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Electro

2021-01-23T18:57:40Z

MegatronHasFallek:

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:''Electro is an [[Autobot]] [[Laser Rod]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ElectroManga2.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Not quite the [[Spider-Man]] villain.]]
Turbocharged and livin' large, '''Electro''' (aka '''Electrons''') defends the streets. That is, when he's not racing through them at excessive speeds that leave behind the tell-tale treadmarks of a vehicle equipped with posi-traction. This feature, combined with dual racing cams and a nitro-injected fuel supply, gives this [[Laser Rod]] the confidence he needs to never back out of a race. Electro doesn't back down from a fight either, using an armor-slashing light saber to battle his [[Decepticon]] foes.

{{quote|Smelt this laser rifle scrap... ...'''That's''' a weapon I can handle! This blade has a good heft. Nice balance. It just needs a bit more '''power!'''|Electro|"[[Termination]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Arageinheaven-electro.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|I serve no purpose, but I have a new toy in stores now!]]

Electro was one of the new Decepticon Laser Rods created by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] using the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], which he had stolen from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. However, Electro was curiously absent from the Laser Rods and [[Rotor Force]]'s first mission on [[Tykos]] to capture the [[rheanimum]]. He was not seen until sometime later on Earth, after the Decepticons had joined forces with the Autobots and engaged in total war with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. He and [[Volt]] happily used the energies of their swords to zap the Cybertronian soldiers to pieces. {{storylink|Total War!}}

Later, he and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] were scouting the enemy position for the alliance just as the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] arrived. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages====
[[File:ElectroManga1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Sucks to be Electro right about now.]]

During the great G-2 battles, Electro was teamed-up with his Laser Rod partner, [[Volt]], and worked closely with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] as one of his most trusted warriors, joining his commander in battle against [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #1}} After Prime blasted Megatron with a "Matrix Saturn" attack, Electro had a lapse in judgment and moved into the smoking crater to finish their foe off. Megatron rose unharmed from the smoke, grabbing Electro's head with his hand. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #2}} His buddy being held hostage, Volt immediately sprang to Electro's rescue. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #4}}

[[File:JapG2Meg.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Sucks to be Electro... pretty much all the time.]]

Electro then found himself pitted against the likes of [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] and [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]], who declared their intent to turn him into Autobot scrap. Electro briskly defeated them with his "Knee Flash Kick" and declared that he'd turn them into Decepticon scrap. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #3}}

Ganged up on in a later battle, Electro and Volt attempted to retreat. Megatron then ordered Jolt to follow them and locate Optimus Prime. Jolt caught up with them and knocked them both out with a powerful jump kick. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #5}}

Eventually cornered by a horde of Decepticons, Electro and Volt ordered the troops not to break formation. The rebellious Autobot ninja [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] ignored that order and took on the entire horrified battalion of Decepticons on his own. Electro and Volt were left thinking their comrade was nuts. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #11}}

Electro and Volt eventually succeeded in busting [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]]'s wing, forcing him to attempt to escape their pursuit on foot. Luckily for Hooligan, he managed to run into [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]]. Road Pig and Hooligan then teamed up on the very surprised Electro and Volt. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #12}}

Megatron later took Electro prisoner back to Decepticon headquarters. Admiring his skills in battle, Megatron attempted to turn him to the side of the Decepticons, but Electro refused. He was quickly rescued by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #16}}

Following Optimus Prime's final triumphant battle against Megatron, Electro and Volt helped their badly wounded commander onto his feet and carried him back to base for repairs. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:TFLegends26 Convoy's plan.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left]]
Electro was amazed when Battle Convoy announced his plan to resurrect the legendary hero [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#Resurrection Chapter|Resurrection Chapter}} He stood by Optimus Prime when Megatron disbanded the [[Cybertron Alliance]] and launched the G-2 battles. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}}

Later, Electro was on Cybertron when [[Violen Jiger]] attacked using the possessed bodies of the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}

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===''G-2 Comic Bom Bom'' manga===
[[File:Electro jolt g2 bombom.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|"You wanna know how powerful I am? Well, I wanna know, too."]]
Electro was being pursued through space by Jolt, when he was forced to land on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. The two Laser Rods fought vigorously until Electro impaled his opponent on the tip of his sword. The crafty Decepticon then set off his engine's afterburners in Electro's face, trying to burn the Autobot away. Electro managed to escape as Jolt exploded and died, but not before the Decepticon revealed that they were after [[Earth]]'s [[forestonite]].

