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User talk:Cyberlink420

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==Previous discussions==
Previous discussions from before I became an admin can be found at [[User talk:Cyberlink420/Archive1|Archive]]. However, please do not edit the Archive page.



==Official Scale Stuff==
Official sizes page is currently protected from editing so I’ll just leave some sources for movie stuff that have yet to be added here:

Shatter’s official height (16 feet): https://luisguggenberger.artstation.com/projects/L2rVR5

AOE early concept scale chart: https://www.jeffreybeecroft.com/film#/transformersageofextinction/

Even earlier AOE concept scale chart: https://tanatanakyn.blogspot.com/2015/01/transformers-exhibition-part-02-zone-1.html?m=1

I wonder what they were thinking when they apparently considered making Crosshairs almost as tall as Prime lmao. Concept art sure can be crazy. [[User:Steampunk671213|Steampunk671213]] ([[User talk:Steampunk671213|talk]]) 19:40, 7 February 2025 (EST)

== Go-Bot Page ==
Why are you against my merger with those go-bot page if i may be so bold to ask?--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 20:56, 3 October 2021 (EDT)

== Ok, sorry ==
Can I re-upload it after it fits the standards of this wiki? --[[User:GobotsFanForever|GobotsFanForever]] ([[User talk:GobotsFanForever|talk]]) 20:08, 9 April 2021 (EDT)
:Sure, but you might be better off finding a different image of Whirl. In the one you uploaded, she's just sort of standing there, while all the other images are more dynamic and show her actually doing things. Try to find something more distinct that better conveys what the character is doing in the episode. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:39, 9 April 2021 (EDT)

== Hoist Goes Hollywood ==

You reverted my edit saying it was "still a stretch." What I wrote was:

"The Autobot cast for this episode is particularly appropriate. Apart from Hoist, all the Autobots who crash the filming in search of stardom are notably vain attention-seekers. Though this trait is rarely played up with Warpath, his ego regarding his gun and shooting skills is mentioned in his bios, and he appropriately makes his entrance by displaying his sharpshooting skills."

My question is this: How the heck is that a stretch? It notes what was clearly the writer's intention in casting the episode and explains the choice of a character who would seemingly be the odd man out.

I don't do a lot of editing on here, and I genuinely try to do so only when I feel I'm adding something or improving something in accordance with the standards as I understand them, but I've had several edits reverted recently that I had put a good amount of thought into, and the justifications for those reversions have been uniformly unsatisfying and very poorly explained. {{unsigned|Tjfosko}}
:I genuinely don't think the writer put that much thought into it. And unless you have an interview with the writer saying as much, you can't say it was clearly their intention; it was more likely as simple as them being told "here's the toy(s) we want to promote this week, write a story about them". This just feels like adding a note for the sake of adding a note on an overly crowded page. (I personally think a lot of the existing notes don't serve to add much either, so it's not just a you thing.) And please remember to sign your talk page posts. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 23:29, 15 May 2021 (EDT)

::So, you don't think the writer of the episode picked specifically four glory-hounds to crash a movie studio hoping for stardom, but that he instead got a note saying, "We want you to sell Hoist, Tracks, Sunstreaker, Powerglide, and Warpath this week"? Look at Earl Kress's episode credits. "The Immobilizer" is practically the only episode dealing with Ironhide's age (besides a few minor asides) and actually features a rare instance of Trailbreaker being a jokester. "B.O.T.," for all its flaws, plays up Swindle better than any other episode. "Desertion of the Dinobots" doesn't have the same degree of focus, but the episodes he wrote tend to be very strong in their depictions of characters. Even if your scenario of "promote these toys this week" is accurate (which I don't think it is, as the production materials that I've seen make it seem like Hasbro gave broad strokes with the exception of a few instances of "don't use this guy because we aren't releasing him" (Reflector) or "shove this in somewhere because it's a new toy" (Protectobots)), that only makes the cast more noteworthy, as it's an incredibly convenient accident. It seems way, way more likely that the writers, with the exception of the more mercenary jobs like "The Search for Vector Sigma," were given a box of toys and told, "these are your available characters, choose as you wish."

::As for the unsigned comment, my bad. Slipped my mind. Trying to keep up with that. [[User:Tjfosko|Tjfosko]] ([[User talk:Tjfosko|talk]]) 11:51, 17 May 2021 (EDT)

== Just a suggestion ==

Since G1 Optimus Prime and Megatron have an extremely long list of appearances and will likely have even more in the future, can I split their Game appearances into separate pages? --[[User:GobotsFanForever|GobotsFanForever]] ([[User talk:GobotsFanForever|talk]]) 13:36, 16 August 2021 (EDT)
:This has actually already been proposed over at [[Talk:Optimus Prime (G1)#Another split?]] -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:43, 16 August 2021 (EDT)

== Arcana ==

Hi. I just edited the Arcana page. However, I can't make the caption link to the page. The link and the caption are separate. Could you edit it so that the caption links to the page, please? {{unsigned|Cybertron1986}} 15:09, 15 September 2021 (EDT)

I suppose I should learn how to do it on practice pages. Thank you.
{{unsigned|Cybertron1986}} 15:14, 15 September 2021 (EDT)

== My mistake ==

Wait really? Oh gosh, my extreme apologies then! I wasn't aware that was a UK English spelling! I saw both Installment and Instalment on the same page and thought it was an error. [[User:BigRobot|BigRobot]] ([[User talk:BigRobot|talk]]) 23:05, 26 September 2021 (EDT)BigRobot

==Delete==
why do you keep deleting my stuff? is it irrelevant? [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 13:27, 8 November 2021 (EST)
:Irrelevant and/or inaccurate. For example, you claimed Doublecrosser said something that was actually said by Bug Bite, and you repeatedly got Rack'n'Ruin's name wrong. Also, you really need to stop trying to remove every instance of profanity; the wiki has always been PG-13, and any words that have been used in official Transformers media like "bitch" and "shit" are okay for use. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:40, 8 November 2021 (EST)
:::Noted, but that sounds unprofessional. Also, watch the tone. you are unnecessarily rude. {{unsigned|Tylerwu}}
:What I wrote in that page is relevant, it Is understandable taking from the list [[Grimlock (WFC)]] and [[Sideswipe (WFC)]] but tell me were Is Servo or Metroplex I never saw them in the list. ([[User talk: Rodezno7045]]).

==Apology==
For your politeness, I would like to formally apologize. I know I was being a jerk and being immature. That happens to me all the time. I'm sorry I did all that to you. Just please remember that not everyone needs to be treated like underlings and so. But in my case, I totally deserved it. So I'm just apologising. Thanks, [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 16:23, 8 November 2021 (EST)
:I genuinely appreciate the apology, but actions ultimately speak louder than words, so I hope you take this to heart and practice better judgment going forward. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:35, 8 November 2021 (EST)

==Universal==
Hello, can you keep some of my edits? or at least change them? I feel like the "difference from film" section might be relevant. Also, ironhide and ratchet don't speak. Should they still be credited? [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 19:58, 3 December 2021 (EST)
:It's not really meant to be explicitly based on any of the films, so it's largely unnecessary to note any differences. And as I said before, there's no reason for us to document what happens when the ride breaks because it's not standard procedure, and not everyone is going to have the same experience during a malfunction, so it's impossible to log every possible result. Also, Ratchet and Ironhide appear and speak in the queue for the ride, which the article also covers. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:21, 3 December 2021 (EST)

==Play Doh==
Hi, you deleted my stuff about the compound from the spoiler boxes from the WFC trilliogy toys because it was not marketed as playdoh, yet now, there is a new section about playdoh. Even though it IS playdoh, it was never marketed as playdoh. If you choose to keep it, why delete mine? [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 21:45, 13 January 2022 (EST)
:Apart from the fact that I didn't even realize someone had added it back until a few days ago (and was convinced to let it stay in a separate discussion), the current write-up is much more detailed and actually explains why it's mentioned in the Play-Doh article. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 22:21, 13 January 2022 (EST)

== Whirl - Marvel UK - Time Wars ==

You removed my parenthetical regarding Whirl's lack of appearance because you believed it had no bearing on his survival. However, no one knows what happened to Whirl since he never appeared, and that makes his survival ambiguous. The current note is also confusing as written because it implies Whirl appears in Time Wars, but he doesn't. I was trying to add in some clarity to answer a question I'd been trying to get answered for myself, as I looked through the wiki trying to figure out what happened to Whirl or if he'd died in a story that I somehow didn't have in my collection (since my G1 comics collection is the Titan collections, and with the weird way the UK stories were collected I wasn't 100% positive I had all the relevant stories), and it took far more digging than it should have for me to figure it out, and the Time Wars note did cause me actual confusion.[[User:Tjfosko|Tjfosko]] ([[User talk:Tjfosko|talk]]) 12:28, 17 February 2022 (EST)
:I disagree with outright questioning his survival, but I do think it's worth bringing up on his page that he stopped appearing, without us outright saying he's alive or dead. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 12:34, 17 February 2022 (EST)
::I added a note to Whirl's character page to that effect. It was also deleted. Like probably 90% of the edits I make. C'est la vie. And I don't really mean to so much question his survival but to say that there's never any real statement as to what happened to him.[[User:Tjfosko|Tjfosko]] ([[User talk:Tjfosko|talk]]) 12:46, 17 February 2022 (EST)

== Re:Account rename ==

Thanks for the heads up! But there were other reasons why I wanted to ditch my old account, such as it being tied to an email I don't have access to anymore and me only vaguely remembering the password. It's not like I did much on it anyway, I think my most notable contribution was correcting a typo or two. If the staff wants me to use my old account for safe-keeping purposes or something, then I'd be fine with that though. --[[User:AmeliaLH|AmeliaLH]] ([[User talk:AmeliaLH|talk]]) 00:01, 25 February 2022 (EST)
:No worries. This was more just to ask if you would rather use a renamed old account or a fresh account since the rules only permit you to have one. I'll close your old account then. Thanks, and happy editing! -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:36, 25 February 2022 (EST)

== "nipping this in the bud" ==

I take it you're just going to block me so you don't have to provide an argument, yeah? [[User:Elita1|Elita1]] ([[User talk:Elita1|talk]]) 23:14, 26 February 2022 (EST)
:I don't have to. As our [[Transformers_Wiki:Policies#Attitude_towards_authority|policy]] states, "he who owns the house, makes the rules". And as all of the admins are of the agreement that white nationalism is bad and have never been afraid to call out shitty people (see: [[Pat Lee]], [[Adam Baldwin]]), I see no reason why the paragraph should be removed. The fact that you joined just to do so indicates your intentions are less than noble. I suggest you drop it, or you will find yourself banned immediately. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 23:19, 26 February 2022 (EST)
::As you wish. [[User:Elita1|Elita1]] ([[User talk:Elita1|talk]]) 23:30, 26 February 2022 (EST)

== Discord ban appeal ==

Hey, not sure if you are the right person to ask, but over a year ago, I don’t quite recall when, I was (rightfully) banned from the Discord server for my immature and attention seeking behaviour, truthfully I am glad I was banned sooner than later since at that time I probably would’ve gotten myself banned for something much worst,
Now that over a year has passed, and I’ve dealt with a lot of the issues I had with my life and gotten myself in a better place, mentally socially, etc and again I’m into Transformers than ever I wanted to be able to contribute to the Wiki again, and learn how to be more professional about my edits, and I’d like to rejoin the discord server for that purpose, in order to discuss wiki contributions, unlike before when I *only* wanted it as a place to talk and receive attention when I had no one else to talk to in my life, I don’t mean to come off as sappy or anything of the sort, just me asking for a second chance and stating how I intend to be better if given it. (I was Lucas-Magic-Ninja’s on the Discord). [[User:Hexnut17|Hexnut17]] ([[User talk:Hexnut17|talk]]) 00:38, March 19 2022 (EST)
:I've spoken to the admin who issued your ban and they're willing to give you another shot. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:36, 19 March 2022 (EDT)

== Jacqueline ==

Send in a re-edited Jcqueline trivia (I don't know how to do tenses, so I apologize for that but hopefully the edited version works better).--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 10:49, 2 April 2022 (EDT)
==Rewording==
I wasn’t trying to remove Nick Studios on the EarthSpark page, I was trying to condense the sentence to be the same one that says how it is developed by eOne and Nick. There was another sentence that said Nick Studios is producing, so I wanted to merge the two and make it say that it is being co-produced and developed by them. But the caption still doesn’t make sense to me, since it isn’t for Nick alone anymore and the Nick who is a character designer isn’t really the person who the show is "by." [[User:Taylr2000|Taylr2000]] ([[User talk:Taylr2000|talk]]) 23:28, 12 April 2022 (EDT)
:It's simple wordplay, and it's still a show featuring designs ''by Nick'' Roche ''for Nick''elodeon Studios. And the existing verbiage for the paragraph is fine. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:03, 13 April 2022 (EDT)

==Misattribution note==
I added it because I saw another page that had a misattribution quote that explained it was a misattribution [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 09:59, 5 May 2022 (EDT)

== tagging images ==

I'm new in here mate, please exlain me about the image tag thing cuz i don't understand from what i've read. Thank you. {{unsigned|Cyberpunx80}} 03:55, 23 May 2022 (EDT)

== tagging images pt2 ==

Thank you very much for the help, i didn't mean to cause any trouble. {{unsigned|Cyberpunx80}} 07:10, 23 May 2022 (EDT)

==Accidental recreation==

II’ll remember the site, but as a mobile user, I can,t get to it due to parental restrictions {{unsigned|Liokaser19}} 11:40, 1 August 2022 (EDT)

==Tagging stock images==

Sorry to bother you but how do i add the stock tag to an image im uploading? {{unsigned|Kirby54}}
:Just type <nowiki>{{stock}}</nowiki> and the wiki will do the rest. We have a bunch of different stock templates for different toylines, so take a look through [[:Category:Stock image templates|this category]] and find the one that fits best, then just type the name of that template between brackets. For example, if you're uploading a stock image of a ''Collaborative'' toy, type <nowiki>{{Collaborativestock}}</nowiki>.

:(Also, make sure to sign your talk page posts! Just type <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> and the wiki will automatically fill in your signature.) -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:12, 3 November 2022 (EDT)

thank you for clearing things up. [[User:Kirby54|Kirby54]] ([[User talk:Kirby54|talk]]) 13:28, 3 November 2022 (EDT)

==Thrash Picture Caption==
I understand how the first caption could have been taken as “whining”, with the ellipses and whatnot, but please explain why you consider the second attempt as me “whining”. It has a joking tone (as I was originally going for). I would simply like explanation, for as far as I can see, it’s far from plain complaining.

[[User:Deathwingtech|DeathwingTech]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 19 November 2022 (EDT)
:Sure still came off whiny. Plus, captions where every word links to something else are a big no-no. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:07, 20 November 2022 (EST)

::Alright, in that case, how would you suggest fixing it? I do feel that it’s a good punchline, just needs a better tone. And thank you for clarifying, I’m pretty new around here! — [[User:Deathwingtech|DeathwingTech]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 19 November 2022 (EDT)
:::I don't think there's any fixing it. Like, it's not even a joke, it's just saying there are other motorcycle characters. Half your examples aren't even main characters. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:16, 20 November 2022 (EST)
::::I mean, I’ve seen multiple examples of characters’ main captions comparing them to coincidentally similar characters, but if you say so. [[User:Deathwingtech|DeathwingTech]] 01:27, 20 November 2022 (EST)

==Legout (BB)==
Arn't Legout (BB) and Tuogel just like any other toy only character. [[User:Oldmajor|Oldmajor]] ([[User talk:Oldmajor|talk]]) 08:28, 12 January 2023 (EST)

==War for Cybertron==
Hey obviously I am updating this. Dreadwing has just been mentioned in Siege episode 5 as a Seeker in the past. Not sure where to update this history for the character.--[[User:Grauntlet|Grauntlet]] ([[User talk:Grauntlet|talk]]) 20:12, 26 April 2023 (EDT)

== APOLOGIES! I AM SO SORRY! ==

I made an edit a few days back on the sg Optimus page and didn’t realize that with the context of the image, it seemed like a George Floyd joke. I was trying to make a gag about Donald trump cuz I thought it was funny but I didn’t think about the fact that the image directly mirrored the incident. I take full responsibility for this and sincerely apologize, I hope I’m using this page right also! Yours truly, --[[User:Carno|Carno]] ([[User talk:Carno|talk]]) 12:48, 29 May 2023 (EDT)

== Images ==

I don't know who to write to about it, but I saw you admonished me once about the images, so maybe you'll know something. If I have an image with an unnecessary background (e.g. [[Media:Kinder-Joy-RID15-2017-Steeljaw.jpg|Steeljaw Toy]]), can I upload this image to a graphics program and cut out the background? Thanks in advance for your answer

== This message doesn't seem very mature ==

Look at the top of Talk:Sideways (ROTF) and look at Semysane's message. [[User:SuperKilogram|SuperKilogram]] ([[User talk:SuperKilogram|talk]]) 15:52, 29 June 2023 (EDT)
:What relevance does a talk page message from 13 years ago have to anything? -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 17:01, 29 June 2023 (EDT)

== Should this be on Sideways' page ==

On the Sideways disambiguation page, there is a bullet point that says "Your mom", is that supposed to be there?
[[User:SuperKilogram|SuperKilogram]] ([[User talk:SuperKilogram|talk]]) 15:52, 29 June 2023 (EDT)
:Yes. Sideways once suggested that "your mom" was another incarnation of him in [[Ask Vector Prime]]. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:59, 29 June 2023 (EDT)

== ROTB Screencaps ==

Apologies for the sudden message, but I was wondering if it would be okay to upload screencaps from the YouTube Rise of the Beasts Videos for certain pages for use on character pages. They technically are within the guidelines under the ruling of "No leaks" as the screenshots are from publicly available videos on YouTube via the official Paramount Pictures Channel, and I believe they are of a good picture quality. If we need to wait until a home release is made, then I understand, but I wanted your input before jumping the gun on the matter. -- [[User:MavPolly123|MavPolly123]] ([[User talk:MavPolly123|talk]]) 18:26, 29 June 2023 (EDT)
:Yes, anything screencaps from official trailers or preview clips is fair game. If they're on an official Hasbro or Paramount channel, they're 100% okay to use. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:52, 29 June 2023 (EDT)

==ROTB Airazor==
What seems to be the issue with me merely adding that she was originally adding that she never transformed or that she was supposed to?
:Because both those things are already noted on her page. Also, sign your posts. (Type <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>) -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:56, 2 July 2023 (EDT)
:I added to one of those and that's when you replied back to stop edit-warring it.

<[[User:Calexander0713|Calexander0713]] ([[User talk:Calexander0713|talk]]) 20:59, 2 July 2023 (EDT)>

== Puffer ==

I’ve recently added information about g1 Puffer. Unfortunately you deleted my entry, because I had no source. Unfortunately the website where Puffer was first mentioned, does not exist anymore (since it has been more than 20 years ago). So that pretty much rules out any proof I have of my text.
I know for a fact that what I’ve posted, really happened. But I don’t have any proof of that. Is there any way that you do add the information? Just until someone can proof something else (which they can’t because I know what legitimately happened :-))
Hope you can reconsider!
Thanks in advance! {{unsigned|GodGinrai}}
: Sorry, but you need proof for a claim like this. Besides, even if the story was true, I genuinely doubt it's the reason the toy was named as such; like, is there literally ''any'' reason to believe that Hasbro named the toy for that reason and not just the obvious "'''P'''ipes + H'''uffer'''"? Sometimes, the simplest answer is the right one. (Also, remember to type <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to sign your talk page posts.) -- 10:49, 4 July 2023 (EDT)
::Well, hold on, I agree that there needs to be more proof, but Hasbro absolutely named the toy that because it was a long-standing fan nickname. If we can find more proof that verifies GodGinrai's story, I think it should absolutely be included; the people at Hasbro might not have known its history, but that doesn't make it any less worthy of inclusion. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 11:14, 4 July 2023 (EDT)
:::: Thanks Escargon! And I actually found some sort of proof, on the old ATT newsgroup. I do mention Puffer (although making him Klaas as I mentioned in my earlier post). But the post from early 2000 is some sort of proof: https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/YkR6bBAj9ww/m/bpGU4XDJkVoJ. On April 1 2000 I say: “ The reason WHY we called him Klaas cause it's because we didn't knew it was Huffer or Pipes... so we we're discussing that..eventually it was something like: "Blue Huffer.. No.. Alter-Transform-Pipes... Puffer.. Hipes...screw it.. it's KLAAS!.. hehehehe OK :)”
::::As you see in the discussion, no one has ever seen or mentioned Puffer before. This was the first time I explained where the name came from. {{unsigned|GodGinrai}}
:::::Perhaps, but I question the ability to claim this as the name's definitive origin point, especially 14 years removed from the toy's original release; it seems more likely IMO that "Puffer" is an obvious enough portmanteau like "[[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]]" that a lot of people independently came up with it, and it's just one of those things that gradually spread. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:17, 9 July 2023 (EDT)
::::::I had a search of ATT and it does look like the earliest uses of Puffer were from GodGinrai and Devvi, with it later being used by others (here's Nevermore using it in 2004 [https://groups.google.com/g/alt.toys.transformers/c/d0D4qlLxObY/m/AEREJcIzHd4J]) so lacking other evidence, I can buy that they coined the term originally and it caught on in Fandom. Though I don't know that we want to go into the amount of detail present in the original note. --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 16:42, 9 July 2023 (EDT)
:::::: so.. are we cool to post the extra info I gave on Puffer? The proof is there and I believe it’s a cool piece of background information about the origin of the name Puffer. Hope you agree! {{unsigned|GodGinrai}}
::::::: I added back a truncated version of the note with the cited source, as I agree with Abates that there didn't need to be ''that'' much detail. Also, once again, please sign your posts. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 09:13, 12 July 2023 (EDT)

==So there's a guy who removed my image of Bisk on his page twice==
Do you agree with why he said he removed it? He said it's cluttering the page, which isn't really the case to me. [[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 4:35, 6 July 2023 (TRT)
:Don't know about Cyberlink, but I definitely agree with Saix. Three images in that short section of text is too much. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 15:25, 6 July 2023 (EDT)

==Partner up!==
Hi, my name is Kate and I am the founder of the Independent Fallout Wiki (over yonder at [https://fallout.wiki/ fallout.wiki]). A few members of our community recommended your wiki as one we should reach out to in order to partner up with (big fans!) The Independent Fallout Wiki split off the corporately hosted wiki to give independence a whirl in April 2022. We want to strengthen relationships between other independent wikis, as our community has interests that span beyond Fallout and are excited to check out other independent sites.

What does a partnership even mean? Good question! On our end, we feature your website on the wiki as both an article and part of the home page spotlight rotation. If you have a Discord, we also feature your invite along with links to your YouTube/website/videos. If you have similar spaces, we just ask that you do the same for us. You can check out the list of our current wiki buddies [https://fallout.wiki/wiki/FalloutWiki:Affiliates here]!

These partnerships work well to connect independent wikis, lead to new friends, and are generally good vibes across the board. I appreciate you considering our request to partner up! If you feel like giving it a go or have any questions, feel free to respond here or message me on Discord (kateaces) or let me know who I should reach out to if you aren't in the partnerin business. Thank you so much in advance! 
--- <3 [[User:Kid Aces|'''''Kate Aces''''']] [[File:SlipstreamCyberverse-magazinemodel.jpg|20px|link=User talk:Kid Aces]] [[User talk:Kid Aces|''Windblade be kinda mid ngl'']] 02:10, 23 August 2023 (EDT)
:Hi there! Appreciate you reaching out, but I spoke to other members of the team and we're not currently looking to do any sort of site affiliation right now. Wishing you all the best though. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:03, 24 August 2023 (EDT)
:: No worries at all, thank you for letting me know! [[User:Kid Aces|'''''Kate Aces''''']] [[File:SlipstreamCyberverse-magazinemodel.jpg|20px|link=User talk:Kid Aces]] [[User talk:Kid Aces|''Windblade be kinda mid ngl'']] 01:48, 27 August 2023 (EDT)

== Thanks! ==

Legitimately, thank you for fixing my bad name for the Gamerguy image. I haven’t edited a wiki in along while and forgot that would happen. Good thing you caught that!

[[User:Off-the-grounder|Off-the-grounder]] ([[User talk:Off-the-grounder|talk]]) 00:33, 6 November 2023 (EST)

== United Nations Space Law. ==

Hello, on the 18th of November you edited a post I made on the TFP episode 'Deadlock', citing that UN laws do not apply in space. I would like to present the following point to reinstate the edit accordingly;

https://www.unoosa.org/oosa/en/ourwork/spacelaw/index.html

Following the few laws set in space, it is noted that any astronaut in space must be considered an 'envoy of mankind'. Whilst Knock-Out is, obviously, not a human - he is still considered an enemy of the united states based on the clandestine war being held between the US divisions assisting the Autobots and the Decepticons. Therefore, Miko is expected to maintain these laws accordingly.

Whilst considered an enemy he is still, following our laws, subject to rights of soldiers in war regardless of the invading force's following of said laws.

Ergo, legally speaking, Miko is a war-criminal and I feel it is important to educate (and entertain) readers on the matter, and I would appreciate if you would reconsider your decision.

If you decide it is not to be, then I understand and wish you a lovely day and a happy 2024 to come regardless. We all deserve a pleasant year and good fortune in these times.

Sincerely, Minty. --{{unsigned|Mintyfreshtea|23:23, 2 January 2024 (EST)}}
:You are reading ''way'' too much into a one-off gag. The edit stands. Also, please use <nowiki>~~~~</nowiki> to automatically sign your posts. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:07, 3 January 2024 (EST)

::Thank you for the insight on the sign-off, but I would appreciate you don't speak to me like that. Telling someone they're "just reading too much" into it doesn't promote discussion. I'm not presenting a 'crack theory' or going out of my way to rant about how 'children cannot be soldiers in the Transformers show' as that would be a banal point. But Miko did assault someone who was not in a position nor a proclivity to fight back, and I feel it's important to note this at the very least.

::Perhaps a compromise - without citing laws if you feel they are inappropriate for the space. Maybe "Miko is noted to attack Knock-Out after he defects" - and, if humour is what was lacking from the trivia? "Not cool." Added to the end?
::Active critiques of media assist us in recognising inappropriate behaviour and analyze the writing of these shows, for example there is a section (using Knock-Out for example) where they comment on the stilted reaction of the audience during a 'QnA'.

::I understand you're a big name in the community and hold a lot of weight, you've been on a lot of shows (I recognised the username admittedly) and you are an avid editor on this wiki. I respect this, and I would like to collaborate rather than us leaving this element absent entirely.

::Sincerely, Minty.

::[[User:Mintyfreshtea|Mintyfreshtea]] ([[User talk:Mintyfreshtea|talk]]) 02:11, 4 January 2024 (EST)

:::No. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 02:32, 4 January 2024 (EST)

::::This does hurt to experience from two administrators. This no longer feels like a wiki where I am welcome, nor that I have been heard or that I have been respected. I have presented my case, and I have been responded to with neither care nor consideration - but, I still hope you have a good day regardless of how this exchange has made me feel

::::Thank you Sipher and Cyberlink for your time.
::::Sincerely, [[User:Mintyfreshtea|Mintyfreshtea]] ([[User talk:Mintyfreshtea|talk]]) 02:42, 4 January 2024 (EST)
:::::It was a tangential trivia note that had very little to do with the episode, something we have actively taken steps to curtail in recent years, and one that makes a lot of assumptions about how international human law applies to the Cybertronian conflict that are not spelled out in the material as presented. And your compromise of "Miko is noted to attack Knock-Out after he defects. Not cool." isn't even adding any meaningful commentary at that point; it's just observing a thing that happens in the episode with no further analysis to explain why that's significant, making it even less worthy of inclusion. Furthermore, if being told "no" once by an authority figure is enough to inspire this level of vitriol, particularly when the initial response was not especially harsh, it does call into question your ability to edit collaboratively with others in the first place; per a discussion with other members of the administration, everyone is in agreement that your behavior in response to this incident has been out of line. Please take some time to reflect and decide whether this single bullet point is really worth getting this emotional over. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 14:43, 4 January 2024 (EST)

==Blocks==
can you stop blocking me because i accidentally sign into the wrong account? i'm trying to contribute but i keep getting locked out. [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 21:22, 12 January 2024 (EST)
:I legitimately have no idea what you're talking about. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 21:23, 12 January 2024 (EST)
:EDIT: Okay, now I see what you're talking about. Unfortunately, [[Transformers_Wiki:Policies#Multiple_user_names|per our policies]], you're only allowed to have one username. As I recall, you were very close to being fully banned for being in violation of that rule, but it was decided to just ban the alt instead. I suggest you just stick with your existing account, or else you ''will'' find yourself fully banned. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 21:35, 12 January 2024 (EST)

==Thank you==
Thanks for helping me with [[Luis Antonio Delgado | this]] article, I'm still new and getting used to the formatting. [[User:Hilfam|Hilfam]] ([[User talk:Hilfam|talk]]) 21:46, 7 February 2024 (EST)

==Brad's girlfriend==
I think given comments in the film it's pretty clear that the [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmkPONYlik4 Maaco - Transformers The Last Knight Commercial: Brad Decision] commercial is further developing this subplot. Which page would this be most appropriate to mention it on? [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 22:43, 21 March 2024 (EDT)
:It's really not. There's literally no evidence at all, overt or implied, that this is referring to the same Brad. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 22:46, 21 March 2024 (EDT)
::Well, where do we document marketing material associated with the films. The ad itself is worth documenting even if you don't agree with Brad. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 22:50, 21 March 2024 (EDT)
:::[[Commercial/The Last Knight]]. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 22:52, 21 March 2024 (EDT)
::::Thanks for your help! [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 22:54, 21 March 2024 (EDT)
==Quotes==
I thought that other user was referring to the quote which was attached to the other image of the Unicron page...which really was a bad quote according to the points you raised in the message you left in your edit. I left a note on the user's page as that quote is the only quote that actually identifies the book by that name so I thought it was important. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 00:25, 22 March 2024 (EDT)

==I have some questions in regards to image captions==
As far as I know, just changing jokes to other jokes without adding actual information is not allowed. is adding nothing but jokes to images that don't have any not allowed too?

Also, would you guys have problems with adding screencaps from cartoons where the caption is just mentioning what is in the image without making any jokes?

[[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 18:55, 6 June 2024 (TRT)
:Yes, repeated adding of captions without information is frowned upon. If someone is an established user with a long history of positive contributions, we're more lenient if they want to add a joke to a blank caption here or there. The ability to add jokes has always been meant as a reward for the people who are actually putting in the work, and the people who aren't willing to do so usually don't get to stick around long.

:As for your other question, descriptive or informative captions are only needed if it's something that can't be conveyed just by looking at the image, though doing so may be redundant if the exact same text explaining it is already on the page in close proximity. The Decepticon Waspinator pic you uploaded, for example, probably didn't need the caption because there was already a note next to it explaining why he had a Decepticon insigna, hence why I scrapped the caption and just added (seen at right) to the end of the existing note to illustrate that's what it was talking about. In those instances, it's okay to just leave the caption blank or put a joke in as long as there's accompanying text to explain the context.

:I'd recommend reading our [[Transformers Wiki:Captions|captions policy]] to get a more in-depth understanding of what is and isn't permitted on that front. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 14:07, 7 June 2024 (EDT)

==Brawl in Skybound issue 7==
Hey just wondering about the removed edit to Skybound issue 7 about Brawl. What was ambiguous about it; my observation or my wording? Also was that the right place to put such things in the first place? Lastly, I think my theory is relevant given issue #9.([[User:Ratbat72!|Ratbat72!]] ([[User talk:Ratbat72!|talk]]) 21:53, 10 June 2024 (EDT)) {{unsigned|Ratbat72!}}
:Like I said, the page itself is too ambiguous. It's too hard to tell from the silhouettes who they actually are. If you don't have more substantial evidence than "it kinda looks like them", it shouldn't be added to the page. And I don't know what you mean about Issue 9, since it's not out yet. Also, please [[Transformers Wiki:Policies#SIGN YOUR POSTS|sign your posts]]. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 02:01, 9 June 2024 (EDT)

AH ok that makes sense. It looks like I got my copy of Issue #9 before street date; so I guess I'll stop talking for now. ([[User:Ratbat72!|Ratbat72!]] ([[User talk:Ratbat72!|talk]]) 21:53, 10 June 2024 (EDT))

== Discord ==

Hey, um, I have a problem with the discord wiki you guys got. I just joined in the discord to hang but someone on it kicked me out and i can't get back in. Is there a problem i had or...? [[User:B-Master2020|B-Master2020]] ([[User talk:B-Master2020|talk]]) 18:15, 25 June 2024 (EDT)
:I still haven't got an answer to why I was kicked out of the discord. It's still not letting me back in. [[User:B-Master2020|B-Master2020]] ([[User talk:B-Master2020|talk]]) 22:16, 7 October 2024 (EDT)
::I was told you were blocked for the linking of wildly inappropriate content in your Discord profile, and that the ban is non-negotiable. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:22, 8 October 2024 (EDT)
:::But i didn’t have any links to any inappropriate content on my discord profile. You didn’t told me i was blocked for that. Do I ever do that on that server? I would never do that. I just joined in and then suddenly they kicked me out with no reason. [[User:B-Master2020|B-Master2020]] ([[User talk:B-Master2020|talk]]) 12:26, 9 October 2024 (EDT)
::::I wasn't the one who blocked you since I was away at the time, but multiple other staff members have attested to seeing explicit content linked in your profile, so I stand by their decision. As said before, the block is non-negotiable. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 14:09, 9 October 2024 (EDT)
:::::I have no explicit content on my profile. I have nothing on it that has anything to do with this block. I haven’t broken any rules when i was on that server. You staff members need to recheck it through over this if i done anything, because i’ve been clean on whatever that discord server had! Period. It’s just a discord profile. There’s nothing bad about it having explicit content. What proof do you hve that I have against that? [[User:B-Master2020|B-Master2020]] ([[User talk:B-Master2020|talk]]) 16:44, 9 October 2024 (EDT)
::::::Okay, to be EXCEEDINGLY blunt, your associated social media profiles had a bunch of inappropriate comments about underage-coded characters, along with links to explicit art thereof. The volume of it was enough that multiple people on the mod team were thoroughly creeped out and unanimously decided that's not the kind of thing we want anywhere near our server, hence the block. While our current policies do not dictate that users banned on the Discord must also be banned on the Wiki and vice-versa, I suggest you drop this line of conversation unless you want to be fully cut off here as well. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:52, 9 October 2024 (EDT)

== I apologize... ==

Greetings. First, I want to really apologize for not understanding how things work here. It isn't the same thing as Wikipedia, but I still want to be useful. How could I make a new article? I want to write one based on the characters and story arcs featured in the [[Energon Universe]]. Thank you.[[User:Fico Puricelli|Fico Puricelli]] ([[User talk:Fico Puricelli|talk]]) 19:13, 24 July 2024 (EDT)
:We don't need an article listing all the characters because we already have [[:Category:Energon Universe characters|categories]] for that purpose. And we don't need an article with a list of story arcs because that's not how we format information here; each series and issue gets its own individual article, and we only make articles for [[:Category:Story arcs|specific story arcs]] when they are actually of note, such as a branded crossover story that spans multiple series. If you really want to help, you can look at the character tables on any of the individual issue articles and check to see which ones haven't been made yet or aren't up to date in terms of their EU fiction. Please take note of how other articles are formatted, such as the primarily in-universe writing style and the use of storylink templates to reference when each event took place. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 19:59, 24 July 2024 (EDT)

== Thank you ==
hi,just wanted to say I appreciate you fixing the Robosen article,I was in a rush with school and eager to do something to help the wiki,sorry if I made a mess of things--[[User:Balloney|Balloney]] ([[User talk:Balloney|talk]]) 22:16, 16 October 2024 (EDT)
:Writing for the wiki isn't really something you should be rushing. There isn't some time limit in which articles need to be made, and we do have certain standards for contributions, including an understanding of basic spelling, grammar and formatting; otherwise, it just creates more work that other editors need to clean up. I strongly suggest you read our help pages and study how other articles are formatted before making further contributions, or else you may find your edits being reverted simply because other editors don't have the patience to fix any errors. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:00, 17 October 2024 (EDT)

== There's an user who removed my additions to a bunch of pages ==
They are called Saix. I don't know why they started doing this since most of these additions were a year ago, and it seemed like they suddenly decided to check my contributions and remove every addition I added to pages

They also frequently remove other people's contributions as well, things like images that were on pages for years. I'm curious why they are frequently doing this.
[[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 21:46, 1 September 2024 (TRT)

== I'm still not good at English.==
Hay Cyberlink420 I’m sorry I'm still not good at English. And I don’t edit tfone brawn page. But I like [[Animation error/gallery]]wiki page.
see you next time.[[user:1542bumblebee]](talk)05:43(Korean time)2024 October seventeenth

== About "leaked" Wasp boxart ==

The boxart image of Wasp I uploaded and that you removed for being leaked was not from a leaked source, it was from an official Hasbro Flagship Store listing on Chinese site JD. Same with any other AOTP boxart spreading around. [[User:Gigirassy|Gigirassy]] ([[User talk:Gigirassy|talk]]) 13:01, 5 December 2024 (EST)

== Megatron ==

Why was I blocked for uploading a better and more accurate picture of megatron? [[User:Idkman|Idkman]] ([[User talk:Idkman|talk]]) 14:19, 28 December 2024 (EST)
:Because you were asked not to repeatedly and kept doing it anyway. There was nothing wrong with the original image, and the replacement wasn't of significantly better quality. As I said before, you've been changing a lot of images just for the sake of changing them, and you've demonstrated a repeated habit of edit warring and ignoring what other people ask of you. If you can't edit collaboratively with others, your time on this wiki is going to be short. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:21, 28 December 2024 (EST)

==Delete account==
This might be an odd request, but can u delete my account, as well as [[User:Transfan 1992]] (a second account I was using in the past, but I've been unable to access for several years)? [[User:Freakertron|Freakertron]] ([[User talk:Freakertron|talk]]) 03:08, 25 January 2025 (EST)
:Accounts can't be deleted, but I will be indefinitely blocking both, per your request. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:45, 25 January 2025 (EST)

==Windcharger's Variant==
Windcharger's first release had a shorter abdomen than his second release when comparing him and his Rub symbol counterpart, how ever there are versions with the longer abdomen that retain the regular Autobot insignia on the hood of the car mode. There is even more evidence suggesting this through the trademark stamp located on the back of his leg, Transformersland makes note of this trademark when listening his variants, this stamp indicates that it is in fact the late 1984 release. Furthermore I own that copy of the figure meaning that it is indeed a real thing making it necessary to have a mention in the first place. Please, I beg of you, to retain this mention in his page. Yours truly...
-Windcharger
:You say all this stuff, but I tried looking, and I can't find a single image of this supposed variant, nor any comparison to the original. Transformersland doesn't mention any changes to the figures abdomen on their page either. All I have to go on is your word, and that's frankly not enough. Unless you can provide photographic proof, it stays off the page. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:54, 1 February 2025 (EST)

==Windcharger's Apology==
Listen, I'm sorry that we got on the wrong foot. As you have guessed I am knew and don't really know how things, I did not know that this was a standard thing that the website does so I hope you understand the miscommunication that went off. I hope that this doesn't come into conflict in the future And I AM Really sorry if this effected you at all. I don't know if just confronted to you about it or anything but if he did I am sorry. I just wanted him to fact check it to see if wether I was going crazy or if there was just something that was conflicting with our research and all of that confusing stuff.
I hope you can understand that I didn't mean any harm to you by any means, just a way to inform you what I was talking about. To be honest I don't blame you for the difficulties behind the findings of this topic, it's a super obscure observation. Thank you for putting in the effort it behind this and in case I haven't said it enough, I am terribly sorry and hope that This never happens again. Yours truly Windcharger

== Navigation sidebar ==

Hi, I was just wondering if it would possible to switch out the ''Earthspark'' and ''Legacy'' links on the main navigation sidebar for ''[[Transformers Cyberworld|Cyberworld]]'' and ''[[Age of the Primes]]'' since they're both starting soon? - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 07:18, 2 March 2025 (EST)
:It's too early. We're waiting for closer to release, especially since Legacy still has a few more toys to get out and Earthspark still has one more season from our understanding. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 10:33, 2 March 2025 (EST)
::Should we wait until mid-late 2025?--[[User:CyclonustheWarrior|CyclonustheWarrior]] ([[User talk:CyclonustheWarrior|talk]]) 10:40, 2 March 2025 (EST)
:::I'm hanging on until at least the end of the month before swapping out Legacy for AOTP, and CyberWorld will probably be closer to June or July when it actually starts releasing. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 13:55, 2 March 2025 (EST)
::::Ah, got it. That makes sense lol - [[User:IGEBM13|IGEBM13]] ([[User talk:IGEBM13|talk]]) 17:00, 2 March 2025 (EST)

== Thanks, man! ==

I saw you helped me out with the picture of Sizzle and Jolt from the Life of Sideswipe (size, copyright, file size) I'm getting to know how this place works, so people like you help a lot in seeing how I'm meant to do stuff. If you could teach me more and help me find a real, necessary change we (as in everyone) gotta make to this place, it would be greatly appreciated! Again, thanks man! [[User:MAYHEM4EVA|MAYHEM4EVA]] ([[User talk:MAYHEM4EVA|talk]]) 23:07, 5 March 2025 (EST)

Micro Trailer

2025-03-06T02:45:16Z

MAYHEM4EVA: /* Beast Wars: Uprising */

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[[Image:Microtrailer.jpg|right|310px|thumb|Star Convoy's tractor trailer mode is four times longer than this one, yet his Action Master truck would still be bigger!]]

'''Micro Trailers''' (マイクロトレーラー ''Maikuro Torērā'') are tiny trailers made for carrying [[Micromaster]]s around.

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
A transport which looked like a large version of a Micro Trailer was used to deliver reinforcements against an army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]s, to rescue [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] was carrying a Micro Trailer full of [[energon cube]]s when he raced to reach the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s launch, only to end up stuck in a cave where he was forced to detonate the trailer's energon to get out. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

===''United EX''===
[[Blaze Master|Choppermaster]] used at least one Micro Trailer to transport four [[Master Class]] drones to a training site in the [[Alps]]. {{storylink|In the Blazing Alps}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:CulturalAppropriation QuickmixMicroTrailer.jpg|thumb|left|200px|If I learned anything from action movies, it’s that this trailer is gonna go BOOM.]]
The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s carried their prisoner [[Snapper]] through [[Proximax]] in a Micro Trailer. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===''End of G1 Universe''===
A white container was carried by [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] when they arrived at [[Earth]], housing the dead [[Leo Prime]] inside. {{Storylink|Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
[[File:Microtrailer versatility.jpg|300px|thumb|This is awesome and you know it.]]
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] and [[Motoki Takaya]] (TakaraTomy)}}
The Micro Trailers were a [[gimmick]] introduced by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] for ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'', the 1991 line of Japanese Transformers. Since Takara were releasing the previous year's Hasbro product and declined to market any of the [[Action Master]]s, this line was completely dominated by the [[Micromaster]] play pattern and the Micro Trailers were created to add more play value to it. Every set released in the line, save [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]] and [[Sixliner]], came with a futuristic tractor trailer with the trailer section large enough to fit one Micromaster. They are spring-loaded, and by pressing a tab located below the Micro Trailer's front windows you can shoot a Micromaster across smooth surfaces.

Despite their blocky design the trailers were actually quite versatile. They had connectors on their sides to allow for several to be attached side by side. The post holes could also fit most Micromaster base weapons and accessories. The back ends also feature connectors to attach them to any "W" Team (aka Micromaster Combiner) member. Finally, there was a connection point on the trailer (at the cab end) allowing Microtrailers to be attached to Micromaster bases using the ramping system.

[[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] was designed to carry three of these little transports, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Star Convoy]] could carry two in his trailer, while Grandus has space in his "base" mode for one.

Fourteen "different" Micro Trailers were produced, distinguished by the unique stickers that went on the sides of the trailer section. Also, the Micro Trailers that came with Micromaster teams were white, and the ones included with larger figures were black.

[[File:MT chevron.jpg|300px|thumb|This truck would go a heckuva lot faster if it had real wheels...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|Micro Trailer (no number) ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Star Convoy]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-0 ([[Sky Garry (G1)#Toys|Sky Garry]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-1 ([[Monster Trucks Patrol#Toys|Big Truck Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-2 ([[Hot Rod Patrol#Toys|Hot Rod Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-3 ([[Military Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-4 ([[Shuttle Rocket W Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-5 ([[Fire Tanker W Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-6 ([[Radar Hover W Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-7 ([[Dump Shovel W Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-8 ([[Crane Cannon W Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-9 ([[Jet Tank W Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-10 ([[Rescue Patrol Team#Toys|Rescue Patrol Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-11 ([[Battle Patrol#Toys|Battle Patrol Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-12 ([[Super Car Patrol Team#Toys|Super Car Patrol Team]])}}</ul>
{{--}}

===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP MT-13 Micro Trailer.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr13|'''Star Optimus Prime''' (Titan Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>
:A black Micro Trailer numbered "MT-13" is included with ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Titan Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of the Primes|Star Optimus Prime]], a new version of Star Convoy. It can carry the also-included Micromaster [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Hot Rod]], be armed with several of Star Optimus Prime's weapons to transform into a battle platform (which resembles the original Rodimus Prime's battle station), or connect to Star Optimus Prime's base mode. When not in use, the vehicle can be stored in one of Star Optimus Prime's legs.

:The MT-13 designation is most likely due to being included with the [[Thirteenth Prime|thirteenth member]] of the [[Thirteen]], but also continues the numbering from the original set of Micro Trailers. Despite being numbered, it is not physically labeled on the side as the old ones were, instead maintaining the [[Autobot]] symbol design from Star Convoy's Micro Trailer.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
* As demonstrated above, the [[5 mm post]]s on the Micro Trailers are the exact same dimensions as the later [[Mini-Con]] pegs used in ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]''.
* Thanks to a list posted to [[alt.toys.transformers]], there is a widespread misbelief that the five other ''Zone'' teams were released with the non-existent trailers MT-13 to MT-17.
* When [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] was [[redeco]]ed into "Deathgarrygun" in the ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave of Gold Goldran]]'' series, so too were his three micro trailers. However, in the show, when the Deathgarrygun ships are seen, they all lack the tractor unit of the toy, as well as having symmetrical two entrances per container instead of only one.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy]]
[[Category:Toys]]

Micro Trailer

2025-03-06T02:44:55Z

MAYHEM4EVA: /* Beast Wars: Uprising */

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[[Image:Microtrailer.jpg|right|310px|thumb|Star Convoy's tractor trailer mode is four times longer than this one, yet his Action Master truck would still be bigger!]]

'''Micro Trailers''' (マイクロトレーラー ''Maikuro Torērā'') are tiny trailers made for carrying [[Micromaster]]s around.

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
A transport which looked like a large version of a Micro Trailer was used to deliver reinforcements against an army of [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]]s, to rescue [[Doctor Fujiyama the Famous Scientist|Doctor Fujiyama]]. {{storylink|Departure}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] was carrying a Micro Trailer full of [[energon cube]]s when he raced to reach the ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s launch, only to end up stuck in a cave where he was forced to detonate the trailer's energon to get out. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}}

===''United EX''===
[[Blaze Master|Choppermaster]] used at least one Micro Trailer to transport four [[Master Class]] drones to a training site in the [[Alps]]. {{storylink|In the Blazing Alps}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
[[File:CulturalAppropriation QuickmixMicroTrailer.jpg|thumb|left|200px|If I learned anything from action movies, it’s that this trailer is about to go BOOM.]]
The [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s carried their prisoner [[Snapper]] through [[Proximax]] in a Micro Trailer. {{storylink|Cultural Appropriation}}

===''End of G1 Universe''===
A white container was carried by [[Blue Bolts (RID)|Bluebolt]] when they arrived at [[Earth]], housing the dead [[Leo Prime]] inside. {{Storylink|Dark Amber Leo Prime (First)}}
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==Toys==
===''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers''===
{{anchor|Return of Convoy}}
[[File:Microtrailer versatility.jpg|300px|thumb|This is awesome and you know it.]]
{{toydesigner|[[Takashi Kunihiro]] and [[Motoki Takaya]] (TakaraTomy)}}
The Micro Trailers were a [[gimmick]] introduced by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] for ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers (toyline)#1991 (Return of Convoy)|Return of Convoy]]'', the 1991 line of Japanese Transformers. Since Takara were releasing the previous year's Hasbro product and declined to market any of the [[Action Master]]s, this line was completely dominated by the [[Micromaster]] play pattern and the Micro Trailers were created to add more play value to it. Every set released in the line, save [[Grandus (G1)|Grandus]] and [[Sixliner]], came with a futuristic tractor trailer with the trailer section large enough to fit one Micromaster. They are spring-loaded, and by pressing a tab located below the Micro Trailer's front windows you can shoot a Micromaster across smooth surfaces.

Despite their blocky design the trailers were actually quite versatile. They had connectors on their sides to allow for several to be attached side by side. The post holes could also fit most Micromaster base weapons and accessories. The back ends also feature connectors to attach them to any "W" Team (aka Micromaster Combiner) member. Finally, there was a connection point on the trailer (at the cab end) allowing Microtrailers to be attached to Micromaster bases using the ramping system.

[[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] was designed to carry three of these little transports, [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys|Star Convoy]] could carry two in his trailer, while Grandus has space in his "base" mode for one.

Fourteen "different" Micro Trailers were produced, distinguished by the unique stickers that went on the sides of the trailer section. Also, the Micro Trailers that came with Micromaster teams were white, and the ones included with larger figures were black.

[[File:MT chevron.jpg|300px|thumb|This truck would go a heckuva lot faster if it had real wheels...]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|Micro Trailer (no number) ([[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Return of Convoy|Star Convoy]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-0 ([[Sky Garry (G1)#Toys|Sky Garry]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-1 ([[Monster Trucks Patrol#Toys|Big Truck Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-2 ([[Hot Rod Patrol#Toys|Hot Rod Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-3 ([[Military Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-4 ([[Shuttle Rocket W Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-5 ([[Fire Tanker W Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-6 ([[Radar Hover W Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-7 ([[Dump Shovel W Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-8 ([[Crane Cannon W Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-9 ([[Jet Tank W Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-10 ([[Rescue Patrol Team#Toys|Rescue Patrol Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-11 ([[Battle Patrol#Toys|Battle Patrol Team]])}}</ul>
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-a1|MT-12 ([[Super Car Patrol Team#Toys|Super Car Patrol Team]])}}</ul>
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===''Age of the Primes''===
[[File:AOTP MT-13 Micro Trailer.jpg|thumb|300px]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-pr13|'''Star Optimus Prime''' (Titan Class, [[2025]])}}</ul>
{{toydesigner|[[Mark Maher]] (Hasbro), [[Shuhei Umezu]] (TakaraTomy)}}<ref>[https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1Zhi6Y6EkU/ ''Age of the Primes'' panel] with [[Hasbro]] designer [[Mark Maher]] at [[Cybertron Con 2024]] Day 1, recorded at the "Giant Peng Peng" (巨大化鹏鹏) BilliBilli channel.</ref>
:A black Micro Trailer numbered "MT-13" is included with ''[[Transformers: Age of the Primes|Age of the Primes]]'' Titan Class [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generations toys#Age of the Primes|Star Optimus Prime]], a new version of Star Convoy. It can carry the also-included Micromaster [[Hot Rod (G1)/toys#Age of the Primes|Hot Rod]], be armed with several of Star Optimus Prime's weapons to transform into a battle platform (which resembles the original Rodimus Prime's battle station), or connect to Star Optimus Prime's base mode. When not in use, the vehicle can be stored in one of Star Optimus Prime's legs.

:The MT-13 designation is most likely due to being included with the [[Thirteenth Prime|thirteenth member]] of the [[Thirteen]], but also continues the numbering from the original set of Micro Trailers. Despite being numbered, it is not physically labeled on the side as the old ones were, instead maintaining the [[Autobot]] symbol design from Star Convoy's Micro Trailer.
{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
* As demonstrated above, the [[5 mm post]]s on the Micro Trailers are the exact same dimensions as the later [[Mini-Con]] pegs used in ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]''.
* Thanks to a list posted to [[alt.toys.transformers]], there is a widespread misbelief that the five other ''Zone'' teams were released with the non-existent trailers MT-13 to MT-17.
* When [[Sky Garry (G1)|Sky Garry]] was [[redeco]]ed into "Deathgarrygun" in the ''[[Brave (franchise)|Brave of Gold Goldran]]'' series, so too were his three micro trailers. However, in the show, when the Deathgarrygun ships are seen, they all lack the tractor unit of the toy, as well as having symmetrical two entrances per container instead of only one.

==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Age of the Primes]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Return of Convoy]]
[[Category:Toys]]

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==Galen Witwicky==
Interesting that you think she's an Earthling... --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 20:24, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
:Well, "Galen Witwicky", so I assumed. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:38, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
::I'm wagering that this involves a human/Nebulon interspecies relationship! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:43, 17 March 2015 (EDT)

==E-Hobby Starscream==
You guys share links from seibertron but if I want to share it from deviantart, that's bad? I mean the user that published those pages in deviantart is E-Hobby's official user page.(I think).--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 11:36, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
:It's not e-Hobby that's putting those pages on DeviantArt. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
::Hmm ok then, but still Seibertron is a fan site too, right?--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 12:16, 31 March 2015 (EDT)

==Joke about Legends Arcee==
If my joke offend you or simply not funny, sorry about that. I'm just joking about sexist tendencies of Japanese culture. In fact, most famous and badass woman transformer only doing cook and wipe Rattrap's ass in this comic.—[[User:MWM|MWM]] ([[User talk:MWM|talk]]) 11:01, 21 March 2015 (EDT)
:Don't worry, I'm not angry. I got what you meant with the joke, but it was still iffy, since it's hard for a reader to tell if it's serious or a criticism of the comic. I appreciate that you took the time to uploaded the image! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:12, 21 March 2015 (EDT)

== 3-D Diorama? ==
Say, where did you find these? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:30, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www.tf-base.ru/comics_manga.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:32, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Thanks![[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Ugh...they're all CBR files my computer can't access. Thanks for the link thought. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:::They're just renamed rar files. Change the file extension to .rar and upzip them [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:39, 9 April 2015 (EDT)

== Magmatron ==

Thanks for the back up there. I THOUGHT I remembered it being the standard but didn't want to remove it without checking so I just cleaned up the grammar. Might possibly be put on the page for the toyline itself, but not sure if it is really worth noting.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 16:30, 28 April 2015 (EDT)

== About the Hero Mashers ==

So I guess while you were putting them where they would go, BotCon's official Andromeda's Facebook page went ahead and made it a seperate cluster from anything before. [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1128571057169997&id=1099425733417863] [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 06:51, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

== Sequel series = splinter timelines? ==

Can you show me where this piece of information comes from? I have never heard of this idea before; doesn't it nullify the entire concept of continuities? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:10, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:I'm not saying I necessarily agree with this interpretation, but it doesn't nullify continuity. Series A happens, then series B happens as a sequel to A. A is definitely the past of B, but that doesn't mean B is the future of A. We have several instances of this happening, notably the Marvel G1 continuity. G2, A Distant Time & Place, Regeneration One, and Classics are all explicitly sequels to Marvel US G1, but are mutually incompatible. Hell, Beast Wars (the cartoon) was implicitly a sequel to both Marvel US G1 AND the Sunbow Cartoon. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:21, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::So then the U.S. ''Cybertron'' cartoon is not part of [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:23, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:::It is when it is. The events of the US cartoon are completely relevant -if not fundamental- to the rest of the events on this page. Universal streams are not completely separate timelines. They blend and weave into each other and flow from larger sources, like, you know, '''streams'''. A single cartoon can be part of multiple streams AND its own all at the same time. I swear, people just look at "OOH NUMBERS" and forget the accompanying text that gives context to the numbers, and trip over themselves to be soooooooo clever in splitting up shit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:33, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::::Well said. And let's be wary of letting the tail wag the dog here. The primary source text should always be, well, primary. Or, in other words, which are you going to believe, your own eyes or something that was published in code in a source book (or in a Japanese Manga with a print run in the hundreds or the like.)--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:47, 15 May 2015 (EDT)

== Mandarin Names ==

Hello, thanks for adding information. However, please do change the spelling for Taiwanese Mandarin Name because the spelling in Taiwan is different from the Hanyu Pinyin in China. Thanks. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 10:17, 24 May 2015 (EDT)

== Universal streams ==

Looks like we're both working on the same parts of the wiki at the same time. I'll take a break, I have homework anyway. Thanks for fixing up my code. I appreciate the help. (Even if I think you're wrong about Zarak.) --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 18:47, 26 June 2015 (EDT)

== List of characters whose dimensional classification is unknown ==

There's also [[Gaiacross]] and his components. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 15:07, 27 June 2015 (EDT)

== Shell Game characters ==

If this wiki now accepts that RID Optimus-redeco [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]] is [[Viron]], then is it alright to do the same to the other "[[Shell Game]]" universe characters? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:36, 29 July 2015 (EDT)

==Regeneration One==

Regeneration One is explicitly a sequel to Marvel G1 continuity and belongs sequentially after it in write-ups. That's how the stories are presented, that's how it was branded, that's how the creators want it, and that's how we've written it up. If you want to rearrange things, make a case on a relevant talk page.--[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 08:44, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:You're really imperious for somebody who just started editing two months ago. ("How the creators want it"? Do you have personal correspondence with Furman on wiki organization?) None of the pages you've reverted actually contain Marvel US G1, which Regeneration One is a sequel to. You are linking together fiction that has nothing to do with each other in regard to those characters. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:01, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::Sorry, I didn't realize that my tenure wasn't long enough to disagree with a six-month veteran like yourself. It's bizarre to not acknowledge that ReGeneration One and Marvel UK don't spring from the same tree and put leagues of fiction between them. And, if I'm "imperious," what are you? You're constantly changing around organizational elements with no discussion, based on whatever new scheme you've come up with. For someone whose been here well under a year, you certainly have strong opinions. I at least lurked for a long while to get the culture. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 15:03, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:::There's a difference between disagreement and acting like the authority on wiki organization and article writeups because apparently you're the only one who lurked. "Organizational elements" have frequently changed based on users' whims; section reorganization isn't anything new and the last major one was done purely by two users without input from others. In regards to MUK and RG1, it's not the job of character pages to establish points of continuity that aren't relevant to the actual subject of the article. The various versions of Jhiaxus have absolutely nothing to do with each other and putting them under one "continuity" is a ridiculous pretense with no benefit. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:26, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::::Separating RG1 (and Classics) into their own sections would be a major change to a large number of pages and there's been no discussion about it. If you want to do it, there should be talk first so everyone else knows what's going on. [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 21:28, 11 August 2015 (GMT)
::::: And I've asked about it on http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Reorganising_Regeneration_One to see what people think. If it's ayes, then it's off to the edits! [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 23:15, 11 August 2015 (GMT)

==Characters with no confirmed universal origin==

Question... have we not specified [[Ramulus|Longhorn (Universe)]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)]]? Just want to be sure I'm not missing something. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:26, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:No, I just forgot to update. Sorry! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:27, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
::Thank you, your list is a handy reference.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:34, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Whilst this is being talked about, it's probably worth noting that RTS Strafe hasn't ''reeeaaaally'' had its universe confirmed - it was merged with G1 Strafe for some convoluted reason during the 'AOE Strafe is a counterpart of G1 Strafe' debacle and probably should've been unmerged after all that nonsense was undone. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 16:16, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:I'm mostly fine with just assuming he's G1 based on context, but I'd send in a question if you want confirmation. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:30, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Hey, Saix, should ''Universe'' 2003 [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen (unreleased)]] be on your list as well? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:21, 17 August 2015 (EDT)

== BW Metals manga ==

Do you still have the BW Metals manga scans? The links on the talk page are dead. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 16:48, 13 September 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/0t4p8rcK/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/dWpVVb7v/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ZXqkMXea/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ch91fgKi/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/M6MwWTaV/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/jCLxuohn/file.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:54, 14 September 2015 (EDT)

==Italics==
Hey, man, saw you unitalicizing [[Ask Vector Prime]]. I don't really care one way or the other, but I seem to see it italicized a lot. Is there a policy or system to this? --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:06, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
:AVP isn't a work or a franchise, so it doesn't get italicized. It's something like {{w|Dear Abby}}—a column. Chicago style of editing says columns don't get either quotation marks or italics. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:13, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
::That's fine for me going forward. There's a LOT of AVP where it's in italics though. If you're ever feeling like a quest, rooting them all out might be worth doing. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:15, 24 September 2015 (EDT)

==Gong==
Knock it off. It's fine the way it is now. Stop reverting each other. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 12:43, 26 September 2015 (EDT)

You were right. I was wrong. Making all the Guardians and Renegades convinced me of that. I apologize to you for my childishness. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 13:01, 26 October 2015 (EDT)
:Not needed, but thank you nonetheless for the apology. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:30, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

== Stealth Bomber ==

I see that you put a redlink to [[Stealth Bomber]] on [[Stealth Saber]] and [[Victory Bomber]]'s pages. Did you intend that someone else would pick that redlink up to create a page for Stealth Bomber or did you think that Stealth Bomber didn't merit an individual page? I've wondered about such a thing as we have an individual page for RiD [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] but not for BWII [[Formation Scream]], G2 Megatron+Starscream, and G2 Dreadwing+Smokescreen. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:31, 27 October 2015 (EDT)
:I think it warrants a page, hence the link. I was just too lazy to make that page in particular. Formation Scream should also get its own page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 08:57, 28 October 2015 (EDT)

== Disagreements ==

I saw what you wrote on the Community Portal. I can't speak for others but, though we often disagree, I do value your input and perspective. Also, it makes the times we do agree that much more meaningful. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:58, 2 November 2015 (EST)
:Speaking of, there's a contentious GoBots issue on Community Portal, should screen captures be included for character pages or not. I would be interested to hear you weigh in. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 09:07, 3 November 2015 (EST)

== Devisiun ==
I understand you may not like the speculative tone, but was it really necessary to also delete the plausible explanation that the secondary star may be encased in a [[wikipedia:dyson sphere|Dyson sphere]]? After all, the text clearly refer to a double star and one of the celestial body represented seems to produce a lot of light. (Besides having spot the same color than the "single" star of said same picture.) Damn... I was only trying to be thorough and objective. How could I contact Scott online so that the answer would be considered by this wiki? -- [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 06:11, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:I'm not Saix, but to quote the [[Help:Contents|wiki's main help page]]: "Speculation to fill gaps should be minimized, and preferably eliminated entirely." It's fine to note the inconsistency, but an extended account of possible explanations is unnecessary. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:46, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:Understood. Thanks, I'll sleep better now. But I'm still going to run a Tranformers RPG campaign and feel that this question may deserve an answer. So the second part of my inquiry remains. Since I will try to ask, where and how such a thing should be done so that the information could validly be forwarded on this wiki? [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 07:04, 16 December 2015 (EST)
::Scott has Twitter and Tumblr accounts you can engage her on. But, honestly? You're looking for complexity where there isn't any. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:::I have to agree. Most casual sci-fi fans don't know what Dyson spheres are, and the concept has never featured in ''Transformers'', as far as I'm aware. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 09:15, 16 December 2015 (EST)

== Your JG1 timeline list ==

Hey, that list on your user page is awesome and really helpful. Though, the Prime AM-28 Leo Prime bio also contains some JG1 info, set post-BWN before he jumps over to Uniend (or over to Gargent, then Nexus, then finally Uniend, as claimed by AVP, but I digress). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:36, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:Thanks for the reminder. I mostly constructed it so I would have something to check when organizating fiction sections. Let me know if I'm missing anything else. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:31, 18 December 2015 (EST)
::Will do. EDIT: Tale of the Pretenders is missing. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:53, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:The G1 GoBots thing might or might not come before Car Robots in a present day sense as the Spychangers came from the future anyway, so the GoBots bio would simply have to come before whatever point in time the Spychangers traveled back in time from. Though, given how things like Binaltech, RobotMasters, and Kiss Players all take place in the timeline at points contemporary to their releases in the real world, perhaps the G1 GoBots bio does as well, taking place somewhere in 2004 (in hindsight, I wish I had asked Sakamoto about this).
:On a different note, the bios for e-HOBBY New Years Lambor and Alert are missing, which should probably go after G-2 but before the two post-G-2 e-HOBBY manga. Also the bio for Magnificus and Ga'mede and the bio for Generations Magnificus, the latter of which would go prior to Badlands, while the former... somewhere years earlier (not sure where, though). And the bios for e-HOBBY Crosscut and Road Rage, which would most likely go after the Super Spychangers but before Binaltech. Any other missing e-HOBBY bios can be found [http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/category/english/museun_en here] (barring those that lack links, that is). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:19, 22 April 2016 (EDT)

== Italics in establishment names ==

From what I've researched, I have to agree that establishment names aren't capitalized. However, that's how [[The Blue Deployer]] is rendered in the ''TransTech'' text stories. Think that's worth noting under "Errors"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:16, 19 December 2015 (EST)
:I guess. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:17, 19 December 2015 (EST)

== Just to avoid any edit wars over pastel horses... ==
I understand that the captions are about humor over anything else, but maybe the caption should at least be a ''little'' less confrontational in tone? I'm not against humor in the article itself, but that opening caption's not exactly ''good'' humor. It's more mean-spirited than simple jokeyness that this wiki thrives upon; so I decided that a joke about Bumblebee's kid-appeal nature (and thus perceptiveness to what's popular with kids) would be a bit less potentially divisive overall, and less likely to appear mean-spirited.

