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Santa Claus

2016-10-24T18:09:02Z

Meltdowner: /* IDW Generation 1 Continuity */

[[File:Christmasprime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas!]]
'''Santa Claus''', also known as '''Father Christmas''' or '''Saint Nicholas''', is a [[human]] with the ability to somehow travel all across the world in one night delivering presents to the [[Autobot|good]], though how is unknown.

He does this on [[Christmas]], the birthday of [[God]].

While it is not known what he looks like since he has never appeared in person, it can be assumed by what people wear when trying to look like Santa, that he wears a red, hooded coat, a red hat with a white pom-pon on top and has a large [[Facial hair|white beard]].

{{quote|"I'm telling you, there is no way that this 'Santa Claus' could deliver billions of presents in one night." "I can think of at least one way. [projects two holograms of himself] Ho. Ho. Ho."|'''Ratchet''' and '''Prowl'''|"[[Human Error, Part I]]"|noquote=true}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}

[[File:GrimlockXmasLettersUK.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Awww, so cute.]]

''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] wore a Santa Claus outfit when the [[Autobot]]s celebrated Christmas one year.'' {{storylink|Christmas Breaker!}}

''On Christmas [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wore a Santa costume while writing his Big Grims letter answering column.'' {{storylink|Stargazing}}

When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Decepticon]]s arrived at the Autobot base at [[Mount St. Hilary]], the hiding [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] noted that the Decepticons didn't look as nice as the previously visiting [[Autobot]]s, who in turn didn't exactly remind him of Santa Claus. {{Storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

{{-}}

===''Cybertron'' cartoon===

When the Autobots were going to the North Pole to look for a [[Cyber Planet Key]], [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] wanted to find a key but [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] wanted to look for Santa Claus. When [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] got worried about going to the North Pole and getting frozen, Bud thought she might be on Santa Claus' naughty list. {{storylink|Ice}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[File:TFAni Human Error Part2 Wreck-Gar Merry Trashmas.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|[["Weird Al" Yankovic|''The night Santa went crazy...'']].]]
During one Christmas, [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] told the Autobots about the holiday of Christmas and informed [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] that, if they used [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s X-ray scanner to see what presents they got, they would end up on Santa's naughty list. While Ratchet did not believe that Santa would be able to travel all around the world in one night, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] had one theory—what if there were [[Multi-component Transformer|more than one of him]]? [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] remarked that it was a sound theory, as he saw multiple Santa Clauses in the shopping district. Sari told them they shouldn't try explaining the [[magic]] and ended the conversation with some [[oilnog]]. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

Later, [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] wore a Santa hat and a white beard and went around giving garbage to all the good little children of [[Detroit]]. {{Storylink|Human Error, Part II}}
{{--}}

===''Macrocosmic Seekers''===
[[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]], mulling over his place in the Universe, thought back to a television broadcast he watched concerning Santa Claus. He wondered whether Santa would make his annual gift-giving trip all the way from [[Earth]] to [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]]. {{storylink|A Gift from the Planet of Scrap}}

===Commercial appearances===
The ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' was outfitted with a reindeer blaring "HO HO HO" as part of holiday decorations installed by two rogue [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Holiday Schmoliday"}}

===Loyal Subjects Nemesis Prime figure bio===
[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]'s rampage brought him to Santa Claus's village, where he killed the jolly old elf's reindeer. He was in the process of choking Santa Claus to death when he was suddenly transported away, saving Santa's life. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (G1)#Loyal_Subjects_figure_bio|Nemesis Prime figure bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]], who is not Santa, speculated that he too has an ability to bend time and space in order to deliver presents to so many kids. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/23}}

===Renegade Rhetoric===
[[File:Scooter-claus.jpg|thumb|left|What fresh hell is this?]]
[[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]] dressed up as Santa Claus in a [[New York City]] mall, only to be replaced by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] in a far-too-elaborate scheme. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2015/12/24}}

===IDW Generation 1 Continuity===
In a children's book written by [[Thundercracker_(G1)/IDW_Generation_1_continuity|Thundercracker]], he portrayed himself as a private investigator on the case of an innocent human's murder on the night of December 37th. Thundercracker and his partner [[Buster_(IDW)|Buster]] quickly deduced that Santa Claus was the culprit, traveled to the North Pole, and fought the dastardly Father Christmas... Only to find that he was innocent, and the murderer was really [[Megatron_(G1)/IDW_Generation_1_continuity|Megatron]] impersonating him! Thundercracker apologized to the real Santa for trying to take him out with his ninja moves, and they became best friends. {{storylink|The Thirteenth Day of Christmas}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Thunder Cross''' (サンタークロス ''Santā Kurosu'') {{storylink|A Gift from the Planet of Scrap}}

==External links==
* [[wikipedia:Santa Claus|Santa Claus]] at Wikipedia

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[[Category:Cybertron humans]]
[[Category:Earth culture]]
[[Category:Generation 1 humans]]
[[Category:United characters]]

Santa Claus

2016-10-24T18:08:23Z

Meltdowner:

[[File:Christmasprime.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Ho ho ho! Merry Christmas!]]
'''Santa Claus''', also known as '''Father Christmas''' or '''Saint Nicholas''', is a [[human]] with the ability to somehow travel all across the world in one night delivering presents to the [[Autobot|good]], though how is unknown.

