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Hauler

2026-05-15T01:44:45Z

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:''Hauler is an [[Autobot]] [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:LoadHauler-Card.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|ALL CONSTRUCTION VEHICLES MUST BE BRIGHT GREEN FOREVER AND EVER.]]
Back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], '''Hauler''' (aka '''Road Hauler''' and '''Load Hauler''') was a [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] involved in the building of the [[Crystal City]]. When his teammates were [[Robosmasher|reprogrammed]] as [[Decepticon]]s, Hauler turned to the [[Autobot]]s, joining their ranks. This choice would eventually put him on board the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] for its doomed voyage that ended on [[Earth]]. When he awoke with the rest of the crew in [[1984]], he resumed his primary function: the discovery and procurement of energy sources. This task sends him far and wide across the planet, and his tendency towards capricious self-expression often results in him coming back with different colors and parts.

His crane mode can lift 60 metric tonnes, and in robot mode, he can launch his hands from their wrist-sockets. The hands can fly through the air under his remote-control guidance, allowing him to perform tasks normally beyond his reach.<ref>Roadhauler's pack-in bio card (see TFU.info link in the toys section)</ref>

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Hauler01-sm.jpg|left|thumb|Shut up and lift the guy with the toy.]]
Soon after the Autobots awakened in 1984, Hauler and [[Ratchet (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ratchet]] were brought by [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] to aid the fallen [[Hound (G1)|Hound]], who had been sent tumbling into a ravine following a battle with [[Laserbeak (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Laserbeak]]. While Ratchet and Cliffjumper jumped down to check their buddy out, Hauler remained up top and used his winch to lift Hound to safety. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
[[File:Legends vol 13 Hauler.jpg|thumb|Why am I here?]]
Road Hauler was among the Constructicons who built [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. This was later recounted by the [[Legends World]]'s [[Waspinator (Legends)|Waspinator]] to [[Megatron (Legends)|his own Megatron]]. {{storylink|LG13 Megatron}}

Road Hauler also constructed [[Crystal City]] with the other Constructicons and joined the Autobots after the rest of his teammates were lost in an attack by Megatron. He was part of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s crew that crashed on [[Earth]] and lay dormant for four million years. He woke up with the others. After aiding in recovering Hound, Road Hauler then set out on his full-time mission to scour the Earth for new sources of energy, frequently changing his color scheme and optional equipment. {{storylink|#Collector's Edition|Toy bio}}

In the late 1980s, Road Hauler was part of a team that attempted to protect the [[Transform Super Cog]] from being stolen by the [[Decepticon]]s, but the [[Battlecharger]]s were able to rev past Road Hauler and a few others into the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{Storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

In the 21st century, when the Constructicons tricked [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] into rebuilding the Crystal City on Earth, Road Hauler participated as well. {{storylink|Crystal City Reconstruction Project!}}

Road Hauler competed in the [[Speedia 500]] for the chance to become leader of [[Velocitron]], intending to use his political power to build a massive bridge on the planet with his friends if he won. He used his crane boom's specially-outfitted claw attachment to catch and remove falling boulders from his path rather than juking and weaving around them... unaware of the [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]] coming up behind him. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 1}} Scourge would violently knock Road Hauler aside, but the former Constructicon managed to get back into the race only to ultimately lose to former champion [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]]. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}} In the second week of the race, three new racers would join the competition, and one of them, [[Crasher (GoBots)|Crasher]], attempted to prevent the others from proceeding by creating a chasm that the unfortunate [[Clampdown (G1)|Clampdown]] fell down. Road Hauler was able to extract the fallen Autobot from the crack and would subsequently see another new racer, [[Galaxy Shuttle]], win the race. {{Storylink|Velocitron Speedia 500 Part 2}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}

[[File:BattleLines5-Hauler.jpg|left|thumb|I'm in robot mode and in my toy's colors? Oh my lord!]]

Nine million years ago, Hauler was a member of the construction team that built [[Crystal City]]. It was during this project that he introduced [[Hook (G1)|Hook]], [[Scavenger (G1)|Scavenger]], [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]], [[Bonecrusher (G1)|Bonecrusher]], [[Mixmaster (G1)|Mixmaster]], and [[Long Haul (G1)|Long Haul]] to [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Hauler grew suspicious of his colleagues when they returned to the construction site one day with seemingly drastic personality changes. Following the destruction of Crystal City, Hauler felt the six Constructicons were to blame, which led him to join the Autobots. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Hauler's profile in Club magazine #42}}

Hauler was present alongside several other Autobots within [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] when Megatron and his Decepticons smashed through the walls. The wall-smashing was made possible by his Robo-Smashed former friends, who had combined for the first time into [[Devastator (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Devastator]]. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}} At [[Dion (G1)|Dion]]'s suggestion, Hauler joined his fellow Autobots in shooting at Devastator's knees. This successfully disassembled the combiner, facilitating the Autobots' victory. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

During the third Cybertronian wars, Hauler and [[Erector (G1)|Erector]] were among the Autobots who ambushed the Constructicons at [[Elevation Recostalus]], neutralizing the Decepticon team. {{storylink|Transformers I.Q.#issue 45|Transformers I.Q. last issue review}} Five million years later, as he helped equip the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]] for its voyage, Hauler convinced [[Wheeljack (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Wheeljack]] to bring the [[Sky Spy]] on board. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 6}}

Many millions of years later, Hauler was one of the sparse defenders of Cybertron available to serve during the [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]]. [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] had Hauler and a motley collection of Autobots and Decepticons assembled to serve as guerrilla soldiers under his command. {{storylink|Termination}}

Hauler was known as "Load Hauler" to some. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Hauler profile}}
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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
Following a battle on Cybertron that left the entire area in ruins, Hauler surveyed the remaining buildings and concluded that none were salvageable. {{storylink|The Toxic Transformer}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Road Hauler was a [[Micromaster]] [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]] who joined [[Buckethead]]'s Constructicons in the wake of the [[Grand Uprising]], forming the left arm of the newest incarnation of [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. [[Wideload (Classics)|Wideload]], a Decepticon member of the team, worried about tension between the two, but found that their old factions didn't seem to matter anymore in the post-war era. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:TreadandCircuits3-Roadhauler.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]

An erroneous account had a shocked Roadhauler look on as [[Gauge]] fled back to the brig. {{storylink|Gauging the Truth, Part Two: A Truth for a Truth|A Truth for a Truth}}

A native of [[Velocitron]], Roadhauler participated in the [[Speedia 500]]! {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 2}} When [[Mayhem Attack Squad|Mayhem]] tried to sabotage the race, [[Thunder Clash]] temporarily used him as a stepping stone as the [[Wreckers]] leader hopped from racer to racer in his pursuit of [[Axer (G1)|Axer]] and [[Submarauder (G1)|Submarauder]]. Despite this interference, Roadhauler seemed to be one of the participants who finished the race. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 3}} Subsequently, Roadhauler was present at the inauguration of Velocitron's next First Senator, the winner of the Speedia 500, the [[Decepticon|Ascenticon]] [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]]. He also raced towards the stage immediately following the attempted assassination of Knock Out and Mayhem's attack thereafter. {{storylink|Tread & Circuits Part 4}}
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==Games==
===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Hauler was a stand-in member of the Constructicons. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''Collector's Edition''===
[[File:G1-toy RoadHauler.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|It's not easy being green. Especially when you're supposed to be orange.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Roadhauler''' (Autobot Car, [[2003]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''88'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right fists, "[[vibro-force gun]]", 3 "[[Earth-auger missile]]s"
:*''Known designers'': [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (deco artist)

:One of the first original-deco toys released as part of the [[e-HOBBY]] [[exclusive]] part of the ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' series, "Roadhauler" is a [[redeco]] of the Autobot [[Grapple (G1)#Toys|Grapple]], transforming into a Mitsubishi Fuso hook-crane truck. Both of his forearms contain a spring-loaded missile launcher so he can fire his own fists, or the included silver missiles. (As a Japanese release, this feature is fully functional, as they have different [[for safety reasons|safety standards for projectiles]] in Japan.) Notably, the Autobot symbol on his cab/chest is a [[tampograph]] rather than an added sticker detail.

:He was sold only as part of a set with his fellow "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" cameo-character [[Sunstorm (G1)#Toys|Sunstorm]]; the toys were packaged separately, but could only be bought as a set. Pre-orders for the set closed on [[May 15]], 2003, with the toys shipping out in July.

:A [[retool]]ing of this mold was used to make Generation 1 [[Inferno (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Inferno]] and [[Artfire#Toys|Artfire]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Cybertron/LoadHauler/loadhauler.htm More information on Roadhauler at TFU.info]''
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===''Legacy''===
[[File:TF-Legacy-Velocitron-Speedia-500-Road-Hauler.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|You deserve a prize! Here, have a head that's always screaming!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Road Hauler''' (Voyager Class, [[2022]])}}</ul>
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''TL EX-04'''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[January]] ??, [[2023]]
:*''Accessories'': Blaster, claw, nozzle
:*''Known designers'': [[Sam Smith]] (Hasbro)<ref>Sam Smith's [https://www.instagram.com/p/CfJ77lJukgx/ Instagram post] about ''Legacy'' Road Hauler</ref>

:Part of the ''[[Transformers: Legacy]] Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'', Road Hauler is a slight [[retool]]ing of ''[[War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Earthrise]]'' [[Grapple (G1)#War for Cybertron: Earthrise|Grapple]], transforming into a neon green crane. Road Hauler features more paint apps than Grapple, as well as a retooled head with a shouting expression. Oddly, the molded open mouth is entirely hollow – the inside of the mouth being the green mushroom peg to which the head is attached. The pegs on Road Hauler that connect to the feet in the vehicle mode have also been changed to that of the [[Inferno (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Kingdom|''Kingdom'' Inferno]] mold; they are shorter, sturdier, and less likely to snap off.

:Road Hauler comes with the same accessories as Grapple: the claw and nozzle can peg into the [[5 mm post|5 mm ports]] on his wrists once the hands are folded away. The claw can also peg into the crane's boom when its hook is folded down.

:Amusingly, Road Hauler's rendered product shot on the rear of the packaging appears to have both the nozzle and claw attached to his left arm ''at the same time'', with each accessory clipping through the other.

:The ''Velocitron Speedia 500 Collection'' was exclusive to [[Walmart]] in the US, with [[Hasbro Pulse]] receiving limited quantities of the figure. The series went up for pre-order on [[July 21]]st 2022, and started arriving in stores by [[August 1]]st. Road Hauler shipped in a single-character case of six toys, rather than the normal 3/3 split with fellow Voyager [[Override (Cybertron)#Legacy|Override]] (who also shipped in her own single-character case). The series was a [[TakaraTomy Mall]] exclusive in Japan, and a Farmers department store exclusive in New Zealand.

:This mold was also used to make ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)#Hasbro|Generations Selects]]'' [[Artfire#Generations Selects|Artfire]].
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===''MPG''===
[[File:MPG-18-Road-Hauler.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Road Hauler''' ([[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': ???
:*''ID number:'' '''MPG-18'''
:*''Accessories'': Vibro-force Gun, 2 headpieces, 3 faces (normal, laughing & screaming), 2 grilles, crane grapple attachment, crane bucket attachment
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==Merchandise==
===Blokees===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Hauler''' (Lucky Draw figure, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''Alloy Luster Surge'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (fists/accessory-holding, splayed open-palm), Hose gun, Spare balljoint piece,

:Released exclusively for the ''[[Blokees]]'' Transformers-based "Lucky Draw" box, this Hauler is a roughly 4-inch tall, highly-articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit, redecoed from the Inferno/Grapple mold, utilizing the former's nozzle and the latter's rear crane arm. He is built on a "Standard Body" skeleton shared with other Blokees figures in the line, but with different body pieces to make them distinct. As advertised in the box, Grapple has a pull rate of 1 in every 9 boxes, or three times across four cases. Like the rest of his lucky draw mates, Hauler uses the updated preassembled elbow/knee joints.

:Hauler is exclusive to the Lucky Draw box, obtainable through a campaign involving Blokees Transformers product purchases. He was one of three first-prize kits, alongside Nemesis Prime and Bitstream. There is no guarantee of obtaining him unless the entire box is purchased, so all you can do is hope if you're willing to push your luck.
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==Notes==
[[File:ErectorHaulerVsConstructiconsPanel.jpg|thumb|This isn't what it looks like!]]
*"Loadhauler" and "Roadhauler" (along with spacing variations) are possible interpretations of Hauler's Japanese name, leading some to initially use the former. When the e-HOBBY website featured the toy, it rendered the name as "RoadHauler".<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20050322161037/http://www.e-hobby.co.jp/cgi-bin/omc?&port=33301&req=PRODUCT&code=ho_sun Archived version of e-HOBBY page for "RoadHauler"]</ref><ref>The awkward CamelCasing of the name appears to have been derived from an old machine translation that also rendered "Planet Seibertron" and "Cybertron" as "SaviorTron planet" and "CyberTron", respectively, indicating that "RoadHauler" was more likely meant to have been "Roadhauler" instead.</ref> The ''[[The Transformers: Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide]]'' reinforces this spelling, calling him "ROADHAULER" in all caps, as it does with all names.<ref>[http://i21.photobucket.com/albums/b288/monzo/Roadhauler01b.jpg The ''Transformers Binaltech & TF Collection Complete Guide'' Romanization of his name.]</ref> The use of "Road" over "Load" in English was further reinforced by his ''Legacy'' toy, albeit spelled as the two-worded "Road Hauler" instead of one word.
* Hauler's [[Transformers: Wings Universe|''Wings'' continuity]] profile in [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 42|Club magazine #42]] calls his Cybertronian alternate mode a "binary load lifter", a reference to the [[Fandom:starwars:Binary loadlifter|droids of the same name]] from the ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' franchise.
* The ''Wings Universe'' profile for Devastator, published alongside Hauler's, eschewed the Japanese "Five Faces of Darkness" retcon by establishing that Megatron was created by an entirely-distinct splinter group of a much larger Constructicon faction. So no, despite appearances, that bit of artwork from [[Transformers I.Q. issue 3|issue #45 of the magazine]] ''isn't'' implying that Hauler and Erector were amongst the creators of Megatron.
*Hauler appears in [[Termination|''Timelines'' #8]] as a "virtual redeco" of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|Reveal the Shield]]'' Voyager Class [[Grapple (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Grapple]].
* The [[2008]] Italian re-dub of ''The Transformers'' "fixed" the Hauler "error" by changing his name to Grapple.
* In the [[2019]] [[Transformers Hall of Fame]] poll, hilariously, Hauler was included alongside the other characters from the first season of the Sunbow cartoon. But in the end, he lost to [[Skywarp (disambiguation)|Skywarp]] (you had ONE job!).

===Origins===
[[File:G1-Hauler-character-model.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Hauler inexplicably appears in a single scene of the [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|first episode]] of the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original 1984 ''Transformers'' cartoon]]. The character appears only in vehicle mode, never speaking or transforming, and never appears in the show again after this one scene. Visually, he was clearly based on the ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Crane" figure, but this toy was not part of the [[1984]] ''Transformers'' assortment. Exactly who this character was, where he came from, and why he was included in the scene remain a mystery, but generally fans have assumed that [[Hasbro]] must have ''intended'' to release the "Crane" figure in 1984 as "Hauler," only for plans to be halted at the last minute, too late to remove Hauler's solitary cartoon appearance. The "Crane" figure would eventually be released in [[1985]] as the new character, [[Grapple (G1)#Toys|Grapple]], who received an entirely new animation model for his appearances in the show's second season. When the series was dubbed for release in Japan, Hauler was not even referred to by name, and most fans assumed him to be Grapple. To add a little more confusion into the mix, the 1985 [[Action Cards|Action Card]] depicting the scene also referred to Hauler as Grapple.

One piece of evidence that lends credence to the theory of a planned Hauler release is that the original 1984 [[Autobot Cars]] were shipped to stores in cases of twelve, but only ''eleven'' figures were released in the assortment (with an extra [[Mirage (G1)/toys#Toys|Mirage]] filling the empty slot, later replaced by [[Skids (G1)#Toys|Skids]]). This suggests that Hauler might have been intended to be the original twelfth figure in the case.

[[File:Megatronffod.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Hauler, quit building Megatron!]]
Nearly twenty years later, when Grapple's mold-partner [[Inferno (G1)/toys#Toys|Inferno]] was reissued as part of ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' series, [[e-HOBBY]] decided to release an exclusive [[redeco]] of the Grapple figure. Someone at e-HOBBY, looking for a character that this toy could represent, found out about Hauler in [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]'s glossary info in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (franchise)#Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010|Transformers 2010]]'' DVD box set and decided to turn the Grapple redeco into this Hauler character, now dubbed "Roadhauler".<ref name="ichikawaasm">[https://web.archive.org/web/20120417234052/http://www.alteredstatesmag.com/features/articles/hi_dai-oh.php Interview with Hirofumi Ichikawa at Altered States Magazine] (archived)</ref> Ichikawa himself was then asked to write a [[bio]] for "Roadhauler", in which he explained the character's perpetual absence. Since Hauler as he appeared in the cartoon would not have actually been a ''redeco'' of Grapple (as they were both orange), it was decided to render Roadhauler in the classic purple-and-green of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]]. The character's bio then established that he was a former member of that team (which at the time was presumed to be in reference to the scene in "[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4]]" that erroneously depicted the Constructicons with two extra members), and justified his different coloration in the cartoon by explaining that he often changed his color scheme. Eventually in [[2015]], [[LG13 Megatron|a chapter]] of the [[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Legends'' comic]] would confirm him to be one of the Constructicons present during the creation of Megatron, while the second "mysterious" member was established as [[Gravedigger]] in the ''[[Transformers United EX|United EX]]'' toyline [[2012|three years prior]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roadhauler''' (ロードホーラー ''Rōdohōrā'')
*''Russian:'' '''Bol'shegruz''' (Большегруз, "Heavy Trucks")

==References==
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[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Autobots]]
[[Category:E-HOBBY exclusives]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Constructicons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Legacy Autobots]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Micromaster combiners]]
[[Category:MPG]]
[[Category:TakaraTomy Mall exclusives]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors Autobots]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Autobots]]

Sunstorm (G1)

2026-05-15T01:37:38Z

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:''Sunstorm is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G1Sunstorm-Yoshioka.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''"I love to sing-a / about the moon-a and the june-a and the spring-a..."'']]

If bright colors are nature's way of saying "do not touch", then nature's got nothin' on '''Sunstorm'''. Come too close, and circuits will short, steel housing will begin to melt, and psyches will break as the mind struggles to comprehend. Science would explain that his body is aflame in radiation, but Sunstorm has different ideas.

Sometimes, Sunstorm merely believes he is secretly some kind of supernatural being, keeping his comrades away with his odd behavior. At other times, he thinks that he is the living embodiment of the Will of [[Primus]], placed by the divine in this universe to deal righteous judgment on the blasphemous. Occasionally, he just hovers silently in the background and shoots at things.

Such is life.

{{bigquote|'''Who am I?''' I am the presence anointed to carry forth the '''light.''' The '''original''' light, that which has '''no''' beginning and no end. '''Its''' searing heat shall '''purify''' the earth... purging this world of all flaws, and preparing it for '''what''' lies ahead.|Sunstorm emphasizes randomly|"[[Black Sunshine]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:Sunstorm Cartoon.jpg|thumb|Hey mom, I'm on TV!]]
Sunstorm was one of the Decepticon jets on Cybertron four million years ago. He was part of a Decepticon patrol that accosted Autobots [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] when they came near. The two were able to escape the Decepticons' attacks and plow through the patrol, Sunstorm included. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye, Part 1}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====e-HOBBY comics=====
On [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], as a new morning began to rise, Sunstorm appeared to bask in the rays of the sun. He enthusiastically encouraged all those around him to wake up and take a good look at the beauty of a new dawn. Unfortunately, all those around him were dead [[Autobot]]s whom he had just killed. {{storylink|Destron Aerospace Warrior Sunstorm}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
In the late 1980s, the Decepticons attacked the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'' in an attempt to steal the [[Transform Super Cog]]. Sunstorm lay in wait till the [[Jumpstarter]]s were fooled into attacking [[Megaplex]], thinking he was [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. The real Megatron sicced Sunstorm on the hapless Autobots. {{storylink|Slugslinger's Ambition}}

=====Controverse=====
When the Decepticons interceded in the trial of Primacron in early 2011, Sunstorm and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] engaged in a bombing run to shake up the Galactic Courts. {{storylink|Controverse}}

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
As [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] breached [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]]'s walls, Sunstorm was there with the rest of [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s forces. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 5}}

Millions of years later, Sunstorm was part of the joint [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] resistance on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] against [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronian]] clone army. He was stationed at [[Uraya]] under the command of [[Backstreet (G1)|Backstreet]]. Days after the city's forces were forced to retreat, Sunstorm and the others joined in an all-out assault on the Cybertronians. {{storylink|Termination}} They were successful in winning the war. {{Storylink|A Common Foe}}

====''Deviations''====
In an alternate timeline where [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] killed [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] in the [[Battle of Autobot City]], Sunstorm followed the newly upgraded [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megascream]] in his attack on [[Autobot]] shuttles leaving [[Earth]]. They were recalled back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] when [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] ate [[Moonbase One]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Deviations|Deviations}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:BlackSunshine SunstormDescends.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|"I'm Sunstorm! I'm insane! FROM CYBERTRON."]]
[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s experiments to fit a solar-powered fusion reactor into cloned Decepticon warriors reached their fruition in Sunstorm, a clone of the treacherous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. Sunstorm's structure has been augmented to endure the enormous stresses involved. He was the perfect soldier; he possessed the ability to manipulate electromagnetic energy, enhanced regenerative capabilities, and a blank slate of a mind waiting to be written according to Shockwave's design.

When the Autobots took [[Iacon (polity)|New Iacon]] from Shockwave, he hurriedly uploaded the compressed contents of the supercomputer [[Vector Sigma]] to multiple locations, including the hidden cloning lab near the [[Quadrant Epsilon|Epsilon]] border where Sunstorm lay, awaiting instructions. The upload overwhelmed the lab's mainframe, spilling over into the only other available receptacle—Sunstorm. {{storylink|War and Peace}}

Fleeing the fall of New Iacon, Decepticons [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] and [[Runamuck (G1)|Runamuck]] broke into the Epsilon lab, unaware of its importance, intending to use it as a safehouse. After Runamuck amused himself by frying the lab's [[Mini-spy]] attendant, the duo accidentally awakened Sunstorm, who fried them... rather badly before his scrambled programming compelled him to depart, making his way to Earth. {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}

[[File:BlackSunshine-SunstormStarscream.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|right|And thus, Starscream was rendered sterile.]]

Flying down to [[Earth]], Sunstorm approached Starscream as he was battling the Autobots. Believing himself to be on a holy mission from the [[Oracle Tank|Oracle]], he tried to get Starscream to join him in his crusade, though Starscream could barely understand his clone's meaning through his religious babbling. The Decepticons turned their weapons on Sunstorm, though he easily overpowered them, using his "divine light" to overload their systems. Sunstorm was momentarily distracted by the arrival of the ''Orion'' starship, and set about attacking the "meddlesome fools" within it, allowing Starscream to flee the scene. Sunstorm soon took note of his template's departure, and pursued him all the way back to the ''Nemesis''. Within the Decepticon base, Sunstorm demanded once more that Starscream join his holy crusade. Believing his clone to be completely insane, Starscream stalled until [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] could surprise him from behind. {{storylink|Black Sunshine}} Though Jetfire was shielded from Sunstorm's radiation, the clone still held his own against the Autobot. Jetfire nonetheless managed to blast Sunstorm in the face, bringing him down... but only for a few moments, as Sunstorm began regenerating instantly. By the time Sunstorm came to, his quarry had once more disappeared, and Sunstorm tracked down Starscream back to the company of the Autobots. He took on the lot of them, bringing down another ship in the process, only for Jetfire to sneak up on him once more, allowing Bumblebee to attach an inhibitor on his back. Unable to remove the device, and with it draining his power quickly, Sunstorm was forced to flee from the battlefield. He tracked down Starscream once more (who had similarly fled from the Autobots during Sunstorm's confrontation against them) and begged for his "brother's" help. Starscream refused by backhanding him. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}

[[File:TheOmegaEffect SunstormVOmega.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|left|''Vegeta no waza da!!'']]As Sunstorm lay unconscious, [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] arrived on the scene to apprehend Starscream. Unable to deal with the giant Autobot himself, Starscream destroyed the energy siphon attached to his clone, reawakening him. Omega was ultimately successful in overpowering Sunstorm in a straight fight, but when he retracted his damaged visor in order to examine his quarry, Sunstorm blasted him right in the face with a burst of solar radiation, instantly knocking him offline. {{storylink|The Omega Effect}}

Sunstorm then fled, taking Starscream with him. He uncovered an enormous well of energy deep below the ocean, sealed with a mechanical door bearing a Cybertronian symbol. As Sunstorm demanded that Starscream, the "chosen one," open the seal, the Decepticons were accosted by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] and Bumblebee. Despite the Autobots' best efforts, they were unable to stop the Decepticons from entering the underground chamber, but soon caught up to them. Jetfire was able to quickly subdue Starscream, only to be left in a stand-off against Sunstorm, who held Bumblebee in his irradiated grip. Unexpectedly, Starscream turned on Sunstorm and used his recently-modified null-rays to blast his clone. Starscream then kicked Sunstorm away, sending him tumbling down a nearby chasm. {{storylink|Original Sin}}

[[File:Atonement-SunstormJAccuse.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|J'accuse!]]
Sunstorm dropped into the pool at the bottom of the crevice, only to re-emerge, the energies erupting from him now more volatile than ever. Having grown tired of Starscream's numerous betrayals, he denounced his "brother," claiming he had corrupted the Oracle's divine vision with his perverse ambitions. Disabling Starscream's weapons and batting him away, Sunstorm next turned to Bumblebee, and now claimed that ''he'' had now become favored by divine forces. Seeking violent reperation against the Autobot for usurping his celestial station, Sunstorm prepared to strike Bumblebee when his arm explodes... from the inside! The substance he had been submerged in previously was beginning to react with the forces within him, tearing his frame apart. Losing control of his senses, Sunstorm flew off, vowing to push the entire Earth into oblivion. Jetfire, realizing that Sunstorm's internal fusion reactor was growing increasingly unstable and would devastate the planet if it went critical, flew the zealous seeker safely into orbit. Sunstorm's reactor exploded spectacularly, completely obliterating both of them. {{storylink|Atonement}}

{{Unreleased DW G1 comic}}
Upon siphoning from the Well of All Sparks the power needed to create life, [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] loosened The Fallen's essence from within it. This essence found a home in Sunstorm, slowly driving him mad with its impurity. Upon Sunstorm's death, this essence moved on, and took root within the still-living Jetfire's spark. {{storylink|The Enemy Within}}
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===''Universe'' comic===
[[File:Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|left|His own [[Sunstorm (Universe)|worst enemy]].]]

A native of [[Primax 1087.09 Alpha]], {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}} Sunstorm was radioactive, a condition resulting from an accident at the manufacturing facility during his birth. His condition led him to develop a personal sense of mysticism. {{storylink|The Official Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine issue 1|''Universe'' Sunstorm profile}} Sunstorm became a follower of the [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] of [[Viron 403.0 Beta]] after Megazarak's soldiers [[Dreadwind (RID)|Dreadwind]] and [[Smokejumper]] visited his world. He followed his new boss to [[Aurex 304.0 Epsilon]] and helped kill the hell out of it. Despite all that, when Unicron abducted him for the [[Universe War]], Sunstorm's delusions of grandeur led him to sign up with Primus! Dreadwind and Smokejumper used this to make contacts with the [[Child of Primus|Children of Primus]] in case they wanted to jump ship, eventually joining him in the Children as well. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/08/11}}

===''Lil Formers''===
Sunstorm blabbered on about destiny and infidels, which probably led to his defeat as enemy reinforcements would show up before he'd be done talking. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:Kreon Sunstorm wallpaper.jpg|thumb]]
Sunstorm was hanging around the work site as the Decepticons made a grilled cheese sandwich for [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]], and was therefore on hand to help capture [[Wheeljack (G1)#Kre-O cartoon|Wheeljack]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)#Kre-O cartoon|Cliffjumper]] when the two [[Autobot]]s came snooping around. Unfortunately they were a diversion, and the Decepticons were subsequently pelted with molten cheese and caught in a net. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[All His Engines|''Transformers'' #7]]}}

[[File:IDWTF7-SunstormAcidstorm.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|"*sigh* I ''will'' get a Masterpiece toy. [[#Masterpiece|Someday]]..."]]
Three years after [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] was defeated on [[Earth]], Sunstorm was among those Decepticons who managed to escape the human homeworld and was now under the command of the (self-proclaimed) Decepticon leader [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. However, with the lack of resources, poor morale and Starscream's weak leadership, the Decepticons largely collapsed into anarchy and resorted to cannibalism with not enough [[energon]] to go around. After another pointless patrol, Sunstorm and [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acid Storm]] dejectedly sat in front of what remained of the ship that carried them to the asteroid that they now called home. {{Storylink|All His Engines}} Sunstorm was present when Megatron recovered and took back leadership of the Decepticons. {{storylink|Spotlight: Megatron}}

After the war between the Autobots and Decepticons ended, Sunstorm fell victim to [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]]'s experiments with [[cerebro-shell|brainwashing]] individuals into mindless shells for the sake of creating the perfect [[combiner]]. {{storylink|Before the Dawn}} When [[Prowl (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Prowl]] had discovered Bombshell had murdered [[Skydive (Predator)|Skydive]] and came to arrest him, Bombshell had the mind-controlled Sunstorm hold Prowl and [[Arcee (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Arcee]] off while he made his escape. The altercation ended with Sunstorm being stabbed and killed by Arcee. {{storylink|Devisive}}
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===''BeCool'' shorts===
'''Yellow Jet''' (黄色のジェット機 ''Kiiro no Jettoki'') was part of the audience of ''Quiz! BeCool''. {{storylink|The Story of Quiz! BeCool}}

===''TransTech''===
Sunstorm was one of many offworlders in [[Axiom Nexus]]'s Under City. Sunstorm was part of a crowd in [[Seeker-Shinai]] that [[Megatron (Movie)|C-81]] attempted to disperse through intimidation. Unfortunately, all the Seekers present were too stunned to see a "Megatron" in Axiom Nexus to budge. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Sunstorm was a minister at the [[First Church of Primus]] in [[Dodecahex]], built into the structure of his church when his mobility was lost. He was attended by a pair of Micromasters, [[Gran Arm]] and [[Crush-Bull|Crush Bull]], who came to him after the rest of their Micromaster squad had been killed. They formed a bond, and Sunstorm loved them as his own children.

When the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]] came to Dodecahex, Sunstorm met with [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]] and they reached an understanding. Sunstorm and his congregation were left alone by the Resistance, and they were free to continue their worship in peace.

Nevertheless, peace did not last the coming of the [[Vehicon Apocalypse]]. Sunstorm housed those he could inside the church, but the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]] soon began forcing their way in. Sunstorm bade Gran Arm and Crush Bull to get his congregation to safety through the tunnels under the church. Staying behind, Sunstorm allowed the light from Cybertron's sun to ignite his old fusion reactor, causing a meltdown which destroyed a few Vehicons while sealing the congregation's escape. {{Storylink|Derailment}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
[[File:Machinima-Titans-Return-Ep2-Elites.jpg|300px|thumb]]
The [[Mistress of Flame]] ordered Sunstorm and the other members of the [[Elite Air Resistance Squadron]] to attack [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], but they were all completely overwhelmed by the [[Titan (group)|Titan]]. {{storylink|Our Heroes Respond}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[Wheeljack: Orbital Decay|''Transformers'' #24]]}}
[[File:TestFlightI Sunstorm.jpg|left|upright=0.7|thumb]]
Part of [[Team Stream]] Mark Two, Sunstorm was a [[The Rise|Riser]] who was assigned to claim the [[Winged Moon]] after it had been saved from flying into the sun. {{storylink|Wheeljack: Orbital Decay}} Along with [[Shadow Striker (G1)|Shadow Striker]], he began blasting his way through the moon's innards where the two found [[Enemy (G1)|Enemy]]. Following the arrival of the Autobots, Sunstorm attempted to break into the bunkered control room only to be caught at ground zero of an artificial singularity, bathing him in exotic radiation. Recovered by his retreating comrades, Sunstorm muttered randomly as his body burnt anyone who touched him. {{storylink|War World: Moon|Moon}}

Transferred into [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s care, Sunstorm was placed in a sealed tube as he continued to spew deadly radiation and professed "understanding", constantly asking to be let out. When Shockwave decided to question Team Stream about Sunstorm's change, he left him under [[Onslaught (G1)|Onslaught]]'s guard. Undeterred, Sunstorm asked Onslaught to release him. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight I|Test Flight I}} When Onslaught pawned the job onto [[Vortex (G1)|Vortex]], Sunstorm again asked to be let out. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Test Flight II|Test Flight II}}

Upon [[Exarchon]]'s return, he took an interest in the irradiated Seeker, despite Shockwave's warnings that Sunstorm was too dangerous to be released. When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] arrived to speak with Exarchon, Shockwave left to collect him, the Threefold Spark taking the chance to release Sunstorm. Before Exarchon could usurp him, Megatron arrived and opened fire on Exarchon. Wounded, Exarchon stumbled into Sunstorm's arms, the Seeker's touch melting [[Flatline (G1)|his current body]] into a puddle of slag. Megatron then ordered the nigh-invulnerable [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]] to put Sunstorm back in the tube. {{storylink|War's End Part Three}}
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===Energon Universe===
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{{storylink|Transformers (2023) issue 32|''Transformers'' #32}}

==Games==
===''Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game (Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC)===
[[File:ROTF 360PS3PC G1Sunstorm DLC.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Need a light?]]
{{voiceactor|[[Charlie Adler]]}}

While Sunstorm seems to lack his atomic touch and pure insanity, he does have a pair of kickass flamethrowers! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{Note|On [[August 27]], [[2009]], Sunstorm was one of a handful of downloadable characters in a downloadable content pack for Xbox 360 and Sony Playstation 3. He could be used in multiplayer games and as an alternate model/colour scheme for [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] in the single player Decepticon campaign.}}
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===''Bot Shots Battle Game!''===
[[File:BotShots Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|right|"Primus has seen fit to make me dangerously cheesy!"]]
Sunstorm participated in numerous one-on-one matches against other Autobots and Decepticons, using his fists, his sword, or his gun to defeat his opponents. Sometimes, he even faced off against himself! {{storylink|Bot Shots Battle Game!}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Sunstorm and his team unsuccessfully attempted to intercept [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] as the pair returned to [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] after an [[energon]] scavenging mission. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (Legends)|More than Meets the Eye}}

Sunstorm was among the Seekers who went on a worldwide rampage, until they were thwarted by the Autobots. {{storylink|Robots in the Sky}} During a battle in [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], Sunstorm pinned down a group of Autobots until he was stomped on by the Dinobots. {{storylink|S.O.S. Dinobots (Legends)|S.O.S. Dinobots}}

===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{main|Minion Pig#As Sunstorm}}
Sunstorm appears as a character unlockable in Challenge Events. He is portrayed by a Minion Pig. {{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsSunstorm.jpg|thumb|left|400px]]
Sunstorm participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He was a Super Rare character who could be recruited by collecting 450 units of Cybermetal, 155 units of Transmetal, 90 exclusive cores, and 7 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive''===
[[File:BBOSunstorm.jpg|thumb|100px]]
Sunstorm was in command of the sixth Decepticon base attacked and destroyed by the Autobots during a series of raids. He fought the invaders using his air advantage, but was eventually defeated. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee Overdrive}}
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===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
A failed [[drone]]-clone of Starscream, Sunstorm's malfunctioning fusion power core—which he believed made him a supernatural avatar of the sun's power—made him a danger to allies and enemies alike. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}}

==Toys==
===''Collector's Edition''===
{{anchor|Exclusive}}
[[File:G1toy-SunstormeHobby.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Creamsicle creamseeker.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sunstorm''' (Jetron, [[2003]]/[[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''89'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 missile launchers, 2 rifle-missiles, 2 rockets, left & right fists, left & right wings, left & right tail-wings, landing gear

: ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' Sunstorm is a [[redeco]] of the [[Starscream (G1)/toys#The Transformers|original Starscream toy]], transforming into an F-15 fighter jet. His coloration is inspired by—but not wholly accurate to for a variety of reasons—a previously-unnamed "generic" Decepticon seen in the episode "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". All of the factory-applied [[sticker]]s of the original mold, namely the detailing on his wings and tailins, have been replaced with [[tampograph]]s. Being a Japanese release, his spring-loaded missile launchers are fully operational.

: Sunstorm was only available with [[Hauler#Toys|Road Hauler]] in a separately-packaged set [[exclusive]] to [[e-HOBBY]]. Pre-orders for the set closed on [[May 15]], 2003, with the toys shipping out in July.

:The figure was released again in February of 2009, once again exclusive to e-HOBBY, in slightly altered packaging to coincide with TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' reissue of Starscream, but this time with [[Destron Aerospace Warrior Sunstorm|an exclusive comic]] by [[Hidetsugu Yoshioka]]. Strangely, Sunstorm's stock picture in his e-HOBBY manga presents him with fists sporting circular peg holes similar to the one seen in the previous Transformers Collection #9 Starscream release. In Asia, a small number of remaining stock (all unopened) were dumped to many hobby shops.

: The same base sculpt is used by [[Dirge (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Ramjet]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Skywarp]], [[Thrust (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Thrust]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Thundercracker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/Sunstorm/sunstorm.htm More information on Sunstorm at TFU.info]
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===''Titanium Series''===
[[File:TitaniumSeries-Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hey, remember that body I never had in that comic I wasn't in? Well, now you can buy it!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sunstorm''' (6-inch Cybertron Heroes, 2007)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Stand, name placard
{{toydesigner|[[Don Figueroa]] (concept artist)}}

: ''[[Titanium Series]]'' Sunstorm is a redeco of ''[[War Within (toyline)|War Within]]'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Thundercracker]], transforming into a Cybertronian "tetrajet" as reimagined by [[Don Figueroa]]. As with all 6-inch ''Titanium Series'' Cybertron Heroes, he has large portions of his body constructed with fully-painted [[die-cast]] metal.