I expect that sort of tone in the articles for stuff like B.O.T, The Beast or Kiss Players, the really awful, terrible stuff we ''have'' to rip into pieces because of how bad they are, not an article on My Little Pony. It's kind of like opening, say, a Soundwave article by poking fun at his speech with a disabled joke in his first image caption because of his speech pattern; it's ''easy'' and can get a few laughs, but overall it's just not worth it because not everyone will find such jokes to be really funny. And above all else, I'd like to think that we as a community are above those sorts of cheap jokes just for a few laughs.

Not trying to come off as indignant here, honest. I'm just wondering if maybe the caption joke isn't really good in any capacity. And if a caption isn't funny, then really, we shouldn't defend it just because of longevity. We obviously need the funny to stay, but to ignore potentially valid points just for the sake of a joke seems...well, kind of odd for this Wiki. We're jokey, but nowhere unappropriate have I seen the wiki's captions actually being ''that'' harsh towards a subject.

It's also a jarring shift in tone to go from "Only the dead can know peace from this evil" as an opening caption to "Don't go looking for the Tooth Fairy without it!" as the next caption down the page. They're both aiming for humor, but one's more "Ha-ha look at this silly situation!" and the other is more "Ha-ha let's make a "ponies are evil" joke because it's teh funnies!".

Again, not wanting to look entitled; but I'm curious about why the edit was reverted so quickly. [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 00:48, 27 December 2015 (EST)

== SPOILERS ==

Please remember to use the Spoiler warning template when adding new material. I just stumbled across information you added to [[Lio Convoy]] about [[Sunrise]] before I had a chance to read it. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 08:56, 8 January 2016 (EST)
:I apologize. I'll try to remember not to do that again. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 8 January 2016 (EST)

== Moving images ==

Sorry about that. I thought it was a more efficient use of space to align the tops of the images with the headers. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:55, 12 January 2016 (EST)

==About Grimlock==
They're both from Viron universes, and both technically part of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] continuity.
Someone could be all like, "Wait, I though RID's Grimlock was a big green backhoe. Who's this Dinosaur?"
Imagine if there were two Optimus Primes in one continuity, even if they looked completely different, would it not be within reason to distinct the two from one another?{{unsigned|PsychoShark}}
:Your hypothetical is ridiculous. Explain to me the process in which this situation would arise. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:01, 25 January 2016 (EST)
:Plus the disambig link at the top already exists. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:05, 25 January 2016 (EST)

While going through my talk page, I noticed that PsychoShark mentioned that the [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Grimlock_(Dinobots)&diff=next&oldid=1048629 note] he added to [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]] was based on a similar note from [[Slapper (Dinobots)]]. Seeing as how we've deemed the other one unnecessary, I thought you might want to remove the one on Slapper's page. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 07:44, 7 February 2016 (EST)

== Universal origins list ==

If it's of interest to you for your user page list, I've seen that [[Nitpick]], [[Comet]], [[Beamer (G1)|Beamer]], [[NightViper]], [[Kickstart]], [[Heavyfoot]], [[Ironclad]], [[Fastbreak]], [[Aston]], [[Miss-Q]], "[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]", [[Time Limit]], [[Clutch (GoBots)|Clutch]], and [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] all have indeterminate cluster origin, albeit that they're all intentionally ambiguous and/or their origins are unlikely to ever be revisited. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 22:57, 27 January 2016 (EST)

== eptitle ==

With screencaps for episodes whose titles have been disambiguated, you can use the "eptitle" parameter to set the text of the link different from the actual link. For example, with [[Volcano (episode)]] from RID, you would put

'''<nowiki>{{RID2001cap|description.|Volcano (episode)|</nowiki>1|eptitle=Volcano}}'''.

Then, the link will show up like this:
[[Volcano (episode)|Volcano]]

Nice work on all that cleanup, by the way. Cheers! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 20:33, 1 March 2016 (EST)

== Dinosaurs ==

Okay, examples to try and clarify:
*火星 means "Mars". The kanji, treated separately, are literally rendered as "Fire Planet", but still plainly mean "Mars". It's not just being used to "refer" to Mars, it's straight up the name the Japanese give to the celestial body the English call "Mars".
*固定電話 means "Landline Phone". The kanji, treated separately, render as "Hard-determined Electricity-talker".

As demonstrated in the dictionary entries I posted, Japanese dictionaries ''dont'' give readers the symbolic runaround that the Dinoforce pages were using -- they simply treat "Gairyuu" as the word for an Ankylosaurus. I suppose I may be being somewhat oversensitive, but choosing to render Japanese words in a symbolic breakdown like that, contrary to how it's intended to be interpreted, feels a lot like refusing to acknowledge that it even ''has'' words for these concepts, and feels kind of Tarzanesque? I don't feel it's removing information, since to a Japanese speaker, Gairyuu doesn't ''mean'' "Armored Dragon" -- it means Ankylosaurus, just like to an English speaker (or Greek, if you want), Ankylosaurus doesn't "fused lizard", it means a type of dinosaur with an armored back and club tail --fused lizard is just the root of the name.

In addition, while many Japanese names for Dinosaur use "ryuu" in a similar manner to how English uses "saur", "ryuu" itself does not mean dinosaur, nor are dinosaur called "ryuu" -- as with English, they are instead called "恐竜", or "Ferocious dragon". I mean, "-saur" would be a workable translation of "ryuu", no complaints, but as in English "saur" is used to refer to more than just dinosaurs (e.g. Pterosaurs, Plesiosaurs, etc.) And in fact, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs include 竜 in their Japanese rendering.

I definitely see the value in retaining the kanji meanings here, especially if that's a thing we're going to be doing with characters like Triceradon, too. But I think we should make it clear that those are the ''root'' of the names, rather than treating the Japanese names as if they don't have specific direct meanings that a Japanese speaker would recognize.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 01:11, 2 March 2016 (EST)

== Image of Comet ==

I see that you have uploaded good quality images from almost every Club story PDF. Is there any reason you haven't got the one of dead [[Comet]] in "[[Withered Hope]]"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:58, 15 March 2016 (EDT)

==Other Decepticons==
Why can't you just leave that link in, it works perfectly well, and dont forget they also are alchemor inmates. I dont see the problem with just having that there. - Junkheap117
:Stop fucking obsessing over this. They are not actual characters, and your overall antics are exhausting my patience. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:57, 21 March 2016 (EDT)

== Blackarachnia talk page ==

I understand talk pages are not chat rooms. The reason I posted that was because the article itself seems to question why the chest is transparent, so I thought that might explain it. I didn't just go and edit the page because I knew it would be undone. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 21:03, 10 April 2016 (EDT)

== Being last seen ==

Here's my take, for what it's worth. A ''good'' write-up is not a list of things that happened one after the other. A good write-up is a story unto itself. It is the story of that character, and it should read as "complete". And when the cartoon or comic adventures of that character stops abruptly - when a character's final appearance is as a face in a crowd and they receive no personal "finale" - then it's the job of the write-up to note that they "were last seen"/"last appeared"/"made their final recorded appearance", etc, to bring that write-up's "story" to its end, instead of, essentially, just stopping in what reads as mid-story. The complete BWII write-up of the Autorollers just stops mid-story. It does not read as complete. At best, a reader's reaction is "Oh, huh, I guess that's it, then," instead of knowing that they are reading an end - but really, an less-informed reader has no reason to assume there isn't more just because there's isn't a stub saying so. We don't always have stubs! There shouldn't be any expectation on the reader to know that storylinked title is the final episode, if it even is. The write-up needs to say this is "the end" for that character. Yes, they return for a cameo in BWN, but that's a separate header. The were "last seen" during the battle on Gaea in that moment. It's no more "out of universe" than describing art or writing errors as "anomalous accounts" or "erroneous reports" is. I'm not getting into an edit war or even fighting to make this change; I'm just saying, it's pretty standard "handbook" write-up terminology, how I write mine, and how I will continue to write them. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 17:05, 25 April 2016 (EDT)

== Hey ==

Here's some more BotCon Diamond bios: http://postimg.org/gallery/7wuis1oc/27b9edf7/ [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:15, 1 June 2016 (EDT)
:Cool, thanks. I'll have a look when I get home. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:37, 1 June 2016 (EDT)

== Can you identify anyone else? ==

So regarding the new in-development Transformers Online, I stumbled across a trailer of some characters and skills in action. Right now, I can only make out Jazz, Bumblebee, and probably Swindle. Can you tell if the rest of the transformers in this video resemble any other character? Thanks! --[[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 19:01, 2 August 2016 (EDT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFTeBn-BS8

== Dinobot (RID) article ==

the dinobot were reference in prime season 3 were they not? RID 2015 is the sequel to prime is it not. so why are not adding prime to that page. Yes they were only reference. but still though wouldn't it make more sense for that cartoon in that dinobot section. i mean are more a sequel to the game when you stop to think about it. Also there is no evidence supporting the fact were referring to the fall of cybertron version of the dinobots.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 04:29, 12 August 2016 (EDT)
:At the time that Miko and Bulkhead made that reference, the RID Dinobot subspecies didn't even exist yet. There was no way that the Prime cartoon was referencing something that never existed at the time that it made the reference. The FOC Dinobots, however, did exist, and were part of an active attempt to better unify the Aligned media between the games, the tie-in comics, and the Prime cartoon. Miko's and Bulkhead's Dinobots reference only makes sense in regards to the FOC Dinobots since they were only Aligned Dinobots that existed at the time the reference was made. What you're asking is for us to declare Miko's and Bulkhead's reference as having been retconned into referring to a subspecies that would not come into existence until later on, yet there has been no official media that has made such a retcon. We as fans have ZERO authority on such matters and are not going to start declaring our own unofficial retcons for virtually no other reason than "because we want to", as you seem to want us to do. Besides, Bulkhead's referring to Dinobots as something "Totally different" from how the Predacons were like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species makes no sense in regards to the RID Dinobots, since the RID Dinobots for all intents and purposes do very much seem to be like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species while the FOC Dinobots were an artificially-created subgroup that very much does make them totally different from a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:19, 12 August 2016 (EDT)

== [[Roboid]] [[Nook]] ==

Isn't it generally TFWiki's practice to ''point out'' Easter eggs, homages, and the like? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 05:10, 3 September 2016 (EDT)

== Regarding TFO edits ==

Saix, I know there is currently no official parameter and that it's not within the wiki's obligation to decide upon an arbitrary translation, but some of the transliterations, even by Chinese (BOTH Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese) standards, are just flat out nonsensical and frivolous. I hope you understand that there are multiple ways (via synonyms) to translate the hanzi, and I can speak from experience behind the screen as a bilingual Mandarin-English speaker, and as a professor's teaching assistant in Elementary Chinese irl. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 10:50, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:By transliteration, I assume you actually mean translation? I realize there is leeway in translation to convey the same idea in a different language, but some of your translations were still questionable and played too loose with the meaning of the hanzi, in my opinion. Take 命运之殇 in particular—I don't understand how you derived "war" out of it, unless you were going by Google translate, when it's a straightforward name based on the certain death it supposedly doles out (as opposed to "Destiny's War", which means absolutely nothing). Or how you got "Laser Wrench" from F型扳手. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
I didn't use Google Translate. I consulted with native speaking relatives and peers and utilized Systransoft.com as well as MDBG, which I find for both to be more adequate. Bluestreak's sniper rifle, from the hanzi I recognize, can have synonymous possibilities. Certainly, "Destiny" can be interchanged with "Fate", altho I will admit, the second half of the title can be considered as: "war casualty" or "death" in general. For the second example, there's clearly no resemblance to an actual F-Type Wrench whatsoever, so I find even calling that weapon an "F-Type" in practicality to be redundant. (I've been a workshop assistant for a good year or so, so I've been familiar enough with tools in the shed.) If anything, Wheeljack's Melee weapon is identified as a Pipe Wrench, so shame on Tencent for the misleading name. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 15:19, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:A wiki is not the place for creative "translations" that basically are localizations. If the name is literally "F-type Wrench", then it's F-type Wrench, regardless of how much you think it makes sense. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:39, 14 September 2016 (EDT)

== Deluge ==

first of all, i know the story has deluge as both, but in most universe, he's and his decepticon counterpart are there own individual. i was trying to make that clear to the people reading that story, but you thought i was too stupid to realize that, i mean yes the blackout thing was stupid on my part. but seriously you could have easily edited it to say that this Deluge is a amalgam of both version.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 21:29, 28 December 2016 (EST)

== Missed the joke ==
While I appreciate the effort to correct errors on the page bearing my name ([[Mark Baker-Wright]]), it should be noted that the word "misspelled" was misspelled (as "mispelled") on purpose....--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] ([[User talk:G.B. Blackrock|talk]]) 18:21, 13 January 2017 (EST) (sorry to get to this so late. I actually don't go around looking at my own page that often)
:Ah, I was using an automated tool that does automatic corrections and wasn't really reading that closely. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:05, 13 January 2017 (EST)

==Model Numbers==
hey, i saw that you undid some of my edits for adding model numbers back into these wiki pages (apologies if i did it wrong!) - but how can we get these reinstated? that information is very useful, and should be on each of the main collection pages...

== Godbomber revision? ==

Why was my info deleted on the godbomber page? - [[User:Asda|Asda]] ([[User talk:Asda|talk]]) 11:28, 28 September 2017 (EDT)

== Don't revert my notes man ==

It's not needless my friend, it's just extra information that many Transformers fans I know would be happy to find on here. Please don't revert people's notes, even if you feel that it's "needless". If anything, I'm '''adding''' notes, not pruning them. Smh.
: Please stop adding notes. They're not good notes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:57, 1 January 2018 (EST)
::"Pruning" was what I was doing, and we are not obligated to store every passing thought you have. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 00:05, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== Run For Our Lives ==

Like you, my first instinct when I created the article was to use lower case for "for", as is grammatically correct, but the official title actually leaves it capitalized (see [https://www.go90.com/videos/37rr2B0WBM6 here]). By comparison, other TR episode titles that have conjunctions or articles choose to use lower case as normal ("Aftermath and Rebirth", "At the Last Second", etc.), so the capitalization of For stands out by comparison. Thus, technically, the title was more accurate as it was. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:35, 2 January 2018 (EST)
:I don't consider websites to be particularly authoritative in capitalization, especially when the actual "official title" in the episode itself is "RUN FOR OUR LIVES". People rarely remember every rule about how to capitalize titles, and we don't need to drive ourselves crazy accounting for every mistake some website has in rendering them. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:48, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== SG Fistfight, Insecticons ==

Why did you remove the note about SG Fistfight's deco? Do you dispute that it's true, that it's verifiable, or that it's noteworthy?

It's true that he's orange and black, as verified by [[Transhuman]]. As for it being noteworthy, ''This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least'', so shouldn't we at least mention what we know about his physical appearance?

As for his sharing Tyrannitron's deco, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were Action Master partners of opposing factions, just like Skyfall and Banzai-Tron were Action Masters of opposing factions (so SG Skyfall got G1 Banzai-Tron's deco), the Technobots and Terrorcons were combiners of opposing factions (so the SG teams swapped decos), etc. Moreover, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were partnered with Shockwave and a Dinobot, respectively, further emphasizing a rivalry for SG to flip around.

If you look at almost any SG character's article, we typically note what inspired or seems to have inspired that character's deco, even if it is unconfirmed.

Speaking of unconfirmed, why does everyone insist that ''Generation 1 Zaptrap was officially repurposed as Shattered Glass Shrapnel'' if his only appearance colors him like someone else? i'd appreciate your comments [[File_talk:Insecticons_SG.jpg|here]], please.

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:50, 14 January 2018 (EST)

== Crossformers/Pretenders ==

I get that Japan never identified the Crossformers (or the Dinoforce) as Pretenders, but the TransTech story "Gone Too Far" does refer to Black Shadow as both a Crossformer and a Pretender, with Hubcap referring to him as "some kind of ''Pretender''!", Jackpot asking "Who ever heard of a Pretender with a ''robotic'' shell? I hate this universe!", and the narration reading "He had hoped that the Pretender’s focus would be split between controlling both the shell and his own body." Granted, all three of these could arguably be just from the perspective of those two Autobots, using a term that's familiar to them to refer to a kind of Transformer they've never encountered before, but I figured it was at least worth pointing out. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:04, 19 January 2018 (EST)

== Hi! Cylas here. ==

Are you just following me and undoing my (admittedly) "sub-par" edits? Also, if/when you do, could you give a reason? And your comments sometimes hurt my feelings. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User Talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 6:54 PM (MST)

And for your information, Aligned is, according to this wiki, a continuity family. It doesn't have an official name, but go to the family's [[Aligned continuity family|page]] and see for yourself everything that it encompasses. The Covenant of Primus and the Novels and Prime and Robots in Disguise and Rescue Bots and War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:11, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
*Edit: I should have actually read the article before I wrote that comment. Yes, the Aligned family has some inconsistencies. Yes, it can be interpreted as several similar universes that don't necessarily line up. But Aligned is still a continuity family, and the inconsistencies are worth noting.
**Edit to the edit: Forgot to sign. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:19, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
:Okay Saix. I can handle the Novel trilogy as not being in the same universe as Prime. But RID is a ''direct sequel'' to Prime. Okay, maybe my thing with Thunderhoof wasn't good. But that doesn't change the fact that Prime and RID are in the same universe. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 18:35, 9 May 2018 (EDT)

== Stop undoing my edits ==

You are just removing everything I post at this point, most of them without even stating why. Stop it. This isn't your website. I have just as much right to contribute as you. And I'm allowed to make jokes: rule 1 of this wiki: the funny stays. If you keep doing this, I'm taking it to the moderators.
* Edit: Leave my posts alone. Anything you delete, I'm just going to put back. I've had enough of you trying to bully me off this site. And from the look of this page I'm not the only one.

== Legends chapter 53 ==

I think that the in the top right panel of page 2, the guys protecting Dinobot, Tigatron, and Cheetor are ''Device Label'' Grimlock, ''Prime'' Arcee, and ''Disney Label'' Mickey Mouse. Also Maybe Diabattles with Rhinox? Also possibly Cybertron Optimus in supermode sticking his feet in right above Windblade. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:19, 9 August 2018 (EDT)

== Chinese names ==
Hello,I'm user IDWchromedome.These Chinese names(okay,most) really come from hasbro officials,I admit a few are not,I will be careful later.I have a Chinese Dreamwave Illustrations book.This book is officially licensed by Hasbro,most are written according to that book.and I'm Chinese.As you can see,My English level is very bad,So I don't know you can understand what I'm saying.I hope you can understand,if I offended you,I'm sorry.

== M'Ress ==

I'd just like to take this moment to explicitly thank you for [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=M%27Ress&diff=1288196&oldid=1288175 fixing] my glaring omission from M'Ress's introduction. I don't know how such a mistake escaped my notice. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] ([[User talk:Andrusi|talk]]) 10:10, 27 September 2018 (EDT)

== Could you move all the info for Cyberverse McDonalds to G1 ==

I didn't know the McDonalds toys were G1 not Cyberverse. Could you move all those McDonalds entries from the Cyberverse pages to G1 pages then? Be sure to edit any pictures and the fast food promotion and McDonalds page as well. Or you can just wait until later where I'll probably do it, I dunno. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 22:41, 13 October 2018 (EDT)

== Why remove the new section in Twelve-of-Twelve? ==

Just wondering why you'd change it. In character synopsis articles we usually break up the character's history into smaller sections. In this case, literal millions of years have passed between the Lost Light's adventures in the Functionist universe and the arrival of Council-controlled Primus in the main universe. If anything necessitates the addition of a new section, it's this. Is the article just not long enough to be split up? Or is there some other reason?

Also, I'd like to bring your attention to my questions on the [[Talk:Functionist Council|Functionist Council talk page]]. Is it okay to copy-paste that same paragraph in the other members' articles? [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 13:54, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
:Because we don't "usually" do that; only in long IDW subartciles, which Twelve isn't. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:08, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
::Okay, that's what I thought. What about my second question? [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 14:48, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
==Why did you change the acid storm (Cyberverse) page==
the discussion agree that till thing are sorted out we try gender-neutral pronoun (Like what Simon Furman did). yes there was the episode but that could have been a script error.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 17:26, 29 October 2018 (EDT)

== Legal drinking age ==

Nope. Wyoming did not raise its drinking age until 1 July 1988 while Louisiana had raised its but had enacted a loophole that basically left the age at 18. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 07:59, 23 April 2019 (EDT)

== BW Megatron edits ==

Hi, I'd just like to apologize for overfixating on sneaking in complaints about Masterpiece Megatron's Japanese voicebox. I made the mistake of thinking that the wiki's informal tone gives people leave to treat it like a TV Tropes YMMV page, and I based most of those edits on YouTube comments that I saw that affirmed my own opinion at the time (that is, that the Japanese voice box drives the price up merely to affirm that the toy represents a wackier and less threatening version of the character that is absolutely not my literal David Kaye-voiced husbando).

I should absolutely find other things to edit, to focus on useful information (such as poseability, objective comparisons between figures, etc.) rather than using the wiki to vent my salt boner. (As for my previous opinion, I'm starting to realize that Chiba's voice clips probably didn't inflate Megs' price ''that'' much, since MP Dinobot comes with no sound gimmick and is nearly as expensive.) --[[User:Samus Aran|Samus Aran]] ([[User talk:Samus Aran|talk]]) 00:36, 23 May 2019 (EDT)

== RBA and Prime Hot Shot ==

Hey, OK sorry if I made that change, but the new Hot Shot is small and young (maybe one of the cybertronians born after the core's rebirth. So, please, he's obviously a separate character from Prime Hot Shot.
[[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]) 17:57, 03 June 2019
: He's not for our categorization purposes. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 08:22, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::Oh really? Aren't also Grimlock, Sideswipe and Whirl for your categorization purposes? [[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]) 08:42, 04 June 2019
:::We have official material that states those three are entirely different characters from the ones that appeared in WFC/Prime. Just think of Hot Shot's Prime design as a different "version" of the same character, like G1 Megatron in the comics versus G1 Megatron in the cartoon. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 09:28, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::::I agree with RoboWarrior. Hot Shot and Whirl are almost identical situations of pre-existing veteran Wreckers being distinct from new recruits in Rescue Bots Academy. And the original decisions to split Grimlock, Sideswipe, and Kickback were not based on word from "official material". Not sure where you got that from. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 09:38, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
Please hash it out on [[Talk:Hot Shot (Prime)]]. My issue was that somebody came out of nowhere and split a page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:52, 4 June 2019 (EDT)

== Transmutate (character) to Transmutate (G1) ==

Thanks for catching that one. Given how rarely non-characters have franchise tag disambiguations as opposed to "story", "episode", "polity", etc., I felt that we were more likely doing a disservice to our users by insisting on not giving Paddles the (G1) disambig. I hadn't even noticed that the same situation applied to Transmutate. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 11:47, 13 September 2019 (EDT)

==Transformers references==

I was looking for someone to ask: when is something a reference, then? I was operating under the impression that something like, say, ''Cyberverse'' Shockwave threatens to take over the Decepticons when nearly every cartoon version of the character has been a staunch loyalist (except for ''Energon'' Shockblast) would be surprising to people who don't know about the character's comic history.

== Solid Snake and Simon Belmont ==

I was going to add a note about Snake and Simon ending up in another fighting game together, but stopped after seeing the edit history. You stated that "Now that it's not a unique thing, it's not worth noting." To my understanding, they're the only two characters who have articles on this wiki that ended up in ''Smash Bros.'', especially since they both ended up in the same game. What is it about this that makes it not unique or unnoteworthy as trivia? I'm not necessarily against the decision, but am curious about the reason. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] ([[User talk:King Starscream|talk]]) 16:01, 8 October 2019 (EDT)
:[[Ryu]], [[Ken Masters|Ken]] and [[Inkling]] are playable in Smash too. And [[Bomberman]] is an assist trophy. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:09, 8 October 2019 (EDT)
::That and it's not really a trivia point relevant to ''Transformers''. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:44, 8 October 2019 (EDT)

== Super Megatron notes ==

Stuck on mobile right now, so I cant really do it myself, but, several notes:

1. I think the "native humanoids" are younger versions of White Leo and White Lune

2. The "Omega Sentinel"'s details match up more with Titans Return Astrotrain more than Energon Omega's mold [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:32, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
:Thanks for catching the Astrotrain thing. I'm waiting till the comic confirms that the cat people are Beastformers, because the details don't match up just yet. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:00, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
::One more thing; should the Frenzy/Rumble mold just go on Frenzy's page, seeing as it's almost certainly not JG1 Frenzy, and that he's based more on the toy than the animation model? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:15, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
:::I approached it from the Japanese perspective, so I just put him on the page with blue cartoon guy, but I suppose it doesn't really matter where. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:26, 8 April 2020 (EDT)

== About official Chinese release ==

Excuse me. 黑狗队/HēiGǒuDuì was a translated Chinese name and in an official Chinese release of the comic. So...can it be added?

== Why shouldn’t I blank out the talk page on my own profile? ==

The entire thing was nothing but condescension from jerks. I took their points to heart a long time ago, and I was tired of looking at them. {{unsigned|Phil Bond}} 02:25, 1 September 2020 (EDT)
:It's [[Transformers Wiki:User page#User page etiquette|against site policy]]. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 03:12, 1 September 2020 (EDT)

== Kudos on the cleanup ==

You da Cybertronian on the BWII cleanup! --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] ([[User talk:Lonegamer78|talk]]) 17:44, 11 September 2020 (EDT)

== New jokes, not edited ones. ==

Just for the record, I didn't edit an existing joke. I edited my OWN joke that was new to begin with. There was nothing there to begin with.
In fact, I'd say Mirage's page was shockingly absent of captions for such an iconic, long-standing character really. [[User:MirageX|MirageX]] ([[User talk:MirageX|talk]]) 18:31, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
:Check the message. It says not to add more jokes if you haven't already been contributing actual content to the wiki. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:42, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
Check Mirage's page now. I've written up a partial stub of his WFC Siege storyline. I intend to finish it once I watch the rest of the episodes tonight, possibly tomorrow. It's not the easiest thing to watch, but I'll do it if it means contributing so I'm not chastised for adding missing captions. [[User:MirageX|MirageX]] ([[User talk:MirageX|talk]]) 19:50, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
:Look, are you making contributions because you want to actually improve the wiki, or are you only doing it so you have an excuse to add captions? Because like was said on your talk page, the site is meant to be informative first and funny second. If the real reason you're here is just so you can add jokes, you're probably better off going elsewhere. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:28, 22 October 2020 (EDT)

== A request ==

Hey, would you be able to help me out in figuring out what the Japanese names of the Great Transformation are? When Optimus mentions it in Episode 26's Japanese dub, I can hear him say 素晴らしい変化 (''subarashī henka''), which makes sense. But in Episode 1's Japanese dub, I can't tell exactly what the Oracle is saying due to its voice being so echo-y. I can hear the second part of the name as トランスフォーム (''toransufōmu''), but I can't quite make out what the first part is. [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2216607 Here's a video] containing the scene in question, with the specific line of dialogue being around the 5:25 mark. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 09:41, 26 October 2020 (EDT)
:I am not good at listening to spoken Japanese, so I'm not of much help. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:43, 26 October 2020 (EDT)
::Thanks anyway. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:32, 26 October 2020 (EDT)

== Can you please tell me the source? ==

I could not find the source that [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bone Crusher]] was sold under the name Bone Crush (ボーンクラッシュ) when it was imported to Japan.
Can you please tell me the source?
--[[User:CATBBA|CATBBA]] ([[User talk:CATBBA|talk]]) 14:05, 4 December 2020 (EST)
:[https://twitter.com/syncson/status/1200028057051910146 This tweet] has an advertisement that lists the names. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:09, 4 December 2020 (EST)
::Thank you. However, this is not an official product list, but an advertisement created by the dealers themselves. It may not be the official name.　It seems to me that the names were deliberately changed or misspelled to reduce the number of characters, especially with respect to the Bone Crusher. Also, I don't know what the standard is for names in the Beast Wars Universe or Transformers Generations to be no good and for names in the Beast Wars Perfect Book to be okay.--[[User:CATBBA|CATBBA]] ([[User talk:CATBBA|talk]]) 14:39, 4 December 2020 (EST)
:::I can't find pictures of the Takara stickers for Bonecrush/Bonecrusher, so this is the best we have to go on. In regards to Perfect Book, the difference is that it is placing the characters in a Japanese context and giving us original fictional details as opposed to Beast Wars Universe and Beast Generations, which are just describing Hasbro product. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:31, 4 December 2020 (EST)
::::Although it seems Perfect Book is also just describing Hasbro product, the different names given to the McDonald's toys are worth noting. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:08, 4 December 2020 (EST)

== reason for revert? ==

i addressed the errors on the Lightspeed and Nosecone disambiguation pages, and explained them in my [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Lightspeed_%28disambiguation%29&diff=1471508&oldid=1471462 edit] [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nosecone_%28disambiguation%29&diff=1471507&oldid=1471463 summaries.] Why did you revert to the incorrect versions?

[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 00:11, 26 December 2020 (EST)

== Fixing links ==

While I appreciate your efforts changing links, I just put in requests for Teletraan-X to do it. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 23:40, 4 January 2021 (EST)

== United EX names ==

There's a couple of guys who don't have their United EX names in Katakana: I think Detritus, Roadblock, Grindcore, Gravedigger, and Clouder are all the ones that need it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:02, 10 January 2021 (EST)
: (Also, Von Rani and Krieger need their names from Binaltech). [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:06, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::Added. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:30, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::: Thanks. Also, for whatever reason, RID 15 Sideswipe is missing his Japanese name. I assume it's Sideswipe still, but just in case. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:34, 10 January 2021 (EST)
:::: Got another group: the guys who get named in Solar Requiem. Presumably, it's those who get named in English as well. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 08:50, 14 January 2021 (EST)

A couple of the Siege/Earthrise guys (Trip-Up and Daddy-O, at least) need their Japanese names added in. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:26, 22 January 2021 (EST)

== Is your name a reference to... ==

:...[[Backstop_(Cybertron)#Notes|Saidos]] / [[Rhinox|Rhino X]]?
:...the {{w|Sai (weapon)|''sai''}} dagger?
:...the Spanish number ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dos#Spanish dos]'' / the {{w|Roman numeral|Roman numeral}} ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diez#Spanish diez?]'' ({{w|homophone|Nine}}? [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nein Nein?)]

Just curious.

[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 01:03, 30 January 2021 (EST)
:It's a Kingdom Hearts character. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:04, 30 January 2021 (EST)
::As he said, [https://www.khwiki.com/Sa%C3%AFx]. I was playing ''Kingdom Hearts 2.5'' at the time I signed up for my account. I could probably pick a better name now, but I don't really care enough to change it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 02:06, 30 January 2021 (EST)

== Big Convoy in Abduction ==

[[File:BigConvoyAbduction.jpg|thumb|100px]]
I think this is most likely Big Convoy.

There are only two other characters that share his silholuette. Nemesis and Ultra Mammoth. However;

* Nemesis Prime is a herald of Unicron, so he shouldn't be imprisoned in the Cauldron. Though there is a chance it is an early appearance still, I guess.

*Ultra Mammoth hadn't been created yet.

It's either Big Convoy or an early appearance of Nemesis Prime.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 13:24, 16 March 2021 (EDT)
:It's still just speculation. As the other silhouettes in other panels share a similar design (horns and spiked kibble parts), it could go either way. If the artist can confirm that it's Big or any of his repaints, then we can work from that, but as it stands, it's not enough to go off of. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 17:22, 16 March 2021 (EDT)

== Legends comic image + Blurr ==

Yes, I'm aware of the events of The return of Blurr; but considering that ''Legends'' is a Japanese comic, I just made a joke about the fact that in Japan the last time somebody saw Blurr was in the cartoon itself, when (after killing him) Shockwave orders to Cliffjumper to dispose of his body. Sorry :) [[User:Grievous Prime|--Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 16:56, 16 March 2021 (EDT)

== ''Energon'' Terrorcons ==

Was wondering what you thought about me making [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27/sandbox/Shadowhawk Desert Type|this]] a thing? [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:37, 18 March 2021 (EDT)
:It works for me. Any chance you can do the same for "Command Jaguar Cosmo Type"? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 04:41, 18 March 2021 (EDT)
::Sure thing, I'll just make this one live and I'll get started on the other. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:43, 18 March 2021 (EDT)

== sorry ==

sorry [[User:GobotsFanForever|GobotsFanForever]] ([[User talk:GobotsFanForever|talk]]) 13:06, 1 June 2021 (EDT)

== Combatant ==

I just wanted to apologize if I came off rudely towards you. We had different perspectives and you were right. I'm sorry if I came off as acting in any way other than in good faith of keeping the wiki organized. [[User:TransFormersfan1|TransFormersfan1]] ([[User talk:TransFormersfan1|talk]]) 16:10, 24 June 2021 (EDT)
:It's alright. No grudges here. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:41, 24 June 2021 (EDT)

== Deleting Others' Messages==

Hey, why'd you go and delete my message on the Hot Shot (Armada) toys talk page thing? I think that that was a tad bit uncalled for. Besides I thought that the talk things were for discussing stuff. I never saw something that said that I couldn't respond to stuff. Mind you, I'm not saying that it doesn't exist, I'm just saying that I never saw it. Also, I hope that I'm not overstepping by asking, but do you even have the authority to remove my post in that sense? I'm asking as I don't know who's in charge on this wiki. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 12:27, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:That conversation was SIX YEARS OLD. It was over. Your replying to it was rather pointless and there is no reason for us to keep such things around. Any user can remove pointless responses to long dead conversations.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 14:52, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:: Well, I did not realize that then. I mean, I get the point, yeah, it was old, which I honestly did not even realize until after the deletion, but I personally think that deleting it was tad bit overboard. In my opinion, telling the person that posted it to delete it, reminding them that it was an old conversation and to not do that anymore, or just repremanding them in general would've been better. I just think that deleting it rather than repremanding the person is a bit rude. But eh... what do I know? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:15, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::: Also, how is a response, comment, or message deemed "pointless" anyway? Like is there a "hard and fast" rule, as they say, or is it just up to the person who reads it? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:18, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::::"Pointless" when used above, is only in reference to comments that continue conversations that have not been added to in months or years. ANY comment made today to a conversation that has been quiet since 2015 is pointless. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 15:48, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::::: What about the one in the Tantrum G1 talk thing? That had a point, as I was curious. Plus, the people who commented before you were quite helpful, and understanding. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 16:47, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:::::::Can you guys please take this conversation off my talk page? I detailed exactly why I deleted your message in the edit history: "Stop replying to old conversations". That's all there is to it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:55, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:::::::: Sure. I didn't even expect the other person to see this, let alone respond. Plus, I wasn't sure what you meant until after the first message was posted. But either way, you got it, at least from me. I can't speak for the other person. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 16:58, 12 July 2021 (EDT)

== Stop removing good info. ==

Why'd you remove my Blackarachnia (Animated) toy stuff? That's pretty accurate. It covered it in the show. She is "an [[Archa Seven arachnid]] in a black widow-esque variant". So like what's wrong? I get the grammar part, but not the whole content. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 00:45, 9 August 2021 (EDT)
:Saix was right to remove that note. The fictional spider species isn't relevant to the toy design. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:52, 9 August 2021 (EDT)
:: Oh, I'm sorry. I thought that it was, given most other toys seem to tend to follow that rule. Like stating the model of vehicle or species of animal, even if fictional, especially so if it's mentioned in canon. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 01:00, 9 August 2021 (EDT)

== What was wrong with my edits? ==

I noticed that you removed my question on [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking's (Prime)]] talk page, and my edits on [[Primus#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Primus' toys]] in regards to the cities. Was there something wrong with them? If so, what? So I can avoid making that mistake in the future, as I only want to help ''improve'' this wiki for others, not ''be'' one of the problems it has. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 12:18, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:I get an email every time you edit my talk page. Please stop doing that or at least mark your edits as minor. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:46, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:: Oh. I'm sorry. Also, what about the above things? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:06, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
::: I didn't even realize that that ''would'', ''could'', or even ''was'' happening. I just read up on that, and understand, or at least think I understand, ''now'', and I'll try to keep that in mind from now on. Thanks for letting me know that that was a problem, and while on the topic of problems, maybe you could, whenever you remove something of mine, explain why, at least if I have made an error in how I edited in some sense, and/or e-mail me about how to fix it in the future, which my e-mail address is on my talk page for purposes like this, and/or even just straight up tell me on my talk page. Because at the end of the day, I want to help improve this wiki, not ruin it for anyone else and/or ruin their hard work. Which I can't do if I don't even know if I am messing something up unknowingly. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:18, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:::: Which by the way, the whole problem above, is mentioned here: [[Help:Style guide#Always use the summary box]].

== ID number page ==

Can you please stop editing the ID number page? I have a huge edit I wanna save but I can't because of the editing conflicts that will ensue. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 11:54, 19 August 2021 (EDT)
:Apologies. I thought you were still sleeping. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 11:58, 19 August 2021 (EDT)
::I haven't even gone to bed yet lol. I had about 4 hours worth of work that I was needing to save but it'd probably take another hour or so for me to sort through. It's mostly coding-related. Sipher suggested on Discord to add the insignia bullets which is mainly what I was working on. It's all saved [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27/sandbox/WIP|here]] if you'd like to take a stab at adding it to what you've done? I need sleep, it's like 4 AM here now lol. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 12:12, 19 August 2021 (EDT)

== Capitalization of "bodyscrapper" ==

Hey, I see you've updated the term in many places to start with a capital letter. Looking at pages 3, 7, 16, and 20, it's fully lowercase. Seems to me that it's being treated as a common noun, more of a slang synonym for "bounty hunter" and not a proper noun for a subgroup like "Wrecker", at least at this point in the story. I think we should adhere to the fiction and treat it as a common noun as well. [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 20:51, 26 August 2021 (EDT)
:It was capitalized in various points in the article. I don't care if you make all instances lowercase as long as it's consistent. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:58, 26 August 2021 (EDT)
::Sounds good, I'll run through the wiki and make it consistently lowercase. [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 21:03, 26 August 2021 (EDT)

== Legends Bonus Edition Vol EX ==

There are three volumes involved in Legends comics: the original strips, the Bonus Editions, and the Bonus Edition Extra volumes. Because there are multiple EX volumes, labeling storylinks as "Bonus Edition Vol EX" is not suitably descriptive. It's the equivalent of stating "RID Annual" when there are multiple annuals. For clarity, EX storylinks should be cited as "Bonus Edition EX Greatshot", "Bonus Edition EX Grand Maximus" or "Bonus Edition EX Metroplex" instead of listing all as "Bonus Edition Vol EX". Agreeable? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 11:06, 9 September 2021 (EDT)
:Forgot to respond to this. I'm more than well aware of how the Legends comics are released and don't agree that this is an actual issue to insist on altering their actual names. None of the Legends pack-ins have "descriptive" names. It's fine and we've lived. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:39, 10 September 2021 (EDT)
::If we were talking about how to label the actual comic pages, I would agree to use the most accurate title from the pack-ins themselves. But the second storylink title after the " | " is to reduce overly long titles and for reference purposes. You don't think it's useful for visitors to know that "Bonus Edition Vol EX" in Fiction sections actually refers to multiple comics? Especially for characters that appear in several Vol EX issues, and so would have identical links going to different places in their Fiction section? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 09:51, 10 September 2021 (EDT)

==Bent Wing==
I apologize - I misunderstood what you had added to that page, and at first reverted based on that misunderstanding. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 16:55, 15 September 2021 (EDT)

==Notes==
They aren't frivolous. [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 18:24, 4 February 2022 (EST)

=="mainpic" template use==
Just a heads-up, but that template is really only for character pages with NO visual representation of the character whatsoever. A toy picture is perfectly fine as a main pic until it can be replaced with art. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 01:27, 14 July 2022 (EDT)

==Notes==
OK thank on clarifying that but why were the rest of my edits removed/undone? [[User:Elitaone|ElitaOne]] ([[User talk:Elitaone|talk]]) 20:17, 19 September 2022 (EDT)

== UK/US issues ==

Hey, don’t mean to disrespect but why are you deleting my edits? I accept the first one might not have been informative enough, I thought the second one was good. Many other US issues talk about this exact topic, and having just read “back from the dead“ I was surprised the continuity issue wasn’t mentioned there. Happy to have your professional feedback. Thanks
[[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 13:59, 11 October 2022 (EDT)
:I removed it because it comes off as a personal fixation for you and not a real continuity error. Furthermore, it's not even the right story where Optimus Prime discovers Megatron's survival; Optimus mentally notes it in "[[Skin Deep]]", and the dialogue there is more than ambiguous enough to cover both continuities. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:36, 11 October 2022 (EDT)
::Personal?… Just trying to make sense of the story for me and for future readers. Skin deep comes after Back from the dead [[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 01:42, 12 October 2022 (EDT)

== Rifle's design ==

I honestly can't explain why I went for Energon Megatron over TR Galvatron. That one was my bad, sorry. [[User:ThatGuy79|ThatGuy79]] ([[User talk:ThatGuy79|talk]]) 14:03, 29 March 2023 (EDT)

== Is the wiki okay? ==
There's been a fair number of rapid reversions coupled with odd comments recently. Is there a beef that I'm not aware of? [[User:Banpei the Mini-Con|Banpei the Mini-Con]] ([[User talk:Banpei the Mini-Con|talk]]) 21:50, 26 April 2023 (EDT)

==So in regards to the info I added on Bisk's page==
Do you really think his and the Car Vehicon's alt modes don't look similar at all? If so, why? [[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 10:04, 26 April 2023 (TRT)

== Transformers: Generation 1 ==

Is issue four supposed to stay the same? -- [[User:Usfmm|Usfmm]] ([[User talk:Usfmm|talk]]) 22:45, 20 February 2024 (EST)
:[https://imgur.com/06HDdCs "Generation 1"]
:[https://imgur.com/JwYGd5i "Generation One"] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:48, 20 February 2024 (EST)

==Book of Cyber-Kells==
Could you please explain why you reverted my edits? I added the Simmons quote because it's the only place where the book is ever named. Also why did you remove the External links as they are also the only place we've had confirmation of the book cover. Also that quote on the other image I left alone because I thought it was policy that quotes for images were left to those who uploaded the images. Thanks. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 23:51, 21 March 2024 (EDT)
:Also, what's wrong with doing "prop stuff" if they're the only clear images of the item? We risk not having adequate documentation of in-universe objects when external sites get deleted/shutdown. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 23:57, 21 March 2024 (EDT)

== Prime Beast Creator ==

Sorry for messing with the Predacon names on the 'Beast Creator' page! I even missed the bit of the edit history where someone did the exact same thing and you had to do the work of reverting it. I would feel bad for just the once, but I can imagine two separate occasions would be really annoying. Again, I am genuinely sorry and I didn't mean to make such a mess of it. I'll stick it in my watchlist and keep an eye on it in case someone else tries to do the same thing. [[User:Spacebridge Technician|Spacebridge Technician]] ([[User talk:Spacebridge Technician|talk]]) 12:29, 28 March 2024 (EDT)
:Apologies aren't necessary, it's just wiki editing, but thank you regardless. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 12:31, 28 March 2024 (EDT)

== On Circular Reporting ==
As far as I can tell, people don't treat the idea of "Big Long Haul" as a redesign or a fun idea--they treat this as if he actually ''is'' supposed to be that big, and him being the same size as his teammates is a scaling error, similar to Blast Off or Groove. The wiki itself described him as such in its articles on scale, when it's actually not a scaling error; his size is actually about right. Media depicting him as such is going off the idea that it was a scaling error when it wasn't. Hell, even Long Haul's page caption describes that scene of him ramming Optimus as "correct" scale.[[User:MBG|MBG]] ([[User talk:MBG|talk]]) 14:30, 6 April 2024 (EDT)
:Then correct those incorrect claims of "scale". IDW1 making Long Haul bigger is artistic license, and CW Long Haul being bigger was needed for engineering that combination. This is not a consistent or coherent "circular reporting" thing. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:41, 6 April 2024 (EDT)

== Apology for my behavior ==
Hi I saw you deleted my comment about Animated Shockwave looking like Hal 9000 for it not being a refreence. I know I've made posts like it before where I've made connections like that and I realise it's not appropriate for the wiki and I promise not to do it again and I am truly sorry. Is it okay for me to remove the tag you put on my page about it? I Hope this doesn't bother you
[[User:StarGayCybertron|StarGayCybertron]] ([[User talk:StarGayCybertron|talk]]) 18:30, 20 April 2024 (BST)

== T-AI's talk page ==

So... what are we gonna do about that dead discussion, are we gonna let it there forever? Doesn't look like the best thing to do in my opinion... [[User:Astrum|Astrum]] ([[User talk:Astrum|talk]]) 17:39, 20 April 2024 (EDT)

== Transformers One Edits ==

Why did you revert my changes on the Transformers One page stating that it's connected to the rest of the live-action movie series? The director has made statements saying it is not. As stated here: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-optimus-prime-origin-story-chris-hemsworth-josh-cooley/ [[User:TFEarthConquest|TFEarthConquest]] ([[User talk:TFEarthConquest|talk]]) 14:10, 22 April 2024 (PST)
: Saix was right to undo it. Per [https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-director-confirms-new-movies-canon-status/ this] statement from the same site, Cooley responded to the question of "Is this movie a fresh start? Is it canon with the live-action Transformers movies? Or is this sort of its own thing?" with "Yes to all of the above". Lorenzo di Bonaventura has also [https://collider.com/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ claimed] that it's a live-action prequel. As of now, there's too much ambiguity around the question, so we're currently leaving it as part of the live action film series until the film comes out and we have the full context. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:10, 22 April 2024 (EDT)

== Siege Megaton’s back cannon ==

That image sat there for around 4 1/2 years, why remove it now? [[User:Brickmaster57|Brickmaster57]] ([[User talk:Brickmaster57|talk]]) 03:05, 30 April 2024 (EDT)
:I think the fact that you waited six months to complain about my edit kind of defeats your point. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:14, 30 April 2024 (EDT)

== Why are you constantly removing other people's contributions? ==

A lot of your edits are things like removing a bunch of images from pages, or removing specific notes. Like man, can you give a good reason as to why you do all that. [[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 16:48, 10 January 2025 (TRT)
:We have high quality standards for information and formatting here, and that's what I seek to maintain. We are not obligated to keep low-quality or irrelevant content. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:04, 10 January 2025 (EST)

== RE: Why are you linking to an archive? ==

In case the website hosting the interview goes down at some point in the future. [[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 17:12, 3 March 2025 (EST)

== I kinda-sorta need some advice ==

Lemme just clear things up: I made an account for this site a couple minutes ago and I decided I wanted to do my first edit on some page, and I landed on Sizzle (G2), by adding an image from the comic page from where he’s ducking from Sideswipe in the dream he had before he died (RIP). I soon noticed you took it off because it was a little too big (I noticed that myself), so I want some advice and want to know what I can help with, if there’s anything of course. Why you? I don’t really know, but you look experienced. [[User:MAYHEM4EVA|MAYHEM4EVA]] ([[User talk:MAYHEM4EVA|talk]]) 18:42, 5 March 2025 (EST) Ok, it was the squiggles
[[File:Jolt Sizzle duck Life of Sideswipe.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.0|This is the image I was talking about, if it helps, but hopefully you can help me]]

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==Galen Witwicky==
Interesting that you think she's an Earthling... --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 20:24, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
:Well, "Galen Witwicky", so I assumed. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:38, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
::I'm wagering that this involves a human/Nebulon interspecies relationship! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:43, 17 March 2015 (EDT)

==E-Hobby Starscream==
You guys share links from seibertron but if I want to share it from deviantart, that's bad? I mean the user that published those pages in deviantart is E-Hobby's official user page.(I think).--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 11:36, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
:It's not e-Hobby that's putting those pages on DeviantArt. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
::Hmm ok then, but still Seibertron is a fan site too, right?--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 12:16, 31 March 2015 (EDT)

==Joke about Legends Arcee==
If my joke offend you or simply not funny, sorry about that. I'm just joking about sexist tendencies of Japanese culture. In fact, most famous and badass woman transformer only doing cook and wipe Rattrap's ass in this comic.—[[User:MWM|MWM]] ([[User talk:MWM|talk]]) 11:01, 21 March 2015 (EDT)
:Don't worry, I'm not angry. I got what you meant with the joke, but it was still iffy, since it's hard for a reader to tell if it's serious or a criticism of the comic. I appreciate that you took the time to uploaded the image! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:12, 21 March 2015 (EDT)

== 3-D Diorama? ==
Say, where did you find these? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:30, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www.tf-base.ru/comics_manga.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:32, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Thanks![[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Ugh...they're all CBR files my computer can't access. Thanks for the link thought. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:::They're just renamed rar files. Change the file extension to .rar and upzip them [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:39, 9 April 2015 (EDT)

== Magmatron ==

Thanks for the back up there. I THOUGHT I remembered it being the standard but didn't want to remove it without checking so I just cleaned up the grammar. Might possibly be put on the page for the toyline itself, but not sure if it is really worth noting.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 16:30, 28 April 2015 (EDT)

== About the Hero Mashers ==

So I guess while you were putting them where they would go, BotCon's official Andromeda's Facebook page went ahead and made it a seperate cluster from anything before. [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1128571057169997&id=1099425733417863] [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 06:51, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

== Sequel series = splinter timelines? ==

Can you show me where this piece of information comes from? I have never heard of this idea before; doesn't it nullify the entire concept of continuities? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:10, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:I'm not saying I necessarily agree with this interpretation, but it doesn't nullify continuity. Series A happens, then series B happens as a sequel to A. A is definitely the past of B, but that doesn't mean B is the future of A. We have several instances of this happening, notably the Marvel G1 continuity. G2, A Distant Time & Place, Regeneration One, and Classics are all explicitly sequels to Marvel US G1, but are mutually incompatible. Hell, Beast Wars (the cartoon) was implicitly a sequel to both Marvel US G1 AND the Sunbow Cartoon. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:21, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::So then the U.S. ''Cybertron'' cartoon is not part of [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:23, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:::It is when it is. The events of the US cartoon are completely relevant -if not fundamental- to the rest of the events on this page. Universal streams are not completely separate timelines. They blend and weave into each other and flow from larger sources, like, you know, '''streams'''. A single cartoon can be part of multiple streams AND its own all at the same time. I swear, people just look at "OOH NUMBERS" and forget the accompanying text that gives context to the numbers, and trip over themselves to be soooooooo clever in splitting up shit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:33, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::::Well said. And let's be wary of letting the tail wag the dog here. The primary source text should always be, well, primary. Or, in other words, which are you going to believe, your own eyes or something that was published in code in a source book (or in a Japanese Manga with a print run in the hundreds or the like.)--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:47, 15 May 2015 (EDT)

== Mandarin Names ==

Hello, thanks for adding information. However, please do change the spelling for Taiwanese Mandarin Name because the spelling in Taiwan is different from the Hanyu Pinyin in China. Thanks. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 10:17, 24 May 2015 (EDT)

== Universal streams ==

Looks like we're both working on the same parts of the wiki at the same time. I'll take a break, I have homework anyway. Thanks for fixing up my code. I appreciate the help. (Even if I think you're wrong about Zarak.) --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 18:47, 26 June 2015 (EDT)

== List of characters whose dimensional classification is unknown ==

There's also [[Gaiacross]] and his components. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 15:07, 27 June 2015 (EDT)

== Shell Game characters ==

If this wiki now accepts that RID Optimus-redeco [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]] is [[Viron]], then is it alright to do the same to the other "[[Shell Game]]" universe characters? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:36, 29 July 2015 (EDT)

==Regeneration One==

Regeneration One is explicitly a sequel to Marvel G1 continuity and belongs sequentially after it in write-ups. That's how the stories are presented, that's how it was branded, that's how the creators want it, and that's how we've written it up. If you want to rearrange things, make a case on a relevant talk page.--[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 08:44, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:You're really imperious for somebody who just started editing two months ago. ("How the creators want it"? Do you have personal correspondence with Furman on wiki organization?) None of the pages you've reverted actually contain Marvel US G1, which Regeneration One is a sequel to. You are linking together fiction that has nothing to do with each other in regard to those characters. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:01, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::Sorry, I didn't realize that my tenure wasn't long enough to disagree with a six-month veteran like yourself. It's bizarre to not acknowledge that ReGeneration One and Marvel UK don't spring from the same tree and put leagues of fiction between them. And, if I'm "imperious," what are you? You're constantly changing around organizational elements with no discussion, based on whatever new scheme you've come up with. For someone whose been here well under a year, you certainly have strong opinions. I at least lurked for a long while to get the culture. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 15:03, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:::There's a difference between disagreement and acting like the authority on wiki organization and article writeups because apparently you're the only one who lurked. "Organizational elements" have frequently changed based on users' whims; section reorganization isn't anything new and the last major one was done purely by two users without input from others. In regards to MUK and RG1, it's not the job of character pages to establish points of continuity that aren't relevant to the actual subject of the article. The various versions of Jhiaxus have absolutely nothing to do with each other and putting them under one "continuity" is a ridiculous pretense with no benefit. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:26, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::::Separating RG1 (and Classics) into their own sections would be a major change to a large number of pages and there's been no discussion about it. If you want to do it, there should be talk first so everyone else knows what's going on. [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 21:28, 11 August 2015 (GMT)
::::: And I've asked about it on http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Reorganising_Regeneration_One to see what people think. If it's ayes, then it's off to the edits! [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 23:15, 11 August 2015 (GMT)

==Characters with no confirmed universal origin==

Question... have we not specified [[Ramulus|Longhorn (Universe)]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)]]? Just want to be sure I'm not missing something. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:26, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:No, I just forgot to update. Sorry! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:27, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
::Thank you, your list is a handy reference.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:34, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Whilst this is being talked about, it's probably worth noting that RTS Strafe hasn't ''reeeaaaally'' had its universe confirmed - it was merged with G1 Strafe for some convoluted reason during the 'AOE Strafe is a counterpart of G1 Strafe' debacle and probably should've been unmerged after all that nonsense was undone. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 16:16, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:I'm mostly fine with just assuming he's G1 based on context, but I'd send in a question if you want confirmation. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:30, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Hey, Saix, should ''Universe'' 2003 [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen (unreleased)]] be on your list as well? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:21, 17 August 2015 (EDT)

== BW Metals manga ==

Do you still have the BW Metals manga scans? The links on the talk page are dead. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 16:48, 13 September 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/0t4p8rcK/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/dWpVVb7v/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ZXqkMXea/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ch91fgKi/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/M6MwWTaV/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/jCLxuohn/file.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:54, 14 September 2015 (EDT)

==Italics==
Hey, man, saw you unitalicizing [[Ask Vector Prime]]. I don't really care one way or the other, but I seem to see it italicized a lot. Is there a policy or system to this? --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:06, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
:AVP isn't a work or a franchise, so it doesn't get italicized. It's something like {{w|Dear Abby}}—a column. Chicago style of editing says columns don't get either quotation marks or italics. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:13, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
::That's fine for me going forward. There's a LOT of AVP where it's in italics though. If you're ever feeling like a quest, rooting them all out might be worth doing. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:15, 24 September 2015 (EDT)

==Gong==
Knock it off. It's fine the way it is now. Stop reverting each other. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 12:43, 26 September 2015 (EDT)

You were right. I was wrong. Making all the Guardians and Renegades convinced me of that. I apologize to you for my childishness. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 13:01, 26 October 2015 (EDT)
:Not needed, but thank you nonetheless for the apology. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:30, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

== Stealth Bomber ==

I see that you put a redlink to [[Stealth Bomber]] on [[Stealth Saber]] and [[Victory Bomber]]'s pages. Did you intend that someone else would pick that redlink up to create a page for Stealth Bomber or did you think that Stealth Bomber didn't merit an individual page? I've wondered about such a thing as we have an individual page for RiD [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] but not for BWII [[Formation Scream]], G2 Megatron+Starscream, and G2 Dreadwing+Smokescreen. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:31, 27 October 2015 (EDT)
:I think it warrants a page, hence the link. I was just too lazy to make that page in particular. Formation Scream should also get its own page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 08:57, 28 October 2015 (EDT)

== Disagreements ==

I saw what you wrote on the Community Portal. I can't speak for others but, though we often disagree, I do value your input and perspective. Also, it makes the times we do agree that much more meaningful. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:58, 2 November 2015 (EST)
:Speaking of, there's a contentious GoBots issue on Community Portal, should screen captures be included for character pages or not. I would be interested to hear you weigh in. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 09:07, 3 November 2015 (EST)

== Devisiun ==
I understand you may not like the speculative tone, but was it really necessary to also delete the plausible explanation that the secondary star may be encased in a [[wikipedia:dyson sphere|Dyson sphere]]? After all, the text clearly refer to a double star and one of the celestial body represented seems to produce a lot of light. (Besides having spot the same color than the "single" star of said same picture.) Damn... I was only trying to be thorough and objective. How could I contact Scott online so that the answer would be considered by this wiki? -- [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 06:11, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:I'm not Saix, but to quote the [[Help:Contents|wiki's main help page]]: "Speculation to fill gaps should be minimized, and preferably eliminated entirely." It's fine to note the inconsistency, but an extended account of possible explanations is unnecessary. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:46, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:Understood. Thanks, I'll sleep better now. But I'm still going to run a Tranformers RPG campaign and feel that this question may deserve an answer. So the second part of my inquiry remains. Since I will try to ask, where and how such a thing should be done so that the information could validly be forwarded on this wiki? [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 07:04, 16 December 2015 (EST)
::Scott has Twitter and Tumblr accounts you can engage her on. But, honestly? You're looking for complexity where there isn't any. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:::I have to agree. Most casual sci-fi fans don't know what Dyson spheres are, and the concept has never featured in ''Transformers'', as far as I'm aware. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 09:15, 16 December 2015 (EST)

== Your JG1 timeline list ==

Hey, that list on your user page is awesome and really helpful. Though, the Prime AM-28 Leo Prime bio also contains some JG1 info, set post-BWN before he jumps over to Uniend (or over to Gargent, then Nexus, then finally Uniend, as claimed by AVP, but I digress). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:36, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:Thanks for the reminder. I mostly constructed it so I would have something to check when organizating fiction sections. Let me know if I'm missing anything else. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:31, 18 December 2015 (EST)
::Will do. EDIT: Tale of the Pretenders is missing. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:53, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:The G1 GoBots thing might or might not come before Car Robots in a present day sense as the Spychangers came from the future anyway, so the GoBots bio would simply have to come before whatever point in time the Spychangers traveled back in time from. Though, given how things like Binaltech, RobotMasters, and Kiss Players all take place in the timeline at points contemporary to their releases in the real world, perhaps the G1 GoBots bio does as well, taking place somewhere in 2004 (in hindsight, I wish I had asked Sakamoto about this).
:On a different note, the bios for e-HOBBY New Years Lambor and Alert are missing, which should probably go after G-2 but before the two post-G-2 e-HOBBY manga. Also the bio for Magnificus and Ga'mede and the bio for Generations Magnificus, the latter of which would go prior to Badlands, while the former... somewhere years earlier (not sure where, though). And the bios for e-HOBBY Crosscut and Road Rage, which would most likely go after the Super Spychangers but before Binaltech. Any other missing e-HOBBY bios can be found [http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/category/english/museun_en here] (barring those that lack links, that is). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:19, 22 April 2016 (EDT)

== Italics in establishment names ==

From what I've researched, I have to agree that establishment names aren't capitalized. However, that's how [[The Blue Deployer]] is rendered in the ''TransTech'' text stories. Think that's worth noting under "Errors"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:16, 19 December 2015 (EST)
:I guess. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:17, 19 December 2015 (EST)

== Just to avoid any edit wars over pastel horses... ==
I understand that the captions are about humor over anything else, but maybe the caption should at least be a ''little'' less confrontational in tone? I'm not against humor in the article itself, but that opening caption's not exactly ''good'' humor. It's more mean-spirited than simple jokeyness that this wiki thrives upon; so I decided that a joke about Bumblebee's kid-appeal nature (and thus perceptiveness to what's popular with kids) would be a bit less potentially divisive overall, and less likely to appear mean-spirited.

I expect that sort of tone in the articles for stuff like B.O.T, The Beast or Kiss Players, the really awful, terrible stuff we ''have'' to rip into pieces because of how bad they are, not an article on My Little Pony. It's kind of like opening, say, a Soundwave article by poking fun at his speech with a disabled joke in his first image caption because of his speech pattern; it's ''easy'' and can get a few laughs, but overall it's just not worth it because not everyone will find such jokes to be really funny. And above all else, I'd like to think that we as a community are above those sorts of cheap jokes just for a few laughs.

Not trying to come off as indignant here, honest. I'm just wondering if maybe the caption joke isn't really good in any capacity. And if a caption isn't funny, then really, we shouldn't defend it just because of longevity. We obviously need the funny to stay, but to ignore potentially valid points just for the sake of a joke seems...well, kind of odd for this Wiki. We're jokey, but nowhere unappropriate have I seen the wiki's captions actually being ''that'' harsh towards a subject.

It's also a jarring shift in tone to go from "Only the dead can know peace from this evil" as an opening caption to "Don't go looking for the Tooth Fairy without it!" as the next caption down the page. They're both aiming for humor, but one's more "Ha-ha look at this silly situation!" and the other is more "Ha-ha let's make a "ponies are evil" joke because it's teh funnies!".

Again, not wanting to look entitled; but I'm curious about why the edit was reverted so quickly. [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 00:48, 27 December 2015 (EST)

== SPOILERS ==

Please remember to use the Spoiler warning template when adding new material. I just stumbled across information you added to [[Lio Convoy]] about [[Sunrise]] before I had a chance to read it. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 08:56, 8 January 2016 (EST)
:I apologize. I'll try to remember not to do that again. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 8 January 2016 (EST)

== Moving images ==

Sorry about that. I thought it was a more efficient use of space to align the tops of the images with the headers. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:55, 12 January 2016 (EST)

==About Grimlock==
They're both from Viron universes, and both technically part of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] continuity.
Someone could be all like, "Wait, I though RID's Grimlock was a big green backhoe. Who's this Dinosaur?"
Imagine if there were two Optimus Primes in one continuity, even if they looked completely different, would it not be within reason to distinct the two from one another?{{unsigned|PsychoShark}}
:Your hypothetical is ridiculous. Explain to me the process in which this situation would arise. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:01, 25 January 2016 (EST)
:Plus the disambig link at the top already exists. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:05, 25 January 2016 (EST)

While going through my talk page, I noticed that PsychoShark mentioned that the [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Grimlock_(Dinobots)&diff=next&oldid=1048629 note] he added to [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]] was based on a similar note from [[Slapper (Dinobots)]]. Seeing as how we've deemed the other one unnecessary, I thought you might want to remove the one on Slapper's page. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 07:44, 7 February 2016 (EST)

== Universal origins list ==

If it's of interest to you for your user page list, I've seen that [[Nitpick]], [[Comet]], [[Beamer (G1)|Beamer]], [[NightViper]], [[Kickstart]], [[Heavyfoot]], [[Ironclad]], [[Fastbreak]], [[Aston]], [[Miss-Q]], "[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]", [[Time Limit]], [[Clutch (GoBots)|Clutch]], and [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] all have indeterminate cluster origin, albeit that they're all intentionally ambiguous and/or their origins are unlikely to ever be revisited. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 22:57, 27 January 2016 (EST)

== eptitle ==

With screencaps for episodes whose titles have been disambiguated, you can use the "eptitle" parameter to set the text of the link different from the actual link. For example, with [[Volcano (episode)]] from RID, you would put

'''<nowiki>{{RID2001cap|description.|Volcano (episode)|</nowiki>1|eptitle=Volcano}}'''.