He does this on [[Christmas]], the birthday of [[God]].

While it is not known what he looks like since he has never appeared in person, it can be assumed by what people wear when trying to look like Santa, that he wears a red, hooded coat, a red hat with a white pom-pon on top and has a large [[Facial hair|white beard]].

{{quote|"I'm telling you, there is no way that this 'Santa Claus' could deliver billions of presents in one night." "I can think of at least one way. [projects two holograms of himself] Ho. Ho. Ho."|'''Ratchet''' and '''Prowl'''|"[[Human Error, Part I]]"|noquote=true}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
{{noteukonly}}

[[File:GrimlockXmasLettersUK.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Awww, so cute.]]

''[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] wore a Santa Claus outfit when the [[Autobot]]s celebrated Christmas one year.'' {{storylink|Christmas Breaker!}}

''On Christmas [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] wore a Santa costume while writing his Big Grims letter answering column.'' {{storylink|Stargazing}}

When [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]]'s [[Decepticon]]s arrived at the Autobot base at [[Mount St. Hilary]], the hiding [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] noted that the Decepticons didn't look as nice as the previously visiting [[Autobot]]s, who in turn didn't exactly remind him of Santa Claus. {{Storylink|Trial by Fire!}}

{{-}}

===''Cybertron'' cartoon===

When the Autobots were going to the North Pole to look for a [[Cyber Planet Key]], [[Coby Hansen|Coby]] wanted to find a key but [[Bud Hansen|Bud]] wanted to look for Santa Claus. When [[Lori Jiménez|Lori]] got worried about going to the North Pole and getting frozen, Bud thought she might be on Santa Claus' naughty list. {{storylink|Ice}}

===''Animated'' cartoon===
[[File:TFAni Human Error Part2 Wreck-Gar Merry Trashmas.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|[["Weird Al" Yankovic|''The night Santa went crazy...'']].]]
During one Christmas, [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] told the Autobots about the holiday of Christmas and informed [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] that, if they used [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]]'s X-ray scanner to see what presents they got, they would end up on Santa's naughty list. While Ratchet did not believe that Santa would be able to travel all around the world in one night, [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] had one theory—what if there were [[Multi-component Transformer|more than one of him]]? [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] remarked that it was a sound theory, as he saw multiple Santa Clauses in the shopping district. Sari told them they shouldn't try explaining the [[magic]] and ended the conversation with some [[oilnog]]. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

Later, [[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] wore a Santa hat and a white beard and went around giving garbage to all the good little children of [[Detroit]]. {{Storylink|Human Error, Part II}}
{{--}}

===''Macrocosmic Seekers''===
[[Scrapheap (G1)|Scrapheap]], mulling over his place in the Universe, thought back to a television broadcast he watched concerning Santa Claus. He wondered whether Santa would make his annual gift-giving trip all the way from [[Earth]] to [[Junkion (planet)|Junk]]. {{storylink|A Gift from the Planet of Scrap}}

===Commercial appearances===
The ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' was outfitted with a reindeer blaring "HO HO HO" as part of holiday decorations installed by two rogue [[Vehicon (Prime)|Vehicons]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Prime|30-Second Holiday Special: "Decepticon Holidays: Holiday Schmoliday"}}

===Loyal Subjects Nemesis Prime figure bio===
[[Nemesis Prime (G1)|Nemesis Prime]]'s rampage brought him to Santa Claus's village, where he killed the jolly old elf's reindeer. He was in the process of choking Santa Claus to death when he was suddenly transported away, saving Santa's life. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (G1)#Loyal_Subjects_figure_bio|Nemesis Prime figure bio}}

===Ask Vector Prime===
[[Vector Prime]], who is not Santa, speculated that he too has an ability to bend time and space in order to deliver presents to so many kids. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/05/23}}

===Renegade Rhetoric===
[[File:Scooter-claus.jpg|thumb|left|What fresh hell is this?]]
[[Scooter (GoBots)|Scooter]] dressed up as Santa Claus in a [[New York City]] mall, only to be replaced by [[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|Cy-Kill]] in a far-too-elaborate scheme. {{storylink|Transformers: Renegade Rhetoric|Renegade Rhetoric (2), 2015/12/24}}

