor World]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}} Once their adventure is finished, the Seacons are returned by Primus. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

Several years later, [[Magmatron]] attempts to collect the Angolmois capsules, which have been scattered across the stars. Meanwhile, military instructor [[Big Convoy]] and his new recruits learn of the capsules via a message from Lio Convoy and make the capsules' collection their mission. The Maximals travel across the galaxy in the ''[[Gung Ho]]'', pursued by the Predacons aboard the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]''. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} Both sides race to acquire as many capsules as they can, and their adventures occasionally bring them into contact with other heroes and villains across the galaxy—notable adventures include an encounter with [[Rockbuster]] on [[Flame (planet)|Flame]], {{storylink|Dinosaur Combiner Magmatron}} [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] on [[Porcupine]], {{storylink|Lonely Hydra}} and Mach Kick on [[Comb]], who joins up with the Maximals. {{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}}

[[File:BWNeoPoster1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Although the [[Blentron]]s steal the capsules, {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}} all is not lost, as the crew of the ''Gung Ho'' travel through a wormhole and rescue Lio Convoy. {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} The Blentrons resurrect Unicron as an energy being, and the second Great War begins between the forces of Cybertron and Unicron. Unicron attacks [[Vector Sigma]] and is reborn as Vector Sigma Unicron, using Cybertron as his new body. {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition}} When Unicron returns to his energy-based form, Big Convoy and Lio Convoy use the [[Big Cannon|Matrix Buster]] to permanently destroy him. Lio Convoy becomes [[Great Convoy]] and is promoted to the ruling body. After the graduation ceremony for the recruits, the Maximals and Predacons stop fighting and cooperate to rebuild Cybertron. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

The newly christened Great Lio Convoy travels the [[multiverse]] for a time; various adventures include assisting a dimension of [[GoBots]] from a [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|universal cataclysm]], {{Storylink|Sunrise}} becoming a member of the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], {{Storylink|Invasion Prologue}}, briefly travelling to [[Uniend 911.05 Alpha|a world imperiled by Unicron]], and finally travelling to the [[Legends World]], where [[Katsu Don]] reverts him to his pre-beast form. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 41|Bonus Edition Vol. 41}} At the end of the Legends World's successive crises, Great Lio Convoy, now also Leo Prime, leaves for parts unknown; {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}} at some point, he returns to his native time period and eventually passes away. {{storylink|Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)}}

[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]] are created by [[Primus|Vector Sigma]]. However, only Fire Convoy gets an [[Energon Matrix]], inspiring envy in his "brother". {{Storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

The Destrongers, an elite unit of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], is led to [[#2000|2000]] by [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]], so that he can find and utilize the power of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]]. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} To protect the past, the [[Autobot]] [[Dimensional Patrol]] led by [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] follows the Destrongers to 2000. {{Storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots catalog}} Seeking the Energon Matrix for himself, God Magnus also goes to the past to confront his brother. {{Storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} At the end of this conflict, Devil Gigatron is taken back to his proper time. {{Storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}} [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] is able to escape and steal an [[Energon Matrix]] from [[Primus|Vector Sigma]]. He subsequently goes to the [[Legends World]]'s [[2015]] to recruit [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] to rescue their leader. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} The two then go to the [[G1 World]]'s [[#2021|2021]] to pick up the [[Commando (RID)|Combatrons]]. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

At some point, Brave Maximus is replaced by [[Neo Brave Maximus]] by Vector Sigma. With [[Zebres]] and [[Master (RM)|Master]] as new control units and [[solitarium]] as a power source, Brave Maximus is sent back to the 2000s. Skids starts working with the Dimensional Patrol. To free Devil Gigatron from the Dimensional Patrol, Black Convoy leads his newly recovered troops in invading Neo Brave Maximus. They find that Gigatron has turned to the Autobot side to assist in protecting the multiverse from threats like the [[Cloud World]] and the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]]. When Black Convoy disapproves, Devil Gigatron drains his evil, reducing him to a small, heroic protoform. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}} Black Convoy then leads a Dimensional Patrol troop to take over the Legends World in search of the Combatrons, but is eventually reverted to his evil self and he takes his troop off to spread the flowers of evil elsewhere. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge 2)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

The Dimensional Patrol acquires the rest of the beast Destrongers, and it continues to fight to protect the multitude of dimensions. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

{{--}}

==100,000+ years from now==
In the distant future, the universe has been drained of its energy and [[Earth]] is a barren wasteland. The [[Maximal]] [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] travels to Earth, in hopes to use the last of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s [[Angolmois Energy]] within the planet to resurrect Leo Prime; the result is instead the chaotic "[[Dark Amber Leo Prime]]". {{storylink|Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)}} Dark Amber Leo Prime uses his Unicron energy to restore life to the dying Earth and, with Bluebolt and [[Untite]], begins a journey to save the rest of the cosmos. {{storylink|Dark Amber Leo Prime (Second)}}

==Alternate timelines==
As is expected of such a long-running and expansive fictional universe, it has found its share of events that don't fit the "main" timeline, deliberately so, or otherwise. They are chronicled here.

===''TV Magazine'' comics===
The original set of ''Transformers'' manga series started with ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' and end with ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|The Battlestars]]''. Writer [[Masumi Kaneda]] and artist [[Ban Magami]], key creatives for the Japanese-original series, attempted to add events to the original cartoon continuity. However, beginning with ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', the creative team started ignoring the cartoons, preferring to create their own twist on the narrative. This also aligned with ''TV Magazine''{{'}}s story pages, which were run by the same duo. As such, it seems that the entirety of their ''TV Magazine'' work is not incorporated into the "official" timeline, with the exception of ''Zone'' and ''Return of Convoy'', due to the lack of alternative fiction for those franchises.

The years given are based on those used for the cartoons, with the exception of ''Masterforce'', as the human children in that series are shown to be around the same age in the following series, ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory]]''.

====="Countless years ago"=====
{{Stub|{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prologue}}}}
=====4.5 billion BCE=====
The Earth is formed. {{storylink|Gods? Demons? The Pretenders}}
=====4 million BCE=====
{{Stub|{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prologue}}}}
====="Thousands of years ago"=====
The [[Pretender]]s arrive on Earth. The Autobot Pretenders are revered as gods while the Decepticon Pretenders are mythologized as demons. The Autobots successfully imprison the Decepticons. {{storylink|Gods? Demons? The Pretenders}}
====1985====
{{Stub|{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers}}}}
====2005====
{{Stub|{{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (story page)|''The Headmasters'' story pages}}}}
====2010====
{{Stub|{{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers}} {{storylink|The Great Transformer War}}}}
====2011====
{{Stub|{{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (manga)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}}}
====2024====
{{Stub|{{storylink|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce}} {{storylink|Headmasters VS Masterforce}}}}
====2025====
{{Stub|{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory}}}}

====2025-2036====
From here the events of the ''[[Zone]]'', ''[[Return of Convoy|Battlestars]]'' and ''[[Operation Combination]]'' comics and story pages play out as chronicled above.

===BT World===
Created by the machinations of Battle Ravage and maintained by the Protector in ''[[Story of Binaltech]]'', the [[BT World]] is a deliberate divergent timeline which continued the development of Binaltech, culminating in the birth of the universe-travelling [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]].

====21st century====
=====2005=====
[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Battle Ravage]] hijacks [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s shuttle to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and shows the engineer his knowledge of the upcoming [[Unicron War]] in which many of his comrades and himself die. {{storylink|Project: Bodyshop}} On Cybertron, Battle Ravage uses the [[Kronosphere]] to shunt [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his [[Decepticon]] armada into [[limbo]]. To organize the remaining Decepticons, Ravage places [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] into a [[Binaltech (technology)|Binalech]] body to act as leader. {{Storylink|Changing Lanes}}

To avert Autobot deaths if the timeline is corrected, Wheeljack experiments with the [[Genetronic Translink System|GT System]]; allowing [[spark|lifeforces]] to exist in [[subspace]], Wheeljack reasons they can live on even if their bodies expire. Wheeljack uses himself as a guinea pig, creating Alpha, Beta, and Omega Units—actually a way to integrate his lifeforce with the entirety of Earth's information network and power grid—for his own use. {{Storylink|Project: Bodyshop}} Wheeljack's work accelerates the number of Binaltech bodies available. However, an accident with the GT System has [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s life core lost in subspace, and [[Chip Chase]] offers his own lifeforce to transfer into the body meant for Prowl, creating a composite being known as "[[Prowl (BW)|Prowl 2]]". {{Storylink|Prowl & Chase}}

Passing through the time zone of 2005 on their way to their proper time, the [[Maximal]]s on [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta]] are affected by Battle Ravage's temporal manipulations. Their ship is detected by Unicron and destroyed. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}} An [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] shuttle carrying three spare Binaltech bodies for an GT experiment is abducted by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], who Shockwave believes should strike soon. One of those bodies is filled with the [[spark]] of the disappeared [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and another uses an evil [[laser core]] to create [[Decepticharge]]. The two, acting as emissaries for Unicron, confront the rioting Decepticons and order them to follow Unicron's desire to destroy the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] or else. {{storylink|Widow's Edge}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

The [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]] of the future direct the other Maximals caught in the explosion to [[Viron 102.0 Beta]], where they fight their [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] becomes one of the Alternity's [[Protector]]s. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

Battle Ravage is apprehended by the Autobots, but he manages to manipulate the situation by having [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] confront Unicron, who has begun his attack on the Transformers. In the meantime, the Autobots attempt to use the time energies of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] to pull off [[Operation: Distant Thunder]] to revert Battle Ravage's changes to the timeline. {{Storylink|Darkest Hour (prose)|Darkest Hour}} Optimus Prime is injured in battle, so Ultra Magnus ultimately uses the Matrix to defeat Unicron. {{Storylink|Binal Time}}

=====2007=====
[[Doctor Arkeville]] creates an evil [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] copy of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] known as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. [[Operation: Distant Thunder]] is pulled off, but it causes spacetime to destabilize. In the nick of time, the BT World's duplicate of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], tasked by the future [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]] as a "[[Protector]]" to preserve this timeline, possesses Nemesis Prime and stablizies the timeline to preserve the Alternity's past. However, Nemesis Prime's personality asserts itself and the Protector is ejected from his body. Arkeville manages to tap into [[Unicron/Generation 1|an evil and hungry force]] lurking in [[subspace]] for an appropriate lifeforce. {{storylink|Binal Time}}

As the Protector's actions restore the original timeline while maintaining the existence of this timeline, the proper version of himself and his friends continue back to their native time unabated, while the lost versions of those Beast Warriors still exist in the BT World. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

Megatron and his forces return from limbo, {{storylink|Binal Time}} and manage to easily overcome the weakened Autobots. In a last-ditch effort to defeat the Decepticons, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] activates the [[large switch|kill switch]], immobilizing all Transformers across the universe not in Binaltech bodies. As one of the last remaining Decepticons active, Nemesis Prime takes control of the villainous army. {{Storylink|Kill Switch}}

=====2008=====
With the seeming victory of the Autobots over the Decepticons, the EDC shuts down the Binaltech Project and its information is released to the public, resulting in numerous knockoff technology causing headaches for the Autobots. The [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] of the [[G1 World]] arrives in the [[BT World]], informing his alternate friends that the life core of Prowl from this world ended up on his. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 1}} The Autobots investigate, and find that Prowl's lifeforce is being exploited by the [[Concurrence]] with assistance from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. The Concurrence is shut down and Prowl 2 transfers [[Chip Chase]]'s lifeforce back into the [[human]] so that Prowl's intended Binaltech body can be transferred to the "Official World". {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}}

The Protector guides the Autobots in further experiments to lead to the Alternity, but sabotage by Shockwave results in the Protector being captured during [[Timaeus Project|an experiment]]. Nevertheless, the experiment is successful in producing [[alternium]]. {{Storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 3}} Other proposed experiments included the [[Critias Gate]], which was planned, but not utilized. {{storylink|Alternation}} Using the Omega Unit, Wheeljack and the EDC put a stop to all illegal Binaltech experimentation by humans. Nemesis Prime, with the Protector captive, seeks to create a synthetic Matrix using the human minds of an [[Australia]]n city trapped in a [[crystalline containment vessel]]. The Autobots put a stop to this plan and Nemesis Prime is destroyed through the teamwork of the Protector and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

=====2010=====
In [[2010]],<ref>While this story should logically take place right after 2008's events, "[[Alternation]]" notes that Earth was put under Quadrant Lock in 2010.</ref> Blackarachnia and Decepticharge, still seeking to destroy the Matrix, come to Earth to finish the job. [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], falling to the effects of the [[Unleasher]] attack on his mind, tussles with Blackarachnia till [[Carly (G1)|Carly Witwicky]] uses the [[Psychedevice]] to evolve into a higher being. Using her new abilities, Carly cures Grimlock of his mental Unleasher scars and Blackarachnia of her forced devotion to Unicron. Blackarachnia and the Protector reunite, while the Dinobots are finally cured of their mental affliction.

In deep space, the [[Quintesson]]s, fearing the evolution of Binaltech and humanity, place Earth under [[Quadrant lock|Quadrant Lock]]. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}

====9021st century====
Further experiments into higher planes of existence allow the Binaltech to evolve into the mighty [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]]. They break through the Quadrant Lock, but Earth remains in its [[2010]] state. {{storylink|Alternation}} With newly powerful [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] at the helm, many of the Autobots become superpowered beings and recruit other versions of themselves from different universes to participate in their multiversal peacekeeping operation, along with different beings as part of their [[Protector]] defense system. {{storylink|From Here to Alternity}} The [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] of the BT World awakens to this unfortunate turn of events and sets out to attain the same power as his enemies have. Through a complex plan, Megatron fuses with [[Hytherion]], the Beast of Time. {{Storylink|To Mega Therion}} He recruits [[Questor|others]] to his side, {{Storylink|Foreshadows}} and has them seek out the [[Planicron]]s.

Once [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] finds the Planicrons, {{storylink|Hunt for the Planicrons}} Megatron executes his plan of using their fused form as the [[Cosmic Driver]] to destroy the Alternity's higher-dimensional gestalt consciousness. Before he can fully end the Alternity, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] inadvertently releases the Planicrons from Megatron's control and they are directed by [[Vector Prime]] to the [[Critias Gate]] in the BT World. Passing through this two-dimensional gate, the Planicrons evolve into higher-dimensional forms, taking down the [[Megatron Aggregate]] and replacing the Alternity as guardians of the multiverse. Reduced to their original selves, the Autobots continue to do what they can to preserve the peace. {{storylink|Alternation}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[2015]], [[Fun Publications]] began an [[Ask Vector Prime]] column on [[Facebook]], where "[[Vector Prime]]" would take in readers' questions and attempt to answer them. As expected, some of them concerned the Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity. However, due to lack of access (or deliberate ignoring) on both sides of the Pacific, those answers would often find themselves contradicting Japanese-made material made before and after. For the sake of completion, those incongruous events are noted here.

{{Stub}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Chronologies]]
[[Category:Generation 1 history]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon continuity| *]]

Japanese Generation 1 cartoon timeline

2024-11-14T10:43:22Z

Lookatroopa: /* 2011 */

{{featured}}
[[File:Epiloge-timelinecollage.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2|''[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KGidvt4NTPI Simple and clean is the way that you're making me feel tonight]'']]

The '''timeline''' of the [[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]] is a dense and multi-layered epic that charts billions of years of history, from before the beginning of time to the distant future, all the way to the very end of the universe. The continuity is primarily organized around the first three seasons of the original [[The Transformers (cartoon)|''The Transformers'' cartoon]] and its various Japan-exclusive continuations: these include, but are not limited to, ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]'', ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', and ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'', as well as ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Machines]]'', and a slew of ancillary media, which includes ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' and ''[[The Transformers: Micromaster|Micromaster]]''.

From [[2006]] to [[2007]], the ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' franchise published two official chronologies (which can be read '''[[Source:Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|here]]''') that amalgamated most of the stories that had come before into a grand, unified timeline. Along with linking existing events from these series together, they recorded several new events and [[retcon]]ned other developments to make everything fit more or less together, and in doing so provided a foundation for future authors to build around these pre-existing stories.

Within the fictional ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]], the Japanese cartoon continuity frequently crosses over with other universes—most often with the comedic inhabitants of the [[Legends World]], but also the [[BT World]], a notable splinter timeline that branches off from the "main" Japanese cartoon universe just before the events of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', and the advanced Cybertronians who inhabit the [[Cloud World]]. Given the vast breadth, depth, and scope of this timeline, some inconsistencies are unavoidable—in 2015, the [[Ask Vector Prime]] Facebook feature handwaved some of these details away by explaining that [[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]]'s destruction of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] destabilized the fabric of reality, and that any inconsistencies can be blamed on an unseen observer's haphazard attempts to repair the local space-time. (Although it should be noted that Ask Vector Prime was not accessible to a Japanese audience and created plot points that were disregarded by later fiction.) In the real world, authors and artists have generally developed a much tighter approach to [[canon]] and continuity. Subsequent stories throughout the 2010s and 2020s have more-or-less adhered to this chronology of events—stories such as ''[[Transformers Legends (comic)|Legends]]'', ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic|Generations Selects]]'', and [[Ask Vector Prime]] have filled in notable gaps in the timeline by telling interquel tales weaving in and around the various cartoon "eras".

{{TOC|limit=2}}

==1,000,000,000+ years ago==
===Original multiverse===
[[File:Space Become One.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Reality is made up of seven disparate universes, each dominated by their own variation of [[Star Power]], which is derived from "[[the One|G One]]". This being, also known as "the One" appoints the [[Angolmois Energy]]-based being known as [[Primus|the Oracle]] as protector of this multiverse, granting him a new body made of [[Golden Power]]. Rechristened as "Primus", he goes on to found the [[Primus Vanguard]], a peacekeeping force made up of seven suborganizations, safeguarding their respective colored universe under their own leaders. Those leaders each have their own Matrix filled with a specific color of Star Power, with unique abilities—Primus himself holds the [[Silver Matrix]], which can collect and contain the seven Star Powers to become the [[Zodiac]] and restart reality.

However, the Primus Vanguard receives a recurring enemy, the [[Specter]]s, who are "inversions of the Matrix spectrum" and take on ghostly visages based on deceased leaders. The [[Blue Order]] leader, [[Brightes|Blue Brightes Convoy]] dies and passes on the mantle of the [[Matrix Sword]] and the [[α Matrix|Blue Matrix]] to [[Blue Big Convoy|Big]], to self-assumed forerunner Chief Engineer [[Straxus (G1)#Precursor World|Straxus]]'s disapproval. To defeat the Specters for good, the Primus Vanguard collectively decide to unleash the full light of their Matrices, which has the side effect of unifying the seven universes into one. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}} {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}
{{--}}

===Precursor World===
[[File:Generations Selects Primus Vanguard.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

The [[Precursor World|singular universe]] comes under attack by the mysterious [[Vok]]. Unknowing of their origins, Primus uses the [[Black Legendisc|Black Matrix]] to peer into the future. Seeing [[G1 World|a universe of ruin and war]], Primus also discovers that the Vok are the evolved forms of the Specters from the future. [[Primacron]], Primus's pet that acquired intelligence, contributes to Primus's spiral by revealing that he has extracted the "essence" of his Matrix, purifying it to become what he calls "Angolmois Energy". Desperate to stop what he sees as a terrible future, Primus begins a complex plan to avert the coming reality by restarting the universe himself. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}}

With [[Golden Age (GS)|his loyal cadre of followers]], Primus begins by travelling to [[#2050|2050]] of the next world and acquiring the used-up Silver Matrix from the future. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}} Bringing in [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] from [[#2011|2011]], Primus gives Prime the older Silver Matrix and has him remove the Vok threat from this universe by tapping into his future self as Star Convoy. {{Storylink|Star Convoy comic}} However, to gather the Star Powers from the unassisting Primus Vanguard leaders, Primus's [[Primus's envoy|envoy]] tasks [[Halfshell]]'s [[Seacon (BW)|Seacons]] to join forces with [[Turtler]]'s [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] from [[#2020|2020]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}} In the meantime, the [[Blue Order]] is destroyed from within by the still-vengeful Straxus twins and the Matrix Sword stolen by them. Blue Big Convoy dies in the process, {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 2}} but his [[spark]] is infused in the sword. His death also evolves the drone MC11 into [[Magna Convoy]]. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy prequel comic}}

[[File:FinalePart1-NeoPrimusBattle.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Through the exploits of the Seacons and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron Omega]] (an upgraded form of Galvatron), the Star Powers are gathered together in one spot, along with players like Primacron (who has turned the [[Blue Planet (GS)|Blue Planet]] into the massive Neo Primus robot). With the past Silver Matrix, Primus collects all of the Star Powers and attempts to restart the universe, {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale Prelude|Finale Prelude}} but is interrupted by Primacron, who uses Neo Primus to shed the Oracle of his "Primus" body. Neo Primus is taken care of by the efforts of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] from [[#2050|2050]] and Primacron goes into hiding.

Megatron Omega takes in Golden Power for himself and evolves into Gold Megatron. He attempts to use his [[New Primus Vanguard]] and the [[Gold Matrix]] to take over all time, but he is foiled thanks to the actions of Star Convoy and the Megatron from 2050 (who possesses [[Green Megatron]]). After a brief detour to 2011 to stop [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s resurrection, the Oracle returns everybody to their proper time but not before erasing the appropriate memories. However, the Oracle ends up captured by the Straxus twins, who have a facility creating experimental Transformers and seek to take over in the devastation of the Primus Vanguard. [[Soundwave (BW)|Soundwave]], a member of the Golden Age, plans to bring about the freedom of his leader and the restoration of the Primus Vanguard. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

Two of the Straxuses' experiments, [[Convobat]] and [[Megalligator]], escape the villains' clutches. Megalligator joins up with Soundwave, {{storylink|Cybertron Convobat prequel comic}} while Convobat joins up with Magna Convoy. {{storylink|Cybertron Magna Convoy}} Eventually, the Primus Vanguard is restored, who continue protecting the universe until its end. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}
{{--}}

===15 billion BCE===
[[File:Z01 zoodiaku.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

The [[Big Bang (event)|Big Bang]] creates the current universe. The combined Star Power from the previous reality becomes the [[Zodiac]], {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}} which shatters into a supermineral spread across the universe. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 2 Roadfire Chapter|Roadfire Chapter}}

Only a handful of beings survive the violent birth of the universe, including Primacron, the Oracle, and the [[Three Wise Ones]]. Primacron imprisons his former master within the physical vessel known as the "[[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]" and taps the combined life energy of the previous universe through the Oracle and the Matrix to populate the universe with various robotic lifeforms. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}
{{--}}

===12 billion BCE===
[[File:FinalePart2-PrimusCybertron.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The [[Milky Way]] forms.<ref name="KP">''Kiss Players'' timeline</ref> Primacron creates [[Unicron]], a planet-sized robot that feeds on mechanical worlds and their inhabitants. Unicron rebels; after wounding his creator, he escapes into the wider universe, where he rampages unchecked for billions of years. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} The Oracle, with his apelike vessel destroyed, flees amidst the chaos and eventually reaches a desolate planet in the center of the universe, which he merges with and reshapes into a verdant paradise. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}} The Oracle senses that Primacron will iterate on Unicron to create the energy-absorbing [[Tornedron]] in [[#2010|2010]], and summons [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] and many other "[[primitive]]" Transformers from the same time to defeat Primacron's creation. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}}<ref>Sky Lynx's line in the English version, "we are being called to a very ancient and sacred place", is localized in the Japanese dub as "called by ancient voices, I feel as I am travelling to a secret world of the past". Subsequent timelines and stories would take this line as literally indicting time travel.</ref>

[[File:FinalePart2-VectorSigma.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

At some point after this, the [[Quintesson]]s arrive on the Oracle's planet and use a device to [[Cyberforming|terraform]] the planet into a mechanical factory world they call [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. They obtain the empty Matrix, which absorbs their evil wisdom, and imprison the Oracle within the [[Vector Sigma]] supercomputer; the aliens control Vector Sigma through their mechanization device, which becomes the [[Key to Vector Sigma]], and the Matrix. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}} The Quintessons experiment with interdimensional travel and construct a portal to [[Menonia]], through which they banish heretical Quintessons who practice magic. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}} {{storylink|Alternation}} An early attempt at creating life yields the [[Trans-Organic]]s, fusions between organic and machine life, but the malformed creatures are deemed failures and sealed away deep beneath the planetary surface. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}} The genesis of the Trans-Organics marks the Oracle's first attempt at a techno-organic fusion between two radically different forms of life, but these early attempts only exemplify the worst attributes of both. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

The Quintessons turn their attention to mass-producing a race of [[Transformer|robotic servants]]. The two product lines—consumer goods and military hardware—are the ancestors of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} [[Alpha Trion (G1)|A3]] is the first of these robots to be constructed. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}} Cruel and abusive, the Quintessons mistreat their creations and force them to fight each other for their entertainment. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

At some point during or after these events, the [[Hate Plague]] ravages the universe. A "wise man" uses the knowledge within the Matrix to seal the maddening spores away inside a star, although the Matrix does not yet possess enough accumulated wisdom to eradicate the plague entirely. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}} [[It|The first Quintesson]] to posses the Matrix, who seemingly bears witness to these events, leaves an imprint of itself within the artifact. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}
{{--}}

==1,000,000+ years ago==
===11 million BCE===
[[File:BetasAutobotRebels.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

A lone Quintesson realizes that their Cybertronian slaves have the potential to evolve beyond their specifications, and foresees a day when they will claim independence from their creators. Mocked for his beliefs, he leaves Cybertron and dedicates himself to cataloguing all information in the universe; over millennia, he gradually evolves into an omnipotent being of pure data and becomes known as the "[[Seeker (United)|Seeker]]". {{storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}} Another rogue Quintesson by the name of [[Mara-Al-Utha]] is banished to Menonia, where he deposes the [[Golden One]] and adopts the identity of the "Red Wizard". {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

The Matrix is acquired from the Quintessons<ref name="KP"/> and emptied of their evil wisdom, which takes the form of [[Devil Z|vengeful energy being]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} The Matrix is possessed by [[Primon|an ancient robot]], who passes it on to [[Prima|a powerful gladiator]]. The powerful robot is killed by the Quintessons for rebellion and so the Matrix is given to [[Prime Nova|a brooding robot]]. Their wisdom and memories are collected in the Matrix, as are those of later bearers. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Eventually, the Autobots rebel against their tyrannical masters, with A3 and [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] as leaders. At one point during the rebellion, future Quintessons from the year [[#2010|2010]] use a [[Time Window]] to try and change history—however, their interference sends the Autobots [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]], [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] backwards in time while simultaneously displacing A3 to the future. Before time can unravel, the Autobots put things right and history continues along its proper course. {{storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

[[File:Ffod4 early soldiers.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

The victorious Cybertronians finally expel the Quintessons from their planet. However, this first conflict is but a prelude to a series of increasingly bloody wars fought between the autocratic Decepticons and the civilian Autobots. The Autobots, who lack the combat abilities of their Decepticon brethren, struggle to mount an effective counterattack, and many of them choose to flee Cybertron entirely. {{Storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}} On [[Antilla]], the [[Thirteenth Legion]] showcase their presence by creating a giant Autobot symbol on the planetary surface that is visible from space. They create the [[Lightning Bug]] weapon and much other advanced technology, but they perish when a meteor shower infects their planet with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. {{Storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

The Matrix becomes a sigil associated with Autobot leadership. [[Guardian Prime|One early bearer of the Matrix]] dies early in the war and [[Zeta Prime (G1)|another]] inherits the Matrix. The Autobots fight back against the Decepticons by inventing [[transformation]] technology; aided by this new ability, [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|the latest Autobot leader]] defeats the [[Trannis|Decepticon warlord]] and ushers in a [[Golden Age]] of peace and prosperity. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

The scientists [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] travel to [[Earth]]. Skyfire crashes into the Arctic and Starscream, unable to find his friend, returns to Cybertron. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}}
{{--}}

===9 million BCE===
[[File:WarDawn title.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

According to a tale told by [[Giga]], the Godmessenger [[Devil Z]] and the [[Godmaster (god)|Godmaster]] entity come to Earth. Careering to the ground, Godmaster breaks into eight unrefined [[transtector]]s and falls into dormancy, with the [[Overlord (G1)|largest component]] falling to the bottom of the sea. This component, along with two others, would be later acquired by Devil Z. {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}}

[[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] is built by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and becomes the Decepticon [[Emperor of Destruction]]. The [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s begins. When Megatron kills [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|the leader of the Autobots]], A3, now going by the name "[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]", takes the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] until a suitable bearer is found. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Soon enough, Megatron injures a young dockworker named Orion Pax; with the assistance of the time-travelling [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], Orion Pax is rebuilt into the [[Supreme Commander]] [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], while his girlfriend Ariel becomes [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

[[Megaempress]] is constructed using some of Megatron's leftover parts. She creates [[Moonheart]] and [[Lunaclub]] as servants; [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]] uses [[Flowspade]] in an attempt to bring down the group from within, but Flowspade goes rogue and swears fealty to Megaempress. When Megaempress uses her seduction powers to try and usurp Megatron, Shockwave puts Megaempress and Flowspade into stasis. {{Storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} In the meantime, Megatron uses the [[Robosmasher]] to turn the Constructicons into Decepticons, who betray their friend [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] and destroy [[Crystal City]]. Omega Supreme destroys the Robosmasher before their new [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] form can turn him into a Decepticon as well. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}
{{--}}

===4 million BCE===
[[File:FourMillionYearOldVeilOfMystery-Transtectors.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

A group of [[Cyberdroid]]s led by [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]] escape Cybertron in search of a new home. Unfortunately, they crash on the hostile planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], where they struggle to survive. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} When a temporally-displaced [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] crashes on Master, Fortress studies the gigantic Transformer's advanced physiology; thanks to this unexpected breakthrough, the citizens of Master develop [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] technology, which allows them to pilot [[transtector]] bodies. Eventually, Fortress bases the massive [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] on Brave Maximus's design. {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 48|Kiss Players #48}} {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 31|Bonus Edition Vol. 31}} Many Cyberdroids physically and mentally train to be Headmasters, but some, like [[Jack (G1)|Jack]], wash out of the program. {{Storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}}

[[File:ArkCartoon1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The hot-headed [[Pointblank]] is expelled by Optimus Prime from the Autobots when he refuses a direct order not to pursue a battlefield vendetta. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} With [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]] and [[Crosshairs (G1)|Crosshairs]], Pointblank takes this time to become a legendary warrior without personal attachments known for taking down hundreds of Decepticons in battle. They meet [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], who they do not particularly like. {{storylink| Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

Megatron creates the [[Powered Master|Poweredrons]], who can use their [[Powered Engine]]s to terraform planets into energy-producing colonies. However, they realize Megatron's evil and leave the Decepticons, but not before they steal a fleet of starships to bring civilians to [[Paradron]], a world they secretly developed. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 3 Dai Atlas Chapter|Dai Atlas Chapter}} {{storylink|Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee}} They return to Cybertron and join the Autobots; leader [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] tells Optimus Prime of energy signs on [[Earth|the third planet]] of the [[Solar System]]. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX 3 Dai Atlas Chapter|Dai Atlas Chapter}}

Three Decepticons board an escape pod and crash-land in southeast Asia. Their [[idento-computer]]s reformat them into insectoid configurations, and the newly minted "[[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s" spend the next millions of years subsisting upon organic matter. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}<ref>The Japanese dub confuses Megatron's poorly phrased line of "This is a Decepticon escape module launched before our own starship crashed on Earth four million years ago" as meaning that the Insecticons took off long before the ''Nemesis'' crashed on Earth.</ref>

Perpetual war on Cybertron threatens to drain the planet's remaining resources entirely. Eventually, Optimus Prime gathers a team of Autobots and launches the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' in search of new energy sources. Megatron and his Decepticons pursue them aboard the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' and intercept them over prehistoric Earth. Most of the Decepticons board the ''Ark'', but, in the chaos, both ships fall into Earth's gravity well. The ''Ark'' crashes into [[Mount St. Hilary]], and all of the Transformers aboard enter a long period of [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

In Megatron's absence, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] becomes steward of Cybertron, but an underground cell of rebellious [[Female Autobots]] led by [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]] contest his rule. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
{{--}}

===3 million BCE===
[[File:BeastWars2 clash.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

The enigmatic [[Vok]] discover ancient Earth and use the planet as a vast laboratory for their mysterious experiments, which include the construction of [[Standing Stones]] {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}, [[Brigadoon]], {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} and a [[Planet Buster|second moon]]. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} A group of rogue [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s led by [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] aboard the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Terror Crasher]]'', following the instructions on a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]] left by his namesake, travel back in time and crash-land on prehistoric Earth around a million years after their ancestors arrived.<ref>"[[Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!]]" notes that the Maximals and Predacons arrived three million years prior to the setting of that story in the early 1980s.</ref> They are pursued by [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and a small group of Maximals on the ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'', and both sides adopt [[beast mode]]s to protect themselves from ambient [[energon radiation]]. Unaware of the planet's true nature, the Transformers refer to the planet as "Energoa". {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}} Only [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] knows the truth; at some point, he finds the crashed ''Ark'' at Mount St. Hilary, but chooses not to go through with his ancestor's dangerous plan to kill Optimus Prime and change the outcome of the Great War. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} He buries the tunnel to his discovery with a bomb. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} The two shipwrecked factions kickstart the "[[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]]" as they struggle for control of the planet's abundant energon. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Starscream's ghost, adrift in time and space, arrives on prehistoric Earth and briefly possesses the hapless [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] before an energon explosion severs his disembodied spark from its host. {{storylink|Possession}} On another occasion, they cross paths with Maximals and Predacons from the distant future; {{storylink|Optimus Primal Chapter}} shortly thereafter, the Beast Warriors do battle with Autobots and Decepticons from [[Movie continuity family|another universe]]. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}}

[[File:Other Voices 1 Moon opening.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The invisible [[Atari Hitotonari]] and [[Star Dust]] try to acquire a fragment of the Allspark—in actuality [[Angolmois Energy]]—from Optimus Primal by kissing him, then jumping further into the future. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 2}} {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 45|Kiss Players #45}} Optimus Primal finds himself displaced to other eras twice: the first occurs when he is pulled to [[Gaia]] in the far future to assist [[Lio Convoy]]; {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}} the second comes when he travels through the [[Blastizone]] in pursuit of Megatron, which briefly takes the pair to the year [[#2004|2004]]. {{storylink|To War! Optimus Primal}} "Beast Megatron" leads the future Decepticons {{Storylink|Change in Command: The Usurper Decepticon}} for a year, but both are eventually returned to their original time periods through the power of [[solitarium]]. {{Storylink|And Then}}

The first phase of the Beast Wars conclude when the Vok decide that the Transformers have irrevocably damaged their experiments and activate the [[Planet Buster]] to sterilize the planet entirely. Optimus Primal destroys the device before it can scorch the Earth, but Megatron's sabotage ensures that Primal is also destroyed in the process. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}} The subsequent [[quantum surge]] mutates many Transformers into [[Fuzor]]s and [[Transmetal]]s, {{storylink|Aftermath}}, and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] eventually resurrects Optimus Primal into a Transmetal body. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}} Protoform X reawakens on Earth and is forcibly enlisted to the Predacons as "[[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]". {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

[[File:G1Prime BWMegs.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

During the second leg of the Beast Wars, Megatron attempts to change history and alter the outcome of the Autobot-Decepticon war. The former Predacon [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] stymies his first attempt to do so by sacrificing himself to protect [[Anthropoid|humanity's ancestors]]; {{storylink|Code of Hero}} The time-travelling Atari and Star Dust kiss Optimus Primal's Transmetal form to acquire the second fragment of the "Allspark" before jumping further in time. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 2}} {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 45|Kiss Players #45}} When Agent [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] of the [[Predacon Secret Police]] arrives to arrest Megatron, the captured Predacon persuades Ravage to his side and puts his final contingency plan into play: dig up the ''Ark'', kill Optimus Prime, and change history. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}} Ravage perishes when the Maximals destroy his [[transwarp cruiser]], {{storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}} but a [[Central Consciousness File X-9|copy]] of his consciousness survives in the ship's [[Schrödinger's Box|flight recorder]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of the Past}} Using [[datatrax]] obtained from [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]'s copy of the Golden Disk, Megatron accesses the ''Ark'', shoots Optimus Prime in the head, and triggers a devastating [[timestorm]]. {{Storylink|The Agenda (Part III)}}

To Megatron's disappointment, the Maximals repair the damaged Autobot leader; when Primal takes his ancestor's [[spark]] into his body, the fusion upgrades his body into a powered "optimal" form. The Predacons destroy the [[Axalon (BW)|Maximal base]], forcing the Maximals and their new ally Blackarachnia to relocate to a new base inside Mount St. Hillary. {{Storylink|Optimal Situation}} For the third and final time, Atari and Star Dust kiss Optimus Primal, but this time Primus snatches away her fragments of the Allspark. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 2}} {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 45|Kiss Players #45}} [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], in pursuit of Rampage, follows his quarry to prehistoric Earth. {{Storylink|Deep Metal}} Two Vok resurrect the Maximals [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] as the powerful [[Tigerhawk]]. {{storylink|Other Victories}} They are banished from Tigerhawk's body, and remain active in the timestream for eons to come. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}}

After several more adventures and close encounters with the Vok, an empowered Megatron, who has now acquired the spark of his namesake, {{storylink|Master Blaster}} acquires the ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'', which the deceased [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had previously discovered and refurbished, and launches it with the intent of destroying the ''Ark''. The chaos surrounding the ''Nemesis'' results in casualties on both sides. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1}} Thanks to the assistance of a repentant [[Dinobot II|Dinobot clone]], the Maximals discover a hidden [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta|Autobot shuttle]], which they use to fly through the deck of the ''Nemesis'' and incapacitate Megatron. The ''Nemesis'' crashes with Dinobot still on it, and the remaining Maximals capture Megatron and return to Cybertron. [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] rules over humanity's ancestors for a time, {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}} but the protohumans eventually grow tired of their capricious ruler and overthrow him. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}}

==="Several million years ago"===
[[Image:TGGUni2.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The [[Sparkbot]]s travel to prehistoric Earth and release [[Unicron]]'s [[Angolmois Energy]] to resurrect the Chaos Bringer. They are followed by [[Primus]], formerly the Oracle, and the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]]. Primus seals the still-weak Unicron, the Sparkbots, and the energy inside Earth and creates [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] to stand guard over the sealed Angolmois Energy. Primus creates a number of safeguards, including the [[O-Part|OOParts]], to ensure that Maximus's power will not be misused. Primus converts into Vector Sigma and transports the girls back to [[#2007|2007]]. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}} {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 51|Kiss Players #51}} Brave Maximus is buried under the landmass that will become [[Tokyo]]; the OOParts are scattered across the world and, over the eons, eventually find their way into various human monuments. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior|The Ultimate Extreme! The Large Buddha Statue Transformer}}

A Cybertronian satellite containing a [[Pearl of Bahoudin|power core]] with the ability to alter weather patterns crashes on Earth. {{Storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}
{{--}}

==100,000+ years ago==
===500,000 BCE===
The Decepticon [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] uses the terrifying [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] in his quest to become a new [[Emperor of Destruction]], but the young Autobot [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] and others drain its energies and seal it up in the gravity well of the [[Dark Nebula]]. It is a while before Deathsaurus's dreams of Decepticon leadership are achieved. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}

===100,000 BCE===
While on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] is captured by the [[Orb]]s and forced to work as a slave in the [[death crystal]] mines. He manages to escape and is about to free [[Dread slaves|other slaves]] when the sudden appearance of [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] scares him away. Ever since, Kup regrets allowing his fear to control him at that moment. {{Storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

==1,000+ years ago==

==="Thousands of years ago"===
The Headmaster [[Grand Maximus|Grand]] of Planet Master meets up with the Autobot [[Pretender]]s. {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}} After a battle with the Decepticon Pretenders, the five Autobots crash on Stone Age Earth, and take the form of [[human]]s with their Pretender technology. {{Storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}} The Decepticon Pretenders take on the form of monsters to harass early humans. Over the years, the Autobot Pretenders seal [[Blood]] in a pyramid in [[Egypt]], [[Dauros]] in the [[Nazca Lines]] in [[Peru]], and [[Gilmer]] in the undersea city of [[Atlantis]]. {{storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}} Another team of Autobots also come to Earth, this time from the 2030s, to activate [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], but their spaceship crashes on [[Castle Peak|Angel Mountain]] and the Autobots inside convert into a [[protoform]] state. The crash becomes the basis for human legends of UFOs. {{storylink|The Decepticons}}

A [[Powermaster]] body is created for Optimus Prime's use in [[G Nebula 89]]. The entity formed from the discarded [[Quintesson]] wisdom that was in the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] steals this and seven other Powermaster bodies at the nebula and brings them to Earth. There, the entity plants them into the planet to absorb its [[Zodiac]] and [[Angolmois Energy]] to become [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]. It also absorbs those energies and dubs itself Devil Zodiac, or "[[Devil Z]]" for short, and falls into a deep sleep. {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}<ref>This contradicts the earlier account of Devil Z as the "Godmessenger" and the Godmasters originating as a singular being known as "Godmaster". The earlier account is the one used in the animated series itself, but was later apparently retconned, replaced with the version of the story noted here. This version appears in the later timeline and subsequent fiction and may be assumed to take precedence in canon.</ref> {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===3,000 BCE ===
[[File:FaceOfNijika Quint ship over Zamojin.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The Quintessons invade the [[Legends World]] with an army of [[Overcharge (G1)|Overcharges]], but are repelled back by the universe's denizens. The Quintessons declare that the universe's creators—the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]] in the future—require investigation, and an Overcharge is inspired by his future self living in the Legends World to become [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 59|Bonus Edition Vol. 59}}

Just as [[Niko Don]] is about to send his creation [[Nijika]] out to space, the [[Quintesson]]s disable the Zamojin's telepathic abilities and place [[Zamojin (planet)|their planet]] under a [[quadrant lock]]. The event lives in infamy as "the [[Night of the Devils]]". {{storylink|The Face of the Nijika}}

{{--}}

==100+ years ago==
===543===
[[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and several Cybertronians travel back in time through the mysterious [[Dragon Mound]] to Anglo-Saxon [[United Kingdom|Britain]]. They briefly interfere in the territorial battle between [[Aetheling the Red]] and [[Wigend of Blackthorn]], which is solved by the love between [[Nimue]], Aetheling's daughter, and Wigend. Spike and the Transformers return to their original era with the help of the wizard [[Beorht]], who dispatches a [[dragon]] in the process. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}}

===1400s===
The spaceship containing the Cybertronian weather control unit is unearthed by [[Iran|Persians]]. The device's activation causes a great disaster, and so the King of Persia seals its power core inside the [[Pearl of Bahoudin]] and buries it in the [[Galata Valley]]. {{Storylink|Trans-Europe Express}}

===Edo period (1600s–1800s)===
While in Japan, [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]] and the [[Autobot]] [[Pretender]]s defend a pair of [[human]] children from [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] and his group of [[Decepticon]] Pretenders. The experience rekindles Metalhawk's desire to stay and protect Earth. {{Storylink|A Tale of the Pretenders}}<ref>The dating here is based on Metalhawk's human clothes, which are taken from {{w|rōnin}} stereotypes of the {{w|Edo period}}.</ref>

==20th century==
===1943===
During [[World War II]], various military vehicles are abandoned on the island of [[Guadalcanal]]. {{Storylink|Starscream's Brigade}}

===1977===
The [[Voyager spacecraft|''Voyager'' probe]] leaves Earth, carrying a [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|golden disk]] should it encounter extraterrestrial lifeforms. {{Storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

===1980–1984===
[[Image:MC-art-Excavation.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Seeking Optimus Prime and the Matrix, a team of [[Autobot]] [[Cyberdroid]]s leave Cybertron to track the Matrix's energy trail. {{storylink|A New Transformer Legend Begins!!}} While in space, a cross-dimensional shockwave from [[Primax 984.20 Gamma|another universe]] strikes their ship; {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 06/01/2015}} this mutates them into transforming and combining [[Micromaster]]s, and some of the new Micromasters are further affected by the shockwave and become Decepticons. The ship crashes onto Earth and war breaks out between the two Micromaster factions. {{storylink|A New Transformer Legend Begins!!}} The Decepticons try to convert Autobots into Decepticons with a [[mind changer virus]], but [[Joe (G1)|Joe]] and [[Sireen]], help cure the infection. {{Storylink|Enter the Urban Disaster Relief Specialists!!}} While the [[Sixwing|Wing Team]] attempts to steal away some unactivated Cyberdroid capsules from the Autobot base, [[Sixwing]] is shot with the [[Vaccine Program Gun]]. It does not have the intended effect of changing him into an Autobot, instead granting him a powerful state known as Berserker Sixwing. {{Storylink|Enter the Decepticon Sixwing!!}} During the fight, six Cyberdroid capsules are shocked and split into two, creating an [[Sixbuilder|Autobot Sixbuilder]] and a [[Decepticon Sixbuilder]]. {{storylink|Sixbuilder the Ill-Fated Warrior!?}}

The Decepticon Micromasters are later found digging up the base of Mount St. Hilary until [[Sixtrain]] scares them away. The Autobots do some digging of their own and find a scrap of Cybertronian metal with the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol on it—while they do not know the ''meaning'' of the insignia, they correctly deduce that Transformers have been on Earth before them. {{storylink|Sixtrain! Activate Red Mode!!}} The Autobots set up [[Metrobase (G1)|Metrobase]] to defend the site. Further digging reveals a pod that opens a dimensional rift, allowing the [[Multiforce]] to arrive from [[#2025|2025]]. {{storylink|The Menace of Landcross's Combining Formation!}}

After their adventure in this time period, the Multiforce leave Earth and lay low for forty years, content to take "the slow path" back to their present and avoid any damage to the timestream. While in the [[Vega Sector]], they encounter and subsequently defeat the villainous [[Praetorian]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 06/01/2015}}
{{--}}

===1985===
[[File:MTMtE Part2 Greetings.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

After four million years of dormancy, the eruption of [[Mount St. Hilary]] reactivates [[Teletraan I]], who in turn revives the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. When the Decepticons attack an oil rig, the Autobots rescue and subsequently befriend [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky]]. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] face off atop [[Sherman Dam]], {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} whereupon the invisible, time-travelling [[Marissa Faireborn]] and [[Angela]] obtain [[Angolmois Energy|a piece of the "Allspark"]] by kissing Prime. {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 1}} {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 40|Kiss Players #40}} The Decepticons attempt to return to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the ''[[Victory (G1)|Victory]]'', but [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] sabotages the ship and causes it to crash-land in the ocean. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}} The Decepticons refurbish the crashed ship into a [[Decepticon Headquarters (G1 Earth)|headquarters]] for their movement, {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} and human governments agree to cooperate with the Autobots. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

Over the next year, the Decepticons re-establish contact with [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]], whose [[space bridge]] allows for easy transportation between Earth and Cybertron, {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} while the Autobots gain a valuable ally in [[Chip Chase]]. {{storylink|Roll for It}} Starscream finds his long-lost friend [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] in the Arctic, but Skyfire joins the Autobots. {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]], inspired by [[dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaur]] fossils, creates the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]; originally a trio of powerful but dim-witted warriors, {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}} they are eventually joined by [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] and [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]. {{Storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

Megatron makes a deal with the human scientist [[Doctor Arkeville]], and uses his [[hypno-chip]] to brainwash many humans and force them to construct a large space bridge that pulls Cybertron into Earth's orbit. {{Storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} Earth's new satellite causes major disasters across the planet, {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} but the Autobots release a massive amount of energy to push Cybertron away from Earth and disable the hypno-chips. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}} Arkeville later finds himself not liking Starscream's plan to destroy Earth with the Doctor's [[Exponential Generator]]. His attempts to stop the plot damage his body, and Decepticon [[Medicroid]]s rebuild him into a cyborg. {{Storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

The Decepticons join forces with the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] in [[Bali]]; {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}} later, they add the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s to their ranks. {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}} Megatron's subsequent schemes include invading [[New York City]], {{Storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} reprogramming the Autobots with the [[personality destabilizer device]], {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}} stealing [[electro-cell]]s, {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}} and joining forces with King [[Nergill]] of [[Sub-Atlantica|Atlantis]], {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}} and using [[TORQ III]] to control machines {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} On one such adventure, Spike meets [[Carly (G1)|Carly]], his future wife. {{storylink|The Immobilizer}}

[[File:Nightbirdandfujiyama.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

[[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]] creates the robot [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]—the first in a long line of human-built robots—which Megatron alters to attack the Autobots. The Autobots eventually defeat the rogue robot and seal her away. {{Storylink| Enter the Nightbird}} At one point, the Decepticons gather energy from [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] and cause temporal disruptions until the stolen energy is returned. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}} Human archeologists discover the crashed ''Nemesis'' in South America, and Megatron briefly claims the [[Heart of Cybertron]] before a team of Autobots disconnect the artifact from his body. {{storylink|Microbots}} In conjunction with [[Shawn Berger]], the Decepticons began a successful smear campaign against the Autobots which ends in their banishment. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Spike clears their reputation, and the Autobots return to Earth in time to stop Megatron's latest plan. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

Spike and Carly briefly venture to Cybertron in search of [[Cybertonium]]. {{Storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Later, Spike and some Autobots travel back in time through the [[Dragon Mound]] to [[#543|543 AD]]. {{storylink|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court (episode)|A Decepticon Raider in King Arthur's Court}} A [[space bridge]] accident sends Optimus and a small group Autobots to [[Brobdingnag|a planet]] of giant aliens; {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} on the way home, they run afoul of [[Gyconi|Lord Gyconi]] on [[Monacus]], but [[Bosch]] takes them back to Earth. {{storylink|The Gambler}}

Megatron's experiments create an energy-based lifeform named [[Kremzeek]], but the Autobots briefly subdue the electric pest in Tokyo with the assistance of Doctor [[Sōji Yoshikawa]]. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}} Over the next twenty years, Yoshikawa turns his attention to breeding the creatures in captivity. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 2|Kiss Players #2}} The Autobots continue to foil various Decepticon schemes, which include an adventure on [[Tlalakan (planet)|Tlalakan]] {{storylink|Sea Change}} and a conflict with the dastardly [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]] where Optimus becomes the most dangerous game. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

On Cybertron, Shockwave finally becomes aware of the [[Female Autobots]] and captures their leader [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]. Optimus travels to Cybertron to save her; in the ensuing rescue, Elita uses her power to stop time and drains her life force. With the assistance of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], Prime perform a power transfusion to heal Elita. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

[[File:Ktvs prime and trion.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Megatron creates five new warriors, but needs [[Primus|Vector Sigma]] to bring them to life. Shockwave discovers the location of the computer and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] steals the [[Key to Vector Sigma]] from Alpha Trion, and uses them to activate the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticon]]s. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} To counter these new warriors, the Autobots create the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]]; without the key, Trion sacrifices himself to bring them online, and the five Autobots help stop Megatron's plan to convert Earth into a metallic planet with the Key. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}} Some time later, the Aerialbots help destroy Megatron's [[Giant Purple Griffin]]; {{storylink|Aerial Assault}} although they are initially unsure of their role as Autobots, a freak accident sends them back in time to [[#9,000,000 years ago|Cybertron's past]], where they unwittingly assist the young Orion Pax as he rises to become Supreme Commander. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}

At some point, Megatron hunts down the power core of the weather satellite that crashed [[#Several million years ago|millions of years ago]] and uses it to cause weather disasters across the planet before [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] destroys it. {{storylink|Trans-Europe Express}} On [[Antilla]], Megatron discovers the [[Lightning Bug]], but becomes infected with [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]]. Through an elaborate plan, Megatron is cured by [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] with [[Corrostop]] and has the Autobots infected with Cosmic Rust. The Autobots cure themselves of the disease, then destroy the Lightning Bug. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Ruse}}

[[File:Starscreams brigade 7 SSrideshoulder.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Banished from the Decepticons, Starscream creates the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticon]]s using five [[personality component]]s and old World War II hardware. Despite their combined form as [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], Starscream and his "army" are eventually defeated and again exiled, this time to a desolate asteroid. {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} The Combaticons fly off to exact revenge on both Cybertron and Earth, and nearly plunge the Earth into the [[Sun]] before an Autobot-Decepticon alliance thwarts their operation. The Combaticons are subsequently reprogrammed to serve Megatron, {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}} and remain loyal even after [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]]'s personality component becomes part of a [[B.O.T. (G1)|high school science project]]. {{Storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

During a battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron in his lab, [[Gregory Swofford]] is scarred by an explosion. The human then holds a deep grudge against all [[Transformer]]s. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

In between his various madcap schemes, Megatron intercepts the ''Voyager'' and inscribes a message on its [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|''Sounds of Earth'' disc]] in case the Decepticons lose the war. Aware that his race will one day invent [[Transwarp Drive|transwarp]] technology, he leaves a set of instructions for any Decepticon descendants who find his message—instructions on how to travel back in time, eliminate Optimus Prime, and change history. {{Storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

The discovery of many ancient Cybertronian artifacts on Earth prompts the United States government to establish the [[Intelligence and Information Institute]] to gather and catalog such items. They find the flight recorder of the future [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]'s [[transwarp cruiser]], which they cannot figure out and dub "[[Schrödinger's Box]]". {{storylink|Ghosts of the Past}}
{{--}}

===1986–1990===
[[File:LegendsOptimusMaximus.jpg|thumb|left]]

Inspired by a [[Masquerade|previous incident]] in which several Autobots combined, a team of Autobots led by Optimus Prime initiate the "Masquerade Project" by modifying their [[transformation cog]]s to adopt combiner forms. The group briefly combine into [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]] to defeat [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], but Megatron, accessing [[quantum surge]] energies left from [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|his descendant]] and becoming a [[Transmetal]], splits the super robot apart. Focused on punishing Slugslinger, Megatron flies away and spares the Autobots. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}} {{storylink|Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.}}

[[Galvatron II]], having travelled from [[#2038|2038]], keeps his true origins concealed and joins up with the Decepticons of this time. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 4: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part One}}

Humans and Autobots draw up plans for "[[Autobot City (G1)|Scramble City]]", a terrestrial headquarters for the Autobot faction. [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] is constructed under the leadership of City Commander [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], while the Decepticons construct their own cityformer, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. During a battle between the two factions' [[combiner]]s, Metroplex is activated for the first time and he and Trypticon have their first battle. {{Storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}} Trypticon manages to tear out Metroplex's transformation cog, but he and his [[City Commander]], Galvatron II, end up destroyed by Metroplex's [[antimatter]] beam projector. Trypticon's black box, manifest as the individual [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]], survives and is recovered by the Decepticons. Galvatron II survives as a spirit by using the power of his [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}} {{Storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

===1991–1995===
[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] is formed to battle the forces of [[Cobra]], a human terrorist organization.<ref name="KP"/> G.I. Joe operative [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|D.R. Faireborn]] is stationed in [[New York City]] around this time, along with his daughter [[Marissa Faireborn|Marissa]], who befriends Chinese immigrant [[Shaoshao Li]] when Li's parents open a restaurant in the city. The two become good friends, to the point where Shaoshao develops unrequited feelings for Marissa. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 23|Kiss Players #23}}

At some point around this time, Spike and Carly get married and have a son, [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]]. {{Storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{--}}

===1996===
[[File:Marissa and prime in childhood.jpg|thumb|right]]

During one of Faireborn's missions, Optimus Prime rescues him and his daughter. Marissa becomes infatuated with Optimus; Shaoshao, who feels that her only friend has been taken away from her, begins to distrust all Transformers. {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 34|Kiss Players #34}} A reconciliation between the two friends does not happen, as Shaoshao's parents relocate their restaurant to [[Japan]]. {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 23|Kiss Players #23}}
{{--}}

===1996–1999===
[[File:Stargatebattles trigger.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Professor [[Felix Adle]] and his daughter [[Katua Adle]] are badly injured in a field test. Cybertronian science provides the pair with advanced prostheses that allow them to continue their work. {{storylink|Divided Views}}

[[Kenneth Onishi|Daichi Ōnishi]] discovers the existence of Brave Maximus, and the [[O-Part|OOPArts]] needed to activate the giant. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Arise! Cybertron City}}

The Autobots ally themselves with the United States government and supply the technology to construct the ''[[Trigger]]'', an orbital [[warp gate]] capable of opening portals to distant star systems. However, a [[Trov|Decepticon collaborator]] in the crew betrays his comrades with the intent of handing the ''Trigger'' over to his Decepticon allies. They are stopped by [[Makoto (Star Gate)|a crewman]] and Optimus Prime before they can exploit the ''Trigger''. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

Further human-Autobot cooperation yields the [[C-X]] drones, robotic protectors created to reassure an increasingly doubtful populace. However, Starscream's time-travelling ghost briefly interferes with one of the C-X drones and causes it to go berserk; Optimus subdues the rogue drone, and Starscream's ghost goes to meet with the present-day Starscream. {{Storylink|Divided Views}} The two Starscreams form an alliance and abscond to the ''Trigger'' with a stock of energon cubes; the future Starscream uses the energon to combine with his past self and the ''Trigger'' to assume a monstrous form with control over warp gates. Optimus and Megatron work together to subdue the threat: although they successfully destroy the ''Trigger'', many of the Transformers are damaged or otherwise lost in the chaos, and only a few Cybertronians remain active on Earth. {{Storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate|The Battle of the Star Gate}}

===2000===
[[File:Battle Protocol Optmegs.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

An elite unit of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] known as the Destrongers led by [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]]<ref>''Car Robots'' D-001 Gigatron bio</ref> from the future cross dimensions in search of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], and kidnap [[Kenneth Onishi|Daichi Ōnishi]] for his knowledge that will assist in their search. They are pursued by [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] and the [[Dimensional Patrol]] unit,<ref>''Car Robots'' C-001 Super Fire Convoy bio</ref> who use the [[Global Space Bridge|Cybertron Net]] to traverse the planet. {{Storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse|Hot-Blooded Warriors! Buildmasters}} During Fire Convoy and Gigatron's battle in [[New York City]], {{storylink|Battle Protocol!|First Deployment! Fire Convoy}} an invisible and time-travelling [[Shaoshao Li]] from [[#2007|2007]] kisses Fire Convoy to draw out the "[[Angolmois Energy|Allspark fragment]]" that latched onto him. {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 47|Kiss Players #47}}

The team establish a secret headquarters in [[Tokyo]] alongside their human friend [[Koji Onishi|Yūki]], and promise to help him find his missing father. {{Storylink|Battle Protocol!|First Deployment! Fire Convoy}} The battle quickly evolves into a hunt for the [[O-Part|OOPArts]] required to activate Brave Maximus, {{Storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior|The Ultimate Extreme! The Large Buddha Statue Transformer}} and over the course of the conflict both sides gain powerful new allies, including [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]], {{storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!|Forced Fusion! God Fire Convoy}} [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]], {{Storylink|The Decepticons|Foe? Friend!? Black Convoy}} the [[Spychanger]]s, {{storylink|Spychangers to the Rescue|Ninja Robo! Enter the Spychangers}} and the [[Decepticon|Combatrons]]. {{storylink|The Decepticons|Foe? Friend!? Black Convoy}}

[[File:Maximus Emerges Maximusrampage.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Brave Maximus is discovered when the Buildmasters evacuate under Tokyo and are affected by one of [[Primus]]'s defenses. As they lack all of the OOPArts, the giant robot remains dormant. {{storylink|Fortress Maximus (episode)|Arise! Cybertron City}} Nevertheless, the Autobots hide Maximus in a building. In the meantime, [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Gelshark]]'s bumbling frees Ōnishi from the Destrongers. {{storylink|Koji Gets His Wish|JRX versus Baldigus}} The Autobots find the remaining OOPArts, {{storylink|A Friendly Contest|Gelshark's Trap}} and the seven pieces form a map to the [[Orb of Sigma|Jurassic Globe]], which in turn shows the location of [[Cerebros (RID)|Plasma]], part of Brave Maximus's control system. Gigatron is upgraded by the Jurassic Globe into Devil Gigatron. {{Storylink|Peril from the Past|The Final Key? Farewell, Ai}} Plasma is discovered in a temple and snatched away by the Destrongers. Black Convoy's first attempt at controlling Brave Maximus goes awry, but Yūki is able to order the giant to stop rampaging. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges|Plasma Abducted}}

Black Convoy realizes that another one of Maximus's defenses includes only being able to be controlled by a human and so taps into the human aspect of his programming that he copied from [[Kelly (RID)|Junko]]. His control over Maximus ultimately fails when many real human children give Maximus opposing orders. {{Storylink|The Human Element|The Mystery of Brave Maximus}} The Destrongers then try to control Maximus with Yūki's friend [[Carl (RID)|Kenta]], but the boy quickly gains control of the situation and the Destrongers flee. {{storylink|Mistaken Identity|Black Convoy's Ambition}}

After the destruction of the [[Megastar|Destrongers' mobile base]], {{storylink|Surprise Attack!|Brave Maximus's Rise!}} Devil Gigatron siphons energy from Brave Maximus and becomes super powerful. He then unleashes a swarm of [[cyber-bat|Nanobats]] onto the children of the world as part of his ultimate plan to control the Earth's future. {{Storylink|Galvatron's Revenge|Counterattack! Devil Gigatron}} God Fire Convoy challenges Devil Gigatron to one final duel at the Earth's core, where Devil Gigatron reveals his true ambition of conquering fate itself. With the power of Earth's children channeled through Brave Maximus, the weakened God Fire Convoy is reenergized and defeats Devil Gigatron with his new [[Matrix Blade|Super God Sword]]. The Destrongers are captured and taken aboard Brave Maximus to stand trial before Vector Sigma, although Gelshark is left behind. {{Storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|Final Battle! Fire Convoy}}

==21st century==
===2001===
[[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] is born in [[Nagano Prefecture|Nagano]], [[Japan]].<ref name="Ginrai age">The year is extrapolated from the 2020 date set for ''Super-God Masterforce'' by ''[[Generations Selects Special Comic]]'' and "[[A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai]]" noting that Ginrai moved to the [[United States of America|United States]] when 17 years old and had lived there for two years by the time ''Masterforce'' occurs.</ref> {{Storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}}

===2003===
To overcome a new menace, [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] and his [[Autobot]]s try to get past the absence of [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]] by giving the [[Spychanger]]s [[Spark Engine]]s, allowing them to attain "Super" forms. {{Storylink|The Secret of the Birth of the Super Spychangers}}

Some time after this, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], and many other Transformers gradually return to Earth. Optimus Prime brings [[Crosscut (G1)|Crosscut]] to Earth to help negotiate the construction of [[Autobot City (G1)|Scramble City]], {{storylink|Crosscut (G1)#Masterpiece|''Masterpiece'' Senator Crosscut bio}} which uses the returned [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] as its core. Humans and Transformers work together to found the joint-species [[Earth Defense Command]],<ref name="KP"/> and establish a [[Lunar Colony]] on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. {{Storylink|Expose All of Evil's Designs!}} Realizing that Megatron is preparing for a push to take over Cybertron, the Autobots prepare by moving most of their forces from Earth to Cybertron. They are sidetracked when [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] unleashes [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]] on the Autobots. The EDC begins the [[Binaltech Project]], in which the world's top scientists and manufacturers come together to develop man-made Transformer bodies powered by [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]], allowing the afflicted Autobots to transfer their minds into healthy new forms. {{storylink|Binaltech Is... (Chapter 1)|Binaltech Is...}} The safety of Earth is left to the Binaltech Autobots. {{Storylink|Binaltech Is... (Chapter 2)|Binaltech Is...}}

===2004===
[[File:RM online 2.jpg|thumb|right]]

The Binaltech Autobots steadily push the Decepticons out of the Solar System. {{storylink|Arise! Evil Binaltechs}} During the campaign, Megatron attempts to visit Earth via space bridge for a front-line review of the conflict against the Binaltech Autobots. However, his [[spark]] has been saturated with latent [[transwarp]] energy left behind by the explosion of the ''Trigger'' a decade earlier, and unexpectedly erupt during his trip through the space bridge. Adrift in time and space, Megatron transfers his spark to the body of [[Reverse Convoy]], an Autobot from many centuries in the future, at the moment of his defeat by the evil [[Grand Scourge]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/14}} In Megatron's absence, Starscream briefly takes command of the Earth-bound Decepticons. {{storylink|Change in Command: The Usurper Decepticon}}<ref>The official timeline orders the events of ''Binaltech'' and ''Robotmasters'' based on release date. However, this causes a discrepancy on the presence of Megatron, who is presumed disappeared at the beginning of ''Robotmasters'', but is continuously present as leader of the Decepticons during ''Binaltech''. We have adjusted the chronological placements of stories so that Megatron's timeline makes sense.</ref>

The sinister [[Doctor Arkeville]] infiltrates the Binaltech Project with Starscream's assistance, and the two use their resources to construct Binaltech-powered Decepticons. {{storylink|Arise! Evil Binaltechs}} Arkeville joins with other like-minded humans—[[Chumley]], [[Shawn Berger, Jr.]], [[Iron Klaw|Count von Rani]], and [[Garrison Kreiger|General Kreiger]]—to form the [[Concurrence]] and drive all Transformers from the [[Solar System]]. {{storylink|Expose All of Evil's Designs!}}

[[File:RMComic-SidewaysBWMegs.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

The powerful element [[solitarium]] is discovered and used in the construction of Scramble City, which the [[United Nations]] assist with. {{Storylink|The New Battle Begins!}} They rewrite [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]]'s central systems accordingly.<ref name="KP"/> A dimensional fissure called the [[Blastizone]] appears, which summons the Predacon [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Psycho-Orb]] from [[#3,000,000 BCE|3,000,000 years ago]]. {{storylink|Clash! The Two Leaders}} "Beast Megatron" seizes leadership of the Decepticons from Starscream {{Storylink|Change in Command: The Usurper Decepticon}} and causes trouble for the Autobots. Their savior comes in the form of Optimus Primal, who teams up with Optimus Prime against Beast Megatron. {{storylink|To War! Optimus Primal}} Starscream attempts to take back leadership by forging the [[Arsenal Force]] and using it against this new Megatron, but his coup fails. {{storylink|Starscream Grins 3 Times...}} The Decepticon [[Gigant Bomb]] travels through the Blastizone from the year [[#2025|2025]]. {{storylink|Go! Star Saber}} He teams up with [[Smokesniper]], but is pursued by through time by his foes [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] and [[Victory Leo]]. {{storylink|Go! Star Saber}} {{storylink|Bonds Stronger than Steel}} Another combatant joins in the form of [[Sideways (RM)|Sideways]], who helps Beast Megatron obtain massive amounts of solitarium. The ninja [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]], who hails from [[Chaar]], assists the Autobots in their missions. {{storylink|Defend the Solitarium!}}

To help bolster the Autobot ranks on Earth, the human-Transformer alliance develops the [[Genetronic Translink System]] to let a single Transformer intelligence occupy different bodies. {{storylink|GT Units Online!}} The GT System helps lead to the creation of [[Zoom-Zoom]], the first man-made Transformer. Other parts of the alliance focus on rooting out the infiltrator and begin [[Operation: Carwash (operation)|Operation: Carwash]]. The operation is headed by [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|D. R. Faireborn]] and [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], who is linked to Zoom-Zoom. {{storylink|Operation: Carwash}} Through his investigations, Faireborn reveals the existence of the Concurrence and their mind-control technology. He disappears just as Concurrence agents burst into the room. {{storylink|Expose All of Evil's Designs!}}

On Cybertron, the Dinobots are attacked by the [[Unleasher]]s, telepathic beings that reduce the quintet to savage beasts. To save him, Wheeljack transfers Grimlock's mind into a Binaltech body. {{storylink|Beast in the Machine}}
{{--}}

===2005===
[[File:RM online 10.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Following the dissolution of [[Intelligence and Information Institute|Triple-I]], a group of former employees abscond with [[Schrödinger's Box]] and find their way into the ongoing Binaltech Project. Using Binaltech, they extract [[Central Consciousness File X-9|a copy of Ravage's consciousness]]. This "Battle Ravage" tricks the scientists into constructing a new body for him, then eliminates his creators and sets out to change history on the eve of the climactic [[Unicron War]]. {{storylink|Ghosts of the Past}} Battle Ravage's attempts at altering history are picked up by [[Overdrive]] with his [[Quantum Dial]]. {{storylink|Reality Check}}

[[Lio Convoy]] comes through the Blastizone to from [[Gaia]] in [[#Tens of thousands of years later|the future]]. He is struck with amnesia during his journey and manipulated by Beast Megatron into attacking Victory Leo. {{storylink|Lio Convoy Storms In (issue)|Lio Convoy Storms In}} The wayward white lion is eventually brought to his senses by his fellow Supreme Commanders. {{storylink|Together, the 4 Great Supreme Commanders}}

At some point during this time, ''another'' iteration of Ravage, this one [[#Approximately 300 years later|from three hundred years in the future]] makes contact with [[Teletraan I]] in order to use the Transformers' "[[Bio]] and [[Tech Spec]]" data to manipulate the timestream and create a new future without unnecessary conflict. He is stopped by the humanoid computer Mobile [[Teletraan 15]], who has traveled back in time from [[#2007|2007]]. As a result, Teletraan I is damaged and the data is lost. {{Storylink|15 Volume: The Last Part}} To regain the lost data, Ravage takes on the identity of "Black Panther Man" and infiltrates the Autobots. Once accepted within his enemies, he creates the [[Information Administration]] operating out of the record satellite ''[[Nana]]''. It is staffed by [[Teletraan 10]] and the present's Teletraan 15. When Optimus Prime orders Black Panther Man to recover the data, Ravage instructs Teletraan 15 to travel to different eras via his [[transwarp cruiser]]. {{storylink|Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! Volume 1}}

[[File:RM online 13.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Megatron, in the guise of "Reverse Convoy", uses the Blastizone to return to his native time period, {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#July 14, 2015|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/14}} and uses his new form to infiltrate the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|Strategic Meeting: The Mysterious New Warrior}} He soon reveals his identity as "Rebirth Megatron" {{storylink|The Dark Emperor of Destruction, Reborn}} and joins with Beast Megatron in one final battle against the Autobots. Injured in the battle over solitarium, Optimus Prime gains the power of the [[Energon Matrix]] and banishes the last of the Decepticons on Earth;<ref name="KP"/> the Autobots then use the last of the solitarium to return the time-tossed heroes and villains to their respective time periods. {{storylink|And Then}} Megatron's original body rematerializes; after Megatron's spark is implanted into his old body, the real Reverse Convoy returns home. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/14}}

Battle Ravage makes his strike to alter history, creating an [[BT World|alternate timeline]]. {{Storylink|Changing Lanes}} The Autobots further along this timeline warn the Autobots of the proper timeline of Battle Ravage's machinations, and [[Operation: Distant Thunder]] sees most of his changes to the timeline undone. {{Storylink|Binal Time}} At this point, a [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity#The Protector|mysterious "Protector"]] intervenes and splits the universe into two separate timelines: in one, history continues along its normal path; in the other, Ravage's alterations to history persist, part of a long game that will culminate in the evolution of the [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]]. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (prose)|Darkest Hour}} At some point after this, the Binaltech Project is decommissioned. {{Storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 1}}

The [[Interplanetary Personnel Exchange Program]] expands to include [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], and other Binaltech Autobots.<ref name="KP"/> They attempt to promote peaceful co-existence by partnering with [[Ai Kuruma]], [[Kelly (RID)|Junko Shiragami]], and [[Lumina Hoshi]], and perform various good deeds. {{storylink|Asterisk Story}}

On the aftermath of the battles involving the Blastizone, Megatron realizes that Optimus Prime will soon have a successor. Unsure who this will be, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] produces dark clones of different candidates for the role to destroy them. One of them, [[Dark Hot Rod]], battles [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], but the [[Crystal Fountain]] turns Dark Hot Rod to the side of the Autobots and transforms Hot Rod into "Crystal Rodimus". When the other clones threaten to overrun one of the Autobots' moonbases, Dark Hot Rod and Crystal Rodimus infiltrate Shockwave's lab to destroy the machine maintaining the dark clones' existence. Dark Hot Rod sacrifices his life to destroy the device, his essence fusing with Crystal Rodimus to recreate Hot Rod. {{Storylink|Rodimus Wars}}

[[File:TFTM Unicron Lithone.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

As Optimus and his forces gather resources for an eventual push to retake Cybertron, the [[Unicron War]] begins with the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in which Optimus Prime and many other Transformers perish, and Megatron is fatally wounded. Starscream seizes command and hurls Megatron into space; there, Unicron reformats Megatron into [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], and his deceased troops into new warriors, with the intent of seizing and destroying the Matrix from Ultra Magnus, to whom Optimus bequeathed the Matrix before his passing. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Starscream's spark enters [[limbo]], but emerges decades later in a ghostly form thanks to the [[flip-soul]], attaining a form of immortality. {{storylink|MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.}}

Galvatron's forces attack Autobot City and forces many of the Autobots offworld. They retreat in different directions and encounter the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]] and the [[Quintesson]]s. Galvatron obtains the Matrix from Ultra Magnus and attempts to use it on Unicron, but he is unable to release its power and only angers Unicron enough to attempt to destroy Cybertron. The young Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] claims the Matrix and evolves into Rodimus Prime—in the final battle, he hurls Galvatron into space and destroys Unicron when he successfully opens the Matrix. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} An invisible [[Shaoshao Li]] from [[#2007|2007]] witnesses these portentous events. {{Storylink|Kiss Players episode 41|Kiss Players #41}}

The [[Angolmois Energy]] within Unicron is blown across time and space, parasitizing Autobot and Maximal leaders in various time periods. Although Galvatron's trajectory takes him toward the lifeless planet [[Thrull]], Unicron's servants, the [[Sparkbot]]s, secretly alter Galvatron's trajectory so that he will crash onto Earth. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 51|Kiss Players #51}} With the Decepticons in disarray, the Autobots recapture Cybertron. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Unicron's head winds up in orbit around Cybertron, replacing the planet's [[Moonbase One|first moon]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} Optimus's faithful partner [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] winds up trapped between dimensions, where he grows to resent his former partner. {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

Galvatron crash-lands in [[Tokyo]], and the cataclysm kills millions—casualties include [[Shizuku Amaō]], which begins [[Hitoshizuku Amaō|her scientist mother]]'s hatred of Transformers. Shizuku's soul is intertwined with Galvatron's Unicronian cells, which multiply using humans and machines as hosts: infected machines become the monstrous [[Legion (KP)|Legion]], while female humans become [[Kiss Player]]s. {{storylink|I, You, and the Spinning Earth}} Although humans and Autobots work together on rescue operations within the stricken city, Japan becomes the epicenter of a growing anti-Transformer sentiment.<ref name="KP"/> In an effort to improve their public image, one Autobot uses human-built [[sentient metal]] to become [[Pepsi Convoy]] and shill [[Pepsi]].<ref name="KP"/><ref>Pepsi Convoy bio</ref>

Anti-Autobot sentiment spreads across the world thanks to Hitoshizuku Amaō, who is deliberately manipulating the situation so as to resurrect her daughter from Galvatron's cells, {{storylink|I, You, and the Spinning Earth}} and abetted by the shadowy manipulations of the [[Concurrence]],<ref name="KP"/> the EDC leads the efforts to declare Earth off-limits to the Transformers; in addition to rounding up all identified Kiss Players, they also deploy a planet-wide [[anti-electron]] field that renders the planet inhospitable to mechanical life.<ref name="KP"/> Spike and Daniel Witwicky, known Transformers sympathizers, flee into space; Daniel gets into an accident and is put into cryogenic stasis. {{storylink|Autorooper#Kiss Players|Autorooper packaging}}

Horrified by the collateral damage his actions have incurred, Rodimus Prime surrenders the Matrix to Ultra Magnus and returns to being Hot Rod for a time. {{Storylink|Tonight's Big Catch!?}} Some civilians, such as [[Marissa Faireborn]], oppose the EDC's xenophobic policies and form an underground resistance movement.<ref name="KP"/>

===2006===
[[Image:LegionTongue.jpg|thumb|right]]

The time-travelling [[Teletraan 15]] returns to [[Nana]] to recuperate after a bad experience in the future. {{Storylink|Galvatron Volume 3}}

Tokyo rebuilds quickly using [[Over-Technology]].<ref name="KP"/> In May, just as peace is restored, hordes of [[Legion (KP)|Legion]] search the cities of Earth for Unicronian cells, attacking Kiss Players for theirs.<ref name="KP"/> In response to this menace, the EDC reverse-engineers Galvatron's cells to develop "[[Parasitech]]", a means of rapidly manufacturing an army of transforming [[Autorooper]] soldiers. When fused with a Kiss Player partner, the two can battle the Legion on equal ground.<ref name="KP"/> Covertly, Hitoshizuku Amaō begins a regimen of sinister experiments involving Parasitech as part of efforts to resurrect her daughter in the top-secret "[[Genital System]]". {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 2|Kiss Players #2}}

In June, [[Atari Hitotonari]]'s parents are killed by Legion. Atari herself is soon attacked by a Legion. [[Shaoshao Li]] and her Ne-04 Autorooper arrive on the scene. Atari reveals herself to be a Kiss Player when she fuses with the Autorooper and destroys the Legion. Her nature revealed, Atari joins the EDC Tokyo Autorooper Team. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 1|Kiss Players #1}} The existence of the Kiss Players surprises 10. {{storylink|Extra Volume?!}}

[[File:Starscream teletraan15.jpg|thumb|left]]

Teletraan-15 returns to time travelling, {{Storylink|Steeljaw Volume}} and [[Teletraan 10]] makes a starling discovery {{Storylink|Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! Volume 14}} that her supervisor [[Ravage (G1)|Kurohyō Man]] was present when the Bio and Tech Spec data was erased from [[Teletraan I]]. On her way back to Nana, 15 is possessed by the spark of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and Kurohyō Man is eerily familiar with him. {{storylink|Starscream? Volume}}

Starscream travels to Earth, {{Storylink|Starscream? Volume 2}} where he possesses Atari {{Storylink|Starscream? Volume 3}} and persuades [[Doctor Arkeville]] to build him a new body. Starscream uses Atari's Kiss Player powers to transfer his spark into this new form, but Autoroopers destroy the body shortly after its construction. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|''Kiss Players'' radio drama #27}} Back at Nana, [[Glit]], [[Sundor]], and [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] take up residence in the satellite, as the [[anti-electron]] field around Earth prevents the [[Information Administration]] from kicking them out. {{storylink|Kiss Players Position Volume}} The three eventually travel to the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] and form the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Cassette Players]] singing group. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #37}}

Optimus Prime's dead body is transported from Scramble City to Tokyo. Fairborne's resistance attacks his the convoy carrying his corpse; in the ensuing battle, Marissa discovers she is also a Kiss Player, and uses her powers to regenerate Prime into a new body and restore him to life. {{Storylink|Kiss Players issue 2|''Kiss Players'' #2}} Shaoshao Li is held captive in the underground experimentation facility beneath the Tokyo EDC headquarters. A Legion attempts to fuse with her, but she is saved by the sudden appearance of Hot Rod. Hot Rod has a Parasitech fusion with the Legion, but is reformatted by Shaoshao's Kiss Player abilities. From this day forward, Shaoshao is forced to spend her life fleeing from the EDC {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 3|''Kiss Players'' #3}}

Together, Optimus Prime, Marissa, Hot Rod, and Shaoshao venture deep into the EDC's Genital System and stop Amaō's plan to resurrect her daughter in the body of Atari. Atari resists the procedure by merging with her Autorooper and taking off to space with Galvatron. The collapse of the Genital System kills Amaō; when Hot Rod destroys the anti-electron field generator, Galvatron's cells leave their Autorooper hosts and return to his body, deliberately pushing him into orbit and sending him flying towards [[Thrull]]. Without Unicron's cells, Optimus Prime returns to his original form and dies. {{Storylink|You, I and the Spinning Earth}} At some point after this, Optimus Prime's remains are returned to the Cybertronian race and interred in an [[Autobot Mausoleum|orbital mausoleum]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening}}

===2007===
[[Image:KPP001.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Armed with the knowledge that [[Ravage (G1)|Kurohyō Man]] was present during the sabotage of [[Teletraan I|Teletraan]]'s data, [[Teletraan 10]] confronts her superior, but the cat is elusive in his answers. As this is happening, a wormhole forms and deposits the [[Sparkbot]]s above Earth. {{Storylink|Mysterious Falling Star Volume}}

Former Kiss Players [[Atari Hitotonari]], [[Marissa Faireborn]], and [[Shaoshao Li]] find new purpose when they join with the Cassette Players to form a singing idol group, the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]]. Using their popularity, they promote friendship between Transformers and humanity. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #39}} During a concert at [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] in [[Autobot City|Scramble City]], they are met by the Sparkbots, who present themselves as a force of good. They have the girls kiss them, and the six and Brave Maximus being their journey through time. The girls and their corresponding Sparkbots are sent to different time periods to collect the [[Angolmois Energy]] that parasitize Maximal and Autobot leaders. The Sparkbots lie and say the Angolmois energy is Allspark fragments. Marissa and [[Angela]] travel to [[Sherman Dam]] in [[#1985|1985]], {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #40}} to [[#Several years after 2011|after 2011]] during [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]'s first battle with [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]], {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #43}} and to [[#Tens of thousands of years later|the far future]] when [[Lio Convoy]] prepares to enter ''[[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]''. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #46}} Shaoshao and [[Zangetsu]], on the other hand, go to Rodimus Prime's birth in [[#2005|2005]], the [[Galactic Olympics]] in [[#2010|2010]], {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #41}} [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]]'s attack on the [[Planet-Destroying Fortress]] in [[#2025|2025]], [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]]'s time, Star Convoy's time, Optimus Prime's [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] quest, the time of the [[Cybertron Alliance]], Battle Convoy's struggle with Megatron in the [[Mirtonian constellation]], {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #44}} and [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]]'s first battle with [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]] in [[#2000|2000]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #47}} Finallly, Atari and [[Star Dust]] travel to [[#2011|2011]] during the explosion of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 1}} {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #42}} and three different points in the [[Beast Wars (event)|Beast Wars]] to obtain three fragments from all of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s forms. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #45}} The girls also make an accidental crash on an alien planet occupied by [[Quintesson]]s in 2011. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players script reading}}

Back in 2007, the cassettes are left bemused by their partners' disappearance, but soon [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] gives them a mission to perform on Nana. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 2}} [[Primus]], still unknown to the girls, takes the fragments and, in pursuing the god, the girls hit the [[Wall of Time]] and the girls are sent to various points in the timeline of [[Unicron Trilogy timeline|another universe]]. Their vehicle, Brave Maximus, is sent crashing to Planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] [[#4,000,000 years ago|four million years ago]]. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 3}} Primus gathers together the girls and reveals the true nature of the fragments. The Sparkbots escape with the Angolmois energy to [[#Several million years ago|several million years ago]], with Primus and the girls in pursuit. {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 4}} After the threat of Unicron and the Sparkbots is quelled, Primus sends the girls back to 2007, where they can now rest easy and make their own futures. {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}} Marissa elects to join the EDC while Shaoshao accepts Marissa and Optimus Prime's deep bond. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #51}}

Based on security footage of Teletraan I's sabotage, Kurohyō Man locks up Teletraan 15 and accuses her of being the saboteur. However, the mobile computer is freed by the cassette trio sent by Ultra Magnus. 15 speeds to the transwarp cruiser, where she destroys the data she has collected, angering Kurohyō Man. Before he can do much, 15 commanders the cruiser and travels to [[#2005|2005]]. {{Storylink|10 Volume}} After they all return, Kurohyō Man commends them on foiling his plans and dumps them out of his ship before returning to his home time. {{storylink|15 Volume: The Last Part}}

The Decepticon [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] decides to clone himself and secretly brainwash humans with music. {{Storylink|Transformers Music Label|Music Label}} He is stopped by a giant speaker in Optimus Prime's trailer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 36|Bonus Edition Vol. 36}}

===2008===
[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s spark from the [[BT World]], thanks to a dimensional transfer gone awry, begins to appear in this universe. It is discovered by the Autobots and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] travels to the BT World to help in saving the spark after a plot by the [[Concurrence]] in the other universe destabilizes it. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 1}} With the assistance of [[Overdrive]], the spark is saved, and Bluestreak brings over a Binaltech body for Prowl's spark to occupy on the journey back to his home universe. {{Storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}}

===2009===
[[Image:Skids and screech.jpg|thumb|]]

[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] proves the existence of particles that can cross dimensions and applies his discovery to himself. This grants Skids the ability to travel dimensions and universes and [[Skids Squadron|summon alternate versions of himself for aid]]. One Skids he summons from another universe is unable to return. Renamed [[Screech (Generations)|Screech]], he and the native Skids form a duo of "Quantum Operatives" policing the multiverse while searching for a way to get Screech home.<ref>[[Skids (G1)|Skids]]'s toy bio</ref><ref>[[Screech (Generations)|Screech]]'s toy bio</ref> In one adventure, they run into [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s ghost, who is made to flee back to this universe. {{storylink|Starscream's New Body}}

Some point after this, Skids discovers the [[Legends World]] and, aghast with how many universal immigrants live there, tries to expel them back to their universes of origin, but is told off by that world's native denizens. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20|Bonus Edition Vol. 20}} The [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]] attempt to consume the universe with their clones, but Skids and Screech stop them with powerful [[robotic insecticide]]. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}}
{{--}}

===2010===
[[File:FFOD2 Scourge rescuing Galvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Five years after the Tokyo incident, Hot Rod reclaims the Matrix and becomes Rodimus Prime once more.<ref name="KP"/> By this time, the Decepticons have relocated to the planet [[Chaar]], where they struggle to survive. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} At some point during the intervening decades, [[Cobra]] disbands and [[Cobra|its former leader]] becomes a freelance arms dealer under the name "Old Snake". {{storylink|Only Human}}