Then, the link will show up like this:
[[Volcano (episode)|Volcano]]

Nice work on all that cleanup, by the way. Cheers! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 20:33, 1 March 2016 (EST)

== Dinosaurs ==

Okay, examples to try and clarify:
*火星 means "Mars". The kanji, treated separately, are literally rendered as "Fire Planet", but still plainly mean "Mars". It's not just being used to "refer" to Mars, it's straight up the name the Japanese give to the celestial body the English call "Mars".
*固定電話 means "Landline Phone". The kanji, treated separately, render as "Hard-determined Electricity-talker".

As demonstrated in the dictionary entries I posted, Japanese dictionaries ''dont'' give readers the symbolic runaround that the Dinoforce pages were using -- they simply treat "Gairyuu" as the word for an Ankylosaurus. I suppose I may be being somewhat oversensitive, but choosing to render Japanese words in a symbolic breakdown like that, contrary to how it's intended to be interpreted, feels a lot like refusing to acknowledge that it even ''has'' words for these concepts, and feels kind of Tarzanesque? I don't feel it's removing information, since to a Japanese speaker, Gairyuu doesn't ''mean'' "Armored Dragon" -- it means Ankylosaurus, just like to an English speaker (or Greek, if you want), Ankylosaurus doesn't "fused lizard", it means a type of dinosaur with an armored back and club tail --fused lizard is just the root of the name.

In addition, while many Japanese names for Dinosaur use "ryuu" in a similar manner to how English uses "saur", "ryuu" itself does not mean dinosaur, nor are dinosaur called "ryuu" -- as with English, they are instead called "恐竜", or "Ferocious dragon". I mean, "-saur" would be a workable translation of "ryuu", no complaints, but as in English "saur" is used to refer to more than just dinosaurs (e.g. Pterosaurs, Plesiosaurs, etc.) And in fact, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs include 竜 in their Japanese rendering.

I definitely see the value in retaining the kanji meanings here, especially if that's a thing we're going to be doing with characters like Triceradon, too. But I think we should make it clear that those are the ''root'' of the names, rather than treating the Japanese names as if they don't have specific direct meanings that a Japanese speaker would recognize.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 01:11, 2 March 2016 (EST)

== Image of Comet ==

I see that you have uploaded good quality images from almost every Club story PDF. Is there any reason you haven't got the one of dead [[Comet]] in "[[Withered Hope]]"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:58, 15 March 2016 (EDT)

==Other Decepticons==
Why can't you just leave that link in, it works perfectly well, and dont forget they also are alchemor inmates. I dont see the problem with just having that there. - Junkheap117
:Stop fucking obsessing over this. They are not actual characters, and your overall antics are exhausting my patience. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:57, 21 March 2016 (EDT)

== Blackarachnia talk page ==

I understand talk pages are not chat rooms. The reason I posted that was because the article itself seems to question why the chest is transparent, so I thought that might explain it. I didn't just go and edit the page because I knew it would be undone. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 21:03, 10 April 2016 (EDT)

== Being last seen ==

Here's my take, for what it's worth. A ''good'' write-up is not a list of things that happened one after the other. A good write-up is a story unto itself. It is the story of that character, and it should read as "complete". And when the cartoon or comic adventures of that character stops abruptly - when a character's final appearance is as a face in a crowd and they receive no personal "finale" - then it's the job of the write-up to note that they "were last seen"/"last appeared"/"made their final recorded appearance", etc, to bring that write-up's "story" to its end, instead of, essentially, just stopping in what reads as mid-story. The complete BWII write-up of the Autorollers just stops mid-story. It does not read as complete. At best, a reader's reaction is "Oh, huh, I guess that's it, then," instead of knowing that they are reading an end - but really, an less-informed reader has no reason to assume there isn't more just because there's isn't a stub saying so. We don't always have stubs! There shouldn't be any expectation on the reader to know that storylinked title is the final episode, if it even is. The write-up needs to say this is "the end" for that character. Yes, they return for a cameo in BWN, but that's a separate header. The were "last seen" during the battle on Gaea in that moment. It's no more "out of universe" than describing art or writing errors as "anomalous accounts" or "erroneous reports" is. I'm not getting into an edit war or even fighting to make this change; I'm just saying, it's pretty standard "handbook" write-up terminology, how I write mine, and how I will continue to write them. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 17:05, 25 April 2016 (EDT)

== Hey ==

Here's some more BotCon Diamond bios: http://postimg.org/gallery/7wuis1oc/27b9edf7/ [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:15, 1 June 2016 (EDT)
:Cool, thanks. I'll have a look when I get home. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:37, 1 June 2016 (EDT)

== Can you identify anyone else? ==

So regarding the new in-development Transformers Online, I stumbled across a trailer of some characters and skills in action. Right now, I can only make out Jazz, Bumblebee, and probably Swindle. Can you tell if the rest of the transformers in this video resemble any other character? Thanks! --[[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 19:01, 2 August 2016 (EDT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFTeBn-BS8

== Dinobot (RID) article ==

the dinobot were reference in prime season 3 were they not? RID 2015 is the sequel to prime is it not. so why are not adding prime to that page. Yes they were only reference. but still though wouldn't it make more sense for that cartoon in that dinobot section. i mean are more a sequel to the game when you stop to think about it. Also there is no evidence supporting the fact were referring to the fall of cybertron version of the dinobots.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 04:29, 12 August 2016 (EDT)
:At the time that Miko and Bulkhead made that reference, the RID Dinobot subspecies didn't even exist yet. There was no way that the Prime cartoon was referencing something that never existed at the time that it made the reference. The FOC Dinobots, however, did exist, and were part of an active attempt to better unify the Aligned media between the games, the tie-in comics, and the Prime cartoon. Miko's and Bulkhead's Dinobots reference only makes sense in regards to the FOC Dinobots since they were only Aligned Dinobots that existed at the time the reference was made. What you're asking is for us to declare Miko's and Bulkhead's reference as having been retconned into referring to a subspecies that would not come into existence until later on, yet there has been no official media that has made such a retcon. We as fans have ZERO authority on such matters and are not going to start declaring our own unofficial retcons for virtually no other reason than "because we want to", as you seem to want us to do. Besides, Bulkhead's referring to Dinobots as something "Totally different" from how the Predacons were like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species makes no sense in regards to the RID Dinobots, since the RID Dinobots for all intents and purposes do very much seem to be like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species while the FOC Dinobots were an artificially-created subgroup that very much does make them totally different from a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:19, 12 August 2016 (EDT)

== [[Roboid]] [[Nook]] ==

Isn't it generally TFWiki's practice to ''point out'' Easter eggs, homages, and the like? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 05:10, 3 September 2016 (EDT)

== Regarding TFO edits ==

Saix, I know there is currently no official parameter and that it's not within the wiki's obligation to decide upon an arbitrary translation, but some of the transliterations, even by Chinese (BOTH Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese) standards, are just flat out nonsensical and frivolous. I hope you understand that there are multiple ways (via synonyms) to translate the hanzi, and I can speak from experience behind the screen as a bilingual Mandarin-English speaker, and as a professor's teaching assistant in Elementary Chinese irl. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 10:50, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:By transliteration, I assume you actually mean translation? I realize there is leeway in translation to convey the same idea in a different language, but some of your translations were still questionable and played too loose with the meaning of the hanzi, in my opinion. Take 命运之殇 in particular—I don't understand how you derived "war" out of it, unless you were going by Google translate, when it's a straightforward name based on the certain death it supposedly doles out (as opposed to "Destiny's War", which means absolutely nothing). Or how you got "Laser Wrench" from F型扳手. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
I didn't use Google Translate. I consulted with native speaking relatives and peers and utilized Systransoft.com as well as MDBG, which I find for both to be more adequate. Bluestreak's sniper rifle, from the hanzi I recognize, can have synonymous possibilities. Certainly, "Destiny" can be interchanged with "Fate", altho I will admit, the second half of the title can be considered as: "war casualty" or "death" in general. For the second example, there's clearly no resemblance to an actual F-Type Wrench whatsoever, so I find even calling that weapon an "F-Type" in practicality to be redundant. (I've been a workshop assistant for a good year or so, so I've been familiar enough with tools in the shed.) If anything, Wheeljack's Melee weapon is identified as a Pipe Wrench, so shame on Tencent for the misleading name. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 15:19, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:A wiki is not the place for creative "translations" that basically are localizations. If the name is literally "F-type Wrench", then it's F-type Wrench, regardless of how much you think it makes sense. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:39, 14 September 2016 (EDT)

== Deluge ==

first of all, i know the story has deluge as both, but in most universe, he's and his decepticon counterpart are there own individual. i was trying to make that clear to the people reading that story, but you thought i was too stupid to realize that, i mean yes the blackout thing was stupid on my part. but seriously you could have easily edited it to say that this Deluge is a amalgam of both version.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 21:29, 28 December 2016 (EST)

== Missed the joke ==
While I appreciate the effort to correct errors on the page bearing my name ([[Mark Baker-Wright]]), it should be noted that the word "misspelled" was misspelled (as "mispelled") on purpose....--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] ([[User talk:G.B. Blackrock|talk]]) 18:21, 13 January 2017 (EST) (sorry to get to this so late. I actually don't go around looking at my own page that often)
:Ah, I was using an automated tool that does automatic corrections and wasn't really reading that closely. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:05, 13 January 2017 (EST)

==Model Numbers==
hey, i saw that you undid some of my edits for adding model numbers back into these wiki pages (apologies if i did it wrong!) - but how can we get these reinstated? that information is very useful, and should be on each of the main collection pages...

== Godbomber revision? ==

Why was my info deleted on the godbomber page? - [[User:Asda|Asda]] ([[User talk:Asda|talk]]) 11:28, 28 September 2017 (EDT)

== Don't revert my notes man ==

It's not needless my friend, it's just extra information that many Transformers fans I know would be happy to find on here. Please don't revert people's notes, even if you feel that it's "needless". If anything, I'm '''adding''' notes, not pruning them. Smh.
: Please stop adding notes. They're not good notes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:57, 1 January 2018 (EST)
::"Pruning" was what I was doing, and we are not obligated to store every passing thought you have. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 00:05, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== Run For Our Lives ==

Like you, my first instinct when I created the article was to use lower case for "for", as is grammatically correct, but the official title actually leaves it capitalized (see [https://www.go90.com/videos/37rr2B0WBM6 here]). By comparison, other TR episode titles that have conjunctions or articles choose to use lower case as normal ("Aftermath and Rebirth", "At the Last Second", etc.), so the capitalization of For stands out by comparison. Thus, technically, the title was more accurate as it was. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:35, 2 January 2018 (EST)
:I don't consider websites to be particularly authoritative in capitalization, especially when the actual "official title" in the episode itself is "RUN FOR OUR LIVES". People rarely remember every rule about how to capitalize titles, and we don't need to drive ourselves crazy accounting for every mistake some website has in rendering them. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:48, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== SG Fistfight, Insecticons ==

Why did you remove the note about SG Fistfight's deco? Do you dispute that it's true, that it's verifiable, or that it's noteworthy?

It's true that he's orange and black, as verified by [[Transhuman]]. As for it being noteworthy, ''This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least'', so shouldn't we at least mention what we know about his physical appearance?

As for his sharing Tyrannitron's deco, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were Action Master partners of opposing factions, just like Skyfall and Banzai-Tron were Action Masters of opposing factions (so SG Skyfall got G1 Banzai-Tron's deco), the Technobots and Terrorcons were combiners of opposing factions (so the SG teams swapped decos), etc. Moreover, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were partnered with Shockwave and a Dinobot, respectively, further emphasizing a rivalry for SG to flip around.

If you look at almost any SG character's article, we typically note what inspired or seems to have inspired that character's deco, even if it is unconfirmed.

Speaking of unconfirmed, why does everyone insist that ''Generation 1 Zaptrap was officially repurposed as Shattered Glass Shrapnel'' if his only appearance colors him like someone else? i'd appreciate your comments [[File_talk:Insecticons_SG.jpg|here]], please.

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:50, 14 January 2018 (EST)

== Crossformers/Pretenders ==

I get that Japan never identified the Crossformers (or the Dinoforce) as Pretenders, but the TransTech story "Gone Too Far" does refer to Black Shadow as both a Crossformer and a Pretender, with Hubcap referring to him as "some kind of ''Pretender''!", Jackpot asking "Who ever heard of a Pretender with a ''robotic'' shell? I hate this universe!", and the narration reading "He had hoped that the Pretender’s focus would be split between controlling both the shell and his own body." Granted, all three of these could arguably be just from the perspective of those two Autobots, using a term that's familiar to them to refer to a kind of Transformer they've never encountered before, but I figured it was at least worth pointing out. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:04, 19 January 2018 (EST)

== Hi! Cylas here. ==

Are you just following me and undoing my (admittedly) "sub-par" edits? Also, if/when you do, could you give a reason? And your comments sometimes hurt my feelings. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User Talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 6:54 PM (MST)

And for your information, Aligned is, according to this wiki, a continuity family. It doesn't have an official name, but go to the family's [[Aligned continuity family|page]] and see for yourself everything that it encompasses. The Covenant of Primus and the Novels and Prime and Robots in Disguise and Rescue Bots and War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:11, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
*Edit: I should have actually read the article before I wrote that comment. Yes, the Aligned family has some inconsistencies. Yes, it can be interpreted as several similar universes that don't necessarily line up. But Aligned is still a continuity family, and the inconsistencies are worth noting.
**Edit to the edit: Forgot to sign. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:19, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
:Okay Saix. I can handle the Novel trilogy as not being in the same universe as Prime. But RID is a ''direct sequel'' to Prime. Okay, maybe my thing with Thunderhoof wasn't good. But that doesn't change the fact that Prime and RID are in the same universe. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 18:35, 9 May 2018 (EDT)

== Stop undoing my edits ==

You are just removing everything I post at this point, most of them without even stating why. Stop it. This isn't your website. I have just as much right to contribute as you. And I'm allowed to make jokes: rule 1 of this wiki: the funny stays. If you keep doing this, I'm taking it to the moderators.
* Edit: Leave my posts alone. Anything you delete, I'm just going to put back. I've had enough of you trying to bully me off this site. And from the look of this page I'm not the only one.

== Legends chapter 53 ==

I think that the in the top right panel of page 2, the guys protecting Dinobot, Tigatron, and Cheetor are ''Device Label'' Grimlock, ''Prime'' Arcee, and ''Disney Label'' Mickey Mouse. Also Maybe Diabattles with Rhinox? Also possibly Cybertron Optimus in supermode sticking his feet in right above Windblade. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:19, 9 August 2018 (EDT)

== Chinese names ==
Hello,I'm user IDWchromedome.These Chinese names(okay,most) really come from hasbro officials,I admit a few are not,I will be careful later.I have a Chinese Dreamwave Illustrations book.This book is officially licensed by Hasbro,most are written according to that book.and I'm Chinese.As you can see,My English level is very bad,So I don't know you can understand what I'm saying.I hope you can understand,if I offended you,I'm sorry.

== M'Ress ==

I'd just like to take this moment to explicitly thank you for [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=M%27Ress&diff=1288196&oldid=1288175 fixing] my glaring omission from M'Ress's introduction. I don't know how such a mistake escaped my notice. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] ([[User talk:Andrusi|talk]]) 10:10, 27 September 2018 (EDT)

== Could you move all the info for Cyberverse McDonalds to G1 ==

I didn't know the McDonalds toys were G1 not Cyberverse. Could you move all those McDonalds entries from the Cyberverse pages to G1 pages then? Be sure to edit any pictures and the fast food promotion and McDonalds page as well. Or you can just wait until later where I'll probably do it, I dunno. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 22:41, 13 October 2018 (EDT)

== Why remove the new section in Twelve-of-Twelve? ==

Just wondering why you'd change it. In character synopsis articles we usually break up the character's history into smaller sections. In this case, literal millions of years have passed between the Lost Light's adventures in the Functionist universe and the arrival of Council-controlled Primus in the main universe. If anything necessitates the addition of a new section, it's this. Is the article just not long enough to be split up? Or is there some other reason?

Also, I'd like to bring your attention to my questions on the [[Talk:Functionist Council|Functionist Council talk page]]. Is it okay to copy-paste that same paragraph in the other members' articles? [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 13:54, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
:Because we don't "usually" do that; only in long IDW subartciles, which Twelve isn't. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:08, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
::Okay, that's what I thought. What about my second question? [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 14:48, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
==Why did you change the acid storm (Cyberverse) page==
the discussion agree that till thing are sorted out we try gender-neutral pronoun (Like what Simon Furman did). yes there was the episode but that could have been a script error.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 17:26, 29 October 2018 (EDT)

== Legal drinking age ==

Nope. Wyoming did not raise its drinking age until 1 July 1988 while Louisiana had raised its but had enacted a loophole that basically left the age at 18. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 07:59, 23 April 2019 (EDT)

== BW Megatron edits ==

Hi, I'd just like to apologize for overfixating on sneaking in complaints about Masterpiece Megatron's Japanese voicebox. I made the mistake of thinking that the wiki's informal tone gives people leave to treat it like a TV Tropes YMMV page, and I based most of those edits on YouTube comments that I saw that affirmed my own opinion at the time (that is, that the Japanese voice box drives the price up merely to affirm that the toy represents a wackier and less threatening version of the character that is absolutely not my literal David Kaye-voiced husbando).

I should absolutely find other things to edit, to focus on useful information (such as poseability, objective comparisons between figures, etc.) rather than using the wiki to vent my salt boner. (As for my previous opinion, I'm starting to realize that Chiba's voice clips probably didn't inflate Megs' price ''that'' much, since MP Dinobot comes with no sound gimmick and is nearly as expensive.) --[[User:Samus Aran|Samus Aran]] ([[User talk:Samus Aran|talk]]) 00:36, 23 May 2019 (EDT)

== RBA and Prime Hot Shot ==

Hey, OK sorry if I made that change, but the new Hot Shot is small and young (maybe one of the cybertronians born after the core's rebirth. So, please, he's obviously a separate character from Prime Hot Shot.
[[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]) 17:57, 03 June 2019
: He's not for our categorization purposes. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 08:22, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::Oh really? Aren't also Grimlock, Sideswipe and Whirl for your categorization purposes? [[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]) 08:42, 04 June 2019
:::We have official material that states those three are entirely different characters from the ones that appeared in WFC/Prime. Just think of Hot Shot's Prime design as a different "version" of the same character, like G1 Megatron in the comics versus G1 Megatron in the cartoon. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 09:28, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::::I agree with RoboWarrior. Hot Shot and Whirl are almost identical situations of pre-existing veteran Wreckers being distinct from new recruits in Rescue Bots Academy. And the original decisions to split Grimlock, Sideswipe, and Kickback were not based on word from "official material". Not sure where you got that from. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 09:38, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
Please hash it out on [[Talk:Hot Shot (Prime)]]. My issue was that somebody came out of nowhere and split a page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:52, 4 June 2019 (EDT)

== Transmutate (character) to Transmutate (G1) ==

Thanks for catching that one. Given how rarely non-characters have franchise tag disambiguations as opposed to "story", "episode", "polity", etc., I felt that we were more likely doing a disservice to our users by insisting on not giving Paddles the (G1) disambig. I hadn't even noticed that the same situation applied to Transmutate. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 11:47, 13 September 2019 (EDT)

==Transformers references==

I was looking for someone to ask: when is something a reference, then? I was operating under the impression that something like, say, ''Cyberverse'' Shockwave threatens to take over the Decepticons when nearly every cartoon version of the character has been a staunch loyalist (except for ''Energon'' Shockblast) would be surprising to people who don't know about the character's comic history.

== Solid Snake and Simon Belmont ==

I was going to add a note about Snake and Simon ending up in another fighting game together, but stopped after seeing the edit history. You stated that "Now that it's not a unique thing, it's not worth noting." To my understanding, they're the only two characters who have articles on this wiki that ended up in ''Smash Bros.'', especially since they both ended up in the same game. What is it about this that makes it not unique or unnoteworthy as trivia? I'm not necessarily against the decision, but am curious about the reason. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] ([[User talk:King Starscream|talk]]) 16:01, 8 October 2019 (EDT)
:[[Ryu]], [[Ken Masters|Ken]] and [[Inkling]] are playable in Smash too. And [[Bomberman]] is an assist trophy. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:09, 8 October 2019 (EDT)
::That and it's not really a trivia point relevant to ''Transformers''. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:44, 8 October 2019 (EDT)

== Super Megatron notes ==

Stuck on mobile right now, so I cant really do it myself, but, several notes:

1. I think the "native humanoids" are younger versions of White Leo and White Lune

2. The "Omega Sentinel"'s details match up more with Titans Return Astrotrain more than Energon Omega's mold [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:32, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
:Thanks for catching the Astrotrain thing. I'm waiting till the comic confirms that the cat people are Beastformers, because the details don't match up just yet. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:00, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
::One more thing; should the Frenzy/Rumble mold just go on Frenzy's page, seeing as it's almost certainly not JG1 Frenzy, and that he's based more on the toy than the animation model? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:15, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
:::I approached it from the Japanese perspective, so I just put him on the page with blue cartoon guy, but I suppose it doesn't really matter where. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:26, 8 April 2020 (EDT)

== About official Chinese release ==

Excuse me. 黑狗队/HēiGǒuDuì was a translated Chinese name and in an official Chinese release of the comic. So...can it be added?

== Why shouldn’t I blank out the talk page on my own profile? ==

The entire thing was nothing but condescension from jerks. I took their points to heart a long time ago, and I was tired of looking at them. {{unsigned|Phil Bond}} 02:25, 1 September 2020 (EDT)
:It's [[Transformers Wiki:User page#User page etiquette|against site policy]]. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 03:12, 1 September 2020 (EDT)

== Kudos on the cleanup ==

You da Cybertronian on the BWII cleanup! --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] ([[User talk:Lonegamer78|talk]]) 17:44, 11 September 2020 (EDT)

== New jokes, not edited ones. ==

Just for the record, I didn't edit an existing joke. I edited my OWN joke that was new to begin with. There was nothing there to begin with.
In fact, I'd say Mirage's page was shockingly absent of captions for such an iconic, long-standing character really. [[User:MirageX|MirageX]] ([[User talk:MirageX|talk]]) 18:31, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
:Check the message. It says not to add more jokes if you haven't already been contributing actual content to the wiki. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:42, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
Check Mirage's page now. I've written up a partial stub of his WFC Siege storyline. I intend to finish it once I watch the rest of the episodes tonight, possibly tomorrow. It's not the easiest thing to watch, but I'll do it if it means contributing so I'm not chastised for adding missing captions. [[User:MirageX|MirageX]] ([[User talk:MirageX|talk]]) 19:50, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
:Look, are you making contributions because you want to actually improve the wiki, or are you only doing it so you have an excuse to add captions? Because like was said on your talk page, the site is meant to be informative first and funny second. If the real reason you're here is just so you can add jokes, you're probably better off going elsewhere. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:28, 22 October 2020 (EDT)

== A request ==

Hey, would you be able to help me out in figuring out what the Japanese names of the Great Transformation are? When Optimus mentions it in Episode 26's Japanese dub, I can hear him say 素晴らしい変化 (''subarashī henka''), which makes sense. But in Episode 1's Japanese dub, I can't tell exactly what the Oracle is saying due to its voice being so echo-y. I can hear the second part of the name as トランスフォーム (''toransufōmu''), but I can't quite make out what the first part is. [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2216607 Here's a video] containing the scene in question, with the specific line of dialogue being around the 5:25 mark. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 09:41, 26 October 2020 (EDT)
:I am not good at listening to spoken Japanese, so I'm not of much help. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:43, 26 October 2020 (EDT)
::Thanks anyway. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:32, 26 October 2020 (EDT)

== Can you please tell me the source? ==

I could not find the source that [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bone Crusher]] was sold under the name Bone Crush (ボーンクラッシュ) when it was imported to Japan.
Can you please tell me the source?
--[[User:CATBBA|CATBBA]] ([[User talk:CATBBA|talk]]) 14:05, 4 December 2020 (EST)
:[https://twitter.com/syncson/status/1200028057051910146 This tweet] has an advertisement that lists the names. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:09, 4 December 2020 (EST)
::Thank you. However, this is not an official product list, but an advertisement created by the dealers themselves. It may not be the official name.　It seems to me that the names were deliberately changed or misspelled to reduce the number of characters, especially with respect to the Bone Crusher. Also, I don't know what the standard is for names in the Beast Wars Universe or Transformers Generations to be no good and for names in the Beast Wars Perfect Book to be okay.--[[User:CATBBA|CATBBA]] ([[User talk:CATBBA|talk]]) 14:39, 4 December 2020 (EST)
:::I can't find pictures of the Takara stickers for Bonecrush/Bonecrusher, so this is the best we have to go on. In regards to Perfect Book, the difference is that it is placing the characters in a Japanese context and giving us original fictional details as opposed to Beast Wars Universe and Beast Generations, which are just describing Hasbro product. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:31, 4 December 2020 (EST)
::::Although it seems Perfect Book is also just describing Hasbro product, the different names given to the McDonald's toys are worth noting. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:08, 4 December 2020 (EST)

== reason for revert? ==

i addressed the errors on the Lightspeed and Nosecone disambiguation pages, and explained them in my [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Lightspeed_%28disambiguation%29&diff=1471508&oldid=1471462 edit] [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nosecone_%28disambiguation%29&diff=1471507&oldid=1471463 summaries.] Why did you revert to the incorrect versions?

[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 00:11, 26 December 2020 (EST)

== Fixing links ==

While I appreciate your efforts changing links, I just put in requests for Teletraan-X to do it. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 23:40, 4 January 2021 (EST)

== United EX names ==

There's a couple of guys who don't have their United EX names in Katakana: I think Detritus, Roadblock, Grindcore, Gravedigger, and Clouder are all the ones that need it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:02, 10 January 2021 (EST)
: (Also, Von Rani and Krieger need their names from Binaltech). [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:06, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::Added. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:30, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::: Thanks. Also, for whatever reason, RID 15 Sideswipe is missing his Japanese name. I assume it's Sideswipe still, but just in case. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:34, 10 January 2021 (EST)
:::: Got another group: the guys who get named in Solar Requiem. Presumably, it's those who get named in English as well. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 08:50, 14 January 2021 (EST)

A couple of the Siege/Earthrise guys (Trip-Up and Daddy-O, at least) need their Japanese names added in. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:26, 22 January 2021 (EST)

== Is your name a reference to... ==

:...[[Backstop_(Cybertron)#Notes|Saidos]] / [[Rhinox|Rhino X]]?
:...the {{w|Sai (weapon)|''sai''}} dagger?
:...the Spanish number ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dos#Spanish dos]'' / the {{w|Roman numeral|Roman numeral}} ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diez#Spanish diez?]'' ({{w|homophone|Nine}}? [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nein Nein?)]

Just curious.

[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 01:03, 30 January 2021 (EST)
:It's a Kingdom Hearts character. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:04, 30 January 2021 (EST)
::As he said, [https://www.khwiki.com/Sa%C3%AFx]. I was playing ''Kingdom Hearts 2.5'' at the time I signed up for my account. I could probably pick a better name now, but I don't really care enough to change it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 02:06, 30 January 2021 (EST)

== Big Convoy in Abduction ==

[[File:BigConvoyAbduction.jpg|thumb|100px]]
I think this is most likely Big Convoy.

There are only two other characters that share his silholuette. Nemesis and Ultra Mammoth. However;

* Nemesis Prime is a herald of Unicron, so he shouldn't be imprisoned in the Cauldron. Though there is a chance it is an early appearance still, I guess.

*Ultra Mammoth hadn't been created yet.

It's either Big Convoy or an early appearance of Nemesis Prime.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 13:24, 16 March 2021 (EDT)
:It's still just speculation. As the other silhouettes in other panels share a similar design (horns and spiked kibble parts), it could go either way. If the artist can confirm that it's Big or any of his repaints, then we can work from that, but as it stands, it's not enough to go off of. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 17:22, 16 March 2021 (EDT)

== Legends comic image + Blurr ==

Yes, I'm aware of the events of The return of Blurr; but considering that ''Legends'' is a Japanese comic, I just made a joke about the fact that in Japan the last time somebody saw Blurr was in the cartoon itself, when (after killing him) Shockwave orders to Cliffjumper to dispose of his body. Sorry :) [[User:Grievous Prime|--Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 16:56, 16 March 2021 (EDT)

== ''Energon'' Terrorcons ==

Was wondering what you thought about me making [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27/sandbox/Shadowhawk Desert Type|this]] a thing? [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:37, 18 March 2021 (EDT)
:It works for me. Any chance you can do the same for "Command Jaguar Cosmo Type"? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 04:41, 18 March 2021 (EDT)
::Sure thing, I'll just make this one live and I'll get started on the other. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:43, 18 March 2021 (EDT)

== sorry ==

sorry [[User:GobotsFanForever|GobotsFanForever]] ([[User talk:GobotsFanForever|talk]]) 13:06, 1 June 2021 (EDT)

== Combatant ==

I just wanted to apologize if I came off rudely towards you. We had different perspectives and you were right. I'm sorry if I came off as acting in any way other than in good faith of keeping the wiki organized. [[User:TransFormersfan1|TransFormersfan1]] ([[User talk:TransFormersfan1|talk]]) 16:10, 24 June 2021 (EDT)
:It's alright. No grudges here. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:41, 24 June 2021 (EDT)

== Deleting Others' Messages==

Hey, why'd you go and delete my message on the Hot Shot (Armada) toys talk page thing? I think that that was a tad bit uncalled for. Besides I thought that the talk things were for discussing stuff. I never saw something that said that I couldn't respond to stuff. Mind you, I'm not saying that it doesn't exist, I'm just saying that I never saw it. Also, I hope that I'm not overstepping by asking, but do you even have the authority to remove my post in that sense? I'm asking as I don't know who's in charge on this wiki. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 12:27, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:That conversation was SIX YEARS OLD. It was over. Your replying to it was rather pointless and there is no reason for us to keep such things around. Any user can remove pointless responses to long dead conversations.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 14:52, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:: Well, I did not realize that then. I mean, I get the point, yeah, it was old, which I honestly did not even realize until after the deletion, but I personally think that deleting it was tad bit overboard. In my opinion, telling the person that posted it to delete it, reminding them that it was an old conversation and to not do that anymore, or just repremanding them in general would've been better. I just think that deleting it rather than repremanding the person is a bit rude. But eh... what do I know? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:15, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::: Also, how is a response, comment, or message deemed "pointless" anyway? Like is there a "hard and fast" rule, as they say, or is it just up to the person who reads it? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:18, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::::"Pointless" when used above, is only in reference to comments that continue conversations that have not been added to in months or years. ANY comment made today to a conversation that has been quiet since 2015 is pointless. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 15:48, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::::: What about the one in the Tantrum G1 talk thing? That had a point, as I was curious. Plus, the people who commented before you were quite helpful, and understanding. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 16:47, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:::::::Can you guys please take this conversation off my talk page? I detailed exactly why I deleted your message in the edit history: "Stop replying to old conversations". That's all there is to it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:55, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:::::::: Sure. I didn't even expect the other person to see this, let alone respond. Plus, I wasn't sure what you meant until after the first message was posted. But either way, you got it, at least from me. I can't speak for the other person. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 16:58, 12 July 2021 (EDT)

== Stop removing good info. ==

Why'd you remove my Blackarachnia (Animated) toy stuff? That's pretty accurate. It covered it in the show. She is "an [[Archa Seven arachnid]] in a black widow-esque variant". So like what's wrong? I get the grammar part, but not the whole content. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 00:45, 9 August 2021 (EDT)
:Saix was right to remove that note. The fictional spider species isn't relevant to the toy design. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:52, 9 August 2021 (EDT)
:: Oh, I'm sorry. I thought that it was, given most other toys seem to tend to follow that rule. Like stating the model of vehicle or species of animal, even if fictional, especially so if it's mentioned in canon. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 01:00, 9 August 2021 (EDT)

== What was wrong with my edits? ==

I noticed that you removed my question on [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking's (Prime)]] talk page, and my edits on [[Primus#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Primus' toys]] in regards to the cities. Was there something wrong with them? If so, what? So I can avoid making that mistake in the future, as I only want to help ''improve'' this wiki for others, not ''be'' one of the problems it has. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 12:18, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:I get an email every time you edit my talk page. Please stop doing that or at least mark your edits as minor. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:46, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:: Oh. I'm sorry. Also, what about the above things? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:06, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
::: I didn't even realize that that ''would'', ''could'', or even ''was'' happening. I just read up on that, and understand, or at least think I understand, ''now'', and I'll try to keep that in mind from now on. Thanks for letting me know that that was a problem, and while on the topic of problems, maybe you could, whenever you remove something of mine, explain why, at least if I have made an error in how I edited in some sense, and/or e-mail me about how to fix it in the future, which my e-mail address is on my talk page for purposes like this, and/or even just straight up tell me on my talk page. Because at the end of the day, I want to help improve this wiki, not ruin it for anyone else and/or ruin their hard work. Which I can't do if I don't even know if I am messing something up unknowingly. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:18, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:::: Which by the way, the whole problem above, is mentioned here: [[Help:Style guide#Always use the summary box]].

== ID number page ==

Can you please stop editing the ID number page? I have a huge edit I wanna save but I can't because of the editing conflicts that will ensue. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 11:54, 19 August 2021 (EDT)
:Apologies. I thought you were still sleeping. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 11:58, 19 August 2021 (EDT)
::I haven't even gone to bed yet lol. I had about 4 hours worth of work that I was needing to save but it'd probably take another hour or so for me to sort through. It's mostly coding-related. Sipher suggested on Discord to add the insignia bullets which is mainly what I was working on. It's all saved [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27/sandbox/WIP|here]] if you'd like to take a stab at adding it to what you've done? I need sleep, it's like 4 AM here now lol. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 12:12, 19 August 2021 (EDT)

== Capitalization of "bodyscrapper" ==

Hey, I see you've updated the term in many places to start with a capital letter. Looking at pages 3, 7, 16, and 20, it's fully lowercase. Seems to me that it's being treated as a common noun, more of a slang synonym for "bounty hunter" and not a proper noun for a subgroup like "Wrecker", at least at this point in the story. I think we should adhere to the fiction and treat it as a common noun as well. [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 20:51, 26 August 2021 (EDT)
:It was capitalized in various points in the article. I don't care if you make all instances lowercase as long as it's consistent. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:58, 26 August 2021 (EDT)
::Sounds good, I'll run through the wiki and make it consistently lowercase. [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 21:03, 26 August 2021 (EDT)

== Legends Bonus Edition Vol EX ==

There are three volumes involved in Legends comics: the original strips, the Bonus Editions, and the Bonus Edition Extra volumes. Because there are multiple EX volumes, labeling storylinks as "Bonus Edition Vol EX" is not suitably descriptive. It's the equivalent of stating "RID Annual" when there are multiple annuals. For clarity, EX storylinks should be cited as "Bonus Edition EX Greatshot", "Bonus Edition EX Grand Maximus" or "Bonus Edition EX Metroplex" instead of listing all as "Bonus Edition Vol EX". Agreeable? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 11:06, 9 September 2021 (EDT)
:Forgot to respond to this. I'm more than well aware of how the Legends comics are released and don't agree that this is an actual issue to insist on altering their actual names. None of the Legends pack-ins have "descriptive" names. It's fine and we've lived. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:39, 10 September 2021 (EDT)
::If we were talking about how to label the actual comic pages, I would agree to use the most accurate title from the pack-ins themselves. But the second storylink title after the " | " is to reduce overly long titles and for reference purposes. You don't think it's useful for visitors to know that "Bonus Edition Vol EX" in Fiction sections actually refers to multiple comics? Especially for characters that appear in several Vol EX issues, and so would have identical links going to different places in their Fiction section? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 09:51, 10 September 2021 (EDT)

==Bent Wing==
I apologize - I misunderstood what you had added to that page, and at first reverted based on that misunderstanding. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 16:55, 15 September 2021 (EDT)

==Notes==
They aren't frivolous. [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 18:24, 4 February 2022 (EST)

=="mainpic" template use==
Just a heads-up, but that template is really only for character pages with NO visual representation of the character whatsoever. A toy picture is perfectly fine as a main pic until it can be replaced with art. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 01:27, 14 July 2022 (EDT)

==Notes==
OK thank on clarifying that but why were the rest of my edits removed/undone? [[User:Elitaone|ElitaOne]] ([[User talk:Elitaone|talk]]) 20:17, 19 September 2022 (EDT)

== UK/US issues ==

Hey, don’t mean to disrespect but why are you deleting my edits? I accept the first one might not have been informative enough, I thought the second one was good. Many other US issues talk about this exact topic, and having just read “back from the dead“ I was surprised the continuity issue wasn’t mentioned there. Happy to have your professional feedback. Thanks
[[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 13:59, 11 October 2022 (EDT)
:I removed it because it comes off as a personal fixation for you and not a real continuity error. Furthermore, it's not even the right story where Optimus Prime discovers Megatron's survival; Optimus mentally notes it in "[[Skin Deep]]", and the dialogue there is more than ambiguous enough to cover both continuities. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:36, 11 October 2022 (EDT)
::Personal?… Just trying to make sense of the story for me and for future readers. Skin deep comes after Back from the dead [[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 01:42, 12 October 2022 (EDT)

== Rifle's design ==

I honestly can't explain why I went for Energon Megatron over TR Galvatron. That one was my bad, sorry. [[User:ThatGuy79|ThatGuy79]] ([[User talk:ThatGuy79|talk]]) 14:03, 29 March 2023 (EDT)

== Is the wiki okay? ==
There's been a fair number of rapid reversions coupled with odd comments recently. Is there a beef that I'm not aware of? [[User:Banpei the Mini-Con|Banpei the Mini-Con]] ([[User talk:Banpei the Mini-Con|talk]]) 21:50, 26 April 2023 (EDT)

==So in regards to the info I added on Bisk's page==
Do you really think his and the Car Vehicon's alt modes don't look similar at all? If so, why? [[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 10:04, 26 April 2023 (TRT)

== Transformers: Generation 1 ==

Is issue four supposed to stay the same? -- [[User:Usfmm|Usfmm]] ([[User talk:Usfmm|talk]]) 22:45, 20 February 2024 (EST)
:[https://imgur.com/06HDdCs "Generation 1"]
:[https://imgur.com/JwYGd5i "Generation One"] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:48, 20 February 2024 (EST)

==Book of Cyber-Kells==
Could you please explain why you reverted my edits? I added the Simmons quote because it's the only place where the book is ever named. Also why did you remove the External links as they are also the only place we've had confirmation of the book cover. Also that quote on the other image I left alone because I thought it was policy that quotes for images were left to those who uploaded the images. Thanks. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 23:51, 21 March 2024 (EDT)
:Also, what's wrong with doing "prop stuff" if they're the only clear images of the item? We risk not having adequate documentation of in-universe objects when external sites get deleted/shutdown. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 23:57, 21 March 2024 (EDT)

== Prime Beast Creator ==

Sorry for messing with the Predacon names on the 'Beast Creator' page! I even missed the bit of the edit history where someone did the exact same thing and you had to do the work of reverting it. I would feel bad for just the once, but I can imagine two separate occasions would be really annoying. Again, I am genuinely sorry and I didn't mean to make such a mess of it. I'll stick it in my watchlist and keep an eye on it in case someone else tries to do the same thing. [[User:Spacebridge Technician|Spacebridge Technician]] ([[User talk:Spacebridge Technician|talk]]) 12:29, 28 March 2024 (EDT)
:Apologies aren't necessary, it's just wiki editing, but thank you regardless. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 12:31, 28 March 2024 (EDT)

== On Circular Reporting ==
As far as I can tell, people don't treat the idea of "Big Long Haul" as a redesign or a fun idea--they treat this as if he actually ''is'' supposed to be that big, and him being the same size as his teammates is a scaling error, similar to Blast Off or Groove. The wiki itself described him as such in its articles on scale, when it's actually not a scaling error; his size is actually about right. Media depicting him as such is going off the idea that it was a scaling error when it wasn't. Hell, even Long Haul's page caption describes that scene of him ramming Optimus as "correct" scale.[[User:MBG|MBG]] ([[User talk:MBG|talk]]) 14:30, 6 April 2024 (EDT)
:Then correct those incorrect claims of "scale". IDW1 making Long Haul bigger is artistic license, and CW Long Haul being bigger was needed for engineering that combination. This is not a consistent or coherent "circular reporting" thing. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:41, 6 April 2024 (EDT)

== Apology for my behavior ==
Hi I saw you deleted my comment about Animated Shockwave looking like Hal 9000 for it not being a refreence. I know I've made posts like it before where I've made connections like that and I realise it's not appropriate for the wiki and I promise not to do it again and I am truly sorry. Is it okay for me to remove the tag you put on my page about it? I Hope this doesn't bother you
[[User:StarGayCybertron|StarGayCybertron]] ([[User talk:StarGayCybertron|talk]]) 18:30, 20 April 2024 (BST)

== T-AI's talk page ==

So... what are we gonna do about that dead discussion, are we gonna let it there forever? Doesn't look like the best thing to do in my opinion... [[User:Astrum|Astrum]] ([[User talk:Astrum|talk]]) 17:39, 20 April 2024 (EDT)

== Transformers One Edits ==

Why did you revert my changes on the Transformers One page stating that it's connected to the rest of the live-action movie series? The director has made statements saying it is not. As stated here: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-optimus-prime-origin-story-chris-hemsworth-josh-cooley/ [[User:TFEarthConquest|TFEarthConquest]] ([[User talk:TFEarthConquest|talk]]) 14:10, 22 April 2024 (PST)
: Saix was right to undo it. Per [https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-director-confirms-new-movies-canon-status/ this] statement from the same site, Cooley responded to the question of "Is this movie a fresh start? Is it canon with the live-action Transformers movies? Or is this sort of its own thing?" with "Yes to all of the above". Lorenzo di Bonaventura has also [https://collider.com/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ claimed] that it's a live-action prequel. As of now, there's too much ambiguity around the question, so we're currently leaving it as part of the live action film series until the film comes out and we have the full context. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:10, 22 April 2024 (EDT)

== Siege Megaton’s back cannon ==

That image sat there for around 4 1/2 years, why remove it now? [[User:Brickmaster57|Brickmaster57]] ([[User talk:Brickmaster57|talk]]) 03:05, 30 April 2024 (EDT)
:I think the fact that you waited six months to complain about my edit kind of defeats your point. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:14, 30 April 2024 (EDT)

== Why are you constantly removing other people's contributions? ==

A lot of your edits are things like removing a bunch of images from pages, or removing specific notes. Like man, can you give a good reason as to why you do all that. [[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 16:48, 10 January 2025 (TRT)
:We have high quality standards for information and formatting here, and that's what I seek to maintain. We are not obligated to keep low-quality or irrelevant content. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:04, 10 January 2025 (EST)

== RE: Why are you linking to an archive? ==

In case the website hosting the interview goes down at some point in the future. [[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 17:12, 3 March 2025 (EST)

== I kinda-sorta need some advice ==

Lemme just clear things up: I made an account for this site a couple minutes ago and I decided I wanted to do my first edit on some page, and I landed on Sizzle (G2), by adding an image from the comic page from where he’s ducking from Sideswipe in the dream he had before he died (RIP). I soon noticed you took it off because it was a little too big (I noticed that myself), so I want some advice and want to know what I can help with, if there’s anything of course. Why you? I don’t really know, but you look experienced. This is MAYHEM4EVA btw, how did I sign my name again? It was the 4 squiggly lines, right? March 5, 2025, 6:31 PM (EST)
[[File:Jolt Sizzle duck Life of Sideswipe.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.0|This is the image I was talking about, if it helps, but hopefully you can help me]]

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==Galen Witwicky==
Interesting that you think she's an Earthling... --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 20:24, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
:Well, "Galen Witwicky", so I assumed. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:38, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
::I'm wagering that this involves a human/Nebulon interspecies relationship! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:43, 17 March 2015 (EDT)

==E-Hobby Starscream==
You guys share links from seibertron but if I want to share it from deviantart, that's bad? I mean the user that published those pages in deviantart is E-Hobby's official user page.(I think).--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 11:36, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
:It's not e-Hobby that's putting those pages on DeviantArt. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
::Hmm ok then, but still Seibertron is a fan site too, right?--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 12:16, 31 March 2015 (EDT)

==Joke about Legends Arcee==
If my joke offend you or simply not funny, sorry about that. I'm just joking about sexist tendencies of Japanese culture. In fact, most famous and badass woman transformer only doing cook and wipe Rattrap's ass in this comic.—[[User:MWM|MWM]] ([[User talk:MWM|talk]]) 11:01, 21 March 2015 (EDT)
:Don't worry, I'm not angry. I got what you meant with the joke, but it was still iffy, since it's hard for a reader to tell if it's serious or a criticism of the comic. I appreciate that you took the time to uploaded the image! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:12, 21 March 2015 (EDT)

== 3-D Diorama? ==
Say, where did you find these? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:30, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www.tf-base.ru/comics_manga.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:32, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Thanks![[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Ugh...they're all CBR files my computer can't access. Thanks for the link thought. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:::They're just renamed rar files. Change the file extension to .rar and upzip them [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:39, 9 April 2015 (EDT)

== Magmatron ==

Thanks for the back up there. I THOUGHT I remembered it being the standard but didn't want to remove it without checking so I just cleaned up the grammar. Might possibly be put on the page for the toyline itself, but not sure if it is really worth noting.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 16:30, 28 April 2015 (EDT)

== About the Hero Mashers ==

So I guess while you were putting them where they would go, BotCon's official Andromeda's Facebook page went ahead and made it a seperate cluster from anything before. [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1128571057169997&id=1099425733417863] [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 06:51, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

== Sequel series = splinter timelines? ==

Can you show me where this piece of information comes from? I have never heard of this idea before; doesn't it nullify the entire concept of continuities? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:10, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:I'm not saying I necessarily agree with this interpretation, but it doesn't nullify continuity. Series A happens, then series B happens as a sequel to A. A is definitely the past of B, but that doesn't mean B is the future of A. We have several instances of this happening, notably the Marvel G1 continuity. G2, A Distant Time & Place, Regeneration One, and Classics are all explicitly sequels to Marvel US G1, but are mutually incompatible. Hell, Beast Wars (the cartoon) was implicitly a sequel to both Marvel US G1 AND the Sunbow Cartoon. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:21, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::So then the U.S. ''Cybertron'' cartoon is not part of [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:23, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:::It is when it is. The events of the US cartoon are completely relevant -if not fundamental- to the rest of the events on this page. Universal streams are not completely separate timelines. They blend and weave into each other and flow from larger sources, like, you know, '''streams'''. A single cartoon can be part of multiple streams AND its own all at the same time. I swear, people just look at "OOH NUMBERS" and forget the accompanying text that gives context to the numbers, and trip over themselves to be soooooooo clever in splitting up shit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:33, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::::Well said. And let's be wary of letting the tail wag the dog here. The primary source text should always be, well, primary. Or, in other words, which are you going to believe, your own eyes or something that was published in code in a source book (or in a Japanese Manga with a print run in the hundreds or the like.)--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:47, 15 May 2015 (EDT)

== Mandarin Names ==

Hello, thanks for adding information. However, please do change the spelling for Taiwanese Mandarin Name because the spelling in Taiwan is different from the Hanyu Pinyin in China. Thanks. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 10:17, 24 May 2015 (EDT)

== Universal streams ==

Looks like we're both working on the same parts of the wiki at the same time. I'll take a break, I have homework anyway. Thanks for fixing up my code. I appreciate the help. (Even if I think you're wrong about Zarak.) --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 18:47, 26 June 2015 (EDT)

== List of characters whose dimensional classification is unknown ==

There's also [[Gaiacross]] and his components. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 15:07, 27 June 2015 (EDT)

== Shell Game characters ==

If this wiki now accepts that RID Optimus-redeco [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]] is [[Viron]], then is it alright to do the same to the other "[[Shell Game]]" universe characters? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:36, 29 July 2015 (EDT)

==Regeneration One==

Regeneration One is explicitly a sequel to Marvel G1 continuity and belongs sequentially after it in write-ups. That's how the stories are presented, that's how it was branded, that's how the creators want it, and that's how we've written it up. If you want to rearrange things, make a case on a relevant talk page.--[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 08:44, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:You're really imperious for somebody who just started editing two months ago. ("How the creators want it"? Do you have personal correspondence with Furman on wiki organization?) None of the pages you've reverted actually contain Marvel US G1, which Regeneration One is a sequel to. You are linking together fiction that has nothing to do with each other in regard to those characters. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:01, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::Sorry, I didn't realize that my tenure wasn't long enough to disagree with a six-month veteran like yourself. It's bizarre to not acknowledge that ReGeneration One and Marvel UK don't spring from the same tree and put leagues of fiction between them. And, if I'm "imperious," what are you? You're constantly changing around organizational elements with no discussion, based on whatever new scheme you've come up with. For someone whose been here well under a year, you certainly have strong opinions. I at least lurked for a long while to get the culture. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 15:03, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:::There's a difference between disagreement and acting like the authority on wiki organization and article writeups because apparently you're the only one who lurked. "Organizational elements" have frequently changed based on users' whims; section reorganization isn't anything new and the last major one was done purely by two users without input from others. In regards to MUK and RG1, it's not the job of character pages to establish points of continuity that aren't relevant to the actual subject of the article. The various versions of Jhiaxus have absolutely nothing to do with each other and putting them under one "continuity" is a ridiculous pretense with no benefit. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:26, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::::Separating RG1 (and Classics) into their own sections would be a major change to a large number of pages and there's been no discussion about it. If you want to do it, there should be talk first so everyone else knows what's going on. [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 21:28, 11 August 2015 (GMT)
::::: And I've asked about it on http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Reorganising_Regeneration_One to see what people think. If it's ayes, then it's off to the edits! [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 23:15, 11 August 2015 (GMT)

==Characters with no confirmed universal origin==

Question... have we not specified [[Ramulus|Longhorn (Universe)]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)]]? Just want to be sure I'm not missing something. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:26, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:No, I just forgot to update. Sorry! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:27, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
::Thank you, your list is a handy reference.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:34, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Whilst this is being talked about, it's probably worth noting that RTS Strafe hasn't ''reeeaaaally'' had its universe confirmed - it was merged with G1 Strafe for some convoluted reason during the 'AOE Strafe is a counterpart of G1 Strafe' debacle and probably should've been unmerged after all that nonsense was undone. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 16:16, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:I'm mostly fine with just assuming he's G1 based on context, but I'd send in a question if you want confirmation. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:30, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Hey, Saix, should ''Universe'' 2003 [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen (unreleased)]] be on your list as well? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:21, 17 August 2015 (EDT)

== BW Metals manga ==

Do you still have the BW Metals manga scans? The links on the talk page are dead. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 16:48, 13 September 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/0t4p8rcK/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/dWpVVb7v/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ZXqkMXea/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ch91fgKi/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/M6MwWTaV/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/jCLxuohn/file.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:54, 14 September 2015 (EDT)

==Italics==
Hey, man, saw you unitalicizing [[Ask Vector Prime]]. I don't really care one way or the other, but I seem to see it italicized a lot. Is there a policy or system to this? --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:06, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
:AVP isn't a work or a franchise, so it doesn't get italicized. It's something like {{w|Dear Abby}}—a column. Chicago style of editing says columns don't get either quotation marks or italics. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:13, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
::That's fine for me going forward. There's a LOT of AVP where it's in italics though. If you're ever feeling like a quest, rooting them all out might be worth doing. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:15, 24 September 2015 (EDT)

==Gong==
Knock it off. It's fine the way it is now. Stop reverting each other. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 12:43, 26 September 2015 (EDT)

You were right. I was wrong. Making all the Guardians and Renegades convinced me of that. I apologize to you for my childishness. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 13:01, 26 October 2015 (EDT)
:Not needed, but thank you nonetheless for the apology. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:30, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

== Stealth Bomber ==

I see that you put a redlink to [[Stealth Bomber]] on [[Stealth Saber]] and [[Victory Bomber]]'s pages. Did you intend that someone else would pick that redlink up to create a page for Stealth Bomber or did you think that Stealth Bomber didn't merit an individual page? I've wondered about such a thing as we have an individual page for RiD [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] but not for BWII [[Formation Scream]], G2 Megatron+Starscream, and G2 Dreadwing+Smokescreen. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:31, 27 October 2015 (EDT)
:I think it warrants a page, hence the link. I was just too lazy to make that page in particular. Formation Scream should also get its own page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 08:57, 28 October 2015 (EDT)

== Disagreements ==

I saw what you wrote on the Community Portal. I can't speak for others but, though we often disagree, I do value your input and perspective. Also, it makes the times we do agree that much more meaningful. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:58, 2 November 2015 (EST)
:Speaking of, there's a contentious GoBots issue on Community Portal, should screen captures be included for character pages or not. I would be interested to hear you weigh in. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 09:07, 3 November 2015 (EST)

== Devisiun ==
I understand you may not like the speculative tone, but was it really necessary to also delete the plausible explanation that the secondary star may be encased in a [[wikipedia:dyson sphere|Dyson sphere]]? After all, the text clearly refer to a double star and one of the celestial body represented seems to produce a lot of light. (Besides having spot the same color than the "single" star of said same picture.) Damn... I was only trying to be thorough and objective. How could I contact Scott online so that the answer would be considered by this wiki? -- [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 06:11, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:I'm not Saix, but to quote the [[Help:Contents|wiki's main help page]]: "Speculation to fill gaps should be minimized, and preferably eliminated entirely." It's fine to note the inconsistency, but an extended account of possible explanations is unnecessary. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:46, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:Understood. Thanks, I'll sleep better now. But I'm still going to run a Tranformers RPG campaign and feel that this question may deserve an answer. So the second part of my inquiry remains. Since I will try to ask, where and how such a thing should be done so that the information could validly be forwarded on this wiki? [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 07:04, 16 December 2015 (EST)
::Scott has Twitter and Tumblr accounts you can engage her on. But, honestly? You're looking for complexity where there isn't any. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:::I have to agree. Most casual sci-fi fans don't know what Dyson spheres are, and the concept has never featured in ''Transformers'', as far as I'm aware. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 09:15, 16 December 2015 (EST)

== Your JG1 timeline list ==

Hey, that list on your user page is awesome and really helpful. Though, the Prime AM-28 Leo Prime bio also contains some JG1 info, set post-BWN before he jumps over to Uniend (or over to Gargent, then Nexus, then finally Uniend, as claimed by AVP, but I digress). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:36, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:Thanks for the reminder. I mostly constructed it so I would have something to check when organizating fiction sections. Let me know if I'm missing anything else. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:31, 18 December 2015 (EST)
::Will do. EDIT: Tale of the Pretenders is missing. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:53, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:The G1 GoBots thing might or might not come before Car Robots in a present day sense as the Spychangers came from the future anyway, so the GoBots bio would simply have to come before whatever point in time the Spychangers traveled back in time from. Though, given how things like Binaltech, RobotMasters, and Kiss Players all take place in the timeline at points contemporary to their releases in the real world, perhaps the G1 GoBots bio does as well, taking place somewhere in 2004 (in hindsight, I wish I had asked Sakamoto about this).
:On a different note, the bios for e-HOBBY New Years Lambor and Alert are missing, which should probably go after G-2 but before the two post-G-2 e-HOBBY manga. Also the bio for Magnificus and Ga'mede and the bio for Generations Magnificus, the latter of which would go prior to Badlands, while the former... somewhere years earlier (not sure where, though). And the bios for e-HOBBY Crosscut and Road Rage, which would most likely go after the Super Spychangers but before Binaltech. Any other missing e-HOBBY bios can be found [http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/category/english/museun_en here] (barring those that lack links, that is). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:19, 22 April 2016 (EDT)

== Italics in establishment names ==

From what I've researched, I have to agree that establishment names aren't capitalized. However, that's how [[The Blue Deployer]] is rendered in the ''TransTech'' text stories. Think that's worth noting under "Errors"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:16, 19 December 2015 (EST)
:I guess. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:17, 19 December 2015 (EST)

== Just to avoid any edit wars over pastel horses... ==
I understand that the captions are about humor over anything else, but maybe the caption should at least be a ''little'' less confrontational in tone? I'm not against humor in the article itself, but that opening caption's not exactly ''good'' humor. It's more mean-spirited than simple jokeyness that this wiki thrives upon; so I decided that a joke about Bumblebee's kid-appeal nature (and thus perceptiveness to what's popular with kids) would be a bit less potentially divisive overall, and less likely to appear mean-spirited.

I expect that sort of tone in the articles for stuff like B.O.T, The Beast or Kiss Players, the really awful, terrible stuff we ''have'' to rip into pieces because of how bad they are, not an article on My Little Pony. It's kind of like opening, say, a Soundwave article by poking fun at his speech with a disabled joke in his first image caption because of his speech pattern; it's ''easy'' and can get a few laughs, but overall it's just not worth it because not everyone will find such jokes to be really funny. And above all else, I'd like to think that we as a community are above those sorts of cheap jokes just for a few laughs.

Not trying to come off as indignant here, honest. I'm just wondering if maybe the caption joke isn't really good in any capacity. And if a caption isn't funny, then really, we shouldn't defend it just because of longevity. We obviously need the funny to stay, but to ignore potentially valid points just for the sake of a joke seems...well, kind of odd for this Wiki. We're jokey, but nowhere unappropriate have I seen the wiki's captions actually being ''that'' harsh towards a subject.

It's also a jarring shift in tone to go from "Only the dead can know peace from this evil" as an opening caption to "Don't go looking for the Tooth Fairy without it!" as the next caption down the page. They're both aiming for humor, but one's more "Ha-ha look at this silly situation!" and the other is more "Ha-ha let's make a "ponies are evil" joke because it's teh funnies!".

Again, not wanting to look entitled; but I'm curious about why the edit was reverted so quickly. [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 00:48, 27 December 2015 (EST)

== SPOILERS ==

Please remember to use the Spoiler warning template when adding new material. I just stumbled across information you added to [[Lio Convoy]] about [[Sunrise]] before I had a chance to read it. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 08:56, 8 January 2016 (EST)
:I apologize. I'll try to remember not to do that again. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 8 January 2016 (EST)

== Moving images ==

Sorry about that. I thought it was a more efficient use of space to align the tops of the images with the headers. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:55, 12 January 2016 (EST)

==About Grimlock==
They're both from Viron universes, and both technically part of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] continuity.
Someone could be all like, "Wait, I though RID's Grimlock was a big green backhoe. Who's this Dinosaur?"
Imagine if there were two Optimus Primes in one continuity, even if they looked completely different, would it not be within reason to distinct the two from one another?{{unsigned|PsychoShark}}
:Your hypothetical is ridiculous. Explain to me the process in which this situation would arise. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:01, 25 January 2016 (EST)
:Plus the disambig link at the top already exists. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:05, 25 January 2016 (EST)

While going through my talk page, I noticed that PsychoShark mentioned that the [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Grimlock_(Dinobots)&diff=next&oldid=1048629 note] he added to [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]] was based on a similar note from [[Slapper (Dinobots)]]. Seeing as how we've deemed the other one unnecessary, I thought you might want to remove the one on Slapper's page. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 07:44, 7 February 2016 (EST)

== Universal origins list ==

If it's of interest to you for your user page list, I've seen that [[Nitpick]], [[Comet]], [[Beamer (G1)|Beamer]], [[NightViper]], [[Kickstart]], [[Heavyfoot]], [[Ironclad]], [[Fastbreak]], [[Aston]], [[Miss-Q]], "[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]", [[Time Limit]], [[Clutch (GoBots)|Clutch]], and [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] all have indeterminate cluster origin, albeit that they're all intentionally ambiguous and/or their origins are unlikely to ever be revisited. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 22:57, 27 January 2016 (EST)

== eptitle ==

With screencaps for episodes whose titles have been disambiguated, you can use the "eptitle" parameter to set the text of the link different from the actual link. For example, with [[Volcano (episode)]] from RID, you would put

'''<nowiki>{{RID2001cap|description.|Volcano (episode)|</nowiki>1|eptitle=Volcano}}'''.

Then, the link will show up like this:
[[Volcano (episode)|Volcano]]

Nice work on all that cleanup, by the way. Cheers! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 20:33, 1 March 2016 (EST)

== Dinosaurs ==

Okay, examples to try and clarify:
*火星 means "Mars". The kanji, treated separately, are literally rendered as "Fire Planet", but still plainly mean "Mars". It's not just being used to "refer" to Mars, it's straight up the name the Japanese give to the celestial body the English call "Mars".
*固定電話 means "Landline Phone". The kanji, treated separately, render as "Hard-determined Electricity-talker".

As demonstrated in the dictionary entries I posted, Japanese dictionaries ''dont'' give readers the symbolic runaround that the Dinoforce pages were using -- they simply treat "Gairyuu" as the word for an Ankylosaurus. I suppose I may be being somewhat oversensitive, but choosing to render Japanese words in a symbolic breakdown like that, contrary to how it's intended to be interpreted, feels a lot like refusing to acknowledge that it even ''has'' words for these concepts, and feels kind of Tarzanesque? I don't feel it's removing information, since to a Japanese speaker, Gairyuu doesn't ''mean'' "Armored Dragon" -- it means Ankylosaurus, just like to an English speaker (or Greek, if you want), Ankylosaurus doesn't "fused lizard", it means a type of dinosaur with an armored back and club tail --fused lizard is just the root of the name.

In addition, while many Japanese names for Dinosaur use "ryuu" in a similar manner to how English uses "saur", "ryuu" itself does not mean dinosaur, nor are dinosaur called "ryuu" -- as with English, they are instead called "恐竜", or "Ferocious dragon". I mean, "-saur" would be a workable translation of "ryuu", no complaints, but as in English "saur" is used to refer to more than just dinosaurs (e.g. Pterosaurs, Plesiosaurs, etc.) And in fact, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs include 竜 in their Japanese rendering.