===IDW Generation 1 Continuity===
In a children's book written by [[Thundercracker_(G1)/IDW_Generation_1_continuity|Thundercracker]], he portrayed himself as a private investigator on the case of an innocent human's murder on the night of December 37th. Thundercracker and his partner [[Buster_(IDW)/Buster]] quickly deduced that Santa Claus was the culprit, traveled to the North Pole, and fought the dastardly Father Christmas... Only to find that he was innocent, and the murderer was really [[Megatron_(G1)/IDW_Generation_1_continuity|Megatron]] impersonating him! Thundercracker apologized to the real Santa for trying to take him out with his ninja moves, and they became best friends. {{storylink|The Thirteenth Day of Christmas}}

==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Thunder Cross''' (サンタークロス ''Santā Kurosu'') {{storylink|A Gift from the Planet of Scrap}}

==External links==
* [[wikipedia:Santa Claus|Santa Claus]] at Wikipedia

[[Category:Animated humans]]
[[Category:Cybertron humans]]
[[Category:Earth culture]]
[[Category:Generation 1 humans]]
[[Category:United characters]]

Transformer romance

2016-10-16T21:37:08Z

Meltdowner: /* Generation 1 */

[[File:Orionpax.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|"I'll spend the rest of my existence trying to save his afterburner, then he finally returns the favor by [[#Sex|plugging into me]] while I am unconscious. Ours is a healthy relationship."]]
Some will vehemently refuse to admit it exists. Others ''really'' don't care about [[Transformers brand|the brand]] beyond it. Regardless of [[Fandom|opinions]], [[Transformer]]s engaging in or pursuing interaction of a '''romantic nature''' is a well-established element in pretty much every continuity. For the most part, Transformers are observed searching for romantic partners amongst their own kind, but attraction to organic lifeforms and even non-living objects has been documented as well.

Some wonder why a species that likely does not [[Reproduction|reproduce]] sexually would participate in behavior that in other creatures exists as a means to promote sex and thereby new life. While a definitive answer to this has yet to be given, the question as to why Transformers become romantically involved with one another can be approached from a different angle. Transformers are a highly social species. This is shown through their very human-like society, interpersonal interactions, [[Relatives|familial relationships]], and even the fairly common practice of merging [[Combiner|bodies]] and minds. If these are not frowned upon, then why should social connections of the romantic kind be regarded much differently, if at all? Perhaps there is no reason for them to engage in romance, but then there is equally no reason for them not to.

Though rather obscure, there is even an official term for two Transformers in a relationship: "[[spark]]mates". Existing as a [[Fan fiction|fan term]] mostly, it has been used in two official sources, the end-of-game [[bio]] for [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], in reference to her and [[Tigatron]], in the Nintendo 64 version of the "[[Transformers: Beast Wars Transmetals (N64)|Beast Wars Transmetals]]" video game<ref>''Beast Wars Transmetals'' end-of-game bios - [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/756a36c7076a7195?dmode=source transcription]</ref> and again in [[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]. In addition, [[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]]'s [[Cyber Key Codes|Cyber Key Code info]] appears to refer to Transformer marriage in stating that he and [[Joyride (Cybertron)|his lifebond partner]] "joined together under the [[Covenant of Primus]]".

Most recently the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]] ongoing series, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]]'', refers to a Transformer in a committed, intimate partnership as a "[[Conjunx Endura]]". In issue #38 of this series, Brainstorm uses the term "sparkmate" when he addresses Rewind about his Conjunx Endura.

==Orientation==
[[File:Gayforgalvatron.jpg|center|1000px|thumb|<center>[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|It will forever be a shame he wasn't in ''Cybertron'']].</center>]]

The most common observation of Cybertronian romance is between a male and a [[female Transformer]]. Considering the general scarcity of female Transformers, and perhaps the absence of [[Reproduction|sexual reproduction]], this is a rather interesting if odd situation. Second to that are the number of noted relations between a Transformer and an organic, equally so almost solely between a (nominally) male and female. These become more frequent as the gender balance becomes less even, even if that is a direct result of Transformers allegedly being genderless. Third in line come "couples" that consist of a Transformer fawning over a not-living object, often regarding it as of the opposite gender.