During the [[Galactic Olympics]] at [[Athenia]], {{Storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} [[Shaoshao Li]] comes from the past year of [[#2007|2007]] to kiss Rodimus and draw out the "[[Angolmois Energy|Allspark fragment]]" he carries inside his being. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #41}} [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] travels to [[Thrull]], where he discovers that exposure to the planet's plasma pools have driven Galvatron insane. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} The [[2010 Wars]] {{Storylink|Heroic Legend: 2010 Wars}} begin with an attack on the Autobots, orchestrated by the [[Quintesson]]s. {{Storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}} To destroy their captive Autobots and the Matrix, the Quintessons destroy Quintessa; {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}} the Autobots survive, but become trapped on [[Goo 8739B|Goo #8739B]]. As part of their plan to reconquer Cybertron, the Quintessons buy the loyalty of the Decepticons on Chaar before Galvatron returns. The Quintesson-led Decepticons attack the Autobots at Goo; {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3}} when Galvatron arrives, the Quintessons quickly negotiate an alliance to destroy the heroes. Rodimus peers into the Matrix and discovers that the Quintessons are the creators of the Transformers. The Quintesson-Decepticon alliance attacks on two fronts: rebuilding and setting [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] loose on Earth {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}} and an invasion on Cybertron. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}} Trypticon destroys the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] but [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] battles the dinosaur, and defeats him. The true goal of the Quintessons is to pull the [[large switch|kill switch]] on Cybertron, which Galvatron unwittingly obliges. With every Transformer frozen, Spike saves the day by destroying the switch, sending the Quintessons panicking off the planet and the Decepticons into retreat. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5}}

A Quintesson kidnaps Marissa, Ultra Magnus, Cyclonus, and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] to perform psychological experiments on them. His later ship is sucked into a [[black hole]] to a [[negative universe]]. The group soon escapes the negative universe and the Quintesson. {{storylink|The Killing Jar}} Later, during a mission on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]] to stop a Decepticon plot involving [[death crystal]]s, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] confronts [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] and frees the [[Dread slaves|slave robots]] he left behind thousands of years ago. {{Storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}

[[File:Optimusg1zombie.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The Quintessons attempt to destroy the Matrix by resurrecting Optimus Prime as a zombie and manipulating Rodimus into surrendering the artifact. However, doing so allows Optimus Prime's personality to break through the reprogramming, and the former Autobot leader sacrifices himself to destroy a Quintesson trap. {{Storylink|Dark Awakening}} Another Quintesson plot sees them use a [[Time Window]] to alter the outcome of the Transformer rebellion from [[#11,000,000 BCE|11 million years ago]]. Emanations from the Time Window threaten to destroy reality, but the Autobots eventually put things right and ensure history remains on its proper course. {{Storylink|Forever Is a Long Time Coming}}

At some point, [[Octane]] is exiled from the Decepticons and becomes a freight hauler for the Autobots. When Galvatron sends out minions to kill Octane, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s ghost saves Octane, and causes trouble by possessing Cyclonus and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. {{Storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

The Autobots encounter another dimension when [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] accidentally fall through a portal to [[Menonia]]. There, they encounter [[Mara-Al-Utha]] under the guise of the "Red Wizard". The Autobots help the [[Golden One]] retake control and banish Mara-Al-Utha elsewhere. {{Storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

[[File:GhostMachine Unicron starscream jumpers.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Starscream's ghost makes a deal with [[Unicron]] to regain his body. To this end, Starscream, using Scourge and possessed Decepticons, steals parts from Metroplex and Trypticon to help repair Unicron's head. However, the Autobots successfully detonate a load of [[energon cube]]s to blast Starscream's ghost into space and send Unicron's head back into orbit before he can use Cybertron as his new body. {{Storylink|Ghost in the Machine}} The Autobot-Decepticon-Quintesson conflict spreads to encompass many other worlds, including [[Eurythma]], {{storylink|Carnage in C-Minor}} [[Lanarq]] and [[Xetaxxis]], {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}} and [[Paradron]], which the Autobots reluctantly destroy to keep out of Decepticon hands. {{storylink|Fight or Flee}}

The Quintessons unleash the [[Trans-Organic]] [[Dweller (G1)|Dweller]] on Cybertron, but their scheme ends with the Dweller atop the Quintesson ship. {{storylink|The Dweller in the Depths}}
When [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]]'s generator goes awry, Grimlock bites it and gains increased intelligence (from [[Vector Sigma]] {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}). He uses his smarts to build the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]]s out of parts of Unicron's head and foil the Decepticon plot to use [[anti-electron]]s. His intelligence is transferred to [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{Storylink|Grimlock's New Brain}} To replace his wayward and destroyed creation, Unicron, [[Primacron]] creates the energy-absorbing [[Tornedron]]. The [[Oracle (G1)|Oracle]] in the past senses this and calls out to the "[[Primitive]]" Transformers to travel to his cave in [[#12,000,000,000 years ago|the past]]. Tornedron is ultimately defeated when Grimlock throws Tornedron's reverse polarity switch. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} Soon after, [[Zamojin (planet)|Zamojin]] is freed by the Autobots; [[Katsu Don]], descendant of [[Niko Don]]; and [[Nijika]] from the thrall of the Quintessons. {{storylink|The Face of the Nijika}}

At some point, the Zamojin create the [[Legends World]] using [[spirit energy]]. They appoint Nijika's "little sister", [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], to destroy the world if necessary. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}}

[[File:United Expanded Story 5.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Rodimus Prime's sense of responsibility is tested when the Matrix is stolen by the Decepticons and comes into the possession of Scourge. Despite initial misgivings, Hot Rod battles Scourge for the right to the Matrix and wins. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

On [[Christmas]] Eve, the [[Junkion (species)|Junkion]] [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] discovers a piece of Optimus Prime's armor that has somehow drifted to [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]]. {{storylink|Hope within the Scrapheap}} Kup and Rodimus Prime arrive in response to Scrapheap's call and realize the sentimental value of the piece of scrap. {{storylink|A Gift from the Planet of Scrap}} However, they are soon besieged by Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge, who intercepted Scrapheap's message and have come seeking the "treasure", not realizing what it actually is. {{storylink|Unending Battle}} The [[Seeker (United)|Seeker]], who seeks out unique lifeforms, kidnaps all six Transformers in the midst of battle and implants Rodimus, Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge into machines {{Storylink|A Treasure Lost}} that force them into the exact point where they were reborn—Hot Rod to Rodimus, Megatron to Galvatron, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] to Scourge, and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] to Cyclonus. {{storylink|Eternal Moment}} Scrapheap frees the captured Transformers, {{Storylink|Time to Move}} and the Transformers successfully destroy both the ship and the Seeker. {{storylink|Those Who Resist}} Galvatron finds the true nature of the "treasure" Scrapheap found and leaves in a huff. {{storylink|A Treasure's True Worth}} After the adventure, Rodimus invites Scrapheap to join the Autobots. {{Storylink|Macrocosmic Seekers (issue)|Macrocosmic Seekers}}

[[File:ReturnOptimusPrime1 Optimus lives.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

[[Jessica Morgan]] and [[Gregory Swofford]] discover Optimus Prime's corpse drifting in space. A Terrorcon attack leaves Jessica paralyzed, so [[Mark Morgan|her father]] and Gregory lure in the Autobots with Optimus's body to infect them with the [[Hate Plague]] spores found on the corpse. While the Hate Plague spreads like wildfire, the uninfected Autobots get an uninfected Quintesson to resurrect Optimus Prime in exchange for saving his life. {{Storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Also reborn is [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] as Goldbug. Optimus Prime wrests control of the Matrix from an infected Rodimus Prime and uses it cure the universe of the Hate Plague, exhausting the Matrix of its accumulated wisdom in the process. {{Storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

Using technology developed as a result of the [[Binaltech Project]], [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]] and [[Atari Hitotonari]] work with [[Shibuya Manufacturing Corporation|Shibuya Electrical Manufacturing Corporation]] to develop human-made [[Transformer]]s with train alternate modes. Their efforts yield six prototypes who transform into Japanese locomotives and combine into the powerful but sluggish [[G Liner]]. Afterwards, the six main [[Trainbot]]s are constructed. After three of said Trainbots are activated, Fujiyama's errant creation [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] escapes captivity at Shibuya with the assistance of her "brother" [[Shadow]]; with the resources at hand, Nightbird upgrades herself into a new body. Using Shadow's [[cerebro-shell]] programming, the pair hijack G Liner and steal three of the unfinished Trainbots; [[Shouki|Mach]], [[Getsuei|Night]], and [[Yukikaze (G1)|Snow]] successfully rescue their comrades. {{storylink|The Train Wars: The Origin}} Nightbird escapes and rejoins her master, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in his new form as Galvatron. {{Storylink|Nightbird (G1)#Masterpiece|Masterpiece Nightbird Shadow bio}}
{{--}}

===2011===
[[File:Return To 2011.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Still a disembodied head, Unicron creates [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]], an evil clone of Optimus Prime, who infiltrates the Decepticon ranks. During a mission on Cybertron, the clone turns on the Decepticons and uses his [[Dead Matrix]] to try absorbing energy from the planet in an attempt to revive Unicron. Recognizing the greater threat, the Autobots come to the Decepticons' aid to try to stop Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Story of Black Convoy}} The [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] is left on [[Earth]] to recharge, absorbing the planet's energies. Its location is known only to [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} By this point, [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] has visited [[Master (planet)|Master]] and killed [[Abel]] when he led [[Foo|a group]] to stop Sixshot from stealing energy. {{Storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

The [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and the [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]] of the [[BT World]] travel to the [[G1 World]] and take the place of their deceased counterparts when they are unable to return. Primacron is put to trial by the Quintessons—a feint so that the opportunistic aliens can harvest the genius's brain. The ancient being quickly turns the tables on his captors, but peacefully gives up to the Autobots. Before being transported to another universe, Primacron gives [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] some words of wisdom that inspire the Autobot to find just what gives Transformers "life". {{storylink|Controverse}}

Unicron's [[Acolyte of Unicron|disciples]] come together to create a new body for their master, which prompts the Autobots and Decepticons to decide to seal him away within the [[Triple Z Point]], as a last desperate attempt to stop his resurrection. It is at this time that Optimus Prime and [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] are pulled to the [[#Precursor World|Precursor World]] by [[Primus]] to play part in his complex plan. {{Storylink|Super Megatron comic 1}} Optimus Prime and Galvatron return with Primus in tow as his original Oracle form. With the Oracle's righteous [[Angolmois Energy]] counteracting Unicron's malicious Anglomois Energy, Unicron is finally sealed away for good. {{Storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

During their journey in time for the "[[Angolmois Energy|Allspark fragments]]", the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] with [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]] and the [[Sparkbot]]s crash on an alien planet and meet the last of the Quintessons. The Quintessons put the crew on trial, but the girls are saved by Optimus Prime and Goldbug. The thankful girls and Sparkbots leave in Maximus to another time; the resulting time portal sucks in the Quintessons and strands them outside time. {{storylink|Kiss Players Picture Story Show}}

[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] exposes [[Targetmaster (technology)|unwilling citizens]] of [[Master (planet)|Master]] to [[plasma energy]], taking away their ability of speech. [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortess]] discovers his unethical experiments and exiles him from the planet. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}} His followers are also banished. {{Storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} The [[Horrorcon (G1)|Horrocons]] are part of the rebellion and are banished to the depths of space. {{Storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} Both rebel groups go off on their own, marauding planets till Scorponok's Headmasters join up with Galvatron's Decepticons. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}}

[[File:Headmasters prime death.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

The Decepticons attack Cybertron with their new Headmaster recruits to take control of [[Vector Sigma]], which has destabilized due to the absence of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]]'s energy. The good Headmasters arrive in [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Battleship Maximus]] to fight for the Autobots. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} To stabilize Vector Sigma, Optimus Prime goes deep into Cybertron to find the computer, leaving the other Autobots to discern the location of the Matrix on Earth. During a battle, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] both die. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Hot Rod discovers the hidden Matrix and brings it to Cybertron, where Alpha Trion's spirit re-energizes the artifact and transforms Hot Rod into Rodimus once more. However, Optimus Prime gives his life to bring Vector Sigma under control. {{Storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} Both Soundwave and Blaster are resurrected as Soundblaster and Twincast using Master technology. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}}

Scorponok begins building his gigantic [[transtector]], and the Decepticons conquer the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] with the help of evil [[Beastformer]]s. The opposing Beastformers try to fight back, but the power of the Decepticons is too mighty, and many are made slaves to build components of the transtector. {{Storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} The Decepticons also take over [[Daros]], putting a hedonistic elite class in power in exchange for [[Great Undersea Oil Field|petroleum]]. The Decepticons put the Beastformer [[Tekna]] in a penal colony to hide the secret of the transtector's weakness—the Decepticon insignia on its chest. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} The Decepticons also kill [[Kane]]'s parents, leaving the human boy stranded on Beast, where he joins the heroic Bastformers. {{Storylink|The Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}} [[Hedgehog]] and [[Rabbit Kid]] of Beast escape to space to find assistance to remove the Decepticon presence on the planet and they find the Autobots in Battleship Maximus. With the Autobots, the heroic Beastformers drive the Decepticons off Beast. {{Storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}}

Scorponok lures the Autobot Headmasters into a trap set up at [[Praum]], but it fails. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}} Sixshot reveals his [[Six Changer]] abilities to the Autobots in a plot to acquire Earth's energy. {{Storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

[[File:HM10 Cybertron destroyed.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Soon after, Vector Sigma creates the amazing substance [[cybertonuron]]. Galvatron catches wind of this and invades Cybertron again, against the advice of Scorponok. {{Storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} To assure that none of his enemies obtain the cybertonuron and to generate [[plasma energy]], Scorponok plants bombs in the Vector Sigma chamber that devastate the planet. Galvatron, who is in the chamber, seemingly perishes in the explosion. On the husk that used to be Cybertron, Rodimus Prime decides to partake in a personal mission to find a new [[Transformer]] homeworld. He is joined by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. Before leaving, Rodimus appoints Fortress the new Autobot Supreme Commander. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Galvatron survives the explosion; rather than retake command, he decides to observe how the Decepticons perform in his absence. {{Storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

Eventually, Hot Rod becomes a [[Micromaster]]; after years of searching the galaxy, he and his followers settle on a lush planet they dub “[[Micro]]”. {{Storylink|Transformers 2015 Tailgate/G1 Mini-Con Chapter}} In the meantime, Vector Sigma reformats five Autobots into the [[Disaster Relief Team]] and charges them with repairing the devastated planet. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}}

[[File:HM15 Fortress Maximus escapes Mars.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

With Galvatron gone, Scorponok appoints himself the Emperor of the Decepticons under the pretense that he is acting under a hidden Galvatron's orders. His first act as acting emperor is to steal the [[Sol 1]] satellite to power his transtector on Zarak. The satellite is destroyed by the Autobots. {{Storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} To distract the Autobots from Zarak, Scorponok has the volcano nearby [[Pan]] erupt {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} and the [[buridanka]] plant unleashed on both [[San Francisco]] and Athenia. To combat the plant, Fortress Head Ons to Battleship Maximus, forming Fortress Maximus for the first time and using his [[Master Sword]] to destroy the plant. {{Storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}} Using the plasma energy obtained from Cybertron's destruction, Scorponok destroys [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] to create more plasma energy. During this plot, Scorponok finally reveals his MegaZarak transtector and it is immediately put into action in fighting Fortress Maximus. The Master Sword proves too much for MegaZarak, and he retreats. {{Storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}} During Scorponok's coronation as the new Decepticon Emperor at [[Moon Stadium]], Galvatron reveals himself and retakes Decepticon leadership. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}}

Back in control, Galvatron has the Decepticons attack the Autobots to prevent they from giving their energy to the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]] in another universe. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}} The Horrorcons join the Decepticons. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], tiring of war, attempts to negotiate with Galvatron, but the talks are used as a stalling tactic to allow the Decepticons to prepare for a long stretch of interplanetary raids for Galvatron's [[Grand Galvatron|plan]]. They destroy the [[space bridge]] network to further stall the Autobot response. The Autobots, having little choice, must follow the Decepticons in Battleship Maximus. {{Storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} Over the course of the subsequent campaign, the Autobots travel to [[Hive (planet)|Hive]], {{Storylink|Fight to the Death on Planet Hive!!}} [[Twin Star]], {{Storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} and Daros, where the Autobots help depose the planet's corrupt ruling class. During their stay on the planet, they meet Tekna, who is killed on Scorponok's orders. However, he has hid data relating to Scorponok's transtector in microfilm hidden under his skin, which the Autobots find. {{Storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} The Decepticons soon try to get energy from [[Paradise]] {{Storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}} and find the [[proton energy]] stored at the [[Pirate Planet]]. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}} Both operations are stopped, and the supposed proton energy is found to not exist.

[[File:HM25 Galvatron disappears.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

With Galvatron satisfied with the energy he has gathered, the Decepticons return to Earth so that Galvatron can incorporate it into his grand plan. On Earth, Sixshot kills Ultra Magnus. {{Storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}} Galvatron reveals his "[[Grand Galvatron]]" plan to Sixshot, explaining that it will take parts from the strongest Decepticon warriors, starting with Sixshot. Losing his devotion to Galvatron after this, Sixshot meets with Scorponok, who has been planting bombs on Earth to destroy it before Galvatron can use it, at [[Alaska]]. The two push Galvatron into a fight with the Autobot Headmasters and the Emperor of Destruction ends up buried in a glacier. {{Storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} With Galvatron gone again, Scorponok finally appoints himself as Emperor of Terror and sets out to destroy the Earth using the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]]. His efforts are stopped when the Autobots finally decode Tekna's data and find Scorponok's weak spot. With this information, the Autobots save the day. {{Storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}}

With her master dead, [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] leaves the Decepticons and joins the [[Six Clan]] to improve her ninjutsu. Conflating her and [[Shadow (G1)|Shadow]] as one being, the leader of the Six Clan collectively refers to the two of them as "Nightbird Shadow". {{Storylink|Nightbird (G1)#Masterpiece|Masterpiece Nightbird Shadow bio}}

Seeking out the subjects of his former experiments, MegaZarak returns to Master and the six flee in a ship. {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}} An elite trio of Autobots come to Earth to join Fortress's Autobots. In a battle against some Decepticons, plasma energy unleashed by the detonation of Scorponok's spaceborne bombs transforms them into [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]]. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 2)}} [[Ricochet (Headmasters)|Ricochet]] also becomes a Targetmaster when his metabolic functions are injured in an incident. An engineer from Master, [[Nebulon (Headmasters)|Nebulon]], becomes [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] with the larger robot. {{Storylink|Ricochet (Headmasters)|Transformers Collection Stepper bio}}

On Master, the Decepticons kidnap Wheelie in exchange for the Master Sword's secrets. In the battle, Scorponok sends out his new troops, the [[Duocon]]s, and the Decepticons obtain the [[floppy disk]] containing the Master Sword's specifications. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} With this information, Scorponok constructs the [[Zarak Shield]] that can stand up to the Master Sword. {{Storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} In the weapons' first meeting, the Zarak Shield stands triumphant and the Decepticons leave for Earth. {{Storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

[[File:Headformation.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

On the way to Earth, both Sixshot and Daniel become stranded on [[Daira]] and bond while trying to survive. Both are rescued when the Autobots find the planet and Sixshot leaves to rejoin the Decepticons. {{Storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} Scorponok, who had not cared for Sixshot while he was trapped on Daira and considers him untrustworthy, tries to kill him while the Six Changer duels Chromedome on [[Juno]]. Realizing that Scorponok cares little for his life, Sixshot saves Daniel and Chromedome, seemingly perishing when Juno explodes. {{Storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

Scorponok puts his final plan for the destruction of Earth in motion, constructing [[Death Tower]]s from the [[crysmagnetal]] found at [[Lemuria]]. The Death Towers emerge in locations around the world and threaten to blow up the planet so that the plasma energy released can be absorbed by a satellite. {{Storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} Sixshot, who survived Scorponok's assassination attempt, works against the plot, as does the Autobots. In a final confrontation at the [[Arctic|North Pole]], Scorponok has Fortress Maximus trapped trying to cut through the Zarak Shield with the Master Sword. Seeing the opportunity, Scorponok and the Decepticons flee the planet, leaving behind the transtector. With the help of the [[Head Formation|Final Formation]], Fortress Maximus cuts through the Zarak Shield, destroying the transtector and the centralized Death Tower structure.

The Autobots leave Earth to rebuild space. {{Storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

{{--}}

===2015===
The [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] of the [[Legends World]] visits the [[G1 World]] and meets [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8|Bonus Edition Vol. 8}} In the process, Swerve manages to destroy [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], although [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]] is again recovered by the Decepticons. {{Storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

Rattrap also encounters [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]], {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 9|Bonus Edition Vol. 9}} and the Autobot Headmasters hear rumblings of [[Scorponok (G1)|MegaZarak]]'s reemergence. {{storylink|Transformers 2015 Brainstorm Chapter}} However, Brainstorm is able to defeat MegaZarak singlehandedly with a power boost from Rattrap's [[Beast Power]] and develops Getmaster technology to utilize this effect more effectively. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 39|Bonus Edition Vol. 39}}

===2016===
Skids becomes a "dimensional investigator", seeking to bring order across the [[multiverse]] by expelling beings foreign to the universe they reside within. He attempts to do the same to the [[Legends World]], but its residents disapprove of his methods after he seemingly kills [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. Skids leaves, but promises to continue to monitor the universe. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 20|Bonus Edition Vol. 20}}

===2018===
Dissatisfied with his native [[Japan]], [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]] leaves for the [[United States of America|United States]] and becomes a truck driver.<ref name="Ginrai age"/> {{Storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}}

===2016–2019===
[[File:Devilz on throne.jpg|thumb|right]]

The [[China|Chinese]] orphan [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]] is adopted by the [[Cancer's sensei|sensei]] of the [[Chōryūken dojo]]. He is mocked by his classmates for being an orphan. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}}

[[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] builds a new [[transtector]] for himself. {{Storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}

[[Devil Z]], who had been asleep at the bottom of Earth's ocean, awakens and puts his plans into action. He kidnaps Scorponok and brainwashes him before he can Head On to his new transtector. He is built into the chest of the transtector and becomes BlackZarak. Controlling the Decepticon's Emperor allows Devil Z to control all of the Decepticons. He focuses his attentions on Earth, where he frees [[Blood]], [[Gilmer]], and [[Dauros]] to serve him. The entity also brings [[Giga]] and [[Mega]] under his thrall, bonding them with the [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] transtector and creating the first [[human]] Transformers—the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]]s—that can use all types of [[Chōkon Power]]. {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}}

With the [[space bridge]] gone, the [[Trainbot]]s are one of the few modes of transportation between Earth and the [[Autobot]] headquarters on [[Athenia]]. On Earth, the Autobot [[Pretender]]s are revealed to the Trainbots. The Pretenders' leader, [[Metalhawk (G1)|Metalhawk]], is appointed as commander of the Earthbound Autobots. Sixshot catches wind of a new Decepticon leader and reports it to the Autobots while the Trainbots spot BlackZarak in an asteroid belt. To assist with the Earth front, the Athenian Autobots sent over six [[Headmaster Junior]] transectors and [[Master-Brace]]s that allow young humans to become Transformers. However, the Decepticon Pretenders abscond with half of the transtectors and Master-Braces. {{storylink|The Headmasters Now!!}}

Cancer leaves the Chōryūken dojo to seek power and promote the [[Chōryūken]] martial art in an attempt to repay his sensei. The sensei, not realizing this, despairs and eventually dies. The dojo is abandoned. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}} Cancer knows nothing of what happened to his sensei and joins with the Decepticons. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

[[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]] and [[Chris]]'s gang, the [[Jack Boys]] are disbanded after the [[Cool Guys]] beat them up. {{Storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}} Chris moves on with his life, {{storylink|Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland}} but Wilder holds a grudge and joins the Decepticons. {{storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}
{{--}}

===2020===
[[File:RiseUpPretenders Metalhawk Decepticons.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Metalhawk works with [[Haruma Gō|Professor Gō]], father of [[Shūta Gō]], in defending against the Decepticon threat. The Decepticon Pretenders reveal themselves to Earth, as does their Autobot counterparts. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}} The Decepticons soon steal corpses and use [[Devil Power|Devil Z's power]] to resurrect them as [[Destroid]]s. When they fail, they decide to use living humans, kidnapping them from the [[Karin Islands]], receiving the ire of Prince [[Cab (human)|Cab]]. While the Autobots are busy at the Karin Islands, Blood attacks Professor Gō's research laboratory and kills the professor. The Autobots move to a [[Autobot Base|hidden base]]. {{Storylink|Terror! The Decepticons' Manhunt}} The Decepticons attempt to improve on the Destroid process by kidnapping the biologist [[Blanieux]], but the Autobots stop them and the biologist's research develops a cure for Destroids. During this caper, [[Minerva (human)|Minerva]] becomes part of the Autobots' circle. {{Storylink|Kidnapping!? The Targeted Jumbo Jet}} Confident in their young human friends, the Autobots grant Cab, Minerva, and Shūta the ability to become Headmaster Juniors. The Decepticons do the same to [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]], Cancer, and Wilder. {{Storylink|Birth! Headmaster Jrs}}

With his Headmaster Junior powers, Wilder takes revenge on the Cool Guys, {{storylink|Rage!! Little Devils with No Need for Rules}} and reforms the Jack Boys. He attempts to pull Chris back into the fold, but the Autobots interfere. {{Storylink|Go, Goshooter - Showdown in the Wasteland}} The Decepticons try another plot, this time causing stampedes in [[Africa]] with Devil Z's power. The Autobots stop any further animal rages. {{Storylink|Panic! Protect the Wild Animals!!}}

Devil Z or Giga and Mega discover two new Godmasters: the East German brothers [[Hydra (G1)|Hydra]] and [[Buster (G1)|Buster]]. They are bonded with jet transectors that can combined to form [[Darkwings]]. The Decepticon Headmaster Juniors are introduced to the Godmasters and the Hydra brothers are sent to attack the Autobots. Despite their power, they retreat when all of the Autobots overwhelm them. {{Storylink|Super Warriors - The Godmaster Brothers}} Hydra and Buster are put in action again to attack the tidal power plant on [[Viscas Island]]. Buster's spiritual weakness costs them victory. {{Storylink|A Fierce Battle!! The Autobots Are in Trouble}}

[[File:Ginrai 1stapp.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The Autobots finally receive a Godmaster of their own when [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]], a Japanese expat trucker in America finds Master-Braces in a truck. During an attack by Hydra and Buster on [[Diver (G1)|Diver]], Ginrai bonds with the truck, in actuality a transtector meant for Optimus Prime. The Optimus Prime duplicate attacks the brothers till they flee. {{Storylink|A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai}} Ginrai joins the Autobots when the Godmaster brothers attack other trucks and kill several of his friends. {{storylink|Ginrai: God On of Rage!!}} Ginrai discovers three additional pairs of Godmaster Master-Braces in his truck and brings them to Japan. When the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors attempt an assault, they fail miserably and Cancer is abducted by the Autobots to their secret base. Minerva's kindness reaches the troubled boy and they develop a bond before Cancer is returned to the Decepticons. {{storylink|A Strange Friendship: Cancer and Minerva}} Ginrai's troubles don't end when this truck is lured to a mine in [[Nagano Prefecture]], where a mysterious black object becomes the trailer to the truck. {{Storylink|Friend or Foe!? The True Form of the Monster!!}} The Decepticons continue to hunt down Ginrai, but he makes it easy when he appears on television asking any unknown Godmasters to come forward. Hydra and Buster attack the Autobot and attempt to turn the crowd against him, but are ultimately driven away. {{Storylink|Eliminate the Godmaster Ginrai}} The Decepticons once again try to draw out Ginrai by kidnapping children. When Ginrai arrives on the scene, he is confronted by [[King Poseidon]], who overwhelms the Godmaster till he combines with his trailer to form Super Ginrai. The powered Godmaster easily defeats the [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacon]] combiner in the first of many times. {{storylink|Heroism!! The Birth of Super Ginrai}}

At a point known as the "63-MF Spacetime", [[Hot Rodimus]] and [[SARA]] visit from the [[Cloud World]] while exploring the [[multiverse]]. They help the Autobots rescue people from a burning building before returning to their native universe. {{Storylink|Wandering}}

Ginrai assists in the recruitment of more Autobot Godmasters, including automobile company heir [[Lightfoot (G1)|Lightfoot]] {{Storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}} and [[Royal Canadian Mounted Police|Mountie]] [[Ranger]]. {{storylink| An Enemy? The Third Godmaster, Ranger}} [[Sixknight]] seeks to join the Decepticons, but is turned down due to his lack of [[Chōkon Power]] other than Tenchōkon. He is subsequently manipulated into fighting Ginrai, but the Godmaster proves the better combatant. {{Storylink|A Powerful Foe!! Sixknight the Wanderer}} Another Godmaster joins the Autobots in the form of racer [[Road King]]. {{Storylink|Assemble! The Four Godmaster Gunmen}} Sixknight, still aghast at a human defeating him, beats up the Decepticon Headmaster Juniors to prove his loyalty. He leaves, promising to meet Ginrai again.{{Storylink|The Autobot Warrior, Sixknight?!}}

The Decepticons begin a series of attacks to lower human and Autobot morale; they begin by kidnapping doctors at the Karin Islands. {{storylink|Save the Little Girl! The Chōjin Warriors, the Godmasters}} They follow that up by threatening the life of [[Leftfoot]], the father of Lightfoot. Prior to this, [[Grand Maximus|Grand]] meet with the Autobots after the space-based Autobots intercept communications about BlackZarak travelling to Earth. To fight against this threat, Grand gives the Earth Autobots the plans to the [[Godbomber|Bomber Project]] that would build a drone to combine with Super Ginrai. {{Storylink|Life? Death? The Desperate Lightfoot}}

[[File:SuperGinraiBlownAway Overlord stand on Ginrai.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Finally, Giga and Mega unleash the power of their transtector, Overlord, and defeat Super Ginrai, leaving him for dead. {{storylink|Super Ginrai Gets Blown Away in the Desert!?}} During the battle, an invisible [[Marissa Faireborn]] from [[#2007|2007]] kisses Ginrai to draw out the "[[Angolmois Energy|Allspark fragment]]" in him. {{Storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players #43}} Ginrai is recovered by the Autobots and put in a hospital. BlackZarak is soon to arrive, so Overlord is sent to rendezvous with him on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. In the meantime, the other Decepticons attempt to attack the Bomber Project before it can reach completion. They fail {{storylink|Will the Bomber Project Be Destroyed!?}} and Godbomber is completed in time for Ginrai to combine with it to form God Ginrai and fly off to the Moon and fight Overlord. The battle is interrupted by the arrival of BlackZarak. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Into the Sky!!}} Despite being double-teamed, God Ginrai defeats the two giant Decepticons and BlackZarak flees into space. To make sure his threat doesn't spread, Grand follows. {{storylink|God Ginrai - Showdown on the Surface of the Moon}} Angry at their defeat, Giga and Mega lure Ginrai to a Middle-Eastern desert and try to kill him there. Despite creating a sand tornado, Overlord is defeated. {{Storylink|Overlord - Terror of the Chōkon Tornado}}

During a Decepticon plan to destroy Godbomber, the Autobot Headmaster Juniors discover that they can act as an substitute for Ginrai's Chōkon Power and control Godbomber. {{storylink|Destroy Godbomber!!}}

The final Godmaster reveals himself when [[Clouder]], who had discovered his transtector and Master-Braces some time ago, joins the Decepticons. Using his ability to assume Decepticon and Autobot modes, he acts as a double spy for the Decepticons in the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|Appearance!! The Final Godmaster}} Clouder reveals the location of the Autobot Base to his Decepticon comrades, but his cover is blown and Clouder is kept locked in a cell. Armed with Clouder's information, the Decepticons attack the base. {{Storylink|Secret Orders! Destroy the Autobot Base!!}} [[Turtler]] sneaks in the base and rigs the core to explode, ignoring Clouder's pleas for a savior. All of the people in the base are rescued before it explodes. Clouder, realizing how little the Decepticons seemed to care for him, wanders off on his own to find his purpose. {{Storylink|Disaster! The Autobot Base Explodes}}

[[File:Masterforce Operation M-1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Soon, BlackZarak returns and Devil Z instigates [[Operation M1]] to bring the Earth under the Decepticons' knee. The worldwide rampage ends in Japan when the Autobots finally converge on to the Decepticons' powerhouses. Devil Z, growing afraid of humanity's potential, calls for [[Operation M2]] to be put into effect. {{storylink|BlackZarak - Destroyer from Space}} The Decepticons retreat into space to activate the [[Death Para-Machine]] to destroy Earth's atmosphere. The machine is destroyed with Grand's help. {{storylink|Crisis! The Day of Human Extinction}} The Decepticons again begin ground assaults; when BlackZarak is to attack China, Cancer rushes out to save his homeland and confronts his past when he meets his old friend, [[Chang]]. From him, Cancer finds out about the fate of his former sensei and dojo. When BlackZarak destroys the city with little concern for the harm that befalls Cancer, Minerva has the Autobot Headmaster Juniors save him. Cancer returns to the Decepticons, now beginning to severely question his beliefs. {{Storylink|God Ginrai - Save Cancer!?}}

While the Autobots are seeking the [[Decepticon Base]], Clouder appears to Shūta and takes him to the location of the base, only for both to be held hostage. Ginrai goes to save them; with a changed Cancer's help, the Autobots, Clouder, and Cancer escape the base. {{Storylink|God Ginrai: Showdown at the Decepticon Base}} Now knowing where the Decepticon Base is and seeking to pay them back for the destruction of their own base, the Autobots launch an all-out assault on the base. As the Autobots make it into the base, Devil Z combines his being with BlackZarak, forming a powerful entity that leaves the Autobots to die in the soon-to-be-exploded base. In the nick of time, the Autobots escape, along with Bullhorn and Wilder, who were left behind by the other Decepticons. {{Storylink|The Ultimate Combination!! BlackZarak, the New Lifeform}} Bullhorn and Wilder strike off on their own while Hydra and Buster request Devil Z to change them into fully robotic beings so that they can finally defeat Ginrai. The entity obliges and uses his [[Devil Power]] to reformat the two into robotic beings. As they have given up the power of humanity—Jinchōkon—the brothers can now never defeat Ginrai. Nevertheless, the tried Ginrai is forced into battle with Overlord afterward. {{Storylink|Battle to the Death!! God Ginrai VS Darkwings Reborn}} While Overlord fights Ginrai in an attempt to prove humanity's worth to Devil Z, the betrayed Decepticon Headmaster Juniors and Clouder band to fight the Decepticons. However, as they try to join the battle, Devil Power strikes their transtectors and gives them life of their own. {{storylink|Autobots! Desperate Attack!!}}

[[File:MF42 Ginrai vs BlackZarak's heads.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

The remaining Decepticons converge on the [[Matterhorn]], where Devil Z unleashes Devil Power thunders all over [[Europe]]. After another failure by the Godmaster brothers, Devil Z severely punishes them, giving Overlord and the Decepticon Pretenders second thoughts. The Pretenders leave the scene before Ginrai arrives and saves Overlord from one of Devil Z's punishments. Sixknight comes to the rescue to stall Devil Z and is killed himself. {{Storylink|Malevolent and Inhuman! The True Form of Devil Z}} Ginrai and Devil Z have one final battle where Ginrai is assisted by many, including Grand and Overlord. As an ultimate punishment, Devil Z transforms the Overlord transtector into an individual on its own and kills Giga and Mega. Ginrai destroys BlackZarak, revealing Devil Z underneath and the Autobot Headmaster Juniors combine their energies with Ginrai to end Devil Z's existence once and for all. With the death of Devil Z, all of the Autobot transtectors become independent robots, and travel into space where they join the greater Transformer conflict. {{Storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

Left behind after his defeat by God Ginrai in the final conflict, the grumbling Turtler and his [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] are recruited by [[Halfshell]] on the prompting of [[Primus]]'s [[Primus's envoy|envoy]]. Both groups of Seacons travel to the [[Precursor World]] to unknowingly play their parts in Primus's plan. {{storylink|Seacons comic 5}} At the conclusion of the adventure, Primus returns Turtler and the Seacons to their proper time. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

[[Flip Sides]] joins the [[Autobot]]s, unbeknownst that she is a Decepticon sleeper agent. When her true nature is suspected, the unbelieving Twincast and her go on the run, forcing [[Road Rage (G1)|Road Rage]] to bring them in. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 27|Bonus Edition Vol. 27}}
{{--}}

===2021===
[[File:Legends37-FortressMaximus.jpg|thumb|right]]

After ten long years of reconstruction, {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} Cybertron is finally restored to its full planetary form, {{storylink|Grand Galvatron Chapter}} which also brings Vector Sigma back to full strength, in a new form. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}}

Having survived the [[Devil War]], [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] leads a contingent of [[Decepticon]]s against [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]]'s [[Autobot]]s. Detonating a [[black hole]], Scorponok inadvertently afflicts most of those present with [[black ball]]s that cause their bodies to shrink. The [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] are able to escape their bodies before they shrink into nothingness, but the non-Headmaster Transformers are forced to convert into being Headmasters to avert this fate. Knowing of the existence of the [[Legends World]], both groups travel to it to acquire new [[transtector]]s. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}}

The [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] are also present for the black hole battle, with the Decepticons trying to use the energies of the black hole to bond with the Autobots' partners. It does not go as planned, as the Targetmaster partners instead mutate into new forms and disappear to elsewhere. {{Storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Prologue}} The Autobot Targetmasters manage to find the six partners, fused into a single mass. But before they can deal with the situation, they are pulled into the Legends World on the behalf of the Decepticon Targetmasters. {{Storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}}

To resurrect [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Grand Maximus]] and the living Autobot transtectors start the "Super Convoy Project" to create a new body similar to the one previously used by [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]. This body utilizes [[Getmaster]], [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]], and [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] technology. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}} Seeking new transtectors of their own, [[Cancer (G1)|Cancer]], [[Bullhorn (G1)|Bullhorn]], [[Wilder (G1)|Wilder]], and [[Clouder]] sneak into [[G Nebula 89]], where they are caught by the Autobots defending it from [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]]'s forces. For their safety, the four [[human]]s are sent to the Legends World. [[Shockwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Shockwave]], having heard rumors of Megatron's existence in the other universe, also travels there. {{Storylink|LG24 Shockwave & Cancer Prologue}}

The results of the Super Convoy Project end up in the Legends World, and the human Ginrai follows. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}} Rattrap dreams again to meet Brainstorm, and the Headmaster uses his new Getmaster procedure to help defeat Overlord in battle. Afterwards, he joins his comrades at the Legends World. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 39|Bonus Edition Vol. 39}}

The three remaining members of the [[4 Guards]] free [[Megaempress]] and [[Flowspade]] from their prison, as the seal was broken in the devastation of Cybertron years earlier. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}}

[[File:BaldigusChapter2 UniteWarriors.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

When [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] goes to [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]'s grave on [[Earth]], the ghost of [[Galvatron II]], passing himself as Cyclonus's master, takes over the Decepticon's body. Together, they go to the Triple Z Point, where they seek to use Unicron to create [[Grand Galvatron]]. Unicron instead uses [[Roller (G1)|Roller]], [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]], and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (who is converted to a half-ghost form), to create a "Grand Galvatron" gestalt with Cyclonus/Galvatron II as the torso. {{storylink|Grand Galvatron Chapter}} Grand Galvatron arrives on the repaired Cybertron to conquer it, but is fought against by [[Sky Reign]]. To fight against this threat, Vector Sigma resurrects Optimus Prime in a new combiner body. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} [[Megatronia]], made up of Megaempress and her subordinates, joins the fight. {{Storylink|Megatronia Chapter}} Unicron takes action on his own, summoning the [[Commando|Combatrons]] from the G-2 era, who then try to unify Unicron's head with Cybertron. This change in history threatens the Combatrons' existence, so Unicron pulls in [[Grand Scourge]] to pretend to be [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] to placate his new servants. {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}} This does not work, as the real Black Convoy shows up with [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]. Unicron's ambitions cause the timeline to become errant and Galvatron II and Grand Scourge are sent away in time portals. Together, the various combiners manage to end Unicron's plan and send him back to the Triple Z Point. The Destrongers leave to rescue [[Megatron (RID)|Devil Gigatron]] in [[#Time unknown|the future]]. Optimus Prime, having only gotten seven days of life, dies once again. {{Storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

Spike Witwicky becomes chairman of the [[Universal Peace Alliance]]. However, the [[Concurrence]] replace him with an imposter and send [[Shaoshao Li]] to retrieve the mutant Targetmasters for them, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 45|Bonus Edition Vol. 45}} {{storylink|Mutant Targetmaster Birth Chapter}} while also imprisoning the legendary hero Star Saber on false charges. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}}

[[Sue Faireborn]] has a fight with her mother, EDC Commander [[Marissa Faireborn]], and runs away. She is discovered by [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] on the streets of the Legends World, having gone there himself to get a new body. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 46|Bonus Edition Vol. 46}}
{{--}}

===2022===
Hearing about [[Blowpipe]]'s new cloning ability, [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] tries to invade the Legends World with his clones, but fails. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 47|Bonus Edition Vol. 47}} Sixshot and Daniel Witwicky free Star Saber from the [[Planet Micro Satellite Penitentiary]] and hide out in the Legends World. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}}

Starscream is decapitated by [[Lunaclub]] and journeys to the Legends World to become a Headmaster and obtain a new body. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 57|Bonus Edition Vol. 57}} Meanwhile, [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]] and [[Sixshot (G1)|Greatshot]] clear their name and defeat the Concurrence. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)}}

===2023===
After returning from the Legends World, the Autobot Headmasters and Targetmasters put an end to the war between the Beastformers and [[Laser Beast]]s. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

===2025===
[[File:Victory37 finalblow.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Under the leadership of Star Saber, the Autobot [[Brainmaster]]s and [[Micromaster]]s work with the Universal Peace Alliance to establish the Universal Defense Force to fight the Decepticons. They use [[Victory (planet)|Planet V]] as their base. They are opposed by the latest Emperor of Destruction, [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]] and the elite [[Breastforce]]. {{storylink|The Brave Hero of the Universe - Star Saber}} The Breastforce target the Micromasters' homeworld of planet [[Micro]], where they liberate their teammate, [[Guyhawk]], enabling the team to combine into the mighty [[Liokaiser]] and finally defeat Star Saber in battle for the first time. {{storylink|Rescue! Guyhawk}}

Despite the addition of the six-changing samurai [[Sixshot (G1)|Greatshot]] to their ranks, the Autobots are weakened by this turn of events, and when God Ginrai arrives on Earth to aid them, he is fatally wounded by Deathsaurus and recreated as Victory Leo. {{storylink|Ginrai Dies!!}} When Deathsaurus finally reactivates his fortress and turns it upon the Earth, Star Saber and Victory Leo combine into [[Star Saber (G1)|Victory Saber]] to end the threat of Deathsaurus once and for all. {{storylink|Showdown! The Fortress vs the Victory Unification}}

In the far reaches of space, Starscream, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]]'s battle continues.{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1989 (Victory)|"Hero Set" packaging blurb}} [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] proves the existence of Transformer [[spark]]s at the cost of losing his memory. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}

{{--}}

===2026===
Greatshot almost dies in the [[Silvart War]], but is rescued at the last moment. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Greatshot)}}

===2025–2030===
[[File:ViolenJigerFullbody.jpg|thumb|left]]

Deathsaurus is reborn as the Dark Emperor and leads Decepticons in pursuit of the powerful [[Energon Z]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Page 1|Zone Project Story}} [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]] becomes the next Supreme Commander, and initiates the Zone Project to terraform the planet Micro into "Planet Zone". {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Part 1|''Zone'' Part 1}}
The [[Vok]], in the guise of “Dark Nova”, merge the souls of many fallen Decepticons into the monstrous [[Violengiguar]], and task him with recovering [[Zodiac]] energy. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 5: LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two|LG-EX Big Powered Prologue Part Two}} As the new Emperor of Destruction, Violengiguar gathers nine notorious Decepticons to serve as his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], who rampage across the universe and begin construction of a "Decepticon Zone". {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|''Zone'' Part 1}}

On [[Saturn]]'s moon [[Titan (moon)|Titan]], [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]] is born from within the ground. He assists the Decepticons and performs sabotage activities like blocking transmissions. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Part 7|''Zone'' Part 7}}

Violengiguar steals the Super Element [[Zodiac]] from Earth and returns to his birthplace, the [[Tenth Planet]]. He is destroyed by the new commander Dai Atlas and his warriors. The rainbow of Zodiac, which is the energy of constructing the universe, fills the 10th planet with life. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)#Part 12|''Zone'' Part 12}} The [[Jumpstarter]]s use the Zodiac to create an alternate universe as a [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]] experiment. They realize their creation is the [[Legends World]], which due to space-time complications has already been interacting with their universe prior to being created. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 66|Bonus Edition Vol. 66}}

Meanwhile, Victory Saber pursues the Decepticon [[Gigant Bomb]] through the Blastizone, and both sides wind up transported back in time to [[#2004|2004]]. {{storylink|Go! Star Saber}}

{{--}}

===2031===
[[File:PrimeZodiak.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Following the destruction of Violengiguar, Dark Nova makes himself known and unleashes a horde of [[Galaman]] warriors. In response, Dai Atlas tasks the [[Battlestars]] to seek out Optimus Prime's body, which had previously been stolen by Decepticons. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|''The Battlestars'' Part 1}} Using Zodiac power, Optimus Prime is reborn as Star Convoy, {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|''The Battlestars'' Part 4}}, and Dark Nova revives Galvatron as [[Megatron (G1)|Super Megatron]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|''The Battlestars'' Part 6}}

Super Megatron evolves into Ultra Megatron, {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|''The Battlestars'' Part 8}} then fuses with Dark Nova to become “Star Giant” {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|''The Battlestars'' Part 9}} before Star Convoy destroys him from within and saves the day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|''The Battlestars'' Part 10}}

Nightbird, having heard of Megatron's resurrection, leaves the Six Clan before acquiring six modes to rejoin the Decepticons. She brings two disciples, [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]], {{Storylink|Nightbird (G1)#Masterpiece|Masterpiece Nightbird Shadow bio}} and receives orders to take down [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] if she ever runs into him. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 50|Bonus Edition Vol. 50}} Road Pig and Road Rocket develop a rivalry. {{storylink|LG-15 Nightbird Shadow Sequel}}
{{--}}

===2034===
[[Scrash (G1)|Scrash]], a mysterious body-snatching Transformer, possesses the body of [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]. {{storylink|Badlands (issue)|Badlands}}

===2035–2036===
[[File:TrainWars TheFallen.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Cybertron suffers a great energy shortage. To alleviate the brewing energy crisis, Optimus Prime upgrades into a [[Powermaster]] body equipped with a [[phase modulation shield]], and travels into a black hole with [[Hi-Q]] in search of [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]].{{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuest|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy bio}} {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

[[The Fallen]] attacks Cybertron in an attempt to steal [[Vector Sigma]], which transforms into its "[[Primus|Oracle]]" form and empowers [[Overdrive]]. Although Overdrive's attempt to use the [[Quantum Dial]] to summon reinforcements from across time fail, Metroplex and many train Transformers help turn the tide of battle by using their combined [[Trainbot Omni-Car Joint]] to entangle the interdimensional villain before Shouki obliterates him with his new "Train Bazooka" attack. {{storylink|Train Wars 2}}

[[File:G2 Humans killed Megatron's friend.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Scrash becomes the latest leader of the Decepticons and leads [[Flashwing]], [[Deathplay]], [[Darkfly]] and [[Sharpedge]] to invade Earth. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (telephone audio adventure)|Operation Combination}} He and his minions attempt to steal the recently invented [[Power Core Combination]] technology and the first generation of [[Energon Matrix|Energon Matrice]]s, {{storylink|The Mighty Bolt}} but [[Sixbuilder]] and several other heroes ultimately defeat him. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Operation Combination (telephone audio adventure)|Operation Combination}} One of Scrash's new troops is the mysterious [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], who has travelled to this universe from another. {{storylink|Straxus (G1)#United EX 2|United EX Rollermaster bio}} Scrash takes possession of an [[Assaultmaster]] body created using Power Core Combination technology; in doing so, he unleashes a "[[Prime Mode Plague]]", in which the Autobots and their human allies suffer heavy losses. In response, humans seal away the prototype Energon Matrix system until the day when its powers can be used for good. {{storylink|Source:Ask Vector Prime/Facebook#September 17|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/17}}<ref>[[Ask Vector Prime]] specifically dates the outbreak of the Prime Mode Plague to 2036, rather than 2035. Other information specifically puts Scrash's invasion of Earth at 2035, but it’s ambiguous as to whether or not Scrash deliberately unleashed the Plague, or if it spread on its own at some later date.</ref> Scrash is ultimately defeated when he is frozen by the [[Immobilizer]] and returned to Cybertron. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

Meanwhile, Metrotitan strikes at Metroplex, leaving the giant Autobot fallen. Straxus (busy trying to brainwash Ultra Megatron) leads an assault on Earth, but the rebuilt Metroplex is able to repel the invasion. Optimus Prime returns, announcing his discovery of Nucleon. {{storylink|Metrowars}} He evolves further into an [[Action Master]], and he and Metroplex are able to convince the recovered Megatron to lay down arms, the Decepticon leader having his heart softened by a [[Kiloton|friendly Decepticon]] who nursed him in his recovery. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition (Metroplex)}}

The two leaders found the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|''G-2'' Part 3}} In the wake of Scrash's invasion, many humans are skeptical of the organization; {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/29}} when Megatron's friendly friend arrives on Earth, the human military guns him down. In turn, a vengeful Megatron begins planning to invade Earth once more. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|''G-2'' Part 3}} With Megatron truly believing conquest is the only thing keeping his people safe, the Transformers fractionize again into Autobots and Decepticons, having upgraded into "Generation 2" bodies. Instead of over energy, the G-2 War is fought over ideology. Metroplex is weary of the continued fighting and finds himself called to the [[Legends World]] in [[2015]] by its denizens via the world's [[spirit energy]] {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition (Metroplex)}} to stop [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]]'s attempted destruction of the world. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 12|Bonus Edition Vol. 12}}

[[File:G2PrimeJustice.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Optimus Prime and Megatron follow the "[[Law of Cybertron]]" and have a one-on-one duel in the 17th District of the [[Mirtonian constellation|Mirtonian sector]]. Prime is defeated and destroyed, but is rebuilt into [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Battle Convoy]] by the power of the Matrix. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|''G-2'' Part 5}} Megatron joins with [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] and others, and a battle begins. In the end, the Autobots triumph and the Decepticons flee to the far reaches of the universe. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|''G-2'' Part 6}}

[[Galvatron II]], who has come from [[Rhythms of Darkness!|a parallel world]] with that universe's [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], threatens the galaxy with his [[Warworld|mobile battle fortresses]].<ref>Galvatron II's toy bio</ref> In response, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Laser Ultra Magnus]], who is revived by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] acting as a substitute Matrix, {{Storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue}} establishes a mobile combat team and prepares for battle.<ref>Laser Ultra Magnus's toy bio</ref> Battle Convoy gains a "[[Black body (technology)|black body]]" and uses new weaponry to engage Galvatron II in battle. {{storylink|Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version}}

Galvatron II becomes leader of the Decepticons, making Megatron his subordinate. The Autobots develop new remote-controlled [[Eldedroid]]s based on Prime's new black body. {{Storylink|Eldedroid|Masterpiece Convoy Black Version bio}} One is sent as part of an Autobot unit to investigate a Decepticon underwater base. {{Storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.}}

A ship of Autobot protoforms is sent to [[#Several thousand years ago|Earth's past]] to find and reactivate [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]]. {{storylink|The Decepticons|Foe? Friend!? Black Convoy}} Those protoforms become the [[Commando (RID)|Combatrons]] in [[#2000|2000]]. The [[Dimensional Patrol]] brings them back to this era, and the native Autobots sentence them to be reverted to Autobot protoforms. However, [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] from [[#2021|2021]] appears and brings them to his time to serve his plan to take over Cybertron. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}}

Megatron, hearing of a world of legends, finds a portal to the [[Legends World]], where he remains for some time. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 23}} He takes Nightbird Shadow with him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 15|Bonus Edition Vol. 15}} Ultra Magnus is brought to the Legends World at the call of Alpha Trion, who infiltrated the world a bit prior. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 14|Bonus Edition Vol. 14}} Alpha Trion opens another portal, bringing [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] over to help foil one of Megatron's plots. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 17|Bonus Edition Vol. 17}}

At some point, a heartbroken [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] eats his feelings, leading to mockery by his fellow [[Wreckers]]. When [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] inform him of the Legends World, he hops over to get a new body, {{storylink|LG19 Sprung Prologue}} but returns when turned down by that world's [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}}
{{--}}

===2039===
[[File:CybertronAllianceReborn.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

The [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] finally comes to an end. Humans discover [[Angolmois Energy]] within the "Gaia Energy" of [[Earth]] and use it to revolutionize their civilization. [[Atari Hitotonari|Professor Hitotonari]] is member of [[Project Gaia]], which leads to the creation of androids such as [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]].

On [[Micro|Zone]], a new kind of [[Transformer]] is born from [[protoform]] capsules infused with [[Beast Power]]. Realizing that those beings' descendants will one day [[Beast Wars (event)|fight in the past]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] gives them the same faction symbols as those Beast Warriors, to show that the future cannot be changed. Also on Zone, the [[Legends World]] is resurrected through the power of many artifacts, and [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] himself is resurrected on the Legends World through its residents' wishes. After spending half a year there, Megatron returns to the [[G1 World]] and reestablishes the [[Cybertron Alliance]] with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===2040===
[[Eagle Eye (G1)|Hawking]] and [[Magnificus (G1)|Magnificus]] free Scrash by transferring him to [[Skyquake (G1)|Skyquake]]'s body, but the three are confronted by the duo of Optimus Prime and Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

===2050===

[[File:Volcanicuscomic2-BattleMasters.jpg|thumb|left]]

Humans have fully revolutionized [[Earth]] thanks to the bounty provided by [[Angolmois Energy]]. With its power, they create their own servant race, the [[Selector]]s. The evacuation of Angolmois leads to the presence of temporal incursions at [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], allowing the [[Quintesson]]s to be free of their dimensional prison. In the meantime, the Selectors, led by [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] feel the toil of slavery and petition [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] to aid their cause, which the [[Decepticon]] leader accepts. The Autobots are at first opposed to this rebellion, {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}} but Megatron manages to convince [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] to come over to their side. The [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] and the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] still fight for humanity, based on the Dinobots' friendship with [[Carly]]. However, [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] allies himself with the Quintessons, who unleash the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] onto all sides. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

Spike realizes the folly of allying with the Quintessons, but is shot through the chest for his troubles. Due to the evil influence of the five-faced aliens, Angolmois Energy starts erupting throughout the planet. As a last-ditch effort, Megatron uses his Unicron-enhanced body to absorb the Angolmois Energy, becoming his ultimate self—Megatron Omega. {{Storylink|Abominus comic 1}} Thanks to Rung, Spike manages to transfer his consciousness into "Neo Autobot X" and the attending [[Quintesson Judge]] is incapacitated by an [[energon enema]]. Megatron Omega loses control and simply seeks to consume all Angolmois to become mightier than [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], but a call from the [[#Precursor World|Precursor World]] pulls the Dinobots and the Terrorcons there.

From earlier in the Precursor World, [[Primus]] and the [[Golden Age (GS)|Golden Age]] travel to [[Micro|Zone]] to crash [[Dai Atlas (G1)|Dai Atlas]]'s reunification of the Zodiac fragments into the [[Silver Matrix]] and the god takes it for his own purposes. {{storylink|Abominus comic 2}}

[[Lio Convoy]], acting on orders from the Vector Sigma of the future, arrives on Earth to seal away Megatron Omega's body, leaving a [[spark]] purified by righteous Angolmois Energy that is whisked away to the Precursor World. In the aftermath, the Dinobots and Terrocons are returned from their time in the Precursor World. Spike and Rung lead the humans and Selectors in leaving Earth, realizing that Angolmois Energy is too dangerous to use. They establish outposts on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] (leaving [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] to act as observers there after wiping their memories) and [[Mars]] (leaving [[Martian emissary|a planetary-destruction trigger]] there) to safeguard the Angolmois Energy should it be ever used for ill intent. In accordance to humanity's wishes, the [[Transformer]]s seal or erase all data regarding Earth, and the planet becomes known as "[[Gaia]]", with a legendary green lion wandering it. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

==24th century==
[[File:ForbiddenFruit-Cybertropolis.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Some three hundred years after the end of the Great War,<ref>The ''Kiss Players'' timeline takes this date from the original English broadcast of the episode "[[Dark Designs]]"; the relevant conversation was not translated into the Japanese dub.</ref> Cybertron is now ruled by the [[Maximal]]s and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s: small, energy-efficient descendants of the Autobots and Decepticons. Unbeknownst to the Maximals, the [[Tripredacus Council]] have begun a secret re-armament campaign with the intent of one day overthrowing the Maximals. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}}

The Maximals attempt to clone Starscream's indestructible spark, but the violently insane “[[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]]” escapes {{storylink|Bad Spark}} and massacres the citizens of [[Colony Omicron]]. Four [[stellar cycle]]s later, [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] captures Protoform X and returns him to Cybertron; {{storylink|Deep Metal}} eventually, he is imprisoned aboard the research vessel ‘’[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]’’ with explicit instructions to dump his stasis pod on a faraway asteroid over the course of their deep-space exploration mission. {{storylink|Bad Spark}} Other Maximals lead less eventful exploration missions—one Transformer, [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]], leads a crew to observe the plant-based ecology of [[Regalis V]] {{storylink|Home Soil}}

An ambitious Predacon takes the name of “[[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]” based on the [[Megatron (myth)|mythical harbinger of destruction]] foretold in the [[Covenant of Primus]]. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}, Megatron and a group of Predacons steal the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], which supposedly holds a map to an [[energon]]-rich planet—unbeknownst to anyone except Megatron, it ‘’also’’ holds a message from the Decepticon leader, instructions on how to travel back in time to prehistoric Earth and change history. {{storylink|The Agenda (Part 2)}})

''Axalon'' captain [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] and his crew pursue them through [[Unspace|transwarp]] through time and space to [[#3 million BCE|prehistoric Earth]]. The [[transwarp wavefront]] created by the destruction of the [[Planet Buster]] revertebrates across time and space; when it reaches Cybertron, the Tripredacus Council dispatch Ravage to assassinate everyone involved in the Beast Wars. {{Storylink|The Agenda (Part 1)}} Some time later, Depth Charge hits a temporal anomaly and is transported back in time to the ongoing Beast Wars. {{storylink|Deep Metal}}

[[File:Thereformattingmaximalsmaximize.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Following the end of the Beast Wars, the captive Megatron escapes during the transwarp flight and reaches Cybertron ahead of his former captors. In secret, he engineers a [[Transformation virus|paralyzing virus]] and an army of [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s, which he uses to conquer the planet and extract the [[spark]]s of every living Cybertronian. When Optimus Primal and his crew arrive on the planet, they are infected with the virus and pursued by Vehicons—while Optimus, Cheetor, Rattrap, and Blackarachnia successfully escape, Rhinox and Silverbolt are captured by the Vehicons and have their sparks extracted. {{Storylink|Revelations Part II: Descent|Descent}}
Although their Transmetal bodies offer some degree of protection, exposure to the virus robs Primal and his crew of their upgrades, their ability to [[transformation|transform]], and their short-term memories. Guided by the Oracle, Primal rescues the three remaining Maximals and leads them deep underground, where they discover the Oracle. The Oracle reformats them into [[technorganic]] bodies; to master these new forms, however, the Maximals must re-learn the lost art of transformation by finding their emotional still point. {{storylink|The Reformatting}}

Eventually, the Maximals ally with [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]], sole survivor of Megatron's attack, {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}} and contend with three new "[[Vehicon General]]s", sentient Vehicons created using the sparks of pre-existing Cybertronians. {{storylink|Fires of the Past}} Through a series of portentous visions and experiences, Optimus realizes that the Oracle orchestrated their voyage to prehistoric Earth in the knowledge that they’d bring organic beast bodies back to Cybertron. The Maximals discover remnants of ancient Cybertron's vanished biosphere, including a [[Fossil chamber|fossil cavern]] {{storylink|Survivor}} and [[Organic goop|concentrated organic matter]]; {{storylink|The Key}} eventually, Primal concludes that their mission is to revert Cybertron to its primordial, organic state. {{storylink|The Catalyst}} However, the Vehicon General [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]]— a shell program around [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]’s spark—attempts to play both sides against each other and deliberately manipulates both Optimus and Megatron into unleashing the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]] and the [[key to Vector Sigma]]. When they meet in final battle, the two opposing energies nearly destroy Cybertron entirely and Rhinox is killed. {{storylink|End of the Line}}

[[File:SeedsOfTheFuture-cybertropolis.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Optimus survives within the Oracle, where he undergoes a near-death experience that causes him to realize that his mission is to bring balance to Cybertron itself. {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}} Megatron survives within the body of a [[Noble (BM)|strange, organic creature]], {{storylink|Savage Noble}} and eventually uploads his spark into the [[Grand Mal]], a massive hovering battlestation. The Maximals free Silverbolt from his “[[Jetstorm (BM)|Jetstorm]]” persona {{storylink|In Darkest Knight}} and welcome Botanica to the team after reformatting her into a technorganic body. {{storylink|Home Soil}} The Maximals successfully expel Megatron’s spark from his latest body, {{storylink|Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege|The Siege}} but an all-out Vehicon assault downs the captured Grand Mal. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. II: When Legends Fall}} The other Maximals are defeated and Megatron implants his spark into a copy of Optimus Primal’s old “Optimal” form and engages the Maximal leader in final battle. Their duel ends when Primal and Megatron plunge into Cybertron's exposed [[organic core]], and the planet is reformatted into a [[technorganic]] paradise. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|Seeds of the Future}}

Through the power of [[Logos Prime]], Primal and Megatron are reborn in [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|another universe]], {{storylink|The Mysterious Temple in Space}} where they gain new bodies on the planet [[Jungle Planet (colony)|Animatron]]. {{storylink|The Extraordinary Reformat}} [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] detects that Rhinox's spirit has been transported to the [[Legends World]], and reformats [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] into new bodies to retrieve him. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rattrap)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} Rattrap and Waspinator manage to bring back a resurrected Rhinox, {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Rhinox)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} and everyone celebrates his return. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

{{--}}

==10,000+ years from now==
[[File:ConvoyCouncil1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Over the intervening millennia, Cybertron becomes a paradise. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} The [[Great Convoy]]s become the planet's ruling body, {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} although they are subservient to Vector Sigma, who now resides in the [[Tower of Light]]. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWN)|The Final Battle}} Eventually, however, Vector Sigma senses the presence of the villainous [[Blentron]]s, gathering [[Angolmois Energy]] in an attempt to resurrect Unicron. To prepare for a second Unicron War, Vector Sigma decides to revert Cybertron back into a purely mechanical form. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Blue Big Convoy)|Bonus Edition EX Blue Big Convoy}}

At some point afterwards, the Maximals and Predacons enter a period of open warfare. Both sides make use of mercenary warriors; during one such battle, [[Bigmos]] becomes indebted to the Predacon mercenary [[Autostinger]] and chooses to leave the war entirely. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} Vector Sigma assigns the loner [[Big Convoy]] with a team of [[Big Convoy Unit|recruits]], with [[Heinrad (BW)|Heinrad]] as an undercover operative to keep an eye on their activities. {{storylink|End of the Maximals!?}} The [[Thoroughbred Corps]] is wiped out in an assault on Magmatron's fortresss planet, leaving [[Mach Kick]] the only survivor. {{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}}

During a lull in the fighting, [[Reverse Convoy]] leads an expedition to an abandoned robotic planet, which he dubs "[[Vehicon (planet)|Vehicon]]" based on the planet's automated factories. The Maximals colonize the planet and use it to generate vast quantities of energon to alleviate Cybertron's energy crisis. It is in this era that the time-tossed [[spark]] of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|the original Megatron]] emerges; when the dimension-hopping [[Grand Scourge]] defeats Reverse Convoy, Megatron implants his own spark into Reverse Convoy's critically wounded body, and travels back through the [[Blastizone]] to the year [[#2004]], where uses his new identity to mislead the Autobots. At the end of the conflict, Megatron's spark is excised and Reverse Convoy returns home. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/14}}

[[File:Newforcesarrive.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

During the conflict, a team of Predacons led by [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] travel to the planet "[[Gaia]]"—in reality, a post-apocalyptic Earth—to possess the dormant Angolmois energy, where they are pursued by [[Lio Convoy]] and a team of [[Maximal]]s. To protect themselves from the planet's toxic atmosphere, the Maximals adopt protective beast modes. {{Storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}} When Lio Convoy first lands on Gaia, he is rescued by a white lion, who brings him to a cave filled with [[Angolmois Energy]]. Convoy [[Scanning|scan]]s the lion, but the Angolmois duplicates his Energon Matrix and creates an entirely new Transformer, [[Lio Junior]]. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

Over the course of these "new" Beast Wars, the Maximals and Predacons encounter the [[Jointron]]s, {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} the [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s, {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}} the [[Seacon (BW)|Seacon]]s, {{storylink|The Space Pirate Seacons!}}; during one notable adventure, the Maximals reunite with Lio Junior, who demonstrates the ability to [[Combiner|combine]] with the recently arrived [[Santon]] and [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] to form [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]]. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

[[File:DoubleConvoyTogetherAtLast01.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

At some point, Lio Convoy is pulled back in time to the year [[#2005|2005]], where he becomes embroiled in the battle for Earth's [[solitarium]]. {{storylink|Lio Convoy Storms In (issue)|Lio Convoy Storms In}} On another occasion, Galvatron obtains a mysterious teleportation device and uses it to summon the monstrous [[Majin Zarak]] from another dimension. To counter the creature, the Maximals summon the legendary hero [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] from [[#3,000,000 BCE|the distant past]]; by combining the power of their [[Energon Matrix|Energon Matrice]]s, Optimus and Lio vanquish the threat before Primal returns to his own time period. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

Eventually, Galvatron summons the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]]. Lio Convoy and his crew use the power of the [[Energon Matrix]] to seal the Angolmois energy into capsules and release them into space. Galvatron is destroyed. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}} The destruction of Nemesis sends Lio Convoy into the distant past, where he witnesses Unicron devouring the planet [[Dinosaur (planet)|Dinosaur]]. {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}}

The Seacons join force with the space pirate [[Duncan (Legends)|Duncan]] in search of [[proton energy]], but are betrayed and left for dead. [[Primus]]'s [[Primus's envoy|envoy]] finds them and makes a deal with [[Halfshell]], sending him to [[#2020|2020]] to recruit the other group of [[Seacon (Masterforce)|Seacons]] for a plot in the [[Precursor World]]. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 2}} Once their adventure is finished, the Seacons are returned by Primus. {{storylink|Generations Selects Special Comic Finale|Finale}}

Several years later, [[Magmatron]] attempts to collect the Angolmois capsules, which have been scattered across the stars. Meanwhile, military instructor [[Big Convoy]] and his new recruits learn of the capsules via a message from Lio Convoy and make the capsules' collection their mission. The Maximals travel across the galaxy in the ''[[Gung Ho]]'', pursued by the Predacons aboard the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]''. {{storylink|Big Convoy, Move Out}} Both sides race to acquire as many capsules as they can, and their adventures occasionally bring them into contact with other heroes and villains across the galaxy—notable adventures include an encounter with [[Rockbuster]] on [[Flame (planet)|Flame]], {{storylink|Dinosaur Combiner Magmatron}} [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] on [[Porcupine]], {{storylink|Lonely Hydra}} and Mach Kick on [[Comb]], who joins up with the Maximals. {{storylink|Mach Kick Voluntarily Enlists!?}}

[[File:BWNeoPoster1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]

Although the [[Blentron]]s steal the capsules, {{storylink|The Stolen Capsules}} all is not lost, as the crew of the ''Gung Ho'' travel through a wormhole and rescue Lio Convoy. {{storylink|Illusion? Lio Convoy}} The Blentrons resurrect Unicron as an energy being, and the second Great War begins between the forces of Cybertron and Unicron. Unicron attacks [[Vector Sigma]] and is reborn as Vector Sigma Unicron, using Cybertron as his new body. {{storylink|Unicron's Ambition}} When Unicron returns to his energy-based form, Big Convoy and Lio Convoy use the [[Big Cannon|Matrix Buster]] to permanently destroy him. Lio Convoy becomes [[Great Convoy]] and is promoted to the ruling body. After the graduation ceremony for the recruits, the Maximals and Predacons stop fighting and cooperate to rebuild Cybertron. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

The newly christened Great Lio Convoy travels the [[multiverse]] for a time; various adventures include assisting a dimension of [[GoBots]] from a [[Cataclysm (GoBots)|universal cataclysm]], {{Storylink|Sunrise}} becoming a member of the [[Convoy (group)|Convoy]] in [[Axiom Nexus]], {{Storylink|Invasion Prologue}}, briefly travelling to [[Uniend 911.05 Alpha|a world imperiled by Unicron]], and finally travelling to the [[Legends World]], where [[Katsu Don]] reverts him to his pre-beast form. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 41|Bonus Edition Vol. 41}} At the end of the Legends World's successive crises, Great Lio Convoy, now also Leo Prime, leaves for parts unknown; {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}} at some point, he returns to his native time period and eventually passes away. {{storylink|Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)}}

[[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] and [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|God Magnus]] are created by [[Primus|Vector Sigma]]. However, only Fire Convoy gets an [[Energon Matrix]], inspiring envy in his "brother". {{Storylink|Ultra Magnus: Forced Fusion!}}

The Destrongers, an elite unit of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], is led to [[#2000|2000]] by [[Megatron (RID)|Gigatron]], so that he can find and utilize the power of [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]]. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} To protect the past, the [[Autobot]] [[Dimensional Patrol]] led by [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Fire Convoy]] follows the Destrongers to 2000. {{Storylink|Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots catalog}} Seeking the Energon Matrix for himself, God Magnus also goes to the past to confront his brother. {{Storylink|Ultra Magnus (episode)|Ultra Magnus}} At the end of this conflict, Devil Gigatron is taken back to his proper time. {{Storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}} [[Scourge (RID)|Black Convoy]] is able to escape and steal an [[Energon Matrix]] from [[Primus|Vector Sigma]]. He subsequently goes to the [[Legends World]]'s [[2015]] to recruit [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] to rescue their leader. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}} The two then go to the [[G1 World]]'s [[#2021|2021]] to pick up the [[Commando (RID)|Combatrons]]. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part Two}}

At some point, Brave Maximus is replaced by [[Neo Brave Maximus]] by Vector Sigma. With [[Zebres]] and [[Master (RM)|Master]] as new control units and [[solitarium]] as a power source, Brave Maximus is sent back to the 2000s. Skids starts working with the Dimensional Patrol. To free Devil Gigatron from the Dimensional Patrol, Black Convoy leads his newly recovered troops in invading Neo Brave Maximus. They find that Gigatron has turned to the Autobot side to assist in protecting the multiverse from threats like the [[Cloud World]] and the [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]]. When Black Convoy disapproves, Devil Gigatron drains his evil, reducing him to a small, heroic protoform. {{storylink|LGEX Scourge Prologue}} Black Convoy then leads a Dimensional Patrol troop to take over the Legends World in search of the Combatrons, but is eventually reverted to his evil self and he takes his troop off to spread the flowers of evil elsewhere. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Scourge 2)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

The Dimensional Patrol acquires the rest of the beast Destrongers, and it continues to fight to protect the multitude of dimensions. {{Storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

{{--}}

==100,000+ years from now==
In the distant future, the universe has been drained of its energy and [[Earth]] is a barren wasteland. The [[Maximal]] [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] travels to Earth, in hopes to use the last of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s [[Angolmois Energy]] within the planet to resurrect Leo Prime; the result is instead the chaotic "[[Dark Amber Leo Prime]]". {{storylink|Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)}} Dark Amber Leo Prime uses his Unicron energy to restore life to the dying Earth and, with Bluebolt and [[Untite]], begins a journey to save the rest of the cosmos. {{storylink|Dark Amber Leo Prime (Second)}}

==Alternate timelines==
As is expected of such a long-running and expansive fictional universe, it has found its share of events that don't fit the "main" timeline, deliberately so, or otherwise. They are chronicled here.

===''TV Magazine'' comics===
The original set of ''Transformers'' manga series started with ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers]]'' and end with ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|The Battlestars]]''. Writer [[Masumi Kaneda]] and artist [[Ban Magami]], key creatives for the Japanese-original series, attempted to add events to the original cartoon continuity. However, beginning with ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', the creative team started ignoring the cartoons, preferring to create their own twist on the narrative. This also aligned with ''TV Magazine''{{'}}s story pages, which were run by the same duo. As such, it seems that the entirety of their ''TV Magazine'' work is not incorporated into the "official" timeline, with the exception of ''Zone'' and ''Return of Convoy'', due to the lack of alternative fiction for those franchises.

The years given are based on those used for the cartoons, with the exception of ''Masterforce'', as the human children in that series are shown to be around the same age in the following series, ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory]]''.

====="Countless years ago"=====
{{Stub|{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prologue}}}}
=====4.5 billion BCE=====
The Earth is formed. {{storylink|Gods? Demons? The Pretenders}}
=====4 million BCE=====
{{Stub|{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prologue}}}}
====="Thousands of years ago"=====
The [[Pretender]]s arrive on Earth. The Autobot Pretenders are revered as gods while the Decepticon Pretenders are mythologized as demons. The Autobots successfully imprison the Decepticons. {{storylink|Gods? Demons? The Pretenders}}
====1985====
{{Stub|{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers}}}}
====2005====
{{Stub|{{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (story page)|''The Headmasters'' story pages}}}}
====2010====
{{Stub|{{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers}} {{storylink|The Great Transformer War}}}}
====2011====
{{Stub|{{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (manga)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}}}
====2024====
{{Stub|{{storylink|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (manga)|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce}} {{storylink|Headmasters VS Masterforce}}}}
====2025====
{{Stub|{{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory}}}}

====2025-2036====
From here the events of the ''[[Zone]]'', ''[[Return of Convoy|Battlestars]]'' and ''[[Operation Combination]]'' comics and story pages play out as chronicled above.

===BT World===
Created by the machinations of Battle Ravage and maintained by the Protector in ''[[Story of Binaltech]]'', the [[BT World]] is a deliberate divergent timeline which continued the development of Binaltech, culminating in the birth of the universe-travelling [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]].

====21st century====
=====2005=====
[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Battle Ravage]] hijacks [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s shuttle to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and shows the engineer his knowledge of the upcoming [[Unicron War]] in which many of his comrades and himself die. {{storylink|Project: Bodyshop}} On Cybertron, Battle Ravage uses the [[Kronosphere]] to shunt [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his [[Decepticon]] armada into [[limbo]]. To organize the remaining Decepticons, Ravage places [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] into a [[Binaltech (technology)|Binalech]] body to act as leader. {{Storylink|Changing Lanes}}

To avert Autobot deaths if the timeline is corrected, Wheeljack experiments with the [[Genetronic Translink System|GT System]]; allowing [[spark|lifeforces]] to exist in [[subspace]], Wheeljack reasons they can live on even if their bodies expire. Wheeljack uses himself as a guinea pig, creating Alpha, Beta, and Omega Units—actually a way to integrate his lifeforce with the entirety of Earth's information network and power grid—for his own use. {{Storylink|Project: Bodyshop}} Wheeljack's work accelerates the number of Binaltech bodies available. However, an accident with the GT System has [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]]'s life core lost in subspace, and [[Chip Chase]] offers his own lifeforce to transfer into the body meant for Prowl, creating a composite being known as "[[Prowl (BW)|Prowl 2]]". {{Storylink|Prowl & Chase}}

Passing through the time zone of 2005 on their way to their proper time, the [[Maximal]]s on [[Autobot Shuttle Omega Delta]] are affected by Battle Ravage's temporal manipulations. Their ship is detected by Unicron and destroyed. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}} An [[Earth Defense Command|EDC]] shuttle carrying three spare Binaltech bodies for an GT experiment is abducted by [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], who Shockwave believes should strike soon. One of those bodies is filled with the [[spark]] of the disappeared [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] and another uses an evil [[laser core]] to create [[Decepticharge]]. The two, acting as emissaries for Unicron, confront the rioting Decepticons and order them to follow Unicron's desire to destroy the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] or else. {{storylink|Widow's Edge}} {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

The [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]] of the future direct the other Maximals caught in the explosion to [[Viron 102.0 Beta]], where they fight their [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] becomes one of the Alternity's [[Protector]]s. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/30}}

Battle Ravage is apprehended by the Autobots, but he manages to manipulate the situation by having [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] confront Unicron, who has begun his attack on the Transformers. In the meantime, the Autobots attempt to use the time energies of [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]] to pull off [[Operation: Distant Thunder]] to revert Battle Ravage's changes to the timeline. {{Storylink|Darkest Hour (prose)|Darkest Hour}} Optimus Prime is injured in battle, so Ultra Magnus ultimately uses the Matrix to defeat Unicron. {{Storylink|Binal Time}}

=====2007=====
[[Doctor Arkeville]] creates an evil [[Binaltech (technology)|Binaltech]] copy of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] known as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]. [[Operation: Distant Thunder]] is pulled off, but it causes spacetime to destabilize. In the nick of time, the BT World's duplicate of [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], tasked by the future [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]] as a "[[Protector]]" to preserve this timeline, possesses Nemesis Prime and stablizies the timeline to preserve the Alternity's past. However, Nemesis Prime's personality asserts itself and the Protector is ejected from his body. Arkeville manages to tap into [[Unicron/Generation 1|an evil and hungry force]] lurking in [[subspace]] for an appropriate lifeforce. {{storylink|Binal Time}}

As the Protector's actions restore the original timeline while maintaining the existence of this timeline, the proper version of himself and his friends continue back to their native time unabated, while the lost versions of those Beast Warriors still exist in the BT World. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/08}}

Megatron and his forces return from limbo, {{storylink|Binal Time}} and manage to easily overcome the weakened Autobots. In a last-ditch effort to defeat the Decepticons, [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] activates the [[large switch|kill switch]], immobilizing all Transformers across the universe not in Binaltech bodies. As one of the last remaining Decepticons active, Nemesis Prime takes control of the villainous army. {{Storylink|Kill Switch}}

=====2008=====
With the seeming victory of the Autobots over the Decepticons, the EDC shuts down the Binaltech Project and its information is released to the public, resulting in numerous knockoff technology causing headaches for the Autobots. The [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] of the [[G1 World]] arrives in the [[BT World]], informing his alternate friends that the life core of Prowl from this world ended up on his. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 1}} The Autobots investigate, and find that Prowl's lifeforce is being exploited by the [[Concurrence]] with assistance from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]. The Concurrence is shut down and Prowl 2 transfers [[Chip Chase]]'s lifeforce back into the [[human]] so that Prowl's intended Binaltech body can be transferred to the "Official World". {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 2}}

The Protector guides the Autobots in further experiments to lead to the Alternity, but sabotage by Shockwave results in the Protector being captured during [[Timaeus Project|an experiment]]. Nevertheless, the experiment is successful in producing [[alternium]]. {{Storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 3}} Other proposed experiments included the [[Critias Gate]], which was planned, but not utilized. {{storylink|Alternation}} Using the Omega Unit, Wheeljack and the EDC put a stop to all illegal Binaltech experimentation by humans. Nemesis Prime, with the Protector captive, seeks to create a synthetic Matrix using the human minds of an [[Australia]]n city trapped in a [[crystalline containment vessel]]. The Autobots put a stop to this plan and Nemesis Prime is destroyed through the teamwork of the Protector and Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

=====2010=====
In [[2010]],<ref>While this story should logically take place right after 2008's events, "[[Alternation]]" notes that Earth was put under Quadrant Lock in 2010.</ref> Blackarachnia and Decepticharge, still seeking to destroy the Matrix, come to Earth to finish the job. [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]], falling to the effects of the [[Unleasher]] attack on his mind, tussles with Blackarachnia till [[Carly (G1)|Carly Witwicky]] uses the [[Psychedevice]] to evolve into a higher being. Using her new abilities, Carly cures Grimlock of his mental Unleasher scars and Blackarachnia of her forced devotion to Unicron. Blackarachnia and the Protector reunite, while the Dinobots are finally cured of their mental affliction.

In deep space, the [[Quintesson]]s, fearing the evolution of Binaltech and humanity, place Earth under [[Quadrant lock|Quadrant Lock]]. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}

====9021st century====
Further experiments into higher planes of existence allow the Binaltech to evolve into the mighty [[Alternity (species)|Alternity]]. They break through the Quadrant Lock, but Earth remains in its [[2010]] state. {{storylink|Alternation}} With newly powerful [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] at the helm, many of the Autobots become superpowered beings and recruit other versions of themselves from different universes to participate in their multiversal peacekeeping operation, along with different beings as part of their [[Protector]] defense system. {{storylink|From Here to Alternity}} The [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] of the BT World awakens to this unfortunate turn of events and sets out to attain the same power as his enemies have. Through a complex plan, Megatron fuses with [[Hytherion]], the Beast of Time. {{Storylink|To Mega Therion}} He recruits [[Questor|others]] to his side, {{Storylink|Foreshadows}} and has them seek out the [[Planicron]]s.

Once [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] finds the Planicrons, {{storylink|Hunt for the Planicrons}} Megatron executes his plan of using their fused form as the [[Cosmic Driver]] to destroy the Alternity's higher-dimensional gestalt consciousness. Before he can fully end the Alternity, [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] inadvertently releases the Planicrons from Megatron's control and they are directed by [[Vector Prime]] to the [[Critias Gate]] in the BT World. Passing through this two-dimensional gate, the Planicrons evolve into higher-dimensional forms, taking down the [[Megatron Aggregate]] and replacing the Alternity as guardians of the multiverse. Reduced to their original selves, the Autobots continue to do what they can to preserve the peace. {{storylink|Alternation}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[2015]], [[Fun Publications]] began an [[Ask Vector Prime]] column on [[Facebook]], where "[[Vector Prime]]" would take in readers' questions and attempt to answer them. As expected, some of them concerned the Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity. However, due to lack of access (or deliberate ignoring) on both sides of the Pacific, those answers would often find themselves contradicting Japanese-made material made before and after. For the sake of completion, those incongruous events are noted here.

{{Stub}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

[[Category:Chronologies]]
[[Category:Generation 1 history]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon continuity| *]]

File:SpotlightCliffjumper Kita.jpg

2024-11-14T10:41:50Z

Lookatroopa:

{{IDWG1interior
|description=[[Kita]].
{{art|lineart=[[Robby Musso]]|color=[[Joana Lafuente]]|letters=[[Chris Mowry]]|script=Shane McCarthy}}
|series=spotlight
|spotlight=Cliffjumper
|year=09}}
[[Category:Images by Robby Musso]]
[[Category:Images by Joana Lafuente]]
[[Category:Images by Chris Mowry]]

Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity

2024-11-14T10:40:51Z

Lookatroopa: /* Rewind 2.0 */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{suite}}
[[File:BeforeandAfter-Rewindisold.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|Did you know that I get really irritated when someone suggests I "Be kind?"]]
A dedicated chronicler with a camera bolted to the side of his head, '''Rewind''' is [[Conjunx Endura]] with [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]]. Passionate, kind-hearted, and conscientious, Rewind is well-liked among his peers, who often excuse his constant recording of their every interaction for posterity.

Rewind effortlessly ingratiates himself with even the most [[Minimus Ambus|rigid]], [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|antisocial]] and [[Whirl (G1)|troubled]] of his compatriots. As Chromedome is fond of pointing out; his partner is someone who sees the best in everyone and Rewind makes sure that these moments are preserved for as long as he lives.

{{first|[[Chaos Part Three: Kings|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #28]]}}

{{bigquote|I'm an archivist. I'm '''''archiving'''''. This could be an important conversation. It could have '''''repercussions!'''''|Rewind|''[[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How To Say Goodbye and Mean It]]''}}
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===Joining the Autobots===

[[File:BeforeAndAfter RewindDominus.jpg|thumb|upright=2.0|left|]]
'''Rewind of [[Lower Petrohex]]''' was extremely old: he could remember when [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] switched to the [[New Calendar]], and he predated the rise of the [[Functionism|Functionists]] and their [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]]. Within the new caste structure the Functionists imposed upon Cybertronian society, Rewind's memory stick [[alternate mode]] saw him labelled as a member of the [[Disposable class]], who were little better than slaves. Fortunately, Rewind was lucky enough to wind up working as a data receptacle for [[Dominus Ambus]], who treated him with respect and eventually became his friend, and then more, even fighting for civil rights for the Disposable class. Seeking a cure for the disease [[Cybercrosis]], Dominus departed Cybertron to search for [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], and Rewind accompanied him; their quest ended in failure, and when they returned to their homeworld, they discovered a [[Great War (G1)|civil war]] had broken out in their absence. Rewind joined the Autobot faction, but the war soon became a distant second concern for him when Dominus mysteriously disappeared.

