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Hayato Sakamoto

2015-04-09T04:41:25Z

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'''Hayato Sakamoto''' (坂本勇人 or 坂本ハヤト ''Sakamoto Hayato'') is a Japanese writer and artist. As a fan artist, he has created a good number of ''Transformers'' doujinshi. He has also worked as an assistant to [[Yuki Ohshima]].

==''Transformers'' work==
===Writer===
*[[Kre-O Transformers (comic)|Takara's online ''Kre-O'' comic]] – "[[Kreon Story]]", [[Defend the Blocks! Autobots, Dispatch!|#1]]-[[Two Giant Bases! Everybody Getting Along, Come On, Fight!|#10]]
*[[Transformers Legends (comic)|''Transformers Legends'' comic]]
*[[Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base]]

===Artist===
*Takara's online ''Kre-O'' comic – "Kreon Story", #1-#10
*"[[Timeless]]" (with [[Will Mangin]])
*''Transformers Legends'' comic
*Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base
*[[Hoist the Flag]]
*[[The Permanent Revolution]]

==External links==
*[https://twitter.com/hayatoron hayatoron on Twitter]
*[http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9D%82%E6%9C%AC%E3%83%8F%E3%83%A4%E3%83%88 Hayato Sakamoto on Japanese Wikipedia]

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Humanization

2015-03-24T15:50:50Z

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Throughout the various Transformers [[canon]], there have been several instances of [[Transformer]]s with humanistic traits and having very [[human]] actions that possibly conflict with their status as mechanical robots. Many of these instances can be dismissed as stylistic choices by the artists or as gags not to be taken seriously.

==Glandular, digestive, and respiratory==
===Sweating===
[[File:LandsharkWOH-energondelivery.jpg|thumb]]

* In [[Prime Time!|issue twelve]] of the original [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|Marvel US comic]], [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]] is seen leaking lubricant from his head during a stressful confrontation with [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] (as Shockwave points out), in a manner resembling sweating.
* Numerous times in the Marvel UK comic, [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] can be seen "sweating".
* [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' (2001)]] and ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' featured Transformers displaying the traditional anime "sweat drop", a giant bead of liquid appearing at the side of the head to convey embarrassment or exasperation.
* [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] sweatdrops upon seeing a particularly scary expression on [[Lori]]'s face. {{storylink|Ambush}}
* [[Leozack]] sweatdrops oil when [[Landshark (G1)|Landshark]] attacks him. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}

===Coughing===
* In the G1 episode "[[Roll for It]]", when the Autobots emerge from the ruins of a demolished [[antimatter]] laboratory, they are coughing.
* [[Scrapper (G1)|Scrapper]] coughs when [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] surrounds him with smoke.{{storylink|Triple Takeover}}
* [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] coughs while infected with Cosmic Rust. {{storylink|Cosmic Rust (episode)|Cosmic Rust}}
* In "[[Call of the Primitives]]", a fiery blast from [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] causes both the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]] and [[Predacon (G1)|Predacons]] to cough.
* In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] begins to cough for no reason while making a triumphant speech. Much like Powerglide's "heart", this could be a one-shot joke. He also coughs while sleeping, and when amidst the smoky remains of an electrical fire.
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] fake-coughed in the episode "[[Sparkwar Pt. III: The Siege]]" of the [[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Machines'' cartoon]] to draw [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]]'s attention to the matter of [[Noble (BM)|Noble]].
* In [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]] episode "[[Secret Weapon: D-5]]", [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]], [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]], and [[Dark Scream (RID)|Dark Scream]] all cough after inhaling smoke.
* In the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' episode "[[Mortal Combat]]", right after Optimus Prime says "I wish I could accommodate you," he coughs silently.
* [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] visibly coughs after [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|Sam Witwicky]] uses the [[Matrix of Leadership]] to restore him to life in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', even expelling what appears to be dust.
* In "[[Rock Bottom]]", [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] coughs after escaping the collapsed mine. Ironically, Bulkhead later claims ''in the same episode'' that Autobots don't need to breathe.
* [[Galvatron (AOE)|Galvatron]] coughs once he activates himself in ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]''

===Breathing===
On ''[http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Star_Trek:_The_Next_Generation Star Trek: The Next Generation]'', it was explained that the android [http://memory-alpha.org/wiki/Data Data]'s breathing served to cool his inner components, but mostly so that he doesn't appear unnatural to the humans he was designed to resemble. He also blinks for this reason. It could be argued that breathing serves the same "cooling" purpose in Transformers, as its possible for their internal systems to overheat with use, but this explanation is always going to smack of desperation.

* In an ''Energon'' episode, [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]] instructs [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]] that they have to synchronize their breathing before they can [[Powerlinx|powerlink]].
* At the climax of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] tries to strangle [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]], complete with sounds of Hot Rod gagging and struggling to breathe. It's possible that Galvatron was trying to compress Hot Rod's neck until the Autobot's head popped off, but that isn't likely.
* [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], calling for help as a python constricts him, says he can't breathe. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}}
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] is shown to be breathing heavily after trying to chase down Blurr, even though he quips in a previous episode that not needing to breathe is useful for an Autobot. {{storylink|Velocity}}
**Blurr did the same thing when he had completed running all the way back to Cybertron. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
* On the [[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]], [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] breath can be seen due to condensation in the cold ship. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
* [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] breathes heavily as he runs in fear from [[Chaos (alien)|Chaos]] and the slave mines on [[Dread (planet)|Dread]]. {{storylink|Chaos (episode)|Chaos}}
* [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] is visibly breathing while in stasis. {{storylink|Deus ex Machina}}
* "[[A Team Effort]]" confirms that Transformers require ventilation airways in their neck to prevent system overheating, as when [[Charger]] strangles [[Roadgrabber]] in a fit of rage.
* When [[Vigil]] filled the atmosphere with a sleeping agent, [[Blades (RB)|Blades]] melodramatically held his breath until [[Chase (RB)|Chase]] assured him that the air was safe for Autobots to breathe. {{storylink|No Place Like Dome}} Air does not seem to be a requirement, however, as Rescue Bots operate perfectly well in space. {{storylink|Space Bots}} {{storylink|Unfinished Business}}

===Spitting===
* Throughout his term on the Marvel UK comic letters page, [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] would regularly say "(Puttup)" after mentioning the Autobots or an Autobot's name to represent him spitting in disgust. This habit made an in-story appearance, with him spitting at [[Donny Finkleberg|Robot-Master]] despite his [[mouthplate]]. {{storylink|Second Generation!}}
* After [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] escapes from the Decepticons's New Jersey base via a sewer, he spits as he complains about their poor choice of back door.{{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}}
* In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Tangled Web]]", [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] "spits" after reissuing his challenge to tangle with [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]], despite the fact that, like Soundwave, he has no apparent mouth.
*In ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] repeatedly spits while talking to [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|Sam Witwicky]] and his companions. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] also has to spit his mouth clean after being blasted across a forest by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]. [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] spits thrice: once at Sam while in the [[Broadwater Metal Works]] foundry, again when he mentions Prime's name and lastly when facing down Sam in Chicago. [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] also spits, albeit for no real reason, when addressing Sam and the humans outside of [[Chicago]] in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]].''
* [[Galvatron II]] is seen spitting and drooling while explaining the situation.{{storylink|Out of Time!}} Both Megatron and Galvatron II are seen both spitting on each other. Gross!.{{storylink|Exodus!}}

===Crying===
[[File:Omega Supreme tears up.jpg|thumb|Tissue: desired.]]

* A twinkle of light that may not literally be a tear, but is clearly intended to imply one, can be seen in [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]'s eye at the end of "[[The Secret of Omega Supreme (episode)|The Secret of Omega Supreme]]".
* When [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] dies in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is seen to dab at her eyes.
* [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] told his colleagues he was about to "leak optical lubricant" when they wouldn't stop about giving up on [[Operation: Volcano]]. {{storylink|Target: 2006}}
* In "[[The Burden Hardest to Bear]]", [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] has tears falling from his eyes, presumably in pain, during his monstrous disfigurement after he gains the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]].
* There is a teardrop on young [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]'s face after being beaten by Deathsaurus. {{storylink|The Star of Friendship, Jean and Star Saber!}}
* At the end of "[[Heroic! The Victory War]]", some Decepticons are crying over their defeat.
* As he mourns his dead friend [[Snowstalker]] and decides he can never fight again, [[Tigatron]] cries a single tear in beast mode.
* [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] wiped a fake tear when [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] put on the heroic act. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}
* When pondering [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]'s fate in ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] is shown to shed a single tear from one of her spider eyes. This may be due to her technoganic nature though. {{storylink|Revelations Part I: Discovery}}
[[File:Bw2 ep6 twinwaterfalls.jpg|thumb|Surf's up—and I'm talkin' ''up''!]]
* Throughout ''[[Beast Wars II: Super Lifeform Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars II]]'' and [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and occasionally in the ''[[Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada]]'' cartoon, several characters are seen crying in hyperbolic anime fashion.
* Tears can be seen welling up in [[Ironhide (Energon)|Ironhide]]'s eyes and falling to the ground in ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'' as he mourns a fallen comrade.
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] told [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] to "cry him a river". {{storylink|Night of the Combaticons}}
* Ratchet ''actually'' cries tears of defeat when outwitted by Megatron. {{storylink|Warrior School!}}
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] cries over [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]]'s death in [[The Art of War issue 5|''The Art of War'' #5]].
* In ''[[Transformers Animated (cartoon)|Transformers: Animated]]'', [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] cries, though this "ability" could be part of her partially organic nature. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] cries after [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|Sam Witwicky]] tells him cars are not allowed on campus, although he was exaggerating his sorrow and was likely deliberately leaking fluids to enhance the visual. ''{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}''
* [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] was crying in the corner for not being in the [[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]] game. [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] had to talk to him. Again. {{Storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.12#Law and Disorder|Law and Disorder}}
* [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]] sometimes manifests streams of light from his optics resembling tears. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon}}
{{note|[[Authorial intent]] is that this is an overheating of the optical gauze covering their eyes.[https://twitter.com/jroberts332/status/396070452738535424]}}
* [[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] was crying while watching a cowboys movie with [[Russell Clay|Russell]] and a childlike [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]. {{storylink|Adventures in Bumblebee-Sitting!}}

===Eating===
[[File:Optimusprime-mom.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Probably contains [[energon goodie]]s in the shape of a happy face.]]

* There are references to [[Cybertronian food]].
* [[Skullcruncher]] has been known to eat Autobots as well as humans and other organics, despite not needing to do so to survive. Other Decepticons are disgusted by this practice.
* There are Pepsi and [[Destron Pizza|pizza]] in the refrigerator in [[Pepsi Convoy]]'s home.
* In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', the Maximals and Predacons are shown to eat:
**[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] even displays something of a voracious appetite, eating rats and leaving webs to catch prey. At one point, he captures Cheetor and prepares to drain the Maximal's fluids, claiming that it is the act he prefers over the nourishment (which adds just another level of creepy to the already creepy Tarantulas). {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] eats apples. {{storylink|The Web}}
**And garbage {{storylink|The Web}}
**[[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] eats a bird. {{storylink|Power Surge}}
**[[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] eats [[Clone One|his clone]]. [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] remarks that he is "disgusting". {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}
**While suffering from an [[Energon discharge virus]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] eats wild beans to build up his power. This later ends disastrously for [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|The Low Road}}
* In ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'', [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] wants to eat the underground tree's fruit; [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] protests that "we don't eat food, we process [[energon]]—PERIOD!", but is overruled. {{storylink|Forbidden Fruit}}
* According to [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] eats [[Autobot]] [[Protoform]]s for breakfast. But of course that could just be a rumour. {{Storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
* [[Brains]] is seen chewing on a screw, while [[Igor]] and the [[hatchling]]s are clearly shown to be ingesting minerals. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon (film)}}

===Flatulence===
* In the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[The Low Road]]", Rhinox lets out an extreme amount of flatulence after consuming wild bean vines. This could be due to Maximals having organic parts in their makeup.
* In the ''Beast Wars'' episode "[[Bad Spark]]", [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] also lets out flatulence, blaming it on a large buildup of energy from his [[Transmetal]] body.
* Just go watch ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. Happens every five minutes. You can set a clock by it.
* One of the [[Mini-Constructicon]]s "cuts one", causing the others to laugh and request someone to open a window in "[[Spotlight: Ramjet]]".

===Urination===
* [[Tasmania Kid]] urinates (in beast mode) to put out a fire.
* [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] performs a similar action on [[Seymour Simmons|Agent Simmons]] by popping off his automobile oil filter in [[robot mode]]. Optimus Prime claims that 'Bee is just leaking [[lubricant]]s on him. Presumably, this action was inspired from witnessing a [[Mojo|similar incident]].
* [[Scoop (SG)|Scoop]] apparently urinates himself in [[Do Over]].
* In Beast Wars II, [[DJ (BWII)|DJ]] is known for wetting himself whenever he drinks too much oil.
* [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] claims that he "sprung a leak" after freaking out about [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]'s goal to take on [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*In Transformers Prime, when [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] shot at [[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] to test an energy shield he retrieved, Knock Out claimed that the trauma caused him to "leak some transmission fluid." {{storylink|Operation Bumblebee, Part 2}}

===Defecation===
* [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] defecates on [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] in ''[[Robo-Capers]]'' from Marvel UK issue [[Robo-Capers issue 87|#87]].

===Blushing===
[[File:SeaChange Seaspray Blush.JPEG|thumb]]
* In the G1 episode "[[Sea Change]]", [[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] has his whole face turn bright red, even before he jumps into the [[Well of Transformation]] and gets turned into a humanoid.
* ''Transformers Animated'' Bumblebee has also been shown to be able to blush in a few episodes. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}} {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}
*''Transformers Cybertron'' Override blushes when speaking to Lori, which is an indication of the character's original male gender in ''Galaxy Force''. {{storylink|Honor}}

===Intoxication===
* In the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|G1 cartoon]] episode "[[Microbots]]", the [[Decepticon]]s behaving in a noticeably intoxicated fashion after consuming high-grade [[energon]]. [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] refers to this as "over-energizing".
* In the UK comic, the [[Wrecker]]s frequent a "bar" on Cybertron called [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]], where they consume high-grade energon, presumably for the purposes of getting intoxicated. [[Dreadwind (G1)|Dreadwind]] and [[Darkwing (G1)|Darkwing]] pay a visit to this establishment in a later story, and get so hammered that they don't even notice [[Quickswitch (G1)|Quickswitch]] fighting with some [[Mecannibal]]s.
* In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] gets "drunk" on numerous occasions.
* In the ''Beast Wars II'' manga, [[Lio Convoy (BWII)|Lio Convoy]] gets drunk once and messes up [[Apache]]'s room.{{storylink|Recover the Bonds Lost!}}
* The [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]] in ''Animated'', whose personalities are shout-outs to construction worker stereotypes, seem to drink oil the way humans drink beer. However, they never actually get drunk.
**However, the Autobots did feel dizzy after a mini Soundwave spiked the oil nog. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

===Miscellaneous===
[[File:Cigarchomping.jpg|125px|thumb|You can't get the really good ones anymore thanks to Castrol.]]
* [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] once gets a cold, causing him to cough and have a fever, in an issue of the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|''Victory'' manga]]. {{storylink|The Star of Friendship, Jean and Star Saber!}}
* [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] got a bump on his head after being hit by Deathsaurus with a staff when they were young boys. {{storylink|The Star of Friendship, Jean and Star Saber!}}
* In ''[[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron]]'', [[Kup (G1)|Kup]] chomps on a [[cy-gar|cy-]][[Cigar|gar]]. {{storylink|The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|All Hail Megatron}}
* ''Transformers Animated'' [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] has bandages wrapped around his middle after Sari is knocked out and the Autobots return to their base. {{storylink|TransWarped}}
* ''Transformers Animated'' [[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] wore a cast over his arm after being hit by a falling building. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

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==Body parts==
===Mouths/teeth/tongues===
{{Main|Teeth|Tongue|Mouthplate}}
* The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon series]] is the only major piece of fiction to ''not'' present Transformers as possessing [[teeth]] and/or [[tongue]]s. The features appear in both the [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] and [[Dreamwave Productions]] comics, [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (manga)|''The Battlestars'' manga]], the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' and ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' animated series (where teeth would even be knocked out on occasion), the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|the 2001 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]], and the [[Unicron Trilogy]] cartoons and comics.
* In an episode of [[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]], [[Browning]] sticks his tongue out at [[Wilder]] and [[Bullhorn (Masterforce)|Bullhorn]] after they insult [[Cancer (Masterforce)|Cancer]].
*In the [[live-action film series]], the more human-like the robot, the more they are likely to have teeth. In the case of, say, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], his teeth are mechanical cubes overlaid on each other, while [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has bona fide fangs. Optimus spits out a piece of his shattered faceplate in the second film, which is intended to resemble a boxer spitting out a tooth after a brutal match. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
* One of the most prevalent examples of this tradition is the [[Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|''Kiss Players'' manga]], in which a [[Legion (KP)|Legion]] character is equipped with a distinctive prehensile (and phallic) tongue.

===Eyeballs/eyelashes===
[[File:AutoBerserk OptimusPrime closedeyes.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Oh, my eyes!!]]

* Most Transformers have eyes. They see with them.
* In the episode "[[Auto Berserk]]", Optimus Prime's eyes are closed (apparently to shield them against the smoke) much like a human's when the Autobots stagger out of the fire and smoke of the Negavator's destruction.
* While dying from life force depletion, [[Elita One]] occasionally closes her eyes. {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
* [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] clench their eyes shut when their ship is grabbed by a claw. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1}}
* Cyclonus also closes his eyes when Galvatron is about to go through the [[Alya]] treatment and he cannot bear to watch. {{storylink|Webworld}}
* [[Lyzack]] sports some pretty heavy-duty eyelashes for her brief appearance in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory]]'' manga. So does [[Esmeral (Victory)|Esmeral]]. {{storylink|Heroic! The Victory War}}
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] clenches his eyes shut when [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] shines blinding headlights in his face. {{storylink|Autobots Fight Back}}
* In [[Spotlight: Hot Rod]], Hot Rod is shown to have what appears to be blast shields for his optics when he passes out after landing. Dealer's optics are mostly covered by his eyelids, so he looks half-passed out. ''Per an email query to IDW, their response is that Transformers do not have eyelids, that it's just artistic license.''
* The robots in the [[live-action film series]] have eyes designed to resemble cameras, enabling them to dilate and blink.
* ''Animated'' [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] has eyelids. He also blinks frequently.
* The cyborg [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBots]], as portrayed in the animated cartoon, do in fact possess eyelids (when the eyes aren't covered by a visor) and frequently blink. Some also have visible pupils.
* Most robots in ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Prime]]'' possess camera-like eyes similar to those seen in the live-action films, which dilate, contract, and blink in a highly human-like fashion. Notably, they also replicate the involuntary saccades of the human eye when idle.

<center><gallery>
File:Esmeral-manga.jpg|She puts it on with a paint roller.
File:LyzackEyelashes01.jpg|About 15 gallons of mascara for those things.
File:HotRodOpticShields.jpg|Hey, wake up!
File:Dealerseyelids.jpg|Got munchies?
</gallery></center>

===Obesity===
[[File:AOE-HoundStuck.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|"911, what's the nature of your emergency?" <br> "I'm looking at twenty tons of fat robot ass stuck in my window!"]]
Although Transformers come in all shapes and sizes anyway, some characters have particularly round appearances that suggest something equivalent to human obesity.

* In [[Letters page (Marvel UK)|Grim Grams #94]], [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] mentioned that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] weighs a little over 90 tons and "could stand to lose a little around the fuel storage system".
* [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] complained that the Decepticons had grown "fat and complacent" under [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s rule. {{storylink|Surrender!}}
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] is virtually as wide as he is tall and is depicted as extremely round, with very short, stubby legs. It gives him more than a passing resemblance to a heavily obese person, or at best one of those huge, flabby, off-season wrestlers.
* Much the same could be said of [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. Being big-chassised is no excuse to let yourself go.
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|''Animated'' Ratchet]] has a prominent gut that resembles a human paunch. Although ordinarily this might be considered merely a feature of his transformation scheme (ala [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]]), he is specifically designed to be a crotchety "old man" character, and in flashback sequences to his younger days in the Great War, he notably ''lacks'' said paunch.
* [[Gnaw]]. Well, all the [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]], really, but seriously. It's kind of comically appropriate that the robots which do absolutely nothing but hang out and eat stuff all day are so roly-poly.
* [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] has a set of metal plates that form the front of his Alt mode forming a sort of "beer gut" on his abdomen. His buddy [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], a fat ballerina, is also pretty darn bulbous, and though it got him stuck in a building once, his weight doesn't really slow him down too much.

===Masculine characteristics===
====Facial hair====
{{Main|Facial hair}}

* [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]], [[Unicron]], and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] all sport "facial hair" in the G1 cartoon. In addition to that, ''Energon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Bulkhead (Energon)|Bulkhead]], the films' Optimus (who has a goatee), [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] and ''Animated''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]], [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]], and [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|the other Wreck-Gar]] all have varying amounts of facial hair. (The last of these was modeled after [["Weird Al" Yankovic|his voice actor's]] own, prior to his appearance's overhaul.) The Shattered Glass versions of [[Alpha Trion (SG)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus Prime]] also have "facial hair", probably as a homage to Evil [[Spock]]'s appearance in [[Star Trek]].
* Many characters in the live-action series have facial hair, like [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]],[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel]] and [[The Fallen]].

====Nuts, Bolts and Screws====
[[File:LightfootDramaticEncounter Gilmer's injury.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Hit a Decepticon in its voonerables, he said, and you've killed it.]]
* [[Gilmer]] got rammed in his crotch by [[Lightfoot]], causing it to become red and Gilmer to clutch it, groaning he got "kicked in the balls". {{storylink|Lightfoot: A Dramatic Encounter}}
* [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] kicks [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] in the groin, causing apparent pain and giving him a high-pitched voice. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}}
* [[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]] once suggested a kick to the "unmentionables" as a workable battle tactic. {{storylink|The Ascending issue 3|The Ascending #3}}
* [[Heinrad (BWN)|Heinrad]] has a set in [[Beast mode|tanuki mode]]. Since tanuki are known for their massive testicles, his equipment's existence actually makes sense.
* [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] interpreted the word "[[AllSpark Key|key]]" in "[[Wikipedia:Ghostbusters|keymaster]]" a little differently than [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] intended. {{storylink|Bee in the City}}
* [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] has a pair of dangling wrecking balls in a... very unfortunate place. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
* [[Dickbot the blender guy|Blenderbot]] has a... well... [[:File:Appliancebots2.jpg|just look for yourself (NSFW?)]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
* In ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' one of [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]'s takedown animations has him kicking a Decepticon Sharpshooter in the crotch.
*The same animation is used for [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] in his fight with [[Sharpshot]] in ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark|Rise of the Dark Spark]]'' if the player chooses to preform a stealth takedown.

===Feminine characteristics===
[[File:CrossingtheRubicron-newbody.jpg|upright=1.3|thumb|And her beast mode isn't even mammalian!]]
{{main|Female Transformer}}

====Breasts====
Some female Transformers, such as [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] and [[Elita One]] (not to mention the ''other'' [[Arcee (Animated)|Arcee]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]]) have a protruding chest area that bears no apparent relation to their [[alternate mode|alt mode]] [[kibble]], but bears some vague resemblance to clothed human breasts, or a "monoboob", if you will. Some females even have two separate and even more distinctly rounded breast-like protuberances, particularly in their fictional depictions. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], [[Antagony (BW)|Antagony]] and [[Beta (G1)|Beta]] all fall into this category. One, [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]], even has [[:File:ThunderblastBoobsAndNipples01.jpg|visible nipples]]. ''(You're going to look, aren't you...?)''

====Lips====
[[File:G1 Silverbolt cartoon.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Though not female, [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]]'s got <s>sexy</s> nice lips.]]
Another common feature to denote gender in female Transformers is distinctly fuller, plumper lips than is standard, such as Blackarachnia's in ''Beast Wars''. Sometimes, however, they will additionally have red or otherwise different/darker coloration to their lips, with an evident similarity to human lipstick. Such paint-mouthed femmes include Blackarachnia in ''Beast Machines'', her [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|''Animated'' cousin]], and the [[Female Autobots|G1 Female Autobots]].

As far as males go, none of them have differently colored lips, but some do have noticeably thicker lips. Generation 1 [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Orion Pax]], [[Silverbolt (G1)|Silverbolt]], [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]], [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] and [[Shouki]], for instance, have lips that can easily compete with the females', as does [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|''Animated'' Optimus Prime]].

====Hips====
[[File:SpacePirates Arcee Bunsofsteel.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Dan Reed, you perv.]]

Alike to humans, many a female Transformer has a distinctly more curving hipstructure and sports smoother, more shapely thighs.

:''See also the '''[[Humanization#Sexuality|Sexuality]]''' section below.

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===Questionable body parts===
[[File:Powerglide heart.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Not [[Wikipedia:Astroboy|Astroboy]], we swear!]]

* Nearly all Transformers seem to possess noses for no discernible functional reason, ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' characters and movieverse [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] being exceptions. Movie [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] also notes that he can smell [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|Sam]] when the latter is trying to escape from him, and [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] remarks that he can "smell" [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]. This would seem to imply that movieverse Transformers have a form of olfactory systems. The idea of noses is somewhat 'fixed' in ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Prime (franchise)|Transformers Prime]]'' by having the noses be a visible part of the robot's helmet as opposed to being part of their face.
* At the end of the G1 episode "[[The Girl Who Loved Powerglide]]", [[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] is seen to have the LED outline of a cartoon heart within his chassis. This is somewhat nonsensical even within in the context of the show (the contents of Transformers chest cavities had been shown several times before), and is doubtless merely meant as a one-off sight gag.
* Although listed separately above, breasts and "nuts, bolts and screws" would also fit under this category quite well, seeing as there doesn't appear to be any use for them on Transformers, other than to show them off.
* ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'' and its eyebrows... my God, the eyebrows...
* ''Transformers: Prime'' also has Megatron (and sometimes other Decepticons) referring to consumed Dark Energon "flowing through my veins!" Whether they were being poetic, or if it was part of ''Prime's'' attempt to redefine the technobiological nature of the Transformers, is unknown.

;Brains
[[File:PredaBrain1.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Predaking: All brawn AND brains!]]