Until recently, same-gender interests were comparatively rare. The Japanese version of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' had [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] as a male, making ''his'' relation with [[Tigatron]] the first known instance of a homosexual Transformer couple.<ref name="Airazorboy">The reason the Japanese ''Beast Wars'' dub had Airazor male was because Takara hoped to increase toy sales that way. Therefore, the relationship with [[Tigatron]] was initially played off somewhat differently to avoid complaints of homosexuality. Tigatron was presented as a samurai retainer with protective feelings towards his young ward, their closeness addressed in a "brotherly" sort of way. Despite that, there was still enough innuendo left over for the gender-bending to become noticeable. The end of the matter came with the sequence in "[[Other Visits (Part 1)]]" when Airazor and Tigatron stare into each other's eyes while holding hands and slowly leaning in for a kiss. Since little could be done with that scene, the dub team had Airazor fully "come out" and begin to express his affection for Tigatron just before the two of them were abducted by the Vok. Japanese magazine editors, responding to letters from confused young fans, gently explained that "some people are just like that".</ref> At a distance follow ''Energon'' [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]], who had the (unrequited) hots for [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]], and Generation 1 [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]], who may have been gay in the [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity]].<ref>[http://tinyurl.com/2ugos3 Matt Moylan reveals a little secret about Sunstreaker at tfw2005.com]</ref> ([[Dick Gautier]] jokingly "confirmed" that [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]] is gay at [[BotCon 2002]], in response to panel-mate [[Michael McConnohie]] being asked if [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] was. This is obviously not canon.) The current IDW Ongoing Comic [[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye]] introduced several current and past romantic relationships that centred around mnemosurgeon [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], as well as floating the potential for other "canon couples" in the title.

Transformer/organic relations are not any richer in this regard. [[Paddles (character)|Paddles]] had a clear fondness of the humans [[Randall]] and [[Ed (student)|Ed]], and [[Magnificus (G1)|Magnificus]] and [[Ga'mede]] ''might'' have something going between them, but that's about it. A note could be made on the fair chance that Tigatron's [[beast mode]] represents a female tiger and was scanned from his partner [[Snowstalker]], yet that is speculation at best.

[[File:2 Transformers at the Ark-1 Memorial Statue.jpg‎|left|thumb|upright=1.66|Bender from ''Futurama'' finds a friend at the Ark 1 Memorial Statue...]]

The real-world explanation for the overall scarcity of anything specific between two of the same gender is that ''Transformers'' above all exists [[to sell toys]] to children and so has to play in on the wishes and expectations of the assumed general audience. Even if attitude is improving, heterosexuality is still the default assumption and least controversial option in all-ages fiction. Outside of an accident in translation<ref name="Airazorboy" /> and a few [[Knock Out (Prime)|sneaked-in jokes]] for older viewers, the default is still for writers to haul up Arcee or insert a new female (Transformer) to fill the romance niche than play up that sort of interaction in same gender context.

However, the [[IDW Publishing|IDW]] comics have a traditionally older audience. This led to the glass ceiling being shattered when ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' depicted [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] in a millennia-long relationship, in which they were named as each other's "significant other"... and this relationship was not the first either have had, and Chromedome may or may not have been dating ''[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]]'' before that.<ref>[http://theunderbase.libsyn.com/the-underbase-deconstructs-shadowplay "The Underbase Podcast Deconstructs Shadowplay"], 17:17 - 14:58</ref> The relationship is perhaps not out-and-out romance as humans would think or feel it, but author [[James Roberts]] has commented that this is because he imagines Transformers ''don't'' have relationships in exactly the same way humans do; he leaves no doubt that "Chromedome and Rewind each regard the other as the most important person in their life."<ref>[http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?t=12651&postdays=0&postorder=asc&start=20 James Roberts on Chromedome and Rewind on the IDW forums]</ref> That Rewind out-and-out says "I love you" in a message to Chromedome only hammers it home. Hasbro has been totally cool with IDW doing this.<ref>[http://www.fullmetalhero.com/t14540/ Moonbase2's second interview with James Roberts - 01:40:47 to 01:41:24]</ref> This measure was later followed up by the introduction of the first same-gender female couple in Transformers history, as well as the first example of attraction between members of different genders in IDW {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}

(And yes, there is the fact that IDW has previously established that Transformers are genderless in their continuity, but let's not kid ourselves about what we're seeing here.)
{{-}}

==Sex==
[[File:KP001.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Oh, Convoy! Your shift lever is dirty," Marissa exclaims. "It must be from when I spilled soft serve ice cream on you before. I will wipe it clean for you now." (''NOTE: We didn't make that up. That actually, [[canon]]ically happened.'')]]

The [[Unofficial guidebooks#Prime Targets|hints]] are few and far between, but ''Transformers'' is not devoid of the possibility Transformers might engage in sexual activities (for recreational purposes). [[Kiss]]ing is a regularly observed sign of affection and in [[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|''The Headmasters'' episode]] "[[Return of the Immortal Emperor]]", [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] was rather thrilled he got to see [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] transform. Nevertheless, ''Beast Wars'' was the first to pick up the subject in a more direct manner: in the episode "[[The Agenda (Part 1)]]", [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] offers to take [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] to what sounds like a Cybertronian version of a strip club, and later slyly makes a double entendre regarding Silverbolt's suspected kinky activities with [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]].