[[File:BeforeandAfter-TheWorseTheDeath.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66]]
Rewind began a lifelong search for his friend, but when no sign that he still lived could be found, the archivist eventually started investigating the [[Relinquishment Clinic]]s, thinking that his friend may have committed suicide, and that he could at least gain some measure of peace by learning his fate. It was while visiting such a clinic, where he was confronted with failure yet again, that Rewind was approached by [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]], another Autobot waiting to die who had found something inside himself touched by Rewind's anguish. Together, the pair gave each other a reason to live and began a relationship that lasted for millions of years, but Rewind never stopped searching for Dominus. With a camera mounted to his head at all times to record anything and everything around him, Rewind even began to plumb seedier and seedier depths, procuring footage of deaths of all kinds, in hopes of one day finding something that would reveal Dominus's fate to him. Despite being named Rewind's [[Conjunx Endura]], Chromedome resigned himself to the fact he would only ever be the ''second'' most important person in Rewind's life. {{storylink|Before & After}}

Half a million years ago, around 6th Cycle 351, Chromedome and Rewind were posted in the [[Manganese Mountains]], fighting [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

Rewind was among the Autobots stationed at the [[Kimia Facility]] at the time of the [[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos event]], and escaped an attack by [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s by fleeing in an escape pod with several other survivors. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} Returning to Cybertron, he was tasked with putting his mastery of language to use translating the inscription found within the [[Matrix of Leadership]], but even he struggled with it. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} When it was determined that the Matrix contained a map believed to lead to the long-lost [[Knights of Cybertron]], Rewind elected to join [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]]'s crew aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in following the map. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} Though Rewind's primary motivation was to see if somewhere along the way he could learn what had happened to Dominus. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

Some time before Rodimus made the announcement, Rewind and Chromedome attended the [[Festival of Lost Light]] together. {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

===The ''Lost Light''===
[[File:LiarsAtoD1-Rewind.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6|"Did you know that I have a camera attached to the side of my head at all times so that I can record everything?"]]
Before the launch, Rodimus approached Rewind with a quest to film everything he could, as a travelogue, though [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] would have say over what entered the final cut. {{storylink|Little Victories}} On the craft's launch day, Rewind accompanied Chromedome to a meeting with [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]], who was rather annoyed with Rewind recording their conversation. Before boarding the ''Lost Light'', Rewind purchased some more death footage from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] before joining Chromedome and [[Ratchet (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ratchet]] in crossing the [[Mitteous Plateau]] to the ship, causing some grumbling from his partner that they were being forced to walk because of Rewind's non-mobile alternate mode. Upon launch, a malfunction of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s quantum generators damaged the ship and hurled it into deep space. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

[[File:HowToSayGoodbyeAndMeanIt-Swindle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.0|right]]
Once the ship was set down on a planetoid, Rewind helped Chromedome and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] recover the damaged Cyclonus, who had been clinging to the hull. Returning to the ship, they met with [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], and then witnessed a battle between the newly arrived amnesiac [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and a group of [[Legislator|mysterious robots]], which Rewind gleefully recorded. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}} No sooner was the ''Lost Light'' airborne again than Rewind was called upon to help investigate the death of [[Shock (G1)|Shock]], identifying the murder as the work of a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

Shortly thereafter, Rewind and Chromedome attending the grand opening of [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} Rodimus later called Rewind up to give Tailgate a history lesson about the war: having been in stasis throughout the conflict, Tailgate had decided that he wanted to be a Decepticon, but a super-compressed summary of the villains' actions during the war beamed straight into his head by Rewind quickly disabused him of the notion. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

Rewind was sitting with Chromedome and Skids at Swerve's when the former managed to snag the latter's gun. Skids didn't notice. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

After the ''Lost Light'' was impacted by a discarded thumb from [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], and was subsequently repaired, Rewind attended an award ceremony honoring [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]], Chromedome, and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] for their part in saving the ship. Later, Rewind along with nearly everyone on board of the ''Lost Light'' were frozen in place due to one of Brainstorm's experimental weapons accidentally going off. After he recovered, he was awarded a [[Rodimus Star]] "for exceptional endurance in the face of adversity." {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

When [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] discovered the footage Rewind had bought from Swindle and brought on board, {{storylink|Last Light (issue)|Last Light}} he dubbed them "snuff movies" and punished the little 'bot by having him replace rivets on the ship's hull. He was soon joined in his task by Swerve, and the pair were then pressed into action when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] took [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] hostage. Rewind projected footage of Max's torture at the hands of [[Overlord (G1)|Overlord]] at [[Garrus-9]] through a window from outside in order to distract him, while Swerve took a shot at him, but wound up grievously wounding Rung instead. {{storylink|Interiors}}

[[File:MTMTE2012Annual-RewindDataSlug.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"Did you know that although I appear to be flying in [[data slug]] mode in these panels, this is not in fact possible for me to achieve?"]]
Against Rewind's wishes, Chromedome had begun using his [[mnemosurgery]] skills again, resulting in him reliving the experience of [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]]'s death. After helping calm his partner, Rewind accompanied him to Tailgate's Autobot Initiation Ceremony, during which Rodimus was seized by a strange compulsion and drew some ancient Cybertronian on Tailgate's chest, which Rewind translated as "let me out". Shortly after, Rewind was among those teleported to the planet [[Theophany]] by the [[Galactic Council]] to investigate the abandoned [[Crystal City]]. Beneath the city, they found [[Metrotitan (G1)|Metrotitan]], a [[Titan (group)|Titan]] whose psychic emanations were revealed as the cause of Rodimus's trance. The words, Cyclonus explained, were a plea from the Titan that actually said "set me free". When the Autobots shrank the titan so it could teleport away, it sent them back to their ship and quantum-jumped them out of the Council's reach. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

Rewind hosted a movie night in his hab suite, projecting "[[Proteus's Promise]]". Tailgate, Swerve, [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]], and [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] joined him in watching the film. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

With Rung's body repaired after the hostage ordeal, Rewind determined to heal his comatose mind by gathering together a group of other Transformers to tell stories of their shared experiences that would notionally help Rung's unresponsive mind form connections. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Though Rewind's intentions weren't entirely selfless, as he wanted to have what he felt was a long-overdue conversation with Rung about Dominus. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} The first two attempts didn't work out, {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} so for the third try, Rewind got Chromedome, Ratchet, Skids, Drift, and Whirl to help him tell a story about events set during the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} The story didn't appear to be having any effect, {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} but Rewind was determined to keep going, having discovered that Rung was strangely ubiquitous in Cybertronian history, having been presented for virtually every major event in the planet's span. In the end, it was not the story, but Skids's deliberate mispronunciation of the psychiatrist's name that awoke him. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

[[File:MTMTE12 time's up.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Did you know that I nearly oiled myself at the realization that I was about to be blown up?]]
Rewind took part in an attack on a Decepticon battalion on [[Temptoria]], which kicked off with an argument between him and Chromedome, as he had previously promised his partner that he would not put himself in danger in this manner any more. The argument was cut off when Whirl dragged Rewind away to take footage of him during the attack; while Whirl and Cyclonus took care of the combat end of the mission, Rewind and Tailgate explored the Decepticon base and discovered the villains were using [[pink alchemy]] to drain [[energon]] from the natives. A bomb was wired to the chamber, so Rewind helped Tailgate to defuse it, but when the process went wrong, he wound up locked in the bomb chamber with Cyclonus. The larger 'bot shielded Rewind from the explosion, but the archivist was still badly damaged. He was returned to the ''Lost Light'' by Chromedome who reminded First Aid that Rewind was allergic to Crude Energon and ultraviolet light. Rewind would have died had not Whirl (secretly responsible for locking them in as part of a deluded attempt to kill Cyclonus) volunteered to take part in jumpstarting his [[spark]]. {{storylink|Before & After}}

[[File:MTMTE13 Rewind's holomatter avatar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Did you know that my holomatter avatar is adorable?]]
After the crew and Rewind had recovered from the battle of Temptoria, Rewind was one of those invited with Swerve and his "gang" to the tourist planet of [[Hedonia]] for a night of R&R. Rewind was one of the group who had the opportunity to scout the organics-only bar using his [[holomatter]] avatar, a 20-something human called, appropriately, ''Joe Human''. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

At one point during the night, Rewind witnessed Skids and Whirl's meeting with a bunch of [[Ammonite]]s, eerily similar mechanical lifeforms stuck in their own civil war. He also presumably witnessed the arrival, and subsequent murder by Whirl, of their arch-foe [[Imperius Drax]]. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

While Swerve babysat a drunken Ultra Magnus, Rewind joined the others in the gift shop. Rewind suggested to them that if they were already in trouble with Ultra Magnus, they might as well get into some serious trouble by searching for the "dark secret" of Hedonia. He later convinced Rung not to buy any Hedonian tourist memory sticks, as he was recording his own version. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

Rung bought an ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark-1]]'' model instead, which led Rewind to an impromptu showing of some ancient footage of the real ''Ark-1''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s opening ceremony. Before he could roll footage, an apparently drunk Cyclonus flew into a rage. With only twenty minutes to spare, Rewind helped the others to get a comatose Ultra Magnus back to the shuttle. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

Shortly thereafter, the ''Lost Light'' had the pleasure of crossing paths with the legendary [[Thunder Clash|Thunderclash]], with Swerve managing to save him from an Ammonite spy (it turned out the Ammonites were the bad guys of their particular war). In the meantime, Rewind got lots of footage of Rodimus desperately trying not to be his usual self. Afterward, Rodimus expressed the thought that maybe giving Rewind complete access to everything wasn't such a great idea. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

Unknown to Rewind, Chromedome was busy interfacing with the secret Decepticon prisoner, Overlord, who would later use Chromedome's memories to escape from his [[slow cell]] prison. Rewind suspected something was going on, and visited Brainstorm to relay some of his suspicions. At that moment, Overlord killed Pipes and the ''Lost Light'' was alerted to their emergency.

[[File:UnderColdBlueStars RewindOverlord.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|]]
He followed the rest of the crew to find Overlord crippled by [[Trepan's Trigger]], the mnemonic process Chromedome had installed in the [[Phase Sixer]] as a failsafe. Rewind felt betrayed by Chromedome's return to mnemosurgery, a dangerous practice which Chromedome had previously promised Rewind he would no longer do. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} Rewind angrily told Chromedome that they would talk later, but the chance never came. When Fortress Maximus managed to put Overlord back into the slow cell, the doors had been wedged open by one of Drift's swords. The only way to close the cell was for Rewind to get into the cell and remove the sword from the inside.

As the ejection countdown began, Rewind apologised to a distraught Chromedome for things not working out. As the cell fell away from the ship, Rewind turned to find Overlord looming over him. What was said between the two is not known as Chromedome, only too aware of Overlord's depravity, rushed to blow up the ejected cell rather than leave Rewind to a sadist's mercy. {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

In that short time, though, Overlord had already killed Rewind; tearing off three of his limbs before biting off his head to stop him from screaming. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} After the missile struck all that remained of Rewind was his camera unit, drifting through space next to a fully intact and not-quite-dead Overlord.

===Memories===
[[File:TheGloaming-iloveyou.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|Did You Know that I love you? Or were you not aware? You're the smile on my face And I ain't going nowhere]]
Unknown to Chromedome, Rewind had the foresight to compose a message to his partner and eject it from the cell prior to the door's closing. After his ''in absentia'' funeral, Rewind's data slug gave a grieving Chromedome a final message through a series of edited clips, finishing with the words "I Love You". {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

In the aftermath of [[Solomus|Tyrest]]'s scheme to kill all the [[Reproduction#2005 IDW continuity|Constructed Cold]], Rodimus removed the garish decorations of his office, and installed a memorial to all the fallen, Rewind included. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} Meanwhile, Skids tried to convince the [[Circle of Light]] to join up with the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew by showing them Rewind's film. For some reason, they only came away convinced that the ship was filled with maniacs, and went looking for Thunderclash instead. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

For months after, Chromedome sat in his room playing the message over and over (and felt guilt over ''not'' searching for Dominus Ambus as he'd promised). One day, the end of the message was simply an anguished scream and he went to [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] for aid. The detective realised it wasn't just Chromedome imagining things when Rewind's ''ghost'' showed up for a second. Nightbeat called it a "[[data ghost]]", theorising it was the impression left on the physical world by the metaphysical weight of the data that Rewind carried. All this took a back seat when the ship began to disappear. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Only a few hours after that, the remaining Autobots came across a duplicate ''Lost Light'': one that had been massacred 18 months prior by the Decepticon Justice Division. The only survivor, hidden and unconscious in the Magnus Armor, was this ''Lost Light's'' Rewind! {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

===Rewind 2.0===
[[File:Slaughterhouse MegsFindsRewind.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|right|]]
Unknown to everyone else, the explosion at the ''Lost Light''{{'}}s launch had created a quantum duplicate of the ''Lost Light'' and its crew, including Rewind. This crew also faced the Sparkeater, but the incident ended with Rodimus's death. Assuming command, Ultra Magnus promptly canned Rewind's travelogue. Around the same time that the crew of the other ''Lost Light'' found Metrotitan, Ultra Magnus suffered an attack of [[Nanocon]]s. In order to combat them, he was infected with a swarm of [[Scraplet]]s. This incident revealed he was [[Minimus Ambus]], Dominus's brother. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}} Rewind confronted Minimus, angrily accusing him of withholding this fact from him. Minimus emphatically stated his brother was dead, and Rewind retorted that there was no way he could've known. It took Chromedome intervening to separate the two after that. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

At some point around or after that, Brainstorm led the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] to the ''Lost Light'' with the promise of giving them Overlord. While they had been intending to keep their word of not harming anyone, the sight of [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] set them off, and they began killing everyone on-board. {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} They spared Rewind, forcing him to film them doing their dirty work in exchange for letting Chromedome live. Then they changed their minds, telling the two they'd let them live only if Chromedome used his mnemosurgery skills to erase all his knowledge of Rewind. Chromedome refused, and was violently killed for it. Rewind managed to get away, hiding inside the now abandoned [[Magnus Armor]], where he passed out. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:TheRoadNotTaken-ChromedomeRewind.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Did you know that if you did not cry at this scene you are a heartless monster?]]
Upon his awakening, he was shocked to see Nightbeat, [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], and ''[[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]]'' among the Autobot ranks. Skids and Nightbeat attempted to question him as to the catastrophe that had befallen the ship, but the traumatized archivist broke down at the prospect and silently offered them a data slug instead. The video, containing the beginnings of his travelogue, confirmed Nautica's belief that this wrecked ''Lost Light'' was one of two created by quantum superpositioning during the [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|launch accident]]. Rewind went on to describe how an unknown mole had tipped the Decepticon Justice Division off to Overlord's location, their massacre of the crew, and how they forced him to tape the affair in exchange for Chromedome's survival, followed by their subsequent change of mind. No sooner had he finished his tale when mutated quantum foam leaking from the quantum drums began spreading, threatening to cause a cataclysmic explosion. Rewind offered to help shut off the drums and reinstate the others' ''Lost Light'', and set about the task with a mass-displaced Megatron. He asked Nautica, directing the pair from the [[Rodpod]], if shutting off the quantum drums would lead to the cessation of his own existence in addition to the wrecked ''Lost Light'', but her affirmation did not deter him, as he saw no further purpose in life with Chromedome dead. After Megatron falsely assured him that the two were still going strong on his ship, they shut off the quantum engines, causing all of the duplicate ''Lost Light'' to disappear... except, for unknown reasons, Brainstorm's [[Time case|briefcase]] and Rewind himself! Though Rewind was disheartened at the thought of life without a Chromedome of his own, his sadness ceased as he and Chromedome reunited, embracing silently on the outer hull of the Rodpod. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

[[File:TheCustomMadeNow RewindChromedomeHabSuite.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|right|]]
However, the reunion of sorts was far from perfect, as Rewind wanted to ease into the relationship with someone who was, to him at least, another person. Not helping was Domey not seeing why immediately giving him the ''other'' Rewind's stuff was such a big deal. Within two hours of meeting him. So Rewind moved into a different hab-suite. While resting, Rewind suffered a flashback to the [[Dark Dawn]], crying out loud enough to draw Chromedome's attention. The two briefly tried working past the awkwardness, before Rewind brought up the Dark Dawn, and when it was. Except the story his databanks were telling him didn't match what history said happened, at all, talking about the long-dead [[Functionist Council]], and [[obsolescence chip]]s. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}} Meanwhile, Brainstorm had turned out to be a Decepticon agent, and not only that had built a time machine, with which he'd fled into the past to apparently kill [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Orion Pax]] and prevent the war. When informed about this by Rodimus, Rewind guessed this was responsible for his databases changing. In order to determine where Pax was, Rewind was called upon. Working out he would have likely been in or around [[Alyon]] on 1st Cycle 502, Rodimus chose a team of those who had spark types compatible with the time machine, in order to find Brainstorm and "punch some sense into him". Rewind was one of those chosen.

Meeting Pax and his brigade of outliers defending a [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]], it was Rewind who realized (thanks to his databanks being overwritten) that the [[Senate]] was messing with it to try and create their own outliers. Fortunately, Pax was able to prevent them from destroying the sparks to cover this up by being impressively heroic. With that done, the team went off to another time-period to find Brainstorm. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

Arriving in the time of the Clampdown, Rewind was positioned on an airship, to watch out for Brainstorm. He soon saw him fleeing towards the [[Dead End (place)|Dead End]], but he jumped away before anyone could catch him. Following after the mad scientist, the team arrived in 4th cycle 499, outside [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]]. Splitting up, Rewind and Chromedome positioned themselves outside [[Rodion]]'s police headquarters to play a game of stargazing. But Rewind's mind was on other matters, namely Dominus, and whether it would've been possible to use Brainstorm's time case to try and find him, and if he was killed, try and prevent it. Chromedome raised the point that, altering the timeline aside, if he did that their own relationship would never happen. Then Whirl interrupted when he realized they were present on the day he nearly killed Megatron.

[[File:PredestinationAnExpertsGuide ChromedomeHugsRewind.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8]]
Later, Rewind and Chromedome were unable to intervene as Senate goons murdered Orion Pax's fellow cops, despite Rewind really wanting to. Then he noticed some new arrivals: the [[Heavies]], and some new guy, which set Whirl off. As Whirl dealt with some personal revelations, [[Perceptor (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Perceptor]] realized Brainstorm hadn't been after Pax at all. He'd been after Megatron. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} Managing to track Brainstorm to the [[Con Facility 113|Con Facility]] Megatron had been built in, everyone tried preventing him from destroying the future Decepticon, which worked. However, as Rewind saw the revised, Megatron-free version of history falling into place, he came to a conclusion: While life on Cybertron would suck, it would be infinitely better for everyone else. So, spurred in part by his regret over not acting when the D.J.D. had attacked, he blasted Megatron's spark to pieces.

This didn't change Chromedome's opinion of him in the slightest, as he offered the upset archivist a supportive hug. However, his actions soon proved for naught when Whirl stole a [[Point One Percenter]] spark Brainstorm had been carrying on his person, and installed it in the body as an act of spite against the Functionist Council for ruining his life. Afterward, as everyone looked for a way to get back to the present, Rewind talked with Brainstorm, thanking him for looking after Chromedome. When Brainstorm mentioned his own personal loss, [[Quark]] of Rodion, Rewind looked him up in the database, only to find he'd died at [[Grindcore (prison)|Grindcore]]. Meanwhile, everyone else went looking for a quantum generator, travelling to [[Unitrex]] to find one, while Rewind filled Tailgate in on where that was, finding a surprisingly familiar shot in his databanks. Fortunately, everyone managed to get back to the present intact. The next day, Rewind and Chromedome were sharing a hab-suite again, holding hands as they rested. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

In the aftermath, Rewind attended Brainstorm's hearing. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

[[File:TheOneWhereTheyGoToEarth-table.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|right]]
After a chance encounter with Thunderclash, and a mess involving [[personality tick]]s the ''Lost Light'' threw an EarthDance party at Swerve's, where Rewind and Chromedome strutted their stuff together. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} The party went south when it turned out Swerve had actually been locked in his room for months, and was now dying from an infection. And the ship was being chased by a planet. As it turned out, that was a holoprojection of Swerve's. Scrambling to find out the cause, the crew started projecting themselves over to "[[Swearth]]", as it was dubbed, Rewind included. It turned out the infection was because of a bullet wound inflicted by the Autobot [[Dominus Ambus|Agent 113]], who as part of his duty as a double-agent in the D.J.D. had found out something about the mysterious [[Mortilus|Necrobot]]. {{storylink|The One Where They Go to Earth}}

Rewind "West Wing"'d Rodimus about said being as the ship's captain made his own discovery relating to his desk, and had in fact been unconsciously drawing a map to [[Cyberutopia]]. Discussion ensued between the co-captains and Ultra Magnus about whether to follow up on 113's intel or not. Then Rewind, encouraged by Chromedome, spoke up on how he wanted to try and find the Necrobot, to see whether he could learn anything about his former lover. Megatron decided to go along with the idea. As the ship detoured, Rewind had a talk with Minimus about his brother, and how it was even difficult looking at him given his resemblance to Dominus. Once the ship reached the Necrobot's [[Necroworld|home planet]], a nervous Rewind was one of those who went down to the planet. On arrival, everyone noticed the holographic statues of still-living 'bots. Mainframe and Chromedome analyzed them, and determined each plinth was connected to a database, which could be used to determine who was still alive.

[[File:TheNotKnowing ChromedomeRewindDecide.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.5|]]
Rewind hesitated to search for Dominus's status, terrified of learning what had happened to him, but at the same time terrified of giving up the chance to learn. As Chromedome told him they'd find out the answer together, Rewind checked. Dominus was listed as deactivated. For some time afterward, as everyone else met the Necrobot in person, Chromedome continually offered to just erase the memories of what they'd learnt. Then an exited Nightbeat showed up, leading them both to a large memorial stone, one dedicated to everyone who the Necrobot hadn't found. And right at the very bottom was Dominus. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

Some days later, Rewind and Chromedome were at Swerve's. The sight of them holding hands put Cyclonus, upset at his growing distance from Tailgate, in a bad mood. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

Around the twenty-fourth of December, by human reckoning, the ''Lost Light'' passed into [[Maulers|Mauler]] territory, and had to take to [[Biometric Envelopment Device]]s to avoid them. Right up until the big snooze, Rewind pestered Minimus about being allowed to share a B.E.D., to which he had to be told repeatedly "no". {{storylink|Silent Light}}

Once the ship was out of Mauler territory, Rewind was one of those who used the "time fissures" present in Swerve's to look back at the past, before joining in a toast to "surprises". {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

Some months later, after movie night got too populated to keep in Rewind and Domey's hab-suite, they held it in what had been the ship's exhibition hall, with a showing of Rewind's documentary about the fate of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], one commissioned by Optimus himself. Megatron arrived late, then dared to question the accuracy and fairness of Rewind's work, even calling it biased. Then it turned out Rewind had made a mistake by saying Megs was responsible for the apparent desecration of Sentinel's corpse, which he wasn't. {{storylink|The Last Autobot}}

===Discoveries===
A few weeks afterward, Rewind was one of several crewmembers who experienced a psychic attack, which in his case made him see Dominus accusing him of "giving up" on looking for him. Among with the other afflicted, and the rest of "[[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]]", Rewind went aboard the Rodpod to find the attack's source, which led them to the Necrobot's planet. They were promptly attacked, and the Rodpod destroyed, meaning Domey had to carry Rewind to safety as they fled into the Necrobot's house, where they found Censere's corpse.

[[File:YourFierceTears RewindTheDisappeared.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|"Did you know that after I find Dominus, I intend to look into what happened to [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]?"]]
As everyone else analyzed the deceased's tech, Rodimus got Rewind to try and call the ''Lost Light'' for help. What they got was [[Getaway]], telling them the news: The rest of the crew was fed up with Megatron, anyone who supported him, and Rodimus, and this was their way of getting rid of them. And the bad news just kept on coming, as a battered [[Ravage (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ravage]] appeared to tell everyone the D.J.D. were the ones attacking them. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Rewind manned the cameras, showing the D.J.D. blasting the word "sunset" into the ground before leaving.

Rewind was present when Nightbeat declared he'd found the teleporter Censere had used to get around, and when [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] announced what she and Swerve had found in the basement, which was dozens upon dozens of people in life-support pods. With that, everyone came to the conclusion to stay. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} Shortly thereafter, Rewind and Chromedome argued about the other electing to stay behind.

As sunset approached, Rewind went outside to examine the list of the disappeared, trying to work out whether there was some order to the list, in part to keep his mind away from the D.J.D., while Chromedome recovered from the last time he'd injected. He also conversed with Nautica about the list, and the nature of Conjux Endura. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} With six hours before sunset, everyone began recording last wills, which Rewind sent out once completed. As Chromedome injected once more, without Rewind's knowledge, he decided to reward himself by rummaging through the Necrobot's archives, at least before he got distracted by Minimus and Brainstorm. Minimus and Rewind began talking about Dominus again, and how he'd actually been a loadbearer, all the time.

[[File:it's not your choice to make.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|"Did you know that this was the second time 'Domey lost an arm for me? What a guy!"]]
Looking through the Necrobot's records, Rewind found a copy of the Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy, the original and unedited version. Soon, he found page one-hundred and thirteen, depicting Dominus' true alt-mode, a [[turbofox]]. Then, Rewind got a call from the returned Drift: Chromedome was injecting again, only it was going wrong. It was at that point both realized the horrible truth. The D.J.D.'s so-called "pet", the being Chromedome was injecting into, ''was'' Dominus, and Agent 113. Having been discovered, he'd been surgically mutilated and lobotomized. Rushing to the medibay, stopping briefly to uppercut Rodimus for enabling Domey's injecting, Rewind found Chromedome trying to undo what had been done to Dominus, ignoring Ratchet's warnings that doing so was killing him, and Rewind's protests, on the grounds that he felt Rewind deserved Dominus more. Grabbing one of Drift's swords, Rewind sliced off his lover's arm, severing the connection and dooming Dominus, as he told Chromedome it wasn't his choice to make. With twenty minutes left before the fortress's shields gave out, Rewind felt the urgent need to talk to Minimus, who'd been absent from the proceedings involving his brother. He then presumably took part in the group hug before everyone went out to fight. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

During the battle, in which Skids had sacrificed his spark to give them a brief boost of power, Rewind sat on Ultra Magnus's superarmour shoulder and manned the guns. Throughout the battle, he kept trying to tell Minimus about his brother, only to be constantly rebuffed. In the end, when the power-boost ran out, they were forced back to the fort while Megatron covered them {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}} and as Rewind watched, Megatron tore the Decepticon Justice Division to pieces. Rewind played the key role of driving off the other few hundred Decepticons by reverse-engineering the Necrobot's psychic weapon and using it to attack [[Deathsaurus (G1)|Deathsaurus]]' conscience; the general finally broke down over his dead soldiers and led them home.

At fight's end, the crew were amazed to find out that the Necrobot had been using [[time travel]] to rescue all the missing in action Transformers on his 'Disappeared' monument. These had been the "organics": disguised by holograms. But Rewind and Minimus could only lament that Dominus had been too far down the monument to be rescued in time, and Rewind left flowers at the monument for his lost conjunx. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 6: Do Not Go Gentle|Do Not Go Gentle}}

Brainstorm constructed a teleportation "den" to send some of the group back to Cybertron to find transport for the rest of them. When they arrived, however, Cybertron was undeniably changed. Rewind soon recognized it as the [[Functionist Universe]], the alternate history that overlapped on his database when Brainstorm used his time case. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|Some Other Cybertron}} [[Twelve-of-Twelve]] captured Rewind and the others as suspected members of the revolutionary [[Anti-Vocationist League]]. The real AVL arrived and caused a distraction for the crew to escape. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 2: Anomie|Anomie}} Rewind and his friends were matter transported to "Cyberutopia", the sanctuary city of [[Kalis|Adaptica]] ruled by the rogue Functionist [[Nine-of-Twelve]]. They learned that in this reality Rung was hailed by the AVL as the "Useless One" for his alt mode that apparently stood in defiance of Primus and Functionism. Unfortunately, the Functionist Council chose that day to reveal they had discovered Rung's true use as a mining tank, allowing them to access [[Vector Sigma]] which had been sealed off by the Senate millennia ago. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|A World Misplaced}}

[[File:ModesOfProduction HateOutwards.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|right]]
Rewind and the others traveled to Vector Sigma to confront the Council and rescue Rung. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 4: Bad Moon Rising|Bad Moon Rising}} They succeeded and stole the Council's flying base, the Cog, to make their way back home. Rewind was despondent to learn from Rung that the Functionists were as bad as the Decepticons had been regarding attitudes towards organic species. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 5: Modes of Production|Modes of Production}} With the help of teleport technology in a weaponized Luna-2 and wand-tech Brainstorm recovered from [[Killmaster]] on Necroworld, they transported the entire world back from the Functionist Universe to their original one. {{storylink|Dissolution Part 6: This Machine Kills Fascists|This Machine Kills Fascists}}

Rewind and Chromedome made a special stop at Rung's quarters to tell him about the different life he could have lived. The crew prepared to continue their quest for the real Cyberutopia, and for revenge on Getaway and the mutineers. A Decepticon corpse named Skip was modified and mass-displaced to form a passable space craft, and so Rewind and the others pressed on. {{storylink|After Megatron (A Dissolution Epilogue)|After Megatron}}

Traveling aboard Skip to catch up with the ''Lost Light'', Rewind and Chromedome snuck aboard the sleeping vehicle mode Roller for some private cuddle time. Roller was NOT happy about this upon awakening and complained to Rodimus, as the mood in the cramped quarters continued to grow more tense. After Cyclonus learned that Tailgate had possibly died, he lashed out in grief and accidentally sliced Rewind's chest open and severed his primary fuel line. Rewind was tended to by Velocity while Chromedome furiously attacked Cyclonus. Everyone's attention was soon drawn to Ten, who astonishingly began speaking in complete sentences. {{storylink|Sardines}}

[[File:YouAreHere ChromedomeRewindDominus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.25]]
Ten got the group to redirect Skip to the nearest [[Mederi]] facility, but in transit Skip's mass-displacement gave out and dumped everyone into space. The group suddenly awoke to find themselves in what appeared to be a transitional dimension to the [[Transformer afterlife|Afterspark]], believing to have died from exposure to super-compressed space. {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}} Rewind and Chromedome were seemingly reunited with Dominus Ambus and the quantum duplicate of Rewind, furthering the belief that they were dead. The quartet reconciled and decided to ascend into the afterlife together, but the entire scenario was soon proven to be a complex illusion created by the Mederi facility. As it crumbled, the simulations of Dominus and the duplicate Rewind disappeared. Joined by the [[Scavengers (G1)|Scavengers]], who had also wound up there, the group barely had time to process their ordeal before being set upon by a horde of Sparkeaters- mutated from the rest of the ''Lost Light'''s crew! {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (3): You Are Here|You Are Here}}

After a failed attempt to reason with the Sparkeaters, Rewind and the others retreated. When the afflicted [[Slapdash (G1)|Slapdash]] attacked Rodimus, he was put down by [[Krok (G1)|Krok]], which Rewind angrily castigated the Decepticon for. The group split up, with Rewind being part of the one that barricaded themselves in Mederi's Ward Zero to try and find a cure for the Sparkeaters. {{storylink| Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} A blast of "concussive medicine" managed to purge the Sparkeater mutation and return their former crewmmates to normal. Getaway was also defeated and the ''Lost Light'' reclaimed, but the group again had no time to process as a massive rift in nearby space opened up. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}}

Aboard the ''Lost Light'' again, Rewind and the others were pulled through the rift into the [[Benzene Cluster]], now populated by five duplicates of Cybertron. Touching down on one, the crew was quickly taken prisoner by the forces of the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]]. Joined by [[Froid]] and [[Sunder (G1)|Sunder]] in their holding cell, Froid explained that the multiple Cybertrons were an upscaled [[God Gun]] which opened a portal to the next universe over, out from which came Megatron flying point amongst a fleet of starships. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}}

[[File:ASparkAmongEmbers Lucky.jpg|thumb|right|upright=2.0]]
After reassuring that he wasn't invading, Megatron directed everyone to the real threat, a massive planet-sized effigy of [[Primus]], one that Chromedome recognized as the [[Functionist Universe]]'s Cybertron granted a [[robot mode]]. When Megatron came to rescue, Rewind was part of the group that managed to be pulled aboard the ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]''. After Megatron had caught everyone up on the Functionist Council's schemes, he revealed that "Primus" was still populated by the citizenry of Cybertron. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} After the rest of the group had managed to free themselves, and discover that Rung was the true Primus, everyone touched down on the last Cybertron for a group brainstorm, hitting on the idea of using twelve copies of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to overload Cybertron's twelve [[Hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spots]] to wipe out the Functionist Council in Vector Sigma. When the [[Omega Guardian]]s speaking through the Magnificence expressed their displeasure at this via deadly energy bolts, Rewind and Chromedome took Rung away so he could make the Matrices. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}}

Rung gave Rewind and Chromedome some kind parting advice, leaving them to comfort each other as he closed himself in his quarters and created the duplicate Matrices, at the cost of his own life. Rewind and Chromedome were then sent to [[Port Residua]] to guard the Matrix-bearing Roller, facing down Functionary troops intent on stopping them. They managed to hold off the enemy forces until Rodimus delivered a rousing speech that allowed everyone to open their Matrix, overloading Vector Sigma and killing the Functionists. Returning to the ''Lost Light'' everyone saw that Luna 1's hot spot had been reactivated by Cybertron shunting the energy wave, bearing a final "Don't Forget Me" from Rung. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}

[[File:LL25 ChromedomeRewind.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.6|]]
Rewind went on the "victory lap" aboard the ''Lost Light'' before the ship's decommissioning. He and Chromedome explored the ship's corridors one last time, with Rewind making a complete recording of its interior. They stumbled upon Rung's office, but sadly had lost all memory of their compulsively-forgettable friend, and could only wonder about the collection of model spaceships they found within. After agreeing to another potential quantum duplication with the rest of the crew, Rewind and Chromedome attended the ''Lost Light'''s farewell party in [[Swerve's]], then left for a trip to the census center on [[Milnex]].

After the ''Lost Light''{{'}}s final victory lap and subsequent disassembly, Rewind settled down on 'New Cybertron' with Chromedome, but tragedy struck soon after; the archivist became obsessed with downloading every tidbit of history about Functionist Cybertron, but this new information was incompatible with the knowledge he already had of Cybertron. This caused him to overload and corrupt his brain, contracting the neuro-degenerative disease [[Delta's Malady]]; he became trapped in data stick form when he forgot how to transform, but continued to live and love with Chromedome, who gave up his job as a grief counselor to look after him. The two were still able to communicate with each other in a more 'intimate' manner by plugging Rewind into a slot behind Chromedome's neck, although Rewind could still speak in traditional manners.

And far away, in some distant corner of the multiverse, a quantum duplicate ''Lost Light'' materialized with Rewind on it, ready to set sail for an infinity of new adventures. {{storylink|How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2}}

==The Functionist Universe==
[[File:CustomMadeNow-Dominus.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4]]
In a timeline created thanks to Perceptor poking about with Brainstorm's time case, the Decepticons never rose up against the Senate, resulting in a Functionist-ruled Cybertron, where entire classes of alt-mode were "[[Mass recall|recalled]]", the [[Intellectual class]] was outlawed, and all the Constructed Cold were deported. However, Rewind remained Dominus's partner and lover, with Dominus pulling a few strings to get Rewind bumped up to research assistant, which granted him the extraordinary right to talk to 'bots from other classes. On the sly, Dominus continued fighting the Council's increasingly horrific actions, including removing Rewind's obsolescence chip.

After the Council handed [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]] over to the [[Black Block Consortia|Black Box Consortia]] to prevent war, Rewind met Minimus on his return from serving in the [[Primal Vanguard]]. As the two made their way to Dominus' apartment from the spaceport, they witnessed two [[Functionary|Functionaries]] "recall" the last of the [[Astro class]]. On their return, they witnessed some footage stolen from a [[Sky Spy]] showing an apparently [[female protester]] speaking out against Functionism, and Minimus learnt his brother had been subject to the new form of [[empurata]]. When Minimus left to attend other matters, Rewind asked whether he would side with them, which Dominus couldn't determine.

Then things got worse. In the time Minimus was gone, the Council determined data slugs were obsolete, and began recalling them. Worse, they wiped Dominus's mind, making him incapable of saying things Rewind felt were too important to lose. Then it turned out the Council could "speak" to people through the flatheads. The two realized the council were watching them, through Minimus, having installed cameras in his eyes on his return home, and that with that they were going to do the same to the entire population. Rewind valiantly vowed to stop them, defiantly stating the Council couldn't reach him without his obsolescence chip.

In response, the Council activated the ''backup'' chip, killing Rewind in the arms of his lover. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}
{{--}}

==INSIRT continuity==
[[File:Timeless-EjectChromedomeStylor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Let's have a go at Rewind because he turns into a super space tank and not a... giant memory stick or—or—whatever..."]]
'''Did You Know that Rewind in a small universe orbiting [[Primax 1005.19 Gamma]]...
*Was part of [[INSIRT]] alongside [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity#INSIRT continuity|Chromedome]] and [[Stylor]]?
*Was obsessed with accessing the contents of the [[Vestigial Cortical Complex]]?
*Enlisted the help of [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] as hired muscle?
*Successfully found and accessed the Complex's treasure trove of Decepticon secrets?
(''[[Jesse Wittenrich]] & [[Pete Sinclair]]. "[[Timeless]]". Fort Worth, [[Texas]]: [[Fun Publications]], [[2013]].'')
*Died, prompting Brainstorm to set Chromedome up on a blind date with Eject?
(''[[David Willis]]. [[Recordicons issue 27|"Recordicons" #27]]. Fort Worth, [[Texas]]: [[Fun Publications]], [[2015]].'')

==Notes==
* "Timeless" co-writer [[Jesse Wittenrich]] would later reveal his intention that the Rewind depicted in "Timeless" was being projected into Chromedome's mind by Stylor, and that the actual Rewind was deceased. Vestigial remnants of this plot point remain in the published comic, in the form of Stylor's constant physical contact with Chromedome, and Treadshot never acknowledging Rewind.<ref>"Hmm. Obvious IDW nod is obvious but... TCC Stylor's "power" was going to be that he could access and edit Chromedome's mind, allowing Stylor the ability to generate and project Rewind into Chromedome's active consciousness. Letting Chromedome continue to see and hear his husband even with Rewind, at that point, being dead and all. In the somewhat planned extended TFSS comic, Ultra Magnus would try to convince Chromedome that Stylor was a dangerous "parasite", but in the end Chromedome wouldn't have been able to let Rewind "die" again and would stay buddies with Stylor. (If you read the page that did get published, you'll see that Stylor never loses physical contact with Chromedome when Rewind is around. And Treadshot never interacts with Rewind.) So I guess what I'm saying is... "Cool! Both Stylors have memory powers!!""—[https://web.archive.org/web/20170915234139/https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/99399-post-pictures-of-your-special-arm/page-1044#entry3318823 Jesse Wittenrich on the Allspark Forums, 2016/08/23]</ref> Whether this holds true in the completed comic or is merely [[authorial intent]] is an exercise left to the reader.
*James Roberts' plans for Rewind changed radically. Originally, the intent was to reveal that Chromedome had aided Dominus Ambus in becoming Agent 113, as well as performing mnemosurgery on Rewind so that he had no knowledge of Dominus's fate or the circumstances surrounding it. The pair's meeting in the Relinquishment Clinic would thus have actually been their second meeting, with Chromedome keeping the truth from Rewind during their entire relationship. Furthermore, it would be revealed that during [[Before & After|''More than Meets the Eye'' #12]], Chromedome had confessed all this to the comatose Rewind, unaware that the archivist's camera was still recording.
*The "original" Rewind would also have been revealed to have survived his encounter with Overlord. Subsequently, he would have been found by the Galactic Council, and used as part of an experiment to create a weapon that could punch into different dimensions. When it malfunctioned, he would have been thrown through time and space into another dimension, leading to a universe-hopping odyssey to find his way home, seeking out power sources in each new world to recharge the experimental device (and explaining why the duplicate Rewind did not disappear: because the original was no longer present in that universe). While travelling, Rewind would have discovered the recording of Chromedome confessing his secret, learning the truth of Dominus's disappearance. Eventually, he would have returned to his original universe, leading an issue in which Chromedome and both Rewinds decided which of the two quantum duplicates would remain (with the on-course Rewind also learning Chromedome's secret). These plans were dropped for space when ''Lost Light'' was scheduled to end with fewer issues than Roberts had hoped for, with the writer also deciding that he "didn't like that to be part of their relationship".<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/james-roberts-ama-mtmte-ll-questions-answered-transcript.1164603/ Transcription of 30 November 2018 James Roberts Q&A on Instagram]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW (2005) Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]

Silent Light

2024-11-14T10:40:00Z

Lookatroopa: /* Synopsis */

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''The Transformers Holiday Special''
|prev=Choose Me
|next=The Thirteenth Day of Christmas
|seriesissue2=''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]''
|prev2=Speak, Memory! (Part 2)
|next2=More than Meets the Eye issue 50
|image=SilentLight.jpg
|caption="Deck the halls with camouflage, fa-la-la-la-la-la-la-la-la!"
|title="Silent Light"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|published in=[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]
|date=[[December 23]], 2015
|coverdate=December, 2015
|written by=[[James Roberts]]
|art by=[[Kotteri]]
|colors by=[[Joana Lafuente]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|edited by=[[John Barber]]
|continuity=[[2005 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=[[2005 IDW timeline|Current era]]
}}
'''As the ''Lost Light'' prepares to go dark to pass through a dangerous region of space, Swerve, Nautica, and Whirl try to hide a baby from Ultra Magnus.'''

==Synopsis==
Returning to the ''[[Lost Light]]'' on [[December 24]]th after a three-day absence to attend [[Meteorfest]], [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] finds the halls of the ship decked with signal boosters and [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] putting the finishing touches to a large, green, conical device. The two explain that the ship is about to enter a region of space controlled by the [[Maulers]], a violent robophobic offshoot of the [[Galactic Council]], and that the device and its boosters are a cloaking machine that will let the ship pass safely through the area while the crew place themselves in [[Biometric Envelopment Device]] hibernation pods. As Magnus places a crown-like "brain shield" on Rodimus's head, he notes that [[Brainstorm (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Brainstorm]] is supposed to be helping them, but is busy working on more "abstract weaponry"... entirely unaware that the "[[Contrivance Engine]]" the scientist recently built has made the ''Lost Light'' look ''very'' much like it's decorated in the style of a certain Earth holiday...

In [[Swerve's]], [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], and [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] enjoy a lock-in, indulging in some high-quality [[engex]] [[unspace|subspaced]] in from [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]]. A knock on the door sends them into a panic as they think Ultra Magnus has found them out, but when Whirl answers it, he is shocked to find a newborn [[protoform]] in one of the engex crates on the doorstep. Concluding that she has been sent from Luna 1 with the booze and knowing they cannot leave her unattended, but unable to take her with them into a B.E.D. because they will only conceal one [[spark]] each, the trio break into Magnus's office in order to use the subspace hatch to send the protoform back to the moon. Just as the protoform starts to imprint on Whirl, forming a face that emulates his own, Magnus (sans his armor) comes sauntering down the hall, crooning a Christmas song from an album Swerve gave him. The trio bluff that they've been doing a final security check before going to their B.E.D.s and he lets them go on their way, but unfortunately, Nautica has hidden the protoform in Magnus's office... and she has crawled inside his [[Magnus Armor]] and animated it! Magnus screams, thinking the armor possessed. Nautica panics and knocks him out, shocking everybody, but in the confusion, the protoform and Magnus's armor get away.

The armored protoform makes her way to the control room and shambles up to Megatron. The ex-Decepticon thinks Magnus is trying to give him a hug and recoils in alarm and confusion; fortunately, Swerve and co. rush in and escort "Magnus" away, claiming he's just had a drink to steady his nerves. Out of time, Swerve and Nautica leave the protoform with Whirl, though not before Nautica wonders aloud who knocked on the door if the protoform came in a crate. Whirl dismisses the question and, being Whirl, decides that he has no choice but to blow the protoform out an airlock... but before he can bring himself to do it, he looks down at the little 'bot and sees she has imprinted on him further, mimicking his clawed hands. Whirl sighs and takes the protoform to B.E.D. with him...

Whirl awakes with a start the next morning to find himself in the medibay, and the protoform gone. [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] reveals that, in actuality, it wasn't a protoform at all — it was a cluster of [[Scraplet]]s. Gesturing to a canister in which the deadly creatures are now quarantined, Velocity explains that they had used their ability to combine to first knock on the door, then to assume a non-threatening form. In turn, Whirl explains that his B.E.D. was able to conceal them both because he shut down his systems to deprive his spark of energy. Nautica assumes he must be upset that he nearly died trying to protect a swarm of tiny, deceitful, emotionally-manipulative killing machines... but Whirl being Whirl, he's actually ''proud'' of the little buggers.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] (1)
* [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] (2)
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Ultra Magnus]] (3)
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] (4)
* [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] (5)
* [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] (6)
* [[Rewind (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rewind]] (unheard, on comm, 8)
* [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]] (9)

|c4=
* [[Protoform]]/[[Scraplet]]s (7)
}}

==Quotes==
"Put this on. We're about to test the machine." 
"You know I hate hats." 
"It's a '''brain shield.''' Exposure to invisibility fields has been linked to irritability, erratic conduct, chronic moping and extreme sarcasm." 
"God, imagine if anyone on board started exhibiting '''those''' behaviors..."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' and '''Rodimus'''

"I love it so much it's making me sad."
:—'''Whirl''' on subspace-filtered engex

"She was in one of the crates." 
"Which means she was '''sent''' here. But '''why?''' What are '''we''' supposed to do with her?" 
"It's a message from Primus. He's telling us to put her back in the crate until someone more responsible comes along."
:—'''Whirl''' and '''Nautica'''

"What's going on here? You're being all stiff, awkward and humorless. I approve."
:—'''Ultra Magnus''' on Swerve's poker face

''(Nautica clobbers Magnus with her wrench, knocking him out.)'' 
'''Swerve: "WHAT THE HELL?!"''' 
'''Whirl:''' "Are we sure '''I''' didn't just do that? Because that's the type of thing I would do." 
'''Nautica:''' "He was panicking! He made '''me''' panic!" 
'''Whirl:''' "You've knocked off his tiny mustache!"

"So to summarize... A swarm of '''sentient pathogens''' manipulated me into putting my life at risk by '''feigning kinship''' and mining a '''threadbare''' seam of compassion that I like to pretend doesn't exist. And they did all that just so they could live to kill again." 
"I'm sorry." 
"Are you '''kidding?''' I'm '''proud''' of them."
:—'''Whirl''' and '''Nautica'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Rodimus has been away "surfing on meteors", a reference to when he was introduced into IDW continuity doing exactly that in ''[[Spotlight: Hot Rod]]''.
* When he is handed the brain shield, Rodimus grumbles that he hates hats, something he first displayed back in the [[Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|2012 ''More than Meets the Eye'' annual]].
* The fact that the ''Lost Light'' now has a [[unspace|subspace]] hatch that enables supplies to be teleported to the ship was established in [[Speak, Memory: Part 1|''More than Meets the Eye'' #48]], released on the same day as the Holiday Special. While that story locates the hatch in the medibay, this one (set after issue #49<ref>{{citesocial|quote=A reminder: the MTMTE Xmas story, Silent Light, takes place after Speak, Memory and before The Dying of the Light, i.e. between 49 and 50.|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/697567411059359744|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2016|month=02|day=10|(defunct=)}}</ref>) notes it has been moved to Magnus's office.
* Whirl mutters that he's responsible for "pretty much everything that's happened in the last four million years" and gives a note to himself about "not beating up prisoners", referring to the fact that he effectively caused the Great Cybertronian War four million years ago by whacking the daylights out of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]], who was wrongly imprisoned for instigating a bar fight at the time.
* Swerve refers to [[Cerebros (G1)|Cerebros]] from [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], first mentioned in [[Animals|''More than Meets the Eye'' #46]]. Now, [[Titans Return (toyline)|why]] [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|''ever'']] would we want to be reminded he exists...?
* Ultra Magnus's love of music was first revealed in [[Cybertronian Homesick Blues|''More than Meets the Eye'' #13]]. Swerve has been able to supply him with Christmas tunes because he downloaded the entirety of all Earth entertainment ever circa [[The Sensuous Frame|issue #41]].
* Nautica claims Magnus has had a "weak energon spritzer"; his drink of choice, as joked about in [[Interiors|''More than Meets the Eye'' #6]], then confirmed in [[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|''Robots in Disguise'' #23]].
* Ultra Magnus will refer to his armour being fumigated for scraplets in "[[No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases]]", placing this story shortly before it.
* This is, surprisingly, ''not'' the last we will see of the friendly scraplets; they will reappear in ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]'' [[Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|issue #20]].

===Transformers references===
* The ability of Scraplets to combine themselves into a larger form was originally seen in the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel comic]] [[The Cure!|story that introduced them]].

===Real-life references===
* We don't need to point out that the title is a riff on "{{w|Silent Night}}", but we're doin' it anyway.
* There's no Christmas on Cybertron, so it's only thanks to Brainstorm's "[[Contrivance Engine]]" that ''eeeverything'' in the ''Lost Light'' just happens to resemble traditional Christmas trappings in this story. The cloaking machine and its signal boosters being a Christmas tree and fairy lights should be obvious to all readers, but British author James Roberts has also included some elements that are more traditional to the United Kingdom: the energon tab packet that Rodimus tries to tug from Megatron's hand stands in for a {{w|Christmas cracker}}, while the brain shields resemble the rubbish crêpe-paper crowns one finds in such crackers.
* Having to stay in your B.E.D. to avoid detection on the night of December 24? Whoever heard of such a thing?
* Finding a baby on your doorstep? At ''Christmas?'' Such a ''contrivance!''
* Magnus sings "{{w|It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year}}". See "Errors", though.
* The scene where Whirl picks up Minimus' fallen moustache is inspired by the ''{{w|Fawlty Towers}}'' episode "{{w|Communication Problems}}", where Basil picks up a hearing aid from the floor and asks of a guest, "Is this a piece of your brain?"
* You'd be forgiven for thinking that Whirl's moment with the protoform in front of the airlock is a reference to the short story "{{w|The Cold Equations}}" by {{w|Tom Godwin}}, but Roberts had never heard of the story until after reading this Wiki article.

===Errors===
* Swerve calls the album Magnus's choice of song comes from ''Andy Williams Sings Christmas'', but actually, it's ''{{w|The Andy Williams Christmas Album}}''.

===Other notes===
* In a surprise turn, we are given one of the key missing steps in how Cybertronians [[Reproduction|are born and mature]]. Previously we learned that forged sparks are harvested alongside the surrounding surface of the hot spot. Here we find out, whether [[Blacksmith|aided]] or unaided, these develop into a semi-featureless protoform which will naturally mature and grow an alt-mode.

===Soundtrack===
* "[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gFtb3EtjEic It's the Most Wonderful Time of the Year]" by {{w|Andy Williams}}<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Bit late, but here is the (inevitable) soundtrack to 'Silent Light', from today's TF Holiday Special. https://t.co/iKKvMKDvHR|link=https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/679607376463413249|name=James Roberts|site=Twitter|year=2015|month=12|day=23|(defunct=)}}</ref> (of course!)

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:IDW More than Meets the Eye issues]]

Julio Lopez

2024-11-14T10:33:26Z

Lookatroopa: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

{{factions|mask}}
:''Julio Lopez is a [[M.A.S.K.]]-aligned [[human]] from the [[2005 IDW continuity|2005 IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].
[[File:HasbroHeroesSourcebook-Gulliver.jpg|thumb|200px|]]

'''Julio Lopez''', codenamed '''Gulliver''', is an agent of [[M.A.S.K.]], functioning as the driver of the [[Jackhammer (M.A.S.K.)|Jackhammer]] vehicle and sometimes the [[Rhino (M.A.S.K.)|Rhino]] vehicle.

==Fiction==
===2005 IDW continuity===
Julio Lopez was a former med student who had aspirations of being a doctor, but was also a fan of heavy metal music. His love of music led him to form a band called [[Cold Crawlers]] (providing lead vocals and guitars.) {{storylink|Revolution trading card|Julio Lopez profile}} While he and his band were playing a show on Venice Beach, a couple of would-be thieves attempted to loot their van before being stopped by off-duty [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] member [[Rock 'n Roll]]. After the show, Julio thanked Rock and chatted with him about the difficulty of balancing music with med school. As they went their separate ways, Julio told Rock he hoped they might run into each other again. {{storylink|Roadies}} Ultimately, Julio was unable to balance his band and schoolwork, and flunked out. Shortly after that, his mother, [[Maya Lopez]] passed away. Julio decided to rededicate himself to helping others, and began working to medical services to in-need communities. During one of these ventures, he met and befriended [[Matt Trakker]]. {{storylink|Revolution trading card|Julio Lopez profile}}

Julio was one of the recruits to [[Project Spectrum]], along with Matt. After the recruits' first meeting with [[Miles Mayhem|Miles "Mayhem" Manheim]], [[Brad Turner]] asked Lopez what he thought Manheim meant by "washing out". Lopez was present for the first test drive of the Project Spectrum vehicles, as well as being given the opportunity to test the specialized [[Mask]] weapons, selecting the Gulliver Mask. Later, during a field test involving a train in the Canadian Rockies, Lopez was forced to stop Matt from rescuing a group a civilians from the train before it exploded. The test left him demoralized.

Julio, Matt, Brad, and [[Gloria Baker]] were eventually deployed to the G.I. Joe base on [[Governor's Island]], where Manheim presented them to [[Scarlett]] as the [[M.A.S.K.|Mobile Armored Strike Kommand]]! {{storylink|M.A.S.K.: Revolution}}

During M.A.S.K.'s first mission engaging the [[Autobot]]s [[Kup (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Kup]] and [[Aileron]] at [[Mount Olympus]], Lopez drove the [[Rhino (M.A.S.K.)|Rhino]] vehicle along with [[Bruno Sheppard]]. {{storylink|The Divine Source of Liberty}} He continued his role as Rhino's driver during M.A.S.K.'s assault on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]. {{storylink|The New Colossus}} After the fight, Lopez asked if anyone had seen Sheppard, [[Vanessa Warfield]], or [[Sly Rax]], presuming dead in the [[Ore-13]] explosion. {{storylink|Valley Forge}}

After their conflict with the [[Transformer]]s, M.A.S.K. ended up being framed for a series of crimes, forcing them to leave their old headquarters at Project Spectrum. After escaping from the authorities into "[[The Dutchman's Doorway]]", Julio expressed his concern about the danger of the Ore-13 powering M.A.S.K.'s equipment. While the team regrouped in one of [[Cornelius Trakker]]'s secret labs, he detected a massive spike in Ore-13 energy in [[Barbados]]. When Brad showed up with a yacht to transport their vehicles, Lopez asked how he acquired it, only to be even more confused as to why drag dealers owed Brad favors. In Barbados, the team discovered the Ore-13 in [[Harrison's Cave]], only for them to be attacked by a [[Switchblade (M.A.S.K.)|blue jet]], which aimed to take out Julio first and leave them without a medic. The four ducked for cover inside the Cave... only to be attacked by [[V.E.N.O.M.]]! {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 1|M.A.S.K. #1}} The M.A.S.K. team were shocked to see their presumed-dead comrades alive again. While Matt distracted V.E.N.O.M., Julio and Gloria pulled Brad out of the cave, escaping to their vehicles. He helped Matt run interference in the Jackhammer while Gloria returned Brad to the yacht.

The next morning, after stabilizing Brad, Lopez called Matt and Gloria down to the medical bay. He revealed that while examining Brad's blood, he detected low levels of radiation in his blood matching that of the Ore-13 that powered their equipment. This radiation was present in all the M.A.S.K. agents and was slowly going to kill them all. He then brought up the more pressing topic of their former teammates alive and working with Miles Mayhem. Matt said that they were taken by surprise this time, but next time, they would be ready for them. {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 2|M.A.S.K. #2}}

{{charstub}}

{{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 3|M.A.S.K. #3}} {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 4|M.A.S.K. #4}} {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 5|M.A.S.K. #5}} {{storylink|The Deathstone}} {{storylink|The Origin of V.E.N.O.M. Part 1}} {{storylink|The Origin of V.E.N.O.M. Part 2}} {{storylink|Wrath of Karza issue 1|Wrath of Karza #1}} {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 8|M.A.S.K. #8}} {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 9|M.A.S.K. #9}} {{storylink|M.A.S.K. issue 10|M.A.S.K. #10}} {{storylink|Reunion}}

==Notes==
*Lopez pinches his IDW stuff from several other ''M.A.S.K'' guys: Gulliver was originally the name of the mask worn by Calhoun Burns, while the Jackhammer was driven by [[Cliff Dagger]] and the Rhino was driven by Alex Sector.

==External links==
*Information by Albert Penello about [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/lopez.jpg Julio Lopez] and the [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/firefly.html Firefly]
*Information by Albert Penello about [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/julio_fireforce.jpg Julio Lopez] and the [http://www.albertpenello.com/mask/fireforce.html Fireforce]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Lopez, Julio}}
[[Category:IDW (2005) humans]]
[[Category:M.A.S.K.]]

File:MazingerZVsTransformers-Grimlock.jpg

2024-11-14T10:28:28Z

Lookatroopa:

[[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his new ally [[Boss Borot|Boss]]. Art by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]].

© [[2019]] [[TakaraTomy]]

{{comicinterior|source="[[Mazinger Z versus Transformers]]"|owner=TakaraTomy|type=manga}}

[[category:Generation 1 images]]
[[Category: Images by Hidetsugu Yoshioka]]

Computer-generated imagery

2024-11-14T10:27:36Z

Lookatroopa: /* The Unicron Trilogy (2003–2006) */

[[File:GuessIronhidesEmotion.jpg|225px|thumb|The greatest, most expressive CGI since... Veggietales?]]
'''Computer-generated imagery''' (CGI) in Transformers media has gone through many phases.

==Generation 1 (1984-Whenever)==
Possibly the earliest full-character animation in Transformers using CGI was from a 1988 Pretenders ad, featuring a skateboarder revealing himself to be a rather chrome-y looking Transformer underneath.

The card for the [[Action Masters]] subline would feature another early instance of full 3D animation, with a fist punching through a wall showing off the title of the line like a set of brass knuckles.

2D CGI graphics would appear in the commercials prior to these, with [[Charlex]] producing the now-memorable "kidmation" sequences from 1986 and 1987, as well as assorted graphic work afterwards.

==Generation 2 (1993–1994)==
[[Image:Cybernet Spacecube.JPG|right|150px|thumb|Cube 4: Superdupercube]]
The [[Transformers: Generation 2|''Generation 2'']] [[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|"cartoon"]] was simply the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] with a new CGI opening, and new scene-transitions featuring the nefarious [[Cybernet Space Cube]]. These segments added nothing but glitz (and annoyance) to the cartoon, and are mostly forgotten. You can thank studios [[Doros Motion]] and [[Lamb & Company]] for that.

CGI was used more extensively in ''Generation 2''{{'}}s [[commercial]]s. Entire segments were computer animated for early commercials advertising the toys and the comic. Initially the CGI, as provided by Lamb & Company, was quite primitive. Later, more advanced techniques were used to allow computer-animated characters to interact with live-action actors. These ads were handled by a different studio, [[AFCG Inc]].
{{-}}

==The Beast Era (1996–2000)==
[[Image:BWPart1 beastmodes.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Tarantulas! Find us some mood lighting, too!"]]
Both ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' were fully CGI, created by [[Mainframe Entertainment]] of Canada. ''Beast Wars'' was a bit primitive, even in its day. (It is notorious for lacking shadows except when vital.) Its animation quality improved steadily over time, most obviously in comparisons of the landscape between first and third seasons. ''Beast Machines'' was a further step forward, and holds up reasonably well even by modern standards. Both are praised for their good use of facial expressions and body language.

Several of the commercials would also utilize CG graphics featuring the toys, most notably the very first ad with animation provided by AFCG, and the commercial for Inferno and Cybershark, using utterly primitive CGI on the latter.
{{-}}

==''Robots in Disguise'' (2000–2002)==

The [[Global Space Bridge]] was generally animated in CGI, except [[Landfill (episode)|when it wasn't]].

The [[Honō no Overdrive: Car Robot Cybertron|''Car Robots'' opening]] was done partially in CGI; [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] battling and the transformations of [[X-Brawn]], [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], and [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] were all computer generated. In addition, a brief shot of the Autobots driving through the [[Global Space Bridge]], and [[Team Bullet Train]] driving around on some tracks, were done the same way. In keeping with the show's slightly obsessive [[toy accuracy]], these CGI models look almost identical to the toys, which unfortunately makes the battle itself look a bit dodgy.

The [[Theme_song#Robots_In_Disguise|English version of the opening]] was almost entirely cel-animated, using a mixture of the traditionally animated parts of the Japanese opening and clips from various episodes. However, it did retain a short computer generated shot of the Global Space Bridge.

In addition, the American version used CGI for its [[scene transition]]s. Shiny 3D models of the Autobot, Predacon, and Decepticon [[insignia]] retreated a short distance and flipped to reveal which faction the next scene would focus on.

==''The Unicron Trilogy'' (2003–2006)==
[[Image:CobyLoriWedding.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"Yes...but a fire truck is bigger. Much, much bigger."]]
While the show was mostly animated in 2D, ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' would Utilize CGI in smaller capacities, including laser blasts, the ending sequence involving the x-rays of the robots and the very primitive use of After Effects' default actions used throughout. The only real CGI models seen in the series are the [[Hyperion (Armada)|Hyperion]], the [[Exodus (Armada)|Exodus]], and the [[Doomsday]] in "[[First Encounter]]". These effects and the aforementioned ships would be handled by [[Raretrick]].

Released between ''Armada'' and ''Energon'', ''[[Robotmasters (cartoon)|Robotmasters]]'' would be an all CGI title handled by [[Studio A-CAT]], with many of the featured characters making their first (and for some, like [[Lio Convoy]] and [[Star Saber (G1)|Star Saber]], only) appearances in CG form.

The last two-thirds of the [[Unicron Trilogy]], ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (cartoon)|Cybertron]]'', both used shaded CGI for the Transformer characters, and hand-drawn animation for almost everything else (humans, backgrounds, etc.). Some episodes (e.g., "[[City]]") used CGI for doing complex environments, particularly when the camera needed to be able to move through the environment quickly. The 3D animation for ''Energon'' was handled, like in ''Robotmasters'', by Studio A-CAT, while [[GONZO]] produced ''Cybertron''.

In comparison to the Beast Era, the character animation in ''Robotmasters'', ''Energon'' and ''Cybertron'' was generally unimpressive and often primitive in execution. For an extensive discussion of its flaws, see ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)#Production flaws|Energon, Production flaws]]''.

On the positive side, the character models were [[Toy-accuracy|toy-accurate]] to a fault, reproducing the design and transformations of the toys in detail. Some character models even featured switches, knobs and buttons that activate the toy's gimmick.

Less embarrassing for the era was the CGI used in the cutscenes for tie-in game ''[[Transformers (Armada PS2)|Transformers]]'', provided by [[Buildup (company)|Buildup]]. The animation though not flawless, was leaps and bounds better than most of the CGI seen in either the anime released at the same time, or the equally cheap-looking (and rather confusingly titled) ''[[The Transformers (G1 PS2)|The Transformers]]''.
{{-}}

==The live-action films (2007–present)==
[[Image:Movie Scorponok leapsout.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Oh, crap! He's got 5,000 pieces of geometry, and over 1,000,000 polygons! Run!"]]
The [[live-action film series]], obviously, used CGI extensively, most spectacularly for almost all appearances of the Transformer characters in robot mode. The lion's share of CG work on the films was rendered by [[Industrial Light & Magic]], with [[Digital Domain]], [[Base FX]], [[Rodeo FX]], [[Scanline]], [[Moving Picture Company]], [[WetaFX]] and other smaller companies doing the rest.

Released as a tie-in to the corresponding ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toyline, ''[[Transformers: Cyber Missions]]'' was a CG webseries animated by [[TG Studios]] and [[Meanlow Studio]]. The animation in these shorts are comparable to the very early episodes of ''Beast Wars'', thanks to a rushed production schedule.

In more recent times, several of the models seen in the movies have popped up in various commercials for other companies, such as [[Wal-Mart]], Direct Line, and Sky Cable. These appearances have the models (or recreations thereof) animated by either [[Framestore]] or [[The Mill]] in lieu of any of the usual VFX vendors.
{{-}}

==''Transformers: Prime'' (2010–2013)==
[[Image:DarknessRising5-BulkheadMiko.jpg|right|250px|thumb|"Miko, ain't you stubbies s'posed to be hand-drawn? [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Or was that a bad dream I had?]]"]]
The ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' TV series was a return to fully-CG animation for the brand. Utilizing over a decade of technical evolution and a more than 100-fold increase in computer processing power, a mix of 2D and 3D animation was used to create more realistic landscapes and characters with realistic textures and movement - a far cry from the CGI in the Unicron Trilogy. The show was animated by [[Polygon Pictures]].
{{-}}

==''Triple Combination: Transformers Go!'' (2013–2014)==
[[File:Goradora Go Samurai ep 1.jpg|thumb|200px]]
''[[Triple Combination: Transformers Go! (cartoon)|Triple Combination: Transformers Go!]]'' was the final ''Transformers'' cartoon to mix CGI with hand-drawn animation. The animation services were provided by [[Tatsunoko Production]] and [[Shirogumi]]. The polygon count was a bit better than the "Unicron Trilogy", but movement was still generally stiff and bland, especially compared to the work seen in ''Prime''.
{{-}}

==''Transformers: Rescue Bots'' (2011–2016)==
In the early seasons of ''Rescue Bots'', the use of CG animation was largely limited to the Rescue Bot insignia [[scene transition]]s. Later seasons featured more extensive CGI integration, mainly for smoother or more complex scenarios. The CGI models for the main four Rescue Bots have static neutral-faced heads, so for scenes requiring more expression such as action sequences, the heads of the renders were replaced by ones animated in the show's traditional style. Models for other Cybertronians used CG mostly for just their vehicle modes.
{{-}}

==''Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' (2015–2017)==
[[File:AutobotVictory-(RID-s04e26-FreedomFighters).jpg|thumb|250px]]
The 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Robots in Disguise]]'' cartoon, a sequel to ''Prime'', opted for cel-shaded CG characters on painted backgrounds. The animation frame rate was deliberately lower to emulate a more hand-drawn look and occasionally used hand-drawn-esque animation smears such as [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]'s failed attempt to swim in "[[Trust Exercises]]" and [[Quillfire (RID)|Quillfire]]'s terrified nodding in "[[One of Our Mini-Cons Is Missing]]". Unlike [[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|previous attempts]], the CGI was as expressive as the CGI in ''Prime'', possibly because ''Robots in Disguise'' and ''Prime'' were both animated by Polygon Pictures, with [[drop]] and [[GONZO]] aiding in 2D enhancement.
{{-}}

==''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons (2016–2018)==
[[File:Unforgotten Windblade Optimus Prime Megatron.jpg|left|thumb|250px]]
The ''[[Transformers: Combiner Wars (cartoon)|Combiner Wars]]'', ''[[Transformers: Titans Return (cartoon)|Titans Return]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]'' web series used a similar cel-shaded style and lower frame rate to ''Robots in Disguise''. [[Tatsunoko Production]] provided the animation for the whole trilogy with Scarab Inc., though similar to ''Energon'', much of the animation often felt stiff and characters' faces frequently appeared unexpressive and featured mouths that take up half the face when talking. ''Combiner Wars'' in particular suffered from this, with ''Titans Return'' and ''Power of the Primes'' only slightly improving on these areas.

==''Transformers: Cyberverse'' (2018–2021)==
Like its predecessors, ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' opted for a cel-shaded CG animation style, courtesy of [[Boulder Media Studio]] and [[Xentrix Studios]]. The animation in ''Cyberverse'' was rendered at a comparatively higher framerate than many past shows, resulting in smoother, less-stilted movement. The character models attempt to mimic a hand-drawn look by using more simple and stylized designs that lacked pronounced outlines.
{{-}}

==''Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy'' (2018–2020)==
Like its predecessor, ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots Academy (cartoon)|Rescue Bots Academy]]'' used a blend of 2D animation and CG animation by Boulder Media Studio. Generally, the latter was limited to moving vehicles and [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]].

==''Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy'' (2020–2021)==
The ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' animated series saw Polygon Pictures taking up animation duties once more. The animation style was reminiscent of the animation done for [[commercial]]s post-''Combiner Wars'', and boasted a higher framerate and more detailed texturing than its ''Prime Wars'' predecessors, with light cel-shading applied to accentuate outlines and shadows on the characters. The series also utilized Hasbro's original CAD models for the toys during production, allowing for character models with a level of meticulous toy accuracy not seen since ''Cybertron''. Though much like ''Energon'', the ''Prime Wars'' trilogy, or even the previously mentioned ''Cybertron'', this also resulted in some very stiff, and often cheat-filled animation. Transformations in particular were often obscured either just off screen or behind smoke clouds.

==''Transformers: BotBots'' (2022)==
The ''[[Transformers: BotBots (cartoon)|BotBots]]'' cartoon would once again see Boulder Media Studio utilize a mix of 2D and 3D animation, but on a much larger scale. With many elements, including static objects, [[Racer-Roni]] and the backgrounds often being rendered in 3D (if not simply depicted as cutouts), while the characters are animated in a more simplistic 2D style.

==''Transformers: EarthSpark'' (2022–present)==
''[[Transformers: EarthSpark (cartoon)|Transformers: EarthSpark]]'' features full CGI animation, initially by [[Icon Creative Studio]] in Season 1 before transferring to [[88 Pictures]] in Season 2. The series uses a style not too dissimilar to ''Transformers: Prime'' before it, but with much more stylized effects such as explosions and laser fire.

==''My Nezha and Transformers'' (2024–present)==
''[[My Nezha and Transformers]]'' directly re-uses multiple character and object models originally created for ''Cyberverse''. Unsurprisingly, it also features a very similar cel-shaded style to that of its predecessor.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics Generation 1 continuity===
[[Image:Protectobots-marvel24.jpg|right|200px|thumb|]]
The video-game [[Multi-World]] uses advanced computer-generated imagery to project life like simulations for players. Robotic lifeforms that have their minds uploaded into the game can participate in the action like it was real. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}}

[[Image:Hyper-fax.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Computer interfaces actually looked like this in 1988.]]
The simulated world of [[Hyper-Fax]] is entirely the creation of computer-generated imagery. {{storylink|Pretender to the Throne!}}

===''Rescue Bots'' cartoon''===
[[Blades (RB)|Blades]] believed in monsters' existence, having seen them in movies, but [[Dani Burns|Dani]] pointed out that all those creatuers were CGI. When [[Graham Burns|Graham]] later turned into a monster under the effects of [[Fo-Foo]], Blades asserted that his transformation was assuredly ''not'' CGI. {{storylink|Feed the Beast}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Of all the Transformers TV shows that have aired in the U.S. (counting the ''Generation 2'' cartoon), the only two that have not used any CGI at all are ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1]]'' and ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Animated]]''.
* A [[Toys"R"Us]] Big Book ad airing in late 2009 briefly featured CGI versions of the movie [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] not animated by [[Industrial Light & Magic|ILM]] [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VVuthEFP8mk]. The CGI models appear to be based on the 2009 [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Leader Class Optimus Prime]] and [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Deluxe Class Bumblebee]] toys and utilize the same transformations as the toys without any apparent morphing (essentially computer rendered versions of the toys and their transformations).

[[Category:Media]]

Bumblebee (Cyberverse)

2024-11-14T10:17:55Z

Lookatroopa: /* Cyberverse cartoon */

{{factions|autobot|hofsilver}}
{{disambig3|Bumblebee}}
: ''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Cyberverse-Bumblebee-Hasbro-art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Hey, kid, what's your name?" "I can't remember." "Where you from?" "I can't remember." "Can't you remember anything?" "I remember the Alamo."]]
'''Bumblebee''' is totally the bravest, coolest, most epic scout in the [[Autobot]] ranks... or, at least, he ''thinks'' he is. Problem is, his memory chip was damaged on [[Earth]], and now he can't remember his critical mission, or how he got to the planet in the first place. It's a good thing that he has the help of his best friend [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] and his leader [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] to rely on, because with [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] and the [[Decepticon]]s hot on his tail, getting his memories back isn't going to be easy.

With his memories intact, 'Bee is easygoing and friendly. Always up for some fun, he often finds himself playing off against his friends' temperaments. When spending time with the thrill-seeking [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]], he is comparatively cautious, but also encourages more reserved bots like [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|Cheetor]] or Windblade to try new things and enjoy themselves. That said, he's a dedicated Autobot, and any Decepticon who underestimates him will find themselves on the business end of his high voltage [[Stinger (weapon)|stinger]].

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jeremy Levy]] (English), [[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Alessandro Bevilacqua]] (French), [[Steven Merting]] (German), [[Alessandro Capra]] (Italian), [[Luis Miguel Cajal]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Alberto Bernal]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Péter Szokol]] (Hungarian), [[Renan Alonso]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}
In the era prior to the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]], Bumblebee was close friends with [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and [[Maccadam]] (though he heavily doubted the barkeep was one of the [[Thirteen]]). {{storylink|Maccadam's}} Like many bots of the time, Bumblebee was drawn to the rhetoric of the charismatic gladiator [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}}

A fan of [[Cube (sport)|Cube]], Bumblebee tried to sneak into the Cube World Championship, even briefly posing as [[Cube mascot|the mascot]], where he befriended the [[Caminus (planet)|Camien]] [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] before security tossed him out. When Windblade called him back in via [[Cityspeaker|cityspeaking]], the two found [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] trying to sabotage the match and tried to thwart him, an adventure that ended in Bumblebee himself being on the Cube court and becoming the star of the show. {{storylink|Cube (episode)|Cube}} Bumblebee took his new friend to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]] where he introduced her to his many friends and the barkeep himself who pegged that the duo were hiding in a [[Bumblebee Cave|cave]]. {{storylink|Maccadam's}} At one point afterwards, Bumblebee played a round of Cube with Windblade, but lost despite his best efforts. Jovially, the two friends then had a rematch. {{storylink|Siloed}}

Alongside his friend [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]], Bumblebee took a vacation to [[Velocitron]] where he introduced his friend to [[Blurr (Cyberverse)|Blurr]]. As his friends clashed egos, Bumblebee tried to offer aid to [[Nervous bot|a stumbling fellow]] only to be rebuked. A three way between the trio ended in disaster when the [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Plague of Rust]] struck Velocitron destroying the cities and infrastructure in mere hours. With the planet utterly lost, the trio made a mad dash for the [[space bridge]] with Blurr, infected by the Plague, stayed behind to destroy the portal and prevent the spread of the disease to other Cybertronian worlds. {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}}

With Megatron's [[Decepticon]] movement gaining unprecedented popularity, the gladiator's personality took on darker shades with open war soon becoming a real possibility. Bumblebee accompanied [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus]] to a last peace talk where he bore witness to Megatron declaring the Great War. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}} When Megatron had slew the [[Autobot High Council|High Council]], Bumblebee brought Optimus to speak with [[Alpha Trion (Cyberverse)|Alpha Trion]], the sole survivor of the attack. With the last vestiges of his power, Trion bestowed the [[Matrix of Leadership]] onto his protege turning him into Optimus Prime. In one battle of the war, Bumblebee and [[Wheeljack (Cyberverse)|Wheeljack]] were separated from [[Prowl (Cyberverse)|Prowl]]. Though Bumblebee wanted to go back for their friend, Optimus soon arrived, carrying the wounded tactician over his shoulders. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}}

Bumblebee undertook a mission to rescue Optimus from the notorious assassin [[Shadow Striker (Cyberverse)|Shadow Striker]]. Bumblebee managed to quickly dispatch the [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]] guards and free the Prime, blasting an energon crate to cover their escape, the explosion consuming Shadow Striker. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}} When the Decepticon [[Drift (Cyberverse)|Deadlock]] tried to defect, Bumblebee brought him to the safe refuge of Maccadam's before Megatron arrived and threatened to start a brawl. Maccadam then barged in and transformed into his monstrous [[alternate mode]], claiming that there would be no fighting in ''his'' bar and cowing Megatron enough for him to retreat. Bumblebee congrulated the accomplishment only for Maccadam to shrug it off considering Bumblebee had just driven off a shuttle and blasted a ship with a [[triple-barrel ion shoulder cannon]] in mid-air. Confused, Bumblebee advised that the barkeep not drink so much. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

Bumblebee's past would soon return to haunt him as when he attempted to prevent an energon shipment from crashing into [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon City]]. As Bumblebee scrambled to steer the tanker away from a crash landing, Shadow Striker returned, knocking him out and sending the craft plunging into the ice of Cybertron's poles. As the two duked it out, they found themselves pinned under a beam where Shadow Striker recounted the tale behind her survival and reconstruction. When the shifting of the craft allowed Bumblebee to free himself, he showed Shadow Striker mercy only for her to make another attempt to kill him, his life being saved by the timely arrival of Grimlock. Though the Dinobot wanted to pursue the assassin, Bumblebee convinced his friend to let her go. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}}

As the war wound down, the Decepticons captured [[Vector Sigma]] with Bumblebee being sent to scout the area and determine the Decepticons' plans for the computer only for one of [[Shockwave's drones]] to sight him. Though managing to shake off Starscream and Shadow Striker, Bumblebee was defeated by [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] and brought to Megatron who revealed his master plan was to use Vector Sigma to reprogram the [[AllSpark]] and have it birth a generation of loyal Decepticons. Information he was only telling Bumblebee because he made sure that the scout would never tell Optimus, a statement he backed up by ripping out the scout's [[voice box]]. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}}

[[File:Cyberverse-s1e3-Allspark-Bumblebee-holds-the-AllSpark.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]

Despite his disability, Bumblebee managed to inform Optimus of Megatron's plan prompting the Prime to launch the AllSpark off-world. Tasked with transporting the artifact, Bumblebee was caught off-guard by the AllSpark speaking to him before Starscream struck, destroying the depot Bumblebee was to hide it in. With no recourse, Bumblebee made his way to the [[space bridge]] in Iacon where, despite a heavy Decepticon presence, Optimus managed to launch the AllSpark off Cybertron. {{storylink|Allspark (episode)|AllSpark}}

Without the AllSpark however, Cybertron's deterioration sped up. In a later mission, Bumblebee and Optimus fought off the Seekers in the ruins of the [[Grand Imperium]]. Once they'd been chased off, Optimus used the sorry state of the once magnificent structure to emphasize the great damage the war had done to Cybertron and the mistake he'd made in launching the AllSpark, declaring that they had to retrieve it and restore their world. {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}} The new [[Vanguard-class Deep Space Interceptor|''Vanguard''-class]] vessel, the [[Ark (Cyberverse)|''Ark'']], was soon completed and ready to launch, Bumblebee among its crew. Unable to convince Windblade to join him, the two took a last trip to Maccadam's, now totally ruined, where the old barkeep offered them some energon from his private supply. Maccadam informed the two he would be staying behind but reassured them that, though they would go their separate ways for a while, they'd see each other again and their friendship would endure. As the two shared a toast to their friendship, Maccadam told them to find "the king of the [[Dinosaur (dinosaur)|dinosaurs]]" before Grimlock called them to the launchpad. {{storylink|Maccadam's}} On the launchpad, Bumblebee said a heartfelt goodbye to Windblade before Optimus called him aboard. {{storylink|Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory}}

The ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s journey was not a glamorous one and soon its [[energon]] supply began to dwindle. Once a rich bounty of energon had been detected on a frozen moon, Bumblebee joined Optimus and Grimlock to find the source only for the trio to be attacked by [[Cave monster|native insects]]. Though the three Autobots fought valiantly, their weapons had no effect on the [[alien]]s with Optimus ordering a retreat. Back on the ''Ark'', Optimus had [[Teletraan-1 (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-1]] confirm his hypothesis that the aliens had evolved to feed off the energon. With Optimus deeming the aliens' extinction too high a moral price to pay, he ordered everyone into the [[stasis pod]]s and the ship to be placed under Teletraan's control. Seconds before the cryo-gas overtook Bumblebee, Teletraan detected the AllSpark only for the scout to fall into stasis before he could abort the hibernation sequence. {{storylink|The Journey}}

As the ''Ark'' arrived over [[Earth]], it suffered an engine malfunction prompting Teletraan-1 to reactivate Grimlock so he could deal with the problem only for a hull breach to open in the hibernation bay. Thrown around by the change in pressure, Grimlock shook loose the restraints on several stasis pods, causing them to fly out of the ship. Grimlock desperately clung onto the last of the pods, Bumblebee's, only to loose his grip and send his friend hurtling down to the primitive planet. {{storylink|King of the Dinosaurs}}

Bumblebee crashed in the [[Himalayas]] and eventually reawoke, though suffering from heavy amnesia. Confused, he befriended a tribe of local goats and lived amongst them for a while before he went off exploring, leaving behind his stasis pod and blaster. {{storylink|Whiteout}}

[[File:Cyberverse-s1e1-Fractured-Windblade-hugs-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|300px|Wait hold on, where did you [[Windblade (G1)#Notes|come from]]?]]
While joyriding through a desert, Bumblebee was found by Windblade only for amnesia to prevent him from recognizing her and mistaking [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]] for a friend Windblade had brought. Enough of Bumblebee's memories remained for him to access his [[Stinger (weapon)|stinger]] and momentarily paralyzed the Seeker after he'd shown his hostile intentions. After Thundercracker was taken care of, Windblade attempted to use a [[cortical psychic patch]] to connect with Bumblebee's mind and jog his memories only for the device to cause both Autobots to fall into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Fractured}}
[[File:Cyberverse-s1e2-Memory-Windblade-in-Bumblebee's-mind.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Boo!!]]
When the two rebooted, they soon came under attack from Thundercracker and [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]]. While Bumblebee tried his best to hold Thundercracker off, his stinger malfunctioned and Windblade ordered him to retreat to a nearby mineshaft instead. He did as instructed, allowing Windblade to bury both Decepticons under a pile of rubble. The two then found the [[Decepticon scout ship]] with Windblade using its additional computing power to successfully use the cortical psychic patch and access Bumblebee's mind only to find he could not recall the location of the AllSpark but Bumblebee did find a memory of the ''Ark'' which convinced him of his and Windblade's friendship. The happy moment was cut short when [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] contacted the ship to know how his scouts were doing. Bumblebee, not remembering that Starscream was an enemy, cheerily answered the call and promptly blew their cover. {{storylink|Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory}}

After an erratic chase, Bumblebee set the ship down at a radio tower, exploiting the radio transmissions as cover, Windblade helped Bumblebee remember the AllSpark which roused the scout's memories of the ''Ark'' and Optimus Prime which served as a catalyst for Bumblebee's memories to begin self-repairing. {{storylink|Allspark (episode)|Allspark}} Further use of the patch helped Bumblebee remember going into stasis and the AllSpark being detected but he could not say where the ''Ark'' had wound up. {{storylink|The Journey}} When Windblade extracted the location of Bumblebee's stasis pod, she went off to investigate leaving her friend to watch [[human]] television, presenting him with his old blaster when she returned. {{storylink|Whiteout}}

As Bumblebee started to remember his early encounters with Megatron, he began to idolize the gladiator once again much to Windblade's alarm. With the cityspeaker's prodding, Bumblebee remember more of the atrocities the warlord had committed, culminating in reliving his voice box being torn out by the tyrant. {{storylink|Megatron Is My Hero}} Poking around the shuttle some more, Bumblebee found a Cube, reawakening his memories of his and Windblade's first meeting. {{storylink|Cube (episode)|Cube}} An attempt to use the patch without Windblade brought back Bumblebee's memories of Velocitron's demise, {{storylink|Terminal Velocity}} and a sparring match brought back his memories of Shadow Striker and a hard lesson in picking battles. {{storylink|Shadowstriker (episode)|Shadowstriker}}

While evading a second Decepticon shuttle near Earth's space bridge, Bumblebee remembered Maccadam's on his own. Once he'd used a triple-barrel ion shoulder cannon to deter the Decepticons, the two set down in cave that looked like Bumblebee's head where they used the patch to remember more about Maccadam. In the session the two realized Maccadam's habit of rambling had in fact been prophecies relating to their current adventure and the barkeep's way of helping them, setting them on the search for "the king of the dinosaurs", {{storylink|Maccadam's}} a task made harder by the duo's ignorance on what dinosaurs were. Instead, Windblade directed Bumblebee to a new memory regarding the ''Ark'', hoping to find the ship's location. Within the memory Bumblebee found he was a deep cover Decepticon who'd sabotaged the ''Ark'' and led Megatron right to it. After being tried, Bumblebee broke free and was found by Optimus, a fellow deep cover agent. Realizing such events would never occur, Bumblebee shattered the memory revealing Windblade had been replaced by [[Shockwave (Cyberverse)|Shockwave]] who demanded to know where the ''Ark'' was in exchange for Windblade's safety. Disconnecting himself, Bumblebee set the shuttle on a collision course with the hangar the Seekers were using as a base once he'd primed the ship's self-destruct. When the two Autobots fled, Bumblebee assured his friend that their being alive was victory enough. {{storylink|Sabotage}}

As the two sought shelter at an airfield, Bumblebee picked up an Autobot distress signal. The beacon led them to a missile silo where they found [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]], an auxiliary data drone from the ''Ark''. Unfortunately, the drone was the bait in a trap laid by the Seekers. As Bumblebee was the only one Teletraan would answer to, [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] took Windblade hostage to force the scout's compliance only for Bumblebee to soon be on the receiving end of the torture, rousing the drone's security protocols into action. Using Teletraan's map of the complex, the trio made their escape only to be cornered at the exit. With great regret, Bumblebee was forced to leave Windblade behind as he got Teletraan to safety. {{storylink|Teletraan-X (episode)|Teletraan-X}} After listening to Teletraan recount the entirety of human history (which took 4.5 hours), Bumblebee outright asked where the ''Ark'' was... something Teletraan didn't know. Noticing that Bumblebee had retained the cortical psychic patch, Teletraan helped the scout remember more about Optimus Prime and to understand that everyone, even the greatest of heroes, was fallible. Inspired, Bumblebee raced back to the missile silo to free his friend, {{storylink|Matrix of Leadership (episode)|Matrix of Leadership}} only to find she'd freed herself and found the location of a new Autobot. {{storylink|Siloed}}