* [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] has an organic brain when he is sliced in half in the [[Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!|''Zone'' cartoon]].
* [[Unicron]] also has an organic brain in the G.I. Joe crossover, [[Black Horizon, Part 2 of 2|Black Horizon Part 2]]. Later handwaved by explaining that the particular Unicron in the crossover came from the [[universal stream]] Gargent 984.08 Alpha and had taken on an organic brain in a similar fashion as the native [[GoBots (franchise)|GoBots]].
* [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|''Dark of the Moon'']]'s Sentinel Prime seemed to have something in his head resembling a brain after Optimus executed him.
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==Other biological functions==
===Sleep===
* In the Marvel G1 comic, [[Trailbreaker (G1)|Trailbreaker]] plays a prank on [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] while he is in "rest mode." {{storylink|The Transformers Universe|Trailbreaker's ''Universe'' profile}} [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] falls asleep and dreams (or rather, has a nightmare), an experience Prime refers to as an "involuntary systems shutdown". {{storylink|Back from the Dead}} Kup later attempts to rouse a vision-struck Optimus Prime by urging him to "wake up"—then reminds himself that "we don't sleep!" {{storylink|The Power and the Glory}} When [[Donny Finkleberg]] remarks that unlike machines, humans need to rest, [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] informs him Transformers need to as well to conserve fuel. Skids also has an on/off button in his dashboard. {{storylink|Heavy Traffic!}}
* In the [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' cartoon]], [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] is able to use a form of hypnotism on the Autobots, which can include lulling them to sleep. In the [[Omni Productions]] dub, [[Grimlock (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Grimlock]] notes the strangeness of a robot feeling sleepy.
* This ability is also shown by [[Hellbat (Victory)|Hellbat]] in the [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|''Victory'' cartoon]].
* In ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', it has been firmly established that (perhaps partially due to their organic components), all Transformers within the cartoon sleep. Some prime examples of this are:
**Megatron has been shown to sleep in the command chair of the ''Darksyde'', while his dino head mounted on the end of his arm stays awake, looks around, and smiles slyly. Wonder what it thinks about...
** Cheetor has been shown asleep at many points, complete with (occasionally prophetic) dreams. In "[[Feral Scream Part 2]]", he also purrs when he's asleep. How cute!
** In "[[Call of the Wild]]", the Maximals are kept awake for two days by the Predacons' non-stop attacks on their base, which exacerbate their beast instincts overriding their logic circuits.
* In ''Beast Wars II'', [[Galvatron (BWII)|Galvatron]] often nods off in a narcoleptic-like fashion.
* In the ''Beast Wars II'' manga, Lio Convoy sleeps and has a nightmare at one point.
* ''Armada'' [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] is quite fond of catching forty winks when possible. [[Scavenger (Armada)|Scavenger]] does the same on one occasion. Armada Megatron is also seen asleep twice in the episode "Rebellion".
* ''Animated'' [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] enters a form of sleep he calls a "stasis nap", during which he gets several parking tickets. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}
* Also in ''Animated'', when the Autobots feel tired after drinking an oil-nog (which Soundwave had spiked), they decide to go to sleep, pardon, to take a stasis nap. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] even yawns. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

===Aging===
{{main|Life cycle}}
Some Transformers have been depicted as aging.

* [[File:Alpha Trion through the epochs.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]][[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] has been depicted in three different eras: 11 million years in the past, 9 million years in the past, and the present day. Though his [[character model]] undergoes many changes, his facial hair changes seem to mimic human aging. In his (chronologically) earliest depiction, he has a small black mustache. In his second depiction, his mustache has turned white. By the modern era, he sports a long mustache and beard.

* The [[Overlord (rank)|Overlord]] was so old that his body needed a regular energy supply to keep him functioning. {{storylink|State Games}}

[[File:MangaYoungDeathyStarSaber.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Young and Innocent]]
* [[Xaaron]] couldn't transform anymore because he was old.

* In an issue of the Marvel UK G1 comics, Kup's systems are going to shut down because he is too old.

* [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]] and [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] are depicted in flashbacks as "child" Transformers, complete with childlike temperaments. {{storylink|The Star of Friendship, Jean and Star Saber!}}

* [[Cohrada]] is depicted as "child" in his flashback in the issue "[[A Battle Fought Alone]]".

* Movieverse [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] has a cane and is rusting. Some parts even fall off him when he transforms! However, he states that the reason for his decrepit condition is not just that he is very, very old, but mainly due to the fact that his Energon supplies are very low.

* [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] claimed to have been a classic car when he was younger, and a tricycle when he was younger. While he was lying, his story was plausible enough for [[Slapper (RID)|Slapper]]. On the other hand, Slapper is an idiot.

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===Sexuality===
[[File:Sideburnhearts.jpg|thumb|Sorry, Side Burn, I don't think Wedge rolls that way.]]
{{Main|Transformer romance|Reproduction}}

One of the most controversial aspects of Transformers is the idea of sexuality. While it is established in most continuities that Transformers do not reproduce sexually, most continuities nonetheless have distinctive male and [[Female Transformer|female characters]] and sometimes drops a hint Transformers may engage in (recreational) sex.

The [[The Transformers (cartoon)|original ''The Transformers'' cartoon]] brought the first official female Transformers into the canon, including [[Elita One]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]]. The characters are noticeably more feminine in design and some have clearly defined romantic relationships with male Transformers. In contrast, such relations between two individuals of the same gender are [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|virtually]] [[Airazor (BW)#Gender|unheard]] of, outside of the IDW continuity, where it's [[Conjunx Endura|commonly accepted]].

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==Accents==
{{Main|Accent}}

==Notes==
[[File:TFLegends-ElitaOne-Before&After.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|LMAO.]]
* [[Mobage]] wound up on the wrong end of the "feminine characteristics" conversation over [[Elita One]]'s character art in the [[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|''Transformers Legends'']] game. The initial art featured what can only be described as a "boobs and butt" pose, complete with shiny pink "underboob" and a very defined gluteal region. Following outcry from users, the game art was modified to a less obviously sultry version.

==See also==
* [[:Category:Transformer anatomy|Transformer anatomy]]
* [[Anatomic euphemism]]
* [[Relatives]]
* [[Transformer clothing|Clothing]]

==External links==
* [http://transfans.co.uk/comics_guide_detail.php?id=106&page=5 Transformers #94 Letters Page on Transfans.co.uk]

[[Category:Transformer anatomy]]

File:Tf universe 25th bruticus a.jpg

2015-03-10T16:15:17Z

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[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]] Bruticus. Image from yahobby.com
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Lost Light Insider

2015-01-14T16:12:02Z

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:''The ''Lost Light Insider'' is a newspaper from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Lost light insider words hang in the air.jpg|thumb|350px|This is how shipping begins.]]
Aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' under the command of [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], there are plenty of [[Swerve's|sources]] for gossip and tittle-tattle but there is only one place you can find the unvarnished truth—the '''''Lost Light Insider''''', which offers a fair and balanced view of events as they unfold on the ship.

{{quote|It's a '''''scandal sheet''''', [[Riptide (G1)|Riptide]]. It uses gossip, mockery, and slander to titillate its readers, and whoever writes it should be ashamed of themselves. And "[[Ultra Magnus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Mags]] V. Megs" woud have made a '''''much''''' better headline.|[[Nautica]]|"[[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air]]"}}

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{ongoing}}
The ''Lost Light Insider'' reported that Megatron was undergoing a psychiatric evaluation with [[Rung (G1)|Rung]], causing [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]], [[Hosehead (G1)|Hosehead]], [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]], [[Groove (G1)|Groove]] and [[Sky High (Pretender)|Sky High]] to attempt to eavesdrop on the session. [[Brainstorm]] remarked that "intellectuals" like Nautica didn't read the paper. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} Later with Riptide and [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] in Swerve's, Nautica was reading the latest issue which included a completely unbiased account of a disagreement between Megatron and Ultra Magnus regarding the mysterious coffin that had been brought on board. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}

[[Category:IDW Generation 1 Transformer culture]]
[[Category:Newspapers]]

Toy swapping

2014-12-08T17:52:48Z

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[[Image:CybPrime swap.jpg|right|225px|thumb|Product and colors may vary.]]
'''Toy swapping''', in the context of toy collecting, refers to the practice of buying a new toy, opening the packaging, replacing the content with another toy (or something else entirely), then returning the packaging with the replaced content to the store and claiming the money back. In essence, this means getting a new toy for free while leaving the store with an older toy (or complete junk) that will most likely never sell. Some might consider this outright ''theft'' (because ''it is''). The practice of toy swapping is not limited to the Transformers toylines, but is considered an easy way of getting new toys for "free" by fans from all kinds of different toylines. In recent times, toy swapping has become considered part of a larger phenomenon referred to as "toy aisle trolling", which also includes outright vandalism inside the store.<ref name="troll">[http://www.poeghostal.com/category/toy-aisle-trolls "Toy Aisle Trolls"]</ref><ref name="troll2">[http://www.toplessrobot.com/2012/11/toy_aisle_trolls.php "Ten Terrible Cases of Toy-Aisle Trolling"]</ref> Obviously, this situation is anything but desirable.

==Reasoning==
[[Image:Crosscinerator.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Kids will never notice the difference.]]
Aside from people who simply find this an easy way to get a new toy without actually paying for it, some fans think they can get away with swapping out older toys in favor of "better" [[redeco]]s; for example, buying [[Megatron (Armada)|''Energon'' Galvatron]] and then returning the packaging with the original Megatron version of the mold. Those people usually argue that "it's basically the same toy, only in different colors." Another common excuse is that "Kids won't notice the difference anyways, nor would they care."

In some instances (such as the "[[Premium Series]]" lineup of improved, more [[Show-accuracy|movie-accurate]] redecos of some of the toys from the 2007 [[Movie (toyline)|live-action Movie toyline]]), some fans even claim that Hasbro "screwed them over" by not releasing the redecos in the first place, thereby arguing that they were just taking what they felt entitled to anyways, so they swap out a regular movie toy for the Premium toy, or just swap the parts. The same happened again with the launch of the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' toy line, and people returning 2007 Movie toys in the packaging of their "improved" 2009 counterparts.

Some people are obscenely self-entitled douchebags.
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==Problem caused by toy swapping==
[[Image:HABeewha.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Courtesy of your local Wal-Mart.]]
The main problem of toy swapping is simple: children. Fans and collectors usually know what the toy they're looking for is supposed to look like, so they most likely won't pick up a swapped toy, unless they're not paying attention for whatever reason. Therefore, the most likely victims of this practice are parents who buy a toy for their kid. Imagine the look on a child's face when he gets [[Movie (toyline)|Movie]] [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Leader Class Optimus Prime]] for his birthday, opens the packaging and finds an old, beat-up ''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (toyline)|Robots in Disguise]]'' [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]] inside.

And no, this is ''not'' funny. Really not.
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==Notable examples==
[[Image:Blackviperswap.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Rare factory error variant! Could be yours for only $1000!]]
[[Image:1306218342911.jpg|right|200px|thumb|This one took some effort.]]

Most collectors have come across one or more examples of toy swapping at one point or another. A few more egregious examples include the ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' [[Dead End (G1)|Dead End]] box containing a non-transforming black Dodge Viper convertible model car, sold on eBay as a "rare factory error [[variant]]" of ''Alternators '' [[Sideswipe (G1)|Side Swipe]]<ref name="blackswipe">[http://www.tformers.com/article.php?sid=4623 TFormers.com falling for the "black Alternators Side Swipe variant]</ref>, as well as a ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Razorclaw (Universe)|Razorclaw]] in an ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] box and a ''Universe'' [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] in an ''Animated'' Voyager Class [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] box at the same store.<ref name="unimated">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=54107 Allspark thread about various swapped toys.]</ref> Another report was of a non-transformable muscle car in Human Alliance Bumblebee packaging.<ref name="musclebee">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=62666 Allspark thread about a toy that is not Human Alliance Bumblebee.]</ref> One of the most bizarre reports thus far was a ''painted piece of wood'' in a ''Transformers'' packaging. Recently shown on 4chan is a ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] in ''Generations'' [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] packaging, and ''painted to look like Wheeljack.''
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==Toy swapping in other countries==
[[Image:Toyswap.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Those toys. I'll swap them! No one will ever know!''']]
Interestingly enough, the only large-scale reports of such occurrences hail from North America (i.e. USA and Canada), with overly liberal store policies allowing people to return opened products to stores and claiming their money back usually being blamed. Also, stores like [[Walmart]] are often accused of not paying their employees enough to care for checking if they're being deceived, as it is their policy of always giving customers the benefit of the doubt, especially when the product's packaging includes a disclaimer saying "Product and colors may vary" (or, sometimes, "Color and contents may vary").

Meanwhile, reports from Australia, Asia or Europe, where stores either don't allow returning opened products, or if they do, usually give them a closer examination, are much scarcer, or even pretty much nonexistent.<ref name="oz">[http://www.otca.com.au/boards/showthread.php?t=7437 "Toy-swapping reaches Oz" thread] at the Ozformers boards from April 2010, implying that the phenomenon is uncommon in Australia.</ref>

==Footnotes==
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
*[http://www.shortpacked.com/2005/comic/book-1-brings-back-the-80s/07-body-massage-machine/a-69/ Shortpacked! strip about a toy swapper getting his comeuppance]

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[[Category:Fandom]]
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Grit

2014-12-04T13:53:28Z

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{{disambig2|the Decepticon Micromaster|his Japanese Autobot counterpart|Grit (ROC)}}

:''Grit is a [[Decepticon]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''

[[Image:Grit-G1-Boxart.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Every morning, I get up and eat a big bowl of myselves.]]

'''Grit''' only believes two things are inevitable: the destruction of all things physical, and the permanence of the Decepticon Empire. While he loves construction as much as his teammates on the [[Constructor Squad]], what he truly works toward is building that empire.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #3</ref>

His [[combiner]] partner is [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]].

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==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===

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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[Image:G1-ROC-toy Grit.jpg|right|thumb|300px|True Me]]
* '''Constructor Squad''' (Micromaster Combiner Squad, 1990)

: Grit transforms into a wheeled truck that is intended to be the front half of a purple backhoe truck, which he forms with his combiner partner [[Knockout (G1)|Knockout]]. Possessing molded-in rear windows, he is one of the few Combiner Micromasters that forms a convincing vehicle on his own, looking like a sort of armored truck. He can, of course, be connected to any other [[Micromaster Combiner]] or [[Micromaster Combiner Transport|Combiner Transport]] to make a new vehicle.

: Grit was only available in a six-pack with his squad mates Knockout, [[Excavator (G1)|Excavator]], [[Hammer (G1)|Hammer]], [[Sledge (G1)|Sledge]] and [[Stonecruncher (G1)|Stonecruncher]].

: This toy was sold without changes in Japan as the [[Autobot]] [[Grit (ROC)|Grit]]. This mold was also used to make [[Pipeline]].

::*''[http://tfu.info/1990/Decepticon/Grit/grit.htm More information on Grit at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
* In [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]]'s ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' encyclopedia, Grit is depicted flipped left-to-right. (His combiner pin is on the wrong side.)

===Foreign names===
*''French:'' '''Gravier''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Macigno'''

==Footnotes==
<references />

[[Category:Combiners]]
[[Category:Generation 1 Decepticons]]
[[Category:Micromasters]]
[[Category:Toy-only characters]]

Verity Carlo

2014-11-19T21:36:11Z

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:''Verity Carlo is a [[human]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Veritycarlo.jpg|250px|thumb|Rare moment of not doing wild takes.]]
Make no mistake; '''Verity Carlo''' is intelligent, nimble, resourceful, self-reliant and cunning. Problem is, she likes to think she's tougher, smarter and has more guts than pretty much everyone else. It's a good part of what allows her to maintain her rootless teen-aged existence hitch-hiking across the [[United States of America|United States]], living on theft and what little kindness she receives from strangers (although two mace sprays nestled in her backpack attest to how little she's willing to trust said strangers).

Something happened to Verity when she was a child, though, something that hurt her so badly that she refuses to form a serious bond with anyone or show any sign of fear. It's been with her so long that she abandoned several foster homes and (presumably) welcoming families when she was in her mid-teens. Because of that hurt Verity sees most people as marks, dupes or threats. Fear of getting hurt again keeps her moving when she maybe ought to settle down, and makes her abrasive and superior.

Whether it'll get her killed one day is anyone's guess, but joining the [[Wrecker]]s sure doesn't help.

{{quote|''Fh''. I've not been wanted anywhere, by anyone, since I started crawling. Why should it be any ''different'' this time around?|Verity reacts to [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] being a prick|[[Escalation issue 1|''Escalation'' #1]]}}
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==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:VerityCarlo thievery MINE.jpg|left|300px|thumb|The inside of her mouth turns white when she lies.]]
While on the run, as usual, Verity had the (mis)fortune of stealing the [[SM-40|palm computer]] of a [[Machination]] agent—a computer she couldn't know mapped out secret [[Decepticon]] bases. After fleeing the bus the two were on and hitching a ride with [[Hunter O'Nion]], the [[Battlecharger]]s and [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] pursued the pair, destroying Hunter's bus. Fortunately, [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]] was nearby, and offered them aid. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 0| Infiltration #0}} They fled to the garage of Verity's friend [[Jimmy Pink]], but they had been followed, and Jimmy was forced to join them on the run. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}

[[File:Infiltration3 VeritySURPRISE.jpg|250px|thumb|That's right Bobby! As a woman, I have no testicles!]]
Verity was not content to just wait at [[Autobot]] HQ, though. When the Autobots discovered the Decepticons' abandoned [[Oregon]] base, Verity, Hunter, Jimmy, Ratchet, and [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] disobeyed orders in order to reconnoiter it. Verity was almost killed by Decepticons trying to cover their tracks when she went deeper into the base, finding the corpses of people turned into [[Facsimile construct|facsimiles]], and [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}} She went into shock at the sight of Megatron, fear shattering her tough image, and had to be rescued by her friends when the Decepticon base began to collapse and almost buried her alive {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}}, but initially still tried to act unbothered and like she wanted to continue. Hunter had to tell her that in this situation, it was okay to show she was scared. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 6|Infiltration #6}}

[[File:Infiltration5 VerityMegatron.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Ask to be [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|his pet]]. You just might live.]]
When the Machination seemingly killed Hunter and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] while under [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime's]] orders to return the humans home, Verity became visibly distraught, despite her "tough girl" personality. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} The hope that Hunter could still be alive compelled her, Jimmy, Ratchet, and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to break Autobot orders again. Jimmy's mechanic skills and Verity's hacking skills led the quartet to a Machination facility in [[Fort Wayne]], [[Indiana]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} Verity and Jimmy managed to break into the compound, hidden under an auto parts store. Verity located a strange business card, emblazoned only with an "M". Unfortunately, soon after, the two were knocked out with gas. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} Ironhide and Ratchet managed to save the duo, but at the expense of Ironhide; the facility exploded, severely damaging Ironhide. No one knew it yet, but the unconscious Verity, safe inside Ratchet, was clutching the "M" card. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

The palm-top which Verity stole was examined by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and contributed to the Autobots' decision to relocate the ''[[Ark-19]]''. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} Unfortunately, the vessel was shot down by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]; Ratchet, Verity and Jimmy ejected in an escape pod before the crash. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} Verity was injured by Sixshot's attack, but Ratchet's [[holomatter|avatar]] was able to treat her wounds. Sixshot located the Autobot and his human guests and gave chase. When escape seemed impossible, Ratchet dropped off his human friends for their own protection. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}}

[[File:Hunter reunion.jpg|250px|thumb|After all you've been through Hunter, couldn't they fix your hair?]]
As the other Autobots arrived and battled Sixshot, Verity overheard plans for an all-out human airstrike on the warring parties. She and Jimmy stole a motorboat and police megaphone, using them to warn Ratchet of the incoming strike. With seconds to spare, Ratchet took the two humans along with him as the Autobots escaped via [[Orbital jump|orbital bounce]] to the orbiting ''[[Ark-32]]''. But the process was too traumatic for the humans to endure, leaving them lifeless. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} Ratchet did manage to restore Verity and Jimmy's vital signs, but only after a prolonged flatline whose final effects on the pair were unknown. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} The ''Ark-32'' then left orbit for [[Garrus-9]], apparently with the two humans still aboard. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

Verity and Jimmy apparently survived the ordeal just fine, even getting some new clothes to replace their very smelly [[Earth]] duds. They had a joyful reunion with Hunter after his rescue from the Machination. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}} [[The Transformers: All Hail Megatron|Too bad it didn't last]].

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers-Verity.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Transformers meets Dresden Codak.]]
Two years later, Verity began working with the Wreckers and became a valuable member of the crew, handling a variety of duties on the ship's bridge. She also developed an antagonistic relationship with fellow Wrecker [[Kup (G1)|Kup]]. She'd been doing this for a year when the mission to reclaim [[Garrus-9]] came up, and she greeted a new batch of rookie Wreckers. [[Rotorstorm (G1)|Rotorstorm]] responded to her presence with some incredulity, figuring she must be kept around because she was a "good cleaner". Verity mocked his "cyber-sexism" and assured them that she was a valuable asset. En route to Garrus-9, their ship was blocked by a badly damaged Decepticon dropship. Verity, who was manning the ship's computers, noted that the ship was about to explode. It did, but emerging from the remains was a [[Impactor (G1)|familiar face]]... {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|Last Stand of the Wreckers #1}}

At the mission briefing, Kup explained to Verity who Overlord was, at which she was flabbergasted. Later, in defiance of Ultra Magnus going back to Earth, she stowed away in one of the drop pods as it went down to Garrus-9. It crashed into the main prison building on Garrus-9. As Verity emerged from the wreckage in her exo-suit, she was met by Overlord, towering over her... {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers3-Verity.jpg|thumb|250px]]
Even joined by her "fellow" Wreckers, Verity didn't stand a chance against Overlord. He remorselessly killed Rotorstorm right in front of them, prompting Perceptor to instruct [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]] to keep Verity safe while the Wreckers counter-attacked. Unfortunately, Pyro tended to mimic his hero Optimus Prime in appearance, not spirit; after stuffing Verity into his chest cavity, he quickly forgot about her as the Wreckers made their escape. Verity was twisted up inside his chest like no human should be, and she failed to get his attention even by banging constantly to be let out. When Pyro finally remembered his "passenger" and released her, the jerk responded to Verity's complaints by merely scoffing at how fragile humans were. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|Last Stand of the Wreckers #3}}

As the Wreckers attempted to secure [[Aequitas]], Perceptor revealed that with none of Garrus-9's personnel left, Aequitas could only be unlocked by the willing donation of a [[spark]]. Once again, Pyro earned Verity's scorn when he had an ego trip about being the same type of mech as Optimus Prime and insisted that he was a better Autobot and Wrecker than [[Ironfist (G1)|Ironfist]] because he had done "great things". Verity stingingly retorted that Pyro was no Prime and was barely even an Autobot with his self-centered egotism. However, the issue was decided when [[Topspin (G1)|Topspin]] stepped up and sacrificed himself to give him and his branched-spark brother [[Twin Twist (G1)|Twin Twist]] a dignified death. As Verity mourned Topspin's death, Ironfist downloaded the contents of Aequitas into his brain. Soon after he completed the task, a new problem presented itself: The Decepticons were burning down the door to the chamber, and the only way to stop them was to use Aequitas to detonate the [[deterrence chip]] inside the head of every prisoner at G-9, which included Impactor. Pyro and Verity voted against this, but Perceptor stated that her vote didn't count and Ironfist's vote would decide. She scoffed at the idea that Impactor's biggest fanboy would sentence him to death, but to her shock, Ironfist, now with the knowledge of Impactor's crimes, voted to detonate the chips. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 4|Last Stand of the Wreckers #4}}

[[File:LastStandoftheWreckers5- Ironfistaneurism.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Perceptor's liposuction skills left much to be desired.]]
Verity argued vigorously against setting off the deterrence chips, and finally convinced Perceptor to rescind his idea. Instead, Pyro volunteered to sacrifice himself, buying precious time for the others to run free. They made it outside and joined Springer against Overlord, causing the Phase Sixer tremendous damage...but he still kept coming. In the end, it was Verity who delivered the most crushing blow of all against Overlord: the fact that Megatron was already dead. Unlike Overlord, his great and terrible nemesis had gone on with his campaigns without a backwards glance. To him, Overlord had been nothing more than a distasteful moment in time. The beating Impactor gave him after that was hardly necessary — Overlord was defeated in his own mind already.

[[File:LSotW-InWordAndDeed.jpg|right|thumb|200px|]]
In the aftermath, the few survivors made it back to Ultra Magnus, and Verity finally returned to Earth. Ironfist, the Wrecker she had grown closest to, died on the way to Earth. One of his own [[Cerebro-sensitive bullet|cerebro-centric bullets]] had been making its way through his head since before the mission even began, and his number finally came up. As she went back to her normal life, Verity chronicled the final volume of ''[[Wreckers: Declassified]]'' for Ironfist, number 332 in a 4-issue limited series. {{storylink|Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|Last Stand of the Wreckers #5}} She still has one last thing to remember Ironfist by: a second backup he took of the Aequitas trials, given to her for safe-keeping. {{storylink|In Word and Deed}}

Ultra Magnus would later use her likeness for his [[holomatter]] avatar. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}} {{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Infiltration3-VerityMeetsBumblebee.jpg|thumb]]
*Verity likes Volkswagen Beetles.
*In ''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|issue 1]], Verity sports a small green alien head tattoo on the back of her right shoulder, in memory of her late friend [[Hunter O'Nion]], who wore an "Alien Death Ray" shirt with a similar head on it throughout ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]''.
*In ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 2|issue #2]], Verity is seen having a photo of herself, [[Hunter O'Nion]] and [[Jimmy Pink]] in their ''Infiltration''-era clothes, acting goofy. One could say they never really had time to have such a picture taken, but the Autobots ''did'' have a camera trained on them while they had the three in custody.
*At the end of ''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 5|issue #5]], Verity is seen owning a book by or about renowned British poet {{w|Alfred, Lord Tennyson}}.

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[[Category:Wreckers]]

Jimmy Pink

2014-11-19T21:27:18Z

MESIAS ROCKET: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */

{{disambig3|James|Jimmy}}
:''Jimmy Pink is a [[human]] from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Jimmypink01.jpg|250px|thumb|"...One from the vaults."]]
'''Jimmy Pink''' tries to be the normal one. Stuck among [[Autobot|giant alien robots]], [[Hunter O'Nion|nerds]], and [[Verity Carlo|hyperactive thieves]], he tries to be the calm voice of reason and uses his mechanical skills to help out his Autobot friends. Still, he is willing to become involved in a larger conflict if it means helping his friends.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Jimmy's friend, [[Verity Carlo]], along with [[Hunter O'Nion]], were on the run with [[Ratchet (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ratchet]], who needed repairs, so they fled to [[Auto Solutions|Jimmy's garage]]. Unfortunately they had been followed by the [[Battlecharger]]s and Jimmy was forced to join them on the run after his garage was destroyed. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 1|Infiltration #1}}

When the [[Autobot]]s discovered the [[Decepticon]]s' abandoned [[Oregon]] base, Verity, Hunter, Jimmy, Ratchet, and [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] disobeyed orders in order to reconnoiter it. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 4|Infiltration #4}} Jimmy and Hunter had to be rescued Verity when the Decepticon base began to collapse and almost buried her alive. {{storylink|Infiltration issue 5|Infiltration #5}}

[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] ordered Jimmy, Verity and Hunter returned to their homes, but during the trip the [[Machination]] seemingly ambushed and killed Hunter and [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]]. After, Jimmy tried to console Verity when she became visibly distraught, despite her "tough girl" personality. {{storylink|Escalation issue 1|Escalation #1}} The hope that Hunter could still be alive compelled Verity, Jimmy, Ratchet, and [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to break Autobot orders again. Jimmy's mechanic skills and Verity's hacking skills led the quartet to Idea and Design Works Custom Wheels shop, a covert Machination facility in [[Fort Wayne]], [[Indiana]]. {{storylink|Escalation issue 3|Escalation #3}} Verity and Jimmy managed to break into the compound, hidden under the auto parts store. Unfortunately, soon after, the two were knocked out with gas. {{storylink|Escalation issue 4|Escalation #4}} [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and Ratchet managed to save the duo, but at the expense of Ironhide; the facility exploded, severely damaging Ironhide. {{storylink|Escalation issue 6|Escalation #6}}

The [[SM-40|palmtop]] which Verity stole was examined by [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] and contributed to the Autobots' decision to relocate the ''[[Ark-19]]''. {{storylink|Devastation issue 1|Devastation #1}} Unfortunately, the vessel was shot down by [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]]; Ratchet, Verity and Jimmy ejected in an escape pod before the crash. {{storylink|Devastation issue 2|Devastation #2}} Sixshot located the Autobot and his human guests and gave chase. When escape seemed impossible, Ratchet dropped off his human friends for their own protection. {{storylink|Devastation issue 3|Devastation #3}}

[[File:Hunter reunion.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Good thing they don't know about [[Shane McCarthy]].]]
As the other Autobots arrived and battled Sixshot, Verity overheard plans for an all-out human airstrike on the warring parties. She and Jimmy stole a motorboat and police megaphone, using them to warn Ratchet of the incoming strike. With seconds to spare, Ratchet took the two humans along with him as the Autobots escaped via [[Orbital jump|orbital bounce]] to the orbiting ''[[Ark-32]]''. But the process was too traumatic for the humans to endure, leaving them lifeless. {{storylink|Devastation issue 4|Devastation #4}} Ratchet did manage to restore Verity and Jimmy's vital signs, but only after a prolonged flatline whose final effects on the pair were unknown. {{storylink|Devastation issue 5|Devastation #5}} The ''Ark-32'' then left orbit for [[Garrus-9]], apparently with the two humans still aboard. {{storylink|Devastation issue 6|Devastation #6}}

Verity and Jimmy apparently survived the ordeal just fine, even getting some new clothes to replace their very smelly Earth duds. They had a joyful reunion with Hunter after his rescue from the Machination. {{storylink|Maximum Dinobots issue 5|Maximum Dinobots #5}}

{{charstubfiction}}{{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches.}}

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==Notes==
*According to ''[[The Transformers Continuum]]'', the Autobots only picked up two [[human]] friends on Earth, Verity and Hunter. Perhaps this is because Jimmy Pink is secretly a Cylon?