I definitely see the value in retaining the kanji meanings here, especially if that's a thing we're going to be doing with characters like Triceradon, too. But I think we should make it clear that those are the ''root'' of the names, rather than treating the Japanese names as if they don't have specific direct meanings that a Japanese speaker would recognize.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 01:11, 2 March 2016 (EST)

== Image of Comet ==

I see that you have uploaded good quality images from almost every Club story PDF. Is there any reason you haven't got the one of dead [[Comet]] in "[[Withered Hope]]"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:58, 15 March 2016 (EDT)

==Other Decepticons==
Why can't you just leave that link in, it works perfectly well, and dont forget they also are alchemor inmates. I dont see the problem with just having that there. - Junkheap117
:Stop fucking obsessing over this. They are not actual characters, and your overall antics are exhausting my patience. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:57, 21 March 2016 (EDT)

== Blackarachnia talk page ==

I understand talk pages are not chat rooms. The reason I posted that was because the article itself seems to question why the chest is transparent, so I thought that might explain it. I didn't just go and edit the page because I knew it would be undone. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 21:03, 10 April 2016 (EDT)

== Being last seen ==

Here's my take, for what it's worth. A ''good'' write-up is not a list of things that happened one after the other. A good write-up is a story unto itself. It is the story of that character, and it should read as "complete". And when the cartoon or comic adventures of that character stops abruptly - when a character's final appearance is as a face in a crowd and they receive no personal "finale" - then it's the job of the write-up to note that they "were last seen"/"last appeared"/"made their final recorded appearance", etc, to bring that write-up's "story" to its end, instead of, essentially, just stopping in what reads as mid-story. The complete BWII write-up of the Autorollers just stops mid-story. It does not read as complete. At best, a reader's reaction is "Oh, huh, I guess that's it, then," instead of knowing that they are reading an end - but really, an less-informed reader has no reason to assume there isn't more just because there's isn't a stub saying so. We don't always have stubs! There shouldn't be any expectation on the reader to know that storylinked title is the final episode, if it even is. The write-up needs to say this is "the end" for that character. Yes, they return for a cameo in BWN, but that's a separate header. The were "last seen" during the battle on Gaea in that moment. It's no more "out of universe" than describing art or writing errors as "anomalous accounts" or "erroneous reports" is. I'm not getting into an edit war or even fighting to make this change; I'm just saying, it's pretty standard "handbook" write-up terminology, how I write mine, and how I will continue to write them. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 17:05, 25 April 2016 (EDT)

== Hey ==

Here's some more BotCon Diamond bios: http://postimg.org/gallery/7wuis1oc/27b9edf7/ [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:15, 1 June 2016 (EDT)
:Cool, thanks. I'll have a look when I get home. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:37, 1 June 2016 (EDT)

== Can you identify anyone else? ==

So regarding the new in-development Transformers Online, I stumbled across a trailer of some characters and skills in action. Right now, I can only make out Jazz, Bumblebee, and probably Swindle. Can you tell if the rest of the transformers in this video resemble any other character? Thanks! --[[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 19:01, 2 August 2016 (EDT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFTeBn-BS8

== Dinobot (RID) article ==

the dinobot were reference in prime season 3 were they not? RID 2015 is the sequel to prime is it not. so why are not adding prime to that page. Yes they were only reference. but still though wouldn't it make more sense for that cartoon in that dinobot section. i mean are more a sequel to the game when you stop to think about it. Also there is no evidence supporting the fact were referring to the fall of cybertron version of the dinobots.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 04:29, 12 August 2016 (EDT)
:At the time that Miko and Bulkhead made that reference, the RID Dinobot subspecies didn't even exist yet. There was no way that the Prime cartoon was referencing something that never existed at the time that it made the reference. The FOC Dinobots, however, did exist, and were part of an active attempt to better unify the Aligned media between the games, the tie-in comics, and the Prime cartoon. Miko's and Bulkhead's Dinobots reference only makes sense in regards to the FOC Dinobots since they were only Aligned Dinobots that existed at the time the reference was made. What you're asking is for us to declare Miko's and Bulkhead's reference as having been retconned into referring to a subspecies that would not come into existence until later on, yet there has been no official media that has made such a retcon. We as fans have ZERO authority on such matters and are not going to start declaring our own unofficial retcons for virtually no other reason than "because we want to", as you seem to want us to do. Besides, Bulkhead's referring to Dinobots as something "Totally different" from how the Predacons were like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species makes no sense in regards to the RID Dinobots, since the RID Dinobots for all intents and purposes do very much seem to be like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species while the FOC Dinobots were an artificially-created subgroup that very much does make them totally different from a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:19, 12 August 2016 (EDT)

== [[Roboid]] [[Nook]] ==

Isn't it generally TFWiki's practice to ''point out'' Easter eggs, homages, and the like? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 05:10, 3 September 2016 (EDT)

== Regarding TFO edits ==

Saix, I know there is currently no official parameter and that it's not within the wiki's obligation to decide upon an arbitrary translation, but some of the transliterations, even by Chinese (BOTH Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese) standards, are just flat out nonsensical and frivolous. I hope you understand that there are multiple ways (via synonyms) to translate the hanzi, and I can speak from experience behind the screen as a bilingual Mandarin-English speaker, and as a professor's teaching assistant in Elementary Chinese irl. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 10:50, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:By transliteration, I assume you actually mean translation? I realize there is leeway in translation to convey the same idea in a different language, but some of your translations were still questionable and played too loose with the meaning of the hanzi, in my opinion. Take 命运之殇 in particular—I don't understand how you derived "war" out of it, unless you were going by Google translate, when it's a straightforward name based on the certain death it supposedly doles out (as opposed to "Destiny's War", which means absolutely nothing). Or how you got "Laser Wrench" from F型扳手. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
I didn't use Google Translate. I consulted with native speaking relatives and peers and utilized Systransoft.com as well as MDBG, which I find for both to be more adequate. Bluestreak's sniper rifle, from the hanzi I recognize, can have synonymous possibilities. Certainly, "Destiny" can be interchanged with "Fate", altho I will admit, the second half of the title can be considered as: "war casualty" or "death" in general. For the second example, there's clearly no resemblance to an actual F-Type Wrench whatsoever, so I find even calling that weapon an "F-Type" in practicality to be redundant. (I've been a workshop assistant for a good year or so, so I've been familiar enough with tools in the shed.) If anything, Wheeljack's Melee weapon is identified as a Pipe Wrench, so shame on Tencent for the misleading name. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 15:19, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:A wiki is not the place for creative "translations" that basically are localizations. If the name is literally "F-type Wrench", then it's F-type Wrench, regardless of how much you think it makes sense. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:39, 14 September 2016 (EDT)

== Deluge ==

first of all, i know the story has deluge as both, but in most universe, he's and his decepticon counterpart are there own individual. i was trying to make that clear to the people reading that story, but you thought i was too stupid to realize that, i mean yes the blackout thing was stupid on my part. but seriously you could have easily edited it to say that this Deluge is a amalgam of both version.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 21:29, 28 December 2016 (EST)

== Missed the joke ==
While I appreciate the effort to correct errors on the page bearing my name ([[Mark Baker-Wright]]), it should be noted that the word "misspelled" was misspelled (as "mispelled") on purpose....--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] ([[User talk:G.B. Blackrock|talk]]) 18:21, 13 January 2017 (EST) (sorry to get to this so late. I actually don't go around looking at my own page that often)
:Ah, I was using an automated tool that does automatic corrections and wasn't really reading that closely. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:05, 13 January 2017 (EST)

==Model Numbers==
hey, i saw that you undid some of my edits for adding model numbers back into these wiki pages (apologies if i did it wrong!) - but how can we get these reinstated? that information is very useful, and should be on each of the main collection pages...

== Godbomber revision? ==

Why was my info deleted on the godbomber page? - [[User:Asda|Asda]] ([[User talk:Asda|talk]]) 11:28, 28 September 2017 (EDT)

== Don't revert my notes man ==

It's not needless my friend, it's just extra information that many Transformers fans I know would be happy to find on here. Please don't revert people's notes, even if you feel that it's "needless". If anything, I'm '''adding''' notes, not pruning them. Smh.
: Please stop adding notes. They're not good notes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:57, 1 January 2018 (EST)
::"Pruning" was what I was doing, and we are not obligated to store every passing thought you have. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 00:05, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== Run For Our Lives ==

Like you, my first instinct when I created the article was to use lower case for "for", as is grammatically correct, but the official title actually leaves it capitalized (see [https://www.go90.com/videos/37rr2B0WBM6 here]). By comparison, other TR episode titles that have conjunctions or articles choose to use lower case as normal ("Aftermath and Rebirth", "At the Last Second", etc.), so the capitalization of For stands out by comparison. Thus, technically, the title was more accurate as it was. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:35, 2 January 2018 (EST)
:I don't consider websites to be particularly authoritative in capitalization, especially when the actual "official title" in the episode itself is "RUN FOR OUR LIVES". People rarely remember every rule about how to capitalize titles, and we don't need to drive ourselves crazy accounting for every mistake some website has in rendering them. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:48, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== SG Fistfight, Insecticons ==

Why did you remove the note about SG Fistfight's deco? Do you dispute that it's true, that it's verifiable, or that it's noteworthy?

It's true that he's orange and black, as verified by [[Transhuman]]. As for it being noteworthy, ''This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least'', so shouldn't we at least mention what we know about his physical appearance?

As for his sharing Tyrannitron's deco, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were Action Master partners of opposing factions, just like Skyfall and Banzai-Tron were Action Masters of opposing factions (so SG Skyfall got G1 Banzai-Tron's deco), the Technobots and Terrorcons were combiners of opposing factions (so the SG teams swapped decos), etc. Moreover, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were partnered with Shockwave and a Dinobot, respectively, further emphasizing a rivalry for SG to flip around.

If you look at almost any SG character's article, we typically note what inspired or seems to have inspired that character's deco, even if it is unconfirmed.

Speaking of unconfirmed, why does everyone insist that ''Generation 1 Zaptrap was officially repurposed as Shattered Glass Shrapnel'' if his only appearance colors him like someone else? i'd appreciate your comments [[File_talk:Insecticons_SG.jpg|here]], please.

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:50, 14 January 2018 (EST)

== Crossformers/Pretenders ==

I get that Japan never identified the Crossformers (or the Dinoforce) as Pretenders, but the TransTech story "Gone Too Far" does refer to Black Shadow as both a Crossformer and a Pretender, with Hubcap referring to him as "some kind of ''Pretender''!", Jackpot asking "Who ever heard of a Pretender with a ''robotic'' shell? I hate this universe!", and the narration reading "He had hoped that the Pretender’s focus would be split between controlling both the shell and his own body." Granted, all three of these could arguably be just from the perspective of those two Autobots, using a term that's familiar to them to refer to a kind of Transformer they've never encountered before, but I figured it was at least worth pointing out. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:04, 19 January 2018 (EST)

== Hi! Cylas here. ==

Are you just following me and undoing my (admittedly) "sub-par" edits? Also, if/when you do, could you give a reason? And your comments sometimes hurt my feelings. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User Talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 6:54 PM (MST)

And for your information, Aligned is, according to this wiki, a continuity family. It doesn't have an official name, but go to the family's [[Aligned continuity family|page]] and see for yourself everything that it encompasses. The Covenant of Primus and the Novels and Prime and Robots in Disguise and Rescue Bots and War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:11, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
*Edit: I should have actually read the article before I wrote that comment. Yes, the Aligned family has some inconsistencies. Yes, it can be interpreted as several similar universes that don't necessarily line up. But Aligned is still a continuity family, and the inconsistencies are worth noting.
**Edit to the edit: Forgot to sign. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:19, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
:Okay Saix. I can handle the Novel trilogy as not being in the same universe as Prime. But RID is a ''direct sequel'' to Prime. Okay, maybe my thing with Thunderhoof wasn't good. But that doesn't change the fact that Prime and RID are in the same universe. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 18:35, 9 May 2018 (EDT)

== Stop undoing my edits ==

You are just removing everything I post at this point, most of them without even stating why. Stop it. This isn't your website. I have just as much right to contribute as you. And I'm allowed to make jokes: rule 1 of this wiki: the funny stays. If you keep doing this, I'm taking it to the moderators.
* Edit: Leave my posts alone. Anything you delete, I'm just going to put back. I've had enough of you trying to bully me off this site. And from the look of this page I'm not the only one.

== Legends chapter 53 ==

I think that the in the top right panel of page 2, the guys protecting Dinobot, Tigatron, and Cheetor are ''Device Label'' Grimlock, ''Prime'' Arcee, and ''Disney Label'' Mickey Mouse. Also Maybe Diabattles with Rhinox? Also possibly Cybertron Optimus in supermode sticking his feet in right above Windblade. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:19, 9 August 2018 (EDT)

== Chinese names ==
Hello,I'm user IDWchromedome.These Chinese names(okay,most) really come from hasbro officials,I admit a few are not,I will be careful later.I have a Chinese Dreamwave Illustrations book.This book is officially licensed by Hasbro,most are written according to that book.and I'm Chinese.As you can see,My English level is very bad,So I don't know you can understand what I'm saying.I hope you can understand,if I offended you,I'm sorry.

== M'Ress ==

I'd just like to take this moment to explicitly thank you for [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=M%27Ress&diff=1288196&oldid=1288175 fixing] my glaring omission from M'Ress's introduction. I don't know how such a mistake escaped my notice. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] ([[User talk:Andrusi|talk]]) 10:10, 27 September 2018 (EDT)

== Could you move all the info for Cyberverse McDonalds to G1 ==

I didn't know the McDonalds toys were G1 not Cyberverse. Could you move all those McDonalds entries from the Cyberverse pages to G1 pages then? Be sure to edit any pictures and the fast food promotion and McDonalds page as well. Or you can just wait until later where I'll probably do it, I dunno. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 22:41, 13 October 2018 (EDT)

== Why remove the new section in Twelve-of-Twelve? ==

Just wondering why you'd change it. In character synopsis articles we usually break up the character's history into smaller sections. In this case, literal millions of years have passed between the Lost Light's adventures in the Functionist universe and the arrival of Council-controlled Primus in the main universe. If anything necessitates the addition of a new section, it's this. Is the article just not long enough to be split up? Or is there some other reason?

Also, I'd like to bring your attention to my questions on the [[Talk:Functionist Council|Functionist Council talk page]]. Is it okay to copy-paste that same paragraph in the other members' articles? [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 13:54, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
:Because we don't "usually" do that; only in long IDW subartciles, which Twelve isn't. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:08, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
::Okay, that's what I thought. What about my second question? [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 14:48, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
==Why did you change the acid storm (Cyberverse) page==
the discussion agree that till thing are sorted out we try gender-neutral pronoun (Like what Simon Furman did). yes there was the episode but that could have been a script error.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 17:26, 29 October 2018 (EDT)

== Legal drinking age ==

Nope. Wyoming did not raise its drinking age until 1 July 1988 while Louisiana had raised its but had enacted a loophole that basically left the age at 18. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 07:59, 23 April 2019 (EDT)

== BW Megatron edits ==

Hi, I'd just like to apologize for overfixating on sneaking in complaints about Masterpiece Megatron's Japanese voicebox. I made the mistake of thinking that the wiki's informal tone gives people leave to treat it like a TV Tropes YMMV page, and I based most of those edits on YouTube comments that I saw that affirmed my own opinion at the time (that is, that the Japanese voice box drives the price up merely to affirm that the toy represents a wackier and less threatening version of the character that is absolutely not my literal David Kaye-voiced husbando).

I should absolutely find other things to edit, to focus on useful information (such as poseability, objective comparisons between figures, etc.) rather than using the wiki to vent my salt boner. (As for my previous opinion, I'm starting to realize that Chiba's voice clips probably didn't inflate Megs' price ''that'' much, since MP Dinobot comes with no sound gimmick and is nearly as expensive.) --[[User:Samus Aran|Samus Aran]] ([[User talk:Samus Aran|talk]]) 00:36, 23 May 2019 (EDT)

== RBA and Prime Hot Shot ==

Hey, OK sorry if I made that change, but the new Hot Shot is small and young (maybe one of the cybertronians born after the core's rebirth. So, please, he's obviously a separate character from Prime Hot Shot.
[[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]) 17:57, 03 June 2019
: He's not for our categorization purposes. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 08:22, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::Oh really? Aren't also Grimlock, Sideswipe and Whirl for your categorization purposes? [[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]) 08:42, 04 June 2019
:::We have official material that states those three are entirely different characters from the ones that appeared in WFC/Prime. Just think of Hot Shot's Prime design as a different "version" of the same character, like G1 Megatron in the comics versus G1 Megatron in the cartoon. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 09:28, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::::I agree with RoboWarrior. Hot Shot and Whirl are almost identical situations of pre-existing veteran Wreckers being distinct from new recruits in Rescue Bots Academy. And the original decisions to split Grimlock, Sideswipe, and Kickback were not based on word from "official material". Not sure where you got that from. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 09:38, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
Please hash it out on [[Talk:Hot Shot (Prime)]]. My issue was that somebody came out of nowhere and split a page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:52, 4 June 2019 (EDT)

== Transmutate (character) to Transmutate (G1) ==

Thanks for catching that one. Given how rarely non-characters have franchise tag disambiguations as opposed to "story", "episode", "polity", etc., I felt that we were more likely doing a disservice to our users by insisting on not giving Paddles the (G1) disambig. I hadn't even noticed that the same situation applied to Transmutate. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 11:47, 13 September 2019 (EDT)

==Transformers references==

I was looking for someone to ask: when is something a reference, then? I was operating under the impression that something like, say, ''Cyberverse'' Shockwave threatens to take over the Decepticons when nearly every cartoon version of the character has been a staunch loyalist (except for ''Energon'' Shockblast) would be surprising to people who don't know about the character's comic history.

== Solid Snake and Simon Belmont ==

I was going to add a note about Snake and Simon ending up in another fighting game together, but stopped after seeing the edit history. You stated that "Now that it's not a unique thing, it's not worth noting." To my understanding, they're the only two characters who have articles on this wiki that ended up in ''Smash Bros.'', especially since they both ended up in the same game. What is it about this that makes it not unique or unnoteworthy as trivia? I'm not necessarily against the decision, but am curious about the reason. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] ([[User talk:King Starscream|talk]]) 16:01, 8 October 2019 (EDT)
:[[Ryu]], [[Ken Masters|Ken]] and [[Inkling]] are playable in Smash too. And [[Bomberman]] is an assist trophy. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:09, 8 October 2019 (EDT)
::That and it's not really a trivia point relevant to ''Transformers''. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:44, 8 October 2019 (EDT)

== Super Megatron notes ==

Stuck on mobile right now, so I cant really do it myself, but, several notes:

1. I think the "native humanoids" are younger versions of White Leo and White Lune

2. The "Omega Sentinel"'s details match up more with Titans Return Astrotrain more than Energon Omega's mold [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:32, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
:Thanks for catching the Astrotrain thing. I'm waiting till the comic confirms that the cat people are Beastformers, because the details don't match up just yet. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:00, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
::One more thing; should the Frenzy/Rumble mold just go on Frenzy's page, seeing as it's almost certainly not JG1 Frenzy, and that he's based more on the toy than the animation model? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:15, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
:::I approached it from the Japanese perspective, so I just put him on the page with blue cartoon guy, but I suppose it doesn't really matter where. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:26, 8 April 2020 (EDT)

== About official Chinese release ==

Excuse me. 黑狗队/HēiGǒuDuì was a translated Chinese name and in an official Chinese release of the comic. So...can it be added?

== Why shouldn’t I blank out the talk page on my own profile? ==

The entire thing was nothing but condescension from jerks. I took their points to heart a long time ago, and I was tired of looking at them. {{unsigned|Phil Bond}} 02:25, 1 September 2020 (EDT)
:It's [[Transformers Wiki:User page#User page etiquette|against site policy]]. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 03:12, 1 September 2020 (EDT)

== Kudos on the cleanup ==

You da Cybertronian on the BWII cleanup! --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] ([[User talk:Lonegamer78|talk]]) 17:44, 11 September 2020 (EDT)

== New jokes, not edited ones. ==

Just for the record, I didn't edit an existing joke. I edited my OWN joke that was new to begin with. There was nothing there to begin with.
In fact, I'd say Mirage's page was shockingly absent of captions for such an iconic, long-standing character really. [[User:MirageX|MirageX]] ([[User talk:MirageX|talk]]) 18:31, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
:Check the message. It says not to add more jokes if you haven't already been contributing actual content to the wiki. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:42, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
Check Mirage's page now. I've written up a partial stub of his WFC Siege storyline. I intend to finish it once I watch the rest of the episodes tonight, possibly tomorrow. It's not the easiest thing to watch, but I'll do it if it means contributing so I'm not chastised for adding missing captions. [[User:MirageX|MirageX]] ([[User talk:MirageX|talk]]) 19:50, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
:Look, are you making contributions because you want to actually improve the wiki, or are you only doing it so you have an excuse to add captions? Because like was said on your talk page, the site is meant to be informative first and funny second. If the real reason you're here is just so you can add jokes, you're probably better off going elsewhere. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:28, 22 October 2020 (EDT)

== A request ==

Hey, would you be able to help me out in figuring out what the Japanese names of the Great Transformation are? When Optimus mentions it in Episode 26's Japanese dub, I can hear him say 素晴らしい変化 (''subarashī henka''), which makes sense. But in Episode 1's Japanese dub, I can't tell exactly what the Oracle is saying due to its voice being so echo-y. I can hear the second part of the name as トランスフォーム (''toransufōmu''), but I can't quite make out what the first part is. [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2216607 Here's a video] containing the scene in question, with the specific line of dialogue being around the 5:25 mark. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 09:41, 26 October 2020 (EDT)
:I am not good at listening to spoken Japanese, so I'm not of much help. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:43, 26 October 2020 (EDT)
::Thanks anyway. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:32, 26 October 2020 (EDT)

== Can you please tell me the source? ==

I could not find the source that [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bone Crusher]] was sold under the name Bone Crush (ボーンクラッシュ) when it was imported to Japan.
Can you please tell me the source?
--[[User:CATBBA|CATBBA]] ([[User talk:CATBBA|talk]]) 14:05, 4 December 2020 (EST)
:[https://twitter.com/syncson/status/1200028057051910146 This tweet] has an advertisement that lists the names. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:09, 4 December 2020 (EST)
::Thank you. However, this is not an official product list, but an advertisement created by the dealers themselves. It may not be the official name.　It seems to me that the names were deliberately changed or misspelled to reduce the number of characters, especially with respect to the Bone Crusher. Also, I don't know what the standard is for names in the Beast Wars Universe or Transformers Generations to be no good and for names in the Beast Wars Perfect Book to be okay.--[[User:CATBBA|CATBBA]] ([[User talk:CATBBA|talk]]) 14:39, 4 December 2020 (EST)
:::I can't find pictures of the Takara stickers for Bonecrush/Bonecrusher, so this is the best we have to go on. In regards to Perfect Book, the difference is that it is placing the characters in a Japanese context and giving us original fictional details as opposed to Beast Wars Universe and Beast Generations, which are just describing Hasbro product. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:31, 4 December 2020 (EST)
::::Although it seems Perfect Book is also just describing Hasbro product, the different names given to the McDonald's toys are worth noting. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:08, 4 December 2020 (EST)

== reason for revert? ==

i addressed the errors on the Lightspeed and Nosecone disambiguation pages, and explained them in my [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Lightspeed_%28disambiguation%29&diff=1471508&oldid=1471462 edit] [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nosecone_%28disambiguation%29&diff=1471507&oldid=1471463 summaries.] Why did you revert to the incorrect versions?

[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 00:11, 26 December 2020 (EST)

== Fixing links ==

While I appreciate your efforts changing links, I just put in requests for Teletraan-X to do it. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 23:40, 4 January 2021 (EST)

== United EX names ==

There's a couple of guys who don't have their United EX names in Katakana: I think Detritus, Roadblock, Grindcore, Gravedigger, and Clouder are all the ones that need it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:02, 10 January 2021 (EST)
: (Also, Von Rani and Krieger need their names from Binaltech). [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:06, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::Added. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:30, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::: Thanks. Also, for whatever reason, RID 15 Sideswipe is missing his Japanese name. I assume it's Sideswipe still, but just in case. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:34, 10 January 2021 (EST)
:::: Got another group: the guys who get named in Solar Requiem. Presumably, it's those who get named in English as well. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 08:50, 14 January 2021 (EST)

A couple of the Siege/Earthrise guys (Trip-Up and Daddy-O, at least) need their Japanese names added in. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:26, 22 January 2021 (EST)

== Is your name a reference to... ==

:...[[Backstop_(Cybertron)#Notes|Saidos]] / [[Rhinox|Rhino X]]?
:...the {{w|Sai (weapon)|''sai''}} dagger?
:...the Spanish number ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dos#Spanish dos]'' / the {{w|Roman numeral|Roman numeral}} ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diez#Spanish diez?]'' ({{w|homophone|Nine}}? [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nein Nein?)]

Just curious.

[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 01:03, 30 January 2021 (EST)
:It's a Kingdom Hearts character. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:04, 30 January 2021 (EST)
::As he said, [https://www.khwiki.com/Sa%C3%AFx]. I was playing ''Kingdom Hearts 2.5'' at the time I signed up for my account. I could probably pick a better name now, but I don't really care enough to change it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 02:06, 30 January 2021 (EST)

== Big Convoy in Abduction ==

[[File:BigConvoyAbduction.jpg|thumb|100px]]
I think this is most likely Big Convoy.

There are only two other characters that share his silholuette. Nemesis and Ultra Mammoth. However;

* Nemesis Prime is a herald of Unicron, so he shouldn't be imprisoned in the Cauldron. Though there is a chance it is an early appearance still, I guess.

*Ultra Mammoth hadn't been created yet.

It's either Big Convoy or an early appearance of Nemesis Prime.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 13:24, 16 March 2021 (EDT)
:It's still just speculation. As the other silhouettes in other panels share a similar design (horns and spiked kibble parts), it could go either way. If the artist can confirm that it's Big or any of his repaints, then we can work from that, but as it stands, it's not enough to go off of. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 17:22, 16 March 2021 (EDT)

== Legends comic image + Blurr ==

Yes, I'm aware of the events of The return of Blurr; but considering that ''Legends'' is a Japanese comic, I just made a joke about the fact that in Japan the last time somebody saw Blurr was in the cartoon itself, when (after killing him) Shockwave orders to Cliffjumper to dispose of his body. Sorry :) [[User:Grievous Prime|--Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 16:56, 16 March 2021 (EDT)

== ''Energon'' Terrorcons ==

Was wondering what you thought about me making [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27/sandbox/Shadowhawk Desert Type|this]] a thing? [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:37, 18 March 2021 (EDT)
:It works for me. Any chance you can do the same for "Command Jaguar Cosmo Type"? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 04:41, 18 March 2021 (EDT)
::Sure thing, I'll just make this one live and I'll get started on the other. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:43, 18 March 2021 (EDT)

== sorry ==

sorry [[User:GobotsFanForever|GobotsFanForever]] ([[User talk:GobotsFanForever|talk]]) 13:06, 1 June 2021 (EDT)

== Combatant ==

I just wanted to apologize if I came off rudely towards you. We had different perspectives and you were right. I'm sorry if I came off as acting in any way other than in good faith of keeping the wiki organized. [[User:TransFormersfan1|TransFormersfan1]] ([[User talk:TransFormersfan1|talk]]) 16:10, 24 June 2021 (EDT)
:It's alright. No grudges here. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:41, 24 June 2021 (EDT)

== Deleting Others' Messages==

Hey, why'd you go and delete my message on the Hot Shot (Armada) toys talk page thing? I think that that was a tad bit uncalled for. Besides I thought that the talk things were for discussing stuff. I never saw something that said that I couldn't respond to stuff. Mind you, I'm not saying that it doesn't exist, I'm just saying that I never saw it. Also, I hope that I'm not overstepping by asking, but do you even have the authority to remove my post in that sense? I'm asking as I don't know who's in charge on this wiki. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 12:27, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:That conversation was SIX YEARS OLD. It was over. Your replying to it was rather pointless and there is no reason for us to keep such things around. Any user can remove pointless responses to long dead conversations.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 14:52, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:: Well, I did not realize that then. I mean, I get the point, yeah, it was old, which I honestly did not even realize until after the deletion, but I personally think that deleting it was tad bit overboard. In my opinion, telling the person that posted it to delete it, reminding them that it was an old conversation and to not do that anymore, or just repremanding them in general would've been better. I just think that deleting it rather than repremanding the person is a bit rude. But eh... what do I know? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:15, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::: Also, how is a response, comment, or message deemed "pointless" anyway? Like is there a "hard and fast" rule, as they say, or is it just up to the person who reads it? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:18, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::::"Pointless" when used above, is only in reference to comments that continue conversations that have not been added to in months or years. ANY comment made today to a conversation that has been quiet since 2015 is pointless. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 15:48, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::::: What about the one in the Tantrum G1 talk thing? That had a point, as I was curious. Plus, the people who commented before you were quite helpful, and understanding. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 16:47, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:::::::Can you guys please take this conversation off my talk page? I detailed exactly why I deleted your message in the edit history: "Stop replying to old conversations". That's all there is to it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:55, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:::::::: Sure. I didn't even expect the other person to see this, let alone respond. Plus, I wasn't sure what you meant until after the first message was posted. But either way, you got it, at least from me. I can't speak for the other person. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 16:58, 12 July 2021 (EDT)

== Stop removing good info. ==

Why'd you remove my Blackarachnia (Animated) toy stuff? That's pretty accurate. It covered it in the show. She is "an [[Archa Seven arachnid]] in a black widow-esque variant". So like what's wrong? I get the grammar part, but not the whole content. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 00:45, 9 August 2021 (EDT)
:Saix was right to remove that note. The fictional spider species isn't relevant to the toy design. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:52, 9 August 2021 (EDT)
:: Oh, I'm sorry. I thought that it was, given most other toys seem to tend to follow that rule. Like stating the model of vehicle or species of animal, even if fictional, especially so if it's mentioned in canon. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 01:00, 9 August 2021 (EDT)

== What was wrong with my edits? ==

I noticed that you removed my question on [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking's (Prime)]] talk page, and my edits on [[Primus#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Primus' toys]] in regards to the cities. Was there something wrong with them? If so, what? So I can avoid making that mistake in the future, as I only want to help ''improve'' this wiki for others, not ''be'' one of the problems it has. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 12:18, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:I get an email every time you edit my talk page. Please stop doing that or at least mark your edits as minor. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:46, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:: Oh. I'm sorry. Also, what about the above things? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:06, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
::: I didn't even realize that that ''would'', ''could'', or even ''was'' happening. I just read up on that, and understand, or at least think I understand, ''now'', and I'll try to keep that in mind from now on. Thanks for letting me know that that was a problem, and while on the topic of problems, maybe you could, whenever you remove something of mine, explain why, at least if I have made an error in how I edited in some sense, and/or e-mail me about how to fix it in the future, which my e-mail address is on my talk page for purposes like this, and/or even just straight up tell me on my talk page. Because at the end of the day, I want to help improve this wiki, not ruin it for anyone else and/or ruin their hard work. Which I can't do if I don't even know if I am messing something up unknowingly. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:18, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:::: Which by the way, the whole problem above, is mentioned here: [[Help:Style guide#Always use the summary box]].

== ID number page ==

Can you please stop editing the ID number page? I have a huge edit I wanna save but I can't because of the editing conflicts that will ensue. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 11:54, 19 August 2021 (EDT)
:Apologies. I thought you were still sleeping. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 11:58, 19 August 2021 (EDT)
::I haven't even gone to bed yet lol. I had about 4 hours worth of work that I was needing to save but it'd probably take another hour or so for me to sort through. It's mostly coding-related. Sipher suggested on Discord to add the insignia bullets which is mainly what I was working on. It's all saved [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27/sandbox/WIP|here]] if you'd like to take a stab at adding it to what you've done? I need sleep, it's like 4 AM here now lol. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 12:12, 19 August 2021 (EDT)

== Capitalization of "bodyscrapper" ==

Hey, I see you've updated the term in many places to start with a capital letter. Looking at pages 3, 7, 16, and 20, it's fully lowercase. Seems to me that it's being treated as a common noun, more of a slang synonym for "bounty hunter" and not a proper noun for a subgroup like "Wrecker", at least at this point in the story. I think we should adhere to the fiction and treat it as a common noun as well. [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 20:51, 26 August 2021 (EDT)
:It was capitalized in various points in the article. I don't care if you make all instances lowercase as long as it's consistent. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:58, 26 August 2021 (EDT)
::Sounds good, I'll run through the wiki and make it consistently lowercase. [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 21:03, 26 August 2021 (EDT)

== Legends Bonus Edition Vol EX ==

There are three volumes involved in Legends comics: the original strips, the Bonus Editions, and the Bonus Edition Extra volumes. Because there are multiple EX volumes, labeling storylinks as "Bonus Edition Vol EX" is not suitably descriptive. It's the equivalent of stating "RID Annual" when there are multiple annuals. For clarity, EX storylinks should be cited as "Bonus Edition EX Greatshot", "Bonus Edition EX Grand Maximus" or "Bonus Edition EX Metroplex" instead of listing all as "Bonus Edition Vol EX". Agreeable? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 11:06, 9 September 2021 (EDT)
:Forgot to respond to this. I'm more than well aware of how the Legends comics are released and don't agree that this is an actual issue to insist on altering their actual names. None of the Legends pack-ins have "descriptive" names. It's fine and we've lived. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:39, 10 September 2021 (EDT)
::If we were talking about how to label the actual comic pages, I would agree to use the most accurate title from the pack-ins themselves. But the second storylink title after the " | " is to reduce overly long titles and for reference purposes. You don't think it's useful for visitors to know that "Bonus Edition Vol EX" in Fiction sections actually refers to multiple comics? Especially for characters that appear in several Vol EX issues, and so would have identical links going to different places in their Fiction section? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 09:51, 10 September 2021 (EDT)

==Bent Wing==
I apologize - I misunderstood what you had added to that page, and at first reverted based on that misunderstanding. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 16:55, 15 September 2021 (EDT)

==Notes==
They aren't frivolous. [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 18:24, 4 February 2022 (EST)

=="mainpic" template use==
Just a heads-up, but that template is really only for character pages with NO visual representation of the character whatsoever. A toy picture is perfectly fine as a main pic until it can be replaced with art. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 01:27, 14 July 2022 (EDT)

==Notes==
OK thank on clarifying that but why were the rest of my edits removed/undone? [[User:Elitaone|ElitaOne]] ([[User talk:Elitaone|talk]]) 20:17, 19 September 2022 (EDT)

== UK/US issues ==

Hey, don’t mean to disrespect but why are you deleting my edits? I accept the first one might not have been informative enough, I thought the second one was good. Many other US issues talk about this exact topic, and having just read “back from the dead“ I was surprised the continuity issue wasn’t mentioned there. Happy to have your professional feedback. Thanks
[[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 13:59, 11 October 2022 (EDT)
:I removed it because it comes off as a personal fixation for you and not a real continuity error. Furthermore, it's not even the right story where Optimus Prime discovers Megatron's survival; Optimus mentally notes it in "[[Skin Deep]]", and the dialogue there is more than ambiguous enough to cover both continuities. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:36, 11 October 2022 (EDT)
::Personal?… Just trying to make sense of the story for me and for future readers. Skin deep comes after Back from the dead [[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 01:42, 12 October 2022 (EDT)

== Rifle's design ==

I honestly can't explain why I went for Energon Megatron over TR Galvatron. That one was my bad, sorry. [[User:ThatGuy79|ThatGuy79]] ([[User talk:ThatGuy79|talk]]) 14:03, 29 March 2023 (EDT)

== Is the wiki okay? ==
There's been a fair number of rapid reversions coupled with odd comments recently. Is there a beef that I'm not aware of? [[User:Banpei the Mini-Con|Banpei the Mini-Con]] ([[User talk:Banpei the Mini-Con|talk]]) 21:50, 26 April 2023 (EDT)

==So in regards to the info I added on Bisk's page==
Do you really think his and the Car Vehicon's alt modes don't look similar at all? If so, why? [[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 10:04, 26 April 2023 (TRT)

== Transformers: Generation 1 ==

Is issue four supposed to stay the same? -- [[User:Usfmm|Usfmm]] ([[User talk:Usfmm|talk]]) 22:45, 20 February 2024 (EST)
:[https://imgur.com/06HDdCs "Generation 1"]
:[https://imgur.com/JwYGd5i "Generation One"] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:48, 20 February 2024 (EST)

==Book of Cyber-Kells==
Could you please explain why you reverted my edits? I added the Simmons quote because it's the only place where the book is ever named. Also why did you remove the External links as they are also the only place we've had confirmation of the book cover. Also that quote on the other image I left alone because I thought it was policy that quotes for images were left to those who uploaded the images. Thanks. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 23:51, 21 March 2024 (EDT)
:Also, what's wrong with doing "prop stuff" if they're the only clear images of the item? We risk not having adequate documentation of in-universe objects when external sites get deleted/shutdown. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 23:57, 21 March 2024 (EDT)

== Prime Beast Creator ==

Sorry for messing with the Predacon names on the 'Beast Creator' page! I even missed the bit of the edit history where someone did the exact same thing and you had to do the work of reverting it. I would feel bad for just the once, but I can imagine two separate occasions would be really annoying. Again, I am genuinely sorry and I didn't mean to make such a mess of it. I'll stick it in my watchlist and keep an eye on it in case someone else tries to do the same thing. [[User:Spacebridge Technician|Spacebridge Technician]] ([[User talk:Spacebridge Technician|talk]]) 12:29, 28 March 2024 (EDT)
:Apologies aren't necessary, it's just wiki editing, but thank you regardless. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 12:31, 28 March 2024 (EDT)

== On Circular Reporting ==
As far as I can tell, people don't treat the idea of "Big Long Haul" as a redesign or a fun idea--they treat this as if he actually ''is'' supposed to be that big, and him being the same size as his teammates is a scaling error, similar to Blast Off or Groove. The wiki itself described him as such in its articles on scale, when it's actually not a scaling error; his size is actually about right. Media depicting him as such is going off the idea that it was a scaling error when it wasn't. Hell, even Long Haul's page caption describes that scene of him ramming Optimus as "correct" scale.[[User:MBG|MBG]] ([[User talk:MBG|talk]]) 14:30, 6 April 2024 (EDT)
:Then correct those incorrect claims of "scale". IDW1 making Long Haul bigger is artistic license, and CW Long Haul being bigger was needed for engineering that combination. This is not a consistent or coherent "circular reporting" thing. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:41, 6 April 2024 (EDT)

== Apology for my behavior ==
Hi I saw you deleted my comment about Animated Shockwave looking like Hal 9000 for it not being a refreence. I know I've made posts like it before where I've made connections like that and I realise it's not appropriate for the wiki and I promise not to do it again and I am truly sorry. Is it okay for me to remove the tag you put on my page about it? I Hope this doesn't bother you
[[User:StarGayCybertron|StarGayCybertron]] ([[User talk:StarGayCybertron|talk]]) 18:30, 20 April 2024 (BST)

== T-AI's talk page ==

So... what are we gonna do about that dead discussion, are we gonna let it there forever? Doesn't look like the best thing to do in my opinion... [[User:Astrum|Astrum]] ([[User talk:Astrum|talk]]) 17:39, 20 April 2024 (EDT)

== Transformers One Edits ==

Why did you revert my changes on the Transformers One page stating that it's connected to the rest of the live-action movie series? The director has made statements saying it is not. As stated here: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-optimus-prime-origin-story-chris-hemsworth-josh-cooley/ [[User:TFEarthConquest|TFEarthConquest]] ([[User talk:TFEarthConquest|talk]]) 14:10, 22 April 2024 (PST)
: Saix was right to undo it. Per [https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-director-confirms-new-movies-canon-status/ this] statement from the same site, Cooley responded to the question of "Is this movie a fresh start? Is it canon with the live-action Transformers movies? Or is this sort of its own thing?" with "Yes to all of the above". Lorenzo di Bonaventura has also [https://collider.com/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ claimed] that it's a live-action prequel. As of now, there's too much ambiguity around the question, so we're currently leaving it as part of the live action film series until the film comes out and we have the full context. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:10, 22 April 2024 (EDT)

== Siege Megaton’s back cannon ==

That image sat there for around 4 1/2 years, why remove it now? [[User:Brickmaster57|Brickmaster57]] ([[User talk:Brickmaster57|talk]]) 03:05, 30 April 2024 (EDT)
:I think the fact that you waited six months to complain about my edit kind of defeats your point. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:14, 30 April 2024 (EDT)

== Why are you constantly removing other people's contributions? ==

A lot of your edits are things like removing a bunch of images from pages, or removing specific notes. Like man, can you give a good reason as to why you do all that. [[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 16:48, 10 January 2025 (TRT)
:We have high quality standards for information and formatting here, and that's what I seek to maintain. We are not obligated to keep low-quality or irrelevant content. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:04, 10 January 2025 (EST)

== RE: Why are you linking to an archive? ==

In case the website hosting the interview goes down at some point in the future. [[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 17:12, 3 March 2025 (EST)

== I kinda-sorta need some advice ==

Lemme just clear things up: I made an account for this site a couple minutes ago and I decided I wanted to do my first edit on some page, and I landed on Sizzle (G2), by adding an image from the comic page from where he’s ducking from Sideswipe in the dream he had before he died (RIP). I soon noticed you took it off because it was a little too big (I noticed that myself), so I want some advice and want to know what I can help with, if there’s anything of course. Why you? I don’t really know, but you look experienced. This is MAYHEM4EVA btw, how did I sign my name again? It was the 4 squiggly lines, right? March 5, 2025, 5:25 PM, whatever time zone it is where I live (not saying hehe)
[[File:Jolt Sizzle duck Life of Sideswipe.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.0|This is the image I was talking about, if it helps, but hopefully you can help me]]

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==Galen Witwicky==
Interesting that you think she's an Earthling... --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 20:24, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
:Well, "Galen Witwicky", so I assumed. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:38, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
::I'm wagering that this involves a human/Nebulon interspecies relationship! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:43, 17 March 2015 (EDT)

==E-Hobby Starscream==
You guys share links from seibertron but if I want to share it from deviantart, that's bad? I mean the user that published those pages in deviantart is E-Hobby's official user page.(I think).--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 11:36, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
:It's not e-Hobby that's putting those pages on DeviantArt. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
::Hmm ok then, but still Seibertron is a fan site too, right?--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 12:16, 31 March 2015 (EDT)

==Joke about Legends Arcee==
If my joke offend you or simply not funny, sorry about that. I'm just joking about sexist tendencies of Japanese culture. In fact, most famous and badass woman transformer only doing cook and wipe Rattrap's ass in this comic.—[[User:MWM|MWM]] ([[User talk:MWM|talk]]) 11:01, 21 March 2015 (EDT)
:Don't worry, I'm not angry. I got what you meant with the joke, but it was still iffy, since it's hard for a reader to tell if it's serious or a criticism of the comic. I appreciate that you took the time to uploaded the image! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:12, 21 March 2015 (EDT)

== 3-D Diorama? ==
Say, where did you find these? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:30, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www.tf-base.ru/comics_manga.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:32, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Thanks![[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Ugh...they're all CBR files my computer can't access. Thanks for the link thought. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:::They're just renamed rar files. Change the file extension to .rar and upzip them [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:39, 9 April 2015 (EDT)

== Magmatron ==

Thanks for the back up there. I THOUGHT I remembered it being the standard but didn't want to remove it without checking so I just cleaned up the grammar. Might possibly be put on the page for the toyline itself, but not sure if it is really worth noting.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 16:30, 28 April 2015 (EDT)

== About the Hero Mashers ==

So I guess while you were putting them where they would go, BotCon's official Andromeda's Facebook page went ahead and made it a seperate cluster from anything before. [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1128571057169997&id=1099425733417863] [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 06:51, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

== Sequel series = splinter timelines? ==

Can you show me where this piece of information comes from? I have never heard of this idea before; doesn't it nullify the entire concept of continuities? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:10, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:I'm not saying I necessarily agree with this interpretation, but it doesn't nullify continuity. Series A happens, then series B happens as a sequel to A. A is definitely the past of B, but that doesn't mean B is the future of A. We have several instances of this happening, notably the Marvel G1 continuity. G2, A Distant Time & Place, Regeneration One, and Classics are all explicitly sequels to Marvel US G1, but are mutually incompatible. Hell, Beast Wars (the cartoon) was implicitly a sequel to both Marvel US G1 AND the Sunbow Cartoon. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:21, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::So then the U.S. ''Cybertron'' cartoon is not part of [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:23, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:::It is when it is. The events of the US cartoon are completely relevant -if not fundamental- to the rest of the events on this page. Universal streams are not completely separate timelines. They blend and weave into each other and flow from larger sources, like, you know, '''streams'''. A single cartoon can be part of multiple streams AND its own all at the same time. I swear, people just look at "OOH NUMBERS" and forget the accompanying text that gives context to the numbers, and trip over themselves to be soooooooo clever in splitting up shit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:33, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::::Well said. And let's be wary of letting the tail wag the dog here. The primary source text should always be, well, primary. Or, in other words, which are you going to believe, your own eyes or something that was published in code in a source book (or in a Japanese Manga with a print run in the hundreds or the like.)--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:47, 15 May 2015 (EDT)

== Mandarin Names ==

Hello, thanks for adding information. However, please do change the spelling for Taiwanese Mandarin Name because the spelling in Taiwan is different from the Hanyu Pinyin in China. Thanks. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 10:17, 24 May 2015 (EDT)

== Universal streams ==

Looks like we're both working on the same parts of the wiki at the same time. I'll take a break, I have homework anyway. Thanks for fixing up my code. I appreciate the help. (Even if I think you're wrong about Zarak.) --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 18:47, 26 June 2015 (EDT)

== List of characters whose dimensional classification is unknown ==

There's also [[Gaiacross]] and his components. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 15:07, 27 June 2015 (EDT)

== Shell Game characters ==

If this wiki now accepts that RID Optimus-redeco [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]] is [[Viron]], then is it alright to do the same to the other "[[Shell Game]]" universe characters? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:36, 29 July 2015 (EDT)

==Regeneration One==

Regeneration One is explicitly a sequel to Marvel G1 continuity and belongs sequentially after it in write-ups. That's how the stories are presented, that's how it was branded, that's how the creators want it, and that's how we've written it up. If you want to rearrange things, make a case on a relevant talk page.--[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 08:44, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:You're really imperious for somebody who just started editing two months ago. ("How the creators want it"? Do you have personal correspondence with Furman on wiki organization?) None of the pages you've reverted actually contain Marvel US G1, which Regeneration One is a sequel to. You are linking together fiction that has nothing to do with each other in regard to those characters. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:01, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::Sorry, I didn't realize that my tenure wasn't long enough to disagree with a six-month veteran like yourself. It's bizarre to not acknowledge that ReGeneration One and Marvel UK don't spring from the same tree and put leagues of fiction between them. And, if I'm "imperious," what are you? You're constantly changing around organizational elements with no discussion, based on whatever new scheme you've come up with. For someone whose been here well under a year, you certainly have strong opinions. I at least lurked for a long while to get the culture. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 15:03, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:::There's a difference between disagreement and acting like the authority on wiki organization and article writeups because apparently you're the only one who lurked. "Organizational elements" have frequently changed based on users' whims; section reorganization isn't anything new and the last major one was done purely by two users without input from others. In regards to MUK and RG1, it's not the job of character pages to establish points of continuity that aren't relevant to the actual subject of the article. The various versions of Jhiaxus have absolutely nothing to do with each other and putting them under one "continuity" is a ridiculous pretense with no benefit. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:26, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::::Separating RG1 (and Classics) into their own sections would be a major change to a large number of pages and there's been no discussion about it. If you want to do it, there should be talk first so everyone else knows what's going on. [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 21:28, 11 August 2015 (GMT)
::::: And I've asked about it on http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Reorganising_Regeneration_One to see what people think. If it's ayes, then it's off to the edits! [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 23:15, 11 August 2015 (GMT)

==Characters with no confirmed universal origin==

Question... have we not specified [[Ramulus|Longhorn (Universe)]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)]]? Just want to be sure I'm not missing something. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:26, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:No, I just forgot to update. Sorry! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:27, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
::Thank you, your list is a handy reference.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:34, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Whilst this is being talked about, it's probably worth noting that RTS Strafe hasn't ''reeeaaaally'' had its universe confirmed - it was merged with G1 Strafe for some convoluted reason during the 'AOE Strafe is a counterpart of G1 Strafe' debacle and probably should've been unmerged after all that nonsense was undone. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 16:16, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:I'm mostly fine with just assuming he's G1 based on context, but I'd send in a question if you want confirmation. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:30, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Hey, Saix, should ''Universe'' 2003 [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen (unreleased)]] be on your list as well? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:21, 17 August 2015 (EDT)

== BW Metals manga ==

Do you still have the BW Metals manga scans? The links on the talk page are dead. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 16:48, 13 September 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/0t4p8rcK/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/dWpVVb7v/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ZXqkMXea/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ch91fgKi/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/M6MwWTaV/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/jCLxuohn/file.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:54, 14 September 2015 (EDT)

==Italics==
Hey, man, saw you unitalicizing [[Ask Vector Prime]]. I don't really care one way or the other, but I seem to see it italicized a lot. Is there a policy or system to this? --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:06, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
:AVP isn't a work or a franchise, so it doesn't get italicized. It's something like {{w|Dear Abby}}—a column. Chicago style of editing says columns don't get either quotation marks or italics. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:13, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
::That's fine for me going forward. There's a LOT of AVP where it's in italics though. If you're ever feeling like a quest, rooting them all out might be worth doing. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:15, 24 September 2015 (EDT)

==Gong==
Knock it off. It's fine the way it is now. Stop reverting each other. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 12:43, 26 September 2015 (EDT)

You were right. I was wrong. Making all the Guardians and Renegades convinced me of that. I apologize to you for my childishness. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 13:01, 26 October 2015 (EDT)
:Not needed, but thank you nonetheless for the apology. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:30, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

== Stealth Bomber ==

I see that you put a redlink to [[Stealth Bomber]] on [[Stealth Saber]] and [[Victory Bomber]]'s pages. Did you intend that someone else would pick that redlink up to create a page for Stealth Bomber or did you think that Stealth Bomber didn't merit an individual page? I've wondered about such a thing as we have an individual page for RiD [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] but not for BWII [[Formation Scream]], G2 Megatron+Starscream, and G2 Dreadwing+Smokescreen. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:31, 27 October 2015 (EDT)
:I think it warrants a page, hence the link. I was just too lazy to make that page in particular. Formation Scream should also get its own page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 08:57, 28 October 2015 (EDT)

== Disagreements ==

I saw what you wrote on the Community Portal. I can't speak for others but, though we often disagree, I do value your input and perspective. Also, it makes the times we do agree that much more meaningful. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:58, 2 November 2015 (EST)
:Speaking of, there's a contentious GoBots issue on Community Portal, should screen captures be included for character pages or not. I would be interested to hear you weigh in. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 09:07, 3 November 2015 (EST)

== Devisiun ==
I understand you may not like the speculative tone, but was it really necessary to also delete the plausible explanation that the secondary star may be encased in a [[wikipedia:dyson sphere|Dyson sphere]]? After all, the text clearly refer to a double star and one of the celestial body represented seems to produce a lot of light. (Besides having spot the same color than the "single" star of said same picture.) Damn... I was only trying to be thorough and objective. How could I contact Scott online so that the answer would be considered by this wiki? -- [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 06:11, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:I'm not Saix, but to quote the [[Help:Contents|wiki's main help page]]: "Speculation to fill gaps should be minimized, and preferably eliminated entirely." It's fine to note the inconsistency, but an extended account of possible explanations is unnecessary. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:46, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:Understood. Thanks, I'll sleep better now. But I'm still going to run a Tranformers RPG campaign and feel that this question may deserve an answer. So the second part of my inquiry remains. Since I will try to ask, where and how such a thing should be done so that the information could validly be forwarded on this wiki? [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 07:04, 16 December 2015 (EST)
::Scott has Twitter and Tumblr accounts you can engage her on. But, honestly? You're looking for complexity where there isn't any. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:::I have to agree. Most casual sci-fi fans don't know what Dyson spheres are, and the concept has never featured in ''Transformers'', as far as I'm aware. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 09:15, 16 December 2015 (EST)

== Your JG1 timeline list ==

Hey, that list on your user page is awesome and really helpful. Though, the Prime AM-28 Leo Prime bio also contains some JG1 info, set post-BWN before he jumps over to Uniend (or over to Gargent, then Nexus, then finally Uniend, as claimed by AVP, but I digress). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:36, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:Thanks for the reminder. I mostly constructed it so I would have something to check when organizating fiction sections. Let me know if I'm missing anything else. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:31, 18 December 2015 (EST)
::Will do. EDIT: Tale of the Pretenders is missing. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:53, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:The G1 GoBots thing might or might not come before Car Robots in a present day sense as the Spychangers came from the future anyway, so the GoBots bio would simply have to come before whatever point in time the Spychangers traveled back in time from. Though, given how things like Binaltech, RobotMasters, and Kiss Players all take place in the timeline at points contemporary to their releases in the real world, perhaps the G1 GoBots bio does as well, taking place somewhere in 2004 (in hindsight, I wish I had asked Sakamoto about this).
:On a different note, the bios for e-HOBBY New Years Lambor and Alert are missing, which should probably go after G-2 but before the two post-G-2 e-HOBBY manga. Also the bio for Magnificus and Ga'mede and the bio for Generations Magnificus, the latter of which would go prior to Badlands, while the former... somewhere years earlier (not sure where, though). And the bios for e-HOBBY Crosscut and Road Rage, which would most likely go after the Super Spychangers but before Binaltech. Any other missing e-HOBBY bios can be found [http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/category/english/museun_en here] (barring those that lack links, that is). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:19, 22 April 2016 (EDT)

== Italics in establishment names ==

From what I've researched, I have to agree that establishment names aren't capitalized. However, that's how [[The Blue Deployer]] is rendered in the ''TransTech'' text stories. Think that's worth noting under "Errors"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:16, 19 December 2015 (EST)
:I guess. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:17, 19 December 2015 (EST)

== Just to avoid any edit wars over pastel horses... ==
I understand that the captions are about humor over anything else, but maybe the caption should at least be a ''little'' less confrontational in tone? I'm not against humor in the article itself, but that opening caption's not exactly ''good'' humor. It's more mean-spirited than simple jokeyness that this wiki thrives upon; so I decided that a joke about Bumblebee's kid-appeal nature (and thus perceptiveness to what's popular with kids) would be a bit less potentially divisive overall, and less likely to appear mean-spirited.

I expect that sort of tone in the articles for stuff like B.O.T, The Beast or Kiss Players, the really awful, terrible stuff we ''have'' to rip into pieces because of how bad they are, not an article on My Little Pony. It's kind of like opening, say, a Soundwave article by poking fun at his speech with a disabled joke in his first image caption because of his speech pattern; it's ''easy'' and can get a few laughs, but overall it's just not worth it because not everyone will find such jokes to be really funny. And above all else, I'd like to think that we as a community are above those sorts of cheap jokes just for a few laughs.

Not trying to come off as indignant here, honest. I'm just wondering if maybe the caption joke isn't really good in any capacity. And if a caption isn't funny, then really, we shouldn't defend it just because of longevity. We obviously need the funny to stay, but to ignore potentially valid points just for the sake of a joke seems...well, kind of odd for this Wiki. We're jokey, but nowhere unappropriate have I seen the wiki's captions actually being ''that'' harsh towards a subject.

It's also a jarring shift in tone to go from "Only the dead can know peace from this evil" as an opening caption to "Don't go looking for the Tooth Fairy without it!" as the next caption down the page. They're both aiming for humor, but one's more "Ha-ha look at this silly situation!" and the other is more "Ha-ha let's make a "ponies are evil" joke because it's teh funnies!".

Again, not wanting to look entitled; but I'm curious about why the edit was reverted so quickly. [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 00:48, 27 December 2015 (EST)

== SPOILERS ==

Please remember to use the Spoiler warning template when adding new material. I just stumbled across information you added to [[Lio Convoy]] about [[Sunrise]] before I had a chance to read it. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 08:56, 8 January 2016 (EST)
:I apologize. I'll try to remember not to do that again. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 8 January 2016 (EST)

== Moving images ==

Sorry about that. I thought it was a more efficient use of space to align the tops of the images with the headers. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:55, 12 January 2016 (EST)

==About Grimlock==
They're both from Viron universes, and both technically part of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] continuity.
Someone could be all like, "Wait, I though RID's Grimlock was a big green backhoe. Who's this Dinosaur?"
Imagine if there were two Optimus Primes in one continuity, even if they looked completely different, would it not be within reason to distinct the two from one another?{{unsigned|PsychoShark}}
:Your hypothetical is ridiculous. Explain to me the process in which this situation would arise. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:01, 25 January 2016 (EST)
:Plus the disambig link at the top already exists. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:05, 25 January 2016 (EST)

While going through my talk page, I noticed that PsychoShark mentioned that the [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Grimlock_(Dinobots)&diff=next&oldid=1048629 note] he added to [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]] was based on a similar note from [[Slapper (Dinobots)]]. Seeing as how we've deemed the other one unnecessary, I thought you might want to remove the one on Slapper's page. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 07:44, 7 February 2016 (EST)

== Universal origins list ==

If it's of interest to you for your user page list, I've seen that [[Nitpick]], [[Comet]], [[Beamer (G1)|Beamer]], [[NightViper]], [[Kickstart]], [[Heavyfoot]], [[Ironclad]], [[Fastbreak]], [[Aston]], [[Miss-Q]], "[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]", [[Time Limit]], [[Clutch (GoBots)|Clutch]], and [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] all have indeterminate cluster origin, albeit that they're all intentionally ambiguous and/or their origins are unlikely to ever be revisited. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 22:57, 27 January 2016 (EST)

== eptitle ==

With screencaps for episodes whose titles have been disambiguated, you can use the "eptitle" parameter to set the text of the link different from the actual link. For example, with [[Volcano (episode)]] from RID, you would put

'''<nowiki>{{RID2001cap|description.|Volcano (episode)|</nowiki>1|eptitle=Volcano}}'''.

Then, the link will show up like this:
[[Volcano (episode)|Volcano]]

Nice work on all that cleanup, by the way. Cheers! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 20:33, 1 March 2016 (EST)

== Dinosaurs ==

Okay, examples to try and clarify:
*火星 means "Mars". The kanji, treated separately, are literally rendered as "Fire Planet", but still plainly mean "Mars". It's not just being used to "refer" to Mars, it's straight up the name the Japanese give to the celestial body the English call "Mars".
*固定電話 means "Landline Phone". The kanji, treated separately, render as "Hard-determined Electricity-talker".

As demonstrated in the dictionary entries I posted, Japanese dictionaries ''dont'' give readers the symbolic runaround that the Dinoforce pages were using -- they simply treat "Gairyuu" as the word for an Ankylosaurus. I suppose I may be being somewhat oversensitive, but choosing to render Japanese words in a symbolic breakdown like that, contrary to how it's intended to be interpreted, feels a lot like refusing to acknowledge that it even ''has'' words for these concepts, and feels kind of Tarzanesque? I don't feel it's removing information, since to a Japanese speaker, Gairyuu doesn't ''mean'' "Armored Dragon" -- it means Ankylosaurus, just like to an English speaker (or Greek, if you want), Ankylosaurus doesn't "fused lizard", it means a type of dinosaur with an armored back and club tail --fused lizard is just the root of the name.

In addition, while many Japanese names for Dinosaur use "ryuu" in a similar manner to how English uses "saur", "ryuu" itself does not mean dinosaur, nor are dinosaur called "ryuu" -- as with English, they are instead called "恐竜", or "Ferocious dragon". I mean, "-saur" would be a workable translation of "ryuu", no complaints, but as in English "saur" is used to refer to more than just dinosaurs (e.g. Pterosaurs, Plesiosaurs, etc.) And in fact, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs include 竜 in their Japanese rendering.

I definitely see the value in retaining the kanji meanings here, especially if that's a thing we're going to be doing with characters like Triceradon, too. But I think we should make it clear that those are the ''root'' of the names, rather than treating the Japanese names as if they don't have specific direct meanings that a Japanese speaker would recognize.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 01:11, 2 March 2016 (EST)

== Image of Comet ==

I see that you have uploaded good quality images from almost every Club story PDF. Is there any reason you haven't got the one of dead [[Comet]] in "[[Withered Hope]]"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:58, 15 March 2016 (EDT)

==Other Decepticons==
Why can't you just leave that link in, it works perfectly well, and dont forget they also are alchemor inmates. I dont see the problem with just having that there. - Junkheap117
:Stop fucking obsessing over this. They are not actual characters, and your overall antics are exhausting my patience. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:57, 21 March 2016 (EDT)

== Blackarachnia talk page ==

I understand talk pages are not chat rooms. The reason I posted that was because the article itself seems to question why the chest is transparent, so I thought that might explain it. I didn't just go and edit the page because I knew it would be undone. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 21:03, 10 April 2016 (EDT)

== Being last seen ==

Here's my take, for what it's worth. A ''good'' write-up is not a list of things that happened one after the other. A good write-up is a story unto itself. It is the story of that character, and it should read as "complete". And when the cartoon or comic adventures of that character stops abruptly - when a character's final appearance is as a face in a crowd and they receive no personal "finale" - then it's the job of the write-up to note that they "were last seen"/"last appeared"/"made their final recorded appearance", etc, to bring that write-up's "story" to its end, instead of, essentially, just stopping in what reads as mid-story. The complete BWII write-up of the Autorollers just stops mid-story. It does not read as complete. At best, a reader's reaction is "Oh, huh, I guess that's it, then," instead of knowing that they are reading an end - but really, an less-informed reader has no reason to assume there isn't more just because there's isn't a stub saying so. We don't always have stubs! There shouldn't be any expectation on the reader to know that storylinked title is the final episode, if it even is. The write-up needs to say this is "the end" for that character. Yes, they return for a cameo in BWN, but that's a separate header. The were "last seen" during the battle on Gaea in that moment. It's no more "out of universe" than describing art or writing errors as "anomalous accounts" or "erroneous reports" is. I'm not getting into an edit war or even fighting to make this change; I'm just saying, it's pretty standard "handbook" write-up terminology, how I write mine, and how I will continue to write them. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 17:05, 25 April 2016 (EDT)

== Hey ==

Here's some more BotCon Diamond bios: http://postimg.org/gallery/7wuis1oc/27b9edf7/ [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:15, 1 June 2016 (EDT)
:Cool, thanks. I'll have a look when I get home. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:37, 1 June 2016 (EDT)

== Can you identify anyone else? ==

So regarding the new in-development Transformers Online, I stumbled across a trailer of some characters and skills in action. Right now, I can only make out Jazz, Bumblebee, and probably Swindle. Can you tell if the rest of the transformers in this video resemble any other character? Thanks! --[[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 19:01, 2 August 2016 (EDT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFTeBn-BS8

== Dinobot (RID) article ==

the dinobot were reference in prime season 3 were they not? RID 2015 is the sequel to prime is it not. so why are not adding prime to that page. Yes they were only reference. but still though wouldn't it make more sense for that cartoon in that dinobot section. i mean are more a sequel to the game when you stop to think about it. Also there is no evidence supporting the fact were referring to the fall of cybertron version of the dinobots.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 04:29, 12 August 2016 (EDT)
:At the time that Miko and Bulkhead made that reference, the RID Dinobot subspecies didn't even exist yet. There was no way that the Prime cartoon was referencing something that never existed at the time that it made the reference. The FOC Dinobots, however, did exist, and were part of an active attempt to better unify the Aligned media between the games, the tie-in comics, and the Prime cartoon. Miko's and Bulkhead's Dinobots reference only makes sense in regards to the FOC Dinobots since they were only Aligned Dinobots that existed at the time the reference was made. What you're asking is for us to declare Miko's and Bulkhead's reference as having been retconned into referring to a subspecies that would not come into existence until later on, yet there has been no official media that has made such a retcon. We as fans have ZERO authority on such matters and are not going to start declaring our own unofficial retcons for virtually no other reason than "because we want to", as you seem to want us to do. Besides, Bulkhead's referring to Dinobots as something "Totally different" from how the Predacons were like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species makes no sense in regards to the RID Dinobots, since the RID Dinobots for all intents and purposes do very much seem to be like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species while the FOC Dinobots were an artificially-created subgroup that very much does make them totally different from a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:19, 12 August 2016 (EDT)

== [[Roboid]] [[Nook]] ==

Isn't it generally TFWiki's practice to ''point out'' Easter eggs, homages, and the like? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 05:10, 3 September 2016 (EDT)

== Regarding TFO edits ==

Saix, I know there is currently no official parameter and that it's not within the wiki's obligation to decide upon an arbitrary translation, but some of the transliterations, even by Chinese (BOTH Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese) standards, are just flat out nonsensical and frivolous. I hope you understand that there are multiple ways (via synonyms) to translate the hanzi, and I can speak from experience behind the screen as a bilingual Mandarin-English speaker, and as a professor's teaching assistant in Elementary Chinese irl. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 10:50, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:By transliteration, I assume you actually mean translation? I realize there is leeway in translation to convey the same idea in a different language, but some of your translations were still questionable and played too loose with the meaning of the hanzi, in my opinion. Take 命运之殇 in particular—I don't understand how you derived "war" out of it, unless you were going by Google translate, when it's a straightforward name based on the certain death it supposedly doles out (as opposed to "Destiny's War", which means absolutely nothing). Or how you got "Laser Wrench" from F型扳手. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
I didn't use Google Translate. I consulted with native speaking relatives and peers and utilized Systransoft.com as well as MDBG, which I find for both to be more adequate. Bluestreak's sniper rifle, from the hanzi I recognize, can have synonymous possibilities. Certainly, "Destiny" can be interchanged with "Fate", altho I will admit, the second half of the title can be considered as: "war casualty" or "death" in general. For the second example, there's clearly no resemblance to an actual F-Type Wrench whatsoever, so I find even calling that weapon an "F-Type" in practicality to be redundant. (I've been a workshop assistant for a good year or so, so I've been familiar enough with tools in the shed.) If anything, Wheeljack's Melee weapon is identified as a Pipe Wrench, so shame on Tencent for the misleading name. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 15:19, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:A wiki is not the place for creative "translations" that basically are localizations. If the name is literally "F-type Wrench", then it's F-type Wrench, regardless of how much you think it makes sense. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:39, 14 September 2016 (EDT)

== Deluge ==

first of all, i know the story has deluge as both, but in most universe, he's and his decepticon counterpart are there own individual. i was trying to make that clear to the people reading that story, but you thought i was too stupid to realize that, i mean yes the blackout thing was stupid on my part. but seriously you could have easily edited it to say that this Deluge is a amalgam of both version.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 21:29, 28 December 2016 (EST)

== Missed the joke ==
While I appreciate the effort to correct errors on the page bearing my name ([[Mark Baker-Wright]]), it should be noted that the word "misspelled" was misspelled (as "mispelled") on purpose....--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] ([[User talk:G.B. Blackrock|talk]]) 18:21, 13 January 2017 (EST) (sorry to get to this so late. I actually don't go around looking at my own page that often)
:Ah, I was using an automated tool that does automatic corrections and wasn't really reading that closely. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:05, 13 January 2017 (EST)

==Model Numbers==
hey, i saw that you undid some of my edits for adding model numbers back into these wiki pages (apologies if i did it wrong!) - but how can we get these reinstated? that information is very useful, and should be on each of the main collection pages...