Rape euphemisms are commonly inserted in the Japanese dubs of Western ''Transformers'' programs for, ''uh'', "humor". The Japanese dub of "[[Maximal, No More#Foreign localization|Maximal, No More]]" has Rattrap, thinking himself about to be stabbed by [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], ask his attacker to penetrate him "gently, because I've heard the first time can hurt." The Japanese dub of "[[Predatory#Foreign localization|Predatory]]", reworked from a slasher movie homage to a parody of Pepe Le Pew cartoons, has [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] spewing a lengthy string of sexual declarations (some thinly veiled, some not-so-much) as she amorously pursues [[Jack Darby|Jack]] (including singing a Japanese folk song about a woman raping a man).

References and innuendoes have become increasingly more common in recent years. [[Scarlett]] and [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] had a suggestive conversation about "riding" him in "[[Wolves]]", and in "[[The Art of War issue 3]]", Arcee promised Bumblebee to "rotate his tires" if he could beat her, to which he responded with a most enthusiastic "Wooo-Hooo!". In the Dreamwave issue "[[Infestation (Dreamwave)|Infestation]]", [[:File:Infestation crotchrot.jpg|one remark from Sunstreaker]] might suggest the existence of Transformer S.T.D.'s. In the ever-questionable ''[[Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players]]'' double-entendres ran rife, with one of the most disturbing involving Optimus Prime deriving pleasure from [[Marissa Faireborn]] polishing his stick shift and rubbing the rim of his gas tank, which are pretty clear metaphors for... well... y'know.

And that's about as far as we're going to broach the subject. If you ''really'' want to know more on the matter of Transformer sex, an exciting world of [[fan fiction]] awaits you. Take note that doing so will be at your own risk, and [[Main Page|TFWiki]] accepts no liability for any psychological trauma incurred.

{{See also|Reproduction#Sexual reproduction|l1=Sexual Reproduction}}

==Transformer - Transformer==
{{bigquote|But me Grimlock still taller than ''you''. That why Spider-Lady like me Grimlock best.|[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], making sure no one else tries a move on his love interest|"[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]"}}

Most commonly, Transformers stick to their own kind when becoming romantically entangled. This is to be expected, as those of their own kind share the cultural and bio-technological mindset that makes their personalities more likely to be compatible. Despite the low number of female Transformers, most relations seen thus far are between a female and a male. What this means for Transformer culture - Are relations something rare? Is there programming or something that only connects a male to a female and vice versa? And if so, why does it exist? - goes unexplained.

In one universe, a Transformer can designate another Transformer his [[Conjunx Endura]], or significant other.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
[[File:Disclosure CSSB-16 Devcon & co.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I didn't know giant robots '''had''' testosterone."]]
*[[Elita One]] (Ariel) - [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (Orion Pax)
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] - [[Ironhide (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ironhide]] {{storylink|The Search for Alpha Trion}}
*[[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] - [[Hot Rod]]
*Arcee - [[Springer (G1)|Springer]]
*Arcee - [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters}}
*Arcee - [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers: The Art of War|The Art of War}}
*[[Nancy]] - [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (episode)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
*[[Octane]] once tried to tune in an image of a [[Cheesecake robot|disturbingly sexualized unnamed female robot]]. Make of that what you will. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}}
*Technically or something, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] is married to [[Giga|him]]/[[Mega|her]]self. {{storylink|Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (franchise)|Super-God Masterforce}}
*[[Esmeral (Victory)|Esmeral]] - [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deszaras]] who, unique to other Transformers relationships, are explicitly stated to be husband and wife. {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (manga)|Victory}}
*[[Clipper (Victory)|Clipper]] - [[Holi]] {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory}}
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]] blushed and was a little lost on words when Clipper complimented him. Holi didn't like this. {{storylink|Planet Micro - The Mysterious Warrior}}
*[[Rescue Patrol Team|The rest of Holi's team]] is sad they don't have girlfriends. {{storylink|Resurrection!? The Decepticon Fortress}}
*[[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] found himself some [[Devcon's galpal|pleasant company]] on [[Spaceport CSSB-16]]. {{storylink|Disclosure}}
*[[San D-Go]] once had plans to marry [[Discharge]], apparently directly inspired by that aspect of [[human]] culture. Whether there was an actual romantic relationship involved is unknown. {{storylink|San D-Go|San D-Go's Micromaster toy bio}}
*[[Raker]] is a shameless flirt to female robots. {{storylink|Raker|Raker's Micromaster toy bio}}
*[[Overkill (G1)|Overkill]] is planning on getting himself a whole harem of girl-bots. {{Storylink|The Art of War issue 5}}
*[[Magnum]] has a [[:File:Magnumsgirlfriend.jpg|girlfriend]]. {{storylink|Wings of Honor}}
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] had parents when he crashed on [[Quintessa]]. {{storylink|The Story of Wheelie, the Wild Boy of Quintesson}}
*[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] once dated [[Thunderblast (G1)|Thunderblast]], and is a bit of a skirt-chaser in general. {{storylink|Flames of Yesterday}}
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] has a thing for fembots (specifically ones in red) and isn't above impersonating [[Dion|an elite guardsman]] to get sympathy. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 1}}
**And thinks [[Lyzack (Victory)|Lyzack]], a femicon with a sword, is hot. {{storylink|Battle Lines, Part 3}}
*[[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] - [[Dominus Ambus]] {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}}
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] - [[Pivot]] {{storylink|The Gloaming}}
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] - [[Mach (Victory)|Mach]] {{storylink|The Gloaming}}
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] - [[Scattergun]] {{storylink|The Gloaming}}
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] - [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] {{storylink|Shadowplay (disambiguation)|Shadowplay}} (possibly)
*[[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] - [[Rewind (G1)|Rewind]] {{storylink|Before & After}}
*[[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] had an unreciprocated love for [[Quark]] {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}
*[[Proxima (G1)|Proxima]] - [[Acceleron]] {{storylink|The Sensuous Frame}}
*[[Sparkstalker]] - [[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] {{storylink|Choose Me}}
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] - [[Horri-Bull]] {{storylink|The Transgressors}}
*[[Greenlight]] - [[Lancer]] {{storylink|The Will of the Few}}
*[[Swift]] - [[Barricade (G1)|Barricade]]
*[[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] assumed [[Slag (G1)|Slug]] was hitting on her {{storylink|The Transformers: Redemption}}.
*[[Knock Out (G1)|Knock Out]] - "[[Breakdown (IDW)|Breakdown]]" {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 4}}