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[[Category:Mechanics]]

G.B. Blackrock

2014-11-19T21:26:36Z

MESIAS ROCKET:

{{disambig2|the industrialist from Generation 1|the industrialist from Shattered Glass|R.J. Blackrock}}
:''G.B. Blackrock is a [[human]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Gbblackrock.jpg|thumb|[[Iron Man|Tony Stark]] pulling a [[Superman|Clark Kent]].]]
'''G.B. Blackrock''' is a shrewd businessman—he's built his company, [[Blackrock Enterprises]], into a global success and is himself worth millions of dollars. Despite this, he also knows that people are more important than money, and his first concern, even before making money, is the safety and welfare of his workers. The fact that [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Josie Beller]] was injured defending his oil rig continues to haunt him.

With the arrival of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s on Earth, Blackrock is one of the few humans with power to actually distinguish between the two sides, and his loyalties lie firmly with the Autobots. Perhaps he can convince more people to listen to him.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Generation 1====
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[[File:WorseOfTwoEvils-Blackrock.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Clearly you need ''four'' medallions to fend off this invasion, G.B.!]]
Blackrock Enterprises unveiled a new highly efficient [[oil-drilling platform]] to the public. Interviewed by [[Charlene Welles]], G.B. Blackrock gave the credit for the rig's design to employee [[Circuit Breaker (G1)|Josie Beller]]. Their broadcast was seen by the newly-arrived [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|The New Order}} Less than an hour later, Shockwave attacked the rig. Blackrock sounded the alarm. Though the rig's defenses, controlled by Beller, were formidable, Shockwave overcame them all, and Blackrock ordered the evacuation of the rig. Josie, however, was knocked out by an electrical malfunction, and as Blackrock carried her out of the rig, Shockwave appeared in front of him, telling him to take the message back to the other humans that resistance was useless. {{storylink|The Worse of Two Evils!}}

[[File:WarriorSchool-Blackrock.jpg|150px|thumb|Goes from Disco Stu to Clark Kent overnight.]]
Blackrock had the security beefed up at his other installations, adding artillery cannons and a private army to [[Blackrock Aerospace Assembly Plant Number One]], but even this wasn't enough to stop [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] infiltrating it by tricking [[Ferdy and Gabe|a worker]]. Blackrock learned about it from a news bulletin and announced he wasn't beaten yet. He visited the now-paralyzed Josie in her hospital bed at [[Blackrock Chronic Care Institute]], delivering her the printed circuit design equipment she'd asked for. Though he felt the loss of the assembly plant meant that he'd failed her, he promised that the evil robots would be stopped. {{storylink|Warrior School!}} Enlisting the aid of [[Hawthorne|Colonel Hawthorne]] and his men, Blackrock intended to take back the assembly plant. When Shockwave turned up at the plant, and the army opened fire, Blackrock was forced to tell them to stop, as the ricocheting shells were endangering his workers. He glared with silent anger while the reporter continued to try to question him. {{storylink|Repeat Performance!}}

[[File:Ames.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Blackrock can grow a mustache ''quick''.]]
[[Ames (G1)|Ames]] interrupted Blackrock's motor racing at [[Blackrock Motor Speedway]] to introduce him to [[Capshaw|General Capshaw]], who warned him about unleashing the new superweapon he was building on the mysterious robots. Blackrock was dismissive of the General, worrying only about the safety of his workers and the security of his business. He instead visited Josie, who was keen to help, but Blackrock was determined to keep her out of harm's way. Later that night, Blackrock was visited in his office by Josie, now in a circuit exoskeleton she'd built for herself, and calling herself Circuit Breaker. Though Blackrock was impressed, he insisted she should keep out of the conflict and instead return to the clinic. She responded by storming out of his office.

The next day at the race track, Blackrock encountered [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], who took him for a ride and explained about the [[Autobot]]/[[Decepticon]] conflict. The pair struck a deal—Blackrock would supply the Autobots with [[Transformer fuel|fuel]] in exchange for them protecting his factories. Later, Blackrock attempted to unveil the [[Anti-Robot Photonic Multi-Cannon]] at the speedway, only for it to malfunction during the test firing. Circuit Breaker revealed that she'd sabotaged it so that he would have to unveil ''her'' as the secret weapon instead. When [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] attacked, Jazz transformed to defend the humans, only to be zapped by Circuit Breaker despite Blackrock's protests that Jazz was on their side. When she zapped [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] as well, Blackrock pleaded with her to stop and look at what she was doing. She acceded, but promised next time Blackrock wouldn't stop her from destroying the robots, and Blackrock realized that her experiences had turned her into a cold, inhuman killer. {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}}

[[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] showed Blackrock around the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], visiting Jazz in [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]'s medical bay while Prowl assured him that the Autobots were committed to staying hidden as much as possible. Blackrock suddenly remembered that all the phones at the aerospace plant were bugged, and he and Prowl used them to listen in on Shockwave talking to [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime's]] head. {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}} This information would later aid the Autobots in rescuing Optimus and liberating the plant, though Blackrock himself didn't get involved. {{storylink|Prime Time!}} Blackrock went to check out the navy blockade surrounding the oil rig the Decepticons had captured, and talked to [[Walter Barnett (G1)|Walter Barnett]]. Though Blackrock was keen to recapture the rig, Barnett said that would run the risk of a catastrophic oil leak. He was further unimpressed by the navy's fruitless efforts to stop the Decepticons coming and going as they pleased. {{storylink|Rock and Roll-Out!}}

[[File:IRobotMaster-Blackrock.jpg|thumb|200px|Seriously, Blackrock's upper lip, make up your mind.]]
As Blackrock had had the most contact with the alien robots, Barnett invited him along to the [[Intelligence and Information Institute]]. He told them about the fact that there were two factions, but was abruptly dismissed, and the I.I.I. decided to treat all of the invaders as enemies anyway. When "[[Donny Finkleberg|Robot Master]]" subsequently appeared on television to claim all of the robots were under his control, Blackrock quickly concluded that I.I.I. were behind it and told [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Bumblebee]] as much when the Autobot met with him later. However a comment he made to reporters resulted in a rumor that Robot Master was a fraud, and Burnett demanded he take back what he'd said. Blackrock refused, suggesting the Decepticons might soon get sick of Finkleberg claiming to be their leader and kill him. When the Autobots arrived a short time later and were attacked by the military, Blackrock demanded Burnett stop the humans. After the Autobots were forced to retreat, and the nearby [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was restored to life, Blackrock watched as the Decepticons abducted Finkleberg. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}

''As promised, Blackrock would continue to deliver specially-treated fuel to the Autobots, though they used a lot in battling the Decepticons. During one delivery, the [[Blackrock's chemical plant|plant]] was attacked by [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] and [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] and only quick work from [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]] saved Blackrock's life.'' {{storylink|The Gift}}

Blackrock was enjoying some time off on a cruise ship when an aerial battle broke out overhead between [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] and [[Cobra]] over control of [[Power Station Alpha]]. [[Serpentor]] used the cruise ship as a bargaining chip by threatening to sink it if the Joes didn't let them get a way with the power station. [[Hawk (G.I. Joe)|Hawk]] agreed to let Cobra get away with the power station, but Serpentor ordered the cruise ship sunk anyway. While G.I. Joe evacuated the cruise ship, Blackrock overheard [[Crankcase (G.I. Joe)|Crankcase]] talking about their problems with giant robots and offered his assistance. {{storylink|Power Struggle}} He was taken back to [[Fort Lewis]] where [[Mainframe (G.I. Joe)|Mainframe]] and Crankcase were inspecting the remains of the [[Bumblebee (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|yellow robot]] the Joes blew up earlier. Blackrock explained how the robots were aliens in a civil war and the robot they killed was one of the good guys. He was surprised when Mainframe told him that it might be possible to salvage the robot's life essence from the wreckage. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}}

[[File:CraterCritters-BlackrockFelicia.jpg|left|thumb|300px|If only Blackrock were wearing three medallions.]]
While out on a date with [[Felicia]], Blackrock was approached by Goldbug who insisted on interrupting the date for a talk. Felicia was very unhappy about being driven home in a Volkswagen, leaving Blackrock in a less than agreeable mood. At a Blackrock gas station, Goldbug and [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] told him they'd deserted the Autobot army now that [[Grimlock (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Grimlock]] was in charge and they needed help in finding the Decepticons. They eventually persuaded Blackrock to help them, and he told them about a strange meteorite that had recently crashed. As they prepared to roll out, he quickly asked for a ride home. {{storylink|Crater Critters}} The meteorite turned out to be harboring [[Scraplet]]s. When it transpired that the cure to Scraplets was water, Goldbug rang up Blackrock and arranged a couple of tanker trucks full of the stuff. Blackrock accompanied the trucks to [[Death Valley]], and was dismayed when the Scraplets merged into a giant monster and trashed one of his trucks. Following the defeat of the Scraplets, [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] surreptitiously used a hypnotic device on Blackrock. {{storylink|The Cure!}}

Under the Decepticons' influence, Blackrock set up a franchise of [[Wash and Roll]] car washes. After holding a press conference to tout the venture's success, Blackrock returned to his office where [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] congratulated him on his work. The car washes contained [[stroboscopic opticon]]s, which temporarily hypnotized users into taking their cars to a [[Blackrock Oil Storage Facility]] and siphoning their fuel for Decepticon use. Soon, he was unveiling to his franchise holders the Wash and Roll mark II, which would have permanent effects. When [[Buster Witwicky (G1)|Buster Witwicky]] caused a neon sign to smash, the flash of light broke Blackrock and the other humans present out of their hypnosis and they chased Ratbat and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] away. Blackrock later thanked Buster and [[Jesse (G1)|Jesse]], promising his company would dismantle the Wash and Rolls and refund everyone's money, as well as use the profits from the stolen fuel to help the poor. {{storylink|Buster Witwicky and the Car Wash of Doom}}

[[File:HumanFactor-CircuitBreaker.jpg|thumb|300px]]
Following the collapse of [[Rapid Anti-robot Assault Team|RAAT]], Blackrock set about assembling a new group of superhuman defenders dubbed the [[Neo-Knights]]. After recruiting [[Thunderpunch]] and [[Rapture]], he gained footage of a mysterious man fighting Decepticons at an oil refinery in [[Louisiana]]. Blackrock took his recruits to find [[Dynamo|Hector Dialonzo]], though neither of them seemed to enjoy the gaudy superhero costumes Blackrock made them wear. They arrived at Dialonzo's location to find Starscream fighting Circuit Breaker. Once Hector accepted Blackrock's offer of membership in the Neo-Knights, Blackrock made the same offer to Circuit Breaker, and she accepted. {{storylink|The Human Factor!}} He and his new team arrived on the scene as Optimus Prime was trying to arrange a truce with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] so the Autobots and Decepticons could fight [[Unicron]] together. {{storylink|...All This and Civil War 2}} During the Neo-Knights' fight with Scorponok, Circuit Breaker was shot by Shockwave and naturally assumed the nearby Autobots were to blame. Blackrock tried fruitlessly to stop her from blasting the Autobots in retaliation, until he spotted Shockwave nearby, and managed to switch Circuit Breaker's attention to the Decepticon who had originally paralyzed her. In the aftermath of the battle, Blackrock and the Neo-Knights were mistakenly transported to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Primus]]. {{storylink|Out of Time!}}

[[File:Blackrockwomanbeater.jpg|left|thumb|250px|I think we all wanted to do this, but geez!]]
With Circuit Breaker's sanity quickly breaking down as a result of being surrounded by robots, Blackrock told Optimus to ask Primus to send the Neo-Knights back to [[Earth]]. Primus unfortunately vanished before Optimus could do so. {{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void}} As Unicron attacked the planet, the humans sought shelter. Thunderpunch believed they should help the Transformers against Unicron, though Blackrock thought it was hopeless. When the other Neo-Knights sided with Thunderpunch, he felt ashamed and joined them as well. Their attempts to attack Unicron proved fruitless, and Blackrock slapped Josie in an attempt to snap her out of her stupefied state. It worked, and with him goading her on, she blasted Unicron long enough for Optimus to grab the [[Matrix of Leadership]] and finish Unicron off. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

After the destruction of Unicron, Blackrock and the Neo-Knights were stuck in a room somewhere to await transport back to Earth. Blackrock blamed himself for Circuit Breaker's current condition, believing his bullying to get her into action had cost her what little sanity she had left. In the next room was [[Hi-Q]], whose personality had been fused with that of Optimus Prime and now believed himself to be the Autobot leader. {{storylink|Exodus!}} Hi-Q insisted they had to stay on Cybertron and find the [[Last Autobot]]. Blackrock wondered what the six of them could do against a dying planet, but then Thunderpunch defeated him with logic, pointing out he'd been as pessimistic about their chances against Unicron. {{storylink|A Savage Circle}} Convinced, Blackrock and the Neo-Knights stayed on Cybertron after the Autobots left and indeed found the Last Autobot. {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}} After the Last Autobot resurrected Optimus Prime, Blackrock and the Neo-Knights helped defeat a group of Decepticons on [[Klo]], and were returned to Earth by the Autobots. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

====''Classics''====
[[File:Lastautobotnewworld.jpg|150px|thumb|He likes to watch.]]
{{note|The Classics comic takes place after the end of the original Marvel Comic, but in a new timeline that does not include the events of the Marvel UK-exclusive stories.}}
Before leaving Cybertron, Blackrock looked on as the Last Autobot created [[Modus Prime]], part of a new race of [[Transformer]] called the [[Mini-Con]]s whose task it was to restore [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|The New World}}

{{note|Blackrock did not appear in the story itself, just this illustration in the "[[Games of Deception]]" Diamond Edition prologue.}}
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====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
After Megatron conquered Earth in [[1995]], Blackrock led a small band of humans to [[Argus Base]], an abandoned military base. It was there that Blackrock used his knowledge of Circuit Breaker's neural-cybernetic technology to revive [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]], who had been comatose since his Headmaster partner [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus's]] death, as Circuit Smasher.

In 2012, Blackrock was there when Circuit Smasher brought the [[Wrecker]]s to the base, asking them where Optimus Prime was. He later helped devise a plan to shut down the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]]. {{storylink|Loose Ends, Part 3}}

After Optimus Prime and reinforcements arrived from Cybertron, Megatron was destroyed and the Ark was deactivated. Nevertheless, Blackrock and Witwicky insisted the Autobots get off their planet, as Cybertronians were no longer welcome on Earth. {{storylink|Natural Selection, Part One}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{charstubfiction}}{{storylink|Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|Signals, Calls, and Marches.}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
*'''Carzap''' (2015)
{{charstubtoys}}

==Notes==
[[File:Blackrockmustache.jpg|thumb|175px|Clockwise from upper left: [[The Worse of Two Evils!|Issue 6]], [[Repeat Performance!|Issue 8]], [[DIS-Integrated Circuits!|Issue 9]], [[The Next Best Thing to Being There!|Issue 10]].]]
*G.B. Blackrock was named after writer [[Bob Budiansky]]'s friend Gary Bennett Schwartz. It is presumed that this is what his initials stand for. (Note also that the name "Schwarz", without a "t", means "black" in German.)
*Within Blackrock's first several appearances, he seems to not be able to decide whether he wants a mustache or not. He's got one up through issue 6, then in 7 and 8 he doesn't have one, then in 9 he has a mustache again, and then it's gone in issue 15. After that, he always has the mustache. Perhaps he decided to keep it to physically distinguish himself from his Chief of Staff, [[Ames (G1)|Ames]], who is otherwise his perfect double.
*Blackrock was going to become part of the [[Simon Furman|Furman]]/[[Andrew Wildman|Wildman]] ''Techno-X'' series, a reworked Neo-Knights in the early 90s; the Transformers would have been just a simulation to train them against ''real'' robots. He was going to have a deep, dark secret and fight Tony Stark (probably not over who had the best 'stache). {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 41}} The series fell through, however.

==External links==
*[http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/fleshlings/uscomic/gbblackrock.htm G.B. Blackrock at the Obscure Transformers website]

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[[Category:Regeneration One humans]]
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Battle Android Trooper

2014-10-31T16:47:48Z

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:''Battle Android Troopers are [[Cobra]] robots from the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:ArtofWar1 BATs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]

'''Battle Android Troopers''' are mass-produced androids used to fill out [[Cobra]]'s ranks. Cheap and easily replaced, B.A.T.s are pretty popular among the [[Cobra Commander|higher-ups]] since they never question orders or demand pay or annoying stuff like that. On the other hand, they're pretty dumb, so they're usually just used to wear [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] down before actually skilled troops are sent in.

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comics===
A group of B.A.T.s attacked [[Tunnel Rat]], [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], [[Rock 'n Roll]] and [[Airtight]] in the sewers under [[Milleville]]. The [[Ninja Force]] showed up and destroyed them before they could do any serious harm. {{storylink|Sucker Punch}}

===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers'' continuity===
When Cobra reprogrammed a number of [[Transformer]]s to serve them, the robots were codenamed Battle Android Troopers. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers #1}}

Several years later, [[Cobra Commander]] led an army of B.A.T.s in an attack on [[Area 52 (G1)|Area 52]]. They were easily swept aside by the [[G.I. Joe battle mech]]s, but their ability to combine with each other and the nearby [[S.N.A.K.E.]]s into [[Cobratron]] proved a tad more difficult to overcome. The B.A.T.s were all but wiped out when the [[Autobot]]s joined the battle, but it turned out their attack was just a distraction anyway. {{storylink|The Art of War issue 1|The Art of War #1}}

===San Diego Comic-Con tech specs===
Destro and Shockwave have created new [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]] B.A.T.s which can interface with Transformers for data exchange and greater firepower. Poor old G.I. Joe has no real idea ''what'' these androids can do now they have Cybertronian technology in them! <ref>[http://www.yojoe.com/action/12/bat22.shtml Constructicon B.A.T. page at yojoe.com]</ref>

===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
{{ongoing}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Funeral for a Friend}}.}}

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/86/bat.shtml Battle Android Trooper at YoJoe.com]

==References==
<references />

[[Category:Cobra]]
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Atilio Rojo

2014-10-29T17:22:51Z

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'''Atilio Rojo''' is a Spanish comic artist. Since 2000 he has worked freelance for Spanish comic publisher La Cúpula, and more recently he has worked on some of [[IDW Publishing]]'s titles including ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''Dungeons & Dragons'' and ''Magic: The Gathering''.

==Inking work==
===IDW Publishing===
*"[[Before & After]]" (Before, with [[Alex Milne]])

==Comic book art==
===IDW Publishing===
*[[Twenty Plus One]]
*[[Births, Deaths, and Interventions]]

==External links==
*[http://www.facebook.com/pages/Atilio-rojo-comic/446848072031069?ref=ts&fref=ts Atilio Rojo on Facebook]

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Time case

2014-10-23T13:30:42Z

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:''The briefcase is an object of great mystery in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family]]''
[[File:MTMTE3 briefcase.jpg|thumb|150px]]
There's nothing particularly conspicuous about the small, sturdy, golden '''briefcase''' that [[Brainstorm]] owns, beyond the fact that whenever anyone else sees it on his person outside of his lab, it's always safely handcuffed to his wrist. He is known to use it to transport around the various "[[Unmentionable]]s" he has created in his laboratory, and takes delight in teasing anyone who asks about its contents with a mixture of bizarre facts that make it impossible to tell if ''anything'' he's ever said about it is true.

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
Brainstorm took his briefcase to [[Room 113]] to plead another case for his Unmentionables before the [[Ethics Committee]]. When he passed Ironfist and Skyfall on the way, they asked about the case, and Brainstorm gleefully laid out the details of the "Malevolent Counterintuitive Pathogen" it contained which would be released if the case was ever opened. Skyfall dragged Ironfist off to the [[Exit Rooms]] before he could find out whether Brainstorm was joking. {{storylink|Bullets}}

Brainstorm brought his briefcase with him when he joined the ''[[Lost Light]]'', justifying its exemption from security checks by [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] with the "almost certainly serious" claim that if it was opened outside of a controlled environment, it'd be the "end of the world". {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} When a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]] got loose aboard the ship soon after its departure from [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], Brainstorm used his briefcase as a shield against the beast, and it coincidentally decided to leave him be. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

[[File:Brainstorm brings briefcase to funeral.jpg|left|thumb]]
Later, [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] claimed he'd heard that Brainstorm opened the briefcase on [[Hydrus Four|Hydrus 4]] and "the sun went out", to which Brainstorm replied that was a filthy stinking lie: It was actually [[Hydrus 5]]. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement}} Stories like that make the briefcase something of a legend on the ship; when a disbelieving [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] saw that Brainstorm had brought the case to a funeral for the ship's fallen crew, he decided that someday, somehow he would open it to see what would happen. {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

On [[Moonbase One|Luna One]], when a bemused Rodimus asked if Brainstorm was going to put a "[[Point One Percenter]]" [[spark]] in the briefcase, Brainstorm remarked that he hadn't considered it, but that the prospect blew his mind. {{storylink|Remain in Light 1 of 5: The Fecund Moon|The Fecund Moon}} A short time later, during a battle with [[Tyrest (G1)|Tyrest]] and [[Pharma (G1)|Pharma]], a stray laser blast from Pharma severed the handcuff holding the case to Brainstorm's wrist. {{storylink|Remain in Light 4 of 5: Arm the Lonely|Arm the Lonely}} Brainstorm was subsequently among those sent into convulsions by Tyrest's killswitch; after recovering, he reclaimed his case, but became suspicious that someone had opened it while he had been unconscious. He requested that Swerve keep an ear out for any chatter regarding this, with the grim warning that opening the case when he was not around was ''not'' a wise thing to do. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}}

When a few crew members discovered the remains of a quantum duplicate ''Lost Light'', Nautica and Nightbeat found the briefcase abandoned in a lift the lower levels of the ship. Over Nautica's protests, Nightbeat opened the case, only to find it empty. Despite the pair's baffled conjecture as to where the contents might have gone, neither noticed local space/time warping around them as the case lay opened. {{storylink|slaughterhouse}} After the "real" ''Lost Light'' was reinstated and Brainstorm was outed as a Decepticon plant, he calmly walked into [[Swerve's]] and opened his briefcase, causing everyone in the room to collapse. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

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Skid-Z (RID)

2014-10-01T16:14:21Z

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{{disambig3|Skids}}
:''Skid-Z is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:Skid Z-RID01.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Skid-Z is my name, and speed is my game.]]
'''Skid-Z''' is really fast and really competitive. Some would say ''compulsively'' competitive. This intense drive for victory was greatly heightened after he arrived on [[Earth]] to join [[Optimus Prime (RID)|Optimus Prime]]'s forces, but he's back to normal again.

Mostly.

==Fiction==
===''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Michael Lindsay]] (English), [[Jin Nishimura]] (Japanese)|[[Gabriel Ortiz]] (Latin American Spanish)}}

After arriving on Earth, Skid-Z scanned an F-1 race car once belonging to the legendary (and now dead) driver [[Auggie Cahnay (RID)|Auggie Cahnay]] for his vehicle mode. Cahnay had joked that he was in the car so much that it had taken on his personality—a statement that rang bizarrely true when Skid-Z was possessed by Cahnay's residual psychotropic energy, apparently a result of Skid-Z forgetting to purge the vehicle with a high-frequency wave pulse before scanning it. Thereafter, Skid-Z began behaving increasingly erratically.

Whenever he saw a race, he instinctively joined it—never officially signing up for them, of course, which got [[Prowl (RID)|Prowl]] on his tail when he illegally entered the European [[Europa 400]] race. He won the race, but Prowl ended up in a pile of hay bales for his troubles.

[[Image:Skid Z-RID02.jpg|left|180px|thumb|"A personality quirk is still a personality, right?"]]
This single-mindedness quickly became a source of personal embarrassment for Skid-Z as he found himself outracing grade schoolers and the tortoise & the hare. Although he was aware enough of his situation to realize he was having problems, he was unable to do anything about them.

Skid-Z soon found himself in battle with [[Sky-Byte (RID)|Sky-Byte]] after he rebuffed the poetic [[Predacon (RID)|Predacon]]'s offer of power amongst [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]'s troops. The fight didn't last long—after dodging Sky-Byte's [[Tsunami Blaster]] attack, Skid-Z heard the start of a foot race, and ran off to join it.

Meanwhile, [[T-AI]], having researched Skid-Z's scanner log, learned the cause of his affliction and realized it would only get worse if he wasn't brought to base and decontaminated. As the Autobots debated what to do, [[Koji Onishi|Koji]] voiced that he had studied Cahnay's background and determined that Skid-Z would next show up at the [[International Grand Prix]], a free-for-all race for all kinds of wheeled vehicles—a race that Cahnay had never been able to win. Seeing the logic in Koji's words, Optimus Prime instructed all available personnel to join the race.

Skid-Z didn't show up until the race was well underway. Most of the other Autobots had been taken out of the race by Megatron—and those few remaining (Optimus Prime, Prowl, [[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] and [[X-Brawn]]) were trapped underneath a giant boulder, which would crush them when their strength ran out.

Optimus transmitted a call to Skid-Z for help. He was in the lead—he could win the race. He WANTED to win the race... didn't he? Skid-Z's desire to win struggled with his Autobot conscience. He had to make a choice—and so he did. Skid-Z drove back and saved his comrades, then helped them to beat Megatron away.

[[Image:Skid Z-RID03.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Victory is for the winners!]]

With evil vanquished for the day, Skid-Z rejoined the International Grand Prix, coming in first place. Finally, it was all over! He felt normal! He... mistook Koji's watch alarm for a starting signal, and was off again, eventually ending up in Africa looking for a race. Oh well. Prime knew he'd be back—sooner or later. {{storylink|Skid Z's Choice}}

And it ''was'' later... much, ''much'' later. When all Autobots were assembled for a counter-strike against their advancing enemies, Skid-Z fought in the final battle against the Predacon/Decepticon forces. {{storylink|Surprise Attack!}}

In the Autobots' last visit to Earth following the total defeat of [[Megatron (RID)|Galvatron]] and his [[Decepticon|Decepticons]], he was racing with the [[Spy Changer|Spy Changers]], and T-AI yelled at him to slow down as he bashed his comrades aside to win. {{storylink|The Final Battle (RID)|The Final Battle}}

Oh, that nutty Skid-Z! Ha ha ha!
{{--}}

==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise===
{{picsneeded|Japanese Car Robots versions}}
* '''Indy Heat''' (Flip Changer, 2000)
**''ID number'': '''C-016'''
**''Accessories'': 2-part rifle

:Indy Heat is a [[redeco]] of the mold originally used to make the ''[[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]'' versions of [[Mirage (G1)#Machine Wars|Mirage]] and [[Prowl (G1)#Machine Wars|Prowl]]. He transforms from F1 Indy car to robot via spring-loaded [[autotransformation]]. His rifle split into two parts, which store in the hollow backs of his legs in vehicle mode.