== Godbomber revision? ==

Why was my info deleted on the godbomber page? - [[User:Asda|Asda]] ([[User talk:Asda|talk]]) 11:28, 28 September 2017 (EDT)

== Don't revert my notes man ==

It's not needless my friend, it's just extra information that many Transformers fans I know would be happy to find on here. Please don't revert people's notes, even if you feel that it's "needless". If anything, I'm '''adding''' notes, not pruning them. Smh.
: Please stop adding notes. They're not good notes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:57, 1 January 2018 (EST)
::"Pruning" was what I was doing, and we are not obligated to store every passing thought you have. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 00:05, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== Run For Our Lives ==

Like you, my first instinct when I created the article was to use lower case for "for", as is grammatically correct, but the official title actually leaves it capitalized (see [https://www.go90.com/videos/37rr2B0WBM6 here]). By comparison, other TR episode titles that have conjunctions or articles choose to use lower case as normal ("Aftermath and Rebirth", "At the Last Second", etc.), so the capitalization of For stands out by comparison. Thus, technically, the title was more accurate as it was. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:35, 2 January 2018 (EST)
:I don't consider websites to be particularly authoritative in capitalization, especially when the actual "official title" in the episode itself is "RUN FOR OUR LIVES". People rarely remember every rule about how to capitalize titles, and we don't need to drive ourselves crazy accounting for every mistake some website has in rendering them. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:48, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== SG Fistfight, Insecticons ==

Why did you remove the note about SG Fistfight's deco? Do you dispute that it's true, that it's verifiable, or that it's noteworthy?

It's true that he's orange and black, as verified by [[Transhuman]]. As for it being noteworthy, ''This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least'', so shouldn't we at least mention what we know about his physical appearance?

As for his sharing Tyrannitron's deco, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were Action Master partners of opposing factions, just like Skyfall and Banzai-Tron were Action Masters of opposing factions (so SG Skyfall got G1 Banzai-Tron's deco), the Technobots and Terrorcons were combiners of opposing factions (so the SG teams swapped decos), etc. Moreover, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were partnered with Shockwave and a Dinobot, respectively, further emphasizing a rivalry for SG to flip around.

If you look at almost any SG character's article, we typically note what inspired or seems to have inspired that character's deco, even if it is unconfirmed.

Speaking of unconfirmed, why does everyone insist that ''Generation 1 Zaptrap was officially repurposed as Shattered Glass Shrapnel'' if his only appearance colors him like someone else? i'd appreciate your comments [[File_talk:Insecticons_SG.jpg|here]], please.

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:50, 14 January 2018 (EST)

== Crossformers/Pretenders ==

I get that Japan never identified the Crossformers (or the Dinoforce) as Pretenders, but the TransTech story "Gone Too Far" does refer to Black Shadow as both a Crossformer and a Pretender, with Hubcap referring to him as "some kind of ''Pretender''!", Jackpot asking "Who ever heard of a Pretender with a ''robotic'' shell? I hate this universe!", and the narration reading "He had hoped that the Pretender’s focus would be split between controlling both the shell and his own body." Granted, all three of these could arguably be just from the perspective of those two Autobots, using a term that's familiar to them to refer to a kind of Transformer they've never encountered before, but I figured it was at least worth pointing out. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:04, 19 January 2018 (EST)

== Hi! Cylas here. ==

Are you just following me and undoing my (admittedly) "sub-par" edits? Also, if/when you do, could you give a reason? And your comments sometimes hurt my feelings. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User Talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 6:54 PM (MST)

And for your information, Aligned is, according to this wiki, a continuity family. It doesn't have an official name, but go to the family's [[Aligned continuity family|page]] and see for yourself everything that it encompasses. The Covenant of Primus and the Novels and Prime and Robots in Disguise and Rescue Bots and War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:11, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
*Edit: I should have actually read the article before I wrote that comment. Yes, the Aligned family has some inconsistencies. Yes, it can be interpreted as several similar universes that don't necessarily line up. But Aligned is still a continuity family, and the inconsistencies are worth noting.
**Edit to the edit: Forgot to sign. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:19, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
:Okay Saix. I can handle the Novel trilogy as not being in the same universe as Prime. But RID is a ''direct sequel'' to Prime. Okay, maybe my thing with Thunderhoof wasn't good. But that doesn't change the fact that Prime and RID are in the same universe. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 18:35, 9 May 2018 (EDT)

== Stop undoing my edits ==

You are just removing everything I post at this point, most of them without even stating why. Stop it. This isn't your website. I have just as much right to contribute as you. And I'm allowed to make jokes: rule 1 of this wiki: the funny stays. If you keep doing this, I'm taking it to the moderators.
* Edit: Leave my posts alone. Anything you delete, I'm just going to put back. I've had enough of you trying to bully me off this site. And from the look of this page I'm not the only one.

== Legends chapter 53 ==

I think that the in the top right panel of page 2, the guys protecting Dinobot, Tigatron, and Cheetor are ''Device Label'' Grimlock, ''Prime'' Arcee, and ''Disney Label'' Mickey Mouse. Also Maybe Diabattles with Rhinox? Also possibly Cybertron Optimus in supermode sticking his feet in right above Windblade. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:19, 9 August 2018 (EDT)

== Chinese names ==
Hello,I'm user IDWchromedome.These Chinese names(okay,most) really come from hasbro officials,I admit a few are not,I will be careful later.I have a Chinese Dreamwave Illustrations book.This book is officially licensed by Hasbro,most are written according to that book.and I'm Chinese.As you can see,My English level is very bad,So I don't know you can understand what I'm saying.I hope you can understand,if I offended you,I'm sorry.

== M'Ress ==

I'd just like to take this moment to explicitly thank you for [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=M%27Ress&diff=1288196&oldid=1288175 fixing] my glaring omission from M'Ress's introduction. I don't know how such a mistake escaped my notice. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] ([[User talk:Andrusi|talk]]) 10:10, 27 September 2018 (EDT)

== Could you move all the info for Cyberverse McDonalds to G1 ==

I didn't know the McDonalds toys were G1 not Cyberverse. Could you move all those McDonalds entries from the Cyberverse pages to G1 pages then? Be sure to edit any pictures and the fast food promotion and McDonalds page as well. Or you can just wait until later where I'll probably do it, I dunno. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 22:41, 13 October 2018 (EDT)

== Why remove the new section in Twelve-of-Twelve? ==

Just wondering why you'd change it. In character synopsis articles we usually break up the character's history into smaller sections. In this case, literal millions of years have passed between the Lost Light's adventures in the Functionist universe and the arrival of Council-controlled Primus in the main universe. If anything necessitates the addition of a new section, it's this. Is the article just not long enough to be split up? Or is there some other reason?

Also, I'd like to bring your attention to my questions on the [[Talk:Functionist Council|Functionist Council talk page]]. Is it okay to copy-paste that same paragraph in the other members' articles? [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 13:54, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
:Because we don't "usually" do that; only in long IDW subartciles, which Twelve isn't. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:08, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
::Okay, that's what I thought. What about my second question? [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 14:48, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
==Why did you change the acid storm (Cyberverse) page==
the discussion agree that till thing are sorted out we try gender-neutral pronoun (Like what Simon Furman did). yes there was the episode but that could have been a script error.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 17:26, 29 October 2018 (EDT)

== Legal drinking age ==

Nope. Wyoming did not raise its drinking age until 1 July 1988 while Louisiana had raised its but had enacted a loophole that basically left the age at 18. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 07:59, 23 April 2019 (EDT)

== BW Megatron edits ==

Hi, I'd just like to apologize for overfixating on sneaking in complaints about Masterpiece Megatron's Japanese voicebox. I made the mistake of thinking that the wiki's informal tone gives people leave to treat it like a TV Tropes YMMV page, and I based most of those edits on YouTube comments that I saw that affirmed my own opinion at the time (that is, that the Japanese voice box drives the price up merely to affirm that the toy represents a wackier and less threatening version of the character that is absolutely not my literal David Kaye-voiced husbando).

I should absolutely find other things to edit, to focus on useful information (such as poseability, objective comparisons between figures, etc.) rather than using the wiki to vent my salt boner. (As for my previous opinion, I'm starting to realize that Chiba's voice clips probably didn't inflate Megs' price ''that'' much, since MP Dinobot comes with no sound gimmick and is nearly as expensive.) --[[User:Samus Aran|Samus Aran]] ([[User talk:Samus Aran|talk]]) 00:36, 23 May 2019 (EDT)

== RBA and Prime Hot Shot ==

Hey, OK sorry if I made that change, but the new Hot Shot is small and young (maybe one of the cybertronians born after the core's rebirth. So, please, he's obviously a separate character from Prime Hot Shot.
[[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]) 17:57, 03 June 2019
: He's not for our categorization purposes. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 08:22, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::Oh really? Aren't also Grimlock, Sideswipe and Whirl for your categorization purposes? [[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]) 08:42, 04 June 2019
:::We have official material that states those three are entirely different characters from the ones that appeared in WFC/Prime. Just think of Hot Shot's Prime design as a different "version" of the same character, like G1 Megatron in the comics versus G1 Megatron in the cartoon. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 09:28, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::::I agree with RoboWarrior. Hot Shot and Whirl are almost identical situations of pre-existing veteran Wreckers being distinct from new recruits in Rescue Bots Academy. And the original decisions to split Grimlock, Sideswipe, and Kickback were not based on word from "official material". Not sure where you got that from. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 09:38, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
Please hash it out on [[Talk:Hot Shot (Prime)]]. My issue was that somebody came out of nowhere and split a page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:52, 4 June 2019 (EDT)

== Transmutate (character) to Transmutate (G1) ==

Thanks for catching that one. Given how rarely non-characters have franchise tag disambiguations as opposed to "story", "episode", "polity", etc., I felt that we were more likely doing a disservice to our users by insisting on not giving Paddles the (G1) disambig. I hadn't even noticed that the same situation applied to Transmutate. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 11:47, 13 September 2019 (EDT)

==Transformers references==

I was looking for someone to ask: when is something a reference, then? I was operating under the impression that something like, say, ''Cyberverse'' Shockwave threatens to take over the Decepticons when nearly every cartoon version of the character has been a staunch loyalist (except for ''Energon'' Shockblast) would be surprising to people who don't know about the character's comic history.

== Solid Snake and Simon Belmont ==

I was going to add a note about Snake and Simon ending up in another fighting game together, but stopped after seeing the edit history. You stated that "Now that it's not a unique thing, it's not worth noting." To my understanding, they're the only two characters who have articles on this wiki that ended up in ''Smash Bros.'', especially since they both ended up in the same game. What is it about this that makes it not unique or unnoteworthy as trivia? I'm not necessarily against the decision, but am curious about the reason. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] ([[User talk:King Starscream|talk]]) 16:01, 8 October 2019 (EDT)
:[[Ryu]], [[Ken Masters|Ken]] and [[Inkling]] are playable in Smash too. And [[Bomberman]] is an assist trophy. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:09, 8 October 2019 (EDT)
::That and it's not really a trivia point relevant to ''Transformers''. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:44, 8 October 2019 (EDT)

== Super Megatron notes ==

Stuck on mobile right now, so I cant really do it myself, but, several notes:

1. I think the "native humanoids" are younger versions of White Leo and White Lune

2. The "Omega Sentinel"'s details match up more with Titans Return Astrotrain more than Energon Omega's mold [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:32, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
:Thanks for catching the Astrotrain thing. I'm waiting till the comic confirms that the cat people are Beastformers, because the details don't match up just yet. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:00, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
::One more thing; should the Frenzy/Rumble mold just go on Frenzy's page, seeing as it's almost certainly not JG1 Frenzy, and that he's based more on the toy than the animation model? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:15, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
:::I approached it from the Japanese perspective, so I just put him on the page with blue cartoon guy, but I suppose it doesn't really matter where. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:26, 8 April 2020 (EDT)

== About official Chinese release ==

Excuse me. 黑狗队/HēiGǒuDuì was a translated Chinese name and in an official Chinese release of the comic. So...can it be added?

== Why shouldn’t I blank out the talk page on my own profile? ==

The entire thing was nothing but condescension from jerks. I took their points to heart a long time ago, and I was tired of looking at them. {{unsigned|Phil Bond}} 02:25, 1 September 2020 (EDT)
:It's [[Transformers Wiki:User page#User page etiquette|against site policy]]. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 03:12, 1 September 2020 (EDT)

== Kudos on the cleanup ==

You da Cybertronian on the BWII cleanup! --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] ([[User talk:Lonegamer78|talk]]) 17:44, 11 September 2020 (EDT)

== New jokes, not edited ones. ==

Just for the record, I didn't edit an existing joke. I edited my OWN joke that was new to begin with. There was nothing there to begin with.
In fact, I'd say Mirage's page was shockingly absent of captions for such an iconic, long-standing character really. [[User:MirageX|MirageX]] ([[User talk:MirageX|talk]]) 18:31, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
:Check the message. It says not to add more jokes if you haven't already been contributing actual content to the wiki. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:42, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
Check Mirage's page now. I've written up a partial stub of his WFC Siege storyline. I intend to finish it once I watch the rest of the episodes tonight, possibly tomorrow. It's not the easiest thing to watch, but I'll do it if it means contributing so I'm not chastised for adding missing captions. [[User:MirageX|MirageX]] ([[User talk:MirageX|talk]]) 19:50, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
:Look, are you making contributions because you want to actually improve the wiki, or are you only doing it so you have an excuse to add captions? Because like was said on your talk page, the site is meant to be informative first and funny second. If the real reason you're here is just so you can add jokes, you're probably better off going elsewhere. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:28, 22 October 2020 (EDT)

== A request ==

Hey, would you be able to help me out in figuring out what the Japanese names of the Great Transformation are? When Optimus mentions it in Episode 26's Japanese dub, I can hear him say 素晴らしい変化 (''subarashī henka''), which makes sense. But in Episode 1's Japanese dub, I can't tell exactly what the Oracle is saying due to its voice being so echo-y. I can hear the second part of the name as トランスフォーム (''toransufōmu''), but I can't quite make out what the first part is. [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2216607 Here's a video] containing the scene in question, with the specific line of dialogue being around the 5:25 mark. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 09:41, 26 October 2020 (EDT)
:I am not good at listening to spoken Japanese, so I'm not of much help. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:43, 26 October 2020 (EDT)
::Thanks anyway. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:32, 26 October 2020 (EDT)

== Can you please tell me the source? ==

I could not find the source that [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bone Crusher]] was sold under the name Bone Crush (ボーンクラッシュ) when it was imported to Japan.
Can you please tell me the source?
--[[User:CATBBA|CATBBA]] ([[User talk:CATBBA|talk]]) 14:05, 4 December 2020 (EST)
:[https://twitter.com/syncson/status/1200028057051910146 This tweet] has an advertisement that lists the names. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:09, 4 December 2020 (EST)
::Thank you. However, this is not an official product list, but an advertisement created by the dealers themselves. It may not be the official name.　It seems to me that the names were deliberately changed or misspelled to reduce the number of characters, especially with respect to the Bone Crusher. Also, I don't know what the standard is for names in the Beast Wars Universe or Transformers Generations to be no good and for names in the Beast Wars Perfect Book to be okay.--[[User:CATBBA|CATBBA]] ([[User talk:CATBBA|talk]]) 14:39, 4 December 2020 (EST)
:::I can't find pictures of the Takara stickers for Bonecrush/Bonecrusher, so this is the best we have to go on. In regards to Perfect Book, the difference is that it is placing the characters in a Japanese context and giving us original fictional details as opposed to Beast Wars Universe and Beast Generations, which are just describing Hasbro product. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:31, 4 December 2020 (EST)
::::Although it seems Perfect Book is also just describing Hasbro product, the different names given to the McDonald's toys are worth noting. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:08, 4 December 2020 (EST)

== reason for revert? ==

i addressed the errors on the Lightspeed and Nosecone disambiguation pages, and explained them in my [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Lightspeed_%28disambiguation%29&diff=1471508&oldid=1471462 edit] [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nosecone_%28disambiguation%29&diff=1471507&oldid=1471463 summaries.] Why did you revert to the incorrect versions?

[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 00:11, 26 December 2020 (EST)

== Fixing links ==

While I appreciate your efforts changing links, I just put in requests for Teletraan-X to do it. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 23:40, 4 January 2021 (EST)

== United EX names ==

There's a couple of guys who don't have their United EX names in Katakana: I think Detritus, Roadblock, Grindcore, Gravedigger, and Clouder are all the ones that need it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:02, 10 January 2021 (EST)
: (Also, Von Rani and Krieger need their names from Binaltech). [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:06, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::Added. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:30, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::: Thanks. Also, for whatever reason, RID 15 Sideswipe is missing his Japanese name. I assume it's Sideswipe still, but just in case. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:34, 10 January 2021 (EST)
:::: Got another group: the guys who get named in Solar Requiem. Presumably, it's those who get named in English as well. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 08:50, 14 January 2021 (EST)

A couple of the Siege/Earthrise guys (Trip-Up and Daddy-O, at least) need their Japanese names added in. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:26, 22 January 2021 (EST)

== Is your name a reference to... ==

:...[[Backstop_(Cybertron)#Notes|Saidos]] / [[Rhinox|Rhino X]]?
:...the {{w|Sai (weapon)|''sai''}} dagger?
:...the Spanish number ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dos#Spanish dos]'' / the {{w|Roman numeral|Roman numeral}} ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diez#Spanish diez?]'' ({{w|homophone|Nine}}? [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nein Nein?)]

Just curious.

[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 01:03, 30 January 2021 (EST)
:It's a Kingdom Hearts character. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:04, 30 January 2021 (EST)
::As he said, [https://www.khwiki.com/Sa%C3%AFx]. I was playing ''Kingdom Hearts 2.5'' at the time I signed up for my account. I could probably pick a better name now, but I don't really care enough to change it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 02:06, 30 January 2021 (EST)

== Big Convoy in Abduction ==

[[File:BigConvoyAbduction.jpg|thumb|100px]]
I think this is most likely Big Convoy.

There are only two other characters that share his silholuette. Nemesis and Ultra Mammoth. However;

* Nemesis Prime is a herald of Unicron, so he shouldn't be imprisoned in the Cauldron. Though there is a chance it is an early appearance still, I guess.

*Ultra Mammoth hadn't been created yet.

It's either Big Convoy or an early appearance of Nemesis Prime.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 13:24, 16 March 2021 (EDT)
:It's still just speculation. As the other silhouettes in other panels share a similar design (horns and spiked kibble parts), it could go either way. If the artist can confirm that it's Big or any of his repaints, then we can work from that, but as it stands, it's not enough to go off of. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 17:22, 16 March 2021 (EDT)

== Legends comic image + Blurr ==

Yes, I'm aware of the events of The return of Blurr; but considering that ''Legends'' is a Japanese comic, I just made a joke about the fact that in Japan the last time somebody saw Blurr was in the cartoon itself, when (after killing him) Shockwave orders to Cliffjumper to dispose of his body. Sorry :) [[User:Grievous Prime|--Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 16:56, 16 March 2021 (EDT)

== ''Energon'' Terrorcons ==

Was wondering what you thought about me making [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27/sandbox/Shadowhawk Desert Type|this]] a thing? [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:37, 18 March 2021 (EDT)
:It works for me. Any chance you can do the same for "Command Jaguar Cosmo Type"? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 04:41, 18 March 2021 (EDT)
::Sure thing, I'll just make this one live and I'll get started on the other. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:43, 18 March 2021 (EDT)

== sorry ==

sorry [[User:GobotsFanForever|GobotsFanForever]] ([[User talk:GobotsFanForever|talk]]) 13:06, 1 June 2021 (EDT)

== Combatant ==

I just wanted to apologize if I came off rudely towards you. We had different perspectives and you were right. I'm sorry if I came off as acting in any way other than in good faith of keeping the wiki organized. [[User:TransFormersfan1|TransFormersfan1]] ([[User talk:TransFormersfan1|talk]]) 16:10, 24 June 2021 (EDT)
:It's alright. No grudges here. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:41, 24 June 2021 (EDT)

== Deleting Others' Messages==

Hey, why'd you go and delete my message on the Hot Shot (Armada) toys talk page thing? I think that that was a tad bit uncalled for. Besides I thought that the talk things were for discussing stuff. I never saw something that said that I couldn't respond to stuff. Mind you, I'm not saying that it doesn't exist, I'm just saying that I never saw it. Also, I hope that I'm not overstepping by asking, but do you even have the authority to remove my post in that sense? I'm asking as I don't know who's in charge on this wiki. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 12:27, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:That conversation was SIX YEARS OLD. It was over. Your replying to it was rather pointless and there is no reason for us to keep such things around. Any user can remove pointless responses to long dead conversations.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 14:52, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:: Well, I did not realize that then. I mean, I get the point, yeah, it was old, which I honestly did not even realize until after the deletion, but I personally think that deleting it was tad bit overboard. In my opinion, telling the person that posted it to delete it, reminding them that it was an old conversation and to not do that anymore, or just repremanding them in general would've been better. I just think that deleting it rather than repremanding the person is a bit rude. But eh... what do I know? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:15, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::: Also, how is a response, comment, or message deemed "pointless" anyway? Like is there a "hard and fast" rule, as they say, or is it just up to the person who reads it? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:18, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::::"Pointless" when used above, is only in reference to comments that continue conversations that have not been added to in months or years. ANY comment made today to a conversation that has been quiet since 2015 is pointless. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 15:48, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::::: What about the one in the Tantrum G1 talk thing? That had a point, as I was curious. Plus, the people who commented before you were quite helpful, and understanding. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 16:47, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:::::::Can you guys please take this conversation off my talk page? I detailed exactly why I deleted your message in the edit history: "Stop replying to old conversations". That's all there is to it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:55, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:::::::: Sure. I didn't even expect the other person to see this, let alone respond. Plus, I wasn't sure what you meant until after the first message was posted. But either way, you got it, at least from me. I can't speak for the other person. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 16:58, 12 July 2021 (EDT)

== Stop removing good info. ==

Why'd you remove my Blackarachnia (Animated) toy stuff? That's pretty accurate. It covered it in the show. She is "an [[Archa Seven arachnid]] in a black widow-esque variant". So like what's wrong? I get the grammar part, but not the whole content. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 00:45, 9 August 2021 (EDT)
:Saix was right to remove that note. The fictional spider species isn't relevant to the toy design. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:52, 9 August 2021 (EDT)
:: Oh, I'm sorry. I thought that it was, given most other toys seem to tend to follow that rule. Like stating the model of vehicle or species of animal, even if fictional, especially so if it's mentioned in canon. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 01:00, 9 August 2021 (EDT)

== What was wrong with my edits? ==

I noticed that you removed my question on [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking's (Prime)]] talk page, and my edits on [[Primus#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Primus' toys]] in regards to the cities. Was there something wrong with them? If so, what? So I can avoid making that mistake in the future, as I only want to help ''improve'' this wiki for others, not ''be'' one of the problems it has. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 12:18, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:I get an email every time you edit my talk page. Please stop doing that or at least mark your edits as minor. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:46, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:: Oh. I'm sorry. Also, what about the above things? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:06, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
::: I didn't even realize that that ''would'', ''could'', or even ''was'' happening. I just read up on that, and understand, or at least think I understand, ''now'', and I'll try to keep that in mind from now on. Thanks for letting me know that that was a problem, and while on the topic of problems, maybe you could, whenever you remove something of mine, explain why, at least if I have made an error in how I edited in some sense, and/or e-mail me about how to fix it in the future, which my e-mail address is on my talk page for purposes like this, and/or even just straight up tell me on my talk page. Because at the end of the day, I want to help improve this wiki, not ruin it for anyone else and/or ruin their hard work. Which I can't do if I don't even know if I am messing something up unknowingly. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:18, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:::: Which by the way, the whole problem above, is mentioned here: [[Help:Style guide#Always use the summary box]].

== ID number page ==

Can you please stop editing the ID number page? I have a huge edit I wanna save but I can't because of the editing conflicts that will ensue. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 11:54, 19 August 2021 (EDT)
:Apologies. I thought you were still sleeping. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 11:58, 19 August 2021 (EDT)
::I haven't even gone to bed yet lol. I had about 4 hours worth of work that I was needing to save but it'd probably take another hour or so for me to sort through. It's mostly coding-related. Sipher suggested on Discord to add the insignia bullets which is mainly what I was working on. It's all saved [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27/sandbox/WIP|here]] if you'd like to take a stab at adding it to what you've done? I need sleep, it's like 4 AM here now lol. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 12:12, 19 August 2021 (EDT)

== Capitalization of "bodyscrapper" ==

Hey, I see you've updated the term in many places to start with a capital letter. Looking at pages 3, 7, 16, and 20, it's fully lowercase. Seems to me that it's being treated as a common noun, more of a slang synonym for "bounty hunter" and not a proper noun for a subgroup like "Wrecker", at least at this point in the story. I think we should adhere to the fiction and treat it as a common noun as well. [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 20:51, 26 August 2021 (EDT)
:It was capitalized in various points in the article. I don't care if you make all instances lowercase as long as it's consistent. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:58, 26 August 2021 (EDT)
::Sounds good, I'll run through the wiki and make it consistently lowercase. [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 21:03, 26 August 2021 (EDT)

== Legends Bonus Edition Vol EX ==

There are three volumes involved in Legends comics: the original strips, the Bonus Editions, and the Bonus Edition Extra volumes. Because there are multiple EX volumes, labeling storylinks as "Bonus Edition Vol EX" is not suitably descriptive. It's the equivalent of stating "RID Annual" when there are multiple annuals. For clarity, EX storylinks should be cited as "Bonus Edition EX Greatshot", "Bonus Edition EX Grand Maximus" or "Bonus Edition EX Metroplex" instead of listing all as "Bonus Edition Vol EX". Agreeable? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 11:06, 9 September 2021 (EDT)
:Forgot to respond to this. I'm more than well aware of how the Legends comics are released and don't agree that this is an actual issue to insist on altering their actual names. None of the Legends pack-ins have "descriptive" names. It's fine and we've lived. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:39, 10 September 2021 (EDT)
::If we were talking about how to label the actual comic pages, I would agree to use the most accurate title from the pack-ins themselves. But the second storylink title after the " | " is to reduce overly long titles and for reference purposes. You don't think it's useful for visitors to know that "Bonus Edition Vol EX" in Fiction sections actually refers to multiple comics? Especially for characters that appear in several Vol EX issues, and so would have identical links going to different places in their Fiction section? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 09:51, 10 September 2021 (EDT)

==Bent Wing==
I apologize - I misunderstood what you had added to that page, and at first reverted based on that misunderstanding. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 16:55, 15 September 2021 (EDT)

==Notes==
They aren't frivolous. [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 18:24, 4 February 2022 (EST)

=="mainpic" template use==
Just a heads-up, but that template is really only for character pages with NO visual representation of the character whatsoever. A toy picture is perfectly fine as a main pic until it can be replaced with art. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 01:27, 14 July 2022 (EDT)

==Notes==
OK thank on clarifying that but why were the rest of my edits removed/undone? [[User:Elitaone|ElitaOne]] ([[User talk:Elitaone|talk]]) 20:17, 19 September 2022 (EDT)

== UK/US issues ==

Hey, don’t mean to disrespect but why are you deleting my edits? I accept the first one might not have been informative enough, I thought the second one was good. Many other US issues talk about this exact topic, and having just read “back from the dead“ I was surprised the continuity issue wasn’t mentioned there. Happy to have your professional feedback. Thanks
[[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 13:59, 11 October 2022 (EDT)
:I removed it because it comes off as a personal fixation for you and not a real continuity error. Furthermore, it's not even the right story where Optimus Prime discovers Megatron's survival; Optimus mentally notes it in "[[Skin Deep]]", and the dialogue there is more than ambiguous enough to cover both continuities. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:36, 11 October 2022 (EDT)
::Personal?… Just trying to make sense of the story for me and for future readers. Skin deep comes after Back from the dead [[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 01:42, 12 October 2022 (EDT)

== Rifle's design ==

I honestly can't explain why I went for Energon Megatron over TR Galvatron. That one was my bad, sorry. [[User:ThatGuy79|ThatGuy79]] ([[User talk:ThatGuy79|talk]]) 14:03, 29 March 2023 (EDT)

== Is the wiki okay? ==
There's been a fair number of rapid reversions coupled with odd comments recently. Is there a beef that I'm not aware of? [[User:Banpei the Mini-Con|Banpei the Mini-Con]] ([[User talk:Banpei the Mini-Con|talk]]) 21:50, 26 April 2023 (EDT)

==So in regards to the info I added on Bisk's page==
Do you really think his and the Car Vehicon's alt modes don't look similar at all? If so, why? [[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 10:04, 26 April 2023 (TRT)

== Transformers: Generation 1 ==

Is issue four supposed to stay the same? -- [[User:Usfmm|Usfmm]] ([[User talk:Usfmm|talk]]) 22:45, 20 February 2024 (EST)
:[https://imgur.com/06HDdCs "Generation 1"]
:[https://imgur.com/JwYGd5i "Generation One"] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:48, 20 February 2024 (EST)

==Book of Cyber-Kells==
Could you please explain why you reverted my edits? I added the Simmons quote because it's the only place where the book is ever named. Also why did you remove the External links as they are also the only place we've had confirmation of the book cover. Also that quote on the other image I left alone because I thought it was policy that quotes for images were left to those who uploaded the images. Thanks. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 23:51, 21 March 2024 (EDT)
:Also, what's wrong with doing "prop stuff" if they're the only clear images of the item? We risk not having adequate documentation of in-universe objects when external sites get deleted/shutdown. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 23:57, 21 March 2024 (EDT)

== Prime Beast Creator ==

Sorry for messing with the Predacon names on the 'Beast Creator' page! I even missed the bit of the edit history where someone did the exact same thing and you had to do the work of reverting it. I would feel bad for just the once, but I can imagine two separate occasions would be really annoying. Again, I am genuinely sorry and I didn't mean to make such a mess of it. I'll stick it in my watchlist and keep an eye on it in case someone else tries to do the same thing. [[User:Spacebridge Technician|Spacebridge Technician]] ([[User talk:Spacebridge Technician|talk]]) 12:29, 28 March 2024 (EDT)
:Apologies aren't necessary, it's just wiki editing, but thank you regardless. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 12:31, 28 March 2024 (EDT)

== On Circular Reporting ==
As far as I can tell, people don't treat the idea of "Big Long Haul" as a redesign or a fun idea--they treat this as if he actually ''is'' supposed to be that big, and him being the same size as his teammates is a scaling error, similar to Blast Off or Groove. The wiki itself described him as such in its articles on scale, when it's actually not a scaling error; his size is actually about right. Media depicting him as such is going off the idea that it was a scaling error when it wasn't. Hell, even Long Haul's page caption describes that scene of him ramming Optimus as "correct" scale.[[User:MBG|MBG]] ([[User talk:MBG|talk]]) 14:30, 6 April 2024 (EDT)
:Then correct those incorrect claims of "scale". IDW1 making Long Haul bigger is artistic license, and CW Long Haul being bigger was needed for engineering that combination. This is not a consistent or coherent "circular reporting" thing. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:41, 6 April 2024 (EDT)

== Apology for my behavior ==
Hi I saw you deleted my comment about Animated Shockwave looking like Hal 9000 for it not being a refreence. I know I've made posts like it before where I've made connections like that and I realise it's not appropriate for the wiki and I promise not to do it again and I am truly sorry. Is it okay for me to remove the tag you put on my page about it? I Hope this doesn't bother you
[[User:StarGayCybertron|StarGayCybertron]] ([[User talk:StarGayCybertron|talk]]) 18:30, 20 April 2024 (BST)

== T-AI's talk page ==

So... what are we gonna do about that dead discussion, are we gonna let it there forever? Doesn't look like the best thing to do in my opinion... [[User:Astrum|Astrum]] ([[User talk:Astrum|talk]]) 17:39, 20 April 2024 (EDT)

== Transformers One Edits ==

Why did you revert my changes on the Transformers One page stating that it's connected to the rest of the live-action movie series? The director has made statements saying it is not. As stated here: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-optimus-prime-origin-story-chris-hemsworth-josh-cooley/ [[User:TFEarthConquest|TFEarthConquest]] ([[User talk:TFEarthConquest|talk]]) 14:10, 22 April 2024 (PST)
: Saix was right to undo it. Per [https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-director-confirms-new-movies-canon-status/ this] statement from the same site, Cooley responded to the question of "Is this movie a fresh start? Is it canon with the live-action Transformers movies? Or is this sort of its own thing?" with "Yes to all of the above". Lorenzo di Bonaventura has also [https://collider.com/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ claimed] that it's a live-action prequel. As of now, there's too much ambiguity around the question, so we're currently leaving it as part of the live action film series until the film comes out and we have the full context. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:10, 22 April 2024 (EDT)

== Siege Megaton’s back cannon ==

That image sat there for around 4 1/2 years, why remove it now? [[User:Brickmaster57|Brickmaster57]] ([[User talk:Brickmaster57|talk]]) 03:05, 30 April 2024 (EDT)
:I think the fact that you waited six months to complain about my edit kind of defeats your point. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:14, 30 April 2024 (EDT)

== Why are you constantly removing other people's contributions? ==

A lot of your edits are things like removing a bunch of images from pages, or removing specific notes. Like man, can you give a good reason as to why you do all that. [[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 16:48, 10 January 2025 (TRT)
:We have high quality standards for information and formatting here, and that's what I seek to maintain. We are not obligated to keep low-quality or irrelevant content. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:04, 10 January 2025 (EST)

== RE: Why are you linking to an archive? ==

In case the website hosting the interview goes down at some point in the future. [[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 17:12, 3 March 2025 (EST)

== I kinda-sorta need some advice ==

Lemme just clear things up: I made an account for this site a couple minutes ago and I decided I wanted to do my first edit on some page, and I landed on Sizzle (G2), by adding an image from the comic page from where he’s ducking from Sideswipe in the dream he had before he died (RIP). I soon noticed you took it off because it was a little too big (I noticed that myself), so I want some advice and want to know what I can help with, if there’s anything of course. Why you? I don’t really know, but you look experienced. This is MAYHEM4EVA btw, how did I sign my name again? It was the 4 squiggly lines, right? March 5, 2025, 5:25 PM, whatever time zone it is where I live (not saying hehe)

User talk:Saix

2025-03-05T23:25:17Z

MAYHEM4EVA: /* I kinda-sorta need some advice */

==Galen Witwicky==
Interesting that you think she's an Earthling... --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 20:24, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
:Well, "Galen Witwicky", so I assumed. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:38, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
::I'm wagering that this involves a human/Nebulon interspecies relationship! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:43, 17 March 2015 (EDT)

==E-Hobby Starscream==
You guys share links from seibertron but if I want to share it from deviantart, that's bad? I mean the user that published those pages in deviantart is E-Hobby's official user page.(I think).--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 11:36, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
:It's not e-Hobby that's putting those pages on DeviantArt. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
::Hmm ok then, but still Seibertron is a fan site too, right?--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 12:16, 31 March 2015 (EDT)

==Joke about Legends Arcee==
If my joke offend you or simply not funny, sorry about that. I'm just joking about sexist tendencies of Japanese culture. In fact, most famous and badass woman transformer only doing cook and wipe Rattrap's ass in this comic.—[[User:MWM|MWM]] ([[User talk:MWM|talk]]) 11:01, 21 March 2015 (EDT)
:Don't worry, I'm not angry. I got what you meant with the joke, but it was still iffy, since it's hard for a reader to tell if it's serious or a criticism of the comic. I appreciate that you took the time to uploaded the image! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:12, 21 March 2015 (EDT)

== 3-D Diorama? ==
Say, where did you find these? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:30, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www.tf-base.ru/comics_manga.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:32, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Thanks![[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Ugh...they're all CBR files my computer can't access. Thanks for the link thought. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:::They're just renamed rar files. Change the file extension to .rar and upzip them [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:39, 9 April 2015 (EDT)

== Magmatron ==

Thanks for the back up there. I THOUGHT I remembered it being the standard but didn't want to remove it without checking so I just cleaned up the grammar. Might possibly be put on the page for the toyline itself, but not sure if it is really worth noting.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 16:30, 28 April 2015 (EDT)

== About the Hero Mashers ==

So I guess while you were putting them where they would go, BotCon's official Andromeda's Facebook page went ahead and made it a seperate cluster from anything before. [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1128571057169997&id=1099425733417863] [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 06:51, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

== Sequel series = splinter timelines? ==

Can you show me where this piece of information comes from? I have never heard of this idea before; doesn't it nullify the entire concept of continuities? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:10, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:I'm not saying I necessarily agree with this interpretation, but it doesn't nullify continuity. Series A happens, then series B happens as a sequel to A. A is definitely the past of B, but that doesn't mean B is the future of A. We have several instances of this happening, notably the Marvel G1 continuity. G2, A Distant Time & Place, Regeneration One, and Classics are all explicitly sequels to Marvel US G1, but are mutually incompatible. Hell, Beast Wars (the cartoon) was implicitly a sequel to both Marvel US G1 AND the Sunbow Cartoon. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:21, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::So then the U.S. ''Cybertron'' cartoon is not part of [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:23, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:::It is when it is. The events of the US cartoon are completely relevant -if not fundamental- to the rest of the events on this page. Universal streams are not completely separate timelines. They blend and weave into each other and flow from larger sources, like, you know, '''streams'''. A single cartoon can be part of multiple streams AND its own all at the same time. I swear, people just look at "OOH NUMBERS" and forget the accompanying text that gives context to the numbers, and trip over themselves to be soooooooo clever in splitting up shit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:33, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::::Well said. And let's be wary of letting the tail wag the dog here. The primary source text should always be, well, primary. Or, in other words, which are you going to believe, your own eyes or something that was published in code in a source book (or in a Japanese Manga with a print run in the hundreds or the like.)--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:47, 15 May 2015 (EDT)

== Mandarin Names ==

Hello, thanks for adding information. However, please do change the spelling for Taiwanese Mandarin Name because the spelling in Taiwan is different from the Hanyu Pinyin in China. Thanks. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 10:17, 24 May 2015 (EDT)

== Universal streams ==

Looks like we're both working on the same parts of the wiki at the same time. I'll take a break, I have homework anyway. Thanks for fixing up my code. I appreciate the help. (Even if I think you're wrong about Zarak.) --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 18:47, 26 June 2015 (EDT)

== List of characters whose dimensional classification is unknown ==

There's also [[Gaiacross]] and his components. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 15:07, 27 June 2015 (EDT)

== Shell Game characters ==

If this wiki now accepts that RID Optimus-redeco [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]] is [[Viron]], then is it alright to do the same to the other "[[Shell Game]]" universe characters? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:36, 29 July 2015 (EDT)

==Regeneration One==

Regeneration One is explicitly a sequel to Marvel G1 continuity and belongs sequentially after it in write-ups. That's how the stories are presented, that's how it was branded, that's how the creators want it, and that's how we've written it up. If you want to rearrange things, make a case on a relevant talk page.--[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 08:44, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:You're really imperious for somebody who just started editing two months ago. ("How the creators want it"? Do you have personal correspondence with Furman on wiki organization?) None of the pages you've reverted actually contain Marvel US G1, which Regeneration One is a sequel to. You are linking together fiction that has nothing to do with each other in regard to those characters. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:01, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::Sorry, I didn't realize that my tenure wasn't long enough to disagree with a six-month veteran like yourself. It's bizarre to not acknowledge that ReGeneration One and Marvel UK don't spring from the same tree and put leagues of fiction between them. And, if I'm "imperious," what are you? You're constantly changing around organizational elements with no discussion, based on whatever new scheme you've come up with. For someone whose been here well under a year, you certainly have strong opinions. I at least lurked for a long while to get the culture. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 15:03, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:::There's a difference between disagreement and acting like the authority on wiki organization and article writeups because apparently you're the only one who lurked. "Organizational elements" have frequently changed based on users' whims; section reorganization isn't anything new and the last major one was done purely by two users without input from others. In regards to MUK and RG1, it's not the job of character pages to establish points of continuity that aren't relevant to the actual subject of the article. The various versions of Jhiaxus have absolutely nothing to do with each other and putting them under one "continuity" is a ridiculous pretense with no benefit. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:26, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::::Separating RG1 (and Classics) into their own sections would be a major change to a large number of pages and there's been no discussion about it. If you want to do it, there should be talk first so everyone else knows what's going on. [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 21:28, 11 August 2015 (GMT)
::::: And I've asked about it on http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Reorganising_Regeneration_One to see what people think. If it's ayes, then it's off to the edits! [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 23:15, 11 August 2015 (GMT)

==Characters with no confirmed universal origin==

Question... have we not specified [[Ramulus|Longhorn (Universe)]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)]]? Just want to be sure I'm not missing something. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:26, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:No, I just forgot to update. Sorry! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:27, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
::Thank you, your list is a handy reference.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:34, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Whilst this is being talked about, it's probably worth noting that RTS Strafe hasn't ''reeeaaaally'' had its universe confirmed - it was merged with G1 Strafe for some convoluted reason during the 'AOE Strafe is a counterpart of G1 Strafe' debacle and probably should've been unmerged after all that nonsense was undone. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 16:16, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:I'm mostly fine with just assuming he's G1 based on context, but I'd send in a question if you want confirmation. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:30, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Hey, Saix, should ''Universe'' 2003 [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen (unreleased)]] be on your list as well? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:21, 17 August 2015 (EDT)

== BW Metals manga ==

Do you still have the BW Metals manga scans? The links on the talk page are dead. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 16:48, 13 September 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/0t4p8rcK/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/dWpVVb7v/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ZXqkMXea/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ch91fgKi/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/M6MwWTaV/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/jCLxuohn/file.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:54, 14 September 2015 (EDT)

==Italics==
Hey, man, saw you unitalicizing [[Ask Vector Prime]]. I don't really care one way or the other, but I seem to see it italicized a lot. Is there a policy or system to this? --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:06, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
:AVP isn't a work or a franchise, so it doesn't get italicized. It's something like {{w|Dear Abby}}—a column. Chicago style of editing says columns don't get either quotation marks or italics. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:13, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
::That's fine for me going forward. There's a LOT of AVP where it's in italics though. If you're ever feeling like a quest, rooting them all out might be worth doing. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:15, 24 September 2015 (EDT)

==Gong==
Knock it off. It's fine the way it is now. Stop reverting each other. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 12:43, 26 September 2015 (EDT)

You were right. I was wrong. Making all the Guardians and Renegades convinced me of that. I apologize to you for my childishness. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 13:01, 26 October 2015 (EDT)
:Not needed, but thank you nonetheless for the apology. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:30, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

== Stealth Bomber ==

I see that you put a redlink to [[Stealth Bomber]] on [[Stealth Saber]] and [[Victory Bomber]]'s pages. Did you intend that someone else would pick that redlink up to create a page for Stealth Bomber or did you think that Stealth Bomber didn't merit an individual page? I've wondered about such a thing as we have an individual page for RiD [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] but not for BWII [[Formation Scream]], G2 Megatron+Starscream, and G2 Dreadwing+Smokescreen. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:31, 27 October 2015 (EDT)
:I think it warrants a page, hence the link. I was just too lazy to make that page in particular. Formation Scream should also get its own page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 08:57, 28 October 2015 (EDT)

== Disagreements ==

I saw what you wrote on the Community Portal. I can't speak for others but, though we often disagree, I do value your input and perspective. Also, it makes the times we do agree that much more meaningful. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:58, 2 November 2015 (EST)
:Speaking of, there's a contentious GoBots issue on Community Portal, should screen captures be included for character pages or not. I would be interested to hear you weigh in. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 09:07, 3 November 2015 (EST)

== Devisiun ==
I understand you may not like the speculative tone, but was it really necessary to also delete the plausible explanation that the secondary star may be encased in a [[wikipedia:dyson sphere|Dyson sphere]]? After all, the text clearly refer to a double star and one of the celestial body represented seems to produce a lot of light. (Besides having spot the same color than the "single" star of said same picture.) Damn... I was only trying to be thorough and objective. How could I contact Scott online so that the answer would be considered by this wiki? -- [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 06:11, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:I'm not Saix, but to quote the [[Help:Contents|wiki's main help page]]: "Speculation to fill gaps should be minimized, and preferably eliminated entirely." It's fine to note the inconsistency, but an extended account of possible explanations is unnecessary. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:46, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:Understood. Thanks, I'll sleep better now. But I'm still going to run a Tranformers RPG campaign and feel that this question may deserve an answer. So the second part of my inquiry remains. Since I will try to ask, where and how such a thing should be done so that the information could validly be forwarded on this wiki? [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 07:04, 16 December 2015 (EST)
::Scott has Twitter and Tumblr accounts you can engage her on. But, honestly? You're looking for complexity where there isn't any. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:::I have to agree. Most casual sci-fi fans don't know what Dyson spheres are, and the concept has never featured in ''Transformers'', as far as I'm aware. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 09:15, 16 December 2015 (EST)

== Your JG1 timeline list ==

Hey, that list on your user page is awesome and really helpful. Though, the Prime AM-28 Leo Prime bio also contains some JG1 info, set post-BWN before he jumps over to Uniend (or over to Gargent, then Nexus, then finally Uniend, as claimed by AVP, but I digress). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:36, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:Thanks for the reminder. I mostly constructed it so I would have something to check when organizating fiction sections. Let me know if I'm missing anything else. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:31, 18 December 2015 (EST)
::Will do. EDIT: Tale of the Pretenders is missing. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:53, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:The G1 GoBots thing might or might not come before Car Robots in a present day sense as the Spychangers came from the future anyway, so the GoBots bio would simply have to come before whatever point in time the Spychangers traveled back in time from. Though, given how things like Binaltech, RobotMasters, and Kiss Players all take place in the timeline at points contemporary to their releases in the real world, perhaps the G1 GoBots bio does as well, taking place somewhere in 2004 (in hindsight, I wish I had asked Sakamoto about this).
:On a different note, the bios for e-HOBBY New Years Lambor and Alert are missing, which should probably go after G-2 but before the two post-G-2 e-HOBBY manga. Also the bio for Magnificus and Ga'mede and the bio for Generations Magnificus, the latter of which would go prior to Badlands, while the former... somewhere years earlier (not sure where, though). And the bios for e-HOBBY Crosscut and Road Rage, which would most likely go after the Super Spychangers but before Binaltech. Any other missing e-HOBBY bios can be found [http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/category/english/museun_en here] (barring those that lack links, that is). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:19, 22 April 2016 (EDT)

== Italics in establishment names ==

From what I've researched, I have to agree that establishment names aren't capitalized. However, that's how [[The Blue Deployer]] is rendered in the ''TransTech'' text stories. Think that's worth noting under "Errors"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:16, 19 December 2015 (EST)
:I guess. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:17, 19 December 2015 (EST)

== Just to avoid any edit wars over pastel horses... ==
I understand that the captions are about humor over anything else, but maybe the caption should at least be a ''little'' less confrontational in tone? I'm not against humor in the article itself, but that opening caption's not exactly ''good'' humor. It's more mean-spirited than simple jokeyness that this wiki thrives upon; so I decided that a joke about Bumblebee's kid-appeal nature (and thus perceptiveness to what's popular with kids) would be a bit less potentially divisive overall, and less likely to appear mean-spirited.

I expect that sort of tone in the articles for stuff like B.O.T, The Beast or Kiss Players, the really awful, terrible stuff we ''have'' to rip into pieces because of how bad they are, not an article on My Little Pony. It's kind of like opening, say, a Soundwave article by poking fun at his speech with a disabled joke in his first image caption because of his speech pattern; it's ''easy'' and can get a few laughs, but overall it's just not worth it because not everyone will find such jokes to be really funny. And above all else, I'd like to think that we as a community are above those sorts of cheap jokes just for a few laughs.

Not trying to come off as indignant here, honest. I'm just wondering if maybe the caption joke isn't really good in any capacity. And if a caption isn't funny, then really, we shouldn't defend it just because of longevity. We obviously need the funny to stay, but to ignore potentially valid points just for the sake of a joke seems...well, kind of odd for this Wiki. We're jokey, but nowhere unappropriate have I seen the wiki's captions actually being ''that'' harsh towards a subject.

It's also a jarring shift in tone to go from "Only the dead can know peace from this evil" as an opening caption to "Don't go looking for the Tooth Fairy without it!" as the next caption down the page. They're both aiming for humor, but one's more "Ha-ha look at this silly situation!" and the other is more "Ha-ha let's make a "ponies are evil" joke because it's teh funnies!".

Again, not wanting to look entitled; but I'm curious about why the edit was reverted so quickly. [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 00:48, 27 December 2015 (EST)

== SPOILERS ==

Please remember to use the Spoiler warning template when adding new material. I just stumbled across information you added to [[Lio Convoy]] about [[Sunrise]] before I had a chance to read it. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 08:56, 8 January 2016 (EST)
:I apologize. I'll try to remember not to do that again. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 8 January 2016 (EST)

== Moving images ==

Sorry about that. I thought it was a more efficient use of space to align the tops of the images with the headers. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:55, 12 January 2016 (EST)

==About Grimlock==
They're both from Viron universes, and both technically part of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] continuity.
Someone could be all like, "Wait, I though RID's Grimlock was a big green backhoe. Who's this Dinosaur?"
Imagine if there were two Optimus Primes in one continuity, even if they looked completely different, would it not be within reason to distinct the two from one another?{{unsigned|PsychoShark}}
:Your hypothetical is ridiculous. Explain to me the process in which this situation would arise. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:01, 25 January 2016 (EST)
:Plus the disambig link at the top already exists. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:05, 25 January 2016 (EST)

While going through my talk page, I noticed that PsychoShark mentioned that the [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Grimlock_(Dinobots)&diff=next&oldid=1048629 note] he added to [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]] was based on a similar note from [[Slapper (Dinobots)]]. Seeing as how we've deemed the other one unnecessary, I thought you might want to remove the one on Slapper's page. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 07:44, 7 February 2016 (EST)

== Universal origins list ==

If it's of interest to you for your user page list, I've seen that [[Nitpick]], [[Comet]], [[Beamer (G1)|Beamer]], [[NightViper]], [[Kickstart]], [[Heavyfoot]], [[Ironclad]], [[Fastbreak]], [[Aston]], [[Miss-Q]], "[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]", [[Time Limit]], [[Clutch (GoBots)|Clutch]], and [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] all have indeterminate cluster origin, albeit that they're all intentionally ambiguous and/or their origins are unlikely to ever be revisited. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 22:57, 27 January 2016 (EST)

== eptitle ==

With screencaps for episodes whose titles have been disambiguated, you can use the "eptitle" parameter to set the text of the link different from the actual link. For example, with [[Volcano (episode)]] from RID, you would put

'''<nowiki>{{RID2001cap|description.|Volcano (episode)|</nowiki>1|eptitle=Volcano}}'''.

Then, the link will show up like this:
[[Volcano (episode)|Volcano]]

Nice work on all that cleanup, by the way. Cheers! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 20:33, 1 March 2016 (EST)

== Dinosaurs ==

Okay, examples to try and clarify:
*火星 means "Mars". The kanji, treated separately, are literally rendered as "Fire Planet", but still plainly mean "Mars". It's not just being used to "refer" to Mars, it's straight up the name the Japanese give to the celestial body the English call "Mars".
*固定電話 means "Landline Phone". The kanji, treated separately, render as "Hard-determined Electricity-talker".

As demonstrated in the dictionary entries I posted, Japanese dictionaries ''dont'' give readers the symbolic runaround that the Dinoforce pages were using -- they simply treat "Gairyuu" as the word for an Ankylosaurus. I suppose I may be being somewhat oversensitive, but choosing to render Japanese words in a symbolic breakdown like that, contrary to how it's intended to be interpreted, feels a lot like refusing to acknowledge that it even ''has'' words for these concepts, and feels kind of Tarzanesque? I don't feel it's removing information, since to a Japanese speaker, Gairyuu doesn't ''mean'' "Armored Dragon" -- it means Ankylosaurus, just like to an English speaker (or Greek, if you want), Ankylosaurus doesn't "fused lizard", it means a type of dinosaur with an armored back and club tail --fused lizard is just the root of the name.

In addition, while many Japanese names for Dinosaur use "ryuu" in a similar manner to how English uses "saur", "ryuu" itself does not mean dinosaur, nor are dinosaur called "ryuu" -- as with English, they are instead called "恐竜", or "Ferocious dragon". I mean, "-saur" would be a workable translation of "ryuu", no complaints, but as in English "saur" is used to refer to more than just dinosaurs (e.g. Pterosaurs, Plesiosaurs, etc.) And in fact, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs include 竜 in their Japanese rendering.

I definitely see the value in retaining the kanji meanings here, especially if that's a thing we're going to be doing with characters like Triceradon, too. But I think we should make it clear that those are the ''root'' of the names, rather than treating the Japanese names as if they don't have specific direct meanings that a Japanese speaker would recognize.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 01:11, 2 March 2016 (EST)

== Image of Comet ==

I see that you have uploaded good quality images from almost every Club story PDF. Is there any reason you haven't got the one of dead [[Comet]] in "[[Withered Hope]]"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:58, 15 March 2016 (EDT)

==Other Decepticons==
Why can't you just leave that link in, it works perfectly well, and dont forget they also are alchemor inmates. I dont see the problem with just having that there. - Junkheap117
:Stop fucking obsessing over this. They are not actual characters, and your overall antics are exhausting my patience. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:57, 21 March 2016 (EDT)

== Blackarachnia talk page ==

I understand talk pages are not chat rooms. The reason I posted that was because the article itself seems to question why the chest is transparent, so I thought that might explain it. I didn't just go and edit the page because I knew it would be undone. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 21:03, 10 April 2016 (EDT)

== Being last seen ==

Here's my take, for what it's worth. A ''good'' write-up is not a list of things that happened one after the other. A good write-up is a story unto itself. It is the story of that character, and it should read as "complete". And when the cartoon or comic adventures of that character stops abruptly - when a character's final appearance is as a face in a crowd and they receive no personal "finale" - then it's the job of the write-up to note that they "were last seen"/"last appeared"/"made their final recorded appearance", etc, to bring that write-up's "story" to its end, instead of, essentially, just stopping in what reads as mid-story. The complete BWII write-up of the Autorollers just stops mid-story. It does not read as complete. At best, a reader's reaction is "Oh, huh, I guess that's it, then," instead of knowing that they are reading an end - but really, an less-informed reader has no reason to assume there isn't more just because there's isn't a stub saying so. We don't always have stubs! There shouldn't be any expectation on the reader to know that storylinked title is the final episode, if it even is. The write-up needs to say this is "the end" for that character. Yes, they return for a cameo in BWN, but that's a separate header. The were "last seen" during the battle on Gaea in that moment. It's no more "out of universe" than describing art or writing errors as "anomalous accounts" or "erroneous reports" is. I'm not getting into an edit war or even fighting to make this change; I'm just saying, it's pretty standard "handbook" write-up terminology, how I write mine, and how I will continue to write them. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 17:05, 25 April 2016 (EDT)

== Hey ==

Here's some more BotCon Diamond bios: http://postimg.org/gallery/7wuis1oc/27b9edf7/ [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:15, 1 June 2016 (EDT)
:Cool, thanks. I'll have a look when I get home. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:37, 1 June 2016 (EDT)

== Can you identify anyone else? ==

So regarding the new in-development Transformers Online, I stumbled across a trailer of some characters and skills in action. Right now, I can only make out Jazz, Bumblebee, and probably Swindle. Can you tell if the rest of the transformers in this video resemble any other character? Thanks! --[[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 19:01, 2 August 2016 (EDT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFTeBn-BS8

== Dinobot (RID) article ==

the dinobot were reference in prime season 3 were they not? RID 2015 is the sequel to prime is it not. so why are not adding prime to that page. Yes they were only reference. but still though wouldn't it make more sense for that cartoon in that dinobot section. i mean are more a sequel to the game when you stop to think about it. Also there is no evidence supporting the fact were referring to the fall of cybertron version of the dinobots.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 04:29, 12 August 2016 (EDT)
:At the time that Miko and Bulkhead made that reference, the RID Dinobot subspecies didn't even exist yet. There was no way that the Prime cartoon was referencing something that never existed at the time that it made the reference. The FOC Dinobots, however, did exist, and were part of an active attempt to better unify the Aligned media between the games, the tie-in comics, and the Prime cartoon. Miko's and Bulkhead's Dinobots reference only makes sense in regards to the FOC Dinobots since they were only Aligned Dinobots that existed at the time the reference was made. What you're asking is for us to declare Miko's and Bulkhead's reference as having been retconned into referring to a subspecies that would not come into existence until later on, yet there has been no official media that has made such a retcon. We as fans have ZERO authority on such matters and are not going to start declaring our own unofficial retcons for virtually no other reason than "because we want to", as you seem to want us to do. Besides, Bulkhead's referring to Dinobots as something "Totally different" from how the Predacons were like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species makes no sense in regards to the RID Dinobots, since the RID Dinobots for all intents and purposes do very much seem to be like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species while the FOC Dinobots were an artificially-created subgroup that very much does make them totally different from a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:19, 12 August 2016 (EDT)

== [[Roboid]] [[Nook]] ==

Isn't it generally TFWiki's practice to ''point out'' Easter eggs, homages, and the like? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 05:10, 3 September 2016 (EDT)

== Regarding TFO edits ==

Saix, I know there is currently no official parameter and that it's not within the wiki's obligation to decide upon an arbitrary translation, but some of the transliterations, even by Chinese (BOTH Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese) standards, are just flat out nonsensical and frivolous. I hope you understand that there are multiple ways (via synonyms) to translate the hanzi, and I can speak from experience behind the screen as a bilingual Mandarin-English speaker, and as a professor's teaching assistant in Elementary Chinese irl. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 10:50, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:By transliteration, I assume you actually mean translation? I realize there is leeway in translation to convey the same idea in a different language, but some of your translations were still questionable and played too loose with the meaning of the hanzi, in my opinion. Take 命运之殇 in particular—I don't understand how you derived "war" out of it, unless you were going by Google translate, when it's a straightforward name based on the certain death it supposedly doles out (as opposed to "Destiny's War", which means absolutely nothing). Or how you got "Laser Wrench" from F型扳手. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
I didn't use Google Translate. I consulted with native speaking relatives and peers and utilized Systransoft.com as well as MDBG, which I find for both to be more adequate. Bluestreak's sniper rifle, from the hanzi I recognize, can have synonymous possibilities. Certainly, "Destiny" can be interchanged with "Fate", altho I will admit, the second half of the title can be considered as: "war casualty" or "death" in general. For the second example, there's clearly no resemblance to an actual F-Type Wrench whatsoever, so I find even calling that weapon an "F-Type" in practicality to be redundant. (I've been a workshop assistant for a good year or so, so I've been familiar enough with tools in the shed.) If anything, Wheeljack's Melee weapon is identified as a Pipe Wrench, so shame on Tencent for the misleading name. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 15:19, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:A wiki is not the place for creative "translations" that basically are localizations. If the name is literally "F-type Wrench", then it's F-type Wrench, regardless of how much you think it makes sense. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:39, 14 September 2016 (EDT)

== Deluge ==

first of all, i know the story has deluge as both, but in most universe, he's and his decepticon counterpart are there own individual. i was trying to make that clear to the people reading that story, but you thought i was too stupid to realize that, i mean yes the blackout thing was stupid on my part. but seriously you could have easily edited it to say that this Deluge is a amalgam of both version.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 21:29, 28 December 2016 (EST)

== Missed the joke ==
While I appreciate the effort to correct errors on the page bearing my name ([[Mark Baker-Wright]]), it should be noted that the word "misspelled" was misspelled (as "mispelled") on purpose....--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] ([[User talk:G.B. Blackrock|talk]]) 18:21, 13 January 2017 (EST) (sorry to get to this so late. I actually don't go around looking at my own page that often)
:Ah, I was using an automated tool that does automatic corrections and wasn't really reading that closely. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:05, 13 January 2017 (EST)

==Model Numbers==
hey, i saw that you undid some of my edits for adding model numbers back into these wiki pages (apologies if i did it wrong!) - but how can we get these reinstated? that information is very useful, and should be on each of the main collection pages...

== Godbomber revision? ==

Why was my info deleted on the godbomber page? - [[User:Asda|Asda]] ([[User talk:Asda|talk]]) 11:28, 28 September 2017 (EDT)

== Don't revert my notes man ==

It's not needless my friend, it's just extra information that many Transformers fans I know would be happy to find on here. Please don't revert people's notes, even if you feel that it's "needless". If anything, I'm '''adding''' notes, not pruning them. Smh.
: Please stop adding notes. They're not good notes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:57, 1 January 2018 (EST)
::"Pruning" was what I was doing, and we are not obligated to store every passing thought you have. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 00:05, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== Run For Our Lives ==

Like you, my first instinct when I created the article was to use lower case for "for", as is grammatically correct, but the official title actually leaves it capitalized (see [https://www.go90.com/videos/37rr2B0WBM6 here]). By comparison, other TR episode titles that have conjunctions or articles choose to use lower case as normal ("Aftermath and Rebirth", "At the Last Second", etc.), so the capitalization of For stands out by comparison. Thus, technically, the title was more accurate as it was. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:35, 2 January 2018 (EST)
:I don't consider websites to be particularly authoritative in capitalization, especially when the actual "official title" in the episode itself is "RUN FOR OUR LIVES". People rarely remember every rule about how to capitalize titles, and we don't need to drive ourselves crazy accounting for every mistake some website has in rendering them. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:48, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== SG Fistfight, Insecticons ==

Why did you remove the note about SG Fistfight's deco? Do you dispute that it's true, that it's verifiable, or that it's noteworthy?

It's true that he's orange and black, as verified by [[Transhuman]]. As for it being noteworthy, ''This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least'', so shouldn't we at least mention what we know about his physical appearance?

As for his sharing Tyrannitron's deco, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were Action Master partners of opposing factions, just like Skyfall and Banzai-Tron were Action Masters of opposing factions (so SG Skyfall got G1 Banzai-Tron's deco), the Technobots and Terrorcons were combiners of opposing factions (so the SG teams swapped decos), etc. Moreover, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were partnered with Shockwave and a Dinobot, respectively, further emphasizing a rivalry for SG to flip around.

If you look at almost any SG character's article, we typically note what inspired or seems to have inspired that character's deco, even if it is unconfirmed.

Speaking of unconfirmed, why does everyone insist that ''Generation 1 Zaptrap was officially repurposed as Shattered Glass Shrapnel'' if his only appearance colors him like someone else? i'd appreciate your comments [[File_talk:Insecticons_SG.jpg|here]], please.

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:50, 14 January 2018 (EST)

== Crossformers/Pretenders ==

I get that Japan never identified the Crossformers (or the Dinoforce) as Pretenders, but the TransTech story "Gone Too Far" does refer to Black Shadow as both a Crossformer and a Pretender, with Hubcap referring to him as "some kind of ''Pretender''!", Jackpot asking "Who ever heard of a Pretender with a ''robotic'' shell? I hate this universe!", and the narration reading "He had hoped that the Pretender’s focus would be split between controlling both the shell and his own body." Granted, all three of these could arguably be just from the perspective of those two Autobots, using a term that's familiar to them to refer to a kind of Transformer they've never encountered before, but I figured it was at least worth pointing out. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:04, 19 January 2018 (EST)

== Hi! Cylas here. ==

Are you just following me and undoing my (admittedly) "sub-par" edits? Also, if/when you do, could you give a reason? And your comments sometimes hurt my feelings. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User Talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 6:54 PM (MST)

And for your information, Aligned is, according to this wiki, a continuity family. It doesn't have an official name, but go to the family's [[Aligned continuity family|page]] and see for yourself everything that it encompasses. The Covenant of Primus and the Novels and Prime and Robots in Disguise and Rescue Bots and War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:11, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
*Edit: I should have actually read the article before I wrote that comment. Yes, the Aligned family has some inconsistencies. Yes, it can be interpreted as several similar universes that don't necessarily line up. But Aligned is still a continuity family, and the inconsistencies are worth noting.
**Edit to the edit: Forgot to sign. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:19, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
:Okay Saix. I can handle the Novel trilogy as not being in the same universe as Prime. But RID is a ''direct sequel'' to Prime. Okay, maybe my thing with Thunderhoof wasn't good. But that doesn't change the fact that Prime and RID are in the same universe. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 18:35, 9 May 2018 (EDT)

== Stop undoing my edits ==

You are just removing everything I post at this point, most of them without even stating why. Stop it. This isn't your website. I have just as much right to contribute as you. And I'm allowed to make jokes: rule 1 of this wiki: the funny stays. If you keep doing this, I'm taking it to the moderators.
* Edit: Leave my posts alone. Anything you delete, I'm just going to put back. I've had enough of you trying to bully me off this site. And from the look of this page I'm not the only one.