Electro then traveled to Earth, confronting the Decepticon [[Cyberjet]]s at an air show in [[Japan]]. He was briefly able to hold his own, but found himself preoccupied trying to keep a [[human]] boy named [[Junpei]] from getting killed. After sending Junpei to safety on a [[hoverboard]], Electro was battered by [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]]'s missile attack and suffered severe injury and severed limbs. He was only saved by the intervention of Optimus Prime and was later helped off of the battlefield by Volt. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Brainmasters dreamwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb| He's letting Volt know his power cannot be contained. ]]
Electro and Volt were briefly seen on Cybertron with the [[Brainmaster]]s, after the fall of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s united government. {{storylink|Atonement}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Scorch electro g2 redux.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|"It's my birthday! Now it's time to light my candles!"]]
Electro was created on [[Earth]] using a combination of human and [[Nebulan]] science. By reverse-engineering the power of [[Vector Sigma]], the humans were able to create a new generation of Transformers native to planet Earth. Electro and his partner [[Volt]] established themselves as energy specialists. Inevitably, conflict broke out on Earth as it once did on Cybertron, and the "second generation" Transformers chose sides. Electro and Volt became part of the Autobots under [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s command.

During a mission to [[Switzerland]], [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and his [[Decepticon Syndicate]] seized control of the [[Large Hadron Collider]] and captured Pyro. Electro was part of a squad led by veteran [[Turbomaster]] rear guard [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]] who delayed the main Decepticon forces long enough for reinforcements to arrive from [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and for [[Rapido]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to infiltrate the building secretly from the rear. Once the reinforcements arrived, [[Aquafend]] dispatched Electro and Volt to locate the Collider's control systems and shut it down before the Decepticons could make use of its power. During the fight for the controls with Decepticons [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]], they were exposed to the cyber-mutagenic [[forestonite]] gas accidentally set loose by [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]. Electro developed a Laser Rod power, enabling him to charge his sword with lightning-like effects. The Autobots soon rallied around their new powers and drove the Decepticons away. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

Two years later, not trusting these strange "new" powers, [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] made Electro demonstrate his electricity bolts on Decepticon dummy targets alongside a number of other Autobots on the outskirts of Autobot City. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}} He was a part of Pyro's team investigating the kidnapping of [[Hi-Q]] and [[Quantum Laboratories]] break-in. After they landed on [[Qre]], they were assaulted by a training system and then captured by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and some [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}} After putting up with Jhiaxus's speeches, the Autobots escaped, rescued Hi-Q, and hightailed it back to Earth. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}

When [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] experienced a flash forward of war coming to Cybertron, Pyro and the Autobots of Earth tried to rally a pre-emptive response. For some reason, however, the Cybertron Security Council seemed unwilling to give merit to Sizzle's warnings. Electro came to Cybertron to prepare the planet for invasion anyway, working outside the law with his new partner, [[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]]. Using smugglers and black market contacts, they provided armaments, body modifications, and even forestonite to the planet's citizens. They were eventually caught and imprisoned by [[Clampdown (G1)|Clamp Down]] on behalf of Cybertron Security.