====Beast Era====
[[File:ScyllaMolest1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Bad touch is good humor if done by a girl.]]
*[[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] - [[Tigatron]]
*[[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] - [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]]
*[[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]], [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] all had crushes on [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]]. [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] had feelings towards her that we'll leave to the imagination.
*[[Botanica (BM)|Botanica]] - [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]
*[[Strika (BM)|Strika]] - [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]]<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071202095128/http://bigbot.com/beast-machines-transformers-bob-skir/Beast-Machines-FAQ/Wed_19_Jan_2000.html ''Transformers: Beast Machines Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)'' Wed, 19 Jan 2000], by [[Bob Skir]]</ref>
*[[Scylla]] and [[Artemis]] both fancy [[Scuba]]. In turn, [[Bighorn]] has a crush on Scylla, while Artemis also likes [[Starscream (BWII)|Starscream]].
*While technically not a Transformer, [[DNAVI]] is in love with [[Guiledart]].
*[[Rāge]] - [[Stampy (BWN)|Stampy]] {{storylink|To Jellyfish with Love! Cry Out, Stampy Blade}}
*[[Z Grill]] and [[Kitte Shūshū]] fell in love and made a [[Stampy (BWN)|kid]]. {{storylink|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News Reporter|Andromeda - Axiom Nexus News, 10/5/2015}}

====Unicron Trilogy====
*[[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Mirage]] displays romantic interest in [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Galvatron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon}}
*[[Downshift (Energon)|Downshift]] - [[Joyride (Cybertron)|Joyride]] {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Downshift's Cyber Key Code info}}
*[[Shortround]] fancies [[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]]. Naturally, she does not reciprocate.
*[[Thunderblast (Decepticon)|Thunderblast]] - [[Megatron (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Just about anybody]] [[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|who's big and powerful]].
*[[Ransack (Cybertron)|Ransack]] is quite the skirt chaser. He used to have a relation with a "cute scooter",<ref>From context, the best guess is [[Crumplezone (Cybertron)|Crumplezone]] was talking about a Transformer.</ref> but eventually dumped her. {{storylink|Landmine (episode)|Landmine}} He also harbored a secret crush on [[Override (Cybertron)|Override]], {{storylink|Cyber Key Codes|Ransack's Cyber Key Code info}} and tried to win over Thunderblast by winning the [[Speedia|Speedia 500]]. {{storylink|Beginning}}
*[[Buzzsaw (Cybertron)|Buzzsaw]] tried to cheer up the ''[[Upstart]]'''s crew by reminding them of the perks of seeking out the colony worlds. Starting his list came "naive small planetoid femme-bots." ...Yes. Let's hope that when he closed his speech with "all of it untouched for centuries or more... until we show up," he was only talking about the energon reserves at the end of the list. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}
*[[Vector Prime]] and his bodyguard [[Scorpia (G2)|Scorpia]] had a love that bypassed rank but, in the end, his duty meant he had to leave her. Answering questions about this leave him quiet, and sad. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime}}

====Live-action film series====
*[[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] claims to have a mother and a father. Primus knows what [[Relatives|that]] means, but we might as well try to be complete about this list. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*In her spare time, [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] runs a lonely-hearts ad column called Arcee's soulmates. Many 'bots write letters in for it mostly expecting replies from other 'bots. {{storylink|Star Screams}}
*In the letters page of the comic of the films, [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] flirts right back with a cop-cycle OC called Hotwire.