== Legends chapter 53 ==

I think that the in the top right panel of page 2, the guys protecting Dinobot, Tigatron, and Cheetor are ''Device Label'' Grimlock, ''Prime'' Arcee, and ''Disney Label'' Mickey Mouse. Also Maybe Diabattles with Rhinox? Also possibly Cybertron Optimus in supermode sticking his feet in right above Windblade. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:19, 9 August 2018 (EDT)

== Chinese names ==
Hello,I'm user IDWchromedome.These Chinese names(okay,most) really come from hasbro officials,I admit a few are not,I will be careful later.I have a Chinese Dreamwave Illustrations book.This book is officially licensed by Hasbro,most are written according to that book.and I'm Chinese.As you can see,My English level is very bad,So I don't know you can understand what I'm saying.I hope you can understand,if I offended you,I'm sorry.

== M'Ress ==

I'd just like to take this moment to explicitly thank you for [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=M%27Ress&diff=1288196&oldid=1288175 fixing] my glaring omission from M'Ress's introduction. I don't know how such a mistake escaped my notice. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] ([[User talk:Andrusi|talk]]) 10:10, 27 September 2018 (EDT)

== Could you move all the info for Cyberverse McDonalds to G1 ==

I didn't know the McDonalds toys were G1 not Cyberverse. Could you move all those McDonalds entries from the Cyberverse pages to G1 pages then? Be sure to edit any pictures and the fast food promotion and McDonalds page as well. Or you can just wait until later where I'll probably do it, I dunno. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 22:41, 13 October 2018 (EDT)

== Why remove the new section in Twelve-of-Twelve? ==

Just wondering why you'd change it. In character synopsis articles we usually break up the character's history into smaller sections. In this case, literal millions of years have passed between the Lost Light's adventures in the Functionist universe and the arrival of Council-controlled Primus in the main universe. If anything necessitates the addition of a new section, it's this. Is the article just not long enough to be split up? Or is there some other reason?

Also, I'd like to bring your attention to my questions on the [[Talk:Functionist Council|Functionist Council talk page]]. Is it okay to copy-paste that same paragraph in the other members' articles? [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 13:54, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
:Because we don't "usually" do that; only in long IDW subartciles, which Twelve isn't. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:08, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
::Okay, that's what I thought. What about my second question? [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 14:48, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
==Why did you change the acid storm (Cyberverse) page==
the discussion agree that till thing are sorted out we try gender-neutral pronoun (Like what Simon Furman did). yes there was the episode but that could have been a script error.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 17:26, 29 October 2018 (EDT)

== Legal drinking age ==

Nope. Wyoming did not raise its drinking age until 1 July 1988 while Louisiana had raised its but had enacted a loophole that basically left the age at 18. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 07:59, 23 April 2019 (EDT)

== BW Megatron edits ==

Hi, I'd just like to apologize for overfixating on sneaking in complaints about Masterpiece Megatron's Japanese voicebox. I made the mistake of thinking that the wiki's informal tone gives people leave to treat it like a TV Tropes YMMV page, and I based most of those edits on YouTube comments that I saw that affirmed my own opinion at the time (that is, that the Japanese voice box drives the price up merely to affirm that the toy represents a wackier and less threatening version of the character that is absolutely not my literal David Kaye-voiced husbando).

I should absolutely find other things to edit, to focus on useful information (such as poseability, objective comparisons between figures, etc.) rather than using the wiki to vent my salt boner. (As for my previous opinion, I'm starting to realize that Chiba's voice clips probably didn't inflate Megs' price ''that'' much, since MP Dinobot comes with no sound gimmick and is nearly as expensive.) --[[User:Samus Aran|Samus Aran]] ([[User talk:Samus Aran|talk]]) 00:36, 23 May 2019 (EDT)

== RBA and Prime Hot Shot ==

Hey, OK sorry if I made that change, but the new Hot Shot is small and young (maybe one of the cybertronians born after the core's rebirth. So, please, he's obviously a separate character from Prime Hot Shot.
[[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]) 17:57, 03 June 2019
: He's not for our categorization purposes. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 08:22, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::Oh really? Aren't also Grimlock, Sideswipe and Whirl for your categorization purposes? [[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]) 08:42, 04 June 2019
:::We have official material that states those three are entirely different characters from the ones that appeared in WFC/Prime. Just think of Hot Shot's Prime design as a different "version" of the same character, like G1 Megatron in the comics versus G1 Megatron in the cartoon. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 09:28, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::::I agree with RoboWarrior. Hot Shot and Whirl are almost identical situations of pre-existing veteran Wreckers being distinct from new recruits in Rescue Bots Academy. And the original decisions to split Grimlock, Sideswipe, and Kickback were not based on word from "official material". Not sure where you got that from. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 09:38, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
Please hash it out on [[Talk:Hot Shot (Prime)]]. My issue was that somebody came out of nowhere and split a page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:52, 4 June 2019 (EDT)

== Transmutate (character) to Transmutate (G1) ==

Thanks for catching that one. Given how rarely non-characters have franchise tag disambiguations as opposed to "story", "episode", "polity", etc., I felt that we were more likely doing a disservice to our users by insisting on not giving Paddles the (G1) disambig. I hadn't even noticed that the same situation applied to Transmutate. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 11:47, 13 September 2019 (EDT)

==Transformers references==

I was looking for someone to ask: when is something a reference, then? I was operating under the impression that something like, say, ''Cyberverse'' Shockwave threatens to take over the Decepticons when nearly every cartoon version of the character has been a staunch loyalist (except for ''Energon'' Shockblast) would be surprising to people who don't know about the character's comic history.

== Solid Snake and Simon Belmont ==

I was going to add a note about Snake and Simon ending up in another fighting game together, but stopped after seeing the edit history. You stated that "Now that it's not a unique thing, it's not worth noting." To my understanding, they're the only two characters who have articles on this wiki that ended up in ''Smash Bros.'', especially since they both ended up in the same game. What is it about this that makes it not unique or unnoteworthy as trivia? I'm not necessarily against the decision, but am curious about the reason. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] ([[User talk:King Starscream|talk]]) 16:01, 8 October 2019 (EDT)
:[[Ryu]], [[Ken Masters|Ken]] and [[Inkling]] are playable in Smash too. And [[Bomberman]] is an assist trophy. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:09, 8 October 2019 (EDT)
::That and it's not really a trivia point relevant to ''Transformers''. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:44, 8 October 2019 (EDT)

== Super Megatron notes ==

Stuck on mobile right now, so I cant really do it myself, but, several notes:

1. I think the "native humanoids" are younger versions of White Leo and White Lune

2. The "Omega Sentinel"'s details match up more with Titans Return Astrotrain more than Energon Omega's mold [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:32, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
:Thanks for catching the Astrotrain thing. I'm waiting till the comic confirms that the cat people are Beastformers, because the details don't match up just yet. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:00, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
::One more thing; should the Frenzy/Rumble mold just go on Frenzy's page, seeing as it's almost certainly not JG1 Frenzy, and that he's based more on the toy than the animation model? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:15, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
:::I approached it from the Japanese perspective, so I just put him on the page with blue cartoon guy, but I suppose it doesn't really matter where. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:26, 8 April 2020 (EDT)

== About official Chinese release ==

Excuse me. 黑狗队/HēiGǒuDuì was a translated Chinese name and in an official Chinese release of the comic. So...can it be added?

== Why shouldn’t I blank out the talk page on my own profile? ==

The entire thing was nothing but condescension from jerks. I took their points to heart a long time ago, and I was tired of looking at them. {{unsigned|Phil Bond}} 02:25, 1 September 2020 (EDT)
:It's [[Transformers Wiki:User page#User page etiquette|against site policy]]. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 03:12, 1 September 2020 (EDT)

== Kudos on the cleanup ==

You da Cybertronian on the BWII cleanup! --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] ([[User talk:Lonegamer78|talk]]) 17:44, 11 September 2020 (EDT)

== New jokes, not edited ones. ==

Just for the record, I didn't edit an existing joke. I edited my OWN joke that was new to begin with. There was nothing there to begin with.
In fact, I'd say Mirage's page was shockingly absent of captions for such an iconic, long-standing character really. [[User:MirageX|MirageX]] ([[User talk:MirageX|talk]]) 18:31, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
:Check the message. It says not to add more jokes if you haven't already been contributing actual content to the wiki. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:42, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
Check Mirage's page now. I've written up a partial stub of his WFC Siege storyline. I intend to finish it once I watch the rest of the episodes tonight, possibly tomorrow. It's not the easiest thing to watch, but I'll do it if it means contributing so I'm not chastised for adding missing captions. [[User:MirageX|MirageX]] ([[User talk:MirageX|talk]]) 19:50, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
:Look, are you making contributions because you want to actually improve the wiki, or are you only doing it so you have an excuse to add captions? Because like was said on your talk page, the site is meant to be informative first and funny second. If the real reason you're here is just so you can add jokes, you're probably better off going elsewhere. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:28, 22 October 2020 (EDT)

== A request ==

Hey, would you be able to help me out in figuring out what the Japanese names of the Great Transformation are? When Optimus mentions it in Episode 26's Japanese dub, I can hear him say 素晴らしい変化 (''subarashī henka''), which makes sense. But in Episode 1's Japanese dub, I can't tell exactly what the Oracle is saying due to its voice being so echo-y. I can hear the second part of the name as トランスフォーム (''toransufōmu''), but I can't quite make out what the first part is. [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2216607 Here's a video] containing the scene in question, with the specific line of dialogue being around the 5:25 mark. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 09:41, 26 October 2020 (EDT)
:I am not good at listening to spoken Japanese, so I'm not of much help. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:43, 26 October 2020 (EDT)
::Thanks anyway. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:32, 26 October 2020 (EDT)

== Can you please tell me the source? ==

I could not find the source that [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bone Crusher]] was sold under the name Bone Crush (ボーンクラッシュ) when it was imported to Japan.
Can you please tell me the source?
--[[User:CATBBA|CATBBA]] ([[User talk:CATBBA|talk]]) 14:05, 4 December 2020 (EST)
:[https://twitter.com/syncson/status/1200028057051910146 This tweet] has an advertisement that lists the names. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:09, 4 December 2020 (EST)
::Thank you. However, this is not an official product list, but an advertisement created by the dealers themselves. It may not be the official name.　It seems to me that the names were deliberately changed or misspelled to reduce the number of characters, especially with respect to the Bone Crusher. Also, I don't know what the standard is for names in the Beast Wars Universe or Transformers Generations to be no good and for names in the Beast Wars Perfect Book to be okay.--[[User:CATBBA|CATBBA]] ([[User talk:CATBBA|talk]]) 14:39, 4 December 2020 (EST)
:::I can't find pictures of the Takara stickers for Bonecrush/Bonecrusher, so this is the best we have to go on. In regards to Perfect Book, the difference is that it is placing the characters in a Japanese context and giving us original fictional details as opposed to Beast Wars Universe and Beast Generations, which are just describing Hasbro product. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:31, 4 December 2020 (EST)
::::Although it seems Perfect Book is also just describing Hasbro product, the different names given to the McDonald's toys are worth noting. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:08, 4 December 2020 (EST)

== reason for revert? ==

i addressed the errors on the Lightspeed and Nosecone disambiguation pages, and explained them in my [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Lightspeed_%28disambiguation%29&diff=1471508&oldid=1471462 edit] [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nosecone_%28disambiguation%29&diff=1471507&oldid=1471463 summaries.] Why did you revert to the incorrect versions?

[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 00:11, 26 December 2020 (EST)

== Fixing links ==

While I appreciate your efforts changing links, I just put in requests for Teletraan-X to do it. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 23:40, 4 January 2021 (EST)

== United EX names ==

There's a couple of guys who don't have their United EX names in Katakana: I think Detritus, Roadblock, Grindcore, Gravedigger, and Clouder are all the ones that need it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:02, 10 January 2021 (EST)
: (Also, Von Rani and Krieger need their names from Binaltech). [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:06, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::Added. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:30, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::: Thanks. Also, for whatever reason, RID 15 Sideswipe is missing his Japanese name. I assume it's Sideswipe still, but just in case. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:34, 10 January 2021 (EST)
:::: Got another group: the guys who get named in Solar Requiem. Presumably, it's those who get named in English as well. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 08:50, 14 January 2021 (EST)

A couple of the Siege/Earthrise guys (Trip-Up and Daddy-O, at least) need their Japanese names added in. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:26, 22 January 2021 (EST)

== Is your name a reference to... ==

:...[[Backstop_(Cybertron)#Notes|Saidos]] / [[Rhinox|Rhino X]]?
:...the {{w|Sai (weapon)|''sai''}} dagger?
:...the Spanish number ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dos#Spanish dos]'' / the {{w|Roman numeral|Roman numeral}} ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diez#Spanish diez?]'' ({{w|homophone|Nine}}? [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nein Nein?)]

Just curious.

[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 01:03, 30 January 2021 (EST)
:It's a Kingdom Hearts character. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:04, 30 January 2021 (EST)
::As he said, [https://www.khwiki.com/Sa%C3%AFx]. I was playing ''Kingdom Hearts 2.5'' at the time I signed up for my account. I could probably pick a better name now, but I don't really care enough to change it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 02:06, 30 January 2021 (EST)

== Big Convoy in Abduction ==

[[File:BigConvoyAbduction.jpg|thumb|100px]]
I think this is most likely Big Convoy.

There are only two other characters that share his silholuette. Nemesis and Ultra Mammoth. However;

* Nemesis Prime is a herald of Unicron, so he shouldn't be imprisoned in the Cauldron. Though there is a chance it is an early appearance still, I guess.

*Ultra Mammoth hadn't been created yet.

It's either Big Convoy or an early appearance of Nemesis Prime.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 13:24, 16 March 2021 (EDT)
:It's still just speculation. As the other silhouettes in other panels share a similar design (horns and spiked kibble parts), it could go either way. If the artist can confirm that it's Big or any of his repaints, then we can work from that, but as it stands, it's not enough to go off of. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 17:22, 16 March 2021 (EDT)

== Legends comic image + Blurr ==

Yes, I'm aware of the events of The return of Blurr; but considering that ''Legends'' is a Japanese comic, I just made a joke about the fact that in Japan the last time somebody saw Blurr was in the cartoon itself, when (after killing him) Shockwave orders to Cliffjumper to dispose of his body. Sorry :) [[User:Grievous Prime|--Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 16:56, 16 March 2021 (EDT)

== ''Energon'' Terrorcons ==

Was wondering what you thought about me making [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27/sandbox/Shadowhawk Desert Type|this]] a thing? [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:37, 18 March 2021 (EDT)
:It works for me. Any chance you can do the same for "Command Jaguar Cosmo Type"? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 04:41, 18 March 2021 (EDT)
::Sure thing, I'll just make this one live and I'll get started on the other. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:43, 18 March 2021 (EDT)

== sorry ==

sorry [[User:GobotsFanForever|GobotsFanForever]] ([[User talk:GobotsFanForever|talk]]) 13:06, 1 June 2021 (EDT)

== Combatant ==

I just wanted to apologize if I came off rudely towards you. We had different perspectives and you were right. I'm sorry if I came off as acting in any way other than in good faith of keeping the wiki organized. [[User:TransFormersfan1|TransFormersfan1]] ([[User talk:TransFormersfan1|talk]]) 16:10, 24 June 2021 (EDT)
:It's alright. No grudges here. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:41, 24 June 2021 (EDT)

== Deleting Others' Messages==

Hey, why'd you go and delete my message on the Hot Shot (Armada) toys talk page thing? I think that that was a tad bit uncalled for. Besides I thought that the talk things were for discussing stuff. I never saw something that said that I couldn't respond to stuff. Mind you, I'm not saying that it doesn't exist, I'm just saying that I never saw it. Also, I hope that I'm not overstepping by asking, but do you even have the authority to remove my post in that sense? I'm asking as I don't know who's in charge on this wiki. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 12:27, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:That conversation was SIX YEARS OLD. It was over. Your replying to it was rather pointless and there is no reason for us to keep such things around. Any user can remove pointless responses to long dead conversations.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 14:52, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:: Well, I did not realize that then. I mean, I get the point, yeah, it was old, which I honestly did not even realize until after the deletion, but I personally think that deleting it was tad bit overboard. In my opinion, telling the person that posted it to delete it, reminding them that it was an old conversation and to not do that anymore, or just repremanding them in general would've been better. I just think that deleting it rather than repremanding the person is a bit rude. But eh... what do I know? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:15, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::: Also, how is a response, comment, or message deemed "pointless" anyway? Like is there a "hard and fast" rule, as they say, or is it just up to the person who reads it? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:18, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::::"Pointless" when used above, is only in reference to comments that continue conversations that have not been added to in months or years. ANY comment made today to a conversation that has been quiet since 2015 is pointless. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 15:48, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::::: What about the one in the Tantrum G1 talk thing? That had a point, as I was curious. Plus, the people who commented before you were quite helpful, and understanding. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 16:47, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:::::::Can you guys please take this conversation off my talk page? I detailed exactly why I deleted your message in the edit history: "Stop replying to old conversations". That's all there is to it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:55, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:::::::: Sure. I didn't even expect the other person to see this, let alone respond. Plus, I wasn't sure what you meant until after the first message was posted. But either way, you got it, at least from me. I can't speak for the other person. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 16:58, 12 July 2021 (EDT)

== Stop removing good info. ==

Why'd you remove my Blackarachnia (Animated) toy stuff? That's pretty accurate. It covered it in the show. She is "an [[Archa Seven arachnid]] in a black widow-esque variant". So like what's wrong? I get the grammar part, but not the whole content. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 00:45, 9 August 2021 (EDT)
:Saix was right to remove that note. The fictional spider species isn't relevant to the toy design. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:52, 9 August 2021 (EDT)
:: Oh, I'm sorry. I thought that it was, given most other toys seem to tend to follow that rule. Like stating the model of vehicle or species of animal, even if fictional, especially so if it's mentioned in canon. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 01:00, 9 August 2021 (EDT)

== What was wrong with my edits? ==

I noticed that you removed my question on [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking's (Prime)]] talk page, and my edits on [[Primus#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Primus' toys]] in regards to the cities. Was there something wrong with them? If so, what? So I can avoid making that mistake in the future, as I only want to help ''improve'' this wiki for others, not ''be'' one of the problems it has. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 12:18, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:I get an email every time you edit my talk page. Please stop doing that or at least mark your edits as minor. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:46, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:: Oh. I'm sorry. Also, what about the above things? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:06, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
::: I didn't even realize that that ''would'', ''could'', or even ''was'' happening. I just read up on that, and understand, or at least think I understand, ''now'', and I'll try to keep that in mind from now on. Thanks for letting me know that that was a problem, and while on the topic of problems, maybe you could, whenever you remove something of mine, explain why, at least if I have made an error in how I edited in some sense, and/or e-mail me about how to fix it in the future, which my e-mail address is on my talk page for purposes like this, and/or even just straight up tell me on my talk page. Because at the end of the day, I want to help improve this wiki, not ruin it for anyone else and/or ruin their hard work. Which I can't do if I don't even know if I am messing something up unknowingly. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:18, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:::: Which by the way, the whole problem above, is mentioned here: [[Help:Style guide#Always use the summary box]].

== ID number page ==

Can you please stop editing the ID number page? I have a huge edit I wanna save but I can't because of the editing conflicts that will ensue. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 11:54, 19 August 2021 (EDT)
:Apologies. I thought you were still sleeping. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 11:58, 19 August 2021 (EDT)
::I haven't even gone to bed yet lol. I had about 4 hours worth of work that I was needing to save but it'd probably take another hour or so for me to sort through. It's mostly coding-related. Sipher suggested on Discord to add the insignia bullets which is mainly what I was working on. It's all saved [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27/sandbox/WIP|here]] if you'd like to take a stab at adding it to what you've done? I need sleep, it's like 4 AM here now lol. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 12:12, 19 August 2021 (EDT)

== Capitalization of "bodyscrapper" ==

Hey, I see you've updated the term in many places to start with a capital letter. Looking at pages 3, 7, 16, and 20, it's fully lowercase. Seems to me that it's being treated as a common noun, more of a slang synonym for "bounty hunter" and not a proper noun for a subgroup like "Wrecker", at least at this point in the story. I think we should adhere to the fiction and treat it as a common noun as well. [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 20:51, 26 August 2021 (EDT)
:It was capitalized in various points in the article. I don't care if you make all instances lowercase as long as it's consistent. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:58, 26 August 2021 (EDT)
::Sounds good, I'll run through the wiki and make it consistently lowercase. [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 21:03, 26 August 2021 (EDT)

== Legends Bonus Edition Vol EX ==

There are three volumes involved in Legends comics: the original strips, the Bonus Editions, and the Bonus Edition Extra volumes. Because there are multiple EX volumes, labeling storylinks as "Bonus Edition Vol EX" is not suitably descriptive. It's the equivalent of stating "RID Annual" when there are multiple annuals. For clarity, EX storylinks should be cited as "Bonus Edition EX Greatshot", "Bonus Edition EX Grand Maximus" or "Bonus Edition EX Metroplex" instead of listing all as "Bonus Edition Vol EX". Agreeable? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 11:06, 9 September 2021 (EDT)
:Forgot to respond to this. I'm more than well aware of how the Legends comics are released and don't agree that this is an actual issue to insist on altering their actual names. None of the Legends pack-ins have "descriptive" names. It's fine and we've lived. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:39, 10 September 2021 (EDT)
::If we were talking about how to label the actual comic pages, I would agree to use the most accurate title from the pack-ins themselves. But the second storylink title after the " | " is to reduce overly long titles and for reference purposes. You don't think it's useful for visitors to know that "Bonus Edition Vol EX" in Fiction sections actually refers to multiple comics? Especially for characters that appear in several Vol EX issues, and so would have identical links going to different places in their Fiction section? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 09:51, 10 September 2021 (EDT)

==Bent Wing==
I apologize - I misunderstood what you had added to that page, and at first reverted based on that misunderstanding. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 16:55, 15 September 2021 (EDT)

==Notes==
They aren't frivolous. [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 18:24, 4 February 2022 (EST)

=="mainpic" template use==
Just a heads-up, but that template is really only for character pages with NO visual representation of the character whatsoever. A toy picture is perfectly fine as a main pic until it can be replaced with art. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 01:27, 14 July 2022 (EDT)

==Notes==
OK thank on clarifying that but why were the rest of my edits removed/undone? [[User:Elitaone|ElitaOne]] ([[User talk:Elitaone|talk]]) 20:17, 19 September 2022 (EDT)

== UK/US issues ==

Hey, don’t mean to disrespect but why are you deleting my edits? I accept the first one might not have been informative enough, I thought the second one was good. Many other US issues talk about this exact topic, and having just read “back from the dead“ I was surprised the continuity issue wasn’t mentioned there. Happy to have your professional feedback. Thanks
[[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 13:59, 11 October 2022 (EDT)
:I removed it because it comes off as a personal fixation for you and not a real continuity error. Furthermore, it's not even the right story where Optimus Prime discovers Megatron's survival; Optimus mentally notes it in "[[Skin Deep]]", and the dialogue there is more than ambiguous enough to cover both continuities. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:36, 11 October 2022 (EDT)
::Personal?… Just trying to make sense of the story for me and for future readers. Skin deep comes after Back from the dead [[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 01:42, 12 October 2022 (EDT)

== Rifle's design ==

I honestly can't explain why I went for Energon Megatron over TR Galvatron. That one was my bad, sorry. [[User:ThatGuy79|ThatGuy79]] ([[User talk:ThatGuy79|talk]]) 14:03, 29 March 2023 (EDT)

== Is the wiki okay? ==
There's been a fair number of rapid reversions coupled with odd comments recently. Is there a beef that I'm not aware of? [[User:Banpei the Mini-Con|Banpei the Mini-Con]] ([[User talk:Banpei the Mini-Con|talk]]) 21:50, 26 April 2023 (EDT)

==So in regards to the info I added on Bisk's page==
Do you really think his and the Car Vehicon's alt modes don't look similar at all? If so, why? [[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 10:04, 26 April 2023 (TRT)

== Transformers: Generation 1 ==

Is issue four supposed to stay the same? -- [[User:Usfmm|Usfmm]] ([[User talk:Usfmm|talk]]) 22:45, 20 February 2024 (EST)
:[https://imgur.com/06HDdCs "Generation 1"]
:[https://imgur.com/JwYGd5i "Generation One"] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:48, 20 February 2024 (EST)

==Book of Cyber-Kells==
Could you please explain why you reverted my edits? I added the Simmons quote because it's the only place where the book is ever named. Also why did you remove the External links as they are also the only place we've had confirmation of the book cover. Also that quote on the other image I left alone because I thought it was policy that quotes for images were left to those who uploaded the images. Thanks. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 23:51, 21 March 2024 (EDT)
:Also, what's wrong with doing "prop stuff" if they're the only clear images of the item? We risk not having adequate documentation of in-universe objects when external sites get deleted/shutdown. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 23:57, 21 March 2024 (EDT)

== Prime Beast Creator ==

Sorry for messing with the Predacon names on the 'Beast Creator' page! I even missed the bit of the edit history where someone did the exact same thing and you had to do the work of reverting it. I would feel bad for just the once, but I can imagine two separate occasions would be really annoying. Again, I am genuinely sorry and I didn't mean to make such a mess of it. I'll stick it in my watchlist and keep an eye on it in case someone else tries to do the same thing. [[User:Spacebridge Technician|Spacebridge Technician]] ([[User talk:Spacebridge Technician|talk]]) 12:29, 28 March 2024 (EDT)
:Apologies aren't necessary, it's just wiki editing, but thank you regardless. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 12:31, 28 March 2024 (EDT)

== On Circular Reporting ==
As far as I can tell, people don't treat the idea of "Big Long Haul" as a redesign or a fun idea--they treat this as if he actually ''is'' supposed to be that big, and him being the same size as his teammates is a scaling error, similar to Blast Off or Groove. The wiki itself described him as such in its articles on scale, when it's actually not a scaling error; his size is actually about right. Media depicting him as such is going off the idea that it was a scaling error when it wasn't. Hell, even Long Haul's page caption describes that scene of him ramming Optimus as "correct" scale.[[User:MBG|MBG]] ([[User talk:MBG|talk]]) 14:30, 6 April 2024 (EDT)
:Then correct those incorrect claims of "scale". IDW1 making Long Haul bigger is artistic license, and CW Long Haul being bigger was needed for engineering that combination. This is not a consistent or coherent "circular reporting" thing. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:41, 6 April 2024 (EDT)

== Apology for my behavior ==
Hi I saw you deleted my comment about Animated Shockwave looking like Hal 9000 for it not being a refreence. I know I've made posts like it before where I've made connections like that and I realise it's not appropriate for the wiki and I promise not to do it again and I am truly sorry. Is it okay for me to remove the tag you put on my page about it? I Hope this doesn't bother you
[[User:StarGayCybertron|StarGayCybertron]] ([[User talk:StarGayCybertron|talk]]) 18:30, 20 April 2024 (BST)

== T-AI's talk page ==

So... what are we gonna do about that dead discussion, are we gonna let it there forever? Doesn't look like the best thing to do in my opinion... [[User:Astrum|Astrum]] ([[User talk:Astrum|talk]]) 17:39, 20 April 2024 (EDT)

== Transformers One Edits ==

Why did you revert my changes on the Transformers One page stating that it's connected to the rest of the live-action movie series? The director has made statements saying it is not. As stated here: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-optimus-prime-origin-story-chris-hemsworth-josh-cooley/ [[User:TFEarthConquest|TFEarthConquest]] ([[User talk:TFEarthConquest|talk]]) 14:10, 22 April 2024 (PST)
: Saix was right to undo it. Per [https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-director-confirms-new-movies-canon-status/ this] statement from the same site, Cooley responded to the question of "Is this movie a fresh start? Is it canon with the live-action Transformers movies? Or is this sort of its own thing?" with "Yes to all of the above". Lorenzo di Bonaventura has also [https://collider.com/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ claimed] that it's a live-action prequel. As of now, there's too much ambiguity around the question, so we're currently leaving it as part of the live action film series until the film comes out and we have the full context. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:10, 22 April 2024 (EDT)

== Siege Megaton’s back cannon ==

That image sat there for around 4 1/2 years, why remove it now? [[User:Brickmaster57|Brickmaster57]] ([[User talk:Brickmaster57|talk]]) 03:05, 30 April 2024 (EDT)
:I think the fact that you waited six months to complain about my edit kind of defeats your point. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:14, 30 April 2024 (EDT)

== Why are you constantly removing other people's contributions? ==

A lot of your edits are things like removing a bunch of images from pages, or removing specific notes. Like man, can you give a good reason as to why you do all that. [[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 16:48, 10 January 2025 (TRT)
:We have high quality standards for information and formatting here, and that's what I seek to maintain. We are not obligated to keep low-quality or irrelevant content. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:04, 10 January 2025 (EST)

== RE: Why are you linking to an archive? ==

In case the website hosting the interview goes down at some point in the future. [[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 17:12, 3 March 2025 (EST)

== I kinda-sorta need some advice ==

Lemme just clear things up: I made an account for this site a couple minutes ago and I decided I wanted to do my first edit on some page, and I landed on Sizzle (G2), by adding an image from the comic page from where he’s ducking from Sideswipe in the dream he had before he died (RIP). I soon noticed you took it off because it was a little too big (I noticed that myself), so I want some advice and want to know what I can help with, if there’s anything of course. Why you? I don’t really know, but you look experienced. This is MAYHEM4EVA btw, how did I sign my name again? It was the 4 squiggly lines, right? March 5, 2025, 5:25 PM

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==Galen Witwicky==
Interesting that you think she's an Earthling... --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 20:24, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
:Well, "Galen Witwicky", so I assumed. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:38, 17 March 2015 (EDT)
::I'm wagering that this involves a human/Nebulon interspecies relationship! --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:43, 17 March 2015 (EDT)

==E-Hobby Starscream==
You guys share links from seibertron but if I want to share it from deviantart, that's bad? I mean the user that published those pages in deviantart is E-Hobby's official user page.(I think).--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 11:36, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
:It's not e-Hobby that's putting those pages on DeviantArt. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 19 March 2015 (EDT)
::Hmm ok then, but still Seibertron is a fan site too, right?--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 12:16, 31 March 2015 (EDT)

==Joke about Legends Arcee==
If my joke offend you or simply not funny, sorry about that. I'm just joking about sexist tendencies of Japanese culture. In fact, most famous and badass woman transformer only doing cook and wipe Rattrap's ass in this comic.—[[User:MWM|MWM]] ([[User talk:MWM|talk]]) 11:01, 21 March 2015 (EDT)
:Don't worry, I'm not angry. I got what you meant with the joke, but it was still iffy, since it's hard for a reader to tell if it's serious or a criticism of the comic. I appreciate that you took the time to uploaded the image! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:12, 21 March 2015 (EDT)

== 3-D Diorama? ==
Say, where did you find these? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:30, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www.tf-base.ru/comics_manga.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 21:32, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Thanks![[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
::Ugh...they're all CBR files my computer can't access. Thanks for the link thought. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:50, 9 April 2015 (EDT)
:::They're just renamed rar files. Change the file extension to .rar and upzip them [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:39, 9 April 2015 (EDT)

== Magmatron ==

Thanks for the back up there. I THOUGHT I remembered it being the standard but didn't want to remove it without checking so I just cleaned up the grammar. Might possibly be put on the page for the toyline itself, but not sure if it is really worth noting.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 16:30, 28 April 2015 (EDT)

== About the Hero Mashers ==

So I guess while you were putting them where they would go, BotCon's official Andromeda's Facebook page went ahead and made it a seperate cluster from anything before. [https://www.facebook.com/permalink.php?story_fbid=1128571057169997&id=1099425733417863] [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 06:51, 10 May 2015 (EDT)

== Sequel series = splinter timelines? ==

Can you show me where this piece of information comes from? I have never heard of this idea before; doesn't it nullify the entire concept of continuities? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:10, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:I'm not saying I necessarily agree with this interpretation, but it doesn't nullify continuity. Series A happens, then series B happens as a sequel to A. A is definitely the past of B, but that doesn't mean B is the future of A. We have several instances of this happening, notably the Marvel G1 continuity. G2, A Distant Time & Place, Regeneration One, and Classics are all explicitly sequels to Marvel US G1, but are mutually incompatible. Hell, Beast Wars (the cartoon) was implicitly a sequel to both Marvel US G1 AND the Sunbow Cartoon. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:21, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::So then the U.S. ''Cybertron'' cartoon is not part of [[Aurex 802.23 Alpha]]? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:23, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
:::It is when it is. The events of the US cartoon are completely relevant -if not fundamental- to the rest of the events on this page. Universal streams are not completely separate timelines. They blend and weave into each other and flow from larger sources, like, you know, '''streams'''. A single cartoon can be part of multiple streams AND its own all at the same time. I swear, people just look at "OOH NUMBERS" and forget the accompanying text that gives context to the numbers, and trip over themselves to be soooooooo clever in splitting up shit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 13:33, 15 May 2015 (EDT)
::::Well said. And let's be wary of letting the tail wag the dog here. The primary source text should always be, well, primary. Or, in other words, which are you going to believe, your own eyes or something that was published in code in a source book (or in a Japanese Manga with a print run in the hundreds or the like.)--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 13:47, 15 May 2015 (EDT)

== Mandarin Names ==

Hello, thanks for adding information. However, please do change the spelling for Taiwanese Mandarin Name because the spelling in Taiwan is different from the Hanyu Pinyin in China. Thanks. :D --'''[[User:TX55|TX55]]'''''[[User talk:TX55|TALK]]'' 10:17, 24 May 2015 (EDT)

== Universal streams ==

Looks like we're both working on the same parts of the wiki at the same time. I'll take a break, I have homework anyway. Thanks for fixing up my code. I appreciate the help. (Even if I think you're wrong about Zarak.) --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 18:47, 26 June 2015 (EDT)

== List of characters whose dimensional classification is unknown ==

There's also [[Gaiacross]] and his components. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 15:07, 27 June 2015 (EDT)

== Shell Game characters ==

If this wiki now accepts that RID Optimus-redeco [[Defensor (OTFCC)|Defensor]] is [[Viron]], then is it alright to do the same to the other "[[Shell Game]]" universe characters? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 13:36, 29 July 2015 (EDT)

==Regeneration One==

Regeneration One is explicitly a sequel to Marvel G1 continuity and belongs sequentially after it in write-ups. That's how the stories are presented, that's how it was branded, that's how the creators want it, and that's how we've written it up. If you want to rearrange things, make a case on a relevant talk page.--[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 08:44, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:You're really imperious for somebody who just started editing two months ago. ("How the creators want it"? Do you have personal correspondence with Furman on wiki organization?) None of the pages you've reverted actually contain Marvel US G1, which Regeneration One is a sequel to. You are linking together fiction that has nothing to do with each other in regard to those characters. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:01, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::Sorry, I didn't realize that my tenure wasn't long enough to disagree with a six-month veteran like yourself. It's bizarre to not acknowledge that ReGeneration One and Marvel UK don't spring from the same tree and put leagues of fiction between them. And, if I'm "imperious," what are you? You're constantly changing around organizational elements with no discussion, based on whatever new scheme you've come up with. For someone whose been here well under a year, you certainly have strong opinions. I at least lurked for a long while to get the culture. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 15:03, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
:::There's a difference between disagreement and acting like the authority on wiki organization and article writeups because apparently you're the only one who lurked. "Organizational elements" have frequently changed based on users' whims; section reorganization isn't anything new and the last major one was done purely by two users without input from others. In regards to MUK and RG1, it's not the job of character pages to establish points of continuity that aren't relevant to the actual subject of the article. The various versions of Jhiaxus have absolutely nothing to do with each other and putting them under one "continuity" is a ridiculous pretense with no benefit. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:26, 11 August 2015 (EDT)
::::Separating RG1 (and Classics) into their own sections would be a major change to a large number of pages and there's been no discussion about it. If you want to do it, there should be talk first so everyone else knows what's going on. [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 21:28, 11 August 2015 (GMT)
::::: And I've asked about it on http://tfwiki.net/wiki/Transformers_Wiki_talk:Community_Portal#Reorganising_Regeneration_One to see what people think. If it's ayes, then it's off to the edits! [[User:Charles RB|Charles RB]] ([[User talk:Charles RB|talk]]) 23:15, 11 August 2015 (GMT)

==Characters with no confirmed universal origin==

Question... have we not specified [[Ramulus|Longhorn (Universe)]] and [[Sunstorm (Universe)]]? Just want to be sure I'm not missing something. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:26, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:No, I just forgot to update. Sorry! [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:27, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
::Thank you, your list is a handy reference.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 14:34, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Whilst this is being talked about, it's probably worth noting that RTS Strafe hasn't ''reeeaaaally'' had its universe confirmed - it was merged with G1 Strafe for some convoluted reason during the 'AOE Strafe is a counterpart of G1 Strafe' debacle and probably should've been unmerged after all that nonsense was undone. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 16:16, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
:I'm mostly fine with just assuming he's G1 based on context, but I'd send in a question if you want confirmation. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:30, 17 August 2015 (EDT)
Hey, Saix, should ''Universe'' 2003 [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen (unreleased)]] be on your list as well? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:21, 17 August 2015 (EDT)

== BW Metals manga ==

Do you still have the BW Metals manga scans? The links on the talk page are dead. --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 16:48, 13 September 2015 (EDT)
:[http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/0t4p8rcK/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/dWpVVb7v/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ZXqkMXea/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/ch91fgKi/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/M6MwWTaV/file.html], [http://www77.zippyshare.com/v/jCLxuohn/file.html] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:54, 14 September 2015 (EDT)

==Italics==
Hey, man, saw you unitalicizing [[Ask Vector Prime]]. I don't really care one way or the other, but I seem to see it italicized a lot. Is there a policy or system to this? --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:06, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
:AVP isn't a work or a franchise, so it doesn't get italicized. It's something like {{w|Dear Abby}}—a column. Chicago style of editing says columns don't get either quotation marks or italics. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:13, 24 September 2015 (EDT)
::That's fine for me going forward. There's a LOT of AVP where it's in italics though. If you're ever feeling like a quest, rooting them all out might be worth doing. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:15, 24 September 2015 (EDT)

==Gong==
Knock it off. It's fine the way it is now. Stop reverting each other. --[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] ([[User talk:Jimsorenson|talk]]) 12:43, 26 September 2015 (EDT)

You were right. I was wrong. Making all the Guardians and Renegades convinced me of that. I apologize to you for my childishness. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 13:01, 26 October 2015 (EDT)
:Not needed, but thank you nonetheless for the apology. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 15:30, 26 October 2015 (EDT)

== Stealth Bomber ==

I see that you put a redlink to [[Stealth Bomber]] on [[Stealth Saber]] and [[Victory Bomber]]'s pages. Did you intend that someone else would pick that redlink up to create a page for Stealth Bomber or did you think that Stealth Bomber didn't merit an individual page? I've wondered about such a thing as we have an individual page for RiD [[Dreadwing (RID)|Dreadwing]] but not for BWII [[Formation Scream]], G2 Megatron+Starscream, and G2 Dreadwing+Smokescreen. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 23:31, 27 October 2015 (EDT)
:I think it warrants a page, hence the link. I was just too lazy to make that page in particular. Formation Scream should also get its own page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 08:57, 28 October 2015 (EDT)

== Disagreements ==

I saw what you wrote on the Community Portal. I can't speak for others but, though we often disagree, I do value your input and perspective. Also, it makes the times we do agree that much more meaningful. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 16:58, 2 November 2015 (EST)
:Speaking of, there's a contentious GoBots issue on Community Portal, should screen captures be included for character pages or not. I would be interested to hear you weigh in. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 09:07, 3 November 2015 (EST)

== Devisiun ==
I understand you may not like the speculative tone, but was it really necessary to also delete the plausible explanation that the secondary star may be encased in a [[wikipedia:dyson sphere|Dyson sphere]]? After all, the text clearly refer to a double star and one of the celestial body represented seems to produce a lot of light. (Besides having spot the same color than the "single" star of said same picture.) Damn... I was only trying to be thorough and objective. How could I contact Scott online so that the answer would be considered by this wiki? -- [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 06:11, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:I'm not Saix, but to quote the [[Help:Contents|wiki's main help page]]: "Speculation to fill gaps should be minimized, and preferably eliminated entirely." It's fine to note the inconsistency, but an extended account of possible explanations is unnecessary. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 06:46, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:Understood. Thanks, I'll sleep better now. But I'm still going to run a Tranformers RPG campaign and feel that this question may deserve an answer. So the second part of my inquiry remains. Since I will try to ask, where and how such a thing should be done so that the information could validly be forwarded on this wiki? [[User:Xunk16|Xunk16]] ([[User talk:Xunk16|talk]]) 07:04, 16 December 2015 (EST)
::Scott has Twitter and Tumblr accounts you can engage her on. But, honestly? You're looking for complexity where there isn't any. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 16 December 2015 (EST)
:::I have to agree. Most casual sci-fi fans don't know what Dyson spheres are, and the concept has never featured in ''Transformers'', as far as I'm aware. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 09:15, 16 December 2015 (EST)

== Your JG1 timeline list ==

Hey, that list on your user page is awesome and really helpful. Though, the Prime AM-28 Leo Prime bio also contains some JG1 info, set post-BWN before he jumps over to Uniend (or over to Gargent, then Nexus, then finally Uniend, as claimed by AVP, but I digress). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 13:36, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:Thanks for the reminder. I mostly constructed it so I would have something to check when organizating fiction sections. Let me know if I'm missing anything else. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:31, 18 December 2015 (EST)
::Will do. EDIT: Tale of the Pretenders is missing. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:53, 18 December 2015 (EST)
:The G1 GoBots thing might or might not come before Car Robots in a present day sense as the Spychangers came from the future anyway, so the GoBots bio would simply have to come before whatever point in time the Spychangers traveled back in time from. Though, given how things like Binaltech, RobotMasters, and Kiss Players all take place in the timeline at points contemporary to their releases in the real world, perhaps the G1 GoBots bio does as well, taking place somewhere in 2004 (in hindsight, I wish I had asked Sakamoto about this).
:On a different note, the bios for e-HOBBY New Years Lambor and Alert are missing, which should probably go after G-2 but before the two post-G-2 e-HOBBY manga. Also the bio for Magnificus and Ga'mede and the bio for Generations Magnificus, the latter of which would go prior to Badlands, while the former... somewhere years earlier (not sure where, though). And the bios for e-HOBBY Crosscut and Road Rage, which would most likely go after the Super Spychangers but before Binaltech. Any other missing e-HOBBY bios can be found [http://www.e-hobbymagazine.com/category/english/museun_en here] (barring those that lack links, that is). --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:19, 22 April 2016 (EDT)

== Italics in establishment names ==

From what I've researched, I have to agree that establishment names aren't capitalized. However, that's how [[The Blue Deployer]] is rendered in the ''TransTech'' text stories. Think that's worth noting under "Errors"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:16, 19 December 2015 (EST)
:I guess. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:17, 19 December 2015 (EST)

== Just to avoid any edit wars over pastel horses... ==
I understand that the captions are about humor over anything else, but maybe the caption should at least be a ''little'' less confrontational in tone? I'm not against humor in the article itself, but that opening caption's not exactly ''good'' humor. It's more mean-spirited than simple jokeyness that this wiki thrives upon; so I decided that a joke about Bumblebee's kid-appeal nature (and thus perceptiveness to what's popular with kids) would be a bit less potentially divisive overall, and less likely to appear mean-spirited.

I expect that sort of tone in the articles for stuff like B.O.T, The Beast or Kiss Players, the really awful, terrible stuff we ''have'' to rip into pieces because of how bad they are, not an article on My Little Pony. It's kind of like opening, say, a Soundwave article by poking fun at his speech with a disabled joke in his first image caption because of his speech pattern; it's ''easy'' and can get a few laughs, but overall it's just not worth it because not everyone will find such jokes to be really funny. And above all else, I'd like to think that we as a community are above those sorts of cheap jokes just for a few laughs.

Not trying to come off as indignant here, honest. I'm just wondering if maybe the caption joke isn't really good in any capacity. And if a caption isn't funny, then really, we shouldn't defend it just because of longevity. We obviously need the funny to stay, but to ignore potentially valid points just for the sake of a joke seems...well, kind of odd for this Wiki. We're jokey, but nowhere unappropriate have I seen the wiki's captions actually being ''that'' harsh towards a subject.

It's also a jarring shift in tone to go from "Only the dead can know peace from this evil" as an opening caption to "Don't go looking for the Tooth Fairy without it!" as the next caption down the page. They're both aiming for humor, but one's more "Ha-ha look at this silly situation!" and the other is more "Ha-ha let's make a "ponies are evil" joke because it's teh funnies!".

Again, not wanting to look entitled; but I'm curious about why the edit was reverted so quickly. [[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 00:48, 27 December 2015 (EST)

== SPOILERS ==

Please remember to use the Spoiler warning template when adding new material. I just stumbled across information you added to [[Lio Convoy]] about [[Sunrise]] before I had a chance to read it. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 08:56, 8 January 2016 (EST)
:I apologize. I'll try to remember not to do that again. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:08, 8 January 2016 (EST)

== Moving images ==

Sorry about that. I thought it was a more efficient use of space to align the tops of the images with the headers. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:55, 12 January 2016 (EST)

==About Grimlock==
They're both from Viron universes, and both technically part of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 franchise)|2001 Robots in Disguise]] continuity.
Someone could be all like, "Wait, I though RID's Grimlock was a big green backhoe. Who's this Dinosaur?"
Imagine if there were two Optimus Primes in one continuity, even if they looked completely different, would it not be within reason to distinct the two from one another?{{unsigned|PsychoShark}}
:Your hypothetical is ridiculous. Explain to me the process in which this situation would arise. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:01, 25 January 2016 (EST)
:Plus the disambig link at the top already exists. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:05, 25 January 2016 (EST)

While going through my talk page, I noticed that PsychoShark mentioned that the [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Grimlock_(Dinobots)&diff=next&oldid=1048629 note] he added to [[Grimlock (Dinobots)]] was based on a similar note from [[Slapper (Dinobots)]]. Seeing as how we've deemed the other one unnecessary, I thought you might want to remove the one on Slapper's page. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 07:44, 7 February 2016 (EST)

== Universal origins list ==

If it's of interest to you for your user page list, I've seen that [[Nitpick]], [[Comet]], [[Beamer (G1)|Beamer]], [[NightViper]], [[Kickstart]], [[Heavyfoot]], [[Ironclad]], [[Fastbreak]], [[Aston]], [[Miss-Q]], "[[Kamen Rider Amazon]]", [[Time Limit]], [[Clutch (GoBots)|Clutch]], and [[Warpath (GoBots)|Warpath]] all have indeterminate cluster origin, albeit that they're all intentionally ambiguous and/or their origins are unlikely to ever be revisited. [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 22:57, 27 January 2016 (EST)

== eptitle ==

With screencaps for episodes whose titles have been disambiguated, you can use the "eptitle" parameter to set the text of the link different from the actual link. For example, with [[Volcano (episode)]] from RID, you would put

'''<nowiki>{{RID2001cap|description.|Volcano (episode)|</nowiki>1|eptitle=Volcano}}'''.

Then, the link will show up like this:
[[Volcano (episode)|Volcano]]

Nice work on all that cleanup, by the way. Cheers! -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 20:33, 1 March 2016 (EST)

== Dinosaurs ==

Okay, examples to try and clarify:
*火星 means "Mars". The kanji, treated separately, are literally rendered as "Fire Planet", but still plainly mean "Mars". It's not just being used to "refer" to Mars, it's straight up the name the Japanese give to the celestial body the English call "Mars".
*固定電話 means "Landline Phone". The kanji, treated separately, render as "Hard-determined Electricity-talker".

As demonstrated in the dictionary entries I posted, Japanese dictionaries ''dont'' give readers the symbolic runaround that the Dinoforce pages were using -- they simply treat "Gairyuu" as the word for an Ankylosaurus. I suppose I may be being somewhat oversensitive, but choosing to render Japanese words in a symbolic breakdown like that, contrary to how it's intended to be interpreted, feels a lot like refusing to acknowledge that it even ''has'' words for these concepts, and feels kind of Tarzanesque? I don't feel it's removing information, since to a Japanese speaker, Gairyuu doesn't ''mean'' "Armored Dragon" -- it means Ankylosaurus, just like to an English speaker (or Greek, if you want), Ankylosaurus doesn't "fused lizard", it means a type of dinosaur with an armored back and club tail --fused lizard is just the root of the name.

In addition, while many Japanese names for Dinosaur use "ryuu" in a similar manner to how English uses "saur", "ryuu" itself does not mean dinosaur, nor are dinosaur called "ryuu" -- as with English, they are instead called "恐竜", or "Ferocious dragon". I mean, "-saur" would be a workable translation of "ryuu", no complaints, but as in English "saur" is used to refer to more than just dinosaurs (e.g. Pterosaurs, Plesiosaurs, etc.) And in fact, Pterosaurs and Plesiosaurs include 竜 in their Japanese rendering.

I definitely see the value in retaining the kanji meanings here, especially if that's a thing we're going to be doing with characters like Triceradon, too. But I think we should make it clear that those are the ''root'' of the names, rather than treating the Japanese names as if they don't have specific direct meanings that a Japanese speaker would recognize.[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 01:11, 2 March 2016 (EST)

== Image of Comet ==

I see that you have uploaded good quality images from almost every Club story PDF. Is there any reason you haven't got the one of dead [[Comet]] in "[[Withered Hope]]"? [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 16:58, 15 March 2016 (EDT)

==Other Decepticons==
Why can't you just leave that link in, it works perfectly well, and dont forget they also are alchemor inmates. I dont see the problem with just having that there. - Junkheap117
:Stop fucking obsessing over this. They are not actual characters, and your overall antics are exhausting my patience. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:57, 21 March 2016 (EDT)

== Blackarachnia talk page ==

I understand talk pages are not chat rooms. The reason I posted that was because the article itself seems to question why the chest is transparent, so I thought that might explain it. I didn't just go and edit the page because I knew it would be undone. [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 21:03, 10 April 2016 (EDT)

== Being last seen ==

Here's my take, for what it's worth. A ''good'' write-up is not a list of things that happened one after the other. A good write-up is a story unto itself. It is the story of that character, and it should read as "complete". And when the cartoon or comic adventures of that character stops abruptly - when a character's final appearance is as a face in a crowd and they receive no personal "finale" - then it's the job of the write-up to note that they "were last seen"/"last appeared"/"made their final recorded appearance", etc, to bring that write-up's "story" to its end, instead of, essentially, just stopping in what reads as mid-story. The complete BWII write-up of the Autorollers just stops mid-story. It does not read as complete. At best, a reader's reaction is "Oh, huh, I guess that's it, then," instead of knowing that they are reading an end - but really, an less-informed reader has no reason to assume there isn't more just because there's isn't a stub saying so. We don't always have stubs! There shouldn't be any expectation on the reader to know that storylinked title is the final episode, if it even is. The write-up needs to say this is "the end" for that character. Yes, they return for a cameo in BWN, but that's a separate header. The were "last seen" during the battle on Gaea in that moment. It's no more "out of universe" than describing art or writing errors as "anomalous accounts" or "erroneous reports" is. I'm not getting into an edit war or even fighting to make this change; I'm just saying, it's pretty standard "handbook" write-up terminology, how I write mine, and how I will continue to write them. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] ([[User talk:Chris McFeely|talk]]) 17:05, 25 April 2016 (EDT)

== Hey ==

Here's some more BotCon Diamond bios: http://postimg.org/gallery/7wuis1oc/27b9edf7/ [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 13:15, 1 June 2016 (EDT)
:Cool, thanks. I'll have a look when I get home. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:37, 1 June 2016 (EDT)

== Can you identify anyone else? ==

So regarding the new in-development Transformers Online, I stumbled across a trailer of some characters and skills in action. Right now, I can only make out Jazz, Bumblebee, and probably Swindle. Can you tell if the rest of the transformers in this video resemble any other character? Thanks! --[[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 19:01, 2 August 2016 (EDT)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5qFTeBn-BS8

== Dinobot (RID) article ==

the dinobot were reference in prime season 3 were they not? RID 2015 is the sequel to prime is it not. so why are not adding prime to that page. Yes they were only reference. but still though wouldn't it make more sense for that cartoon in that dinobot section. i mean are more a sequel to the game when you stop to think about it. Also there is no evidence supporting the fact were referring to the fall of cybertron version of the dinobots.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 04:29, 12 August 2016 (EDT)
:At the time that Miko and Bulkhead made that reference, the RID Dinobot subspecies didn't even exist yet. There was no way that the Prime cartoon was referencing something that never existed at the time that it made the reference. The FOC Dinobots, however, did exist, and were part of an active attempt to better unify the Aligned media between the games, the tie-in comics, and the Prime cartoon. Miko's and Bulkhead's Dinobots reference only makes sense in regards to the FOC Dinobots since they were only Aligned Dinobots that existed at the time the reference was made. What you're asking is for us to declare Miko's and Bulkhead's reference as having been retconned into referring to a subspecies that would not come into existence until later on, yet there has been no official media that has made such a retcon. We as fans have ZERO authority on such matters and are not going to start declaring our own unofficial retcons for virtually no other reason than "because we want to", as you seem to want us to do. Besides, Bulkhead's referring to Dinobots as something "Totally different" from how the Predacons were like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species makes no sense in regards to the RID Dinobots, since the RID Dinobots for all intents and purposes do very much seem to be like a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species while the FOC Dinobots were an artificially-created subgroup that very much does make them totally different from a natural Cybertronian dinosaur species. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 11:19, 12 August 2016 (EDT)

== [[Roboid]] [[Nook]] ==

Isn't it generally TFWiki's practice to ''point out'' Easter eggs, homages, and the like? --[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 05:10, 3 September 2016 (EDT)

== Regarding TFO edits ==

Saix, I know there is currently no official parameter and that it's not within the wiki's obligation to decide upon an arbitrary translation, but some of the transliterations, even by Chinese (BOTH Taiwanese and Mainland Chinese) standards, are just flat out nonsensical and frivolous. I hope you understand that there are multiple ways (via synonyms) to translate the hanzi, and I can speak from experience behind the screen as a bilingual Mandarin-English speaker, and as a professor's teaching assistant in Elementary Chinese irl. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 10:50, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:By transliteration, I assume you actually mean translation? I realize there is leeway in translation to convey the same idea in a different language, but some of your translations were still questionable and played too loose with the meaning of the hanzi, in my opinion. Take 命运之殇 in particular—I don't understand how you derived "war" out of it, unless you were going by Google translate, when it's a straightforward name based on the certain death it supposedly doles out (as opposed to "Destiny's War", which means absolutely nothing). Or how you got "Laser Wrench" from F型扳手. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:16, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
I didn't use Google Translate. I consulted with native speaking relatives and peers and utilized Systransoft.com as well as MDBG, which I find for both to be more adequate. Bluestreak's sniper rifle, from the hanzi I recognize, can have synonymous possibilities. Certainly, "Destiny" can be interchanged with "Fate", altho I will admit, the second half of the title can be considered as: "war casualty" or "death" in general. For the second example, there's clearly no resemblance to an actual F-Type Wrench whatsoever, so I find even calling that weapon an "F-Type" in practicality to be redundant. (I've been a workshop assistant for a good year or so, so I've been familiar enough with tools in the shed.) If anything, Wheeljack's Melee weapon is identified as a Pipe Wrench, so shame on Tencent for the misleading name. [[User:The Seeker|The Seeker]] ([[User talk:The Seeker|talk]]) 15:19, 14 September 2016 (EDT)
:A wiki is not the place for creative "translations" that basically are localizations. If the name is literally "F-type Wrench", then it's F-type Wrench, regardless of how much you think it makes sense. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:39, 14 September 2016 (EDT)

== Deluge ==

first of all, i know the story has deluge as both, but in most universe, he's and his decepticon counterpart are there own individual. i was trying to make that clear to the people reading that story, but you thought i was too stupid to realize that, i mean yes the blackout thing was stupid on my part. but seriously you could have easily edited it to say that this Deluge is a amalgam of both version.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 21:29, 28 December 2016 (EST)

== Missed the joke ==
While I appreciate the effort to correct errors on the page bearing my name ([[Mark Baker-Wright]]), it should be noted that the word "misspelled" was misspelled (as "mispelled") on purpose....--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] ([[User talk:G.B. Blackrock|talk]]) 18:21, 13 January 2017 (EST) (sorry to get to this so late. I actually don't go around looking at my own page that often)
:Ah, I was using an automated tool that does automatic corrections and wasn't really reading that closely. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:05, 13 January 2017 (EST)

==Model Numbers==
hey, i saw that you undid some of my edits for adding model numbers back into these wiki pages (apologies if i did it wrong!) - but how can we get these reinstated? that information is very useful, and should be on each of the main collection pages...

== Godbomber revision? ==

Why was my info deleted on the godbomber page? - [[User:Asda|Asda]] ([[User talk:Asda|talk]]) 11:28, 28 September 2017 (EDT)

== Don't revert my notes man ==

It's not needless my friend, it's just extra information that many Transformers fans I know would be happy to find on here. Please don't revert people's notes, even if you feel that it's "needless". If anything, I'm '''adding''' notes, not pruning them. Smh.
: Please stop adding notes. They're not good notes. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 23:57, 1 January 2018 (EST)
::"Pruning" was what I was doing, and we are not obligated to store every passing thought you have. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 00:05, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== Run For Our Lives ==

Like you, my first instinct when I created the article was to use lower case for "for", as is grammatically correct, but the official title actually leaves it capitalized (see [https://www.go90.com/videos/37rr2B0WBM6 here]). By comparison, other TR episode titles that have conjunctions or articles choose to use lower case as normal ("Aftermath and Rebirth", "At the Last Second", etc.), so the capitalization of For stands out by comparison. Thus, technically, the title was more accurate as it was. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 12:35, 2 January 2018 (EST)
:I don't consider websites to be particularly authoritative in capitalization, especially when the actual "official title" in the episode itself is "RUN FOR OUR LIVES". People rarely remember every rule about how to capitalize titles, and we don't need to drive ourselves crazy accounting for every mistake some website has in rendering them. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:48, 2 January 2018 (EST)

== SG Fistfight, Insecticons ==

Why did you remove the note about SG Fistfight's deco? Do you dispute that it's true, that it's verifiable, or that it's noteworthy?

It's true that he's orange and black, as verified by [[Transhuman]]. As for it being noteworthy, ''This character has no official visual representation whatsoever... yet, at least'', so shouldn't we at least mention what we know about his physical appearance?

As for his sharing Tyrannitron's deco, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were Action Master partners of opposing factions, just like Skyfall and Banzai-Tron were Action Masters of opposing factions (so SG Skyfall got G1 Banzai-Tron's deco), the Technobots and Terrorcons were combiners of opposing factions (so the SG teams swapped decos), etc. Moreover, G1 Fistfight and Tyrannitron were partnered with Shockwave and a Dinobot, respectively, further emphasizing a rivalry for SG to flip around.

If you look at almost any SG character's article, we typically note what inspired or seems to have inspired that character's deco, even if it is unconfirmed.

Speaking of unconfirmed, why does everyone insist that ''Generation 1 Zaptrap was officially repurposed as Shattered Glass Shrapnel'' if his only appearance colors him like someone else? i'd appreciate your comments [[File_talk:Insecticons_SG.jpg|here]], please.

--[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 04:50, 14 January 2018 (EST)

== Crossformers/Pretenders ==

I get that Japan never identified the Crossformers (or the Dinoforce) as Pretenders, but the TransTech story "Gone Too Far" does refer to Black Shadow as both a Crossformer and a Pretender, with Hubcap referring to him as "some kind of ''Pretender''!", Jackpot asking "Who ever heard of a Pretender with a ''robotic'' shell? I hate this universe!", and the narration reading "He had hoped that the Pretender’s focus would be split between controlling both the shell and his own body." Granted, all three of these could arguably be just from the perspective of those two Autobots, using a term that's familiar to them to refer to a kind of Transformer they've never encountered before, but I figured it was at least worth pointing out. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 17:04, 19 January 2018 (EST)

== Hi! Cylas here. ==

Are you just following me and undoing my (admittedly) "sub-par" edits? Also, if/when you do, could you give a reason? And your comments sometimes hurt my feelings. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User Talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 6:54 PM (MST)

And for your information, Aligned is, according to this wiki, a continuity family. It doesn't have an official name, but go to the family's [[Aligned continuity family|page]] and see for yourself everything that it encompasses. The Covenant of Primus and the Novels and Prime and Robots in Disguise and Rescue Bots and War for Cybertron and Fall of Cybertron. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:11, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
*Edit: I should have actually read the article before I wrote that comment. Yes, the Aligned family has some inconsistencies. Yes, it can be interpreted as several similar universes that don't necessarily line up. But Aligned is still a continuity family, and the inconsistencies are worth noting.
**Edit to the edit: Forgot to sign. [[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 00:19, 6 April 2018 (EDT)
:Okay Saix. I can handle the Novel trilogy as not being in the same universe as Prime. But RID is a ''direct sequel'' to Prime. Okay, maybe my thing with Thunderhoof wasn't good. But that doesn't change the fact that Prime and RID are in the same universe. -[[User:Cylasbreakdown|Cylasbreakdown]] ([[User talk:Cylasbreakdown|talk]]) 18:35, 9 May 2018 (EDT)

== Stop undoing my edits ==

You are just removing everything I post at this point, most of them without even stating why. Stop it. This isn't your website. I have just as much right to contribute as you. And I'm allowed to make jokes: rule 1 of this wiki: the funny stays. If you keep doing this, I'm taking it to the moderators.
* Edit: Leave my posts alone. Anything you delete, I'm just going to put back. I've had enough of you trying to bully me off this site. And from the look of this page I'm not the only one.

== Legends chapter 53 ==

I think that the in the top right panel of page 2, the guys protecting Dinobot, Tigatron, and Cheetor are ''Device Label'' Grimlock, ''Prime'' Arcee, and ''Disney Label'' Mickey Mouse. Also Maybe Diabattles with Rhinox? Also possibly Cybertron Optimus in supermode sticking his feet in right above Windblade. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:19, 9 August 2018 (EDT)

== Chinese names ==
Hello,I'm user IDWchromedome.These Chinese names(okay,most) really come from hasbro officials,I admit a few are not,I will be careful later.I have a Chinese Dreamwave Illustrations book.This book is officially licensed by Hasbro,most are written according to that book.and I'm Chinese.As you can see,My English level is very bad,So I don't know you can understand what I'm saying.I hope you can understand,if I offended you,I'm sorry.

== M'Ress ==

I'd just like to take this moment to explicitly thank you for [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=M%27Ress&diff=1288196&oldid=1288175 fixing] my glaring omission from M'Ress's introduction. I don't know how such a mistake escaped my notice. --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] ([[User talk:Andrusi|talk]]) 10:10, 27 September 2018 (EDT)

== Could you move all the info for Cyberverse McDonalds to G1 ==

I didn't know the McDonalds toys were G1 not Cyberverse. Could you move all those McDonalds entries from the Cyberverse pages to G1 pages then? Be sure to edit any pictures and the fast food promotion and McDonalds page as well. Or you can just wait until later where I'll probably do it, I dunno. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 22:41, 13 October 2018 (EDT)

== Why remove the new section in Twelve-of-Twelve? ==

Just wondering why you'd change it. In character synopsis articles we usually break up the character's history into smaller sections. In this case, literal millions of years have passed between the Lost Light's adventures in the Functionist universe and the arrival of Council-controlled Primus in the main universe. If anything necessitates the addition of a new section, it's this. Is the article just not long enough to be split up? Or is there some other reason?