Windblade led the group to a human construction site where Teletraan-X excavated the Autobot whom he then identified as Grimlock, along with a video clip of how Bumblebee and he had been separated. Using the human power grid, the Autobots reactivated Grimlock only to find his [[beast mode]] instincts were dominating his mind. Having found Grimlock's crown, an elaborate homing beacon, Bumblebee had Teletraan crown Grimlock which sent the Dinobot running away. Following the three found Grimlock's base where his video logs managed to trigger his transformation back to robot mode. {{storylink|King of the Dinosaurs}}

As Grimlock recounted his adventures, his systems picked up Shockwave arriving with two [[magnetic disruptor]]s which the scientist intended to use to shut down Earth's magnetic field. The Autobots made their way to the [[Arctic|North Pole]], on a commandeered cargo plane, where Bumblebee acted as the distraction by doing a jaunty dance. His boogying brought out a vengeful Shadow Striker. When the disruptor was destroyed, Bumblebee raced back aboard the cargo plane, escaping only thanks to Shadow Striker's glitchy limbs. {{storylink|The Extinction Event}}

Back at Grimlock's base, the Dinobot revealed a map of [[Pangaea]] which Teletraan used to place the ''Ark'' at [[Mount St. Hilary]]. When the quartet arrived, they were instantly shot down by the Seekers and Bumblebee found himself used as ammunition in a [[Fastball Special]] against Nova Storm. When the group recovered, Teletraan-X revealed that the [[Decepticon fleet]] was approaching Earth. Their resolve strengthened, the Autobots breached the volcano where they found the ''Ark''. {{storylink|Awaken Sleeping Giants}}

Their joy was short-lived as the Decepticons returned, now revealed to have been tracking them via Shockwave's drones. After initially clashing with Shadow Striker, Bumblebee entered the ''Ark'' with Teletraan and made his way to the hibernation bay. There they found that Teletraan-1 was dead and Teletraan-X quickly began to upload himself into the ship's mainframe only for Shadow Striker to arrive and destroy the drone. Bumblebee attacked his arch foe only to be defeated and once again being saved by Grimlock. As Bumblebee mourned over Teletraan-X, the second magnetic disruptor struck the volcano... only for Teletraan-X to reveal he'd downloaded himself into the ship's mainframe. After Teletraan had used the ship's guns to take care of the Decepticons, he raised the shields in time to protect them all from the eruption. With everyone safe, Teletraan awoke the rest of the crew, Bumblebee hugging Optimus, before the Decepticon fleet arrived, right above the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s resting place. {{storylink|Eruption}}

The Cybertronians eventually became known to humankind. While outside the ''Ark'', Bumblebee was caught on camera doing a dance, eventually ending in a fall and winning the dubious honor of #2 on [[TOP3WEEKLY]]'s "TOP ROBOT FAILS!!" video. At some point, Bumblebee's voice box was repaired.
[[File:Cyberverse Bad Moon Rising Bumblebee.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]

When the Decepticons constructed a [[Planet Smasher]] on Earth's moon, the Autobots travelled to the satellite, Bumblebee using the low gravity to dance around the aerial Decepticons before their enemies retreated behind a [[force field]]. After breaching the field and shutting down the Planet Smasher, the Autobots followed into an underground bunker. {{storylink|Sea of Tranquility}} While unable to catch up with the Decepticons, the Autobots were able to disable the [[planetary engine]]s with which the Decepticons intended to destroy Earth. As Optimus made a statement to the human race, Bumblebee noticed [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)|an animal]] watching them only for it to disappear when he tried to show it to Hot Rod. {{storylink|Bad Moon Rising}}

Asking around the ''Ark'', Bumblebee learnt from [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] that the creature he'd seen was a cheetah. Heading to Wheeljack's lab to see if the inventor had any useful inventions, Bumblebee bore witness to Grimlock gorging himself on [[Hyper Fuel]], Bumblebee racing after his overcharged friend only to constantly bested by his kinetic energy. Cornering the primary airlock with Wheeljack, Bumblebee accidentally created a [[black hole]] that threatened to devour Hot Rod before Optimus casually saved the day with Wheeljack's [[force shield blaster]]. Hot Rod then sighted the moon cheetah outside the ''Ark'', the two scouts racing after it. Left in the dust by Hot Rod and the cheetah's speed, Bumblebee failed to make it to the [[GroundBridge]] before it closed. Sulking off, Bumblebee griped that no one would believe him. {{storylink|The Visitor}}

After the GroundBridge network was discovered, the Autobots used it to triangulate the AllSpark's location. While the Autobots managed to force open a portal to the artefact's location, it was found that only Optimus could pass through. Optimus eventually returned, explaining that Starscream had seized the AllSpark but introduced the cheetah as "Cheetor", newest member of the Autobots. {{storylink|Trials}}

Once Cheetor had explained his backstory, the Autobots invaded the ''Nemesis'' for the AllSpark and Vector Sigma. While Optimus led the main attack force, Bumblebee and Hot Rod backed up Cheetor as he searched the ship for the AllSpark. When Cheetor tried to sense the artefact however, he discovered that it was not aboard the ''Nemesis'', revealing this to everyone and ending the battle. When Megatron revealed that Starscream had gone rogue, it set the stage for the next round of Autobot/Decepticon peace talks. {{storylink|Dark Birth}} Confident that these peace talks would fail, Bumblebee lounged around with Hot Rod and Cheetor before Slipstream was killed by [[Bludgeon (Cyberverse)|Bludgeon]], sparking a free for all. With no alliance to be had, Optimus declared that the Autobots would have to stop Starscream on their own. {{storylink|Parley}}

Acting on Slipstream's intelligence, Bumblebee returned to the missile silo only for Cheetor to discover that the AllSpark was no longer present. Upon returning to the ''Ark'', a distress came in from the ''Nemesis'', under siege from Starscream. Arriving, the strike team found the Decepticons to have been paralyzed by a [[scraplet]] swarm. After being separated from Optimus and Windblade, Bumblebee told Cheetor to press on and find the AllSpark even as the scraplets swarmed him. While Cheetor failed to retrieve the AllSpark, he did manage to have it send out a wave of energy that healed the ''Nemesis'' and everyone aboard. {{storylink|Starscream's Children}}

As Cheetor attempted to find his place in the Autobot chain of command, Bumblebee decided to train him as a scout. The two were eventually captured by Starscream, who sought to assimilate Cheetor's AllSpark powers into himself, only for Cheetor to use liquid energon to briefly turn the scraplets' feral hunger against the Seekers. Having managed to capture one of the critters, the two scouts brought it to Wheeljack for study. {{storylink|Spotted}} When Wheeljack tried to use the creature to locate Starscream, he ran across Shockwave, having had the same idea, who used a hologram of a captured Bumblebee to ensure the Autobot's cooperation. {{storylink|Secret Science}}

When the ''Ark'' came under attack, the Autobots thought it Starscream only to discover, to their dismay, that it was [[Sky-Byte (Cyberverse)|Sky-Byte]]. After they told the shark that [[Jetfire (Cyberverse)|Jetfire]] was dead, he flew off in a huff, leaving the Autobots to reminisce about how much they hated him. It was then that the still alive Jetfire turned up, requesting aid in his vendetta, only for Optimus to turn him down, prioritizing the search for the AllSpark. {{storylink|Infinite Vendetta}}

Jetfire eventually led the Autobots to the AllSpark's hiding place only for the Decepticons to arrive followed by an AllSpark empowered Starscream. Through his new powers, Starscream nearly extracted the [[spark]]s of all those present only for Optimus to channel the power of the Matrix to blast the AllSpark out the Seeker. As Bumblebee tended to his leader, the Decepticons seized the AllSpark before the now feral scraplets turned on everyone. Protecting Optimus, Bumblebee remained on the sidelines throughout the battle before the cavern began collapsing. After both Optimus and the AllSpark had been taken through a GroundBridge to the ''Ark'', Bumblebee made a point to retrieve Starscream's body, reasoning that Optimus would want the Seeker to face justice. {{storylink|I Am The Allspark}}

As part of a scheme to get the AllSpark off of Earth, Bumblebee and Cheetor remotely piloted one of a quintet of shuttles the Autobots intended to use as decoys. The ''Nemesis'' pursued and destroyed the shuttles, and while the Decepticons were distracted, the ''Ark'' lifted off and made a beeline for the space bridge in Earth's orbit. However, Sky-Byte, not fooled by the Autobot ploy, attacked the ''Ark'' and broke onto the bridge, Grimlock knocking the attacker back out into space. However, Sky-Byte's gambit had bought the ''Nemesis'' the time it needed to intercept the ''Ark'', nearly destroying it with a turbolaser barrage, before Cheetor used the AllSpark to repair the Autobot ship, allowing it to slip past the ''Nemesis''. As the ''Ark'' reached the space bridge however, the portal violently exploded. Though, like the others, Bumblebee was initially disheartened, his fighting spirit was restored when Optimus returned to the bridge and ordered a course set for home. {{storylink|Escape From Earth}}

As the ''Ark'' sailed through space, Grimlock set up a celebratory party, Bumblebee faking a "C-class emergency" to bring Optimus to the hangar bay. After the Prime made an incredibly awkward speech, celebrations began in full swing, He was later a victim of Wheeljack's malfunctioning AllSpark Energy Emitter Badges, driving him to attack everything in a maddened rage. Optimus eventually managed to shut down the chips, and later made the ultimate sacrifice, dancing, to get the victory celebration back on track. {{storylink|Party Down}}

When passing through a dense asteroid field, Bumblebee, Cheetor and Hot Rod broke out the [[solar-wave boards]] and went surfing solar flares before they discovered unusual formations in the rocks. When another solar flare struck, the three were separated with Bumblebee being found by the [[Tail]]s, a faction of the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] race. Brought with them to the [[Park]], Bumblebee reunited with his friends, both of whom had fallen in with the other two Sharkticon factions, with the Autobots convincing the species to reunify, albeit against the Autobots. Retreating back to the ''Ark'', Cheetor used the AllSpark to reconstitute the [[Sharkticon homeworld]], securing peace for the aliens. {{storylink|Wiped Out}}

While discussing Cheetor's longing for Earth, Bumblebee and Cheetor found that Windblade had stolen the AllSpark, her will overridden by an entity from [[Croaton's planet|a red planet]]. Joined by Optimus and Hot Rod, the two scouts followed the cityspeaker to the planet's surface and found an abandoned city which Windblade tried to reach the centre of. Constantly delayed by the city's automatic defences, the group could not stop Windblade from unleashing the AllSpark at the city's heart only to find that the possessing entity was one of the legendary [[Titan (group)|Titans]]. Introducing himself as [[Croaton (Cyberverse)|Croaton]], the Titan told them his story, apologizing for any trouble he'd caused before he set off to find the colonists that had been abducted from him. {{storylink|Ghost Town}}

After forty cycles in space, the Autobots soon became bored. An EMP storm soon struck the vessel, locking Bumblebee, and everyone else, in position before Grimlock and Arcee managed to restore power to the ship and their crewmates. Unaware of what had just transpired, Bumblebee and Hot Rod stole a shuttle, eager for an adventure. {{storylink|Perfect Storm}}

When a distress call from [[Chromia (Cyberverse)|Chromia]] came in, the Autobots repaired an old space bridge to try and quickly return home. The repairs were only a partial success as the Ark soon wound up trapped in unspace, the void between universes. Meeting up with other versions of themselves, the nine groups of Autobots used all their AllSparks to punch open a portal back to their universes. Arriving in orbit of Cybertron, the Autobots had a hearty cheer that their struggles were finally over. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}
[[File:Cyberverse EOTU II Bumblebee OtherDimension.jpg|300px|thumb|right]]

Failing to raise Chromia, Optimus suspected a trap, entrusting the AllSpark to Cheetor as he ordered everyone to abandon ship, leaving the ''Ark'' to be blown up by a [[laser snare]]. Along with Hot Rod, Bumblebee was assigned to guard Cheetor, the three remaining on the outskirts of the battle under orders to not enter the [[Threshold of the Well]] until a direct path had been cleared. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron I}} {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron II}}

After Chromia informed Windblade of a backdoor to the [[Well of All Sparks|Well of the AllSpark]], "Team Hot Rod" began making their way underground. When the three stopped at a toxic energon swamp to regain their bearings, [[Drift (Cyberverse)|Drift]] caught up with them. Though the three welcomed Drift's aid, the swordsmech lunged at the three, revealing himself to having been a deep-cover Decepticon agent. As Hot Rod delayed the traitor, Bumblebee and Cheetor pressed further underground, coming to rest in a jungle. As Cheetor theorized about the environment, Bumblebee was captured by [[Repugnus (Cyberverse)|Repugnus]] and his tribe of [[Monsterbot (Cyberverse)|Monsterbots]]. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron III}}

Strung up, Bumblebee was nearly devoured by the Monsterbots before Cheetor found him, using the AllSpark to quell the diminutive Cybertronians' hunger and win their friendship. The Monsterbots guided the duo to the Well where they found Shockwave waiting for them. After the scientist knocked Cheetor out, Bumblebee used his fallen friend's spear to disable Shockwave, allowing the two to return the AllSpark to its resting point and return life to Cybertron. As they basked in their victory, Shockwave awoke and extracted his spark, using its malignant energies to try and corrupt the AllSpark.

Realizing what he had to do, Cheetor bid a fond goodbye to Bumblebee and sacrificed his own spark to purify the AllSpark and ensure the future of the Cybertronian race. As Cybertron began to heal itself, Cheetor's voice spoke out to Bumblebee one last time, assuring his friend that he would always be with him in spirit. {{storylink|Battle For Cybertron IV}}

The peace would not last long however. The [[Quintesson]]s soon invaded Cybertron, locking the populace in a virtual reality that celebrated the [[Parade of Metals]]. Within the Loop, Bumblebee chatted up with several of his friends only to be barred from reaching Windblade by the parade floats. During his early attempts to free the Cybertronians from the Loop, Hot Rod tried to free Bumblebee to no avail. {{storylink|The Loop}} {{storylink|The Sleeper}} Along with the others, Bumblebee was freed when [[Perceptor (Cyberverse)|Perceptor]] hacked into the Loop and introduced a flock of [[Air Hammer (Cyberverse)|Air Hammers]] into the simulation, the beasts shocking everyone into transforming whereupon they awoke and retreated to [[Iaconus]]. {{storylink|The Scientist}}

As part of a team-building exercise, Bumblebee was placed in a team with [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]], Shadow Striker, and [[Lockdown (Cyberverse)|Lockdown]], taking on swarms of drones. {{storylink|The Alliance}} When it was determined that the only way to destroy the Quintesson flagship was to draw out the [[Judge (Cyberverse)|Judge]] and its army, Bumblebee was part of Optimus and Megatron's strike team that infiltrated the ship. When the group reached the [[multiverse drive]], they were confronted by the [[Scientist (Cyberverse)|Scientist]]. While Megatron promptly shot the Quintesson dead, he deployed an army of backup bodies, Bumblebee and Optimus holding them off as Wheeljack, backed up by Megatron and Dead End, disabled the drive only for the Decepticons to betray Wheeljack as they fled to another universe. {{storylink|The Judge (episode)|The Judge}}

Soon afterwards, the Judge, damaged beyond repair by Hot Rod's group, crashed into the ship, its out of control weapons collapsing it. With no recourse, the three Autobots used the drive and jumped into another universe only to be confounded by its shifting architecture. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe I}} The shifts eventually put Bumblebee next to the portal home. Optimus ordered Bumblebee to hold his position, {{storylink|The End Of The Universe II}} before Wheeljack simply used his grappling gun to reunite the trio. Passing back through the portal, the Autobots found themselves in the Scientist's laboratory, facing off against his endless supply of bodies before Wheeljack tracked the Scientist's command signal to his true body, a diminutive organic creature, and squashed him. With the alien dead, the three moved outside to deal with the brainwashed Croaton. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe III}} Arriving outside, the Autobots joined the fight against the [[Prosecutor (Cyberverse)|Prosecutors]] before they were confronted by the new Judge, Starscream, and Megatron arrived aboard [[Astrotrain (Cyberverse)|Astrotrain]]. With both leaders in one place, Starscream began using unspace to destroy the universe before both used their Matrices of Leadership to defeat the Judge, saving the universe. In the aftermath, the Transformers formed a truce. {{storylink|The End Of The Universe IV}}

During the course of the invasion, Windblade had overexerted herself freeing the brainwashed Croaton. With the Titan's city mode now serving as the Decepticon capital, Hot Rod sent Bumblebee was to scout their territory. Making his way to the cityspeaker chamber, Bumblebee was found by Shadow Striker who took him to Windblade's braindead body in the infirmary. Though Shadow Striker allowed Bumblebee to leave in peace, he was soon discovered, forcing him to call for reinforcements, [[Whirl (Cyberverse)|Whirl]] carrying Windblade away. Though the two nearly made it back to Autobot territory, they were intercepted by Megatron, who was ready to execute them, before Optimus arrived, citing that Megatron holding an Autobot was a treaty violation. Though Megatron let the Autobots go, he warned them to never return. In Iaconus' medbay, Ratchet explained Windblade's state before Chromia entered with a potential solution. {{storylink|Enemy Line}}

Using a psychic tracker from Caminus, Chromia led Bumblebee across Cybertron to Windblade's various psychic shards. The first of these led the two friends to [[Crystal City]] where they befriended [[Thunderhowl (Cyberverse)|Thunderhowl]] and aided him in defeating the [[Crystalline King]]. {{storylink|Thunderhowl (episode)|Thunderhowl}} When another shard was detected on [[Moonbase 3|Luna 3]], Chromia directed Bumblebee to [[Meteorfire (Cyberverse)|Meteorfire]] for aid in breaching the moon's [[force field]]. Though the former star brought Bumblebee to the moon, his obsession with the macabre led to the two exploring the abandoned communications hub where Bumblebee was haunted by ghosts of fallen warriors. The two eventually discovered that the cause of the ghosts was an [[obicular-class parasitic entity]]. Channeling his multiverse energy, Bumblebee shattered the entity, not only retrieving Windblade's shard but freeing [[Cosmos (Cyberverse)|Cosmos]], who'd been held captive by the alien. {{storylink|Alien Hunt! With Meteorfire And Cosmos}}

Along with Grimlock, Bumblebee ventured deep underground to the valley of the Monsterbots for the next shard before an energon river separated them. Awakening to the sight of a massive city, Bumblebee discovered that the Monsterbot society had been taken over by the decadent [[Energon Master]]s, run by [[Affluous]]. After earning the ire of Affluous, Bumblebee attempted to roll out only to be affected by "the shocks" and imprisoned him. While in jail, Bumblebee met [[Teknicus]] who explained that he'd built a tower for Affluous that cause the shocks. After channeling his multiverse energy for a jailbreak, Bumblebee destroyed the tower, just as Grimlock led Repugnus' group into the city, collecting the shard of Windblade. {{storylink|Journey To The Valley Of Repugnus}}

When Ratchet prepared to upload what they had of Windblade's mind, [[Hammerbyte|a shark]] broke in and stole her body. Along with Chromia, Bumblebee followed in a shuttle to the [[Argon Sea]], diving in after it. After the two had dealt with some energy sucking fauna, the shark returned, Bumblebee subduing it with his stinger. In the process however, he was knocked loose and plunged into the depths of the sea. On the sea floor, Bumblebee found a service hatch just as Chromia caught up with him. Waving her after him, Bumblebee entered only to fall under the thrall of the [[Dweller (Cyberverse)|Dweller]] being forced to attack Chromia before she used his own stinger to free him. Once they'd all escaped the rogue Titan, Bumblebee and Chromia took Windblade back to Iaconus, bidding farewell to Hammerbyte. {{storylink|Dweller In The Depths (Cyberverse)|Dweller In The Depths}}
[[File:Cyberverse TheOtherOne Bumblebee.jpg|300px|thumb|left]]

After Optimus Prime had received instructions from the [[Thirteen]] to destroy the alternate version of the [[Matrix of Leadership]] that Megatron had brought into their reality, Bumblebee joined the infiltration team into Croaton, during which Chromia saved him from an attack by Shadow Striker. After the Autobots had made it to the control room, they and the Decepticons were suddenly surrounded by towering hostiles. {{storylink|Silent Strike}}

The hostiles were quickly identified as [[Decepticon supersoldier]]s created by [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|an alternate version of Megatron]] who had won the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]] and the owner of the alternate Matrix. Along with the other Autobots, Bumblebee battled several supersoldiers and received a power boost of multiverse energy from Optimus Prime. When the alternate Megatron arrived, he disabled his counterpart before reclaiming his Matrix. Before he could merge it with once again, Bumblebee stole it and flew off.

Dodging several supersoldiers, Bumblebee made for the border only to be knocked down by Megatron X before he could find a way through the shield. Before the invader could slay Bumblebee, Optimus engaged him in a duel of Matrices long enough for Windblade, the last of her shards within the alternate Matrix, to disable the talisman, allowing Optimus to triumph, Bumblebee collecting the last piece of his friend from the tyrant's broken body. After Astrotrain had taken Megatron X away, Ratchet presented the recovered Windblade to the Autobots, Bumblebee hugging his friend. {{storylink|The Other One}}

Bumblebee was present at the signing of the [[Treaty of the Wall]], but, along with all the other Autobots and Decepticons, was frozen by Mercenaries' [[time blaster]]. He would later be unfrozen by Wheeljack's machine and could be seen celebrating the reunification of Cybertron with his fellow Cybertronians.{{storylink|The Immobilizers}}

Bumblebee participated in the ceremony at the grand opening of Trypticon Plaza. When Astrotrain arrived and crash landed, Bumblebee sent for Ratchet. He participated in the council meeting to discuss Astrotrain's warning of an impending threat, and when Tarn arrived, under attack by two Decepticon supersoldiers, Bumblebee and Optimus restrained one of them. After Tarn explained the conflict between the supersoldiers, Wheeljack supplied the Autobots, including Bumblebee, with gadgets to restrain the supersoldiers and end their conflict. The gadgets were effective, but the supersoldiers merely teleported away and continued their conflict. When Tarn spoke of his need for the [[Cortex Helm]], Bumblebee suggested asking Thunderhowl. He accompanied Optimus and the others to find Thunderhowl, who led them to the [[Isle of Onyx Prime]], where after being faced by living statues of Alpha Trion and nearly plummeting to their doom in a collapsing passageway, Tarn claimed the Cortex Helm for himself, bringing the Decepticon supersoldiers under his control. Supersoldiers teleported in and restrained everyone, as Tarn declared himself the true leader of the Deceptions, and his intentions to annihilate the Autobots. Tarn ordered Shadow Striker to execute Bumblebee and Thunderhowl, but she allowed them to escape. Bumblebee joined Hot Rod and the other Autobot forces in the Valley of Repugnus, where they formed a plan to retake Cybertron. The Autobots teleported to the Cube arena, and Bumblebee rushed to Optimus’ side. He fought the supersoldiers with his stinger, and was aided by Repugnus and another Monsterbot, who drained his attacker of Energon, to Bumblebee's horror. Tarn summoned reinforcements, and Bumblebee was pinned down and his teleportation device was destroyed. When Soundwave reprogrammed the supersoldiers, they stopped fighting, and Bumblebee questioned what had happened, realizing in horror that Soundwave had sacrificed himself to destroy Tarn. Bumblebee later attended Soundwave's memorial, and followed Optimus outside to talk. He remarked that he didn't know what he would do, now that the fighting was truly over. He was surprised when Optimus announced his intention to retire. The Autobots and Shadow Striker shared a group hug, which the [[Dinobot (Cyberverse)|Dinobots]] also joined, quite uninvited. {{storylink|The Perfect Decepticon}}

====Alternate universes====
A series of multiversal Bumblebees were among those who found themselves trapped in unspace after attempting to use the improperly repaired space bridge. Though a few lost their lives to the matter between universes, most were able to escape using the combined power of their AllSparks. {{storylink|The Crossroads}}

In a different universe, when Optimus confronted [[Megatron X (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] following his attack on the High Council, Megatron realized that he and Optimus would oppose each other forevermore and slew his once friend with a point blank [[fusion cannon]] blast before he seized the Matrix from him. Though Bumblebee tried to aid his leader, he was restrained by Starscream and Shadow Striker, eventually being slain. When Megatron X crossed over into the primary timeline, he referenced Bumblebee to his counterpart, noting that he had died as a simple scout. {{storylink|The Other One}}

===''Play-Doh Videos''===
Bumblebee was doing construction work, along with [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)|Grimlock]] and the Purple [[Play-Doh]]. During their break time, Bumblebee and Grimlock got into a fight that caused the Purple Play-Doh to get injured several times in the process.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WwBjrGeEGfw Play Doh Videos | Bumblebees Giant Robot Construction 🤖 Transformers x Play-Doh | The Play-Doh Show]</ref>

===''Transformers Stop Motion Series''===
While Bumblebee and [[Hot Rod (Cyberverse)|Hot Rod]] were racing, they were attacked by [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]], [[Clobber (Cyberverse)|Clobber]] and [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]]. [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] eventually intervened to help them defeat the Decepticons.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHCujZVu8XI Autobots VS Decepticons! | Episode 1 | NEW Stop Motion | FULL Episode | Transformers Official]</ref> When the Decepticons were in pursuit of Bumblebee again, Optimus stopped the violence with a dance party in which both the Autobots and Decepticons participated in.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L6-YBGrLtBg Transformers Dance off | Episode 2 | NEW Stop Motion | FULL Episode | Transformers Official]</ref> After [[Starscream (Cyberverse)|Starscream]] and [[Soundwave (Cyberverse)|Soundwave]] obtained the [[AllSpark]], Bumblebee and [[Arcee (Cyberverse)|Arcee]] fought them to retrieve it.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=L9ppUE6pjt8 Soundwave Vs Arcee | Episode 3 | NEW Stop Motion | FULL Episode | Transformers Official]</ref>

===''My Nezha and Transformers'' cartoon===
{{comingsoon}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Battlegrounds''===
{{voiceactor|[[Jeremy Levy]] (English)|[[Martial Le Minoux]] (French), [[Steven Merting]] (German), [[Alessandro Capra]] (Italian), [[Eloy Pérez]] (Spanish)}}
{{charfictionstub|{{storylink|Transformers: Battlegrounds}}}}

==Toys==
===''Cyberverse''===
====Tiny Turbo Changers====
[[File:CV-toy TCC Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, [[2019]])
** ''Series:'' '''1, 2, 3, 5'''
** ''Bag Code'': '''A'''
: Released in the first Series of ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'' [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Bumblebee changes from sports car to robot and back in a few simple steps. Like many toys in the line, Bumblebee has a molded "attack" weapon; in his case he has a blue "stinger" molded in place of his left hand. Many copies of this figure come with the waist assembled backwards, but this is easily remedied by popping his legs off and flipping his waist part around.

: Bumblebee was also released without changes in Series 2, 3 and 5.

{{-}}{{anchor|TTCStealth}}
[[File:CV-toy TTC StealthForceBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Stealth Force Bumblebee''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2020)
** ''Series:'' '''4'''
** ''Bag Code'': '''J'''
: A semi-translucent black redeco of the Tiny Turbo Changer figure above was later released as part of Series 4.

{{-}}

====Scout Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Scout-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Finally, a toy where you can't tell if the stock photos are mistransformed!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Scout Class, [[2018]])
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"
: ''Cyberverse'' Scout Class Bumblebee is a Legends-sized toy that transforms from a robot to <s>a robot sitting down</s> a "transformational" mode in six easy steps. His "Sting Shot" Action Attack gimmick causes a blade to pop out of his right arm when triggered.<ref name=io9>[https://io9.gizmodo.com/these-new-transformers-cyberverse-figures-are-fantastic-1823007404 These New Transformers Cyberverse Figures Are Fantastic Callbacks to the Original '80s Toys] at io9.gizmodo.com</ref>

{{-}}{{anchor|POTSScout}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-POTS-Scout-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Scout Class, 2019, 2021)
** ''Action Attack'': "Hive Swarm"
: This new Bumblebee is an all new sculpt despite superficial similarities to the first scout toy. His attack gimmick causes rocket packs to flip from under his arms. Unlike the first toy, both of his arms have 5 mm compatible fists.

: This Bumblebee figure was originally slated to be released as the sole new figure in the second wave of Scout Class figures branded under the ''Power of the Spark'' [[subline imprint]]. However, that wave was ultimately never released anywhere in the world, and instead, the figure was eventually released as part of the second wave of Scout Class figures branded under the ''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' subline imprint. Bumblebee was later released ''again'' in late 2021 in the line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' packaging refresh.

{{-}}{{anchor|StealthForce}}
[[File:CV-toy ScoutClass StealthForceBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Stealth Force Bumblebee''' (Scout Class, 2020)
** ''Action Attack'': "Shadow Shot"
: This Bumblebee is a redeco of the Scout Class figure above, featuring a stealth-ish grey paint job.

: This figure apparently saw very limited distribution, with the only confirmed releases in Australia and Germany.
{{-}}

====1-Step Changers====
[[File:Cyberverse-2018-1-Step-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|That's not my son! That's a single dad!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (1-Step Changer, 2018)
: ''Cyberverse'' 1-Step Changer Bumblebee is a redeco of ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' "Patrol Mode" [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#PatrolMode|Bumblebee]], painted to disguise the fact that he's a completely different design, and transforms from robot to vehicle in a single step. He lacks the scannable roof insignia from the ''Robots in Disguise'' toy.

{{-}}{{anchor|New1Step}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-1-Step-Bumblebee-New.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Looks like Bumblebee, sounds like Wreck-Gar.]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (1-Step Changer, 2019–2021)
** ''Japanese Name'': '''Turbo Change Bumblebee'''
** ''Japanese Release Date'': [[Calendar|July]] [[2019]]
** ''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-01'''
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"
: This Bumblebee is an all-new mold, sharing the same transformation scheme with [[Drift (AOE)#Turbo Changers|Turbo Changers Drift]] from [[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|the ''Last Knight'' toyline]]. His left arm also features a spinning Stinger gimmick.

: This version of Bumblebee has seen four releases: First in early 2019 in the original ''Cyberverse'' packaging design, then in late 2019 in the ''Power of the Spark'' [[subline imprint]] packaging refresh, then again in late 2019/early 2020 in the ''Battle for Cybertron'' subline imprint packaging refresh, and then ''again'' in 2021 in line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint packaging refresh.

{{-}}{{anchor|1StepStealth}}
[[File:CV-toy OneStep StealthForceBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Stealth Force Bumblebee''' (1-Step Changer, 2020)
** ''Action Attack'': "Shadow Shot"
: This Bumblebee is a redeco of the second 1-Step Changer figure above and is yet another stealth rendition of the character.

{{-}}

====Warrior Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Warrior-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Warrior Class, 2018)
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"
: ''Cyberverse'' Warrior Class Bumblebee transforms from robot to car. His "Sting Shot" Action Attack gimmick is activated when his left arm is clicked in place, pushing the chest up. Pushing his chest down causes his arm to spring up and the stinger on his hand to [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|spin and spin]]. Due to this, he lacks articulation in his left arm entirely, save for this gimmick. The right arm contains a forward swivel in the shoulder and a hinge at the elbow, and the hips are ball jointed.

: The knees are seemingly meant to have joints, but due to their design have a tendency to just pop off - the lower leg is a single piece that simply snaps over the end of the thigh and the small rounded pegs that are meant to hold it together are very small. Additionally, a thick ridge on the rounded bottom end of the thigh forces the two sections apart when the knee is rotated; removing this ridge or swapping the thighs seems to restore this functionality.

: The stock photography (to the right) shows the figure with yellow joints sticking out of the hood, which is grey and black and the final version. The same stock photo also strangely has the right arm lower down the body than the actual figure, despite the toy ''not being able to do that.'' Meanwhile: the switch that activates his spinning stinger is yellow in the stock photo instead of the final product's unpaintable black plastic.

: This toy was released in ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' packaging in Chinese markets.

{{-}}{{anchor|POTSWarrior}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Warrior-Class-Hive-Swarm-Attack-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Warrior Class, 2019)
** ''Action Attack'': "Hive Swarm"

: This Bumblebee is a retool of the Warrior Class figure above, featuring a new head and forearms with missile-based weaponry. His "Sting Shot" Action Attack is replaced with "Hive Swarm", which consists of his spinning missile hand. The black striping on his forehead and center vehicle kibble are omitted.

{{-}}{{anchor|CybertronianWarrior}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-BCA-Warrior-Cybertronian-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' ("Cybertronian Mode" Warrior Class, 2019, 2021)
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"

: Yet another retool of the Warrior Class toy, this Bumblebee features Cybertronian parts and a newly-molded head. He retains the Sting Shot gimmick from the first figure and fixes the knee issue that the original Earth-mode version had.

: As with numerous other Transformers toys, this figure was first found at Toys"R"Us sotrs in Hong Kong before Hasbro officially announced it.

: This version of Bumblebee was released twice: First in 2019 under the ''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' subline imprint, and then again in 2021 in the line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint packaging refresh.

{{-}}

====Ultra Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Ultra-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Ultra Class, 2018–2019)
** ''Action Attack'': "Hive Swarm"
: ''Cyberverse'' Ultra Class Bumblebee is a Voyager-sized toy that transforms from robot to car in seven steps. His "Hive Swarm" Action Attack gimmick flips his windows down and springs a cannon on each side.<ref name=io9 />

: Once again, this version of Bumblebee was released twice: First in 2018 in the original ''Cyberverse'' packaging design, and then again in 2019 in the ''Power of the Spark'' subline imprint packaging refresh. He was also available as a ''Nezha: Transformers'' product in China.
{{-}}

{{anchor|Ultra2}}
[[File:CV-toy UltraClass EnergonArmorBumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Ultra Class, 2019, 2021)
** ''Accessories'': 2 swords

: This Ultra Class Bumblebee is a different mold with an Energon Armor gimmick instead of an Action Attack. He also comes with 2 swords.

: Along with a few ''Cyberverse'' figures, this Bumblebee was meant to be released for the Japanese markets by [[TakaraTomy]], under the name "TCV-35 Weapon Trigger Bumblebee" with an April 2020 release date. Unfortunately, unlike the Deluxe Class figures, the toy's release is canceled due to either poor sales or the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, or both.

: Like the previous Ultra Class figure, this version of Bumblebee was also released twice: First in late 2019 under the ''Battle for Cybertron'' subline imprint, and then again in 2021 in the line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint packaging refresh.
{{-}}

====Ultimate Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Ultimate-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Ultimate Class, [[2018]])
** ''Japanese Name'': '''Stinger Sword Bumblebee'''
** ''Japanese Release Date'': [[Calendar|July]] [[2019]]
** ''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-05'''
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"
: Released as part of the second wave of Ultimate Class, this Leader-sized Bumblebee transforms into a very show-accurate robot unlike most of his previous toys, but his left arm possesses 2/3 of the vehicle hood chunk (with a sculpted fist), which features a spring-loaded flip-out stinger as his Action Attack gimmick. This gimmick can be activated in both robot and vehicle mode.

: Exercise caution while rolling his vehicle mode as Bumblebee's painted knees are very close to the ground.

: Like the Warrior Class and the first Ultra Class toys above, this toy was released under the ''Nezha: Transformers'' branding in China.
{{-}}

====Elite Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-Elite-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=2|thumb|"Bang Bang Simulations!"]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Elite Class, 2019)
** ''Japanese Name'': '''Battleship Power Bumblebee'''
** ''Japanese Release Date'': [[Calendar|September]] [[2019]]
** ''Japanese ID Number'': '''TCV-15'''
** ''Spark Armor'': Ocean Storm

: ''Cyberverse'' Elite Class Bumblebee is a Warrior Class-sized mold that transforms from robot to car. He features better articulation and a more screen-accurate design due to a different conversion scheme and lack of built-in gimmick. He also comes with the "[[Ocean Storm]]" Spark Armor accessory that is evocative of the Yamato cruiser from ''Space Battleship Yamato'', which can form his battle armor in robot mode. The armor automatically transforms in place if folded down when combined with Bumblebee.

: Like all ''Cyberverse'' Elite-class armor, The Ocean Storm features a unique built-in helmet. Its armor mode has limited articulation, with elbow and bicep swivel joints, but does not have any shoulder articulation to speak of due to the way it automatically transforms when attached. As a result, it cannot assume the slightly splayed stance that it is shown in on the back of the package. It also has a flip-out anchor weapon which snaps into place in ship mode and unlocks by changing to armor mode. In addition, the armor features multiple 5 mm post holes, including the hands, shoulders, elbows, and one on the left forearm. The bridge and conning tower are only held in by friction, and as such may pop out during play. The clip that locks into Bumblebee's waist can be rather tight, but can be disconnected by lifting the plate up rather than trying to pull it forward.

: The CG stock renders also depict his unpaintable joints as black before it was replaced into light gray.

: The Ocean Storm was redecoed with a new helmet into [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)#Cyberverse|Cheetor]]'s Sea Fury armor.
{{-}}

====Deluxe Class====
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Is he an Action Master? Short answer: No. Long answer: No way.]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Deluxe Class, 2019, 2021)
** ''Build-a-Figure part'': Maccadam's waist (2019 release only)
** ''Japanese Name'': '''Action Master Bumblebee'''
** ''Japanese Release Date'': [[October]] [[2020]]
** ''Japanese ID Number'': '''Action Master 04'''
** ''Accessories'': Blaster, Stinger, Stinger [[Fire Blast effect|effect part]]
** ''Action Attack'': "Sting Shot"

: Released as part of the ''Cyberverse'' [[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)#Deluxe Class|Deluxe Class]] lineup, this Bumblebee is a show-accurate mold that is more poseable than most of his previous releases. He comes with a handheld blaster, a removable Stinger that can be wielded by his 5 mm hands, and an effect part. While the effect part is meant for the Stinger, its horizontal gaps allow it to fit loosely on the blaster. Bumblebee features 3 mm posts on his chest and right leg, compatible with the Fire Blasts included in the [[Battle Master]] toys. In robot mode, his blaster can be stored inside either of his door wings and his Stinger can be stored either on his back 3 mm stand port or on a special port on either of his lower legs. In vehicle mode, his blaster can be stored under his hood and his Stinger can also be attached to the aforementioned leg ports.

: In Japan, Bumblebee was released as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive. The catalog reveals that he was originally intended to be sold for the regular market (hence the "TCV-32" ID Number) with a March 2020 release date. Like the rest of his wave, he was released in a windowless, monochrome packaging.

: Similar to various other figures of ''Cyberverse'' Bumblebee, Deluxe Class Bumblebee was also released twice: First in late 2019 under the ''Bumblebee: Cyberverse Adventures'' [[subline imprint]], and then again in 2021 in the line's final ''Dinobots Unite'' subline imprint packaging refresh. The second release omitted the Maccadam Build-a-Figure part.
{{-}}

====Battle Call====
{{anchor|OfficerClass}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Battle-Call-Officer-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Autobots Unite!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Officer Class, 2020)
** ''Accessories'': Shield/Two-piece Armblade

: Released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)|Cyberverse]]'''s Battle Call subline, the Officer Class Bumblebee is a roughly Leader-sized mold that converts from robot to car and back. Like his sub-line brethren, Bumblebee features a "Battle Call" voice-activated gimmick, which automatically deploys his armor and activates his battle sounds if "Power Up" is spoken. His shield can be separated into two blades to mount onto his forearms.

{{-}}{{anchor|TrooperClass}}
[[File:TF-Cyberverse-2018-Battle-Call-Trooper-Class-Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I thought I said, Autobots Unite!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Trooper Class, 2020)
** ''Accessories'': Sword, Shoulder armors
: This Deluxe-sized Bumblebee is released as part of the Trooper Class lineup, coming with a different weapon, and additional shoulder armors.

{{-}}
====Roll & Combine====
[[File:CV-toy RollCombine Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee / Dinobot Swoop''' (Roll & Combine, [[2021]])

:''Cyberverse'' Roll & Combine Bumblebee transforms from robot mode to car mode and forms the lower half of [[Bumbleswoop]] when combined with [[Swoop (Cyberverse)|Swoop]].

{{-}}
====Roll N' Change====
[[File:CV-toy RollNChange Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Roll N' Change, 2021)
** ''Accessories'': Sword, Armor

: A large-scale figure of Bumblebee transforms automatically when rolled along a smooth surface. He features Energon Armor parts, a sword and electronic lights.

: This toy received a nomination for Best Toy Vehicle in the 2021 Toy of the Year Awards.

{{-}}

===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy_Bumblebee_Trash_Crash.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Recycle The Night!]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Elite Class, 2021)
** ''Series'': '''''Cyberverse'''''
** ''Spark Armor'': Trash Crash

: Part of the cross-''Generations'' ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' subline, this Spark Armor Bumblebee is an unchanged release of [[#Elite Class|the figure above]], with his Ocean Storm partner replaced with a redecoed [[Trash Crash]] originally included with [[Grimlock (Cyberverse)#Spark Armor|Spark Armor Grimlock]].

{{-}}{{anchor|Buzzworthy Warrior}}
[[File:Buzzworthy warrior 4 pack.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
* '''Optimus Prime / Bumblebee / Megatron / Starscream''' (Warrior Class 4-pack, 2021)
** ''Series'': '''''Cyberverse'''''

: The [[#Warrior Class|first Warrior Class Bumblebee]] was re-released without any changes for this 4-pack along with [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Optimus Prime]], [[Megatron (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Warrior|Cybertronian Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Starscream]].

{{-}}{{anchor|Buzzworthy Deluxe}}
[[File:TF-Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Cyberverse-2018-Deluxe-Three-Pack.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
* '''Bumblebee / Optimus Prime / Cheetor''' (Deluxe Class 3-pack, [[2022]])
** ''Series'': '''''Cyberverse'''''
** ''Accessories'': Blaster, Stinger, Stinger [[Fire Blast effect|effect part]]

: The [[#Deluxe Class|Deluxe Class Bumblebee]] toy was re-released without any changes for this 3-pack along with [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Deluxe|Optimus Prime]] and [[Cheetor (Cyberverse)#Buzzworthy Bumblebee|Cheetor]]. This release does not come with a [[Maccadam]] [[Maccadam#Cyberverse|build-a-figure piece]].

: This 3-pack first saw release in Asian countries such as Singapore, Taiwan, and Malaysia.

{{-}}{{anchor|Buzzworthy 1Step}}
[[File:CV-toy Buzzworthy 1-Step Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (1-Step Changer, 2022)
** ''Series'': '''''Cyberverse'''''

: The [[#New1Step|second 1-Step Changer Bumblebee]] (the first to be based on his actual ''Cyberverse'' design) was re-released without any changes in [[rebranding|rebranded]] ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' packaging.

{{-}}{{anchor|Buzzworthy Bumbleswoop}}
[[File:Buzzworthy bumblebee bumblebee swoop.jpg|upright=1.44|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee / Dinobot Swoop''' (Roll & Combine, [[2023]])
** ''Accessories'': Tail and hind legs/whip
: The Bumbleswoop two-pack was also later rereleased with no noticeable changes in a ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'' packaging.

{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===Burger King===
[[File:Cyberverse Burger King toys 2019.jpg|upright=1.22|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Burger King Toy, 2019)
** ''Accessories'': Projectile
: Burger King's take on Bumblebee is a non-transforming figure that also looks rather reminiscent to his Elite Class toy with the inclusion of grey battleship parts sculpted on his body as armor. His right arm and hips are articulated, whereas his left arm has a spring-loaded projective launcher molded into it.
{{-}}

===McDonald's===
[[File:CV-toy McDonalds 2019 Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2019)
** ''Accessories'': Ship armor
: As a second Happy Meal promotion for ''Cyberverse'', Bumblebee is a 4-inch-tall non-transforming figure with articulation at the hips and arms. As an [[Action Master]]s-esque play feature, he includes a small ship (reminiscent of his Elite Class toy) that can be separated in half and reattached into various pins around his body as weapons or pieces of armor. Oddly this promotion was released just one month after the aforementioned Burger King toy.

{{-}}{{anchor|McDonalds2021}}
[[File:CV-toy McDonalds 2021 Bumblebee.jpg|upright=1.11|thumb]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Happy Meal Toy, 2021)
: Released only in Singapore in January 2021, Bumblebee is a non-transforming figure with limited articulation. The chest of the figure has a panel with a lenticular image sticker on it which changes angle when the left arm is moved. Moving the panel causes the image on his chest to change.

{{-}}
===''Nezha: Transformers''===
[[File:Nezha-toy XiaomiBrickSet Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Building brick set, 2019)
** ''Set number'': '''QL1676'''
** ''Pieces'': '''392'''
: Released by [[Xiaomi]] as part of the Chinese-centric ''[[Nezha: Transformers (toyline)|Nezha: Transformers]]'' toyline, this Bumblebee is a Lego-style building kit that can be assembled into either an approximately 10-inch-tall poseable robot mode or a car mode. Similar to how most ''[[Kre-O]]'' figures work, Bumblebee must be disassembled and reassembled in order to change from one mode to the next.

{{-}}{{anchor|NezhaOnebot}}
[[File:Nezha-toy XiaomiOnebot Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|300px]]
* '''Bumblebee''' (Onebot set, 2020)
** ''Set number'': '''OBDHF02HZB'''
** ''Pieces'': '''770+'''
: ''Onebot'' Bumblebee is a similar building kit to the one above and can also be assembled into either robot or car mode, except it's now much larger and is based on the "Lego Technic" style of more complex pieces and builds. It was released as part of the MITU brand of building sets also made by Xiaomi. Building instructions are available on the official app for mobile devices and Windows. Robot mode requires 726 parts assembled over 655 steps, car mode takes 496 parts and 534 steps.

{{-}}{{anchor|NezhaBlindbox}}
* '''Bumblebee''' (Blind-box building doll, 2021)
** ''Set number'': '''???'''
** ''Pieces'': '''???'''
: This "blind box building doll" Bumblebee uses the same style of construction as the ''Onebot'' set above, but is a much smaller kit resulting in a super-deformed robot mode that lacks a rebuildable vehicle mode.

{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:Quidd-evergreen-Bumblebee-robot-mode.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
* As with some of the ''Cyberverse'' cast, Bumblebee's design is based on the [[evergreen]] design also used for his [[Bumblebee (G1)|Generation 1 counterpart]], with some minor stylistic tweaks.
* Bumblebee's loss of his voice is a borrowed trait from his [[Bumblebee (Movie)|movieverse]] and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|"Aligned"]] counterparts; his use of bleeps to communicate before leaving Cybertron is derived from the latter, while using radio clips to speak on Earth comes from the former.
* For most scenes throughout the show, Bumblebee uses an [[Animation error|incorrect model]] where his [[:File:CyberverseMegatronisMyheroinsigniaerror.jpg|Autobot insignia is missing the white shape inside the top section]]. This error repeats itself quite frequently in many other appearances of the insignia as well.
*[[Jeremy Levy]] says that Bumblebee and [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]]'s relationship was pitched to him as a brother and sister relationship, sorry shippers.

===Foreign names===
* ''Japanese:'' '''Bumblebee''' (バンブルビー ''Banburubī'')
* ''Mandarin:'' '''Dàhuángfēng''' (China, 大黄蜂, "Hornet")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Bumblebee
|disambig=Bumblebee (disambiguation)
|body=
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the plucky yellow [[kid-appeal character]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], the voiceless yellow one-man franchise from the [[live-action film series]].
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], the hothead yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
* [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], the yellow kid-appeal character turned leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].}}

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Cyberverse Autobots]]
[[Category:Cyberverse combiners]]
[[Category:Hall of Fame characters]]
[[Category:McDonald's exclusives]]
[[Category:Nezha Autobots]]
[[Category:Scouts]]
[[Category:Target exclusives]]

Transformers: Earth Wars

2024-11-13T22:22:12Z

Lookatroopa: /* Featured characters */

[[File:TransformersEarthWars logo.png|center|400px]]
{{videogame
|title=''Transformers: Earth Wars''
|image=TransformersEarthWars header.jpg
|caption=''"...fuel cells!"''
|developer=[[Space Ape Games]]
|publisher=[[Backflip Studios]]
|date=[[June 2]], [[2016]]
|platform=Android, iOS
}}

'''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' is a mobile game by [[Space Ape Games]]/[[Backflip Studios]] with a storyline written by [[Simon Furman]], which means plenty of [[Furmanism]]s. The aim of the game is to assemble an army and build a fortress, then try to defend your base while destroying the enemy's. Essentially, Transformers meets ''Clash of Clans'', without Hog Riders.

The setting is [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], though characters from the [[Beast Era]], [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]], [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]], [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]], [[Aligned continuity family|Prime]] and even some original characters also appear.

==Plot==
The Autobots and Decepticons return to Earth to battle over resources. Furman promises that while it "appears to be about the same old stuff" initially, "as we progress through the game, more is revealed about Megatron’s master plan and what he’s looking for on Earth."<ref>[https://www.usatoday.com/story/tech/gaming/2016/02/10/transformers-land-mobile-earth-wars/80167164/ USA Today: "'Transformers' land on mobile in 'Earth Wars'"]</ref>

===Campaigns===
*'''Get Optimus / Get Megatron!'''
Jetfire and Starscream arrive on Earth and set up their base of operations. Soon, Ironhide and Bludgeon arrive through their Space Bridges, and after raiding a few bases, both factions find a [[Quantum Crystal]] powerful enough to power their spacebridges and bring their leaders to Earth.
*'''The Lost Map'''
With the arrival of Optimus Prime and Megatron, the Autobots and/or Decepticons set out to find the [[Fractal Map]] pieces with the help of their human allies. Both sides find a Gunner Crystal and recruit Sunstreaker and Swindle.
*'''Power Play'''
After collecting three of the map pieces, both factions try putting the pieces they collected together, only to find out they need a [[Codex Key]] to break the encryption.
*'''The Codex Showdown'''
With the help of the recently recruited medics, Ratchet and Hook, both sides fight over the Codex Key, and find the location of a [[Enigma of Combination|legendary artifact]].
*'''Secrets of Nebulos'''
Some weird pieces of [[Nebulos]] technology called '''"Power Cores"''' have landed on Earth. Starscream and Optimus gather some troops, and both Starscream and Optimus Prime fight over the Power Cores. The power cores gathered, however, have been rigged to explode, and so both sides have to start from scratch with building up their power core stocks.
*'''Combiner Wars'''
With the Enigma of Combination, the Autobots and Decepticons harness the power of Combiners. The gestalts prove unstable, however, and require Ore-13 and high-ranking bots to be useful.
*'''Return to Cybertron'''
A power play involving Starscream, Straxus, and Rodimus Unicronus results in the Autobots and Decepticons teaming up to assault Cybertron-based fortresses with overpowered defenses.
*'''War For Cybertron'''
Flashbacks introduce the Omega Supreme and Overlord combiners, along with the War for Cybertron cosmetic skin cores.
*'''Regenesis'''
Autobots and Decepticons team up once more to retreive the mysterious Project: Regenesis
*'''Titans on Earth'''
The Titans Metroplex & Trypticon are summoned to Earth to help their allies

==Gameplay==
===Alliances===
Alliances are the primary way to gain access to bots firsthand via events. Your alliance can also compete in Alliance Wars to determine who is better, and to see who comes up top! Compete in Alliance wars to gain resources, league promotions, and bragging rights!

You can join with other players in an alliance, or you can create your own for 15,000 Alloy! There are many notable alliances within the community!

A player must have Level 4 Headquarters or higher to join an Alliance, and up to 40 people can be in an Alliance.

===Classes===
*'''Warriors''' are armored front line melee fighters that rush into enemy defenses to open up the attack and protect other bots, but they have the lowest Damage per second (DPS). Warriors generally have a speed of 1.7, but some are slightly faster.
*'''Aerial''' units deal the highest DPS at a short range and can perform powerful airstrikes on single targets from great distances, but have low health. All air units have a speed of 2.
*'''Gunners''' shoot over walls and bombard large areas with their abilities from long range. like the Air units, they're deadly but vulnerable. All gunners have a speed of 1.8.
*'''Medics''' heal and support other bots in battle. They are only a few medics in the game, and they aren't durable themselves, so keep them in the back. Medics have a speed of 2.6.
*'''Special''' bots are highly individualized fighters with unique capabilities. This class incorporates leaders, scouts, and deployers.
*'''Triple Changers''' come with two special abilities making them highly versatile in battle. Triple Changers have speeds from 2.1 to 2.4.
*'''Combiners''' are a special class that must be summoned individually. They deal massive amounts of damage, but can only stay on the battlefield for so long. Their three abilities do not use ability points, but have cooldown times.

===Power Cores===
Power Cores are pieces of Nebulan Technology that are used to enhance bots and buildings, that can be obtained from ‘’’Power Chips’’’ or from Bot duplicates. Unused cores can be "fused" to active ones, increasing the effectiveness of the latter, but annihilating the former.

Building Cores

*Universal Building Cores:
**'''Attack''': Increases attack.
**'''Defense''': Increases initial building health.
**'''Repair''': Restores building health periodically after receiving damage.
**'''Death Pulse''': Releases an EMP explosion when building is destroyed.

*Auto Cannon Cores:
**'''Explosive Shells''': Deals a reduced amount of damage to all targets in a small area, and eliminates knockback.
**'''High Velocity Shells''': Fires a reduced amount of damage through everything in a straight line and beyond.

*Mortar Cores:
**'''Incendiary''': Fiery explosions deal increased damage over 6 seconds, and eliminate knockback.
**'''Target Protocol''': Prioritizes gunners and medics, while increasing range and decreasing damage.

*Missile Launcher cores:
**'''Guided Missiles''': Laser-guided single target missiles, dealing a reduced amount of damage.

*Laser Turret Cores:
**'''Anti-Air Laser''': Increases range and damage, but restricts weapon to attack only airborne targets.
**'''Laser Ricochet''': Increases damage and bounces to another target dealing half the damage

*HQ Cores:
**'''Adaptive Shielding''': Partial protection from Combiner damage and Special Ability damage.
**'''Omni-Flamer''': Torches all nearby enemies.
**'''Point Defense Beam''': Deals damage to a single nearby target. Can target airborne attackers, and prioritizes gunners.
**'''EMP Defense Bolt''': Deals electrical damage and stuns the target. Cannot hit at close range

*Beam Laser Cores:
*'''Cybertronian Charge''': Increases range & deals more damage the longer the beam stays on target
*'''Slowdown Photon''': Fires a beam that slows the target

*Shock Tower Cores:
*'''Thunderstrom''': Increases range but deals a reduced amount of damage
*'''EMP Shock''': Deals a reduced amount of damage & stuns targets temporary

*Stasis Mine Cores:
*'''Glass Gas Mine''': Affected targets take more damage when triggered.
*'''Flare Mine''': Nearby defences focus their attacks on a single target when triggered. Can detect bots in stealth mode
*'''Motion Sensing Mine''': Prevents a bot from using their ability temporary

*Building Bot Cores:
*'''Force Field Disruptor''': Disables nearby enemy ability shields & dissipates zone damage cloaking
*'''Lightning Rod''': Shields nearby building from EMP effect. Build Bot is immune to Electical damage
*'''Zone Heal''': Restores health of nearby buildings every couple of seconds
*'''Ray Blockers''': Blocks healing of invaders. Does not affect bots equipped with health regeneration core

*Prime Cores: Simliar to the Prime Bot Cores. Obtainable for 7500 Prime Core Shards

*Universal Bot Cores:
**'''Attack''': Boosts damage of regular attacks.
**'''Vitality''': Increases bot's health.
**'''Rejuvenate''': Heals bot every 5 seconds.
**'''Tactician''': The bot prioritizes defenses for a period immediately after deployment.
**'''Wallbuster''': Damage to walls increased.

*Warrior Bot Cores
**'''Trithyllium Plating''': Partial protection from Auto Cannons.
**'''Death Pulse''': On 0 health, the warrior creates an EMP explosion, stunning targets in a large area.

*Air Bot Cores:
**'''Reflective Coating''': Partial protection from Laser Turrets and Beam Lasers.
**'''Enhanced Ordnance''': Increases special ability damage.

*Gunner Cores:
**'''Flak Jacket''': Partial protection from Mortars and Missile Launchers.
**'''Volatile Mixture''': Increases special ability damage.

*Medic Cores:
**'''Ray Boosters''': Increases power of healing done.

*Bot Specific Cores:
Certain bots have bot-specific cores that can only be equipped to one particular bot. Their effects are unique, and they also modify the visual appearance of the bot on which they're equipped - for instance, Optimus Prime and Rodimus Prime each have "Matrix" cores, which cause the Matrix to appear on their chests.

*G1 Cores:
A successor to the Bot Specific Cores are the G1 cores. Again, these can be equipped to specific bots, modifying or upgrading their abilities and modifying the visual appearance of the bots. But in the case of the G1 cores, the visual modification takes the form of a thicker black outline around the edges of each bot and cel-shaded panels, approximating the appearance of the classic animated series.

*Prime Cores:
12 unique cores (each corresponding to one of the ancient [[Thirteen|Primes]]) that provide particularly potent abilities, and in some cases alter the physical appearance of each bot. Prime cores are not obtainable from bot duplicates or standard core chips, and can be obtained only through the collection of 5,000 Prime Core shards (typically special rewards from weekend events).

*Limited Time Cores:
Temporary cores that provide an XP boost for a specific period after being equipped. One the period is completed, they are automatically destroyed.

*Squad cores:
Faction- and class-specific cores that confer two buffs - one to the bot on whom it is equipped, and another on any bots of the same class in the same squad.

*Skin Cores:
Cores that will give your bots a different appearance

===Resources===
*'''Alloy'''- A metal substance used to upgrade buildings and walls.
*'''[[Energon]]'''- Energon is used to upgrade buildings, upgrade Bots' special abilities, and to perform research on Bots to make them stronger.
*'''[[Ore-13]]'''- A potent substance used to activate Combiners.
*'''[[Spark]]'''- Obtained from holographic summons in the Space bridge and Event rewards, Spark is used to upgrade Bots' abilities. Special Spark can be received from Combiner team bots.
*'''Crystal Shards'''- Also the result of Holographic summons and events, shards are used to create powerful crystals to summon high star rating Bots.
*'''[[Cybercoin]]'''- Premium currency used for instantly obtaining resources and [[Quantum crystal|crystals.]]
*'''Combiner Spark''' - This type of spark is used only for combiners. Obtained when you get a duplicate of a Combiner Bot.
*'''C.O.M.B.A.T Spark'''- Used to upgrade C.O.M.B.A.T bots. Obtained when you get a duplicate C.O.M.B.A.T bot
[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:currencies Currencies and Resources at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

===Battle Boosts===
Battle Boosts are like Spells in Clash of Clans. They can only be used once in a battle, but provide extra offense or defense for your team.
*'''Incendiary Barrage MK. 1, II, and III''' Rain down an artillery battery of Incendiary shells on the battlefield dealing medium damage
*'''Orbital Strike MK. I, II, and III''' summon a powerful Orbital Strike from above dealing massive damage.
*'''Forcefield MK. I, II, and III''' Provides a forcefield that blocks 45% to 75% of damage taken and makes them immune to knockbacks for 6 seconds.
*'''Smart Bomb MK. I, II, and III''' Deals a set amount of damage to a single target.
*'''EMP blast MK. I, II, and III''' Stun all targets in a large radius for a set amount of time depending on the level.
*'''Field Repairs MK. I, II, and III''' Heal all friendly bots for a set amount of HP over 5 seconds.
*'''Shark Attack MK I, II, and III''' Call for 3 vicious 2-star Sharkticons (level 14, 30, and 40, respectively) to attack a target. '''Warning''': Fallen Sharkticons are ''highly'' explosive.
*'''Nanofrost MK. I, II, and III''' Freeze a building for 8–12 seconds, then destroy it to freeze and slow down all buildings around the Bomb radius by 40% for 10 seconds.
*'''[[Kremzeek]]''' Coming in 5 variants, Kremzeeks can do quite a lot of things.
**Red Kremzeeks set buildings on fire dealing 128 damage per second for 6 seconds, increasing every second if you destroy the building they are currently deployed on.
**Yellow Kremzeeks deal 96 damage over 15 seconds. Can jump to other buildings up to 4 times.
**Purple Kremzeeks hack defenses and make them attack other defenses for you, albeit with less damage.
** The rare Blue Kremzeek can stun defenses over a brief period of time.
** The White Kremzeek makes the target building take more damage.

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:battleboosts Battle Boosts at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Buildings==
===Main===
*'''Headquarters''' - The heart of your Autobot/Decepticon outpost, protect yours well, and destroy an opponent's Headquarters to win a battle! Upgrade it to unlock more upgrades and buildings!
*'''Shuttle''' - The shuttle carries Autobots and Decepticons into battle! Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum capacity.

===Defense===
*'''[[Autogun|Auto Cannon]]''' - Provides a decent amount of damage and has medium range. Cannot target flying units.
*'''Laser Turret''' - Shoots off 4 smaller lasers that deal constant damage at shorter range, but deals double damage to flying units!
*'''Mortar''' - Long range defense that targets ground units and deals explosive damage from far away.
*'''Outpost''' - Assign an Autobot or Decepticon with a fraction of their normal stats to defend against attacks on your base.
*'''Beam Laser''' - Shoots off a long range Photon laser to deal the Highest DPS on a single ground unit.
*'''Shock Tower''' - Delivers a nasty jolt of electricity to nearby bots and knocks them back, and is immune to EMP effects! (Except for [[Star Saber (G1)|shock]][[Deathsaurus (G1)|fire]])
*'''Missile Launcher''' - Shoots off a barrage of rockets over a very long range at both ground and air units. Cannot target troops within its blind spot.
*'''Stasis Mine''' - Doesn't deal damage, but freezes enemies in place for 2–5 seconds.
*'''Wall''' - Used to shield defenses and slow down invaders. Upgrading each wall post gives it more health to better defend against opponent bots.

*'''Combiner Outpost''' - Originally unavailable to players and only seen in the Combiner Wars Campaign, this very long-ranged outpost activates a Combiner to defend against other Combiners!
*'''Shield Generator''' - When charged, shields HQ from all damage and absorbs ability damage for adjacent buildings.
*'''Multi-Defense System''' - Switch between three different modes and adapt to your foes! Immune to EMP and hack effects.
*'''Spider Mine''' - Releases explosive spiders rushing onto enemies

===Utility===
*'''Energon Harvester''' - Harvests precious Energon for research and upgrading buildings. Upgrade with Alloy to increase production rate.
*'''Energon Storage''' - Stores Energon for later usage. Upgrade with Alloy to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Alloy Harvester''' - Harvests Alloy to upgrade buildings. Upgrade with Energon to increase production rate.
*'''Alloy Storage''' - Stores Alloy for later usage. Upgrade with Energon to increase maximum storage capacity.
*'''Ore-13 Harvester''' - Harvests the rare mineral [[Ore-13]] for sending out Combiners to battle.
*'''Ore-13 Storage''' - A storage device strong enough to contain the power of Ore-13.
*'''[[Space bridge]]''' - The Space bridge is used to activate [[Quantum Crystal]]s to bring in bots and resources!
*'''Research Lab''' - Upgrade your bots and their abilities with Energon and Spark to make them more powerful! Upgrade the lab to increase the max level that bots can be upgraded to.
*'''Combiner Lab''' - Used to activate Combiners and upgrade their abilities using combiner Spark.
*'''Build Bot''' - Build Bots will build and upgrade buildings, but the bots themselves cannot be upgraded and have very low health. The number of buildings that can be upgraded at a time depends on the number of Build Bots on base. More Build Bots can be bought at 2000 [[Cybercoin]]s or 5000 [[Shanix]] each. Until a later update, the build bots can now be upgraded & can be equipped with a power core
*'''Scanner''' - Provides locations of rivals' bases so you can raid them. Upgrading it will give access to tougher battle zones.
*'''Power Core Lab''' - Equip, manage & fuse your power cores for your bots & buildings
*'''Helio-Harvester''' - Can be obtained by completing the "Regenesis" campaign. When charged, increases the production of all Energon Harvesters by 100%

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/wiki:buildings Buildings at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c1=
{{collist|6|
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire]]
*[[Ironhide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironhide]]
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sunstreaker]]
*[[Ratchet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ratchet]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bumblebee]]
*[[Prowl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prowl]]
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cliffjumper]]
*[[Grimlock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grimlock]]
*[[Mirage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mirage]]
*[[Wheeljack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wheeljack]]
*[[Blaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blaster]]
*[[Silverbolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Silverbolt]]
*[[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skydive]]
*[[Air Raid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Air Raid]]
*[[Powerglide (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Powerglide]]
*[[Alpha Bravo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Bravo]]
*[[Fireflight (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firefly]]
*[[Jazz (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Jazz]]
*[[Windblade (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Windblade]]
*[[Pyra Magna#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pyra Magna]]
*[[Rust Dust#Transformers: Earth Warst|Rust Dust]]
*[[Dust Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dustup]]
*[[Jumpstream#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jumpstream]]
*[[Skyburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skyburst]]
*[[Stormclash#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stormclash]]
*[[Slag (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slug]]
*[[Huffer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Huffer]]
*[[Arcee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Arcee]]
*[[Sideswipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sideswipe]]
*[[Swoop (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swoop]]
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ultra Magnus]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Rod]]
*[[Hot Spot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hot Spot]]
*[[Seaspray (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Seaspray]]
*[[Pipes (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pipes]]
*[[Star Saber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Star Saber]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hound]]
*[[Perceptor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Perceptor]]
*[[Smokescreen (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smokescreen]]
*[[First Aid (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|First Aid]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Primal]]
*[[Sludge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sludge]]
*[[Kup (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kup]]
*[[Drift (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drift]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laser Optimus Prime]]
*[[Snarl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snarl]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cheetor]]
*[[Springer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Springer]]
*[[Cosmos (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cosmos]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rodimus Prime]]
*[[Sky Lynx (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Lynx]]
*[[Warpath (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Warpath]]
*[[Elita One (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Elita-1]]
*[[Tracks (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tracks]]
*[[Inferno (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Inferno]]
*[[Tigerhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerhawk]]
*[[Sentius Magnus]]
*[[Slash (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slash]]
*[[Sandstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sandstorm]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Goldfire]]
*[[Streetwise (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Streetwise]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron Jetfire]]
*[[Blades (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blades]]
*[[Rook (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rook]]
*[[Rhinox (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rhinox]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Punch]]
*[[Hound (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hound V.A.M.P.]]
*[[Jetfire (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Jetfire Skystriker]]
*[[Red Alert (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Alert]]
*[[Strafe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Strafe]]
*[[Dinobot (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot]]
*[[Nosecone (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nosecone]]
*[[Brainstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brainstorm]]
*[[Six-Gun#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sixgun]]
*[[Chromia (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Chromia]]
*[[Lightspeed (G1 Technobot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lightspeed]]
*[[Afterburner (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Afterbreaker]]
*[[Trailbreaker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trailbreaker]]
*[[Scattershot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scattershot]]
*[[Hoist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hoist]]
*[[Grapple (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Grapple]]
*[[Prowl (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Prowl]]
*[[Silverbolt (Magnaboss)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Silverbolt]]
*[[Optimus Primal (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimal Optimus]]
*[[Ironhide (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|BW Ironhide]]
*[[Broadside (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Broadside]]
*[[Blurr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blurr]]
*[[Rotorstorm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rotorstorm]]
*[[Minerva (G1 robot)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Minerva]]
*[[Whirl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Whirl]]
*[[Slingshot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slingshot]]
*[[Twin Twist (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Twin Twist]]
*[[Bulkhead (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bulkhead]]
*[[Skids (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skids]]
*[[Topspin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topspin]]
*[[Roadbuster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadbuster]]
*[[Brawn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawn]]
*[[Ariel]]
*[[Alpha Trion (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Alpha Trion]]
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wreck Gar]]
*[[Bluestreak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bluestreak]]
*[[Lio Convoy#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leo Prime]]
*[[Beachcomber (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Beachcomber]]
*[[Metalhawk (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Metalhawk]]
*[[Tasmania Kid#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tasmania Kid]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Orion Pax]]
*[[Vector Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vector Prime]]

;[[Combiner]]s/[[Guardian robot|Guardians]]
*[[Superion (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Superion]]
*[[Optimus Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Optimus Maximus]]
*[[Volcanicus (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Volcanicus]]
*[[Victorion#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victorion]]
*[[Defensor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Defensor]]
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Omega Supreme]]
*[[Computron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Computron]]
*[[Magnaboss (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Magnaboss]]
*[[Sky Reign#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sky Reign]]
*[[Ruination (G1)|Ruination]]

;[[Titans]]
*[[Metroplex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Metroplex]]
*[[Fortress Maximus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fortress Maximus]]
*[[Ark (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Autobot Ark]]}}
}}
{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|c2=
{{collist|6|
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Megatron]] ([[Frank Welker]])
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Starscream]]
*[[Bludgeon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bludgeon]]
*[[Swindle (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Swindle]]
*[[Hook (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hook]]
*[[Shrapnel (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skrapnel]]
*[[Brawl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Brawl]]
*[[Kickback (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Kickback]]
*[[Razorclaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razorclaw]]
*[[Breakdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shockwave]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave]] (Frank Welker)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thundercracker]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skywarp]]
*[[Slipstream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slipstream]]
*[[Cyclonus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cyclonus]]
*[[Long Haul (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Long Haul]]
*[[Blast Off (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blast Off]]
*[[Mixmaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mixmaster]]
*[[Divebomb (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Divebomb]]
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bonecrusher]]
*[[Scavenger (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scavenger]]
*[[Vortex (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vortex]]
*[[Scrapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scrapper]]
*[[Onslaught (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Onslaught]]
*[[Viper (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Viper]]
*[[Rampage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rampage]]
*[[Lockdown (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lockdown]]
*[[Nightbird (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightbird]]
*[[Offroad (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Offroad]]
*[[Scourge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scourge]]
*[[Galvatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatron]]
*[[Nemesis Prime (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nemesis Prime]]
*[[Tantrum (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tantrum]]
*[[Octopunch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octopunch]]
*[[Headstrong (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Headstrong]]
*[[Deathsaurus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deathsaurus]]
*[[Drag Strip (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drag Strip]]
*[[Bombshell (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshell]]
*[[Brake-Neck (G1)|Brake-Neck]]
*[[Reflector (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Reflector]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|''Beast Wars'' Megatron]]
*[[Straxus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Straxus]]
*[[Dead End (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dead End]]
*[[Barricade (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Barricade]]
*[[Megatron (Armada)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Armada Megatron]]
*[[Hun-Gurrr (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Hun-Gurrr]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blackarachnia]]
*[[Astrotrain (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Astrotrain]]
*[[Mindwipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Mindwipe]]
*[[Motormaster (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Motormaster]]
*[[Blitzwing (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blitzwing]]
*[[Skullcruncher (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skullsmasher]]
*[[Lugnut (TF 2010)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lugnut]]
*[[Cutthroat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cutthroat]]
*[[Hot Rod (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rodimus Unicronus]]
*[[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Waspinator]]
*[[Sentius Malus]]
*[[Rippersnapper (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rippersnapper]]
*[[Octane#Transformers: Earth Wars|Octone]]
*[[Ramjet (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramjet]]
*[[Sinnertwin (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sinnertwin]]
*[[Starscream (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cybertron Starscream]]
*[[Dirge (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirge]]
*[[Blot (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blot]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarantulas]]
*[[Punch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Counterpunch]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundwave H.I.S.S.]]
*[[Skywarp (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Skywarp Nightraven]]
*[[Runamuck (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runamuck]]
*[[Thrust (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Thrust]]
*[[Dinobot II#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dinobot II]]
*[[Drillhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Drillhorn]]
*[[Guyhawk#Transformers: Earth Wars|Guyhawk]]
*[[Triggerhappy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Triggerhappy]]
*[[Hellbat (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fellbat]]
*[[Killbison#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ironbison]]
*[[Flamewar (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flamewar]]
*[[Exhaust#Transformers: Earth Wars|Exhaust]]
*[[Leozack#Transformers: Earth Wars|Leozack]]
*[[Crankcase (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Crankcase]]
*[[Dirtbag#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dirtbag]]
*[[Ram Horn#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ram Horn]]
*[[Cicadacon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cicadacon]]
*[[Megatron (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Transmetal 2 Megatron]]
*[[Sea Clamp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Clamp]]
*[[Apeface#Transformers: Earth Wars|Apeface]]
*[[Runabout (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Runabout]]
*[[Spinister (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spinister]]
*[[Flatline (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flatline]]
*[[Sea Phantom#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sea Phantom]]
*[[Acid Storm (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Acid Storm]]
*[[Coelagon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Coelagon]]
*[[Breakdown (IDW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Breakdown Prime]]
*[[Knock Out (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Knock Out]]
*[[Terrormander#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terrormander]]
*[[Halfshell#Transformers: Earth Wars|Halfshell]]
*[[Full-Tilt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Full-Tilt]]
*[[Scylla#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scylla]]
*[[Tarn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tarn]]
*[[Junkyard (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Junkheap]]
*[[Wildrider (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Wildrider]]
*[[Inferno (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predacon Inferno]]
*[[Deluge (G2)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Deluge]]
*[[Bomb-Burst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bomb-Burst]]
*[[Antagony (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Antagony]]
*[[Megatron (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|D-16]]
*[[Nova Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nova Prime]]

;Combiners/[[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmasters]]
*[[Devastator (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Devastator]]
*[[Bruticus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bruticus]]
*[[Predaking (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Predaking]]
*[[Menasor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Menasor]]
*[[Abominus (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Abominus]]
*[[Overlord (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overlord]]
*[[Liokaiser#Transformers: Earth Wars|Liokaiser]]
*[[Tripredacus#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tripredacus]]
*[[Galvatronus (CW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Galvatronus]]
*[[God Neptune#Transformers: Earth Wars|God Neptune]]

;Titans
*[[Trypticon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trypticon]]
*[[Scorponok (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Scorponok]]
*[[Nemesis (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Decepticon Nemesis]]}}
}}
{{featuredcharacters
|nonumbering=true
|h3=Trans-factional|c3=
*[[Gnaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gnaw]]
*[[Impactor (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Impactor]]
;[[Mercenary|Mercenaries]]
*[[Doubledealer#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doubledealer]]
*[[Snapdragon (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Snapdragon]]

|h4=Negative universe|c4=
;Evil Autobots
*[[Goldbug (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Goldbug]]
*[[Jetfire (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Jetfire]]
;Heroic Decepticons
*[[Shockwave (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Shockwave]]
*[[Thundercracker (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Thundercracker]]

|h5=Support characters|c5=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[Autobot Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Eject (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Eject]]
*[[Steeljaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Steeljaw]]
*[[Rewind (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rewind]]
*[[Ramhorn (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ramhorn]]
;[[Decepticon Mini-Cassette]]s
*[[Rumble (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rumble]]
*[[Laserbeak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Laserbeak]]
*[[Frenzy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Frenzy]]
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Buzzsaw]]
;[[Sharkticon (species)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sharkticons]]
* Generic Mini-Sharkticons
;[[Drone]]s
* Generic Medibots
;[[Weapon]]s
*[[Sword of Balance]]
*[[Cosmic Rust Blaster]]
*[[Star Saber (Prima)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Prima's Star Saber]]
*[[Dark Star Saber#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dark Star Saber]]
*[[Forge of Solus Prime#Transformers: Earth Wars|Forge of Solus Prime]]
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;[[C.O.M.B.A.T. System|C.O.M.B.A.T]] Autobots
*[[Nightstalker (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstalker]]
*[[Firebolt (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Firebolt]]
*[[Flak (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Flak]]
*[[Pteraxadon#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pteraxadon]]
*[[Lionizer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Lionizer]]
*[[Big Shot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Topshot]]
*[[Trenchfoot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trenchfoot]]
*[[Rung (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rung]]
*[[Dile#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dile]]
*[[Smashdown#Transformers: Earth Wars|Smashdown]]
*[[Glitch (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glitch]]
*[[Soundbarrier#Transformers: Earth Wars|Soundbarrier]]
*[[Stripes#Transformers: Earth Wars|Stripes]]
*[[Top-Heavy#Transformers: Earth Wars|Top-Heavy]]
*[[Red Hot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Red Heat]]
*[[Spoilsport#Transformers: Earth Wars|Spoilsport]]
*[[Rattrap (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Rattrap]]
*[[Airazor (BW)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Airazor]]
*[[Sheeldron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sheeldron]]
*[[Dazzlestrike#Transformers: Earth Wars|Dazzlestrike]]
*[[Roadburner#Transformers: Earth Wars|Roadburner]]
*[[Pinpointer (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Pinpointer]]
*[[Steeljaw (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Steeljaw]]
*[[Zaur (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Zaur]]
*[[Tricerashot (G1)|Tricerashot]]
*[[Windstrike (G1)|Windstrike]]
*[[Trip-Up#Transformers: Earth Wars|Trip-Up]]
*[[Sawtooth (G1)|Sawtooth]]
*[[Nightstick (Headmasters)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Nightstick]]
*[[Sidetrack (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sidetrack]]
*[[Bashbreaker (G1)|Bashbreaker]]
*[[Big Daddy (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Big Daddy]]
*[[Kunai]]
*[[Victory Leo#Transformers: Earth Wars|Victory Leo]]
*[[Buzzstrike (G1)|Buzzstrike]]
*[[Enerax]]
*[[Jaze (G1)|Jaze]]
*[[C.L. (G1)|C.L.]]
*[[SB Optimus Prime]]

{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
;C.O.M.B.A.T Decepticons
*[[Ravage (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ravage]]
*[[Blowpipe (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Blowpipe]]
*[[Cratermaker#Transformers: Earth Wars|Cratermaker]]
*[[Terror-Daxtyl#Transformers: Earth Wars|Terror-Daxtyl]]
*[[Catgut#Transformers: Earth Wars|Catgut]]
*[[Fireline#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fireline]]
*[[Caliburst (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Caliburst]]
*[[Hairsplitter#Transformers: Earth Wars|Shrute]]
*[[Overkill (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Overkill]]
*[[Razor-Sharp#Transformers: Earth Wars|Razor-Sharp]]
*[[Gatoraider#Transformers: Earth Wars|Gatorface]]
*[[Doublecrosser (Earthrise)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Doublecrosser]]
*[[Glit (KP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Glit]]
*[[Sights (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Sights]]
*[[Bombshock (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Bombshock]]
*[[Aimless#Transformers: Earth Wars|Aimless]]
*[[Vertebreak (Kingdom)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Vertebreak]]
*[[Tonbot#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tonbot]]
*[[Fangtron#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fangtron]]
*[[Giza (POTP)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Giza]]
*[[Power Punch#Transformers: Earth Wars|Power Punch]]
*[[Singe#Transformers: Earth Wars|Singe]]
*[[Ravage (SG)#Transformers: Earth Wars|SG Ravage]]
*[[Slugfest (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Slugfest]]
*[[Heartburn]]
*[[Baru (G1)|Baru]]
*[[Roller Force##Transformers: Earth Wars|Roller Force]]
*[[Zori (G1)|Zori]]
*[[Fracas#Transformers: Earth Wars|Fracas]]
*[[Growl (G1)#Transformers: Earth Wars|Growl]]
*[[Gabu (G1)|Gabu]]
*[[Ground Hog#Transformers: Earth Wars|Ground Hog]]
*[[Bido (G1)|Bido]]
*[[Tigerbreast#Transformers: Earth Wars|Tigerchest]]
*[[Lancelon (G1)|Lancelon]]
*[[Fireglide (G1)|Fireglide]]
*[[Baro (G1)|Baro]]
*[[Ozu (EW)|Ozu]]
*[[SB Megatron]]
{{!}}}

|h6=Humans/Non-Playable characters|c6=
*[[Melody Keen]]
*[[Luca]]
;[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]
*[[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]]
*[[Scarlett]]
*[[Snake-Eyes]]
;[[Cobra]]
*[[Cobra Commander]]
*[[Baroness]]
*[[Storm Shadow]]

}}

'''<nowiki>*</nowiki>''' Upcoming characters

==Events==
Every weekend, for three days, events are held so players can win resources and new crystals. The events usually alternate between solo events and Alliance events each week. New characters are introduced with a story strewn across a four-week saga.

The various type of events are:
* A solo totaliser with various resource prizes, capped at 10,000 points.
* An Alliance single totaliser with a grand prize at around 200,000 points.
* An Alliance event with many prestiges to collect prizes and crystals multiple times.
* A single totaliser with multiple prestiges, which gives the same amount of battle points in all battle zones and triple XP.
* An Alliance totaliser and leaderboard event, with the top alliances receiving the newest 4 or 3 star character crystal and Premium Crystals. Or in some events, even more of the event's crystals.

{{main|Transformers: Earth Wars/Events}}

==Notes==
*Furman has said that early in production, "we had to base it in the IDW continuity as it turned out". He also revealed it was him who pushed for Bludgeon to make it into the game as well.<ref>[https://www.vice.com/en_us/article/comic-writer-simon-furman-discusses-three-decades-of-transformers-and-new-game-earth-wars-707 Vice interview]</ref>
** A purple [[Decepticon Command Bunker]] can be seen in the mountainside of Decepticon bases as a counterpart to the Ark in Autobot bases.
*Character models are mostly based on each character's most-recent toy release. In many cases, this means ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Thrilling 30]]'' to ''[[Transformers: Legacy|Legacy: United]]''. There are also some appearances from ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'', ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'', [[Live-action film series|movie]]verse namesakes, 'original' ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' and 'original' [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]], and a bit of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' in the mix.
* Though the game's dialogue is depicted using text boxes, Optimus Prime, Megatron, and Soundwave still have voice lines. They are voiced, as usual, by [[Peter Cullen]] and [[Frank Welker]], respectively.
*Apparently, the Mastermind Creations toys of the Predacons inspired the staff so much, that the in-game models of the Predacons are based on these [[IP infringement|third party]] toys.
**The Predacons aren't the only ones guilty of this either! Motormaster had his in-game model based on TransForm Mission's toy based on the Stunticon leader!
**Did we also mention that Menasor's model takes cues off of the "Perfect Effect" third party add on kit, along with the aforementioned Transform Mission toy.
**On the bot side, Defensor is an interesting case, as rather than reuse the limb-mode rigs of Vortex, Ironhide and Brakeneck, Blades, First Aid and Streetwise use brand new frames for their limb modes. Don't even mention that Rook is combined upside down. The head, thighs and parts of the shoulders are the only bits of Hot Spot with any resemblane to the ''Combiner Wars'' toy, as everything else is based on the C+ Customs add-on kit for Defensor instead of retooling from Victorion (though the backpack kibble is shrunken down).
**Abominus: Torso: ''Power of the Primes''/''Unique Toys''. Legs: ''Power of the Primes''. Arms: ''Power of the Primes''/''Unique Toys''. Thighs: ''Unique Toys''. Head: ''Unique Toys''. Hands and feet: ''Unique Toys''. Gun: ''Unique Toys'' (shared with Defensor). Whew!
* The only Furmanisms actually in the game are "It is over - finished!" (said by Optimus or Megatron after a victory) and "Now - Reap the whirlwind!" (spoken by Optimus Prime when deploying troops).
* [[FIRRIB|Rumble is blue, Frenzy is red.]]
* As it turns out, Tracks' bot mode is based on his Masterpiece toy, but his alt-mode is entirely based on his Universe toy.
*Sky-Lynx is classified as a Triple-Changer now, this also marks the first time in a while that his dual mode Tiger and Dragon modes have been used.
* While the soundtrack is normally unique music made for the game itself, by default, you also have the choice of a Generation 1 soundtrack, using original [[Johnny Douglas]] tracks from the 1984 cartoon.
* Up until Defensor's debut, Superion was the only original ''G1'' combiner for the Autobots.
* How do you know a combiner is coming? If all the bots of a known combiner group are available.
* Soundwave's H.I.S.S. tank model is the first instance of the character having a vehicle mode in the game. It draws from the [[H.I.S.S. tank#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Soundwave-themed HISS redeco]].
* Hound's VAMP model draws inspiration from his ''Universe'' toy and from the Hound-themed [[VAMP]] redeco.
* Jetfire's Skystriker model draws inspiration from the Jetfire-themed [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Skystriker]] redeco. Skywarp, however, is the nutball in the group.
* Swoop was known as Strafe before the Technobot of the same name was added to the game.
* Making for a nice easter egg, transforming Blaster in the character viewer will result in him playing [[The Touch]]. This also applies to Soundwave.
* One of, if not both of the Autobot Drift's swords translates into "revenge". Strangely enough, the symbols are in the ''Decepticon'' variant, and not Autobot.
*It is possible to bring both a combiner and its components into the same battle, though as normal troops vanish when a combiner is deployed, there will never be two of the same bot on the field.
*The game's matchmaking will occasionally pit you against a member of your own faction, in which case the enemy base and guardians will be reskinned into their opposing-faction counterparts.
===Errors===
* You can count on pretty much any character with tall shoulders to have said shoulders clip and cut through the character model when in battle stance.
* Drift does an awkward shift when going from vehicle to robot and the opposite way, seeing as his body warps and shifts so that he faces sideways in bot mode. This happens every time he attacks and every time he changes form.
* Most characters with extended shooting animations will sometimes lag out and be out of sync with the shooting animation.
* If activating an Aerialbot's ability, he may circle the target pointlessly for a while. Sometimes he even goes underground.
* Rampage and Razorclaw can have a victory animation while in bot mode and charging when the battle ends. They even have their swords.
*Sunstreaker has a giant gap in the back of his combined form leg.
*Sometimes Blast Off has his combination process [[Animation error|distorted]].
*''Beast Wars'' Megatron's weapons sometimes don't properly align with the hand models.
*Sharkticons just don't know when to stop fighting. The animations for the fighting will still appear, and they still run to buildings, but they don't actually deal damage. Does not translate to Gnaw.
*Sometimes (although this is very rare), amalgamations will randomly appear, where parts of the robot mode and vehicle mode appear on the opposite modes. Examples include Blast Off becoming a [[Seeker (body-type)|Conehead]], Ironhide gaining his [[Ironhide (Movie)|movieverse]] look, and Optimus Prime having [[Kibble#"Faux-parts"|two truck cabs]].
*Characters collision hitboxes will sometimes get caught on each other or on wall hitboxes and they will stay stuck in place for a good while. The bug where they get stuck on the Wall hitboxes can be fixed by letting the character walk in place, letting them get uncaught or destroying the wall. The bug where they get stuck in the collision hitboxes of each other can be fixed by activating the bot's ability. This most commonly happens with Medics and Gunners, and especially if you deploy your units in an extremely short fashion.
*Sometimes, when viewing your bots, after the bot transforms into their alternate mode, they won't transform into their robot mode, and remain [[Transformation paralysis|stuck in alternate mode.]] This is fixed by restarting the game.
*There are so many issues with the hands, especially characters with aerial capabilities or alt modes, especially the helicopters. When they transform, more often then not, their hands slide into their arms and then randomly reappear in alt mode. This usually applies to jets, but Laser (G2) Optimus Prime has his hands visible in vehicle mode.
*Brainstorm's character model duplicates his shield kibble on his arm and on his back and his arm cannon just disappears when he transforms.
*After the update that gave Blaster and Soundwave altmodes,this came at a price. Both of their character models in robot mode have extremely distorted upper arms that just levitate next to their lower arms.
*The Breastforce cannot activate their Breast Partner in the traditional way (gun, handgun, and animal) with Guyhawk being the exception. Either they are used as decoration, or don't appear at all.
*Mixmaster, when equipped with his G1 Core, will sometimes adopt a Transmetal texture in bot form. In ''Alternate Form'', however, he'll switch back to the regular G1 look. It is unknown if this applies to other bots, and if the G1 core matters. (Further research needed)
*As of the most recent update, Overlord and Omega Supreme are sometimes static while deployed, lacking their animations though they'll return occasionally. This has since been fixed.
**Other gimmicks that certain Transformers or Special Teams may have usually don't make it into the game.
*Sometimes during dialogue, Inferno and Predacon Inferno get mixed up, leading to the Autobot Inferno hilariously talking like the Predacon Inferno.
*Despite being a Decepticon, Baro uses the Autobot dialogue box.
*Most bugs that affect gameplay are promptly resolved within a given time, and Patch notes detailing what is currently being fixed are always released to the public.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers: Earth Wars''''' (トランスフォーマー：アースウォーズ ''Toransufōmā: Āsu Wōzu'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīn'gāng: Dìqiú zhī Zhàn ''''' (变形金刚：地球之战, "Transformers: Earth Wars")

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.transformersearthwars.com/ Official website]
* [http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/ Official Transformers Earth Wars Wiki]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Earth wars}}
[[Category:Generation 1 video games]]
[[Category:Earth Wars| ]]
[[Category:Mobile games]]

File:Battle bios barricade.jpeg

2024-11-13T22:20:11Z

Lookatroopa:

{{unknown artist}}
What appears to be an unused [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] head design, from the [[Battle Bio]]s section of Hasbro's official website.
{{ROTFconceptart}}

Coalescence

2024-11-13T22:17:23Z

Lookatroopa: /* Transformers references */

{{Comicstory|
|seriesissue=[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|''Transformers Timelines'']] text story
|prev=Derailment
|next=The Inexorable March
|seriesissue2=''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|Shattered Glass]]''
|prev2=Reunification: Part 6
|next2=Invasion Prologue
|image=Coalescence-title.jpg
|caption=I hope you like this, you had to wait five years for it!
|title="Coalescence"
|publisher=[[Transformers Collectors' Club]] (online exclusive)
|date=[[December 28]], [[2016]]
|by=[[Jesse Wittenrich]]
|editor=[[Luke Thompson]]
|illustrations=[[Josh Perez]]
|colors=
|pagecount=84pp
|chronology=[[2009]], [[2011]], [[2016]]
|continuity=''Shattered Glass''
}}

'''Worlds collide when the Underbase and its attendants threaten the multiverse, as an ancient evil seeks new worlds to conquer...'''