[[File:ElectrosneaksuponSkywarp-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|"...I just wanted them to see me..."]]
Once the [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]] actually came to Cybertron, Electro and Mirage were released to assist in the defense effort, although Clamp Down's adherence to regulations nearly kept them imprisoned even after their warnings were proven true. The security agent even refused to give Electro a sword, depriving him of his forestonite-derived lightning powers. [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] was evacuated during the clone invasion, but Electro and Mirage were part of an advance team under General [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] prepared to retake the capital from Jhiaxus's new army. Mirage's electro-disruptor allowed them to sneak a small army into a tactical position against [[Megaplex]], and the battle for Iacon was joined. During the fighting, Electro managed to toss aside his pulse rifle and claim Megaplex's blade, calling upon his Laser Rod powers once more. {{storylink|Termination}}

Electro continued to fight back against Jhiaxus's clone army. He used his sword to chop up some drones. He and Mirage later attempted to ambush the [[Skywarp (MW)|Skywarp clone]], only for him to teleport away and send his drones after them. They were rescued by a squad of Decepticons. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

By [[2984]], Electro had joined the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s. In that year, he and [[Volt]] were standing in Knight headquarters when [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] and [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] returned in response to [[Ginrai (robot)|Ginrai]]'s recall. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Drift1-Metalhawk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|[[Crispin Freeman|My name's not Max! It's ELECTROOO!!!]]]]
Electro was part of an Autobot squad led by [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] when they were attacked by [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] and his troops. He was shot in the back and killed while attempting to retreat. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-6-Electro.jpg|thumb|75px]]
Electro was one of several Autobots reeling from the appearance of the mighty [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{Storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Sizlectro.jpg|upright=0.75|thumb|Hey, maybe he's Blaze.]]
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] fought [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]]—even though he's supposed to be a Decepticon—and a gold redeco of Sizzle who was presumably meant to be Electro. So that was strange. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Dreadwing and Smokescreen|Dreadwing and Smokescreen commercial}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 2===
[[File:G2 Electro toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Get a good look before he [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|shatters.]]]]
*'''Electro''' (Laser Rod, [[1994]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-3'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword
:Electro ''used'' to transform into a gold Ford pickup truck hot rod. (Yes.) Much like on his fellow [[Laser Rod]]s, pressing a button on his hood would cause a red [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] to light up, making his clear plastic engine glow red. In [[robot mode]], this LED could be moved around at the end of a wire, and could plug into the bottom of either of his fists, allowing his light saber to be similarly illuminated. Also like other Laser Rods, he had a number of different hinges in his limbs and a rubber band waist similar to those of [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] figures, giving him an unusually large amount of [[articulation]] for the time.

:That was Electro in 1994. Today, Electro tends to be a mutilated robot corpse amidst a pile of [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|tiny gold plastic fragments]], a dismembered pelvis (and upper legs) with a place to thread a long-ago-snapped rubber band, and a wire that may or may not still be attached to anything. All he can transform into now is a pile of broken dreams.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/Electro/electro.htm More information on Electro at TFU.info]''

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===Timelines===
[[File:TL Electrons-toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Hi. I'm the one that doesn't crumble in your hands!]]
*'''Autobot Electrons & Sandstorm''' (Souvenir 2-pack, [[2013]])
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:A [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Sergeant Kup]] with a new head (which he shares with mold-mate and fellow convention toy [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Timelines|Hoist]]), ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Autobot Electrons" (thanks, [[trademark]]!) transforms into a "retro"-styled Earth pickup truck. Electrons is covered in 3 mm rungs that are compatible with [[C joint]] clip-on weapons. There are two rungs on his backpack, plus two rungs each on his forearm kibble, and two on his lower back. The rifle can either plug into the underside of the truck, forming a second exhaust pipe, or clip onto the roof of the truck via a C joint. Interestingly, due to his transformation, Electrons's truck mode features a working tailgate.

:Due to a [[misassembly|factory error]], Electrons and Hoist are not able to convert fully to robot mode thanks to a spring-held panel inside the torso. It is a fairly simple fix to open up the torso with a screwdriver and flip the spring-loaded panel 180 degrees, though the spring may fight you when re-inserting it into the slot. Once this fix is in, the torso will push fully into robot mode. (This misassembly does not affect the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].)

:He was only available as a [[BotCon 2013]] at-show [[exclusive]], in a two-pack with [[Sandstorm (MW)#Timelines|Sandstorm]], limited to 2000 pieces.