Also, I'd like to bring your attention to my questions on the [[Talk:Functionist Council|Functionist Council talk page]]. Is it okay to copy-paste that same paragraph in the other members' articles? [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 13:54, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
:Because we don't "usually" do that; only in long IDW subartciles, which Twelve isn't. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:08, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
::Okay, that's what I thought. What about my second question? [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 14:48, 17 October 2018 (EDT)
==Why did you change the acid storm (Cyberverse) page==
the discussion agree that till thing are sorted out we try gender-neutral pronoun (Like what Simon Furman did). yes there was the episode but that could have been a script error.--[[User:Projectus|Projectus]] ([[User talk:Projectus|talk]]) 17:26, 29 October 2018 (EDT)

== Legal drinking age ==

Nope. Wyoming did not raise its drinking age until 1 July 1988 while Louisiana had raised its but had enacted a loophole that basically left the age at 18. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 07:59, 23 April 2019 (EDT)

== BW Megatron edits ==

Hi, I'd just like to apologize for overfixating on sneaking in complaints about Masterpiece Megatron's Japanese voicebox. I made the mistake of thinking that the wiki's informal tone gives people leave to treat it like a TV Tropes YMMV page, and I based most of those edits on YouTube comments that I saw that affirmed my own opinion at the time (that is, that the Japanese voice box drives the price up merely to affirm that the toy represents a wackier and less threatening version of the character that is absolutely not my literal David Kaye-voiced husbando).

I should absolutely find other things to edit, to focus on useful information (such as poseability, objective comparisons between figures, etc.) rather than using the wiki to vent my salt boner. (As for my previous opinion, I'm starting to realize that Chiba's voice clips probably didn't inflate Megs' price ''that'' much, since MP Dinobot comes with no sound gimmick and is nearly as expensive.) --[[User:Samus Aran|Samus Aran]] ([[User talk:Samus Aran|talk]]) 00:36, 23 May 2019 (EDT)

== RBA and Prime Hot Shot ==

Hey, OK sorry if I made that change, but the new Hot Shot is small and young (maybe one of the cybertronians born after the core's rebirth. So, please, he's obviously a separate character from Prime Hot Shot.
[[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]) 17:57, 03 June 2019
: He's not for our categorization purposes. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 08:22, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::Oh really? Aren't also Grimlock, Sideswipe and Whirl for your categorization purposes? [[User:RoboWarriorPrime|RoboWarriorPrime]] ([[User talk:RoboWarriorPrime|talk]]) 08:42, 04 June 2019
:::We have official material that states those three are entirely different characters from the ones that appeared in WFC/Prime. Just think of Hot Shot's Prime design as a different "version" of the same character, like G1 Megatron in the comics versus G1 Megatron in the cartoon. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 09:28, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
::::I agree with RoboWarrior. Hot Shot and Whirl are almost identical situations of pre-existing veteran Wreckers being distinct from new recruits in Rescue Bots Academy. And the original decisions to split Grimlock, Sideswipe, and Kickback were not based on word from "official material". Not sure where you got that from. --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 09:38, 4 June 2019 (EDT)
Please hash it out on [[Talk:Hot Shot (Prime)]]. My issue was that somebody came out of nowhere and split a page. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:52, 4 June 2019 (EDT)

== Transmutate (character) to Transmutate (G1) ==

Thanks for catching that one. Given how rarely non-characters have franchise tag disambiguations as opposed to "story", "episode", "polity", etc., I felt that we were more likely doing a disservice to our users by insisting on not giving Paddles the (G1) disambig. I hadn't even noticed that the same situation applied to Transmutate. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 11:47, 13 September 2019 (EDT)

==Transformers references==

I was looking for someone to ask: when is something a reference, then? I was operating under the impression that something like, say, ''Cyberverse'' Shockwave threatens to take over the Decepticons when nearly every cartoon version of the character has been a staunch loyalist (except for ''Energon'' Shockblast) would be surprising to people who don't know about the character's comic history.

== Solid Snake and Simon Belmont ==

I was going to add a note about Snake and Simon ending up in another fighting game together, but stopped after seeing the edit history. You stated that "Now that it's not a unique thing, it's not worth noting." To my understanding, they're the only two characters who have articles on this wiki that ended up in ''Smash Bros.'', especially since they both ended up in the same game. What is it about this that makes it not unique or unnoteworthy as trivia? I'm not necessarily against the decision, but am curious about the reason. --[[User:King Starscream|King Starscream]] ([[User talk:King Starscream|talk]]) 16:01, 8 October 2019 (EDT)
:[[Ryu]], [[Ken Masters|Ken]] and [[Inkling]] are playable in Smash too. And [[Bomberman]] is an assist trophy. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 16:09, 8 October 2019 (EDT)
::That and it's not really a trivia point relevant to ''Transformers''. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:44, 8 October 2019 (EDT)

== Super Megatron notes ==

Stuck on mobile right now, so I cant really do it myself, but, several notes:

1. I think the "native humanoids" are younger versions of White Leo and White Lune

2. The "Omega Sentinel"'s details match up more with Titans Return Astrotrain more than Energon Omega's mold [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:32, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
:Thanks for catching the Astrotrain thing. I'm waiting till the comic confirms that the cat people are Beastformers, because the details don't match up just yet. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:00, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
::One more thing; should the Frenzy/Rumble mold just go on Frenzy's page, seeing as it's almost certainly not JG1 Frenzy, and that he's based more on the toy than the animation model? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 16:15, 8 April 2020 (EDT)
:::I approached it from the Japanese perspective, so I just put him on the page with blue cartoon guy, but I suppose it doesn't really matter where. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:26, 8 April 2020 (EDT)

== About official Chinese release ==

Excuse me. 黑狗队/HēiGǒuDuì was a translated Chinese name and in an official Chinese release of the comic. So...can it be added?

== Why shouldn’t I blank out the talk page on my own profile? ==

The entire thing was nothing but condescension from jerks. I took their points to heart a long time ago, and I was tired of looking at them. {{unsigned|Phil Bond}} 02:25, 1 September 2020 (EDT)
:It's [[Transformers Wiki:User page#User page etiquette|against site policy]]. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 03:12, 1 September 2020 (EDT)

== Kudos on the cleanup ==

You da Cybertronian on the BWII cleanup! --[[User:Lonegamer78|Lonegamer78]] ([[User talk:Lonegamer78|talk]]) 17:44, 11 September 2020 (EDT)

== New jokes, not edited ones. ==

Just for the record, I didn't edit an existing joke. I edited my OWN joke that was new to begin with. There was nothing there to begin with.
In fact, I'd say Mirage's page was shockingly absent of captions for such an iconic, long-standing character really. [[User:MirageX|MirageX]] ([[User talk:MirageX|talk]]) 18:31, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
:Check the message. It says not to add more jokes if you haven't already been contributing actual content to the wiki. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:42, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
Check Mirage's page now. I've written up a partial stub of his WFC Siege storyline. I intend to finish it once I watch the rest of the episodes tonight, possibly tomorrow. It's not the easiest thing to watch, but I'll do it if it means contributing so I'm not chastised for adding missing captions. [[User:MirageX|MirageX]] ([[User talk:MirageX|talk]]) 19:50, 22 October 2020 (EDT)
:Look, are you making contributions because you want to actually improve the wiki, or are you only doing it so you have an excuse to add captions? Because like was said on your talk page, the site is meant to be informative first and funny second. If the real reason you're here is just so you can add jokes, you're probably better off going elsewhere. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 20:28, 22 October 2020 (EDT)

== A request ==

Hey, would you be able to help me out in figuring out what the Japanese names of the Great Transformation are? When Optimus mentions it in Episode 26's Japanese dub, I can hear him say 素晴らしい変化 (''subarashī henka''), which makes sense. But in Episode 1's Japanese dub, I can't tell exactly what the Oracle is saying due to its voice being so echo-y. I can hear the second part of the name as トランスフォーム (''toransufōmu''), but I can't quite make out what the first part is. [https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm2216607 Here's a video] containing the scene in question, with the specific line of dialogue being around the 5:25 mark. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 09:41, 26 October 2020 (EDT)
:I am not good at listening to spoken Japanese, so I'm not of much help. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 13:43, 26 October 2020 (EDT)
::Thanks anyway. --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 14:32, 26 October 2020 (EDT)

== Can you please tell me the source? ==

I could not find the source that [[Bonecrusher (BW)|Bone Crusher]] was sold under the name Bone Crush (ボーンクラッシュ) when it was imported to Japan.
Can you please tell me the source?
--[[User:CATBBA|CATBBA]] ([[User talk:CATBBA|talk]]) 14:05, 4 December 2020 (EST)
:[https://twitter.com/syncson/status/1200028057051910146 This tweet] has an advertisement that lists the names. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:09, 4 December 2020 (EST)
::Thank you. However, this is not an official product list, but an advertisement created by the dealers themselves. It may not be the official name.　It seems to me that the names were deliberately changed or misspelled to reduce the number of characters, especially with respect to the Bone Crusher. Also, I don't know what the standard is for names in the Beast Wars Universe or Transformers Generations to be no good and for names in the Beast Wars Perfect Book to be okay.--[[User:CATBBA|CATBBA]] ([[User talk:CATBBA|talk]]) 14:39, 4 December 2020 (EST)
:::I can't find pictures of the Takara stickers for Bonecrush/Bonecrusher, so this is the best we have to go on. In regards to Perfect Book, the difference is that it is placing the characters in a Japanese context and giving us original fictional details as opposed to Beast Wars Universe and Beast Generations, which are just describing Hasbro product. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:31, 4 December 2020 (EST)
::::Although it seems Perfect Book is also just describing Hasbro product, the different names given to the McDonald's toys are worth noting. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 19:08, 4 December 2020 (EST)

== reason for revert? ==

i addressed the errors on the Lightspeed and Nosecone disambiguation pages, and explained them in my [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Lightspeed_%28disambiguation%29&diff=1471508&oldid=1471462 edit] [https://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/index.php?title=Nosecone_%28disambiguation%29&diff=1471507&oldid=1471463 summaries.] Why did you revert to the incorrect versions?

[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 00:11, 26 December 2020 (EST)

== Fixing links ==

While I appreciate your efforts changing links, I just put in requests for Teletraan-X to do it. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 23:40, 4 January 2021 (EST)

== United EX names ==

There's a couple of guys who don't have their United EX names in Katakana: I think Detritus, Roadblock, Grindcore, Gravedigger, and Clouder are all the ones that need it. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:02, 10 January 2021 (EST)
: (Also, Von Rani and Krieger need their names from Binaltech). [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:06, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::Added. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 18:30, 10 January 2021 (EST)
::: Thanks. Also, for whatever reason, RID 15 Sideswipe is missing his Japanese name. I assume it's Sideswipe still, but just in case. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 18:34, 10 January 2021 (EST)
:::: Got another group: the guys who get named in Solar Requiem. Presumably, it's those who get named in English as well. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 08:50, 14 January 2021 (EST)

A couple of the Siege/Earthrise guys (Trip-Up and Daddy-O, at least) need their Japanese names added in. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 14:26, 22 January 2021 (EST)

== Is your name a reference to... ==

:...[[Backstop_(Cybertron)#Notes|Saidos]] / [[Rhinox|Rhino X]]?
:...the {{w|Sai (weapon)|''sai''}} dagger?
:...the Spanish number ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/dos#Spanish dos]'' / the {{w|Roman numeral|Roman numeral}} ''[https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/diez#Spanish diez?]'' ({{w|homophone|Nine}}? [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/nein Nein?)]

Just curious.

[[User:Rhymus|Rhymus]] ([[User talk:Rhymus|talk]]) 01:03, 30 January 2021 (EST)
:It's a Kingdom Hearts character. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 01:04, 30 January 2021 (EST)
::As he said, [https://www.khwiki.com/Sa%C3%AFx]. I was playing ''Kingdom Hearts 2.5'' at the time I signed up for my account. I could probably pick a better name now, but I don't really care enough to change it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 02:06, 30 January 2021 (EST)

== Big Convoy in Abduction ==

[[File:BigConvoyAbduction.jpg|thumb|100px]]
I think this is most likely Big Convoy.

There are only two other characters that share his silholuette. Nemesis and Ultra Mammoth. However;

* Nemesis Prime is a herald of Unicron, so he shouldn't be imprisoned in the Cauldron. Though there is a chance it is an early appearance still, I guess.

*Ultra Mammoth hadn't been created yet.

It's either Big Convoy or an early appearance of Nemesis Prime.--[[User:Primestar3|Primestar3]] ([[User talk:Primestar3|talk]]) 13:24, 16 March 2021 (EDT)
:It's still just speculation. As the other silhouettes in other panels share a similar design (horns and spiked kibble parts), it could go either way. If the artist can confirm that it's Big or any of his repaints, then we can work from that, but as it stands, it's not enough to go off of. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 17:22, 16 March 2021 (EDT)

== Legends comic image + Blurr ==

Yes, I'm aware of the events of The return of Blurr; but considering that ''Legends'' is a Japanese comic, I just made a joke about the fact that in Japan the last time somebody saw Blurr was in the cartoon itself, when (after killing him) Shockwave orders to Cliffjumper to dispose of his body. Sorry :) [[User:Grievous Prime|--Grievous Prime]] ([[User talk:Grievous Prime|talk]]) 16:56, 16 March 2021 (EDT)

== ''Energon'' Terrorcons ==

Was wondering what you thought about me making [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27/sandbox/Shadowhawk Desert Type|this]] a thing? [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:37, 18 March 2021 (EDT)
:It works for me. Any chance you can do the same for "Command Jaguar Cosmo Type"? [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 04:41, 18 March 2021 (EDT)
::Sure thing, I'll just make this one live and I'll get started on the other. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 04:43, 18 March 2021 (EDT)

== sorry ==

sorry [[User:GobotsFanForever|GobotsFanForever]] ([[User talk:GobotsFanForever|talk]]) 13:06, 1 June 2021 (EDT)

== Combatant ==

I just wanted to apologize if I came off rudely towards you. We had different perspectives and you were right. I'm sorry if I came off as acting in any way other than in good faith of keeping the wiki organized. [[User:TransFormersfan1|TransFormersfan1]] ([[User talk:TransFormersfan1|talk]]) 16:10, 24 June 2021 (EDT)
:It's alright. No grudges here. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:41, 24 June 2021 (EDT)

== Deleting Others' Messages==

Hey, why'd you go and delete my message on the Hot Shot (Armada) toys talk page thing? I think that that was a tad bit uncalled for. Besides I thought that the talk things were for discussing stuff. I never saw something that said that I couldn't respond to stuff. Mind you, I'm not saying that it doesn't exist, I'm just saying that I never saw it. Also, I hope that I'm not overstepping by asking, but do you even have the authority to remove my post in that sense? I'm asking as I don't know who's in charge on this wiki. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 12:27, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:That conversation was SIX YEARS OLD. It was over. Your replying to it was rather pointless and there is no reason for us to keep such things around. Any user can remove pointless responses to long dead conversations.--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 14:52, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:: Well, I did not realize that then. I mean, I get the point, yeah, it was old, which I honestly did not even realize until after the deletion, but I personally think that deleting it was tad bit overboard. In my opinion, telling the person that posted it to delete it, reminding them that it was an old conversation and to not do that anymore, or just repremanding them in general would've been better. I just think that deleting it rather than repremanding the person is a bit rude. But eh... what do I know? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:15, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::: Also, how is a response, comment, or message deemed "pointless" anyway? Like is there a "hard and fast" rule, as they say, or is it just up to the person who reads it? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:18, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::::"Pointless" when used above, is only in reference to comments that continue conversations that have not been added to in months or years. ANY comment made today to a conversation that has been quiet since 2015 is pointless. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 15:48, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
::::: What about the one in the Tantrum G1 talk thing? That had a point, as I was curious. Plus, the people who commented before you were quite helpful, and understanding. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 16:47, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:::::::Can you guys please take this conversation off my talk page? I detailed exactly why I deleted your message in the edit history: "Stop replying to old conversations". That's all there is to it. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 16:55, 12 July 2021 (EDT)
:::::::: Sure. I didn't even expect the other person to see this, let alone respond. Plus, I wasn't sure what you meant until after the first message was posted. But either way, you got it, at least from me. I can't speak for the other person. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 16:58, 12 July 2021 (EDT)

== Stop removing good info. ==

Why'd you remove my Blackarachnia (Animated) toy stuff? That's pretty accurate. It covered it in the show. She is "an [[Archa Seven arachnid]] in a black widow-esque variant". So like what's wrong? I get the grammar part, but not the whole content. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 00:45, 9 August 2021 (EDT)
:Saix was right to remove that note. The fictional spider species isn't relevant to the toy design. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 00:52, 9 August 2021 (EDT)
:: Oh, I'm sorry. I thought that it was, given most other toys seem to tend to follow that rule. Like stating the model of vehicle or species of animal, even if fictional, especially so if it's mentioned in canon. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 01:00, 9 August 2021 (EDT)

== What was wrong with my edits? ==

I noticed that you removed my question on [[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking's (Prime)]] talk page, and my edits on [[Primus#Fight.21 Super Robot Lifeform Transformers|Primus' toys]] in regards to the cities. Was there something wrong with them? If so, what? So I can avoid making that mistake in the future, as I only want to help ''improve'' this wiki for others, not ''be'' one of the problems it has. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 12:18, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:I get an email every time you edit my talk page. Please stop doing that or at least mark your edits as minor. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:46, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:: Oh. I'm sorry. Also, what about the above things? [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:06, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
::: I didn't even realize that that ''would'', ''could'', or even ''was'' happening. I just read up on that, and understand, or at least think I understand, ''now'', and I'll try to keep that in mind from now on. Thanks for letting me know that that was a problem, and while on the topic of problems, maybe you could, whenever you remove something of mine, explain why, at least if I have made an error in how I edited in some sense, and/or e-mail me about how to fix it in the future, which my e-mail address is on my talk page for purposes like this, and/or even just straight up tell me on my talk page. Because at the end of the day, I want to help improve this wiki, not ruin it for anyone else and/or ruin their hard work. Which I can't do if I don't even know if I am messing something up unknowingly. [[User:Beetle Bug|Beetle Bug]] ([[User talk:Beetle Bug|talk]]) 15:18, 17 August 2021 (EDT)
:::: Which by the way, the whole problem above, is mentioned here: [[Help:Style guide#Always use the summary box]].

== ID number page ==

Can you please stop editing the ID number page? I have a huge edit I wanna save but I can't because of the editing conflicts that will ensue. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 11:54, 19 August 2021 (EDT)
:Apologies. I thought you were still sleeping. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 11:58, 19 August 2021 (EDT)
::I haven't even gone to bed yet lol. I had about 4 hours worth of work that I was needing to save but it'd probably take another hour or so for me to sort through. It's mostly coding-related. Sipher suggested on Discord to add the insignia bullets which is mainly what I was working on. It's all saved [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27/sandbox/WIP|here]] if you'd like to take a stab at adding it to what you've done? I need sleep, it's like 4 AM here now lol. [[User:Fanofcoolstuff27|Fanofcoolstuff27]] ([[User talk:Fanofcoolstuff27|talk]]) 12:12, 19 August 2021 (EDT)

== Capitalization of "bodyscrapper" ==

Hey, I see you've updated the term in many places to start with a capital letter. Looking at pages 3, 7, 16, and 20, it's fully lowercase. Seems to me that it's being treated as a common noun, more of a slang synonym for "bounty hunter" and not a proper noun for a subgroup like "Wrecker", at least at this point in the story. I think we should adhere to the fiction and treat it as a common noun as well. [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 20:51, 26 August 2021 (EDT)
:It was capitalized in various points in the article. I don't care if you make all instances lowercase as long as it's consistent. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 20:58, 26 August 2021 (EDT)
::Sounds good, I'll run through the wiki and make it consistently lowercase. [[User:Genitus|Genitus]] ([[User talk:Genitus|talk]]) 21:03, 26 August 2021 (EDT)

== Legends Bonus Edition Vol EX ==

There are three volumes involved in Legends comics: the original strips, the Bonus Editions, and the Bonus Edition Extra volumes. Because there are multiple EX volumes, labeling storylinks as "Bonus Edition Vol EX" is not suitably descriptive. It's the equivalent of stating "RID Annual" when there are multiple annuals. For clarity, EX storylinks should be cited as "Bonus Edition EX Greatshot", "Bonus Edition EX Grand Maximus" or "Bonus Edition EX Metroplex" instead of listing all as "Bonus Edition Vol EX". Agreeable? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 11:06, 9 September 2021 (EDT)
:Forgot to respond to this. I'm more than well aware of how the Legends comics are released and don't agree that this is an actual issue to insist on altering their actual names. None of the Legends pack-ins have "descriptive" names. It's fine and we've lived. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:39, 10 September 2021 (EDT)
::If we were talking about how to label the actual comic pages, I would agree to use the most accurate title from the pack-ins themselves. But the second storylink title after the " | " is to reduce overly long titles and for reference purposes. You don't think it's useful for visitors to know that "Bonus Edition Vol EX" in Fiction sections actually refers to multiple comics? Especially for characters that appear in several Vol EX issues, and so would have identical links going to different places in their Fiction section? --[[User:Xaaron|Xaaron]] ([[User talk:Xaaron|talk]]) 09:51, 10 September 2021 (EDT)

==Bent Wing==
I apologize - I misunderstood what you had added to that page, and at first reverted based on that misunderstanding. --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] ([[User talk:Thylacine 2000|talk]]) 16:55, 15 September 2021 (EDT)

==Notes==
They aren't frivolous. [[User:Tylerwu|Tylerwu]] ([[User talk:Tylerwu|talk]]) 18:24, 4 February 2022 (EST)

=="mainpic" template use==
Just a heads-up, but that template is really only for character pages with NO visual representation of the character whatsoever. A toy picture is perfectly fine as a main pic until it can be replaced with art. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] ([[User talk:M Sipher|talk]]) 01:27, 14 July 2022 (EDT)

==Notes==
OK thank on clarifying that but why were the rest of my edits removed/undone? [[User:Elitaone|ElitaOne]] ([[User talk:Elitaone|talk]]) 20:17, 19 September 2022 (EDT)

== UK/US issues ==

Hey, don’t mean to disrespect but why are you deleting my edits? I accept the first one might not have been informative enough, I thought the second one was good. Many other US issues talk about this exact topic, and having just read “back from the dead“ I was surprised the continuity issue wasn’t mentioned there. Happy to have your professional feedback. Thanks
[[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 13:59, 11 October 2022 (EDT)
:I removed it because it comes off as a personal fixation for you and not a real continuity error. Furthermore, it's not even the right story where Optimus Prime discovers Megatron's survival; Optimus mentally notes it in "[[Skin Deep]]", and the dialogue there is more than ambiguous enough to cover both continuities. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 17:36, 11 October 2022 (EDT)
::Personal?… Just trying to make sense of the story for me and for future readers. Skin deep comes after Back from the dead [[User:Levyshahar|Levyshahar]] ([[User talk:Levyshahar|talk]]) 01:42, 12 October 2022 (EDT)

== Rifle's design ==

I honestly can't explain why I went for Energon Megatron over TR Galvatron. That one was my bad, sorry. [[User:ThatGuy79|ThatGuy79]] ([[User talk:ThatGuy79|talk]]) 14:03, 29 March 2023 (EDT)

== Is the wiki okay? ==
There's been a fair number of rapid reversions coupled with odd comments recently. Is there a beef that I'm not aware of? [[User:Banpei the Mini-Con|Banpei the Mini-Con]] ([[User talk:Banpei the Mini-Con|talk]]) 21:50, 26 April 2023 (EDT)

==So in regards to the info I added on Bisk's page==
Do you really think his and the Car Vehicon's alt modes don't look similar at all? If so, why? [[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 10:04, 26 April 2023 (TRT)

== Transformers: Generation 1 ==

Is issue four supposed to stay the same? -- [[User:Usfmm|Usfmm]] ([[User talk:Usfmm|talk]]) 22:45, 20 February 2024 (EST)
:[https://imgur.com/06HDdCs "Generation 1"]
:[https://imgur.com/JwYGd5i "Generation One"] [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 22:48, 20 February 2024 (EST)

==Book of Cyber-Kells==
Could you please explain why you reverted my edits? I added the Simmons quote because it's the only place where the book is ever named. Also why did you remove the External links as they are also the only place we've had confirmation of the book cover. Also that quote on the other image I left alone because I thought it was policy that quotes for images were left to those who uploaded the images. Thanks. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 23:51, 21 March 2024 (EDT)
:Also, what's wrong with doing "prop stuff" if they're the only clear images of the item? We risk not having adequate documentation of in-universe objects when external sites get deleted/shutdown. [[User:Astrobotix|Astrobotix]] ([[User talk:Astrobotix|talk]]) 23:57, 21 March 2024 (EDT)

== Prime Beast Creator ==

Sorry for messing with the Predacon names on the 'Beast Creator' page! I even missed the bit of the edit history where someone did the exact same thing and you had to do the work of reverting it. I would feel bad for just the once, but I can imagine two separate occasions would be really annoying. Again, I am genuinely sorry and I didn't mean to make such a mess of it. I'll stick it in my watchlist and keep an eye on it in case someone else tries to do the same thing. [[User:Spacebridge Technician|Spacebridge Technician]] ([[User talk:Spacebridge Technician|talk]]) 12:29, 28 March 2024 (EDT)
:Apologies aren't necessary, it's just wiki editing, but thank you regardless. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 12:31, 28 March 2024 (EDT)

== On Circular Reporting ==
As far as I can tell, people don't treat the idea of "Big Long Haul" as a redesign or a fun idea--they treat this as if he actually ''is'' supposed to be that big, and him being the same size as his teammates is a scaling error, similar to Blast Off or Groove. The wiki itself described him as such in its articles on scale, when it's actually not a scaling error; his size is actually about right. Media depicting him as such is going off the idea that it was a scaling error when it wasn't. Hell, even Long Haul's page caption describes that scene of him ramming Optimus as "correct" scale.[[User:MBG|MBG]] ([[User talk:MBG|talk]]) 14:30, 6 April 2024 (EDT)
:Then correct those incorrect claims of "scale". IDW1 making Long Haul bigger is artistic license, and CW Long Haul being bigger was needed for engineering that combination. This is not a consistent or coherent "circular reporting" thing. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:41, 6 April 2024 (EDT)

== Apology for my behavior ==
Hi I saw you deleted my comment about Animated Shockwave looking like Hal 9000 for it not being a refreence. I know I've made posts like it before where I've made connections like that and I realise it's not appropriate for the wiki and I promise not to do it again and I am truly sorry. Is it okay for me to remove the tag you put on my page about it? I Hope this doesn't bother you
[[User:StarGayCybertron|StarGayCybertron]] ([[User talk:StarGayCybertron|talk]]) 18:30, 20 April 2024 (BST)

== T-AI's talk page ==

So... what are we gonna do about that dead discussion, are we gonna let it there forever? Doesn't look like the best thing to do in my opinion... [[User:Astrum|Astrum]] ([[User talk:Astrum|talk]]) 17:39, 20 April 2024 (EDT)

== Transformers One Edits ==

Why did you revert my changes on the Transformers One page stating that it's connected to the rest of the live-action movie series? The director has made statements saying it is not. As stated here: https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-optimus-prime-origin-story-chris-hemsworth-josh-cooley/ [[User:TFEarthConquest|TFEarthConquest]] ([[User talk:TFEarthConquest|talk]]) 14:10, 22 April 2024 (PST)
: Saix was right to undo it. Per [https://comicbook.com/movies/news/transformers-one-director-confirms-new-movies-canon-status/ this] statement from the same site, Cooley responded to the question of "Is this movie a fresh start? Is it canon with the live-action Transformers movies? Or is this sort of its own thing?" with "Yes to all of the above". Lorenzo di Bonaventura has also [https://collider.com/transformers-one-chris-hemsworth-optimus-prime-lorenzo-di-bonaventura-comments/ claimed] that it's a live-action prequel. As of now, there's too much ambiguity around the question, so we're currently leaving it as part of the live action film series until the film comes out and we have the full context. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 18:10, 22 April 2024 (EDT)

== Siege Megaton’s back cannon ==

That image sat there for around 4 1/2 years, why remove it now? [[User:Brickmaster57|Brickmaster57]] ([[User talk:Brickmaster57|talk]]) 03:05, 30 April 2024 (EDT)
:I think the fact that you waited six months to complain about my edit kind of defeats your point. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:14, 30 April 2024 (EDT)

== Why are you constantly removing other people's contributions? ==

A lot of your edits are things like removing a bunch of images from pages, or removing specific notes. Like man, can you give a good reason as to why you do all that. [[User:SerafettinB|SerafettinB]] ([[User talk:SerafettinB|talk]]) 16:48, 10 January 2025 (TRT)
:We have high quality standards for information and formatting here, and that's what I seek to maintain. We are not obligated to keep low-quality or irrelevant content. [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 09:04, 10 January 2025 (EST)

== RE: Why are you linking to an archive? ==

In case the website hosting the interview goes down at some point in the future. [[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 17:12, 3 March 2025 (EST)

== I kinda-sorta need some advice ==

Lemme just clear things up: I made an account for this site a couple minutes ago and I decided I wanted to do my first edit on some page, and I landed on Sizzle (G2), by adding an image from the comic page from where he’s ducking from Sideswipe in the dream he had before he died (RIP). I soon noticed you took it off because it was a little too big (I noticed that myself), so I want some advice and want to know what I can help with, if there’s anything of course. Why you? I don’t really know, but you look experienced. This is MAYHEM4EVA btw, how did I sign my name again? It was the 4 squiggly lines, right?

Sizzle (G2)

2025-03-05T23:10:05Z

MAYHEM4EVA: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

{{factions|decepticong2|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Sizzle}}
:''Sizzle is a [[Decepticon]] [[Laser Rod]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Sizzle G2 boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Though clearly the more cunning of the two, '''Sizzle''' (aka '''Fireball''') could easily be seen as suffering from the same cowardice as his partner, [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]]. He has no qualms about abandoning his teammates on the battlefield if he's low on fuel or confronted by a superior force. On the other hand, "running away" for Sizzle is really a "tactical advance to the rear". It's not fear which guides his actions, but the search for an advantage that'll put him on top of the situation. He sees no point in staying in an uneven battle simply to maintain his pride and image as a warrior. Sizzle is a strategist, and his goal is to win, not to look like a winner.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Newdawn-laserrods.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Boy, I sure hope nobody colors me like Volt.]]
Sizzle was brought to life by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], which he had siphoned from a beaten [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Along with the other Laser Rods and [[Rotor Force]], Sizzle was meant to usher in the new age of Decepticon supremacy. Though he and the other new Decepticons proved effective in securing [[rheanimum]] gas from the moon of [[Tykos]], even their power proved ineffective against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] under [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s command. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

Megatron was forced to seek an alliance with Prime, but refused to have his Decepticons accompany the Autobots to planet [[Ethos]] to save it from invaders; he considered such altruistic nonsense to be beneath his notice. Megatron made it all too clear to Sizzle that he planned to eventually do away with Optimus Prime and his do-gooders once they had played their part in Jhiaxus's defeat. {{storylink|Escalation!|Tales of Earth Part Five}} Upon realizing that Ethos's invaders were Jhiaxus's forces, Megatron ordered his soldiers to aid the Autobots after all. Sizzle found himself staving off a planet-wide genocide for the greater good of the Autobot/Decepticon alliance. {{storylink|Escalation!}} This alliance of first generation Cybertronians was then forced to defend the Autobot headquarters on Earth from an invasion by Jhiaxus's forces. Sizzle and [[Electro]] happily used the energies of their swords to zap the Cybertronian soldiers to pieces. {{storylink|Total War!}} The alliance remained after the battle with the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] and the defeat of the [[Liege Centuro]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic===
Fireball was one of the Decepticons who came to unleashed carnage on Earth under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic (1)====
When the [[Cybertron Alliance]] fell apart due to the [[human]]s murdering [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Kiloton|friend]], Sizzle answered Megatron's call for war. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}}

====''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages====
Sizzle initially teamed up with [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] in striding into battle with [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. When Megatron was hit by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s "Matrix Saturn" attack, both of the Decepticon [[Laser Rod]]s scattered. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #1}}

Sizzle and Jolt later ganged up on [[Electro]], declaring their intent to turn him into Autobot scrap. Electro fought back with his "Knee Flash Kick", declaring ''his'' intent on turning ''them'' into Decepticon scrap. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #3}}

[[File:JG2SizzleMinicomic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Sizzle, the shape-shifting master of darkness.]]

Later, he found himself on the run from [[Volt]], but intentionally allowed the Autobot to chase him into a cave. There, Sizzle's stealth shield gave him an advantage in the fight, allowing him to sneak up behind his opponent in total darkness. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #6}}

Some time after that, he teamed with the Decepticon [[Cyberjet]]s in encircling the Autobot Laser Rods. Unfortunately for him, [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] managed to kick up a smokescreen and attack. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #11}}

Sizzle would eventually be afforded a chance at payback against Road Rocket, teaming with Jolt and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]] in chasing the Autobot through the Decepticon base. They managed to corner him, but the Autobot found back-up in the form of [[Aero Raid]], who infiltrated the base through the airducts. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #14}}

After that, he watched as Megatron defeated Volt and offered him a place among the Decepticons. He then continued to watch as [[Strafe (G2)|Strafe]] zoomed in, punched Megatron in the jaw and rescued his friend. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #15}}

Later, he succeeded in taking Electro hostage back to the Decepticon base, presenting the Autobot to Megatron. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] quickly showed up to spring his ally. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #16}}

Sizzle joined in Megatron's final assault against the Autobot base. Megatron was defeated, though, and all the Decepticons were banished to deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

====''Legends'' comic (2)====
Later, after Megatron was humiliated, [[Galvatron II]] assumed command of Sizzle and the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}} They attacked the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] in an effort to steal its energy. Jolt and Sizzle terrorized the smaller [[Legends World]] refugees during the attack. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}
{{--}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Volt sizzle g2 redux.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
Created on [[Earth]] in the 21st century, Sizzle was one of many "second generation" Transformers who turned to crime and formed the [[Decepticon Syndicate]] under [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s command. After the Syndicate's conquest of the [[Large Hadron Collider]], Sizzle and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] tried and failed to defend the facility's computer systems from [[Electro]] and [[Volt]]. As the four fought with each other, they were caught in an escaped cloud of [[forestonite]] gas and presumably developed Laser Rod powers (though only Electro was actually seen using them). {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===

Sizzle appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} [[File:Jolt Sizzle duck Life of Sideswipe.jpeg |right|upright=1.0|thumb|IS THAT A MINIGUN???]]

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:SizzleAFCG.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Boy, I sure hope nobody shoots me with a missile today.]]
*Sizzle drove down a racetrack with other hot rods, then transformed to smash a light pole and menace a young onlooker. As the boy was later seen watching [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] on the same racetrack, it's hard to say how successful Sizzle's menacing was. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Rotor Force and Laser Rods|Rotor Force and Laser Rods commercial}}
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] fought Sizzle—even though he's supposed to be a Decepticon—and a gold redeco of Sizzle who was presumably meant to be [[Electro]]. So that was strange. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Dreadwing and Smokescreen|Dreadwing and Smokescreen commercial}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Sizzle.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|One wonders how he gets back up after falling forward.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Sizzle''' (Laser Rod, 1994)}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro EU name'': '''Fireball'''
:*''Takara name'': '''Firebot'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-6'''
:*''Accessories'': Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the second year of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)| Generation 2]]'', [[Laser Rod]] Sizzle transforms into a hot-rodded-out Ford Panel Wagon. Pressing a button on his hood causes a red [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] to light up, making his clear plastic engine glow red. In robot mode, this LED can be moved around at the end of a wire, and can plug into the bottom of either of his fists, allowing his [[light saber]] to be similarly illuminated. his saber stores under his vehicle mode back end, with the handle sticking out to simulate a rear bumper and tailpipe.

:Also like other Laser Rods, he has a number of different hinges in his limbs and a rubber band "o-ring" waist similar to those of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures, giving him an unusually large amount of [[articulation]] for the time, heralding the era of "Super Posable!" ''Transformers''. Unfortunately, like ''G.I. Joe'' figures, this "o-ring" is prone to dry-rot and breaking.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Sizzle/sizzle.htm More information on Sizzle at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Sizzle's Japanese bio states that his chassis is made out of [[Cybertitanium]], which makes him nearly undefeatable in combat.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Firebot''' (ファイアボット ''Faiabotto'')
*''French:'' '''Magneto''' (Canada)

[[Category:Earth-born Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Strategists]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Sizzle (G2)

2025-03-05T23:09:41Z

MAYHEM4EVA: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

{{factions|decepticong2|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Sizzle}}
:''Sizzle is a [[Decepticon]] [[Laser Rod]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Sizzle G2 boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Though clearly the more cunning of the two, '''Sizzle''' (aka '''Fireball''') could easily be seen as suffering from the same cowardice as his partner, [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]]. He has no qualms about abandoning his teammates on the battlefield if he's low on fuel or confronted by a superior force. On the other hand, "running away" for Sizzle is really a "tactical advance to the rear". It's not fear which guides his actions, but the search for an advantage that'll put him on top of the situation. He sees no point in staying in an uneven battle simply to maintain his pride and image as a warrior. Sizzle is a strategist, and his goal is to win, not to look like a winner.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Newdawn-laserrods.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Boy, I sure hope nobody colors me like Volt.]]
Sizzle was brought to life by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], which he had siphoned from a beaten [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Along with the other Laser Rods and [[Rotor Force]], Sizzle was meant to usher in the new age of Decepticon supremacy. Though he and the other new Decepticons proved effective in securing [[rheanimum]] gas from the moon of [[Tykos]], even their power proved ineffective against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] under [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s command. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

Megatron was forced to seek an alliance with Prime, but refused to have his Decepticons accompany the Autobots to planet [[Ethos]] to save it from invaders; he considered such altruistic nonsense to be beneath his notice. Megatron made it all too clear to Sizzle that he planned to eventually do away with Optimus Prime and his do-gooders once they had played their part in Jhiaxus's defeat. {{storylink|Escalation!|Tales of Earth Part Five}} Upon realizing that Ethos's invaders were Jhiaxus's forces, Megatron ordered his soldiers to aid the Autobots after all. Sizzle found himself staving off a planet-wide genocide for the greater good of the Autobot/Decepticon alliance. {{storylink|Escalation!}} This alliance of first generation Cybertronians was then forced to defend the Autobot headquarters on Earth from an invasion by Jhiaxus's forces. Sizzle and [[Electro]] happily used the energies of their swords to zap the Cybertronian soldiers to pieces. {{storylink|Total War!}} The alliance remained after the battle with the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] and the defeat of the [[Liege Centuro]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic===
Fireball was one of the Decepticons who came to unleashed carnage on Earth under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic (1)====
When the [[Cybertron Alliance]] fell apart due to the [[human]]s murdering [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Kiloton|friend]], Sizzle answered Megatron's call for war. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}}

====''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages====
Sizzle initially teamed up with [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] in striding into battle with [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. When Megatron was hit by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s "Matrix Saturn" attack, both of the Decepticon [[Laser Rod]]s scattered. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #1}}

Sizzle and Jolt later ganged up on [[Electro]], declaring their intent to turn him into Autobot scrap. Electro fought back with his "Knee Flash Kick", declaring ''his'' intent on turning ''them'' into Decepticon scrap. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #3}}

[[File:JG2SizzleMinicomic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Sizzle, the shape-shifting master of darkness.]]

Later, he found himself on the run from [[Volt]], but intentionally allowed the Autobot to chase him into a cave. There, Sizzle's stealth shield gave him an advantage in the fight, allowing him to sneak up behind his opponent in total darkness. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #6}}

Some time after that, he teamed with the Decepticon [[Cyberjet]]s in encircling the Autobot Laser Rods. Unfortunately for him, [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] managed to kick up a smokescreen and attack. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #11}}

Sizzle would eventually be afforded a chance at payback against Road Rocket, teaming with Jolt and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]] in chasing the Autobot through the Decepticon base. They managed to corner him, but the Autobot found back-up in the form of [[Aero Raid]], who infiltrated the base through the airducts. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #14}}

After that, he watched as Megatron defeated Volt and offered him a place among the Decepticons. He then continued to watch as [[Strafe (G2)|Strafe]] zoomed in, punched Megatron in the jaw and rescued his friend. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #15}}

Later, he succeeded in taking Electro hostage back to the Decepticon base, presenting the Autobot to Megatron. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] quickly showed up to spring his ally. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #16}}

Sizzle joined in Megatron's final assault against the Autobot base. Megatron was defeated, though, and all the Decepticons were banished to deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

====''Legends'' comic (2)====
Later, after Megatron was humiliated, [[Galvatron II]] assumed command of Sizzle and the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}} They attacked the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] in an effort to steal its energy. Jolt and Sizzle terrorized the smaller [[Legends World]] refugees during the attack. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}
{{--}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Volt sizzle g2 redux.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
Created on [[Earth]] in the 21st century, Sizzle was one of many "second generation" Transformers who turned to crime and formed the [[Decepticon Syndicate]] under [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s command. After the Syndicate's conquest of the [[Large Hadron Collider]], Sizzle and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] tried and failed to defend the facility's computer systems from [[Electro]] and [[Volt]]. As the four fought with each other, they were caught in an escaped cloud of [[forestonite]] gas and presumably developed Laser Rod powers (though only Electro was actually seen using them). {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===

Sizzle appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} [[File:Jolt Sizzle duck Life of Sideswipe.jpeg |right|upright=1.5|thumb|IS THAT A MINIGUN???]]

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:SizzleAFCG.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Boy, I sure hope nobody shoots me with a missile today.]]
*Sizzle drove down a racetrack with other hot rods, then transformed to smash a light pole and menace a young onlooker. As the boy was later seen watching [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] on the same racetrack, it's hard to say how successful Sizzle's menacing was. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Rotor Force and Laser Rods|Rotor Force and Laser Rods commercial}}
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] fought Sizzle—even though he's supposed to be a Decepticon—and a gold redeco of Sizzle who was presumably meant to be [[Electro]]. So that was strange. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Dreadwing and Smokescreen|Dreadwing and Smokescreen commercial}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Sizzle.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|One wonders how he gets back up after falling forward.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Sizzle''' (Laser Rod, 1994)}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro EU name'': '''Fireball'''
:*''Takara name'': '''Firebot'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-6'''
:*''Accessories'': Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the second year of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)| Generation 2]]'', [[Laser Rod]] Sizzle transforms into a hot-rodded-out Ford Panel Wagon. Pressing a button on his hood causes a red [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] to light up, making his clear plastic engine glow red. In robot mode, this LED can be moved around at the end of a wire, and can plug into the bottom of either of his fists, allowing his [[light saber]] to be similarly illuminated. his saber stores under his vehicle mode back end, with the handle sticking out to simulate a rear bumper and tailpipe.

:Also like other Laser Rods, he has a number of different hinges in his limbs and a rubber band "o-ring" waist similar to those of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures, giving him an unusually large amount of [[articulation]] for the time, heralding the era of "Super Posable!" ''Transformers''. Unfortunately, like ''G.I. Joe'' figures, this "o-ring" is prone to dry-rot and breaking.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Sizzle/sizzle.htm More information on Sizzle at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Sizzle's Japanese bio states that his chassis is made out of [[Cybertitanium]], which makes him nearly undefeatable in combat.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Firebot''' (ファイアボット ''Faiabotto'')
*''French:'' '''Magneto''' (Canada)

[[Category:Earth-born Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Strategists]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Sizzle (G2)

2025-03-05T23:07:47Z

MAYHEM4EVA: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

{{factions|decepticong2|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Sizzle}}
:''Sizzle is a [[Decepticon]] [[Laser Rod]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Sizzle G2 boxart.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
Though clearly the more cunning of the two, '''Sizzle''' (aka '''Fireball''') could easily be seen as suffering from the same cowardice as his partner, [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]]. He has no qualms about abandoning his teammates on the battlefield if he's low on fuel or confronted by a superior force. On the other hand, "running away" for Sizzle is really a "tactical advance to the rear". It's not fear which guides his actions, but the search for an advantage that'll put him on top of the situation. He sees no point in staying in an uneven battle simply to maintain his pride and image as a warrior. Sizzle is a strategist, and his goal is to win, not to look like a winner.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Newdawn-laserrods.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Boy, I sure hope nobody colors me like Volt.]]
Sizzle was brought to life by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] using the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], which he had siphoned from a beaten [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. Along with the other Laser Rods and [[Rotor Force]], Sizzle was meant to usher in the new age of Decepticon supremacy. Though he and the other new Decepticons proved effective in securing [[rheanimum]] gas from the moon of [[Tykos]], even their power proved ineffective against the [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]] under [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s command. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

Megatron was forced to seek an alliance with Prime, but refused to have his Decepticons accompany the Autobots to planet [[Ethos]] to save it from invaders; he considered such altruistic nonsense to be beneath his notice. Megatron made it all too clear to Sizzle that he planned to eventually do away with Optimus Prime and his do-gooders once they had played their part in Jhiaxus's defeat. {{storylink|Escalation!|Tales of Earth Part Five}} Upon realizing that Ethos's invaders were Jhiaxus's forces, Megatron ordered his soldiers to aid the Autobots after all. Sizzle found himself staving off a planet-wide genocide for the greater good of the Autobot/Decepticon alliance. {{storylink|Escalation!}} This alliance of first generation Cybertronians was then forced to defend the Autobot headquarters on Earth from an invasion by Jhiaxus's forces. Sizzle and [[Electro]] happily used the energies of their swords to zap the Cybertronian soldiers to pieces. {{storylink|Total War!}} The alliance remained after the battle with the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] and the defeat of the [[Liege Centuro]]. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===Fleetway ''Generation 2'' comic===
Fireball was one of the Decepticons who came to unleashed carnage on Earth under [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s command. {{storylink|War Without End (issue)|War Without End}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''Legends'' comic (1)====
When the [[Cybertron Alliance]] fell apart due to the [[human]]s murdering [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Kiloton|friend]], Sizzle answered Megatron's call for war. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}}

====''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages====
Sizzle initially teamed up with [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] in striding into battle with [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. When Megatron was hit by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]]'s "Matrix Saturn" attack, both of the Decepticon [[Laser Rod]]s scattered. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #1}}

Sizzle and Jolt later ganged up on [[Electro]], declaring their intent to turn him into Autobot scrap. Electro fought back with his "Knee Flash Kick", declaring ''his'' intent on turning ''them'' into Decepticon scrap. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #3}}

[[File:JG2SizzleMinicomic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Sizzle, the shape-shifting master of darkness.]]

Later, he found himself on the run from [[Volt]], but intentionally allowed the Autobot to chase him into a cave. There, Sizzle's stealth shield gave him an advantage in the fight, allowing him to sneak up behind his opponent in total darkness. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #6}}

Some time after that, he teamed with the Decepticon [[Cyberjet]]s in encircling the Autobot Laser Rods. Unfortunately for him, [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] managed to kick up a smokescreen and attack. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #11}}

Sizzle would eventually be afforded a chance at payback against Road Rocket, teaming with Jolt and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]] in chasing the Autobot through the Decepticon base. They managed to corner him, but the Autobot found back-up in the form of [[Aero Raid]], who infiltrated the base through the airducts. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #14}}

After that, he watched as Megatron defeated Volt and offered him a place among the Decepticons. He then continued to watch as [[Strafe (G2)|Strafe]] zoomed in, punched Megatron in the jaw and rescued his friend. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #15}}

Later, he succeeded in taking Electro hostage back to the Decepticon base, presenting the Autobot to Megatron. [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] quickly showed up to spring his ally. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #16}}

Sizzle joined in Megatron's final assault against the Autobot base. Megatron was defeated, though, and all the Decepticons were banished to deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

====''Legends'' comic (2)====
Later, after Megatron was humiliated, [[Galvatron II]] assumed command of Sizzle and the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 1}} They attacked the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] in an effort to steal its energy. Jolt and Sizzle terrorized the smaller [[Legends World]] refugees during the attack. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}}
{{--}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Volt sizzle g2 redux.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left]]
Created on [[Earth]] in the 21st century, Sizzle was one of many "second generation" Transformers who turned to crime and formed the [[Decepticon Syndicate]] under [[Clench (G1)|Clench]]'s command. After the Syndicate's conquest of the [[Large Hadron Collider]], Sizzle and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] tried and failed to defend the facility's computer systems from [[Electro]] and [[Volt]]. As the four fought with each other, they were caught in an escaped cloud of [[forestonite]] gas and presumably developed Laser Rod powers (though only Electro was actually seen using them). {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===

Sizzle appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying Sideswipe through a mnemopathis projector. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling energon and attacked them. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} [[File:Jolt Sizzle duck Life of Sideswipe.jpeg |right|upright=1.5|thumb|Something tells me Jolt isn’t even ducking, he’s just picking up one of those cubes. ]]

==Commercial appearances==
[[File:SizzleAFCG.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Boy, I sure hope nobody shoots me with a missile today.]]
*Sizzle drove down a racetrack with other hot rods, then transformed to smash a light pole and menace a young onlooker. As the boy was later seen watching [[Leadfoot (G2)|Leadfoot]] on the same racetrack, it's hard to say how successful Sizzle's menacing was. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Rotor Force and Laser Rods|Rotor Force and Laser Rods commercial}}
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] fought Sizzle—even though he's supposed to be a Decepticon—and a gold redeco of Sizzle who was presumably meant to be [[Electro]]. So that was strange. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Dreadwing and Smokescreen|Dreadwing and Smokescreen commercial}}
{{--}}

==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Sizzle.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|One wonders how he gets back up after falling forward.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Sizzle''' (Laser Rod, 1994)}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro EU name'': '''Fireball'''
:*''Takara name'': '''Firebot'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-6'''
:*''Accessories'': Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the second year of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)| Generation 2]]'', [[Laser Rod]] Sizzle transforms into a hot-rodded-out Ford Panel Wagon. Pressing a button on his hood causes a red [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] to light up, making his clear plastic engine glow red. In robot mode, this LED can be moved around at the end of a wire, and can plug into the bottom of either of his fists, allowing his [[light saber]] to be similarly illuminated. his saber stores under his vehicle mode back end, with the handle sticking out to simulate a rear bumper and tailpipe.

:Also like other Laser Rods, he has a number of different hinges in his limbs and a rubber band "o-ring" waist similar to those of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures, giving him an unusually large amount of [[articulation]] for the time, heralding the era of "Super Posable!" ''Transformers''. Unfortunately, like ''G.I. Joe'' figures, this "o-ring" is prone to dry-rot and breaking.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Sizzle/sizzle.htm More information on Sizzle at TFU.info]''
{{--}}

==Notes==
*Sizzle's Japanese bio states that his chassis is made out of [[Cybertitanium]], which makes him nearly undefeatable in combat.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Firebot''' (ファイアボット ''Faiabotto'')
*''French:'' '''Magneto''' (Canada)

[[Category:Earth-born Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:Legends Decepticons]]
[[Category:Strategists]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]

Jolt (G2)

2025-03-05T23:05:17Z

MAYHEM4EVA: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

{{factions|decepticong2|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Jolt}}
:''Jolt is a [[Decepticon]] [[Laser Rod]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G2 Jolt cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''Give me your purse.'']]
If ever there were an eager little flunky, it's '''Jolt'''. Under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s approving eye, he will leap into battle and carve his name into the nearest Autobot. Jolt will joyfully confront his enemies in combat... so long as his massive commander's shadow is on him. Left alone, Jolt's courage quickly runs low on fuel. He's fled more than one battle when the odds turned against him. Megatron appreciates Jolt's talent for malice, but it remains to be seen whether that appreciation will keep him turning a blind eye to his subordinate's cowardice forever.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Newdawn-jolt.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|First person to insert a "Don't lose your head" gag gets summarily banned.]]
Jolt and his [[Laser Rod]] compatriots were designed and constructed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons as the [[Bludgeon's new army|next wave of warriors]]. Bludgeon returned to Earth to cause enough chaos and destruction to draw [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] back and steal the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from his chest, in order to bring life to his new soldiers. Bludgeon got all blowed up and decapitated by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], but his plan was still sound, and the new (old) Decepticon leader carried it through and brought Jolt and the others to life with the stolen Matrix.

Their first mission was to raid the moon of [[Tykos]] for a supply of the metal-reinforcing gas, [[rheanimum]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} After a severe beating at the hands of the second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], the Decepticons joined forces with the Autobots against their common foe, and fought alongside them to defend the planet [[Ethos]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}} Jolt fought alongside friend and foe alike against the Cybertronians and the fearsome [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] when both forced them into a last stand on Earth. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual''===
After the Decepticons arrived on Earth, Megatron created the Illuminator named Jolt as a counter to Prime's Sparkabots. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Hotrod's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] returned from a scouting mission with exciting news, Jolt impatiently waited for the Seeker to stop basking in the attention and make his report. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages====
{{note|The Japanese Generation 2 story pages and mini-manga followed the continuity of the animated series, as opposed to the Marvel US Generation 2 comics, which followed the continuity of the Marvel comic series.}}

Jolt initially confronted the Autobots with the might of Megatron at his back, but was quickly blasted away by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #1}}

Later, he and [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] attempted to double-team [[Electro]], making clear their intent to reduce him to Autobot scrap. The Autobot countered with his knee-flash kick, then made clear ''his'' intent to turn ''them'' into Decepticon scrap. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #3}}

[[File:JG2JoltMinicomic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Jolt lives up to the name that he doesn't have in Japan!]]

Jolt would eventually get his payback, however. At the sight of Electro and Volt fleeing combat, Megatron ordered Jolt to follow them and find Optimus Prime's whereabouts. Jolt followed and took them both out with a powered-up jump-kick. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #5}}

Not long after, he and Sizzle joined the [[Cyberjet]]s in surrounding the Autobot Laser Rods. [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] managed to catch him off-guard with a smokescreen, then sliced his sword in half. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #11}}

He would later get his chance at a rematch with Road Rocket, when the lone Autobot attempted to infiltrate Decepticon headquarters and was spotted. Along with Sizzle and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]], he chased the Autobot to a dead end. Luckily for Road Rocket, [[Aero Raid]] arrived through an airvent and to his rescue. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #14}}

Some time afterward, when Electro was taken prisoner by Megatron, Jolt was beaten to a pulp by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who had stormed the Decepticon base to rescue his comrade. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #16}}

Jolt joined the Decepticons in their final assault on the Autobot base. When Megatron was defeated, all the Decepticons were banished to deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Jolt began serving [[Galvatron II]], the new Decepticon leader who rose in Megatron's place after his downfall. Galvatron led the Decepticons in an attack on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. Jolt and Sizzle terrorized the small Legends World refugees during the invasion, but the tiny [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] managed to cast a force field to protect her and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] from the Laser Rods. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} Jolt and the Decepticons were eventually driven off the Beast planet by its inhabitants. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grotusque)|Grotusque Chapter}}

===''G-2 Comic BomBom'' manga===
[[File:Jolt g2 bombom.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|All the sugar, twice the caffeine!]]
During a space battle, Jolt chased Electro all the way to [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Confronting Electro in a sword fight, Jolt was nearly crippled when the Autobot's shaft saber was plunged straight through his chest. Jolt only survived by turning on his afterburners and frying his opponent off before he could finish the killing blow. Still, Electro recovered and very nearly sliced Jolt in two. He died cursing the Autobot Laser Rod with his last breath. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}

===''TransTech''===
Jolt was one of many displaced [[lowtech|Offworlder]]s on the streets of [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{Storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Jolt electro g2 redux.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Jolt was a "second generation" Transformer created on Earth through a fusion of human, [[Nebulan]], and Cybertronian technology. Brought online at one of the many [[Cyberfactory|Cyberfactories]] created around the globe, Jolt and his sword-wielding partner [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] ended up joining the [[Decepticon Syndicate]] when the newly minted Transformers began choosing sides. In [[2010]], he was at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in Switzerland when [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] took over the complex. The Autobots [[Electro]] and [[Volt]] fought with Jolt and Sizzle for control of the Collider's systems when [[forestonite]] gas spread throughout the complex, mutating them into more powerful forms. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Jolt appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through a [[mnemopathis projector]]. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling [[energon]] and attacked them, he soon realized their actions were actually embodying the peace he had fought for. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}} [[File:Jolt Sizzle duck Life of Sideswipe.jpeg |right|upright=0.6|thumb|Something tells me Jolt isn’t even ducking, he’s just picking up one of those cubes. ]]

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart2 Jolt.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5|"You crazy? My sword's made of cardboard."]]
Jolt assisted in a prison transfer for [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] alongside [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. They were ambushed by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]], and Jolt was burned and beaten down by the latter two. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

After [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s escape, Jolt was one of the Decepticons poised to storm [[Swindle's]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They breached the wall of the club, but the Autobots were still able to escape under the cover of smoke. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Jolt was present for the battle of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] and got smashed by [[Pyra Magna]]'s pickaxe. He later joined the other Decepticons when they combined their firepower to bring down [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Jolt.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|There was a time when most cars looked like something from the Pinewood Derby.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Jolt''' (Laser Rod, 1994)}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro EU name'': '''Hotrod'''
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Row'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-5'''
:*''Accessories'': Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the second year of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)| Generation 2]]'', [[Laser Rod]] Jolt transforms into a Ford "Deuce Coupe" hot rod with flame detailing. Pressing a button on his hood causes a red [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] to light up, making his clear plastic engine glow red. In [[robot mode]], this LED can be moved around at the end of a wire, and can plug into the bottom of either of his fists, allowing his [[light saber]] to be similarly illuminated. His saber stores in the back-end underside of his car mode, emulating a rear bumper and tailpipe.

:Also like other Laser Rods, he is one of the first ''Transformers'' toys designed with increased [[articulation]] in mind, with extra hinges in his limbs and a waist/hip construction similar to those of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures, giving him an impressively large range of motion for ''any'' action figure at the time. However, the Laser Rods are also generally hard to keep standing upright, being top-heavy and prone to loose hip joints. Also, the rubber "o-ring" can dry-rot over time, which can be a bear to replace.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Jolt/jolt.htm More information on Jolt at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*[http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/instructions/G2/jolt_instruct.jpg Jolt's instructions] actually transform him the wrong way, ending literally ass-backwards, with his face concealed partially behind the tab that locks the front portion of the car in place. All this done despite the correctly transformed version ''shown in the very first panel''. Considering Jolt has never appeared like this elsewhere, it is probably not a preproduction issue, just a goofy mistake.
*The [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|live-action movie-verse]] character [[Jolt (Movie)|Jolt]] was originally designed as this Jolt for the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toyline, as indicated by Hasbro product listings.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-product-listings-with-large-update/28707/ Hasbro product listing]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Row''' (ホットロウ ''Hotto Rō''), '''Jolt''' (ジョルト ''Joruto'')
*''French:'' '''Secousse''' (Canada, "Jolt")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yáohuàng''' (China, 摇晃, "Jolt")

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Earth-born Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Security officers]]

Jolt (G2)

2025-03-05T23:01:48Z

MAYHEM4EVA: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

{{factions|decepticong2|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Jolt}}
:''Jolt is a [[Decepticon]] [[Laser Rod]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G2 Jolt cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''Give me your purse.'']]
If ever there were an eager little flunky, it's '''Jolt'''. Under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s approving eye, he will leap into battle and carve his name into the nearest Autobot. Jolt will joyfully confront his enemies in combat... so long as his massive commander's shadow is on him. Left alone, Jolt's courage quickly runs low on fuel. He's fled more than one battle when the odds turned against him. Megatron appreciates Jolt's talent for malice, but it remains to be seen whether that appreciation will keep him turning a blind eye to his subordinate's cowardice forever.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Newdawn-jolt.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|First person to insert a "Don't lose your head" gag gets summarily banned.]]
Jolt and his [[Laser Rod]] compatriots were designed and constructed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons as the [[Bludgeon's new army|next wave of warriors]]. Bludgeon returned to Earth to cause enough chaos and destruction to draw [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] back and steal the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from his chest, in order to bring life to his new soldiers. Bludgeon got all blowed up and decapitated by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], but his plan was still sound, and the new (old) Decepticon leader carried it through and brought Jolt and the others to life with the stolen Matrix.

Their first mission was to raid the moon of [[Tykos]] for a supply of the metal-reinforcing gas, [[rheanimum]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} After a severe beating at the hands of the second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], the Decepticons joined forces with the Autobots against their common foe, and fought alongside them to defend the planet [[Ethos]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}} Jolt fought alongside friend and foe alike against the Cybertronians and the fearsome [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] when both forced them into a last stand on Earth. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual''===
After the Decepticons arrived on Earth, Megatron created the Illuminator named Jolt as a counter to Prime's Sparkabots. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Hotrod's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] returned from a scouting mission with exciting news, Jolt impatiently waited for the Seeker to stop basking in the attention and make his report. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages====
{{note|The Japanese Generation 2 story pages and mini-manga followed the continuity of the animated series, as opposed to the Marvel US Generation 2 comics, which followed the continuity of the Marvel comic series.}}

Jolt initially confronted the Autobots with the might of Megatron at his back, but was quickly blasted away by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #1}}

Later, he and [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] attempted to double-team [[Electro]], making clear their intent to reduce him to Autobot scrap. The Autobot countered with his knee-flash kick, then made clear ''his'' intent to turn ''them'' into Decepticon scrap. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #3}}

[[File:JG2JoltMinicomic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Jolt lives up to the name that he doesn't have in Japan!]]

Jolt would eventually get his payback, however. At the sight of Electro and Volt fleeing combat, Megatron ordered Jolt to follow them and find Optimus Prime's whereabouts. Jolt followed and took them both out with a powered-up jump-kick. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #5}}

Not long after, he and Sizzle joined the [[Cyberjet]]s in surrounding the Autobot Laser Rods. [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] managed to catch him off-guard with a smokescreen, then sliced his sword in half. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #11}}

He would later get his chance at a rematch with Road Rocket, when the lone Autobot attempted to infiltrate Decepticon headquarters and was spotted. Along with Sizzle and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]], he chased the Autobot to a dead end. Luckily for Road Rocket, [[Aero Raid]] arrived through an airvent and to his rescue. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #14}}

Some time afterward, when Electro was taken prisoner by Megatron, Jolt was beaten to a pulp by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who had stormed the Decepticon base to rescue his comrade. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #16}}

Jolt joined the Decepticons in their final assault on the Autobot base. When Megatron was defeated, all the Decepticons were banished to deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Jolt began serving [[Galvatron II]], the new Decepticon leader who rose in Megatron's place after his downfall. Galvatron led the Decepticons in an attack on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. Jolt and Sizzle terrorized the small Legends World refugees during the invasion, but the tiny [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] managed to cast a force field to protect her and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] from the Laser Rods. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} Jolt and the Decepticons were eventually driven off the Beast planet by its inhabitants. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grotusque)|Grotusque Chapter}}

===''G-2 Comic BomBom'' manga===
[[File:Jolt g2 bombom.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|All the sugar, twice the caffeine!]]
During a space battle, Jolt chased Electro all the way to [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Confronting Electro in a sword fight, Jolt was nearly crippled when the Autobot's shaft saber was plunged straight through his chest. Jolt only survived by turning on his afterburners and frying his opponent off before he could finish the killing blow. Still, Electro recovered and very nearly sliced Jolt in two. He died cursing the Autobot Laser Rod with his last breath. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}

===''TransTech''===
Jolt was one of many displaced [[lowtech|Offworlder]]s on the streets of [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{Storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Jolt electro g2 redux.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Jolt was a "second generation" Transformer created on Earth through a fusion of human, [[Nebulan]], and Cybertronian technology. Brought online at one of the many [[Cyberfactory|Cyberfactories]] created around the globe, Jolt and his sword-wielding partner [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] ended up joining the [[Decepticon Syndicate]] when the newly minted Transformers began choosing sides. In [[2010]], he was at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in Switzerland when [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] took over the complex. The Autobots [[Electro]] and [[Volt]] fought with Jolt and Sizzle for control of the Collider's systems when [[forestonite]] gas spread throughout the complex, mutating them into more powerful forms. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Jolt appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through a [[mnemopathis projector]]. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling [[energon]] and attacked them, he soon realized their actions were actually embodying the peace he had fought for. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}
[[File:Jolt Sizzle duck Life of Sideswipe.jpeg |right|upright=0.6|thumb|Something tells me Jolt isn’t even ducking, he’s just picking up one of those cubes. ]]

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart2 Jolt.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5|"You crazy? My sword's made of cardboard."]]
Jolt assisted in a prison transfer for [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] alongside [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. They were ambushed by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]], and Jolt was burned and beaten down by the latter two. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

After [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s escape, Jolt was one of the Decepticons poised to storm [[Swindle's]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They breached the wall of the club, but the Autobots were still able to escape under the cover of smoke. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Jolt was present for the battle of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] and got smashed by [[Pyra Magna]]'s pickaxe. He later joined the other Decepticons when they combined their firepower to bring down [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Jolt.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|There was a time when most cars looked like something from the Pinewood Derby.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Jolt''' (Laser Rod, 1994)}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro EU name'': '''Hotrod'''
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Row'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-5'''
:*''Accessories'': Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the second year of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)| Generation 2]]'', [[Laser Rod]] Jolt transforms into a Ford "Deuce Coupe" hot rod with flame detailing. Pressing a button on his hood causes a red [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] to light up, making his clear plastic engine glow red. In [[robot mode]], this LED can be moved around at the end of a wire, and can plug into the bottom of either of his fists, allowing his [[light saber]] to be similarly illuminated. His saber stores in the back-end underside of his car mode, emulating a rear bumper and tailpipe.