==Synopsis==
''Universes away, [[the Fallen]] is on the cusp of victory, ready to unleash his [[Star Harvester|ultimate weapon]]. Unfortunately for him, the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|one being]] who can stop the god-like Transformer arrives to stop him. As the last descendant of his [[Dynasty of Primes|brothers]] tears through him, the Fallen finds a fold in space-time and, desperate to escape, plunges himself into it. He soon realizes he's made a miscalculation, however; tumbling through the multiverse, he falls to the edges far beyond where his brothers and sisters in the [[Thirteen]] reign, and the normally fiery fallen Prime finds himself shivering as the polarity of the universe inverts around him...''

Two years later, [[Sephie Beller]], now the superhero Emulator, confronts two thieves at the [[New Energy Resource Research and Development Laboratory]] in the middle of their attempt to steal a piece of machinery. Noticing the thieves—going by the aliases of [[Grindor (SG)|Grindor]] and [[Sureshock (SG)|Sureshock]]—appear to have mechanical parts, Emulator radios in [[Rick Ottman|Rick]], serving as her eyes in the sky, and lets him know that she's about to confront some more Transhumans the Autobots have created. Hanging up, Emulator readies her sonic pulses, but an unintimidated Sureshock lets loose her own special power, shocking Emulator with her electrical attack. Rick tries to advise Sephie, but when Sureshock prepares a second volley, Emulator reflexively fires off a sonic pulse. Sureshock collapses in pain, promoting Grindor to drop the machine and rush to her. Emulator tries to tell the furious Grindor that Sureshock will be fine, before noticing the blood dripping from the injured thief's ear. Before she can say anything more, an energy field blasts her back, as a third thief joins the others. With the field dampening her sonic powers, Emulator pushes away the stolen device and attempts to confront the newcomer—whose name Emulator mishears as "[[Highwire]]"—but he and the others escape, as the barrier begins to warp, preventing both Emulator's eyes and Rick's camera-drones from following them. Walking over to the ruined device, Rick tries to reassure Sephie, pointing out that she kept it out of the thieves' hands, but the Pyrrhic victory sits ill with her.

At [[Ark (SG)|Autobot headquarters]], [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] tries to find [[Huffer (SG)|Huffer]], who was supposed to take over comm duties after [[Hubcap (SG)|Hubcap]], only to never show up. With several Autobots having gone missing in the past few months, Rodimus worries that his troops will begin to question his leadership. [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]] suggests that they ask [[Inferno (SG)|Inferno]] about Huffer, since the childlike Autobot enjoys having playdates with the [[Mini Vehicle|Minicars]]. Calling in the middle of Inferno's playdate with [[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]], Rodimus interrupts the pair to ask about the missing Huffer. Inferno notes that he last saw him talking with [[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]], and that for the first time, the cheery Minicar seemed to have a frown on his face. Satisfied, Rodimus sends [[Brawn (SG)|Brawn]] off to Side Burn's lab.

Meanwhile, [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] is attempting to write a speech commemorating the opening of a new [[Decepticon City (SG)|Decepticon base]] on Earth. Struggling with his writers' block and with dubious help from [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]], Starscream welcomes a distraction when [[Blitzwing (SG)|Blitzwing]] comes to tell him that the ''[[Annex]]'' has arrived. [[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]], the ship's captain, arrives with [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] following his every move, extremely distrustful of the bot who assassinated [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]], only to be pardoned by the Decepticon leader when he was revived as Galvatron. Starscream tries his best to mask his distrust of the gruff Decepticon, promising him that no one will bother him, but Cyclonus simply states that he'll wait onboard while supplies are being traded off. As Cyclonus heads off, followed by Cliffjumper, Blitzwing tries to let Starscream know that the Americans want to know about their decision on making further Transhumans, but the exasperated Decepticon sends him off, as Ravage tries to comfort his commander. Meanwhile, maintenance expert [[Darkwing (SG)|Darkwing]] struggles to recalibrate the current [[Nemesis (SG)|Decepticon base]]'s sensors to pick up the Transhumans the Autobots have been creating. [[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] tries to assist him, but she's far more interested in flirting with Darkwing. Unfortunately for her, the clueless Darkwing doesn't pick up her meaning. Annoyed, she fixes the problem by plugging in the power conduit Darkwing forgot about.

Sephie and Rick meet up after their failed attempt to stop the Transhuman trio. As Sephie applies salves to her electrical burns, Rick finds that the three have no results in [[Henri Arkeville|Professor Arkeville]]'s facial recognition software or the government's files. With no leads to go on, and not confident in her current abilities, Sephie decides to go see [[Jetstorm (SG)|Jetstorm]] for upgrades, despite Rick's protest. Flying out to his secret base hidden in a mountain range in the desert, Emulator steels herself, and enters the base. Inside, Jetstorm sarcastically greets her, and when she asks for upgrades, he makes a show of refusing, having secretly goaded her into coming back by cooperating with [[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]] and his Transhumans. Furious, Emulator takes the bait, and demands that she have the rest of her human parts taken out. Satisfied, Jetstorm begins drawing up designs with his computer [[NAVI (SG)|NAVI]], as Sephie holds back her tears. Meanwhile, having followed Sephie to Jetstorm's hide out, Rick watches from the van, knowing that he can't let her do this to herself, but unsure of how to stop her.

Out in the desert, [[Demolishor (SG)|Demolishor]] is on patrol duty, along with his small partners, [[Squeezeplay (SG)|Squeezeplay]] and [[Fangry (SG)|Fangry]]. Demolishor loudly complains about Starscream's unwillingness to produce Decepticon Transhumans, ignoring his small companions' protests about him dragging them out past the perimeter. As Demolishor heads for the mountains, Fangry and Squeezeplay realize that their GPS is being jammed. The two attempt to escape, but Demolishor quickly transforms and lies to them, claiming that he came across a secret base, and that he's jammed the GPS so they won't be detected. Fangry is unsure, but the loyal Squeezeplay convinces him, and so Demolishor leads them into the trap.

At Autobot headquarters, Side Burn works on replacing Sureshock's destroyed ear drums with new auditory sensors, while Grindor throws a temper tantrum in the lab. Highwire, suspicious after Side Burn reveals that he didn't even know what he sent them to steal was, begins questioning why he's the one providing them with upgrades instead of the other Autobot scientists. Before he can give a satisfactory answer, Side Burn is interrupted when Brawn comes to confront him about Huffer. When his weak excuses don't work, Side Burn drops the facade, shifting his shape into a monstrous form, scaring Brawn off. The three terrified Transhumans watch as Side Burn reverts to normal, promising to take them to his real lab.

Out in space, the Fallen sits on his frozen throne, the flames of his body being suffocated by ice. His servant, [[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]], reports that Side Burn, Demolishor, and Jetstorm are all reporting that their work is going well, but with an accelerated pace due to unforeseen events. Nevertheless, the results should be the same. Satisfied, the Fallen orders Sunstorm to begin heating him once more. Sunstorm reluctantly wills the radioactive energies within his form outward, and strains as he attempts to melt the ice covering his idol...

On board the ''Annex'', Cyclonus sits alone, reflecting on his past. He has realized how [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] manipulated him and his other followers, promising them a reunited [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], only for the old Transformer to betray them. And yet, despite his allegiance to Alpha Trion and his assassination attempt on Megatron, Galvatron has forgiven him; something he still cannot do for himself. His thoughts are interrupted when Darkwing and Crasher approach him; assuming they're here to get revenge for killing Megatron, Cyclonus prepares himself for the pain, only for the two to announce they were sent by Starscream for maintenance repairs. Relaxing, Cyclonus explains that when the ship was built, [[Stonecruncher (SG)|Stonecruncher]] and [[Excavator (SG)|Excavator]] played a bunch of pranks, causing the ship to malfunction. When Darkwing finds a plaque with the [[Constructor Squad (SG)|Constructor Squad]]'s signature in place of the ship's operations panel, he informs Cyclonus that it's going to take a while before he and Crasher can fix everything.

Back at the Autobot's base, Rodimus prepares to storm Side Burn's lab, but his nervousness allows the arrogant [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]], gunning for his position as Autobot leader, to push past him with the others. Inside, Side Burn and his three Transhuman experiments are long gone, and Rodimus attempts to take charge once more. As he and Jetfire bicker, [[Bluestreak (SG)|Bluestreak]] finds a hidden passage behind one of the shelves. Jetfire pushes Rodimus back once more and enters the passage...only to be met by laser fire when he sets off a booby trap. Rodimus sends [[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]] ahead to disable any other traps, and laughs at the corpse of his would-be usurper, before having Inferno put him out. Soon, Rodimus, Brawn, Prowl, Jetfire, and Inferno find the bodies of [[Star Saber (SG)|Saber]], [[Fallback (SG)|Fallback]], [[Windcharger (SG)|Windcharger]], [[Pipes (SG)|Pipes]], and Huffer dangling from the ceiling, having been used by Side Burn to reconstruct the Transhumans; Inferno falls to his knees in anguish, crying over the loss of his Minicar friends.

Back in the desert, Rick notices Demolishor, tailed by a black sedan and an Autobot sports car with the thieves from earlier within. Initially believing that Demolishor is in trouble, Rick gets ready to move, but when he sees the three enter the hangar door of Jetstorm's base, he realizes something is up. Rick runs out the van as the door closes; noticing the touch screen panel, he follows Sephie's fingerprints from earlier, and successfully sneaks inside after inputting the password. Jetstorm's lab is empty, allowing Rick to quickly find Sephie strapped to a surgical pod, unconscious and ready for surgery. Hearing the voices of Jetstorm and the others, Rick quickly gets to work getting Sephie free. Meanwhile, Jetstorm meets up with Demolishor and Side Burn. The fake Decepticon demands to use Jetstorm's lab, as he's not made much progress with his Transhumans due to Starscream's unwillingness to experiment on humans, having been lying about his project progress. Side Burn, having nearly perfected his Transhumans, insists that he should go instead, and bickers with Demolishor. Jetstorm shuts the two up, telling them they'll both get a chance...but only after he's finished with his components. Elsehwhere in the complex, the imprisoned Squeezeplay and Fangry fume over Demolishor's betrayal. One of the two humans from the black sedan, [[Donnie Finkleberg|Donnie]], wonder why the Decepticons aren't excited for what's about to happen, but his friend, [[Nestor]], points out that they seem to be here unwillingly. When Fangry angrily demands to know what's about to happen, the two reveal that they are going to become the masters of the small Decepticons. Back in Jetstorm's lab, Rick successfully frees Sephie, and drags the groggy superhero behind a server bank, as the strange Cybertronian returns. Finding Emulator's pod empty, Jetstorm accuses Demolishor and Side Burn of having hidden her to sabotage Jetstorm. The two point out that they've been with him the whole time, but the untrusting Jetstorm locks all the ports and hatches, refusing to let anyone out. As Sephie returns to consciousness, she confusedly asks Rick what he's doing, and her friend explains that Jetstorm's tricked her, planning to use her as a "component", unsure of what that entails. Their conversation is cut short when Side Burn begins crying out in pain. The others, realizing what's happening, hold hands with Side Burn, as the three partially convert into a communications device. In the center of their circle, a holographic purple head forms: their master, [[Cybaxx (SG)|Cybaxx]], sovereign of the [[Underbase]]. The annoyed, impatient hologram informs them that the Fallen is impatient, and that they need to hurry up with their components. Demolishor meekly asks for some more time, but Cybaxx, having read Demolishor's false report, tells them that they'll have plenty of time to finish their components on the way back, and hangs up. The three separate, and with no other options, Jetstorm reluctantly orders NAVI to activate the engines, revealing his base to be a ship. Rick tries to find a way out, but with Sephie too groggy to properly use her sound pulses, she decides to use another power she obtained from [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]: telepathy.

On board the ''Annex'', Crasher doubles over in pain. Darkwing and Cyclonus rush to her, the latter recognizing that Crasher's brain is "special". Before he can explain to the confused Darkwing, Crasher yells about Sephie, whose "words" are slicing into her brain. Realizing she's getting a message from their human friend, Darkwing persuades her to listen to the message, and Crasher slowly explains Sephie and Rick's situation. Cyclonus realizes they'll need a ship and, wanting to help the first Decepticons to trust him in a long time, decides to pursue the ship the humans are trapped in with the ''Annex''. Having recovered, Crasher joins Cyclonus and Darkwing in taking up their stations, and as the ship flies off, the Decepticons watch in confusion, as a furious Cliffjumper shouts at the "traitorous" Decepticons. Meanwhile, at Autobot headquarters, [[Skids (SG)|Skids]] picks up two ship signals heading into space. Realizing that one of them is Side Burn, and figuring that the other is from the Decepticons, Rodimus ignores Inferno's demands for revenge. After all, with the Decepticons preoccupied with chasing down Side Burn, now's the perfect time for an attack on the new Decepticon base...

Inside the Underbase, Sunstorm strains to keep the Fallen warm, begging his idol to let him rest for a second. The Fallen ignores his pleas, but the hologram of Cybaxx rezzes into the room, advising him to stop before Sunstorm depletes all of his energy. Cybaxx then tells the powerful old Transformer that the array is almost ready, with Jetstorm and the others on their way to complete it and open the gateway, retrieving the "All-Knowledge" of the multiverse. The Fallen, unconcerned with knowledge, simply states that he's more interested in other negative universes, and again has Sunstorm warm him. Meanwhile, onboard Jetstorm's ship, Demolishor rebuilds Nestor and Donny with mechanical joints and armor. Side Burn urges him to hurry up, having allowed the fake Decepticon to work while his three Transhumans search for Emulator, and the two begin bickering once more. An annoyed Jetstorm tells them to shut up, trying to concentrate on finding his wayward experiment. Unbeknownst to him, she and Rick are still in the same room, having hidden themselves inside one of NAVI's floating monitors. As the three of Side Burn's Transhumans return from their search effort, Sephie tells Rick they should start moving to avoid being caught, but is interrupted when Jetstorm suddenly grabs the monitor. The two are worried they've been caught, but as it turns out, they're not what's caught Jetstorm's interest, as the monitor warns him of the approaching ''Annex''.

On board the ''Annex'', Cyclonus and Darkwing bicker, the latter having accidentally gotten too close to Jetstorm's ship as a result of his inexperience with piloting. Crasher breaks the two up, and with the ''Annex'' under-crewed, she's forced to drive back and forth between weapons and operations stations. Suddenly, the three see their target's destination: a large golden cube made up of lattices, glowing in space...the Underbase. Onboard Jetstorm's ship, Jetstorm tells Side Burn and Demolishor to begin coming up with excuses for their unfinished components. However, Demolishor proudly announces that he's finished his components; instead of replacing human tissue with Cybertronian components, he's simply rebuilt Donny and Nestor with metal joints and armor and [[Binary bonding|binary bonded]] them to their new Decepticon slaves. Side Burn sheepishly goes to put the finishing touches on his three Transhumans, while Jetstorm miserably wonders about what he's going to do.

Crasher struggles to interpret the ''Annex's'' readouts on the Underbase, which tell her that the light emitting from the cube is registering as mass—something that ''should'' be impossible. Cyclonus orders Darkwing to reverse, but before they can, part of the aura stretches out into a beam, and grabs hold of the ship, stopping it and tilting it 40 degrees. Unwilling to tear the ship apart, Cyclonus has Darkwing charge the ship enough to make it look like they're escaping, before heading to the back of the ship so they can transform and fly out to the structure. Crasher points out that she has a ground vehicle alt-mode, and Cyclonus offers to carry her, but a jealous Darkwing, having finally caught on to Crasher's flirtations, quickly steps in and offers to carry her instead. Meanwhile, as Jetstorm and the others land in the Underbase, they hear a massive thud. Worried that they're under attack, Jetstorm opens the cargo bay doors...only to find massive icy legs walking towards them...

Out in space, Crasher comments on the beauty of the Underbase, only for Darkwing to remind her that she needs to use her radio in space. After a bit of playful bickering, Cyclonus leads the two into the Underbase's hangar, though not without some confusion from the inexperienced Darkwing. Entering, they quickly spot the Jetstorm, Demolishor, and Side Burn with the Transhumans. Their attention, however, is quickly drawn to a massive robot covered in ice: the Fallen! The massive Prime orders the three to take the components to the gateway while he deals with the Decepticons. Gathering their wits, the Decepticons begin firing on the Fallen. Unfazed, the Fallen prepares to rip into them...but his enhanced godlike senses vector in on Crasher, sensing that she's "unique". Concentrating his mystical powers, reversed by the negative polarity of this dimension, he generates a storm of cold, unleashing beams that trap the Decepticons in blocks of ice. Onboard Jetstorm's ship, Sephie and Rick listen as the fighting stops. Sephie feels guilty for letting the ones who came to rescue her get captured, but Rick points out the same would have happened to them. Besides, he points out, as far as Jetstorm and the others are aware, they're still back on Earth, and that nobody's looking for them. Reinvigorated by Rick's words, Sephie heads off with him to go rescue the Decepticons. Meanwhile, Jetstorm, Demolishor, and Side Burn meet up with their three fellow attendants at the gateway: gamer girlfriends [[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] and [[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] and the lazy [[Hot Shot (SG)|Hot Shot]]. The six quickly catch up with one another before putting their Transhumans in their compartments, but all eyes turn to Jetstorm, who has no component to give...

The Fallen orders Cybaxx to have Cyclonus and Darkwing imprisoned somewhere, as he drags Crasher off to the gateway. Sephie and Rick watch as Cybaxx has the other two dragged to the prison of the "former sovereign", using a large, metal [[Alpha Trion (SG)|lion]]. The two humans decide to free Cyclonus and Darkwing so they can all free Crasher together. Following Cybaxx and the lion through the labyrinthine hallways of the Underbase, they eventually reach their destination: a former library turned into a cell block containing malfunctioning [[Mini-Con]]s. The two hide as Cybaxx puts the Decepticons in the cell, but one of the Mini-Cons notices them, and tries to "assist" them, catching Cybaxx's attention. Thankfully, Cybaxx only yells at the Mini-Con, not noticing the humans, and heads off, leaving the two alone. Heading over to the Decepticons, Sephie tries to free them by disabling the electro-bars with her sonic pulses. Unfortunately, this causes all the cells to deactivate, and the Mini-Cons nearly swarm them...until a commanding voice orders them to return to their cells. As they head back, a small purple and red robot steps forward, and introduces himself to the humans as the former sovereign of the Underbase: [[Beta Maxx (RID)|Beta Maxx]]. Rick and Sephie ask for his help with freeing the Decepticons, and Beta Maxx heads off, promising to be back soon...

At the gateway chamber, the Fallen arrives with the frozen Crasher. Jetstorm goes up and attempts to apologize for losing his component, but the massive Prime simply asks why he's apologizing for having deliberately led the final component to them. Realizing that Crasher is this final component the Fallen speaks of, Jetstorm quickly agrees that was his intention, and has the others push the frozen Decepticon into position. Crasher tries to get Jetstorm to reveal Sephie's location, but when she realizes he has no idea, she silently hopes that she's alright. Meanwhile, back in the makeshift cell block, Beta Maxx has returned with the mechanical lion from earlier. The ancient robot explains that the "lion" is actually a loyal friend and follower hiding in alt-mode, where Cybaxx would least expect to look for him. The robotic feline then turns his attention to the Decepticons and uses his inbuilt weaponry to melt the ice. Beta Maxx prepares to head for the gate room to stop the others, but Cyclonus and Darkwing, suspicious of the little robot, begin asking him questions. The small robot happily obliges; he explains that he was once the sovereign of the Underbase, commissioning the database to store the knowledge of four galaxies on Cybertron. However, when his students Cybaxx and [[Boltax (SG)|Boltax]] went over the data, they both came to the same conclusion: that there is no trend in the universe aside from entropy, and as such, gathering any further information is pointless. Beta Maxx resisted them, but they imprisoned him, and when Boltax died, Cybaxx took over the Underbase fully. The Decepticons and their human allies question them about Jetstorm and the others, and what the massive ice-covered robot wants...

At the gateway chamber, Sunstorm continues to strain his energies towards melting the ice off the Fallen. Jetstorm asks the Fallen if he has anything he wants to say, but the ancient Prime shuts him up and has him start the process. Flicking the switch, Crasher, the Transhumans, and all the other experiments cry in pain as energy surges through them, collecting power from Cybertronian metal and organic flesh and powering up the gateway, opening a portal to another world. The Fallen orders Hot Shot to head through, and he complies, feeling as his entire being is stretched across the multiverse. Arriving in the new world, Hot Shot begins reporting that he's appeared to arrive on a Cybertron, and spots two Autobots...with red symbols. Annoyed, The Fallen has the gate shutdown; the others want to retrieve Hot Shot, but Jetstorm tells them they knew it was a one way trip and prepares the next trial.

Beta Maxx explains to the Decepticons and humans that the Fallen is one of the Thirteen original Transformers created by [[Primus]], a demigod with power beyond belief. He arrived in this dimension a little two years ago, and though he could easily return to the positive universes, he wanted to stay, as his brothers and sisters are reluctant to follow him. Finding the Underbase, he convinced Cybaxx to follow him, and Jetstorm and the others—sentient probes made from living metal that Beta Maxx created to interact with other lifeforms—set out to recruit and create Cybertronian-organic hybrids in order to make a gateway. Caught up to speed, Beta Maxx gets on his mechanical lion and leads the others to the gate, ready for battle. Meanwhile, at the gateway, the captive Transhumans slowly recover from the energy, having figured out that they're being used as batteries. Unable to do anything, they watch as the others prep the gate again. The Fallen orders Windblade to go next; Strongarm tearfully begs her master to let her stay, but Windblade tries to reassure her partner, promising she'll always be with her. Demolishor, moved by the pair's embrace, decides that while he might have been only pretending to be a Decepticon, the badge still means something to him, and offers to take Windblade's place. Heading through the gate, he arrives in a [[Crystal City]] on Cybertron...one under siege from an evil female version of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Demolishor regards the beauty of the city's crystals, and his radio goes dead as the massive [[combiner]] fires off a shot of her [[solar energy beam rifle]]. Unperturbed, the Fallen orders for the gate to be powered up again.

Close to the gate room, Beta Maxx tells everyone to be prepared. Cyclonus and Darkwing point out that they don't have any weapons, and so, Beta Maxx has them reach into the lion's mane, arming them with a sword and a gun, respectively. Before the small robot can say anything else, Crasher's scream galvanizes the others into the action, rushing into the room. The lion takes the Fallen head on, ripping through the icy robot as Sunstorm tries to melt his covering, though in the ensuing chaos Beta Maxx is knocked away from his loyal steed. Darkwing takes on Side Burn, while Sephie knocks Jetstorm across the room with a sonic pulse. Cyclonus is forced to go up against Windblade and Strongarm; his foe's superior swordsmanship forces him to fight dirty, converting his hand into a jet thruster and burning her face. Windblade rushes to her wounded love, and Side Burn, distracted by his friends' cry, breaks off is fight with Darkwing to attend to them, allowing him and Cyclonus to go to Crasher. Meanwhile, Sephie pours all of her energy into her sonic pulses, destabilizing the living metal that makes up Jetstorm's body and rendering it inert. Jetstorm tries to goad her into killing him, and she initially is all too happy to oblige...but her conscience prevents her from feeling any catharsis, and so she turns her attention to the Fallen instead. Darkwing is unable to free Crasher from the gate way, as the resulting energy surge will fry them all. Cyclonus explains to Crasher that her ability to create quakes is because of a [[cyberoscillation]] in her brain, allowing her control vibrational frequencies—meaning that she is the only one who can save the day...

Sephie is unable to get in-between Beta Maxx's steed and the Fallen, knowing that if the ancient Transformer's attention is drawn to her, she will be unable to defend herself for long. Noticing Sunstorm, she takes the opportunity to knock out the Fallen's radioactive attendant, giving the lion the edge he needs in his battle with the old robot. The Decepticons tell her to keep Sunstorm down, as Cyclonus guides Crasher through mentally picturing the circuitry of the gateway. Eventually, she is able to take control, and begins activating the gate. Meanwhile, Side Burn attends to Strongarm and Windblade, eager to get revenge on Cyclonus. However, Side Burn is no longer sure of his cause, tired of being evil in service of the ancient Transformer, and convinces them to help the others. The mechanical beast edges the Fallen closer and closer to the gate, but when the ancient Transformer realizes what he's about to do, he uses his mystical powers to create a lance of ice, puncturing the lion and allowing him to get up. The Decepticons can only watch as the massive Cybertronian rises; he laughs when he realizes none of them know who he is, proclaiming that he will have millions of negative universes, and lurches forward to attack. However, the lion pounces once more, and Crasher seizes the opportunity, reactivating the portal. The Fallen tumbles through, sending him off into the multiverse. Unfortunately, the portal then threatens to suck them all through as well. The lion is nearly the first, but Side Burn, Windblade, and Strongarm stretch their arms and try to hold him back. Crasher is unable to shut off the machine, and the monitors are unresponsive. The situation looks grim...but then, Darkwing remembering the disconnected power cord from earlier, grabs the sword from Cyclonus and slashes through the conduits powering the gateway, shutting it offline.

Finding himself in a [[void]] of nothingness, the Fallen watches as the ice melts off of him, stuck once more in the remains of a positive universe. He plans to regain his strength and start over...but finds that he is not alone, as [[Unicron]] awakens to feast on the intruder to his domain...

Cyclonus and Darkwing free Crasher and the captive cyborgs from the gateway. Sephie realizes that there's still Cybaxx to deal with, but Beta Maxx, having slinked off during the battle, returns with a memory drive containing Cybaxx, having long ago abandoned his physical body to upload himself into the Underbase. Beta Maxx snaps the stick in two, bidding his former student farewell. Crasher realizes that someone will have to return the stolen aliens to their homeworlds, and Side Burn, feeling penitent, offers to do so, taking Jetstorm and Sunstorm with him. Sureshock, Grindor, and Highwire—or rather, Joe, Derek, and Shawn—offer to go along as well, wanting to make up for their actions, as does Nestor, who wants to see the universe, freeing Sqeezeplay and Fangry. Donnie decides to return to Earth with his suit for study, while Windblade and Strongarm, eager to see Earth for the first time, decide to go with the Decepticons. Beta Maxx reels the ''Annex'' in and explains that he will remain behind on the Underbase, taking his duties up as sovereign once more. Having developed a kinship with Darkwing and Crasher, Cyclonus offers them a spot on their crew, and before long, everyone has left. The lion, having healed from the battle, watches the monitor alongside his master as the ships head towards their new destination. Beta Maxx's steed then turns to his master, telling him that Cybaxx and Boltax were right; when he was in [[Axiom Nexus]], the data he stole showed that entropy and chaos are the natural order of the multiverse. Beta Maxx concedes that they might have been right, but for now, he'd like to read, and accesses the hidden All-Knowledge inside the Underbase. Alpha Trion returns to robot mode, and sits on the Fallen's throne, obliging his mentor's wish.

On Earth, the Decepticons survey over their damaged headquarters as the Autobots retreat, having saved the base but losing their petroleum for Cybertron. Blitzwing tells Starscream that the ''Annex'' has returned, and the Decepticon commander orders him to give the ship clearance for landing. Starscream has Ravage accompany him, as he prepares to message Galvatron the bad news.

On Cybertron, [[Drift (SG)|Drift]] sneaks his way underground, finding [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]]'s hidden library. The Autobot Emperor welcomes the hunter, telling him that he was about to call him down anyway. Looking over recent reports of the former attendants of the Underbase, Prime muses that there may be more dimensional intruders than he originally thought...and then turns to Drift, asking him if he knows why he created the Autobots. Drift attempts to crack jokes, but Prime ignores him, explaining that he used to be a librarian before the war, hoping to find the true meaning of life. He searched for centuries, until he found something already on that path: the All-Knowledge of the Underbase. After this encounter, he believed that he had found the ultimate truth: that there is none, and that they merely exist to be added to historical documents and ledges. Unwilling to be forgotten, Optronix the librarian become Optimus Prime the conqueror, ensuring his place in history. Prime turns once more to Drift and tells him that something is coming that will affect the multiverse forever, and he wishes to be prepared. Drift is unsure of what his leader means, but Prime ignores him once more, and asks him if he knows about Prime's [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|brother]]...

Five years later, after the end of the war, the [[Acolyte of Unicron|Acolytes of Unicron]] promise the united Cybertronian leaders that they will transmit their requests to [[Unicron/Shattered Glass|their master]], residing on his planet form. [[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]], now a lowly janitor with no memories of his time as [[Nexus Prime]], overhears the Acolytes, believing they have some kind of quest. The Acolytes dismiss him, and a bitter Heatwave heads off back to his crew: [[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skytop]], [[Landquake (Timelines)|Landfall]], [[Breakaway (Classics)|Quakebreak]], and [[Topspin (Classics)|Spinaway]]. The five robots bemoan that, even though they apparently used to be some kind of Prime, they're still some of the lowest ranking Decepticons around, unable to participate in finding the remaining evil Autobots and Decepticons. Skytop points out that the ''[[Buoyancy]]'', a Decepticon ship from [[Gaea|New Cybertron]], is still in the hangar, and the five decide to steal it and find Rodimus, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and any other remaining bad guys. As they fly into space, the Acolytes question why Unicron allowed them to do so; the benevolent god tells his children that resistance can be a good source of determination, and that they'll need that for their mission ahead, knowing what they will encounter...

Out in space, the five celebrate their seemingly successful escape, only to pick up two Cybertronian signatures—small ones. Heatwave orders the others to open the hangar and let them in and has Spinaway and Landfall accompany him to meet their guests. There, they find the heroic [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Waspinator (BWSG)|Waspinator]] and the dimensionally-displaced [[Maximal]] [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]]. Waspinator explains that he and his fellow Predacons were lost in time on prehistoric Earth, and after winning the Beast Wars, the other Predacons headed off to home with the Maximal prisoners in tow. Unfortunately, he and Depth Charge were captured by the planet's [[anthropoid|native inhabitants]], and had to take the long way home. Heatwave fills them in on everything he can think of, and Depth Charge offers to help them hunt down Megatron and the others, having faced him once before. Waspinator, tired of fighting, wishes to meet Starscream and help him out, but when Spinaway informs him it'll take three days to get there, the tired Predacon groans.

After all, it's never the end.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|h1=[[Decepticon]]s
|c1=
'''Shatteredverse'''
*[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] (13)
*[[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]] (14)
*[[Blitzwing (SG)|Blitzwing]] (15)
*[[Cyclonus (SG)|Cyclonus]] (17)
*[[Darkwing (SG)|Darkwing]] (18)
*[[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] (19)
*[[Demolishor (SG)|Demolishor]] (22)
*[[Fangry (SG)|Fangry]] (23)
*[[Squeezeplay (SG)|Squeezeplay]] (24)
*[[Megatron (SG)|Galvatron/Megatron]] (56)
*[[Heatwave (Timelines)|Heatwave]] (58)
*[[Breakaway (Classics)|Quakebreak]] (59)
*[[Skyfall (Cybertron)|Skytop]] (60)
*[[Landquake (Timelines)|Landfall]] (61)
*[[Topspin (Classics)|Spinaway]] (62)

'''Others'''
*[[Sunstorm (Universe)|Sunstorm]] (26)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (48)

|h2=[[Autobot]]s
|c2=
'''Shatteredverse'''
*[[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] (7)
*[[Brawn (SG)|Brawn]] (8)
*[[Prowl (SG)|Prowl]] (9)
*[[Hubcap (SG)|Hubcap]] (10)
*[[Inferno (SG)|Inferno]] (11)
*[[Tailgate (SG)|Tailgate]] (12)
*[[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]] (25)
*[[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] (27)
*[[Bluestreak (SG)|Bluestreak]] (28)
*[[Star Saber (SG)|Saber]] (29)
*[[Huffer (SG)|Huffer]] (30)
*[[Pipes (SG)|Pipes]] (31)
*[[Windcharger (SG)|Windcharger]] (32)
*[[Fallback (SG)|Fallback]] (33)
*[[Skids (SG)|Skids]] (37)
*[[Windblade (SG)|Windblade]] (38)
*[[Strongarm (SG)|Strongarm]] (39)
*[[Hot Shot (SG)|Hot Shot]] (40)
*[[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] (41)
*[[Drift (SG)|Drift]] (51)
*[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime/Nova Prime]] (52)

'''Classicsverse'''
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (16)
*[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]] (57)

'''Others'''
*[[Blurr (Armada)|Blurr]] (44)
*[[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] (45)
*[[Robodoctor]] (47)

|c3=
*[[Sephie Beller|Emulator/Sephie Beller]] (2)
*[[Grindor (SG)|Grindor/Derek]] (3)
*[[Sureshock (SG)|Sureshock/Joe]] (4)
*[[Rick Ottman|Rick]] (5)
*[[Highwire|Highwire/Shawn]] (6)
*[[Donnie Finkleberg|Donnie]] (34)
*[[Nestor]] (35)

|c4=
*[[The Fallen]] (1)
*[[Jetstorm (SG)|Jetstorm]] (20)
*[[NAVI (SG)|NAVI]] (21)
*[[Cybaxx (SG)|Cybaxx]] (36)
*[[Mini-Con]]s (42)
*[[Beta Maxx (RID)|Beta Maxx]] (43)
*[[Snakebomb (SG)|Snakebomb]] (46)
*[[Unicron]] (49)
*[[Daburu (SG)|Daburu]] (50)
*[[Acolyte of Unicron|Acolytes of Unicron]] (53-55)
*''Shattered Glass'' [[Unicron/Shattered Glass|Unicron]] (63)
*[[Waspinator (BWSG)|Waspinator]] (64)
*[[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]] (65)
}}

==Quotes==
"Stuck? No, no, no. You misunderstand. He can go back to any positive universe he wants. But that is exactly what he doesn’t want. You see there is balance in those universes, in the form of his brothers and sisters. He is alone here though since they’re reluctant to come this far… And he wants to go even further. You see he theorizes that there are more negative universes. And, well, I do believe he wants them."
:— '''Beta Maxx'''

"The ultimate truth, the real truth is… that there is no truth. None whatsoever. Our existence is merely to have our names added to the historical ledgers. And as Optronix, my name wasn’t even a footnote. But as Optimus Prime, ruler of the Autobots and conqueror of worlds, I think I’ve done better."

"Why does this universe hate me so?"
:— Doesn't matter what universe he's in, the universe will always hate '''Waspinator'''.

==Notes==
* Characters mentioned but not seen include: the [[Thirteen]], the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|one thing that can stop the Fallen]], [[Henri Arkeville|Dr. Arkeville]], the [[Witwicky (surname)#Shattered Glass continuity family|Witwickies]], [[Arthur C. Clarke]], [[Isaac Asimov]], [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]], [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]], "[[MegaPapytonLuvr0147725331]]", [[Triggerhappy (SG)|Triggerhappy]], [[Slugslinger (SG)|Slugslinger]], [[Misfire (SG)|Misfire]], [[Blast Off (SG)|Blast Off]], [[Walter Barnett (SG)|Walter Barnett]], [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]], [[Hoist (SG)|Hoist]], [[Krunix (SG)|Krunix]], the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]], [[Stonecruncher (SG)|Stonecruncher]], [[Excavator (SG)|Excavator]], [[Darkwind]], Darkwind's [[Dreadwind (SG)|brother]], [[Boltax (SG)|Boltax]], [[Outback (SG)|Outback]], [[Fastback (SG)|Fastback]], [[Gears (SG)|Gears]], [[Brahms]], a [[Joshua Joyce|small-minded alien]], the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], [[Primus]], [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Teletraan-14]], [[Nexus Prime]], [[Aquarius (SG)|Aquarius]], ''Classics'' [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], the [[Sweep (SG)|Sweeps]], [[Megatron (BWSG)|Megatron]], [[Scorponok (BWSG)|Scorponok]], [[Tarantulas (BWSG)|Tarantulas]], [[Scavenger (BWSG)|Scavenger]], [[Quickstrike (BWSG)|Quickstrike]], [[Optimus Primal (BWSG)|Optimus Primal]], [[Cheetor (BWSG)|Cheetor]], [[Rattrap (BWSG)|Rattrap]], [[Rhinox (BWSG)|Rhinox]], [[Omega Terminus]], the [[Mutant (SG)|Mutants]], [[Solarbot]], the [[G1 GoBots]], [[Chifumi Takahashi|Takahasi-hakase]], [[Rewind (SG)|Rewind]], [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]], ''Classics'' [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], ''Classics'' [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], ''Classics'' [[Ironhide (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ironhide]], ''Shattered Glass'' [[Primus/Shattered Glass|Primus]], [[Gaea]], and Depth Charge's [[Megatron (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Megatron]].

===Continuity notes===
* The very beginning of this story takes place at the end of the 2009 live-action movie, ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' (or at least a version of it, according to author Jesse Wittenrich). The Fallen has "the most vile Decepticons at his command" ([[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and his Decepticons) and "his hands were all but clasped on unlimited power" (from the Star Harvester in [[Egypt]]) However, the "one thing that could stop him" arrives (that being Optimus Prime, who was killed earlier in the film, because as the last descendant of the Dynasty of Primes, he was the only one who could kill the Fallen) and fought him, forcing the Fallen's spear through his skull and causing the Fallen to flee that realm—indicating that, as Prime ripped through the Fallen's body, the Fallen fled to another reality, leaving his old body behind to die.
* The majority of this story takes place in 2011, two years after the previous prose story, "[[Transhuman]]" (with Sephie now working as the Transhuman superhero Emulator) and the "[[Reunification]]" storyline (the Decepticons having made contact once more with the Decepticons on Cybertron, Megatron having been reborn as Galvatron, Alpha Trion having been defeated).
* Sephie split ways with the Decepticons in "Transhuman" to set out as a superhero on her own. Rick has joined her since then, serving as her sidekick. She was established to be the teaching assistant of Professor Arkeville in "[[Eye in the Sky]]".
* Sephie notes the Witwicky brothers refused to become Transhumans; they were seen as the Autobot's human allies in "Eye in the Sky" and "Transhuman".
* Sephie remembers how, before the Transformers came, the weirdest things on Earth were the giant monsters hidden beneath the Earth. These monsters, briefly mentioned in "Eye in the Sky", "[[Blitzwing Bop]]", and "Transhuman", are the [[Inhumanoid]]s, the titular characters of a Hasbro toyline and a {{w|Inhumanoids|Sunbow cartoon adaptation}}.
* Emulator copied Soundwave's powers back in "Transhuman".
* Jetstorm, Side Burn, and Demolishor were all shown to be secretly working for the Underbase in the cliffhanger ending of "Transhuman".
* Huffer (not counting an appearance on Cybertron in "[[Reunification: Part 3]]", where several other characters like [[Big Daddy (SG)|Big Daddy]] showed up, despite being on Earth) last appeared in "[[Dungeons & Dinobots]]". Prowl and Inferno both first made their debuts in fiction in "[[Familiar Reflections]]", which takes place after this story.
* Star Saber discovered Side Burn's true nature in "Transhuman". The story ended with Side Burn simply detaining Saber, but by the time of this story he's been killed.
* Tailgate last appeared in "Transhuman"; Brawn mentions how the Autobots finally managed to cut his habit of treating humans like pets, which he was shown to do with the Witwicky brothers in that story.
* Cyclonus assassinated Megatron in "[[Reunification: Part 4]]" at Alpha Trion's direction, only for the Decepticon leader to be revived by Nexus Prime as Galvatron in "[[Reunification: Part 6]]". The sixteenth [[Transformers I.Q. issue 16|installment]] of ''[[Transformers I.Q.]]'' noted that Galvatron would quickly pardon Cyclonus after being resurrected, and this story fills in-between his initial attempts to rededicate himself to the Decepticon cause (as mentioned in his 2010 toy's tech specs) and his later appearances as one of Galvatron's trusted lieutenants (as seen in "[[Solar Requiem]]" and "Another Light"). Cyclonus' profile in issue [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 29|#29]] of the Collectors' Club Magazine described how he didn't feel like he had any real purpose in the Decepticons, and how Alpha Trion's false promises lured him in, as this story recounts.
* The ''Annex'' makes its chronological debut here, after showing up in "Another Light", where it was mentioned that Blast Off was one of the ship's pilots.
* Starscream is reluctant to make more Transhumans, having previously been shown to disapprove of Sephie's "reckless actions" in "Transhuman".
* Sephie had been estranged by Jetstorm by the time of this story, after they were last seen preparing for another upgrade in "Transhuman". He's taken up residence in a desert now, as opposed to an abandoned automotive plant.
* Ratchet has been repaired since his head was nearly destroyed in "Transhuman". Hoist, meanwhile, was last mentioned in "Dungeons & Dinobots".
* Krunix has taken up counseling for Cyclonus, as mentioned in Cyclonus' toy's tech specs.
* Crasher's position as leader of the [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]] is mentioned several times in the story, as seen in "Dungeons & Dinobots".
* Stonecruncher and Excavator are credited with building the ''Annex''; the two were seen as a pair in "Another Light". It's noted that they like to change their body designs frequently, explaining Stonecruncher's change in appearance from "[[Do Over]]" to "Another Light".
* Darkwind and Dreadwing, Decepticon comedian brothers, died back in the [[Around Cybertron issue 5|fifth installment]] of ''[[Around Cybertron]]'', being executed in the Autobot's [[smelting pool]].
* Jetfire makes his first appearance in the modern day setting of ''Shattered Glass'', after appearing in flashback in "[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]".
* Rodimus was shown to be coordinating with Alpha Trion in "Reunification: Part 3" and "Transhuman", the latter of which revealed that Side Burn had manipulated the Earth-based Autobot leader to join with the old Autobot.
* Boltax, the sovereign of the Underbase before Cybaxx, was mentioned back in "[[Do Over]]", having died after the Underbase "disappeared". Megatron was shown to be familiar with him in that story; Darkwing and Cyclonus both know of him, suggesting that the Decepticons in general had some sort of relation with him.
* Alpha Trion was last seen being blasted by [[Omega Doom]] in "[[Reunification: Part 5]]", but the next chapter noted that the Decepticons had reports indicating the old robot survived, and as such, he shows up here, having healed and been rebuilt in the intervening two years.
* Beta Maxx feels as though Cliffjumper should have explained to the Decepticons who the Fallen and the other members of the Thirteen were; Cliffjumper was surprised that he had to explain to them who Primus and Unicron were all the way back in the original "[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]" comic.
* Beta Maxx notes that the other members of the Thirteen are reluctant to go to negative polarity universes, something that [[Vector Prime]] previously expressed in the Facebook edition of [[Ask Vector Prime]].
* Alpha Trion mentions how he absconded data from numerous universes while in [[Axiom Nexus]]; he was seen stranded there in the "[[Transcendent]]" storyline.
* The second epilogue serves to bridge the gap between the end of the prose story era of ''Shattered Glass'' with the latter material from "Invasion" and all that followed, with Prime revealing that he's seen that something is coming that will damage the multiverse, something he feels is connected to Ultra Magnus, his brother. He also mentions wanting an upgrade, which would eventually happen after being damaged in [[Mirtonian constellation|Sector 17 of the Mirtonian Quadrant]], as revealed in his [[BotCon 2012]] toy's tech specs.
* Drift's tech specs card (released with his toy in 2012) mentioned how he had been assigned by Prime to hunt down inter-dimensional intruders.
* The story of Optimus Prime's early days as Optronix the librarian were told in his BotCon 2008 toy's tech specs and the original "Shattered Glass" comic, where it was mentioned that an unknown event drove him mad, revealed here to be an encounter with the All-Knowledge.
* The final epilogue takes place after the events of "[[Another Light]]", with Optimus Prime reformatted by the benevolent Unicron into Nova Prime, the ''Shattered Glass'' Decepticons and ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' presiding over New Cybertron, which is the body of Primus and Unicron's long-lost sister Gaea, and the end of the war, with Rodimus and Megatron's forces still hiding out in space.
* The ''Shattered Glass'' Acolytes of Unicron first appeared in "[[The Future Buried...]]".
* Due to the effects of the [[Shroud]] (caused by Nexus Prime with the [[Star Saber (Prima)|Star Saber]] and the [[Terminus Blade]] in "[[Out of the One, Many]]"), Nexus has been separated into his individual components once more in the ''Shattered Glass'' universe, with them being unable to remember their former lives beyond a vague feeling. Heatwave remains mostly the same, though he is now a lowly janitor, while the others have become Decepticons: Skyfall has become Skytop, Landquake has become Landfall, Breakaway has become Quakebreak, and Topspin has become Spinaway. They're are still capable of physically merging, but their minds apparently do not, causing them to argue with one another while in "combined" form. Aquarius, the [[Quintesson]] who traveled with Nexus across the multiverse to find the Star Saber components, has tried to inform them about their past, but mostly to no avail, though he did inform Heatwave of everything the Decepticon passed on to Depth Charge and Waspinator at the end.
* Depth Charge and Waspinator were last seen in the final "[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]", "[[Shattered Destiny]]", with a lot having happened to them since that story.
* Misinterpreting Depth Charge's activation code of "maximize" as a surname, Heatwave ask if it's related to the surname of [[Maximus (disambiguation)|Maximus]]. After explaining, Depth Charge notes how the activation code is related only in some universe. In the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' prose story "[[Head Games]]", it was revealed the Maximals were descended from [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], ''Uprising'' being the (nominal) home universe of Depth Charge.
* The Predacons built a shuttle to return to Cybertron from the ''[[Graviton (Classics)|Graviton]]'' and the ''[[Talon (Classics)|Talon]]'', an Autobot and a Decepticon ship from the ''Classics'' universe which crash landed on prehistoric ''Shattered Glass'' Earth in "[[Shattered Time]]".
* Hoo-boy. The events, people, places, things, and more listed off by Heatwave to Waspinator and Depth Charge include:
** The arrival of Cliffjumper into the ''Shattered Glass'' universe, and how the Decepticons thwarted the first launch attempt of the ''Ark'' in "Shattered Glass".
** The Omega Terminus and its Mutant servants, from "Dungeons & Dinobots".
** A battle in space between the ''Ark'' and the ''Nemesis'', and how the ''Nemesis'' was shot down by the [[United States of America]] with a nuclear missile, from "Do Over".
** Rodimus many betrayals of Optimus Prime, seen in "Do Over", "[[Restoration]]", and "[[Familiar Reflections]]".
** [[oPod|O-Pods]], first seen in "Eye in the Sky".
** Sonic battles, presumably the one between Soundwave and [[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]] seen in "Blitzwing Bop".
** Sephie Beller and the Transhumans, from both "Transhuman" and this story.
** Cyclonus' assassination of Megatron, from "Reunification: Part 4".
** The reunification of the "original" Nexus Prime, from "[[Reunification: Part 5]]".
** Megatron's revival as Galvatron, from "Reunification: Part 6".
** Starscream becoming the commander of Decepticon City, hinted at in this story.
** The Underbase, featured most prominently in this story.
** Optimus Prime's upgrade, as mentioned in his BotCon 2012 toy's tech specs.
** Ultra Magnus' invasion of the ''Classics'' Earth, the "Classicsverse" destruction, and ''Classics'' Earth being transported to the ''Shattered Glass'' universe, seen in "Invasion".
** The arrival of Solarbot, seen in "[[Solar Requiem]]".
** The attempt by the G1 GoBots to save their world, from the ''[[Spatiotemporal Challengers]]'' series of prose stories (which hadn't finished by the time this story was published).
** Donnie's advancement of Robot Master technology with "Takahashi-hakase" This is Dr. Chifumi Takahashi ("hakase" is Japanese for doctor), a pilot from ''[[Diaclone]]'' who showed up in the [[Transformers I.Q. issue 6|sixth installment]] of ''Transformers I.Q.'', helping Aquarius out in Axiom Nexus. She wasn't named until Ask Vector Prime.
** Rewind's theft of the Robot Master technology to revive Chromedome. Chromedome was mentioned as having been killed by Optimus Prime in "Dungeons & Dinobots", only to show up with Rewind in "Another Light".
** Ultra Mammoth and his Maximals' fight with Megatron and his Predacons on the prehistoric Earth of ''Shattered Glass'', from "Beast Wars Shattered Glass".
** And many of elements from "Another Light", including the return of Nexus Prime, the end of multiversal singularities, the emergence of the heroic Unicron and the evil Primus, the awakening of Gaea, the Acolytes of Unicron, and Nova Prime's creation. It also mentions the return of ''Classics'' Megatron, who showed up on the final page of "[[The Future Buried...]]", and was mentioned as having set up operations in [[New Kaon (polity)|New Kaon]] in the "[[Of Masters and Mayhem]]" storyline's fourth chapter, "[[Divination]]", which he has since taken over.
* Depth Charge mentions how his universe's version of Megatron was offlined on the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', referring to the...unpopular origin of the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' universe from the comic "[[A Change to the Agenda]]".

===Transformers references===
* As usual with ''Shattered Glass'' stories, nearly all of the new characters introduced are based on other toys, color schemes of other characters, or more esoteric choices.
** Grindor, Sureshock, and Highwire are based on the version of the [[Street Action Mini-Con Team]] ([[Grindor (Armada)|Grindor]], [[Sureshock (Armada)|Sureshock]], and [[High Wire (Armada)|High Wire]]) from ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' included with Sunstorm in the 2003 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toyline. Here, they're human criminals (Derek, Joe, and Shawn) who are turned into cyborg Transhumans by Side Burn. They start off as mostly organic, but are turned almost fully robotic by Side Burn over the course of the story. They head off with Side Burn at the end of the story, along with Sunstorm, obviously homaging the original toys they're based on.
** Hubcap is directly repurposed from the ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Hunt for the Decepticons]]'' [[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]] toy. He's completely miserable and alienates everyone around him, unlike his charming [[Hubcap (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]].
** Triggerhappy and Misfire, mentioned by Starscream, join Slugslinger to complete the ''Shattered Glass'' counterparts of the 1987 Decepticon Targetmasters. According to Wittenrich, Triggerhappy is directly based on his [[Triggerhappy (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]] in the colors of Autobot Targetmaster [[Sureshot (G1)|Sureshot]], while Misfire is based on his [[Misfire (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]] in the colors of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]] Misfire, who, for some reason, was given an Autobot insignia. Starscream mentions that Misfire is "modular" in construction, also in reference to the [[Kreon]].
** Blitzwing mentions that Walter Barnett (presumably as part of the United States government) wants the Decepticons to build their own Transhumans. Barnett's [[Walter Barnett (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]] appeared in the Marvel ''[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|The Transformers]]'' counterpart, one of the agents of the [[Intelligence and Information Institute]] who supervised the [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team]] in fighting the Transformers.
** As described in the story, Darkwing is a straight repurposing of [[Stormshot]] from the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' toyline. On the cover, however, Perez depicts him as having his [[Darkwing (G1)|positive-universe counterpart's]] body with Stormshot's colors.
** Crasher has been upgraded from her appearance in the previous stories, now being based on ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], with her head and face being depicted one the cover as being a recolored version of her ''[[GoBots]]'' [[Crasher (GoBots)|counterpart]]'s cartoon head—recognizable from both her alt-mode's description (a heavy cruiser) and the fact that ''Shattered Glass'' Strongarm is noted to have a similar body-form. Like her previous body, she is colored in white, the color in which ''GoBots'' Crasher's toy was originally released in, before the black and orange color scheme used by the cartoon was released.
** Fangry and Squeezeplay are both based on [[Titan Master]] drones from the ''Generations'' ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' toyline. Fangry is based on the drone partner of [[Fangry (G1)|Decepticon Fangry]] (his positive-universe counterpart) in the colors of Autobot [[Monsterbot (G1)|Monsterbot]] [[Grotusque]]. Squeezeplay, meanwhile, is repurposed from [[Overkill (G1)|Overboard]]'s drone partner (redecoed from [[Squeezeplay (G1)|Crashbash]], Squeezeplay's positive-universe counterpart).
** Witternrich envisioned Hoist as a repurposing of [[BotCon 2015]]'s [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|Lift-Ticket]], who was redecoed from Hoist's [[Hoist (G1)|positive-universe counterpart's]] ''Generations'' ''Thrilling 30'' toy in the colors of the ''[[Diaclone]]'' toy that became Hoist.
** Bluestreak is repurposed from his [[Bluestreak (G1)|positive-universe counterpart's]] Transformers Figure Subscription Service 5.0 toy, based on the coloration of the ''Diaclone'' toy that became Bluestreak.
** Aside from Huffer and Star Saber, Side Burn's victims include: Pipes (repurposed from the [[IGA]] all-blue release of his [[Pipes (G1)#IGA|positive-universe counterpart]] in Mexico, still using the original [[Huffer (G1)#Toys|Huffer]] mold without the retools made for Pipes), Windcharger (repurposed from the purple/lavender [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] [[Camaro]] from the Brazilian version of the original toyline, which was redecoed from Windcharger's [[Windcharger (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]]), and Fallback (the trademark friendly name for [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] that started seeing use with his [[BotCon 2005]] toy, repurposed from the IGA version of Outback which, like Pipes, was a straight redeco of [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] rather than a dedicated remolding). None of them are explicitly described in the story, but were confirmed after the fact by Wittenrich.
** Donnie and Nestor are based on two characters from the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic. Donnie is based on [[Donny Finkleberg]], AKA the Robot-Master, a failed comics writer who was used by the government to hide the origin of the Transformers, by having him pretend to be the creator and controller of the robots. Nestor, meanwhile, is based on the [[Mechanic]], AKA Nestor Forbes, who appeared in issues [[Funeral for a Friend!|#26]] and [[Mechanical Difficulties!|#28]] of the comic, a small time car thief turned big time criminal when he stole tools from [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]. Their armored forms, meanwhile, follow the same pattern as Fangry and Squeezeplay, but are based on the Titan Masters instead of the drone partners: Fangry is linked with Donnie, and Nestor is linked with Squeezeplay.
** Cybaxx is based on the ''Generations'' ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Boltax (G1)#Generations|Cybaxx]] toy, who was the small partner of [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] and with whom combined to form a shield for [[Computron (G1)#Generations|Computron]]; him serving with Boltax alongside Beta Maxx is, aside from the similarity of their names, a reference to how Cybaxx was designed as a toy for Boltax. He's based on the ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (toyline)#Movie Advanced Series|Movie Advanced Series]]'' [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]] toy which, like Cybaxx, was a redeco of ''Generations'' ''Thrilling 30'' [[Blast Master|Payload]]. The translucent nature of the toy inspired this story's depiction of him as a hologram projected from the Underbase itself. This also references the positive-universe Boltax, who uploaded his mind to his [[Temple of Knowledge]] to store the Underbase within it.
** Skids is repurposed from BotCon 2015's [[Burn Out (Diaclone)|Burn Out]], who was redecoed from Skids' [[Skids (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]] in the colors of the ''Diaclone'' toy that became Skids.
** Aside from Fallback, there's two other ''Shattered Glass'' characters inspired by Outback. The first, named Outback, is repurposed from one of the Peruvian releases of the original Brawn toy in cream and green, by the Argentinian company [[Lynsa]], according to Witternrich. The second, Fastback, is based on a [[Fastback (G1)|character]] who died in [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron Origin]]'' mini-series, seemingly having been drawn to be Outback, only to have apparently been changed at the last minute due to Outback showing up alive in events after the mini-series in ''[[Spotlight: Kup]]''. According to Wittenrich, he's repurposed from the 2007 live-action movie toyline's Walmart-exclusive [[Crosshairs (Movie)|Crosshairs]] toy.
** Gears, according to Wittenrich, is repurposed from the dark-wine-and-purple released of the Malignus [[Pick-Up (Malignus)|Pick-Up]] in the Brazilian toyline, who was redecoed from Gears' [[Gears (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]].
** Several characters who appeared in the comedic ''[[SD SG]]'' comic strip published in the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Collectors' Club]] magazine make the jump here as fellow minions of the Underbase. Windblade and Strongarm first appeared in the [[SD SG issue 2|second installment]], while Hot Shot made his debut in the [[SD SG issue 3|third]]. Windblade is based on her [[Windblade (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]] in the colors of Stocking, one of the protagonists from the 2010 anime ''[[Studio Trigger|Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt]]''; Strongarm is based on her positive-universe counterpart in the colors of ''GoBots'' Crasher; and Hot Shot is repurposed from the cancelled 2004 ''Universe'' [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]] toy, which was redecoed from Hot Shot's [[Hot Shot (Armada)|positive-universe counterpart]].
** Alpha Trion has been upgraded into his [[Alpha Trion (G1)|positive-universe counterpart's]] ''Titans Return'' toy, spending most of the story in alternate mode. Unlike ''Titans Return'' Trion, he appears to have his own head in this story.
** Skytop mentions how several Sweeps are working on prepping the ''Buoyancy'' for its return flight to New Cybertron; according to Witternich, since ''Shattered Glass'' [[Scourge (SG)|Scourge]] is based on the [[BotCon 2009]] [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] toys, the ''Shattered Glass'' Sweeps would be based on the BotCon 2009 [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] toy.
** Rhinox, Cheetor, and Rattrap previously appeared in the [[SD SG issue 6|sixth installment]] of ''SD SG''; Rhinox was based on his positive-universe [[Rhinox (BW)|counterpart]]'s [[Transmetal]] toy, in the colors of the infamously terrible promotional toy of Rhinox from Rally's and Checkers, based on said Transmetal toy; Cheetor was colored like the prototype version of ''Beast Wars'' [[Tigatron]], seen at [[Toy Fair]] 1996, altered to be patterned after a cheetah rather than a tiger; and Rattrap was based on his positive-universe [[Rattrap (BW)|counterpart]]'s Japanese exclusive redeco of his [[Transmetal]] toy, sold with a 500-piece ''Beast Wars Metals'' puzzle at Central Hobby. According to Wittenrich, Optimus Primal is repurposed from his [[Optimus Primal (BW)|positive-universe counterpart's]] ''Universe'' toy; Scavenger is directly repurposed from the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal]] [[Scavenger (BW)|Scavenger]] toy, his positive-universe counterpart, taking the place of [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]]; and Quickstrike is based on ''[[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars Neo|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Colada]] in the colors of Quickstrike's [[Quickstrike (BW)|counterpart]].
* The [[New Energy Resource Research and Development Laboratory]] appeared in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' episode "[[The New Warrior - Hellbat]]". Its use in this story was inspired by the plots of several episodes of the original Sunbow ''[[The Transformers (cartoon)|The Transformers]]'' cartoon, where the Decepticon would raid human science labs for often ill-defined technology.
* Highwire originally used "Haywire" as his supervillain name (a name previously used by the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]] [[Haywire (Targetmaster)|partner]] of ''Generation 1'' [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]), until Emulator misheard it through his force shield as "Highwire", which stuck.
* Tailgate is given a makeover by Inferno, turning him into a repurposing of the 2015 [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] 3.0 [[Nightracer (G2)|Nightracer]] toy, which was itself redecoed from his [[Tailgate (G1)|positve universe counterpart's]] ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' toy.
* The description of Jetstorm's science lab is inspired by [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]'s throne room in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''.
* Upgrades Jetstorm lists off that he could give to Emulator all come from the [[Power Plans]] printed on the packaging of the original toyline's [[Action Master]]s. These include cranium regulation units (seen on the both [[Krok (G1)|Krok]] and the European-exclusive Action Master [[Charger]]'s Power Plans), neuro-sync stabilizers (again from Charger), transonic beam sensors (Charger once more), positron relay fluxuators (from [[Sprocket (G1)|Sprocket]]'s Power Plans), phototronic info gatherers (from [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Rad (G1)|Rad]]'s Power Plans), and cybordefinition translators (seen on multiple Power Plans, including those of [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], Rad, [[Rollout (G1)|Rollout]], [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], and [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]]).
* Jetstorm's ship is equipped with an artificial intelligence known as NAVI, the name of the [[Maximal]] and [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[NAVI|computers]] from the Japanese ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' series.
* Fangry tries to point out to Demolishor that they passed the perimeter some mechanometers back while they are out on "patrol"; mechanometers are a unit of measurement, first used in the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' cartoon episode "[[City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel]]".
* Squeezeplay swears by the [[Pit (BW)|Pit]], the Cybertronian version of Hell first mentioned in the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' cartoon.
* The Fallen's attendant, Sunstorm, is the ''Universe'' version of the character, released exclusively at Walmart in 2004. While he's not given an origin in this story, Wittenrich notes that he intended for him to be from a positive-universe, perhaps taken during a previous attempt to go out into the multiverse.
* The Fallen is constantly freezing, ice rapidly growing over him as a result of the negative polarity of the ''Shattered Glass'' universe, with limited mystical control over it. In the story he was originally introduced in, [[Dreamwave Productions]]' mini-series ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Dark Ages|The Dark Ages]]'', he was constantly on fire. The description of his form in the prose, noting his blue and purple coloration, seems to suggest that he was inspired by the ''Hunt for the Decepticons'' toy of the Fallen, although the illustration of him in the story is just that of his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body in ice.
* Cyclonus remembers how Alpha Trion falsely claimed to be one of the original Transformers who inhabited Cybertron; starting with the "Aligned" incarnation of [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], the character has been depicted as one of the [[Thirteen]].
* Cyclonus has a "rigid grill structure" on his chest. This is a reference to a semi-popular meme back in the early days of the online fandom, where a strangely-rendered signature for the user "Dinobot" on [[alt.toys.transformers]] looked like it was crediting a quote from Tom Servo on the comedy series ''[[Mystery Science Theater 3000]]'' to ''Beast Wars'' [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] ("Dinobot has Spoken. My rigid grill structure is bearing down on your unprotected cargo door."). This eventually got shortened to just the first seven words, and became an ongoing gag in the "World's Worst Fanfic" series of comedic stories.
* Stonecruncher and Excavator refer to themselves as the "Constructor Squad"; their positive-universe counterparts were members of the 6-bot [[Constructor Squad]]. They have written "Constructor Squad Rules!" on a plaque in [[Cybertronix]], the written language with both Maximal and Predacon variants from the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon.
* Side Burn has [[energon pump]]s in his lab's stock of spare parts; energon pumps are a piece of Cybertronian anatomy mentioned in the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon episode "[[Sea Change]]".
* Side Burn has strung up his victims from the ceiling, much like [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] did to the Autobots in issue [[The New Order|#5]] of the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics.
* Rick jokes that, were he to be turned into a cyborg, he could be called "Circuitsmasher". Circuit-Smasher was the identity taken up by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] after being revive by [[G.B. Blackrock]] in ''Regeneration One.'' His new powers and abilities were inspired by Emulator's positive-universe counterpart, the robot-hating superhuman [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Circuit Breaker]].
* Jetstorm orders NAVI to start the ship with the command: "Voice code: Jetstorm. Afterburn"; "afterburn" is the activation code of Jetstorm's ''Beast Machines'' [[Jetstorm (BM)|counterpart]].
* Soundwave's [[Soundwave (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]] has always had the special ability of telepathy, but this is the first time the ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of the character has been shown to have the power.
* Skids describes Jetstorm's ship as leaving Earth like "a petrorabbit forced from its vacu-chamber"; [[petro-rabbit]]s were creatures originally mentioned in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.
* Appearing physically for the first time, the Underbase is identical in appearance to that of the Marvel ''The Transformers'' version of the database: a massive gold structure in a lattice-based shape.
* Demolishor's modifications to his Transhuman components are referred to as "Robot Master technology", referencing both the alias of Donnie's positive-universe counterpart, and [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], Transformers whose heads are formed by smaller partners, even bringing up the concept of [[binary bonding]], which is how Headmasters are created in Western fiction. Donnie took his suit back to Earth with him to study it, again connecting it to the positive-universe Donny Finkleberg/Robot-Master. Rewind stole it to revive Chromedome, whose [[Chromedome (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]] was a Headmaster.
* The idea that the unique Transhuman fusion of organic and Cybertronian biomechanics is key to opening a portal to other dimensions appears to be derived from ''[[The Transformers: Regeneration One|Regeneration One]]'', IDW Publishing's continuation of the Marvel comic, in which [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] was used by the [[Dark Matrix]] to achieve the same effect.
* While flying towards the Underbase, Cyclonus notes that Jetstorm's ship landed only a few megameters away. Since the real-life unit of measurement of megameters can span across countries, this is more likely in reference to megamiles, a unit of measurement briefly used in the first episode of the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' cartoon, "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]".
* Beta Maxx was the redeco of ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Safeguard (Cybertron)|Safeguard]] that came with the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Alpha Trion toy (itself a redeco of Safeguard's larger partner, Vector Prime) sold at [[BotCon 2007]], unnamed until an online profile was released later that year.. Versions of him from alternative universes have shown up in previous profiles and stories, but this is the first time the ''Shattered Glass'' incarnation of the character has shown up, not making any show in any of Alpha Trion's previous appearances. His personality in this story—the true sovereign of the Underbase, a seeker of knowledge—follows the personality ascribed to him in the aforementioned profile. His position as the sovereign of the Underbase is likely a nod to the Titan Master partner of ''Titans Return'' Alpha Trion, [[Sovereign]], whose robot mode design was based on Beta Maxx.
* The Underbase's makeshift prison cell, a former library, is populated with Mini-Con custodian drones, wandering aimlessly about with nothing to catalog. Their description in this story matches that of the 2015 ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]]'' Mini-Con [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]], and like him, they're scatterbrained, except moreso.
* One of the Mini-Cons, upon noticing Sephie and Rick, extends tubes in an attempt to directly interface with them, with the story describing how they slithered towards them like "[[pyrite-python]]s locked onto a [[vapor-rat]]"; vapor-rats were originally mentioned in a post on the Club's Facebook page promoting [[BotCon 2014]], ''[[Tornado - Decepticon Saboteur]]''.
* As a cute nod, Beta Maxx refers to the Underbase as "marvelous", obviously after [[Marvel Comics]], since it first appeared in the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic.
* Strongarm compliments Crasher's paint job while pushing her to the gateway, referencing both how Crasher is based on ''Robots in Disguise'' Strongarm's body type, and how Strongarm is colored like ''GoBots'' Crasher.
* Hot Shot ends up in a version of the "[[Unicron Trilogy continuity family|Unicron Trilogy]]" continuity, spotting ''[[Transformers: Armada (franchise)|Armada]]'' Blurr (a silver and blue race car with red windows) and Jetfire (a space-based vehicle colored white, gray, and red).
* Beta Maxx tells the Decepticons and humans that the Thirteen are very important "lore" in positive universes, a little meta-joke about their role in-fiction, especially in the "[[Aligned continuity family|Aligned]]" continuity, as super-important backstory characters who often aren't really seeing doing much as a group.
* Beta Maxx explains that Jetstorm, Demolishor, Hot Shot, Windblade, Strongarm, and Side Burn are in fact sentient probes, designed to mimic the lifeforms they study, only to wind up stuck in Cybertronian form. Their enhanced shapeshifting and healing abilities are due to their construction: they're made from "[[Living metal|Transformium]]", the term given to the living metal that the Transformers bodies are composed of by Joshua Joyce (who Beta Maxx mentions as a "small-minded alien") and [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated|KSI]] in the 2014 live-action movie ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''.
* Some of the alien components include ''Shattered Glass'' versions of ''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]'' characters; ''Beastformers'' was, in Japan, a spin off of ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Transformers: The Headmasters|The Headmasters]]'', about cyborg humanoid animals, marketed in America as ''Battle Beasts'' by Hasbro, and unrelated to ''The Transformers''. The first to appear is a ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[Snakebomb (Beastformers)|Snakebomb]], recognizable from her description as a humanoid snake in armor. ''Shattered Glass'' Snakebomb is female, unlike her Decepticon-aligned positive-universe counterpart. Her uncle, Daburu, is a bit more involved. He is a ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[White Leo]], the Autobot-aligned Beastformer leader, a humanoid white lion with a missing eye; his main difference is that he has black armor, rather than blue. His name, meanwhile, comes from the Titan Master [[Daburu (TR)|partner]] of ''Titans Return'' [[Doublecross|Autobot Twinferno]], who was designed as a homage to White Leo. Snakebomb notes she and her uncle hail from the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beest]]; the original ''Beastformers'' fiction identified the Beastformers home planet as "Beast", but it was spelled Beest as the result of a typo in the Dreamwave Productions ''[[20th Anniversary Transformers Summer Special]]'' story, "[[Welcome to the Jungle]]". It's noted that they were the components made by Hot Shot.
* Demolishor lands in an alternate version of the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' cartoon episode "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]", where Crystal City (introduced in that episode) is attacked by a female incarnation of Devastator. While there, he encounters a small robot without much armor or a faction symbol; this is "Doc", a generic Cybertronian seen giving [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] an examination. When Devastator attacks, he reports that he's stuck in the middle of a "Combiner War", obviously in reference to the ''Combiner Wars'' toyline.
* The three-barreled rifle and [[Energo weapon|energo-sword]] pulled out of the "lion's" mane by Cyclonus and Darkwing are the weapons of ''Titans Return'' Alpha Trion.
* Cyclonus wanting to switch weapons with Darkwing to get the energo-sword is probably in reference to his [[Cyclonus (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|counterpart]] in IDW Publishing's then-current comic continuity, who was a swordsman.
* While describing himself to the Decepticons, the Fallen refers to himself as "the Undbinder" and as the "manipulator of the [[Well of All Sparks]]", referring to the [[Unbinding]] ritual from Dreamwave Productions mini-series ''The Dark Ages'', which would open the Well of All Sparks and guide Unicron to Cybertron. He also brings up his desire to sow entropy throughout the multiverse; his function as a member of the Thirteen, according to various materials from Hasbro and the Collectors' Club, was to oversee the forces of entropy.
* The Fallen is transported to the Void, the nothingness left behind when Unicron consumes a universe, first seen in issue [[The Void! (US)|#74]] of the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic.
* Heatwave mentions how a roundup from [[Cheyne]] is backing up space traffic; Cheyne was a wild west based planet seen in issue [[Kings of the Wild Frontier.|#63]] of the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic.
* Among other duties, Heatwave's crew has been assigned to install the server racks for [[Teletraan-14]], obviously following on from the idea of the [[Teletraan I]] computer from the Sunbow ''The Transformers'' cartoon.
* Breakaway's post-Shrouding name is Quakebreak, one of the options for names from the 2015 [[Fan polls|Fan Built Combiner]] poll for the ''Combiner Wars'' toyline, which lost to [[Victorion]].
* Waspinator mentions how he took on his name after scanning his beast mode; most of the Maximals and Predacons in the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon renamed themselves after gaining their beast modes.
* Waspinator mentions how he and Depth Charge were captured by "native inhabitants" while the other Predacons left; his [[Waspinator (BW)|positive-universe counterpart]] stayed behind on Earth as the rest of the Maximals and Predacons headed off for Cybertron in the finale episode of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon, "[[Nemesis Part 2]]".
* Rewind and Chromedome's relationship mirrors that of their counterparts from IDW Publishing's then-current comic continuity, who were [[Conjunx Endura|conjunx endurae]] (essentially, married).
* [[New Kaon (polity)|New Kaon]] is named after both the [[Kaon (polity)|polity]] introduced in the Dreamwave Productions ''The War Within'' mini-series, and the new home [[New Kaon|planet]] of the Decepticons seen in the IDW Publishing ''Animated'' comic, ''The Arrival''.
* Waspinator's final line, as quoted above, is paraphrased from his positive-universe counterpart's lament in "[[Deep Metal]]": "Why universe hate Waspinator?"

===Real-world references===
* When Grindor mocks Emulator's "superhero costume", she makes a quip asking him if she should have worn black and silver pleather instead. The 1995 superhero film ''{{w|Batman Forever}}'' and its 1997 sequel, the critically and commercially unsuccessful ''{{w|Batman & Robin (film)|Batman & Robin}}'', were mainly responsible for the colorful costumes of superheroes as seen in comics being considered too "goofy" by the public. Following this, superhero films like 1998's ''{{w|Blade (film)|Blade}}'', and especially 2000's ''{{w|X-Men (film)|X-Men}}'' and 2005's ''{{w|Batman Begins}}'', used more "realistic" outfits, often consisting of black leather. This would remain the case for most of the superhero films of the 2000s, with a few exceptions.
* Sephie remembers watching British and Australian science fiction television shows back in her freshmen year of college, referring to the likes of Britain's ''[[Doctor Who]]'' and Australia's ''{{w|Farscape}}''; the former was (and still is) ''massively'' popular among teenage circles online.
* Sephie feels like her life has become an {{w|Arthur C. Clarke}} or {{w|Isaac Asimov}} novel. The English Clarke and the American Asimov were two of the "Big Three" of science fiction writers of the 20th century, along with {{w|Robert A. Heinlein}}.
* Emulator jokes that after practicing for a while with using her sound blasts to levitate watermelons, she didn't "Gallagher" a single one, in reference to American comedian {{w|Gallagher (comedian)|Gallagher}}, whose act mostly consists of...him smashing watermelons. Yeah.
* Highwire's strange ability to create walls of force that can distort images on the other side was inspired by the technically limited effects of science-fiction shows from the 1960s, like ''[[Star Trek]]''.
* In keeping with the story taking place in 2011, it's noted that touchscreens are a somewhat recent development, one that Sephie has embraced, while Rick is slow to come around to.
* Inferno's characterization in this story is, for some reason, inspired by comedy films in which adults who are taking care of young children begin acting like them; Wittenrich specifically mentioned 2003's ''{{w|Daddy Day Care}}'', 1983's ''{{w|Mr. Mom}}'', and 2005's ''{{w|The Pacifier}}'' as sources of inspiration. Bit of an odd one, that.
* Rodimus insultingly refers to Hubcap as "Dreary Delahaye", in reference to {{w|Delahaye}}, a former French car company which made luxury vehicles, similar to Hubcap's alternate mode. ''Transformers'' fans may be most familiar with them from a scene in 2011's ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', in which the film's human antagonist [[Dylan Gould]] is shown to have one in his car collection.
* Rodimus refers to Inferno as the Autobots' "favorite blaze buster"; the Blaze Buster was a fire engine from the ''{{w|Matchbox (brand)|Matchbox}}'' line of toy cars.
* Ravage argues with a user on [[Yatter]] named "[[MegaPapytonLuvr0147725331]]" (named for the fandom "ship name" between ''{{w|Undertale}}'' characters Papyrus and Mettaton; several of the numbers come from the zip code 14777, referring to relatives of Wittenrich's who lived in {{w|Randolph, New York}}) about the alternate dimension known as the "Upside Down" and the monster that lives there (the Demogorgon) from the popular 2016 Netflix sci-fi television show ''{{w|Stranger Things}}''.
* When Crasher points randomly during her attempt to flirt with Darkwing, he flatly states that she's pointing at an EPS output; EPS stands for "electro-plasma system", a term from ''Star Trek'' that is used for the systems regulating energy distribution on spaceships.
* In this story, like his positive-universe ''Beast Machines'' counterpart, Jetstorm makes many references to pop culture. The first is uttered upon Emulator returning to him, exclaiming that "the prodigal babe returns!", referring to the {{w|Parable of the Prodigal Son|parable of the Prodigal Son}} from the Bible. He also refers to her as "the bionic girl with the attitude" (referring to the 1970s science fiction television series ''{{w|The Bionic Woman}}'') and as a "bitty botty Betty" (apparently in reference to the song "Itty Bitty Betty" by American rock and roll musician {{w|Eddie Cochran}}).
* While following Sephie in his van, Rick listens to the song "Nothing's Gonna Change My Clothes" by American alternative band {{w|They Might Be Giants}}, released on their {{w|They Might Be Giants (album)|debut album}} in 1986, seemingly as a nod to previous ''Shattered Glass'' writer [[Greg Sepelak]], who is a fan of the band.
* While reflecting, Cyclonus notes how Alpha Trion had no desire to "make Cybertron great again". This is in reference to "{{w|Make America Great Again}}", the rabble-rousing presidential campaign slogan of {{w|Donald Trump}} who, at the time this story was written, was running for president. A bit harsher in hindsight.
* Darkwing jokes about having to intrude on Cyclonus's {{w|Fortress of Solitude}} while repairing the ''Annex'', the Arctic headquarters of DC Comics' [[Superman]].
* Jetstorm refers to Fangry and Squeezeplay as Demolishor's "pocket Monstercons", a combined reference to both ''{{w|Pokémon}}'' (which is short for "Pocket Monsters") and the ''Generation 1'' Monsterbots.
* Crasher's cyberoscillation isn't properly revealed until later in the story. When it's first brought up, Cyclonus notes that she has something special with her brain, but is only able to get out the first syllable: "cy-". This, combined with being used as a component alongside the Transhuman cyborgs, makes it seem at first that she is a ''cy''borg. Crasher's ''GoBots'' counterpart, like all GoBots, was a cyborg, an organic brain controlling a mechanical body.
* Nestor wishes to be a "super-human samurai cyborg", which is in reference to ''{{w|Superhuman Samurai Syber-Squad}}'', the Americanized version of the 1993 tokusatsu series ''{{w|Gridman the Hyper Agent}}''. Funnily enough, a few years after this story, the 2018 [[Studio Trigger]] anime ''{{w|SSSS.Gridman}}'' (which was based on the original ''Gridman'' with elements of the Americanized version) would have much of the main cast's designs inspired by characters from ''Shattered Glass''.
* The Constructor Squad replaced the warning klaxons on the ''Annex'' with lullabies from Earth. When struck by the solid light from the Underbase, a piece by 19th century German composer {{w|Johannes Brahms}} plays.
* When Cyclonus begins falling in the tilted ''Annex'', Crasher puts out one of her "mighty arms" to catch him; one of the taglines for the ''GoBots'' toyline was "Mighty Robots, Mighty Vehicles".
* Windblade got Strongarm to collect her components by inventing a fake game, based on the popular mobile game ''{{w|Pokémon Go}}'', involving catching small creatures, gyms and refresh spots, combat training, and stats.
* As the "lion" is about to melt the ice imprisoning the Decepticons, Sephie groans, hoping it doesn't roar to do so; in the 2005 fantasy film ''{{w|The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe}}'' (based on the {{w|The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe|novel}} by British writer {{w|C. S. Lewis}}), the heroic lion {{w|Aslan}} used his roar to free the prisoners of the {{w|White Witch}}, trapped in ice (as opposed to the book, where they were stuck in stone).
* Rick refers to the Fallen as an "abominable snow monster" in reference to the [[yeti]]-like monster from the 1964 Christmas television special ''{{w|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer (TV special)|Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer}}''.
* When Beta Maxx likens the Fallen to a god, Sephie jokes that the Norsemen would agree, presumably referring to the {{w|Jötunn|frost giants}} of Norse mythology.
* When Windblade is nearly forced to say goodbye to Strongarm, she compares herself to Hanzo and Strongarm to McCree, only for Strongarm to reveal that she's been playing as Zenyatta, and so Windblade compares herself to Genji. These are all characters from the then popular online multiplayer game ''[[Overwatch 2|Overwatch]]''; additionally, concepts mentioned from the game include comp challenges and silver eliminations.
* The "lion's" mane stores weapons in some sort of pocket dimension. This is in homage to the character of Lion from the 2013 animated television series ''{{w|Steven Universe}}'', a pet of the titular character who was a pink lion (naturally) and had a pocket dimension in his mane.
* The files accessed by Optimus Prime in his old library are labelled from file 91083MR to 2897G, referencing ''GoBots'' once more, which lasted from 1983 to 1987; the MR is in reference to ''Machine Robo'', the Japanese Bandai toyline from which Tonka licensed most of the toys for ''GoBots''.
* After making a crack about his motherboard lying to him about being special, the story states "Drift held his pose as if expecting some unseen audience to burst into laughter"; ''Shattered Glass'' Drift was based on Marvel Comics' {{w|Deadpool}}, who often breaks the fourth wall.
* Drift feels that Prime's story might be a bunch of "gnarlyhogwash", referencing the Narliehogs from the ''GoBots'' spin-off ''[[Rock Lord]]s''.
* When trying to think of alternatives of their janitorial duties, Landfall suggests that they could hunt Magiswords, referencing the 2015 online animated series ''{{w|Mighty Magiswords}}''.
* The ''Buoyancy'' is located in Hanger 1653. 1653 is the year that the {{w|Taj Mahal}}, a mausoleum in India, is believed to have been completed, much like how this is the last ''Shattered Glass'' story published by Fun Publications.

===Errors===
* There's some inconsistencies in this story compared to the earlier ''Shattered Glass'' prose stories, to be expected with a different author. However, one that is an outright error is early on in the story, where the prose notes that Sephie and Rick are in San Diego. However, previous stories showed that California was destroyed in [[World War III]]. The story also uses the Californian colloquialism "May Gray" to describe the weather.
* Crasher notes that she has a seismic stomp, like her ''GoBots'' counterpart, but in previous stories, her seismic powers were depicted as being centered in her fists.