: The mold was later redecoed to make the ''[[Robotmasters (franchise)|Robotmasters]]'' version of Mirage.

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* '''Super Indy Heat''' (Flip Changer, 2000)
**''Accessories'': 2-part rifle

:Super Indy Heat is a transparent blue redeco of Indy Heat. Much of the lettering from his first release was dropped; in its place he had the number "20" in red on his hood and the phrase "2000 EXCLUSIVE" on his spoiler.

:Super Indy Heat was distributed [[exclusive]]ly through [[JUSCO]] department stores with the purchase of a [[Team Bullet Train]] giftset.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2000/Cybertron/ClearIndyHeat/indyheat.htm More information on Super Indy Heat at TFU.info]''

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[[File:RID-toy SkidZ.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Speed, I am speed. With a grape flavor.]]
* '''Skid-Z / Wind Sheer''' (Deluxe, 2001)
**''Accessories'': 2-part rifle

:Skid-Z's deco is significantly changed from his original [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] release, removing all of the orange lettering and changing the light purple to silver. Skid-Z was only available in a Deluxe two-pack with [[Wind Sheer (RID)|Wind Sheer]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Autobot/Skid-Z/skid-z.htm More information on Skid-Z at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
*According to the ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon, Skid-Z's name is pronounced "Skids", rather than "Skid-Zee" or "Skid-Zed".
*While Skid-Z knew of the Autobots' strategy in case their base was found, his long absence from the main events of the series (having been gone from episode 11 to '''36''') does seem to imply he spent ''all of the intervening time'' looking for a race.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Indyheat''' (インディヒート ''Indihīto'')

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File:Dai Atlas Cyclonus and Whirl face the Legislators.jpg

2014-10-01T15:42:46Z

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{{IDWG1interior |description=[[Dai Atlas]], [[Cyclonus]] and [[Whirl]] face off with the Legislators. {{art|script=James Roberts|lineart=Alex Milne|colors=Josh Burcham|letters=Tom Long}} |series=mtmte |year=13 }}[[Category: Images)

File:Autobot Cadets.jpg

2008-06-03T23:42:18Z

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The Autobot Academy Cadets: [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]], [[Wasp]], [[Ironhide (Animated)|Ironhide]], and [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm]]. Screen taken from Transformers Animated episode [[Autoboot Camp]].
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Talk:Diaclone

2008-06-01T22:12:50Z

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So, how much of the Diaclone line was actually used for Transformers? Was it all of it? Only some it? --[[User:Gouki|Gouki]] 11:31, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

:Almost the entirety of the 1982, '83, and '84 molds were turned into Transformers. Specifically, starting with d37 (Countach Super Tuning) through d96 (Triple Changer jet/tank) along with w(aruder, the villains)7 through w10 (which became the Insecticons). Oddly, the last toy released for each faction, the helicopter/jet Triple Changer and Machine Dragon respectively, never became Transformers. Also left out were d63 through d65, the three Change Attackers. These were presumably shunned because they transformed from real civilian vehicles to combat vehicles instead of robots (ala the slightly later Kenner MASK), which would have gone against the ban on drivers in Transformers. You can see all the toys from their Super Robot beginnings in 1980 to the end here: http://diaclone.net/orid/list.html -[[User:Rotty|Rotty]] 17:01, 7 August 2007 (UTC)

::Ah, cool, thanks for that. So... since you know far more about it than I, should we actually put this sort of information in the actual page? --[[User:Gouki|Gouki]] 03:16, 8 August 2007 (UTC)

== About the catalogs. ==

I found some catalogs pics [http://1501bc.com/pretf/diaclone_catalogs.html here], it would be valid if I take some of those for the article? [[User:MESIAS ROCKET|MESIAS_ROCKET]] 22:12, 1 June 2008 (UTC)<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Kronoform

2008-06-01T22:01:17Z

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[[Image:Kronoform_logo.gif|right|thumb|250px]]
{{picsneeded|Catalog scans}}

'''Kronoform''' was one of the brand names that [[Takara]] used to unsuccessfully market [[Diaclone]] and [[Microman]] toys in North America before [[Hasbro]] launched the Transformers franchise. The Microman watches ([[Autoceptor]], [[Deceptor]], [[Scorpia]] and [[Kaltor]]) were included in the Kronoform toyline.

==External links==

* [http://www.x-entertainment.com/articles/0805/ Article on Kronoform watches] at X-Entertainment
* [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wNlb0h6qig8 Kronoform watch commercial] at YouTube
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File:Kronoform logo.gif

2008-06-01T21:58:55Z

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File:Clock hideout.jpg

2008-06-01T12:20:00Z

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The [[Society of Ultimate Villainy|Bad Guys]] gathering. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

File:SUV.jpg

2008-06-01T12:17:26Z

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The [[Society of Ultimate Villainy]] inside [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]'s [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]]. From left to right: [[Angry Archer]], [[Professor Princess]], [[Nanosec]] and [[Slo-Mo]].{{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

File:SUV.jpg

2008-06-01T12:03:13Z

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The [[Society of Ultimate Villainy]] inside [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]]'s [[Alternate mode|alt-mode]]. From left to right: [[Angry Archer]], [[Professor Princess]], [[Nanosec]] and [[Slo-Mo]].<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy

2008-06-01T08:27:40Z

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[[Image:SUV-SocietyofUltimateVillainy-TitleCard.jpg|thumb|300px|]]
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{{episodenav|animated|24|season=2|prev=A Fistful of Energon|next=Autoboot Camp}}

'''Aided by a mysterious benefactor, Detroit's B-level villains team up to take down the Autobots once and for all.'''

==Summary==

[[Nanosec]] is on the loose again, and leading the [[Autobot]]s for a merry chase. As they pursue him, they wonder how and why he's young again. As they're no closer to catching him, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] instructs [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] to head off down a side street and come back around to cut off his escape. Bumblebee disregards this order, reasoning that he's the "star player" and is more than fast enough to get Nanosec on his own. As he speeds up, a mysterious force hits him and stops him in his tracks, which leaves the other Autobots no room to react. Nanosec escapes, and before Bumblebee can snap out of it the Autobots crash into him. Optimus Prime expresses his disappointment in the little yellow one, and orders him back to base so that [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] can run a diagnostic on his drivetrain.

Bumblebee ignores this order as well, resolving to find Nanosec again to prove to Optimus that he isn't malfunctioning. His search proves fruitless until [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] discovers that due to his scanning of [[Captain Fanzone]]'s car, Bumblebee has a built in police scanner. Hearing a report of a robbery in progress, he reasons it's Nanosec and heads over. He's wrong though, as it turns out to be the [[Angry Archer]]. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, he decides to capture the ''other'' villain. Again, he is about to pursue when mysterious blue energy skids him to a halt. Sari urges him to have Ratchet check him out, but he still believes it's nothing serious. A third and final crime scene turns out to be [[Professor Princess]] trying to level a video arcade. Yet again he is stopped by the blue energy, and since it affects him in his robot mode he finally admits he has a problem. However Sari notices that her key reacts when the energy lashes out, and surmises that an AllSpark fragment may be at fault. As she deduces this, a shady figure on a rooftop skulks off.

Soon that same figure meets with the other three villains at her lair, introducing herself as [[Slo-Mo]]. She reveals that she has aided each of them on their respective heists recently, due to her timepiece which can disable machines, even Transformers. She and Nanosec hit it off immediately, due in no small part to the fact that her time-based superpowers are what restored him to the prime of youth. She proposes to all of them that they make a great team, and should form a crime syndicate. Professor Princess protests that she is not a criminal, but is quickly convinced.

Soon, news reports are everywhere regarding the new crime wave and its perpetrators. Bumblebee is quite frustrated at being repeatedly thwarted by Slo-Mo, but is soon hopeful as he hears a burglar alarm. This time the criminals have bitten off more than they can chew, having loaded themselves down with too much loot. They try to escape and are initially successful, stopping Bumblebee. However the cops soon have them surrounded without any getaway car. Slo-Mo receives a call on her watch phone, and gets an offer from an anonymous benefactor. [[Image:SUV.jpg|thumb|right|]]Taking the deal, the gang pile into a garish yellow Hummer and peel out. The police in hot pursuit, their patron speaks through the vehicle's console and tells them he's a big fan of their weird, wacky adventures. He says to consider the Hummer a down payment on what he hopes will be a beautiful business relationship. Slo-Mo seems less than impressed, as she considers herself the leader of the cartel, and it's just a truck. The voice then tells her to press the red button. A humongous turret rises from the back of the Hummer, blasting the police to smithereens. Having gotten their attention, their newfound benefactor mentions a scheme of heists that should make them all fabulously rich, as they will be stealing components to a weapon they can sell on the open market.

Definitely interested, the gang heads to a Sumdac Systems factory. Angry Archer attempts to blast the lock open with an explosive arrow, but Professor Princess announces that she has defused all of his because she disapproves of violence... unless it is really colorful and pretty. Gleefully blasting an even ''bigger'' hole in the fence, she leads them in. The voice instructs them on what to steal, which is quickly rounded up by Nanosec while Slo-Mo takes care of the police robots. Bumblebee and Sari spot them and speculate on what they're up to based off of the items they stole, but hang back as they realize they'll never catch the crooks if they get blasted by Slo-Mo again. Shadowing the cartel from a safe distance, they follow them to the roof of a parking garage. The gang's unseen patron instructs them on how to assemble the device in spite of their skepticism. Archer and Nanosec ask the purpose of the device and how it's going to make them money. The voice explains that it's ultimately useless without the final piece: Slo-Mo's superpowered timepiece. The crazy doll refuses to give up her superpowers, which angers her benefactor, revealing himself to ''be'' their getaway vehicle, the Decepticon [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]].

Swindle makes it clear to them that he isn't about to take "no" for an answer, and he isn't above using his multitude of weapons systems against the puny fleshlings either. Blasting the floor out from under her cohorts, he squares off against Slo-Mo. She's initially confident that her timepiece would take care of him, but a useful purchase from the Vok proves more than enough to deflect it. Bumblebee races to intervene, but the debilitating blasts ricocheting off of Swindle's force field means he can't get near the battle. Realizing he's in over his head, with much harangueing from Sari, he calls in Optimus and the other Autobots. Leveling his main cannon at Slo-Mo, Swindle is reminded by the dame that if he blasts her, he risks destroying her watch as well. Feeling a bit silly, the Decepticon recovers quickly and reveals he could simply take it using his integrated tractor beam. The MacGuffin retrieved, he then blasts the floor out from under ''her'' too.

Slipping the timepiece into its intended slot in the device, Swindle quickly dials up his favorite warmonger, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Expressing how glad he is that the old despot was still functional (and looking well), he brags about a weapon that would easily turn the tide against the Autobots and consign them to a fate worse than being offlined. Though his interest is piqued, Megatron is nonetheless dubious as to whether Swindle could pull it off. The arms dealer proves only too eager to show off the many merits of his wondrous new invention, and pulls a "But wait, that's not all!" that succeeds in blacking out every mechanical device in Detroit... even the Autobots!

Both Bumblebee and the Autobots speeding to the scene are left frozen, unable to move or talk, but aware of their surroundings. Sari notices however that [[Sumdac Tower]] is still powered up, and deduces that its emergency forcefield kicked in, protecting it from the device as long as the emergency generators held. Unfortunately, being a little girl, Sari has no real chance of dragging Bumblebee to the safety of the tower. She receives aid from an unexpected source, the spurned cartel who want to even the score with Swindle. Aiding her in transporting Bumblebee, they watch as she uses her key to gain access to the tower, only to see to her dismay that the receptionist had been reprogrammed to announce that it was [[Porter C. Powell|Powell Tower]]. Once within the shield, both Bumblebee and Powdered Sugar are quickly revived, and Sari is able to use her key to jury-rig personal force fields for both the Autobot and his new, reluctantly-accepted team of villainous backup.

Though Swindle proves quite ready for the big payback, the villains manage to buy enough time for Bumblebee to sucker-punch the Decepticon with his stingers, whilst Sari deactivates the device with her key. Slo-Mo attempts to retrieve her timepiece and a scuffle ensues, resulting in it falling over the ledge and directly into Swindle's hands. All seems lost, but the rest of the Autobots arrive on the scene. Swindle is about to turn the timepiece upon Bumblebee's backup. The little yellow Autobot charges in and lets his forcefield deflect the Decepticon's shot, paralyzing Swindle. Optimus Prime once again scolds the young hot shot, but Bumblebee gloats, shooting out Swindle's tires. Meanwhile the villains, showing ''why'' they're B-grade, attempt to escape in Swindle only to be apprehended by the timely arrival of Captain Fanzone and the police. Fanzone notes that Swindle will be stripped at a police impound lot and sold for parts. He seems quite confident that the police department will get their Christmas bonus checks this year.

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Dean Stefan]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]], [[Ciro Nieli]], & [[Shunji Oga]]
*'''Original airdate:''' May 31, 2008

===Featured characters===

(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s

! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |

*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (5)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (12)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |

*[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] (10)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |

*[[Nanosec]] (1)
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (6)
*[[Angry Archer]] (7)
*[[Professor Princess]] (8)
*[[Slo-Mo]] (9)
*[[Captain Fanzone]] (13)

|}

==Quotes==

"An Autobot. Verily, the arrows of outrageous misfortune seek to pierce me to the quick. ''Exeunt!''"
:{{m-}}'''Angry Archer'''. Yon criminal maketh his escape...or something.

"Explosions aren't nice.... except when they look like ''BEAUTIFUL RAINBOWS!''"
:{{m-}}'''Professor Princess''', ever the fashion plate.

"Ooh, I like a man who works fast!"<br>
"And I like a girl who takes it slow."
:{{m-}}'''Slo-Mo''' and '''Nanosec''' go over the target audience's heads. Hopefully.

"Negatronic force field emitter. A little something I picked up in an arms deal with the Vok of Nexus Zero. Nice creatures, the Vok. If you're ever in the Nexus Zero area, do yourself a favor and check them out. You won't be sorry."
:{{m-}}'''Swindle''' thinks the Vok are quite nice. It probably helps if they're not [[Planet Buster|destroying your planet]].

"Welcome to Sumdac Tower. Porter C. Powell is a booger-head."
:{{m-}}'''Receptionist-Bot''' calls it like it is...with a little help from Sari Sumdac.

'''Optimus''': You should have called us sooner. If that weapon had gotten into Megatron's hands{{m-}}<br>
'''Bumblebee''': I know. I guess I just wanted to prove that I still had my touch.<br>
'''Ratchet''': Well, I hope you learned something about team work.<br>
'''Bumblebee''': Oh yeah. Even the star player needs backup sometimes.<br>
:{{m-}}Bumblebee learns the value of teamwork. Humility? Not so much...

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
* Nanosec's mugshot should either had a long beard, as he was [[Nanosec (episode)|apprehended]] right after Bumblebee had ran him into old age, or outside his costume, as he was also apprehended ''before'' he became a super-speedster.

* It was shown throughout the episode that the watch's slowdown effect was only temporary. It only gained the ability to "freeze" its targets permanently when it was put into Swindle's machine. Yet later, Swindle is frozen "permanently" by a reflected blast from just the watch itself.

* Swindle is all impressed by Vok forcefield technology, but apparently forcefields designed by [[Isaac Sumdac]] are just as powerful. Though Sumdac did steal all his technology from Megatron; perhaps a deal with the Vok was just (much, ''much, MUCH'') safer for Swindle.

===Transformers references===
* Swindle mentions having dealings with the [[Vok]] on [[Nexus Zero]].

* Swindle mentions that he got Megatron's frequency from a "mutual bounty-hunting friend" in exchange for new weaponry. Gee, I wonder who [[Lockdown|THAT]] could be?

* Fanzone mentions Swindle will be stripped and sold as parts. [[B.O.T. (episode)|How ironic]]...

===Real-world references===
* Nanosec and the Archer's team name suggestions of "The Fast and the Villainous" and "The League of Extraordinary Criminals" are references to ''[[Wikipedia:The Fast and the Furious|The Fast and the Furious]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen|The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'', respectively.

* Nanosec calls the Archer "William Smell", referencing legendary Swiss archer [[Wikipedia:William Tell|William Tell]].

* Nanosec says he is "tanned, rested, and ready," which was a slogan attached to a [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE6DB103DF932A25754C0A961948260 fake 1988 presidential campaign] for Richard Nixon.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This episode was first shown in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It made its English language debut in Canada, one week before its American debut.

* This episode has the most "guest" voice actors yet, at three: [[Brian Posehn]] (Nanosec), [[Kath Soucie]] (Professor Princess), and [[Fred Willard]] (Swindle).

* Bulkhead appears, but has no dialogue.

* The Vok reference is also the first indication that there are other aliens besides the Cybertronians out there in the ''Animated'' universe.

* Bumblebee's stingers actually knock Swindle down{{m-}}the first time in the entire series that this weapon hasn't just bounced ineffectually off a Decepticon's hide. Maybe Swindle should trade off some of his weapons for a little more armor.

* When Professor Princess falls butt-first on Nanosec's face, there's an odd squishy sound, followed by her looking very surprised. If this isn't a case of cartoon sound-effects gone wrong, or that fall REALLY scared her.

* In the end, Swindle is trapped in a state that Bumblebee could stand being in for less than an hour, ''forever'', and the Autobots don't seem to object to him being ripped apart and sold for spare parts. That seems a ''tad'' excessive.

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SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy

2008-06-01T08:16:51Z

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'''Aided by a mysterious benefactor, Detroit's B-level villains team up to take down the Autobots once and for all.'''

==Summary==

[[Nanosec]] is on the loose again, and leading the [[Autobot]]s for a merry chase. As they pursue him, they wonder how and why he's young again. As they're no closer to catching him, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] instructs [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] to head off down a side street and come back around to cut off his escape. Bumblebee disregards this order, reasoning that he's the "star player" and is more than fast enough to get Nanosec on his own. As he speeds up, a mysterious force hits him and stops him in his tracks, which leaves the other Autobots no room to react. Nanosec escapes, and before Bumblebee can snap out of it the Autobots crash into him. Optimus Prime expresses his disappointment in the little yellow one, and orders him back to base so that [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] can run a diagnostic on his drivetrain.

Bumblebee ignores this order as well, resolving to find Nanosec again to prove to Optimus that he isn't malfunctioning. His search proves fruitless until [[Sari Sumdac|Sari]] discovers that due to his scanning of [[Captain Fanzone]]'s car, Bumblebee has a built in police scanner. Hearing a report of a robbery in progress, he reasons it's Nanosec and heads over. He's wrong though, as it turns out to be the [[Angry Archer]]. Not one to look a gift horse in the mouth, he decides to capture the ''other'' villain. Again, he is about to pursue when mysterious blue energy skids him to a halt. Sari urges him to have Ratchet check him out, but he still believes it's nothing serious. A third and final crime scene turns out to be [[Professor Princess]] trying to level a video arcade. Yet again he is stopped by the blue energy, and since it affects him in his robot mode he finally admits he has a problem. However Sari notices that her key reacts when the energy lashes out, and surmises that an AllSpark fragment may be at fault. As she deduces this, a shady figure on a rooftop skulks off.

Soon that same figure meets with the other three villains at her lair, introducing herself as [[Slo-Mo]]. She reveals that she has aided each of them on their respective heists recently, due to her timepiece which can disable machines, even Transformers. She and Nanosec hit it off immediately, due in no small part to the fact that her time-based superpowers are what restored him to the prime of youth. She proposes to all of them that they make a great team, and should form a crime syndicate. Professor Princess protests that she is not a criminal, but is quickly convinced.

Soon, news reports are everywhere regarding the new crime wave and its perpetrators. Bumblebee is quite frustrated at being repeatedly thwarted by Slo-Mo, but is soon hopeful as he hears a burglar alarm. This time the criminals have bitten off more than they can chew, having loaded themselves down with too much loot. They try to escape and are initially successful, stopping Bumblebee. However the cops soon have them surrounded without any getaway car. Slo-Mo receives a call on her watch phone, and gets an offer from an anonymous benefactor. [[Image:SUV.jpg|thumb|right|]]Taking the deal, the gang pile into a garish yellow Hummer and peel out. The police in hot pursuit, their patron speaks through the vehicle's console and tells them he's a big fan of their weird, wacky adventures. He says to consider the Hummer a down payment on what he hopes will be a beautiful business relationship. Slo-Mo seems less than impressed, as she considers herself the leader of the cartel, and it's just a truck. The voice then tells her to press the red button. A humongous turret rises from the back of the Hummer, blasting the police to smithereens. Having gotten their attention, their newfound benefactor mentions a scheme of heists that should make them all fabulously rich, as they will be stealing components to a weapon they can sell on the open market.

Definitely interested, the gang heads to a Sumdac Systems factory. Angry Archer attempts to blast the lock open with an explosive arrow, but Professor Princess announces that she has defused all of his because she disapproves of violence... unless it is really colorful and pretty. Gleefully blasting an even ''bigger'' hole in the fence, she leads them in. The voice instructs them on what to steal, which is quickly rounded up by Nanosec while Slo-Mo takes care of the police robots. Bumblebee and Sari spot them and speculate on what they're up to based off of the items they stole, but hang back as they realize they'll never catch the crooks if they get blasted by Slo-Mo again. Shadowing the cartel from a safe distance, they follow them to the roof of a parking garage. The gang's unseen patron instructs them on how to assemble the device in spite of their skepticism. Archer and Nanosec ask the purpose of the device and how it's going to make them money. The voice explains that it's ultimately useless without the final piece: Slo-Mo's superpowered timepiece. The crazy doll refuses to give up her superpowers, which angers her benefactor, revealing himself to ''be'' their getaway vehicle, the Decepticon [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]].

Swindle makes it clear to them that he isn't about to take "no" for an answer, and he isn't above using his multitude of weapons systems against the puny fleshlings either. Blasting the floor out from under her cohorts, he squares off against Slo-Mo. She's initially confident that her timepiece would take care of him, but a useful purchase from the Vok proves more than enough to deflect it. Bumblebee races to intervene, but the debilitating blasts ricocheting off of Swindle's force field means he can't get near the battle. Realizing he's in over his head, with much harangueing from Sari, he calls in Optimus and the other Autobots. Leveling his main cannon at Slo-Mo, Swindle is reminded by the dame that if he blasts her, he risks destroying her watch as well. Feeling a bit silly, the Decepticon recovers quickly and reveals he could simply take it using his integrated tractor beam. The MacGuffin retrieved, he then blasts the floor out from under ''her'' too.

Slipping the timepiece into its intended slot in the device, Swindle quickly dials up his favorite warmonger, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Expressing how glad he is that the old despot was still functional (and looking well), he brags about a weapon that would easily turn the tide against the Autobots and consign them to a fate worse than being offlined. Though his interest is piqued, Megatron is nonetheless dubious as to whether Swindle could pull it off. The arms dealer proves only too eager to show off the many merits of his wondrous new invention, and pulls a "But wait, that's not all!" that succeeds in blacking out every mechanical device in Detroit... even the Autobots!

Both Bumblebee and the Autobots speeding to the scene are left frozen, unable to move or talk, but aware of their surroundings. Sari notices however that [[Sumdac Tower]] is still powered up, and deduces that its emergency forcefield kicked in, protecting it from the device as long as the emergency generators held. Unfortunately, being a little girl, Sari has no real chance of dragging Bumblebee to the safety of the tower. She receives aid from an unexpected source, the spurned cartel who want to even the score with Swindle. Aiding her in transporting Bumblebee, they watch as she uses her key to gain access to the tower, only to see to her dismay that the receptionist had been reprogrammed to announce that it was [[Porter C. Powell|Powell Tower]]. Once within the shield, both Bumblebee and Powdered Sugar are quickly revived, and Sari is able to use her key to jury-rig personal force fields for both the Autobot and his new, reluctantly-accepted team of villainous backup.

Though Swindle proves quite ready for the big payback, the villains manage to buy enough time for Bumblebee to sucker-punch the Decepticon with his stingers, whilst Sari deactivates the device with her key. Slo-Mo attempts to retrieve her timepiece and a scuffle ensues, resulting in it falling over the ledge and directly into Swindle's hands. All seems lost, but the rest of the Autobots arrive on the scene. Swindle is about to turn the timepiece upon Bumblebee's backup. The little yellow Autobot charges in and lets his forcefield deflect the Decepticon's shot, paralyzing Swindle. Optimus Prime once again scolds the young hot shot, but Bumblebee gloats, shooting out Swindle's tires. Meanwhile the villains, showing ''why'' they're B-grade, attempt to escape in Swindle only to be apprehended by the timely arrival of Captain Fanzone and the police. Fanzone notes that Swindle will be stripped at a police impound lot and sold for parts. He seems quite confident that the police department will get their Christmas bonus checks this year.

==Stats==

*'''Written by:''' [[Dean Stefan]]
*'''Directed by:''' [[Irineo Maramba]], [[Ciro Nieli]], & [[Shunji Oga]]
*'''Original airdate:''' May 31, 2008

===Featured characters===

(''Numbers indicate order of appearance.)''
{|border=5 cellpadding=5 cellspacing=5 align=center style="border:#800000"

! style="background:#FFEEEE" | [[Autobot]]s
! style="background:#EEEEFE" | [[Decepticon]]s

! style="background:antiquewhite" | [[Human]]s
|-
| style="background:#FFEEEE" valign="top" |

*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (2)
*[[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (3)
*[[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (4)
*[[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (5)
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (12)

| style="background:#EEEEFE" valign="top" |

*[[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]] (10)
*[[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (11)

| style="background:antiquewhite" valign="top" |

*[[Nanosec]] (1)
*[[Sari Sumdac]] (6)
*[[Angry Archer]] (7)
*[[Professor Princess]] (8)
*[[Slo-Mo]] (9)
*[[Captain Fanzone]] (13)

|}

==Quotes==

"An Autobot. Verily, the arrows of outrageous misfortune seek to pierce me to the quick. ''Exeunt!''"
:{{m-}}'''Angry Archer'''. Yon criminal maketh his escape...or something.

"Explosions aren't nice.... except when they look like ''BEAUTIFUL RAINBOWS!''"
:{{m-}}'''Professor Princess''', ever the fashion plate.

"Ooh, I like a man who works fast!"<br>
"And I like a girl who takes it slow."
:{{m-}}'''Slo-Mo''' and '''Nanosec''' go over the target audience's heads. Hopefully.

"Negatronic force field emitter. A little something I picked up in an arms deal with the Vok of Nexus Zero. Nice creatures, the Vok. If you're ever in the Nexus Zero area, do yourself a favor and check them out. You won't be sorry."
:{{m-}}'''Swindle''' thinks the Vok are quite nice. It probably helps if they're not [[Planet Buster|destroying your planet]].

"Welcome to Sumdac Tower. Porter C. Powell is a booger-head."
:{{m-}}'''Receptionist-Bot''' calls it like it is...with a little help from Sari Sumdac.

'''Optimus''': You should have called us sooner. If that weapon had gotten into Megatron's hands{{m-}}<br>
'''Bumblebee''': I know. I guess I just wanted to prove that I still had my touch.<br>
'''Ratchet''': Well, I hope you learned something about team work.<br>
'''Bumblebee''': Oh yeah. Even the star player needs backup sometimes.<br>
:{{m-}}Bumblebee learns the value of teamwork. Humility? Not so much...