====Transformers Animated====
[[File:TFA Black Friday ME GRIMLOCK IN LOVE.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|In case you needed visual recognition that he has the hots for her.]]
*[[Sentinel Prime (Animated)|Sentinel Prime]] used to date [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Elita-1]] until, [[Along Came a Spider|well...]] {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
*[[Grimlock (Animated)|Grimlock]], [[Snarl (Animated)|Snarl]], [[Swoop (Animated)|Swoop]] and [[Wasp|Wasp/Waspinator]] each have (had) a one-sided crush on [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]].
*Blackarachnia and [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] seem to have feelings for each other. {{storylink|Along Came a Spider}}
*[[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] flirted with [[Slipstream (Animated)|his female clone]] upon meeting her. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}
*[[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] once considered [[Afterburn]] dreamy. It is unclear if this opinion is to be attributed to her dormant Transformer half though. {{storylink|Transformers Animated (Titan)|Transformers Animated}}
*[[Strika (Animated)|Strika]] - [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]. {{storylink|Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 24|Strika's tech spec bio}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
*[[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] has an unnamed girlfriend from [[Crystal City]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}
*[[Wreck-Gar (Animated)|Wreck-Gar]] once believed [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] wanted to go steady with him. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}
*[[Botanica (Animated)|Botanica]] - [[Rattletrap]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}
*[[Flareup (Animated)|Flareup]] - [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}
*[[Glyph (Animated)|Glyph]] and [[Volks (Animated)|Volks]] used to date long ago. And Volks is something of a Ladiesbot217-type. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

====TransTech====
*[[Jackpot (G1)|Jackpot]] is obsessed (but very unlucky) with fembots. Among his unsuccessful projects are [[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]]. {{storylink|Gone Too Far}}
*[[Crystal Widow]] had an unnamed lover before becoming stuck in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}
*One of the ways [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] can be bribed is by "providing her with a handsome companion", according to Crystal Widow. {{storylink|Withered Hope}}
*[[Swindle (G1)#TransTech|Swindle]]s of [[Swindle, Swindle and Swindle]] has hinted that all three of the Swindles are in some kind of polyamorous relationship. One of them tried dating a different [[Swindle (Animated)|Swindle]], but one of the other Swindles took a dislike to the newcomer and the relationship went nowhere. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Swindle's Spiel|Swindle's Spiel}}

====Shattered Glass====
*[[Elita-One (SG)|Elita-One]] - [[Rodimus (SG)|Rodimus]] {{storylink|Blitzwing Bop}}
{{--}}

====Prime====
*[[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]] once expressed feelings for [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]]. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}} Looks like even Cybertronian love hurts too. {{storylink|Crossfire}}
*Ratchet, in a [[Synthetic Energon]]-induced daze of strength and adrenaline, flirtatiously winked at Arcee, causing a very awkward response from the latter. {{storylink|Stronger, Faster}}
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] and [[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]] hinted at an infatuation between each other until [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] killed the moment. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Prime)|Predacons Rising}}

====''Aligned'' Novels====
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]] and [[Liege Maximo]] had feelings for [[Solus Prime]] {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}. She returned Megatronus's feelings{{storylink|Covenant of Primus|Covenant of Primus}}, but may have had eyes for [[Nexus Prime]] as well.

==Transformer - organic==
{{bigquote|We don't have to be the same outside to share the same feeling inside.|[[Alana]] speaks words every Autobot Commander dreads|"[[Sea Change]]"}}

Perhaps because [[reproduction]] does not seem to be a motivation for them to become romantically involved or perhaps because finding a proper partner among their own kind is not always an easy task, more than one Transformer at one point in their life made nice with an organic lifeform. However, virtually nothing is known about how the long-term cases worked out, what with physical differences such as size, [[Life cycle|lifespan and aging]], and [[Transformer#Culture|cultural differences]] - up front the constant influence of the war.