===Other trivia===
* According to a post by Jesse Wittenrich on the Allspark Forums, the story's original outline was different, with the Underbase sending out agents who would attract Unicron's attention. This was scrapped since the events of "Another Light" brought Unicron into ''Shattered Glass'' via other means. Likewise, the original ending would have had the post-Shroud Nexus Prime components meeting the ''Shattered Glass'' version of the Fallen, but Wittenrich felt it better to resolve Depth Charge's story.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/135694-shattered-glass-coalescence-prose-story/?p=3409141 Post by NightViper on The Allspark Forums, 2016/12/26]</ref>
* Wittenrich also stated the time skip was done to "smooth over" some of the inconsistencies without having to devote time on them.
* Early on in the story, Sephie recalls how Cliffjumper once said that the Earth of the ''Shattered Glass'' universe seemed five years ahead of his home universe's Earth, justifying some of the references to post-2011 technology and pop culture.
* Not strictly an error, but the ''Shattered Glass'' version of Arkeville is referred to as "Dr. Arkeville" like his [[Doctor Arkeville|positive-universe counterpart]], whereas previous stories have referred to him as "Professor Arkeville" to distinguish him.
* Star Saber is consistently referred to simply as "Saber" in this story, the name of the smaller form of his [[Star Saber (G1)|positive-universe counterpart]].
* Jetstorm is depicted in this story as being essentially the same character as his ''Beast Machines'' counterpart, whereas in "Transhuman", he was depicted as monotonous and emotionless. While this may seem like an error, author Jesse Wittenrich noted that he deliberately changed his personality, and had wanted to include a scene where Sephie noticed his change in behavior, but couldn't figure out a way to incorporate it organically.
* The "old friend" that Beta Maxx mentions as the inspiration behind hiding Alpha Trion as a mechanical lion, while never explicitly stated, was intended to be Optimus Prime, according to Wittenrich. This was meant as a connection between Prime taking faces as trophies (as seen in "Invasion", when he takes Ultra Magnus' face) and Alpha Trion's new form, based on a ''Titans Return'' toy whose head (and thus face) is formed by another.

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20190312113538if_/http://transformersclub.com/prose/coalescence.pdf "Coalescence"] at The Official Transformers Collectors' Club

[[Category:Shattered Glass media]]
[[Category:Timelines text stories]]

Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!

2024-11-13T22:13:21Z

Lookatroopa: /* Synopsis */

{{factions|autobot}}
{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[S.T.A.R.S. continuity]]
|prev=Tech-Spec Manual
|next=Have the Decepticons defeated us once and for all?
|title="Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!"
|image=PackIn_EarthlingsTheSTARS_Front.jpg
|caption=OR MAYBE JUST A HUG!
|publisher=Hasbro
|coverdate=1985?<ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/archive/inserts/stars.shtml Scans and article on YoJoe!]</ref>
|written by=
|art by=
}}

'''"Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!"''' is one in a series of [[Pack-in material|mail-order flyers]] included with [[The Transformers (toyline)|''Generation 1'' toys]], offering various Transformers and ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' vehicles via exclusive mail-order. Its story content follows directly from [[The battle is far from over!|previous]] [[Reinforcements from Cybertron!|flyers]].

==Synopsis==
{{note|This flyer is written in the second person, recruiting the reader into an [[Autobot]]-allied [[human]] organization. Thus, the message itself is considered here to be part of the fiction.}}

[[Image:PackIn EarthlingsTheSTARS Inside1.jpg|left|120px|thumb|S.T.A.R.S. seems harmless now, but if the Autobots have their way, someday this will overlook Rio de Janeiro.]]

Seeking to expand the newly-formed [[S.T.A.R.S.|Secret Transformers Autobot Rescue Squad]], [[Overdrive]] sends a message to potential recruits (apparently within the [[United States of America|U.S.]] military, judging by the tail-end of the message). It begins, "Earthlings: THE S.T.A.R.S. need your help now!" He explains that the [[Reinforcements from Cybertron!|reinforcements from Cybertron]] (of which he was a part) had helped the [[Autobot]]s overcome what had been desperate odds against the [[Decepticon]]s. But the Decepticons want revenge, and they're building fortresses all over the planet from which to strike anew. Some of the fortresses have been found, but Optimus Prime wants human allies in place before the Autobots mount their assaults. So Overdrive's audience is invited to join S.T.A.R.S. and is treated to these "top-secret plans":

An assault on a Decepticon fortress will begin with the Omnibots using [[Time Warrior (G1)|Time Warrior]]s to synchronize their attack to the minute. Racing onto the scene in car mode, they will deploy their missile systems. And... presumably they will ''fire'' the missiles, but the plans end there without saying so. One would hope that they had strategized beyond that point, and Overdrive just didn't want to reveal any more "top secret" information. But whatever the case, he switches gears with a quote from Optimus Prime: "Earth allies like ''you'' are desperately needed! We must thwart the forces of evil now!"

[[Image:PackIn EarthlingsTheSTARS Inside3.jpg|right|150px|thumb|I got the membership, but not the instant respect. Maybe I wasn't using the Control Center right.]]

Overdrive touts the benefits of joining S.T.A.R.S., such as receiving:

* A Transformers [[Command Center (G1)|Command Center]], from which the recipient can "command" their "own Earth sector"
* A S.T.A.R.S. [[iron-on patch]], the display of which will ensure "instant respect from Autobot allies"
* A poster
* A [[S.T.A.R.S. membership card]] with "a magical picture that changes from Autobot to Decepticon"
* And an Autobot [[Tech-Spec Manual]] with information about Cybertron and the Transformers.

"Be one of the S.T.A.R.S.!" Overdrive lamely insists.

His message then takes an interesting and revealing turn, segueing into the subject of G.I. Joe. "And don't forget", he adds, "while you're battling for the S.T.A.R.S., the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] Mobile Strike Force is fighting other battles in other places." He encourages his audience to use vehicles such as the [[Manta (G.I. Joe)|Manta]] ("for your G.I. Joe amphibious missions"), [[Polar Battle Bear (G.I. Joe)|Polar Battle Bear]], and [[JUMP Jet Pack]] in its battles against [[Cobra]]. He also mentions the [[Heavy Artillery Laser]], [[Wolverine (G.I. Joe)|Wolverine]], [[Field Light Artillery Cannon]], and even the [[HISS tank|Cobra H.I.S.S.]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Camshaft (G1)|Camshaft]] (3)
* [[Downshift (G1)|Downshift]] (4)
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] (2)
* [[Overdrive]] (1)
* [[Time Warrior|Time Warriors]] (5)
|c3=
* [[Cobra]] (7)
* [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] (6)
}}

==Notes==
[[Image:PackIn EarthlingsTheSTARS Inside4.jpg|right|125px|thumb|Only if they turn into robots.]]

* For unknown reasons, Hasbro just this once offered ''G.I. Joe'' toys in the same flyer with Transformers and allowed the reader to use either [[Robot Point]]s or the Joe-equivalent Flag Points.
* Within the fiction, some of the other S.T.A.R.S. recruitment material is explicitly aimed at children, as exemplified by young [[Johnny (G1)|Johnny]]. However, the way the ''G.I. Joe'' content is worked into this message, it sounds very much like this is an attempt to recruit from the ranks of G.I. Joe.
* This is one of the most explicitly-metatextual flyers in the [[S.T.A.R.S. continuity]], wherein the ''entire'' text is clearly presented as a message from a Transformer to the reader in a way that brings the reader into the fiction.
* The Transformers available for order are the [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]]s and [[Time Warrior]].

{{--}}

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:G.I. Joe media]]
[[Category:S.T.A.R.S. media]]

Void Rivals issue 9

2024-05-22T16:09:20Z

Lookatroopa: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Void Rivals]]'' #9
|prev=Void Rivals Energon Universe Special story
|next=Void Rivals issue 10
|image=Void Rivals 9 Cover A.jpg
|caption=Looks like the Void Rivals have got better things to do tonight than die.
|title=
|publisher=[[Image Comics]] [[Skybound Entertainment]]
|date=[[May 22]], [[2024]]
|coverdate=May 2024
|written by=[[Robert Kirkman]]
|art by=[[Lorenzo De Felici]]
|colors by=[[Patricio Delpeche]]
|letters by=[[Rus Wooton]]
|editor=[[Ben Abernathy]]
|continuity=[[Energon Universe]]
|chronology=
}}

'''A new ally may be the only hope Darak and Solila have of surviving the wastelands.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Darak]] rushes to the aid of [[Solila]], who has miraculously survived getting impaled with her own spear. While the spear missed any vital organs, she risks bleeding out if she tries to remove it, and so she retracts the spear into her body in order to stem the bleeding. [[Handroid]] informs the pair that the solar windstorm has taken them much closer to the midpoint they were searching for, and the pair resume their search for Darak's "oasis."

Meanwhile, [[Skuxxoid]] returns home, eager to see his wife and children. However, upon entering the dark, empty house, he remembers they're no longer around. He sits down at the dinner table alone, head in his hands.

Darak and Solila continue their trek. Solila suddenly collapses, having lost too much blood from her wound. Darak hoists her onto his shoulder and carries her the rest of the way. Just as Darak is about to collapse from exhaustion himself, he spies an old [[Edgewalker]] exo-suit - the same one he was piloting years ago! Realizing that they’ve made it to the "oasis" - a small shelter with discarded bits of technology and a green and yellow vehicle - Darak frantically searches for help from someone. When questioned by Handroid, Darak reveals that he was delirious and barely conscious the last time he was here. He was just barely able to crawl towards the shelter, only catching a glimpse of something strange before blacking out and waking up back in [[Agorria]]. Darak turns his attention back to Solila when he hears the sound of whirring and shifting gears behind him. He looks up to find the [[Autobot]] [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] standing above him, offering aid.

However, Springer mistook their armored forms for fellow mechanical life, and upon realizing that they're organics, is unsure how to help. Still, he offers to provide whatever support he can but is interrupted by a faint whistling quickly approaching them: an arrow from [[Proximus]] lands in front of them and explodes, knocking Darak prone. Proximus then arrives and attacks Springer, who grabs his sword and warns the hunter not to try doing so again. Proximus is unintimidated and attacks, and while Springer might have the advantage in terms of size, Proximus is much faster and able to maneuver around the Autobot quickly. As the two continue to fight, Darak tends to Solila. Handroid indicates that her pulse is dropping. As Darak desperately checks her body, he finds the green key Mistress [[Vill]] gave her.

On [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], a [[Quintesson Scientist]] summons the [[Quintesson Judge|Judge]] to report his findings after examining the composite ship they acquired from Skuxxoid. The scientist reports that one of the alloys used in the ship’s construction contains material that dates back to ancient [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and believes that the "[[Zertonia]]" Skuxxoid mentioned could be in some way connected to [[Zerta Trion]]. The Judge pauses for a moment before electrocuting the scientist: speaking that name has long been forbidden.

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|h1=
* [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] (5)

|h4=[[Agorrian]]s|c4=
* [[Darak]] (1)

|h5=[[Zertonian]]s|c5=
* [[Solila]] (2)
* [[Proximus]] (6)

|h6=Others||c6=
* [[Handroid]] (3)
* [[Skuxxoid]] (4)
* [[Quintesson Judge]] (7)
* [[Quintesson Scientist]] (8)
}}

==Quotes==
"I’d like to see you try ''that'' again." 
"Your size does not intimidate me." 
"Funny. ''Same''."
:—'''Springer''' and '''Proximus'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Skuxxoid returns home after meeting up with his old buddy [[Slizardo]] and the Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] in the Void Rivals story from the [[Energon Universe Special 2024]] released earlier in the same month as this issue.
** In that story, Hot Rod mentions that he is searching for an ally of his, likely alluding to Springer.
* Darak piloting the Edgewalker and getting lost in the wasteland was first seen in [[Void Rivals issue 7|issue #7]].
* Upon seeing Springer transform, Handroid references their meeting with [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] from [[Void Rivals issue 1|issue #1]].
** It’s notable that Springer, unlike Jetfire, is wearing the Autobot logo, meaning that he arrived on the [[Sacred Ring]] after the Autobot-[[Decepticon]] war broke out and after Jetfire disappeared.
* The mysterious key Darak finds on Solila was given to her by Mistress Vill back in [[Void Rivals issue 5|issue #5]].
* The [[Quintesson]]s received Darak and Solila’s composite ship, which they completed in [[Void Rivals issue 2|issue #2]], from Skuxxoid in [[Void Rivals issue 6|issue #6]].

===''Transformers'' references===
* Springer makes his Energon Universe debut this issue
* “Zerta Trion” of course calls to mind the character of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], the wise sage from Cybertron’s past who frequently appears as a mentor of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]. In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]], Trion was a member of the [[Autobot Rebellion]] which overthrew the Quintessons.

===Other notes===
* Springer’s appearance this issue marks the first time that a ''Transformers'' character’s appearance was not kept secret, with the cover to the comic revealed on Skybound’s social media ahead of solicitations.
* This issue contains a 5 page preview of [[Scarlett (comic)|Scarlett]] [[Scarlett issue 1|#1]].

===Covers (6)===
* '''Cover A:''' Springer, by [[Lorenzo De Felici]].
* '''Cover B:''' Springer and the rivals, by [[Ricardo López Ortiz]].
* '''Cover C (1:10 Copy Incentive):''' Springer approaches, by [[André Lima Araújo]] and [[Chris O'Halloran]].
* '''Cover D (1:25 Copy Incentive):''' The rivals stand on Springer’s body, by [[Caspar Wijngaard]].
* '''Cover E (1:50 Copy Incentive):''' Springer’s head covered by sand, by [[Tonči Zonjić]].

<gallery>
File:Void Rivals 9 Cover A.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 9 Cover B.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 9 Cover C.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 9 Cover D.jpg|
File:Void Rivals 9 Cover E.jpg|
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
* 5-page preview of ''Scarlett''
* Experience the Energon Universe in the trade paperbacks for ''Void Rivals'', ''[[Transformers (2023 comic)|Transformers]]'', ''[[Duke (comic)|Duke]]'', and ''[[Cobra Commander (comic)|Cobra Commander]]''.

===Reprints===

==External links==

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Void Rivals issues]]

Atari Hitotonari

2023-10-29T20:37:40Z

Lookatroopa: /* Legends comic */ replaced term with what i assume was meant

{{disambigr|Atari|the publisher of the ''Armada''-based ''Transformers'' PS2 game|Atari, Inc.}}
{{factions|edc|kiss}}
:''Atari Hitotonari is a [[human]] from the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Atari.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]

'''Atari Hitotonari''' (人隣当梨'' Hitotonari Atari'') is submissive, passive, immature even for her young age, and quite weak both in terms of physical strength and constitution, being prone to fits of motion sickness. As you can see, she's not off to a good start as far as defining characteristics go...so what's she good for? Well, she is fairly bright (she's second in her class), and she hates to see others suffer, an emotion mostly borne from the fact that she is so terrified of being hurt herself that she doesn't want to see anyone else feel pain either. In fact, she so deplores hurting other beings that she is a strict vegetarian, though she does like to gorge herself on doughnuts and other sweet desserts.

Atari's most important feature is that she is a hugely powerful [[Kiss Player]]. It was this ability that led her to join the [[Earth Defense Command]] and take part in its effort to eliminate the threat that [[Transformer]]s pose to all on Earth.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Kiss Players''====
{{voiceactor|[[Satomi Akesaka]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Kissplay1 atari fuses.jpg|225px|thumb|left]]

When the [[Decepticon]] leader [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] crash-landed on [[Earth]] in the year 2005, his impact utterly obliterated the city of [[Tokyo]] and shattered [[Transformer]]-human relations. The [[Earth Defense Command]] reverse-engineered Galvatron's corpse to create man-made Transformers named "[[Autorooper]]s", and forced all Transformers off of Earth, keeping them from returning to the planet by surrounding it with an [[anti-electron]] field. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 1|Kiss Players #1}} Galvatron's cells scattered from the crash, and created what came to be known [[Kiss Player]]s, humans with the power to fuse with Transformers, by infecting them. Atari was one of those humans and came to possess the highest potential of a Kiss Player.

In 2006, EDC Commander [[Hitoshizuku Amaō]], who sought to resurrect [[Shizuku Amaō|her daughter]] who had died in the impact, through a fusion between a powerful Kiss Player with an Autorooper, found out about Atari's Kiss Player's abilities. He asked Atari's parents to hand her over and, when they refused, had them killed. {{storylink|I, You, and the Spinning Earth}} The murder was covered up as a Transformer-related accident, leaving the young girl alone, despondent, and resentful toward the giant robots. While alone one day, her mind consumed with the tragedy that had recently destroyed her life, she tumbled from the narrow wall on which she was walking. This proved to be as much as she could take, and she cried aloud that she wished to die, so she could be with her parents in the next world. But Atari did not expect that someone would answer her, when a voice emanated from a nearby car that inquired if that was what she truly wished. As the terrified Atari watched, the car transformed into a robot form: It was, in actuality, a [[Legion (KP)|Legion]], one of many monstrous creatures created when Galvatron's cells were dispersed into the atmosphere upon his impact and bonded with other animals and machines.

Faced with the very real possibility of death, Atari realized that she truly wished to live, and in answer to her prayers, an E.D.C. Autorooper appeared, barrelling into the Legion and smashing it aside. Before it could finish the creature off, however, the Autorooper dropped to its knees and disgorged E.D.C. member [[Shaoshao Li]], one of the organizations' "Kiss Player" operatives (humans who had been infused with Galvatron's cells and given the power to bond with other organisms containing them), right on top of her. As the Legion righted itself to continue its attack, the Autorooper instructed Atari to kiss it or she would die, but Atari hesitated, and the Legion tore the Autorooper's arm off. Realizing that inaction would only cause others pain in addition to herself, Atari kissed the Autorooper and discovered that she too was a Kiss Player as she merged with the robot, repairing its injuries and allowing it to decapitate their mutual enemy messily. Shocked by what she had done, Atari vomited and passed out.

Having observed the battle, E.D.C. commander [[Hitoshizuku Amaō]] took custody of the girl and brought her to E.D.C. headquarters. She awoke in an unfamiliar room, where she was greeted by [[Ringo Chikuma]] of the [[Ne Squad]], who proceeded to unveil her sociopathic tendencies by biting Atari in order to "taste" her abilities. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 1|Kiss Players #1}}

Atari subsequently formally joined the E.D.C. and was partnered with Shaoshao's Autorooper Ne-04, which left her cursed to live in the absent Shaoshao's impressive shadow. She bemoaned the fact that she had wound up partnered with a robot with a car mode when she was prone to car sickness, but she resolved to do her best to protect the Earth from Transformers. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 3|Kiss Players #3}} She was disappointed that a robot had been the recipient of her first kiss and was thoroughly embarrassed by the whole kiss-fusion process, {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 6|Kiss Players #6}} but she had great respect for her Ne Squad teammates {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 15|Kiss Players #15}} and fought Legions alongside them. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 12|Kiss Players #12}}

Atari had a particularly unlucky experience when she ate an omelet that contained a minuscule Legion creature. The tiny monster immediately began causing havoc in her stomach, so Atari kissed her Autorooper, inexplicably causing it to shrink so that it could enter her body and fend the Legion off. Atari was not exactly in favor of the plan, but in typical fashion, acquiesced after only the weakest of protestations. As the battle played out in her guts, she grew even more embarrassed when the Autorooper discovered the remains of various desserts she had snuck out to eat the night before. The Autorooper eventually destroyed the Legion by hurling it into her digestive fluid, and then talked Atari into sticking her finger down her throat and vomiting him up. She wasn't happy. {{storylink|Atari-chan's Critical Moment?!}} Atari wondered about the surprising shrinkage of her Autorooper, and read in a book that some Transformers simply possessed that power. Atari was later horrified when the shrunken Autorooper crawled inside her shirt while she was daydreaming about desserts. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 21|Kiss Players #21}}

[[File:Atariscream2.jpg|thumb]]

While visiting the bathroom one day, Atari suddenly found herself possessed by the ghost of the Decepticon Air Commander [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], who had learned of the power of Kiss Players from the memories of [[Teletraan 15]]. Starscream burst from the bathroom in control of Atari's body and immediately began threatening the other Kiss Players, but found that none of them were taking him seriously...because he'd forgotten to pull up Atari's underwear. {{storylink|Starscream? Volume 3}} Starscream kept his hold on Atari, and through her, tracked down his old ally [[Doctor Arkeville]], who converted a jet fighter into a new body for him. Atari kissed the jet and transferred Starscream's ghost and herself into it, but it was almost immediately destroyed by the E.D.C.'s forces. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 27|Kiss Players #27}}

When the E.D.C. were put in charge of transporting the dead body of [[Autobot]] leader [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] into [[Tokyo]], Atari was among the troops providing an escort. Soon, a commando unit led by [[Marissa Faireborn]] attempted to reclaim Prime's body, and Atari was rendered helpless when Marissa sliced her clothes off with a knife, fused with the resurrected Prime and ran away. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 2|Kiss Players #2}}

Life within the E.D.C. progressively proved harder and harder for Atari, as Ringo continued to subject her to repeated acts of whim-driven cruelty, {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 30|Kiss Players #30}} and the mysterious disappearance of Shaoshao weighed heavily on her mind. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 18|Kiss Players #18}} In civilian life, she found a friend in Marissa Faireborn, but this only lasted until the two girls each discovered who the other truly was and sadly accepted that their positions made them enemies. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 13|Kiss Players #13}} Nevertheless, Marissa and Optimus Prime proceeded to save Atari from Legion threats several times, but this only made Atari worry that Marissa must be a better kisser that her, if her robot partner was stronger. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 9|Kiss Players #9}}

Depressed over the fact that she had yet to achieve a second successful fusion with her Autorooper since that first fateful day, Atari was moping around E.D.C. headquarters when her Autorooper surprised her by silently raising its palm and offering her a flower. Angry and miserable, Atari smacked the flower from the robot's hand and ran away. Atari's fellow E.D.C. Kiss Player, [[Kayu Michikusa]], observed the clash and followed Atari out of the base, catching up to her on a hill overlooking the city and presenting her with a flower chain made using the bloom the Autorooper had picked. Having experienced an all-too-rare act of genuine friendship, Atari's spirits began to rise. Sadly, it didn't last long, as she returned to base still wearing the flower chain and immediately caught Ringo's sadistic eye. The deranged girl began eating the flowers and tried to share them with Atari by kissing them into her mouth. Atari was literally saved by the bell as an alarm went off, signalling a Legion attack, and Ringo scampered away to respond.

[[File:Kissplay3 atari stops fight.jpg|225px|thumb|left]]

Her status quo of perpetual misery restored, Atari composed herself and followed, discovering the source of the crisis: Optimus Prime and Marissa were leading an army of Legions down on E.D.C. headquarters! Before the Ne Squad could attack, a further surprise occurred: the Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] arrived on the scene, now Kiss Player partners with the missing Shaoshao! The E.D.C.'s Kiss Players fused with their Autoroopers, save for Atari, and plunged into the middle of the battle, but were sent flying by a swing of Prime's sword. Fearing for the safety of her friends, Atari made an impassioned plea to her Autorooper to help her save them, and at last, the robot responded to her and transformed to robot mode, kneeling so it could be kissed. Atari did so, and finally, the pair fused together once again and sprang into action, turning back the Autobots and Legions. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 3|Kiss Players #3}} Realizing that she felt a sense of humanity within her Autorooper, Atari no longer believed that it was just a machine. Rather, she fully believed that both she and her Autorooper had become true partners. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 24|Kiss Players #24}}

Her friendship with Kayu growing, Atari made plans to go on a trip with the girl. But as one relationship improved, another deteriorated, as Ringo's torture sessions grew worse and worse. Atari's pleas to Kayu for help fell on deaf ears, and so Atari spitefully broke off the trip. The next day, however, Atari discovered that Kayu had been transferred to another squad, {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 33|Kiss Players #33}} and she soon realized that Kayu had previously been subject to Ringo's "attentions" before Atari came along. This discussion was cut short by a sudden emergency: Kayu's Autorooper was running amok. Atari believed that she could hear Kayu's voice coming from within the robot, but Ringo sprang into action and mercilessly gunned it down despite Atari's pleas. Overcome with emotion, Atari blacked out...and when she awoke, she could hear Ringo screaming...and her Autorooper's hands were stained with blood. In losing control of herself and her Autorooper, it appeared, Atari had taken revenge for herself and her friend. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 36|Kiss Players #36}}

When Optimus Prime staged another attack on E.D.C. headquarters, backed by a phalanx of Legion, Atari fused with her Autorooper to join the fight. When her fusion time expired, she discovered Marissa and Shaoshao in the middle of the battlefield, having just finally set aside the differences that had caused them to fight up until now. Together, the three girls vowed to uncover the mysteries lying at the heart of the E.D.C. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 37|Kiss Players #37}} Venturing into the [[Genital System]] facility beneath the E.D.C. building, the girls and their robot partners discovered the remains of Galvatron, before a door came slamming down, separating Atari from the rest of the group. Commander Amaō appeared before her and explained the full extent of her plans regarding the resurrection of her daughter, and had originally selected Shaoshao for the process. Amaō began her plan, but Atari fought against the fusion process, remembering her friendless childhood and how far she had come. Fusing with her Autorooper, she seized Galvatron's body and blasted off into the air, causing the complex to collapse and kill Amaō. All of Galvatron's cells from the girls, their partners, the Legions and the Autoroopers were absorbed back into Galvatron's body, and Atari flung the reconstituted Decepticon leader into space. Before her own powers faded, she looked down upon the Earth, and smiled in happiness. {{storylink|I, You, and the Spinning Earth}}

[[File:15gogo sparkbots appear.jpg|left|215px|thumb|On the Kiss Players' side of the reality barrier, that's probably one heck of a light show.]]

Following the deactivation of the anti-electron field, the Autobots returned to Earth in early 2007, but Transformer-human relations were still in tatters. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] came up with the idea of a Transformer-human singing group to try and repair relations and spread goodwill between the two races, and to that end, Atari joined with Marissa, Shaoshao, and [[Mini-Cassette|cassette Transformers]] [[Glit (KP)|Glit]], [[Sundor]], and [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]] to form this group, the "[[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]]".

[[File:Atari meets optimus primal.jpg|115px|thumb|Oh, that reminds me to ask; Why universe hate Atari?]]

While on their world goodwill tour, the Kiss Players arrived in North America to perform at [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Brave Maximus]], but just before the concert began, three mysterious glowing orbs appeared before the band and telepathically spoke to them. Introducing themselves as the [[Sparkbot]]s [[Star Dust]], [[Angela]], and [[Zangetsu]], they instructed the three girls to kiss them. When they did so, the girls and Brave Maximus were suddenly whisked off through time, rematerializing at [[Sherman Dam]] in the year 1985, where they witnessed Optimus Prime's historic battle with Megatron atop the structure. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 39|Kiss Players #39}} The Sparkbots explained to the Kiss Players that the "[[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]" had been scattered throughout space and time, and that their mission was to recover its fragments by kissing Autobot leaders from different time periods, starting with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 40|Kiss Players #40}}

The Kiss Players adventures through the timestream soon led them to the year 2011, where they fell into the clutches of the [[Quintesson]]s. Even the power of {{w|Moe (slang)|moe}}, despite transforming Atari into a hamster-girl in a swimsuit who called the judge "big brother" and asked his permission to use the potty, was not enough to spare them from the Quintesson judge's verdict of "not guilty." Fortunately, Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]] came to their accidental rescue, and the Kiss Players' voyage continued. {{storylink|Kiss Players Picture Story Show}}

Following this hair-raising experience, Atari was sent on her first solo mission to recover an AllSpark fragment, alongside Star Dust. Appearing in the vicinity of [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] later in the year 2011, Atari watched as the planet [[Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears|exploded]], then kissed the Autobot leader of the era, [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]], as he emerged from the conflagration. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 42|Kiss Players #42}} {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 1}}

Atari delighted in her next mission, when she was taken into the past and found herself surrounded by animals. She never expected that one of the animals was a Transformer: [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]! Atari and Star Dust proceeded to hop through time to see Optimus Primal's various forms to his body in the war against the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]], although she was initially hesitant to do so until Star Dust explained that this was not the Optimus ''Prime'' with whom she was familiar. When the task was done, however, he Allspark fragment recovered was suddenly seized by an invisible force and stolen away. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 45|Kiss Players #45}} {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 2}} These thefts continued as the Kiss Players tried to gather more fragments, forcing the girls to give chase across the timestream, only for Brave Maximus to crash into the "[[Wall of Time]]", scattering the team across the multiverse. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 47|Kiss Players #47}} {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 3}}

Atari found herself in the parallel reality of the [[Aurex 103.10 Alpha|MD World]], on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s moon at the height of the Transformers' war for the [[Mini-Con]]s. Encountering native Mini-Con [[Blackout (Armada)|Blackout]], Atari found she could understand the little robot's beeping and booping, and she learned that he had become [[Alliance|separated from his partner]]. As the moon trembled beneath Atari's feet, they realized that they were standing on the body of [[Unicron]], but before they could do anything to help Blackout, the invisible force returned to bring Atari back to her home universe. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 48|Kiss Players #48}} The "force", it transpired, was [[Primus]], god of the Transformers, who had gathered the other Kiss Players. Primus explained that he had been responsible for stealing the Allspark fragments away—because they were actually portions of Unicron's shattered [[Angolmois Energy|lifeforce]], and the Sparkbots were his servants, trying to resurrect him! {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 4}} Thankfully, Primus was able to trap Unicron's lifeforce within the Earth, but he would not answer the Kiss Players' questions about their own future. As his last act before he transformed into a [[Vector Sigma|golden sphere]], Primus returned the Kiss Players to the present day of 2007, mere moments after they had left on their adventure. Realizing that their future was not defined by Primus or any god, Shaoshao and Marissa made vows for the future, while Atari remained unsure of what she would do next, but realized at last the importance of truly living. {{storylink|Kiss Players episode 51|Kiss Players #51}} {{Storylink|Sparkbots Volume 5}}

====Train Wars====
Atari eventually ended up being a student of [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]], and assisted him in creating two sets of [[Trainbot]]s. When one, [[Shouki|Mach]], asked her what purpose he had in life, Atari simply told him to think about it and decide on his choices for himself. After three finalized Trainbots were activated, their facility was invaded by the escaped [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], but Mach was able to save his [[human]] creators, noting to Atari that he had made his choice. Once Nightbird's actions were foiled, Atari congratulated Mach on his choice of saving his comrades. {{storylink|The Train Wars: The Origin}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:Artemis Moon Atari Legends.jpg|thumb|]]

Atari was one of the many women brought to the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]] by [[Tigatron]] using the [[10.2 ultra-drill|ultra-drill]] in an attempt to get women who liked him better than [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]. It did not work out, as all of the women brought over eventually swooned over Springer. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 19|Bonus Edition Vol. 19}}

By [[2039]], Atari had become involved in robotics, working alongside [[Chip Chase]] as part of [[Project Gaia]] that also involved the discovery and use of [[Angolmois Energy]]. With the help of technology from the [[Transformer]]s, Atari developed a series of androids, the latest of which was [[Artemis]], and also the leporine [[Moon (BW)|Moon]]. Atari was alarmed when, at their unveiling, Artemis immediately set to bonking Moon with her hammer. Despite the android's frequent bursts of cartoon violence, Atari continued working on the two. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Final Chapter "Epiloge"|Epiloge}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
By [[2050]], Professor Hitotonari had helped in the manufacture of the [[Selector]]s, a new breed of Transformer created to serve humanity. However, she grew uneasy with the use of Angolmois Energy after some robots had negative reactions to it and relayed her misgivings to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] when he visited [[Neo Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 1}}

Atari, Shaoshao and Marissa were shocked that the Technobots were siding with the Selectors as they rebelled outside. {{storylink|Volcanicus comic 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:KreO_Shaoshao_Atari.jpg|thumb|left|50px]]
Atari and [[Shaoshao Li|Shaoshao]] were among the humans who witnessed [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]]'s demand for all the blocks of [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Kiss Players''===
[[File:Atari big pvc.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Atari × Autorooper''' (2006)
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:Like all the ''Kiss Players'' girls, Atari's figures were pre-posed PVC figurines, unlike Marissa and Shaoshao, she got ''two'' figures, and in different sizes. Her first figure, sculpted by series designer [[Yuki Ohshima]], was the unusual one, much larger than a standard ''Kiss Players'' figure and depicting Atari apparently recoiling from something. It came packaged with a tiny transforming Autorooper figure, representing the character after he had been shrunk, and a CD containing episodes 6-10 of the ''Kiss Players'' radio drama, as well as the exclusive audio adventure, "[[Atari-chan's Critical Moment!?]]"

{{-}}{{anchor|Smallscale}}
[[File:Atari small figure.jpg|thumb|I, You, and the Spinning... spinning... spinning... uuurk!]]
*'''Autorooper × Atari''' (2006)
:''Accessories'': Interchangeable arms
{{toydesigner|[[Yuki Ohshima]] (concept artist)}}

:Atari's second figure was at the standard size for ''Kiss Players'' figurines and came packaged with the larger, 1:24 scale transforming Autorooper figure. She can sit in either the Autorooper's driver's seat or on his shoulder, but not a lot else, although she ''does'' come with a pair of alternate arms clutching a barf bag. She even has (what we hope is) a little bit of barf sculpted on her chin. Released on the week that followed the broadcast of the cliffhanger ending to the first year of the ''Kiss Players'' radio drama, the set included a CD containing episodes 21-30 of the series and the exclusive chapter that concluded the year's storyline, "[[I, You, and the Spinning Earth]]".

{{-}}{{anchor|Atariscream}}
[[File:Atariscream pvc.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Atariscream''' (2007)

: A [[redeco]] of the first Atari PVC figurine, "Atariscream" (あたりスクリーム) places Atari in a black uniform with a [[Decepticon]] insignia on her armband instead of the E.D.C.'s logo. Only available as an online-order exclusive from ''[[Dengeki Hobby]]'' magazine, the figure represents Atari while she was possessed by Starscream's ghost.
{{--}}

==Notes==
*According to series writer [[Yuki Ohshima]], Atari was originally going to be an elementary school student (ages 6 to 11). However, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] objected, pointing out that an elementary school student would not be legally eligible for a driver's license.<ref>''[[Kiss Players/15 Go! Go!|Transformers: Kiss Players/Transformers: Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go!]]'' design notes for Atari × Autorooper</ref> Yes, you read that correctly.

==References==
{{reflist}}

{{DEFAULTSORT:Hitotonari, Atari}}
[[Category:Earth Defense Command]]
[[Category:Generations Selects humans]]
[[Category:Kiss Players humans]]
[[Category:Kre-O humans]]
[[Category:Kreons]]
[[Category:Legends humans]]

Megatron (human)

2022-07-21T18:04:23Z

Lookatroopa: /* Commercial appearances */ link fix

{{disambig3|Megatron}}
:''Megatron is a human from the [[Quadwal|real world]] [[continuity]].''
{{faceless}}

'''Megatron''' is a human who is good at [[Mecha-soccer|football]]. In fact, some might even say he's a professional football player. He may or may not have [[Transformer|Cybertronian]] origins.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] speculated on Megatron's status, postulating that he could be a [[Pretender]] shell, or is destined to inhabit a [[Transtector]] body. In any case, he wouldn't be allowed in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 20/5/2015}}

==Commercial appearances==
{{w|Peyton Manning}} confused him with his [[Megatron (Movie)|Cybertronian namesake]]. {{storylink|Commercial#Transformers:_The_Ride_-_3D|Peyton Manning: Vacation Quarterback commercial}}

==Notes==
[[File:NikeMegatronRises.jpg|thumb|right|350px|The resemblance is uncanny.]]
* This is an obvious reference to former American football wide receiver Calvin Johnson for the [[Detroit]] {{w|Detroit Lions|Lions}} of the [[N.F.L.|NFL]], who is nicknamed Megatron. This nickname was given to him by former Lions wide receiver Roy Williams and subsequently caught on with fans.
* In 2013, a [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Nike|Calvin Johnson-themed Megatron toy]] featuring his signature was sold with certain Nike shoes.

==External links==
* {{w|Calvin Johnson}} on Wikipedia

[[Category:Real people]]

Manteaufrenzy

2022-07-18T06:03:11Z

Lookatroopa: /* Notes */ typo

{{picsneeded}}
:''Manteaufrenzy is a [[Laser Beast]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[Image:Mantfrenzy.jpg|thumb|300px|]]

The eldest member of the [[Shield Battler-6]], '''Manteaufrenzy''' (マントフレンジー ''Mantofurenjī'') is in many respects the team's shadow leader. A veteran with many years of military experience, even team Captain [[Stronghurricane]] looks to him for advice. A quiet and restrained beast normally, he has a deep reserve of energy he taps into in combat, powering through any adversity without complaint, and inspiring his teammates to give their all to complete the mission.

Despite his age, he's still a very effective soldier, his body well-trained in melee combat. His Spike Manteau Laser (スパイクマントレーザー ''Supaiku Manto Rēzā'') can fire concussive blasts that launch the struck target, pinning them to heavy objects and walls as if impaled by an invisible spike.

{{TOC}}

==Fiction==
===''Beastformers'' comic===
Manteaufrenzy and the rest of the Shield Battler-6 attacked and defeated [[Bombsheep]] by knocking over his [[Stag Hunter]] vehicle, then scattered when [[Platinum Tiger]] arrived with the [[Tiger Hunter]]. {{storylink|Beastformers VS Laser Beasts}}

===''Legends'' comic===
The Shield Battler-6 later followed [[Tigerburn]] to the [[Legends World]] in an attempt to conquer it, but failed and fled back to their own world. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 64|Bonus Edition Vol. 64}} Manteaufrenzy was later part of the final battle between the Beastformers and the [[Laser Beast]]s for Beast in [[2023]]. He witnessed [[White Leo]] and [[Tigerburn]] become crystalline statues, ending the war. {{Storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}}

{{-}}
==Toys==
===Laser Beasts===
*'''Shield Battler-6''' (Multi-pack, 1988)
**''ID number:'' '''99'''
**''Accessories:'' "Spike Manteau Laser", shield

: Released in the post-''Transformers'' "RPG"-themed ''[[Beastformers (franchise)|Beastformers]]'' toyline, Manteaufrenzy is an anthropomorphic Hamadryas baboon in high-tech blue armor. He has a transparent orb in his torso, revealing the elemental power of Fire, Water, or Wood when [[light-piping|held up to a light source]].

: Aside from his "Spike Manteau Laser" MVP Weapon, he comes with a unique baboon-themed shield that can clip to his arm. This shield also be slotted into the front of a [[W Battler]] sled, and have Manteaufrenzy's rifle mounted on the top via its handle, forming an armed chariot he can ride.

: Manteaufrenzy was only available as part of the "Shield Battler-6" gift set, along with [[Battlefennec]], [[Fighthorn]], [[Grencats]], [[Killerhound]], [[Stronghurricane]], and two W Battler sleds. It is ''possible'' he was released as an individual "Battle Charger" in the super-late-run European-release [[Hasbro]] ''Battle Beasts'' line, but no packaged samples have yet been found to confirm this.

==Notes==
* Manteaufrenzy's name is derived from the Japanese name for the {{w|Hamadryas baboon}}, ''mantohihi'' (マント狒狒 or マントヒヒ, lit. "mantle baboon"), which uses the French loanword ''manteau'' that means "mantle" in English. And that is your daily linguistic lesson.
* It is currently unknown what his Hasbro ''Battle Beasts'' name was going to be.

[[Category:Laser Beasts]]
[[Category:Legends Laser Beasts]]

Cymond 772.0 Beta

2022-07-08T23:31:50Z

Lookatroopa: link fix

'''Cymond 772.0 Beta''' is a universe in the [[Cymond]] universal cluster.

==Fiction==
===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]] stated that Cymond 772.0 Beta, along with its offshoot, [[Cymond 381.0 Beta]], was the linear ancestor of the earliest manifestations of the multiverse. Many archetypal Cybertronians had distant analogues from those two streams.

The [[Hytherion]] originated in the Big Crunch of Cymond 772.0 Beta as a weapon unleashed by the [[Terminator (Kronoform)|Terminators]] against the [[Originator (Kronoform)|Originator]]s. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 15/6/2015}}

==Notes==
*Cymond 772.0 Beta is the [[universal stream]] designation corresponding to [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''Henshin Cyborg'' toyline that would eventually lead to the ''[[Microman]]'' toyline. Additional details place ''[[Kronoform]]'' and ''[[Diakron]]'' into this universal stream. Its specifications are taken from the release date of the first wave of ''Henshin Cyborg'' toys.
*''Diakron'' and ''Kronoform'' had molds released under the ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Transformers]]'' branding, hence Vector Prime's comments about "distant analogues" and "the linear ancestor".

[[Category:Cymond universes]]

Command Performances!

2020-03-27T11:51:42Z

Lookatroopa: /* IDW Transformers Classics edits */

{{comicstory|seriesissue=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|''The Transformers'' (US)]] #19
|prev=The Bridge to Nowhere!
|next=Showdown!
|title="Command Performances!"
|seriesissue2=[[The Transformers (Marvel comic)#Marvel UK|''The Transformers'' (UK)]] #70–71
|prev2=The Bridge to Nowhere!
|next2=Showdown!
|image=MarvelUS-19.jpg
|caption=Asses: handed to Decepticons.
|publisher=[[Marvel Comics]]
|date=April [[1986]]
|coverdate=August 1986
|writer=[[Bob Budiansky]]
|penciler=[[Don Perlin]]
|inkers=[[Ian Akin]] and [[Brian Garvey]]
|colorist=[[Nelson Yomtov|Nel Yomtov]]
|letterer=[[Janice Chiang]]
|editor=[[Michael Carlin]]
|continuity=[[Marvel Comics continuity]]
}}
'''Omega Supreme defends the Ark while the Autobots invade the Decepticons' base.'''

==Synopsis==
Outside the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] presents to the [[Autobot]]s their newest member: the titanic [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], constructed by [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] and brought to life by the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. Omega is to serve as protector of the Ark, and with his construction, the [[Autobot]]s are free to mount a raid on the [[Wyoming base|Decepticon's coal mine base]]. The purpose of the mission is not combat, however, but to stay only long enough to lure out [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], in order to scan him and duplicate the technology used to create [[Combiner|combining robots]]. Long denied the chance for action, the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] refuse to take part in a mission in which they cannot fight their enemies, and, convinced of Optimus Prime's worthlessness as a leader, [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] and his men secede from the Autobot ranks, marching off into the [[Oregon]] wilderness to seek their own path.

Meanwhile, at the coal mine, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]—recently found and brought back into the fold by Shockwave—complete the installation of armed fortifications to turn the encampment into a proper base of operations. Co-leaders [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] continue to bicker, with Shockwave mocking the perceived pointlessness of Megatron's exploitatione of [[Donny Finkleberg]]'s "Robot-Master" hoax, until Megatron departs with [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]], [[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]], and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] to greet the Decepticons from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] who are expected to be arriving shortly via the [[space bridge]].

[[File:Omega comics.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75]]
The Autobots roll out for the Decepticon base, deploying their stealth measures as they pass through the streets of Wyoming to ensure they draw no unwarranted attention. [[Skids (G1)|Skids]], however, is distracted by the wonders of the human world around him, from the music on his radio to the sights on the streets, and accidentally clips irate motorist [[Jake Dalrymple]]'s expensive Lamborghini. Under orders from Prime not to stop, Skids is forced to drive on, leading the furious Jake and his put-upon girlfriend [[Frannie]] to pursue him and the rest of the Autobots as they head on towards the Decepticon base. Entry to the mine remains barricaded by the military, but the Autobots simply run the barricade and initiate their attack; Jake and Frannie, on the other hand, are brought to a halt by the armed soldiers.

Concurrently, Megatron's team discovers that a [[Cybertron Seven|group of Autobots]] have crossed the bridge instead of Decepticons. He is about to lead an attack on the newcomers when [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] radios him to alert him to the Autobot attack on their base. Presuming the Ark must be undermanned, Megatron tries to take advantage of the situation by attacking the Autobots' spaceship, but of course, he has not reckoned with Omega Supreme; the giant Autobot soundly defeats his squad, and only Megatron and Laserbeak escape with their lives, as the rest of the Decepticons are offlined and have their bodies taken into Autobot custody.

[[File:CommandPerformances autobots vs devastator.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]
Back the Decepticon base, Donny Finkleberg decides to attempt an escape when Shockwave orders the Construticons to merge into [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. Spying from nearby, [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] scans Devastator as he forms, and the Autobots, having gained the information they were looking for, withdraw. As the heroes pull out, however, Dalrymple spot Skids and jumps into his path, trying to flag him down so he can explain his story to the soldiers. Skids swerves, leaving him wide open for a [[proton missile]] fired by [[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]], who has pursued Finkleberg out of the mine. Skids tumbles down the rock face, and Optimus Prime is forced to watch him fall, knowing that if the Autobots stop to help him, they endanger the success of their important mission.

Presently, the battered Megatron returns, met with accusations of gross incompetance from Shockwave. Reasoning that the Autobots' strange attack-and-retreat tactic masked an ulterior motive, Megatron offers a counterpoint: while he may have unwittingly walked into a trap at the Ark, Shockwave sat and did nothing while a trap sprang up around him! After a moment of pained deliberation, Shockwave accepts that Megatron's argument is sound, and Shockwave cedes command of the Decepticons back to him.

The Autobots return to the Ark, enthusiastic over their victory... all save Optimus Prime, who cannot celebrate in the face of the presumed loss of Skids's life. But Prime doesn't realize how mistaken he is, as back in Wyoming, music is still playing the radio within from Skids's wrecked form...

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
{{collist|2|
*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (1)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (4)
*[[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]] (5)
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (6)
*[[Wheeljack (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Wheeljack]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] (8)
*[[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] (9)
*[[Swoop (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Swoop]] (10)
*[[Sludge (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Sludge]] (11)
*[[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]] (12)
*[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (13)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (14)
*[[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (15)
*[[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] (16)
*[[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (34)
*[[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] (35)
*[[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] (36)
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] (37)
*[[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (38)
*[[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (39)
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] (40)
}}
|c2=
{{collist|2|
*[[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]] (17)
*[[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]] (18)
*[[Hook (G1)|Hook]] (19)
*[[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] (20)
*[[Ravage (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ravage]] (21)
*[[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] (22)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] (24)
*[[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] (25)
*[[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] (26)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Thundercracker]] (27)
*[[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] (28)
*[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] (29)
*[[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (30)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (31)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] (41)
*[[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]] (42)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (43)
*[[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] (44)
}}
|c3=
*[[Donny Finkleberg]] (23)
*[[Jake Dalrymple]] (32)
*[[Frannie]] (33)
}}

==Quotes==
"Should I try again to persuade him?" 
"No. Megatron is our commander. He has made his decision and must live by it... or, perhaps, '''die''' by it."
:—'''Soundwave''' and '''Shockwave'''

"'''''Prepare to meet your manufacturer, Decepticons!"''''' 
"Wh-who are you?!" 
"'''''I am the guardian of the gates... the junction of your destruction... the laser lighting the way to your doom... the planner of your obsolescence... the furnace that fires your demise... I am the number you cannot compute, Decepticon."'''''
:—'''Omega Supreme''' introduces himself to '''Megatron'''
[[File:Laserbeakdeterminescommand.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75]]

"I will now allow you a few moments to beg for your life before I execute you for gross incompetence." 
"'''Beg?''' It is '''you''' who should beg '''me''', Shockwave -- for my '''forgiveness!''' If I am to be faulted for running into a trap, consider this -- you sat here and watched as a trap '''sprang up around you!'''"
:—'''Shockwave''' vs. '''Megatron''' in a war of words

"As for the Decepticons lost today, they mean '''nothing!''' They can be '''replaced!'''"
:—'''Megatron''' sure knows how to inspire loyalty
{{--}}

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
[[File:CommandPerformances introducing omega.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|The entire active roster of Autobots attends the unveiling of Omega Supreme; despite being functional when last seen, Bluestreak and Mirage have disappeared.]]
*The construction of Omega Supreme is revealed to have been the "project" Optimus Prime asked Grapple to undertake in [[Rock and Roll-Out!|issue #14]], though the footnote in this issue pointing that out oddly acts as if we should have known this already.
*Having both been shown by issue #14 to have remained active following the events of [[Prime Time!|issue #12]] which offlined so many of their fellow 1984 characters, Mirage and Bluestreak disappear from the series with this issue without explanation. Optimus Prime's dialog seems to indicate that all the available Autobots would be participating in the attack, but they are nowhere to be seen; further, Ratchet says he has ''over'' a dozen Autobots in the repair bay, when previously, he had only the even dozen that were injured in issue #12. Either the pair have been injured in a battle we didn't see, or they've retroactively been placed on the injured list.
*The Dinobots reappear for the first time since their introduction in [[Warrior School!|issue #8]]. Their disappearance into off-panel limbo is papered over here by some dialogue from Grimlock, which sees him note that Optimus has prohibited them from joining the other Autobots in battle because their alternate modes would make them "stand out among humans."
*This issue sees Rumble, Frenzy, and the Constructicons rejoin the Decepticon forces, having previously been missing during the period of Decepticon instability that has seen the faction scattered across the last half-dozen or so issues. Shockwave specifically notes he had to "find and bring back" the Constructicons; Rumble and Frenzy's absence is not remarked upon.
*The Autobots deploy the "stealth" modifications previously seen in issue #14, hiding their [[insignia]] and deploying their [[facsimile construct]] drivers. Skids misses the order to do so because he's distracted listening to music, a fondness for which he picked up in the same issue.
*'''Bot Roster:'''
**''Autobots:'' 10 members of Optimus Prime's forces confirmed active after Omega Supreme comes online; Skids missing in action; 5 rogue Dinobots; 7 wayward arrivals from Cybertron; Bluestreak and Mirage disappear, implied to have joined the 12 offline in repair bay. (37 total)
**Decepticons: 11 active; Skywarp, Thundercracker, Starscream, Rumble, Frenzy, and Buzzsaw taken offline by Omega Supreme and stored in the Ark. (17 total)

===Transformers references===
*Having spoken perfectly normally in his previous appearance, Grimlock starts adopting the caveman-like speech patterns of his [[The Transformers (cartoon)|cartoon]] [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|counterpart]] in this issue. It's a mild beginning, amounting to only a few dropped definite and indefinite articles that are inconspicuous enough you might not even notice them; he's not gone full "Me Grimlock!" yet.

===Artwork and technical errors===
*Skids is missing the red stripe on the side of his vehicle mode throughout this issue. It is intermittently colored blue like the rest of his body, or left uncolored white.
*The cover colors Skywarp and Rumble as grey instead of their usual blue-black; Skywarp has blue trim instead of purple. Rumble and Frenzy both have yellow weapons, and Frenzy has yellow eyes. Starscream has red tailfins with blue decals, instead of blue fins with red stripes.
*Page 1: A dodgy color separation job makes Grapple's gun-hand appear greenish instead of blue-black.
*Page 2, panel 6: The side of Skids's helmet ridge is left partially uncolored white.
*Page 3:
**Panel 3: Grimlock's eyes are left uncolored white (like the rest of the Dinobots) instead of their normal red.
**Panel 4: Skids's gun is colored red (as if it were his fist) instead of pale blue/white.
[[File:CommandPerformances-JakeDalrymple.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
*Page 6, panel 1: The Autobots are shown driving ''six abreast'' down the streets of a Wyoming town. Smokescreen has a yellow panel on his hood that shouldn't be there.
*Page 7, panel 3: Jake's car is drawn as a Lamborghini Countach (also [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#Lamborghini Countach|popular with many Transformers]]), but the doors are hinged like normal car doors (right). On a real Countach they should open vertically, scissor-style.
*Page 9, panel 2: In mid-transform, Track's trunk is colored red instead of blue.
*Page 10, panel 3: Blaster is colored like Optimus Prime.
*Page 11, panel 6: Skids's upper legs are colored the same blue as his lower legs (though in this panel, they're a faded purple to indicate he's in the distance).
*Page 12:
**Panel 2: Skids's upper legs are the same blue as his lower legs again.
**Panel 3: Skids's face is blue, and his gun is red again.
**Panel 7: Devastator's chest shield is colored green instead of purple.
*Page 13:
**Panel 1: Devastator's Decepticon insignia is Autobot-red.
**Panel 4: Now Devastator's insigniga is uncolored white! Also, Smokescreen's head is colored pale blue/grey instead of its regular blue, as if it was part of his shoulder guns.
**Panel 5: Smokescreen's head is still miscolored, and now his fist is red instead of blue.
[[File:OmegaSupremeintro.jpg|upright=1.5|thumb|Megatron's carefully laid plans come to fruition.]]
*Page 14:
**Panel 2: Skids's upper legs are blue again, and his torso is solid red.
**Panel 5: Soundwave's visor is colored pale purple like the rest of his helmet instead of its usual yellow.
*Page 15, panel 5: The fronts of Megatron's legs, as well as his feet, are colored blue-black instead of white.
*Page 16:
*Panels 3-4: Omega Supreme has gained some grey panels on the front of his torso that should be red. Also, despite the fact that his face was colored in its correct red back on page 2, in both these panels and for the rest of the issue, it's colored grey like the rest of his helmet and body (see right)
*Panel 4: Megatron's blue-black has become a dark purple, and his whole torso is also that color instead of white (again, see right) His feet also still miscolored.
*Page 17:
**Panels 2 & 4: Starscream and Thundercracker are indistinguishable when they are destroyed by Omega Supreme, both colored blue-black.
**Panel 5: Laserbeak is colored as Buzzsaw when Omega Supreme wings him.
**Panel 6: Megatron's blue-black is back to its correct shade, but his torso is still wrongly colored in that color. His feet are ''still'' miscolored.
*Page 18, panels 3 & 6: Omega Supreme's right arm is colored entirely yellow; only his claw and upper arm should be this color, while his forearm should be grey.
*Page 19, panel 2: Omega Supreme's helmet is red instead of grey.
*Page 20, panel 3: Laserbeak is incredibly fat as he perches on Shockwave's arm.
*Page 21, panel 2: Laserbeak's beak is red instead of pale blue.
*Page 22, panel 2: Jetfire's face is red instead of white.

===UK printing===
'''Issue #70:'''
*'''Published:''' [[July 12|12th July]], 1986 [[File:MarvelUS19vsUK70DinobotDialogueChange.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Once again, US Grimlock has clearly demonstrated how unfit he is to lead the Dinobots.]]
*'''Cover date:''' [[July 19|19th July]], 1986
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''[[Robo-Capers]]'', ''[[Back-up strips#Hercules|Hercules]]'' ("What Fools These Immortals Be!" Part 1), and ''Matt and the Cat''; ''Hercules'' debuts this issue
*'''[[Fact File|Fact File Interface]]:''' [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]
*'''Free Gift:''' [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] collector card for the [[Second Generation!#Back-up material|Special Teams Special Collection Wallchart]]
*Due to the fact that the Dinobots have been active in multiple UK-exclusive stories since their last appearance in US material, Grimlock's complaint that the team never sees any action doesn't fit with UK continuity. Hence, his dialogue is altered for the UK reprint to become solely about their dissatisfaction with Optimus Prime's leadership (see right). Additionally, rather than leave the Autobot forces outright, Grimlock merely orders the Dinobots to return to the Ark to "do some thinking," setting up the events of the next UK-exclusive story in [[In the National Interest|issues #74-77]]. All this new dialogue for Grimlock is written with "normal" speech, in-keeping with all his other UK appearances, instead of the cartoon-caveman dialect that the US stories begin using with this issue.
*Similarly, while the Constructicons have not been seen in US material since [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|US issue #10]], UK-exclusive stories have shown them to be part of Shockwave's camp for some time. Consequently, Shockwave's claim that he "found and brought back" the Constructicons is edited for the UK reprint so that he is complimenting their work on the base, rather than his boasting about his own accomplishment (again, see right).

'''Issue #71:'''
*'''Published:''' [[July 19|19th July]], 1986
*'''Cover date:''' [[July 26|26th July]], 1986
*'''Back-up strips:''' ''Robo-Capers'', ''Hercules'' ("What Fools These Immortals Be!" Part 2), and ''Matt and the Cat''
*'''Fact File Interface:''' [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]]

===Covers (3)===
*'''US issue #19:''' Omega Supreme kicking Decepti-ass, by [[Herb Trimpe]].
*'''UK issue #70:''' Autobots attacking, by [[John Stokes]].
*'''UK issue #71:''' reuse of art from US cover.

<gallery>
File:MarvelUS-19.jpg|'''US issue #19''' - The Decepticons look on in horror as Omega Supreme shoots Some Guy.
File:UK70Cover.jpg|'''UK issue #70''' - The cover lets you know that in this issue, Autobots fight Decepticons.
File:MarvelUK-071.jpg|'''UK issue #71''' - Oh yes. Ha ha. I see what you did there...
</gallery>

===Reprints===
<gallery>
File:Transformers Digest 10-cover.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Comics Magazine issue 10|''The Transformers Comics Magazine'' #10]]''' (Marvel US, 1988)
File:Tf commag 06.JPG|'''[[Transformers Comic-Magazin issue 6|''Transformers Comic-Magazin'' #6]]''' (Condor Verlag, 1989)
File:Titan-ShowdownSC.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'' paperback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Titan-ShowdownHC.jpg|'''''[[Transformers: Showdown]]'' hardback''' (Titan Books, 2003)
File:Classic Transformers Vol2.jpg|'''[[Classic Transformers Volume 2|''Classic Transformers'' Volume 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2008)
File:TFClassicsVol2.jpg|'''[[The Transformers Classics, Vol. 2|''The Transformers Classics'', Vol. 2]]''' (IDW Publishing, 2012)
File:DefinitiveG1Collection v5.jpg|'''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|''The Definitive G1 Collection, Vol. 5: The Smelting Pool'']]''' (Hachette Partworks, Ltd., 2019)
</gallery>

====IDW ''Transformers Classics'' edits====
For ''[[The Transformers Classics]]'' series of trade paperbacks, IDW Publishing "remastered" the coloring of the series with varying degrees of success. These changes were sometimes to fix errors, but often to alter characters' color schemes to make them resemble their toy and/or cartoon selves, and were rarely applied with consistency. IDW's recolored version was also used for Hachette's ''[[Transformers: The Definitive G1 Collection|Definitive G1 Collection]]''.
[[File:CommandPerformance idw omega recoloring.jpg|upright=1.25|thumb|"Remastering" makes Omega's shadows ''lighter'' than the rest of his body, among other weird changes.]]
[[File:CommandPerformances blastimus prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25|Don't rise, Blastimus Prime.]]
*As is standard for this series, Soundwave is "corrected" from his purple Marvel color scheme to toy-and-cartoon accurate blue.
*Throughout the issue, in another great example of the inconsistency of the "reconstruction," the dark grey used to shade areas of Omega Supreme's pale grey body is "remastered" into a pale purple, standing out as ''lighter'' against his body instead of darker (see right).
*On the cover, Skywarp's blue trim is changed to purple. Starscream's right rear tailfin has become colored pale blue like the rest of him while his left one remains the same red it was before, and his Decepticon insignias have lost their purple color and also become pale blue.
*Page 1:
**Optimus Prime's [[mouthplate]] has become miscolored the same pale yellow as the background.
**Grapple's greenish gun hand becomes "corrected" to solid orange instead of blue-black.
*Page 2
**Panel 1: The "nose" of Omega's Autobot insignia is now uncolored. The blue-black of his tank treads has become the same pale purple that's been subbed in for dark grey, and the fully dark-grey front of his tank mode has now become half grey, half pale purple (again, see right). Worse, the once sharp inks for Optimus Prime, Grapple and Ratchet standing in the background (which are still block colored blue) have sorely eroded.
**Panel 6: Skid's helmet ridge is fully colored.
*Page 3:
**Panel 3: Swoop's white hi-lights are removed, giving him grey eyes and teeth.
**Panel 4: The right side of Skids's pelvis has become white like his upper leg, instead of blue.
**Panel 5: Skids is block-colored purple in this panel, but the "remaster" erase the purple area under his neck, giving him the impression of being a head floating behind Optimus Prime.
*Page 5, panel 7: Some slightly iffy color separation on the original printing that saw yellow ink bleeding out of Starscream's red parts is blown way out of proportion here, giving him full-on yellow stripes and highlights.
*Page 9, panel 2: The yellow details on Optimus Prime's pelvis are erased.
*Page 10, panel 3: Blaster's colored are corrected (right).
*Page 12:
**Panel 1: Optimus's yellow pelvis details are gone again.
**Panel 5: The screentones used to shade Mixmaster and Long Haul as they combine are erased; Long Haul is just colored a slightly darker shade of green instead.
**Page 13: Rather than correct Devastator's red insignia, the uncolored one from panel 4 is now colored red to match it. ''Siiigh.''
**Page 14: There's a large empty spot on Ravage's cheek that's not part of the original lineart. Evidently this is another issue that was remastered from a damaged copy where the lineart had been partially erased; in filling-in that empty spot blue-black like the rest of Ravage, the reprint also incorrectly colors in his white eye the same color.
*Page 20: In perhaps the perfect example of the frustrating inconsistency of the remastering on this series, observe how Megatron's blue-black shifts from solid blue on page 18 to a more greenish hue on this page. He was the same color throughout the original, and this page is more reflective of those colors. Also, the shading on Shockwave's thighs becomes a muddy brown-purple.
{{--}}

===Advertisements===
[[File:MarvelUK new 1986 cars and planes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25]]

====US====
*[[M&M's]] (inside cover)
*Free headphone radio from Nabisco Confections - between pages 4 & 5
*Bonkers! chewy candy - between pages 5 & 6
*Marvel Comics' ''{{w|New Universe|The New Universe}}'' - between pages 7 & 8
*''Thundercats'' on VHS / Marvel Super Mart - between pages 8 & 9
*East Coast Comics - between pages 16 & 17 and between pages 17 & 18
*Various comic shops, and typical ads from the era - between pages 19 & 20
*Bullpen Bulletins - between pages 20 & 21
*Subscribe to Marvel Comics at only 65¢ per copy!
*[[Letters page|Transmissions]]
*''[[M.A.S.K.|MASK]]'' (inside back cover)
*Yamaha DX100 Synthesizer (back cover)

====UK====
*Both issues:
**1986 Marvel Summer Specials (including [[Transformers Collected Comics|''Collected Comics'' #4]])
**[[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] toys (right)

[[Category:Marvel US issues]]
[[Category:Marvel UK issues]]

Arcee/Greenlight: Run

2020-03-27T11:50:45Z

Lookatroopa: /* Synopsis */

{{Comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers (2019 comic)|Transformers]]'' #18
|prev=The Change In Your Nature Part Five
|next=Rise of the Decepticons: All Fall Down
|caption=
|image=TF2019 18 cvrA.jpg
|title="Arcee/Greenlight: Run"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[March 11]], 2020
|coverdate=February 2020
|written by=[[Brian Ruckley]]
|art by=[[Umi Miyao]] (pages 1-5, 10-13, 18) [[Beth McGuire-Smith]] (pages 6-9, 14-17, 19-20)
|colors by=[[Josh Burcham]]
|letters by=[[Jake M. Wood]]
|editor=[[David Mariotte]], [[Tom Waltz]] and [[Riley Farmer]]
|continuity=[[2019 IDW continuity]]
|chronology=
}}

'''In the face of unimaginable catastrophe, Arcee and Greenlight make a crucial decision... one that will define the future of the youngest Cybertronian.'''

==Synopsis==
Since her forging, [[Gauge]] has happily settled into life on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] with [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Greenlight]] and begun exploring all the different professions available to her. Today, Gauge is trying her hand at architectural design under [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]]'s supervision, and so engrossed in her work that she's completely oblivious to the terse conversation between Arcee and Greenlight just out of earshot. Worried about rising tensions and an increasingly uncertain future on the planet—and remembering what happened to [[Rubble]]—Greenlight wants to up stakes and leave the planet completely aboard an outbound [[Reversionist]] starship that'll be leaving soon... but Arcee wants to stick it out, arguing that their mentee is already beginning to find her own talents; uprooting her at this vulnerable stage might undo all of her progress.

When Greenlight asks why Gauge looks so upset at the end of her shift, Gauge reveals she overheard a conversation between two of her coworkers, suggesting that she's only alive because [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] died—a comment that immediately incenses Arcee. While Arcee stalks over to chew out the 'bot responsible for the remark, Greenlight tries to soothe hurt feelings: there ''is'' some truth to the remark, she admits, and Gauge concedes that she should keep the comment in mind for the future. Arcee reassures Gauge that she's sorted the problem, but Gauge's attention is distracted by the shadow of something huge, blotting out the light and looming over [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s skyline... a shape that Arcee immediately recognizes as the [[Tether]], severed from the [[Winged Moon]] and toppling onto Cybertron!

The massive space elevator levels block after block as it crashes into Iacon, Arcee grabs Gauge and drags her to safety as the three take shelter in a nearby doorway to weather the first shockwave of dust and debris that buffets the city. As the dust settles, Arcee orders Greenlight to get Gauge to safety while she helps with the rescue effort, but Gauge refuses: ''she'' wants to help as well. With no other option, the three of them join in the ad-hoc operation to do what they can, as they help to shift rubble, dig out stranded 'bots, and tend to the wounded.

Amidst the chaos, however, Gauge's curiosity gets the better of her when a stray sound catches her attention; ignoring Arcee's warnings to be careful, she dashes off to the remains of an [[energon]] storage facility to investigate. Officer [[Strongarm (BW)|Strongarm]] shouts for her to get down—but Gauge doesn't listen, and is promptly knocked off her feet by a blast of energy! Strongarm explains that a group of opportunistic looters have taken advantage of the chaos to steal some extra fuel for themselves, and although [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] assures Arcee and Greenlight that the perps are only packing nonlethal weapons, Arcee doesn't care: they shot Gauge, and Gauge's safety comes first.

Determined to make the criminals pay, Arcee singlehandedly storms the enemy position, jumps the first looter, and quickly drops him... but not quickly enough, as he's able to shout a warning to his partner-in-crime [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]], who shoots Arcee in the face while she's distracted! The pair trade shots before Gutcruncher can make his escape, thorwing some empty energon cubes at his opponent and then bolting just before Strongarm and Bumper burst into the ruined facility. Bumper arrests the first looter, and Strongarm heads off in pursuit of Gutcruncher... but the experience has emphatically changed Arcee's mind: they're ''all'' leaving Cybertron with the Reversionists immediately.

With Gauge still unable to transform, Arcee carries her atop her own [[alternate mode]] as she and Greenlight race through the ravaged vistas of Iacon, outrunning more shockwaves and swerving around collapsing buildings as the Tether continues its lethal fall. Their path takes them through the [[Energon storage fields|energon storage fields]], where [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] and [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] work to extinguish the flames that threaten to ignite the city's vast fuel reserves, but Red Alert's shouted warnings for them to get off the street go unheeded. Instead, the pair simply swerve around him and race directly into the danger zone, moments before the energon itself ignites and explodes!

Only just managing to clear a falling girder, the pair arrive at the takeoff site for the ''[[Exodus (IDW)|Exodus]]''... only to learn that they're far from the only Cybertronians to have had this idea: the ship is surrounded by frantic refugees trying to get aboard as the ship prepares for take-off, while security officers desperately try to keep the mob at bay. The three push their way through the crowds to the security perimeter, and although the officers immediately tell them to get back, that kind of thing has never stopped Arcee. Arcee promptly tackles the first security guard and is promptly rushed by the entire security staff. Though she's pinned down, electrocuted and stunned for her pains, she's ''also'' distracted the staff long enough for Greenlight and Gauge to slip through the cordon and race onto the ship's boarding ramp, where they're greeted by a Reversionist crewmember who informs them that they need to leave now before the [[Autobot]]s close down system space entirely—no time to wait for Arcee.

It's a somber moment as Greenlight watches the ramp slowly close, acknowledging Arcee's own sacrifice for her mentee... until a battered but still-functional Arcee squeezes through the narrowing gap and slides down the ramp into Greenlight's waiting arms! Greenlight confesses that she could never have left Cybertron without Arcee by her side, and as the ship lifts off the three of them gratefully embrace. No matter what happens to them as they begin this new life, they'll face it as they've faced everything... together.

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=

|c2=

|h4=Cybertronians|c4=
{{{!}}border="0" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" style="background:transparent"
{{!}}-
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Gauge]] (1)
* [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] (2)
* [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (3)
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] (4)
* [[Greenlight]] (5)
* [[Strongarm (BW)|Strongarm]] (6)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
* [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] (8)
* Unnamed looter (9)
* [[Gutcruncher (G1)|Gutcruncher]] (10)
* [[Fixit (G1)|Fixit]] (11)
* [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] (12)
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (13)
{{!}}}
}}

==Quotes==
"My first deployment! Isn't it incredible?" 
"Well, my first deployment was that immersant Titan, and if you'd been '''there''', you'd not call getting shot at 'incredible,' Bumper."
:—'''Bumper''' and '''Strongarm'''

"I don't think we can '''make''' it!" 
"This would be so much easier if I'd tried a few alternate modes before."
:—'''Greenlight''' and '''Gauge'''

"Warms my inners whenever I see yer authority so '''thoroughly''' respected, Red Alert. Really does. Warms them '''right up'''."
:—'''Inferno'''

"We get to start our new life together. Just the '''three''' of us."
:—'''Arcee''' probably speaks too soon...

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* We last saw Gauge almost a year ago, when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Rubble]] watched her forging ceremony in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] back in [[The World In Your Eyes Part Four|issue #4]]. As she points out here, Bumblebee believed that her forging was a political move, one that aimed to distract Cybertron's attention from the then-recent murder of [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]].
* In addition to following up on the events of the [[The Change In Your Nature Part Five|previous issue]] from a different perspective, this comic also serves as a prequel to the [[Gauging the Truth, Part 1|third arc]] of ''[[Transformers: Galaxies]]'', which will focus on Gauge and her adopted family after their escape from Cybertron. Gauge will ''also'' be appearing in the upcoming ''[[My Little Pony/Transformers]]'' crossover miniseries, so it seems like somebody has high hopes for the character...
* Much like the previous two interstitial issues, this comic features an excerpt from a work of Cybertronian literature. The passage, "How to be a Good Mentor" by head archivist [[Proxima (G1)|Proxima]], reveals some more details about the mentoring process, noting that prospective mentors need the approval of both a "nominator" and an "assessment council" to care for a newly born Cybertronian. The document describes that the process of mentoring a new [[Titan (group)|Titan]] is very different from caring for a normal Transformer, although it does note that the [[Well of All Sparks]] has not produced a "Titanspark" for millennia.
* Greenlight alludes to "what happened to [[Rubble]]"; she saw Rubble's dead body in [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part One|issue #7]] as part of a police investigation regarding his murder.
* In her conversation with Arcee, Greenlight refers to the destruction of the [[Iacon Memorial Crater]], which occurred in [[The Cracks Beneath Your Feet Part Three|issue #9]], and the decapitation of an immersant Titan, which we saw in [[The Change In Your Nature Part Two|issue #14]].
* The ship that Greenlight has found is (presumably) owned by [[Heretech]]; leader of Cybertron's [[Reversionist]] faction, he had previously announced his intentions to abandon Cybertron with his devout followers in [[The Change In Your Nature Part Four|issue #16]]. In the interim, he's either built or obtained a massive starship shaped like the [[Matrix of Leadership]], although the actual talisman has yet to appear in this particular universe.
* [[Strongarm (BW)|Strongarm]] was last seen in issue #14 as one of the many officers called into deal with [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]]'s group of [[The Rise|Risers]]; this issue confirms that it was her first deployment.
* Like several other characters in the series, Arcee is revealed to be a veteran of the [[War of the Threefold Spark]], and was apparently responsible for assassinating one of [[Exarchon]]'s many iterations during the conflict.
* Rubble visited Iacon's [[energon storage field]]s in [[The World In Your Eyes Part Five|issue #5]]. [[Orion Pax: Free Fall|Issue #6]] noted that these energon reserves would always need to be kept up above a certain level to supply Cybertron in case of emergency... so the destruction of at least ''two'' such facilities probably doesn't bode well for anybody.

===Transformers references===
* Artist Umi Miyao gives [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]], a supporting character from ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]'', a cameo as an architect under Grapple's supervision.<ref>[https://twitter.com/Brian_Ruckley/status/1240313774118244352 Brian Ruckley on Twitter]</ref>
* Our first real glimpse of Arcee's characterization reveals that she hews fairly closely to [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|her counterpart from the 2005 IDW continuity]]; much like her, this iteration of Arcee is established to be a fierce warrior and a veteran of a prior war, with a volatile temper and preference for up-close physical combat.
* Inferno is drawn in a somewhat-Cybertronized version of his [[Power of the Primes (toyline)|''Power of the Primes'']] toy.
* [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] returns to fiction since his last appearance almost thirteen years ago in the pages of ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron: Origin]]''. He's working as a member of Security Operations here, just as his original IDW and [[Bumper (WFC)|"Aligned"]] counterparts served Cybertron's law enforcement divisions.
* On page 19, the crewmember who greets Greenlight and Gauge is wearing a Matrix of Leadership necklace like [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] did with the real Matrix in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''.

===Real-world references===
* Among the many Cybertronian refugees trying to board the ''Exodus'' on page 18 are a pair of robots based off [https://jojo.fandom.com/wiki/Josuke_Higashikata Josuke] and [https://jojo.fandom.com/wiki/Rohan_Kishibe Rohan] from ''{{w|JoJo's Bizarre Adventure}}''.

===Errors===
* On page nineteen, the "the" in "The ''Exodus''" is erroneously italicized (unless the starship is called "the ''The Exodus''"... but, uh, we doubt that).

===Other notes===
* Originally solicited for mid-February, this issue arrives three weeks late and lands in the second week of March instead. Unfortunately, this delay also meant that future ''Galaxies'' solicits would spoil the ending of this comic by revealing that Gauge and her family successfully escaped Cybertron.

===Covers (5)===
* '''Cover A''': Greenlight and Gauge reach for Arcee, by [[Umi Miyao]]
* '''Cover B''': Gauge and the Winged Moon, by [[Beth McGuire-Smith|Bethany McGuire-Smith]]
* '''Retailer incentive cover''': Arcee and Greenlight amidst the ruins, by [[Kei Zama]]
* '''Convention exclusive cover A''': Megatron stands triumphant, by [[Livio Ramondelli]], produced for [https://www.sdrocketcon.com/ San Diego Rocket-Con 2020]
* '''Convention exclusive cover B''': [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and friends cosplay as ''[[My Little Pony]]'' characters, by [[Priscilla Tramontano]]

<gallery>
File:TF2019 18 cvrA.jpg
File:TF2019 18 cvrB.jpg
File:TF2019 18 cvrRI.jpg
File:TF2019 18 cvrRE A.jpg
File:TF2019 18 cvrRE B.jpg
</gallery>

===Advertisements===
* ''[[Transformers: Galaxies]]'' [[Wannabee, Part 1|#5]]
* ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'' and ''Angel''
* ''Locke & Key''

==External links==
*[https://majorspoilers.com/2020/03/10/preview-transformers-18/ Preview]

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Transformers (2019) issues]]

Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity

2020-03-25T14:13:38Z

Lookatroopa: /* Ask Vector Prime */

{{suite}}{{factions|autobot|allianceg2|autobotg2}}
[[File:G1OptimusPrimeStockFootage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|"Captions are the right of all TFwiki users!"]]
Come read the incredibly complex, convoluted, and competing accounts of '''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]'''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s massive amount of appearances in the [[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]!

{{quote|Just remember, there's a thin line between being a hero, and being a memory.|Optimus Prime|"[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 3]]"}}

==''The Transformers'' cartoon==
{{voiceactor|[[Peter Cullen]] (English), [[Laurie Faso]] (English; Orion Pax), [[Roger C. Carmel]] (English; Motormaster disguise in "[[Masquerade]]"), [[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)| [[Lei Changxi]] (Chinese), [[Francis Lax]] (French), [[Hubert Gagnon]] (Canada French), [[Willi Röbke]] (German), [[Hans-Rainer Müller]] (German, "Dark Awakening"), [[Thomas Rau]] (German, ''Generation 2''), [[Diego Reggente]] (Italian, first season and part of second season, first dub; first and second season, second dub), [[Angelo Nicotra]] (Italian, second half of second season and third season, first dub), [[Piero Tiberi]] (Italian, "[[The Autobot Run]]", "[[Blaster Blues]]", "[[Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play]]", "[[Triple Takeover]]" and "[[The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2]]", first dub), [[Celso de Vasconcelos]] (Portuguese, episodes 4-27), [[Darcy Pedrosa]] (Portuguese, episodes 28 onwards), [[Edgar Wald]] (Latin American), [[Vlastimir Đuza Stojiljković]] (Serbian), [[Gunnar Ernblad]] (Swedish, ''Generation 2'')}}

[[File:Orionpax.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Ariel spends a lot of time hanging around the docks.]]

Optimus Prime began his life as an Autobot named '''Orion Pax''' during the [[Golden Age]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] nine million years ago. Together with his girlfriend [[Elita One (G1)|Ariel]] and his best friend [[Dion (G1)|Dion]], Orion was a dock-worker at a [[storage yard 67|storage yard]] who had the simple job of unloading and storing shipments of energy that came from a power plant up-river. But the times in which Orion lived were strange ones: A new breed of robot had recently appeared on the planet, with strange [[robot mode]] [[flight]] powers that led Orion and Dion to idolize them. Ariel wasn't so sure, having heard rumors that the flying robots' leader had recently perpetrated an attack on an outer city.

[[File:Wardawn orion dies.jpg|left|upright=1.20|thumb|Better get used to [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime|dying horribly]], buddy.]]

One day, Orion was going about work as usual when an unfamiliar group of [[Aerialbot (G1)|five robots]] arrived on the docks, and Orion, wondering if they were new workers, introduced himself and his friends. At that moment, all attentions turned skyward as a group of the flying robots soared by overhead. Both Ariel and the newcomers urged caution in dealing with the fliers, but Orion waved off their concerns, and returned to work. Before long, Orion was shocked when he was approached by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], leader of the flying robots, who claimed to be looking for a place to store his wares. Overcome, Orion showed Megatron around the warehouses and explained that they were used for storing energy... at which point Megatron ordered his followers, the [[Decepticon]]s, to attack and steal it all! When Orion took a shot to the shoulder from the Decepticon leader, Ariel rushed to his defense, but was hit by another blast from Megatron. The enraged Orion lunged at Megatron, but was shot down by yet another blast from the Decepticon's cannon.

[[File:Sfat prime and elita fb.jpg|thumb|"No girls allowed"]]

While Megatron and [[Dropkick (G1)|his troops]] set about pillaging the warehouses, the five robots Orion had met earlier carried his body away, in hopes of finding someone to repair him. They came upon the Cybertronian machinesmith [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who reluctantly decided to subject Orion to a new reconstruction process he had developed, which would rebuild the Autobots' frail bodies into battle-hardy configurations so that they could battle the Decepticons on even footing. Thus it was that Orion Pax became Optimus Prime, the new leader of the Autobots, and was given the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which Alpha Trion had kept safe since Megatron had killed its [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|previous holder]]. While Alpha Trion set to work on rebuilding Ariel into "[[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]]" using Prime's schematics as a basis, Prime confronted Megatron, introducing himself as the Decepticon's "worst nightmare". A mighty battle ensued, which came to an end when the warehouse's fuel stockpiles were blown up by the five enigmatic Autobots, who disappeared. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}} At some point after receiving the Matrix, Optimus learned to live with the pressures that came from the responsibilities of leadership, even coming to respect this personal burden. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

Over the following five million years, Optimus Prime led the Autobots in a steady war of attrition that gradually drained Cybertron of almost all of its energy. In order to continue the fight, Prime arranged for an interstellar expedition to search for energy on other planets. Loading his best and brightest aboard a huge [[Ark (G1)|spacecraft]], {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Prime was the last to board, but was stopped by a cry from Elita One, who came running up to the launch platform. Prime told her that he would return for her as soon as he could, but Elita was intent on joining Prime on the mission. No debate was to be had, however, as a Decepticon attack on the platform caused an explosion that seemingly destroyed Elita. Crestfallen, Prime boarded the spacecraft and ordered a take-off. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

[[File:Mtmte1 prime controls.jpg|left|thumb|The Transformers spent four million years in stasis lock because Prime never learned to turn INTO the skid.]]

The Autobots' spacecraft had a troubled flight. After navigating a treacherous asteroid field, the ship was caught in a tractor beam from a [[Nemesis (G1)|Decepticon space cruiser]] that had been shadowing them, under the command of Megatron himself. Megatron's forces swarmed the Autobot ship, and the two leaders grappled until the G-force of the nearby planet [[Earth]] took hold of the craft, and dragged it down. Although Prime tried valiantly to pull the ship up, it collided with a [[Mount St. Hilary|mountain]] so violently that all the Autobots and Decepticons were knocked offline.

[[File:Mtmte2 witiwickys saved.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Water-boarding is unconstitutional]]

Four million years later, in 1984, a volcanic eruption jarred the ship's computer, [[Teletraan I]], back online, and it set about reviving the Transformers indiscriminately, beginning with the Decepticons. The evil robots soon departed the Ark, but thanks to a tremor caused by a petty parting shot upon the ship from [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], the inactive form of Optimus Prime was jostled into the path of Teletraan I's restoration beam. Reconfigured by the computer to transform into a tractor trailer, Prime thanked Teletraan for its efforts with a thumbs-up, and quickly saw to the reactivation of all his fellow Autobots. Wasting no time, Prime led the Autobots in pursuing the Decepticons, who were in the process of attacking an oil rig. Prime and Megatron faced off, but Prime was promptly set upon by [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]], allowing Megatron to break off the fight and collapse the oil rig with a few well-placed blasts. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}} Prime quickly rescued a pair of rig workers—[[Sparkplug Witwicky]] and his son [[Spike Witwicky (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Spike]]—and introduced himself and the Autobots to the two grateful humans, who volunteered to help the Autobots learn more about Earth.

[[File:Mtmte2 shermandam.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Hey, Megatron! Lemme axe you a question!"]]

Next, the Decepticons targeted [[Sherman Dam]], and Prime led the Autobots in an attempt to stop them, battling Megatron atop the dam with his retractable [[energon-axe]]. Distracted by a cry for help from Spike, Prime was knocked off the dam by Megatron, and the Decepticons escaped to carry out their next raid, this time on the [[ruby crystal mines of Burma]]. When the Autobots arrived at the mines, Sparkplug and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] were sent in to plant an explosive charge that would entomb the Decepticons. When the pair did not return, Prime drove up to the mineshaft and deployed [[Roller (G1)|Roller]] to investigate. No sooner had Roller entered the mine, however, than the charge went off, and Prime was caught in the blast and hurled off the cliff. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2}} Prime and Roller both survived the explosion, but unfortunately, so did the Decepticons, who blasted their way free of the collapsed mine and took to the air. Prime tried to stop [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] from pursuing the villains, but his old friend would not listen and was shot down. Prime was happy that Ironhide was okay, but reminded him that there was a thin line between being a hero, and being a memory.

[[File:Mtmte3 prime combatdeck.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|In mere moments, the gun would be destroyed, but the finger would keep right on firing.]]

After the Autobots' attempt to use a phony holographic rocket base to dupe the Decepticons failed, Megatron stood poised to return to Cybertron. Prime called for volunteers for the dangerous mission to stop the Decepticons' blasting off in their new [[Victory (G1)|space cruiser]], and all the Autobots stepped forward, including Spike and Sparkplug. With all his soldiers behind him, Prime led the Autobots into battle once more, and once again faced off with Megatron, this time using the additional firepower of his [[Combat Deck (G1)|Combat Deck]] against his enemy. When the combat shifted to hand-to-hand, however, Prime was blindsided by [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]], affording Megatron the opportunity to call off the fight and instruct the Decepticons to board the cruiser. As the craft took off, emotion got the better of Prime, and in a rare display of short-temperedness and anger, he roared at [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]] to hand over his [[jet pack|rocket pack]]. With the pack's additional boost, Prime achieved escape velocity and followed the cruiser into space, but a blast from its artillery hatch sent him plummeting back to Earth. His anger fading to despair, Prime declared that the Decepticons had won... before noticing that [[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] was missing. In fact, the invisible Autobot had stowed away aboard the Decepticons' cruiser and sabotaged it from within, causing it to crash back to Earth, into the ocean. Believing the Decepticons aboard destroyed, Prime ordered the Autobots back to the ship, so that they could continue rebuilding it and return to Cybertron themselves. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3}}

[[File:Too prime truckmode.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|The smokestacks were filed down for your safety, kids.]]

One night, months later, before rebuilding was complete, Prime and Ironhide stood looking out at the ocean, and Prime confessed he was not entirely convinced that the Decepticons were gone for good. And he was right: before long, Teletraan I reported an emergency at a solar power plant, and Optimus discovered to his horror that Megatron still lived. Prime led a team of Autobots to drive the villains off, and while they were successful, the Decepticons escaped with a large quantity of energy to send to Cybertron with their new intergalactic "[[space bridge]]" transport system. Spike was captured and nearly sent across the bridge with the energy, but at the last moment, Prime blasted him free of the transport pod and then hurled Megatron into the bridge in his place. {{storylink|Transport to Oblivion (episode)|Transport to Oblivion}} Megatron was not gone for long, however, and when Prime next faced his eternal enemy, it was for possession of an [[antimatter]] energy formula. {{storylink|Roll for It}}

[[File:Divide and conquer.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|He was recovering nicely until Bumblebee tripped while carrying his dynamite collection.]]

While searching for any trace of where the Decepticons' space bridge would next materialize, Prime received word of a Decepticon attack on a weapons factory and sped to the scene. In the battle that followed, Prime was badly injured by an exploding computer bank when he shielded the human workers with his body, and was taken back to Autobot Headquarters for repair. Alas, Laserbeak followed the Autobots back to their base, and while Prime was lying on a medical table with his internal mechanisms exposed, the crooked cassette struck, destroying Prime's vital [[cosmitron]] component. A team of Autobots were dispatched to Cybertron to recover a replacement cosmitron, but in their absence, the Decepticons initiated an all-out attack on the Autobots. At the last moment, the cosmitron arrived, and the repaired Prime made a dramatic entrance onto the battlefield, challenging Megatron to one-on-one combat and soundly defeating him. {{storylink|Divide and Conquer}}

After leading the Autobots on a mission to the Arctic to stop the Decepticons from draining the energy of the [[Earth's core]], {{storylink|Fire in the Sky}} Optimus Prime okayed [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]]'s project to create robotic dinosaurs to bolster their forces. Unfortunately, when the three "[[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]]" turned out to be dangerous, simple-minded monsters, Prime ordered them destroyed. Wheeljack was able to talk him down to merely deactivating the Dinobots and sealing them in a cavern in their volcano headquarters... and a good thing, too, since soon after, when Prime and the Autobots were defeated in battle with the Decepticons at the [[Great Falls]], Wheeljack was able to bring the Dinobots back online to save the day. Realizing that "even the wisest of men and machines can be in error", Prime overruled his previous order, and allowed the Dinobots to remain part of the Autobot ranks. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

[[File:Grimlockapologize.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Someday, my large friend, [[Grimlock (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|the tables will be turned]]."]]