==Other notes==

===Continuity errors===
* Nanosec's mugshot should either had a long beard, as he was [[Nanosec (episode)|apprehended]] right after Bumblebee had ran him into old age, or outside his costume, as he was also apprehended ''before'' he became a super-speedster.

* It was shown throughout the episode that the watch's slowdown effect was only temporary. It only gained the ability to "freeze" its targets permanently when it was put into Swindle's machine. Yet later, Swindle is frozen "permanently" by a reflected blast from just the watch itself.

* Swindle is all impressed by Vok forcefield technology, but apparently forcefields designed by [[Isaac Sumdac]] are just as powerful. Though Sumdac did steal all his technology from Megatron; perhaps a deal with the Vok was just (much, ''much, MUCH'') safer for Swindle.

===Transformers references===
* Swindle mentions having dealings with the [[Vok]] on [[Nexus Zero]].

* Swindle mentions that he got Megatron's frequency from a "mutual bounty-hunting friend" in exchange for new weaponry. Gee, I wonder who [[Lockdown|THAT]] could be?

* Fanzone mentions Swindle will be stripped and sold as parts. [[B.O.T. (episode)|How ironic]]...

===Real-world references===
* Nanosec and the Archer's team name suggestions of "The Fast and the Villainous" and "The League of Extraordinary Criminals" are references to ''[[Wikipedia:The Fast and the Furious|The Fast and the Furious]]'' and ''[[Wikipedia:The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen|The League of Extraordinary Gentlemen]]'', respectively.

* Nanosec calls the Archer "William Smell", referencing legendary Swiss archer [[Wikipedia:William Tell|William Tell]].

* Nanosec says he is "tanned, rested, and ready," which was a slogan attached to a [http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B0DE6DB103DF932A25754C0A961948260 fake 1988 presidential campaign] for Richard Nixon.

===Miscellaneous trivia===
* This episode was first shown in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. It made its English language debut in Canada, one week before its American debut.

* This episode has the most "guest" voice actors yet, at three: [[Brian Posehn]] (Nanosec), [[Kath Soucie]] (Professor Princess), and [[Fred Willard]] (Swindle).

* Bulkhead appears, but has no dialogue.

* The Vok reference is also the first indication that there are other aliens besides the Cybertronians out there in the ''Animated'' universe.

* Bumblebee's stingers actually knock Swindle down{{m-}}the first time in the entire series that this weapon hasn't just bounced ineffectually off a Decepticon's hide. Maybe Swindle should trade off some of his weapons for a little more armor.

* When Professor Princess falls butt-first on Nanosec's face, there's an odd squishy sound, followed by her looking very surprised. If this isn't a case of cartoon sound-effects gone wrong, or that fall REALLY scared her.

* In the end, Swindle is trapped in a state that Bumblebee could stand being in for less than an hour, ''forever'', and the Autobots don't seem to object to him being ripped apart and sold for spare parts. That seems a ''tad'' excessive.

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File:SUV.jpg

2008-06-01T08:14:48Z

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The Society of Ultimate Villainy inside Swindle's alt-mode. From left to right: Angry Archer, Professor Princess, Nanosec and Slow-Mo.<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

File:SUV.jpg

2008-06-01T08:11:03Z

MESIAS ROCKET: The Society of Ultimate Villainy inside Swindle's alt-mode. From left to right: Angry Archer, Professor Princess, Nanosec, Slow-Mo.

The Society of Ultimate Villainy inside Swindle's alt-mode. From left to right: Angry Archer, Professor Princess, Nanosec, Slow-Mo.<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

The Transformers: Megatron Origin

2008-01-16T06:47:50Z

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'''''Megatron Origin''''' is a 4-issue mini-series published by [[IDW Publishing]] in 2007, set in the primary [[IDW continuity]]. It details the rise of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from a lowly [[Energon]] miner to the leader of the [[Decepticon]]s. Also introduced is [[Autobot]] leader, [[Sentinel Prime]] and his quest to halt Megatron's actions.

In the [[IDW timeline]], the story takes place in the distant past, somewhere in between the launch of the first ''[[Ark]]'' (6.7 million years ago) and the events of ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]'' (less than a million years ago). This miniseries is noteworthy for having been originally planned during the not-paying-the-hired-help last days of [[Dreamwave]], and only later retooled to fit the new IDW continuity.

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==Overview==
{{spoiler}}

Senator Decimus is sent to announce the automation of an energon mining outpost, much to the chagrin of the miners. When one of the workers protests, he is executed by an Autobot security official, sparking a riot. An enraged miner named Megatron tosses his axe into Decimus' shoulder and disarms his guard, accidentally killing him. The Autobot guards subdue the riot and arrest everyone. On the prison vessel, Rumble and Frenzy convince Megatron to lead a revolt. After taking over their ship, they blast the Senator's ship and head towards the criminal hub of [[Kaon]] where the miners hide and plot. Sentinel Prime's becomes aware of the situation but is uninterested and appoints Prowl to handle the situation.

Megatron joins underground [[gladiatorial combat]] games and hesitates to kill his first opponent, but does so after being ordered by the ring master and the audience. quickly getting accustomed to the kill, Megatron rises through the ranks and eventually kills the organizer and takes over. The games come to the attention of the corrupt and manipulative Senator Ratbat. Predicting a profitable situation, he sends his assistant meet with Megatron. The games are also being watched by Prowl's team, who are eager to put a stop to the unlawful violence. Sentinel Prime arrives and announces that there's already been several efforts in a plan to catch the delinquents.

During a stakeout for the next gladiatorial match, Bumper and Fastback observe the [[Constructicons]] building the arena. Soundwave approaches Megatron and offers him technology and weaponry at the behest of Ratbat. The two Autobots witness the transaction but are killed. At their funeral, Sentinel Prime emphasizes that their deaths should serve as a call to action, and that to give them meaning he will bring the outlaws to justice.

Soundwave meets with Megatron after a match where Megatron lost an arm in combat. The Constructicons replace the arm with parts taken from fallen gladiators, as well as installing his energon flail. Soundwave more than fulfills Megatron's request for a flight-capable combatant, bringing him the three original Seekers. Megatron says he has something in store for them besides gladiatorial matches, and turns the Seekers over to Hook for modification.

During a parade for Senator Decimus, the Seekers disrupt the festivities and abduct the Senator. Senator Ratbat watches footage of a series of daring and destructive attacks and comments that things are getting out of control. Meanwhile has Rumble and Frenzy modified to work with Soundwave as Megatron gathers new recruits to join the gladiator games. At the meeting, Megatron praises the recruits and tempts them with the prospect of the whole planet as their arena. Prepared to kill the captured Senator Decimus, he is interrupted by Sentinel Prime's forces and the whole lot is captured and arrested.

At the crowded cells in headquarters, Soundwave is freed under a Senate Directive and Starscream offers to turn state's evidence, requesting to be taken to the Senate. Once there, Starscream unveils hidden weapons and Soundwave deploys his minions to destroy the council. Starscream then frees all the inmates with Megatron absorbing them all into his new army. Soundwave provides armaments, and Starscream introduces Megatron to a new arm-mounted canon.

Soundwave meets with Senator Ratbat, who admits that not only did he aid Megatron's cause by supplying arms, he also was the one who arranged for Megatron to be removed from the mining operation he was originally working in. Now that Megatron's forces have destabilized the area, the senator embezzles what he can. Soundwave, however, shoots Ratbat, takes that which Ratbat has embezzled, and seals his spark inside of a frame—his new "cassette" body.

Sentinel Prime's forces fight to retake Kaon from the rioting rebellion and Prime using Apex armor against Megatron. An incredible explosion blasts Megatron out of sight. However, Megatron still functions and he smashes Prime, possibly killing him. When the other Autobots see his broken body, Prowl orders a retreat. Megatron later sits on his throne and discuses the victory with Soundwave. Now that Kaon has been taken, the next step is clear—the rest of Cybertron shall be conquered.

==Creative team==
''Megatron Origin'' was written by [[Eric Holmes]] and drawn by [[Alex Milne]], with assistance on issue #2 by [[Marcelo Matere]].

==Collections==
* ''Megatron Origin'' TPB <small>(due December 15, 2007) ISBN 978-1600101069</small> [[Image:Megatronorigintbp.jpg|right|thumb|129px]]
:Bonus material likely includes images of each cover.

[[Category:IDW titles]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

The Transformers: Megatron Origin

2008-01-16T06:43:30Z

MESIAS ROCKET:

'''''Megatron Origin''''' is a 4-issue mini-series published by [[IDW Publishing]] in 2007, set in the primary [[IDW continuity]]. It details the rise of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from a lowly [[Energon]] miner to the leader of the [[Decepticon]]s. Also introduced is [[Autobot]] leader, [[Sentinel Prime]] and his quest to halt Megatron's actions.

In the [[IDW timeline]], the story takes place in the distant past, somewhere in between the launch of the first ''[[Ark]]'' (6.7 million years ago) and the events of ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]'' (less than a million years ago). This miniseries is noteworthy for having been originally planned during the not-paying-the-hired-help last days of [[Dreamwave]], and only later retooled to fit the new IDW continuity.

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{{-}}
==Overview==
{{spoiler}}

Senator Decimus is sent to announce the automation of an energon mining outpost, much to the chagrin of the miners. When one of the workers protests, he is executed by an Autobot security official, sparking a riot. An enraged miner named Megatron tosses his axe into Decimus' shoulder and disarms his guard, accidentally killing him. The Autobot guards subdue the riot and arrest everyone. On the prison vessel, Rumble and Frenzy convince Megatron to lead a revolt. After taking over their ship, they blast the Senator's ship and head towards the criminal hub of [[Kaon]] where the miners hide and plot. Sentinel Prime's becomes aware of the situation but is uninterested and appoints Prowl to handle the situation.

Megatron joins underground [[gladiatorial combat]] games and hesitates to kill his first opponent, but does so after being ordered by the ring master and the audience. quickly getting accustomed to the kill, Megatron rises through the ranks and eventually kills the organizer and takes over. The games come to the attention of the corrupt and manipulative Senator Ratbat. Predicting a profitable situation, he sends his assistant meet with Megatron. The games are also being watched by Prowl's team, who are eager to put a stop to the unlawful violence. Sentinel Prime arrives and announces that there's already been several efforts in a plan to catch the delinquents.

During a stakeout for the next gladiatorial match, Bumper and Fastback observe the [[Constructicons]] building the arena. Soundwave approaches Megatron and offers him technology and weaponry at the behest of Ratbat. The two Autobots witness the transaction but are killed. At their funeral, Sentinel Prime emphasizes that their deaths should serve as a call to action, and that to give them meaning he will bring the outlaws to justice.

Soundwave meets with Megatron after a match where Megatron lost an arm in combat. The Constructicons replace the arm with parts taken from fallen gladiators, as well as installing his energon flail. Soundwave more than fulfills Megatron's request for a flight-capable combatant, bringing him the three original Seekers. Megatron says he has something in store for them besides gladiatorial matches, and turns the Seekers over to Hook for modification.

During a parade for Senator Decimus, the Seekers disrupt the festivities and abduct the Senator. Senator Ratbat watches footage of a series of daring and destructive attacks and comments that things are getting out of control. Meanwhile has Rumble and Frenzy modified to work with Soundwave as Megatron gathers new recruits to join the gladiator games. At the meeting, Megatron praises the recruits and tempts them with the prospect of the whole planet as their arena. Prepared to kill the captured Senator Decimus, he is interrupted by Sentinel Prime's forces and the whole lot is captured and arrested.

At the crowded cells in headquarters, Soundwave is freed under a Senate Directive and Starscream offers to turn state's evidence, requesting to be taken to the Senate. Once there, Starscream unveils hidden weapons and Soundwave deploys his minions to destroy the council. Starscream then frees all the inmates with Megatron absorbing them all into his new army. Soundwave provides armaments, and Starscream introduces Megatron to a new arm-mounted canon.

Soundwave meets with Senator Ratbat, who admits that not only did he aid Megatron's cause by supplying arms, he also was the one who arranged for Megatron to be removed from the mining operation he was originally working in. Now that Megatron's forces have destabilized the area, the senator embezzles what he can. Soundwave, however, shoots Ratbat, takes that which Ratbat has embezzled, and seals his spark inside of a frame—his new "cassette" body.

Sentinel Prime's forces fight to retake Kaon from the rioting rebellion and Prime using Apex armor against Megatron. An incredible explosion blasts Megatron out of sight. However, Megatron still functions and he smashes Prime, possibly killing him. When the other Autobots see his broken body, Prowl orders a retreat. Megatron later sits on his throne and discuses the victory with Soundwave. Now that Kaon has been taken, the next step is clear—the rest of Cybertron shall be conquered.

==Creative team==
''Megatron Origin'' was written by [[Eric Holmes]] and drawn by [[Alex Milne]], with assistance on issue #2 by [[Marcelo Matere]].

==Collections==
* ''Megatron Origin'' TPB <small>(due December 15, 2007) ISBN 978-1600101069</small> [[Image:Origintbp.jpg|right|thumb|129px]]
:Bonus material likely includes images of each cover.

[[Category:IDW titles]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

The Transformers: Megatron Origin

2008-01-16T06:43:05Z

MESIAS ROCKET: /* Collections */

{{picsneeded|TPB cover}}

'''''Megatron Origin''''' is a 4-issue mini-series published by [[IDW Publishing]] in 2007, set in the primary [[IDW continuity]]. It details the rise of [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] from a lowly [[Energon]] miner to the leader of the [[Decepticon]]s. Also introduced is [[Autobot]] leader, [[Sentinel Prime]] and his quest to halt Megatron's actions.

In the [[IDW timeline]], the story takes place in the distant past, somewhere in between the launch of the first ''[[Ark]]'' (6.7 million years ago) and the events of ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]'' (less than a million years ago). This miniseries is noteworthy for having been originally planned during the not-paying-the-hired-help last days of [[Dreamwave]], and only later retooled to fit the new IDW continuity.

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{{-}}
==Overview==
{{spoiler}}

Senator Decimus is sent to announce the automation of an energon mining outpost, much to the chagrin of the miners. When one of the workers protests, he is executed by an Autobot security official, sparking a riot. An enraged miner named Megatron tosses his axe into Decimus' shoulder and disarms his guard, accidentally killing him. The Autobot guards subdue the riot and arrest everyone. On the prison vessel, Rumble and Frenzy convince Megatron to lead a revolt. After taking over their ship, they blast the Senator's ship and head towards the criminal hub of [[Kaon]] where the miners hide and plot. Sentinel Prime's becomes aware of the situation but is uninterested and appoints Prowl to handle the situation.

Megatron joins underground [[gladiatorial combat]] games and hesitates to kill his first opponent, but does so after being ordered by the ring master and the audience. quickly getting accustomed to the kill, Megatron rises through the ranks and eventually kills the organizer and takes over. The games come to the attention of the corrupt and manipulative Senator Ratbat. Predicting a profitable situation, he sends his assistant meet with Megatron. The games are also being watched by Prowl's team, who are eager to put a stop to the unlawful violence. Sentinel Prime arrives and announces that there's already been several efforts in a plan to catch the delinquents.

During a stakeout for the next gladiatorial match, Bumper and Fastback observe the [[Constructicons]] building the arena. Soundwave approaches Megatron and offers him technology and weaponry at the behest of Ratbat. The two Autobots witness the transaction but are killed. At their funeral, Sentinel Prime emphasizes that their deaths should serve as a call to action, and that to give them meaning he will bring the outlaws to justice.

Soundwave meets with Megatron after a match where Megatron lost an arm in combat. The Constructicons replace the arm with parts taken from fallen gladiators, as well as installing his energon flail. Soundwave more than fulfills Megatron's request for a flight-capable combatant, bringing him the three original Seekers. Megatron says he has something in store for them besides gladiatorial matches, and turns the Seekers over to Hook for modification.

During a parade for Senator Decimus, the Seekers disrupt the festivities and abduct the Senator. Senator Ratbat watches footage of a series of daring and destructive attacks and comments that things are getting out of control. Meanwhile has Rumble and Frenzy modified to work with Soundwave as Megatron gathers new recruits to join the gladiator games. At the meeting, Megatron praises the recruits and tempts them with the prospect of the whole planet as their arena. Prepared to kill the captured Senator Decimus, he is interrupted by Sentinel Prime's forces and the whole lot is captured and arrested.

At the crowded cells in headquarters, Soundwave is freed under a Senate Directive and Starscream offers to turn state's evidence, requesting to be taken to the Senate. Once there, Starscream unveils hidden weapons and Soundwave deploys his minions to destroy the council. Starscream then frees all the inmates with Megatron absorbing them all into his new army. Soundwave provides armaments, and Starscream introduces Megatron to a new arm-mounted canon.

Soundwave meets with Senator Ratbat, who admits that not only did he aid Megatron's cause by supplying arms, he also was the one who arranged for Megatron to be removed from the mining operation he was originally working in. Now that Megatron's forces have destabilized the area, the senator embezzles what he can. Soundwave, however, shoots Ratbat, takes that which Ratbat has embezzled, and seals his spark inside of a frame—his new "cassette" body.

Sentinel Prime's forces fight to retake Kaon from the rioting rebellion and Prime using Apex armor against Megatron. An incredible explosion blasts Megatron out of sight. However, Megatron still functions and he smashes Prime, possibly killing him. When the other Autobots see his broken body, Prowl orders a retreat. Megatron later sits on his throne and discuses the victory with Soundwave. Now that Kaon has been taken, the next step is clear—the rest of Cybertron shall be conquered.

==Creative team==
''Megatron Origin'' was written by [[Eric Holmes]] and drawn by [[Alex Milne]], with assistance on issue #2 by [[Marcelo Matere]].

==Collections==
* ''Megatron Origin'' TPB <small>(due December 15, 2007) ISBN 978-1600101069</small> [[Image:Origintbp.jpg|right|thumb|129px]]
:Bonus material likely includes images of each cover.

[[Category:IDW titles]]
[[Category: Generation 1]]<div id="wikia-credits"><br /><br /><small>From [http://transformers.wikia.com Teletraan I: The Transformers Wiki], a [http://www.wikia.com Wikia] wiki.</small></div>

Rattrap (BW)

2008-01-16T06:34:34Z

MESIAS ROCKET:

{{picsneeded| More toys pics!}}

:''Rattrap is a [[Maximal]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Rattrap-S1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"We're all gonna die."]]

It's not so much that '''Rattrap''' is a coward... he just doesn't want to die. He's seen enough battles to know the score, so he's not afraid to tell his commanding officer to shove it if he's not fond of the odds. He prefers to sneak around unseen, in gutters or trenches or trash barges or what have you -- whatever keeps him out of harm's way. He shouldn't be so worried. When he does encounter conflict, he deals with it masterfully with the arsenal of guns and bombs he keeps on himself at all times. He feels naked without them.

It's hard to like Rattrap, especially if you're his commanding officer. He's sarcastic, irreverent, and rude. Plus he smells (''why'' he smells is a mystery). He's also not the most trusting or forgiving sort, so he's not the best choice to take on a diplomatic run. He'd sooner shoot a [[Predacon]] or [[Decepticon]] than talk to him.

:''Italian name:'' '''Rattilus'''<br>
:''Japanese name:'' '''Rattle'''<br>
:''Spanish name:'' '''Ratatrampa'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===

He was the best miner in the Vespa system.

====''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past''====
[[Image:timelines-rattrap.jpg|left|175px|thumb|Pre-Earth Rattrap wears a helmet to cover his brain!]]
While preparing for an exploration mission on board the [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']], the Maximal who would later be called Rattrap and [[Cheetor|his young companion]] were stuck aboard a space station for weeks, running various errands before their mission could officially begin. After acquiring additional [[Energon]] for their trip, they returned to the ''Axalon'' where their Captain, [[Optimus Primal]], notified his crew they had to travel first to the [[Alpha Quadrant]] to rid themselves of [[Rampage (BW)|some mysterious cargo]].

In the middle of Rattrap's objections, the ''Axalon'' was contacted by the [[High Council]]. The [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], a historic Maximal artifact, had been stolen by a rogue group of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] led by a Predacon criminal who had dubbed himself [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. As the ''Axalon'' was the closest ship with the capabilities to take down the [[Darksyde|Predacons' stolen ship]], Rattrap and his team were ordered to pursue.

However, before long, their ship was attacked by a mysterious ship (piloted by secret Predacon operatives [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], though unknown to them). After taking some damage, Rattrap was elated to see the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', a second ship, arrive and help deter their unknown attackers. However, the ''Chromia 10'' and its pilots were severely damaged in the scuffle before Rattrap was able to destroy the unknown Predacon ship with the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s forward guns.

The battle over momentarily, Rattrap's ship was hailed by Megatron's, and the Predacon criminal introduced himself quickly to them before his ship opened fire on the Maximals. The ''Darksyde'' disappeared through a [[transwarp]] portal, and Rattrap and the Maximals followed. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

====''Beast Wars''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] (Japanese), [[Orlando Viggiani]] (Portuguese)

Rattrap was a crew member of the exploration ship [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']] when captain [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] got word that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] criminal [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had stolen the [[Golden Disk]] and a [[Darkside|ship]] with [[transwarp]] capabilities. The ''Axalon'' was the closest vessel that also possessed a transwarp drive, so Rattrap's ship was sent to engage them. After following the Predacons through a transwarp portal and appearing above a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged in the ensuing space battle, and before both ships crashed into the planet's surface below, the [[stasis pod]]s carrying the rest of Rattrap's crew were ejected into orbit.

[[Image:BWPart1_coverfire.jpg|thumb|right|That's what friends are for!]]

The planet was rich with [[energon]] -- so much so that prolonged exposure would short out their bodies. The Maximals and Predacons were forced to take organic forms from the local creatures; Rattrap took the form of a (very oversized) rat.

Rattrap was old friends with Rhinox, but was annoyed to be stuck on an unknown planet with a young, inexperienced captain. He continually second-guessed Optimus Primal's command decisions; this made him few friends. Rattrap especially disliked Primal's decision to allow the Predacon [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] to join their team, and he made sure to let everyone within earshot know about it.

Rattrap got a taste of his own medicine when Primal went semi-missing in action. Contacting the Maximal base, Primal named Rattrap the group commander in his absence. After a moment of initial indecision, Rattrap commanded capably in Primal's absence (even earning Dinobot's grudging respect.) When Primal returned, he offered his complimiments as well. Rattrap's response: "Eh, command's a pain in the tail -- especially with this pack of hyenas. You can keep it!" {{storylink|Chain of Command}}

[[Image:Rattrap_beast_mode_s1.jpg|thumb|left|Rattrap shares his armpit aroma with us.]]

Over time, Rattrap grew to grudgingly respect his commander, with the earliest glimmers showing through when Primal and Rattrap infiltrated a flying mountain that was loaded with supercharged Energon. Primal bravely distracted a super-powered Terrorsaur, while Rattrap planted explosives to destroy the mountain. Optimus then got them both off of the exploding mountain with a fearless beast-mode leap off the edge, which ended with them dangling in the treetops far below. Rattrap commented that Primal "did pretty good up there -- but don't tell anyone I said so." This first compliment would grow over time, to the point that when Primal was lost in the explosion of the [[Planet Buster]], Rattrap forgot all other concerns.

Rattrap had a number of other adventures during the early era of the Beast Wars -- rescuing Cheetor from Tarantulas's lair, nearly getting slagged by a clone of Dinobot, and going undercover as a turncoat. He accompanied Primal to the alien-built [[Flying Island]], and provided a crucial distraction that allowed Tigatron to destroy it during the ensueing battle.

[[Image:Coc getshorty.jpg|thumb|200px|right|"[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] is [[FIBRIR|red]]!" "Maximal lies!"]]

Rattrap distrusted Dinobot, and insulted him at every turn. Dinobot wantonly returned in kind, constantly bickering with the "vermin." Dinobot and Rattrap's arguments ranged from being a minor irritation at times, to causing serious chaos in the Maximal ranks at others. Rattrap's taunts caused a berserk Dinobot to damage the control module of the newly-activated Sentinel defense system, which promptly drove the Maximals out of their own base. Under the circumstances, Rattrap's rarely-seen sense of nobility and fair play came to the fore: recognizing the predicament as his own fault, he immediately volunteered to stay inside the base and deactivate Sentinel. His considerable skills at infiltration and demolition allowed him to reach the central computer core and order Sentinel to stand down, though very nearly at the cost of his own life. {{Storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

A second costly incident resulted when Rattrap and Dinobot were ordered to clear rampant wild bean vines growing outside the Maximal base. A prank by Rattrap quickly turned into a brawl between the two. Their struggle continued even when the Predacons launched a sneak attack, requiring Rhinox to exit the base to provide covering fire for them. Tarantulas used the distraction to inject Rhinox with an energon discharge virus, which eventually wore down his systems to the point of near-deactivation. Primal ordered Rattrap and Dinobot to find Tarantulas's lair and retrieve an antidote, commenting: "They'll either learn to work together or they'll destroy each other... right now I don't care which."

Despite their differences, the two nevertheless admitted to a grudging friendship.

Along with Cheetor, Rattrap's body was mutated into a [[Transmetal]] form by the residual energies of the destroyed alien superweapon (whch he dubbed the [[Planet Buster]].)

In keeping with the somewhat fluid Maximal command structure, it was Rhinox who later stepped up to assume command after Primal was destroyed along with the Planet Buster -- but when Rhinox went offline to search for Primal's Spark, Rattrap took command (though, by that point, Dinobot and Cheetor were his only remaining troops.) He also took the chance to move his possessions into Primal's quarters -- which Primal found none too pleasing when Rhinox restored him to life.

Rattrap's relationship with Dinobot was sorely tested when when Dinobot temporarily returned to the Predacon side. For one long moment, as Dinobot was faced with a test of Predacon loyalty at Megatron's behest, Rattrap truly believed that Dinobot was about to slag him. But Dinobot proved unable to kill his erstwhile teammate; he turned on Megatron and rejoined the Maximals.

Rattrap was initially glad to have Dinobot back, but would still be giving him grief about his betrayal some while later -- not the usual flippant insults, either, but genuine barbs that cut Dinobot to the quick. Rattrap's words helped motivate Dinobot into what would ultimately be his heroic final sacrifice to save the future of the human race. Rattrap arrived at the battlefield along with the other Maximals to find Dinobot damaged beyond recovery. His reaction was perhaps the strongest of any of the team. The two shared final words of both insult and reconciliation, Rattrap gingerly holding Dinobot's hand as he died. As his Spark left his body, Rattrap was the first to stand and, with utter sincerity, salute the fallen hero. {{Storylink|Code of Hero}}

After Dinobot's demise, his role as Rattrap's foil was filled to some extent by [[Silverbolt]], and later Depth Charge. Ironically, much of his conflict with Depth Charge had him berating the powerful renegade for refusing to be a team player with Primal's Maximals.

[[Image:Rattrap-slimpickins5.jpg|thumb|right|Rattrap fights to prevent Predacon infiltration, subversion, and pollution of the Maximals' precious [[Mech fluid|bodily fluid]]s.]]

When [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] arrived on prehistoric Earth with the ostensible mission of rescuing the time-lost Maximals, Rattrap was the first to greet him with harsh words and distrust. His fears and prejudices proved well-founded; Ravage betrayed the Maximals to join Megatron's side.

As Ravage's Transwarp cruiser attacked the Axalon, Rattrap used his wheeled beast mode to launch himself out of the base and onto Ravage's ship. Tearing his way through its hull, he tossed a pair of magnetic bombs right into the hands of the startled Tarantulas, who could do nothing but scream as they blew him to bits and destroyed the cruiser's engines. Rattrap bailed out as the Transwarp cruiser crashed its destructive way to earth, having pretty much single-handedly saved the Maximals and their base from destruction.