:This toy was previously retooled to make [[Swerve (G1)#Generations|Swerve]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BCElectrons/electrons.htm More information on Electrons at TFU.info]''
{{GenerationsKupMold}}
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==Notes==
*Electro's packaging art accompanies a crossword in ''[[The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual]]'', but he doesn't show up in any of the book's stories. The crossword clues indicate that he and [[Volt]] are brothers.
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Electro is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Soundwave]] helmet, and has a backpack of some stripe that's kinda hard to determine. Probably a 1x4 plate attached by a 2x4 harness. He carries a short-sword of the type most commonly carried by the [[Predaking (G1)#Kre-O|Predaking]] components.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Effectro''' (エフェクトロ ''Efekutoro''), '''Electro''' (エレクトロ ''Elekutoro'')

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Electro

2021-01-23T18:57:06Z

MegatronHasFallek:

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:''Electro is an [[Autobot]] [[Laser Rod]] from the [[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ElectroManga2.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Not quite the [[Spider-Man]] villain.]]
Turbocharged and livin' large, '''Electro''' (aka '''Electrons''') defends the streets. That is, when he's not racing through them at excessive speeds that leave behind the tell-tale treadmarks of a vehicle equipped with posi-traction. This feature, combined with dual racing cams and a nitro-injected fuel supply, gives this [[Laser Rod]] the confidence he needs to never back out of a race. Electro doesn't back down from a fight either, using an armor-slashing light saber to battle his [[Decepticon]] foes.

{{quote|Smelt this laser rifle scrap... ...'''That's''' a weapon I can handle! This blade has a good heft. Nice balance. It just needs a bit more '''power!'''|Electro|"[[Termination]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic===
[[File:Arageinheaven-electro.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|I serve no purpose, but I have a new toy in stores now!]]

Electro was one of the new Decepticon Laser Rods created by [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] using the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]], which he had stolen from [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. However, Electro was curiously absent from the Laser Rods and [[Rotor Force]]'s first mission on [[Tykos]] to capture the [[rheanimum]]. He was not seen until sometime later on Earth, after the Decepticons had joined forces with the Autobots and engaged in total war with [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]'s [[Cybertronian (faction)|Cybertronians]]. He and [[Volt]] happily used the energies of their swords to zap the Cybertronian soldiers to pieces. {{storylink|Total War!}}

Later, he and [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]] were scouting the enemy position for the alliance just as the [[Swarm (G2)|Swarm]] arrived. {{storylink|A Rage in Heaven!}}
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===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''G-2'' pack-in manga and story pages====
[[File:ElectroManga1.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|left|Sucks to be Electro right about now.]]

During the great G-2 battles, Electro was teamed-up with his Laser Rod partner, [[Volt]], and worked closely with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] as one of his most trusted warriors, joining his commander in battle against [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #1}} After Prime blasted Megatron with a "Matrix Saturn" attack, Electro had a lapse in judgment and moved into the smoking crater to finish their foe off. Megatron rose unharmed from the smoke, grabbing Electro's head with his hand. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #2}} His buddy being held hostage, Volt immediately sprang to Electro's rescue. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #4}}

[[File:JapG2Meg.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Sucks to be Electro... pretty much all the time.]]

Electro then found himself pitted against the likes of [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]] and [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]], who declared their intent to turn him into Autobot scrap. Electro briskly defeated them with his "Knee Flash Kick" and declared that he'd turn them into Decepticon scrap. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #3}}

Ganged up on in a later battle, Electro and Volt attempted to retreat. Megatron then ordered Jolt to follow them and locate Optimus Prime. Jolt caught up with them and knocked them both out with a powerful jump kick. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #5}}

Eventually cornered by a horde of Decepticons, Electro and Volt ordered the troops not to break formation. The rebellious Autobot ninja [[Road Rocket (G2)|Road Rocket]] ignored that order and took on the entire horrified battalion of Decepticons on his own. Electro and Volt were left thinking their comrade was nuts. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #11}}