Following a mission to Peru, {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}} Prime was so impressed with the Dinobot trio's improved performance that he ordered the creation of two more. Unfortunately, Prime would soon learn that the Dinobots were not perfect; left alone to guard a [[Meteorini Chipperoni|strange energy-rich meteorite]], the Dinobots were approached by Megatron, who exploited their simple brains to turn them against Optimus Prime. Soon after, when Prime discovered that the meteorite was unstable and set to explode, he rushed out to warn the Dinobots, only to be attacked by them and taken to Megatron. The Decepticons had also stolen the meteorite, unaware of its impending detonation, and when the space-rock finally exploded, Prime dove into action and shoved the Dinobot leader [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] to safety. Realizing that Optimus Prime was on the side of the angels, Grimlock apologized, and he and Prime shook hands. {{storylink|War of the Dinobots}}

[[File:SurfsUp.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|There is no way it could be cooler than this...]]

When the Decepticons constructed a massive "space pyramid" in order to bring Cybertron into Earth's orbit, that they might exploit the energies released in the chaos that would ensue, Prime attempted to stop Megatron from activating the third and final pylon in the system. Megatron merely laughed, and informed Prime that ''he'' would be the one to activate the pylon—for if he did not, Cybertron would be utterly destroyed! {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 1}} Prime was forced to comply and brought the pylon online, but he did not linger on the moral repercussions of his decision, and instead led the Autobots in combatting the environmental terrors that Cybertron's orbit unleashed. On top of all this mayhem, the Decepticons had also used [[hypno-chip]]s to mind-control human slaves into helping them gather energy, including Sparkplug Witwicky. Learning that Sparkplug had been taken to work on Cybertron, Prime felt that it would be best if Spike did not find out, only for the boy to overhear him discussing it. Prime permitted Spike to join a team of Autobots that were heading for Cybertron to investigate the source of the Decepticons' mind-control. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 2}} Prime then led another team of the Autobots on a mission to stop the construction of a Decepticon hydro-electric generator, cruising into battle on Transformer-sized surfboards. Things came to a head in a huge firefight on a tropical island, during which the Autobots returned from Cybertron with a device that undid the effects of the hypno-chips. Megatron cut his losses and fled with the energy he had gathered, but Prime then opened fire on his craft, blowing up the energy within and creating an explosion powerful enough to thrust Cybertron back out of orbit. {{storylink|The Ultimate Doom, Part 3}}

[[File:CountdownToExtinction.jpg|left|thumb|... I stand corrected.]]

In the wake of Cybertron's orbit, Optimus Prime and the Autobots set about repairing the damage done to Earth, when an even greater threat emerged: Starscream set an [[Exponential Generator]] to overlord and destroy the planet. For the first time—but not the last—Prime and Megatron were forced to team up for the greater good (or the lesser evil), as Megatron transformed into pistol mode and allowed Prime to wield him so that they could shoot the exponential generator into space and save Earth. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (episode)|Countdown to Extinction}}

[[File:Tanker throw.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Eat your heart out, [[Superman]].]]

Hearing reports of giant robotic insects in Bali, Optimus Prime led a team of Autobots to investigate. The team discovered that the insects in questions were a trio of "[[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]" who had allied themselves with Megatron, and pursued them to an oil refinery the Decepticons were in the process of plundering. In one of his most impressive feats of strength ever recorded, Optimus Prime hoisted an entire oil tanker over his head and hurled it at Megatron. The Insecticons were so awed by this display of strength that they decided to consume the gathered energon and flee, earning them Megatron's ire. Although he considered the day a victory, Prime worried that the Insecticons would inevitably ally themselves with Megatron again. {{storylink|A Plague of Insecticons}}

[[File:HeavyMetalWar Primedefeated.jpg|left|thumb|"I... fell on my keys.. ow."]]

When an unarmed Megatron appeared in front of Autobot Headquarters claiming that he had come only to talk, Optimus Prime agreed to hear him out, and found himself challenged to a one-on-one duel in accordance with Cybertron law. The loser of the duel and his troops would be forced to vacate Earth forever, but Prime confidently and honorably accepted the challenge. Little did Prime realize that Megatron had found a way to imbue himself with the different powers of all his Decepticon troops, and when the battle began, Prime was defeated with shocking speed. Believing that he had simply been unaware of the number of powers at Megatron's command, Prime sorrowfully agreed to leave Earth, much to the other Autobots' chagrin. When they returned to Autobot Headquarters to prepare for their departure, they discovered Megatron's newest warriors, the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]], in battle with the Dinobots, but Prime refused to get involved, citing the law despite Ironhide's protests. Spike's friend [[Chip Chase]] had his suspicions about the battle and used Teletraan I to scan Prime's injuries, revealing Megatron's deception. As the battle had been unlawfully won, Prime was able to disregard the law and lead the Autobots into the battle raging outside. Prime was able to blast the Constructicons' merged form of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] apart with his laser rifle, and the Autobots ganged up on the Decepticons and forced them into a lava-filled crevasse. Prime and Megatron faced off once more, and Prime sent Megatron to join his troops in the magma below. Spike asked if the Decepticons were gone forever, prompting Optimus to wonder aloud... in the vast universe, was anything truly forever? {{storylink|Heavy Metal War}}

[[File:Autobotspike prime vs autobotx.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]

As 1985 rolled in, Optimus Prime found himself on the receiving end of the fury of "Autobot Spike", as he struggled to bring the young Witwicky back to his right mind after his consciousness was implanted in a [[Autobot X (G1)|robot body]]. {{storylink|Autobot Spike}} Later, when Megatron threatened the stability of the [[sun]] with his [[Solar Needle]], Prime was caught off guard by the Decepticon leader and wound up staring down his fusion cannon. Megatron ordered the other Autobots to lay down their weapons, but Prime told them to leave him to his fate and destroy the needle. Refusing to risk their commander's life, the Autobots complied with Megatron's wishes, but Prime found a way out of the situation by requesting a last wish: he asked [[Gears (G1)|Gears]], who had been rendered totally subservient by the removal of one of his circuit cards, to destroy the Solar Needle for him, and the deed was done before Megatron could do anything about it. {{storylink|Changing Gears}}

[[File:Cos prime disassembled.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|"The seller promised he was mint!"]]

Responding to reports of Decepticon activity in New York City, Optimus Prime was captured by the evil robots, [[motor relay|paralysed]] and disassembled into his component parts by [[Hook (G1)|Hook]]. The Autobots were able to recover their leader's head, but the other parts of his body had been rebuilt into an [[alligaticon]] that the Autobots were forced to defeat and disassemble in order to restore him. Even after his body was rebuilt, Prime was still missing his right arm, which had been mounted as a laser turret on the top of the [[Empire State Building]]. Luckily, Prime was able to remote-control his arm, and used it to blast Devastator off the building, after which the Autobots reclaimed and re-attached Prime's errant limb. {{storylink|City of Steel (episode)|City of Steel}} The Decepticons were not done trying to manipulate Prime for their own ends, however; for their next evil scheme, they attacked his mind instead of his body, using a [[personality destabilizer device]] to turn Prime and his fellow Autobots to the side of evil. Sparkplug was able to rig up [[attitude exchanger]]s to restore the Autobots to normal, but Prime was able to avoid being tagged by the devices by splitting up into his three components and bedeviling the Autobots on three fronts. Finally, Bumblebee took it upon himself to charge into Prime, and succeeded in restoring his leader's mind. {{storylink|Attack of the Autobots (episode)|Attack of the Autobots}}

[[File:Dotm prime vs torq3.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]

Numerous crazy gadgets formed the backbone of Prime's next few adventures, as he battled the Decepticons for control of [[electro-cell]]s, {{storylink|Traitor (episode)|Traitor}} had to convince Ironhide to remain with the Autobots when his old friend botched a mission involved Wheeljack's new [[Wheeljack Instant Immobilizer|Immobilizer]], {{storylink|The Immobilizer}} and found himself temporarily trapped in truck mode by the [[Transfixatron]] when he and the other Autobots participated in the "Autobot Run" charity race. {{storylink|The Autobot Run}} Later, when the Decepticons allied themselves with the [[Sub-Atlantica]]ns and attacked [[Washington, D.C.]], Prime was felled by a blast from an anti-Transformer disruptor ray created by the Sub-Atlantican king, [[Nergill]]. Prime's diodes were pulled out of the laser fire by the fortunate arrival of Grimlock and the Dinobots, and the Dinobot leader didn't hesitate to point out that fact. Prime then transported the Dinobots to Sub-Atlantica in his trailer, and unleashed them upon the fish-men with the order to "act prehistoric!" {{storylink|Atlantis, Arise!}}

When Megatron took control of the super computer [[TORQ III]], Prime gave a particularly good account of himself, duping and defeating the addled computer almost single-handedly, besting Megatron in hand-to-hand combat and destroying his remote control device, and saving [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Skyfire]] and Spike from a sinking oil platform. {{storylink|Day of the Machines}} The Decepticons struck back with another plot that involved controlling an Earth machine; even Optimus Prime found himself outmatched by the robotic ninja [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]], and his attempts to reason with the lifeless construct fell on deaf ears. {{storylink|Enter the Nightbird}}

[[File:Primeproblem prime and clone.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|"Oh noes! If only there were some way to tell them apart! [[Matrix of Leadership|Sacred lifeforce]]? What?"]]

As part of a plot to lead the Autobots to their doom in a crevasse of [[korlonium crystal]]s, Megatron created a [[Optimus Prime clone|perfect clone of Optimus Prime]], which he could remote control from a distance. Despite the Prime clone's blatantly odd behavior, the Autobots were unable to tell the difference between the two Primes, so they staged several contests in hopes of identifying the true Prime through his skills. Unfortunately, a sharp-shooting test and a race yielded no results, and the Autobots were forced to table the debate and go into battle against the Decepticons with both Primes. To fully complete the illusion, Megatron proceeded to create a [[Starscream clone (G1)|clone of Starscream]], which his Prime clone then destroyed, convincing the Autobots that it was the genuine article. Unfortunately, Megatron promptly blew his ruse by dismissing Spike's safety as unimportant, and all of the Autobots immediately turned on the clone and blew it to smithereens. {{storylink|A Prime Problem}}

[[File:Dinobotisland jetpacks.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb]]

Next, Prime found himself allying with Megatron on two separate occasions, first to prevent the destruction of the Earth when a Decepticon attempt to drill to the planet's core went awry {{storylink|The Core}}, and then again when the Insecticons drained the [[Nova Power Core|power core]] of the [[Nova Power Plant]] and grew in size and power. In the latter instance, Prime again wielded Megatron in gun mode to shoot capsules of antidote into the Insecticons, shrinking them back to normal before they exploded. {{storylink|The Insecticon Syndrome}}

After another disastrous Dinobot rampage in Autobot Headquarters, Optimus Prime ordered the Dinobots to relocate to [[Dinobot Island (G1)|Dinobot Island]], a strange prehistoric paradise the Autobots had just recently discovered. Unfortunately, the Decepticons followed the Dinobots there and began draining the island's rich sources of energy, disrupting the fabric of space and time and causing humans and other creatures from throughout time to materialize in the present day. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 1}} Prime put his trailer to use as a holding pen for a herd of woolly [[mammoth]]s, and after the prehistoric pachyderms were returned to their home time, he donned a [[jet pack]] and led a team of Autobots to Dinobot Island to stop the Decepticons' plan. {{storylink|Dinobot Island, Part 2}}

[[File:Master builders prime basketball.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Red bots can't jump.]]

In the midst of some [[basketball]] lessons from Spike, Prime was approached by [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] with a design for a solar power tower, but was forced to forbid its construction on the basis that it had no means of defense against a Decepticon attack. Consumed with a desire to build the tower, Grapple and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] wound up allying with the Constructicons to construct the tower, only to be promptly turned on and entombed within it once it was complete. Prime and the Autobots rescued them, and while Prime accepted their apologies, he still had them clear up the wreckage of the tower as punishment. {{storylink|The Master Builders (episode)|The Master Builders}}

Optimus Prime later helped test Wheeljack's new [[Negavator]] weapon and had to deal with a paranoid [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], {{storylink|Auto Berserk}} then found himself faced with a super-powered Megatron when the Decepticon leader boosted his systems with the [[Heart of Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Microbots}}

[[File:MMP1 Gavel bang.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|A collection of G1 Transformers toys, sold to the [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|psychotic robotic madman offscreen]].]]

After helping to save [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]]'s new solar energy facility from Decepticon attack, Optimus Prime and the Autobots were honored at City Hall, but the ceremony turned sour when the mayor's rival, [[Shawn Berger]], framed the Autobots for raiding an oil field using a video tape faked by the Decepticons (which featured a costumed Starscream playing the role of Prime). Prime and the Autobots were called to trial and found guilty of crimes against Earth, and Prime reluctantly accepted the court's ruling that they leave Earth and return to Cybertron aboard a craft supplied by Berger. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1}} Prime soon regretted his decision and ordered [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] to turn the rocket around, only to discover that Megatron had set it to collide with the sun and destroy them all. Thanks to [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]'s force field, Prime and the Autobots survived the explosion of their rocket, and returned to Earth to clear their names. {{storylink|Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2}}

When Optimus Prime attended [[Greene|Professor Greene]]'s demonstration of his new [[Ultra Plane]], the Decepticons attacked and destroyed the new weapon. In the battle that resulted, the Autobots and Decepticons began to suffer sudden system malfunctions that were quickly deduced to be a result of the [[cybertonium]] in their systems degenerating after four million years on Earth. {{storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 1}} Spike and his girlfriend [[Carly]] braved a perilous journey to Cybertron, recovering enough cybertonium to repair the Autobots, and were appointed honorary Autobots by Prime for their efforts. {{Storylink|Desertion of the Dinobots, Part 2}}

[[File:Goldenlagoon prime perceptor.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb| Rare [[Lucky Draw figure|Lucky Draw]] Optimus and Perceptor.]]

Optimus Prime was particularly exasperated with [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] when he broadcast a rock concert back into the Autobot base, partially because of the ungodly noise, but mostly because it meant that the Autobots failed to receive a distress call from [[Haley|Professor Haley]], whose [[Voltronic Galaxer]] device had been stolen by the Decepticons. It was with Blaster's help, however, that Prime then bested Megatron in a battle on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]], and so he allowed Blaster to turn Megatron's moonbase into a radio station that he could broadcast from. {{storylink|Blaster Blues}}

Prime later led the Autobots in battle for control of the [[electrum|golden lagoon]], {{storylink|The Golden Lagoon (episode)|The Golden Lagoon}} then found himself playing the role of tech-support as he talked [[Talaria]] through the activation of [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]'s signal beacon via a communications channel when the space-faring Autobot was stranded on [[Titan (moon)|Titan]]. Prime intended to go to Titan and rescue Cosmos himself, but Red Alert urged against it, and [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] wound up going in his place.{{storylink|The God Gambit}} Prime later agreed to help the NYPD bust a carjacking ring headed up by the [[Geddis brothers]], leading to another confrontation with the Geddis's secret allies, the Decepticons. {{storylink|Make Tracks}}

[[File:Childsplay aron and prime.jpg|thumb|Aron just finished his cartoon accurate Optimus kitbash.]]

When the Decepticons attempted to turn a baseball stadium into a new space bridge, the mechanism malfunction, teleporting Prime, Bumblebee, [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]], [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] and a quartet of Decepticons to an alien planet inhabited by giants. Prime took the diplomatic approach, introducing himself and the Autobots to [[Aron]], the alien boy into whose room they had been transported, and Aron then helped his new friends evade capture and dissection by the planet's authorities. Following a riotous sewer-surfing journey back to Aron's house, the Autobots departed the planet in a toy rocket ship Perceptor had rewired. {{storylink|Child's Play (episode)|Child's Play}} On the return journey to Earth, however, the Autobots were captured by the alien gambler [[Bosch]], who brainwashed them all, save Smokescreen, and sold them to Lord [[Gyconi]] on the asteroid resort of [[Monacus]]. Prime was pitted against an [[Animalien]] in a gladiatorial battle for Gyconi's patrons' amusement before Smokescreen and Bosch secured the Autobots' freedom and restored their minds. {{storylink|The Gambler}} Upon his return to Earth, Optimus Prime faced the menace of the [[Morphobot]]s. {{storylink|Quest for Survival}}

When reports came in of the Constructicons mining an asteroid out in space, Optimus Prime requested that Omega Supreme investigate. The asteroid proved to be an egg containing an [[asteroid bird alien|alien bird monster]], which emerged and began attacking [[San Francisco]], but Omega ignored Prime's orders to intervene and shut off his communicator in mid-battle, preferring to seek revenge against the Constructicons. Prime was forced to intervene, getting between Omega and his quarry and finally convincing the giant Autobot to help dispose of the alien, on the basis that there were more important things in life than revenge. {{storylink|The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme}}

Outfitted with a special coating of insulation to protect himself, Prime led a small team of Autobots to Japan to stop Megatron's latest creation, the demented energy imp known as [[Kremzeek]]. When the Autobots finally got the better of the crazy creature, Prime had to regretfully order his destruction. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}

[[File:Primetarget beast of borneo.jpg|left|thumb|Bad touch!]]

After receiving a distress signal from the planet of [[Tlalakan]]s, Prime ordered a team of Autobots to investigate, but was unable to go himself as he was too large for Cosmos to carry. {{storylink|Sea Change}} Later, when Megatron, Starscream, [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] and [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] began feuding for Decepticon leadership, Prime was greatly amused by the whole thing, calling it a "domestic squabble" and taunting Megatron by dismissing him so he could fight the "real" leaders of the Decepticons. Prime kept the other Autobots from getting involved in the battle, and sure enough, the Decepticons wound up knocking the fight out of each other. The other Autobots agreed there was only one leader for them, and formed a throne out of their bodies for Prime to sit upon, but Prime said he preferred to roll. {{storylink|Triple Takeover}}

Optimus Prime's fame and prowess led him to become the target of the demented big-game hunter, [[Chumley|Lord Chumley]], who sought Prime's head to go along with his other rare trophies. Chumley captured several Autobots in order to lure Prime to his estate, and of course, the Autobot leader had no choice but to comply. Battling his way through a mock-up of Cybertron itself against all kind of bizarre traps and creatures, from a [[Beast of Borneo|ferocious dragon-like beast]], to several [[Chumley's arachnoid drones|robotic arachnids]], to the interfering Astrotrain and Blitzwing, Prime succeeded in freeing his Autobot comrades, capturing Chumley, and delivering him to the authorities. {{storylink|Prime Target (episode)|Prime Target}}

[[File:G1 Prime Elita energy transfer.JPG|upright=1.2|thumb|Oh look. Optimus Prime is having robo-sex with his sister. Better get used to seei- whoa, wait a minute.]]

Prime received the shock of his life when Megatron contacted him to inform him that Elita One was still alive, and had been captured by his Decepticons on Cybertron. Prime immediately departed for Cybertron to rescue her, but walked straight into the trap that had been laid for him, and was trussed up by the Decepticons and dangled above a vat of acid. Just as Prime was dropped, Elita used her secret power to stop time, freezing Prime in mid-air and pulling him to safety. Unfortunately, the use of her power drained almost all of her life-force, leaving her on the brink of death, so Prime loaded her aboard his trailer and set out in search of Alpha Trion, in the hope that the ancient Autobot could heal her. In the process, Prime rediscovered his own forgotten connection to his creator, when Alpha Trion shocked him with intimate knowledge of his and Elita's systems by telling him that only his own power supply could properly interface with Elita's. Prime gave Elita the power transfusion necessary to save her life, and the two lovers then joined the other Autobots in fighting off the Decepticons. Prime regretted that they had to part ways again, but Elita knew that she had to continue the fight against the Decepticons on Cybertron. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}

[[File:Ktvs prime and trion.jpg|left|upright=1.3|thumb|Optimus was just in time to keep Alpha Trion from falling for the Nigerian e-mail scam.]]

Optimus Prime had little to do in the mission to rescue [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]] from the Decepticons, merely offering theories and passing along information to Powerglide, {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}} but took to the fore again when Megatron created the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] to combat the Autobots on the roads. Realizing that Megatron would have to use the Cybertronian mega-computer [[Vector Sigma]] to bring the Stunticons to life, Prime took a team of Autobots to Cybertron, where they sought the aid of Alpha Trion in navigating the planet's catacombs to find the way to the computer. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 1}} Unfortunately, Megatron made it to the computer first and brought the Stunticons online, so Prime proposed the creation of a team of jets known as the [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] as a countermeasure. With Vector Sigma's [[Key to Vector Sigma|activation key]] in Megatron's clutches, Alpha Trion proposed that he merge with Vector Sigma to bring the computer back online. Prime refused, knowing it would mean the end of his creator's life, but Alpha Trion insisted that he be allowed to sacrifice himself so that the Aerialbots could live. The Autobots and Aerialbots returned to Earth, where they stopped Megatron from using the key to Vector Sigma to convert the planet into a metal sphere. {{storylink|The Key to Vector Sigma, Part 2}}

[[File:Cosmicrust prime and perceptor.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"Perceptor, what happened?"
"It's... rust."
"But it looks like..."
"Rust."
"But it smells like..."
"RUST!"]]

When Megatron attempted to send the Aerialbots back to the dawn of time using the [[kronosphere]] time machine, Optimus Prime blasted the device before it could complete its evil work, depositing the Aerialbots nine million years in the past. Prime and the other Autobots fended off a Decepticon attack while Wheeljack rebuilt the kronosphere, and the five airborne Autobots were returned to the present just in time to turn the tide of battle. In the aftermath of the conflict, when the Aerialbots were able to refer to him with his old name of Orion Pax, Prime realized that it had been the time-tossed Aerialbots who have saved him from Megatron and brought him to Alpha Trion to be rebuilt all those millions of years ago. {{storylink|War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn}}
{{quote|I was wrong, my friends. I admired Megatron merely because he was powerful. I failed to see how he used that power.|'''Optimus Prime'''|''[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]''}}

When Perceptor was kidnapped by the Decepticons and infected with the contagious [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], Prime risked his own safety to single-handedly rescue the scientist, and wound up being infected in the process, just as Megatron had planned. Even infected, Prime met Megatron in battle while the Autobots retrieved the cure to the disease, and the Autobots won the day yet again. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}

[[File:RevengeofBruticus Primefiringguns.jpg|upright=1.3|left|thumb|Being a hero is all about dramatic lighting. And two-fisted violence.]]

When another power struggle between Megatron and Starscream erupted, Prime was once again quite happy to ignore the whole messy affair until Starscream and his newly-built [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] attacked the unveiling ceremony for a [[Optimus Prime memorial|memorial]] to Optimus Prime himself (rather oddly being built while he was still alive) and kidnapped Jazz and Cliffjumper. In the midst of a battle between Megatron and Starscream's force, Prime led the Autobots in rescuing their teammates. Starscream and the Combaticons were subsequently defeated and exiled from Earth, {{storylink|Starscream's Brigade}} but that just made matters worse, as they headed for Cybertron, conquered the planet, and used the space bridge to alter Earth's orbit and send it spiralling towards the sun. Both Autobots and Decepticons needed to use the space bridge to travel to Cybertron and stop Starscream's plan, but the Insecticons damaged the control panel, requiring Prime to donate some of his own circuitry to the repair effort, on the condition that Megatron did the same. With the bridge restored, Prime and Megatron led a united team of Autobots and Decepticons to stop Starscream and the Combaticons and save the Earth. Prime was led to believe that he had destroyed the Combaticons at the battle's end, but in reality, he had been duped by a holographic projection so that Megatron could reprogram the new Decepticons to serve him. {{storylink|The Revenge of Bruticus}}

[[File:Masquerade prime vs mmaster.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|You re-enacted this scene countless times as a kid. You know you did.]]

After leading a team of Autobots to save the Aerialbots from a Combaticon attack in the Middle East {{storylink|Aerial Assault}} Prime led another effort to stop the Stunticons from stealing the components Megatron needed for his latest super-weapon. Prime survived a head-on collision with [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] (although he definitely decided it was something he would prefer not to go through again) and then disguised himself as the Stunticon leader in an effort to learn what Megatron's plan was. Accompanied by a team of four other Autobots disguised as the other Stunticons, Prime was able to infiltrate the Decepticon camp, but had not counted on the real Stunticons escaping Autobot capture and exposing their deception. The Autobots abandoned their disguises when Megatron assembled the components into his new laser weapon, but it turned out that Optimus had sabotaged the device, and it blew up in Megatron's face. {{storylink|Masquerade}}

In his final recorded adventure in the 20th century, Prime dispatched Ironhide, Gears and Bumblebee to investigate a disturbance at [[Benjamin Franklin Pierce High School]], where a group of students had stumbled onto a Decepticon plot to attack the Autobots with a gravity disruptor beam. Prime rallied the Autobots to fight off the Decepticons, and thanked the humans for their help. {{storylink|B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.}}

[[File:TFTM Optimus Charge.jpg|left|upright=1.45|thumb]]

Over the course of the next twenty years, the Decepticons turned their attentions away from Earth, and succeeded in seizing control of all of Cybertron. The Autobots were forced off the planet and founded [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth, in addition to two staging bases on Cybertron's moons. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} At some point during this period of time, Prime was known to have battled Megatron in a laboratory on Earth, causing an explosion that scarred scientist [[Gregory Swofford]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}
{{quote|Why throw away your life so recklessly?|'''Megatron'''}}
{{quote|That's a question you should ask yourself, Megatron.|'''Optimus Prime''' questions '''Megatron's''' arrogance|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

[[File:Tftm prime megs finalblow.jpg|upright=1.45|thumb]]
In the Earth year 2005, Optimus Prime was stationed on [[Moonbase One]], and dispatched troops to Earth to acquire energy for an upcoming strike to take back Cybertron. The Decepticons, however, got wind of the plan and attacked the shuttle, killing its occupants. Their scheme was to use the shuttle to stage a [[Battle of Autobot City|surprise attack on Autobot City]]; an attack which would have succeeded, if not for a distress call which summoned Optimus Prime and support troops to Earth. Declaring that Megatron would have to be stopped, "no matter the cost", Prime bravely plowed through the remaining Decepticon ranks before confronting Megatron in a climactic one-on-one battle. Despite a gash being torn in his side, Prime gained the upper hand in the battle and was poised to deliver a killing blast when the young Autobot [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] leapt into the middle of the fight, having spotted that Megatron was reaching for a gun. Unfortunately, Megatron overpowered the youth and used him as a shield, preventing Prime from taking his shot, and opened fire with the gun, blasting Prime in his wound. Prime fell, and Megatron stood over him, about to deliver the final blow, but at the last moment, Prime summoned up all his strength and hurled Megatron off the platform on which they battling. With Megatron bested, the Decepticons fled, as the other Autobots flocked to the side of the wounded Prime.

[[File:Optimusg1passingthematrix.jpg|left|thumb|"Oh, hey, I have this in me now, by the way."]]

Despite the efforts of Perceptor, Optimus Prime's wounds were fatal. Knowing his time had come, Prime passed the Matrix of Leadership, and with it leadership of the Autobots, into the hands of his old friend, the city's commander, [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. With his last ounce of energy, he muttered "[['Til all are one]]", then died, his lifeforce becoming one with the ancient wisdom contained in the Matrix, joining the other former bearers within it. Soon after, when Hot Rod opened the Matrix within the body of the planet-eater, [[Unicron]], Prime 's voice was heard once more, dubbing the transformed Hot Rod "Rodimus Prime", new leader of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Optimus Prime’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]" and the storybook "[[Transformers the Movie (Ladybird adaptation)|Transformers the Movie]]."}}

When Rodimus Prime voyaged into the Matrix in search of answers to the mysteries of the alien [[Quintesson]]s, Optimus Prime was among the "spirit guides" who appeared to him and led him on his journey through the origin and history of the Transformer race. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

[[File:Optimusg1zombie.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|"WHERE IS SARAH CONNOR?"]]
Optimus Prime's body was entombed in a massive deep-space mausoleum with the many other fallen Autobots, but his corpse was desecrated by the [[Quintesson]]s in 2006 when they reanimated it as part of an attempt to destroy the Autobots. Pursued by the Decepticons through space, a team of Autobots led by Rodimus Prime took refuge in the mausoleum, where they were confronted by the seemingly-reborn Optimus Prime. Optimus dispatched the pursuing Decepticons, and Rodimus—never truly comfortable with the burden of leadership—happily relinquished the Matrix to his predecessor. At that point, the reprogrammed Optimus turned on the Autobots, stranding them on the mausoleum and blowing it up. The zombie Prime returned to the main Autobot force and reassumed command, intending to lure the Autobot space fleet into a trap that would destroy them all. Hot Rod's Autobots, however, were revealed to have survived the explosion of the mausoleum, and Hot Rod engaged Prime in battle. In the course of the fight, the Matrix began to overpower the Quintesson influence in Prime's mind, and he returned the talisman to Hot Rod, then ordered the rest of the Autobots clear while he piloted his flagship into the Quintessons' trap. As the Autobots watched from a distance, the flagship collided with the booby-trap detonator the Quintessons had placed on an asteroid, triggering the explosion of a nearby sun that apparently took Optimus Prime from them once more. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}}

Prime's lifeforce returned to the Matrix, and he was among the spectral figures whose ethereal forms emerged from the talisman when it was stolen by [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], warning him to return it to its rightful holder. Galvatron was suitably convinced. {{storylink|The Burden Hardest to Bear}}

[[File:Roop1 prime revived.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Optimus Prime was reborn in the electric chair for our sins.]]

While the other Autobots believed that Prime's body had been destroyed in the supernova, in actuality, just before the flagship impacted with the detonator, his remains had been recovered from the craft by two human scientists, [[Jessica Morgan]] and Gregory Swofford, who still blamed Prime for the explosion that scarred him years beforehand. Jessica's father, [[Mark Morgan]], shared Swofford's loathing of the Autobots, and his hatred only grew when, some months later, an attempt by the Decepticons to steal a heat-resistant alloy he had developed resulted in Jessica being paralyzed. Seeking revenge, Swofford and Morgan reconstructed Optimus Prime's body in an attempt to use it as a delivery system for the mysterious spores that had been released from the exploding sun, which induced hatred and madness. However, when they could not reanimate Prime, they used his body as a lure instead, bringing the Autobots to their lab, where they were infected by the spores directly. Rodimus Prime was able to escape infection and made off with Optimus Prime's body, then ordered [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]] to find him a Quintesson to fully restore Prime to life. Rodimus succumbed to the "[[Hate Plague]]" before Sky Lynx returned, but the airborne Autobot succeeded in his mission, recovering [[Klementia|a Quintesson]] who finally brought Optimus Prime back to life. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}}

[[File:Roop2 prime vs prime.jpg|upright=1.15|thumb|Not [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] srsly.]]

The resurrected Prime led a team of Autobots to the Decepticons' base on [[Chaar]] to recover the heat-resistant alloy they had stolen, so that Prime could coat his body in it and make himself impervious to the Hate Plague. Thus protected, Optimus confronted Rodimus and defeated him in battle, reacquiring the Matrix so that he could consult the lifeforces of the ancient Autobots within it for a way to defeat the Hate Plague. Informed by "[[It]]" that the only way to cure the disease was with wisdom, Prime unleashed the concentrated wisdom of the Matrix itself to wipe out the plague. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

In 2007, Optimus Prime began to suffer visions following the release of the Matrix's energy, which foretold a great transformation for Cybertron. Prime realized that the events he had foreseen had begun with the Decepticons' theft of the key to the [[Plasma energy|Plasma Energy Chamber]]. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1}} Prime was forced to consult the spirit of Alpha Trion within [[Vector Sigma]], who informed him that the mega-computer had set these very events in motion in order to restore Cybertron's Golden Age. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2}} When the Plasma Energy Chamber was opened and threatened to drive Earth's Sun supernova, Spike Witwicky and the other organic [[Nebulan]]s who had become involved in the conflict as a result of these events were able to drain off the excess solar energy and revitalize Cybertron. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

[[File:Puppetpmprime.jpg|left|thumb|Prime's legal troubles began after he gave Tommy "the Touch". Strangely, the prosecution never even noticed the double entendre.]]

Sometime afterward, Optimus Prime was upgraded into a [[Powermaster]]. He then encountered a human boy named [[Tommy Kennedy]] who lived in [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and the two became friends. Optimus would spend much of his time teaching the young boy about Transformer history and imparting a few life lessons along the way. In one of their earliest encounters, Tommy needed to know how the Transformers came to Earth for a "special project". Prime related the story and learned that the "special project" was a hand-sculpted bust, made by Tommy, to commemorate the Autobots' anniversary on Earth. Prime was touched. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1#Season 5|Season 5: MTMTE, Part 1}} {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 2#Season 5|Part 2}} {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 3#Season 5|Part 3}}

After Tommy got beat up by some bullies, Prime tried to make him feel better by telling him about the biggest bully the Autobots ever faced: [[Unicron]]. This story was delayed a few times, first being when Prime had to go assist [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] in repairing a [[space bridge]] (a task Tommy offered to assist with). Then, Prime's memory chip began to malfunction and needed replacement parts. Tommy fixed his chip for him, but delays were still inevitable. At one point, Grimlock was piloting Prime's ship and took a wrong turn. In frustration, Prime scheduled an upgrade to Grimlock's "brain circuits". After Prime concluded the tale, he left to go attend an interstellar peace conference. Before leaving, though, he gave Tommy a special gift... [[The Touch|THE TOUCH]]!!! {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie#Season 5|Season 5: The Movie}}

Tommy later tried surprising Optimus Prime, which got on the Autobot's nerves, as he feared he might have mistaken Tommy for a Decepticon. This led into a lengthy story about the origins of the Transformers as discovered by Rodimus Prime. Over the course of this tale, Prime had to take several breaks. First was so he could help [[Quickswitch]] upgrade Cybertron's security system. At another point, he was attacked by [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] while on his way to visit Tommy. He defeated them, but the Decepticons eventually came back, inciting both Optimus ''and'' Tommy to meet them for battle in outer space. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1#Season 5|Season 5: FFOD, Part 1}} {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2#Season 5|Part 2}} {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 3#Season 5|Part 3}} {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4#Season 5|Part 4}} {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 5#Season 5|Part 5}}

[[File:PrimeExplodingMemoryChip.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Later Optimus met with Tommy, but appeared to have forgotten his young friend's birthday. Much to Tommy's surprise, Prime was toying with him all along and he and several other Autobots gave him a big cake. {{storylink|Surprise Party#Season 5|Season 5: Surprise Party}}

After that, Tommy got a job with the [[Autobot City News]] and asked to interview Prime on how he came back from the dead. The tale was interrupted a few times. First, when Tommy ran out of tape for his recorder (he and Prime then blasted off into space to go buy more). {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)#Season 5|Season 5: Dark Awakening}} Second, when [[Cloudburst]] needed Prime to help him repair his retro-rockets. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1#Season 5|Season 5: TROOP, Part 1}} When the tale was finished and Tommy got his big scoop, Prime and the boy then ventured off to go refuel [[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]]. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2#Season 5|Part 2}}

In their last known storytime session, Tommy revealed to Prime that he desperately wanted to become a Headmaster. Prime warned him that such an upgrade was more responsibility than he suspected, but made Tommy a deal. If after hearing the origin of the Headmasters he STILL wanted to be one, Prime would turn him into one on the spot. The story was delayed when Prime had to accompany [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] to the shop for some minor retooling, but once all was said and done, Tommy still wanted to go through with it. Prime agreed to honor the bargain, though he warned Tommy that after becoming a Headmaster, he'd have to spend half his time on deadly missions at the other end of the galaxy and the other half of his time studying to be a competent leader. Tommy backed down, but asked that when he felt that he ''was'' ready to be a Headmaster, if he could be ''Prime's'' Headmaster. Optimus agreed and then blasted off into space, promising to return to transform Tommy's day into an adventure. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 1#Season 5|Season 5: The Rebirth, Part 1}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 2#Season 5|Part 2}} {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3#Season 5|Part 3}}

==Madman ''The Transformers'' comic==
[[File:Madman comic PrimeHotrod.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|—Or maybe you're just hepped-up on goofballs, kid.]]
In 2001, Optimus Prime led the Autobot evacuation from the Decepticons' successful conquest of Cybertron, standing as the unflinching rearguard for his fleeing Autobots. Before he left, he secretly met with Ultra Magnus at the site of the future Autobot City to discuss hiding the Matrix of Leadership, against the possibility of Prime's capture or death. Unfortunately, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] had secretly recorded this clandestine meeting and moved to capture the powerful Autobot relic. To the surprise of all, the young Hot Rod managed to defeat Soundwave and secure the Matrix. When the Autobots arrived back on Earth, Optimus Prime learned of Hot Rod's deeds, and as he was handed the Matrix, a mysterious energy from the artifact passed through both Autobots. However, Prime only cryptically stated that perhaps Hot Rod's destiny was greater than the young 'bot himself knew. {{storylink|The Transformers (Madman)|The Transformers}}
{{-}}

==Rodimus vs. Cyclonus==
Following their escape from [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]], but before their landing on [[Junkion (planet)|the Planet of Junk]], Hot Rod and friends found themselves attacked by Cyclonus. Having had brief contact with the Matrix of Leadership, Hot Rod was able to use knowledge passed down from Optimus Prime and others to defeat the Decepticons. Momentarily, anyway. {{storylink|Rodimus vs. Cyclonus}}
{{-}}

==Japanese cartoon continuity==
{{note|The events of the American animated series occur in Japanese continuity as noted above, except that the events of Season 3, which took place in 2006 in America, were moved forward to 2010, and "The Rebirth" and subsequent events do not occur. Japanese animated continuity inserts a large number of additional storylines, told through various different media, into the timeline (in particular, between Season 2 and the movie, and between the movie and Season 3), as detailed below.}}

===''Cloud''===
[[File:Transformers Cloud GOT ep 5.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Optimus Prime and his Autobots who came upon the displaced and damaged [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Cloud|Optimus Prime]] of the [[Cloud World]] thanks to the help of a [[SARA|mysterious robotic girl]]. Though [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] warned Optimus that his doppelgänger might actually be a Decepticon spy, Optimus dismissed his concerns, knowing intuitively he could trust his other-dimensional self. Then [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] came flying in, having detected a large energy reading at the Autobots' position. The Autobots fought back against the Decepticon leader and his underlings, with "Cloud Optimus Prime" joining in to help them out, much to "G1 Optimus Prime's" surprise. The two Primes fired their weapons in unison at Megatron. Megatron countered by firing his fusion cannon towards them. When both energy blasts collided, the resulting explosion knocked down all of the combatants. {{storylink|Leap}}

Later, the Cloud World Megatron (powered by [[SARA]]) interrupted a battle between Optimus Prime and Megatron. Annoyed, Megatron unleashed [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] on the trans-dimensional pest. However, Cloud Optimus proved powerful enough to dismantle Devastator with a single blast. {{storylink|Rampage (Cloud)|Rampage}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|TFC-A01}} {{storylink|Transformers Cloud (issue)|Transformers Cloud}}}}

{{--}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' cartoon===
{{main|Optimus Prime (G1)#Beast Wars cartoon}}

===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga===

[[File:FightSuperRobotLifeTransformersManga.JPG|left|upright=1.5|thumb|From ''AMERICA!'']]
Before the Transformers' war reached the planet Earth, Optimus participated in a battle in outer space, presumably one of many, where the Autobots and the Decepticons clashed. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Prologue}}

When the Decepticons turned their attention to pillaging the energies of Japan in the late 1980s, Optimus Prime and the Autobots met up with a young Japanese boy named [[Kenji]], whose inventive mind helped them to defeat [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] during an energy raid on [[Tokyo]]. As a token of thanks, Optimus Prime granted Kenji a special communications helmet and made him an official Autobot ally. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 1|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #1}}

During a Decepticon attack on Autobot Headquarters, Ratchet noticed that Soundwave and his cassettes were nowhere to be seen, so Prime dispatched a unit to Japan to search for them. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 2|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #2}} Not long after, Prime oversaw the early stages of the construction of the Autobots' new transforming battle fortress, [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 3|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #3}}

While showing Kenji around the Autobots' new Tokyo base, Optimus Prime lamented that he wished his "kid brother" [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]] would hurry up and arrive with his trailer upgrade. As he pondered the whereabouts of his sibling, the Decepticons attacked Yokohama. The Autobots hurried to the scene only to encounter an over-powered Megatron in his newest form: the Super Megatron Gun. The Autobots' defeat seemed assured until Magnus arrived with Prime's trailer upgrade, the [[Scramble Power Buster]]. The Scramble Power Buster trumped the might of the Super Megatron Gun, leaving Prime and Magnus to vanquish the Decepticon forces with their combined attack: the Double Cross Kick (basically, they jump-kicking the Decepticons in the spine at the same time). {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 4|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #4}}

When the Decepticons created their own counter to Scramble City, [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], Prime ordered the Aerialbots into battle against the monster on an island utopia. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #6}} Later, Prime and Magnus teamed up again to battle the Stunticons and [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] when the two Decepticon teams posed as Autobots and besmirched the two commanders' good names. Although Menasor and [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s [[Decepticon Trailer Corps|Decepticon Great Wheel]] attack proved a challenge, Prime and Magnus's "Finish Double" attack (suspiciously similar to their Double Cross Kick) soon won the day. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers #7}}

===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' story pages===

[[File:SuperRobotLifeSicEmHound01.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

Shortly after arriving to Earth and defeating the Decepticons in a battle in New York City {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 1|Broadcasting on TV! Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers}} the Autobots decided to test their skills and have a friendly race. Optimus waved the checkered flag as his troops raced off into a rocky canyon. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 2|Anime Theater: Sic 'em, Hound!}}

Optimus also participated in a battle against the Decepticon Gestalt Devastator, that took place in orbit around Cybertron {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 6|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Part 6}}

Later, Optimus battled Megatron and [[Galvatron II|Galvatron]] atop of Metroplex with Ultra Magnus's help. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 9|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Part 9}}

Even later still, Optimus proved his strength by taking on the Decepticon Motormaster. Then, he and Ultra Magnus battled and apprehended Galvatron. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (story page)#Part 15|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers Part 15}}

{{-}}

===Scramble City: Mobilization===
{{voiceactor|[[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Prime magnus scramblecity.jpg|thumb|"I'm a white you under here."]]

As the 1980s rolled on, the Autobots began an initiative to construct a new battle fortress known as [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]. The facility to construct the fortress was concealed within a cavern and overseen by Ultra Magnus, but when it was discovered by Decepticon spy [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], Megatron ordered the Decepticons to destroy it. Prime led an Autobot counter-offensive, and helped to blast [[Wildrider (G1)|Wildrider]] free when the evil Stunticon managed to link up to Superion in an attempt to disable the Aerialbot combiner, but things were looking bleak for the Autobots until the construction of Scramble City was completed. Ultra Magnus activated the battle fortress, which transformed into its [[robot mode]] of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to send the Decepticons fleeing. As Prime thanked Ultra Magnus for his quick work, however, Megatron unleashed Trypticon upon the assembled Autobots. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}
{{-}}

===''Legends'' comic (1)===
Sometime between 1985 and 2004 during the early days of the Transformers' war on Earth, Optimus Prime was seen battling the Decepticons alongside Jazz, Bumblebee, and Ironhide. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 6|Bonus Edition Vol. 6}} Prime was present for the first battle between Metroplex and Trypticon sometime in the 80s, and failed to dissuade Metroplex from unleashing his [[antimatter]] projector. {{storylink|LG-43 Trypticon Project Chapter}}

At some point, Optimus Prime had transformation cog modified to give him an experimental combiner mode, allowing him and four of his soldiers to form [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]. Though the combination was unstable, they managed to employ it to defeat [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]] during the battle over the [[Transform Super Cog]] before an energy wave from Megatron split them apart. Optimus fought Megatron one on one until his nemesis was by chance suddenly powered up into a [[Transmetal]] body, after which he retreated to deal with Slugslinger. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

To Optimus's distress, [[Twin Twist]]'s drilling obsession would often damage the Autobot base, {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#G1 Warrior Twin Twist|G1 Warrior Twin Twist}} so he attempted to turn it towards something useful by having him dig pitfall traps for the Decepticons. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#Operation: Destroy the Decepticons|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}} The plan fell apart and the other Autobots began demanding Optimus do something, so he chose to appoint both Twin Twist and [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] leader of the [[Jumpstarter]]s in hopes that the responsibilities of the post would keep them busy. They were instead kept busy fighting over who was the real leader, which Optimus saw as healthy camaraderie. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#The Commander's Good Idea|The Commander's Good Idea}}

===e-HOBBY comics===
[[File:EHobby packin prime vs megs.jpg|thumb]]

During an attack on [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]], Optimus Prime once again found himself going toe to toe with Megatron. Prime eventually punched Megatron hard enough to send him smashing through a wall, seemingly defeating him. In reality, Prime's punch was so powerful it damaged Megatron's gyrocompass which acted as his internal stability regulators. This allowed Megatron to access a cache of [[quantum surge]] energy within his circuits, upgrading him into a nigh-invulnerable [[Transmetal]]. Maybe pull your punches next time, Optimus? {{storylink|Destron Leader Megatron Black Ver.}}
{{-}}

===Full Throttle Scramble Power!===
[[File:MegatronMangaEnergonMace1.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|This is why you have that axe, Prime, remember?]]
After Megatron and the Decepticons threatened humanity with their latest death ray, the [[Omega Whip]], Optimus Prime dispatched [[Hound (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hound]] and his human partners, [[Toru]] and [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]] to follow the electromagnetic trail and find the Decepticons' hidden base. Hound, Toru and Jenny were then swiftly captured.

Contemplating what to do next, Prime reluctantly dispatched the still-wet-behind-the-ears [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]] to deal with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]], who were trashing a power plant. The burning justice of [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] ensured his victory.

Prime and a small unit of Autobots then stormed the Decepticon base to rescue their friends. As Hound, Toru and Jenny destroyed the Omega Whip and escaped, Prime and Megatron squared off yet again (with Megatron unleashing his seldom-seen [[energon mace]]). Megatron quickly gained the upper hand in battle...until [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] and ''every single Autobot soldier'' arrived as back-up. Megatron and the Decepticons immediately fled.

Toru and Jenny celebrated their success with a public display of affection. Curious, Optimus began to ask them embarrassing questions, swatting Toru in the bottom with his mighty robot finger. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
{{-}}

===''The Battle of the Star Gate''===
[[File:Stargatebattles prime cx slice.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]

In the late 1990s, continued interaction between the Autobots and humankind led to a formal alliance being forged with the American government. Using technology supplied by the Autobots, the government funded the creation of the ''[[Trigger]]'', a huge [[Warp gate|interstellar teleportation system]], and Prime participated in a goodwill press conference to announce the creation of the ''Trigger'' to the world. Unfortunately, the ''Trigger'' soon became a target for the Decepticons, who had allied with a foreign power and used a human agent to gain access to the station. The Autobots were quick to repel the Decepticon attack, but only one member of the ''Trigger''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew survived. This man, [[Makoto (Star Gate)|Makoto]], offered to help the Autobots in any way that he could, and Prime told him that his kind of strength was what the Autobots needed the most. {{storylink|First Contact (Star Gate)|First Contact}}

[[File:Stargatebattles prime megs.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|''Rival Fusion!'']]

Three months later, Optimus Prime helped [[Felix Adle|Professor Adle]] test his new [[C-X]] drone, which was designed to resemble Prime himself, by sparring with the remote-controlled robot so that the Professor could gather data on its performance. In the midst of the test, however, the C-X ran amok (in actuality, it had been possessed by the time-tossed ghost of Starscream), and Prime was forced to crush it beneath his trailer and sever its head with his energon-axe to stop it. The grisly scene did little to dissuade the mass of anti-Transformer protestors that had sprung up in recent months, but Prime attempted to placate the crowd by telling them that he did not ''want'' the power he wielded—he ''needed'' it, in order to protect those that could not protect themselves. {{storylink|Divided Views}}

When the Decepticons terrorized Japan with a series of powerful earthquakes, Optimus Prime confronted Megatron amidst the chaos caused by the most powerful tremor yet. The battle ended when a blast from Megatron's fusion cannon sent Prime plummeting to the depths of the ocean, apparently destroyed. {{storylink|Activation}} Subsequently, Starscream's ghost fused with the rebuilt ''Trigger'' in an attempted coup, and it was during the monumental space battle that resulted that Prime returned from his seeming demise, borne into space on [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]]'s back. After saving Makoto's escape pod from burning up in re-entry, Prime was forced to join with Megatron to defeat the greater threat posed by Starscream, channelling the power of the Matrix through gun mode Megatron to destroy Starscream and the ''Trigger'' in one mighty blast. The Transformers were all caught in the backwash of the explosion, and their flaming bodies were sent tumbling back down to Earth. Although they were not heard from again for many months, Prime and Megatron survived the experience, and their war continued. {{storylink|The Battle of the Star Gate}}
{{-}}

===''Story of Binaltech''===
In 2003, the Decepticons attacked the Autobots on Earth with a plague of [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|Cosmic Rust]], leaving many of them injured. Consequently, Earth was all but defenseless when Megatron made his big push to fully take over Cybertron in 2004, and Optimus Prime found that he could not spare any troops currently fighting by his side on the Transformers' home planet to send to Earth. To resolve this situation, the Autobots on Earth worked closely with the governments of the world and various car companies on the Binaltech Project, creating advanced new "Binaltech" bodies for the various Autobot warriors damaged by the Cosmic Rust. {{storylink|Story of Binaltech, Chapter 1}}

In the midst of the Binaltech conflict, the time-travelling [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ravage]] attempted to alter history by using the [[Kronosphere]] to teleport Megatron and the Decepticon armada outside of time during a turning-point battle with Prime and the Autobots. {{storylink|Changing Lanes}} This left the Autobots to face the looming threat of [[Unicron]] alone, an opponent which Optimus Prime and Ultra Magnus bravely faced together. Prime was badly damaged in the attack and passed the Matrix to Ultra Magnus, who was able to use it to destroy Unicron. {{storylink|Binal Time}}

[[File:Alternators optimusprime package art.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Before departing to battle Unicron, Prime had put into motion a plan to try and undo the changes Ravage had wrought upon the timeline, having ordered [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] to use the time warp on Dinobot Island to send a message into the past. {{storylink|Darkest Hour (prose)|Darkest Hour}} Shortly after the defeat of Unicron, this plan bore fruit, and time began to correct itself. Thanks to the sudden intervention of a mysterious time-travelling entity known as "[[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|the Protector]]", however, the altered, "BT World" timeline was also preserved, and continued to exist as an alternate universe. {{storylink|Binal Time}}

{{Note|At this point, the original timeline was retroactively restored and the events of the ''Story of Binaltech'' diverged into a parallel universe. Skip to "[[#Robotmasters|Robotmasters]]" below to continue reading about the original timeline; exactly how many (if any) of the events related in this section, even prior to the divergence, occurred in the original unaltered timeline are unknown.}}

In this new, parallel world (known as [[universal stream]] Primax 903.0 Beta), the Protector explained that he had acted to preserve the "BT World" because it was the origin point for the ultimate evolution of Cybertronian life, the [[Alternity]], of whose he was an agent. Optimus Prime soon recovered from his injuries and adopted a Binaltech body of his own; it was thanks to the attributes of this new body that he and the other Binaltech Autobots were able to avoid being shut down when they triggered the Quintesson's [[large switch|killswitch]], deactivating nearly all the Decepticons. {{storylink|Kill Switch}} With their enemies all but eradicated by this move, the Autobots were free to start conducting experiments under the Protector's direction that would ultimately lead to the future he had spoken of. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 3}} When the Protector's spark was stolen by the new leader of the remaining Decepticons—an evil clone of Optimus known as [[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]—Prime engaged his evil doppelganger in battle in Australia. During the fight, the Protector's spark fused with Prime—an experience that Prime found [[Optimal Situation|strangely familiar]]—giving him the power to destroy Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Unfinished Business, Part 4}}

Optimus Prime is later seen at the [[Earth Defense Command]] space center, defending [[Alternium]] from an attack by Unicron's Decepticon Binaltech warriors. {{storylink|Outlier (comic)|Outlier}}
{{-}}

====Alternity====
[[File:Alternity convoy silver boxart.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2]]

Experimentation proceeded apace, and eventually, the Autobots succeeded in synthesizing the substance known as [[Alternium]], which would form the bodies of their new evolved forms, and the space-time transportation system known as the [[Timaeus drive]], which would allow them to travel through the [[multiverse]]. After millennia of experimentation, effort and broadening of his perceptions, Optimus Prime eventually integrated these new technologies into his systems, and 900,000 years later, became a founding member of the Alternity. Now existing outside of time, Prime interacted with the material world through a proxy body known as an [[auto-avatar]] (a "Vector 01" model, code-named "Ultimate Silver"), which he used to travel from world to world, inviting many different incarnations of himself from different dimensions to join the Alternity. Together, they merged into one composite trans-dimensional "Optimus Prime" being, becoming a huge collective consciousness existing outside of reality, while yet retaining their individuality as a cross-time "[[Convoy Aggregate]]", each one controlling an auto-avatar of their own in the physical world.

Learning that his eternal enemy, Megatron had reawakened, and that he planned to lure the Alternity's natural enemy, the time-eating god-beast known as the [[Hytherion]], into universal stream Primax 109.0 Beta, Prime traveled into that universe in 2007. Approaching his [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Alternity|counterpart]] from that world, Prime informed him of this looming danger, and his counterpart agreed to join the Alternity when the time came. Sure enough, in 2009, the Hytherion appeared in his dimension, and so Prime returned to that world, with a "Vibrant Red" Vector 109 auto-avatar for his counterpart to inhabit. {{storylink|From Here to Alternity}} Little did the Convoy Aggregate suspect, however, that Megatron had summoned the Hytherion for reasons greater than mere destruction. Shackling the beast's power and overwriting its consciousness with his own, Megatron was able to confer hyperdimensional powers akin to the Alternity's upon himself and many other Megatrons he had gathered from across the multiverse. {{storylink|To Mega Therion}}

[[File:To die game begins.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Hey, I can see Ultra Magnus's butt from down here! Oh...]]

As battles between numerous different Primes and Megatrons erupted quite literally all across time and space, "Ultimate Silver" Optimus Prime was seen engaging in a cross-dimensional duel with the "Diamond Black" Megatron who hailed from universal stream [[Primax 1286.3 Kappa]]. Prime lost an arm to Megatron's tesseractal swords, but remained undeterred, observing that Megatron was fighting from the year 2009 and suspecting an ulterior motive for his being in that time period. Amused by Prime's observation, Megatron proposed a wager: if Prime could defeat him in a game of his choosing, he would answer any question he asked him honestly. Megatron's sadistic game involved manipulating the occupants of his home dimension in the year 2005, pitting them against each other in a "game full of death and suffering". While Megatron distributed a portion of his power through legions of this universe's Decepticons, Prime was only allowed to infuse his power into one being to send against them. Prime dismissed the rules as utter nonsense and refused to use another living being like a chess piece, but Megatron forced him to play the game by pointing out that the inhabitants of the dimension would only suffer if he did not. Prime selected Ultra Magnus as his champion, and the game began! {{storylink|To Die Game!}}

Ultimately, the [[Alternity]] succeeded in defeating Megatron's [[Questor]]s and the [[Planicron]]s, but their reality-bending exploits also wiped the Alternity from existence. Gathering on [[Athenia]], each member of the Alternity began to fade away, returning to their "less evolved" lives in their home dimensions with potentially no memory of their existentially advanced adventures. Optimus Prime chose to leave his comrades with a final speech to carry with them back to their home universes; they should not think on their time as Alternity with the view that they were "once great"; instead, they should look back on all the great things they have done and how they have safeguarded what is to come. And who knows... maybe, one day, the time will come for the Autobots to advance again... and do great things once more. {{storylink|Alternation}}

{{note|Alternity beings are both individuals and a collective of separate entities. More fiction about Optimus Prime's Alternity collective can be found [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Alternity|here]].}}
{{--}}

===''Legends'' comic (2)===
In [[2004]], Optimus Prime welcomed [[Roadbuster (G1)|Roadbuster]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]], two Transformers from the [[Legends World|Legends Universe]], into the Autobots. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 7|Bonus Edition Vol. 7}} He was then was approached by [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] who requested to create the [[Wrecker]]s, a new elite unit dedicated to "doing cool stuff" that included Roadbuster and Whirl. He was unimpressed and changed their mission to cleaning up around the Autobot base, refusing to grant permission unless Springer agreed to his terms. {{storylink|Jumpstarter Chapter#G1 Wreckers Birth Story|G1 Wreckers Birth Story}}

===''Robotmasters''===
[[File:Robotmasters four great commanders.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5|If Big Convoy would just hurry the hell up, they could summon Captain Planet.]]

In 2004, the Scramble City project was expanded through the use of the newly discovered element [[Solitarium]] to involve the construction of a fully-fledged Autobot City on Earth. This coincided with the opening of a dimensional fissure known as the [[Blasty Zone]], which transported the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] through time to the present day. This "Beast Megatron" seized control of the Decepticons, left leaderless by the mysterious absence of the original Megatron, and went up against Optimus Prime and the Autobots for control of the world's solitarium. Uniting with a team of Autobot and Maximal leaders from throughout time and space who also came through the Blasty Zone, Optimus Prime gained the power of an [[Energon Matrix]] and eventually returned all the Transformers to their home time.

{{-}}
{{note|''Robotmasters'' is explicitly placed in the Japanese cartoon continuity by [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|Takara's 2007 Transformers timeline]]. However, none of the several pieces of actual ''Robotmasters'' fiction tells the story of the line in its entirety, and each of them relate certain events in notably different ways. Precisely ''which'' of the versions covered below should be considered the [[canon]] one for the cartoon timeline is unknown. Most likely, it's a little of everything.}}

====Pack-in manga====
[[File:Starsaber robotmasters minicomic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Gah! What's wrong with Prime's chest? Was he drawn by [http://grotesqueanatomy.blogspot.com/2004/05/now-thats-grotesque-anatomy.html Rob Liefeld?]]]

When a creature that seemed to be a ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' appeared just outside Autobot City, Optimus Prime and Mirage investigated, and were shocked when the dinosaur transformed into a [[robot mode]] and introduced itself as "Beast Megatron". Almost immediately, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] appeared through the Blasty Zone, and he and Optimus Prime charged into battle against Megatron side-by-side. {{storylink|The New Battle Begins!}}

Later, the two Optimuses found themselves in battle against the huge Decepticon warrior, [[Gigant Bomb]], but were unable to hurt him because he had supercharged his armor with Solitarium. The two heroes were flattened by a powerful punch from Gigant Bomb, at which point [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] and [[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]] appeared to join the fray. The two future heroes merged into Victory Saber and defeated Gigant Bomb, after which Prime and Primal welcomed him to the fold. {{storylink|The Victory Warriors Enter!!}}

====Online manga====
When a mysterious purple dinosaur led the Decepticons in an attack against the Autobots, Optimus Prime demanded to know the identity of the foe he was facing. The creature transformed into robot mode and introduced itself as "Beast Megatron", but Prime did not falter, and bombarded the new villain with heavy fire. Declaring Prime to be "quite the monkey", Megatron announced that the battle had merely served as an introduction, and promptly departed. {{storylink|Clash! The Two Leaders}} Shortly afterward, [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]], [[Ginrai (robot)|Victory Leo]], and other Autobots joined with Optimus Prime's Autobots in the battle for Solitarium. {{storylink|Bonds Stronger than Steel}}

Optimus Prime, Optimus Primal and [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] were later exploring a large crevasse filled with Solitarium when they were attacked by Megatron and [[Sideways (RM)|Sideways]]. The two villains detonated the crystals around the Autobots, and while Primal was able to shield them with a huge slab of rock, they were unable to stop the Decepticons from escaping with a huge load of Solitarium. {{storylink|Defend the Solitarium!}}

[[File:Robotmasters prime vs megses.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]

When new arrival [[Lio Convoy]] was tricked into battling Victory Saber by Megatron, it was Optimus Prime who got between the two combatants and convinced Lio Convoy that they were all on the same side by revealing his Energon Matrix, which glowed in tandem with Lio Convoy's own. The four great commanders teamed up to dispose of the Decepticons lurking nearby, and then they all welcomed Lio Convoy to the team. {{storylink|Together, the 4 Great Supreme Commanders}}

Discovering an unconscious robot outside Autobot City, Prime and the Autobots brought the enigmatic newcomer inside for medical attention. The robot introduced himself as [[Reverse Convoy]] of the planet [[Vehicon (planet)|Vehicon]]. {{storylink|Strategic Meeting: The Mysterious New Warrior}} Before long, however, Prime's goodwill proved to be misplaced when "Reverse Convoy" captured him, Mirage and Optimus Primal, and revealed himself to actually be the original Megatron, inhabiting Reverse Convoy's body by means of his black hole interlink system. Although the Autobots were saved from the clutches of "Rebirth Megatron" by Victory Saber and Lio Convoy, Prime's greatest enemy had returned. {{storylink|The Dark Emperor of Destruction, Reborn}}

Prime led Primal, Victory Saber and Lio Convoy in a mighty battle against the two Megatrons, Starscream, Skywarp and Thundercracker, during which he had much of his right forearm torn off by Beast Megatron. As both Megatron rushed the injured Prime, he summoned his energon-axe to take the place of his lost fist and slashed the two Decepticons, claiming victory. {{storylink|And Then}}
{{-}}

====Cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Wataru Hatano]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:Robomasters g1convoy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Check out my taint!]]

Optimus Prime sped into action to help Victory Saber in battle against Starscream and [[Wingstun]], blasting Wingstun with a sneaky shot from below. Prime then transformed into robot mode and opened fire on Starscream, but was shocked when the plummeting form of the Air Commander was snatched out of the sky by a ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. Transforming to robot mode, the dinosaur introduced himself as "Beast Megatron", and revealed that he came from a different dimension, causing Optimus Prime to fear for the integrity of the space-time continuum. Before he could fret any more on the subject, Prime came under attack from Gigant Bomb and [[Smokesniper]], but quickly took refuge in a nearby canyon while Victory Saber handled the twin troublemakers. Prime then engaged Megatron in battle, but was quickly laid low by the newcomer, who called for Gigant Bomb and Smokesniper to finish him off. Instead, however, another strange new Transformer descended from the sky: Optimus Primal! Following Primal's lead, Prime united his energy with Primal's own, and together, they created the powerful "Double Convoy Tornado", which sent Megatron flying. In the aftermath of the battle, Prime thanked Primal for his help, and told him that they would definitely need his power when the Decepticons next attacked. {{storylink|Fight! The Group of the Strongest Commanders!}}

Beast Megatron would not relent, and eventually discovered a massive deposit of solitarium beneath a human city. The Decepticons razed the city in search of the element until Prime and his forces arrived to save the day, this time aided by Lio Convoy and the enigmatic Reverse Convoy. Prime battled Gigant Bomb, Smoke Sniper and Megatron once more, with a little extra firepower courtesy of Victory Saber's V-Lock Cannon, and things were going smoothly until Reverse Convoy revealed himself to actually be the ''real'' Megatron in disguise. Now going by the name Rebirth Megatron, Prime's nemesis teamed with Beast Megatron to conquer their mutual foes. Again, Prime and Primal united their power in the Double Convoy Tornado, but the Megatrons countered it with a tornado of their own. It seemed that the Decepticons' power would overcome the heroes, until Lio Convoy added his energy to the mix, becoming a shining "Lio Typhoon Arrow" that took down the two Megatrons. While the battle was over, however, the war raged on... {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Typhoon Enters (episode)|The Lio Convoy Typhoon Enters}}
{{--}}

====Prose stories====
[[File:Rmblackconvoy.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

To improve the absorption of Solitarium, Autobot chemists created [[black body]] technology, a special coating capable of absorbing all energy around it (even the life energy of Transformers). Prime volunteered to be the first test subject, as [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] deemed the process potentially dangerous. Unfortunately, [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] sabotaged the experiment with fake data, turning Prime's body unstable and causing him to uncontrollably drain the energy from everything around him, including other Autobots. Optimus then quarantined himself to a deserted canyon.

Meanwhile, [[Optimus Primal (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] used the same data to gain a functional version of the black body tech after realizing its positive effects on Beast Warrior biology from [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Beast Megatron]]'s own black body. Using the [[Sky Spy]], Primal located Optimus and cured him of the virus. Together, they defeated Beast Megatron, though the new black body technology proved unstable and eventually faded from all those who had applied it. {{storylink|Black Body}}
{{--}}

====3D diorama manga====
[[File:Robot Masters 3D 2.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1]]

Optimus led several Autobots to [[Athens]] in order to protect the [[Olympics]] from potential Decepticon interference. Prime's hunch was right, as [[Gigant Sniper]] soon showed up and attacked. The Autobots forced the huge war machine to separate into its two smaller component robots, [[Gigant Bomb]] and [[Smokesniper]], who were quickly intimidated and forced by the Autobots to help clean up their mess. {{storylink|Robotmasters Vol. 1}}

Optimus later got wind of Decepticon activity in the [[Congo]]. He dispatched Optimus Primal, who thwarted [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]'s attempts to build a Decepticon base. {{storylink|Robotmasters Vol. 2}} Following that, Optimus dispatched [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] to [[Egypt]] to acquire a deposit of solitarium before the Decepticon [[Sideways (RM)|Double Face]] got to it first. {{storylink|Robotmasters Vol. 4}} Picking up on mysterious radio waves from Space Point X, Optimus sent [[Delta Seeker]] to check, where he found a secret Decepticon base. {{storylink|Robotmasters Vol. 6}}

Optimus Prime was at the Autobot base when the unknown [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Reverse Convoy]] appeared bearing intelligence on a secret Decepticon base. Starscream broke in, refusing to allow Reverse Convoy to reveal Decepticon secrets and Optimus Prime joined the battle against the Decepticon, but it was ultimately Reverse Convoy who sent Starscream scurrying away. Prime thanked him and asked him to lead the way to the secret base. {{storylink|Robotmasters Vol. 9}} It turned out to be a trap and Reverse Convoy, revealed to be the original Megatron, gloated as the trap drained the Autobots of their energy. But they were rescued by [[Lio Convoy]] and another [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]]. With their powers united, the Autobots blasted away Reverse Convoy and his cohorts. {{storylink|Robotmasters Vol. 11}}
{{--}}

===''Kiss Players''===
{{voiceactor|[[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)}}
{{note|[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]] takes place between ''The Transformers: The Movie'' and the third season of the animated series. While there is no particularly large time-gap between these stories in American animated continuity, in Japan, since the third season was moved to 2010 but the movie remained set in 2005, there was a five-year milieu that made room for plenty of new stories to be told.}}

[[File:Illust.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|Optimus is the one on the left. With the dignity.]]

Following Optimus Prime's death in the Battle of Autobot City, Tokyo was devastated when [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] crash-landed on the city after being hurled out of Unicron's body by Rodimus Prime. The death and destruction that resulted caused a massive anti-Transformer sentiment to spring up, epitomized by the formation of the government organization known as the [[Earth Defense Command]], who forced any remaining Transformers on Earth off the planet. Dissatisfaction with the EDC's extreme actions resulted in the formation of an underground resistance group for whom the death of Optimus Prime was a rallying point. Among these commandos was a young woman [[Marissa Faireborn]], who had been rescued by Optimus Prime back in 1996 when a mission that her [[Flint (G.I. Joe)|soldier father]] had been on had gone bad. Marissa had formed a great friendship with Prime in her childhood, and came to see him as a surrogate father figure, and perhaps a little bit more. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #34}}

[[File:Kissplayers2 prime marissa.jpg|thumb|These x-rays uncover the darnedest things.]]

When Prime's corpse was covertly flown to Japan by the EDC, {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 1|Kiss Players #1}} Marissa's commandos attacked the convoy transporting the Autobot leader's body. Believing that they had secured Prime's body, the commandos were taken by surprise and slaughtered by the [[Ne Squad]] [[Kiss Player]] [[Ringo Chikuma|Ringo]] and her [[Autorooper]] partner, who burst out of the torso of the decoy Prime body that had been atop the flatbed truck. As the sole surviving member of the squad, Marissa discovered that the true body was being transported within Prime's own trailer nearby. Slicing the trailer open, she was too late to prevent an EDC Autorooper from partially fusing with Prime. Reflecting on her childhood memories of playing with the kindly Autobot leader, Marissa lovingly kissed his faceplate. In an explosion of energy that destroyed the trailer, the two [[ParasiTech|fused]] and Prime was reborn in a new, living body. The pair had become Kiss Players! {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 2|Kiss Players #2}}

Marissa and Prime promptly made themselves scarce, and began travelling together, battling the monstrous creatures known as [[Legion]] that Galvatron's dispersed cells had also produced, while also eluding the EDC. Marissa thought of Prime as her boyfriend, {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #1}} and Prime himself certainly cared for the girl, unwilling as he was to put her in harm's way, despite the prodigious knife-wielding skills that she could share with him via their kiss-fusion. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #4}}

[[File:Marissa convoy stack.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|She prefers the Japanese version's longer stacks.]]

Prime had little use for Marissa's other great skill—surfing—given his own [[The Ultimate Doom, Part 3|experience in that area]], {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #7}} so instead, he found a better use for Marissa's surfboard by using his new powers to transform it into a knife so he could make use of the skills Marissa's fusion gave with him. Marissa was not very happy, {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #10}} but took it in stride, and dubbed the new weapon the "[[Surfblade]]". In response, Prime named her shirt "The Three Skull Brothers," after the image on it. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #16}}

Prime and Marissa had a close relationship, as the girl washed Prime in "intimate" spots like his stick shift and gas tank, {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #19}} and they would go on "dates" together, at one point visiting the seaside, only to wind up in battle with a Legion created from the fusion of an octopus and a shipwreck. Prime regretted that these activities had to be carried out under the cover of night, and vowed that he and Marissa would visit the beach under the light of the sun. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)#CD_collections_and_special_episodes|Someday, Under the Sun}}

[[File:PrimeKP.jpg|upright=1.2|thumb|Unable to take it anymore, Optimus tries to punch his way free of the Kiss Players Universe. Hey, it worked for Superboy-Prime.]]

Soon, Optimus Prime found himself suffering from a recurring nightmare filled with visions of his old enemy, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. In the grip of one of these hallucinations, Prime lost control of himself and almost crushed Marissa in his fist, but was thankfully able to regain his senses before he hurt her. Marissa and Prime subsequently fused, and were able to corral a legion of Legion for an attack upon the EDC headquarters. They found their way barred by a pair of most unexpected opponents: [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] had returned to Earth and become Kiss Player partners with Marissa's old friend, [[Shaoshao Li]]. Hot Rod believed Prime to be an impostor, and Shaoshao wished to see him dead so that she might "reclaim" Marissa as her friend, having long hated Prime for "stealing" Marissa away from her. Prime and Hot Rod began battling, but EDC Kiss Player [[Atari Hitotonari]] soon entered the fold and broke up the battle. The attack on EDC headquarters was broken off, and Prime and Marissa now found they had to elude Hot Rod and Shaoshao as well as the EDC's forces. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 3|Kiss Players #3}}

[[File:KPPrimeGoldbug.jpg|left|thumb|You, Sharkticon. Devour the human faster.]]

After viewing a seaside fireworks display for their "last date", {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #34}} Marissa and Prime again launched a Legion-backed attack upon the EDC. This time, however, Marissa, Shaoshao, Atari, Prime and Hot Rod all decided to set their differences aside in order to discover the true, dark secret lurking within the EDC. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio drama #37}} Venturing into the mysterious [[Genital System]] facility hidden beneath the EDC headquarters, the team discovered a mad plot by EDC Commander [[Hitoshizuku Amaō]] to resurrect her daughter, who had died in Galvatron's impact. Thanks to the efforts of Marissa and her friends, the plan was foiled, the [[anti-electron]] field keeping Transformers off Earth was deactivated, and Galvatron's cells were extracted from the Legions and Kiss Players and reconstituted within his body, which was launched off into space. As a result, Marissa lost her Kiss Player powers, and Prime slipped back into death once more. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)#CD_collections_and_special_episodes|You, I and the Spinning Earth}}

Marissa did get a few chances to see her friend again, however. In 2007, she, Shaoshao and Atari were transported back through time by the [[Sparkbot]]s to 1985 where they witnessed Prime's battle with Megatron atop [[Sherman Dam]]. Although invisible to residents of the past, Marissa was instructed by the Sparkbots to kiss Prime, and when she did so, a piece of what the Sparkbots claimed was the "[[Transformer afterlife|Allspark]]" emerged from within him. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio play #40}} While travelling on through time to search for more pieces of the Allspark, the girls accidentally crashed in 2010 and wound up in the clutches of the [[Quintesson]]s. Prime (and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Goldbug]]) helped Marissa once more by rescuing her and her friends from death in the fangs of the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Tokyo Toy Festival 2007 live script-reading}} Later still, Shaoshao embarked on a marathon Prime-kissing session (much to her own disgust), quickly jumping through time to kiss Prime in his Star Convoy, "Nucleon Quest," [[Action Master]] and [[Laser Rod]] bodies successively. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Kiss Players radio play #44}}
{{-}}

===''15 Go! Go!''===
{{note|Due to the time-travelling nature of ''15 Go! Go!'', these stories take place all across Optimus Prime's own timeline. Most notably, later chapters hover around the ''Battlestars''/''Return of Convoy'' and ''G-2'' eras.}}
[[File:TGGStarConvoy.jpg|thumb|"Hot Rod?! Did you shrink in the wash?"]]
[[File:TGGLaserPrime.jpg|left|thumb|"How do you think I'd look in black?"]]
Shortly before the [[Battle of Autobot City]] in 2005, an unknown saboteur badly damaged [[Teletraan I]]'s databanks. Optimus Prime notified his Autobots of the attack and issued a command that the information be recovered as soon as possible. "[[Ravage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Black Panther Man]]", stationed on the artificial Earth satellite [[Nana]], volunteered for the important task and assigned [[Teletraan 15]] to the case. {{storylink|Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! Volume 1}}

Teletraan 15 proceeded to travel through time and space on her mission, and encountered future incarnations of Optimus Prime on several occasions. First, she travelled into the future, where [[Micromaster]] [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] saved her from a [[Novaroid]]. {{storylink|Hot Rod Volume}} As Dark Nova and Ultra Megatron prepared to merge, Prime, in his "Star Convoy" form, arrived and asked Hot Rod to aid him in the coming fight. {{storylink|Star Convoy Volume}} But before they could start the battle, an interruption came from an unexpected source: [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] emerged from a [[Transwarp]] portal and attacked! {{storylink|Galvatron Volume}} {{storylink|Galvatron Volume 2}}

Later, Teletraan 15 received data regarding the emergence of the Kiss Players in 2006 and Optimus Prime's involvement with that group. {{storylink|Extra Volume?!}}

On another mission even further into the future, Teletraan 15 and her companion [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] were aboard [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] as he was attacked by the [[Decepticon]] jets [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] and [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] on his way to his commander. Fortunately for them, Optimus Prime—now in his [[Laser Rod]] body—appeared and severed Dreadwing's wing with a single mighty slash of his sword. Teletraan 15 thought that he looked sad and wondered if he had learned his sword skills during his [[Kiss Player]] days. {{storylink|Battle Convoy Volume}}

Back in 2007, the [[Kiss Players (singing group)|Kiss Players]] were contacted by the [[Sparkbot]]s and given the mission of uniting fragments of the [[Transformer afterlifeAllspark]] which had been scattered across time and space. The Kiss Players made their first stop 1985, where they observed Optimus Prime's epic battle with Megatron atop Sherman Dam. {{storylink|Sparkbots Volume 1}}
{{-}}

===''Music Label''===
In the year 2007, the Autobots discovered that the Decepticon communications officer [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] was attempting to control the minds of humans through hypnotic music broadcast through a series of tiny clones of himself. Optimus Prime upgraded his trailer with a huge pair of speakers, and proceeded to drive around, broadcasting a counter-frequency that undid the villain's brainwashing. {{storylink|Transformers Music Label}}

{{note|The [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|2007 Takara timeline]] placed the events of the ''[[Transformers Music Label|Music Label]]'' storyline in the Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity, but Optimus Prime's role in the story is therefore made impossible, as he was dead in this universe in 2007. However, [[Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 36|''Legends'' Bonus Edition Vol. 36]] made reference to this event, so...it did happen somehow?}}

===''The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers''===
[[File:2010 manga primes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And eat your greens or no dessert!]]

After boarding a Decepticon spaceship, [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] became trapped by the scheming Galvatron. Galvatron quickly bested him in combat and Rodimus, badly injured, was ready to give up. Lucky for him, the spirit of Optimus Prime reached out to him from within the Matrix and encouraged him to get up and keep fighting. Inspired by his predecessor, Rodimus Prime outwitted Galvatron, escaped and destroyed their spaceship. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 1|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #1}}

When the Quintessons reactivated Optimus Prime as a rampaging zombie, {{storylink|Dark Awakening (episode)|Dark Awakening}} they made it a point to copy his schematics while they had the opportunity. Teaming with the Decepticons, they then obtained the schematics of Megatron. Combining the best aspects of both, they created the Colossal Cannon Soldier [[Gilthor]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (story page)|2010 Part 4}}

Gilthor was then unleashed upon Rodimus Prime and, eventually, Galvatron. The two enemies teamed up and defeated the powerful warrior, with Rodimus swearing to do it in the name of Optimus Prime's honor. With Gilthor destroyed, it was revealed the behemoth had been controlled by the ghost of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] all along. {{storylink|The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 4|Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers #4}}

===''Macrocosmic Seekers''===
[[File:United Expanded Story 9.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

When [[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]] put Hot Rod into a medically induced coma in order to siphon off Matrix energy to save Kup's life, Hot Rod's consciousness drifted off into the Matrix. He confronted the previous bearers of the Matrix, including Optimus Prime, and asked why he was chosen over Ultra Magnus to be the new leader. After all, Magnus had more in common with Optimus than he did. In unison, Optimus and the others told him that the key to ending the war wasn't a string of identical leaders, but through change and innovation. Hot Rod felt a sense of satisfaction from this and began to regain consciousness. As he awoke, Optimus spoke alone and told him that he would always be a part of him.{{storylink|Journey to the Future}}
{{-}}

===Controverse===
Following his resurrection, Optimus Prime attended the trial of [[Primacron]] which was being presided over by the [[Quintesson]] Judge [[Adveraros]]. The Quintesson was plotting alongside his fellow entrepreneurs and attempted to kidnap Primacron to harvest his brain. Adveraros was thwarted and Primacron was re-captured (after an escape attempt of his own). Deeming Primacron too dangerous to incarcerate in their home dimension, Optimus and the Autobots escorted him to the [[Madman's Paradise|ancient trans-dimensional teleportation chamber]] deep in the bowels of Cybertron. From there, Optimus saw Primacron banished to another universe. {{storylink|Controverse}}

===''The Great Transformer War''===
[[File:Prime Great War.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]

In the year 2011, Optimus Prime and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] engaged in a battle against [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and the Decepticons in deep space. Galvatron fled the battle, leaving Hot Rod to request pursuit. Optimus told him not to, and instead to regroup back at [[Athenia]], as he suspected the Decepticons had a much greater scheme in mind. Indeed, Optimus was correct, as Galvatron was preparing for his full-blown invasion of planet [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The Great Transformer War issue 3|The Great Transformer War #3}}
{{--}}

===''Generations Selects'' manga===
{{charstubfiction|[[Star Convoy comic]]}}

{{--}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese)|[[John Culkin]] (English, Omni Productions dub), [[Roberto Alexander]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}
[[File:Headmasters-primedies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Some time before the Transformers' war left Cybertron, Optimus Prime engaged the Decepticons with his men. Later, on Earth, a suspiciously similar battle with the Decepticons resulted in, er, Prime's death. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

{{note|Optimus Prime appears in two Cybertronian flashback battles within the episode, alongside the same team of Autobots, suggesting that they represent the same fight. He also appears in one further flashback battle on Earth, which depicts his death in a scene that doesn't match up to his ''actual'' death in ''The Transformers: The Movie''. This was a continuity patch-job by the ''Headmasters'' production staff, as the movie hadn't been released in Japan yet. }}

At an unknown time, Optimus had an Autobot called [[Pointblank]] under his command. However, Pointblank went rogue, and Prime expelled him from his squad. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

One year after Prime's resurrection, in 2011, the Autobots had entered into an even closer relationship with Earth and began the colonization of other worlds, the first of which was the planet [[Athenia]], where Optimus Prime was stationed. It soon became apparent, however, that when Prime had released the energy of the Matrix to cure the Hate Plague, the consequences were more far-reaching than he had anticipated—without the energy of the Matrix to act as a balancing factor, [[File:Headmasters prime death.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Rodimus finally receives his Nemesis Prime RealDoll.]] [[Vector Sigma]] had become destabilized, and the Decepticons suddenly returned to exploit this, assaulting Cybertron in order to seize control of the mega-computer. The intensity of the battle caused [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] to recall the Cybertronian skirmish that Optimus took part in 4 million years ago — or another one very much like it. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}}

Prime took a squad of troops to aid in the battle on the planet, and when the arrival of the Autobot [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] tipped the battle in their favor, Prime broke off from the main attack and headed down into the depths of the planet, planning on stabilizing Vector Sigma at any cost. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Guided through the dangers of the planet's catacombs by the spirit of Alpha Trion while the other Autobots searched for the Matrix on Earth, Prime eventually arrived at the computer, only to find his way barred by [[Cyclonus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Scourge]]. Hot Rod then arrived with the Matrix, with which Alpha Trion merged, re-energizing it and transforming Hot Rod back into Rodimus Prime; for the first time, the two Primes fought side-by-side and defeated Galvatron. Before Rodimus could implement the Matrix to stabilize Vector Sigma, however, Optimus Prime sacrificed himself to perform the task, merging with the computer and restoring its balance to save the planet. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}}

{{-}}

===''The Headmasters'' manga===
[[File:HM01-03.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|right]]

Following Prime's death, a great bronze [[Optimus Prime memorial|statue]] was erected on planet [[Athenia]] in order to memorialize him. Oddly, only [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] and the [[Headmasters of Justice]] attended its unveiling. Speaking for all the Headmasters, [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] announced that Optimus Prime was the greatest warrior who ever lived. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 1|The Headmasters #1}}

{{--}}

===''Super-God Masterforce'' cartoon===
[[File:Ginrai 1stapp.jpg|thumb|left|"Well tonight, Matthew, I'm going to be..."]]
Once they had defeated the Decepticons, the Autobots had planned to somehow resurrect their fallen leader, using the technology developed on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]] to give him a new body. However, shortly after it had been built, the [[Transtector]] intended for Optimus was among those stolen by the self-proclaimed "Decepticon god" [[Devil Z]]. It was then hidden on Earth where it was eventually found by, and [[Godmaster (lifeform)|bonded with]], a human named [[Ginrai (human)|Ginrai]]. {{storylink|Shūta and Grand's Masterforce Super-Secrets!}} The Transtector later gained sentience of its own, which meant that it ultimately could not be used for its intended purpose. {{storylink|A Battle... and Then...}}

===''Unite Warriors''/''Legends''===
Autobot efforts to resurrect Optimus Prime continued into [[2021]], with Ratchet working in tandem with Vector Sigma itself to bring him back to life. Their efforts were interrupted by [[Roller (G1)|Roller]], who held a grudge against Optimus Prime for "abandoning" him, but fortunately he was stopped from destroying Optimus's body. {{storylink|Sky Reign Chapter}} A short while later, Vector Sigma successfully resurrected Prime, but only for a seven-day span, thanks to his many previous deaths. Optimus leaped into action against [[Megaempress]], whose team of Female Decepticons had entered the fray, and was able to resist the Decepticon Empress's mental control by thinking of Elita One. Prime proceeded to combine with [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]], [[Prowl (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Prowl]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sunstreaker]], and [[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]] to form [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], but the combiner was quickly overpowered by [[Megatronia]], the Female Decepticons' own gestalt form. {{storylink|Megatronia Chapter}}

[[File:BaldigusChapter1 CybertronVehicle.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
However, when Unicron's head appeared over Cybertron, accompanied by the [[Commando (RID)|Combatrons]], the two combiners set aside their differences. Separating from Optimus Maximus, Prime led the Autobot forces into battle, personally grappling with the Combatron leader, [[Mega-Octane|Dolrailer]]. Unexpected help came from Roller, who had decided to put his grudge aside whilst Cybertron was at stake. {{storylink|Baldigus Chapter, Part One}} Prime formed Optimus Maximus and confronted Unicron alongside the other combiners present, and though Maximus was blown apart by the chaos-bringer's eye-beams, Roller came to Prime's aid again and formed a giant arm that let him punch Unicron's head back into space. In the aftermath, he revealed his limited lifespan to his friends, who set out to make his few days alive as enjoyable as possible. {{storylink|Baldigus Chapter, Part Two}}

During his seven days of life, Optimus Prime watched a baseball game being played by [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] for the sake of [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]]'s friend, [[NUL-A]]. He got all fired up and couldn't stop himself from cheering his "baseball warriors" on. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Today Is First Aid's Close Friend NUL-A's Birthday!|Today Is First Aid's Close Friend NUL-A's Birthday!}} He also received a new surfboard from his friend, [[Marissa Faireborn]], and took his Scramble Combination troops and their human friends to [[Hawaii]] for "special surfing training" (and definitely not a vacation). {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Crossing the Pacific Ocean!?|Crossing the Pacific Ocean!?}} Finally, he attended a rehearsal of the stage musical being prepared by the [[Disaster Relief Team]], Marissa perched on his shoulder. {{storylink|Unite Warriors Offshot#Invitation to the Dress Rehearsal!|Invitation to the Dress Rehearsal!}}

When his time was up, Optimus Prime passed away, Vector Sigma explaining that it would be impossible to bring him back once more without a power equal to that used to create the universe. Roller took up protecting Prime's body until such a power source could be found. {{storylink|Baldigus Chapter, Part Two}}

Seeking to contribute to the attempts at resurrecting Optimus Prime on Cybertron, [[Grand Maximus]] initiated the "Super Convoy Project" at the Transtector factory in [[G Nebula 89]]. The plan was essentially another go at building the Transtector that had become Ginrai, this time to be used as originally intended. {{storylink|LG24 Shockwave & Cancer Prologue}} This never came to be either, likely because of Vector Sigma's prediction that Prime could no longer be revived through normal means. Like the original, the Super Convoy Transtector instead fell to Ginrai. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}}

When Ginrai arrived in the Legends World, he was annoyed that everyone kept mistaking him for Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 35|Bonus Edition Vol. 35}} Grand Maximus used Optimus Prime's Powermaster form as an example of the evolution of Transformers. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grand Maximus)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===''The Battlestars'' manga and story pages===
{{voiceactor|[[Tesshō Genda]] (Japanese, ''TF Telephone audio adventures'')}}
[[File:PrimeZodiak.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|''You got the—'' No, hang on... Nevermind.]]