: This mold was also used to make ''War Within'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Skywarp]], and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Titanium Series|Thrust]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/TitSunstorm/sunstorm.htm More information on Titanium Sunstorm at TFU.info]''
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===''Kre-O''===
[[File:KreO-Toy Sunstorm.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.66|"What was the melting point of plastic again?"]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sunstorm''' (Micro-Changer, 2012)}}</ul>
:*''Kit number'': '''A1009'''
:*''Bag number'': '''21451 9'''
:*''Accessories'': Built-up blaster, 2 clip-on rifles
{{toydesigner|[[Ed Masiello]] (Hasbro)}}

: Part of a six-figure "preview" wave of ''[[Kre-O]]'' [[Micro-Changer]] [[Kreon]]s, ''[[Kre-O]]'' Sunstorm is a [[blindpacking|blindpacked]] bagged mini-figure. He comes with extra parts which help him form a crude jet form. These parts, while in robot mode, also configure into a weapon.

: Obviously, Sunstorm uses the helmet, wing-pack, and arm-guns originally made for [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Starscream]]. The entire set was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Acid Storm (G1)#Kre-O|Acid Wing]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2012/Decepticon/Kre-OSunstorm/sunstorm.htm More information on Sunstorm at TFU.info]''
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===''Masterpiece''===
{{anchor|2012-Masterpiece}}
[[File:MPtoy-Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=2| If I have a cape and crown, why am I not on fire?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sunstorm''' ([[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[August 25]], 2012
:*''ID number'': '''MP-11S'''
:*''Accessories'': Crown, pauldrons (left and right), cape, 2 null rays, hologram pilot figurine

:A redeco of ''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' MP-11 Starscream, Sunstorm comes with redecoed versions of Starscream's coronation gear from ''The Transformers: The Movie'', including crown, twin shoulder pads, and a sculpted plastic cape (rather than a fabric one). As a redeco of the retooled MP-11 Starscream (instead of the original ''Masterpiece'' Starscream), Sunstorm features the same extensive retooling to wind his ''Masterpiece'' design back into Kawamori's original, more Generation 1-accurate look, with most of the robot mode being newly tooled parts, including chunkier legs that now incorporate his tail-fins, [[retool]]ed shoulders and wingtips that no longer curve into one another, a new head (with collapsible head fins), new heel spurs that flip out for added support in robot mode, and re-engineered null rays attached to extending armatures that mean they no longer have to be [[Partformer|removed]] for transformation. Despite the similarity to the original MP-3 prototype, the retooled parts are in fact a whole new design heavily based on the original concept. Additionally, Sunstorm (like MP-11 Starscream) comes with a chromed jet pilot figure instead of [[Doctor Arkeville]].

:Unlike previous Sunstorm toys, ''Masterpiece'' Sunstorm's colors replicate his color layout as seen in his cartoon appearance, with white arm blasters, biceps, fists, and shoulder intakes. This includes a shift to a more yellow color scheme than creamsicle orange, now featuring a yellow-to-orangey yellow gradient across the surface of the jet mode and additional flame deco on his wrists and jet intakes.

:As a redeco of the MP-11 release, Sunstorm is ''likely'' to be plagued with the same quality control issues.

:If purchased from a retailer supplied by Hasbro Asia, he comes with a Sunstorm collectible coin.
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[[File:TRU-Masterpiece-Sunstorm.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sunstorm''' (2014)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MP-05'''
:*''Accessories'': 2 null rays, hologram pilot figurine, stand
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}

: A [[Toys"R"Us]] exclusive, ''Masterpiece'' Sunstorm is a redeco of the ''Masterpiece'' MP-11 Starscream mold. Hasbro's release of Sunstorm has significant differences from the Takara version, with some of the most noticeable differences being his head, null rays and other previously black plastic being molded in a bronze/brown color; his body being an almost uniform shade of yellow (save for the flame deco on his wings), and his main accent color of red being reminiscent of ''Animated'' Sunstorm.

:For some reason, his [[stock photography]] (which is also featured on the box) shows Sunstorm as a redeco of the MP-03 Starscream sculpt, rather than the actual MP-11 version of the sculpt.

:This figure was also available as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in many international Hasbro markets such as Canada, Australia, and Europe.
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Decepticon/MPSunstorm/sunstorm.htm More information on Toys"R"Us ''Masterpiece'' Sunstorm at TFU.info]''
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===''Bot Shots''===
[[File:BSToy-Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sunstorm''' (Bot Shot, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''2'''
:*''Number'': '''Super Bot 001'''
{{toydesigner|[[Hisao Nishimoto]] (TakaraTomy)}}
::*''Fist strength'': '''310'''
::*''Blaster strength'': '''930'''
::*''Sword strength'': '''280'''

: Part of the first wave of "Series 2" ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)|Bot Shots]]'' single-packed toys, Sunstorm is a redeco of [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Bot Shots|Starscream]] from the first series, with translucent orange plastic. He turns into a tiny jet and automatically converts to robot mode when his nosecone is pressed.

: In robot mode, he has a three-sided rotating tumbler inside his chest, each displaying a different symbol and point value as part of the rock-paper-scissors-y game the toyline is centered around.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BSSunstorm/sunstorm.htm More information on Sunstorm at TFU.info]''
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===''BeCool''===
[[File:BotShots_BeCool_YellowJetAirBaseSunstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|right]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Yellow Jet and Air Base (Sunstorm)''' (2013)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''BS03'''

:In the Japanese ''[[Bot Shots (toyline)#BeCool|BeCool]]'' line, Sunstorm comes with a redeco of Starscream's [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Launcher|''Harbinger'' launcher]], which can attach to him as a trailer or open up into a base mode. This version of Sunstorm is bright yellow with blue paint details, and features three new chest stickers depicting the inside of a cockpit, Sunstorm combined with the Air Base, and the Air Base on its own. He also comes with a sticker sheet for decorating the Air Base trailer.
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===''Timelines''===
[[File:TL Sunstorm-toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Wait a minute... I thought they said I WASN'T one of the Rainmakers? Now I am? I'm confused....]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''BotCon 2013 Souvenir Set #3 Rainmakers''' {{sic}} (Multi-pack, 2013)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right missile launchers, 2 missiles

: A [[redeco]] of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Classics (2006)|Starscream]] mold, ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' Sunstorm transforms into a F-15 Eagle, but has the nose of an F-14 Tomcat fighter jet. His missile launchers can mount under his wings, on his shoulders, or in his fists, and fire spring-loaded projectiles. The large size of his launchers (necessary [[for safety reasons]]) restricts his arm movement somewhat in robot mode, as they bump into his wings. All three Rainmakers have slight tolerance issues with the white parts, making key joints juuuuuust a bit too tight.

: He was only available in a [[BotCon 2013]] [[exclusive]] souvenir set with [[Bitstream (G1)#Toys|Bitstream]] and [[Hotlink (G1)#Toys|Hotlink]], limited to 2500 pieces. All three toys use exactly the same [[paint operation]]s and plastic layouts, with the only difference between the three being their primary plastic color. Confusion arose when Sunstorm and his newly named companions from "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]" were released as a pack titled "Rainmakers". However, [[Fun Publications]] employees subsequently confirmed that the pack's title was an error, and that there was no intention to link the "welcoming committee" to the trio from "[[Divide and Conquer]]".

:The atypical inclusion of black and silver in Sunstorm's color scheme is the result of convoluted mix-ups during production. Early in the BotCon set's development, Fun Publications learned that e-HOBBY had their own plans for a ''Classics''-mold Sunstorm toy, and in deference to the character's creators, changed their own Sunstorm into a different character named "Hotlink", giving him an altered color scheme. Ultimately, e-HOBBY's Sunstorm was abandoned at TakaraTomy's request (possibly due to them erroneously believing Hasbro was still releasing the character via BotCon!), and so Fun Publications hurriedly changed their toy's identity ''back'' to being Sunstorm. However, there was insufficient time before the convention to adjust the toy's deco to match. The name "Hotlink" was reassigned to [[Hotlink (G1)|another member]] of the three-pack.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/156054-generations-selects-brown-box-revealed-pg-7/page-9#entry3834842 Post by Fun Publications' Jesse Wittenrich on the Allspark Forums, 15 January 2019]</ref>

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/BCSunstorm/sunstorm.htm More information on ''Machine Wars'' Sunstorm at TFU.info]''
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===''Alt-Modes''===
[[File:Alt-Modes Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|Before I get a ''[[Studio Series]]'' Starscream redeco, this will have to do....]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sunstorm''' (Alt-Modes, 2016)}}</ul>
:*''Series'': '''1'''
:*''Collection'': '''3'''

:A redeco of ''[[Alt-Modes]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Starscream]], Sunstorm is a super deformed toy whose body transforms into a jet when the Decepticon faction symbol on his head is flipped. He was [[Blindpacking|blind-boxed]] and available in one of the first three cases of the toyline.

:This mold was also used to make ''Alt-Modes'' [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Thundercracker]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Skywarp]], and [[Acid Storm (G1)#Alt-Modes|Acid Storm]], and would have been retooled into [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Alt-Modes|Dirge]], but that got canceled.
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==Merchandise==
===''Heroes of Cybertron''===
[[File:HOC Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|This will put your kids through college!]]
*'''Sunstorm''' (OTFCC 2004 preregistration incentive, 2003)

: ''[[Heroes of Cybertron (toyline)|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' Sunstorm is a [[repaint]] of the mold first used to make [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Super Collection Figure|Starscream]]. Sunstorm's colors are inspired by the e-HOBBY toy, but given more variety in its shades of orange to better fit the overall color layouts of the animation models. He is cast entirely in clear-red plastic painted over except for his eyes and a small portion of the back of his head, in an attempt to give him [[light-piping|light-piped]] eyes. It is only marginally successful.

: Sunstorm was given as a freebie at [[OTFCC 2003]] to people who preregistered for [[OTFCC 2004|the next year's convention]]. He was later made available for sale through the [[3H Productions]] website.

: This mold was also used to make the [[Air Warrior#Merchandise|Air Warriors]], [[Skywarp (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Skywarp]], and [[Thundercracker (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Thundercracker]]. The base mold with some new parts was used to make [[Dirge (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Dirge]], [[Ramjet (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Ramjet]] and [[Thrust (G1)/toys#Super Collection Figure|Thrust]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Decepticon/OTFCCSunstorm/sunstorm.htm More information on ''Heroes of Cybertron'' Sunstorm at TFU.info]''
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===Palisades===
[[File:PalisadesSunstorm.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sunstorm''' (Palisades, 2005)

:A ''Previews''-exclusive redeco of the Starscream statue, Sunstorm is a six inch tall statue with articulated head and arms. He can stand normally or use a stand to take on a "hovering" pose. Sunstorm was limited to 300 pieces, and sculpted by [[3L Creation Group]] from a design by [[George Tremarco]].[http://web.archive.org/web/20050407011030/http://toychest.diamondcomics.com/toys/12_04/14_tf_sunstorm.htm]
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===Diamond Select===
[[File:DiamondSelectSunstormbust.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sunstorm''' (Diamond Select, 2010)

:Sunstorm was planned to be a repainted and slightly-altered version of the Starscream bust sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]]. Along with a new head and a differently-posed left hand, Sunstorm was going to be limited to 600 pieces.
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===The Loyal Subjects===
[[File:Sunstormtls.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sunstorm''' (2013)
:[[The Loyal Subjects]] Sunstorm is a San Diego Comic Con Exclusive figure. He uses the [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#The Loyal Subjects|Starscream]] mold, and is consequently less articulated than the Coneheads and Skywarp.
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W1Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Sunstorm, Fusion Flyer''' (2018)
**'''Wave 1'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T38/T40'''
**''Stars: ''11
:'''Sunstorm, Fusion Flyer''' is one of forty double-sided character cards available in Wave 1 of the ''[[Transformers Trading Card Game]]''.

:The artwork on the card is reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile card game.
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===Yolopark===
[[File:Agabyss-BotCon-2024-Yolopark-House-of-Magnus-AMK-Mini-Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Making his triumphant return!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''House of Magnus BotCon VS Set''' (AMK Mini Series set, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': 2 additional pairs of hands (Splayed, Pointing)
{{toydesigner|[[Jesse Wittenrich]] (deco)}}

:Released exclusively for the [[unofficial conventions|Agabyss-organized]] [[BotCon|BotCon 2024]] convention, this ''AMK Mini Series'' kit of Sunstorm is a redeco of the same line's [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#AMK Mini Series|Starscream]], and can be only completed by snapping the pre-painted pieces together. He also utilizes the identical hand parts used for most of the ''AMK Mini'' kits. His deco is directly based on the ''[[#Heroes of Cybertron|Heroes of Cybertron]]'' figure from [[OTFCC 2003]].

:Sunstorm was only sold as a 2-pack along with [[Delta Magnus#Yolopark|Delta Magnus]].
::*[https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1794712433896096246 ''Jesse Wittenrich's designer commentary on AMK Mini Series Sunstorm'']

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===Blokees===
[[File:Blokees-Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sunstorm''' (Shining Version, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Shining Version 02 - Shining 1985'''
:*''Accessories:'' 2 pairs of hands (Weapon-holding/fists, open-palm), spare peg-and-ball piece, figure stand, Energon cube, 1 pair of Autobot/Decepticon symbols

:Released in the second wave of ''[[Blokees]]''' Shining Version line of blind boxes, this Sunstorm is a four-inch-tall, articulated, and non-transforming snap-on model kit of the Seeker, with his parts being a redeco of his Seeker brethren from the previous line. As with all Shining Version kits, Sunstorm features painted translucent face and chest parts, and comes with a light-up torso frame that can be illuminated by shaking it, or at least lightly tapping some areas on the torso. In addition to the 2 pairs of hands and a pair of double-sided Autobot/Decepticon symbols, Sunstorm also comes with a rectangular and larger figure stand and an Energon Cube accessory.

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===Threezero===
[[File:Threezero-MDLX-Sunstorm.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Sunstorm''' (MDLX, November 2024)
**''Known designers:'' Kelvin Sau
**''Accessories:'' wing assembly, two null-ray cannons
:A redeco of [[Threezero]]'s MDLX Starscream, Sunstorm is an original design taking inspiration from the original cartoon but with the aesthetics in the vein of the live-action movies. Sunstorm 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 faces plus accessories. He features his ever-present null-ray cannons and two dagger-like blades.

:Sunstorm retains Starscream's functionality with MDLX Optimus Prime mold, specifically the detachable wings and swappable heads.
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===Auldey===
[[File:Auldey-TF-AAE-Sunstorm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Sunstorm''' (Alpha Action Elite, 2024)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defend Iacon!'''
:*''ID Number'': '''AAE-008'''
:*''Accessories:'' 4 pairs of hands, 1 pair of Null-rays
{{toydesigner|[[Lam Ahtek]]}}

:Sold as part of [[Auldey]]'s "Alpha Action Elite (AAE)" series of blindboxes, this Sunstorm is a 5-inch non-transforming but highly articulated action figure redecoed from the [[Starscream (G1)/merchandise#Auldey|Starscream]] mold (which was also used to make [[Skywarp_(G1)/toys#Auldey|Skywarp]]), featuring translucent orange parts. He comes with extra pairs of hands and Null-rays.

:Sunstorm also comes with his trading card. As with the Metallic Color version of Optimus Prime, Sunstorm had a much slimmer 1/72 probability of being obtained.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Fire Guts God Ginrai and Sunstorm.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Transformers Card Binder (includes 2 special cards)''' ([[September]], [[2025]])
**''ID number:'' '''EX'''

:Released as the entirety of the sixteenth the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this second binder intended to contain forty entries of the ''Character Card'' series is packed with a pair of holographic trading cards depicting super-deformed art of [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]] in the form of his e-HOBBY exclusive "[[Ginrai (human)#FireGuts|Fire Guts]]" toy and Sunstorm along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#EXS|Translation of Sunstorm's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
[[File:StudioOxCybertronBattleCons.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Look just above <s>Astro Magnum</s> <s>Galactic Man</s> grey [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s gun-arm.]]
*Sunstorm was a nameless generic upon his debut in [[1984]]'s cartoon series premiere, "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]". Nearly 20 years later, [[e-HOBBY]] was reissuing Generation 1 molds and decided to flesh out a background character from the original cartoon who shared an available body-type. Thus, Sunstorm finally received a name and toy!
*[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]], who both named Sunstorm and wrote his original bio, also considered the names '''Flareburst''' and '''Flarestorm''' for the character.<ref>[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/43df7ba151f7a1b3 Doug Dlin reporting personal communications with Ichikawa], [[alt.toys.transformers]]</ref>
*An orange Cybertronic "pyramid jet" is depicted in a Cybertronian battle scene by [[Studio OX]] that appeared in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' (and was reprinted in ''[[Transformers Generations (guidebook)|Transformers Generations]]'' and ''[[Transformers Visualworks]]''). Hmm. You don't think...?
*A common piece of [[fanon]] identified the all-yellow [[Rainmaker]] as the partially yellow Sunstorm. However, even taking into consideration the haphazard coloring typically given to generic Seekers, chances were not in favour of their being the same guy. After being asked the question during the August 2010 Q&A, Hasbro confirmed that the yellow Rainmaker was not Sunstorm, but some as-yet-unnamed guy.<ref>[http://www.asmzine.com/geekly-rewind/2010/07/26/hasbro-transformers-qa-july-2010-answers August 2010 Q&A on ASMzine:] ''"When the right opportunities arise, the other Seekers seen in the original television series such as Acid Storm have been named and given official backgrounds. Unfortunately, not every character that has appeared on screen has made the transition into other forms of media or even product. Because of this fact, there has been no official backgrounds created for these characters."''</ref> Old Yeller was eventually named as [[Nova Storm (G1)|Nova Storm]] in 2015.
*Sunstorm is apparently a fan of professional wrestling, having performed both a Stone Cold Stunner and a DDT when engaging in close combat with Jetfire in Dreamwave continuity.
*The ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers: Legends]]'' mobile game used our {{SITENAME SHORT}} entry here for Sunstorm's 2014 virtual card bio, word for word. So... Yay?
*Sunstorm was considered as a redeco from ''[[Transformers Unite Warriors|Unite Warriors]]'' [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Unite Warriors|Ghost Starscream]] (itself a new-head retool of Deluxe Class [[Skydive (G1 Aerialbot)/toys#Generations|Skydive]]) for the final [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service#Series 5.0 (2017)|Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] figure but was replaced at the last minute with [[Starscream (SG)#Generations|Shattered Glass Starscream]]<ref>{{citesocial|quote=That's correct. The original idea for the final TFSS "freebie" figure was Sunstorm. It was switched to SG Starscream at the last minute. Sunstorm would have been the last component needed to defeat Thunder Mayhem. Showing up almost like a deus ex machina during the final fight.|link=https://twitter.com/JesseWittenrich/status/1265690290993709057|name=Jesse Wittenrich|site=Twitter|year=2020|month=05|day=27|(defunct=)}}</ref> for the final Fun Publications figure to be a Fun Publications character over an e-HOBBY character. [[Randy Para]] drafted the profile for Sunstorm, later recycling fragmentary elements for SG Starscream.<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/137564-petes-robot-convention-and-twerk-academy/page-41#entry3545714 Post by Powered Convoy on The Allspark Forums, 2 July 2017]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Sunstorm''' (サンストーム ''Sansutōmu'')

==References==
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Gas Skunk (RID)

2026-05-15T01:22:36Z

M Sipher: /* Regeneration One */

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{{Disambig2|the Robots in Disguise character|the Legends World character|Gas Skunk (Legends)}}
:''Gas Skunk is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] originally from the [[Robots in Disguise continuity family]].''
[[File:GasSkunkAnime.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I just love those little boats!]]
'''Gas Skunk''' is one of the Predacons under the command of [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] who has come to [[Earth]] to rob it of energy and perform other evil deeds. He is most often seen with his fellow Pred stooges [[Dark Scream]] and [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]]. He's the smartest of the trio—and while that doesn't take much, he actually is pretty clever. A Special Operations man,<ref>Region 2 DVD bio</ref> he's a skilled inventor able to create new weapon technology when needed, and also has extensive knowledge of Cybertronian law and computer programming. But he's not as smart as he thinks he is: he tends to mangle large words he tries to use (and some not-so-large ones), and sometimes tends not to ''think'' about whatever he's doing beyond the very-short-term. Plus, he's a bully and a craven coward at heart, and as soon as he's up against a show of force, that aspect of his personality comes screaming to the forefront while he goes screaming to the rear of the battlefield.

Gas Skunk and his fellow stooges are also pretty good at shifting blame for the trio's failures onto their commander [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]]...though he definitely shares Sky-Byte's hatred of the new [[Decepticon]] forces, who are a real threat to their jobs!

In battle, his bicep-mounted "Left Laser" blaster and serrated tail can do impressive damage. In both modes he can also cough up huge, billowing clouds of foul-smelling smoke that blind and disorient opponents and can corrode structures. Unfortunately for Gas Skunk and his fellow Predacon stooges, [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]] discovered that this gas is rather flammable.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon continuity===
====2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Jerry DeCapua]] (English), [[Norio Imamura]] (Japanese)|[[Oleg Kutsenko]] (Russian), [[Wan-gyeong Seong]] (Korean), [[Martín María Soto Portilla|Martín Soto]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Leonardo Serrano]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

[[File:Battle Protocol Gas Skunk.jpg|left|thumb|No! I'm NOT surrendering! Those are my [[beast mode]] legs!]]
[[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]] invited the Predacon trio to the battlefield in New York, where they fought over who was going to defeat [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]. When the [[Autobot Brothers]] arrived, Gas Skunk reflected on how a nice day can "turn into such a bummer" after feeling [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]]'s fusion flame. [[Kenneth Onishi|Doctor Onishi]] was captured by Megatron, but the trio were seen off with a missile. {{storylink|Battle Protocol!}}

When the Predacons brought back a pile of small batteries to use as energy, Megatron was not impressed. He placed Sky-Byte in charge of them for a mission to retrieve an explosive device. The trio found the car and prepared to take it to Megatron, but Sky-Byte destroyed the car and took the bomb. The shark was himself intercepted by X-Brawn, who inadvertently activated the device, causing the three Predacons to flee. Back at base, they observed Sky-Byte trying to work out how to understand humans by reading their literature. {{storylink|An Explosive Situation}}

After Gas Skunk destroyed a freight train, he was mocked by Sky-Byte for being useless. Sky-Byte, on the other hand, was aiming to attack the highly advanced Linear RFG train. To that end, Slapper and Gas Skunk planted a [[pulsar bomb]] on a bridge ahead of the train, and found themselves fighting both the [[Autobot Brothers]] and Optimus Prime. Although they were eventually chased off, they succeed in destroying the bridge, forcing the Autobots to save the train. {{storylink|Bullet Train to the Rescue}}

After a failed attempt to steal a plutonium energy generator from a building, the Predacon trio tried again while the generator was being transported by truck. After chasing off the truck drivers, Slapper and Gas Skunk picked up the generator (and Dark Scream) and made off with it. They ended up on the beach where the [[Spychanger]]s ran rings around them. Sky-Byte turned up and managed to blast the Spychangers, allowing Slapper and Gas Skunk to spirit away the generator (lamenting that Sky-Byte never seemed to do the heavy lifting himself). Unfortunately when they got back to base, it turned out that the generator had been switched for a statue. {{storylink|Spychangers to the Rescue}}

[[File:Secret of the Ruins Gas Skunk.jpg|thumb|His worst idea ever? Yes.]]
Slapper and Gas Skunk worked on tapping some deep-sea power lines, though Gas Skunk was convinced Sky-Byte would take the credit for the victory. Sure enough, when the Autobots turned up to do battle, Sky-Byte was around to stick his fins in. {{storylink|The Hunt for Black Pyramid}} To distract the Autobots from Megatron's real plan, the Predacon trio attacked [[Metro City]] and kept [[Team Bullet Train]] busy. Gas Skunk attempted to use his acid breath, which backfired when [[Railspike (RID)|Railspike]] ignited the acid and he ended up frying Slapper and Dark Scream. {{storylink|The Secret of the Ruins}}

After [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] was captured by Megatron, Sky-Byte and the Predacon trio ended up guarding the Autobot. Gas Skunk took the opportunity to take out a few frustrations by kicking their captive. After the inevitable failure of the plan, Sky-Byte managed to deflect the blame onto Gas Skunk and Dark Scream and Megatron announced the pair would be punished severely. {{storylink|Sideburn's Obsession}}

[[File:Secret Weapon D5 Gas Skunk.jpg|left|thumb|What do you mean, too anime-ish, Oni-chan?!]]
The three Predacons investigated a laboratory pointed to by information extracted from Doctor Onishi and stole a disk. The disk contained information which the Predacons interpreted to indicate that a steam train was some sort of weapon and set about trying to steal the train. Gas Skunk's contribution was an ion beam weapon capable of disrupting electrical systems—it was extremely effective against the Autobots, but against "Grandpa", not so much. After it was successfully stolen, Slapper and Gas Skunk redirected the steam train via a secondary rail line towards Megatron. {{storylink|Secret Weapon: D-5}}

Gas Skunk's next invention was a combination tracker/bugging device which he slipped onto [[Mirage (RID)|Mirage]] when the Spychangers foiled the theft of a ruby. The Predacons listened keenly as Mirage appeared to fall out with the other Autobots and convinced Megatron that they should let Mirage join them, although to Gas Skunk's annoyance, Sky-Byte managed to take the credit again. Unfortunately for them, the defection turned out to be a ruse anyway. {{storylink|Mirage's Betrayal}}

The Autobots entered the Great Race to locate one of their comrades who'd gone missing. The Predacon trio attempted to drop a rock-slide on the Autobot forces, and were taken aback when Optimus leapt from boulder to boulder to reach the cliff-top they were on. The trio swiftly fled. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}

[[File:Ultimate Robot Warrior Gas Skunk beast.jpg|thumb|Dude... My hands are HUGE!]]
After spying new Autobot [[Tow-Line (RID)|Tow-Line]] and his overzealousness in towing illegally parked vehicles, the Predacon trio captured the Autobot and set about trying to brainwash him. After Slapper's attempt failed, Gas Skunk recommended using a metronome... which also put Slapper to sleep. Eventually they managed to brainwash Tow-Line with a disc, and sat back while he began abducting Autobots from around the city. Unfortunately a malfunction meant Tow-Line dropped off the captives at the wrong location, and by the time the Predacons located him, Optimus Prime and Prowl had already cured him of the rogue programming. {{storylink|Tow-Line Goes Haywire}}

After Doctor Onishi revealed something about the [[Cave of the Dragon]] to the Predacons, Gas Skunk saw a report on television about a statue transforming into a dragon (in reality a movie effect), which led them to try to find the cave. Sky-Byte and the Predacon trio found the Cave of the Dragon finally, and were frightened off by a ruse of the Autobots to make them believe that the transforming robot was hostile. {{storylink|The Ultimate Robot Warrior}}

Gas Skunk, Slapper, Night Scream and Sky-Byte faced off against the Spychangers once more on the beach. The battle ended with an [[Stock footage|all-too-familiar]] retreat on the Predacon's part. {{storylink|Hope for the Future}}

[[File:Optimus GasSkunk02.JPG|left|thumb|I AM OPTIMUS PRIME...tee-hee!]]
Not all of Doctor Onishi's information was unhelpful. The Predacons were sent to [[Castle Peak]] in [[United States of America|America]], where they began digging and unearthed a crashed Autobot spaceship. After Megatron retrieved the six [[protoform]]s from inside it, the Predacons began scanning new [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]s for the protoforms, creating the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Decepticons|The Decepticons}} Unfortunately this development left the Predacons as second-stringers to the new troops. Sky-Byte came up with the idea to disguise themselves to get the Decepticons and Autobots to destroy each other. With typical finesse all four of them picked Optimus Prime to dress up as, but the Decepticons and Autobots ended up fighting anyway. {{storylink|Commandos}}

Digging under the volcano on [[Montrose Island]], the three Predacons were first assaulted by some bats, then chased by molten lava. They eventually reached the ocean, and were forced to dive when the lava followed them over the cliff. {{storylink|Volcano (episode)|Volcano}} On a later mission, Sky-Byte had the trio attempt to draw Megatron's face in the ground to indicate a rendezvous point. They did get to fight X-Brawn though. {{storylink|Attack from Outer Space|Attack from Outer Space}}

Gas Skunk was next seen kneeling before Megatron as Sky-Byte made his apologies for his latest fumble, this time claiming that Scourge had betrayed the Predacon cause. Turns out, Scourge was only pretending to be a traitor as part of an elaborate plan orchestrated by Megatron. {{storylink|The Test (episode)|The Test}}

[[File:The Fish Test Gas Skunk Prowl.jpg|thumb|Why he even wants to follow Sky-Byte's orders is a mystery.]]
Roped into another of Sky-Byte's plans, Gas Skunk disguised himself as Prowl in another attempt to get the Decepticons and Autobots to fight. The plan did not go well, nor did the next plan, to let the Autobots know where the Decepticons were going to strike. Gas Skunk's retort to Slapper's assertion that it was worth it to see Sky-Byte "bark like a seal" was simply to tell him to get a life. {{storylink|The Fish Test}}

Sky-Byte and the three Predacons raided a diamond mine in Antarctica in order to lure the Autobots into a trap. The [[Build Team (RID)|Build Team]] turned up instead of the expected Autobot Brothers, but Sky-Byte took their leader [[Wedge (RID)|Wedge]] captive. The Build Team tried to exchange him for a disk with a map of the [[Global Space Bridge]] and, after a chase with a penguin, the Predacons obtained their prize. Unfortunately it turned out to just be a map of some sewers. {{storylink|Wedge's Short Fuse}}

Sucked into another of Sky-Byte's plans to attack the [[CGA Tower]], the Predacon trio instead found themselves holding the building up after the shark had an abrupt change of plans and insisted everyone save the hostages. Much complaining ensued. In the end the tower was saved, but the Predacons realized they still hadn't gotten the [[O-Part]]s Sky-Byte was after. {{storylink|Sky-Byte Saves the Day}}

The Predacon trio were put in charge of guarding the Autobot Brothers after their capture. They didn't last very long when the newly arrived [[Ultra Magnus (RID)|Ultra Magnus]] came to the Autobots' rescue. {{storylink|The Two Faces of Ultra Magnus}}

Hiding in some bushes, the Predacons observed the failure of one of [[Scourge (RID)|Scourge]]'s plans and observed that he was still Megatron's favourite. They attempted to join the battle only to flee when Optimus and Ultra Magnus merged to become [[Omega Prime]]. {{storylink|Power to Burn!}}

[[File:Maximus Emerges Darkscream gasskunk.jpg|left|thumb]]
The Predacon trio accompanied Megatron and the Decepticons to the [[Sahara]] to recover the [[Orb of Sigma]]. Their main contribution was to attempt to flee when the cavern in which the Orb was located began to collapse, and subsequently became buried under rubble. They were able to dig themselves out, only to find their energy being drained by a mysterious force. {{storylink|Peril from the Past}} This didn't seem to slow them down, as they were hanging out with Sky-Byte again soon after the Autobots found [[Cerebros (RID)|Cerebros]], and were able to snatch the 'bot while the Decepticons kept the Autobots busy. Although they turned up to the battle in Metro City to claim [[Fortress Maximus (RID)|Fortress Maximus]], their contribution to the fight was minimal. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges}}

With the Decepticons' treachery taking them out of favor with Galvatron (as Megatron had become), the Predacons found themselves moving up in the hierarchy finally. They took part in the attack on the Autobot base, and were lured into a trap by Optimus Prime. The trio wisely took shelter once the ''Megastar'' turned up to add its fire-power to the fight, but the battle station was soon destroyed by Fortress Maximus. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}} They continued to contribute little to the ongoing battle, and ended up following Sky-Byte into the space bridge when he and the Decepticons pursued the retreating Autobots in. Thus they were subsequently also trapped when Galvatron flooded the tunnel with molten lava. {{storylink|Galvatron's Revenge}} Fortunately for them, they survived and went on to face the Autobots again (and were swiftly trampled into the dirt).

After the defeat of Galvatron and his Decepticons, Slapper, Gas Skunk and Dark Scream were rounded up and shipped off to an asteroid prison colony on board Fortress Maximus. As all the other villains argued and shrieked vengeance from within their ''Phantom Zone''-like prison cells, the Predacon trio lamented that Sky-Byte had been left stranded on Earth; a fate they considered worse than incarceration. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

====Dreamwave ''Robots in Disguise'' comic====
[[File:UltraMagnustotheRescue DecepticonsPredacons.jpg|thumb]]
Gas Skunk and the Predacons went looking to acquire an experimental nuclear generator under the bickering leadership of Scourge and Sky-Byte. Their efforts were interrupted first by Optimus Prime, then by Ultra Magnus who sent Gas Skunk flying. After a brief exchange of blows, Scourge halted the fight by threatening the nearby human workers. Sky-Byte wasn't in favor of killing innocent humans, though, and he sent Slapper and Gas Skunk to get in Scourge's way at a critical moment. The humans were saved, the Decepticons were left beaten and empty-handed, and the Predacons were able to return to Megatron with the generator in tow. All was right with the world. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus...to the Rescue?}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
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=====''Unite Warriors''=====
While in the process of reformatting the [[Commando (RID)|Commandos]] back to their original programming, the Autobots of the post-[[Cybertron Alliance]] era explained how they were corrupted by Gigatron and his Predacons. {{storylink|Ruination Chapter, Part One}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
When Gigatron and Sky-Byte ended their evil ways and joined the [[Dimensional Patrol]], Dark Scream, Gas Skunk and Slapper were released from prison and followed suit. As part of the Patrol, they helped defend the [[Legends World]] from a [[Zamojin (species)|Zamojin]] army and rather enjoyed being heroes. {{storylink|Targetmaster Chapter Finale: Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One|Legends World in Imminent Danger! Part One}}

====''Regeneration One''====
[[File:Gas skunk blackarachnia jetstorm leobreaker starscream war to end all wars.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|]]
As the [[Dark Matrix]] creature tortured [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Circuit Smasher]] with visions of his [[Sparkplug Witwicky|dead father]] in [[Zero Space]], cracks began to appear in the membrane of infinite worlds. Gas Skunk could be seen through one alongside [[Overhaul (Cybertron)|Leobreaker]], [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]], [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 5}}

===Shell Game continuity===
In [[Viron 704.31 Epsilon]], Sky-Byte rescued Gas Skunk, Dark Scream, and Slapper from having to serve the megalomaniacal [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]]. They later came to the aid of [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]] during the last Autobot's final battle with Megazarak. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/07/30}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gas Skunk was a member of the [[First Church of Primus]], attending the congregation in [[Dodecahex]] held by [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]]. Left alone by the [[Resistance (BWU)|Resistance]] after their conquest of the city-state, the Church had no such protection from the [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]]s' counter-strike. Gas Skunk presumably escaped with other members of the congregation through the basement tunnels while Sunstorm ignited his reactor to cover their escape. {{Storylink|Derailment}}

==Toys==
{{anchor|Car Robots}}
===''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)===
[[File:Car Robots-Gaskunk-toy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|If that was me, you'd be dead!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gaskunk''' (Basic, [[2000]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''D-002'''
{{toydesigner|[[Yuichiro Hira]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Released in the first wave of Takara's ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)|Car Robots]]'' product, Gaskunk is a [[repaint]] of the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' [[Transmetal 2]] Basic Class [[Maximal]] [[Stinkbomb#Toys|Stinkbomb]] (they use the same base plastic colors), transforming into a techno-organic monstrous skunk. His tail features a separate swinging scissor-blade at the tip. The hinged lower tail blade is installed upside-down compared to Stinkbomb's. He has a hidden [[spark crystal]] in his right rear leg in [[beast mode]] (left bicep in [[robot mode]]) revealed by a simple flip-up panel. His other leg/arm also has a flip-up panel, but there's nothing special under that one.

: This mold was likely supposed to be used for the unreleased ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Machines]]'' [[Spiketail#Toys|Spiketail]] toy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Predacon/GasSkunk/gasskunk.htm More information on Gas Skunk at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|RID}}
[[File:RID-toy GasSkunk.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"Stinkbomb is the preferable name" is a phrase we thought we'd never say...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Dark Scream / Gas Skunk / Slapper''' (Mega Class 3-pack, [[2001]])}}</ul>

:For his [[Hasbro]] release, Gas Skunk was only made available in a Mega-sized 3-pack with [[Dark Scream#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Dark Scream]] and [[Slapper (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2001)|Slapper]]. This set was released in the first wave of ''Robots in Disguise'' Megas.

: Gas Skunk has the mildest of differences from the Takara release of the three Predacons in the pack: the yellow paint on Gas Skunk's back is ''slightly'' darker than on Gaskunk, and the translucent plastic of his spark crystal has a more clouded appearance.

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==Notes==
*In the Japanese version, Gas Skunk speaks in effeminate Japanese. Not that there's anything wrong with that.
*According to the ''Car Robots'' toy catalog, [[Dark Scream]], Gas Skunk, and [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]] make up a subgroup known as the "3 Metal Beast Brothers" (メタルビースト３兄弟 ''Metaru Bīsuto San Kyōdai''). Apparently, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s intent was to have them parallel the "3 Car Robo Brothers" (as [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]], [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]], and [[X-Brawn]] were called in Japan), but this subgroup name was never used in the show's Japanese version, nor was any familial relationship implied between the three.
*On the (now defunct) [[Fox Kids]] website was a bio for Slapper that referred to his, Gas Skunk's, and Dark Scream's three-member team as the "[[Predacon Field Squadron]]".<ref>http://web.archive.org/web/20020124195705/http://www.foxkids.com/tvshows/transformers/characters.asp</ref> This bio (like the others from that site) was derived from a longer bio for Slapper given in the [[production bible]] for the ''Robots in Disguise'' English dub. While Gas Skunk's own production bible bio did not specify his numerical member status in the group, Dark Scream was described as the second member and Slapper the third, making Gas Skunk the first member by process of elimination.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20150911173834/http://www.allspark.com/2014/04/rid-character-bible/ RID Character Bible, at The Allspark] (archived)</ref> However, this team name was never used in the show itself.
*In "[[Wedge's Short Fuse]]", Gas Skunk reveals that the diamond is his {{w|birthstone}} (which should mean he was "born" in [[Calendar|April]]; how this works for Cybertronians isn't entirely clear).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Gaskunk''' (ガスカンク ''Gasukanku'')
*''Korean:'' '''Gaskunk''' (가스컹크 ''Gaseukeongkeu'')
*''Russian:'' '''Skuns''' (Скунс, "Skunk")

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Predacons]]
[[Category:Car Robots Predacons]]
[[Category:Legends Predacons]]
[[Category:Regeneration One Transformers]]
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2001) Predacons]]
[[Category:Unite Warriors characters]]

Steeljaw (G1)

2026-05-15T01:20:19Z

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:''Steeljaw is an [[Autobot]] [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Steeljawboxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Ravage may get more screentime, but Steeljaw always beats Ravage to the catnip.]]
Where [[Ravage (G1)|the Decepticon cassette with a cat-mode]] is a master of moving about undetected, it is fitting that his Autobot counterpart is one of the best at tracking down robots who don't want to be found. '''Steeljaw''' (aka '''Cubbie''') is a tenacious tracker of unmatched skill, whose [[Sensors|olfactory sensors]] can track even the faintest scent for a range of 800 miles. All business when on the job, he can come off as cold, even rude to others, but that's just his professionalism and determination getting the better of him. Off the clock, he loves to investigate odors of all shapes and sizes, and Earth has many new and unusual smells for him to enjoy - the perfume of young women being one of his favorites. Steeljaw has a nearly unbreakable bite, from which he takes his name, and is armed with two solar-powered pellet guns. He can electromagnetize himself to stick to surfaces in cassette mode. His only real weakness is a tendency to [[rust]].