Electro and Volt eventually succeeded in busting [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]]'s wing, forcing him to attempt to escape their pursuit on foot. Luckily for Hooligan, he managed to run into [[Road Pig (G2)|Road Pig]]. Road Pig and Hooligan then teamed up on the very surprised Electro and Volt. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #12}}

Megatron later took Electro prisoner back to Decepticon headquarters. Admiring his skills in battle, Megatron attempted to turn him to the side of the Decepticons, but Electro refused. He was quickly rescued by [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]]. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (pack-in manga)|G-2 #16}}

Following Optimus Prime's final triumphant battle against Megatron, Electro and Volt helped their badly wounded commander onto his feet and carried him back to base for repairs. {{storylink|Transformers: G-2 (story page)|G-2 Part 6}}

====''Legends'' comic====
[[File:TFLegends26 Convoy's plan.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left]]
Electro was amazed when Battle Convoy announced his plan to resurrect the legendary hero [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]. {{storylink|LG14 Ultra Magnus Prologue#Resurrection Chapter|Resurrection Chapter}} He stood by Optimus Prime when Megatron disbanded the [[Cybertron Alliance]] and launched the G-2 battles. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Metroplex}}

Later, Electro was on Cybertron when [[Violen Jiger]] attacked using the possessed bodies of the [[Powered Master]]s. {{storylink|The Road to Legends' Revival Chapter 2}}

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===''G-2 Comic Bom Bom'' manga===
[[File:Electro jolt g2 bombom.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|"You wanna know how powerful I am? Well, I wanna know, too."]]
Electro was being pursued through space by Jolt, when he was forced to land on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. The two Laser Rods fought vigorously until Electro impaled his opponent on the tip of his sword. The crafty Decepticon then set off his engine's afterburners in Electro's face, trying to burn the Autobot away. Electro managed to escape as Jolt exploded and died, but not before the Decepticon revealed that they were after [[Earth]]'s [[forestonite]].

Electro then traveled to Earth, confronting the Decepticon [[Cyberjet]]s at an air show in [[Japan]]. He was briefly able to hold his own, but found himself preoccupied trying to keep a [[human]] boy named [[Junpei]] from getting killed. After sending Junpei to safety on a [[hoverboard]], Electro was battered by [[Hooligan (G2)|Hooligan]]'s missile attack and suffered severe injury and severed limbs. He was only saved by the intervention of Optimus Prime and was later helped off of the battlefield by Volt. {{storylink|The New Battle!!}}
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===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Brainmasters dreamwave.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|left He's letting Volt know his power cannot be contained. ]]
Electro and Volt were briefly seen on Cybertron with the [[Brainmaster]]s, after the fall of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s united government. {{storylink|Atonement}}
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===''Wings Universe''===
[[File:Scorch electro g2 redux.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|"It's my birthday! Now it's time to light my candles!"]]
Electro was created on [[Earth]] using a combination of human and [[Nebulan]] science. By reverse-engineering the power of [[Vector Sigma]], the humans were able to create a new generation of Transformers native to planet Earth. Electro and his partner [[Volt]] established themselves as energy specialists. Inevitably, conflict broke out on Earth as it once did on Cybertron, and the "second generation" Transformers chose sides. Electro and Volt became part of the Autobots under [[Pyro (G1)|Pyro]]'s command.

During a mission to [[Switzerland]], [[Clench (G1)|Clench]] and his [[Decepticon Syndicate]] seized control of the [[Large Hadron Collider]] and captured Pyro. Electro was part of a squad led by veteran [[Turbomaster]] rear guard [[Scorch (G1)|Scorch]] who delayed the main Decepticon forces long enough for reinforcements to arrive from [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] and for [[Rapido]] and [[Streetwise (G1)|Streetwise]] to infiltrate the building secretly from the rear. Once the reinforcements arrived, [[Aquafend]] dispatched Electro and Volt to locate the Collider's control systems and shut it down before the Decepticons could make use of its power. During the fight for the controls with Decepticons [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]] and [[Jolt (G2)|Jolt]], they were exposed to the cyber-mutagenic [[forestonite]] gas accidentally set loose by [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]. Electro developed a Laser Rod power, enabling him to charge his sword with lightning-like effects. The Autobots soon rallied around their new powers and drove the Decepticons away. {{storylink|Generation 2: Redux}}