The next day, as the Maximals tried to infiltrate the Autobot vessel the Ark, Rattrap fired the shot that brought down the Ark's shields and -- almost -- gave the Maximals a chance to stop Megatron's last-ditch scheme to alter history.

When Blackarachnia turned against Megatron and assisted the Maximals in undoing the damage Megatron had wrought, Rattrap was not very sympathetic; nor was he particularly keen on Optimus's attempts at a peaceful resolution to a stand-off with Megatron inside the Ark.

[[Image:rattrap-subaquatic2.jpg|left|thumb|Beast Noirs]]

As the Beast Wars dragged on and the Maximals relocated to defend their ancestors aboard the Ark, Rattrap continued to carry out important missions for the Maximal side. Most notably, he manned a "[[subaquatic stealth vessel]]" built by Blackarachnia and salvaged the Sentinel command module from the watery wreckage of the Axalon. The mission ended in failure, however, as Depth Charge's unintentional interference allowed the Predacons to seize the module. Later, when the Predacons captured the female proto-human Una to assist in constructing a massive energon disrupter cannon, Rattrap single-handedly rescued her.

When Megatron found the derelict ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' and used it to launch an attack on the ''Ark'', Blackarachnia found that Rattrap's sword-tail made a perfect piece conduit... once she snipped off the tip. OW.

As the victorious Maximals left Earth in a refitted Autobot shuttle, Rattrap was more than surprised to learn that [[Dinobot II|old chopper face's clone]] was responsible for saving them, but very happy: they were going home, and they wouldn't have to see Megatron until after they got home, as he was strapped to the roof of their shuttle. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

Rattrap should have known that nothing was ever that easy for them.

=====Pride and Prejudice=====

Rattrap was possessed of many talents. He was, in his own words, "the best [Energon] miner in the Vespar system", "a stealth fighter, a master marksman, and a demolition expert", not to mention "your basic galactic hero type."

Despite Rattrap's world-weary range of experience, he still retained some deep-seated prejudices. He was loudly vocal in his distrust and dislike of both Ravage and, later, Blackarachnia, when those two Predacons joined the Maximal team: "The only thing worse than a stinkin' Pred, is a stinkin' Decepticon." He was equally loud and unrestrained in his joy on occasions when the Predacons appeared to have been destroyed, even as the other Maximals took a more sober and cautious attitude.

Rattrap was not a bot of high culture: he spent a lot of his spare time playing video games, professed to prefer "watching things explode" over educational pursuits, and frequented the kind of establishment on Cybertron where "the servin' bots are walkin' around minus their torso plates." He had little remorse over flagrantly insulting [[Transmutate|those different from himself]].

====''Beast Machines''====
Voice actor: [[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Katsuhei Yamaguchi]] (Japanese), [[Alexandre Moreno]] (Brazil)

[[Image:rattrap_bm_beastmode.jpg|thumb|right|In [[Jose Delbo]] world, he's only got one leg.]]

After the Beast Wars ended, the Maximals finally made it back to Cybertron, only to be shot down, hunted and attacked by legions of [[Vehicons|mindless tank drone Transformers]]. The drones unleashed a virus on the Maximals, devolving them back into their organic beast forms and erasing any prior memory of the event. Rattrap was hiding in a [[monorail transport|monorail car]] when Primal stumbled upon him; Primal's new-found intuition soon reunited the pair with [[Cheetor]] and [[Blackarachnia]]. Primal then led them to the ancient [[Oracle]] computer, which reformatted them into new techno-organic bodies; this cured the virus. In his new form, Rattrap became a large green rat with a "toolkit" on his back, containing such things as flashlights and computer ports. However, the reformatting changed them so that transformation now required a new level of emotional mastery and control, rather than a simple command code. The four Maximals found themselves alone on Cybertron, struggling to understand their new forms while waging war against an army of nonsentient drones controlled by Megatron.

Rattrap's inherently selfish and practical-minded nature worked strongly against him in the new conflict. While his comrades began to learn the new disciplines required for techno-organic transformation, Rattrap badgered Primal to "just give us the command codes already". He struggled in vain to learn the technique for some while. Trapped in beast mode and unable to fully participate in the Maximals' battles, he often became a liability under fire, causing friction in the Maximal ranks. He eventually resorted to using a counter-virus -- a transformation enhancer designed by ''Megatron'' -- but it quickly caused his transform sequences to go berserk until it wore off.

[[Image:rattrap_bm_robotmode.jpg|thumb|left|I'm sinkin' into the bottom of the frame!]]

Rattrap finally managed to transform properly when motivated by a selfless concern for his companions... and immediately discovered that not only did his robot mode lack ranged weaponry, but he'd interfered in an ambush that the other Maximals were planning as well. Their angry rejections of him afterwards drove him to seek "noisemakers" from the one source left on Cybertron: Megatron himself! Outfitted with a massive armored suit, he nearly came to blows with his fellow Maximals over this 'deal with the devil', until Primal arrived and talked him down.

In time, Rattrap learned to make the most of his limits, expanding his abilities with inventive techno-gadgetry and creative weapons such as plant-bombs that ensnared Vehicons in instant-growth vines. His skills at infiltration, hacking, and covert movement ("take the sewers") proved even more useful in the urbanized environs of Cybertron than they had during the Beast Wars.

When [[Botanica]] joined the Maximals, she and Rattrap argued fervently -- suppressing an attraction that soon surfaced and blossomed into love. When the Maximals were trapped aboard the [[Grand Mal]], the shields cut off Botanica's life-sustaining connection to Cybertron. To save her, Rattrap loaded her onto a life buoy and launched it through the ship's shields. The desperate action saved Botanica, but also allowed Megatron to learn the ship's shield harmonics, enabling the Vehicons to swiftly bring down the power-depleted vessel. Rattrap defended his actions to Cheetor and Primal: "I did what I had to do!"

[[Image:Rattrap_bm_treehugger.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A little man and a big plant.]]

Rattrap and Botanica fell while defending the techno-organic orchard that the Maximals had been nurturing beneath Cybertron's surface; their sparks were collected along with the other Maximals by Megatron's drones. When Primal's sacrifice triggered the reformatting of Cybertron, their Sparks were freed, and quickly returned to their bodies. As they witnessed the newly greened Cybertron and the restored population, Rattrap leapt joyfully into Botanica's arms. So he's a tree hugger. Deal with it.

{{note|Though his toy could be wheeled or bipedal in robot form, Rattrap was shown exclusively with wheels on the show.}}

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====''Universe''====
[[Image:rattrap_legs.jpg|left|thumb|Legs! Precious, beautiful legs!]]

Rattrap was among the Maximals gathered at Memorial Spaceport to welcome the wayward [[Autobots]] [[Sunstreaker]], [[Sideswipe]], [[Trailbreaker]], [[Roulette]] and [[Shadow Striker]] back to Cybertron approximately one year after the reformatting of Cybertron. He welcomed Trailbreaker back in his own unique fashion (involving intoxicants, naturally.) Seconds later, Rattrap bore witness as the five travelers were abducted by Unicron. {{storylink|Abduction}}

When Optimus Primal was returned to life and returned to Cybertron with the abductees, some of the Maximals voiced concerns that he might not be the same 'bot they once knew, but Rattrap vowed that this time, he was with Primal all the way.

Not long after, needing to blow off steam, Rattrap headed down to the [[Undercity]]. While firing off a blaster at nothing in particular, he was attacked on Cybertron by Blackarachnia, who had been abducted and corrupted by the Chaos Bringer. Rattrap noted that he'd never trusted Blackarachnia; she replied that he was right not to. She was seconds away from delivering a killing strike, but Rattrap was saved by the recently-resurrected [[Depth Charge]]. After the spider was driven off, Depth Charge started to leave; Rattrap pleaded with him that there was obviously something big afoot, but Depth Charge would not be swayed, taking his leave as the injured Rattrap passed out. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe comic)}}

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===Beast Wars Metals manga===
[[Image:11rattrap.GIF|right|thumb|This is why Japan shouldn't touch the fiction. No, really, thanks, guys. We've got it.]]

''(Note: though it picks up after the first season, the Beast Wars Metals manga is '''not''' in-continuity with the television series.)''

While Rattrap retained much of his sarcastic, obnoxious-nature in the Japanese dub of the TV series, he was played quite a bit younger or more childishly irritating.

To piggy-back on the popularity of the ''[[Pokeformers|Pokemon]]'' phenomenon of the late '90s, or perhaps just to parody it, Rattrap's beast mode was redesigned to heavily resemble ''Pikachu'' for the ''Beast Wars Metals'' manga. While many characters received "humorous" redesigns for the manga, Rattrap's remains the most reviled.

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===Beast Wars Transmetals games===

===''Legends'' anthology===

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
* '''Rattrap''' (Basic, 1996/1997)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-5''', '''VS-5'''

: Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars'' product, Rattrap transforms from a large rat to robot mode with a spring-action one-step transformation. His beast mode "shell" halves each hide a part of his handgun.

: In Japan, the initial releases of Rattrap were identical to the [[Hasbro]] version, and were made available both as an individual and in a two-pack with [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]. At the very end of the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' line (early 1997), several toys were given altered decos to make them more show-like. For Rattrap, this mainly meant his robot-mode head got a humongous glob of shiny-copper paint (that didn't really match his copper plastic in tone). It is unknown if this version was also available as a two-pack.

: This mold was also used to make [[Packrat]].

* '''Rattrap''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998/1999)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-43'''

: Part of the second wave of Deluxe [[Transmetal]]s, Rattrap transforms from semi-organic robot to a robotic rat. He has a third "beast-vehicle" form, folding his hind feet up into the extending rear wheels, flipping up his front legs, and pulling out a pair of [[Exhaust port|exhaust pipes]] (eyuw, the smell!). His beast-mode tail becomes a whip for robot mode. Despite the show's portrayal, his hubcaps are not removable, nor does he have a handgun. Transmetal Rattrap is one of several toys notable for being subject to severe chrome-flaking over time.

: There is a minor variant to this toy: about midway through the production run, a small "catch" was added to the neck's swivel joint to lock his robot head in place in robot mode. This [[retool]]ed version was then used for all subsequent releases of the toy.

: For the Japanese ''Beast Wars Metals'' release, the chrome was given a much more maroon tone, among other minor deco changes. Also, the "RATTRAP" [[tampograph]] on his beast-mode back was changed to "CYBERTRON" with the [[Maximal]] [[faction symbols|faction symbol]].

* '''Rattrap''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1999)

: The first store-[[exclusive]] Transformer in the ''Beast Wars'' line, Transmetal Rattrap was given a deep blue color scheme and was only available at Wal-Mart stores.

: This toy was later [[retcon]]ned into a Transmetal form for [[Packrat]].

* '''Metals Rattle Special Version''' (Pack-in Deluxe, 1999)

: The Deluxe Transmetal Rattrap toy was given a white and orange deco, and packed in with a 500-piece ''Beast Wars Metals'' jigsaw puzzle from Central Hobby.

* '''Rattrap''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 2000)

: As part of the second "[[Fox Kids]]" Transmetals series, this version of Rattrap was one of the last releases in the original retail ''Beast Wars'' line. The toy got a more primary red color scheme, with bright gray robot-bits and deep blue chrome.

: This toy was released in Japan as part of a convention-exclusive set (without changes) along with the "Fox Kids" Transmetals [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. (Which covention is unknown at this time.)

* '''Rattrap''' (10th Anniversary, 2006)

: Part of the second wave of ''Beast Wars'' 10th Anniversary product, the Transmetal Rattrap toy was given a slight deco modification, mainly a brighter gray plus a Maximal sigil on his chest. He came with the right arm to the "build-a-bot" [[Trans-Mutate]], plus a DVD of the episode "[[A Better Mousetrap]]".

===Beast Machines===
* '''Rattrap''' (Mega, 2001/2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-03'''

: The last release in ''[[Beast Machines]]'' before that change to the "Battle for the Spark" packaging (reportedly Rattrap was delayed for redesign purposes), Rattrap transforms into a large [[technorganic]] rat. In beast mode, turning his tail moves his head and ears. In robot mode, he has a flip-down visor and moving jaw. His robot legs can also fold up so he can use his wheels, which also have flip-out blades. His beast tail becomes a hand-held whip.

: This toy was later released as part of the [[Takara]]-exclusive ''Beast Wars Returns'' line, made available only at Japanese Toys "R" Us stores. So far, it appears that there are no notable differences between the Hasbro and Takara versions aside from packaging.

* '''Rattrap''' (Happy Meal, 2000)

: Part of the ''Beast Machines'' McDonald's Happy Meal promotion,[[Image:Rattrap-beastmachinestoys.jpg|right|thumb|112px|"Say hello to my little friend"]] Rattrap transforms into a technorganic rat modeled more after the cartoon model than the toy. As such, his robot mode does not have normal legs, only extendable wheels.

* '''Rattrap''' (Kids' meal, 2000)

: The McDonald's Happy Meal Rattrap was also released in Australia through the Red Rooster restaurant rai- uh, chain. Like the other three pieces used, it came in four color schemes: the original colors (with opaques replacing the transparents), a reversed red-with-green, a deep blue with very light blue, and a light blue with deep blue. These versions of the mould were retooled from the original, removing almost all arm articulation (and a step in the transformation) and reducing the number of parts and plastic colours used by the toy.

===Timelines===
* '''Dawn of Future's Past''' (Multi-pack, 2006)

: "[[Axalon]] Rattrap" is a redeco of ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], transforming into a Cybertronic motorcycle. Plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] --or in this set's case, a [[Golden Disc Key]]-- into the rear portion of his bike mode flips out a pair of non-firing guns. This assembly detaches to form a hand-held blaster in robot mode. It's also worth noting that this is the only version of the ''Cybertron'' Ransack mold to have the "correct" rear wheel assembly postion. He has his own "Golden Disc Key" to activate his gun.

: Rattrap came in a boxed 5-pack with "Axalon" versions of [[Optimus Primal #Timelines|Optimus Primal]], [[Cheetor (BW) #Timelines|Cheetor]], [[Rhinox (BW) #Timelines|Rhinox]] and "[[Darksyde]]" [[Dinobot (BW) #Timelines|Dinobot]]. This set was also made available as a bagged set in more limited numbers.

===Merchandise===

==Trivia==
[[Image:Concept-Rattrap.jpg|right|thumb|Handi-capable!]]

* In an extremely strange precursor of things to come in ''Beast Machines'', Mainframe's original concept for Rattrap during ''Beast Wars'' was to capitalize on the exposed "brain" of the toy and make Rattrap a deeply flawed character. Originally, Rattrap's scanning and transformation technology was to fail, leaving him basically half-formed, with an exposed brain, wiring, "veins", an asymetrical body, arms of uneven lengths, and malformed organic sections in robot mode. On top of all that, he was hooked up to a "colostomy bag-like heating cable" to stress his need for life support. Rattrap's overall story arc would have been, of course, about him accepting and overcoming his near fatal flaws. This approach was entirely nixed by the limits of CGI in rendering convincing organic innards at the time... and the fact that his model would have been massively far off from the actual toy probably also factored into it. However, the idea of a defective Transformer ''was'' later revisited in season 2 with the introduction of [[Transmutate]].

* On Transmetal Wal-Mart Rattrap/Packrat: According to [[3H]], they were on the phone discussing exclusives with their at-the-time Hasbro contact, when he (the Hasbro guy) realized that the not-yet-released blue Wal-Mart Rattrap could have been named Packrat. However, it was a few days too late to make the change without a massive production delay. Had he simply been looking at the right wall of his office a few days earlier, which had the Packrat/[[Fractyl]] box-set on it...

*Rattrap said "What in the name of my great aunt [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is going on!?".This is an in-joke to [[Susan Blu]], who was not only voice director on Beast Wars, but the voice of Arcee in the Generation 1 cartoon series and [[Transmutate]] in Beast Wars cartoon.{{storylink|Transmutate (Beast Wars episode)| Transmutate}} He was originally going to say the lines again when he saw Transmetal 2 [[Blackarachnia]] (and she would reply "Not your great aunt Arcee!") in the early script of [[Crossing the Rubicon]], but the lines were cancelled.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Rattrap/rattrap.htm Rattrap at TFU.info]

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Rattrap (BW)

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:''Rattrap is a [[Maximal]] in the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Rattrap-S1.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"We're all gonna die."]]

It's not so much that '''Rattrap''' is a coward... he just doesn't want to die. He's seen enough battles to know the score, so he's not afraid to tell his commanding officer to shove it if he's not fond of the odds. He prefers to sneak around unseen, in gutters or trenches or trash barges or what have you -- whatever keeps him out of harm's way. He shouldn't be so worried. When he does encounter conflict, he deals with it masterfully with the arsenal of guns and bombs he keeps on himself at all times. He feels naked without them.

It's hard to like Rattrap, especially if you're his commanding officer. He's sarcastic, irreverent, and rude. Plus he smells (''why'' he smells is a mystery). He's also not the most trusting or forgiving sort, so he's not the best choice to take on a diplomatic run. He'd sooner shoot a [[Predacon]] or [[Decepticon]] than talk to him.

:''Italian name:'' '''Rattilus'''<br>
:''Japanese name:'' '''Rattle'''<br>
:''Spanish name:'' '''Ratatrampa'''

==Fiction==
===Animated continuity===

He was the best miner in the Vespa system.

====''Timelines: Dawn of Future's Past''====
[[Image:timelines-rattrap.jpg|left|175px|thumb|Pre-Earth Rattrap wears a helmet to cover his brain!]]
While preparing for an exploration mission on board the [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']], the Maximal who would later be called Rattrap and [[Cheetor|his young companion]] were stuck aboard a space station for weeks, running various errands before their mission could officially begin. After acquiring additional [[Energon]] for their trip, they returned to the ''Axalon'' where their Captain, [[Optimus Primal]], notified his crew they had to travel first to the [[Alpha Quadrant]] to rid themselves of [[Rampage (BW)|some mysterious cargo]].

In the middle of Rattrap's objections, the ''Axalon'' was contacted by the [[High Council]]. The [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], a historic Maximal artifact, had been stolen by a rogue group of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] led by a Predacon criminal who had dubbed himself [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. As the ''Axalon'' was the closest ship with the capabilities to take down the [[Darksyde|Predacons' stolen ship]], Rattrap and his team were ordered to pursue.

However, before long, their ship was attacked by a mysterious ship (piloted by secret Predacon operatives [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]], though unknown to them). After taking some damage, Rattrap was elated to see the ''[[Chromia 10]]'', a second ship, arrive and help deter their unknown attackers. However, the ''Chromia 10'' and its pilots were severely damaged in the scuffle before Rattrap was able to destroy the unknown Predacon ship with the ''Axalon''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s forward guns.

The battle over momentarily, Rattrap's ship was hailed by Megatron's, and the Predacon criminal introduced himself quickly to them before his ship opened fire on the Maximals. The ''Darksyde'' disappeared through a [[transwarp]] portal, and Rattrap and the Maximals followed. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

====''Beast Wars''====
:''Voice actor:'' [[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Kappei Yamaguchi]] (Japanese), [[Orlando Viggiani]] (Portuguese)

Rattrap was a crew member of the exploration ship [[Axalon (BW)|''Axalon'']] when captain [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] got word that the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] criminal [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had stolen the [[Golden Disk]] and a [[Darkside|ship]] with [[transwarp]] capabilities. The ''Axalon'' was the closest vessel that also possessed a transwarp drive, so Rattrap's ship was sent to engage them. After following the Predacons through a transwarp portal and appearing above a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged in the ensuing space battle, and before both ships crashed into the planet's surface below, the [[stasis pod]]s carrying the rest of Rattrap's crew were ejected into orbit.

[[Image:BWPart1_coverfire.jpg|thumb|right|That's what friends are for!]]

The planet was rich with [[energon]] -- so much so that prolonged exposure would short out their bodies. The Maximals and Predacons were forced to take organic forms from the local creatures; Rattrap took the form of a (very oversized) rat.

Rattrap was old friends with Rhinox, but was annoyed to be stuck on an unknown planet with a young, inexperienced captain. He continually second-guessed Optimus Primal's command decisions; this made him few friends. Rattrap especially disliked Primal's decision to allow the Predacon [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]] to join their team, and he made sure to let everyone within earshot know about it.

Rattrap got a taste of his own medicine when Primal went semi-missing in action. Contacting the Maximal base, Primal named Rattrap the group commander in his absence. After a moment of initial indecision, Rattrap commanded capably in Primal's absence (even earning Dinobot's grudging respect.) When Primal returned, he offered his complimiments as well. Rattrap's response: "Eh, command's a pain in the tail -- especially with this pack of hyenas. You can keep it!" {{storylink|Chain of Command}}

[[Image:Rattrap_beast_mode_s1.jpg|thumb|left|Rattrap shares his armpit aroma with us.]]

Over time, Rattrap grew to grudgingly respect his commander, with the earliest glimmers showing through when Primal and Rattrap infiltrated a flying mountain that was loaded with supercharged Energon. Primal bravely distracted a super-powered Terrorsaur, while Rattrap planted explosives to destroy the mountain. Optimus then got them both off of the exploding mountain with a fearless beast-mode leap off the edge, which ended with them dangling in the treetops far below. Rattrap commented that Primal "did pretty good up there -- but don't tell anyone I said so." This first compliment would grow over time, to the point that when Primal was lost in the explosion of the [[Planet Buster]], Rattrap forgot all other concerns.

Rattrap had a number of other adventures during the early era of the Beast Wars -- rescuing Cheetor from Tarantulas's lair, nearly getting slagged by a clone of Dinobot, and going undercover as a turncoat. He accompanied Primal to the alien-built [[Flying Island]], and provided a crucial distraction that allowed Tigatron to destroy it during the ensueing battle.

[[Image:Coc getshorty.jpg|thumb|200px|right|"[[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] is [[FIBRIR|red]]!" "Maximal lies!"]]

Rattrap distrusted Dinobot, and insulted him at every turn. Dinobot wantonly returned in kind, constantly bickering with the "vermin." Dinobot and Rattrap's arguments ranged from being a minor irritation at times, to causing serious chaos in the Maximal ranks at others. Rattrap's taunts caused a berserk Dinobot to damage the control module of the newly-activated Sentinel defense system, which promptly drove the Maximals out of their own base. Under the circumstances, Rattrap's rarely-seen sense of nobility and fair play came to the fore: recognizing the predicament as his own fault, he immediately volunteered to stay inside the base and deactivate Sentinel. His considerable skills at infiltration and demolition allowed him to reach the central computer core and order Sentinel to stand down, though very nearly at the cost of his own life. {{Storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

A second costly incident resulted when Rattrap and Dinobot were ordered to clear rampant wild bean vines growing outside the Maximal base. A prank by Rattrap quickly turned into a brawl between the two. Their struggle continued even when the Predacons launched a sneak attack, requiring Rhinox to exit the base to provide covering fire for them. Tarantulas used the distraction to inject Rhinox with an energon discharge virus, which eventually wore down his systems to the point of near-deactivation. Primal ordered Rattrap and Dinobot to find Tarantulas's lair and retrieve an antidote, commenting: "They'll either learn to work together or they'll destroy each other... right now I don't care which."

Despite their differences, the two nevertheless admitted to a grudging friendship.

Along with Cheetor, Rattrap's body was mutated into a [[Transmetal]] form by the residual energies of the destroyed alien superweapon (whch he dubbed the [[Planet Buster]].)

In keeping with the somewhat fluid Maximal command structure, it was Rhinox who later stepped up to assume command after Primal was destroyed along with the Planet Buster -- but when Rhinox went offline to search for Primal's Spark, Rattrap took command (though, by that point, Dinobot and Cheetor were his only remaining troops.) He also took the chance to move his possessions into Primal's quarters -- which Primal found none too pleasing when Rhinox restored him to life.

Rattrap's relationship with Dinobot was sorely tested when when Dinobot temporarily returned to the Predacon side. For one long moment, as Dinobot was faced with a test of Predacon loyalty at Megatron's behest, Rattrap truly believed that Dinobot was about to slag him. But Dinobot proved unable to kill his erstwhile teammate; he turned on Megatron and rejoined the Maximals.

Rattrap was initially glad to have Dinobot back, but would still be giving him grief about his betrayal some while later -- not the usual flippant insults, either, but genuine barbs that cut Dinobot to the quick. Rattrap's words helped motivate Dinobot into what would ultimately be his heroic final sacrifice to save the future of the human race. Rattrap arrived at the battlefield along with the other Maximals to find Dinobot damaged beyond recovery. His reaction was perhaps the strongest of any of the team. The two shared final words of both insult and reconciliation, Rattrap gingerly holding Dinobot's hand as he died. As his Spark left his body, Rattrap was the first to stand and, with utter sincerity, salute the fallen hero. {{Storylink|Code of Hero}}

After Dinobot's demise, his role as Rattrap's foil was filled to some extent by [[Silverbolt]], and later Depth Charge. Ironically, much of his conflict with Depth Charge had him berating the powerful renegade for refusing to be a team player with Primal's Maximals.

[[Image:Rattrap-slimpickins5.jpg|thumb|right|Rattrap fights to prevent Predacon infiltration, subversion, and pollution of the Maximals' precious [[Mech fluid|bodily fluid]]s.]]

When [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] arrived on prehistoric Earth with the ostensible mission of rescuing the time-lost Maximals, Rattrap was the first to greet him with harsh words and distrust. His fears and prejudices proved well-founded; Ravage betrayed the Maximals to join Megatron's side.

As Ravage's Transwarp cruiser attacked the Axalon, Rattrap used his wheeled beast mode to launch himself out of the base and onto Ravage's ship. Tearing his way through its hull, he tossed a pair of magnetic bombs right into the hands of the startled Tarantulas, who could do nothing but scream as they blew him to bits and destroyed the cruiser's engines. Rattrap bailed out as the Transwarp cruiser crashed its destructive way to earth, having pretty much single-handedly saved the Maximals and their base from destruction.

The next day, as the Maximals tried to infiltrate the Autobot vessel the Ark, Rattrap fired the shot that brought down the Ark's shields and -- almost -- gave the Maximals a chance to stop Megatron's last-ditch scheme to alter history.

When Blackarachnia turned against Megatron and assisted the Maximals in undoing the damage Megatron had wrought, Rattrap was not very sympathetic; nor was he particularly keen on Optimus's attempts at a peaceful resolution to a stand-off with Megatron inside the Ark.

[[Image:rattrap-subaquatic2.jpg|left|thumb|Beast Noirs]]

As the Beast Wars dragged on and the Maximals relocated to defend their ancestors aboard the Ark, Rattrap continued to carry out important missions for the Maximal side. Most notably, he manned a "[[subaquatic stealth vessel]]" built by Blackarachnia and salvaged the Sentinel command module from the watery wreckage of the Axalon. The mission ended in failure, however, as Depth Charge's unintentional interference allowed the Predacons to seize the module. Later, when the Predacons captured the female proto-human Una to assist in constructing a massive energon disrupter cannon, Rattrap single-handedly rescued her.

When Megatron found the derelict ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Nemesis]]'' and used it to launch an attack on the ''Ark'', Blackarachnia found that Rattrap's sword-tail made a perfect piece conduit... once she snipped off the tip. OW.

As the victorious Maximals left Earth in a refitted Autobot shuttle, Rattrap was more than surprised to learn that [[Dinobot II|old chopper face's clone]] was responsible for saving them, but very happy: they were going home, and they wouldn't have to see Megatron until after they got home, as he was strapped to the roof of their shuttle. {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

Rattrap should have known that nothing was ever that easy for them.

=====Pride and Prejudice=====

Rattrap was possessed of many talents. He was, in his own words, "the best [Energon] miner in the Vespar system", "a stealth fighter, a master marksman, and a demolition expert", not to mention "your basic galactic hero type."