{{bigquote|My man Steeljaw can sniff out any trail—if it's hot or if it's not.|[[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]]|"[[Madman's Paradise]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|N/A (English, see [[#Notes|Notes]]), [[Masashi Ebara]] (Japanese)}}

[[File:TFTM-Steeljaw.jpg|left|thumb|350px|Hey didn't you play the theme song at the beginning of the movie?]]

In 2005, during Megatron's attack on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] ejected several of his cassette warriors to prevent Blaster from sending a radio transmission to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] on [[Moonbase One]]. To fend off Soundwave's cassettes, Blaster ejected his own force, including Steeljaw. Blaster's cassettes and Soundwave's cassettes appeared to be evenly matched, and Steeljaw had no small bit of fun gnawing on [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}}
{{note|Steeljaw's involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]]''.}}

[[File:SteeljawRamhornCallPrimitives.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|right|Guess which band he has recorded on himself.]]

In the year 2006, Steeljaw was summoned by [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] to help track down [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], after he vanished from a dignitary's party on Cybertron. Steeljaw tracked the boy and [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] to an old abandoned corridor and a hidden chamber, where the [[Quintesson]]s had once exiled their unwanteds into other dimensions. Along with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]], Blaster and the other cassettes, Steeljaw followed the trail into [[Menonia]]. He ultimately found Daniel trying to free a great sorcerer known as the [[Golden One]] from a tomb. With [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]]'s help, they broke open the mouth of the cave, and the Golden One helped the Autobots defeat the Quintesson exile who had enslaved the locals. {{storylink|Madman's Paradise}}

Steeljaw also helped recover a lost Quintesson journal, {{storylink|The Quintesson Journal}}, briefly fought alongside Rodimus Prime and Ultra Magnus in Europe {{storylink|The Ultimate Weapon}}, and was chosen as a "Primitive" by [[Oracle (G1)|Primacron's Assistant]] to face the threat of [[Tornedron]]. {{storylink|Call of the Primitives}} Later [[Gregory Swofford]] and [[ Mark Morgan]] planned to use the recovered body of Optimus Prime to infect the Autobots with Hate Plague spores. Steeljaw was apart of the strike team assembled by Rodimus Prime to retrieve Optimus from the human's lab. Steeljaw avoided the first wave of infections but was wounded by an infected Superion. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 1}} Steeljaw was one of the uninfected Autobots repaired by a Quintesson; at the revived Optimus's request. He was present when the group was strategizing on how to stop the plague. He was presumably infected with Blaster on Charr; and cured when Optimus released the wisdom of the Matrix. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

====Japanese cartoon continuity====
=====Scramble City=====
Megatron sent [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to find the secret location of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s construction site. Blaster ejected his own cassette troops, Steeljaw among them, to counter the Decepticon threat. His cassette army failed, allowing Ratbat to slip through and discover the location of Metroplex. {{storylink|Scramble City: Mobilization}}

=====''15 Go! Go!''=====
[[File:TGGSteeljaw.jpg|thumb|upright=0.8|]]
As [[Teletraan 15]] recovered from her injuries at the hands (and mouth) of [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] gave her a cassette tape to cheer her up, saying, "A princess like you deserves happier music." When she listened to it, she discovered that it was in fact entirely full of depressing songs. {{storylink|Blaster Volume}} Steeljaw became her companion in her next adventure, when she visited the 2030s and encountered the [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] of that era. Steeljaw commented that the Autobot smelled "like a warrior I know" and asked if he was the same person in a new body. {{storylink|Steeljaw Volume}} {{storylink|Battle Convoy Volume}}

Steeljaw accompanied and protected Teletraan 15 on her journey as she filled his recording space with data on the Transformers whom she had been sent to study. {{storylink|Information Administration Teletraan 15 Go! Go! Volume 14|Volume 14}} The observing [[Teletraan 10]], on the other hand, was more than perturbed by Steeljaw's fondness for the smell of young women, and threatened to reveal publicly his tendency to rust. When the pair returned to the artificial satellite [[Nana]], Teletraan 15 was suddenly possessed by the disembodied spirit of [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Starscream? Volume}}

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
{{voiceactor|[[Tomomichi Nishimura]] (Japanese), [[Masato Hirano]] (Japanese, "[[Head Formation of Friendship]]")}}
[[File:GreatCassetteOperation sad Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Sleeping on a hard surface always makes Steeljaw's neck feel stiff. That and that fact that 85% of his upper back is a damned metal box.]]
Steeljaw and the Mini-Cassettes journeyed to the Arctic with Blaster to help [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] in the search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. They confronted the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s and Steeljaw battled the tiger, [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]]. Tragedy struck when Blaster was killed in battle with his arch-foe, [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]]. Steeljaw tried to recover whatever remnants of his friend that he could. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Steeljaw and the Cassettes mourned the loss of their friend so greatly that they couldn't even go on missions. Eventually, Rodimus Prime had Blaster rebuilt using [[Master (planet)|Master]] technology as [[Twincast]]. Reunited, Steeljaw and Twincast infiltrated [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] and the planet [[Chaar]] to stop Galvatron's [[Madmachine]] from being used against the Autobots. {{storylink|The Great Cassette Operation}} After this Steeljaw and the other cassettes spied on Galvatron while he plotted to attack Cybertron. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Later, in a form of stealth mission usually reserved for ''Decepticon'' Cassettes, Ramhorn and Steeljaw somehow managed to reach Chaar on their own and spy on [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], learning all about his plans for [[plasma energy]]. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} Steeljaw helped Twincast spy on the Decepticon's earth base in order to learn more about thier plans to destroy Mars. He attacked Thrust and Dirge and lured them away. This allowed Rewind to infiltrate the base. The team discovered that the Deceptions were relocating to Charr and followed them. When Twincast was discovered; Steeljaw defended him. He tussled with Ravage and blasted Soundblaster before retreating. Twincast then informed Fortress of Scorponok's new Transtector. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}

After the Decepticons abandoned the solar system to seek out more energy, Twincast, Steeljaw and the Mini-Cassettes joined Fortress's crew in hunting them down. On [[Paradise]], Steeljaw was dispatched on a scouting mission, and learned [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] had been kidnapped by the Decepticons. He alerted Twincast to what he had discovered. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

[[File:GreatCassetteOperation cassette walkoff.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]

Back on Earth, Steeljaw and the Mini-Cassettes ejected to help Twincast gather information on the recent upsurge of Decepticon activity. Steeljaw and Twincast went to investigate a non-responsive outpost in Alaska, only to discover Scorponok had eliminated all the Autobots stationed there. They were spotted by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]], and Twincast commanded Steeljaw to flee back to Autobot City with their report. Steeljaw remained behind, hidden by a rocky outcrop, long enough to see his commander shot down by the Ninja Commander, and vowed to return with help. True to his silent vow, Steeljaw, eventually came back with [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] and Metroplex. Now ''that's'' a cavalry. {{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}} When the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Steeljaw and his fellow Mini-Cassettes did some investigating to make sure they were gone. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}}

In the final battle at the North Pole, Steeljaw and the Mini-Cassettes were unleashed on [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] to save the Headmasters. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

=====''Legends'' comic=====
In the year 2021, Steeljaw and the other cassettes were inside Twincast when a battle caused many Autobots to be infected with "[[black ball]]s", thus saving them from the same fate. They left Twincast's body before it was destroyed by black balls, and aided in converting him and others into [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Headmaster Chapter Prologue}} Steeljaw then accompanied the group to the [[Legends World]] in search of new bodies for everyone who'd been reduced to heads. {{storylink|LG21 Hardhead}} He and the other cassettes were released from Twincast's service when he returned to being Blaster and set out to be a professional musician. {{storylink|LG27 Blaster}}

====Ask Vector Prime====
In an amalgamated universe created by the machinations of [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]] and [[Sideways (AVP)|Sideways]], Steeljaw was one of the many cassettes deployed by Blaster against [[Re-Volt]], [[Chaos (GoBots)|Chaos]], and [[Traitor (GoBots)|Traitor]] when the [[Renegade]]s tried to breach Autobot City. {{storylink|Echoes and Fragments}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===
[[File:Arcee rewind steeljaw.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Hold the Quintessons' what?]]
====Marvel UK future timelines====
In an alternate timeline of the year 2008, Steeljaw was stationed at [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] when it was sacked by [[Quintesson]]s. He survived, hidden within [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]]'s tape compartment, and was activated by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to help them fight off the invaders. {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
[[File:FinalTransformations-Steeljaw.jpg|right|thumb|250px|some classic megatron dialogue right there]]
Steeljaw was part of a team sent by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to stop a [[Cobra]]-rebuilt [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]]. Steeljaw was killed rather abruptly, being the first victim of Megatron's new [[rail gun]]. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

====''Classics''====
[[File:Recordicons13-Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|left|150px]]
Steeljaw looked forward to meeting negative-polarity [[Ravage (SG)|Ravage]], but was taken aback when Ravage socked him and announced they would be enemies forever. {{storylink|Recordicons issue 13|Recordicons #13}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
{{Unreleased WW comic}}
After the Decepticons had taken over Cybertron, Steeljaw accompanied Blaster as he used an ancient map of Cybertron's depths to infiltrate Megatron's slave camp, only for them to be discovered by Megatron himself. {{storylink|The Age of Wrath Pt.4}}

Steeljaw was with Blaster when Optimus rallied the splintered Autobot forces into an organized resistance movement against [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s totalitarian rule of Cybertron. He participated in the final conflict against the Decepticons and the [[Guardian robot]]s, bringing the planet back under Autobot control. {{storylink|Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction}}

===The Beast Within===
Steeljaw squared off against Ravage as the carnage of a savage Autobot-Decepticon battle raged around them. {{storylink|The Beast Within}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Before&After Overkill vs Autobots.jpg|thumb|left]]

In the era of [[Zeta Prime (G1)|Zeta Prime]], Steeljaw was seen among the crowd of protesters rallying against the [[Outback (G1)|Autobot cop]] who reportedly killed an unarmed [[Hefter|Decepticon agitator]]. {{storylink|New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|To Walk Among the Chosen}}

Steeljaw joined the crew of the ''[[Lost Light]]'' on their search for the [[Knights of Cybertron]]. He and [[Chromedome (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Chromedome]] battled [[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] on [[Sensensica]] where a group of Decepticons were practicing [[pink alchemy]] on the inhabitants. {{storylink|Before & After}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
Realities where [[Stinger (G1)|Stinger]], [[Bolts]], Cubbie, and [[Stripes]] were among Blaster's cassettes often included Anibots as well. [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] thought it cruel to keep them in a [[roboto-zoo]] but [[Vector Prime]] saw little alternative. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/24}}

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Blaster deployed Steeljaw in the final battle with the Decepticons and [[Cobra]], during which he was ridden into battle by an unidentified [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]. {{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}}

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:WarWorldHunt SteeljawVCatgut.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|]]
Alongside [[Tap-Out (Universe)|Tap-Out]], Steeljaw volunteered to provide security for the [[Titan Net]] hub run by Blaster. {{storylink|Rise of the Decepticons: Tremors|Tremors}} After the Decepticons crashed the Titan Net with a [[data-bomb]], a team led by [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] breached the central hub to take it over. Held at gunpoint, Steeljaw exchanged some threatening words with [[Catgut]]. {{storylink|War World: Hunt|Hunt}}

===''War for Cybertron Trilogy'' cartoon===
[[File:WFC-Earthrise-Ep1-Steeljaw-corpse-hacked.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Woah, it's been 32 years since I was on-screen, I can't wait to have lots of screentime!]]
A member of [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]]'s Autobot Resistance intent on freeing Decepticons from their own prisons, Steeljaw was eventually captured and killed by the Decepticons. At [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s command, Steeljaw's remains were used by [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] to send a signal that would lure the Autobots into an empty prison as a trap. {{storylink|Earthrise episode 1}}
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===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Transformers Gather on the Snowy Mountain!|Search Quiz 2}}}}

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==Games==
===''Transformers Legends''===
Steeljaw was among Blaster's team which infiltrated a human base in an attempt to prevent the Decepticons raiding the technology there. Unfortunately they discovered that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and his tapes had beaten them to it. {{storylink|Espionage}}
===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{note|Steeljaw appears as a wearable accessory in the game.}}
{{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}
{{charstubgame|Who is he an accessory for? Does he do anything, game-play wise? How about adding to the note how much it costs?}}

===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Frontiers}}}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
Steeljaw—alongside Ramhorn, Eject, and Rewind—were minions released by Blaster as the larger bot's special ability.

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Steeljaw was a skilled tracker who excelled at finding Decepticons who didn’t want to be found. {{storylink|Decepticon Directive}} Steeljaw, Blaster, and the other Mini-Cassettes were guarding a shipment of [[energon cube]]s in an abandoned [[Colorado]] railyard when a group of Decepticons led by [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] launched an ambush. Although they fought valiantly, the Decepticons triumphed and stole the energon for themselves. {{storylink|The Great Energon Robbery}}

==Toys==
===''The Transformers''===
{{anchor|Generation 1}}
[[File:G1-toy Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Hush, my darling, be still, my darling.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Rewind / Steeljaw''' (Cassette 2-pack, [[1986]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Sold in the third year of the Hasbro ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|The Transformers]]'' line, Steeljaw transforms from a microcassette into a robotic lion. In cassette mode, he can fit inside the tape compartments of the [[Blaster (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Blaster]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#The Transformers|Soundwave]] toys (and, of course, the many other iterations thereof).

:[[File:StripedSteeljawVariant.jpg|upright=.66|thumb|left|You'd be better off trying Loch Ness.]]
: There is a notable [[Variant|variation]] concerning Steeljaw's weapons. The initial releases have gold-colored chrome, while later (and more common) versions have silver-chromed weapons.

: It is commonly assumed that the "sunburst" design in the upper-left corner of his tape-mode decals is a design error, because putting it on the ''right'' side of the tape would have had it perfectly fill in the mane for the lion mode.

: A very rare variant saw a completely different deco scheme with horizontal blue stripes (pictured at left). Specimens with this deco have been recorded only from [[Hong Kong]], in standard ''Transformers'' packaging with Hasbro logos, and do not appear to be part of the [[The Transformers (Chinese toyline)|later Chinese run of ''The Transformers'']].

: In the [[Hasbro]] line, he was only available in a two-pack with [[Rewind (G1)#Toys|Rewind]].

: This mold was later used to make [[Nightstalker (G1)#Toys|Nightstalker]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Steeljaw/steeljaw.htm More information on Steeljaw at TFU.info]''
{{G1SteeljawMold}}

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Steeljaw''' (Cassettebot, 1986/[[1987]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-65''', '''C-120'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns", cassette case (1987 only)
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Matsuda]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: In Japan, Steeljaw — like most of the "Cassettebots" and "Cassettetrons" — was only (originally) available on his own single card, first released in the Japanese line's second year. The softer plastics in the Takara version (his paws, tail, shoulders/flanks) are an even paler, lighter shade of yellow than the Hasbro version.

: He was released again in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1987 (The Headmasters)|Headmasters]]''-themed third year, this time packaged in a small box with a new ID number, plus a small clear-plastic cassette case he could be stored in.

: Both releases of Steeljaw only came with gold-chrome weapons.

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[[File:HM-toy Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Twincast''' (Cybertron, 1987)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''C-65'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns", cassette case

: Anoher Japan-only release of STeeljaw came the following year, where he was packed in with [[Blaster (G1)/toys#TwincastG1|Twincast]], the "reborn" version of Blaster. This version comes with silver guns, plus his tape-detail mode now has a new additional sticker with a "scan" of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] on it; putting him inside Twincast's clear-red-windowed tape-door reveals a "weak point" on the giant in a manner similar to the [[Tech Spec|Tech Spec decoders]].

: The box features the individual ID number for Steeljaw, as well as the ID number '''C-116''' for Twincast.
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===''The Transformers Collection''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Broadcast''' (Cybertron, [[2006]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''21'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns", cassette case

: Although he had originally been packed in with Twincast in Japan, for ''[[The Transformers Collection]]'' series, Steeljaw came with plain old Blaster instead; his place in the ''[[The Transformers: Collector's Edition|Collector's Edition]]'' Twincast re-release taken by [[Flip Sides (G1)#Collector's Edition|Flip Sides]]. He also came with a clear-plastic cassette case to be "stored" in, which was originally available only with the first three individual Cassettetrons: [[Frenzy (G1)/toys|Frenzy]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys|Laserbeak]], and [[Ravage (G1)/toys|Ravage]]. This version of Steeljaw featured gold weapons, one yellow plastic color, and stickers for his tape details.
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===''Encore''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1d1|'''Great Cassette Operation 2''' (Multi-pack, [[2009]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''17'''
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns", cassette case

: As part of the ''[[Transformers Encore|Encore]]'' Generation 1 [[Generation 1 reissues|reissue]] line, Steeljaw was released with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Slugfest (G1)|Slugfest]]. His add-on weapons are gold-colored. As with the version released with the Twincast reissue, the feet, legs, and tail are a much lighter color of yellow plastic than the rest of the body. The metal on his legs are a bright silver and his stickers are now tampographs, yet the cassette details are still on the wrong side.

:In 2014, this set, as well as the other two cassette four-packs, were re-released as lucky draw prizes for the ''Transformers Celebration 2014'' event held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City store's [[Toys"R"Us]], though this was very likely just leftover stock.
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===''Universe'' (2008)===
[[File:G1toy-Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|And the sunburst mane is ''still'' on the wrong end.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Blaster''' (Multi-pack, [[2010]])}}</ul>
:*''Series'': G1 Series
:*''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"

:Steeljaw was available in this [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] [[exclusive]] reissue of Blaster (originally available at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2010) alongside [[Ramhorn (G1)#Universe (2008)|Ramhorn]] and [[Eject (G1)#Universe (2008)|Eject]]. Released as part of the [[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|''Universe'' toyline]], the packaging also has a special foil-detailed outer slip case. This release has the gold-colored weapons and consistent yellow color throughout his body, similar to the ''Transformers Collection'' release, but tampographed tape details, like the ''Encore'' release, only darker in color. The cassette details are still on the wrong side, alas.

:This set was also made available at the Animation-Comic-Game Hong Kong Fair 2010.
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===''Platinum Edition''===
[[File:Generations-Platinum-Edition-Autobot-Intel-Ops-Blaster.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Intel Ops''' (Multi-pack, [[2015]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left & right "Solar-Powered Pellet Guns"

: Hasbro again released [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Platinum Edition|Blaster]] in 2015 as part of the [[Transformers: Platinum Edition|''Platinum Edition'']] toyline. He was co-packed with [[Perceptor (G1)#IntelOps|Perceptor]], [[Eject (G1)#Generations|Eject]], [[Ramhorn (G1)#Generations|Ramhorn]], and Steeljaw in a box with an opening front cover. Blaster and the cassettes appear to be identical to the previous ''Universe'' release.

: In the United States, this set was officially a [[Target]] exclusive, though it was initially only ever found at a single Target store, otherwise only available via the company's website. It was later revealed that multiple Target stores had kept it in their stockroom and eventually put it out on instant clearance many months later. However, it was also stocked by US-based online retailers [[BigBadToyStore]] and TFSource, who supposedly obtained it as an import from Asia. It was available in several of Hasbro's Asian markets (namely Malaysia, the Philippines and Singapore; it's currently unknown whether it was exclusive to any particular stores there or not). In Australia, it was sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores.

: In the United Kingdom, it was both sold at [[Toys"R"Us]] stores and officially available via the UK division of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]], making this the first official UK release of all the toys contained within! In Spain, it was officially available via the Spanish division of Amazon. In Germany, it was originally available via Bankroft as part of a special "Fan Edition" arrangement through Hasbro Germany, with the help of several German [[fandom|fan]] sites. Due to low sales, the unsold stock was later sold to online retailer Actionfiguren24.
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===''Transformers Retro''===
[[File:RetroBlasterSteeljaw.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Autobot Blaster & Steeljaw''' ([[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Accessories'': Left and right "Solar-powered pellet guns"

: The Walmart-exclusive ''[[Transformers Retro]]'' line included its own reissue of [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Transformers Retro|Blaster]] and Steeljaw. This version aimed for unprecedented cartoon-accuracy, to that end completely discarding Steeljaw's sunburst deco in favor of horizontal stripes. His weapons now have metallic paint instead of chrome.

: The set was revealed as part of Walmart Collector Con, with orders going up [[October 13]], 2023, and began shipping to purchasers in mid-December.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:TF-SS86-Core-Steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Steeljaw''' (Core Class, [[2024]])}}</ul>
:*''Movie'': ''The Transformers: The Movie''
:*''TakaraTomy release date'': [[December 29]], 2024)
:*''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-135'''
:*''Accessories'': Megaphone, tail/wings mount, wings, megaphone attachment piece
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro),<ref>[[April 25]], [[2024]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s06YE02e844 Hasbro Pulse Transformers Fanstream | April 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Mark Maher]] and [[Evan Brook]]s.</ref> [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)<ref>[[May 14]], 2024's [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OOXZGDHebTk Hasbro Pulse | Transformers Fanstream | May 2024] on YouTube, with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]] and [[Kelly Rose]].</ref>|[[Mario Carreiro]], [[Christina Murphy]] and [[Amy Bence]] (packaging), [[Marcelo Matere]] (packaging artist)<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/live/52ddGYMyvpE?si=7l7OP6YeEB9W82xR&t=9841 Transformers Panel] at [[Hasbro Pulse Con 2024]] with [[Ben MacCrae]], [[Evan Brooks]], [[Mark Maher]], [[Marcelo Matere]], and [[Nate Purswell]].</ref>}}

: After ''thirty-eight'' years of Generation 1 toy reissues, Steeljaw finally got an all-new toy in the ''[[Studio Series]]'' line, the only new toy in the tenth wave of Core Class figures. Like his fellow cassette-bots since ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'', he is a fair bit smaller than the original. While his cannons are incorporated into his body in both lion and cassette modes, his lion mode requires a separate back/tail/cannon-wings piece to be attached to him to complete his look, which has no integration whatsoever into his tape mode and must just be set aside. The wing guns are held on with 3 mm pegs and are removable.

: Not mentioned in the instructions, Steeljaw has a joint on his rear torso that allows you to splay his back legs out to the sides. The use of this joint is not necessary for any modes in the instructions and can only be utilized when the tail block is detached, so its function is unclear.

:[[File:SteeljawSS86-insertiondirection.jpg|left|thumb|150px|Like this! Slide him in like this!]] Steeljaw's tape mode can fit within the ''Siege''-and-onward Voyager-class Blaster and Soundwave toys' chest compartments, but there's a catch. Literally. Steeljaw fits perfectly into Blaster so long as his lion head half is in the upper left of the top of his cassette mode -- the toy's transformation is asymmetrical, so the tape will buckle differently depending on which direction it's slid into the compartment.

: To better fill out his price point, Steeljaw also comes with a giant golden megaphone, modelled after the ones Blaster deployed in the cartoon episode "[[Auto-Bop]]", that can either be mounted on Steeljaw's back via a second specialized lion back piece, or attached to Blaster's hand (as he did in the aforementioned episode). Like the normal lion-butt part, this attachment piece does not have any integration into his cassette mode.

:While the Core Class lacks the backdrops included with all other Studio Series [[size class]]es, Steeljaw's packaging is decorated with art of the inside of the Autobot City communications tower.

:Steeljaw was announced on the [[April 25]], [[2024]], [[Hasbro Pulse#Fan First Friday|Hasbro Pulse stream]].
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===''MPG''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Broadcast & Steeljaw''' (2027?)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''MPG-??'''
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==Merchandise==
===''G.I. Joe and the Transformers''===
[[File:GIJoe Epic Conclusion Blaster and cassettes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' (2013)
:Among the accessories included in the [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013 [[exclusive]] ''[[G.I. Joe and the Transformers (toyline)|G.I. Joe and the Transformers]]'' box set "The Epic Conclusion!" is a non-transforming, 3.75" scale [[Blaster (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Blaster]] boombox accessory with cassette pieces representing Steeljaw, [[Ramhorn (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Eject]]. Steeljaw is solid yellow and features sculpted accessories based on his [[#Toys|original toy]]. The three cassettes can fit into a slot above Blaster's tape door, and the boombox itself can mount on a G.I. Joe figure's back.

:The set also comes with a retooled [[Skystriker (G.I. Joe)|Sky Striker]] representing [[Jetfire (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Jetfire]], a G.I. Joe [[VAMP]] redecoed into [[Hound (G1)/toys#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Hound]], a new [[Snake-Eyes#G.I. Joe and the Transformers 2|Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, a [[Baroness]] figure with [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] on a leash, and a [[Bludgeon (G1)#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Bludgeon]] figure. The three cassette molds were later redecoed into [[Crusticon#G.I. Joe and the Transformers|Crusticon]]s.

::*''[https://www.yojoe.com/action/13/snakeeyes66.shtml More information on Snake Eyes (v66) (with Autobot Blaster and mini-cassettes) at YoJoe.com]''
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===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:Steeljaw35A.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Steeljaw, Tracker''' (2019)
**'''Blaster vs. Soundwave: 35th Anniversary Edition'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T04/T08'''
**''Stars: ''5
:Steeljaw, Tracker was released in the [[Transformers Trading Card Game]] Blaster vs. Soundwave box set. The box also includes the character cards [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]], Communications, [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]], Communications, [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], Electronic Surveillance, [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], Warrior, [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], Spy, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]], Warrior, and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], Saboteur, along with two ready to play 40 card battle decks themed around both Blaster and Soundwave.

:In order to represent Steeljaw's size as a [[Mini-Cassette]], the card is the same size as a battle card, about half the size of a standard character card.

:The first release of this set was a 35th Anniversary Edition was initially released at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2019 alongside the TCG's [[Omnibot (G1)|Omnibot]] Convention Pack, and later available online on [[Hasbro Pulse]]. The 35th Anniversary Edition features throwback artwork, with the original G1 Steeljaw packaging art on the Bot Mode side, and original artwork matching the G1 packaging art aesthetic for Alt Mode. This original Alt Mode artwork was drawn by [[Marcelo Matere]] and colored by [[Brian Valeza]].
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[[File:BvSSteeljaw.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Steeljaw, Tracker''' (2019)
**'''Blaster vs. Soundwave'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T04/T08'''
**''Stars: ''5

:This version of Steeljaw, Tracker was released as part of the general retail version of the Transformers Trading Card Game Blaster vs. Soundwave box set.

:Gameplay-wise the card is identical to the 35th Anniversary Edition of the set, and features different artwork reused from the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]'' mobile game.
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===''Transformers Character Card''===
[[File:Transformers Character Card Blaster and Soundwave.jpg|upright=1|thumb]]
*'''Broadcast & Soundwave Set''' ([[March 14]], [[2022]])
**''ID number:'' '''07 & 08'''

:Released as part of the second wave of the [[e-HOBBY]] exclusive ''[[Transformers Character Card]]'' series, this pair of holographic trading cards depict super-deformed art of "[[Blaster (G1)|Broadcast]]" (with [[Eject (G1)|Eject]] and Steeljaw) and [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] (with [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]], and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]) along with [[bio|character profiles]] and [[Tech Spec|tech specs]].
::*''[[Source:Transformers Character Card#07|Translation of Blaster's Transformers Character Card]]''

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==Notes==
*For the original draft of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and several revisions, Steeljaw was going to be called "'''Cubbie'''".<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html TFTM script draft] at [[Jim Sorenson]]'s blog Disciples of Boltax</ref><ref>[http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/transformers.html Early script for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' at dailyscript.com]</ref> Between the original draft and actual product, Cubbie/Steeljaw is the only [[Autobot Mini-Cassette]] whose concept did not change.
*Where Ravage and Laserbeak had dedicated vocal performers in the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 animated series]], the noises Steeljaw makes are mostly library sound effects of growling, hissing cats, and metallic "wronk wonk" sounds, with the occasional human-made sniff or snort that was probably delivered by whatever actor was handy.
*Steeljaw in ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron Trilogy (cartoon)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' is, shock of shocks, a recolor of Ravage's alternate mode model (and by extension, the ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege|Siege]]'' [[Ravage (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Ravage]] toy).

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Steeljaw''' (スチールジョー ''Suchīrujō'')
*''French:'' '''Machoire''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Fender'''
*''Mandarin:'' '''Gāng È''' (Taiwan, 鋼顎, "Steel Jaw"), '''Gāngqián''' (China, 钢钳, "Steel Clamp")
*''Russian:'' '''Stal'noj''' (Стальной, "Made of Steel")
*''Spanish:'' '''Carter''' (America ''The Headmasters'')

==References==
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[[Category:Cats]]
[[Category:Earth Wars Autobots]]
[[Category:Encore]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon Autobots]]
[[Category:Generation 1 toy Autobots]]
[[Category:Generations]]
[[Category:Go! Go! Autobots]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Transformers]]
[[Category:Legends Autobots]]
[[Category:Lost Light crew]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Autobots]]
[[Category:Mini-Cassettes]]
[[Category:Platinum Edition]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass refugees]]
[[Category:Studio Series Autobots]]
[[Category:The Headmasters Autobots]]
[[Category:Trackers]]
[[Category:Transformers Character Card Autobots]]
[[Category:Transformers Roleplaying Game Autobots]]
[[Category:War for Cybertron: Earthrise Autobots]]

Wipe-Out

2026-05-14T04:16:48Z

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{{factions|decepticon|adaptus}}
:''Wipe-Out is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TCG-Wipeout.jpg|upright=2|thumb|Now we're ready to go, here we go, here we go]]A lumbering, powerful Transformer like [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] has many important things to attend to (like ''destruction''). When he needs some small task done, he calls on '''Wipe-Out''' (aka '''Necro''') to do it. Wipe-Out serves Trypticon with an astonishing level of toadying sycophancy, layering on so many compliments that he actually irritates the giant with them.

This small Decepticon's super-quiet engine lets him perform recon work ahead of the slow-moving dinosaur, and he is armed with a [[grease gun]]. One of Wipe-Out's duties as Trypticon's all-purpose attendant includes lubricating his immense joints. Additionally, he has also recently gained the ability to consume the sparks of other bots.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:KoH! Wipe-Out catch.jpg|thumb|"[[Visionaries|Lord Darkstorm]] will be most pleased!"]]
[[File:KingoftheHill-interlopers.jpg|left|thumb|Wipe-Out needs a spellchecker.]]
Wipe-Out arrived on Earth with Trypticon, who had been sent to directly attack the [[Ark (G1)|Autobots' Headquarters]].

Trypticon sent Wipe-Out to scout for any possible interference while he prepared the attack. Wipe-Out encountered [[Rachel Becker]], a human student drawn by dinosaur tracks left recently by the Dinobots. He brought her to Trypticon, who was delighted with the chance to destroy an organic, something he'd never destroyed before.

When Rachel tried to escape, Wipe-Out stopped her with his grease gun. Uncharacteristically, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] attacked Trypticon to save her, but the behemoth threw the Dinobot commander against a hill. Wipe-Out then greased Grimlock's feet to keep him from retaliating, but the rest of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] joined the fray, and Wipe-Out was destroyed by [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

Wipe-Out's death didn't seem to concern Trypticon much, but he may have just been distracted by [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] setting his head on fire. Stuff like that tends to be an attention grabber.
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===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
The ancient [[Titan Master]] Necro was a macabre creature who harvests and devours the living [[sparks]] of any Transformers he and Trypticon happened upon as they traveled the stars spreading doom and destruction. He formed the head of [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]].<ref>''Titans Return'' Trypticon online bio</ref>

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[An Axe to Break the Ice|''Lost Light'' #8]]}}
Wipe-Out was a [[blacksmith]] who befriended [[Anode]] and [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Wipe-Out's specialized skills made him known to the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], who used him and other blacksmiths to procure the [[Living metal|''sentio metallico'']] required for his strange genetic experiments. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} During that time, he would come to know the [[Catharsian]] merchant [[Mengel]]—also in the employ of the Grand Architect—and develop a great dislike of her, unfavorably comparing her to [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}}

[[File:AnAxeToBreakTheIce-WipeOut.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|He's pretty okay once you get him away from Trypticon.]]
After the end of the war, Wipe-Out was summoned to the planet [[Troja Major]] by the Grand Architect, but after arriving at the planet's [[Howling Town]], he discovered fellow blacksmiths [[Rocket]] and [[Scammer]] had already been murdered by the Architect's men. Wipe-Out immediately fled before picking up the scent of ''sentio metallico'', which led him to Anode, Lug, a [[Infinite|dead newborn Transformer]], and a [[Black Block Consortia]] hit squad. He managed to get his two friends out of the line of fire and, en route to a local bar, got them up to speed on recent events, warning them that ''someone'' was hunting down blacksmiths.

After taking refuge in a bar, the three friends caught up with one another as Wipe-Out filled them in on the activities of the Consortia. Lug was unconvinced that the organics were responsible for the spate of blacksmith murders... causing Wipe-Out to realize that the only other culprit was the Grand Architect himself, cleaning up loose ends. Wipe-Out then glimpsed one of the Grand Architect's signature [[Worldsweeper]]s hovering over the bar; the three decided to leg it only for a cabal of troops led by [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] to teleport in and bar their path.
{{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

[[File:Lustrare-SpinisterWipeout.jpg|Right|thumb|upright=1.0|I mostly show up in extremely comprehensive groupshots from here on out.]]
Though Anode erroneously thought Flame was the Architect, Wipe-Out sheepishly corrected her and briefed her on who Flame was, quickly realizing that Flame was also in the employ of the Grand Architect and the one responsible for the deaths of Rocket and Scammer. The three managed to keep Flame and his troops at bay long enough to flee using Anode's [[alternate mode]], flying back to the scene where the newborn had died. Wipe-Out analyzed the bot's remains and discovered that its ''sentio metallico'' was unlike any other; the metal possessed the blueprints for ''millions'' of alternate modes, effectively allowing the Transformer to transform into anything.

At [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]]'s behest, the three made their way to Mengel's laboratory where [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] burst out of the building with instructions to flee. After the group made a brisk getaway, Wipe-Out turned down the offer to join the femmes but assured them he'd be available if they needed him. Before they parted ways however, Wipe-Out informed Velocity that Mengel's ability to extract and "sell" the emotions of other beings worked by artificially removing all feelings ever held for a person... which was why Nautica now displayed no emotions relating to her dead friend [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}}

After escaping the ''[[Lost Light]]'' and meeting up with [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] on Troja Major, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and his small band of Autobots hired Wipe-Out to take them in his [[Wipe-Out's ship|Q-class ship]] and chase after the ''Lost Light''. Tracing it to [[Mederi]], Wipe-Out and the others met up with [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] and explained the situation to them before helping them fend off against the mutineers, who had been mutated into [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} After [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] retook the ''Lost Light'' from [[Getaway]]'s control, Wipe-Out and the others boarded the ship as it was pulled into a rift and brought into the [[Benzene Cluster]], where the Grand Architect had constructed his "[[God Gun]]". The crew were subsequently captured by the Grand Architect's forces {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} only to be rescued by the timely arrival of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], who brought Wipe-Out and others onto the ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]''. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} After the rest of the crew had dealt with the Grand Architect, Wipe-Out conjoined with the others on the ''Lost Light'' to devise a plan against the [[Functionist Council]]'s "[[Primus]]". {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} Once [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] had created twelve [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrixes]] for the crew to use against "Primus", Wipe-Out accompanied Anode and Lug to the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] [[Sansaw Sanserre]], fighting off against the Functionists' forces before using their Matrix to destroy the Functionist Council. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}
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==Toys==
===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy_wipeout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8__EwAT8VM A celebratory jingle.]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Windcharger vs Decepticon Wipe-Out''' (Two-pack, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[January 28]], 2012
:*''ID number:'' '''UN-27'''
:Released in the fifth wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Transformers United]]'' toyline, Wipe-Out is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Windcharger]], transforming into a genericized modern muscle car that's a cross between a fifth generation {{w|Ford Mustang}} and a fifth generation {{w|Chevrolet Camaro}}. The front end is primarily based on the Mustang, including a trapezoid front grille inspired by the 2010 facelift, a GT hood scoop and a chin spoiler, while the rear half of the car is heavily inspired by the Camaro's distinct curves. The shape of the taillights, meanwhile, is also taken from the Mustang's 2010 facelift.

:In robot mode, Wipe-Out features flip-out "grease guns" in his wrists, which feature [[C joint]] bars that can be used even when the guns are retracted.

:He was only available in a two-pack with [[Windcharger (G1)#United|''United'' Windcharger]]. Like the fifth and sixth wave figures, the packaging features a sticker that says "limited quantity (数量限定)", indicating that this set is released in limited numbers after its first and only shipment.
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===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Necro.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"'''Nek'''-ro"? The proper way to say it is "'''Knee'''-cro".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Necro & Decepticon Full-Tilt & Trypticon''' (Titan Class, [[2017]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing), [[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}
:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' "Decepticon Necro" is a [[Titan Master]], a tiny robot who turns into the head for his larger partner [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]]. His robot-mode details are heavily based on Wipe-Out's comic appearance, aka [[Tailgate (G1)#Toys|Tailgate's toy details]]. He can can sit in Full-Tilt's vehicle-mode driver's compartment, and can also interact with any other Titan Master-compatible toy.

:Necro (and Full-Tilt) were only available packed in with ''Titans Return'' Titan-class [[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return|Trypticon]].

:This mold was also used with black screws as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Legends|Full-Tilt]]'s Headmaster form, and the Headmaster form of [[Megastorm (BW)#New Legends|Gigastorm]].
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Selects Necro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Trypticon''' (Titan, [[2025]])}} </ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Amy Bence]] (packaging)}}<ref>[[January 14]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc5mkAAGzyE MASSIVE Transformers Tuesday! In-Hand Product Showcase and Pre-orders | Hasbro Pulse] with [[Nate Purswell]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

: Packed in with the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' version of [[Trypticon (G1)#Generations Selects|Trypticon]], this version of Decepticon Necro is now cast in reddish-purple plastic (matching Trypticon's changed purple tone), with his torso cast in dark gray plastic. His face has also been painted, though he loses his head-mode's crest paint. He retains all of the functionality of the original version of the mold.