Two years later, not trusting these strange "new" powers, [[Cliffjumper (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Cliffjumper]] made Electro demonstrate his electricity bolts on Decepticon dummy targets alongside a number of other Autobots on the outskirts of Autobot City. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 2}} He was a part of Pyro's team investigating the kidnapping of [[Hi-Q]] and [[Quantum Laboratories]] break-in. After they landed on [[Qre]], they were assaulted by a training system and then captured by [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]] and some [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticons]]. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 4}} After putting up with Jhiaxus's speeches, the Autobots escaped, rescued Hi-Q, and hightailed it back to Earth. {{storylink|A Flash Forward, Part 6}}

When [[Sizzle (G1)|Sizzle]] experienced a flash forward of war coming to Cybertron, Pyro and the Autobots of Earth tried to rally a pre-emptive response. For some reason, however, the Cybertron Security Council seemed unwilling to give merit to Sizzle's warnings. Electro came to Cybertron to prepare the planet for invasion anyway, working outside the law with his new partner, [[Mirage (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Mirage]]. Using smugglers and black market contacts, they provided armaments, body modifications, and even forestonite to the planet's citizens. They were eventually caught and imprisoned by [[Clampdown (G1)|Clamp Down]] on behalf of Cybertron Security.

[[File:ElectrosneaksuponSkywarp-ACommonFoe.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|"...I just wanted them to see me..."]]
Once the [[Machine Wars (event)|Machine Wars]] actually came to Cybertron, Electro and Mirage were released to assist in the defense effort, although Clamp Down's adherence to regulations nearly kept them imprisoned even after their warnings were proven true. The security agent even refused to give Electro a sword, depriving him of his forestonite-derived lightning powers. [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] was evacuated during the clone invasion, but Electro and Mirage were part of an advance team under General [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] prepared to retake the capital from Jhiaxus's new army. Mirage's electro-disruptor allowed them to sneak a small army into a tactical position against [[Megaplex]], and the battle for Iacon was joined. During the fighting, Electro managed to toss aside his pulse rifle and claim Megaplex's blade, calling upon his Laser Rod powers once more. {{storylink|Termination}}

Electro continued to fight back against Jhiaxus's clone army. He used his sword to chop up some drones. He and Mirage later attempted to ambush the [[Skywarp (MW)|Skywarp clone]], only for him to teleport away and send his drones after them. They were rescued by a squad of Decepticons. {{storylink|A Common Foe}}

By [[2984]], Electro had joined the [[Cybertronian Knight]]s. In that year, he and [[Volt]] were standing in Knight headquarters when [[Apelinq (BM)|Apelinq]] and [[Flareup (G1)|Flareup]] returned in response to [[Ginrai (robot)|Ginrai]]'s recall. {{storylink|Hoist the Flag}}
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===2005 IDW continuity===
[[File:Drift1-Metalhawk.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|left|[[Crispin Freeman|My name's not Max! It's ELECTROOO!!!]]]]
Electro was part of an Autobot squad led by [[Sunstreaker (G1)/2005 IDW continuity|Sunstreaker]] when they were attacked by [[Drift (G1)|Deadlock]] and his troops. He was shot in the back and killed while attempting to retreat. {{storylink|Drift issue 1|Drift #1}}
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===''Kre-O'' online manga===
[[File:KreO-webcomic-6-Electro.jpg|thumb|75px]]
Electro was one of several Autobots reeling from the appearance of the mighty [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]. {{Storylink|A New Menace! The Giant Soldier Devastator Appears!}}
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==Commercial appearances==
[[File:Sizlectro.jpg|upright=0.75|thumb|Hey, maybe he's Blaze.]]
*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] and [[Smokescreen (G2)|Smokescreen]] fought [[Sizzle (G2)|Sizzle]]—even though he's supposed to be a Decepticon—and a gold redeco of Sizzle who was presumably meant to be Electro. So that was strange. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 2#Dreadwing and Smokescreen|Dreadwing and Smokescreen commercial}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 2===
[[File:G2 Electro toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Get a good look before he [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|shatters.]]]]
*'''Electro''' (Laser Rod, [[1994]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TRF-3'''
**''Accessories:'' Sword
:Electro ''used'' to transform into a gold Ford pickup truck hot rod. (Yes.) Much like on his fellow [[Laser Rod]]s, pressing a button on his hood would cause a red [[Light-emitting diode|LED]] to light up, making his clear plastic engine glow red. In [[robot mode]], this LED could be moved around at the end of a wire, and could plug into the bottom of either of his fists, allowing his light saber to be similarly illuminated. Also like other Laser Rods, he had a number of different hinges in his limbs and a rubber band waist similar to those of [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] figures, giving him an unusually large amount of [[articulation]] for the time.