Despite Rattrap's world-weary range of experience, he still retained some deep-seated prejudices. He was loudly vocal in his distrust and dislike of both Ravage and, later, Blackarachnia, when those two Predacons joined the Maximal team: "The only thing worse than a stinkin' Pred, is a stinkin' Decepticon." He was equally loud and unrestrained in his joy on occasions when the Predacons appeared to have been destroyed, even as the other Maximals took a more sober and cautious attitude.

Rattrap was not a bot of high culture: he spent a lot of his spare time playing video games, professed to prefer "watching things explode" over educational pursuits, and frequented the kind of establishment on Cybertron where "the servin' bots are walkin' around minus their torso plates." He had little remorse over flagrantly insulting [[Transmutate|those different from himself]].

====''Beast Machines''====
Voice actor: [[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Katsuhei Yamaguchi]] (Japanese), [[Alexandre Moreno]] (Brazil)

[[Image:rattrap_bm_beastmode.jpg|thumb|right|In [[Jose Delbo]] world, he's only got one leg.]]

After the Beast Wars ended, the Maximals finally made it back to Cybertron, only to be shot down, hunted and attacked by legions of [[Vehicons|mindless tank drone Transformers]]. The drones unleashed a virus on the Maximals, devolving them back into their organic beast forms and erasing any prior memory of the event. Rattrap was hiding in a [[monorail transport|monorail car]] when Primal stumbled upon him; Primal's new-found intuition soon reunited the pair with [[Cheetor]] and [[Blackarachnia]]. Primal then led them to the ancient [[Oracle]] computer, which reformatted them into new techno-organic bodies; this cured the virus. In his new form, Rattrap became a large green rat with a "toolkit" on his back, containing such things as flashlights and computer ports. However, the reformatting changed them so that transformation now required a new level of emotional mastery and control, rather than a simple command code. The four Maximals found themselves alone on Cybertron, struggling to understand their new forms while waging war against an army of nonsentient drones controlled by Megatron.

Rattrap's inherently selfish and practical-minded nature worked strongly against him in the new conflict. While his comrades began to learn the new disciplines required for techno-organic transformation, Rattrap badgered Primal to "just give us the command codes already". He struggled in vain to learn the technique for some while. Trapped in beast mode and unable to fully participate in the Maximals' battles, he often became a liability under fire, causing friction in the Maximal ranks. He eventually resorted to using a counter-virus -- a transformation enhancer designed by ''Megatron'' -- but it quickly caused his transform sequences to go berserk until it wore off.

[[Image:rattrap_bm_robotmode.jpg|thumb|left|I'm sinkin' into the bottom of the frame!]]

Rattrap finally managed to transform properly when motivated by a selfless concern for his companions... and immediately discovered that not only did his robot mode lack ranged weaponry, but he'd interfered in an ambush that the other Maximals were planning as well. Their angry rejections of him afterwards drove him to seek "noisemakers" from the one source left on Cybertron: Megatron himself! Outfitted with a massive armored suit, he nearly came to blows with his fellow Maximals over this 'deal with the devil', until Primal arrived and talked him down.

In time, Rattrap learned to make the most of his limits, expanding his abilities with inventive techno-gadgetry and creative weapons such as plant-bombs that ensnared Vehicons in instant-growth vines. His skills at infiltration, hacking, and covert movement ("take the sewers") proved even more useful in the urbanized environs of Cybertron than they had during the Beast Wars.

When [[Botanica]] joined the Maximals, she and Rattrap argued fervently -- suppressing an attraction that soon surfaced and blossomed into love. When the Maximals were trapped aboard the [[Grand Mal]], the shields cut off Botanica's life-sustaining connection to Cybertron. To save her, Rattrap loaded her onto a life buoy and launched it through the ship's shields. The desperate action saved Botanica, but also allowed Megatron to learn the ship's shield harmonics, enabling the Vehicons to swiftly bring down the power-depleted vessel. Rattrap defended his actions to Cheetor and Primal: "I did what I had to do!"

[[Image:Rattrap_bm_treehugger.jpg|thumb|250px|right|A little man and a big plant.]]

Rattrap and Botanica fell while defending the techno-organic orchard that the Maximals had been nurturing beneath Cybertron's surface; their sparks were collected along with the other Maximals by Megatron's drones. When Primal's sacrifice triggered the reformatting of Cybertron, their Sparks were freed, and quickly returned to their bodies. As they witnessed the newly greened Cybertron and the restored population, Rattrap leapt joyfully into Botanica's arms. So he's a tree hugger. Deal with it.

{{note|Though his toy could be wheeled or bipedal in robot form, Rattrap was shown exclusively with wheels on the show.}}

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====''Universe''====
[[Image:rattrap_legs.jpg|left|thumb|Legs! Precious, beautiful legs!]]

Rattrap was among the Maximals gathered at Memorial Spaceport to welcome the wayward [[Autobots]] [[Sunstreaker]], [[Sideswipe]], [[Trailbreaker]], [[Roulette]] and [[Shadow Striker]] back to Cybertron approximately one year after the reformatting of Cybertron. He welcomed Trailbreaker back in his own unique fashion (involving intoxicants, naturally.) Seconds later, Rattrap bore witness as the five travelers were abducted by Unicron. {{storylink|Abduction}}

When Optimus Primal was returned to life and returned to Cybertron with the abductees, some of the Maximals voiced concerns that he might not be the same 'bot they once knew, but Rattrap vowed that this time, he was with Primal all the way.

Not long after, needing to blow off steam, Rattrap headed down to the [[Undercity]]. While firing off a blaster at nothing in particular, he was attacked on Cybertron by Blackarachnia, who had been abducted and corrupted by the Chaos Bringer. Rattrap noted that he'd never trusted Blackarachnia; she replied that he was right not to. She was seconds away from delivering a killing strike, but Rattrap was saved by the recently-resurrected [[Depth Charge]]. After the spider was driven off, Depth Charge started to leave; Rattrap pleaded with him that there was obviously something big afoot, but Depth Charge would not be swayed, taking his leave as the injured Rattrap passed out. {{storylink|Homecoming (Universe comic)}}

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===Beast Wars Metals manga===
[[Image:11rattrap.GIF|right|thumb|This is why Japan shouldn't touch the fiction. No, really, thanks, guys. We've got it.]]

''(Note: though it picks up after the first season, the Beast Wars Metals manga is '''not''' in-continuity with the television series.)''

While Rattrap retained much of his sarcastic, obnoxious-nature in the Japanese dub of the TV series, he was played quite a bit younger or more childishly irritating.

To piggy-back on the popularity of the ''[[Pokeformers|Pokemon]]'' phenomenon of the late '90s, or perhaps just to parody it, Rattrap's beast mode was redesigned to heavily resemble ''Pikachu'' for the ''Beast Wars Metals'' manga. While many characters received "humorous" redesigns for the manga, Rattrap's remains the most reviled.

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===Beast Wars Transmetals games===

===''Legends'' anthology===

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
* '''Rattrap''' (Basic, 1996/1997)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-5''', '''VS-5'''

: Part of the first wave of ''Beast Wars'' product, Rattrap transforms from a large rat to robot mode with a spring-action one-step transformation. His beast mode "shell" halves each hide a part of his handgun.

: In Japan, the initial releases of Rattrap were identical to the [[Hasbro]] version, and were made available both as an individual and in a two-pack with [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]]. At the very end of the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' line (early 1997), several toys were given altered decos to make them more show-like. For Rattrap, this mainly meant his robot-mode head got a humongous glob of shiny-copper paint (that didn't really match his copper plastic in tone). It is unknown if this version was also available as a two-pack.

: This mold was also used to make [[Packrat]].

* '''Rattrap''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1998/1999)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-43'''

: Part of the second wave of Deluxe [[Transmetal]]s, Rattrap transforms from semi-organic robot to a robotic rat. He has a third "beast-vehicle" form, folding his hind feet up into the extending rear wheels, flipping up his front legs, and pulling out a pair of [[Exhaust port|exhaust pipes]] (eyuw, the smell!). His beast-mode tail becomes a whip for robot mode. Despite the show's portrayal, his hubcaps are not removable, nor does he have a handgun. Transmetal Rattrap is one of several toys notable for being subject to severe chrome-flaking over time.

: There is a minor variant to this toy: about midway through the production run, a small "catch" was added to the neck's swivel joint to lock his robot head in place in robot mode. This [[retool]]ed version was then used for all subsequent releases of the toy.

: For the Japanese ''Beast Wars Metals'' release, the chrome was given a much more maroon tone, among other minor deco changes. Also, the "RATTRAP" [[tampograph]] on his beast-mode back was changed to "CYBERTRON" with the [[Maximal]] [[faction symbols|faction symbol]].

* '''Rattrap''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1999)

: The first store-[[exclusive]] Transformer in the ''Beast Wars'' line, Transmetal Rattrap was given a deep blue color scheme and was only available at Wal-Mart stores.

: This toy was later [[retcon]]ned into a Transmetal form for [[Packrat]].

* '''Metals Rattle Special Version''' (Pack-in Deluxe, 1999)

: The Deluxe Transmetal Rattrap toy was given a white and orange deco, and packed in with a 500-piece ''Beast Wars Metals'' jigsaw puzzle from Central Hobby.

* '''Rattrap''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 2000)

: As part of the second "[[Fox Kids]]" Transmetals series, this version of Rattrap was one of the last releases in the original retail ''Beast Wars'' line. The toy got a more primary red color scheme, with bright gray robot-bits and deep blue chrome.

: This toy was released in Japan as part of a convention-exclusive set (without changes) along with the "Fox Kids" Transmetals [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]. (Which covention is unknown at this time.)

* '''Rattrap''' (10th Anniversary, 2006)

: Part of the second wave of ''Beast Wars'' 10th Anniversary product, the Transmetal Rattrap toy was given a slight deco modification, mainly a brighter gray plus a Maximal sigil on his chest. He came with the right arm to the "build-a-bot" [[Trans-Mutate]], plus a DVD of the episode "[[A Better Mousetrap]]".

===Beast Machines===
* '''Rattrap''' (Mega, 2001/2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''BR-03'''

: The last release in ''[[Beast Machines]]'' before that change to the "Battle for the Spark" packaging (reportedly Rattrap was delayed for redesign purposes), Rattrap transforms into a large [[technorganic]] rat. In beast mode, turning his tail moves his head and ears. In robot mode, he has a flip-down visor and moving jaw. His robot legs can also fold up so he can use his wheels, which also have flip-out blades. His beast tail becomes a hand-held whip.

: This toy was later released as part of the [[Takara]]-exclusive ''Beast Wars Returns'' line, made available only at Japanese Toys "R" Us stores. So far, it appears that there are no notable differences between the Hasbro and Takara versions aside from packaging.

* '''Rattrap''' (Happy Meal, 2000)

: Part of the ''Beast Machines'' McDonald's Happy Meal promotion,[[Image:Rattrap-beastmachinestoys.jpg|right|thumb|112px|"Say hello to my little friend"]] Rattrap transforms into a technorganic rat modeled more after the cartoon model than the toy. As such, his robot mode does not have normal legs, only extendable wheels.

* '''Rattrap''' (Kids' meal, 2000)

: The McDonald's Happy Meal Rattrap was also released in Australia through the Red Rooster restaurant rai- uh, chain. Like the other three pieces used, it came in four color schemes: the original colors (with opaques replacing the transparents), a reversed red-with-green, a deep blue with very light blue, and a light blue with deep blue. These versions of the mould were retooled from the original, removing almost all arm articulation (and a step in the transformation) and reducing the number of parts and plastic colours used by the toy.

===Timelines===
* '''Dawn of Future's Past''' (Multi-pack, 2006)

: "[[Axalon]] Rattrap" is a redeco of ''[[Cybertron (franchise)|Cybertron]]'' [[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]], transforming into a Cybertronic motorcycle. Plugging a [[Cyber Planet Key]] --or in this set's case, a [[Golden Disc Key]]-- into the rear portion of his bike mode flips out a pair of non-firing guns. This assembly detaches to form a hand-held blaster in robot mode. It's also worth noting that this is the only version of the ''Cybertron'' Ransack mold to have the "correct" rear wheel assembly postion. He has his own "Golden Disc Key" to activate his gun.

: Rattrap came in a boxed 5-pack with "Axalon" versions of [[Optimus Primal #Timelines|Optimus Primal]], [[Cheetor (BW) #Timelines|Cheetor]], [[Rhinox (BW) #Timelines|Rhinox]] and "[[Darksyde]]" [[Dinobot (BW) #Timelines|Dinobot]]. This set was also made available as a bagged set in more limited numbers.

===Merchandise===

==Trivia==
[[Image:Concept-Rattrap.jpg|right|thumb|Handi-capable!]]

* In an extremely strange precursor of things to come in ''Beast Machines'', Mainframe's original concept for Rattrap during ''Beast Wars'' was to capitalize on the exposed "brain" of the toy and make Rattrap a deeply flawed character. Originally, Rattrap's scanning and transformation technology was to fail, leaving him basically half-formed, with an exposed brain, wiring, "veins", an asymetrical body, arms of uneven lengths, and malformed organic sections in robot mode. On top of all that, he was hooked up to a "colostomy bag-like heating cable" to stress his need for life support. Rattrap's overall story arc would have been, of course, about him accepting and overcoming his near fatal flaws. This approach was entirely nixed by the limits of CGI in rendering convincing organic innards at the time... and the fact that his model would have been massively far off from the actual toy probably also factored into it. However, the idea of a defective Transformer ''was'' later revisited in season 2 with the introduction of [[Transmutate]].

* On Transmetal Wal-Mart Rattrap/Packrat: According to [[3H]], they were on the phone discussing exclusives with their at-the-time Hasbro contact, when he (the Hasbro guy) realized that the not-yet-released blue Wal-Mart Rattrap could have been named Packrat. However, it was a few days too late to make the change without a massive production delay. Had he simply been looking at the right wall of his office a few days earlier, which had the Packrat/[[Fractyl]] box-set on it...

*Rattrap said "What in the name of my great aunt [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] is going on!?".This is an in-joke to [[Susan Blu]], who was not only voice director on Beast Wars, but the voice of Arcee in the Generation 1 cartoon series and [[Transmutate]] in Beast Wars cartoon.{{storylink|Transmutate (Beast Wars episode)| Transmutate}} He was originally going to say the lines again when he saw Transmetal 2 [[Blackarachnia]] (and she would reply "Not your great aunt Arcee!") in the early script of [[Crossing the Rubicon]], but the lines were cancelled.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Rattrap/rattrap.htm Rattrap at TFU.info]

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TakaraTomy

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{{disambig2|the toy company|the Generation 1 manga character|Takara (G1)}}

[[Image:Takaratomy.jpg|right]]

'''TakaraTomy''' is the producer of ''Transformers'' in Japan.

Takara was originally founded by Yasuta Satoh in 1955. One of their first successes was securing the license for releasing Mattel's "Barbie" series on the Japanese market.

In 1970, Takara secured the license for releasing [[Hasbro]]'s "[[G.I. Joe]]" line on the Japanese market. Dubbed "Combat Joe", the line would soon get a spin-off named "Henshin Cyborg" (''henshin'' being the Japanese word for "transform"), which in turn would later lead to the original ''[[Microman]]'' toyline which started in 1974.

The ''Microman'' line was relaunched as ''New Microman'' in 1981 and would lead to spin-offs such as ''[[Diaclone]]'' and ''[[MicroChange]]''. Hasbro would later acquire the license for releasing toys from both lines on the North American market. The result, dubbed "Transformers" by Hasbro, would turn out to be a huge success.

After a first test release of the US toys to a small test market in Japan apparently turned out to be successful, Takara decided to cancel ''Microman'' and ''Diaclone'' and henceforth started to release the "Transformers" in Japan as well.

Nobuyuki Okude, one of the original ''Diaclone'' designers who oversaw the production of the modified toys for Hasbro's "Transformers" line, would later rise to become Takara's Vice President and for a brief time even held the position of the company's president.

After a series of commercial failures, May 2005 saw the public announcement that Takara would merge with rival toymaker Tomy. As of April 2006, both companies ceased to exist and made way for the new company, TakaraTomy.

==External link==
*[[Wikipedia:Takara|Takara-Tomy]] on [[Wikipedia:Main Page|Wikipedia]].

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Galvatron (G1)

2008-01-15T02:21:56Z

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{{disambig3|Galvatron}}

:''Galvatron is a [[Decepticon]] in the [[Generation 1]] continuity family.''

[[Image:Galvatrong1.jpg|right|thumb|350px|Bwaaaaah! Kneepad of Dooooom!]]

'''Galvatron''' is a force of nature. Born from the machinations of [[Unicron]] himself, Galvatron is the conflation of madness and power, given form. He is blind to all but, his lust for power, his whims and desires at the mercy of the moment. Not even his own subordinates are safe. Though he is not beyond the capacity for long-term goals, it is his unpredictability and his casual disregard for any and all life that strikes such horror in friend and foe alike.

Galvatron was once [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]], but reborn from his death throes in a Faustian pact with Unicron. Despite retaining the memories, spark and consciousness of Megatron, the near-death experience and massive physical upgrade led to a degree of alteration in personality, something further affected by his now-questionable sanity. Exactly how insane Galvatron is varies from different continuities, as well as the reason for why he's insane, and how powerful he is (sometimes he's depicted are almost invincible).
{{quote|Come out, Autobot! We all must die sometime.|Galvatron hunting [[Hot Rod]]|''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon===
:''Voice actors:'' [[Leonard Nimoy]], [[Frank Welker]] (US); [[Seizō Katō]] (Japan)

[[Image:Tftm1986c.jpg|left|thumb|He's more machine now than ma—oh wait, he was a machine to begin with. Never mind.]]
In 2005, after being mortally wounded by [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] during the [[Battle of Autobot City]], [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was left to float aimlessly through space. He was summoned by [[Unicron]], who offered him a new body, a warship and new troops to command, so long as he destroyed the [[Autobot]] [[Matrix of Leadership]]. Megatron reluctantly accepted and was upgraded into '''Galvatron''', a more fearsome and powerful warrior.

Galvatron quickly retook command of the Decepticons after killing the traitorous [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the middle of his coronation as the Decepticons' new leader. He then went to Earth and attacked [[Autobot City]], full-force. [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] led him away from Earth and Galvatron chased him to the [[Junkion (planet)|Planet of Junk]], where he defeated Magnus and took the Matrix, intending to use it against Unicron.

Galvatron could not open the Matrix, however, and as punishment for his treachery, Unicron swallowed him whole. Inside Unicron's belly, he met up with [[Hot Rod]]. Though he initially suggested an alliance with the young Autobot against the mutual threat of his master, the Chaos Bringer mentally tortured Galvatron for his attempted treachery and then forced him to attack Hot Rod. Hot Rod eventually managed to wrest the Matrix away from Galvatron and open it, leading to his transformation into Rodimus Prime. Flush with new power, Rodimus hurled Galvatron's from inside Unicron and into deep space. {{storylink|The Transformers: The Movie}} But that was not the end of Galvatron.

[[Image:GalvatronTVMag1.jpg|right|200px|thumb|He has a weird tendency to aim at his own troops.]]

In the year 2006 (or 2010, if you're Japanese), [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] set out to find their lost leader and return the Decepticons to glory. They found him sunk in a lava pit on the distant planet [[Thrull]] and managed to free him. However, the effects of the "plasma bath" irrevocably altered Galvatron's sanity chips, rendering him omnicidally insane. Upon regaining his freedom he thrashed Cyclonus and Scourge and sundered Thrull. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 2}}

Galvatron led the Decepticons on many wacky adventures against the Autobots, though usually botching it in the end due to his craziness (he loved shooting his own troops). At one point, his derangement became so severe, the perpetually loyal Cyclonus was left little choice but to dupe Galvatron into taking therapy sessions (albeit, by force) on [[Torkulon]], the therapy-planet. After nearly murdering a attendant during a word-association session, and somehow building a gun in an arts and crafts class, Galvatron was deemed incurable by conventional methods. The doctors attempted to use living extensions of the planet to give him a lobotomy (much to Cyclonus' disapproval), but Galvatron broke free and murdered the sentient organic core of the planet. After that, he razed the entire planet's civilization, leaving them so broken it would take centuries to rebuild. {{storylink|Webworld}}

However, despite his insanity, he teamed-up with the resurrected Optimus Prime to stop the [[Hate Plague]]. He wound-up becoming infected by the plague and attempted to kill an unconscious Optimus Prime with a axe. Optimus woke up just in the nick of time and opened the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] directly in Galvatron's face. The wisdom of the Matrix not only cured the Universe of the Hate Plague, but cured Galvatron of his madness, as well. Grateful, Galvatron sanely declared "There will be no war today, Optimus. You have earned Galvatron's respect" and called a brief truce. {{storylink|The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2}}

Later, Galvatron called the truce off and led an assault on Autobot City, searching for the Key to the [[Plasma Energy Chamber]]. Although seemingly lucid during this story-arc, it was perhaps his most genocidal and unbalanced plan ever - having converted Cybertron into a galactic dreadnaught, Galvatron maneuvered it into Earth's orbit, and planned to release the Plasma Energy Chamber's payload into Earth's sun Sol. The resulting supernova would wipe both Earth and Cybertron off the face of the galaxy, presumably leaving Galvatron to gain mastery over everything left. Grudgingly teamed with the Transformer-[[Nebulan]] hybrid, [[Scorponok (G1)|Lord Zarak]], Galvatron was eventually defeated and sent tumbling through space,ushering Cybertron into a new Golden Age. After regaining control, Galvatron vowed to collect energy from disparate corners of the galaxy and return to Cybertron - "we shall attack other planets, we shall suck them dry! We shall build a planet a hundred times more powerful than Cybertron and I shall rule the galaxy!" - though Scorponok made it clear he questioned his leadership. {{storylink|The Rebirth, Part 3}}

====''Kiss Players'' (Japan-only)====

At the end of the Unicron War of 2005, [[Rodimus Prime]] hurled Galvatron out of [[Unicron]] and into space. The Decepticon leader crash-landed on the planet [[Earth]], obliterating the city of [[Tokyo]]. This catastrophic incident soured [[human]]-[[Transformer]] relations and led to the formation of the [[Earth Defense Command]], a governmental organization created to drive Transformers from the face of the planet.

Galvatron's Unicron-twisted cells, dispersed by the collision, spread throughout Earth's atmosphere. Born from these cells were the [[Legion]], an army of savage and vicious Transformers. Appearing all over the planet, the Legion quickly converged on the site of the impact, the crater upon which the headquarters of the E.D.C. had been constructed. {{storylink|Kiss Players (fiction)|Kiss Players}}

====15 Go! Go! (Japan-only)====
[[Image:TGGGalvatron.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Crazy AND toy-accurate.]]
As [[Hot Rod]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Star Convoy]] prepared to battle [[Megatron (G1)|Ultra Megatron]] and [[Dark Nova]], a massive blast suddenly rained down through a [[Transwarp]] wormhole overhead. Badly damaged, Hot Rod could barely warn his commander as the maddened Galvatron descended through the portal.

Tearing the right arm off of Hot Rod's fragile companion, the mobile computer [[Teletraan 15]], Galvatron gripped the limb in his teeth as he maniacally throttled the much smaller Autobot.

Waking up some time later with the outcome of the battle unknown, Teletraan 15 remained haunted by images of the crazed Decepticon clutching her limp and helpless friend.{{storylink|15 Go! Go!}}

====The Transformer manga (Japan-only)====

Galvatron appeared regularly throughout the manga supplementing ''Transformers 2010'' (Season 3), which acted as a supplement to the animated shows. Some of his devious schemes from the manga included creating a clone army of Megatrons, dubbed the [[Megatron Military]], and forcing a human scientist named [[Dalton]] to create weapons of destruction for him. He even fought alongside his nemesis Rodimus Prime against [[Guiltor]], a strange fusion of Optimus Prime and Megatron that threatened to destroy both leaders.

====Headmasters anime (Japan-only)====

''(The Headmasters Anime ignores the events of the 3-part "The Rebirth" story arc and picks up after "The Return of Optimus Prime")''

In 2011, Galvatron reactivated the Decepticon [[Space Bridge]] on Cybertron and began a sneak-attack on the Autobots. He intended to hack into [[Vector Sigma]], though was thwarted just in time. The battle did result in yet another death for Optimus Prime.{{storylink|A Dream is Born, Double Prime}}

Later Scorponok, Galvatron's new mysterious assistant from [[Master (planet)|Planet Master]], went against Galvatron's orders and placed bombs all around Vector Sigma.{{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Galvatron rushed to Vector Sigma but could not deactivate the bombs in time and was caught in the ensuing explosion, which was powerful enough to destroy Cybertron.{{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

[[Image:Galvacron.jpg|thumb|left|Galvatron's been getting into the engergon goodies- jar. Fatty!!!]]
Galvatron was thought dead for some time, until he returned alive and well a few months later.{{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} He retook command of the Decepticons and enacted a new devious plot. Galvatron intended to transform Earth into his new Unicron-like body dubbed "[[Grand Galvatron]]", making him all-powerful. He told this news only to his most trusted warrior, [[Sixshot]], and also delivered the news that he intended to sacrifice all the Decepticons for parts to build the body. Not a good idea, as Sixshot betrayed him to Scorponok and Galvatron was left all alone to Battle the Autobot [[Headmasters]] in the North Pole. Galvatron was defeated by the "Head-Formation of Friendship" and buried alive deep within an iceberg, killing him.{{storylink|The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg}}

Galvatron would remain buried in the ice until he was resurrected by [[Dark Nova]] as the new and improved [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Super Megatron]].

Note that in Headmasters Galvatron is longer depicted as a psychopath and his personality more like he was Megatron.

====Headmasters manga====

===Scramble City toys OVA (Japan-only)===

During a massive brawl between the Autobot and Decepticon [[combiner]]s, Megatron took the upper-hand. To counter this, Optimus Prime ordered [[Metroplex]] to enter the fray. Metroplex rolled onto the scene and towered over his enemies, with City Commander Ultra Magnus in tow. Not to be outdone, Megatron ordered his ''own'' City Commander to enter battle. Beaming down from the sky on a ball of light, the silent and menacing Galvatron stormed the battle. Transforming into cannon mode, Galvatron fired a blast of energy at Ultra Magnus, who quickly transformed to robot mode and engaged his foe in hand-to-hand combat. As the fight seemed evenly matched, City Commander Galvatron's ''city'' finally arrived to tip the odds: [[Trypticon]]!{{storylink|Scramble City (toy OVA)}}

===Marvel Comics continuity===

''(Events from the UK-only comics are in italics.)''

''There were multiple Galvatrons from various alternate futures who often time-jumped to give the Autobots trouble. There are between 2 and 5 different Galvatrons; the exact number remaining inconclusive.''

====''Galvatron I''====

''After being scolded by [[Unicron]] in 2006, Galvatron was ordered to attack Earth and destroy the [[Matrix]]. He ordered "Decepticons, to Earth!", but what he REALLY meant was Earth... 1986!''

''Time-jumping from the year 2006, and freeing himself from Unicron's control, Galvatron intended to create a device that would be powerful enough to destroy Unicron in 2006. Galvatron brought Cyclonus and Scourge with himself, and as an effect of time-travel, replaced three Autobots ([[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]) in the time line. Galvatron began construction of a massive laser cannon which he would then hide on Earth and unleash on an unsuspecting Unicron when the time was right.''

''The Autobots and Decepticons weren't having none of that and briefly formed an alliance to stop the three Decepticons of the future. The plan wasn't going very well until [[Hot Rod]], [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Kup]] came back from the future to help. Present-day Ultra Magnus also arrived to help and heroically kept Galvatron occupied as the Autobots and Decepticons set-up a trap.''