:This mold was also used with black screws as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Legends|Full-Tilt]]'s Headmaster form, and the Headmaster form of [[Megastorm (BW)#New Legends|Gigastorm]].
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W4AWipe-Out.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Wipe-Out, Devoted Minion''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4A: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T04/T04'''
**''Stars: ''4
:Wipe-Out, Devoted Minion was made available as part of the promotional Trypticon Pack that is included in every sealed Booster Box of the Wave 4 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, War for Cybertron: Siege II.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:TailgateWipeout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|]]
*Wipe-Out was a comic-only character whose appearance is based not on [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s [[character model]], but his [[toy]]—his design features chest details from the toy that the character model does not. Artist [[Don Perlin]] was given toys from Hasbro, since many of the Transformers' [[character model]]s lacked art of their backs.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Monzo was once told by Don Perlin that when he was working on the Transformers comics he didn't have character model sheets for the Transformers' backs. To make up for this Perlin was given access to the toys by Hasbro. So Perlin had the toys to draw Transformers from... and a black Tailgate appeared in issue 27. One wonders if this is because Tailgate was just on hand when needed, or if Perlin quite liked the toy.|link=http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/uscomics/wipeout.htm|title=Wipeout|name=Obscure Transformers}}</ref> Presumably, a gifted Tailgate toy was part of how this made-up little dude was born.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wipe-Out''' (ワイプアウト ''Waipu Auto'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titan Masters]]
[[Category:Titans Return Decepticons]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]

Wipe-Out

2026-05-14T04:10:21Z

M Sipher: /* Toys */

{{factions|decepticon|adaptus}}
:''Wipe-Out is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TCG-Wipeout.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Now we're ready to go, here we go, here we go]]A lumbering, powerful Transformer like [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] has many important things to attend to (like ''destruction''). When he needs some small task done, he calls on '''Wipe-Out''' (aka '''Necro''') to do it. Wipe-Out serves Trypticon with an astonishing level of toadying sycophancy, layering on so many compliments that he actually irritates the giant with them.

This small Decepticon's super-quiet engine lets him perform recon work ahead of the slow-moving dinosaur, and he is armed with a [[grease gun]]. One of Wipe-Out's duties as Trypticon's all-purpose attendant includes lubricating his immense joints. Additionally, he has also recently gained the ability to consume the sparks of other bots.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:KoH! Wipe-Out catch.jpg|thumb|"[[Visionaries|Lord Darkstorm]] will be most pleased!"]]
[[File:KingoftheHill-interlopers.jpg|left|thumb|Wipe-Out needs a spellchecker.]]
Wipe-Out arrived on Earth with Trypticon, who had been sent to directly attack the [[Ark (G1)|Autobots' Headquarters]].

Trypticon sent Wipe-Out to scout for any possible interference while he prepared the attack. Wipe-Out encountered [[Rachel Becker]], a human student drawn by dinosaur tracks left recently by the Dinobots. He brought her to Trypticon, who was delighted with the chance to destroy an organic, something he'd never destroyed before.

When Rachel tried to escape, Wipe-Out stopped her with his grease gun. Uncharacteristically, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] attacked Trypticon to save her, but the behemoth threw the Dinobot commander against a hill. Wipe-Out then greased Grimlock's feet to keep him from retaliating, but the rest of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] joined the fray, and Wipe-Out was destroyed by [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

Wipe-Out's death didn't seem to concern Trypticon much, but he may have just been distracted by [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] setting his head on fire. Stuff like that tends to be an attention grabber.
{{l-}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
The ancient [[Titan Master]] Necro was a macabre creature who harvests and devours the living [[sparks]] of any Transformers he and Trypticon happened upon as they traveled the stars spreading doom and destruction. He formed the head of [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]].<ref>''Titans Return'' Trypticon online bio</ref>

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[An Axe to Break the Ice|''Lost Light'' #8]]}}
Wipe-Out was a [[blacksmith]] who befriended [[Anode]] and [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Wipe-Out's specialized skills made him known to the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], who used him and other blacksmiths to procure the [[Living metal|''sentio metallico'']] required for his strange genetic experiments. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} During that time, he would come to know the [[Catharsian]] merchant [[Mengel]]—also in the employ of the Grand Architect—and develop a great dislike of her, unfavorably comparing her to [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}}

[[File:AnAxeToBreakTheIce-WipeOut.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|He's pretty okay once you get him away from Trypticon.]]
After the end of the war, Wipe-Out was summoned to the planet [[Troja Major]] by the Grand Architect, but after arriving at the planet's [[Howling Town]], he discovered fellow blacksmiths [[Rocket]] and [[Scammer]] had already been murdered by the Architect's men. Wipe-Out immediately fled before picking up the scent of ''sentio metallico'', which led him to Anode, Lug, a [[Infinite|dead newborn Transformer]], and a [[Black Block Consortia]] hit squad. He managed to get his two friends out of the line of fire and, en route to a local bar, got them up to speed on recent events, warning them that ''someone'' was hunting down blacksmiths.

After taking refuge in a bar, the three friends caught up with one another as Wipe-Out filled them in on the activities of the Consortia. Lug was unconvinced that the organics were responsible for the spate of blacksmith murders... causing Wipe-Out to realize that the only other culprit was the Grand Architect himself, cleaning up loose ends. Wipe-Out then glimpsed one of the Grand Architect's signature [[Worldsweeper]]s hovering over the bar; the three decided to leg it only for a cabal of troops led by [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] to teleport in and bar their path.
{{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

[[File:Lustrare-SpinisterWipeout.jpg|Right|thumb|upright=1.0|I mostly show up in extremely comprehensive groupshots from here on out.]]
Though Anode erroneously thought Flame was the Architect, Wipe-Out sheepishly corrected her and briefed her on who Flame was, quickly realizing that Flame was also in the employ of the Grand Architect and the one responsible for the deaths of Rocket and Scammer. The three managed to keep Flame and his troops at bay long enough to flee using Anode's [[alternate mode]], flying back to the scene where the newborn had died. Wipe-Out analyzed the bot's remains and discovered that its ''sentio metallico'' was unlike any other; the metal possessed the blueprints for ''millions'' of alternate modes, effectively allowing the Transformer to transform into anything.

At [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]]'s behest, the three made their way to Mengel's laboratory where [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] burst out of the building with instructions to flee. After the group made a brisk getaway, Wipe-Out turned down the offer to join the femmes but assured them he'd be available if they needed him. Before they parted ways however, Wipe-Out informed Velocity that Mengel's ability to extract and "sell" the emotions of other beings worked by artificially removing all feelings ever held for a person... which was why Nautica now displayed no emotions relating to her dead friend [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}}

After escaping the ''[[Lost Light]]'' and meeting up with [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] on Troja Major, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and his small band of Autobots hired Wipe-Out to take them in his [[Wipe-Out's ship|Q-class ship]] and chase after the ''Lost Light''. Tracing it to [[Mederi]], Wipe-Out and the others met up with [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] and explained the situation to them before helping them fend off against the mutineers, who had been mutated into [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} After [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] retook the ''Lost Light'' from [[Getaway]]'s control, Wipe-Out and the others boarded the ship as it was pulled into a rift and brought into the [[Benzene Cluster]], where the Grand Architect had constructed his "[[God Gun]]". The crew were subsequently captured by the Grand Architect's forces {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} only to be rescued by the timely arrival of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], who brought Wipe-Out and others onto the ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]''. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} After the rest of the crew had dealt with the Grand Architect, Wipe-Out conjoined with the others on the ''Lost Light'' to devise a plan against the [[Functionist Council]]'s "[[Primus]]". {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} Once [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] had created twelve [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrixes]] for the crew to use against "Primus", Wipe-Out accompanied Anode and Lug to the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] [[Sansaw Sanserre]], fighting off against the Functionists' forces before using their Matrix to destroy the Functionist Council. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy_wipeout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8__EwAT8VM A celebratory jingle.]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Windcharger vs Decepticon Wipe-Out''' (Two-pack, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[January 28]], 2012
:*''ID number:'' '''UN-27'''
:Released in the fifth wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Transformers United]]'' toyline, Wipe-Out is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Windcharger]], transforming into a genericized modern muscle car that's a cross between a fifth generation {{w|Ford Mustang}} and a fifth generation {{w|Chevrolet Camaro}}. The front end is primarily based on the Mustang, including a trapezoid front grille inspired by the 2010 facelift, a GT hood scoop and a chin spoiler, while the rear half of the car is heavily inspired by the Camaro's distinct curves. The shape of the taillights, meanwhile, is also taken from the Mustang's 2010 facelift.

:In robot mode, Wipe-Out features flip-out "grease guns" in his wrists, which feature [[C joint]] bars that can be used even when the guns are retracted.

:He was only available in a two-pack with [[Windcharger (G1)#United|''United'' Windcharger]]. Like the fifth and sixth wave figures, the packaging features a sticker that says "limited quantity (数量限定)", indicating that this set is released in limited numbers after its first and only shipment.
{{--}}

===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Necro.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"'''Nek'''-ro"? The proper way to say it is "'''Knee'''-cro".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Necro & Decepticon Full-Tilt & Trypticon''' (Titan Class, [[2017]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing), [[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}
:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' "Decepticon Necro" is a [[Titan Master]], a tiny robot who turns into the head for his larger partner [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]]. His robot-mode details are heavily based on Wipe-Out's comic appearance, aka [[Tailgate (G1)#Toys|Tailgate's toy details]]. He can can sit in Full-Tilt's vehicle-mode driver's compartment, and can also interact with any other Titan Master-compatible toy.

:Necro (and Full-Tilt) were only available packed in with ''Titans Return'' Titan-class [[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return|Trypticon]].

:This mold was also used with black screws as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Legends|Full-Tilt]]'s Headmaster form, and the Headmaster form of [[Megastorm (BW)#New Legends|Gigastorm]].
{{--}}

===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Selects Necro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Trypticon''' (Titan, [[2025]])}} </ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Amy Bence]] (packaging)}}<ref>[[January 14]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc5mkAAGzyE MASSIVE Transformers Tuesday! In-Hand Product Showcase and Pre-orders | Hasbro Pulse] with [[Nate Purswell]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

: Packed in with the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' version of [[Trypticon (G1)#Generations Selects|Trypticon]], this version of Decepticon Necro is now cast in reddish-purple plastic (matching Trypticon's changed purple tone), with his torso cast in dark gray plastic. His face has also been painted, though he loses his head-mode's crest paint. He retains all of the functionality of the original version of the mold.

:This mold was also used with black screws as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Legends|Full-Tilt]]'s Headmaster form, and the Headmaster form of [[Megastorm (BW)#New Legends|Gigastorm]].
{{--}}

==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W4AWipe-Out.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Wipe-Out, Devoted Minion''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4A: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T04/T04'''
**''Stars: ''4
:Wipe-Out, Devoted Minion was made available as part of the promotional Trypticon Pack that is included in every sealed Booster Box of the Wave 4 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, War for Cybertron: Siege II.
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:TailgateWipeout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|]]
*Wipe-Out was a comic-only character whose appearance is based not on [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s [[character model]], but his [[toy]]—his design features chest details from the toy that the character model does not. Artist [[Don Perlin]] was given toys from Hasbro, since many of the Transformers' [[character model]]s lacked art of their backs.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Monzo was once told by Don Perlin that when he was working on the Transformers comics he didn't have character model sheets for the Transformers' backs. To make up for this Perlin was given access to the toys by Hasbro. So Perlin had the toys to draw Transformers from... and a black Tailgate appeared in issue 27. One wonders if this is because Tailgate was just on hand when needed, or if Perlin quite liked the toy.|link=http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/uscomics/wipeout.htm|title=Wipeout|name=Obscure Transformers}}</ref> Presumably, a gifted Tailgate toy was part of how this made-up little dude was born.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wipe-Out''' (ワイプアウト ''Waipu Auto'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titan Masters]]
[[Category:Titans Return Decepticons]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]

File:TF-Titans-Return-Necro.jpg

2026-05-14T04:09:48Z

M Sipher: M Sipher uploaded a new version of "File:TF-Titans-Return-Necro.jpg": enwidening

''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Wipe-Out|Necro]]. Photos by [[User:TheLastGherkin]].

[[Category:Generations_Titans_Return_toy_images]]

Wipe-Out

2026-05-14T04:07:12Z

M Sipher: /* Generations Selects */

{{factions|decepticon|adaptus}}
:''Wipe-Out is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:TCG-Wipeout.jpg|upright=1.6|thumb|Now we're ready to go, here we go, here we go]]A lumbering, powerful Transformer like [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] has many important things to attend to (like ''destruction''). When he needs some small task done, he calls on '''Wipe-Out''' (aka '''Necro''') to do it. Wipe-Out serves Trypticon with an astonishing level of toadying sycophancy, layering on so many compliments that he actually irritates the giant with them.

This small Decepticon's super-quiet engine lets him perform recon work ahead of the slow-moving dinosaur, and he is armed with a [[grease gun]]. One of Wipe-Out's duties as Trypticon's all-purpose attendant includes lubricating his immense joints. Additionally, he has also recently gained the ability to consume the sparks of other bots.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
[[File:KoH! Wipe-Out catch.jpg|thumb|"[[Visionaries|Lord Darkstorm]] will be most pleased!"]]
[[File:KingoftheHill-interlopers.jpg|left|thumb|Wipe-Out needs a spellchecker.]]
Wipe-Out arrived on Earth with Trypticon, who had been sent to directly attack the [[Ark (G1)|Autobots' Headquarters]].

Trypticon sent Wipe-Out to scout for any possible interference while he prepared the attack. Wipe-Out encountered [[Rachel Becker]], a human student drawn by dinosaur tracks left recently by the Dinobots. He brought her to Trypticon, who was delighted with the chance to destroy an organic, something he'd never destroyed before.

When Rachel tried to escape, Wipe-Out stopped her with his grease gun. Uncharacteristically, [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] attacked Trypticon to save her, but the behemoth threw the Dinobot commander against a hill. Wipe-Out then greased Grimlock's feet to keep him from retaliating, but the rest of the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] joined the fray, and Wipe-Out was destroyed by [[Snarl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Snarl]]. {{storylink|King of the Hill!}}

Wipe-Out's death didn't seem to concern Trypticon much, but he may have just been distracted by [[Slag (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Slag]] setting his head on fire. Stuff like that tends to be an attention grabber.
{{l-}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
The ancient [[Titan Master]] Necro was a macabre creature who harvests and devours the living [[sparks]] of any Transformers he and Trypticon happened upon as they traveled the stars spreading doom and destruction. He formed the head of [[Full-Tilt (G1)|Full-Tilt]].<ref>''Titans Return'' Trypticon online bio</ref>

===2005 IDW continuity===
{{first|[[An Axe to Break the Ice|''Lost Light'' #8]]}}
Wipe-Out was a [[blacksmith]] who befriended [[Anode]] and [[Lug (IDW)|Lug]] prior to the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]]. Wipe-Out's specialized skills made him known to the [[Adaptus|Grand Architect]], who used him and other blacksmiths to procure the [[Living metal|''sentio metallico'']] required for his strange genetic experiments. {{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}} During that time, he would come to know the [[Catharsian]] merchant [[Mengel]]—also in the employ of the Grand Architect—and develop a great dislike of her, unfavorably comparing her to [[Starscream (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}}

[[File:AnAxeToBreakTheIce-WipeOut.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.75|He's pretty okay once you get him away from Trypticon.]]
After the end of the war, Wipe-Out was summoned to the planet [[Troja Major]] by the Grand Architect, but after arriving at the planet's [[Howling Town]], he discovered fellow blacksmiths [[Rocket]] and [[Scammer]] had already been murdered by the Architect's men. Wipe-Out immediately fled before picking up the scent of ''sentio metallico'', which led him to Anode, Lug, a [[Infinite|dead newborn Transformer]], and a [[Black Block Consortia]] hit squad. He managed to get his two friends out of the line of fire and, en route to a local bar, got them up to speed on recent events, warning them that ''someone'' was hunting down blacksmiths.

After taking refuge in a bar, the three friends caught up with one another as Wipe-Out filled them in on the activities of the Consortia. Lug was unconvinced that the organics were responsible for the spate of blacksmith murders... causing Wipe-Out to realize that the only other culprit was the Grand Architect himself, cleaning up loose ends. Wipe-Out then glimpsed one of the Grand Architect's signature [[Worldsweeper]]s hovering over the bar; the three decided to leg it only for a cabal of troops led by [[Flame (Marvel)|Flame]] to teleport in and bar their path.
{{storylink|An Axe to Break the Ice}}

[[File:Lustrare-SpinisterWipeout.jpg|Right|thumb|upright=1.0|I mostly show up in extremely comprehensive groupshots from here on out.]]
Though Anode erroneously thought Flame was the Architect, Wipe-Out sheepishly corrected her and briefed her on who Flame was, quickly realizing that Flame was also in the employ of the Grand Architect and the one responsible for the deaths of Rocket and Scammer. The three managed to keep Flame and his troops at bay long enough to flee using Anode's [[alternate mode]], flying back to the scene where the newborn had died. Wipe-Out analyzed the bot's remains and discovered that its ''sentio metallico'' was unlike any other; the metal possessed the blueprints for ''millions'' of alternate modes, effectively allowing the Transformer to transform into anything.

At [[Velocity (G1)|Velocity]]'s behest, the three made their way to Mengel's laboratory where [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]] burst out of the building with instructions to flee. After the group made a brisk getaway, Wipe-Out turned down the offer to join the femmes but assured them he'd be available if they needed him. Before they parted ways however, Wipe-Out informed Velocity that Mengel's ability to extract and "sell" the emotions of other beings worked by artificially removing all feelings ever held for a person... which was why Nautica now displayed no emotions relating to her dead friend [[Skids (G1)|Skids]]. {{storylink|Chasing the Infinite}}

After escaping the ''[[Lost Light]]'' and meeting up with [[Grimlock (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Grimlock]] on Troja Major, [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] and his small band of Autobots hired Wipe-Out to take them in his [[Wipe-Out's ship|Q-class ship]] and chase after the ''Lost Light''. Tracing it to [[Mederi]], Wipe-Out and the others met up with [[Team Rodimus (G1)|Team Rodimus]] and explained the situation to them before helping them fend off against the mutineers, who had been mutated into [[Sparkeater (creature)|sparkeaters]]. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 1): A Dance Before Dying|A Dance Before Dying}} {{storylink|Crucible (Part 2): Lūstrāre|Lūstrāre}} After [[Hot Rod (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Rodimus]] retook the ''Lost Light'' from [[Getaway]]'s control, Wipe-Out and the others boarded the ship as it was pulled into a rift and brought into the [[Benzene Cluster]], where the Grand Architect had constructed his "[[God Gun]]". The crew were subsequently captured by the Grand Architect's forces {{storylink|Crucible (Part 3): Farsickness|Farsickness}} only to be rescued by the timely arrival of [[Megatron (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Anti-Vocationist League]], who brought Wipe-Out and others onto the ''[[Last Light (ship)|Last Light]]''. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 4): The Return of the King|The Return of the King}} After the rest of the crew had dealt with the Grand Architect, Wipe-Out conjoined with the others on the ''Lost Light'' to devise a plan against the [[Functionist Council]]'s "[[Primus]]". {{storylink|Crucible (Part 5): The Unremembering|The Unremembering}} Once [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] had created twelve [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrixes]] for the crew to use against "Primus", Wipe-Out accompanied Anode and Lug to the [[hot spot (phenomenon)|hot spot]] [[Sansaw Sanserre]], fighting off against the Functionists' forces before using their Matrix to destroy the Functionist Council. {{storylink|Crucible (Part 6): A Spark Among Embers|A Spark Among Embers}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''United''===
[[File:Unitedtoy_wipeout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8__EwAT8VM A celebratory jingle.]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Windcharger vs Decepticon Wipe-Out''' (Two-pack, [[2012]])}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': [[January 28]], 2012
:*''ID number:'' '''UN-27'''
:Released in the fifth wave of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Transformers United]]'' toyline, Wipe-Out is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)#Hasbro Reveal the Shield subline|Reveal the Shield]]'' [[Windcharger (G1)#Transformers (2010)|Windcharger]], transforming into a genericized modern muscle car that's a cross between a fifth generation {{w|Ford Mustang}} and a fifth generation {{w|Chevrolet Camaro}}. The front end is primarily based on the Mustang, including a trapezoid front grille inspired by the 2010 facelift, a GT hood scoop and a chin spoiler, while the rear half of the car is heavily inspired by the Camaro's distinct curves. The shape of the taillights, meanwhile, is also taken from the Mustang's 2010 facelift.

:In robot mode, Wipe-Out features flip-out "grease guns" in his wrists, which feature [[C joint]] bars that can be used even when the guns are retracted.

:He was only available in a two-pack with [[Windcharger (G1)#United|''United'' Windcharger]]. Like the fifth and sixth wave figures, the packaging features a sticker that says "limited quantity (数量限定)", indicating that this set is released in limited numbers after its first and only shipment.
{{--}}

===''Titans Return''===
[[File:TF-Titans-Return-Necro.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"'''Nek'''-ro"? The proper way to say it is "'''Knee'''-cro".]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Decepticon Necro & Decepticon Full-Tilt & Trypticon''' (Titan Class, [[2017]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[John Warden]] (Hasbro), [[Shogo Hasui]] (TakaraTomy)|[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] (detailing), [[Mark Maher]] (deco artist)}}
:''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' "Decepticon Necro" is a [[Titan Master]], a tiny robot who turns into the head for his larger partner [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]]. His robot-mode details are heavily based on Wipe-Out's comic appearance, aka [[Tailgate (G1)#Toys|Tailgate's toy details]]. He can can sit in Full-Tilt's vehicle-mode driver's compartment, and can also interact with any other Titan Master-compatible toy.

:Necro (and Full-Tilt) were only available packed in with ''Titans Return'' Titan-class [[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return|Trypticon]].

:This mold was also used with black screws as ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Legends|Full-Tilt]]'s Headmaster form.
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===''Generations Selects''===
[[File:Selects Necro.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Trypticon''' (Titan, [[2025]])}} </ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Evan Brooks]] (Hasbro), [[Amy Bence]] (packaging)}}<ref>[[January 14]], [[2025]]'s [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Hc5mkAAGzyE MASSIVE Transformers Tuesday! In-Hand Product Showcase and Pre-orders | Hasbro Pulse] with [[Nate Purswell]], [[Mark Maher]], and [[Evan Brooks]].</ref>

: Packed in with the ''[[Generations Selects (toyline)|Generations Selects]]'' version of [[Trypticon (G1)#Generations Selects|Trypticon]], this version of Decepticon Necro is now cast in reddish-purple plastic (matching Trypticon's changed purple tone), with his torso cast in dark gray plastic. His face has also been painted, though he loses his head-mode's crest paint. He retains all of the functionality of the original version of the mold.

: This mold was also used to make the Headmaster form of [[Megastorm (BW)#New Legends|Gigastorm]].
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==Merchandise==
===''Transformers Trading Card Game''===
[[File:W4AWipe-Out.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Wipe-Out, Devoted Minion''' (2019)
**'''Wave 4A: War for Cybertron: Siege II'''
**''Rarity: '''''RT'''
**''Card Number: '''''T04/T04'''
**''Stars: ''4
:Wipe-Out, Devoted Minion was made available as part of the promotional Trypticon Pack that is included in every sealed Booster Box of the Wave 4 of the Transformers Trading Card Game, War for Cybertron: Siege II.
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==Notes==
[[File:TailgateWipeout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6|]]
*Wipe-Out was a comic-only character whose appearance is based not on [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]]'s [[character model]], but his [[toy]]—his design features chest details from the toy that the character model does not. Artist [[Don Perlin]] was given toys from Hasbro, since many of the Transformers' [[character model]]s lacked art of their backs.<ref>{{citesocial|quote=Monzo was once told by Don Perlin that when he was working on the Transformers comics he didn't have character model sheets for the Transformers' backs. To make up for this Perlin was given access to the toys by Hasbro. So Perlin had the toys to draw Transformers from... and a black Tailgate appeared in issue 27. One wonders if this is because Tailgate was just on hand when needed, or if Perlin quite liked the toy.|link=http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/uscomics/wipeout.htm|title=Wipeout|name=Obscure Transformers}}</ref> Presumably, a gifted Tailgate toy was part of how this made-up little dude was born.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Wipe-Out''' (ワイプアウト ''Waipu Auto'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes Decepticons]]
[[Category:Generations Selects toy Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Transformers]]
[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Titan Masters]]
[[Category:Titans Return Decepticons]]
[[Category:United Decepticons]]

Megastorm (BW)

2026-05-14T03:12:00Z

M Sipher: /* New Legends */ Adding Tryp features he 99% certainly has. Flip-up horns are a maybe, so leaving out for now.

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{{disambig2|the Beast Wars character|the Legends World character|Megastorm (Legends)}}
:''Megastorm is the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction|Duke of Destruction]] from the [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MegastormModel.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You can't see his eyeliner very well here.]]
'''Megastorm''' (メガストーム ''Megasutōmu'') is the Duke of Destruction and [[Relatives|younger brother]] to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], the [[Emperor of Destruction]]. In front of his troops he puts on the facade of a tough guy, but when he's in the presence of his big brother, he quickly calms down.

Megastorm secretly wishes to be stronger than Galvatron, but ultimately his goals are far more modest and conservative than his brother's. In his view, Galvatron's ostentatious schemes are not only too risky, they're downright frightening. This further cements his belief that he could do a better job, endlessly plotting to usurp him as Emperor just to satisfy his own ego. Galvatron in return is aware of his younger sibling's attempts at treachery, but looks the other way purely out of brotherly love.

Megastorm transforms into a tank and is armed with the devastating Mega-Cannon (that unfortunately takes ''forever'' to charge). He was later upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy|Evil Angolmois Energy]] into '''Gigastorm''' (ギガストーム ''Gigasutōmu''), a giant mechanical ''Ceratosaurus''-like dinosaur, which gave him a "Huge Base Mode" (巨大な基地モード ''Kyodaina Kichi Mōdo'') and an "Attack Fortress Mode" (攻撃要塞モード ''Kōgeki Yōsai Mōdo''), along with a [[Gigascouter]] drone. The upgrade included an enlarged title as Arch-Duke of Destruction; a hollow gesture considering he's still stuck as second-in-command.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Great Convoy]]s. {{storylink|LG-EX Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Takashi Matsuyama]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Megastorm1.jpg|left|thumb|My Stormin' Norman commemorative plates have been stolen! …again.]]

Megastorm, the Predacon Duke of Destruction, accompanied his Emperor and older brother [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' as they traveled to planet [[Gaia]] in search of [[Angolmois Energy]]. Megastorm was frequently chastised by his older brother for his immaturity, such as constantly repeating Galvatron's orders to their troops, or gloating disrespectfully when their Maximal enemies were captured. A mysterious white lion freed the captured Maximals before the Combatrons could dispose of them, allowing the opposition to escape. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

Megastorm and Galvatron uncovered a lost civilization in the underground ruins of Gaia, including a powerful [[Mother Computer]]. Galvatron overreached temporarily by assuming the two most powerful forms in the super-computer's databanks as his combat modes, and fell into a deep sleep. Once he realized his elder brother was incapacitated, Megastorm saw the opportunity for advancement, and named himself the new Emperor of Destruction. Megastorm arranged for the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]]s and [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s to assume combat modes from the Mother Computer as well, then dispatched them on independent missions. While the Autorollers began clearing away the forests to harvest Angolmois Energy, the Combatrons were ordered to retrieve the white lion who helped the Maximals. When [[BB (BW)|BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] returned with the lion, however, Megastorm was surprised to learn it was the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]...a robot in disguise! Lio Convoy's sudden appearance drove Megastorm and his forces into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

Hoping to score credit with his elder brother when he reawakened, Megastorm instructed the Combatrons to find Lio Convoy and then alert him to the Maximal commander's location so he, Megastorm, could finish him off. Impatient for results, he eventually left the ship himself and ran into the Maximal [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]. He chased the frog into a rendez-vous with other Maximals, but there was still no sign of Lio Convoy. A sneering Megastorm intended to eliminate [[Bighorn (BW)|Bighorn]], who stood in his way, by unleashing the full power of his tank cannon. Unfortunately, the cannon took waaaaaay too long to power up, and Bighorn rushed behind Megastorm's guard in tank mode, pummeling him repeatedly while the helpless Predacon waited for his cannon to reach full power. He finally unleashed his ultimate blast, which of course went right past Bighorn since the buffalo was already behind the cannon's barrel. Even when Lio Convoy arrived on the scene, he left it to Bighorn to continue beating on Megastorm until the Duke of Destruction finally retreated. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Megastorm also oversaw a lake trap engineered by Starscream to capture and destroy the Maximals, but it ultimately proved fruitless. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Still, with Galvatron out of the way, Megastorm developed a taste for leadership. He eventually decided to dispose of his brother so that he could take Galvatron's throne for good. Hauling the unconscious Galvatron off the ship, Megastorm dropped his slumbering sibling into a well of Angolmois Energy, thinking it would destroy him... only for Galvatron to be re-energized and rudely awakened! Exploiting his brother's slightly disoriented state, Megastorm claimed that it was the Maximals who had thrown him in the well, and Galvatron promptly set off to eliminate Lio Convoy and his team. Megastorm observed the ensuing the battle between Galvatron and the Maximals from afar, and he emulated their strategy with great aplomb, sending his brother sinking into the molten lava below. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Megastorm didn't realize that Starscream had also been watching the fight and had quickly recovered Galvatron from the volcano, bringing him back to the ''Galvaburg II'', unconscious once more and sealed in a coffin of solidified lava. Megastorm was not happy about this, fearing it would conflict with his aspirations for leadership. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

After Dirge and Thrust were outmatched by the Insectrons [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]], Megastorm authorized Starscream to enact a scheme that would turn the Insectrons and Maximals against each other. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} When Starscream successfully got a group of Insectrons to battle the Maximals, Megastorm dispatched Dirge and Thrust to help Starscream eliminate the winners, although they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

As Galvatron began moaning in his sleep, Megastorm grew concerned his brother would awaken soon and reclaim leadership of the Predacons, and worse, see how little he'd accomplished in The Emperor's absence. Megastorm ordered Starscream to wrap-up his scheming and eliminate the Insectrons once and for all. Unfortunately, Starscream's efforts to get the Insectrons to fight amongst themselves with spiked oil failed spectacularly. Not only did the Maximals calm the fighting Insectrons, but Galvatron reawakened on the ship and got drunk on the special oil before the Predacons could stop him, leading Megastorm and his troops to flee from the tipsy dragon. Megastorm cheered in victory when the Maximals and Insectrons teamed up to defeat the rampaging Galvatron, although he quickly covered his excitement by feigning concern for his brother in front of his troops.
{{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

With Starscream's plans an absolute failure, Megastorm accepted an offer from [[Autostinger]] and the Autorollers to take over command of the anti-Insectron operations. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} When the Autorollers captured [[Scissor Boy]] and [[Tasmania Kid (BW)|Tasmania Kid]] and brought them to the ''Galvaburg II'', Megastorm was impressed. Unfortunately, the other Maximals and Insectrons arrived to rescue their comrades while the Combatrons were all out on patrol. Megastorm was overwhelmed, and was reluctantly forced to move their base before the mass of enemies defeated him. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

[[File:MegastormRage.JPG|thumb|ogbnorshnboihqpidhwnFIONOIAB!!!]]
Megastorm was vexed by the temporary return of his brother, Galvatron, rampaging over the Southern continent. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}} He unleashed the Combatrons and Autorollers for a major offensive in the south, but his efforts were opposed by the Maximals and Insectrons. Galvatron was soon back in the Predacon sick bay after his rampage ended, and Megastorm fretted that his older brother would permanently reawaken before he could truly consolidate his power. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Despite all his planning, however, his fears were realized when Galvatron awakened and regained his faculties, and Megastorm soon found himself back under his older brother's thumb. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} He began openly jousting with Starscream for Galvatron's favor, as Starscream continued to subtly undermine Megastorm while lavishing favor on Galvatron. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Perhaps because of Megastorm's lack of accomplishments as leader, Galvatron also seemed less tolerant of his younger brother. He became annoyed at Megastorm for repeating his orders back to the troops, and struck him on the head several times to be quiet. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Predacons were unable to come up with a combination scheme equal to [[Tripledacus]] on their own. Galvatron and Megastorm ordered the Combatrons to bring them the [[Jointron]]s for study, in hopes of copying their abilities. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} When the Autorollers discovered a [[Copy Machine]] in the ruins on Gaia, Starscream gave Galvatron and Megastorm a demonstration by using it on BB to create [[Copy BB]]. After a struggle on the bridge between BB and his diametrically opposed counterpart, Megastorm was ready to destroy the infernal machine, but Galvatron stopped him. Instead, they initiated a plan to create evil copies of the Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, the Duke of Destruction Megastorm was sized up next to Lio Convoy's lieutenant, [[Apache (BW)|Apache]]. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Sensing a growing threat to his position from Starscream, Megastorm held back Starscream and BB from a scouting mission in favor of allowing Dirge and Thrust to improve their own standing. Despite their successful surveillance of the newly arrived [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], though, at Starscream's insistence Galvatron allowed him and BB to make the next run over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

Megastorm represented the Predacons in negotiations with [[Halfshell]] of the Seacons. Galvatron wished to hire the Seacons to eliminate the Maximals in exchange for a share of Angolmois Energy. Megastorm opened negotiations with an offer of 1/10th the Predacons' Angolmois Energy reserves for each Maximals successfully eliminated. Halfshell countered with a demand of 1/8th share per Maximal, and also coerced Megastorm into agreeing Lio Convoy was worth 3 times a normal Maximal. Megastorm returned to the ''Galvaburg II'' with news of his successful negotiations, but Starscream was there to point out the math: five Maximals at one-eighth price and Lio Convoy at three-eighths meant that if the Seacons were victorious, the Predacons would have to give up ALL the Angolmois Energy in their possession. An embarrassed Megastorm quickly made excuses, and claimed he had a plan to prevent that.

Working with Dirge and Thrust, Megastorm constructed [[Decoy energy transmitter|transmitters]] for the Seacons to lure the Maximals to six different locations so they could be beaten individually. The comedy duo inadvertently gave Megastorm the idea to install bombs in the transmitters too, hopefully to destroy the Seacons AND the Maximals at each site, and relieve them of the need to pay. Unfortunately for the plan, Dirge and Thrust were idiots. While placing the last transmitter, they were shocked by Lio Convoy's arrival and dropped the detonator. The damaged trigger ended up setting off the bomb directly under Megastorm as he watched the fight between Halfshell and [[Scuba (BW)|Scuba]]. Blown clear of the ocean, the dazed Megastorm crashed on the beach where [[Terrormander]] battled Apache. Rushing into the fray to prevent Apache from being killed by a Seacon, Megastorm stepped on a second bomb just as it detonated, launching him skyward again. As he stumbled out of the forest, Megastorm walked into Bighorn and [[Coelagon]]...and their bomb. One explosion later, an increasingly disheveled Megastorm crawled into the clearing where [[Scylla (BW)|Scylla]] tormented Tasmania Kid and caught yet ''another'' explosion in the face. Blasted back to the beach, Megastorm could barely stand when [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] came rushing through being chased by [[Sea Phantom]]...who had the last bomb hooked around his fin.

So, on the one hand, Megastorm's plan failed spectacularly and none of the Maximals were eliminated. On the other hand, no payments of Angolmois Energy had to be made and the Seacons didn't care about Megastorm's treachery, since he'd done so much damage to himself in the process. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Megastorm stoically watched as Galvatron manipulated the Seacons into attacking the Maximals for no pay whatsoever. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}} When Starscream noticed the damage to the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], he offered to negotiate a new, cheaper bounty for repair materials with the Seacons. When Galvatron told Starscream not to screw up the way Megastorm did, Megastorm knew he was on thin ice. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

As the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia behind, Halfshell challenged Lio Convoy to a duel for the energy necessary to depart. Galvatron sent Megastorm, Starscream and BB to monitor the fight, and hopefully eliminate a weakened Lio Convoy if Halfshell did not claim victory himself. Things looked bad for Lio Convoy when the one-on-one duel turned out to be against God Neptune. Through acrobatics and warrior skill, however, he seemingly defeated God Neptune and buried the Seacon combiner under a rockslide. Although the fight was not clearly finished, Megastorm jumped the gun and prepared to fire on the injured Lio Convoy. His cannon blast went wide instead, and caused a chain reaction in the Angolmois Energy under the ground. Lio Convoy and God Neptune were forced to abandon their bout due to the chaos that followed. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Megastorm was overseeing an Autoroller drilling operation when the Angolmois Energy began erupting out of control. Megastorm panicked and ordered an evacuation, but his older brother laughed and told him to calm himself. The Angolmois Energy was reacting to the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] that Galvatron had summoned to the solar system. Galvatron calmly entered the Angolmois Energy geysers and absorbed more energy to become even more powerful. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

However, Galvatron's power was not great enough to prevent him from suffering serious injuries in battle with [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]], the new Maximal combiner centered around [[Lio Junior (BW)|Lio Junior]], another wielder of Angolmois Energy. As Megastorm once again seized control of the Predacons, Starscream responded to a comment he made about Galvatron's power. Starscream claimed to have performed many experiments that indicated Megastorm could safely expose himself to Angolmois Energy to become even more powerful like his brother. Secretly, however, Starscream expected Megastorm to die in the attempt.