:Also like other Laser Rods, he is one of the first ''Transformers'' toys designed with increased [[articulation]] in mind, with extra hinges in his limbs and a waist/hip construction similar to those of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures, giving him an impressively large range of motion for ''any'' action figure at the time. However, the Laser Rods are also generally hard to keep standing upright, being top-heavy and prone to loose hip joints. Also, the rubber "o-ring" can dry-rot over time, which can be a bear to replace.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Jolt/jolt.htm More information on Jolt at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*[http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/instructions/G2/jolt_instruct.jpg Jolt's instructions] actually transform him the wrong way, ending literally ass-backwards, with his face concealed partially behind the tab that locks the front portion of the car in place. All this done despite the correctly transformed version ''shown in the very first panel''. Considering Jolt has never appeared like this elsewhere, it is probably not a preproduction issue, just a goofy mistake.
*The [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|live-action movie-verse]] character [[Jolt (Movie)|Jolt]] was originally designed as this Jolt for the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toyline, as indicated by Hasbro product listings.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-product-listings-with-large-update/28707/ Hasbro product listing]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Row''' (ホットロウ ''Hotto Rō''), '''Jolt''' (ジョルト ''Joruto'')
*''French:'' '''Secousse''' (Canada, "Jolt")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yáohuàng''' (China, 摇晃, "Jolt")

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Earth-born Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Security officers]]

Jolt (G2)

2025-03-05T22:59:33Z

MAYHEM4EVA: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

{{factions|decepticong2|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Jolt}}
:''Jolt is a [[Decepticon]] [[Laser Rod]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G2 Jolt cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''Give me your purse.'']]
If ever there were an eager little flunky, it's '''Jolt'''. Under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s approving eye, he will leap into battle and carve his name into the nearest Autobot. Jolt will joyfully confront his enemies in combat... so long as his massive commander's shadow is on him. Left alone, Jolt's courage quickly runs low on fuel. He's fled more than one battle when the odds turned against him. Megatron appreciates Jolt's talent for malice, but it remains to be seen whether that appreciation will keep him turning a blind eye to his subordinate's cowardice forever.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Newdawn-jolt.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|First person to insert a "Don't lose your head" gag gets summarily banned.]]
Jolt and his [[Laser Rod]] compatriots were designed and constructed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons as the [[Bludgeon's new army|next wave of warriors]]. Bludgeon returned to Earth to cause enough chaos and destruction to draw [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] back and steal the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from his chest, in order to bring life to his new soldiers. Bludgeon got all blowed up and decapitated by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], but his plan was still sound, and the new (old) Decepticon leader carried it through and brought Jolt and the others to life with the stolen Matrix.

Their first mission was to raid the moon of [[Tykos]] for a supply of the metal-reinforcing gas, [[rheanimum]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} After a severe beating at the hands of the second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], the Decepticons joined forces with the Autobots against their common foe, and fought alongside them to defend the planet [[Ethos]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}} Jolt fought alongside friend and foe alike against the Cybertronians and the fearsome [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] when both forced them into a last stand on Earth. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual''===
After the Decepticons arrived on Earth, Megatron created the Illuminator named Jolt as a counter to Prime's Sparkabots. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Hotrod's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] returned from a scouting mission with exciting news, Jolt impatiently waited for the Seeker to stop basking in the attention and make his report. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages====
{{note|The Japanese Generation 2 story pages and mini-manga followed the continuity of the animated series, as opposed to the Marvel US Generation 2 comics, which followed the continuity of the Marvel comic series.}}

Jolt initially confronted the Autobots with the might of Megatron at his back, but was quickly blasted away by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #1}}

Later, he and [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] attempted to double-team [[Electro]], making clear their intent to reduce him to Autobot scrap. The Autobot countered with his knee-flash kick, then made clear ''his'' intent to turn ''them'' into Decepticon scrap. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #3}}

[[File:JG2JoltMinicomic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Jolt lives up to the name that he doesn't have in Japan!]]

Jolt would eventually get his payback, however. At the sight of Electro and Volt fleeing combat, Megatron ordered Jolt to follow them and find Optimus Prime's whereabouts. Jolt followed and took them both out with a powered-up jump-kick. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #5}}

Not long after, he and Sizzle joined the [[Cyberjet]]s in surrounding the Autobot Laser Rods. [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] managed to catch him off-guard with a smokescreen, then sliced his sword in half. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #11}}

He would later get his chance at a rematch with Road Rocket, when the lone Autobot attempted to infiltrate Decepticon headquarters and was spotted. Along with Sizzle and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]], he chased the Autobot to a dead end. Luckily for Road Rocket, [[Aero Raid]] arrived through an airvent and to his rescue. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #14}}

Some time afterward, when Electro was taken prisoner by Megatron, Jolt was beaten to a pulp by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who had stormed the Decepticon base to rescue his comrade. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #16}}

Jolt joined the Decepticons in their final assault on the Autobot base. When Megatron was defeated, all the Decepticons were banished to deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Jolt began serving [[Galvatron II]], the new Decepticon leader who rose in Megatron's place after his downfall. Galvatron led the Decepticons in an attack on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. Jolt and Sizzle terrorized the small Legends World refugees during the invasion, but the tiny [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] managed to cast a force field to protect her and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] from the Laser Rods. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} Jolt and the Decepticons were eventually driven off the Beast planet by its inhabitants. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grotusque)|Grotusque Chapter}}

===''G-2 Comic BomBom'' manga===
[[File:Jolt g2 bombom.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|All the sugar, twice the caffeine!]]
During a space battle, Jolt chased Electro all the way to [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Confronting Electro in a sword fight, Jolt was nearly crippled when the Autobot's shaft saber was plunged straight through his chest. Jolt only survived by turning on his afterburners and frying his opponent off before he could finish the killing blow. Still, Electro recovered and very nearly sliced Jolt in two. He died cursing the Autobot Laser Rod with his last breath. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}

===''TransTech''===
Jolt was one of many displaced [[lowtech|Offworlder]]s on the streets of [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{Storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Jolt electro g2 redux.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Jolt was a "second generation" Transformer created on Earth through a fusion of human, [[Nebulan]], and Cybertronian technology. Brought online at one of the many [[Cyberfactory|Cyberfactories]] created around the globe, Jolt and his sword-wielding partner [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] ended up joining the [[Decepticon Syndicate]] when the newly minted Transformers began choosing sides. In [[2010]], he was at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in Switzerland when [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] took over the complex. The Autobots [[Electro]] and [[Volt]] fought with Jolt and Sizzle for control of the Collider's systems when [[forestonite]] gas spread throughout the complex, mutating them into more powerful forms. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Jolt appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through a [[mnemopathis projector]]. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling [[energon]] and attacked them, he soon realized their actions were actually embodying the peace he had fought for. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}
[[File:Jolt Sizzle duck Life of Sideswipe.jpeg |upright=0.6|thumb|Something tells me Jolt isn’t even ducking, he’s just picking up one of those cubes. ]]

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart2 Jolt.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5|"You crazy? My sword's made of cardboard."]]
Jolt assisted in a prison transfer for [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] alongside [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. They were ambushed by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]], and Jolt was burned and beaten down by the latter two. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

After [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s escape, Jolt was one of the Decepticons poised to storm [[Swindle's]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They breached the wall of the club, but the Autobots were still able to escape under the cover of smoke. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Jolt was present for the battle of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] and got smashed by [[Pyra Magna]]'s pickaxe. He later joined the other Decepticons when they combined their firepower to bring down [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Jolt.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|There was a time when most cars looked like something from the Pinewood Derby.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Jolt''' (Laser Rod, 1994)}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro EU name'': '''Hotrod'''
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Row'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-5'''
:*''Accessories'': Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the second year of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)| Generation 2]]'', [[Laser Rod]] Jolt transforms into a Ford "Deuce Coupe" hot rod with flame detailing. Pressing a button on his hood causes a red [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] to light up, making his clear plastic engine glow red. In [[robot mode]], this LED can be moved around at the end of a wire, and can plug into the bottom of either of his fists, allowing his [[light saber]] to be similarly illuminated. His saber stores in the back-end underside of his car mode, emulating a rear bumper and tailpipe.

:Also like other Laser Rods, he is one of the first ''Transformers'' toys designed with increased [[articulation]] in mind, with extra hinges in his limbs and a waist/hip construction similar to those of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures, giving him an impressively large range of motion for ''any'' action figure at the time. However, the Laser Rods are also generally hard to keep standing upright, being top-heavy and prone to loose hip joints. Also, the rubber "o-ring" can dry-rot over time, which can be a bear to replace.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Jolt/jolt.htm More information on Jolt at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*[http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/instructions/G2/jolt_instruct.jpg Jolt's instructions] actually transform him the wrong way, ending literally ass-backwards, with his face concealed partially behind the tab that locks the front portion of the car in place. All this done despite the correctly transformed version ''shown in the very first panel''. Considering Jolt has never appeared like this elsewhere, it is probably not a preproduction issue, just a goofy mistake.
*The [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|live-action movie-verse]] character [[Jolt (Movie)|Jolt]] was originally designed as this Jolt for the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toyline, as indicated by Hasbro product listings.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-product-listings-with-large-update/28707/ Hasbro product listing]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Row''' (ホットロウ ''Hotto Rō''), '''Jolt''' (ジョルト ''Joruto'')
*''French:'' '''Secousse''' (Canada, "Jolt")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yáohuàng''' (China, 摇晃, "Jolt")

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Earth-born Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Security officers]]

Jolt (G2)

2025-03-05T22:58:34Z

MAYHEM4EVA: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

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:''Jolt is a [[Decepticon]] [[Laser Rod]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:G2 Jolt cardart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|''Give me your purse.'']]
If ever there were an eager little flunky, it's '''Jolt'''. Under [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]]'s approving eye, he will leap into battle and carve his name into the nearest Autobot. Jolt will joyfully confront his enemies in combat... so long as his massive commander's shadow is on him. Left alone, Jolt's courage quickly runs low on fuel. He's fled more than one battle when the odds turned against him. Megatron appreciates Jolt's talent for malice, but it remains to be seen whether that appreciation will keep him turning a blind eye to his subordinate's cowardice forever.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Newdawn-jolt.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|First person to insert a "Don't lose your head" gag gets summarily banned.]]
Jolt and his [[Laser Rod]] compatriots were designed and constructed by [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s Decepticons as the [[Bludgeon's new army|next wave of warriors]]. Bludgeon returned to Earth to cause enough chaos and destruction to draw [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] back and steal the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]] from his chest, in order to bring life to his new soldiers. Bludgeon got all blowed up and decapitated by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]], but his plan was still sound, and the new (old) Decepticon leader carried it through and brought Jolt and the others to life with the stolen Matrix.

Their first mission was to raid the moon of [[Tykos]] for a supply of the metal-reinforcing gas, [[rheanimum]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}} After a severe beating at the hands of the second generation [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]], the Decepticons joined forces with the Autobots against their common foe, and fought alongside them to defend the planet [[Ethos]]. {{storylink|Escalation!}} Jolt fought alongside friend and foe alike against the Cybertronians and the fearsome [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] when both forced them into a last stand on Earth. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}

===''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual''===
After the Decepticons arrived on Earth, Megatron created the Illuminator named Jolt as a counter to Prime's Sparkabots. {{storylink|The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual|Hotrod's ''The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual'' profile}} When [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] returned from a scouting mission with exciting news, Jolt impatiently waited for the Seeker to stop basking in the attention and make his report. {{storylink|Day of the Decepticons}}

===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages====
{{note|The Japanese Generation 2 story pages and mini-manga followed the continuity of the animated series, as opposed to the Marvel US Generation 2 comics, which followed the continuity of the Marvel comic series.}}

Jolt initially confronted the Autobots with the might of Megatron at his back, but was quickly blasted away by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #1}}

Later, he and [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] attempted to double-team [[Electro]], making clear their intent to reduce him to Autobot scrap. The Autobot countered with his knee-flash kick, then made clear ''his'' intent to turn ''them'' into Decepticon scrap. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #3}}

[[File:JG2JoltMinicomic.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Jolt lives up to the name that he doesn't have in Japan!]]

Jolt would eventually get his payback, however. At the sight of Electro and Volt fleeing combat, Megatron ordered Jolt to follow them and find Optimus Prime's whereabouts. Jolt followed and took them both out with a powered-up jump-kick. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #5}}

Not long after, he and Sizzle joined the [[Cyberjet]]s in surrounding the Autobot Laser Rods. [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] managed to catch him off-guard with a smokescreen, then sliced his sword in half. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #11}}

He would later get his chance at a rematch with Road Rocket, when the lone Autobot attempted to infiltrate Decepticon headquarters and was spotted. Along with Sizzle and [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]], he chased the Autobot to a dead end. Luckily for Road Rocket, [[Aero Raid]] arrived through an airvent and to his rescue. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #14}}

Some time afterward, when Electro was taken prisoner by Megatron, Jolt was beaten to a pulp by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], who had stormed the Decepticon base to rescue his comrade. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #16}}

Jolt joined the Decepticons in their final assault on the Autobot base. When Megatron was defeated, all the Decepticons were banished to deep space. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

====''Legends'' comic====
Jolt began serving [[Galvatron II]], the new Decepticon leader who rose in Megatron's place after his downfall. Galvatron led the Decepticons in an attack on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]]. Jolt and Sizzle terrorized the small Legends World refugees during the invasion, but the tiny [[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] managed to cast a force field to protect her and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] from the Laser Rods. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 3}} Jolt and the Decepticons were eventually driven off the Beast planet by its inhabitants. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Grotusque)|Grotusque Chapter}}

===''G-2 Comic BomBom'' manga===
[[File:Jolt g2 bombom.jpg|left|upright=0.85|thumb|All the sugar, twice the caffeine!]]
During a space battle, Jolt chased Electro all the way to [[Earth]]'s [[Moon (moon)|moon]]. Confronting Electro in a sword fight, Jolt was nearly crippled when the Autobot's shaft saber was plunged straight through his chest. Jolt only survived by turning on his afterburners and frying his opponent off before he could finish the killing blow. Still, Electro recovered and very nearly sliced Jolt in two. He died cursing the Autobot Laser Rod with his last breath. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}

===''TransTech''===
Jolt was one of many displaced [[lowtech|Offworlder]]s on the streets of [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{Storylink|Transcendent: Part 4}}

===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Jolt electro g2 redux.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]
Jolt was a "second generation" Transformer created on Earth through a fusion of human, [[Nebulan]], and Cybertronian technology. Brought online at one of the many [[Cyberfactory|Cyberfactories]] created around the globe, Jolt and his sword-wielding partner [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] ended up joining the [[Decepticon Syndicate]] when the newly minted Transformers began choosing sides. In [[2010]], he was at the [[Large Hadron Collider]] in Switzerland when [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] took over the complex. The Autobots [[Electro]] and [[Volt]] fought with Jolt and Sizzle for control of the Collider's systems when [[forestonite]] gas spread throughout the complex, mutating them into more powerful forms. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
Jolt appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through a [[mnemopathis projector]]. He and other Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], and though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling [[energon]] and attacked them, he soon realized their actions were actually embodying the peace he had fought for. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}
[[File:Jolt Sizzle duck Life of Sideswipe.jpeg |upright=1.4|thumb]]

===2019 IDW continuity===
[[File:DarknessOnceGazedUponPart2 Jolt.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.5|"You crazy? My sword's made of cardboard."]]
Jolt assisted in a prison transfer for [[Elita One (G1)|Elita-1]] alongside [[Barricade (IDW)|Barricade]] and [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]]. They were ambushed by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], [[Charger]], and [[Fire Beast]], and Jolt was burned and beaten down by the latter two. {{storylink|Lord of Misrule: Swindle's II|Swindle's II}}

After [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s escape, Jolt was one of the Decepticons poised to storm [[Swindle's]]. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Two}} They breached the wall of the club, but the Autobots were still able to escape under the cover of smoke. {{storylink|Darkness, Once Gazed Upon: Part Three}}

Jolt was present for the battle of [[Darkmount (Cybertron)|Darkmount]] and got smashed by [[Pyra Magna]]'s pickaxe. He later joined the other Decepticons when they combined their firepower to bring down [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Fate of Cybertron|Fate of Cybertron}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===''Generation 2''===
[[File:G2-toy Jolt.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|There was a time when most cars looked like something from the Pinewood Derby.]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-d2|'''Jolt''' (Laser Rod, 1994)}}</ul>
:*''Hasbro EU name'': '''Hotrod'''
:*''Takara name'': '''Hot Row'''
:*''Takara ID number'': '''TRF-5'''
:*''Accessories'': Sword
{{toydesigner|[[Takio Ejima]] (TakaraTomy), [[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

:Released in the second year of ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (toyline)| Generation 2]]'', [[Laser Rod]] Jolt transforms into a Ford "Deuce Coupe" hot rod with flame detailing. Pressing a button on his hood causes a red [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] to light up, making his clear plastic engine glow red. In [[robot mode]], this LED can be moved around at the end of a wire, and can plug into the bottom of either of his fists, allowing his [[light saber]] to be similarly illuminated. His saber stores in the back-end underside of his car mode, emulating a rear bumper and tailpipe.

:Also like other Laser Rods, he is one of the first ''Transformers'' toys designed with increased [[articulation]] in mind, with extra hinges in his limbs and a waist/hip construction similar to those of ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'' figures, giving him an impressively large range of motion for ''any'' action figure at the time. However, the Laser Rods are also generally hard to keep standing upright, being top-heavy and prone to loose hip joints. Also, the rubber "o-ring" can dry-rot over time, which can be a bear to replace.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Decepticon/Jolt/jolt.htm More information on Jolt at TFU.info]''

==Notes==
*[http://tfwiki.net/~fortmax/instructions/G2/jolt_instruct.jpg Jolt's instructions] actually transform him the wrong way, ending literally ass-backwards, with his face concealed partially behind the tab that locks the front portion of the car in place. All this done despite the correctly transformed version ''shown in the very first panel''. Considering Jolt has never appeared like this elsewhere, it is probably not a preproduction issue, just a goofy mistake.
*The [[Transformers (2007 franchise)|live-action movie-verse]] character [[Jolt (Movie)|Jolt]] was originally designed as this Jolt for the 2008 ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]]'' toyline, as indicated by Hasbro product listings.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/hasbro-product-listings-with-large-update/28707/ Hasbro product listing]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Hot Row''' (ホットロウ ''Hotto Rō''), '''Jolt''' (ジョルト ''Joruto'')
*''French:'' '''Secousse''' (Canada, "Jolt")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Yáohuàng''' (China, 摇晃, "Jolt")

==References==
<references />
[[Category:Earth-born Transformers]]
[[Category:Generation 2 Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2019) Decepticons]]
[[Category:TransTech Decepticons]]
[[Category:Wings Universe Decepticons]]
[[Category:Security officers]]

File:Jolt Sizzle duck Life of Sideswipe.jpeg

2025-03-05T22:55:36Z

MAYHEM4EVA: MAYHEM4EVA uploaded a new version of "File:Jolt Sizzle duck Life of Sideswipe.jpeg": Sizzle and Jolt try to dodge Sideswipe. Also, who’s that yellow guy? From ''Optimus Prime'' #9, {{

[[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] try to dodge Sideswipe. Also, who’s that yellow guy? From ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' #9, {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

File:Jolt Sizzle duck Life of Sideswipe.jpeg

2025-03-05T22:55:07Z

MAYHEM4EVA: Sizzle and Jolt try to dodge Sideswipe. Also, who’s that yellow guy? From ''Optimus Prime'' #9, {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

[[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] try to dodge Sideswipe. Also, who’s that yellow guy? From ''[[Optimus Prime (comic)|Optimus Prime]]'' #9, {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

Killer Punch

2025-03-05T22:42:17Z

MAYHEM4EVA: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

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:''Killer Punch is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Killerpunch-tradingcard.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|MIDDLE FINGER STRIKE!!!!]]
'''Killer Punch''' (キラーパンチ ''Kirā Panchi'') is the Intelligence Officer of [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons and is utterly ''obsessed'' with collecting information. His every strategy, his every move, is centered around the ultimate goal of amassing further intel on absolutely everyone and everything. Even his special attack, the "[[Head Punch]]", secretly doubles as a homing device which gathers data on those it pulverizes. Oh yes, Killer Punch is a sneaky, deceitful master of setting traps and collecting intel.

And this obsession has promptly driven him bonkers. The sheer volume of data Killer Punch has collected on friend and foe alike has turned him into a paranoid conspiracy theorist who'll believe almost ''anything''. For instance, one of his favorite pet theories is that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was a [[Decepticon]] agent. ''Oh, yeah''. They don't make tinfoil hats big enough for the likes of Killer Punch.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yasuhiro Miyata]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Crybaby Killer Punch.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Killer ''Punk'' is more like it. Man up!]]
Granted an audience before [[Magmatron]] in the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'', Intelligence Officer Killer Punch claimed to have come across intelligence that [[Big Convoy]] was summoned by the instructor [[Survive]] to the planet [[Stero]]. In addition, he believed that they had been quarrelling for a long time and that they could be cajoled into a fight, allowing the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] the opportunity to take down Big Convoy while he was distracted. Magmatron approved of the plan and sent out [[Guiledart]] to lead it, but [[Archadis]] had his doubts.

Killer Punch accompanied Guiledart and [[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (and later also [[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] and [[Saberback]]) to Stero, where they were detected by [[True One]], who reported to Survive. Seeing a training opportunity for Big Convoy's rookies, Survive tried to teach them how to follow orders to the exact word—this mildly confused the Predacons, who thought Survive and Big Convoy would be tussling. After some fighting, Killer Punch leapt in front of Survive and tried to anger the bear by claiming Big Convoy was gossiping negatively about him throughout the universe. The instructor didn't fall for this lie, as Big Convoy was his ''student''—a surprising revelation to Killer Punch. Making the best of the situation he found himself in, the Predacon overpowered Survive and was about to chop off his head when he was blasted away by Big Convoy's [[Big Cannon|cannon]]. With [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] finding Killer Punch's weak point in his right shoulder, the Predacons were forced to flee. On the ''Dinosaur'', an embarrassed Killer Punch was vilified for failing at his job as an Intelligence Officer and the unimpressed Magmatron ordered [[DNAVI]] to teleport him to the end of the universe. {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Killer Punch found his way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As the Maximals and Predacons united to rebuild their home planet, he had a friendly tussle with Survive. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}
{{--}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:BWAscendKillerpunchPunch.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|right|So you're kicking me? Where's the proof?! WHERE'S THE EVIDE-OW!]]
Killer Punch spent much time on the [[Cybertronian Undernet]], amassing a sizable breadth of espionage techniques. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}} Before Magmatron left for [[Earth]], Killer Punch was one of several Predacons who listened to him deliver a speech about their rightful place in history and revenge against the [[Maximal Imperium]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

During Magmatron's astral journey to Cybertron's future, he witnessed his Predacons and the rest of Cybertron descend into chaos and madness. During this carnage, Killer Punch struck [[Saberback]] (who himself was attacking [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]]) before being punched in the face. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Killer Punch was a participant in the [[Maximal]]/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Games (competition)|Games]]. During one Cull, Killer Punch blindsided [[Ultra Mammoth]] with a machete. The machete eventually became part of [[Eject (G1)|Eject]]'s collection of artifacts from the Games. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

Later on, Killer Punch became the enlisted intelligence specialist aboard the ''[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaur]]'', a starship with Maximal officers. Despite his diligence, Killer Punch received a reputation as an alarmist and paranoid, especially after the [[Arkus]] mission, where Killer Punch had the crew tearing apart the ship looking for a phantom stowaway he was convinced existed on the edge of the sensors. (Killer Punch would never learn that [[Dead End (BW)|Dead-End]] had, in fact, brought a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] on board.)

[[File:Intersectionality 2 of 5.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|left]]
When the ''Dinosaur'' detected a Cybertronian distress signal from planet [[Metascan Omega|LGC-8803]], a mission team was assembled to assess the situation. While traveling to their destination, comms specialist [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] detected a second Cybertronian signal coming in, this one from Cybertron but not on any traditional encrypted frequency. First Officer [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]]'s complete lack of curiosity almost dismissed the matter entirely, but Killer Punch was interested and spoke up for Hydra. They got Longrack to agree for Hydra to spend the travel to LGC-8803 trying to clean up the second signal.

Almost immediately after the away team's shuttle dropped into atmosphere, however, the ''Dinosaur'' was attacked by a foreign starship. Hydra still hadn't returned to his post, and so Killer Punch was forced to perform both intelligence and communications duties during the firefight. After [[Guiledart]] chased the threat away, Killer Punch got leave from Longrack to search for Hydra and determine why he wasn't at his post. While looking for Hydra at the science officer's laboratory, though, Killer Punch found himself unusually lost inside the ship. After a series of sensor scans, he concluded the ''Dinosaur'' was actually a Transformer...and deliberately rearranging itself to keep him away from the lab.

Seeking help, Killer Punch visited engineering and managed to at least partly convince [[Magmatron]] of his suspicions. The chief engineer was willing to shut down all power for one breem to let Killer Punch navigate the corridors unimpeded. He was, unfortunately, successful. Inside the lab, Killer Punch found Hydra dead and his killer, the Builder political officer [[Synapse (BWU)|Synapse]], waiting for him. The second signal had been a call-to-arms as the Proto-races back home rose up against the Builder Assembly in revolution, and Synapse couldn't have those ideas spreading on the ship. He revealed the ''Dinosaur'' was actually the ancient Builder Megamaster Trypticon moments before the ship executed Killer Punch.

His last act was transmitting these revelations (sans the part about Trypticon) to Magmatron, warning the rest of the crew about their Builder officers. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Unicron1-SaberbackKillerPunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Killer Punch appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through a [[mnemopathis projector]]. He and multiple Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling [[energon]] and attacked them. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

In the real world, Killer Punch was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals that fell under the command of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] led a force against Unicron to prevent him from eating [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Killer Punch was sent out to attack. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy KillerPunch.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|No one ever talks about ''Styracosaurus'', oh NO, it's always ''Triceratops, Triceratops, Triceratops!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Killer Punch''' (Deluxe, [[1999]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-39'''
:*''Release date'': May ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Killer Sword," "Head Punch" missile
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold in the fourth wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Killer Punch is an extensive [[retool]]ing of Deluxe Class [[Guiledart#Toys|Guiledart]], now transforming into an organic ''{{w|Styracosaurus}}''. In [[beast mode]], he has flip down "damage" panels to reveal ribs and torn flesh, though the rest of the "Fake Death Mode" feature from Guiledart is no longer present or no longer painted (e.g. the muscle details on the [[robot mode]] feet).

: In robot mode, his right arm features a spring-loaded launcher which fires his "Head Punch" missile, aka "nearly his entire dino-mode head". When the missile is not in use, a hole on the tail section on his back allows the head to store, and a flip down robot claw (that looks mostly like a robotic dinosaur skull) replaces it. If one chooses to, the head can also be held in his left fist like a shield. Similar to Guiledart, the tail can be removed, but this time to form his "Killer Sword", which can also be held in his left fist. His dinosaur forelegs (located on his left shoulderpad) feature flip-out, non-firing lasers.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/KillerPunch/killerpunch.htm More information on Killer Punch at TFU.info]''
{{BWGuiledartMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|VS39}}{{anchor|VsPack}}
[[File:BWN-toy VS39box.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Roaring Showdown: Survive VS Killer Punch''' (VS pack, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-39'''
:*''Release date'': May ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Killer Sword," "Head Punch" missile

: Killer Punch was also available in the "Roaring Showdown" (絶叫の対決 ''zekkyō no taiketsu'') multi-pack with the [[Maximal]] [[Survive#Toys|Survive]] (and his mini-partner [[True One#Toys|True One]]), also released in the fourth wave of ''Neo'' toys.

: Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*Like [[Guiledart]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of Killer Punch is a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations|Roadbuster]] toy.

[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Predacons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]

Killer Punch

2025-03-05T22:41:38Z

MAYHEM4EVA: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

{{factions|predacon|decepticon|liegemaximo|unicron}}
:''Killer Punch is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Killerpunch-tradingcard.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|MIDDLE FINGER STRIKE!!!!]]
'''Killer Punch''' (キラーパンチ ''Kirā Panchi'') is the Intelligence Officer of [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons and is utterly ''obsessed'' with collecting information. His every strategy, his every move, is centered around the ultimate goal of amassing further intel on absolutely everyone and everything. Even his special attack, the "[[Head Punch]]", secretly doubles as a homing device which gathers data on those it pulverizes. Oh yes, Killer Punch is a sneaky, deceitful master of setting traps and collecting intel.

And this obsession has promptly driven him bonkers. The sheer volume of data Killer Punch has collected on friend and foe alike has turned him into a paranoid conspiracy theorist who'll believe almost ''anything''. For instance, one of his favorite pet theories is that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was a [[Decepticon]] agent. ''Oh, yeah''. They don't make tinfoil hats big enough for the likes of Killer Punch.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yasuhiro Miyata]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Crybaby Killer Punch.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Killer ''Punk'' is more like it. Man up!]]
Granted an audience before [[Magmatron]] in the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'', Intelligence Officer Killer Punch claimed to have come across intelligence that [[Big Convoy]] was summoned by the instructor [[Survive]] to the planet [[Stero]]. In addition, he believed that they had been quarrelling for a long time and that they could be cajoled into a fight, allowing the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] the opportunity to take down Big Convoy while he was distracted. Magmatron approved of the plan and sent out [[Guiledart]] to lead it, but [[Archadis]] had his doubts.

Killer Punch accompanied Guiledart and [[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (and later also [[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] and [[Saberback]]) to Stero, where they were detected by [[True One]], who reported to Survive. Seeing a training opportunity for Big Convoy's rookies, Survive tried to teach them how to follow orders to the exact word—this mildly confused the Predacons, who thought Survive and Big Convoy would be tussling. After some fighting, Killer Punch leapt in front of Survive and tried to anger the bear by claiming Big Convoy was gossiping negatively about him throughout the universe. The instructor didn't fall for this lie, as Big Convoy was his ''student''—a surprising revelation to Killer Punch. Making the best of the situation he found himself in, the Predacon overpowered Survive and was about to chop off his head when he was blasted away by Big Convoy's [[Big Cannon|cannon]]. With [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] finding Killer Punch's weak point in his right shoulder, the Predacons were forced to flee. On the ''Dinosaur'', an embarrassed Killer Punch was vilified for failing at his job as an Intelligence Officer and the unimpressed Magmatron ordered [[DNAVI]] to teleport him to the end of the universe. {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Killer Punch found his way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As the Maximals and Predacons united to rebuild their home planet, he had a friendly tussle with Survive. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}
{{--}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:BWAscendKillerpunchPunch.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|right|So you're kicking me? Where's the proof?! WHERE'S THE EVIDE-OW!]]
Killer Punch spent much time on the [[Cybertronian Undernet]], amassing a sizable breadth of espionage techniques. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}} Before Magmatron left for [[Earth]], Killer Punch was one of several Predacons who listened to him deliver a speech about their rightful place in history and revenge against the [[Maximal Imperium]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

During Magmatron's astral journey to Cybertron's future, he witnessed his Predacons and the rest of Cybertron descend into chaos and madness. During this carnage, Killer Punch struck [[Saberback]] (who himself was attacking [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]]) before being punched in the face. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Killer Punch was a participant in the [[Maximal]]/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Games (competition)|Games]]. During one Cull, Killer Punch blindsided [[Ultra Mammoth]] with a machete. The machete eventually became part of [[Eject (G1)|Eject]]'s collection of artifacts from the Games. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

Later on, Killer Punch became the enlisted intelligence specialist aboard the ''[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaur]]'', a starship with Maximal officers. Despite his diligence, Killer Punch received a reputation as an alarmist and paranoid, especially after the [[Arkus]] mission, where Killer Punch had the crew tearing apart the ship looking for a phantom stowaway he was convinced existed on the edge of the sensors. (Killer Punch would never learn that [[Dead End (BW)|Dead-End]] had, in fact, brought a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] on board.)

[[File:Intersectionality 2 of 5.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|left]]
When the ''Dinosaur'' detected a Cybertronian distress signal from planet [[Metascan Omega|LGC-8803]], a mission team was assembled to assess the situation. While traveling to their destination, comms specialist [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] detected a second Cybertronian signal coming in, this one from Cybertron but not on any traditional encrypted frequency. First Officer [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]]'s complete lack of curiosity almost dismissed the matter entirely, but Killer Punch was interested and spoke up for Hydra. They got Longrack to agree for Hydra to spend the travel to LGC-8803 trying to clean up the second signal.

Almost immediately after the away team's shuttle dropped into atmosphere, however, the ''Dinosaur'' was attacked by a foreign starship. Hydra still hadn't returned to his post, and so Killer Punch was forced to perform both intelligence and communications duties during the firefight. After [[Guiledart]] chased the threat away, Killer Punch got leave from Longrack to search for Hydra and determine why he wasn't at his post. While looking for Hydra at the science officer's laboratory, though, Killer Punch found himself unusually lost inside the ship. After a series of sensor scans, he concluded the ''Dinosaur'' was actually a Transformer...and deliberately rearranging itself to keep him away from the lab.

Seeking help, Killer Punch visited engineering and managed to at least partly convince [[Magmatron]] of his suspicions. The chief engineer was willing to shut down all power for one breem to let Killer Punch navigate the corridors unimpeded. He was, unfortunately, successful. Inside the lab, Killer Punch found Hydra dead and his killer, the Builder political officer [[Synapse (BWU)|Synapse]], waiting for him. The second signal had been a call-to-arms as the Proto-races back home rose up against the Builder Assembly in revolution, and Synapse couldn't have those ideas spreading on the ship. He revealed the ''Dinosaur'' was actually the ancient Builder Megamaster Trypticon moments before the ship executed Killer Punch.

His last act was transmitting these revelations (sans the part about Trypticon) to Magmatron, warning the rest of the crew about their Builder officers. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Unicron1-SaberbackKillerPunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Killer Punch appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through a [[mnemopathis projector]]. He and multiple Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling [[energon]] and attacked them. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

In the real world, Killer Punch was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals that fell under the command of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] led a force against Unicron to prevent him from eating [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Killer Punch was sent out to attack. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}
[[File:Killer Punch Life of Sideswipe.jpeg|left|thumb|upright=0.5]]

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy KillerPunch.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|No one ever talks about ''Styracosaurus'', oh NO, it's always ''Triceratops, Triceratops, Triceratops!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Killer Punch''' (Deluxe, [[1999]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-39'''
:*''Release date'': May ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Killer Sword," "Head Punch" missile
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold in the fourth wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Killer Punch is an extensive [[retool]]ing of Deluxe Class [[Guiledart#Toys|Guiledart]], now transforming into an organic ''{{w|Styracosaurus}}''. In [[beast mode]], he has flip down "damage" panels to reveal ribs and torn flesh, though the rest of the "Fake Death Mode" feature from Guiledart is no longer present or no longer painted (e.g. the muscle details on the [[robot mode]] feet).

: In robot mode, his right arm features a spring-loaded launcher which fires his "Head Punch" missile, aka "nearly his entire dino-mode head". When the missile is not in use, a hole on the tail section on his back allows the head to store, and a flip down robot claw (that looks mostly like a robotic dinosaur skull) replaces it. If one chooses to, the head can also be held in his left fist like a shield. Similar to Guiledart, the tail can be removed, but this time to form his "Killer Sword", which can also be held in his left fist. His dinosaur forelegs (located on his left shoulderpad) feature flip-out, non-firing lasers.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/KillerPunch/killerpunch.htm More information on Killer Punch at TFU.info]''
{{BWGuiledartMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|VS39}}{{anchor|VsPack}}
[[File:BWN-toy VS39box.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Roaring Showdown: Survive VS Killer Punch''' (VS pack, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-39'''
:*''Release date'': May ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Killer Sword," "Head Punch" missile

: Killer Punch was also available in the "Roaring Showdown" (絶叫の対決 ''zekkyō no taiketsu'') multi-pack with the [[Maximal]] [[Survive#Toys|Survive]] (and his mini-partner [[True One#Toys|True One]]), also released in the fourth wave of ''Neo'' toys.

: Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*Like [[Guiledart]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of Killer Punch is a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations|Roadbuster]] toy.

[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Predacons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]

Killer Punch

2025-03-05T22:40:29Z

MAYHEM4EVA: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

{{factions|predacon|decepticon|liegemaximo|unicron}}
:''Killer Punch is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Killerpunch-tradingcard.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|MIDDLE FINGER STRIKE!!!!]]
'''Killer Punch''' (キラーパンチ ''Kirā Panchi'') is the Intelligence Officer of [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons and is utterly ''obsessed'' with collecting information. His every strategy, his every move, is centered around the ultimate goal of amassing further intel on absolutely everyone and everything. Even his special attack, the "[[Head Punch]]", secretly doubles as a homing device which gathers data on those it pulverizes. Oh yes, Killer Punch is a sneaky, deceitful master of setting traps and collecting intel.

And this obsession has promptly driven him bonkers. The sheer volume of data Killer Punch has collected on friend and foe alike has turned him into a paranoid conspiracy theorist who'll believe almost ''anything''. For instance, one of his favorite pet theories is that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was a [[Decepticon]] agent. ''Oh, yeah''. They don't make tinfoil hats big enough for the likes of Killer Punch.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yasuhiro Miyata]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Crybaby Killer Punch.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Killer ''Punk'' is more like it. Man up!]]
Granted an audience before [[Magmatron]] in the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'', Intelligence Officer Killer Punch claimed to have come across intelligence that [[Big Convoy]] was summoned by the instructor [[Survive]] to the planet [[Stero]]. In addition, he believed that they had been quarrelling for a long time and that they could be cajoled into a fight, allowing the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] the opportunity to take down Big Convoy while he was distracted. Magmatron approved of the plan and sent out [[Guiledart]] to lead it, but [[Archadis]] had his doubts.

Killer Punch accompanied Guiledart and [[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (and later also [[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] and [[Saberback]]) to Stero, where they were detected by [[True One]], who reported to Survive. Seeing a training opportunity for Big Convoy's rookies, Survive tried to teach them how to follow orders to the exact word—this mildly confused the Predacons, who thought Survive and Big Convoy would be tussling. After some fighting, Killer Punch leapt in front of Survive and tried to anger the bear by claiming Big Convoy was gossiping negatively about him throughout the universe. The instructor didn't fall for this lie, as Big Convoy was his ''student''—a surprising revelation to Killer Punch. Making the best of the situation he found himself in, the Predacon overpowered Survive and was about to chop off his head when he was blasted away by Big Convoy's [[Big Cannon|cannon]]. With [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] finding Killer Punch's weak point in his right shoulder, the Predacons were forced to flee. On the ''Dinosaur'', an embarrassed Killer Punch was vilified for failing at his job as an Intelligence Officer and the unimpressed Magmatron ordered [[DNAVI]] to teleport him to the end of the universe. {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Killer Punch found his way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As the Maximals and Predacons united to rebuild their home planet, he had a friendly tussle with Survive. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}
{{--}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:BWAscendKillerpunchPunch.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|right|So you're kicking me? Where's the proof?! WHERE'S THE EVIDE-OW!]]
Killer Punch spent much time on the [[Cybertronian Undernet]], amassing a sizable breadth of espionage techniques. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}} Before Magmatron left for [[Earth]], Killer Punch was one of several Predacons who listened to him deliver a speech about their rightful place in history and revenge against the [[Maximal Imperium]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

During Magmatron's astral journey to Cybertron's future, he witnessed his Predacons and the rest of Cybertron descend into chaos and madness. During this carnage, Killer Punch struck [[Saberback]] (who himself was attacking [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]]) before being punched in the face. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Killer Punch was a participant in the [[Maximal]]/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Games (competition)|Games]]. During one Cull, Killer Punch blindsided [[Ultra Mammoth]] with a machete. The machete eventually became part of [[Eject (G1)|Eject]]'s collection of artifacts from the Games. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

Later on, Killer Punch became the enlisted intelligence specialist aboard the ''[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaur]]'', a starship with Maximal officers. Despite his diligence, Killer Punch received a reputation as an alarmist and paranoid, especially after the [[Arkus]] mission, where Killer Punch had the crew tearing apart the ship looking for a phantom stowaway he was convinced existed on the edge of the sensors. (Killer Punch would never learn that [[Dead End (BW)|Dead-End]] had, in fact, brought a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] on board.)

[[File:Intersectionality 2 of 5.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|left]]
When the ''Dinosaur'' detected a Cybertronian distress signal from planet [[Metascan Omega|LGC-8803]], a mission team was assembled to assess the situation. While traveling to their destination, comms specialist [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] detected a second Cybertronian signal coming in, this one from Cybertron but not on any traditional encrypted frequency. First Officer [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]]'s complete lack of curiosity almost dismissed the matter entirely, but Killer Punch was interested and spoke up for Hydra. They got Longrack to agree for Hydra to spend the travel to LGC-8803 trying to clean up the second signal.

Almost immediately after the away team's shuttle dropped into atmosphere, however, the ''Dinosaur'' was attacked by a foreign starship. Hydra still hadn't returned to his post, and so Killer Punch was forced to perform both intelligence and communications duties during the firefight. After [[Guiledart]] chased the threat away, Killer Punch got leave from Longrack to search for Hydra and determine why he wasn't at his post. While looking for Hydra at the science officer's laboratory, though, Killer Punch found himself unusually lost inside the ship. After a series of sensor scans, he concluded the ''Dinosaur'' was actually a Transformer...and deliberately rearranging itself to keep him away from the lab.

Seeking help, Killer Punch visited engineering and managed to at least partly convince [[Magmatron]] of his suspicions. The chief engineer was willing to shut down all power for one breem to let Killer Punch navigate the corridors unimpeded. He was, unfortunately, successful. Inside the lab, Killer Punch found Hydra dead and his killer, the Builder political officer [[Synapse (BWU)|Synapse]], waiting for him. The second signal had been a call-to-arms as the Proto-races back home rose up against the Builder Assembly in revolution, and Synapse couldn't have those ideas spreading on the ship. He revealed the ''Dinosaur'' was actually the ancient Builder Megamaster Trypticon moments before the ship executed Killer Punch.

His last act was transmitting these revelations (sans the part about Trypticon) to Magmatron, warning the rest of the crew about their Builder officers. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Unicron1-SaberbackKillerPunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Killer Punch appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through a [[mnemopathis projector]]. He and multiple Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling [[energon]] and attacked them. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

In the real world, Killer Punch was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals that fell under the command of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] led a force against Unicron to prevent him from eating [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Killer Punch was sent out to attack. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}
[[File:Killer Punch Life of Sideswipe.jpeg|thumb|upright=0.5]]

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy KillerPunch.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|No one ever talks about ''Styracosaurus'', oh NO, it's always ''Triceratops, Triceratops, Triceratops!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Killer Punch''' (Deluxe, [[1999]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-39'''
:*''Release date'': May ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Killer Sword," "Head Punch" missile
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold in the fourth wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Killer Punch is an extensive [[retool]]ing of Deluxe Class [[Guiledart#Toys|Guiledart]], now transforming into an organic ''{{w|Styracosaurus}}''. In [[beast mode]], he has flip down "damage" panels to reveal ribs and torn flesh, though the rest of the "Fake Death Mode" feature from Guiledart is no longer present or no longer painted (e.g. the muscle details on the [[robot mode]] feet).

: In robot mode, his right arm features a spring-loaded launcher which fires his "Head Punch" missile, aka "nearly his entire dino-mode head". When the missile is not in use, a hole on the tail section on his back allows the head to store, and a flip down robot claw (that looks mostly like a robotic dinosaur skull) replaces it. If one chooses to, the head can also be held in his left fist like a shield. Similar to Guiledart, the tail can be removed, but this time to form his "Killer Sword", which can also be held in his left fist. His dinosaur forelegs (located on his left shoulderpad) feature flip-out, non-firing lasers.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/KillerPunch/killerpunch.htm More information on Killer Punch at TFU.info]''
{{BWGuiledartMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|VS39}}{{anchor|VsPack}}
[[File:BWN-toy VS39box.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Roaring Showdown: Survive VS Killer Punch''' (VS pack, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-39'''
:*''Release date'': May ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Killer Sword," "Head Punch" missile

: Killer Punch was also available in the "Roaring Showdown" (絶叫の対決 ''zekkyō no taiketsu'') multi-pack with the [[Maximal]] [[Survive#Toys|Survive]] (and his mini-partner [[True One#Toys|True One]]), also released in the fourth wave of ''Neo'' toys.

: Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*Like [[Guiledart]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of Killer Punch is a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations|Roadbuster]] toy.

[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Predacons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]

Killer Punch

2025-03-05T22:39:27Z

MAYHEM4EVA: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

{{factions|predacon|decepticon|liegemaximo|unicron}}
:''Killer Punch is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Killerpunch-tradingcard.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|MIDDLE FINGER STRIKE!!!!]]
'''Killer Punch''' (キラーパンチ ''Kirā Panchi'') is the Intelligence Officer of [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons and is utterly ''obsessed'' with collecting information. His every strategy, his every move, is centered around the ultimate goal of amassing further intel on absolutely everyone and everything. Even his special attack, the "[[Head Punch]]", secretly doubles as a homing device which gathers data on those it pulverizes. Oh yes, Killer Punch is a sneaky, deceitful master of setting traps and collecting intel.

And this obsession has promptly driven him bonkers. The sheer volume of data Killer Punch has collected on friend and foe alike has turned him into a paranoid conspiracy theorist who'll believe almost ''anything''. For instance, one of his favorite pet theories is that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was a [[Decepticon]] agent. ''Oh, yeah''. They don't make tinfoil hats big enough for the likes of Killer Punch.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yasuhiro Miyata]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Crybaby Killer Punch.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Killer ''Punk'' is more like it. Man up!]]
Granted an audience before [[Magmatron]] in the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'', Intelligence Officer Killer Punch claimed to have come across intelligence that [[Big Convoy]] was summoned by the instructor [[Survive]] to the planet [[Stero]]. In addition, he believed that they had been quarrelling for a long time and that they could be cajoled into a fight, allowing the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] the opportunity to take down Big Convoy while he was distracted. Magmatron approved of the plan and sent out [[Guiledart]] to lead it, but [[Archadis]] had his doubts.

Killer Punch accompanied Guiledart and [[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (and later also [[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] and [[Saberback]]) to Stero, where they were detected by [[True One]], who reported to Survive. Seeing a training opportunity for Big Convoy's rookies, Survive tried to teach them how to follow orders to the exact word—this mildly confused the Predacons, who thought Survive and Big Convoy would be tussling. After some fighting, Killer Punch leapt in front of Survive and tried to anger the bear by claiming Big Convoy was gossiping negatively about him throughout the universe. The instructor didn't fall for this lie, as Big Convoy was his ''student''—a surprising revelation to Killer Punch. Making the best of the situation he found himself in, the Predacon overpowered Survive and was about to chop off his head when he was blasted away by Big Convoy's [[Big Cannon|cannon]]. With [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] finding Killer Punch's weak point in his right shoulder, the Predacons were forced to flee. On the ''Dinosaur'', an embarrassed Killer Punch was vilified for failing at his job as an Intelligence Officer and the unimpressed Magmatron ordered [[DNAVI]] to teleport him to the end of the universe. {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Killer Punch found his way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As the Maximals and Predacons united to rebuild their home planet, he had a friendly tussle with Survive. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}
{{--}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:BWAscendKillerpunchPunch.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|right|So you're kicking me? Where's the proof?! WHERE'S THE EVIDE-OW!]]
Killer Punch spent much time on the [[Cybertronian Undernet]], amassing a sizable breadth of espionage techniques. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}} Before Magmatron left for [[Earth]], Killer Punch was one of several Predacons who listened to him deliver a speech about their rightful place in history and revenge against the [[Maximal Imperium]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

During Magmatron's astral journey to Cybertron's future, he witnessed his Predacons and the rest of Cybertron descend into chaos and madness. During this carnage, Killer Punch struck [[Saberback]] (who himself was attacking [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]]) before being punched in the face. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Killer Punch was a participant in the [[Maximal]]/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Games (competition)|Games]]. During one Cull, Killer Punch blindsided [[Ultra Mammoth]] with a machete. The machete eventually became part of [[Eject (G1)|Eject]]'s collection of artifacts from the Games. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

Later on, Killer Punch became the enlisted intelligence specialist aboard the ''[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaur]]'', a starship with Maximal officers. Despite his diligence, Killer Punch received a reputation as an alarmist and paranoid, especially after the [[Arkus]] mission, where Killer Punch had the crew tearing apart the ship looking for a phantom stowaway he was convinced existed on the edge of the sensors. (Killer Punch would never learn that [[Dead End (BW)|Dead-End]] had, in fact, brought a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] on board.)

[[File:Intersectionality 2 of 5.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|left]]
When the ''Dinosaur'' detected a Cybertronian distress signal from planet [[Metascan Omega|LGC-8803]], a mission team was assembled to assess the situation. While traveling to their destination, comms specialist [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] detected a second Cybertronian signal coming in, this one from Cybertron but not on any traditional encrypted frequency. First Officer [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]]'s complete lack of curiosity almost dismissed the matter entirely, but Killer Punch was interested and spoke up for Hydra. They got Longrack to agree for Hydra to spend the travel to LGC-8803 trying to clean up the second signal.

Almost immediately after the away team's shuttle dropped into atmosphere, however, the ''Dinosaur'' was attacked by a foreign starship. Hydra still hadn't returned to his post, and so Killer Punch was forced to perform both intelligence and communications duties during the firefight. After [[Guiledart]] chased the threat away, Killer Punch got leave from Longrack to search for Hydra and determine why he wasn't at his post. While looking for Hydra at the science officer's laboratory, though, Killer Punch found himself unusually lost inside the ship. After a series of sensor scans, he concluded the ''Dinosaur'' was actually a Transformer...and deliberately rearranging itself to keep him away from the lab.

Seeking help, Killer Punch visited engineering and managed to at least partly convince [[Magmatron]] of his suspicions. The chief engineer was willing to shut down all power for one breem to let Killer Punch navigate the corridors unimpeded. He was, unfortunately, successful. Inside the lab, Killer Punch found Hydra dead and his killer, the Builder political officer [[Synapse (BWU)|Synapse]], waiting for him. The second signal had been a call-to-arms as the Proto-races back home rose up against the Builder Assembly in revolution, and Synapse couldn't have those ideas spreading on the ship. He revealed the ''Dinosaur'' was actually the ancient Builder Megamaster Trypticon moments before the ship executed Killer Punch.

His last act was transmitting these revelations (sans the part about Trypticon) to Magmatron, warning the rest of the crew about their Builder officers. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Unicron1-SaberbackKillerPunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Killer Punch appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through a [[mnemopathis projector]]. He and multiple Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling [[energon]] and attacked them. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

In the real world, Killer Punch was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals that fell under the command of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] led a force against Unicron to prevent him from eating [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Killer Punch was sent out to attack. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}
[[File:Killer Punch Life of Sideswipe.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.0]]

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy KillerPunch.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|No one ever talks about ''Styracosaurus'', oh NO, it's always ''Triceratops, Triceratops, Triceratops!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Killer Punch''' (Deluxe, [[1999]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-39'''
:*''Release date'': May ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Killer Sword," "Head Punch" missile
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold in the fourth wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Killer Punch is an extensive [[retool]]ing of Deluxe Class [[Guiledart#Toys|Guiledart]], now transforming into an organic ''{{w|Styracosaurus}}''. In [[beast mode]], he has flip down "damage" panels to reveal ribs and torn flesh, though the rest of the "Fake Death Mode" feature from Guiledart is no longer present or no longer painted (e.g. the muscle details on the [[robot mode]] feet).

: In robot mode, his right arm features a spring-loaded launcher which fires his "Head Punch" missile, aka "nearly his entire dino-mode head". When the missile is not in use, a hole on the tail section on his back allows the head to store, and a flip down robot claw (that looks mostly like a robotic dinosaur skull) replaces it. If one chooses to, the head can also be held in his left fist like a shield. Similar to Guiledart, the tail can be removed, but this time to form his "Killer Sword", which can also be held in his left fist. His dinosaur forelegs (located on his left shoulderpad) feature flip-out, non-firing lasers.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/KillerPunch/killerpunch.htm More information on Killer Punch at TFU.info]''
{{BWGuiledartMold}}

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[[File:BWN-toy VS39box.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Roaring Showdown: Survive VS Killer Punch''' (VS pack, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-39'''
:*''Release date'': May ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Killer Sword," "Head Punch" missile

: Killer Punch was also available in the "Roaring Showdown" (絶叫の対決 ''zekkyō no taiketsu'') multi-pack with the [[Maximal]] [[Survive#Toys|Survive]] (and his mini-partner [[True One#Toys|True One]]), also released in the fourth wave of ''Neo'' toys.

: Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*Like [[Guiledart]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of Killer Punch is a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations|Roadbuster]] toy.

[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Predacons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]

Killer Punch

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MAYHEM4EVA: /* 2005 IDW continuity */

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:''Killer Punch is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] from the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (franchise)|Beast Wars Neo]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Killerpunch-tradingcard.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|MIDDLE FINGER STRIKE!!!!]]
'''Killer Punch''' (キラーパンチ ''Kirā Panchi'') is the Intelligence Officer of [[Magmatron]]'s Predacons and is utterly ''obsessed'' with collecting information. His every strategy, his every move, is centered around the ultimate goal of amassing further intel on absolutely everyone and everything. Even his special attack, the "[[Head Punch]]", secretly doubles as a homing device which gathers data on those it pulverizes. Oh yes, Killer Punch is a sneaky, deceitful master of setting traps and collecting intel.

And this obsession has promptly driven him bonkers. The sheer volume of data Killer Punch has collected on friend and foe alike has turned him into a paranoid conspiracy theorist who'll believe almost ''anything''. For instance, one of his favorite pet theories is that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] was a [[Decepticon]] agent. ''Oh, yeah''. They don't make tinfoil hats big enough for the likes of Killer Punch.

==Fiction==
===''Beast Wars Neo'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Yasuhiro Miyata]] (Japanese)}}
[[File:Crybaby Killer Punch.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Killer ''Punk'' is more like it. Man up!]]
Granted an audience before [[Magmatron]] in the ''[[Dinosaur (ship)|Dinosaur]]'', Intelligence Officer Killer Punch claimed to have come across intelligence that [[Big Convoy]] was summoned by the instructor [[Survive]] to the planet [[Stero]]. In addition, he believed that they had been quarrelling for a long time and that they could be cajoled into a fight, allowing the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] the opportunity to take down Big Convoy while he was distracted. Magmatron approved of the plan and sent out [[Guiledart]] to lead it, but [[Archadis]] had his doubts.

Killer Punch accompanied Guiledart and [[Sling (BW)|Sling]] (and later also [[Dead End (BW)|Dead End]] and [[Saberback]]) to Stero, where they were detected by [[True One]], who reported to Survive. Seeing a training opportunity for Big Convoy's rookies, Survive tried to teach them how to follow orders to the exact word—this mildly confused the Predacons, who thought Survive and Big Convoy would be tussling. After some fighting, Killer Punch leapt in front of Survive and tried to anger the bear by claiming Big Convoy was gossiping negatively about him throughout the universe. The instructor didn't fall for this lie, as Big Convoy was his ''student''—a surprising revelation to Killer Punch. Making the best of the situation he found himself in, the Predacon overpowered Survive and was about to chop off his head when he was blasted away by Big Convoy's [[Big Cannon|cannon]]. With [[Stampy (BW)|Stampy]] finding Killer Punch's weak point in his right shoulder, the Predacons were forced to flee. On the ''Dinosaur'', an embarrassed Killer Punch was vilified for failing at his job as an Intelligence Officer and the unimpressed Magmatron ordered [[DNAVI]] to teleport him to the end of the universe. {{storylink|Survive the Hot-Blooded Instructor}}

After the defeat of [[Unicron]], Killer Punch found his way back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. As the Maximals and Predacons united to rebuild their home planet, he had a friendly tussle with Survive. {{storylink|Graduation Ceremony!!}}
{{--}}

===2006 IDW ''Beast Wars'' continuity===
[[File:BWAscendKillerpunchPunch.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|right|So you're kicking me? Where's the proof?! WHERE'S THE EVIDE-OW!]]
Killer Punch spent much time on the [[Cybertronian Undernet]], amassing a sizable breadth of espionage techniques. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}} Before Magmatron left for [[Earth]], Killer Punch was one of several Predacons who listened to him deliver a speech about their rightful place in history and revenge against the [[Maximal Imperium]]. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

During Magmatron's astral journey to Cybertron's future, he witnessed his Predacons and the rest of Cybertron descend into chaos and madness. During this carnage, Killer Punch struck [[Saberback]] (who himself was attacking [[Dirge (BW)|Dirgegun]]) before being punched in the face. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 1|The Ascending #1}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Killer Punch was a participant in the [[Maximal]]/[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Games (competition)|Games]]. During one Cull, Killer Punch blindsided [[Ultra Mammoth]] with a machete. The machete eventually became part of [[Eject (G1)|Eject]]'s collection of artifacts from the Games. {{storylink|Broken Windshields}}

Later on, Killer Punch became the enlisted intelligence specialist aboard the ''[[Trypticon (G1)|Dinosaur]]'', a starship with Maximal officers. Despite his diligence, Killer Punch received a reputation as an alarmist and paranoid, especially after the [[Arkus]] mission, where Killer Punch had the crew tearing apart the ship looking for a phantom stowaway he was convinced existed on the edge of the sensors. (Killer Punch would never learn that [[Dead End (BW)|Dead-End]] had, in fact, brought a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]] on board.)

[[File:Intersectionality 2 of 5.jpg|upright=1.0|thumb|left]]
When the ''Dinosaur'' detected a Cybertronian distress signal from planet [[Metascan Omega|LGC-8803]], a mission team was assembled to assess the situation. While traveling to their destination, comms specialist [[Hydra (BW)|Hydra]] detected a second Cybertronian signal coming in, this one from Cybertron but not on any traditional encrypted frequency. First Officer [[Longrack (BW)|Longrack]]'s complete lack of curiosity almost dismissed the matter entirely, but Killer Punch was interested and spoke up for Hydra. They got Longrack to agree for Hydra to spend the travel to LGC-8803 trying to clean up the second signal.

Almost immediately after the away team's shuttle dropped into atmosphere, however, the ''Dinosaur'' was attacked by a foreign starship. Hydra still hadn't returned to his post, and so Killer Punch was forced to perform both intelligence and communications duties during the firefight. After [[Guiledart]] chased the threat away, Killer Punch got leave from Longrack to search for Hydra and determine why he wasn't at his post. While looking for Hydra at the science officer's laboratory, though, Killer Punch found himself unusually lost inside the ship. After a series of sensor scans, he concluded the ''Dinosaur'' was actually a Transformer...and deliberately rearranging itself to keep him away from the lab.

Seeking help, Killer Punch visited engineering and managed to at least partly convince [[Magmatron]] of his suspicions. The chief engineer was willing to shut down all power for one breem to let Killer Punch navigate the corridors unimpeded. He was, unfortunately, successful. Inside the lab, Killer Punch found Hydra dead and his killer, the Builder political officer [[Synapse (BWU)|Synapse]], waiting for him. The second signal had been a call-to-arms as the Proto-races back home rose up against the Builder Assembly in revolution, and Synapse couldn't have those ideas spreading on the ship. He revealed the ''Dinosaur'' was actually the ancient Builder Megamaster Trypticon moments before the ship executed Killer Punch.

His last act was transmitting these revelations (sans the part about Trypticon) to Magmatron, warning the rest of the crew about their Builder officers. {{storylink|Intersectionality}}
{{--}}

===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Unicron1-SaberbackKillerPunch.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5]]
Killer Punch appeared in a fictional scenario projected into the mind of a dying [[Sideswipe (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sideswipe]] through a [[mnemopathis projector]]. He and multiple Decepticons were depicted as helping with relief efforts on post-war Cybertron, though Sideswipe initially believed they were smuggling [[energon]] and attacked them. {{storylink|The Life of Sideswipe}}

In the real world, Killer Punch was one of [[Shockwave (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Onyx Prime]]'s Maximals that fell under the command of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]. When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Optimus Prime]] led a force against Unicron to prevent him from eating [[Caminus (planet)|Caminus]], Killer Punch was sent out to attack. {{storylink|Last Stand (Unicron)|Last Stand}}
{{File:Killer Punch Life of Sideswipe.jpeg}}

==Toys==
===''Beast Wars''===
[[File:BWN-toy KillerPunch.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|No one ever talks about ''Styracosaurus'', oh NO, it's always ''Triceratops, Triceratops, Triceratops!'']]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-p1|'''Killer Punch''' (Deluxe, [[1999]])}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''D-39'''
:*''Release date'': May ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Killer Sword," "Head Punch" missile
{{toydesigner|[[Masakatsu Saito]] (concept artist)}}

: Sold in the fourth wave of ''Beast Wars Neo'' products in Takara's ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars (Japanese toyline)#1999 (Beast Wars Neo)|Beast Wars]]'' toyline, Killer Punch is an extensive [[retool]]ing of Deluxe Class [[Guiledart#Toys|Guiledart]], now transforming into an organic ''{{w|Styracosaurus}}''. In [[beast mode]], he has flip down "damage" panels to reveal ribs and torn flesh, though the rest of the "Fake Death Mode" feature from Guiledart is no longer present or no longer painted (e.g. the muscle details on the [[robot mode]] feet).

: In robot mode, his right arm features a spring-loaded launcher which fires his "Head Punch" missile, aka "nearly his entire dino-mode head". When the missile is not in use, a hole on the tail section on his back allows the head to store, and a flip down robot claw (that looks mostly like a robotic dinosaur skull) replaces it. If one chooses to, the head can also be held in his left fist like a shield. Similar to Guiledart, the tail can be removed, but this time to form his "Killer Sword", which can also be held in his left fist. His dinosaur forelegs (located on his left shoulderpad) feature flip-out, non-firing lasers.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/KillerPunch/killerpunch.htm More information on Killer Punch at TFU.info]''
{{BWGuiledartMold}}

{{-}}{{anchor|VS39}}{{anchor|VsPack}}
[[File:BWN-toy VS39box.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
<ul class="iconlist">{{Bp-m1p1|'''Roaring Showdown: Survive VS Killer Punch''' (VS pack, 1999)}}</ul>
:*''ID number'': '''VS-39'''
:*''Release date'': May ??, 1999
:*''Accessories'': "Killer Sword," "Head Punch" missile

: Killer Punch was also available in the "Roaring Showdown" (絶叫の対決 ''zekkyō no taiketsu'') multi-pack with the [[Maximal]] [[Survive#Toys|Survive]] (and his mini-partner [[True One#Toys|True One]]), also released in the fourth wave of ''Neo'' toys.

: Both toys are identical to their individual releases.
{{-}}

==Notes==
*Like [[Guiledart]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Uprising]]'' incarnation of Killer Punch is a "virtual redeco" of the ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' Voyager Class [[Roadbuster (G1)#Generations|Roadbuster]] toy.

[[Category:Beast Wars Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars Neo Predacons]]
[[Category:Beast Wars: Uprising Predacons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Decepticons]]
[[Category:IDW (2005) Maximals]]
[[Category:Japanese-original Transformers]]