''Galvatron mopped the floor with [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and returned to his laser cannon. He then ran into what he thought was [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] (but, in fact, was an unconscious [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] in disguise), and in a fit of anger, blew him up. After a second he realized that if he destroyed Starscream in the past, how could he have destroyed him in the future? Figuring that he was in an alternate past, and thus, no action taken then would effect his future, Galvatron and his troops returned to their proper time. The Autobots and Decepticons subsequently destroyed the laser cannon and called off the truce.''

''Sometime later Galvatron returned from the future again following the destruction of [[Unicron]]. This time he planned to stay in the past. He intended to siphon the power of a volcano to become a God. Thanks to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] this plan was thwarted and the two of them became trapped under molten lava.''

''Galvatron eventually escaped and planned to take control of the Decepticons away from [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]. This prompted Shockwave to concoct a plan to use [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] as a weapon against Galvatron.''

''Galvatron’s time traveling (along with that of the other Autobots and Decepticons) eventually caused a rift in time and space that threatened both the present and the future.''

''[[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] unleashed a [[Straxus|brainwashed Megatron]] on Galvatron. Ultimately Megatron and Galvatron forged an alliance after finding common ground and launched an assault against the combined forces of the present day Autobot and Decepticons, the future Autobots and Decepticons and the [[Wreckers]] and [[Mayhem Attack Squad]].''

''By this stage Galvatron was consumed by madness and was able to overcome all resistance. He was only stopped when the time rift ripped him apart and destroyed him.''

====''Galvatron II''====
''See [[Galvatron II]]''

====Other versions of Galvatron====

*''In an alternate future, a geriatric Rodimus Prime recounted tales of his exploits to a curious youth from his death bed. He said that the Time Wars had changed the timeline so that Galvatron never went back in time - and had conquered Cybertron instead. He was last seen in a flashback to Unicron's third coming in the year 2010 (of that timeline).'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}

*''In the [[Earthforce]] timeline, a Galvatron claiming to be a different Galvatron to the original one snuck into the Autobot crypt and implanted devices that would read the memories of various dead Autobots. He accidentally revived them from the dead, and Wheeljack was able to imprison him in a "sleep mode". Within this sleep mode, Galvatron was forced to forever relive his worst nightmare (being dismembered by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]]) over and over and over again... {{storylink|Perchance to Dream}} It is unknown if this is meant to be [[Galvatron II]], the Aspects of Evil Galvatron or a whole new version.''

===IDW Comics===
:('''Important Note:''' ''Uniquely, the IDWverse Galvatron is a completely, totally, honestly, (no kidding) entirely separate character from Megatron, and actually predates him.'')

{{ongoing}}
Galvatron was a crew member on the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', launched during Cybertron's [[Golden Age]]. However, he and the ship were lost in an anomaly in the [[Benzuli Expanse]], and he then became the herald for whatever dark master existed in what he referred to as the [[Dead Universe]]. Galvatron asserts that he himself is now dead, whatever that will turn out to mean. He has incredible self-repair capabilities, recovering almost immediately after [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] blew off part of his head. Returning to Cybertron soon after [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]'s [[Stormbringer (comics)|resurrection and defeat]], Galvatron succeeded in seizing the huge [[Pretender]]'s remains. While on that mission, he ''crushed [[Leadfoot]] with his bare hands!'' {{Storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}}
{{spoiler|Devastation}}
After [[Sixshot]]'s deployment to [[Earth]], [[Nova Prime|Nemesis Prime]] sent Galvatron there as well to make sure nothing would forestall their second coming. {{Storylink|Devastation issue 3}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic===
An alternate version of Galvatron appears briefly as one of [[Unicron]]'s heralds, along with [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]. He rather impassively states that he has killed "many" Megatrons in other alternate realities, however he is ultimately destroyed by this timeline's native [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] with the power of the [[Dark Saber]].

==Controversy over identity==
[[Image:MarvelUK-202.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Yeah, this'll ''really'' help with the whole insanity thing.]]
{{quote|Well, they were the same guy.|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s thoughts on the subject|[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1|FFOD1]]}}
Some fans believe Galvatron is a psychologically distinct and discontinuous entity from Megatron, almost, or equally, as much as [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] who demonstrate no continuity of memory or personality to their former Decepticon selves. This remains a topic of heated debate in some circles, in spite of a fairly unambiguous canon.

===Generation 1 cartoon===

In the G1 animated continuity, Galvatron evidently still self-identifies as being the same person as Megatron, albeit with greater power and a new name. Although not making a point of revealing this former identity to his troops at large (perhaps to cast off the potential stigma of being a "defeated"/successfully deposed leader), Galvatron makes his sense of self clear when Starscream asks "Megatron? Is that you?", to which he replies "Here's a hint" before obliterating him.<ref>Some fans claim the "Here's a hint" line is a point in favor of Galvatron ''not'' being Megatron, instead of the far more likely intended affirmation, since Megatron "would never kill Starscream." However most fans would probably agree that Starscream had simply never pissed Megatron off enough to actually kill him before.</ref> Later in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie (1986)|The Transformers: The Movie]]'' when Galvatron is poised to crush [[Hot Rod]]'s neck, he boasts: "First Prime, then Ultra Magnus, and now you. It's a pity you Autobots die so easily, or I might have a sense of satisfaction." Again, Galvatron is obviously speaking with no sense of discontinuity of identity or personality as he refers to past and current acts as both Megatron and Galvatron without qualification or distinction.

While some might contrast this statement, however, with his earlier line, "I shall crush you, just as Megatron crushed Prime,", interpreting that such a statement implies a disconnect from his former life, this too can easily be explained by Galvatron's apparent reluctance to allow his troops know that he used to be Megatron. While Galvatron would have fully expected the knowledge imparted in the later statement to Hot Rod to die with the callow youth, the declaration to Ultra Magnus was made in public, with his troops (and, potentially, other Autobots in earshot) present.

During season three, however, Galvatron made little or no further references to his past life as Megatron, though this could be a side effect of lying in a pool of lava for several months and his increasing insanity. Upon meeting the resurrected Optimus Prime in ''The Return of Optimus Prime'', Galvatron behaved as though simply picking up where he left off with his old nemesis from his Megatron days, as did Prime, saying that he knew him "all too well", indicating that the Autobot leader was capable of recognising his former adversary despite the change in name and appearance. Furthermore, in ''Five Faces of Darkness'', Astrotrain states that Megatron and Galvatron are "the same guy," implying that during Galvatron's absence, the other Decepticons (or, at the very least, Astrotrain) figured out what was going on.

And yet despite all that, a memorial of Megatron can be seen prominantly in the [[Decepticon Crypt]], implying that the Decepticons who built it considered Megatron to be dead. This could possibly be explained that the Decepticons built the marker before Galvatron returned and seized command, though their window of opportunity to build the thing was rather slim. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}

===Japanese fiction===

[[Image:EarlyGalvatronTVMagazine1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|I hope you enjoyed that jump-kick, Magnus, because it's a ''very'' long way down.]]

Early advertisements for the Galvatron toy presented the character as an all-together separate being from Megatron, and in some cases, even being Megatron's ''underling''. The second [[Scramble City]] OVA was a remake of the original animated version, albeit including the Galvatron toy for promotion. Galvatron appears to fight his nemesis, Ultra Magnus, as Megatron barks orders from the background. This is likely due to Takara wishing to advertise the toy as quickly as possible, without full knowledge of the character's history. To maintain Galvatron's mystique, he was given the function of "City Commander", with no indication that he was an upgraded Megatron. Continuing this trend of unintentional disassociation, very early promotional artwork featured in [[TV Magazine]] and [[Comics Bom Bom]] also presented Galvatron as a separate character.

However, this era was very short-lived. In all official Japanese fiction, including the [[manga]] and the Japanese-exclusive cartoons, Galvatron is locked in as an upgrade of Megatron.

A good example would be the ''[[Battlestars]]'' series. Upon being resurrected and further upgraded, Galvatron reverted to the name Megatron once more (as [[Megatron (G1)#Battlestars: Return of Convoy (Japan-only)|Super Megatron]]).

===Marvel Comics===

In the US and UK Marvel comics the various time-hopping Galvatrons all demonstrate an awareness of having previously been Megatron with no strong indicators of a break in psychological identification. Indeed, at one point, a Galvatron said outright, "Like Megatron? No - I AM Megatron!" The closest that these Galvatrons came to identity crisis were incidents in which a time-displaced Galvatron was confronted by Megatrons (or copies thereof) and did battle with his former self. Although in these instances Galvatron experiences trains of thought that suggest he sees Megatron as a separate being and/or the source of his madness that needs to be destroyed, it should be noted that these are not the musings of a calm, rational mind. In these instances Galvatron is in the grips of a psychotic episode, which he generally snaps out of by realising that he is indeed the same person.

A possible explanation for why (any version of) Galvatron retains psychological continuity with Megatron while his fellow Unicron-creations do not may be that [[Thundercracker]] et al were apparently already dead or in total stasis-lock at the time of their reformatting, and thus it is widely speculated that only their bodies were used to create Cyclonus and company. Whether this indicates that they retained their sparks and merely suffered total mind-wipes (either as the result of recent death or by Unicron's doing), or if Unicron actually infused their reformatted bodies with new life-forces is unknown. (On the other hand, none of the other Unicron-created Decepticons have faced their past selves or deeds the way Galvatron has.) Megatron, by comparison, was clearly alive and awake at the time of his reformatting and struck a bargain with Unicron for "a new body", a deal which implies that his mind would remain his own.

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
* '''Galvatron''' (Decepticon, 1986/1987)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-62'''

[[Image:G1_Galvatron_toy.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Nobody minds '''his''' [[neon]] orange barrel.]]

: Galvatron transforms into a Cybertronic treaded field artillery unit, with an alternate hand-held gun mode. Using a 9-volt battery, he has a light-up cannon in gun mode, light-up eyes in robot mode, and variable electronic warbly noises in any mode. Galvatron is notable in being one of the most well-articulated toys in the ''Generation 1'' line, with ratcheting shoulders and hips, as well as swivel waist, elbows, mid-biceps, knees, and ankle joints. He was also armed with a small black laser rifle.

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* '''Galvatron''' (Decepticon, 2005)
: ''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-62-S'''

[[Image:G1_Reissue_Galvatron.jpg|thumb|left|150px|WHO CHANGED MY COLORS?! NGAAAAA!!!!]]

: The original Galvatron toy was much later [[redeco]]ed and re-released by [[Takara]] into a sort-of more show-like appearance, being primarily purple instead of gray. His face mold was also slightly [[retool]]ed, and he was given new sound effects, including speech clips (in Japanese, naturally). He also came with a Matrix on a chain to be worn around his neck as in the movie. It also uses two AA batteries, rather than the previous 9-volt.

: This toy was later released as the [[e-Hobby]]-exclusive [[Galvatron II]].

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===Titanium Series===
*'''Galvatron''' (3-inch Robot Masters, 2006)
: ''Titanium'' Galvatron is a 3 inch tall, non-transforming, die-cast metal figurine. He is based heavily on his cartoon model and has articulation in his neck, waist, shoulders and wrists. His orange cannon is also removable from his arm.

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==Merchandise==
[[Image:SHBMGalv1.jpg|left|150px|thumb|I can't transform? This is YOUR fault, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]!]] [[Image:SHBMGalv2.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Clearly crazy.]]

*The exclusive toy for [[BotCon]] Japan 1997 was a non-transforming 8" vinyl figure of Galvatron styled after his [[Studio OX]] modifed animation model. The only [[Super Hybrid Model]] ever officially released, this Galvatron was initially available in two versions: "standard" purple, and a translucent orange "lava bath" version limited to 100 pieces. In subsequent years at least two more versions of this figure would be released for online sale--one that replaced the orange paint on the cannon barrel with an orange molded plastic piece, and another that replaced the entire purple body coloration with royal blue. The figures have articulation comparable with Metalforce statue of [[Optimus Prime]], with useful swivel joints at the neck and shoulders, less useful swivels sideways at the biceps and knees, and a rather useless "shrugging action" in the waist.

* Galvatron was part of the second "Act" of Takara's [[Super Collection Figure]], a soft-plastic PVC of his cartoon model in both full-color and all-clear plastics, one each per case of twelve. A metallic painted version of this figure was one of the chase items in act 6. The SCF Galvatron was later released as part of the [[Heroes of Cybertron]] series, cast entirely in clear-red plastic then painted over (giving it a light-piped-like glowing eye effect). He was only available in the third wave of the line.

* [[MyClone]] Galvatron: standard and lava "chase" versions.

* 3" [[Titanium]] Galvatron.

==Trivia==
*A Galvatron [[Action Master]] was planned at one point, but apparently went no further than a concept sketch. It is only vaguely similar to Galvatron's normal appearance and may possibly have been a "powered up" Galvatron of some sort.

[[Image:Megalvatron.jpg|right|thumb|150px|This toy IS a time paradox.]]
* A triple changer was proposed which would switch between a very awkward [[Galvatron]], Megatron, and a Walther P-38 handgun with added futuristic silencer and laser sight. It is notable that the strange "Reverse Megatron" design has a mild resemblance to the also unproduced Galvatron [[Action Master]], especially in the chest design.

*Galvatron's toy bio was apparently written with the intention of him being a new character who coexisted with Megatron: he has a rank of 9 and the function "City Commander," with no mention of him having once been Megatron. Given the omission of similar details from Rodimus Prime's bio, it is likely that this was done to avoid spoiling the surprise of Galvatron's origin in the movie.

*The Galvatron toy's gun mode's only fictional appearances were in the UK comics, which featured it as a shrunken, human-scaled weapon, and a form that he assumed merely so that he could easily be conveyed by other parties, but never wielded as a weapon.

*Galvatron's toy bio states that his cannon is a "laser which emits chemically-produced direct-current electricity". While this is a rather strange thing for a laser to do, it is a neat pun on his name. A ''galvanic cell'', named after Luigi Galvani, is a certain type of chemical voltage source. Though Galvatron's toy's batteries are not galvanic cells, they do produce DC electricity chemically, making his toy one of the more fiction-accurate in the Generation 1 line.

*Bizarrely, Unicron would appear to have based Galvatron on a [[Makoto|schoolboy]]'s wristwatch.

*When asked about Galvatron's design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "But about Galvatron, my inspiration for him are those 'stupid people'."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> ...Ooookay.

*Just as Megatron's fusion cannon was sometimes shown in commercials to have a handle, Galvatron's cannon had a trigger on at least one occasion (during [[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]). Galvatron apparently doesn't need to ''use'' the trigger, however.

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Galvatron/galvatron.htm Galvatron at TFU.info]
* [http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Galvatron Galvatron's Universe profile at NTFA.net]
*[http://www.tf.to2k.co.uk/fiction/whogalvatron.html ''Who Was Galvatron?'' at Transformers Omniverse]

==Footnotes==
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[[Category: Decepticon leaders]]
[[Category: Dimension hoppers]]
[[Category: Generation 1 characters]]
[[Category: Headmasters characters]]
[[Category: Kiss Players characters]]
[[Category: MyClone]]
[[Category: Rulers of Cybertron]]
[[Category: Titanium Series]]
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Ghost in the Machine (G1)

2008-01-13T10:57:38Z

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Set on regaining a physical body, the [[spark|ghost]] of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] possesses [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] makes a deal with the devil.

==Detailed synopsis==
On [[Chaar]], the [[Decepticon]]s are following [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], when Starscream's ghost appears and possesses Scourge. Despite his better efforts, Starscream forces Scourge to fire on Galvatron, then flees with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in pursuit. Cyclonus follows as far as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he breaks off, assuming that Scourge has defected to the [[Autobot]]s. But that is not Starscream's goal. He instead flies the to severed head of [[Unicron]]. Using Scourge to reactivate the Dark God, Starscream offers his services in exchange for a new body. Unicron agrees to restore him to life in exchange for three labors. The first labor is to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Sensors#Optic sensosrs|eyes]] to Unicron. With nowhere else to go, Scourge agrees to serve Unicron.

[[Image:Dirge AlmostDeath.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Galvatron settles an old score with the wall.]]

On Earth, [[Kup]] arrives for an inspection of [[Autobot City]], when Scourge and Starscream make their move. Destroying Metroplex's security system, the two Decepticons steal the eyes, but [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky]] cause Scourge to drop one, shattering it. Fleeing, Metroplex [[Transformation|transform]]s, but cannot see, and begins firing on the Autobots. However, a photon bomb disables Metroplex, causing him to crash. Lacking one eye, the two head back for Chaar, where they dispatch the [[Battlecharger]]s, outwit Starscream's [[Seeker|former soldier]]s, and steal one of [[Trypticon]]'s eyes. In addition, Starscream posses [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to serve as their ride home, where Astrotrain is left to the mercy of the Autobots. Upon learning of what happened, Galvatron reacts in a rational, controlled manner...for Galvatron.

Pleased with his new eyes, Unicron informs Starscream and Scourge of their next labor: Bring Trypticon to Unicron (should have told them that before they left). Starscream heads to complete the task. Meanwhile, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] interrogates Astrotrain, who claims not to remember what happened, but [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] reveals that Unicron has gotten his eyes back! [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] takes [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to investigate, but Unicron drives them off. Scourge is becoming nervous, but Unicron warns his creation that he can take what he has given. On Chaar, Galvatron orders the Battlechargers and [[Conehead]]s to locate Starscream and Scourge, only for Trypticon to transform, under Starscream's control, and depart, with the Decepticons in pursuit.

As the Autobots prepare for the Decepticon assault, Unicron commands Starscream to remove Trypticon's [[transformation cog]] and place it in Unicron. The Decepticons arrive and attack, but Starscream uses Trypticon to disable their weapons. As the Decepticons flee, Unicron commands his minions complete the third labor—connect Unicron's head to Cybertron, making it his new body. Scourge decides to book it, and Starscream is left to complete the task. Scourge tries to warn Galvatron, but he doesn't care. Scourge then heads to the Autobots, and warns them of Unicron's intentions. Within Trypticon, the Battlecharges and the Coneheads disable Starscream's control over Trytpicon, so Starscream demands his body to complete the labors. Unicron restores his body, but Starscream (surprise, surprise), tells Unicron to connect himself to Cybertron. However, the Autobots managed to plant some [[Energon cube]]s on Unicron's head. They detonate the [[Energon]], causing Unicron's head to return to orbit and Starscream to go flying. Being thrown past the Decepticons, Galvatron orders them to fire on Starscream. When their shots begin hitting him, Cyclonus wonders why Starscream has lost control. On Cybertron, Rodimus agrees to allow Scourge and Astrotrain to leave, in exchange for their help. He then tells the Autobots of their new mission to retrieve Metroplex's eye, but then reveals that he was joking, saying that the eyes were probably destroyed in the explosion.

Unseen by the Autobots, Unicron's eye twinkles in night...

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' Tuesday October 21, 1986

'''Episode #:''' 82

'''Product Code:''' 700-100

'''Written by:''' [[Joey Kurihara Piedra]], [[Michael Charles Hill]]

===Featured characters===
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]],
[[Unicron]],
[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]

==Notable quotes==
"DESTROY HIM! HE'S LOST HIS MIND!"
:{{m-}} '''Galvatron''', calling [[Scourge (G1)|the kettle]] black.

"Where are my eyes?!"
:{{m-}} '''Metroplex'''

"First, you two let Scourge and Starscream steal one of Trypticon's eyes. And then you two allowed Astrotrain to be used as their escape vehicle. So Scourge is helping Starscream voluntarily, and you four were unable to stop them! Well, all I can say is...BWWWAAAAAAA!"
:{{m-}} '''Galvatron''', showing his usual eloquence.

"Why did Galvatron have you attack Cybertron all by yourself? Are you stupid or just obedient?"
:{{m-}} '''Rodimus Prime''' to Astrotrain

"I don't have to show you no stinking passes."
:{{m-}} '''Starscream''' (see [[wikipedia:Stinking badges|Stinking badges]])

"Starscream! You're a dead mechanism!" <br>
"Of course I'm dead, Galvatron! But not for much longer. And then are you going to be sorry!" <br>
"I'm already sorry!" <br>
:{{m-}} '''Galvatron''' and '''Starscream'''.

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===

* After Rodimus joked about recovering Metroplex eyes from Unicron, we can see how Hot Spot has Ultra Magnus color scheme.

===Continuity errors===
*When Scourge approaches Galvatron he says, "Galvatron, don't shoot!" Galvatron states he couldn't even if he wanted to, because [[Trypticon]] neutralized their weapons. Yet, when Starscream's out of control body flies past him, he begins firing on him.

===Transformers references===
*First appearance of [[Runabout]].
*This episode marks the last appearances of [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Warpath]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the series.
*This episode is the second appearance of Starscream's ghost. He first appearance was in the G1 episode "[[Starscream's Ghost]]". His ghost makes a third appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Possession]]" in which he takes over [[Waspinator]].

===Miscellaneous trivia===

===Keywords===
(''separate by commas and link each one so a page can be created for it if it does not already exist'')

==External links==

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Ghost in the Machine (G1)

2008-01-13T09:54:50Z

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Set on regaining a physical body, the [[spark|ghost]] of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] possesses [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] makes a deal with the devil.

==Detailed synopsis==
On [[Chaar]], the [[Decepticon]]s are following [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]], when Starscream's ghost appears and possesses Scourge. Despite his better efforts, Starscream forces Scourge to fire on Galvatron, then flees with [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] in pursuit. Cyclonus follows as far as [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where he breaks off, assuming that Scourge has defected to the [[Autobot]]s. But that is not Starscream's goal. He instead flies the to severed head of [[Unicron]]. Using Scourge to reactivate the Dark God, Starscream offers his services in exchange for a new body. Unicron agrees to restore him to life in exchange for three labors. The first labor is to bring [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Sensors#Optic sensosrs|eyes]] to Unicron. With nowhere else to go, Scourge agrees to serve Unicron.

[[Image:Dirge AlmostDeath.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Galvatron settles an old score with the wall.]]

On Earth, [[Kup]] arrives for an inspection of [[Autobot City]], when Scourge and Starscream make their move. Destroying Metroplex's security system, the two Decepticons steal the eyes, but [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky]] cause Scourge to drop one, shattering it. Fleeing, Metroplex [[Transformation|transform]]s, but cannot see, and begins firing on the Autobots. However, a photon bomb disables Metroplex, causing him to crash. Lacking one eye, the two head back for Chaar, where they dispatch the [[Battlecharger]]s, outwit Starscream's [[Seeker|former soldier]]s, and steal one of [[Trypticon]]'s eyes. In addition, Starscream posses [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] to serve as their ride home, where Astrotrain is left to the mercy of the Autobots. Upon learning of what happened, Galvatron reacts in a rational, controlled manner...for Galvatron.

Pleased with his new eyes, Unicron informs Starscream and Scourge of their next labor: Bring Trypticon to Unicron (should have told them that before they left). Starscream heads to complete the task. Meanwhile, [[Hot Rod|Rodimus Prime]] interrogates Astrotrain, who claims not to remember what happened, but [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] reveals that Unicron has gotten his eyes back! [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] takes [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]], and [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to investigate, but Unicron drives them off. Scourge is becoming nervous, but Unicron warns his creation that he can take what he has given. On Chaar, Galvatron orders the Battlechargers and [[Conehead]]s to locate Starscream and Scourge, only for Trypticon to transform, under Starscream's control, and depart, with the Decepticons in pursuit.

As the Autobots prepare for the Decepticon assault, Unicron commands Starscream to remove Trypticon's [[transformation cog]] and place it in Unicron. The Decepticons arrive and attack, but Starscream uses Trypticon to disable their weapons. As the Decepticons flee, Unicron commands his minions complete the third labor—connect Unicron's head to Cybertron, making it his new body. Scourge decides to book it, and Starscream is left to complete the task. Scourge tries to warn Galvatron, but he doesn't care. Scourge then heads to the Autobots, and warns them of Unicron's intentions. Within Trypticon, the Battlecharges and the Coneheads disable Starscream's control over Trytpicon, so Starscream demands his body to complete the labors. Unicron restores his body, but Starscream (surprise, surprise), tells Unicron to connect himself to Cybertron. However, the Autobots managed to plant some [[Energon cube]]s on Unicron's head. They detonate the [[Energon]], causing Unicron's head to return to orbit and Starscream to go flying. Being thrown past the Decepticons, Galvatron orders them to fire on Starscream. When their shots begin hitting him, Cyclonus wonders why Starscream has lost control. On Cybertron, Rodimus agrees to allow Scourge and Astrotrain to leave, in exchange for their help. He then tells the Autobots of their new mission to retrieve Metroplex's eye, but then reveals that he was joking, saying that the eyes were probably destroyed in the explosion.

Unseen by the Autobots, Unicron's eye twinkles in night...

==Stats==
'''Original airdate:''' Tuesday October 21, 1986

'''Episode #:''' 82

'''Product Code:''' 700-100

'''Written by:''' [[Joey Kurihara Piedra]], [[Michael Charles Hill]]

===Featured characters===
[[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]],
[[Unicron]],
[[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]]

==Notable quotes==
"DESTROY HIM! HE'S LOST HIS MIND!"
:{{m-}} '''Galvatron''', calling [[Scourge (G1)|the kettle]] black.

"Where are my eyes?!"
:{{m-}} '''Metroplex'''

"First, you two let Scourge and Starscream steal one of Trypticon's eyes. And then you two allowed Astrotrain to be used as their escape vehicle. So Scourge is helping Starscream voluntarily, and you four were unable to stop them! Well, all I can say is...BWWWAAAAAAA!"
:{{m-}} '''Galvatron''', showing his usual eloquence.

"Why did Galvatron have you attack Cybertron all by yourself? Are you stupid or just obedient?"
:{{m-}} '''Rodimus Prime''' to Astrotrain

"I don't have to show you no stinking passes."
:{{m-}} '''Starscream''' (see [[wikipedia:Stinking badges|Stinking badges]])

"Starscream! You're a dead mechanism!" <br>
"Of course I'm dead, Galvatron! But not for much longer. And then are you going to be sorry!" <br>
"I'm already sorry!" <br>
:{{m-}} '''Galvatron''' and '''Starscream'''.

==Other notes==

===Animation and/or technical glitches===

• After Rodimus joked about recovering Metroplex's eyes from Unicron, we can see how Hot Spot has Ultra Magnus color scheme.

===Continuity errors===
*When Scourge approaches Galvatron he says, "Galvatron, don't shoot!" Galvatron states he couldn't even if he wanted to, because [[Trypticon]] neutralized their weapons. Yet, when Starscream's out of control body flies past him, he begins firing on him.

===Transformers references===
*First appearance of [[Runabout]].
*This episode marks the last appearances of [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Warpath]] and [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] in the series.
*This episode is the second appearance of Starscream's ghost. He first appearance was in the G1 episode "[[Starscream's Ghost]]". His ghost makes a third appearance in the ''[[Beast Wars]]'' episode "[[Possession]]" in which he takes over [[Waspinator]].

===Miscellaneous trivia===

===Keywords===
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==External links==

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Estrela

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[[Image:Zbrazilogo2.jpg|left|thumb|56px]] '''Estrela''' was a Brazilian company that held the license to manufacture and market [[Generation 1]] toys in Brazil.

Estrela's version of the G1 toyline consisted mainly of recolored [[Mini Vehicle]]s that were given different character identities from their [[HasTak]] counterparts, and divided into the [[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]] and [[Malignus]] factions. Estrela also produced [[Jumpstarter]] [[redeco]]es named [[Salt-Man X]] and [[Salt-Man Z]], and a small line of transforming radio-controlled cars called [[Eletrix]].

== See also ==

[[:Category:South America-only characters]]

==External links==

* [http://www.toyarchive.com/Transformers/Brazilian/Transformers.html Brazilian Transformers] at the Super Toy Archive

* [http://www.geocities.com/futuristgroup/vbrazil.html Brazil, Argentina, and Peru Transformers!]

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