Megastorm began to have second thoughts about the process as he dangled over a pit of Angolmois Energy from inside a fragile cage, but Starscream dropped the Duke of Destruction into the maw anyway. As he soaked up Angolmois Energy, fearing his imminent death, Megastorm reflected upon his relationship with his elder brother. He thought on how he wanted to succeed his brother as Emperor of Destruction, and acquire a mode as powerful as his dragon mode, or like the dinosaurs that once roamed on this planet. Megastorm did indeed emerge from the pit, despite Starscream's expectations, far larger and possessing awesome power in a new dinosaurian body as "Gigastorm". As a towering ''Ceratosaurus'', Gigastorm did battle with the Maximals until they upset his footing, sending him back into the flow of Angolmois Energy. This did nothing to deter him, however, for Gigastorm was now nearly unstoppable. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

By means of the [[elementary particle control beam]], Gigastorm was capable of entering the ''Galvaburg II'' to address his troops. He congratulated Starscream on a job well done on his upgrade, still unaware of his lieutenant's true intentions. Although he was significantly larger and stronger, Gigastorm was no smarter than Megastorm. After being taunted by the Maximals into giving chase, he was lured into a ravine and then flanked on both sides by his foes. The unsuspecting Gigastorm was soon buried in rocks as the ground gave way under their firepower. What's more, the Maximals had arranged their ambush atop a vein of natural gas, letting the explosive vapor build up around the trapped Gigastorm before finally detonating it all at once around him. Unfortunately for the Maximals, Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy-enhanced armor allowed him to laugh off even this firestorm of an explosion. He was eventually pulled free with the assistance of the ''Galvaburg II'', but retreated after being outmaneuvered by Scuba's new weapon, the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Fearing his older brother would once again awaken and take the reins of power from him, Gigastorm tried to forcibly dismantle Galvatron with a chainsaw, but was stopped by Starscream and BB. He then made the same mistake he had made previously and tried to overload Galvatron with Angolmois Energy, only for it to fully restore Galvatron as it had in the past. Starscream reported Gigastorm's treachery to Galvatron, but the Emperor of Destruction wouldn't believe it at first. When Gigastorm fired on Galvatron in the midst of a battle with the Maximals, however, Galvatron recognized his younger brother's treachery for what it was. Gigastorm fought his elder brother in his powerful dragon mode, until Galvatron outsmarted his sibling by activating the elementary particle control beam of the ''Galvaburg II'' to reduce Gigastorm to a more controllable size. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Dirge and Thrust managed to catch Starscream on video admitting he intended to kill Megastorm with the Angolmois Energy bath, prompting Gigastorm to seek his revenge. He planned to send Starscream and BB on a mission to an isolated Angolmois Energy-rich area, allegedly because the Maximals were nearby, then blow them up with concealed explosives. By sheer happenstance, all the Maximals actually ''were'' in the area, prompting Gigastorm to keep his head down and see how the Combatrons fared against their foes. When Starscream and BB exhausted all their firepower and prepared to surrender, Gigastorm saw his chance and blew the explosives, sending his rivals into the pit of Angolmois Energy below. Miraculously (and in no way exactly like ''every other time'' Gigastorm tried to kill someone with Angolmois Energy), Starscream and BB emerged from the pit more powerful than ever, having becoming [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB (BW)|Max-B]]. Recognizing Gigastorm's hand in this, they prepared to square off against him before Galvatron arrived, forcing all his subordinates back firmly under his control. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

After Hellscream and Max-B's impressive upgrade, Dirge and Thrust felt even more outclassed than before. After several slapstick failures to redeem their image by eliminating Lio Convoy, Gigastorm took pity on his loyal soldiers and offered them an upgrade. Converting into his "Attack Fortress Mode", Gigastorm arranged to pump the Combatrons full of Angolmois Energy from his own system, and successfully transformed them into the Cyborg Beasts [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:Gigastorm1.jpg|thumb|left|"He said it was just a name!" "What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!"]]

When a mysterious teleport gate fell to Gaia, the Predacons seized control of the device. Gigastorm and Hellscream determined it was capable of reaching through time and space to locate any being of their choosing. Galvatron hoped to add the power of the mighty [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to his conquest of Gaia. However, Gigastorm screwed up the space-time coordinates (apparently through legitimate incompetence rather than deceit), pulling an unknown entity through the gate. Despite Gigastorm's bungling, Galvatron was pleased with his new arrival, the colossal and terrifying [[Majin Zarak]]. In all-terrain aircraft carrier mode, Majin Zarak was a juggernaut in Galvatron's command. While Gigastorm and the other Predacons were beaten by the Maximals, Majin Zarak's massive power allowed Galvatron to overpower Lio Convoy's crew. Unfortunately, the beast was eventually upended by Magnaboss, casting Galvatron out of the command deck. Gigastorm arrived in his flying "Attack Fortress Mode" to catch his brother, and the Predacons fled into the night. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Lio Convoy and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. Gigastorm wanted to rush out and strike at the Maximals, but Galvatron told him to relax and merely increased power to Nemesis, undoing the Maximals' efforts. Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts soon confronted the Maximals anyway, but Gigastorm got caught in the freezing blasts of the Maximals' invention, leaving him helpless and hopeless on the field of battle. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}}

Lio Convoy's next plot caused more concern to Galvatron. The Maximals were in possession of the [[Niagara Cannon]], an Angolmois Energy-fueled artillery cannon, which could be used to shoot down Nemesis before it ever reached Gaia. Once he finally understood the danger, Gigastorm again tried to race into battle, but Galvatron told him to hold. Quoting Sun Tzu, Galvatron noted Lio Convoy was too cunning a tactician to show his entire hand like this. Sure enough, Hellscream and Max-B soon located a second cannon being moved underwater by Scuba. When both these cannons were destroyed and revealed as decoys by the Predacons, Galvatron and Gigastorm were still available to intercept Magnaboss and the real, third cannon as they reached the Angolmois Energy volcano.

The Maximal combiner separated, letting [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] hold the Predacons back while a determined Lio Junior readied the cannon and fired. Fortunately for the Predacons, the cannon was not powerful enough to affect Nemesis. With the cannon destroyed and useless, Galvatron ordered a retreat as there was no more reason to fight that day. Gigastorm was yelling empty threats back at the Maximals when he tripped and fell into a gorge, requiring his compatriots to use the ''Galvaburg II'' to fish him out. Having seen Lio Junior on the battlefield that day, Galvatron reflected on how Lio Convoy seemed to be raising a much better successor than he was. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Galvatron soon attempted to brainwash Lio Junior with evil Angolmois Energy, planning to replace Gigastorm as his second in command if he was successful. The plan failed, and Gigastorm didn't appear to understand the true intentions behind Galvatron's plot either. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Gigastorm continued to be woefully unimpressive in the eyes of his older brother. An emissary robot arrived from Mars and told the Maximals it had the power to take control of the Angolmois Energy once placed inside the mother computer of the Gaian ruins. When Hellscream reported this development to the ''Galvaburg II'', Gigastorm didn't understand the significance of it, severely trying Galvatron's patience. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} After it was revealed that the robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying Gaia and everyone on it, the Maximals raced to the mother computer to stop it. Gigastorm, however, was myopically focused on defeating the Maximals, and sent the Cyborg Beasts into battle to delay the heroes merely because he could. Galvatron was forced to personally appear on the battlefield and rebuke Gigastorm for not seeing the bigger picture. He ordered his troops back to the ship so that the Maximals could return to their efforts to save the entire planet, the Predacons included. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

When Dirgegun and Thrustor supposedly discovered the Maximals' hidden base, Gigastorm was thrilled at the success of his favorite subordinates. He rushed out to join them in the attack, despite Galvatron's commentary that the Maximals were inconsequential in the face of Nemesis's arrival. Even with Hellscream's suspicions voiced, Gigastorm remained blind to the Maximals true intentions, as they diverted him away from their true location long enough to launch an intercept ship intending to reach and defeat Nemesis. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}} A sullen Gigastorm watched on as Galvatron dispatched his brainwashed Seacons to stop the Maximal ship, showing he had planned for every eventuality while Gigastorm still fell for every trick. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As Nemesis shot down the Maximal ship on approach, Galvatron dispatched Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts to survey the wreckage. The flying Beasts had difficulty supporting Gigastorm's vast bulk, and so they dropped him rather unceremoniously over the ground. Too large to enter the ship himself to check for survivors, Gigastorm ordered his troops to reconnoiter it for him. When they discovered the ship empty and a self-destruct sequence activated, Hellscream and the other fled the oncoming explosion at top speed...and without bothering to warn Gigastorm. Gigastorm was ignominiously covered in soot and ash, but otherwise unharmed. He and the Cyborg Beasts found the Maximals trying to infiltrate Nemesis's inner regions and engaged them in battle. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

When the full power of Gaia's Angolmois Energy flowed from the planet to Nemesis, Galvatron emerged from the depths and reported the deaths of Lio Convoy and Lio Junior in the rush of energy. Gigastorm gloated cruelly over the crestfallen Maximals, but Galvatron ordered him to be silent and show respect for such worthy fallen opponents. Galvatron's respect for Lio Junior in particular shamed Gigastorm, who couldn't understand why his elder brother thought the cub was such a better successor than he was. In response, Galvatron told Gigastorm to look him in the eye and swear he would die for his elder, just as Lio Junior voluntarily died for Lio Convoy. Gigastorm tried, but he could not meet his brother's gaze.

[[File:BW II ep43 Galva Giga Moment.jpg|thumb]]
The Maximals weren't finished, however, for soon a glowing green Lion Warrior emerged from the depths of Nemesis. Galvatron turned his back on this new threat, and told Gigastorm to show his love for his Emperor. Recognizing the opportunity his elder brother was providing him to get back in his good graces, Gigastorm turned his full fury on the Green Lion—Angolmois Burn, Tail Storm, Head Missiles, and Storm Cannons blazed against the legendary beast, but to no avail. The Green Warrior absorbed everything Gigastorm threw at him before using its own Matrix Typhoon attack to draw the Angolmois Energy out of Gigastorm, draining his power. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

On the verge of systems shutdown, Gigastorm apologized to his brother for failing him. Instead of chastising him as he expected, however, Galvatron instead reached out to his little brother and told him he had performed admirably. Gigastorm then fell inactive until a current of Angolmois Energy "lava" shocked him awake again. He was last seen being dragged out into space by the Cyborg Beasts as they fought to escape the exploding Nemesis. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}
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====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Megastorm was a big supporter of Starscream's latest scheme; the Predacon jet had devised a means to brainwash Maximals into Predacons, and managed to capture Tasmania Kid and Diver. After subjecting them to the brainwashing process, the pair were set loose against their former allies. The bulk of the Predacon forces followed them into a massive assault against the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. Megastorm watched the whole drama unfold from a distance, readying a powerful blast to take out both the Maximals and his older brother. Just as he finished charging his canon and prepared to unleash its power, the terrain beneath Megastorm's treads collapsed! Scuba had been hiding in an underground river, and popped up at just the right moment to spoil Megastorm's shot. Megastorm's stray blast wound up badly injuring the Predacons, forcing them to retreat. Megastorm himself was swept up in the current of the underground river and carried away by the water. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Concealment}} {{storylink|Struggle}}}}

====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Gigastorm returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In the [[Precursor World]], [[Primus]] remarked upon the power of [[Angolmois Energy]] and how it could change beings and give them the power to change others. One example was turning Megastorm into Gigastorm, and in turn giving him the power to transform Dirge and Thrust. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

====''End of G1 Universe''====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Age of Primes (End of G1 Universe)|Age of Primes}}}}

===''Beast Wars II'' comic===
Megastorm joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]]in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked him up to the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]], using Galvatron's energies to power it. With it, he set out to attack [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on a rainy day. The Maximals managed to lure the tank into a river and used underwater charges to exploit the tank's weak bottom shielding and sink it. After Lio Convoy broke into the tank, Megastorm took a shot at the Maximal, but it was deflected and Lio punched Megastorm, causing him to accidentally press the self-destruct button, blowing up the tank with him inside. Megastorm was left answering Galvatron's queries as to what happened while he was sleeping. {{Storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Infiltrate the Mystery Island!}} {{storylink|Realize the Forbidden Love!}} {{Storylink|Make a Surprise Attack on the Super Weapon Base!}}}}
[[File:MangaGigastormRecliner.jpg|left|thumb|I say, this is a delightful brew, chappies.]]
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}} {{storylink|All Hands, Make a Special Attack on the Evil Planet!}} {{storylink|Win the Battle of Light and Darkness!}}}}
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===3H comics===
Megastorm took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. He aided [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] in destroying hordes of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] by tricking them into swarming what appeared to be an undefended canyon. In reality, it was to be the foundation of a new [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], built upon the smelted remains of the invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
While endlessly loyal to his brother from the moment he came online, Megastorm also tried to be a moderating influence to Galvatron's impractical schemes. However, as time went on he began to question his sibling's sanity, and when the quest for [[Angolmois Energy]] began Megastorm came to the realization he would eventually have to overthrow him for the good of all Predacons.

After Megastorm was exposed to Angolmois Energy, his form mutated into a bipedal robotic dinosaur known as Gigastorm. With a new body came newfound confidence, so Gigastorm declared himself the leader of a [[Combatron (BW)|subfaction]] within the [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. With his power, he created the recon drone [[Gigascouter]].

Gigastorm set out to increase the power of his troops, exposing them to Angolmois Energy just as he was. His efforts created the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyber Beasts]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
[[File:Gigastorm_Kre-O_Character_Image.jpg|75px|thumb]]
Gigastorm was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s troops when they uncovered the ancient [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!|Treasure Competition!}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gigastorm was a resident of [[Trypticon (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]] one decade after the end of the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vok]] declared the planet was not for them, governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] requested the presence of anyone who could help with this crisis, including Gigastorm. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===Legends World===
The [[Legends World]], where the rest of the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]] existed as fiction, had its [[Megastorm (Legends)|own version of Megastorm]].

When the Legends World citizens were under attack by [[Galvatron II]]'s forces on the [[G1 World]] version of the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Leo Prime]] made use of [[Transformers sickness]] to awaken the power of their spiritual ancestors; Megastorm took on the form of ''this'' Megastorm. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
A portal to the realm of the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], and Megastorm intended to obtain the treasure for himself. So did several other Predacons and Maximals however, leading to a series of one-on-one battles.

Megastorm could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to travel across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

After defeating his final opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megastorm gloated that using the Quartz's power, he would finally be capable of overthrowing his older brother, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. But his plans never became reality, as Galvatron stole the Quartz from under Megastorm's nose. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{BW fighter ending|Megastorm|GBC}}

====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Robot Mode'''
!colspan=2|'''Vehicle Mode'''
|-
|F. Mine||↓→B
|Maximum Shoot||↓→B
|-
|Critical Hammer||↓←B
|Sting Mine||↓←A
|-
|Spark Cannon||←↓→B
|Cyclone Cannon||←↓→B
|-
|Knuckle Bazooka||→↓→B
|Storm Pass||←↓→A
|-
|Megaton Bomb (super)||↓→↓← B
|Assault Ray (super)||↓→↓← B
|-
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Megastorm was an example of Cybertronian nobility. {{storylink|Field Guide to Action and Adventure}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Megastorm.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Megastorm''' ([[1998]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-12'''
:*''Release date'': [[March]] ??, 1998
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: A roughly Ultra-sized figure released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Megastorm is a [[redeco]] of the first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]] toy (which had not been released in Japan previously), transforming into a large combat tank. In both modes, his main cannon stocks up to four missiles (the insides of his legs hold the other two missiles), and gravity slides the next missile into place when one is fired. Megastorm lacks the electronics present in the ''Generation 2'' toy, however, and the battery compartment has been covered with a large green sticker to hide it. The robot mode has also been negligibly [[retool]]ed to accommodate a Predacon [[rubsign]] just below the chest tank section.

: The biggest visual difference between Megatron and Megastorm is that the purple camo pattern of the former has been switched to olive on the latter. The pattern borders are also now much less defined. A new black deco surrounds Megastorm's eyes and most of the upper face. The shoulder [[insignia]] decals have been updated to show the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol and the text "Destron", though still on the [[Neon|bright orange]] background of the originals. Like his predecessor, he includes a "Big Stick" decal that wraps around the fume extractor of his main cannon, though instead of "Eat this, Autobots!", the other side carries Megatron's original motto, "Peace through tyranny". Lastly, the green plastic is slightly darker and the handgun is now cast in black plastic.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline under the same name. Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Megastorm comes with two "[[rock paper scissors]]" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-12 Megastorm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with rock and the number five die roll, and the other with scissors and the number two die roll, with a desert background.

: ''Beast-War'' Megastorm was later reissued in the Korean ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Car Bot|Car Bot]]'' packaging, re-assigned as an Autobot and renamed [[Armored Corps]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Megastorm/megastorm.htm More information on Megastorm at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Taihō no Taiketsu: Apache vs Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-12'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: Megastorm was also available in a "Cannon Showdown" (大砲の対決) two-pack with the Maximal [[Apache (BW)#Toys|Apache]], also released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II''.

: Both of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWPerfectBook-BWIIGigastorm.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gigastorm''' (1998)}}</ul>
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Giga Storm''' {{sic}}
:*''Release date'': [[October]] ??, 1998
:*''ID number'': '''D-22'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Part of the ninth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Gigastorm is a redeco and partial [[retool]]ing of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' line]]'s [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], giving him a new dino-mode nose-horn as well as removing the metal ball-bearings from the outsides of the legs. He transforms from a ''{{w|Ceratosaurus}}''-like [[robot mode]] (dubbed his "Destruction Dinosaur Mode" ), to his "Huge Base Mode" (the name of his battle station mode), to his "Attack Fortress Mode" (the name of his city mode). In Attack Fortress Mode, he has a lifting mechanism that can send smaller vehicles rolling down his ramp.

: Gigastorm can still [[battery-powered motor|walk]] but lacks virtually all of Trypticon's accessories, only coming with "[[Gigascouter#Toys|Gigascouter]]" ("Gigascooter" in Korea), a redeco of [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]]. Gigastorm also features one minor piece of ''intentional'' [[misassembly]]: the panels which flip out from the sides of his Attack Fortress Mode are assembled backwards, so that the round, molded details are showing when the panels are flipped out, as opposed to the blank indents where the "HELIPAD" [[sticker]]s would've been. As Gigastorm no longer has any of Trypticon's stickers, it would appear this was done to compensate. This detail also made its way into his cartoon [[character model]].

: Sonokong also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as "Giga Storm". This [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure has a sticker over the battery cover. In place of the bio cards of the Takara release, Giga Storm comes with two "[[rock paper scissors]]" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-22 Giga Storm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with paper and the number two die roll, and the other with scissors and the number five die roll, with a rocky desert background.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Gigastorm Armor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Gigastorm/gigastorm.htm More information on Gigastorm at TFU.info]''
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===''New Legends''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gigastorm''' (2026(?))}}</ul>
:*''Release date'': ???
:*''ID number'': '''NL-06'''
:*''Accessories'': Cannon/Full-Tilt holder

:''[[Transformers New Legends|New Legends]]'' Gigastorm is a redeco of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Trypticon (G1)#Titans Return|Trypticon]], with the head [[retool]]ed to include the horns. He transforms from a robotic dinosaur to an "Attack Fortress", as well as having a third spaceship-like mode. In dino mode he features the ability to "eat" Titan Master/Headmaster (and similarly-sized) figures, who fall down his throat into his stomach, which can be opened to retrieve them. Since his head is obviously too large to interact with Titan Masters as most ''Titans Return'' molds do, he features a slot near the back of his head where you can insert a head-mode Titan Master. 

: His "Attack Fortress" mode unfolds to around three feet wide, and his forward bay can fit one Deluxe-Class-sized figure. In this mode he can also connect with any ''Titans Return'' bases in city mode through really short "ramps" on his robot mode hips. The biggest drawback is that some figures don't have long enough ramps for Gigastorm's short ones. He also has a pair of spurs on the back of his heels that act as connectors, but are even higher up; as a result, only a few figures can connect to them properly in their intended configurations.

: Gigastorm comes with his Deluxe-sized [[Gigascouter#New Legends|Gigascouter]] (redecoed from [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]]), which attaches to his chest in dino mode. Gigascouter retains Full-Tilt's Headmaster gimmick; the Headmaster unit (redecoed from [[Wipe-Out#Titans Return|Necro]]) now has a new Megastorm-based mini-robot head and head-mode faceplate.
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==Merchandise==
{{anchor|bluePVC}}
*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Megastorm, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs. His cannon is actually a separate piece that pegs onto his shoulder; curiously, his left forearm also has a peg to mount the cannon.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy (BW)#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache (BW)#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn (BW)#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba (BW)#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid (BW)#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].

===''Beast Wars Gum''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:A snap together model kit of Megastorm was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to vehicle mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Megastorm was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

===''Seal Retsuden''===
*'''Megastorm''' #043 (sticker, 1998)
*'''Megastorm''' #044 (sticker, 1998)
*'''Megastorm''' #096 (sticker, 1998)
:As part of their larger ''Seal Retsuden'' offering, [[Amada]] produced the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Seal Retsuden]]'' set of 102 stickers. Of these, two normal ones (#043 and #044) and one gold one (#096) concern Megastorm.
:*[[Source:Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Seal Retsuden#Megastorm|''Seal Retsuden'' Megastorm bio translation]]

===''Hikuzohkun PP Card''===
*'''Megastorm''' #08 (card, 1998)
*'''Megastorm''' #24 (card, 1998)
*'''Destron''' #30 (card, 1998)
*'''Apache VS Megastorm''' #33 (card, 1998)
*'''Destron''' #S3 (card, 1998)
:[[Amada]] produced a ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Hikuzohkun PP Card]]'' set of 42 cards. Of these, two are dedicated to Megastorm (#08 and #24), one is a Predacon groupshot (#30), one is a vs. card of Megastorm and [[Apache (BW)|Apache]] (#33), and Megastorm is mostly depicted in the upper right corner of the prism card tableau (#S3).
:*[[Source:Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Hikuzohkun PP Card|''Hikuzohkun PP Card'' Megastorm bio translation]]

===''Beast Change Kit''===
*'''Megastorm''' (1998)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:Released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], ''[[Beast Change Kit]]'' Megastorm is another snap together model kit of the character, this time in a [[super deformed]] style. The model can assume both robot and tank modes via disassembly and includes stickers for added detail. The kit is made from thick PVC plastic, making it more robust and able to withstand being assembled and disassembled multiple times.

===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees Defender 07 Gigastorm.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gigastorm''' (2026)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 07 - Power Of The Beast'''
:*''Pull rate'': 1/12

:Sold as part of [[Blokees]]' 7th wave of Defender Version blind-boxed kits, this Gigastorm is a 2.2-inch (5.5 cm) figure, a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy/Shining'' Version kits, but still articulated. In terms of construction, Gigastorm is basically a simplified version of the Galaxy Version Trypticon kit. The Gigascouter-like front torso piece can be removed to reveal a Predacon symbol. His twin cannons can pivot up or down, and is only compatible with any blast effect with a 3.4mm peg (providing if they have any).

:This wave (the global version) was first released on Korea's official Blokees Store before becoming available in China and globally.

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==Notes==
* According to [[Ben Yee]], who wrote his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] profile, he envisioned Megastorm as having Trypticon's design specs in his database and using those as the basis of his upgraded form when empowered by Angolmois Energy.
* Like all non-toy Kreons (particularly in the [[Hayato Sakamoto]] comics), ''Kre-O'' Gigastorm is made from existing Kre-O parts. He uses the generic [[Tantrum (G1)|Torox]] helmet (with the side-holes being cleverly obstructed by the panel line), a horn piece, and a deco that matches his original counterpart's toy.
* Despite becoming a "[[Triple Changer]]" of sorts as Gigastorm, he never once uses the toys' "Huge Base Mode" (Gigastorm's equivalent to [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]]'s battle station mode) in the cartoon, just his "Attack Fortress Mode" (Gigastorm's equivalent to Trypticon's city mode).
** It also appears, from the [[character model|model sheet]]s surfaced online and the guidebooks that have included his models, such as the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers Film Book]]'', the "Huge Base Mode" never had a model sheet designed for it either, which is why it was never utilized on-screen. To be fair, without the use of the Trypticon toys' extra weapon accessories—''specifically'' the large cannon that forms part of [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]]—the mode is pretty lackluster.
** Gigastorm's "Attack Fortress Mode" is also capable of flying, as seen in "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]", and his head is shown to be fully operable on the back of it… talking away to his brother back there… it's kinda weird.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Megastorm''' (메가스톰 ''Megaseutom''), '''Giga Storm''' {{sic}} (기가스톰 ''Giga Seutom'')

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Megastorm (BW)

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:''Megastorm is the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Emperor of Destruction|Duke of Destruction]] from the [[Beast Wars: Super Lifeform Transformers#Beast Wars II|Beast Wars II]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[File:MegastormModel.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|You can't see his eyeliner very well here.]]
'''Megastorm''' (メガストーム ''Megasutōmu'') is the Duke of Destruction and [[Relatives|younger brother]] to [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]], the [[Emperor of Destruction]]. In front of his troops he puts on the facade of a tough guy, but when he's in the presence of his big brother, he quickly calms down.

Megastorm secretly wishes to be stronger than Galvatron, but ultimately his goals are far more modest and conservative than his brother's. In his view, Galvatron's ostentatious schemes are not only too risky, they're downright frightening. This further cements his belief that he could do a better job, endlessly plotting to usurp him as Emperor just to satisfy his own ego. Galvatron in return is aware of his younger sibling's attempts at treachery, but looks the other way purely out of brotherly love.

Megastorm transforms into a tank and is armed with the devastating Mega-Cannon (that unfortunately takes ''forever'' to charge). He was later upgraded by [[Angolmois Energy|Evil Angolmois Energy]] into '''Gigastorm''' (ギガストーム ''Gigasutōmu''), a giant mechanical ''Ceratosaurus''-like dinosaur, which gave him a "Huge Base Mode" (巨大な基地モード ''Kyodaina Kichi Mōdo'') and an "Attack Fortress Mode" (攻撃要塞モード ''Kōgeki Yōsai Mōdo''), along with a [[Gigascouter]] drone. The upgrade included an enlarged title as Arch-Duke of Destruction; a hollow gesture considering he's still stuck as second-in-command.

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic====
Galvatron, Megastorm, and Starscream were examples of those whom [[Blue Big Convoy]] thought would rise up against the inequality promoted by the [[Great Convoy]]s. {{storylink|LG-EX Blue Big Convoy}}

====''Beast Wars II'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Takashi Matsuyama]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Megastorm1.jpg|left|thumb|My Stormin' Norman commemorative plates have been stolen! …again.]]

Megastorm, the Predacon Duke of Destruction, accompanied his Emperor and older brother [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] aboard the ''[[Galvaburg II]]'' as they traveled to planet [[Gaia]] in search of [[Angolmois Energy]]. Megastorm was frequently chastised by his older brother for his immaturity, such as constantly repeating Galvatron's orders to their troops, or gloating disrespectfully when their Maximal enemies were captured. A mysterious white lion freed the captured Maximals before the Combatrons could dispose of them, allowing the opposition to escape. {{storylink|The New Forces Arrive!}}

Megastorm and Galvatron uncovered a lost civilization in the underground ruins of Gaia, including a powerful [[Mother Computer]]. Galvatron overreached temporarily by assuming the two most powerful forms in the super-computer's databanks as his combat modes, and fell into a deep sleep. Once he realized his elder brother was incapacitated, Megastorm saw the opportunity for advancement, and named himself the new Emperor of Destruction. Megastorm arranged for the [[Combatron (BW)|Combatron]]s and [[Autoroller (BW)|Autoroller]]s to assume combat modes from the Mother Computer as well, then dispatched them on independent missions. While the Autorollers began clearing away the forests to harvest Angolmois Energy, the Combatrons were ordered to retrieve the white lion who helped the Maximals. When [[BB (BW)|BB]] and [[Starscream (BW)|Starscream]] returned with the lion, however, Megastorm was surprised to learn it was the Maximal commander [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]...a robot in disguise! Lio Convoy's sudden appearance drove Megastorm and his forces into retreat. {{storylink|White Lion, Run!}}

Hoping to score credit with his elder brother when he reawakened, Megastorm instructed the Combatrons to find Lio Convoy and then alert him to the Maximal commander's location so he, Megastorm, could finish him off. Impatient for results, he eventually left the ship himself and ran into the Maximal [[Diver (BW)|Diver]]. He chased the frog into a rendez-vous with other Maximals, but there was still no sign of Lio Convoy. A sneering Megastorm intended to eliminate [[Bighorn (BW)|Bighorn]], who stood in his way, by unleashing the full power of his tank cannon. Unfortunately, the cannon took waaaaaay too long to power up, and Bighorn rushed behind Megastorm's guard in tank mode, pummeling him repeatedly while the helpless Predacon waited for his cannon to reach full power. He finally unleashed his ultimate blast, which of course went right past Bighorn since the buffalo was already behind the cannon's barrel. Even when Lio Convoy arrived on the scene, he left it to Bighorn to continue beating on Megastorm until the Duke of Destruction finally retreated. {{storylink|Bighorn's Rage}} Megastorm also oversaw a lake trap engineered by Starscream to capture and destroy the Maximals, but it ultimately proved fruitless. {{storylink|The Lake Trap}}

Still, with Galvatron out of the way, Megastorm developed a taste for leadership. He eventually decided to dispose of his brother so that he could take Galvatron's throne for good. Hauling the unconscious Galvatron off the ship, Megastorm dropped his slumbering sibling into a well of Angolmois Energy, thinking it would destroy him... only for Galvatron to be re-energized and rudely awakened! Exploiting his brother's slightly disoriented state, Megastorm claimed that it was the Maximals who had thrown him in the well, and Galvatron promptly set off to eliminate Lio Convoy and his team. Megastorm observed the ensuing the battle between Galvatron and the Maximals from afar, and he emulated their strategy with great aplomb, sending his brother sinking into the molten lava below. {{storylink|Galvatron Revived}}

Megastorm didn't realize that Starscream had also been watching the fight and had quickly recovered Galvatron from the volcano, bringing him back to the ''Galvaburg II'', unconscious once more and sealed in a coffin of solidified lava. Megastorm was not happy about this, fearing it would conflict with his aspirations for leadership. {{storylink|Mystery of the Ancient Ruins}}

After Dirge and Thrust were outmatched by the Insectrons [[Bigmos]] and [[Tonbot]], Megastorm authorized Starscream to enact a scheme that would turn the Insectrons and Maximals against each other. {{storylink|The Insect Corps Arrive}} When Starscream successfully got a group of Insectrons to battle the Maximals, Megastorm dispatched Dirge and Thrust to help Starscream eliminate the winners, although they ultimately failed. {{storylink|Friend or Foe? The Insect Robos}}

As Galvatron began moaning in his sleep, Megastorm grew concerned his brother would awaken soon and reclaim leadership of the Predacons, and worse, see how little he'd accomplished in The Emperor's absence. Megastorm ordered Starscream to wrap-up his scheming and eliminate the Insectrons once and for all. Unfortunately, Starscream's efforts to get the Insectrons to fight amongst themselves with spiked oil failed spectacularly. Not only did the Maximals calm the fighting Insectrons, but Galvatron reawakened on the ship and got drunk on the special oil before the Predacons could stop him, leading Megastorm and his troops to flee from the tipsy dragon. Megastorm cheered in victory when the Maximals and Insectrons teamed up to defeat the rampaging Galvatron, although he quickly covered his excitement by feigning concern for his brother in front of his troops.
{{storylink|The Strongest Tag Team?}}

With Starscream's plans an absolute failure, Megastorm accepted an offer from [[Autostinger]] and the Autorollers to take over command of the anti-Insectron operations. {{storylink|Autorollers Roll Out!}} When the Autorollers captured [[Scissor Boy]] and [[Tasmania Kid (BW)|Tasmania Kid]] and brought them to the ''Galvaburg II'', Megastorm was impressed. Unfortunately, the other Maximals and Insectrons arrived to rescue their comrades while the Combatrons were all out on patrol. Megastorm was overwhelmed, and was reluctantly forced to move their base before the mass of enemies defeated him. {{storylink|Danger! Scissor Boy}}

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Megastorm was vexed by the temporary return of his brother, Galvatron, rampaging over the Southern continent. {{storylink|Galvatron Rampages}} He unleashed the Combatrons and Autorollers for a major offensive in the south, but his efforts were opposed by the Maximals and Insectrons. Galvatron was soon back in the Predacon sick bay after his rampage ended, and Megastorm fretted that his older brother would permanently reawaken before he could truly consolidate his power. {{storylink|Predacon General Offensive!}}

Despite all his planning, however, his fears were realized when Galvatron awakened and regained his faculties, and Megastorm soon found himself back under his older brother's thumb. {{storylink|The Combined Giant, Tripledacus}} He began openly jousting with Starscream for Galvatron's favor, as Starscream continued to subtly undermine Megastorm while lavishing favor on Galvatron. {{storylink|The Festive Jointrons}} Perhaps because of Megastorm's lack of accomplishments as leader, Galvatron also seemed less tolerant of his younger brother. He became annoyed at Megastorm for repeating his orders back to the troops, and struck him on the head several times to be quiet. {{storylink|A Fearsome Combination Plan?}}

The Predacons were unable to come up with a combination scheme equal to [[Tripledacus]] on their own. Galvatron and Megastorm ordered the Combatrons to bring them the [[Jointron]]s for study, in hopes of copying their abilities. {{storylink|Who Is the Leader!?}} When the Autorollers discovered a [[Copy Machine]] in the ruins on Gaia, Starscream gave Galvatron and Megastorm a demonstration by using it on BB to create [[Copy BB]]. After a struggle on the bridge between BB and his diametrically opposed counterpart, Megastorm was ready to destroy the infernal machine, but Galvatron stopped him. Instead, they initiated a plan to create evil copies of the Maximals. {{storylink|The Black Lio Convoy}}

When [[Artemis]] and [[Moon (BW)|Moon]] compared the strength of the Maximals and Predacons, the Duke of Destruction Megastorm was sized up next to Lio Convoy's lieutenant, [[Apache (BW)|Apache]]. {{storylink|Who Is the Strongest Warrior!?}}

Sensing a growing threat to his position from Starscream, Megastorm held back Starscream and BB from a scouting mission in favor of allowing Dirge and Thrust to improve their own standing. Despite their successful surveillance of the newly arrived [[Seacon (BW)|Space Pirate Seacons]], though, at Starscream's insistence Galvatron allowed him and BB to make the next run over Megastorm's objections. {{storylink|The Tentacular Scuba}}

Megastorm represented the Predacons in negotiations with [[Halfshell]] of the Seacons. Galvatron wished to hire the Seacons to eliminate the Maximals in exchange for a share of Angolmois Energy. Megastorm opened negotiations with an offer of 1/10th the Predacons' Angolmois Energy reserves for each Maximals successfully eliminated. Halfshell countered with a demand of 1/8th share per Maximal, and also coerced Megastorm into agreeing Lio Convoy was worth 3 times a normal Maximal. Megastorm returned to the ''Galvaburg II'' with news of his successful negotiations, but Starscream was there to point out the math: five Maximals at one-eighth price and Lio Convoy at three-eighths meant that if the Seacons were victorious, the Predacons would have to give up ALL the Angolmois Energy in their possession. An embarrassed Megastorm quickly made excuses, and claimed he had a plan to prevent that.

Working with Dirge and Thrust, Megastorm constructed [[Decoy energy transmitter|transmitters]] for the Seacons to lure the Maximals to six different locations so they could be beaten individually. The comedy duo inadvertently gave Megastorm the idea to install bombs in the transmitters too, hopefully to destroy the Seacons AND the Maximals at each site, and relieve them of the need to pay. Unfortunately for the plan, Dirge and Thrust were idiots. While placing the last transmitter, they were shocked by Lio Convoy's arrival and dropped the detonator. The damaged trigger ended up setting off the bomb directly under Megastorm as he watched the fight between Halfshell and [[Scuba (BW)|Scuba]]. Blown clear of the ocean, the dazed Megastorm crashed on the beach where [[Terrormander]] battled Apache. Rushing into the fray to prevent Apache from being killed by a Seacon, Megastorm stepped on a second bomb just as it detonated, launching him skyward again. As he stumbled out of the forest, Megastorm walked into Bighorn and [[Coelagon]]...and their bomb. One explosion later, an increasingly disheveled Megastorm crawled into the clearing where [[Scylla (BW)|Scylla]] tormented Tasmania Kid and caught yet ''another'' explosion in the face. Blasted back to the beach, Megastorm could barely stand when [[Diver (BW)|Diver]] came rushing through being chased by [[Sea Phantom]]...who had the last bomb hooked around his fin.

So, on the one hand, Megastorm's plan failed spectacularly and none of the Maximals were eliminated. On the other hand, no payments of Angolmois Energy had to be made and the Seacons didn't care about Megastorm's treachery, since he'd done so much damage to himself in the process. {{storylink|Megastorm's Reckoning}}

Megastorm stoically watched as Galvatron manipulated the Seacons into attacking the Maximals for no pay whatsoever. {{storylink|Showdown in the Sea}} When Starscream noticed the damage to the Seacons' [[Photon sailer]], he offered to negotiate a new, cheaper bounty for repair materials with the Seacons. When Galvatron told Starscream not to screw up the way Megastorm did, Megastorm knew he was on thin ice. {{storylink|Face the Setting Sun}}

As the Seacons prepared to leave Gaia behind, Halfshell challenged Lio Convoy to a duel for the energy necessary to depart. Galvatron sent Megastorm, Starscream and BB to monitor the fight, and hopefully eliminate a weakened Lio Convoy if Halfshell did not claim victory himself. Things looked bad for Lio Convoy when the one-on-one duel turned out to be against God Neptune. Through acrobatics and warrior skill, however, he seemingly defeated God Neptune and buried the Seacon combiner under a rockslide. Although the fight was not clearly finished, Megastorm jumped the gun and prepared to fire on the injured Lio Convoy. His cannon blast went wide instead, and caused a chain reaction in the Angolmois Energy under the ground. Lio Convoy and God Neptune were forced to abandon their bout due to the chaos that followed. {{storylink|The Final Battle (BWII)|The Final Battle}}

Megastorm was overseeing an Autoroller drilling operation when the Angolmois Energy began erupting out of control. Megastorm panicked and ordered an evacuation, but his older brother laughed and told him to calm himself. The Angolmois Energy was reacting to the artificial planet [[Nemesis (BW)|Nemesis]] that Galvatron had summoned to the solar system. Galvatron calmly entered the Angolmois Energy geysers and absorbed more energy to become even more powerful. {{storylink|Enter Lio Junior}}

However, Galvatron's power was not great enough to prevent him from suffering serious injuries in battle with [[Magnaboss (BWII)|Magnaboss]], the new Maximal combiner centered around [[Lio Junior (BW)|Lio Junior]], another wielder of Angolmois Energy. As Megastorm once again seized control of the Predacons, Starscream responded to a comment he made about Galvatron's power. Starscream claimed to have performed many experiments that indicated Megastorm could safely expose himself to Angolmois Energy to become even more powerful like his brother. Secretly, however, Starscream expected Megastorm to die in the attempt.