:That was Electro in 1994. Today, Electro tends to be a mutilated robot corpse amidst a pile of [[Gold Plastic Syndrome|tiny gold plastic fragments]], a dismembered pelvis (and upper legs) with a place to thread a long-ago-snapped rubber band, and a wire that may or may not still be attached to anything. All he can transform into now is a pile of broken dreams.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1994/Autobot/Electro/electro.htm More information on Electro at TFU.info]''

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===Timelines===
[[File:TL Electrons-toy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Hi. I'm the one that doesn't crumble in your hands!]]
*'''Autobot Electrons & Sandstorm''' (Souvenir 2-pack, [[2013]])
**''Accessories'': Rifle
:A [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations (toyline)|Generations]]'' [[Kup (G1)/toys#Generations|Sergeant Kup]] with a new head (which he shares with mold-mate and fellow convention toy [[Hoist (G1)/toys#Timelines|Hoist]]), ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' "Autobot Electrons" (thanks, [[trademark]]!) transforms into a "retro"-styled Earth pickup truck. Electrons is covered in 3 mm rungs that are compatible with [[C joint]] clip-on weapons. There are two rungs on his backpack, plus two rungs each on his forearm kibble, and two on his lower back. The rifle can either plug into the underside of the truck, forming a second exhaust pipe, or clip onto the roof of the truck via a C joint. Interestingly, due to his transformation, Electrons's truck mode features a working tailgate.

:Due to a [[misassembly|factory error]], Electrons and Hoist are not able to convert fully to robot mode thanks to a spring-held panel inside the torso. It is a fairly simple fix to open up the torso with a screwdriver and flip the spring-loaded panel 180 degrees, though the spring may fight you when re-inserting it into the slot. Once this fix is in, the torso will push fully into robot mode. (This misassembly does not affect the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].)

:He was only available as a [[BotCon 2013]] at-show [[exclusive]], in a two-pack with [[Sandstorm (MW)#Timelines|Sandstorm]], limited to 2000 pieces.

:This toy was previously retooled to make [[Swerve (G1)#Generations|Swerve]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Autobot/BCElectrons/electrons.htm More information on Electrons at TFU.info]''
{{GenerationsKupMold}}
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==Notes==
*Electro's packaging art accompanies a crossword in ''[[The Official Transformers: Generation 2 Annual]]'', but he doesn't show up in any of the book's stories. The crossword clues indicate that he and [[Volt]] are brothers.
*Like all non-toy robot Kreons in the ''Kre-O'' manga, Electro is made from existing ''Kre-O'' parts. He uses the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Soundwave]] helmet, and has a backpack of some stripe that's kinda hard to determine. Probably a 1x4 plate attached by a 2x4 harness. He carries a short-sword of the type most commonly carried by the [[Predaking (G1)#Kre-O|Predaking]] components.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Effectro''' (エフェクトロ ''Efekutoro''), '''Electro''' (エレクトロ ''Elekutoro'')

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