Over 15 years after his merging with Vector Sigma, Optimus Prime's lifeless body was spirited away in a sinister plot to destroy the Autobots by [[Dark Nova]], the big bad guy du jour. Nova duplicated Prime's body, using the copy to create the evil [[False Convoy]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars story page #3}} The elite Autobot team, the [[Battlestars]], defeated False Convoy and retrieved the real Prime's body from Planet [[Lucifer]], and then used the mysterious energy source known as the [[Zodiac]] to restore Prime to life. Transformed into '''Star Convoy''', Prime was also reunited with [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], who became his [[Micromaster]] partner. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars story page #4}}

[[File:Starconvoy magami.jpg|thumb|"Occasionally you meet a nice one—Star Convoy, E.T. ... but usually they just turn out to be some kind of big lizard!"]]

After Star Convoy and [[Sixliner]] defeated a swarm of Dark Nova's [[Novaroid|Great Novaroid]] drone warriors, {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars story page #5}} the mysterious creature decided to resurrect Prime's oldest nemesis, and plucked [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] from the icy grave he had been cast into years beforehand by the Autobot Headmasters, recreating him as [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Super Megatron]]. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars story page #6}} The two old foes clashed in battle at the North Pole, with Star Convoy emerging victorious {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|The Battlestars special}} but Super Megatron soon returned with an army of [[Galaman|Great Galaman]] drones to back him up. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars story page #7}} Defeated by the "[[Triple Combination Battlestar Attack]]" that combined all the power of Star Convoy, [[Sky Garry (ROC)|Sky Garry]] and [[Grandus (ROC)|Grandus]], Super Megatron was again upgraded by Dark Nova into Ultra Megatron. Star Convoy and the Battlestars met him in battle once again, and again, they claimed victory. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars story page #8}}

His pawn having failed him, Dark Nova absorbed Ultra Megatron into his body, transforming them both into the gargantuan "Star Giant". {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars story page #9}} Star Giant proved to be virtually indestructible from the outside until Star Convoy got the bright idea of giving the villain [[Furmanism|the worst case of indigestion he'd ever had]]. Holding Star Giant's massive mouth open, he ordered Sky Garry and Grandus to move in. After all three were swallowed, they began taking Star Giant down from the inside while simultaneously fighting off his various defensive systems. As soon as the trio escaped from Star Giant's interior, the monster exploded, leaving only his head slightly intact. As it happens, Megatron was housed inside Star Giant's noggin and survived the attack. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars story page #10}}

{{--}}

===Nucleon Quest Super Convoy bio===
[[File:Nucleon Quest Super Convoy packaging art.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|We'd make a "reaching for your purse" joke, but that might be misconstrued as racist.]]

Following the defeat of Star Giant, the restoration of Cybertron began, but the planet was in the throes of a chronic energy shortage. In order to re-energize the struggling planet, Optimus Prime upgraded himself into a [[Powermaster]] by fusing with the Nebulan scientist [[Hi-Q]]. Protecting his body with a Phase Modulation Shield, Prime ventured into a black hole to obtain the super-energy [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]], which was used to restore Cybertron to its former glory. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#NucleonQuestSuperConvoy|Nucleon Quest Super Convoy bio}}
{{-}}

===Metrowars===
[[File:Nucleon Prime Metrowars.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|Slightly out of frame: [[Tommy Kennedy]].]]

In the midst of an energy shortage for both Autobot and Decepticon alike, Optimus Prime contacted the Autobots at [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]] about his discovery of [[Nucleon (substance)|nucleon]]. {{storylink|Metrowars}}
{{-}}

===''Legends'' comic (3)===
Upon discovering the nucleon, Optimus Prime absorbed it into his body through Hi-Q, transforming his body into an [[Action Master]]. He returned to Metroplex and explained that the endless energy it provided would spell an end to the war, believing the Decepticons would have nothing to fight over if there were unlimited resources for everyone. Megatron, also brought back as an Action Master, agreed to put down his arms and forged the Cybertron Alliance together with Optimus Prime, but it later collapsed and Prime was thrown back into war. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===''G-2'' story pages and pack-in manga===
[[File:G2AllianceBeginsAndEnds.jpg|left|upright=1.2|thumb|The alliance would have lasted if they'd gotten more than one chair.]]
With Cybertron restored, Optimus Prime upgraded himself into a new [[Action Master]] body. Megatron eventually recovered from his defeat and with his sanity circuit fully restored at last, joined with Prime to form the [[Cybertron Alliance]]. Things were good for a little while. Though Megatron dreamed of regaining sole command of his army, for the meantime, there was peace and the alliance ushered in what would be called the Second Generation of the Transformers. However, after human soldiers killed [[Kiloton|one of his comrades]], Megatron adopted a new tank body and started the war anew, believing he could bring a more stable peace to the galaxy by ruling it with an iron fist. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|Autobots vs. Decepticons: Combat Secrets}}

[[File:G2 manga hero prime.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|Uh oh, [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]]! You've cheesed off Prime so much he's broken through the panel borders!]]
To counter Megatron, Optimus Prime upgraded his body into a new Missile Trailer mode. Rallying a new wave of Autobot warriors, Optimus diligently repelled Megatron and the Decepticons. In one early encounter, Prime managed to rescue [[Electro]] and [[Volt]] from Megatron by firing his "Matrix Saturn" attack. He immediately recommended that Megatron and all his Decepticons leave the area at once. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #1}} Megatron, of course, refused, and continued his attack. Prime, Electro, and Volt combined their firepower, leaving Megatron in a smoke-filled crater. As Electro moved in to administer the killing blow, Megatron emerged from the smoke unscathed, effortlessly plucking Electro up by his head. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #2}} Against Prime's orders, Volt immediately rushed Megatron from behind to free his captured friend. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #4}}

At one point, the secrecy of the Autobot field base became a priority, leaving Megatron to order warriors such as [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] to tail other Autobots and locate Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #5}} Prime's location was eventually compromised when [[Skyjack (G2)|Skyjack]] slipped past all Autobot radar. Astonished at the Decepticon's stealth, Prime was unable to stop Skyjack from returning to Megatron with his location. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #7}} Meanwhile, [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]], and [[Perceptor (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Perceptor]] began to study the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and discovered a new property within it called the [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] which could grant Autobots new powers. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|Optimus Prime of the Autobots has Fallen!}}

[[File:G2PrimeJustice.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|"SHALOM!"]]
Prime and Megatron eventually met to do battle, with Prime coming out on top as Megatron slowly ran low on fuel. Prime offered Megatron one last chance to surrender, but was caught off-guard by [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]], who blasted him in the back with his missile attack, destroying Prime's back-mounted weaponry unit. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #9}} Megatron then ordered [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] to swoop in and finish Prime off before he could recover. The pair of Decepticons proceeded to bomb Prime mercilessly before turning him over to Megatron for the kill. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #10}} With a surprising lack of satisfaction, Megatron blasted Prime to pieces, killing his ancient foe at last. Victorious, Megatron offered Prime a final prayer, only to be interrupted by...Prime! The essences of the previous Autobot Supreme Commanders within the Matrix of Leadership activated the Reconfiguration Matrix to forge him a new body. Optimus Prime became '''Battle Convoy''' and easily trumped Megatron's power. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #13}} {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|Birth of the New Supreme Commander Battle Convoy!}}

[[File:G-2StoryPageFinalPanel01.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2]]
Battle Convoy and Megatron then agreed to a one-on-one duel following the "[[Heavy Metal War|Law of Cybertron]]": total banishment to the defeated and his forces. After a lengthy and painful battle, Battle Convoy narrowly managed to best Megatron, forcing him and the Decepticons to retreat into deep space. Battle Convoy was last seen wounded, being aided off the battlefield by Volt and Electro. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|The Autobots Triumph in the Battle of Good Vs. Evil!}}
{{-}}

===e-HOBBY comics/''Legends''===
[[File:Black hybrid prime manga.jpg|thumb]]

When the universe came under threat from an [[Galvatron II|alternate-reality incarnation of Galvatron]], Battle Convoy used his [[Reconfiguration Matrix]] to once again transform his body into [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Hybrid Style|a form resembling his original]]. {{storylink|Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version}} Battle Convoy also realized they needed Ultra Magnus's strength once more and contacted the spirit of Alpha Trion within the Matrix, requesting he find Magnus's own spirit and bring it back to life. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#Resurrection Chapter|Resurrection Chapter}} Now armed with powerful solar-powered missile launchers created by the Decepticons that were so energy-consumptive that he required a sunlight-absorbing [[black body]] coating to operate them at full power, Prime put [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#THS02B|his new body]] to use rescuing Laser Ultra Magnus from Galvatron's clutches. {{storylink|Hybrid Style Convoy Black Version}}

To combat the Decepticons' aggressive energy raids, Wheeljack and [[Ga'mede]] put their heads together and duplicated Prime's new black form to create twenty-one battle droids that would play on the Decepticons' subconscious fear of Optimus Prime. These "[[Eldedroid]]s" were placed under the remote control of [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]] and sent out onto the battlefield.<ref>''Masterpiece'' MP-1B Convoy Black Ver.‎ [[bio]]</ref> Later experimentation with the Eldedroids involved placing human minds in control of them; the first successful test subject was a human named [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Dan]]. This Eldedroid, along with [[Waverider]], [[Splashdown]], [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]], and [[Sideswipe (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Sideswipe]], was dispatched by Optimus Prime to investigate Decepticon involvement in recent attacks on human shipping vessels. Prime was worried about Dan, but Ironhide encouraged him not to be so pessimistic. {{storylink|MP-1B Cybertron Commander / Convoy Black Ver.‎}}

From his command point on [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], Optimus was convinced by Ironhide and Perceptor that the battle on the ocean floor required more back-up. Prime ordered Broadside to set a course for the undersea research station. On the way there, however, Prime and all the other Autobots within Broadside were suddenly menaced by the towering spectre of Starscream. {{storylink|MP-3G Destron Air Commander / Starscream Ghost Ver.}}

Some time later, having used the Reconfiguration Matrix to acquire [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#mp10|a new body]] also much like his original one, Optimus was leading his troops against a Decepticon assault led by Megatron, who had also acquired [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Legends|a new body]]. Suddenly, the fight was interrupted by the dimensional intruder [[Grand Scourge]], who dropped in via a rip in space-time. Optimus was taken aback by the new arrival's resemblance to himself, and could do little more than stare in bafflement as Grand Scourge forcefully combined with four of the Stunticons while [[Motormaster (G1)|Motormaster]] fled in terror. While Superion attempted to deal with the now-enhanced Grand Scourge, a [[SARA|disembodied voice]] informed Prime that Grand Scourge was a fiend who hunted down Matrix-bearers throughout the multiverse. Although Optimus had difficulty wrapping his head around the whole scenario, he vowed not to go down without a fight. {{storylink|Decepticon Dark Commander Grand Scourge}} Everyone was saved when [[Broadside (G1)|Broadside]], now a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] with a powerful [[transtector]], arrived and dispatched the dimensional intruder with a single shot. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 53|Bonus Edition Vol. 53}}

Optimus Prime clashed in yet another fight with Megatron. Megatron claimed to be targeting a "[[Legends World]]" where the Transformers were but children's toys, but Prime didn't believe the story and just looked at his foe like he'd gone crazy. {{storylink|Legends Vol. 23#Resurrection! Lord Megatron!|Resurrection! Lord Megatron!}} After Megatron had reached this other universe, its version of [[Waspinator (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|Waspinator]] filled [[Megatron (BW)#Transformers Legends comic|the local Megatron]] in on his history, mentioning the time he and Optimus Prime formed the Cybertron Alliance. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 13|Bonus Edition Vol. 13}} By [[2038]], Optimus Prime learned that the Legends World was in fact real when it was destroyed and some of his troops evacuated its population to Cybertron. He intended to return the [[Zodiac]] to [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] so it could be used to create a new home for them, but Atlas's body had been possessed by [[Violen Jiger]] who beat Prime up and took the Zodiac by force. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}

===''Beast Wars'' toy bios===
[[File:Convobat.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|right]]
Formerly a trailer truck, Optimus Prime took on the new identity of "Convobat" along with an appropriate bat mode. In this form, he fought against [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Beast Wars toy bios|Megaligator]]. {{storylink|Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#AmazonConvobat|Amazon Showdown Convobat bio}}
{{-}}

==''Wings Universe''==
[[File:BattleLines1-DionOrionAriel.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|We demand more frolicking!]]
Nine million years ago, the dockworker Orion Pax and his coworkers and friends [[Elita One (G1)|Ariel]] and [[Dion (G1)|Dion]] were murdered by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and his new [[Decepticon]] army. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}}

Orion Pax was rebuilt into Optimus Prime as part of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'s "[[Prime Initiative]]", a proposed alternative to the [[Elite Guard]]. {{storylink|The Coming Storm: Part 2}} However, after most of the Elite Guard were destroyed by the turncoat Guardsmen [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]], the [[Autobot High Council]] was prepared to give Optimus Prime command of the new Autobot military. This transferral of power was carried out at the [[Autobot High Council Citadel|Citadel]], with Prime standing with his best warriors. Prime promised to match the Decepticons' ferocity in order to preserve their way of life. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}}

[[File:BattleLinesPrimeandCo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Magnum]] was always more of a Rodimus guy.]]

He told his team that their primary mission would be to find and stop Megatron, though Ironhide thought they should be going after [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and the Combaticons. Optimus reminded him that orders were orders, but broke off his speech when he noticed that [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] was missing. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 2}}

A week or so later, after Side Burn had been located, Optimus gladly accepted an apology from [[Magnum]], who had previously felt that the two of them had a rivalry. As the pair agreed to a new, combined Autobot military, Dion ran up with the news that the Decepticons were massing at the walls of [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]. Though Magnum tried to give the order to assemble the Elite Guard, Optimus received news from Ironhide that it was already too late. They watched as [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] broke through the city wall. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} After Dion aided in the dismantling of Devastator, Optimus Prime boasted to Megatron that the Autobots were aided by two capable leaders, and so the Decepticons were doomed to defeat. Megatron responded, perhaps unsurprisingly, by putting a big hole in [[Magnum]]. Megatron attempted to do the same to Optimus, but Dion dived between the blast and its target. This infuriated Optimus, and as he shouted "Not again, never again!" he overwhelmed the Decepticons with firepower. As they retreated, Optimus crouched over Dion's crumpled body.

[[File:BattleLines6-UltraMagnus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66]]

As the Autobots' tended to their wounded, [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] warned over Magnum and Dion's bodies that he could only save one of them. Indeed, one of the two was successfully rebuilt as [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]].

Five million years later, Optimus organized a group of Autobots to leave Cybertron to search for energy to replenish their planet's resources. However, a Decepticon attack forced some Autobots, such as [[Elita One (G1)|Elita One]], to remain behind. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

In [[1993]], Optimus Prime and the Autobots worked with their allies in [[Earth Defense Command]] to create a stronger link between their two peoples. A [[Cyberfactory]] was created on Earth to manufacture new Transformers with all the rights and status of citizens of Earth. Many years later, one of these Cybertronians named [[Rapido]] saved Optimus Prime from the [[Concurrence]] in 2006 by marshalling his Earthborn comrades into an effective fighting force. Out of respect for his abilities, Optimus gave Rapido emergency command powers on Earth, letting him assume leadership of any group of Autobots whenever the situation required it.

Following the rebirth of Cybertron's Golden Age that same year, [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] and [[Zarak (G1)|Lord Zarak]] abandoned Earth and Cybertron to seek new sources of energon deeper in space. Optimus Prime assembled the majority of the Autobot army to pursue them, leaving behind only a small group of Autobots at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] on Earth. Unfortunately, over the next few years several Earthborn Cybertronians from the Cyberfactories turned to crime, assembling as a new [[Decepticon Syndicate]]. Once he received word of the troubles on Earth, Prime sent [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]] the [[Turbomaster]] to assess the situation. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

[[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] foresaw a future in which three shadowy figures stood over the broken bodies of Optimus Prime and Galvatron. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}} This prophecy came to pass when the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] clone army attacked Optimus at [[Sigma Seven]], leaving him in deep stasis. Due to his incapacity, the reins of leadership passed to [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]. {{Storylink|Termination}}

Unaware that Optimus was out-of-commission, the pirate captain [[Cannonball (G1)|Cannonball]] imagined that the Autobot would bear witness to his plundering of Cybertron. Since Cybertron had become a techno-organic planet by 2984, the plundering part didn't happen either. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}

==''Mars Attacks: The Transformers''==
[[File:Mars Attacks The Transformers - Megatron doesn't want to hear it.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]

After defeating Megatron by punching him repeatedly, Optimus claimed victory over the Decepticons. He had only a few moments to savor the victory before Earth was suddenly invaded by a fleet of [[Martian]] saucers. Optimus at first ordered his men to take cover as they were in no condition to keep fighting. Forced to signal a counterattack, he was startled to discover that the Decepticons had entered into a pact with the invaders. As the Decepticons closed in on Optimus and his men, the Martians promptly sealed both factions in a force field. The double-crossed Megatron reluctantly accepted Optimus's offer of a truce, and both sides worked together to bring down the force field and destroy the Martian invaders. After they destroyed the ground forces, Optimus and Megatron were saved from the Martian saucers by the timely arrival of Cosmos. In the aftermath, Optimus shook hands with Megatron to mark the momentous occasion, only to realize moments later that Megatron intended to go right back to trying to kill the Autobots. {{storylink|Mars Attacks: The Transformers}}

{{--}}

==Ask Vector Prime==
In [[Primax 1185.04 Alpha]], the Autobots woke up in 1984 to a [[Cobra]]-conquered Earth. Initially, Optimus Prime sought to aid the humans against the Decepticons, but he soon discovered the disreputable nature of the governing human institutions. Though some of the Autobots desired to aid the underground human resistance against Cobra, Optimus insisted that intervening in the affairs of another species was not the Autobot way. While the Decepticons waged a hopeless campaign against Cobra, the Autobots went into hiding, slowly and patiently gathering enough energon to fuel a ship and depart for space. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/06/03}}

In another universe circa 2005, Optimus Prime was stationed on Moonbase One, and dispatched troops to Earth to acquire energy for an upcoming strike to take back Cybertron from the Decepticons. Then [[gbwiki:Gong|Gong]] and [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] interfered with the universe, creating a new timeline where the Autobots were actually at war with Cy-Kill's Renegades. Reality kept going wonky, and Optimus was eventually replaced with by [[Leader-1 (GoBots)|Leader-1]] partway through the siege of Autobot City. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

==''Deviations''==
In an alternate universe where Kup managed to restrain Hot Rod, Optimus successfully defeated Megatron, dodging his blast and retaliating with a lethal shot. In the aftermath, Optimus – galvanized by the many casualties of the battle - announced to the survivors that they would return to Cybertron and end the war before the Decepticons could nominate a new leader.

En route to Cybertron, the two shuttles were attacked by Starscream: now a servant of Unicron and calling himself "Megascream". Megascream damaged Optimus's shuttle and blasted Ultra Magnus's ship into another quadrant, but broke off the attack when Unicron began attacking Moonbase One.
Optimus and his crew set down on Quintessa to repair the damage to their primary navigational drive. They were approached by Sharkticons, but the universal greeting had no effect; Optimus was forced to sic the Dinobots on their attackers. Optimus stormed the Quintesson courtroom just in time to rescue [[Kranix (G1)|Kranix]], who described the nature of Unicron to the assembled Autobots. Prime invited Kranix to return to Cybertron to defeat the planet-eater, briefly stopping to rescue Hot Rod on Junkion. The Autobots returned to Moonbase Two, where Optimus, relying on the power of the Matrix, declared his intention to confront Unicron alone.

Optimus set off aboard a shuttle as Unicron began his final assault on Cybertron, but was intercepted by Megascream, who planned to steal the Matrix for himself. It looked like an even fight until Megascream revealed the extent of his upgrade: merging with several other Decepticons, he became a massive combiner, who squashed and wounded the Autobot leader. It looked like the end for Prime until Hot Rod – who had stowed away aboard the shuttle – intervened, teleporting Optimus to safety using a [[teleport disc]]. Hot Rod sacrificed himself by opening the Matrix, destroying himself, Megascream and Unicron.

In the aftermath, Optimus announced to the assembled Autobots that the war had come to a close. He took a moment to eulogize Rodimus Prime, who had joined Alpha Trion in the Matrix. {{storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

==Notes==
[[File:Powermaster Optimus Prime MC Axis Instructions.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

*According to screenwriter [[Buzz Dixon]], Optimus Prime was to have a cameo in the 1986 ''[[My Little Pony|My Little Pony: The Movie]]''. He was to be asked by one of the Ponies for aid against their antagonist, only to disappoint them for some reason, leaving the Pony no recourse but to try and enlist the aid of a drunken [[Shipwreck]] from ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' (no, really). Prime's (and Shipwreck's) scene was cut from the script at [[Hasbro]]'s behest.<ref>http://buzzdixon.com/media/the-many-faces-of-hector-ramirez/</ref>
*Optimus Prime appeared in the instruction section of the Japanese [[The Transformers (MC Axis manga)|MC Axis pack-in comics]], which take place in the cartoon continuity. Oddly, he was drawn in his American [[Powermaster]] design.
*An unrealized ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]'' story would have featured [[Scourge (RID)#Timelines|Scourge]], based on his TFSS toy, as one of [[Jhiaxus (G2)#Wings Universe|Jhiaxus]]'s clones. A conflicted Scourge would have led Jhiaxus's forces in taking down Optimus Prime and [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity#Wings Universe|Galvatron]].<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/128200-new-tcc-prose-counterpunch-story-the-truth-we-make/?p=3229535 Post on the Allspark Forums by Pete@BotCon (Pete Sinclair), 2016/05/12]</ref><ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/135573-wings-universecannonball-loose-ends/?p=3406634 Post on the Allspark Forums by NightViper (Jesse Wittenrich), 2016/12/23]</ref>
*For comedic effect, the Japanese dubbing frequently had Optimus Prime exclaim "I have an idea!"

==References==

{{reflist}}
{{Spiritguides nav}}

[[Category:Action Masters]]
[[Category:Alternators Autobots]]
[[Category:Alternity Autobots]]
[[Category:Autobot leaders]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Cloud Autobots]]
[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Convoys]]
[[Category:Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Autobots]]
[[Category:Ghosts]]
[[Category:Kiss Players Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Matrix bearers]]
[[Category:Machine Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Music Label]]
[[Category:Powermasters]]
[[Category:Primes]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy Autobots]]
[[Category:Robotmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Rulers of Cybertron]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]
[[Category:United Autobots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]
[[Category:Zombies]]

User:Lookatroopa

2020-03-24T12:32:48Z

Lookatroopa: Created page with "{{quote|Heya! It's me, Luka.}} '''Belial Lyka''', better known as '''Luka''', is a Dutch human from the real life continuity family."

{{quote|Heya! It's me, Luka.}}
'''Belial Lyka''', better known as '''Luka''', is a [[Netherlands|Dutch]] [[human]] from the [[Quadwal|real life continuity family]].

Kremzeek

2020-03-24T10:28:35Z

Lookatroopa: /* Transformers/Ghostbusters */

{{featured}}
{{faction|decepticon|deceptihog}}
{{disambig2|the characters called Kremzeeks|the episode in which they are introduced|Kremzeek!}}

[[File:Kremzeek-Kremzeek.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.9|A yellow, electric creature who only says his own name and you have to catch it. Give him red cheeks and we've got a franchise!]]
'''Kremzeek''', an electrically-charged energy being, is quite the sneaky bastard. It doesn't take much for [[Blaster (G1)|some]] [[Bumblebee (G1)|people]] to like him or think he's cute, at least until you find out how mischievous he can be. With his abilities to jump through screens and teleport, frazzle the circuits of [[Autobot]]s, and even multiply if given enough energy, [[Megatron (G1)|others]] may find use for him as a weapon.

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 continuity family===
====Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''The Transformers'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Wally Burr]] (English), [[Ken Shiroyama]] (Japanese)|[[Claus Brockmeyer]] (German), [[Kai Taschner]] (German ''Generation 2'')}}
[[File:Kremzeek-MegatronandKremzeek.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|I choose you!]]
Kremzeek was accidentally created by [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] whilst experimenting in the lab of the Decepticons' crashed starship-base. Kremzeek immediately began making the electrical equipment aboard the ship malfunction, giving Megatron the idea to use him as a weapon against the [[Autobot]]s. Kremzeek succeeded in damaging most of the Autobots (leaving only [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]], [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] functional) before entering [[Teletraan I]] and traveling to [[Japan]] by riding through the computer's connection to [[Sky Spy]] satellite.

[[File:Kremzeek multiple Kremzeeks.jpg|thumb|300px|Kremzeeks come in various flavors...]]

The remaining Autobots followed in Omega Supreme, after being made invulnerable to Kremzeek's effects by [[Sparkplug Witwicky|Sparkplug]]'s (patent pending) Magical Insulating Spray, but no sooner had they set down on the shores of Tokyo than the electrical imp took down the unprotected Omega. Kremzeek proceeded to wreak havoc through the city, terrorizing a bullet train, a hapless passer-by's walkman and a video arcade, before the Autobots cornered him in the [[Shibuya Manufacturing Corporation]] building. The chief engineer there, Doctor [[Sōji Yoshikawa]], suggested that Blaster try weakening Kremzeek with radio waves, but the little gremlin tried to fight back by leaping into Blaster's chest compartment. Blaster figured to "fry him with his own juice", but he only wound up feeding Kremzeek with his own energy, and caused him to multiply.

[[File:Kremzeek Autobots create giant Kremzeek.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|...and sizes.]]

The Kremzeek swarm began tearing through Tokyo, but Prime and Yoshikawa quickly put their heads together and deduced to a way to reunite the individual creatures. Jury-rigging a tower and charging it with all the energy from a local power plant, the Autobots drew all the Kremzeeks in, but the flaw in their plan was revealed when they merged into a ''giant'' Kremzeek! As the ''kaiju''-sized Kremzeek stomped through the city, both it and the Autobots began to feel the effects of the Decepticons' [[energy magnet]]—the energy-draining device the villains had created while the Autobots were distracted dealing with Kremzeek. Finally hitting on a plan to stop both threats, the Autobots used a nearby radio tower to broadcast Kremzeek straight to the energy magnet, which he destroyed.

As Kremzeek cavorted amongst the remains of the energy magnet, the Autobots approached on a boat with Yoshikawa and some equipment that the scientist could use to disperse Kremzeek's energy and effectively destroy him. Bumblebee spoke out against the plan, dubbing Kremzeek "cute", but Optimus Prime solemnly pressed the fateful button that eradicated the little critter. Reflecting on the whole adventure as they prepared to return home, Blaster remarked that he couldn't help but miss Kremzeek somehow... at which point a solitary Kremzeek, which had previously jumped inside his body, burst from his chest compartment, and the hilarious pursuit antics restarted. {{storylink|Kremzeek!}}
{{-}}

=====''Kiss Players''=====
[[File:Kremzeek bullet.jpg|thumb|225px]]
Over the next twenty years, Yoshikawa began breeding Kremzeeks in captivity (perhaps after studying the lone remaining creature following its recapture by the Autobots), and weaponized the technology behind the belligerent beasties, creating the "Yoshikawa Type 5 Auto-Kremzeek Launcher" for the [[Earth Defense Command]]. These guns, wielded by the E.D.C.'s [[Autorooper]] mechanoids, fired "Kremzeek bullets": ceramic shells that each contained a Kremzeek, which would be released when the shell shattered on impact to absorb the electrical energy of any mechanoid it struck. The bullets even had a limited paralytic effect on the nervous systems of humans.

When the hapless EDC [[Kiss Player]] [[Atari Hitotonari]] wound up swallowing a [[Legion]], her Autorooper shrunk down to enter her body and destroy the beast, but when it tried shooting its Kremzeek bullets inside her, she violently protested. The Autorooper didn't listen, but it depleted its ammo reserves before doing Atari any damage. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (radio drama)|Atari's Close Call?!}}

[[Kayu Michikusa]]'s Autorooper was seen firing a Kremzeek bullet at [[Marissa Faireborn]], who was partially paralyzed by the little creature. {{storylink|Kiss Players issue 2|Kiss Players #2}}

{{note|Kremzeek was not shown doing much of anything within the actual ''Kiss Players'' fiction, but packaging illustrations depicted him getting up to more mischief, such as [[:File:Kremzeekkp.jpg|getting under Atari's skirt]] and blowing bubbles into [[Shaoshao Li|Shaoshao]]'s drink.}}
{{--}}

====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:Kremzeek yum.jpg|left|thumb|"Tastes great!" "Less filling!"]][[File:OriginalSin PushButton.jpg|100px|thumb]]
After a long day at work, [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] enjoyed sneaking off to the [[Alpha Preserve|nature preserve]] and sippin' on cans of delicious, oily Kremzeek-brand refresher.

Ironhide carelessly discarded one of his cans, allowing it to dribble into the preserve's unsullied waters. [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] probably shed a tear, just off-panel. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

[[Push-Button]] was later seen serving these Kremzeek beverages and [[Energon goodie]]s in the [[Autobase]] war room, just before Prowl briefed the assembled Autobots on the threat [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] posed to [[Earth]]. {{storylink|Original Sin}}
{{-}}

====2005 IDW continuity====
[[File:MO1 Kremzeek.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Friendliest he ever looked. Kaon indeed is the worst place on Cybertron.]]
Kremzeek appeared as a billboard-image in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]]. {{storylink|Megatron Origin issue 1|Megatron Origin #1}}

[[File:Shadowplay Roller feet up.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
The Kremzeek drinks, [[K-Juice]], exist in this universe as well, where they are enjoyed by many Cybertronians, from [[Drift (G1)|homeless robots]] {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}} to [[Roller (IDW)|police officers]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} {{storylink|The Everlasting Voices (1): Metastasis|Metastasis}}
{{-}}

====''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''====
[[Image:KREMZEEK THE DEVOURER OF SOULS.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Bring me Solo and the Wookie]]

Kremzeek, the Devourer of Souls, was a ravenous ''thing'' that haunted the afterlife, devouring the bio-electric souls of any Transformer that didn't make it to the Allspark fast enough. A dead [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] fled in terror from the beast but the ghostly Optimus pulled him to safety. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}
{{--}}

====''Star Trek vs. Transformers''====
An image of Kremzeek appeared on Starscream's heads-up display. {{storylink|Prime's Directive, Part One}}

====''Transformers/Ghostbusters''====
[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart2-Kremzeek.jpg|thumb|left|250px|"Don't be intimidated, Megatron. Try to imagine him in his underwear..."]]
A hybrid of electrical and psychokinetic energy, Kremzeek the Scavenger learnt of the [[AllSpark]] of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] and made his way to the planet to consume the artifact and augment his power. His arrival was a rather ill-timed one as, not only had the AllSpark been taken off Cybertron by the Autobots on the [[Ark (G1)|''Ark'']], but Cybertron had been invaded by [[Gozer]] the Traveler. Seizing the opportunity, Kremzeek approached [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] and offered to turn [[Decepticon High Command]] into [[ghost]]s so they could live (so to speak) through Gozer's wrath. While Megatron agreed to this, he, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] refused to aid the Scavenger in absorbing the AllSpark, resulting in him absorbing them into his being. [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], the only Decepticon who agreed to work with Kremzeek, was sent to scout the galaxy for the AllSpark though the Scavenger quickly grew annoyed by the Seeker's incompetence and traitorous ambitions. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}} {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}

[[File:GhostsOfCybertronPart4-Kremzeek.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"''...OH NO, HE'S HOT!!''"]]
Starscream eventually made his way to the planet [[Earth]], his signal drawing the attention of both the ''Ark'' and one of Kremzeek's children, with Starscream instructing the [[Ghostbusters]] on how to dissipate the sprite. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 2}} Though Starscream made initial strides in gaining the trust of the Autobot [[Ectotron]], [[Peter Venkman]] suspected that the Seeker had ulterior motives and locked him in a [[ghost trap]] until Optimus Prime arrived, forcing Kremzeek to free his servant by creating a power surge within the trap. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 3}}

When Optimus Prime, Ectotron, and the Ghostbusters confronted Starscream at the [[Grosbeak Generating Station]], they wrapped him in [[Proton pack|proton streams]], prompting the Seeker to summon Kremzeek who shattered the streams. Finding a distinct lack of AllSpark present, Kremzeek hit his limit with Starscream and absorbed the Seeker into himself. Once Kremzeek had told his tale to the Autobots and Ghostbusters, he was wrapped in proton streams that he quickly shattered before he began to duel Optimus Prime, all the while using the power plant to recharge himself, opting to beat the Prime to death and find the AllSpark's location from his memory. As the two duelled, the Ghostbusters freed [[Killerwatt|a ghost that fed on electrical energy]], the spectre being drawn to Kremzeek's energy signature. Despite Kremzeek's protests, the entity made contact with his physical form, both of their bodies dissipating as a result. As an unintended side-effect of this, the Decepticon ghosts were now freed from their imprisonment. {{storylink|Ghosts of Cybertron Part 4}}

{{-}}

===Live-action film series===
[[File:Kremzeek lamp movieadaption2007.jpg|thumb|Just hope the [[AllSpark]] doesn't give life to this lamp.]]
[[Sam Witwicky]] has a desklamp with a light-up figure based on Kremzeek. {{storylink|Movie Adaptation issue 1|Movie Adaptation #1}} {{storylink|Movie Adaptation issue 3|Movie Adaption #3}}

The floors of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s home on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] featured Kremzeek-shaped images as well. Kremzeek must be some sort of intergalactic celebrity in this continuity. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}} Later, [[Starscream (Movie)|Lord Starscream]] was holding a can of Kremzeek as [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] reported that he had found another test subject. Even tyrants with noble ambitions need that extra boost. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}}
{{-}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[File:Animated kremzeek.JPG|thumb|Please stand by as this annoying electric lifeform causes havoc with our machinery.]]
{{voiceactor|[[Susan Blu]] ([[BotCon 2015]])}}

Kremzeek appeared on the "please stand by" screen of the local television news station when their feed was interrupted. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

''Kremzeek was an ancient Decepticon weapon, inadvertently unleashed by [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] when she found herself in the bowels of [[Metroplex (Animated)|The Metroplex]] in a school field trip gone wrong. Kremzeek tried to use the machinery of the [[Central Cybertronian Recycling Plant]] to dispatch Sari and [[Blurr (Animated)|the Blurr cube]], but was foiled by the arrival of [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] and the rest of Sari's classmates. Kremzeek then revealed itself and possessed each of Sari's classmates in turn; [[Nightbeat (Animated)|Nightbeat]], [[Siren (Animated)|Siren]], and [[Hosehead (Animated)|Hosehead]] before appropriating Sari's jetpack and flying towards [[Fortress Maximus (Animated)|Fortress Maximus]]. It attempted to destroy [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], but Sari's quick thinking enabled her to trap it in a soda can and save the day.'' {{storylink|The Return of Blurr}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Kremzeek was among Megatron's troops when the Decepticons took over the Autobots' base. He got to go down "Decepticon City's" slide! Wheeeeee! {{storylink|Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!}}

===''SD SG''===
[[File:SDSG-7-SGAnimatedKremzeek.jpg|thumb|]]

Kremzeek was deeply depressed that [[Blurr (SG Animated)|Blurr]] was crushed into a cube by [[Shockwave (SG Animated)|Shockwave]]. However, the Autobot cadets he ran across weren't interested in his plight, and punted Blurr into the distance. {{storylink|SD SG|SD SG #7}}
{{--}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: Devastation''===
Kremzeeks dotted the landscape of [[New York City]] and the ''[[Proudstar]]'', bouncing about and repeating their name and not doing much harm beyond being a pain in the aft to catch. Teletraan-1 observed they could be quite the menace. {{Storylink|Transformers: Devastation}}

{{note|Kremzeek is an in-game collectible; finding each one unlocks new stage art in the in-game gallery.}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[File:Earth-Wars-Kremzeeks-Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|Aaaaaaaaaaaaaawwwwwwwwwwwwwwww yyyyyyyiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii yyyyyyyyyyyiiiiiiiiiiiiii yyyyyyyyyyyiiiiiiiiiii yyyyyyyyyiiiiiiii yyyyyyyyyoooooooowwww! yyyyyyyyyyyyoooooooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww! yyyyyyyyyyyyyooooooooooowwwwwwwwwww! yyyyyyyyyyoooooooooooooooowwwwwww!]]
In an abandoned power plant far from the main Decepticon base, Soundwave re-generated a batch of Kremzeeks, and unlike the last time, contained them in an insulated containment module. Just then Blaster and Perceptor barged in, and Frenzy and Rumble fought with their powers, but Soundwave warned Frenzy too late that the containment units are weak to his sonic powers. There were Kremzeeks everywhere!

Megatron soon found out, but Soundwave still had a number of isolated and weaponized Kremzeeks left. So Megatron ordered Starscream and the Seekers to drop the Kremzeek payload on vulnerable Autobot defenses.

Meanwhile, Optimus Prime assigned Bumblebee a tac-team with Mirage and Cliffjumper for Kremzeek clean-up duty, and organized a fireteam for Kup and Blaster to the power station. Bumblebee wanted to keep and house-train a sparklet, but Optimus wouldn't allow it. {{Storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Ultimate Weapon}}

Bumblebee tried to use neutralizer cuffs on one Kremzeek, but it zapped him and retorted it got a short fuse. Bumblebee happened to have some of Sparkplug's Magical Insulating Spray left from their last Kremzeek incident, so after Cliffjumper and Mirage insulated themselves, they purged all the Kremzeeks, much to Bumblebee's sorrow; he even named one AC/DC, which Cliffjumper found too sappy.

Meanwhile, The Seekers were approaching the strike zone, but Starscream detected and EMP device set to go off and neutralize their entire Kremzeek armory should they enter Autobot airspace. As if ''someone'' pre-warned the Autobots.
Megatron aborted the mission, but at least he still had his stockpile of Kremzeeks for another time. But unknown to him, Bumblebee had managed to contain some Kremzeeks, and laid down some house rules.
{{Storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars|Zeek and Destroy}}

Kremzeek Battle Boosts come in five different colors, each with different effects. They all can jump to a different target up to four times if their current target is destroyed.

*'''Yellow Kremzeek''': Deals damage to a target for 15 seconds.
*'''Red Kremzeek''': Deals damage to a target for 6 seconds. Each jump extends the duration by 1 second.
*'''Purple Kremzeek''': Hacks a defense for 8 seconds, making it attack other defenses.
*'''Blue Kremzeek''': Stuns a defense for 12 seconds dealing damage over time.
*'''White Kremzeek''': Target building takes 40% extra damage for 15 seconds.

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
Kremzeek is an "Accessory" character, giving Deceptihogs he's attached to a boost to their weapon's damage output. This bonus can be increased with upgrades won from random-prize Crates or in the "[[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower" mini-game.

He can be unlocked by purchasing him with Gems in the Barracks, with Tokens during specific [[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)/Challenge Events|Challenge Events]], or won from Crates and [[King Pig|Shockwave]]'s Tower. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

<center>
{|class="wikitable" border="5" style="width:75%" align="center"
|-
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Deceptihog'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Body Part'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Rarity'''
! scope="col" width="10%" | '''Gem Cost'''
! scope="col" width="20%" | '''Base Effect'''
! scope="col" width="30%" | '''Notes'''
|-
|[[Minion Pig#As Acid Storm|Acid Storm]]
|Head
|Epic
|???
| +10% Damage
|
|-
|[[Minion Pig#As Starscream|Starscream]]
|Head
|Epic
|???
|???
|
|-
|[[Minion Pig#As Devastator|Devastator]]
|Right leg
|Epic
|???
|EMP rounds
|
|}
</center>

==Toys==
===''Kiss Players''===
*'''Autorooper X Atari''' (2006)

:A figurine of Kremzeek comes with this package to menace [[Atari Hitotonari#Toys|Atari]].

{{-}}
===''Masterpiece''===
[[File:MP05 megatron.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*'''Megatron''' (2007)

:[[Megatron (G1)/toys#20th Anniversary.2FMasterpiece|Megatron]] comes with a Kremzeek figurine of his own. Sweetness.

{{anchor|MP6}}
[[File:MPSkywarp stickers.jpg|100px|thumb|And our most tenacious scouts just may receive the much-sought-after Kremzeek badge.]]
*'''Skywarp''' (2007)

:[[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Skywarp]] comes with some Kremzeek stickers.

{{anchor|MP7}}
*'''Thundercracker''' (2008)

:As does [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Masterpiece|Thundercracker]], only in different colors.

{{-}}
===''Generations''===
====''War for Cybertron: Siege''====
[[File:TF-Generations-WFC-S-Refraktor-Reconnaissance-Team-Kremzeek.jpg|thumb|upright=1.33|]]
*'''Refraktor Reconnaissance Team 3-Pack''' (Multi-pack, [[September 1]], [[2019]])

: The Refraktor 3-Pack includes a Kremzeek figurine, which is compatible with the ''Siege'' " blast effect" system via the holes in the bottoms of his feet.
{{--}}

==Notes==
*According to [[Ray Stantz]] and [[Egon Spengler]], the ''Transformers/Ghostbusters'' version of Kremzeek is classified as a "high spectrum Class 5 electroplasmic entity".
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Kremzeek''' (クレムジーク ''Kuremujīku'')

==External links==
*[[wikia:ghostbusters:Kremzeek|Kremzeek]] at the Ghostbusters Wiki
*[[wikia:ghostbusters:Kremzeek Sprite|Kremzeek Sprite]] at the Ghostbusters Wiki

[[Category:Animated characters]]
[[Category: Deceptihogs]]
[[Category:Drink]]
[[Category:Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category:Kiss Players characters]]
[[Category:Multi-family characters]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Animated characters]]

Dungeons & Dinobots

2020-03-22T12:34:23Z

Lookatroopa: /* Real-world references */

{{comicstory
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers Timelines (fiction)|Transformers Timelines]]'' text story
|prev=I, Lowtech
|next=Do Over
|seriesissue2=''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (fiction)|Shattered Glass]]''
|prev2=Shattered Glass (issue)
|image=DungeonsandDinobots cover.jpg
|caption=
|title="Dungeons & Dinobots"
|publisher=[[Fun Publications]]
|date=[[December 5]], [[2008]]
|written by=[[Trent Troop]] and [[Greg Sepelak]]
|illustration by=[[Evan Gauntt]]
|cover=[[Evan Gauntt]]
|pagecount=36
|chronology=[[Shattered Glass timeline|Current era (2008)]]
|continuity=[[Primax -408.24 Epsilon|Shattered Glass]]
}}
'''Following the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s destruction, the new Dinobots are unleashed! But what ancient horror is behind Grimlock's miraculous transformation?'''

==Synopsis==
{{note|Events from the prologue are in italics}}
At the recently discovered [[Arch-Ayr]] fuel dump in [[Kaon]], the Decepticons defend the station from the Autobots, who are attempting to steal the fuel so they can make the ''[[Ark (SG)|Ark]]'' space-worthy once more. [[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] is wounded, and [[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] rushes to his downed leader with a medi-pack, as [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] pushes his foot forward. Megatron asks his second in command for a status report; [[Huffer (SG)|Huffer]] is hardly a concern, and [[Hound (SG)|Hound]]'s hallucinations have been negated. Prime is staying back, but [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] and [[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]] are attempting to flank towards [[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]] and [[Gutcruncher (SG)|Gutcruncher]]'s position. Their conversation is interrupted when the Decepticon's newest recruit, a [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] who claims to be from a mirror universe where Autobots are good and Decepticons are evil, begins firing across the battlefield at Prime. Megatron orders his second-in-command to help Cliffjumper, while he repairs himself, vowing to not allow the fuel depot to fall into Prime's hands. Starscream reluctantly suggests destroying the depot, but [[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]]'s voice cuts in on the Decepticon radio, telling the others that he's called in reinforcements. An exasperated Megatron realizes the one squad he's called in: the over-enthusiastic [[Mayhem Suppression Squad]]. Suddenly, [[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] races across the battlefield, transforming and pounding her hands into the ground, her energized strike sending Huffer and Hound flying. Crasher greets her commander and sends [[Dirge (SG)|Dirge]] and [[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]] to deal with Rodimus and Arcee. Dirge's laughter-inducing engines take Rodimus out of the battle, and the insane Arcee is downed by Thundercracker's bubbles of silence and Gutcruncher concussion cannon. Prime is furious with his troop's weakness, but is attacked by [[Bludgeon (SG)|Bludgeon]] and [[Carnivac (SG)|Carnivac]], who work together to keep Prime disoriented. Eventually, the Autobots retreat to cover, and the Decepticons try to figure out how to flush the Autobots out. Suddenly, rumble shakes the battlefield. Cliffjumper spots massive mechanical beasts, crushing everything in their way. Sideswipe assumes its one of Hound's illusions, but Thundercracker points out that he's offline, and that the dampener is still running. Cliffjumper notices [[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] in the lead, and realizes they're newly created [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobot]]s. The herd stops, and atop the [[Sludge (SG)|largest one]], [[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]] greets Prime, the mad scientist having escaped from his exile in [[Gygax]] to enact his revenge with his newest creations. Prime, seeing his disadvantage, forgives the scientist for all his sins...provided his creations work. Not the reaction Wheeljack expected, he nevertheless orders his creations to destroy the Decepticons. The heard roars...and begins to tear into each other. Wheeljack fails to control his creations and is knocked straight to the ground.

At Autobot headquarters in [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]], Prime furiously berates two of his soldiers, [[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] and [[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]]. Optimus blames the loss of the depot on Blurr, the cousin of Crasher. His subordinate attempts to defend himself, but the younger Side Burn cuts in, pointing out that he had suggested reforming the [[Wrecker]]s, and that if the Decepticons had been defeated, Wheeljack would have attacked Prime with his Dinobots. Angered, Prime nevertheless considers the recovery of the Dinobots more important than "stress relief" or the recovery of a minor fuel depot. Grimlock is a priority, Prime not wanting him to fall back into his Decepticon creator's hands. All Autobots who are not involved in ''Ark'' repair are to search for the Dinobots. Prime intends on sending Wheeljack back into exile, but Side Burn, recognizing Wheeljack's potential, comes up with an alternative punishment: forcing Wheeljack to repair the computers for the ''Ark'', a lowly task for the scientist, and to have him be part of the Earthbound crew in case of sabotage. Delighted by Side Burn's deviancy, Prime has him reporting to ''Ark'' duty, where Wheeljack will join him after getting an Earth-mode from the Autobot "medic" [[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]], while Blurr will search for the Dinobots. Leaving the chamber, Blurr pushes Side Burn into the wall; suspicious of the younger Autobot, Blurr tells him to stay out of his way, lest an "accident" happens. Side Burn simply smiles as the elder Autobot drives off.

At the fuel depot, reinforcements from [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] load up supplies and [[energon rod]]s into [[Astrotrain (SG)|Astrotrain]]. Dirge advocates capturing a few of the Dinobots to make [[Dinocon]]s, but Cliffjumper is unsure, remembering the troublesome [[Dinobot (SG)|Dinobot]]s of his home dimension. Starscream, however, sees merit in Dirge's idea, hoping to recover his old A.I. matrix. Megatron agrees, sending Astrotrain back to Darkmount with the supplies for "[[Nemesis (SG)|Project Doubletake]]", and has Starscream gather a dozen of their best soldiers for this "Dinobot Hunt".

''The ever-optimistic Huffer follows Grimlock into the abandoned levels of Cybertron. Smiling to himself, he launches his tow-cable around Grimlock. Noticing this, Grimlock begins to thrash about, throwing Huffer into a wall and causing him to drop the [[positronic deregulator]] made by Wheeljack to tame the Dinobots. Grimlock rushes forth to his attacker, but when he sees the Autobot symbol on Huffer's tow-cannon, the hardwired directives installed in him by Optimus Prime begin to cause him pain. Huffer tries to placate the Dinobot, but Grimlock tells him to shut up, hearing a voice that Huffer can't. As the smaller Autobot begins to slowly aim his cannon, Grimlock, following the unseen voices instructions, leans forth and grabs Huffer's gun, destroying it and the Autobot symbol that caused him pain. Huffer, not one to push his chances, transforms and flees. Grimlock wants to chase Huffer, but his unseen [[Omega Terminus|instructor]] beckons him to come forth, as the Dinobot heads further into Cybertron...''

Near the [[Rust Sea]], Cliffjumper and Sideswipe spy in their makeshift hunting blind as one Dinobot, a small red and grey one named [[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest]] feeds on the energon crystalline growths. Sideswipe isn't sure how to proceed, but Cliffjumper jumps forth, tackling Slugfest to the ground. Slugfest yelps, telling Cliffjumper that he has big friends, but the extradimensional Autobot ignores his claims, fixing a [[restraining bolt]] to Slugfest. Suddenly, Sideswipe warns him to look out, as a [[Goryu (SG)|large Dinobot]] bursts through the crystal "trees", declaring "Me gore you!" The Dinobot lunges at Grimlock, but when he notices Cliffjumper's symbol, the Dinobot is confused; it looks the purple face he's not supposed to hurt but is colored like the red face he's allowed to. Sideswipe attracts the Dinobot's attention, transforming into vehicle mode as the beast gives chase, with Cliffjumper hanging on to his tail. Climbing up with a restraining bolt in his teeth, Cliffjumper accidentally loses it when he shouts to Sideswipe, with his comrade attempting to avoid the Dinobot's ice-breath all the while. Elsewhere, [[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]] and [[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] have managed to find a Dinobot of their own; a flying one named [[Swoop (SG)|Swoop]], who is currently nesting on an old communications tower. Jazz wants to kill the beast, but Goldbug insists on keeping it alive, telling Jazz to climb the tower. The two continue to argue until Blurr and Rodimus arrive. The two [[Seeker (SG)|Seeker]]s agree with their commander on sending Jazz up, but Prime's bodyguard flips down his missile racks, still refusing to go up. When all the other's weapons are leveled at him, however, Jazz asks for a cable. Back near the Rust Sea, Sideswipe swerves on part of the ground frozen in ice, sending him straight into a patch of crystals, pinning him. The Dinobot celebrates his victory and turns his attention to Cliffjumper. Unable to grab him with his tiny arms, Cliffjumper goads the Dinobot and leaps off the beast's head with his jetpack when the Dinobot rams his head into the ground in an attempt to smash him. With the Dinobot knocked out, Cliffjumper heads over to Sideswipe, helping him up, who fixes a spare restraining bolt to the Dinobot. Sideswipe contacts Soundwave, telling him to send Astrotrain to pick up Slugfest and "Goryu" (having mistaken the latter's statement of intent for a name), while Cliffjumper spots the fleeing Huffer in the distance. Sneaking up on the Autobot, the two demand to know which Dinobot he ran into. Huffer is reluctant at first, but when Sideswipe mentions that Cliffjumper believes in [[Primus]], the unnerved Autobot tells them that he saw Grimlock heading towards sector Alpha-Seven, although he manages to extort an energon rod out of them. Huffer flees while the two Decepticons discuss what to do, and as they head after their more important target, Huffer smiles to himself, figuring it will all turn out okay in the end. Meanwhile, Jazz screams for help as he holds on to the flying Swoop, who declares the Autobot to be his new friend, looping around in circles. Goldbug, pragmatic as ever, gets his comrade down by shooting Swoop's wing, and the two fall to the ground, with Jazz stuck right underneath the Dinobot. Rodimus laughs, while Blurr questions why he just didn't shoot Swoop in the first place, to which Goldbug casually replies that it would have taken more effort to get him off his tower-nest if he had. While Goldbug attaches a restraining bolt to Swoop, Blurr and Rodimus take their leave, the former having received an alert from Huffer on Grimlock's location.

Sideswipe and Cliffjumper follow Grimlock's trail, straight into the [[Rad Zone]], travelling through the perilous path formed both by nature and by Grimlock's passage. Finding an entryway to an ancient bunker, Sideswipe deduces that Grimlock went in, pointing out the fresh claw marks to his companion. Cliffjumper, however, notices that Sideswipe has been on edge, and demands to know what's up. Sideswipe reluctantly tells Cliffjumper that this is where the ambush Prime set up for him went down, and where Cliffjumper, or rather, Sideswipe's [[Cliffjumper (SG)|Cliffjumper]], was accidentally killed. Sideswipe feels guilty, blaming himself for his former comrade's death, but Cliffjumper simply sighs, figuring that this universe's version of himself was an evil monster who deserved to die, and seeing his own corpse isn't likely to be the weirdest experience in this dimension. Heading on in, they eventually find what appears to be an access tunnel leading even further underground. The two walk in silence until Sideswipe spots pictographs; the former Autobot realizes that they aren't in an access tunnel, but a tomb. The images depict what appears to be a funeral, followed by interment, disassembly, and then the process in reverse. Sideswipe can only understand some of the writing accompanying it, an ancient Decepticon dialect which indicates a warning. Suddenly, a low voice rumbles throughout the cavern, telling them to get out. The two decide to flee, but when they head back in the direction they came from, they find a solid wall blocking their path. Meanwhile, Blurr and Rodimus have followed Grimlock to the bunker in the Rad Zone as well, Blurr telling Rodimus to keep his wits about him, knowing the danger inherent to the area.

Travelling further down the tomb, Cliffjumper accidentally steps on a booby trap, activating a wall that juts out spears at every angle, with a wall closing behind them. Cliffjumper sprays some [[glass gas]] mist, sending it throughout the corridor, and has Sideswipe bash the spears with his clubs. Following the pattern, the two head forth through the corridor. Two-thirds of the way in, however, an out-of-synch spear stabs straight above Cliffjumper's knee, with its speed causing it to penetrate even with the glass gases' effects. Sideswipe helps his comrade stay mobile, and the two hurry out of the tunnel. The spear tip, embedded in his leg, returns to normal, and Cliffjumper manages to limp along, telling Sideswipe he hates this place. Elsewhere, Rodimus and Blurr happen upon some energon rods. The greedy Rodimus rushes forward against Blurr's warnings and finds his arm trapped in some sort of energy field. Unable to pull out of it, Rodimus begins to notice wisps coming off his arm as it pulls him forward; Blurr surmises that it's some sort of custodial equipment, designed to eat metallic matter. Rodimus begs Blurr to help him, but laser blasts prove ineffective, the field simply refracting the light. Rodimus is goaded by Blurr into shooting him; the bolts strike Blurr straight into the chest, and he absorbs their speed. Transforming to vehicle mode, Blurr pushes Rodimus straight through the barrier, his speed preventing him from being caught in the field himself, landing on the other side. Getting up, Blurr suddenly finds himself accosted by Sideswipe and Cliffjumper; Sideswipe threatens his former comrade, while Cliffjumper advocates getting out before anything worse happens. Cliffjumper goes to pick up Rodimus, but the Autobot, already recovered, jumps him, sending him crashing into a wall. Blurr attempts to warn him until deciding against it, watching as the activate a trapdoor that sends the two down a passageway. Blurr smiles to himself for a second and then is punched by Sideswipe straight into the ground.

Landing on his back, Cliffjumper gets up, ready to fight Rodimus. The Seeker, however, advocates for a truce, knowing they're trapped together. Unfortunately, Cliffjumper's [[Wave Crusher]] is ruined, the flight pack having broken his fall. Unable to reach the vent or access their comms, the two examine the stone walls; Rodimus blasts prove ineffective, and they activate yet another trap, causing it and the other walls to close in on each other. Back above ground, Sideswipe demands that Blurr help him find Cliffjumper. Suddenly, a howl rings out of another corridor. Bringing up their weapons, Sideswipe continues to insist on finding the others, but Blurr, realizing just what the tomb is, feels that the stakes are too important to waste time on their companions. Suddenly, a large, warped mechanical being comes forth, the two recognizing it as a [[Mutant (SG)|Mutant]]. Meanwhile, Cliffjumper and Rodimus attempt to stop the compactor. Rodimus, having seen similar traps before, shouts to look for an auto-reset. Cliffjumper finds a half-meter long protrusion, matching up to a hole on the opposite side. Their hands too big to fit in the hole, Rodimus grabs the spear shaft in Cliffjumper's leg, pushing it in and shooting it forward. The trap stops, ejecting the two into a debris-filled room. Rodimus realizes where they are: the chamber of Omega Terminus. Rodimus explains that the Omega Terminus is a supercomputer and creator of life on Cybertron, only able to be controlled by the long-lost [[Terminus Blade]] and that no one knows where the computer is because the Omega Terminus makes them forget. Rodimus tries to convince Cliffjumper to team up with him to build an army of their own, and when the Autobot rejects his offer, find himself a bottle of [[scraplet]]s. Rodimus offers it to Cliffjumper, but the horrified Autobot tells him to stay away; Rodimus simply shrugs, ingesting some of them. Cliffjumper watches as Rodimus' wounds heal; scraplets in this universe, as it turns out, only eat dead metal, turning it into living metal. Rare due to the presence of water vapor on Cybertron, Rodimus is happy with his luck, while an exasperated Cliffjumper asks for some as well.

Sideswipe and Blurr are chased by the mutants until the two reach a chamber that frightens off the creatures. The chamber contains a chasm, where an island in the center holds a crystalline object surrounded by dead Cybertronians; Omega Terminus. Sideswipe and Blurr are soon joined by Cliffjumper and Rodimus when bridges suddenly extend from the island to the ledges they stand on. Unable to think of anything else to do, the quartet crosses them. Blurr believes Optimus Prime will reward them well, but Rodimus proposes not telling Prime at all. Showing his true intelligence and ambition, he proposes that the four of them use Omega Terminus to create a faction of their own; after all, no one can stop them. At that moment, Grimlock chooses to reveal himself, rising from one of the junk piles. He tells them that he came here at the insistence of a voice, a voice that doesn’t want them to be there. Omega Terminus begins to spin, and a bolt of energy hits Grimlock, endowing the Dinobot with an ember. The Dinobot begins to transform and turns from a monstrous beast to a super-intelligent robot!

Rodimus attempts to greet Grimlock, but the Dinobot remembers the way the Seeker used to treat him, and quickly converts back to his tyrannosaurus mode, ripping off Rodimus's left hand. Transforming back to robot mode, Grimlock tells the four that something bigger is happening, beyond that of the war, and that they in the Omega Terminus' way. Cliffjumper angrily shouts that they outnumber Grimlock...to which the Omega Terminus begins to spin again, shooting more bolts into the corpses surrounding it. Four dead bodies rise from the grave, one of whom is Sideswipe's former commander, [[Drench (SG)|Drench]], and another the native Cliffjumper! Grimlock begins to monologue, explaining that the Mutants gather raw materials in the Rad Zone, which the Omega Terminus breaks down to make new Cybertronians. His monologue is interrupted by Rodimus, and Grimlock is angered enough to be forced back to his unintelligent beast mode. The zombies rush forth, focusing on Blurr and Sideswipe, while Cliffjumper and Rodimus engage Grimlock. Sideswipe attempts to reason with Drench, reminding him of their friendship, but the living dead bot ignores him, savagely attacking him along with an endoskeletal zombie. Blurr, meanwhile, fights with Cliffjumper and a zombie holding his own head. The decapitated corpse throws his head onto Blurr’s shoulder, but Blurr manages to work through the pain and sends the zombie off-balance, causing the headless horror to fall into the chasm below. Rodimus and Cliffjumper manage to briefly blind Grimlock, and the two turn their attention to the zombies, their combined laser fire barely affecting the bots. Rodimus wonders how your supposed to kill something that’s not even alive, and Cliffjumper, realizing how to defeat them, has Rodimus give him the Scraplets. Throwing the bottle onto his doppelganger, Cliffjumper watches as the panicking zombie attempts to get the Scraplets off him, lunging forward, only for his positive-universe counterpart to rip his arm off and for Rodimus to ram him into the endoskeleton. Cliffjumper throws the arm at Drench, and Sideswipe watches sadly as his old friend and the other corpses disintegrate into nothingness. Grimlock, however, is soon back to fight and knocks the assembled Decepticons and Autobots onto the ledge. Transforming back into robot mode, Grimlock gloats over the bots at his mercy. Blurr, however, begins to insult the Dinobot. Grimlock nearly turns back into dinosaur mode again, but manages to calm himself, knowing now that his anger can be used against him. Blurr, however, was merely distracting Grimlock, allowing for Sideswipe to get Cliffjumper back on the platform. Grimlock quickly turns around, but Blurr saps his speed. Cliffjumper knocks him off the platform, sending the helpless Grimlock tumbling into the depths below. The four get back on the platform, and Omega Terminus, still with plenty of corpses around, demands that they get out, opening passages surface.

Back at Autobot headquarters, Rodimus wakes up on Ratchet’s surgical table, panicking as the mad doctor offers various “enhancements” to him. Optimus Prime’s entrance silences the two, and Prime tells Rodimus he should consider himself lucky; he was going to place him on the wall, but his advisors still think the former Wrecker has potential. Angered, Rodimus notices that his missing hand has been replaced with a buzzsaw, punishment for failing to capture Grimlock. Prime leaves the room, leaving an enraged Rodimus to stew. Soon, Blurr reports to his leader on the Autobot success; they now have eight new Dinobots at their disposal. When Blurr reports that Grimlock was destroyed (the Seeker’s memories altered by Omega Terminus), Prime lashes out at his subordinate, grabbing him by the neck. Suddenly, Grimlock enters the room in tyrannosaurus mode, having survived his fall. Prime beckons him to come forth, but Grimlock refuses, transforming into robot mode. Prime is furious, his greatest weapon having gained sentience. Grimlock, however, ignores his threats, telling him that he is simply bored and requires stimulation. Strolling over the ‘’Ark’’ schematics, Grimlock points out a fatal flaw in the fuel system. Prime has Blurr confirm it and, convinced of Grimlock’s intentions, gives Grimlock a probationary welcome back into the Autobot ranks.

Later, at the new Dinocon corral, Slugfest is unable to sleep. He likes his new friends, especially Starscream, but misses the noises of Gygax. Suddenly, the door to the corral opens, terrifying Slugfest, until he sees a familiar face. Grimlock tells Slugfest to gather the others so he can take them to a secret place…

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters|h2=[[Autobot]]s
|c2=
*[[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] (3)
*[[Huffer (SG)|Huffer]] (4)
*[[Hound (SG)|Hound]] (5)
*[[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] (6)
*[[Arcee (SG)|Arcee]] (7)
*[[Grimlock (SG)|Grimlock]] (21)
*[[Sludge (SG)|Sludge]] (22)
*[[Wheeljack (SG)|Wheeljack]] (23)
*[[Blurr (SG)|Blurr]] (24)
*[[Side Burn (SG)|Side Burn]] (25)
*[[Jazz (SG)|Jazz]] (29)
*[[Goldbug (SG)|Goldbug]] (30)
*[[Swoop (SG)|Swoop]] (31)
*[[Drench (SG)|Drench]] (33)
*[[Cliffjumper (SG)|Cliffjumper]] (34)
*[[Ratchet (SG)|Ratchet]] (35)
|h1=[[Decepticon]]s
|c1=
*[[Starscream (SG)|Starscream]] (1)
*[[Megatron (SG)|Megatron]] (2)
*[[Sideswipe (SG)|Sideswipe]] (8)
*[[Gutcruncher (SG)|Gutcruncher]] (9)
*[[Soundwave (SG)|Soundwave]] (11)
*[[Crasher (SG)|Crasher]] (12)
*[[Dirge (SG)|Dirge]] (13)
*[[Thundercracker (SG)|Thundercracker]] (14)
*[[Bludgeon (SG)|Bludgeon]] (15)
*[[Carnivac (SG)|Carnivac]] (16)
*[[Slugfest (SG)|Slugfest]] (17)
*[[Kakuryu (SG)|Kakuryu]] (18)
*[[Goryu (SG)|Goryu]] (19)
*[[Doryu (SG)|Doryu]] (20)
*Unnamed dead Decepticon Micromaster (26)
*[[Astrotrain (SG)|Astrotrain]] (27)
|c4=
*[[Cliffjumper (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Cliffjumper]] (10)
*[[Omega Terminus]] (28)
*[[Mutant (SG)|Mutant]]s (32)
}}

==Quotes==
"Fear not, Mega-Dude! This is Soundwave, rockin' the radio from Darkmount, and I bring you joyous tidings! For I have totally called in the cavalry!"
:—'''Soundwave''' is the righteous bearer of good news.

"Shoot it! I can't keep this up forever!" 
"I can't, the [[glass gas]]'ll blow back in my face!" 
"That's a terrible weapon!" 
"Why don't you just beat it to death with a ''missile'' if you're so smart!"
:—'''Sideswipe''' and '''Cliffjumper''' discuss tactics.

"Yes, it seems we could use a hand." 
"Heh, good thing I gots two, eh?" 
:—'''Goldbug''' and '''Rodimus'''. Oh, the irony.

"Listen Huffer, you'd better talk. My partner here isn't quite what you'd call sane. He believes in Primus."
:—'''Sideswipe''' gives the Shattered Glass perception of Transformer religious views.

"Me... me... m... m... my... I... iii... I... Griiimm... lock... waaaaannnt... to talk a little bit about the truly fascinating ramifications of directly applied neutronic rearrangement when applied to instantaneous mechanical re-engineering! It is a fascinating subject, particularly in terms of practical application, wot?"
:—'''Grimlock''' goes from stupidly incomprehensible to intelligently incomprehensible.

"LEAVE WITH YOUR LIVES. NEVER RETURN." 
"And if we don't?" 
"YOU ARE OUT OF SCRAPLETS."
:—'''Omega Terminus''' makes a rather persuasive argument to '''Sideswipe'''.

==Notes==
* Characters mentioned but who do not appear in-story include: the "real" [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], Cliffjumper's [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], [[Sunstreaker (SG)|Sunstreaker]], the [[Wrecker]]s, Cliffjumper's [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobot]]s, Astrotrain's [[Micromaster]] partners, [[Blaster (SG)|Blaster]], [[Geronimo (SG)|Geronimo]], [[Slag (SG)|Slag]], [[Primus]], [[Bombshell (SG)|Bombshell]], [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]], [[Beachcomber (SG)|Beachcomber]], the [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Old One]], [[Fixit (SG)|Fixit]], eight Autobot-aligned Dinobots, [[Hoist (SG)|Hoist]], and [[Chromedome (SG)|Chromedome]].
===Continuity notes===
* This story takes place after the original "[[Shattered Glass (issue)|Shattered Glass]]" comic. Various events and ideas from that story, including the foiling of the launch of the Ark, the Decepticons being joined by the positive universe Cliffjumper, and the idea that mirror universe [[spark]]s are called "embers", are mentioned near the beginning of the story.
* Crasher was originally mentioned in Blurr's [[BotCon 2008]] biocard as his cousin; her role is greatly expanded on in this story.
* Grimlock was noted to be a creation of Starscream's in his BotCon 2008 biocard.
* Blurr attempts to defend himself by pointing out that Prime didn't have Sunstreaker kill Sideswipe, his brother; Sunstreaker showed up in the original "Shattered Glass" comic, shown to be one of Prime's earliest recruits.
* The Wreckers were originally mentioned as a mercenary group in Rodimus' BotCon 2008 biocard; Rodimus was the sole survivor of the group.
* Side Burn is treated as something of an enigma, not really belonging with the Autobots. Later stories would make exactly why this is explicit.
* Cliffjumper notes that his Dinobots often ran off on their own, and would occasionally attempt to take over the Autobots; the former calls back to Marvel ''The Transformers'' issues [[Command Performances!|#19]] and [[The Pri¢e of Life!|#70]], while the later likely refers to issue [[King of the Hill!|#27]], where [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] vied for and obtained leadership of the Autobots.
* Goldbug notes that Jazz retreated during the Decepticon's bomb run on the ''Ark'' in the original "Shattered Glass" comic.
* It was noted in the original "Shattered Glass" comic that the mirror-universe Cybertronians had never heard of Primus, the Decepticons only learning of him when Cliffjumper explained who he was after exclaiming his name. Evidently, the Autobots have learned of this belief as well: Rodimus derisively refers to him as "Mr. 'The Planet is a God'".
* The ambush on Sideswipe and ''Shattered Glass'' Cliffjumper's death were recounted in the original "Shattered Glass" comic. Drench's death, meanwhile, was noted in Sideswipe's BotCon 2008 bio to be the cause of Sideswipe's questioning of his allegiance and his eventual defection to the Decepticons.
* A drawing of a robot with an "ornate sword" in the Omega Terminus chamber and the mention of the "Old One", the only Cybertroniaon who knows of Omega Terminus location (having been previously referred to im in the original "Shattered Glass" comic) implies that Omega Terminus has a connection to Alpha Trion, homaging the connection his positive-universe counterpart has a connection to [[Vector Sigma]]. Alpha Trion was seen escaping from [[Axiom Nexus]] in the last chapter of the "Transcendent" storyline, published a month before the release of this prose story.

===Transformers references===
* Like a few characters in the original ''Shattered Glass'' comic, many of the characters introduced in this story are either repurposed from existing toys, or virtual redecoes of existing toys. (Although some, such as characters simply namedropped, as well as Hound, are not sufficient described in story to know what they are repurposed/"redecoed" from.) Additionally, while the original "Shattered Glass" story depicted most of its characters as being near identical to their positive-universe counterparts but with their moralities inverted, this story depicts the characters having opposite versions of their positive-universe counterpart's tics and abilities.
** Huffer, repurposed from the [[Target]]-exclusive live-action movie [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] toy. Many of these Scout class figures would be repurposed as various ''Shattered Glass'' characters. Unlike positive-universe [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]]'s whiny, complaining nature, Huffer takes everything in stride, considering even damage to himself a reason to smile.
** Hound, who is noted to have an "hallucination signal"; later stories would make it clear that this is an inversion of the positive-universe [[Hound (G1)|Hound]]'s holograms.
** Arcee, repurposed from the Target-exclusive live-action movie [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] toy. Arcee is depicted as being completely insane, perhaps owning to the original depiction of her positive-universe [[Arcee (G1)|counterpart]] in the IDW comics.
** Gutcruncher, repurposed from the Target-exclusive live-action movie [[Signal Flare (Movie)|Signal Flare]] toy.
** Soundwave (having previously appeared in a non-speaking role in the original "Shattered Glass" comic) is depicted as one righteous dude, compared to rather emotionless depiction of [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] in the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon.
** Crasher, who is either repurposed from or shares her positive-universe [[Crasher (GoBots)|counterpart]]'s initial white color scheme. Crasher is noted to make an odd whirring noise when she transforms; the ''Challenge of the GoBots'' cartoon depicted the Guardian and Renegade's conversion noise as a mechanical-sounding whir, more similar to the ''Beast Wars'' conversion noise than the concurrent ''Transformers'' one. Additionally, ''Shattered Glass'' Crasher releases shock waves into the ground with her arms, as opposed to ''GoBots'' Crasher using her feet to produce them.
** Dirge, a virtual redeco of ''Timelines'' [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] in the colors of ''Beast Wars II'' [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrust]]. Dirge is depicted as a lively bot who looks on the bright side and cracks jokes, as compared to positive-universe Dirge's grim, depressive personality. ''Shattered Glass'' Dirge has laughter inducing engines, while ''Generation 1'' Dirge had fear-inducing engines.
** Thundercracker, a virtual redeco of ''Classics'' [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in his positive-universe [[Thundercracker (G1)|counterpart]]'s [[Action Master]] color scheme. Thundercracker can create areas of pure silence, mirroring his positive-universe counterpart's ability to create a sonic boom.
** Bludgeon, repurposed from his ''Robots in Disguise'' [[Bludgeon (RID 2001)|counterpart]]'s toy. Bludgeon is depicted as having been influenced by transmissions from Earth to model himself after a cowboy, pistols and hip holsters included, as opposed to his positive-universe samurai [[Bludgeon (G1)|counterpart]].
** Carnivac, a virtual redeco of his positive-universe [[Carnivac (G1)|counterpart]]'s toy in either red-and-blue or gold (the story doesn't say whether Carnivac is a Pretender or not; its likely that one of the color schemes is in error). Carnivac is depicted as something of a knight, similar to ''Beast Wars'' [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]].
** Wheeljack, a virtual redeco of ''Energon'' [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] in European-exclusive ''Generation 1'' [[Slicer (Decepticon)|Slicer]] colors, who was himself a Decepticon redeco of ''Generation 1'' [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]'s Action Master toy. This would later become a real toy at [[BotCon 2010]] as "Decepticon Slice", which could be repurposed as Wheeljack. Unlike most, Wheeljack is still a mad scientist in this story, although with more emphasis on the "mad" part. Like his positive-universe counterpart, his "ears" glow when he talks, in a sickly yellow-green instead of blue.
** Goryu, a virtual redeco of ''Masterpiece'' [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] in a color scheme inspired by Goryu's positive-universe [[Goryu (Victory)|counterpart]]'s shell, along with the distinctive spikes of said shell added to his dinosaur mode.
** Slugfest, a virtual redeco of his positive-universe [[Slugfest (G1)|counterpart]]'s toy in the color of fellow cassete [[Grand Slam (G1)|Grand Slam]]. Slugfest believes himself to be "the coolest" and that everyone loves him; positive universe Slugfest, meanwhile, is paranoid about what everyone thinks of him.
** Kakuryu (who only shows up in illustration, along with Doryu), based on ''Generation 1'' [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] in a color scheme inspired by Kakuryu's positive-universe [[Kakuryu (Victory)|counterpart]]'s shell colors; Kakuryu's dinosaur alt-mode has been changed from a ''Triceratops'' to a ''Styracosaurus''.
** Doryu, based on ''Generation 1'' [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]] in a color scheme inspired by Doryu's positive-universe [[Doryu (Victory)|counterpart]]'s shell colors.
** Sludge, a virtual redeco of his ''Generation 1'' [[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] in [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] colors.
** Side Burn, repurposed from his positive-universe [[Side Burn (RID)|counterpart]]'s ''Universe'' toy. Side Burn believes that "undue attention to females" is a waste of resources, while the positive-universe Side Burn was a womanizing mech who was more often occupied with chasing them instead of his missions.
** Astrotrain, repurposed from his ''Cybertron'' [[Astrotrain (Cybertron)|counterpart]]'s toy. His Micromaster partners would later be named in "Do Over".
** Swoop, a virtual redeco of ''Cybertron'' [[Brimstone (Cybertron)|Brimstone]] in the color of ''Armada'' [[Ravenus]]' mutated form (Ravenus normal form resembles Swoop's positive-universe [[Swoop (G1)|counterpart]]). His positive-universe counterpart's position as the "friendliest Dinobot" is amped to 11 here.
** Drench, repurposed from his positive-universe [[Drench (G2)|counterpart]]'s toy with red eyes.
** Cliffjumper, a virtual redeco of ''Classics'' [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] in navy and grey. Sideswipe notes that he was trusting and forgiving, unlike the always-suspicious positive-universe Cliffjumper.
** Ratchet, a virtual redeco of ''Energon'' [[Inferno (Energon)|Roadblock]] in white and green scrubs, with a new head inspired by Ratchet's positive-universe [[Ratchet (G1)|counterpart]].
* Additionally, a few ''Shattered Glass'' characters are mentioned who do not appear in the story. Most of these characters would eventually appear in the other prose stories, comics, or some other source. These characters include:
** Blaster, who's noted to have a cassette/"memory cartridge" holding form.
** Geronimo, who died early in the war; his positive-universe [[Geronimo (G1)|counterpart]] also died early in the war, as mentioned in Dreamwave Productions' ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The Age of Wrath]]'' comic.
** Slag, whom Goryu thinks is ugly.
** Bombshell, who's noted to be a therapist, as opposed to his postive-universe [[Bombshell (G1)|counterpart]]'s function of psychological warfare.
** Ultra Magnus, noted to be a traitor who Blurr briefly sided with.
** Beachcomber, an insane Autobot, unlike his pacifistic positive-universe [[Beachcomber (G1)|counterpart]].
** Fixit, who's noted to have a price for his repairs.
** Hoist, a lazy mechanic who does jury-rigged patch jobs.
** Chromedome, who Prime threatens to put Blurr next to on the "shelf".
* At the beginning of the story, Starscream yells "Megatron has fallen!" when his commander is wounded, the orders the others to stick to the plan; this inverts the rather common event of the positive-universe Starscream declaring himself leader after even the slightest damage caused to Megatron in the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon ("Megatron has fallen! I, Starscream, am now your leader!").
* Soundwave radios in from [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], the Decepticon-held city introduced in the original Marvel ''The Transformers'' comic.
* The Mayhem Suppression Squad originally appeared in the "[[Shattered Expectations (SG)|Shattered Expectations]]" April Fool's comics, set outside the main ''Shattered Glass'' timeline. Dirge, Thundercracker, and Astrotrain make the jump into main ''Shattered Glass'' continuity here.
* Carnivac shouts "The Mayhem Suppression Squad has shown you its valor, ''can you not do more?''" inverting the [[Furmanism]] of "I can do no less."
* Wheeljack is the creator of the Dinobots, much like his positive-universe counterpart was their co-creator in the original ''The Transformers'' cartoon. Huffer notes in the prologue that Wheeljack and Ratchet (whose positive-universe counterpart was the other creator of the Dinobots) could always make more if the escapees are permanently offlined.
* Gygax was originally mentioned in ''Classics'' story "[[The New World]]", also written by Sepelak and Troop.
* Side Burn notes that they Wreckers would have been the Autobot's best bet against the Mayhem Suppression Squad; the Wreckers and the [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] often fought one another in the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' comics.
* Energon is stored in yellow rods, rather than in pink cubes, as in most positive universes; Cliffjumper thinks it has a weird aftertaste.
* With the Dinobots crazed and scattered, and with both teams trying to gather them up, this story calls back to the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' story "[[Dinobot Hunt!]]", and Megatron names their mission a "Dinobot Hunt" accordingly.
* The Rust Sea was originally mentioned in the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' letters page.
* Written on Goryu's hip is [[Cybertronix]] reading "D-322"; D-322 was the Japanese ID number of his positive-universe counterpart's toy.
* Goryu possesses ice-breath, rather than flame-breath like most positive-universe Dinobots.
* Words in the ancient Decepticon dialect include: "cho'rk", meaning "sacred"; "zansh-kor-re", the first part of which means "depart", with the "re" is a inflection indicating a warning.
* Blurr's superspeed transformation leaves afterimages, much like his postive-universe [[Blurr (G1)|counterpart]] normally does.
* The Mutants are negative-universe version of the [[Mutant (G1)|Mutant]]s introduced in the Marvel UK ''The Transformers'' comics.
* Blurr notes that aside from the Seekers, Sideswipe use to be a member of the Firestormers; the positive-universe [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] was a member of the [[Firestormer]]s in the Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics.
* Omega Terminus is the mirror-universe version of [[Vector Sigma]], the supercomputer from the ''TheTransformers'' cartoon that granted life to all Cybertronians. It is noted to be controlled by the Terminus Blade, the counterpart of the [[Key to Vector Sigma]].
* The positive-universe version of Scraplets originally appeared in the Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics; there, they were a parasitic race that ate living metal. Water vapor is noted to be the mirror-universe Scraplets weakness; water was the only cure to the positive-universe Scraplets.
* Grimlock's intelligence boost likely owes some inspiration to his positive-universe [[Grimlock (G1)|counterpart]] going through a similar process in the ''The Transformers'' episode [[Grimlock's New Brain]].
* Rodimus' saw blade is present on his toy as a fold-out feature; the original version of the toy (as ''Classics'' [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]]) had it as a homage to the scenes in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', where Hot Rod used it several times.
* The Autobots have gained 8 new Dinobots; aside from Swoop, these are likely the aforementioned Slag, Sludge, a ''Shattered Glass'' version of [[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]], and ''Shattered Glass'' versions of the [[W Cassettebot]]s.

===Real-world references===
* A mechanimal known as a [[dieselle]] is mentioned in the prologue, presumably the Cybertronian equivalent to a gazelle.
* The Arch-Ayr fuel dump is named for the former high-ranking [[Hasbro]] employee, [[Aaron Archer]].
* Several characters take influence from real-life celebrities/fictional characters, including:
** Optimus Prime's voice is meant to sound like the 1980s ''{{w|Dungeons & Dragons (TV series)|Dungeons & Dragons}}'' cartoon villain, Venger, who was also voiced by [[Peter Cullen]].
** Rodimus, whose dialogue in this story is modeled on {{w|John Travolta}}'s character, Vinnie Barbarino, from the sitcom ''{{w|Welcome Back, Kotter}}''. ("Ey, up your pipe with a windshield-wipe.")
** Soundwave, who, according to author Greg Sepelak, is modeled on "{{w|Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure|Bill S. Preston Esq. and "Ted" Theodore Logan}}, with a big heaping helping of {{w|Dexter's Laboratory|Val Halen}} {{sic}}. " (The former from the ''Bill & Ted'' films, and the latter from ''The Justice Friends'' segments of ''Dexter's Laboratory''.)
** Bludgeon's personality, while not influenced by any specific person, seems to be inspired by the adaption of several samurai films into westerns.
** Jazz's speech patterns, as in other stories, is based off of {{w|Mr. T}}, with it really becoming evident in this story. (In particular, his line, "I pity the tool that thinks he can force me to climb a tower," riffs on Mr. T's character Clubber Lang, from ''{{w|Rocky III}}''.)
* Gygax, the location on Cybertron to which Wheeljack was exiled, is named after {{w|Gary Gygax}}, the co-creator of ''{{w|Dungeons & Dragons}}''. The name of the text story and several of its settings, themes, and objects are an overt homage to ''Dungeons & Dragons''.
* Cliffjumper presumably picked up the exclamation "{{w|Geronimo (exclamation)|Geronimo}}" on Earth, which itself is named for the famous Native American {{w|Geronimo|leader}}.
* Cliffjumper isn't very good at remembering dinosaur names; he calls Slugfest a "stagnosaurus" and Goryu a "tyrantosmarmus".
* Cliffjumper thinks the pictographs look Egyptian; Among the things he knows about Egyptians is that they walked funny, referring the to song "{{w|Walk Like an Egyptian}}" most famously sung by {{w|The Bangles}}.
* Grimlock's shift to an intelligent robot closely follows a similar such scene in ''{{w|Gremlins 2: The New Batch|Gremlins 2}}'', when a Gremlin injected with an intelligence serum immediately declares that "iiiii wwwaaaaaaannnnn....ttto talk about this fascinating phenomenon taking place at this moment."
* A few symbols and images appear on Ratchet's computer displays, including:
** The symbol of Atomsk, the pirate king from the ''{{w|FLCL}}'' anime series.
** A few helmets from the ''{{w|Mega Man}}'' video game series.
** A [https://zeromayhem.deviantart.com/art/OPTIMUS-Transformers-FullForce-59912346 fanmade design] for Optimus Prime by artist Evan Gauntt.
* Aside from being inversions of [[CR chamber]]s, the [[Agonizing Rehabilitation Chamber]]s are likely a reference to the [[memoryalpha:Agony booth|agony booths]] from the mirror-universe ''[[Star Trek]]'' stories.

===Errors===
* On page 7, Cliffjumper remarks on the noticeable memory cartridge kibble on Slugfest, indicating his alternate mode. However, Dinobots and Dinocons don't HAVE alt modes at this point in the story. They were unable to transform until the [[Omega Terminus]] altered them between this story and ''[[Do Over]]''.
* On page 20, "air" is misspelled as "hair".
* On page 27, "Blurr" is misspelled as "Burr".
* On page 28, "last remnants of his one-time friend was" should be "last remnants of his one-time friend were".
* On page 30, Blurr claims that since the Autobots have captured eight Dinobots, they have an eight hundred percent increase. Before the hunt, they had zero Dinobots. Eight hundred percent of zero is still zero, and if by some chance Grimlock could count as one Dinobot because he was shortly on their side some time ago, then the increase would be seven hundred percent to get up to eight Dinobots.

==External links==
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20160208045433if_/http://transformersclub.com:80/prose/DandD.pdf "Dungeons & Dinobots"] at The Official Transformers Collectors' Club

[[Category:Shattered Glass media]]
[[Category:Text stories]]
[[Category:Timelines media]]