Megastorm began to have second thoughts about the process as he dangled over a pit of Angolmois Energy from inside a fragile cage, but Starscream dropped the Duke of Destruction into the maw anyway. As he soaked up Angolmois Energy, fearing his imminent death, Megastorm reflected upon his relationship with his elder brother. He thought on how he wanted to succeed his brother as Emperor of Destruction, and acquire a mode as powerful as his dragon mode, or like the dinosaurs that once roamed on this planet. Megastorm did indeed emerge from the pit, despite Starscream's expectations, far larger and possessing awesome power in a new dinosaurian body as "Gigastorm". As a towering ''Ceratosaurus'', Gigastorm did battle with the Maximals until they upset his footing, sending him back into the flow of Angolmois Energy. This did nothing to deter him, however, for Gigastorm was now nearly unstoppable. {{storylink|Megastorm Reborn}}

By means of the [[elementary particle control beam]], Gigastorm was capable of entering the ''Galvaburg II'' to address his troops. He congratulated Starscream on a job well done on his upgrade, still unaware of his lieutenant's true intentions. Although he was significantly larger and stronger, Gigastorm was no smarter than Megastorm. After being taunted by the Maximals into giving chase, he was lured into a ravine and then flanked on both sides by his foes. The unsuspecting Gigastorm was soon buried in rocks as the ground gave way under their firepower. What's more, the Maximals had arranged their ambush atop a vein of natural gas, letting the explosive vapor build up around the trapped Gigastorm before finally detonating it all at once around him. Unfortunately for the Maximals, Gigastorm's Angolmois Energy-enhanced armor allowed him to laugh off even this firestorm of an explosion. He was eventually pulled free with the assistance of the ''Galvaburg II'', but retreated after being outmaneuvered by Scuba's new weapon, the [[Tako Tank]]. {{storylink|The New Weapon, Tako Tank}}

Fearing his older brother would once again awaken and take the reins of power from him, Gigastorm tried to forcibly dismantle Galvatron with a chainsaw, but was stopped by Starscream and BB. He then made the same mistake he had made previously and tried to overload Galvatron with Angolmois Energy, only for it to fully restore Galvatron as it had in the past. Starscream reported Gigastorm's treachery to Galvatron, but the Emperor of Destruction wouldn't believe it at first. When Gigastorm fired on Galvatron in the midst of a battle with the Maximals, however, Galvatron recognized his younger brother's treachery for what it was. Gigastorm fought his elder brother in his powerful dragon mode, until Galvatron outsmarted his sibling by activating the elementary particle control beam of the ''Galvaburg II'' to reduce Gigastorm to a more controllable size. {{storylink|Gigastorm's Treachery}}

Dirge and Thrust managed to catch Starscream on video admitting he intended to kill Megastorm with the Angolmois Energy bath, prompting Gigastorm to seek his revenge. He planned to send Starscream and BB on a mission to an isolated Angolmois Energy-rich area, allegedly because the Maximals were nearby, then blow them up with concealed explosives. By sheer happenstance, all the Maximals actually ''were'' in the area, prompting Gigastorm to keep his head down and see how the Combatrons fared against their foes. When Starscream and BB exhausted all their firepower and prepared to surrender, Gigastorm saw his chance and blew the explosives, sending his rivals into the pit of Angolmois Energy below. Miraculously (and in no way exactly like ''every other time'' Gigastorm tried to kill someone with Angolmois Energy), Starscream and BB emerged from the pit more powerful than ever, having becoming [[Starscream (BW)|Hellscream]] and [[BB (BW)|Max-B]]. Recognizing Gigastorm's hand in this, they prepared to square off against him before Galvatron arrived, forcing all his subordinates back firmly under his control. {{storylink|The End of Starscream}}

After Hellscream and Max-B's impressive upgrade, Dirge and Thrust felt even more outclassed than before. After several slapstick failures to redeem their image by eliminating Lio Convoy, Gigastorm took pity on his loyal soldiers and offered them an upgrade. Converting into his "Attack Fortress Mode", Gigastorm arranged to pump the Combatrons full of Angolmois Energy from his own system, and successfully transformed them into the Cyborg Beasts [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]] and [[Thrust (BW)|Thrustor]]. {{storylink|The Lio Convoy Assassination Plot}}

[[File:Gigastorm1.jpg|thumb|left|"He said it was just a name!" "What he meant is that Monster Island is actually a peninsula!"]]

When a mysterious teleport gate fell to Gaia, the Predacons seized control of the device. Gigastorm and Hellscream determined it was capable of reaching through time and space to locate any being of their choosing. Galvatron hoped to add the power of the mighty [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] to his conquest of Gaia. However, Gigastorm screwed up the space-time coordinates (apparently through legitimate incompetence rather than deceit), pulling an unknown entity through the gate. Despite Gigastorm's bungling, Galvatron was pleased with his new arrival, the colossal and terrifying [[Majin Zarak]]. In all-terrain aircraft carrier mode, Majin Zarak was a juggernaut in Galvatron's command. While Gigastorm and the other Predacons were beaten by the Maximals, Majin Zarak's massive power allowed Galvatron to overpower Lio Convoy's crew. Unfortunately, the beast was eventually upended by Magnaboss, casting Galvatron out of the command deck. Gigastorm arrived in his flying "Attack Fortress Mode" to catch his brother, and the Predacons fled into the night. {{storylink|Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!}}

With the artificial planet Nemesis creeping ever closer to Gaia, its influence on the Angolmois Energy was ever more keenly felt. Lio Convoy and the Maximals tried using freeze devices to cool the unstable Angolmois Energy before it upset the planet's core. Gigastorm wanted to rush out and strike at the Maximals, but Galvatron told him to relax and merely increased power to Nemesis, undoing the Maximals' efforts. Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts soon confronted the Maximals anyway, but Gigastorm got caught in the freezing blasts of the Maximals' invention, leaving him helpless and hopeless on the field of battle. {{storylink|The Great Angolmois Freezing Tactic}}

Lio Convoy's next plot caused more concern to Galvatron. The Maximals were in possession of the [[Niagara Cannon]], an Angolmois Energy-fueled artillery cannon, which could be used to shoot down Nemesis before it ever reached Gaia. Once he finally understood the danger, Gigastorm again tried to race into battle, but Galvatron told him to hold. Quoting Sun Tzu, Galvatron noted Lio Convoy was too cunning a tactician to show his entire hand like this. Sure enough, Hellscream and Max-B soon located a second cannon being moved underwater by Scuba. When both these cannons were destroyed and revealed as decoys by the Predacons, Galvatron and Gigastorm were still available to intercept Magnaboss and the real, third cannon as they reached the Angolmois Energy volcano.

The Maximal combiner separated, letting [[Skywarp (BW)|Skywarp]] and [[Santon]] hold the Predacons back while a determined Lio Junior readied the cannon and fired. Fortunately for the Predacons, the cannon was not powerful enough to affect Nemesis. With the cannon destroyed and useless, Galvatron ordered a retreat as there was no more reason to fight that day. Gigastorm was yelling empty threats back at the Maximals when he tripped and fell into a gorge, requiring his compatriots to use the ''Galvaburg II'' to fish him out. Having seen Lio Junior on the battlefield that day, Galvatron reflected on how Lio Convoy seemed to be raising a much better successor than he was. {{storylink|Knock Out Nemesis}} Galvatron soon attempted to brainwash Lio Junior with evil Angolmois Energy, planning to replace Gigastorm as his second in command if he was successful. The plan failed, and Gigastorm didn't appear to understand the true intentions behind Galvatron's plot either. {{storylink|Lio Junior's Revolt!?}}

Gigastorm continued to be woefully unimpressive in the eyes of his older brother. An emissary robot arrived from Mars and told the Maximals it had the power to take control of the Angolmois Energy once placed inside the mother computer of the Gaian ruins. When Hellscream reported this development to the ''Galvaburg II'', Gigastorm didn't understand the significance of it, severely trying Galvatron's patience. {{storylink|Emissary of the Fourth Planet}} After it was revealed that the robot intended to "control" the Angolmois Energy by destroying Gaia and everyone on it, the Maximals raced to the mother computer to stop it. Gigastorm, however, was myopically focused on defeating the Maximals, and sent the Cyborg Beasts into battle to delay the heroes merely because he could. Galvatron was forced to personally appear on the battlefield and rebuke Gigastorm for not seeing the bigger picture. He ordered his troops back to the ship so that the Maximals could return to their efforts to save the entire planet, the Predacons included. {{storylink|The Crisis of Planet Gaia}}

When Dirgegun and Thrustor supposedly discovered the Maximals' hidden base, Gigastorm was thrilled at the success of his favorite subordinates. He rushed out to join them in the attack, despite Galvatron's commentary that the Maximals were inconsequential in the face of Nemesis's arrival. Even with Hellscream's suspicions voiced, Gigastorm remained blind to the Maximals true intentions, as they diverted him away from their true location long enough to launch an intercept ship intending to reach and defeat Nemesis. {{storylink|Fly Out! Planet Gaia}} A sullen Gigastorm watched on as Galvatron dispatched his brainwashed Seacons to stop the Maximal ship, showing he had planned for every eventuality while Gigastorm still fell for every trick. {{storylink|Revenge of the Space Pirates}}

As Nemesis shot down the Maximal ship on approach, Galvatron dispatched Gigastorm and the Cyborg Beasts to survey the wreckage. The flying Beasts had difficulty supporting Gigastorm's vast bulk, and so they dropped him rather unceremoniously over the ground. Too large to enter the ship himself to check for survivors, Gigastorm ordered his troops to reconnoiter it for him. When they discovered the ship empty and a self-destruct sequence activated, Hellscream and the other fled the oncoming explosion at top speed...and without bothering to warn Gigastorm. Gigastorm was ignominiously covered in soot and ash, but otherwise unharmed. He and the Cyborg Beasts found the Maximals trying to infiltrate Nemesis's inner regions and engaged them in battle. {{storylink|Breaking into Nemesis}}

When the full power of Gaia's Angolmois Energy flowed from the planet to Nemesis, Galvatron emerged from the depths and reported the deaths of Lio Convoy and Lio Junior in the rush of energy. Gigastorm gloated cruelly over the crestfallen Maximals, but Galvatron ordered him to be silent and show respect for such worthy fallen opponents. Galvatron's respect for Lio Junior in particular shamed Gigastorm, who couldn't understand why his elder brother thought the cub was such a better successor than he was. In response, Galvatron told Gigastorm to look him in the eye and swear he would die for his elder, just as Lio Junior voluntarily died for Lio Convoy. Gigastorm tried, but he could not meet his brother's gaze.

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The Maximals weren't finished, however, for soon a glowing green Lion Warrior emerged from the depths of Nemesis. Galvatron turned his back on this new threat, and told Gigastorm to show his love for his Emperor. Recognizing the opportunity his elder brother was providing him to get back in his good graces, Gigastorm turned his full fury on the Green Lion—Angolmois Burn, Tail Storm, Head Missiles, and Storm Cannons blazed against the legendary beast, but to no avail. The Green Warrior absorbed everything Gigastorm threw at him before using its own Matrix Typhoon attack to draw the Angolmois Energy out of Gigastorm, draining his power. {{storylink|Legend! The Green Warrior}}

On the verge of systems shutdown, Gigastorm apologized to his brother for failing him. Instead of chastising him as he expected, however, Galvatron instead reached out to his little brother and told him he had performed admirably. Gigastorm then fell inactive until a current of Angolmois Energy "lava" shocked him awake again. He was last seen being dragged out into space by the Cyborg Beasts as they fought to escape the exploding Nemesis. {{storylink|Farewell! Lio Convoy}}
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====The Maximal Brainwashing Operation====
Megastorm was a big supporter of Starscream's latest scheme; the Predacon jet had devised a means to brainwash Maximals into Predacons, and managed to capture Tasmania Kid and Diver. After subjecting them to the brainwashing process, the pair were set loose against their former allies. The bulk of the Predacon forces followed them into a massive assault against the ''[[Yukikaze (BW)|Yukikaze]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s crew. Megastorm watched the whole drama unfold from a distance, readying a powerful blast to take out both the Maximals and his older brother. Just as he finished charging his canon and prepared to unleash its power, the terrain beneath Megastorm's treads collapsed! Scuba had been hiding in an underground river, and popped up at just the right moment to spoil Megastorm's shot. Megastorm's stray blast wound up badly injuring the Predacons, forcing them to retreat. Megastorm himself was swept up in the current of the underground river and carried away by the water. {{storylink|The Maximal Brainwashing Operation}}

====''Cloud''====
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====''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon====
After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Gigastorm returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he helped with reconstruction. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}

====''Generations Selects Special Comic''====
In the [[Precursor World]], [[Primus]] remarked upon the power of [[Angolmois Energy]] and how it could change beings and give them the power to change others. One example was turning Megastorm into Gigastorm, and in turn giving him the power to transform Dirge and Thrust. {{storylink|God Neptune comic 1}}

====''End of G1 Universe''====
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===''Beast Wars II'' comic===
Megastorm joined [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] and his [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] on [[Gaia]]in their quest for [[Angolmois Energy]]. After Galvatron absorbed Angolmois Energy and fell into a deep sleep, Megastorm hooked him up to the [[Galvatron Dekazura Tank]], using Galvatron's energies to power it. With it, he set out to attack [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Lio Convoy]]'s [[Maximal]]s on a rainy day. The Maximals managed to lure the tank into a river and used underwater charges to exploit the tank's weak bottom shielding and sink it. After Lio Convoy broke into the tank, Megastorm took a shot at the Maximal, but it was deflected and Lio punched Megastorm, causing him to accidentally press the self-destruct button, blowing up the tank with him inside. Megastorm was left answering Galvatron's queries as to what happened while he was sleeping. {{Storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

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===3H comics===
Megastorm took part in the battle against the [[Quintesson]] forces one week after the reformatting of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] into a [[technorganic]] world. He aided [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]] in destroying hordes of [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]] by tricking them into swarming what appeared to be an undefended canyon. In reality, it was to be the foundation of a new [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]], built upon the smelted remains of the invaders. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
While endlessly loyal to his brother from the moment he came online, Megastorm also tried to be a moderating influence to Galvatron's impractical schemes. However, as time went on he began to question his sibling's sanity, and when the quest for [[Angolmois Energy]] began Megastorm came to the realization he would eventually have to overthrow him for the good of all Predacons.

After Megastorm was exposed to Angolmois Energy, his form mutated into a bipedal robotic dinosaur known as Gigastorm. With a new body came newfound confidence, so Gigastorm declared himself the leader of a [[Combatron (BW)|subfaction]] within the [[Destron (BW)|Destrons]]. With his power, he created the recon drone [[Gigascouter]].

Gigastorm set out to increase the power of his troops, exposing them to Angolmois Energy just as he was. His efforts created the [[Combatron (BW)|Cyber Beasts]]. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online comic===
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Gigastorm was part of [[Bludgeon (G1)#Kre-O online manga|Bludgeon]]'s troops when they uncovered the ancient [[Red Bucket]]. {{storylink|Treasure Competition! Defeat with Block Power!|Treasure Competition!}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Gigastorm was a resident of [[Trypticon (G1)#Beast Wars: Uprising|Dinosaur City]] on [[Metascan Omega]] one decade after the end of the [[Grand Uprising]]. When the [[Vok]] declared the planet was not for them, governor [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]] requested the presence of anyone who could help with this crisis, including Gigastorm. {{storylink|The Inexorable March}}

===Legends World===
The [[Legends World]], where the rest of the ''Transformers'' [[multiverse]] existed as fiction, had its [[Megastorm (Legends)|own version of Megastorm]].

When the Legends World citizens were under attack by [[Galvatron II]]'s forces on the [[G1 World]] version of the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], [[Lio Convoy (BW)|Leo Prime]] made use of [[Transformers sickness]] to awaken the power of their spiritual ancestors; Megastorm took on the form of ''this'' Megastorm. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}

==Games==
===''Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars''===
A portal to the realm of the super-powerful [[Energon Quartz]] was discovered on [[Gaia]], and Megastorm intended to obtain the treasure for himself. So did several other Predacons and Maximals however, leading to a series of one-on-one battles.

Megastorm could also partake in various other tasks, such as a mission to break a boulder to reveal an energon crystal hidden within before sundown, using a block in a mission to defend himself against various incoming projectiles, and missions to travel across a pit-riddled field, sometimes involving hideously large bacteria he had to fend off.

After defeating his final opponent, [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], Megastorm gloated that using the Quartz's power, he would finally be capable of overthrowing his older brother, [[Galvatron (BW)|Galvatron]]. But his plans never became reality, as Galvatron stole the Quartz from under Megastorm's nose. {{storylink|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars: Beast Warriors' Strongest Decisive Battle|Duel Fight Transformers Beast Wars}}

{{BW fighter ending|Megastorm|GBC}}

====Move list====
{{note|This move list presumes the player is facing right; when facing left, reverse the left and right inputs.}}
{| class="wikitable"
!colspan=2|'''Robot Mode'''
!colspan=2|'''Vehicle Mode'''
|-
|F. Mine||↓→B
|Maximum Shoot||↓→B
|-
|Critical Hammer||↓←B
|Sting Mine||↓←A
|-
|Spark Cannon||←↓→B
|Cyclone Cannon||←↓→B
|-
|Knuckle Bazooka||→↓→B
|Storm Pass||←↓→A
|-
|Megaton Bomb (super)||↓→↓← B
|Assault Ray (super)||↓→↓← B
|-
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|Final Operation (desperation)||↓←↓→ A
|}

===''Transformers Roleplaying Game''===
Megastorm was an example of Cybertronian nobility. {{storylink|Field Guide to Action and Adventure}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BW2-toy Megastorm.jpg|thumb|300px|right]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Megastorm''' ([[1998]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-12'''
:*''Release date'': [[March]] ??, 1998
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: A roughly Ultra-sized figure released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the [[Japan]]ese ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#BWII|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Megastorm is a [[redeco]] of the first ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)|Generation 2]]'' [[Megatron (G1)/toys#Generation 2|Megatron]] toy (which had not been released in Japan previously), transforming into a large combat tank. In both modes, his main cannon stocks up to four missiles (the insides of his legs hold the other two missiles), and gravity slides the next missile into place when one is fired. Megastorm lacks the electronics present in the ''Generation 2'' toy, however, and the battery compartment has been covered with a large green sticker to hide it. The robot mode has also been negligibly [[retool]]ed to accommodate a Predacon [[rubsign]] just below the chest tank section.

: The biggest visual difference between Megatron and Megastorm is that the purple camo pattern of the former has been switched to olive on the latter. The pattern borders are also now much less defined. A new black deco surrounds Megastorm's eyes and most of the upper face. The shoulder [[insignia]] decals have been updated to show the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] symbol and the text "Destron", though still on the [[Neon|bright orange]] background of the originals. Like his predecessor, he includes a "Big Stick" decal that wraps around the fume extractor of his main cannon, though instead of "Eat this, Autobots!", the other side carries Megatron's original motto, "Peace through tyranny". Lastly, the green plastic is slightly darker and the handgun is now cast in black plastic.

: [[Sonokong]] also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline under the same name. Aside from the difference in packaging, the Korean release of the figure is identical to the [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] releases. In place of the bio cards of the Takara releases, Megastorm comes with two "[[rock paper scissors]]" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-12 Megastorm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with rock and the number five die roll, and the other with scissors and the number two die roll, with a desert background.

: ''Beast-War'' Megastorm was later reissued in the Korean ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 toyline)#Car Bot|Car Bot]]'' packaging, re-assigned as an Autobot and renamed [[Armored Corps]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Megastorm/megastorm.htm More information on Megastorm at TFU.info]''

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Taihō no Taiketsu: Apache vs Megastorm''' (Vs pack, 1998)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-12'''
:*''Accessories'': Rifle, 6 missiles, sight

: Megastorm was also available in a "Cannon Showdown" (大砲の対決) two-pack with the Maximal [[Apache (BW)#Toys|Apache]], also released in the first wave of ''Beast Wars II''.

: Both of the toys in this set are identical to their individual releases.

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[[File:BWPerfectBook-BWIIGigastorm.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gigastorm''' (1998)}}</ul>
:*''Sonokong name'': '''Giga Storm''' {{sic}}
:*''Release date'': [[October]] ??, 1998
:*''ID number'': '''D-22'''
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] (Takara)}}

: Part of the ninth wave of ''Beast Wars II'' products in the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' toyline, Gigastorm is a redeco and partial [[retool]]ing of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' line]]'s [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]], giving him a new dino-mode nose-horn as well as removing the metal ball-bearings from the outsides of the legs. He transforms from a ''{{w|Ceratosaurus}}''-like [[robot mode]] (dubbed his "Destruction Dinosaur Mode" ), to his "Huge Base Mode" (the name of his battle station mode), to his "Attack Fortress Mode" (the name of his city mode). In Attack Fortress Mode, he has a lifting mechanism that can send smaller vehicles rolling down his ramp.

: Gigastorm can still [[battery-powered motor|walk]] but lacks virtually all of Trypticon's accessories, only coming with "[[Gigascouter#Toys|Gigascouter]]" ("Gigascooter" in Korea), a redeco of [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Toys|Full-Tilt]]. Gigastorm also features one minor piece of ''intentional'' [[misassembly]]: the panels which flip out from the sides of his Attack Fortress Mode are assembled backwards, so that the round, molded details are showing when the panels are flipped out, as opposed to the blank indents where the "HELIPAD" [[sticker]]s would've been. As Gigastorm no longer has any of Trypticon's stickers, it would appear this was done to compensate. This detail also made its way into his cartoon [[character model]].

: Sonokong also released this figure in their ''Beast-War'' toyline as "Giga Storm". This [[South Korea|Korea]]n release of the figure has a sticker over the battery cover. In place of the bio cards of the Takara release, Giga Storm comes with two "[[rock paper scissors]]" cards. One has an image [[:File:D-22 Giga Storm Sonokong.jpg|reflecting the one on the box]], with paper and the number two die roll, and the other with scissors and the number five die roll, with a rocky desert background.

: This toy was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as the [[Gigastorm Armor]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/Gigastorm/gigastorm.htm More information on Gigastorm at TFU.info]''
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===''New Legends''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gigastorm''' (2026(?))}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''NL-06'''

:''[[Transformers New Legends|New Legends]]'' Gigastorm is a redeco of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Trypticon_(G1)#Titans_Return|Trypticon]], with the head [[retool]]ed to include the horns. As a carryover from the original mold, he features the ability to "eat" Titan Master/Headmaster figures, who fall down his throat into his stomach, which can be opened to retrieve them. His "Attack Fortress" mode unfolds to around three feet wide, and his forward bay can fit one Deluxe-Class-sized figure.

: Gigastorm comes with his Deluxe-sized [[Gigascouter#New Legends|Gigascouter]] (redecoed from [[Full-Tilt (G1)#Titans Return|Full-Tilt]]), complete with Headmaster unit, which now has a new Megastorm-based mini-robot head and head-m ode faceplate.

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==Merchandise==
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*'''Beast Collection Special 10''' (PVC set, 1998)

: A clear-blue super-deformed PVC of robot-mode Megastorm, based on his animation model, was included as part of a ten-piece set of PVCs. His cannon is actually a separate piece that pegs onto his shoulder; curiously, his left forearm also has a peg to mount the cannon.

: This set was also marked as a "Clear Version Special Set", but it's unknown if an opaque set was ever released.

: This set also includes PVCs of [[Lio Convoy (BW)#bluePVC|Lio Convoy]] in both robot and beast modes, [[Galvatron (BW)#bluePVC|Galvatron]] in both robot and dragon modes, [[Apache (BW)#bluePVC|Apache]], [[Bighorn (BW)#bluePVC|Bighorn]], [[Scuba (BW)#bluePVC|Scuba]], [[Tasmania Kid (BW)#bluePVC|Tasmania Kid]], and [[Starscream (BW)#bluePVC|Starscream]].

===''Beast Wars Gum''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:A snap together model kit of Megastorm was available as part of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars Gum|Beast Wars Gum]]'', sculpted from purple and gold plastic. He could transform from robot to vehicle mode by being broken down into its component parts, then rebuilt into a new mode. It came with a stick of gum.

===''Beast Fighters''===
*'''Megastorm''' (candy toy, 1997)
:Kabaya's ''[[Beast Fighters]]'' Megastorm was a small, [[super deformed]] PVC model which was hollow inside, designed to be used as a finger-puppet. It was available in a [[Blindpacking|blindpack]] with fizzy "Ramune" candy.

===''Seal Retsuden''===
*'''Megastorm''' #043 (sticker, 1998)
*'''Megastorm''' #044 (sticker, 1998)
*'''Megastorm''' #096 (sticker, 1998)
:As part of their larger ''Seal Retsuden'' offering, [[Amada]] produced the ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Seal Retsuden]]'' set of 102 stickers. Of these, two normal ones (#043 and #044) and one gold one (#096) concern Megastorm.
:*[[Source:Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Seal Retsuden#Megastorm|''Seal Retsuden'' Megastorm bio translation]]

===''Hikuzohkun PP Card''===
*'''Megastorm''' #08 (card, 1998)
*'''Megastorm''' #24 (card, 1998)
*'''Destron''' #30 (card, 1998)
*'''Apache VS Megastorm''' #33 (card, 1998)
*'''Destron''' #S3 (card, 1998)
:[[Amada]] produced a ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Hikuzohkun PP Card]]'' set of 42 cards. Of these, two are dedicated to Megastorm (#08 and #24), one is a Predacon groupshot (#30), one is a vs. card of Megastorm and [[Apache (BW)|Apache]] (#33), and Megastorm is mostly depicted in the upper right corner of the prism card tableau (#S3).
:*[[Source:Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers Hikuzohkun PP Card|''Hikuzohkun PP Card'' Megastorm bio translation]]

===''Beast Change Kit''===
*'''Megastorm''' (1998)
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:Released by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]], ''[[Beast Change Kit]]'' Megastorm is another snap together model kit of the character, this time in a [[super deformed]] style. The model can assume both robot and tank modes via disassembly and includes stickers for added detail. The kit is made from thick PVC plastic, making it more robust and able to withstand being assembled and disassembled multiple times.

===''Blokees''===
[[File:Blokees Defender 07 Gigastorm.jpg|thumb|250px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Gigastorm''' (2026)}}</ul>
:*''Series:'' '''Defender Version 07 - Power Of The Beast'''
:*''Pull rate'': 1/12

:Sold as part of [[Blokees]]' 7th wave of Defender Version blind-boxed kits, this Gigastorm is a 2.2-inch (5.5 cm) figure, a few inches smaller than the ''Galaxy/Shining'' Version kits, but still articulated. In terms of construction, Gigastorm is basically a simplified version of the Galaxy Version Trypticon kit. The Gigascouter-like front torso piece can be removed to reveal a Predacon symbol. His twin cannons can pivot up or down, and is only compatible with any blast effect with a 3.4mm peg (providing if they have any).

:This wave (the global version) was first released on Korea's official Blokees Store before becoming available in China and globally.

{{--}}

==Notes==
* According to [[Ben Yee]], who wrote his [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] profile, he envisioned Megastorm as having Trypticon's design specs in his database and using those as the basis of his upgraded form when empowered by Angolmois Energy.
* Like all non-toy Kreons (particularly in the [[Hayato Sakamoto]] comics), ''Kre-O'' Gigastorm is made from existing Kre-O parts. He uses the generic [[Tantrum (G1)|Torox]] helmet (with the side-holes being cleverly obstructed by the panel line), a horn piece, and a deco that matches his original counterpart's toy.
* Despite becoming a "[[Triple Changer]]" of sorts as Gigastorm, he never once uses the toys' "Huge Base Mode" (Gigastorm's equivalent to [[Trypticon (G1)#Toys|Trypticon]]'s battle station mode) in the cartoon, just his "Attack Fortress Mode" (Gigastorm's equivalent to Trypticon's city mode).
** It also appears, from the [[character model|model sheet]]s surfaced online and the guidebooks that have included his models, such as the ''[[Beast Wars Special Super Lifeform Transformers Film Book]]'', the "Huge Base Mode" never had a model sheet designed for it either, which is why it was never utilized on-screen. To be fair, without the use of the Trypticon toys' extra weapon accessories—''specifically'' the large cannon that forms part of [[Brunt (G1)|Brunt]]—the mode is pretty lackluster.
** Gigastorm's "Attack Fortress Mode" is also capable of flying, as seen in "[[Lio Convoy in Imminent Danger!]]", and his head is shown to be fully operable on the back of it… talking away to his brother back there… it's kinda weird.

===Foreign names===
*''Korean:'' '''Megastorm''' (메가스톰 ''Megaseutom''), '''Giga Storm''' {{sic}} (기가스톰 ''Giga Seutom'')

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|publisher=[[Image Comics]] [[Skybound Entertainment]]
|date=[[May 13]], [[2026]]
|coverdate=May 2026
|written by=[[Robert Kirkman]]
|art by=[[Jason Howard]]
|colors by=[[Mike Spicer]]
|letters by=[[Rus Wooton]]
|editor=[[Ben Abernathy]]
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'''Elita Prime returns with her Autobots to Cybertron, but the journey home won't be an easy one.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:LotsOfCons.jpeg|thumb|left|250px|Transformers created during the late 2000s and early 2010s are now considered old enough for nostalgic callbacks, let that sink in…]]

[[Elita One (G1)|Elita Prime]] and her [[Autobot]]s emerge from the [[space bridge]] back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] notices that they are in the middle of [[Decepticon]] territory. Elita and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] managed to sneak in to use the bridge to go to [[Earth]], but their increased numbers will make returning to the Autobot base much harder. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] proposes he fly them out a few at a time while [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] would prefer to drive, however, Elita nixes either idea for fear that they might give away their position. However, as they begin their journey on foot, it quickly proves a moot point when they are ambushed by a squad of Decepticons led by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]], alive without a head, much to the shock of Elita.

The Decepticons attack, blasting the remains of [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] that Jetfire was carrying. Ultra Magnus [[transformation|transforms]] and tells the Autobots to load into his car carrier form, using his [[alternate mode]] to ram Shockwave and allow his fellow Autobots to attack the Decepticons. However, the Decepticon forces quickly regain their composure and fight back, overwhelming the Autobots. Seeing her comrades taking such a beating, Elita fears that this may be their [[darkest hour]] and tries using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership]].

Unfortunately, it does nothing. She hits the ancient artifact, demanding it open until a flash of white light emerges and glowing energy emerges from the talisman and forms into the Ghost of the [[Star Saber (Thirteen)|Star Saber]]. Using her new weapon, she mows down the Decepticons, allowing the Autobots the chance to regroup and retreat. As the Autobots escape, Shockwave realizes that Elita Prime will be a force to be reckoned with. He decides he needs to pay a visit to [[Alpha Trion]]...

{{--}}

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] (1)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (2)
* [[Elita One (G1)|Elita Prime]] (3)
* [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] (4)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] (5)
* [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] (6)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (7)
* [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] (8)
* [[Bulkhead (G1)|Bulkhead]] (9)
* [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] (10)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (11)

|c2=
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (12)
* [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] (13)
* [[Skyquake (EU)|Skyquake]] (14)
* [[Lockdown (G1)|Lockdown]] (15)
* [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (16)
* [[Makeshift (G1)|Makeshift]] (17)
* [[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] (18)
* [[Lugnut (TF 2010)|Lugnut]] (19)
* [[Sunstorm (G1)|Sunstorm]] (20)
* [[Acid Storm (G1)|Acidstorm]] (21)
* [[Octane]] (22)
* [[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]] (23)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"I'm held together with '''hatred''' and '''spite'''! You can’t crush that!"
:— '''Shockwave'''

"This blade '''hungers''' for the foul sparks of Decepticons! I hear its song! It '''fuels''' me!"
:— '''Elita Prime'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
* Shockwave is missing his head, which was crushed by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] during their climactic battle in [[Transformers (2023) issue 12|issue #12]].
* While most of the Decepticons who make up Shockwave's forces are new introductions to the Energon Universe, Ratbat and Thrust previously appeared in [[Transformers (2023) issue 17|issue #17]].
* Ultra Magnus has come a long way toward overcoming the trauma that Shockwave inflicted on him while captured (which Elita rescued him from in [[Transformers (2023) issue 7|issue #7]]). During his last encounter with the Decepticon commander in [[Transformers (2023) issue 11|issue #11]], Magnus fled in a panic. Now he is able to confront his torturer head-on.
* Acidstorm asks where Jetfire has been hiding all this time. Readers saw Jetfire depart Cybertron in search of potential energy sources before the war fully broke out in [[Transformers (2023) issue 13|issue #13]]. Ultimately, Jetfire would miss the entirety of the war, crashing on a planetoid and not being reactivated for millions of years until [[Darak]] and [[Solila]] found him in ''[[Void Rivals]]'' [[Void Rivals issue 1|#1]], the very beginning of the Energon Universe.
* Alpha Trion was previously mentioned and seen in flashback in [[Void Rivals issue 17|''Void Rivals'' #17]], when [[Beta (G1)|Zerta Trion]] revealed the backstory of the [[Sacred Ring]] to Solila.

===''Transformers'' references===
* Bulkhead remarks on the shoddy construction of the space bridge, echoing his ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' [[Bulkhead (Animated)|counterpart's]] space bridge expertise.
* Much like the [[2005 IDW continuity]] before, the Energon Universe iteration of Blackarachnia is visually based on her [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]].
* Knock Out refers to Breakdown as "my dear". Their relationship was something fans read into about their ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers: Prime]]'' incarnations, but was later codified in the [[2005 IDW continuity]]. The pair are also seen attacking Bulkhead, who was positioned as Breakdown's rival in the [[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|''Transformers: Prime'' cartoon]].
* Lugnut expounds on the glory of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], just as his [[Lugnut (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]] was so fond of doing.
* Lockdown remarks on Jazz's head making a nice trophy. Taking trophies from his captured enemies was a favorite hobby of [[Lockdown (Animated)|''Animated'' Lockdown]].
* Elita Prime asks the Matrix to "light [their] [[darkest hour]]", the phrase most associated with the Matrix from ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. When it initially refuses to do anything, her frustration and demand that it "open!" resembles that of Ultra Magnus when the Matrix failed to open for him in the film, although Elita refrains from swearing and the Matrix does eventually do something for her.
* The Star Saber is the ancient weapon of [[Prima]], leader of the [[Thirteen|Thirteen Primes]].
* Elita slices off Skyquake's right arm, echoing a similar injury sustained by the [[Skyquake (Prime)|zombified Skyquake]] in ''Transformers: Prime''.
* [[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]] was a one-episode villain from the ''Prime'' episode "[[Con Job]]", where he was a [[Shifter]] who infiltrated the Autobots by disguising himself as [[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]. He tries the same trick here by taking the form of Jazz, but Elita sees through it.
* Elita seems to have a personal enmity with Blackarachnia, which may be a reference to how her Animated counterpart was originally that continuity's version of Elita-One before she was mutated into a [[technorganic]] being.

===Errors===
* Ultra Magnuses' antenna are still being colored blue.
* In the last panel of the second page, Elita says "We'll better avoid detection if we say low." "Say" is clearly supposed to be "stay", just missing the "t".
* The first panel of page 3, Bulkhead says he needs to "take a knee for second", forgetting the second "a".

===Other notes===
* In the letters pages, Kirkman alludes to that bot seen in [[Megatron (G1)#Energon Universe|Megatron's]] vision of the [[Matrix of Oppression]] last issue, who was absolutely ''not'' the recently-deceased Autobot [[Trailbreaker (G1)#Energon Universe| Trailbreaker]], because that guy's like, '''super''' dead, m'kay. Nope, no siree, not a chance, keep dreamin'…
* The specific “non-80s character” Kirkman alluded to back in the letters pages of [[Transformers (2023) issue 29|issue 29]] turned out to be Lugnut, though he’s joined by ''many'' other Decepticons not mentioned by the reader.
* Energon Experience: Presented by Skybound Executive Editor Ben Abernathy.
** '''Character Spotlight:''' Shockwave
** '''Name That Decepticon!:''' Spotlights Shockwave's forces from this issue.
** '''Creator Spotlight:''' Ben asks Jason Howard what his alt-mode would be. Jason answers coffee. Or, if he were a triple changer, coffee and a basketball.
* [[Acid Storm (disambiguation)|Acidstorm]]'s name is typically spelled with a space, but in this issue it's all one word. Deliberate change or typo? We will have to see!

===Covers===
* '''Cover A:''' Shockwave, by [[David Nakayama]]
* '''Cover B:''' Ultra Magnus, [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], and [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]], by [[Daniel Warren Johnson]] and Mike Spicer.
* '''Cover C:''' Octane, Thrust, and Lugnut, by Jason Howard and [[Annalisa Leoni]].
* '''Cover D:''' Elita One, [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], Bluestreak, and Cliffjumper by [[Lesley Li]].
* '''Cover E:''' Design schematics for Shockwave, by [[E. J. Su]].

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===Advertisement===
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* 3-page preview of the [[M.A.S.K. Energon Universe 2026 Special story|''M.A.S.K.'' story]] from the ''[[Energon Universe 2026 Special]]''.

===Reprints===
* '''''Transformers Volume 6: Decepticons Attack!''''' ([[December 9]], [[2026]]) ISBN 1534332634 / ISBN 978-1534332638 
** Collects ''Transformers'' issues #31–36.
** Trade paperback format.

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Heavy Metal (Energon)

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:''Heavy Metal is an [[Autobot]]-allied [[Mini-Con]] [[combiner]] from the [[Unicron Trilogy continuity family]].''

[[Image:Super Link Heavy Metal.png|thumb|300px|Give me the Loc-Nar!]]

'''Heavy Metal''' is the combined robot mode of three [[Extreme Competition Team]] Mini-Cons: [[Breakage]], [[Kickflip]], and [[Mudbath]]. The first successful sentient Mini-Con combiner since the [[Unicron Battles]], she nevertheless is barely able to hold together. Her component parts' personalities have been changed from respectable soldiers to practically only being Autobot in name. Bitter, sullen, violent, and rebellious, she can only stay together for so long until her components force her apart.

{{TOCclear}}

==Toys==
===''Super Link''===
[[File:EN-toy MB2 Frenzy.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Favorite band: [[Knights of Unicron (band)|Knights of Unicron]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Brake''' (Micron Booster, [[2004]])}}
{{Bp-a1|'''Damper''' (Micron Booster, 2004)}}
{{Bp-a1|'''Filter''' (Micron Booster, 2004)}}</ul>

: A [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|Energon]]'' [[Perceptor (Armada)#Energon|Perceptor]], ''[[Transformers: Energon (toyline)#Takara Super Link toyline|Super Link]]'' '''Frenzy''' combines the three Mini-Cons Brake, Damper, and Filter into a single robot mode: Brake the dirt bike forms the head and backpack, Damper the ATV forms the torso and arms, and Filter forms the legs.

: She was never sold as a set; she could only be completed by getting all three individual Mini-Cons from the third [[Micron Booster]] assortment, which was [[exclusive]] to Lawson stores in Japan.

: The same tooling is used by [[Windcharger (Energon)#Toys|Windcharger]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Micron/Frenzy/frenzy.htm More information on Frenzy at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
* This is the first combiner to be referred to with female pronouns. It would take almost a decade before we got [[Victorion|a full-sized female combiner]].
* Her English name originated from an online bio posted by the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]] on [[March 16]], [[2007]]. It is taken from [[Heavy Metal (G.I. Joe)|an ''Action Force'' character]], as [[Fun Publications]] also held the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' Club license.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Frenzy''' (フレンジー ''Furenjī'')

[[Category:Combined forms]]
[[Category:Energon Autobots]]
[[Category:Energon Mini-Cons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]
[[Category:Micron Boosters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Abyssrain

2026-05-13T19:57:53Z

M Sipher:

:''Abyssrain is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King Abyssrain model.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Be water, my friend.]]
'''Abyssrain''' (アビスレイン ''Abisurein'') of the Dinosaur Tribe rarely speaks, and what little he does say is not exactly ''expressive''. He'd rather let his actions do the talking. He can augment his already impressively stealthy ninja-like fighting skills with his particular mastery of [[Element Energy|Aqua Energy]], enabling him to create fluid ''shuriken'' stars, nets, and other weapons at his mere whim.

As an [[Energy Beast]], he can also can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]], imbuing them with his Aqua Energy power.

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Isamu Yusen]] (Japanese)|}}
Abyssrain was seen as part of [[Megatron (WK)|Megatron]]'s group as he added [[Spirituan]] to his ranks.{{storylink|Courage to Protect What's Important}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Allies, New Threats}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination}} {{storylink|Depths of Despair}} {{storylink|Resurrection! The Evil One}} {{storylink|The Second Form}}}}

===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}} {{storylink|Finally, Skyreport Appears! & Optimus's Ultimate 6-Person Combination!}} {{storylink|The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:WK-toy Abyssrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I bet they won't have... They have it! [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|The best name!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Abyssrain''' (Energy Beast, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKB-09'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 19]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Back/shield, "Aqua Energy" breastplate, beast mode head, tail, tail tip

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' toys, Abyssrain transforms into a robotic ''Stegosaurus''. His dorsal plate assembly can be used as a shield. The tip of his tail is removable, allowing his tail to form a blaster. He also has an "Aqua Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts: using the same torso and thighs as all of the others, and the hindlegs/shins of [[Hydrophant#Toys|Hydrophant]], [[Drillnohorn#Toys|Drillnohorn]], and [[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]].

[[Category:Dinosaur Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]

Abyssrain

2026-05-13T19:52:34Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King */

:''Abyssrain is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King Abyssrain model.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Be water, my friend.]]

'''Abyssrain''' (アビスレイン ''Abisurein'') is the silent member of the Dinosaur Tribe, rarely speaks, and is not expressive with his thoughts. Given his mastery over water, Abyssrain possesses fluid, adaptable abilities that enable him to shape water into ''shuriken'' stars, nets, and other weapons, and has fighting skills with the stealth and precision of a ninja.

Possessing [[Element Energy|Aqua Energy]] that grants power over water, Abyssrain is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Isamu Yusen]] (Japanese)|}}
Abyssrain was seen as part of [[Megatron (WK)|Megatron]]'s group as he added [[Spirituan]] to his ranks.{{storylink|Courage to Protect What's Important}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Allies, New Threats}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination}} {{storylink|Depths of Despair}} {{storylink|Resurrection! The Evil One}} {{storylink|The Second Form}}}}

===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}} {{storylink|Finally, Skyreport Appears! & Optimus's Ultimate 6-Person Combination!}} {{storylink|The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:WK-toy Abyssrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I bet they won't have... They have it! [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|The best name!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Abyssrain''' (Energy Beast, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKB-09'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 19]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Back/shield, "Aqua Energy" breastplate, beast mode head, tail, tail tip

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' toys, Abyssrain transforms into a robotic ''Stegosaurus''. His dorsal plate assembly can be used as a shield. The tip of his tail is removable, allowing his tail to form a blaster. He also has an "Aqua Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts: using the same torso and thighs as all of the others, and the hindlegs/shins of [[Hydrophant#Toys|Hydrophant]], [[Drillnohorn#Toys|Drillnohorn]], and [[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]].

[[Category:Dinosaur Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]

Category:Wild King toy stock images

2026-05-13T19:51:29Z

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[[Category:Hastak toy stock images]]
[[Category:Wild King toy images]]

Category:Wild King toy images

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File:WK-toy Abyssrain.jpg

2026-05-13T19:50:08Z

M Sipher: The TakaraTomy ''Wild King'' Energy Beast "Abyssrain" toy. From the collection of KMOPotato. Photos by M Sipher. Category: Energy Beast images Category: Wild King toy images

The TakaraTomy ''Wild King'' Energy Beast "Abyssrain" toy. 
From the collection of KMOPotato. 
Photos by [[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]].

[[Category: Energy Beast images]]
[[Category: Wild King toy images]]

Isamu Yusen

2026-05-13T02:31:50Z

M Sipher:

'''Isamu Yusen''' (祐仙勇; ''Yusen Isamu'') ([[January 10]], [[1982]]) is a Japanese voice actor. He is best known as the voice of Kaburagi from ''Jormungand''.

Far more prolific in dubbing, some of his better known roles include Deacon St. John in ''Days Gone'', Lawrence Sims in ''Call of Duty'', Toffee in ''Star Vs. The Forces of Evil'', Blue Beetle on ''Young Justice'', [[Ed Gilbert|Mandarin]] in the Disney+ dub of [[Iron Man]] ([[1994]]) and [[Kevin Michael Richardson|Groot]] in several [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] cartoons.

==Voice Roles==
===''Transformers Adventure''===
* [[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]]

===''Transformers Adventure -Prime of Micron-''===
* Slipstream

===''Transformers: Wild King''===
* [[Abyssrain]]

==External Links==
*[http://www.81produce.co.jp/list.cgi?man+7303249502210 Official Website] ''(Japanese)''
*[http://www.imdb.com/name/nm5438250/?ref_=fn_al_nm_1 IMDB entry]
*[http://www.animenewsnetwork.com/encyclopedia/people.php?id=117729 Anime News Network entry]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Yusen, Isamu}}
[[Category:Japanese voice actors]]

Transformers: Wild King W

2026-05-12T20:44:31Z

M Sipher: /* Toys */

{{nav-WKW}}
[[File:TFWildKingWAd.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|''Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur Open the door, get on the floor Everybody walk the dinosaur'']]
'''''Transformers: Wild King W''''' (トランスフォーマーワイルドキング{{Ruby|W|ダブル}} ''Toransufōmā Wairudo Kingu Daburu'') is a [[TakaraTomy]] franchise launched in [[2026]]. A sequel to ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'', its primary gimmick involves [[Energy Beast]]s, elementally-charged [[beast mode]] Transformers capable of "[[wildocking]]" with compatible [[Energy Master]]s. The toyline is accompanied by an online web series, which will debut in May 2026.

==Fiction==
===Cartoon===
{{stub|Animation studio etc}}
====Characters====
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Energy Master]]|c1=
*[[Rexblade]]

|h2=[[Energy Beast]]s|c2=
;Animal Tribe
*[[Silvertail]]
*[[Lightlong]] ([[Teppei Uenishi]])
*[[Lavamuleta]]
*[[Elekivise]]

;Dinosaur Tribe
*[[Captain Volca]] ([[Junpei Baba]])
*[[Frost Saber]]
*[[Cobaltwing]]
*[[Plant Hammer]]

|nonumbering=true}}

====Episodes====
{{collist|4|
''to be added''
}}

==Toys==
''Wild King W'' retains the same basic play pattern as its predecessor, with smaller Energy Beasts forming limbs to attach to Energy Master figures to create bigger, badder bots. In fact, the new Energy Beasts use the same core molding and engineering as the originals.

Basically the biggest changes (so far) are that the first new Energy Master in the line is now a triple-changer, and the seeming removal of Autobots and Decepticons from the proceedings.

===Retail releases===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[June 27|6-27]]-[[2026|26]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKWM-01 [[Rexblade#Toys|Rexblade]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKWB-01 [[Silvertail#Toys|Silvertail]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKWB-02 [[Lightlong#Wild King W|Lightlong (Flame ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKWB-03 [[Lavamuleta#Wild King W|Lavamuleta (Grass ver.)]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKWB-04 [[Frost Saber#Wild King W|Frost Saber (Ground ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKWB-05 [[Cobaltwing#Toys|Cobaltwing]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKWB-06 [[Plant Hammer#Toys|Plant Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKWS-01 [[Rexblade#Toys|Rexblade]] & [[Silvertail#Toys|Silvertail]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Wild King WKWM-01 Rexblade.jpg|thumb|[[Rexblade#Toys|Energy Master Rexblade]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[July 18|7-18]]-[[2026|26]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKWB-07 [[Captain Volca#Wild King W|Captain Volca (Aqua ver.)]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKWB-08 [[Elekivise#Toys|Elekivise]]}}
</ul>
|}

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_wild_king_w/ ''Wild King W''] at the TakaraTomy website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wild King W}}
[[Category:Japanese toylines]]
[[Category:Wild King W| ]]

Transformers: Wild King

2026-05-12T20:38:16Z

M Sipher: /* Toys */

{{nav-WK}}
[[File:TFWildKingAd.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|''Wild King, you make my heart sing! You make everything groovy, Wild King!'']]

'''''Transformers: Wild King''''' (トランスフォーマーワイルドキング ''Toransufōmā Wairudo Kingu'') is a [[TakaraTomy]] franchise launched in [[2025]]. Its primary gimmick involves [[Energy Beast]]s, elementally-charged [[beast mode]] Transformers capable of "[[wildocking]]" with compatible [[Energy Master]]s. The toyline is accompanied by an online web series, which debuted in March 2025. It was followed by ''[[Transformers: Wild King W]]''.

Its opening [[Japanese themes|theme]], "[[Wild King (song)|Wild King]]", is performed by [[Nao Anno]].

==Fiction==
===Cartoon===
The ''Wild King'' cartoon is released every two weeks on the official TakaraTomy YouTube channel.
{{stub|Animation studio etc}}
====Characters====
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Energy Master]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WK)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Keita Tada]])
*[[Megatron (WK)|Megatron / Shadow Megatron]] ([[Hinata Tadokoro]])

|h2=[[Energy Beast]]s|c2=
;Animal Tribe
*[[Lightlong]] ([[Teppei Uenishi]])
*[[Hydrophant]] ([[Zenyōji Kyōhei]])
*[[Ignite Leo]] ([[Jinya Haruka]])
*[[Drillnohorn]] ([[Soshiro Hori]])
*[[Skyreport]] ([[Hayato Fujii]])

;Dinosaur Tribe
*[[Captain Volca]] ([[Junpei Baba]])
*[[Leafback]] ([[Takashi Saitō]])
*[[Spirituan]] ([[Tsuchida Reiō]])
*[[Abyssrain]] ([[Isamu Yusen]])
*[[Thunderbeak]] ([[Misa Ishii]])

|c4=
*[[World Dragnus|World Dragnus / Nemesis Prime]] ([[Shunsuke Takeuchi]], Keita Tada)
**[[Dragknight Soldier]]s

|nonumbering=true}}

====Episodes====
{{collist|4|
#[[On to Elementros!]]
#[[The Power of Bonds! Wildocking!]]
#[[The Hero Who Descends from the Sky!]]
#[[The Kindhearted Hydrophant]]
#[[Courage to Protect What's Important]]
#[[New Allies, New Threats]]
#[[The Ultimate Combination]]
#[[Depths of Despair]]
#[[Captain Volca vs Megatron]]
#[[Proof of the Hero]]
#[[Resurrection! The Evil One]]
#[[The Second Form]]
#[[The Strongest Power]]
#[[The Bonds That Protect the Planet]]
}}

{{anchor|Exciting Battle! Wildocking!}}

===Diorama story===
In addition to the cartoon proper, ''Wild King'' is the subject of a second, supplementary show by the long-winded title '''''Transformers: Wild King'' Extra Volume: ''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''''' (トランスフォーマーワイルドキング番外編ドキドキバトル! ワイルドッキング!) which takes the form of a kind of stop motion-adjacent feature traditionally referred to as a "diorama story" where the toys themselves are used more or less like puppets to illustrate a lightly sketched toy-gimmick-centric narrative.

====Characters====
{{featuredcharacters|
|h1=[[Energy Master]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (WK)|Optimus Prime]]
*[[Megatron (WK)|Megatron / Shadow Megatron]]

|h2=[[Energy Beast]]s|c2=
*[[Lavamuleta]]
*[[Frost Saber]]

;Animal Tribe
*[[Lightlong]]
*[[Hydrophant]]
*[[Ignite Leo]]
*[[Drillnohorn]]
*[[Skyreport]]

;Dinosaur Tribe
*[[Captain Volca]]
*[[Leafback]]
*[[Spirituan]]
*[[Thunderbeak]]
*[[Abyssrain]]

|c4=
*[[World Dragnus|World Dragnus / Nemesis Prime]]
**[[Dragknight Soldier]]s

;Dragknight Clones
*[[Dragknight Leafback]]
*[[Dragknight Ignite Leo]]
*[[Dragknight Spirituan]]
*[[Dragknight Thunderbeak]]

|nonumbering=true}}

====Episodes====
{{collist|4|
#[["Thunder+Water vs Fire+Nature": Who Will Win?]]
#[[New Energy Beasts Appear!? New Combination Showdown!]]
#[[Finally, the 5-Person Combination Complete! Use the Power of Bonds with the Energy Beasts to Seize Victory!]]
#[[Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?]]
#[[Dark Showdown! Nemesis Prime vs Shadow Megatron!]]
#[[Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!]] 
#[[Finally, Skyreport Appears! & Optimus's Ultimate 6-Person Combination!]]
#[[The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!]]

}}

{{stub|Season 1 episodes 9, 10, α, β, Season 2 (出張！ワイルドキング研究所) episodes 1-3}}

===Comics===
''Wild King'' was also the subject of a devoted "Limited Time Special Chapter" (短期特別編) crossover with the popular long-running [[TV Magazine]] feature ''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]'' followed by a smattering of guest spots by individual Energy Beasts in subsequent issues:

{{chapters
|title=''[[Transformers Go! Go!]]''
|align=
|content=
<div class="list-header">''Wild King'' special:</div>
*[[Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter|Part 1]]
*[[Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter issue 2 (part 1)|Part 2]]
*[[Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter issue 2 (part 2)|Part 3]]

 <div class="list-header">print issues:</div>
*[[Watch Out for Giraffes at the Beach!|#24]]
*[[Go! Go! print issue 25|#25]]
}}

==Toys==
The primary play pattern of ''Wild King'' is "Wild Docking", where the numerous Energy Beasts turn into limbs that attach to the Energy Master figures, somewhat akin to the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1986 (Scramble City and 2010)|Scramble City]]'' style toys of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|original ''Transformers'' line]], only this time the connections are made via multiple [[5 mm post]]s.

Of particular note is the sheer amount of mold re-use in the line: ''all'' of the Energy Beast toys use the same core torso & thigh mold combination, and many share arms and lower/beast legs with multiple others, with most of the differentiation coming from add-on beast heads/backs/tails and creative paint masking. The robot limb-parts all have the same 5 mm hole layouts as well, ensuring cross-compatibility.

===Retail releases===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[April 26|4-26]]-[[2025|25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|WKM-01 [[Optimus Prime (WK)#Toys|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WKM-02 [[Megatron (WK)#Toys|Megatron]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-01 [[Lightlong#Toys|Lightlong]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-02 [[Hydrophant#Toys|Hydrophant]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-03 [[Captain Volca#Toys|Captain Volca]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-04 [[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WKS-01 [[Optimus Prime (WK)#Multipack|Optimus Prime]] & [[Lightlong#Multipack|Lightlong]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WKS-02 [[Megatron (WK)#Multipack|Megatron]] & [[Captain Volca#Multipack|Captain Volca]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[June 28|6-28]]-[[2025|25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-05 [[Ignite Leo#Toys|Ignite Leo]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-06 [[Spirituan#Toys|Spirituan]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-07 [[Drillnohorn#Toys|Drillnohorn]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-08 [[Thunderbeak#Toys|Thunderbeak]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[July 19|7-19]]-[[2025|25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-09 [[Abyssrain#Toys|Abyssrain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|WKS-03 [[World Dragnus#Wild King|Nemesis Prime]] & [[Lavamuleta#Toys|Lavamuleta]]}}
{{Bp-d1|WKS-04 [[Megatron (WK)#Shadow|Shadow Megatron]] & [[Frost Saber#Toys|Frost Saber]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Wild King WKB-01 Lightlong.jpg|thumb|[[Lightlong#Toys|Energy Beast Lightlong]]]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[September 27|9-27]]-[[2025|25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-10 [[Skyreport#Toys|Skyreport]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[October 25|10-25]]-[[2025|25]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKEX-01 [[World Dragnus#Toys|World Dragnus]] (w/ 2 [[Dragknight Soldier#Toys|Dragknight Soldiers]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[February 28|2-28]]-[[2026|26]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-11 [[Dragknight Leafback#Toys|Dragknight Leafback]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-12 [[Dragknight Ignite Leo#Toys|Dragknight Ignite Leo]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[March 28|3-28]]-[[2026|26]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-multi|WKB-13 [[Dragknight Spirituan#Toys|Dragknight Spirituan]]}}
{{Bp-multi|WKB-14 [[Dragknight Thunderbeak#Toys|Dragknight Thunderbeak]]}}
</ul>
|}

===Exclusives===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Energy Weapon|Lightning Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Lightning Shield]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[EDION]] and [[Yodobashi Camera]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Energy Weapon|Aqua Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Aqua Shield]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Yamada Denki]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Energy Weapon|Flame Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Flame Shield]]
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Joshin Kids Land]] and [[Bic Camera]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
*[[Energy Weapon|Grass Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Grass Shield]]
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Wild King Hydrophant Aqua Weapons.jpg|thumb|The [[Energy Weapon|Aqua Sword]] & [[Energy Weapon|Aqua Shield]]]]
|}
{{--}}

==References==
*[[:Category:Wild King sources|Archive of translated ''Wild King'' material]]

==External links==
*[https://tf.takaratomy.co.jp/tf_wild_king/ ''Wild King''] at the TakaraTomy website

{{DEFAULTSORT:Wild King}}
[[Category:Japanese toylines]]
[[Category:Wild King| ]]

Elekivise

2026-05-12T19:59:32Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King W */

:''Elekivise is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]].''

[[File:Wild King W WKWB-08 Elekivise.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

'''Elekivise''' (エレキヴァイス ''Erekivaisu'') is an [[Energy Beast]] possessing [[Element Energy|Lightning Energy]] that grants power over thunder, and can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Toys==
===''Wild King W''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Elekivise''' (Energy Beast, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-08'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 18]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Lightning Energy" breastplate, axe, beast head

: Part of the second wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Elekivise transforms into a robotic hippopotamus. A portion of his beast mode back detaches to form an axe. He also has a thunder-themed "Lightning Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with the other Energy Beasts: he has the same torso and thighs as all the others, and shares biceps and hindlegs/shins with [[Hydrophant#Toys|Hydrophant]] and [[Drillnohorn#Toys|Drillnohorn]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*"Eleki" (エレキ ''ereki'') is a common Japanese word for electricity derived from ''{{w|erekiteru}}'' (エレキテル), a corruption of Dutch ''elektriciteit''. It is often localized into English as "Elec".

[[Category:Animal Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Plant Hammer

2026-05-12T19:59:09Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King W */

:''Plant Hammer is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]].''

[[File:Wild King W WKWB-06 Plant Hammer.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

'''Plant Hammer''' (プラントハンマー ''Puranto Hanmā'') is an [[Energy Beast]] possessing [[Element Energy|Grass Energy]] that grants power over nature, and can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Toys==
===''Wild King W''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Plant Hammer''' (Energy Beast, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-06'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Grass Energy" breastplate, beast mode head, tail, back/shield

: Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Plant Hammer transforms into a robotic ''Ankylosaurus''. His beast-mode tail turns into a weapon, and his back armor assembly can be used as a shield. Plus, he has a nature-themed "Grass Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts, using the same torso and thighs as all the others, and sharing the arms and legs of [[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]] and [[Abyssrain#Toys|Abyssrain]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Dinosaur Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Cobaltwing

2026-05-12T19:56:43Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King W */

:''Cobaltwing is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]].''

[[File:Wild King W WKWB-05 Cobaltwing.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

'''Cobaltwing''' (コバルトウイング ''Kobarutouingu'') is an [[Energy Beast]] possessing [[Element Energy|Aqua Energy]] that grants power over water, and can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Toys==
===''Wild King W''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Cobaltwing''' (Energy Beast, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-05'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': Tail/armor, "Aqua Energy" breastplate

: Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Cobaltwing transforms into a robotic ''Quetzalcoatlus''. His beast-mode tail turns into a shield/armor, plus he has a water-themed "Aqua Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X". Portions of the wings can be wielded as blades.

: Like all [[Energy Beast#Toys|Energy Beasts]], he can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master#Toys|Energy Master]] toy. But he can ''also'' form a wing pack for an Energy Master, and his shield can be attached to their torso, allowing the Energy Master to hold ''five'' Element Energy pieces as opposed to the usual four. His release allows for the formation of a full Aqua Energy Ultimate Wildocking using unique figures from across the Wild King toylines, as the Element was previously only missing a flying-type figure.

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts: he uses the same torso and thighs as all the others, and the arms of [[Thunderbeak#Toys|Thunderbeak]] and [[Skyreport#Toys|Skyreport]].

{{comingsoontoy}}
[[Category:Dinosaur Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Silvertail

2026-05-12T19:55:34Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King W */

:''Silvertail is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]].''

[[File:Wild King W Silvertail Model.jpg|thumb|upright=2|]]

'''Silvertail''' (シルヴァーテイル ''Shiruvāteiru'') is a wolf-like Animal Tribe warrior who awakened alongside the hero [[Rexblade]]. He skillfully wields his tail-like sword to confuse and torment opponents he faces, and he is capable of turning water into solid ice.

Possessing [[Element Energy|Aqua Energy]] that grants power over water, Silvertail is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Wild King W'' cartoon===
{{comingsoon}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King W''===
[[File:Wild King W WKWB-01 Silvertail.jpg|thumb|upright=1]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Silvertail''' (Energy Beast, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Aqua Energy" breastplate, Blade

: Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Silvertail transforms into a robotic wolf. A portion of his beast mode back detaches to form a sword-like melee weapon, which he can also hold in his beast-mode mouth. He also has a water-themed "Aqua Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with the other Energy Beasts: he has the same torso and thighs as all the others, and shares biceps and hindlegs/shins with [[Ignite Leo#Toys|Ignite Leo]] and [[Frost Saber#Toys|Frost Saber]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

{{-}}{{anchor|Rexblade}}
[[File:Wild King W WKWS-01 Rexblade Silvertail fusion.jpg|thumb|upright=1|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Rexblade & Silvertail''' (Wildocking set, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWS-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Aqua Energy" breastplate, Blade

: Silvertail was also available in a multi-pack with the Energy Master [[Rexblade]]. Both toys are unchanged from their individual releases.

: Early purchases of Rexblade & Silvertail also include the "[[Rexcalibur]] (Special Color ver.)" in a separate plastic bag.
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Animal Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Dragknight Soldier

2026-05-12T19:54:43Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King */

:''The Dragknight Soldiers are spooky minions from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

The '''Dragknight Soldiers''' (ドラグナイトソルジャー ''Doragunaito Sorujā'') are the mysterious servants of the fearsome [[World Dragnus]]. In wyvern mode, they are capable of firing a powerful energy blast from their mouths, and they can also combine with their master in either form through [[Wildocking|Worldocking]] to form various formidable combinations.

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Second Form}}}}

===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
While Optimus and Megatron did battle, the Dragknight Soldiers suddenly arrived alongside World Dragnus from within a mysterious explosion. They then combined with their master to form his Ultimate Beast Mode and Ultimate Robot Mode to combat the two Energy Masters, finishing them off in "Double Soldier Dragnus" configuration. {{storylink|The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:Wild King WKEX-01 Dragknight Soldier.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''World Dragnus''' (Multi-pack, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKEX-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[October 25]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Tail/lance, dragon head, wings

: The sole item in the fifth wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' toys, the [[World Dragnus#Wild King|World Dragnus]] set includes a pair of identical Dragknight Soldiers which transform into robotic wyverns. Their beast mode tails detach to form club/lance weapons. Unlike other [[Energy Beast#Toys|Energy Beast]] figures, the Dragknight Soldiers lack any [[Element Energy|elemental breastplates]].

: They can also combine with World Dragnus in either mode to create a powered-up form (known as his Ultimate Robot Mode & Ultimate Beast Mode, respectively, when combined as legs or Double Soldier Dragnus when used as arms for the robot mode), as well as transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master]] toy. They are also capable of forming a wing pack for any Energy Master, or contribute some parts to World Dragnus in his armor mode.

: They share several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts, namely they have the same generic torso and thighs as all the others.

[[Category:Dragknights|Soldier]]

Skyreport

2026-05-12T19:52:03Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King */

:''Skyreport is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King Skyreport Model.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Fate only binds you if you let it. Do what is necessary, not because it is written.]]

Having lived in [[Elementros]] since ancient times, the Animal Tribe's leader '''Skyreport''' (スカイリポート ''Sukairipōto'') possesses deep knowledge of their planet's history, including the [[World Dragnus|approaching dark force]] that endangers it. This intelligent, eagle-shaped Energy Beast exudes a quiet gentleness concealed behind a sharp, discerning gaze. While flying, he absorbs energy through photosynthesis and uses his powerful wings to generate strong winds.

Possessing [[Element Energy|Grass Energy]] that grants power over nature, Skyreport is an Energy Beast that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Hayato Fujii]] (Japanese)|}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Proof of the Hero}} {{storylink|Resurrection! The Evil One}} {{storylink|The Second Form}}}}

===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Finally, Skyreport Appears! & Optimus's Ultimate 6-Person Combination!}} {{storylink|The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:Wild King WKB-10 Skyreport.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|So it’s time for us to revisit that ever present question, "Should you read every book in ''Skyrim''?" NO! WHAT? NO! PLEASE DON'T READ THEM!!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Skyreport''' (Energy Beast, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKB-10'''
:*''Release date'': [[September 27]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Eagle head, 2 eagle wings, shield, "Grass Energy" breastplate

:The sole item in the fourth wave of ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' toys, Skyreport transforms into a robotic eagle. He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master]] toy. He has a leaf-themed "Grass Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

:In addition to the above functions, Skyreport is also capable of forming a wing pack for any Energy Master, and his shield can be attached to the Energy Master torso, allowing the Energy Master to hold five Element Energy pieces as opposed to the usual four.

:He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts, namely the same torso and thighs as all the others, and shares the arms and legs/wings of [[Thunderbeak#Toys|Thunderbeak]].

[[Category: Animal Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]

Thunderbeak

2026-05-12T19:51:38Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King */

:''Thunderbeak is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King Thunderbeak Model.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Zandar Thunder! Raiden Zankō!]]

Being the only member of the Dinosaur Tribe capable of flight, the young '''Thunderbeak''' (サンダービーク ''Sandābīku'') excels at attacks from the sky. He launched an attack on [[Drillnohorn]] to offer the latter's Elemental Energy to [[Megatron (WK)|Megatron]], who is trying to gather all five elements in his hands.

Possessing [[Element Energy|Lightning Energy]] that grants power over thunder, Thunderbeak is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Misa Ishii]] (Japanese)|}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Allies, New Threats}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination}} {{storylink|Depths of Despair}} {{storylink|Resurrection! The Evil One}} {{storylink|The Second Form}}}}

===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Energy Beasts Appear!? New Combination Showdown!}} {{storylink|Finally, the 5-Person Combination Complete! Use the Power of Bonds with the Energy Beasts to Seize Victory!}} {{storylink|Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}} {{storylink|Finally, Skyreport Appears! & Optimus's Ultimate 6-Person Combination!}} {{storylink|The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:Wild King WKB-08 Thunderbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Gorogoro kaminari Pteragordon!]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Thunderbeak''' (Energy Beast, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKB-08'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 28]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Tail/shield, "Lightning Energy" breastplate
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' toys, Thunderbeak transforms into a robotic ''Pteranodon''. His beast-mode tail turns into a shield/blaster, plus he has an electric-themed "Lightning Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: Like all [[Energy Beast#Toys|Energy Beasts]], he can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master#Toys|Energy Master]] toy. But he can ''also'' form a wing pack for an Energy Master, and his shield can be attached to their torso, allowing the Energy Master to hold ''five'' Element Energy pieces as opposed to the usual four.

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts, namely the same torso and thighs as all the others, and shares the arms and legs/wings of [[Skyreport#Toys|Skyreport]].

: He is recoloured as [[Dragknight Thunderbeak#Toys|Dragknight Thunderbeak]]

[[Category:Dinosaur Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]

Drillnohorn

2026-05-12T19:51:21Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King */

{{disambig2|the [[Energy Beast]]|characters named Drillhorn|Drillhorn (disambiguation)}}
:''Drillnohorn is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King Drillnohorn Model.jpg|thumb|upright=2|He ain't heavy, he's [[Rhinox (BW)|my]] brother!]]

An Animal Tribe member who is always training to improve his strength, '''Drillnohorn''' (ドリルノホーン ''Dorirunohōn'') is a powerful warrior living on [[Elementros]]. His charge attack using the horns on his head is powerful enough to smash even large rocks, and his incredible leg strength makes it possible for him to jump high.

Possessing [[Element Energy|Ground Energy]] that grants power over earth, Drillnohorn is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Soshiro Hori]] (Japanese)|}}
[[Hydrophant]] hadn't received any word from Drillnohorn in a while when [[Optimus Prime (WK)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Lightlong]] met up with the former in a cave. {{storylink|The Kindhearted Hydrophant}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Allies, New Threats}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination}} {{storylink|Depths of Despair}} {{storylink|Captain Volca vs Megatron}} {{storylink|Proof of the Hero}} {{storylink|Resurrection! The Evil One}} {{storylink|The Second Form}}}}

===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Energy Beasts Appear!? New Combination Showdown!}} {{storylink|Finally, the 5-Person Combination Complete! Use the Power of Bonds with the Energy Beasts to Seize Victory!}} {{storylink|Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}} {{storylink|Finally, Skyreport Appears! & Optimus's Ultimate 6-Person Combination!}} {{storylink|The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:Wild King WKB-07 Drillnohorn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|What, were you expecting an {{w|Fuwa|antelope}}?]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Drillnohorn''' (Energy Beast, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''WKB-07'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 28]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Axe, "Ground Energy" breastplate, beast head

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' toys, Drillnohorn transforms into a robotic rhinoceros. A portion of his beast mode back detaches to form a pickaxe-like melee weapon. He also has an earth-themed "Ground Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts: namely the same torso and thighs as all the others, the hindlegs/shins of [[Hydrophant#Toys|Hydrophant]], [[Abyssrain#Toys|Abyssrain]], and [[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]], and shares an axe with [[Lightlong]].

==Notes==
*"Drillnohorn" (ドリルノホーン) appears to be an attempt at a portmanteau of "rhinoceros" (ライノセラス), "drill" (ドリル), and "horn" (ホーン). Or it's a play on a Japanese term meaning "drill horn" (ドリルのホーン).

[[Category:Animal Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]

Spirituan

2026-05-12T19:50:59Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King */

:''Spirituan is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King Spirituan model.jpg|thumb|upright=2|The land is the only thing in the world worth working for, worth fighting for, worth dying for, because it's the only thing that lasts.]]

Among his Dinosaur Tribe kin, '''Spirituan''' (スピリチュアン ''Supirichuan'') is both smart and calm in the face of adversity. He excels at technical battles that use the attributes of the species and the surrounding environment, rather than simple power. Unlike most of his brethren, he is willing to work with those of the Animal Tribe, especially if it is to prevent a threat to their [[Elementros|homeworld]].

Possessing [[Element Energy|Ground Energy]] that grants power over earth, Spirituan is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Tsuchida Reiō]] (Japanese)|}}
Spirituan was idling in the middle of the woods when a charging [[Hydrophant]] suddenly barrelled towards him. After the elephant mentioned he couldn't stop his charge, Spirituan used his Earth Defense technique to summon a boulder to halt Hydrophant's momentum. He then proceeded to attack Hydrophant with his Earth Claw ability but was intercepted by [[Optimus Prime (WK)|Optimus Prime]], who he noted had something sinister before quickly disengaging. {{storylink|The Kindhearted Hydrophant}} He later used his boulder to interfere with Ignite Leo's duel with Lightning Optimus. After Lightning Aqua Optimus defeated Ignite Leo, Spirituan told Optimus about the Element Shield that he and Ignite Leo didn't want anyone to go near, before he was mysteriously abducted and forcefully Wildocked to [[Megatron (WK)|Megatron]]'s left arm. {{storylink|Courage to Protect What's Important}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Allies, New Threats}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination}} {{storylink|Depths of Despair}} {{storylink|Resurrection! The Evil One}} {{storylink|The Second Form}}}}

===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Energy Beasts Appear!? New Combination Showdown!}} {{storylink|Finally, the 5-Person Combination Complete! Use the Power of Bonds with the Energy Beasts to Seize Victory!}} {{storylink|Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}} {{storylink|Finally, Skyreport Appears! & Optimus's Ultimate 6-Person Combination!}} {{storylink|The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:Wild King WKB-06 Spirituan.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Everybody forgets I'm an amphibious dinosaur...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Spirituan''' (Energy Beast, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKB-06'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 28]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': "Ground Energy" breastplate
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

:Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' toys, Spirituan transforms into a robotic ''Spinosaurus''. Spirituan lacks a conventional weapon, but his removable dino-tail could be used as a huge club, if you like. He also has an earth-themed "Ground Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts: namely the same torso and thighs as all the others, and... a lot of stuff from fellow Dinosaur Tribe member [[Captain Volca#Toys|Captain Volca]].

: He is recoloured as [[Dragknight Spirituan#Toys|Dragknight Spirituan]].

==Notes==
*While the "spi" (スピ) of Spirituan's (スピリチュアン) name comes from ''Spinosaurus'' (スピノサウルス), the etymology of the rest of his name is uncertain. It may derive from "spiritual" (スピリチュアル).

[[Category:Dinosaur Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]

Ignite Leo

2026-05-12T19:50:31Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King */

:''Ignite Leo is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King Ignite Leo Model.jpg|thumb|upright=2|He betrayed the Animal Tribe and hid himself in a volcano.]]

'''Ignite Leo''' (イグナイトレオ ''Igunaito Reo'') is a powerful Animal Tribe member with a strong sense of justice and a belligerent nature. He received a call from long-time friend/rival [[Spirituan]], saying that the latter has found someone who could be the legendary hero from their mythos: [[Optimus Prime (WK)|Optimus Prime]]. After watching Optimus' strength, Ignite Leo is convinced that Optimus can be the power to stop the threat to Elementros.

Possessing [[Element Energy|Flame Energy]] that grants power over fire, Ignite Leo is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Jinya Haruka]] (Japanese)|}}
Shortly after Spirituan's short scuffle with Optimus Prime, Ignite Leo suddenly appeared behind his friend. Fellow Animal Tribe member [[Lightlong]] was confused why he was with a member of the Dinosaur Tribe. {{storylink|The Kindhearted Hydrophant}} Ignite Leo then challenged Optimus Prime to a duel, where he easily gained the upper hand and refused to listen to Lightlong's attempts at reason. He was nearly defeated by an electric blast from Lightning Optimus if not for Spirituan intervening with an Earth Defense summoned boulder to neutralize the Lightning Energy, which he capitalized on to knock Lightning Optimus down. Just as the Energy Master was about to be finished off, a stream of water from [[Hydrophant]] briefly forced him to evade, and he eventually went down after getting blasted with Lightning Aqua Optimus' electrically charged stream of water. Afterwards, when confronted by Lightlong, he explained he just wanted to test Optimus' power and prevent Megatron and the Dinosaur Tribe from going near the potentially dangerous Element Shield. He is then forced to watch Spirituan get kidnapped by unknown forces, to his dismay. {{storylink|Courage to Protect What's Important}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Allies, New Threats}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination}} {{storylink|Depths of Despair}} {{storylink|Captain Volca vs Megatron}} {{storylink|Proof of the Hero}} {{storylink|Resurrection! The Evil One}} {{storylink|The Second Form}}}}

===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Energy Beasts Appear!? New Combination Showdown!}} {{storylink|Finally, the 5-Person Combination Complete! Use the Power of Bonds with the Energy Beasts to Seize Victory!}} {{storylink|Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}} {{storylink|Finally, Skyreport Appears! & Optimus's Ultimate 6-Person Combination!}} {{storylink|The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!}}}}

===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Go! Go!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:Wild King WKB-05 Ignite Leo.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|''Lift your voices as victories blaze'' 
''This is the day to win with grace'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Ignite Leo''' (Energy Beast, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKB-05'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 28]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Blade, "Flame Energy" breastplate
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the second wave of ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' toys, Ignite Leo transforms into a robotic lion. A portion of his beast mode back detaches to form a sword-like melee weapon. He also has a fire-themed "Flame Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with the other Energy Beasts: he has the same torso and thighs as the all others, and shares biceps and hindlegs/shins with [[Frost Saber#Toys|Frost Saber]].

: He is recoloured as [[Dragknight Ignite Leo#Toys|Dragknight Ignite Leo]].

==Notes==
*Ignite Leo had the preliminary name of "Ignite Bite" (イグナイトバイト ''Igunaito Baito'').<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://tformers.com/53922|name=Tformers|title=Transformers Wild King New Combiner Beasts Product Series from Takara TOMY|year=2024|month=10|day=28}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Animal Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Go! Go! Transformers]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]

Leafback

2026-05-12T19:50:02Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King */

:''Leafback is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King Leafback model.jpg|thumb|upright=2|I guard the Green, the plant life of Earth. As long as it lives, I cannot die!]]

A simple straightshooter, '''Leafback''' (リーフバック ''Rīfubakku'') isn't much for anything bent or curved. Among the dinosaurs of [[Elementros]], Leafback is among the most physically powerful, rivalling only [[Drillnohorn]]. Trusting [[Captain Volca]], Leafback has fallen under the influence of [[Megatron (WK)|Megatron]]. For whatever reason, he believes that the more horns, the smarter a person is.

Possessing [[Element Energy|Grass Energy]] that gives power over nature, Leafback is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Takashi Saitō]] (Japanese)|}}
When Captain Volca, Wildocked with Megatron as Flame Megatron, declared that the boundaries for the Animal Tribe and Dinosaur Tribe were no more, Leafback appeared to support his leader's declaration. He later attacked [[Optimus Prime (WK)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Lightlong]] on Volca's orders, but failed to stop them from Wildocking and was quickly sent flying away by the newly combined Lightning Optimus. {{storylink|The Power of Bonds! Wildocking!}} Somehow surviving the experience, Leafback was summoned back to the locale by Flame Megatron to further combine with him into Flame-Grass Megatron, who used the combined might of their Flame and Grass Energies to seemingly slaughter their opponents. {{storylink|The Hero Who Descends from the Sky!}} Leafback was seen as part of Megatron's group as he added [[Spirituan]] to his ranks. {{storylink|Courage to Protect What's Important}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Allies, New Threats}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination}} {{storylink|Depths of Despair}} {{storylink|Resurrection! The Evil One}} {{storylink|The Second Form}}}}

===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|"Thunder+Water vs Fire+Nature": Who Will Win?}} {{storylink|New Energy Beasts Appear!? New Combination Showdown!}} {{storylink|Finally, the 5-Person Combination Complete! Use the Power of Bonds with the Energy Beasts to Seize Victory!}} {{storylink|Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}} {{storylink|The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:Wild King WKB-04 Leafback.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Leafback''' (Energy Beast, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKB-04'''
:*''Release date'': [[April 26]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': "Grass Energy" breastplate, beast mode head, tail, tail tip
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' toyline, Leafback transforms into a robotic ''Triceratops''. He lacks a conventional melee weapon, though his removable dino-tail could be used as a huge club, if you like. Interestingly, the tip of his tail is removable, and also has a sculpted-in barrel. He also has a leaf-themed "Grass Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and re-attached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master#Toys|Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts: he has the same torso and thighs as the other Energy Beasts, and shares the biceps and hindlegs/shins with [[Abyssrain#Toys|Abyssrain]], [[Drillnohorn#Toys|Drillnohorn]], and [[Hydrophant#Toys|Hydrophant]].

: He is recoloured as [[Dragknight_Leafback#Toys|Dragknight Leafback]]

[[Category:Dinosaur Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]

Captain Volca

2026-05-12T19:49:27Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King */

:''Captain Volca is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King Captain Volca model.jpg|thumb|upright=2|He's got a little Captain in him.]]

'''Captain Volca''' (キャプテンヴォルカ ''Kyaputen Voruka'') is leader of the Dinosaur Tribe on [[Elementros]], backing up his might with the desire to seek strength and winning above all else. He also possesses knowledge of a legend passed down among the dinosaurs, and perhaps the strong and charismatic [[Megatron (WK)|Megatron]] of another planet is key to that legend...

Possessing [[Element Energy|Flame Energy]] that grants power over fire, Captain Volca is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Junpei Baba]] (Japanese)|}}
At some point, during Megatron's exploration of Elementros, he ran into Volca and performed Wildocking with the Decepticon leader into Flame Megatron. They ambushed [[Optimus Prime (WK)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Lightlong]] {{storylink|On to Elementros!}} and easily curb-stomped the former until the latter performed Wildocking with the Autobot leader into Lightning Optimus, which succeeded despite Volca siccing his henchman [[Leafback]] on them both as he was quickly defeated{{storylink|The Power of Bonds! Wildocking!}}, and Volca and Megatron's advantage quickly disappeared as Lightning Optimus quickly proved to be a match for them both, until Megatron called upon Leafback to further combine with them into Flame-Grass Megatron, who seemingly vaporized Lightning Optimus. {{storylink|The Hero Who Descends from the Sky!}} Still Wildocked to Megatron's right arm, Captain Volca welcomed [[Spirituan]] to their team after the latter was abducted by a mysterious force. {{storylink|Courage to Protect What's Important}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Allies, New Threats}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination}} {{storylink|Depths of Despair}} {{storylink|Captain Volca vs Megatron}} {{storylink|Resurrection! The Evil One}} {{storylink|The Second Form}}}}

===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter|Special Chapter}} {{storylink|Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter issue 2 (part 1)|Special Chapter 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter issue 2 (part 2)|Special Chapter 3}}}}

===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|"Thunder+Water vs Fire+Nature": Who Will Win?}} {{storylink|New Energy Beasts Appear!? New Combination Showdown!}} {{storylink|Finally, the 5-Person Combination Complete! Use the Power of Bonds with the Energy Beasts to Seize Victory!}} {{storylink|Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}} {{storylink|The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:Wild King WKB-03 Captain Volca.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Remember this?" ''"CAPTAIN VOLCA!"'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Captain Volca''' (Energy Beast, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''WKB-03'''
:*''Release date:'' [[April 26]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': "Flame Energy" breastplate
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' product, Captain Volca transforms into a robotic ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. He lacks a conventional melee weapon, though his removable dino-tail could be used as a huge club, if you like. He does have a fire-themed "Flame Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and re-attached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master#Toys|Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts: he has the same torso and thighs as the other Energy Beasts, shares biceps with [[Lightlong#Toys|Lightlong]], and leg parts with [[Spirituan#Toys|Spirituan]].

{{-}}{{anchor|Multipack}}
[[File:Wild King WKS-02 Megatron Volca fusion.jpg|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron & Captain Volca''' (Wildocking Set, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKS-02'''
:*''Release date'': [[April 26]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': "Flame Energy" breastplate

: Captain Volca was also available in a multi-pack with ''Wild King'' [[Megatron (WK)#Toys|Megatron]].

: There are no differences between the multi-pack and individual releases of these toys.
{{--}}

===''Wild King W''===
[[File:Wild King W WKWB-07 Captain Volca (Aqua ver.).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Captain Volca (Aqua ver.)''' (Energy Beast, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-02'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 18]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Aqua Energy" breastplate

: Part of the second wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Captain Volca (Aqua ver.) is a [[redeco]] of his original toy, still transforming into a robotic ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' and retaining all of the original toy's functionality.

: But as the new name indicates, he's now in a water-themed predominantly-blue deco, and now comes with an "Aqua Energy" breastplate instead of the original's "Flame Energy" breastplate.
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Dinosaur Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Go! Go! Transformers]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Hydrophant

2026-05-12T19:49:08Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King */

:''Hydrophant is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King Hydrophant model.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Crying helps me slow down and obsess over the weight of life's problems.]]

Timid and kind-hearted, '''Hydrophant''' (ハイドロファント ''Haidorofanto'') doesn't believe in himself much, but his friends know he has incredible power hidden within. It's up to the elephant to build courage to draw out that strength.

Possessing [[Element Energy|Aqua Energy]] that gives power over water, Hydrophant is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Zenyōji Kyōhei]] (Japanese)|}}
Hydrophant was a friend of [[Lightlong|Lightlong's]], and the two were awaiting news from [[Drillnohorn]] for a while to no avail. He reunited with the giraffe at a cave, and was overjoyed when his friend had found the [[Optimus Prime (WK)|the legendary hero]] of yore. What he wasn't happy about, however, was that a war with the Dinosaur Tribe has erupted (he's scared of fighting), which sent him into a meltdown that nearly destroyed the cave he was in before running off, his stampede only being stopped when [[Spirituan]] stopped it with an Earth Defense. The ''Spinosaurus'' also nearly hurt him if not for Optimus intercepting the hit in time, and the Autobot leader attempted to pep talk Hydrophant to stand up for himself. {{storylink|The Kindhearted Hydrophant}} Hydrophant stuck around to see Optimus' duel with [[Ignite Leo]], seeing the Energy Master get put on the brink of defeat even with Lightlong Wildocked onto him. This caused him to finally snap, assuming his robot mode to blast Ignite Leo with water, before vowing that while he didn't like to fight, he would make a stand to protect what's important to him. Having forged a bond with the Autobot Leader, he Wildocked with Lightning Optimus into Lightning Aqua Optimus, and their combined might's electrically charged stream of water proved more than enough to down Ignite Leo. {{storylink|Courage to Protect What's Important}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Allies, New Threats}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination}} {{storylink|Depths of Despair}} {{storylink|Captain Volca vs Megatron}} {{storylink|Proof of the Hero}} {{storylink|Resurrection! The Evil One}} {{storylink|The Second Form}}}}

===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter issue 2 (part 1)|Special Chapter 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter issue 2 (part 2)|Special Chapter 3}}}}

===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|"Thunder+Water vs Fire+Nature": Who Will Win?}} {{storylink|New Energy Beasts Appear!? New Combination Showdown!}} {{storylink|Finally, the 5-Person Combination Complete! Use the Power of Bonds with the Energy Beasts to Seize Victory!}} {{storylink|Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}} {{storylink|Finally, Skyreport Appears! & Optimus's Ultimate 6-Person Combination!}} {{storylink|The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:Wild King WKB-02 Hydrophant.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Life is the most spectacular show on Earth."]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Hydrophant''' (Energy Beast, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKB-02'''
:*''Release date'': [[April 26]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Axe, "Aqua Energy" breastplate
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the first wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' toyline, Hydrophant transforms into a robotic elephant with posable tusk-cannons and ears, which is awesome. A portion of his beast mode back detaches to form a battle axe. The two tusk-cannons can be removed from his elephant head and held, due to being [[5 mm post]]s. The trunk can also be removed from the elephant head. He also has a water-themed "Aqua Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and re-attached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master#Toys|Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts: he has the same torso and thighs as the other Energy Beasts, and shares the biceps and hindlegs/shins with [[Abyssrain#Toys|Abyssrain]], [[Drillnohorn#Toys|Drillnohorn]], and [[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]].

==Notes==
*"Hydrophant" (ハイドロファント) is a portmanteau of "hydro" (ハイドロ) and "elephant" (エレファント).

[[Category:Animal Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Go! Go! Transformers]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]

Lightlong

2026-05-12T19:48:29Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King */

:''Lightlong is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King Lightlong model.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Have we met [[Longrack (BW)|before]]?]]

'''Lightlong''' (ライトロング ''Raitorongu'') is an eternally curious resident of the planet [[Elementros]]. The first to meet [[Optimus Prime (WK)|Optimus Prime]], Lightlong was able to awaken a power with the larger Transformer to face the threat of [[Megatron (WK)|Megatron]].

Possessing [[Element Energy|Lightning Energy]] that gives power over thunder, Lightlong is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Teppei Uenishi]] (Japanese)|}}
Lightlong first encountered Optimus Prime while the latter was driving through a forest in vehicle mode, a form Lightlong was impressed he could assume. He was quickly informed about his mysterious friend's background: he wasn't native to Elementros, and was looking a friend... who turned out to be a hostile Megatron, who had performed Wildocking with Dinosaur Tribe Leader [[Captain Volca]] to form Flame Megatron {{storylink|On to Elementros!}} and attacked them both, Optimus barely deflecting a Flame Energy Shot that would have destroyed them both. After Optimus took a beating from Flame Megatron, Lightlong offered to undergo wildocking with him, which the Autobot Leader agreed to. Combined as Lightning Optimus, the duo sent Volca's henchman [[Leafback]] packing {{storylink|The Power of Bonds! Wildocking!}} and put up a strong fight against Flame Megatron, during which Lightlong told Optimus of a prophecy on the planet that a legendary hero would descend from the sky, and, wielding all 5 forms of elemental energy, wield a blade that would destroy all evil. Then Flame Megatron combined with Leafback into Flame-Grass Megatron, who's combined energy attack would have killed them both {{storylink|The Hero Who Descends from the Sky!}}, if not for Lightlong transforming in time to carry Optimus away.

Lightlong took Optimus to a nondescript cave on Elementros, home of his good friend [[Hydrophant]]. He learned from the elephant Energy Beast that Drillnohorn hadn’t been heard from in some time. Later, he and Optimus unintentionally caused Hydrophant to melt down by mishandling the conflict with the Dinosaur Tribe in a way that overwhelmed the sensitive elephant. Hydrophant fled the cave, and they gave chase, eventually encountering the mysterious Spirituan of the Dinosaur Tribe and Ignite Leo of the Animal Tribe. Lightlong was puzzled by their unexpected alliance. {{storylink|The Kindhearted Hydrophant}} He tried to convince Ignite Leo to stop attacking them as Optimus wasn't evil, but his pleas fell on deaf ears and he was easily knocked down. He Wildocked to Optimus once more in an attempt to turn the tide of battle. However, Optimus's limited understanding of Elemental Energy allowed Spirituan to deflect their lightning attack with a rock wall. The two would likely have been defeated if not for Hydrophant’s timely intervention and the extra power he provided by Wildocking with them to form Lightning Aqua Optimus. {{storylink|Courage to Protect What's Important}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Allies, New Threats}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination}} {{storylink|Depths of Despair}} {{storylink|Captain Volca vs Megatron}} {{storylink|Proof of the Hero}} {{storylink|Resurrection! The Evil One}} {{storylink|The Second Form}}}}

===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter|Special Chapter}} {{storylink|Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter issue 2 (part 1)|Special Chapter 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter issue 2 (part 2)|Special Chapter 3}} {{storylink|Watch Out for Giraffes at the Beach!}}}}

===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|"Thunder+Water vs Fire+Nature": Who Will Win?}} {{storylink|New Energy Beasts Appear!? New Combination Showdown!}} {{storylink|Finally, the 5-Person Combination Complete! Use the Power of Bonds with the Energy Beasts to Seize Victory!}} {{storylink|Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}} {{storylink|Finally, Skyreport Appears! & Optimus's Ultimate 6-Person Combination!}} {{storylink|The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:Wild King WKB-01 Lightlong.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Ah yes, the giraffe, nature's lightning rod. Apparently.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Lightlong''' (Energy Beast, [[2025]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKB-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[April 26]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Axe, "Lightning Energy" breastplate
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' product, Lightlong transforms into a robotic giraffe. A portion of his beast mode back detaches to form a pickaxe-like melee weapon. He also has an electric-themed "Lightning Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master#Toys|Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts: he shares the generic torso and thighs as all of the other Energy Beasts, shares biceps with [[Captain Volca#Toys|Captain Volca]], and shares his axe with [[Drillnohorn#Toys|Drillnohorn]].

{{-}}{{anchor|Multipack}}
[[File:Wild King WKS-01 Optimus Prime Lightlong fusion.jpg|thumb|upright=1|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Optimus Prime & Lightlong''' (Wildocking Set, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKS-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[April 26]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Axe, "Lightning Energy" breastplate

: Lightlong was also available in a two-pack with the Energy Master [[Optimus Prime (WK)#Toys|Optimus Prime]].

: There are no notable differences between the multi-pack and individual releases of these toys.
{{--}}

===''Wild King W''===
[[File:Wild King W WKWB-02 Lightlong (Flame Ver.).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|The new Bic Lightlong, perfect for summer grilling.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Lightlong (Flame ver.)''' (Energy Beast, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-02'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': Axe, "Flame Energy" breastplate
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Lightlong (Flame ver.) is a [[redeco]] of his original toy, still transforming into a robotic giraffe and retaining all of the original toy's functionality.

: But as the new name indicates, he's now in a fire-themed predominantly-red deco, and now comes with a "Flame Energy" breastplate instead of the original's "Lightning Energy" breastplate.

==Notes==
*"Lightlong" (ライトロング) is a pun on "lightning" (ライトニング), the Elemental Energy he carries. In the cartoon, he often uses the first syllable as a verbal tic when he talks.
*Lightlong had the preliminary name of "Lightall" (ライトール ''Raitōru'').<ref>{{citesocial|link=https://tformers.com/53922|name=Tformers|title=Transformers Wild King New Combiner Beasts Product Series from Takara TOMY|year=2024|month=10|day=28}}</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Animal Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Go! Go! Transformers]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Abyssrain

2026-05-12T19:42:41Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King */

:''Abyssrain is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King Abyssrain model.jpg|thumb|upright=2|Be water, my friend.]]

'''Abyssrain''' (アビスレイン ''Abisurein'') is the silent member of the Dinosaur Tribe, rarely speaks, and is not expressive with his thoughts. Given his mastery over water, Abyssrain possesses fluid, adaptable abilities that enable him to shape water into ''shuriken'' stars, nets, and other weapons, and has fighting skills with the stealth and precision of a ninja.

Possessing [[Element Energy|Aqua Energy]] that grants power over water, Abyssrain is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Isamu Yusen]] (Japanese)|}}
Abyssrain was seen as part of [[Megatron (WK)|Megatron]]'s group as he added [[Spirituan]] to his ranks.{{storylink|Courage to Protect What's Important}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Allies, New Threats}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination}} {{storylink|Depths of Despair}} {{storylink|Resurrection! The Evil One}} {{storylink|The Second Form}}}}

===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}} {{storylink|Finally, Skyreport Appears! & Optimus's Ultimate 6-Person Combination!}} {{storylink|The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:Wild King WKB-09 Abyssrain.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|I bet they won't have... They have it! [[How Ratchet Got His Hands Back|The best name!]]]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Abyssrain''' (Energy Beast, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKB-09'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 19]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Back/shield, "Aqua Energy" breastplate, beast mode head, tail, tail tip

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' toys, Abyssrain transforms into a robotic ''Stegosaurus''. His dorsal plate assembly can be used as a shield. The tip of his tail is removable, allowing his tail to form a blaster. He also has an "Aqua Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts: using the same torso and thighs as all of the others, and the hindlegs/shins of [[Hydrophant#Toys|Hydrophant]], [[Drillnohorn#Toys|Drillnohorn]], and [[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]].

[[Category:Dinosaur Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]

Cobaltwing

2026-05-12T04:58:29Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King W */

:''Cobaltwing is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]].''

[[File:Wild King W WKWB-05 Cobaltwing.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

'''Cobaltwing''' (コバルトウイング ''Kobarutouingu'') is an [[Energy Beast]] possessing [[Element Energy|Aqua Energy]] that grants power over water, and can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Toys==
===''Wild King W''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Cobaltwing''' (Energy Beast, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-05'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': Tail/armor, "Aqua Energy" breastplate

: Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Cobaltwing transforms into a robotic ''Quetzalcoatlus''. His beast-mode tail turns into a shield/armor, plus he has a water-themed "Aqua Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X". Portions of the wings can be wielded as blades.

: Like all [[Energy Beast#Toys|Energy Beasts]], he can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master#Toys|Energy Master]] toy. But he can ''also'' form a wing pack for an Energy Master, and his shield can be attached to their torso, allowing the Energy Master to hold ''five'' Element Energy pieces as opposed to the usual four. His release allows for the formation of a full Aqua Energy Ultimate Wildocking using unique figures from across the Wild King toylines, as the Element was previously only missing a flying-type figure.

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts, namely the torso, arms and thighs of [[Thunderbeak#Toys|Thunderbeak]] and [[Skyreport#Toys|Skyreport]].

{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Dragknight Leafback

2026-05-12T04:02:16Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King */

:''Dragknight Leafback is an [[Energy Beast]] Dragknight Clone from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King WKB-11 Dragknight Leafback.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

Created by [[World Dragnus]], '''Dragknight Leafback''' (エナジービーストリーフバック ''Doragunaito Rīfubakku'') is a Dragknight [[Energy Beast]] clone that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Dragknight Leafback''' (Energy Beast, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''WKB-11'''
:*''Release date'': [[February 28]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Lightning Energy" breastplate, beast mode head, tail, tail tip

: Part of the sixth wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' toyline, Dragknight Leafback is a [[redeco]] of [[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]], transforming into a robotic ''Triceratops''. It has an electric-themed "Lightning Energy" breastplate rather than the original's "Grass Energy" plate.

: It can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master#Toys|Energy Master]] toy; the Energy breastplate then attaches to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts: he has the same torso and thighs as Leafback's three first-wave-mates, and shares the biceps and hindlegs/shins with [[Abyssrain#Toys|Abyssrain]], [[Drillnohorn#Toys|Drillnohorn]], and [[Hydrophant#Toys|Hydrophant]].

[[Category:Dragknights|Leafback]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]

Dragknight Leafback

2026-05-12T04:01:07Z

M Sipher:

:''Dragknight Leafback is an [[Energy Beast]] Dragknight Clone from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King WKB-11 Dragknight Leafback.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

Created by [[World Dragnus]], '''Dragknight Leafback''' (エナジービーストリーフバック ''Doragunaito Rīfubakku'') is a Dragknight [[Energy Beast]] clone that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Dragknight Leafback''' (Energy Beast, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''WKB-11'''
:*''Release date'': [[February 28]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Lightning Energy" breastplate, beast mode head, tail, tail tip

: Part of the sixth wave of TakaraTomy's ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' toyline, Dragknight Leafback is a [[redeco]] of [[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]], transforming into a robotic ''Triceratops''. It has an electric-themed "Lightning Energy" breastplate rather than the original's "Grass Energy" plate.

: It can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master#Toys|Energy Master]] toy; the Energy breastplate then attaches to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

[[Category:Dragknights|Leafback]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]

Captain Volca

2026-05-11T23:04:11Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King W */

:''Captain Volca is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

[[File:Wild King Captain Volca model.jpg|thumb|upright=2|He's got a little Captain in him.]]

'''Captain Volca''' (キャプテンヴォルカ ''Kyaputen Voruka'') is leader of the Dinosaur Tribe on [[Elementros]], backing up his might with the desire to seek strength and winning above all else. He also possesses knowledge of a legend passed down among the dinosaurs, and perhaps the strong and charismatic [[Megatron (WK)|Megatron]] of another planet is key to that legend...

Possessing [[Element Energy|Flame Energy]] that grants power over fire, Captain Volca is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Wild King'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Junpei Baba]] (Japanese)|}}
At some point, during Megatron's exploration of Elementros, he ran into Volca and performed Wildocking with the Decepticon leader into Flame Megatron. They ambushed [[Optimus Prime (WK)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Lightlong]] {{storylink|On to Elementros!}} and easily curb-stomped the former until the latter performed Wildocking with the Autobot leader into Lightning Optimus, which succeeded despite Volca siccing his henchman [[Leafback]] on them both as he was quickly defeated{{storylink|The Power of Bonds! Wildocking!}}, and Volca and Megatron's advantage quickly disappeared as Lightning Optimus quickly proved to be a match for them both, until Megatron called upon Leafback to further combine with them into Flame-Grass Megatron, who seemingly vaporized Lightning Optimus. {{storylink|The Hero Who Descends from the Sky!}} Still Wildocked to Megatron's right arm, Captain Volca welcomed [[Spirituan]] to their team after the latter was abducted by a mysterious force. {{storylink|Courage to Protect What's Important}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|New Allies, New Threats}} {{storylink|The Ultimate Combination}} {{storylink|Depths of Despair}} {{storylink|Captain Volca vs Megatron}} {{storylink|Resurrection! The Evil One}} {{storylink|The Second Form}}}}

===''Transformers Go! Go!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter|Special Chapter}} {{storylink|Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter issue 2 (part 1)|Special Chapter 2}} {{storylink|Go! Go! Limited Time Special Chapter issue 2 (part 2)|Special Chapter 3}}}}

===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|"Thunder+Water vs Fire+Nature": Who Will Win?}} {{storylink|New Energy Beasts Appear!? New Combination Showdown!}} {{storylink|Finally, the 5-Person Combination Complete! Use the Power of Bonds with the Energy Beasts to Seize Victory!}} {{storylink|Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}} {{storylink|The Scariest Combination!? World Dragnus Appears!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:Wild King WKB-03 Captain Volca.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Remember this?" ''"CAPTAIN VOLCA!"'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Captain Volca''' (Energy Beast, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''WKB-03'''
:*''Release date:'' [[April 26]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': "Flame Energy" breastplate
{{toydesigner|[[Yūya Ōnishi]] (TakaraTomy)}}

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' product, Captain Volca transforms into a robotic ''Tyrannosaurus rex''. He lacks a conventional melee weapon, though his removable dino-tail could be used as a huge club, if you like. He does have a fire-themed "Flame Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and re-attached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master#Toys|Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts: he has the same torso and thighs as the other three in the wave, shares biceps with [[Lightlong#Toys|Lightlong]], and leg parts with [[Spirituan#Toys|Spirituan]].

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[[File:Wild King WKS-02 Megatron Volca fusion.jpg|thumb]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Megatron & Captain Volca''' (Wildocking Set, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKS-02'''
:*''Release date'': [[April 26]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': "Flame Energy" breastplate

: Captain Volca was also available in a multi-pack with ''Wild King'' [[Megatron (WK)#Toys|Megatron]].

: There are no differences between the multi-pack and individual releases of these toys.
{{--}}

===''Wild King W''===
[[File:Wild King W WKWB-07 Captain Volca (Aqua ver.).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Captain Volca (Aqua ver.)''' (Energy Beast, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-02'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 18]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Aqua Energy" breastplate

: Part of the second wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Captain Volca (Aqua ver.) is a [[redeco]] of his original toy, still transforming into a robotic ''Tyrannosaurus rex'' and retaining all of the original toy's functionality.

: But as the new name indicates, he's now in a water-themed predominantly-blue deco, and now comes with an "Aqua Energy" breastplate instead of the original's "Flame Energy" breastplate.
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Dinosaur Tribe Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Go! Go! Transformers]]
[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Frost Saber

2026-05-11T23:03:15Z

M Sipher: /* Toys */

:''Frost Saber is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

{{mainpic}}

Possessing [[Element Energy|Aqua Energy]] that grants power over water, '''Frost Saber''' (フロストセイバー ''Furosuto Seibā'') is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Dark Showdown! Nemesis Prime vs Shadow Megatron!}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}} {{storylink|Finally, Skyreport Appears! & Optimus's Ultimate 6-Person Combination!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
[[File:Wild King WKS-04 Frost Saber.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Welcome back, [[fandom:dinozaurs:Drago Tigra|Drago Tigra]].]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d1|'''Shadow Megatron & Frost Saber''' (Wildocking Set, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKS-04'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 19]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Blade, "Aqua Energy" breastplate, beast head, left & right fangs

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' toys, Frost Saber transforms into a robotic ''Smilodon''. His beast mode fangs are removable and a portion of his beast mode back detaches to form a blade weapon. He also has a water-themed "Aqua Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with the other Energy Beasts: he has the same torso and thighs as the rest of them, and shares biceps and hindlegs/shins with [[Ignite Leo#Toys|Ignite Leo]].
{{-}}

===''Wild King W''===
[[File:Wild King W WKWB-04 Frost Saber (Ground ver.).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Frost Saber (Ground ver.)''' (Energy Beast, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-04'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': Blade, "Ground Energy" breastplate, beast head, left & right fangs

: Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Frost Saber (Ground ver.) is a [[redeco]] of his original toy, still transforming into a robotic ''Smilodon'' and retaining all of the original toy's functionality.

: But as the new name indicates, he's now in an earth-themed predominantly-brown deco, and now comes with a "Ground Energy" breastplate instead of the original's "Aqua Energy" breastplate.
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Lavamuleta

2026-05-11T23:02:38Z

M Sipher: /* Toys */

:''Lavamuleta is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

{{mainpic}}

Possessing [[Element Energy|Flame Energy]] that grants power over fire, '''Lavamuleta''' (ラヴァムレータ ''Ravamurēta'') is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?}} {{storylink|Dark Showdown! Nemesis Prime vs Shadow Megatron!}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
{{anchor|Multipack}}
[[File:Wild King WKS-03 Lavamuleta.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Does not give you wiiings.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nemesis Prime & Lavamuleta''' (Wildocking Set, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKS-03'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 19]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Axe, "Flame Energy" breastplate, bull head, left & right horns

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' product, Lavamuleta transforms into a robotic bull. His beast mode horns are removable and a portion of his beast mode back detaches to form an axe. He also has a fire-themed "Flame Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and re-attached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master#Toys|Energy Master]] toy.

: Lavamuleta shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts: he has the same torso and thighs as the rest of them.

: He was only available in a "Wildocking Set" multi-pack with [[World Dragnus#Toys|Nemesis Prime]].
{{-}}

===''Wild King W''===
[[File:Wild King W WKWB-03 Lavamuleta (Grass ver.).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Lavamuleta (Grass ver.)''' (Energy Beast, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-03'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': Axe, "Grass Energy" breastplate, bull head, left & right horns

: Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Lavamuleta (Grass ver.) is a [[redeco]] of his original toy, still transforming into a robotic bull and retaining all of the original toy's functionality.

: But as the new name indicates, he's now in a nature-themed predominantly-green deco, and now comes with a "Grass Energy" breastplate instead of the original's "Flame Energy" breastplate.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*A {{w|muleta}} is a red sheet of cloth used in {{w|Spanish-style bullfighting}}.

[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Lavamuleta

2026-05-11T23:02:18Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King W */

:''Lavamuleta is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]].''

{{mainpic}}

Possessing [[Element Energy|Flame Energy]] that grants power over fire, '''Lavamuleta''' (ラヴァムレータ ''Ravamurēta'') is an [[Energy Beast]] that can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Fiction==
===''Exciting Battle! Wildocking!''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Megatron's Ultimate 6-Person Combination! Huh, Birth of a Dark Optimus!?}} {{storylink|Dark Showdown! Nemesis Prime vs Shadow Megatron!}} {{storylink|Dark 5-Person Combination Showdown! Mastered the Darkest Wildocking!}}}}

==Toys==
===''Wild King''===
{{anchor|Multipack}}
[[File:Wild King WKS-03 Lavamuleta.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Does not give you wiiings.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|'''Nemesis Prime & Lavamuleta''' (Wildocking Set, 2025)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKS-03'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 19]], 2025
:*''Accessories'': Axe, "Flame Energy" breastplate, bull head, left & right horns

: Part of the third wave of ''[[Transformers: Wild King|Wild King]]'' product, Lavamuleta transforms into a robotic bull. His beast mode horns are removable and a portion of his beast mode back detaches to form an axe. He also has a fire-themed "Flame Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and re-attached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master#Toys|Energy Master]] toy.

: Lavamuleta shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts: he has the same torso and thighs as the rest of them.

: He was only available in a "Wildocking Set" multi-pack with [[World Dragnus#Toys|Nemesis Prime]].

===''Wild King W''===
[[File:Wild King W WKWB-03 Lavamuleta (Grass ver.).jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Lavamuleta (Grass ver.)''' (Energy Beast, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-03'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': Axe, "Grass Energy" breastplate, bull head, left & right horns

: Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Lavamuleta (Grass ver.) is a [[redeco]] of his original toy, still transforming into a robotic bull and retaining all of the original toy's functionality.

: But as the new name indicates, he's now in a nature-themed predominantly-green deco, and now comes with a "Grass Energy" breastplate instead of the original's "Flame Energy" breastplate.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*A {{w|muleta}} is a red sheet of cloth used in {{w|Spanish-style bullfighting}}.

[[Category:Wild King Energy Beasts]]
[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Rexblade

2026-05-11T23:00:29Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King W */

:''Rexblade is an [[Energy Master]] from [[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]].''
[[File:Wild King WKWB-01 Rexblade.jpg|upright=1.88|thumb|Giving Cloud a run for his money.]]
'''Rexblade''' (レクスブレイド ''Rekusubureido'') is a powerful Energy Master possessing an imposing ''Tyrannosaurus'' form, not to mention a mighty combined form!

==Toys==
===''Wild King W''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Rexblade''' (Energy Master, [[2026]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWM-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 18]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': Backpack, head gear, "[[Rexcalibur]]" sword

: The centerpiece of the initial wave of ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' releases, Rexblade is a [[Triple Changer|triple-changing]] figure possessing both an automobile form and a mighty ''Tyrannosaurus'' mode. They come with a large, serrated sword piece designed to be wielded in robot mode, or which can peg onto either of their alternate forms.

: As an Energy Master, Rexblade is capable of "[[Wildocking]]" with multiple Energy Beasts; four of which augment their limbs.

: Early purchases of Rexblade also include another sword, "Rexcalibur (Special Color ver.)", in a separate plastic bag.
{{comingsoontoy}}

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Rexblade & Silvertail''' (Wildocking set, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWS-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 18]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': Backpack, head gear, "[[Rexcalibur]]" sword

: Rexblade was also available in a multi-pack with [[Silvertail]], also sold in the first wave of the line. Both toys are identical to their individual releases.

:Early purchases of Rexblade & Silvertail also include another sword, "Rexcalibur (Special Color ver.)", in a separate plastic bag.
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Energy Masters]]
[[Category:Wild King W characters]]

Silvertail

2026-05-11T22:56:46Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King W */

:''Silvertail is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]].''

[[File:Wild King W WKWB-01 Silvertail.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

'''Silvertail''' (シルヴァーテイル ''Shiruvāteiru'') is an [[Energy Beast]] possessing [[Element Energy|Aqua Energy]] that grants power over water, and can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Toys==
===''Wild King W''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Silvertail''' (Energy Beast, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Aqua Energy" breastplate, Blade

: Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Silvertail transforms into a robotic wolf. A portion of his beast mode back detaches to form a sword-like melee weapon, which he can also hold in his beast-mode mouth. He also has a water-themed "Aqua Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with the other Energy Beasts: he has the same torso and thighs as them, and shares biceps and hindlegs/shins with [[Ignite Leo#Toys|Ignite Leo]] and [[Frost Saber#Toys|Frost Saber]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

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<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Rexblade & Silvertail''' (Wildocking set, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWS-01'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Aqua Energy" breastplate, Blade

: Silvertail was also available in a multi-pack with the Energy Master [[Rexblade]]. Both toys are unchanged from their individual releases.

: Early purchases of Rexblade & Silvertail also include the "[[Rexcalibur]] (Special Color ver.)" in a separate plastic bag.
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Cobaltwing

2026-05-11T22:53:24Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King W */ Don't forget the "icon" and "{{comingsoontoy}}"!

:''Cobaltwing is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]].''

[[File:Wild King W WKWB-05 Cobaltwing.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

'''Cobaltwing''' (コバルトウイング ''Kobarutouingu'') is an [[Energy Beast]] possessing [[Element Energy|Aqua Energy]] that grants power over water, and can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Toys==
===''Wild King W''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Cobaltwing''' (Energy Beast, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-05'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': Tail/armor, "Aqua Energy" breastplate

: Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Cobaltwing transforms into a robotic ''Quetzalcoatlus''. His beast-mode tail turns into a shield/armor, plus he has a water-themed "Aqua Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X". Portions of the wings can be wielded as blades.

: Like all [[Energy Beast#Toys|Energy Beasts]], he can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master#Toys|Energy Master]] toy. But he can ''also'' form a wing pack for an Energy Master, and his shield can be attached to their torso, allowing the Energy Master to hold ''five'' Element Energy pieces as opposed to the usual four.

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts, namely the torso and thighs, and shares the arms and legs/wings of [[Thunderbeak#Toys|Thunderbeak]] and [[Skyreport#Toys|Skyreport]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Plant Hammer

2026-05-11T22:52:29Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King W */

:''Plant Hammer is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]].''

[[File:Wild King W WKWB-06 Plant Hammer.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

'''Plant Hammer''' (プラントハンマー ''Puranto Hanmā'') is an [[Energy Beast]] possessing [[Element Energy|Grass Energy]] that grants power over nature, and can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Toys==
===''Wild King W''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Plant Hammer''' (Energy Beast, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-06'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Grass Energy" breastplate, beast mode head, tail, back/shield

: Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Plant Hammer transforms into a robotic ''Ankylosaurus''. His beast-mode tail turns into a weapon, and his back armor assembly can be used as a shield. Plus, he has a nature-themed "Grass Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts, namely the torso and thighs, and shares the arms and legs/wings of [[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]] and [[Abyssrain#Toys|Abyssrain]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Plant Hammer

2026-05-11T22:52:24Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King W */

:''Plant Hammer is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]].''

[[File:Wild King W WKWB-06 Plant Hammer.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

'''Plant Hammer''' (プラントハンマー ''Puranto Hanmā'') is an [[Energy Beast]] possessing [[Element Energy|Grass Energy]] that grants power over nature, and can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Toys==
===''Wild King W''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Plant Hammer''' (Energy Beast, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-06'''
:*''Release date'': [[June 27]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Grass Energy" breastplate, beast mode head, tail, back/shield

: Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Plant Hammer transforms into a robotic ''Ankylosaurus''. His beast-mode tail turns into a weapon, and his back armor assembly can be used as a shield. Plus, he has a nature-themed "Grass Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts, namely the torso and thighs, and shares the arms and legs/wings of [[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]] and [[Abyssrain#Toys|Abyssrain]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Elekivise

2026-05-11T22:51:57Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King W */

:''Elekivise is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]].''

[[File:Wild King W WKWB-08 Elekivise.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

'''Elekivise''' (エレキヴァイス ''Erekivuaisu'') is an [[Energy Beast]] possessing [[Element Energy|Lightning Energy]] that grants power over thunder, and can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Toys==
===''Wild King W''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Elekivise''' (Energy Beast, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''WKWB-08'''
:*''Release date'': [[July 18]], 2026
:*''Accessories'': "Lightning Energy" breastplate, axe, beast head

: Part of the second wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Elekivise transforms into a robotic hippopotamus. A portion of his beast mode back detaches to form an axe. He also has a thunder-themed "Lightning Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the four ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He can also transform into an arm or a leg extension for any [[Energy Master]] toy.

: He shares several "core" parts with the other Energy Beasts: he has the same torso and thighs as them, and shares biceps and hindlegs/shins with [[Drillnohorn#Toys|Drillnohorn]].
{{comingsoontoy}}

[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]

Plant Hammer

2026-05-11T22:50:54Z

M Sipher: /* Wild King W */

:''Plant Hammer is an [[Energy Beast]] from [[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]].''

[[File:Wild King W WKWB-06 Plant Hammer.jpg|thumb|upright=2]]

'''Plant Hammer''' (プラントハンマー ''Puranto Hanmā'') is an [[Energy Beast]] possessing [[Element Energy|Grass Energy]] that grants power over nature, and can undergo [[wildocking]] with an [[Energy Master]].

==Toys==
===''Wild King W''===
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-multi|'''Plant Hammer''' (Energy Beast, 2026)}}</ul>
:*''ID number:'' '''WKWB-06'''
:*''Accessories'': "Grass Energy" breastplate, beast mode head, tail, back/shield
:*''Release date:'' [[June 27]], 2026

: Part of the first wave of [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers: Wild King W|Wild King W]]'' product, Plant Hammer transforms into a robotic ''Ankylosaurus''. His beast-mode tail turns into a weapon, and his back armor assembly can be used as a shield. Plus, he has a nature-themed "Grass Energy" breastplate, which can be detached and reattached to one of the ports on the chest of the Energy Master torso, forming part of a large elemental "X".

: He shares several "core" parts with other Energy Beasts, namely the torso and thighs, and shares the arms and legs/wings of [[Leafback#Toys|Leafback]] and [[Abyssrain#Toys|Abyssrain]].

[[Category:Wild King W Energy Beasts]]