As to why organic lifeforms sometimes get head-over-heels for beings that can't fulfill the very reason they seek out partners, is another matter. In the case of humans, [[fan fiction|several authoritative works]] have been written on relevant aspects of their biology. Readers are advised to seek them out for further reference.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
[[File:Pgalove.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[[Powerglide (G1)|PG]][[Astoria Carlton-Ritz|A]] PDA]]
*[[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and [[Charlene (cowgirl)|Charlene]] {{storylink|Showdown!}}
*[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]] took a deep liking to [[Joy Meadows]] {{storylink|The Transformers (Marvel comic)|UK Marvel comics}}
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] believed [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]]'s care for [[Cindy Newell]] was of the "nudge. nudge. wink. wink." variety. {{storylink|Fire on High!}}
*[[:File:Nomates.jpg|While Cloudburst clumsily tried to explain the First One ''why'' he wasn't interested in her]], [[Landmine (G1)|Landmine]] got cozy in the next room with several other [[Femax]]ians. {{storylink|Recipe for Disaster!}}
*[[Stranglehold]] had a dream involving two ladies there for his affections. They are supposedly organic-based, because while Stranglehold's humanoid appearance is his [[Pretender]] shell, female Transformers officially don't exist in the Marvel continuity, so it's not likely they are Pretenders. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}
*[[Powerglide (G1)|Powerglide]] - [[Astoria Carlton-Ritz]] {{storylink|The Girl Who Loved Powerglide}}
*[[Seaspray (G1)|Seaspray]] - [[Alana]] {{storylink|Sea Change}}
*[[Michelle]] totally got it on with [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. Though to be fair, he was human at the time. {{storylink|Only Human}}
*[[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] had a thing for [[Papika]]. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}
*[[Lander]] once was in the middle of a date but unceremoniously ditched [[Madonna (Masterforce)|his partner]] after he got an emergency-call from [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]]. {{storylink|Rise Up!! Pretenders}}
*[[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] quite fell for [[Jenny (G1)|Jenny]]'s charms. {{storylink|Full Throttle Scramble Power!}}
*[[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] - [[Marissa Faireborn]] {{storylink|Transformers: Generation 1 (Dreamwave) |Generation One}}
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] - [[Scarlett]] {{storylink|Transformers/G.I. Joe}}
*[[Glide (OC)|Glide]] is known to pick up cute human girls and give them rides on his motorcycle mode. {{storylink|Glide (OC)|Glide's Micromaster toy bio}}
*[[Autorooper]] - [[Atari Hitotonari]] {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}
*[[Hot Rod]] - [[Shaoshao Li]] {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] - [[Marissa Faireborn]] {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (franchise)|Kiss Players}}
*[[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] drives faster if he smells [[Kelly (RID)|Junko Shiragami]]'s marigold-scented hair. Make of that what you will. {{storylink|The Transformers: Binaltech Asterisk|Binaltech Asterisk}}
*[[Paddles (character)|Paddles]] took a deep liking to [[Randall]] and [[Ed (student)|Ed]]. {{storylink|Paddles (story)|Paddles}}

====Beast Era====
*[[Tigatron]] - [[Snowstalker]]
*''Possibly, [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]] once fell for a female gorilla.'' {{storylink|A Greater Ape}}
*When [[Diver (BWII)|Diver]] was singing, he attracted a lot of female frogs out of his expectation. {{storylink|Demolish the Superdreadnought Tank!}}

====Unicron Trilogy====
*[[Starscream (Armada)/Cartoon continuity|Starscream]] - [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Armada (cartoon)|Armada}}

====Live-action film series====
[[File:ROTF-Wheeliedryhumpsaleg.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|See it like this: rather a leghugger than a [[Matrixspawn|facehugger]].]]
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] thought that [[Mikaela Banes]] was hot. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}
*He later shifted his attentions to [[Carly Spencer]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}

====''Prime''====
*In the Japanese dub, [[Airachnid (Prime)|Airachnid]] is head-over-heels in love with [[Jack Darby|Jack]], even going so far as to aggressively propose marriage to him (Jack, incidentally, does not reciprocate the affection). {{storylink|Predatory#Foreign localization|Mystery Insect Transformation! Forest of the Spider Woman!}}

{{--}}

==Transformer - non-living object==
{{bigquote|And when we get back home, I want Bumblebee to meet my brother's convertible. We call her Juanita, and I think the two of them will get along just fine.|[[Luisa]], quite likely one of the very few humans who does not find this an awkward subject|"[[Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain]]"}}

While the ability to at least exchange thoughts can explain the interest some Transformers have for beings not belonging to their own kind, that pretty much doesn't go for the interest some of them have for non-living objects. Unless the fact they often treat them as if alive has something to do with it. This is possibly not as odd as it seems: Transformers are, after all, [[Alternate mode|part object themselves]], some even having been upgraded from a mere piece of machinery. In that sense, it is perhaps harder to understand why it doesn't happen more often. Fancy that sleek piece of car? Oh, so it's one of those ''not'' talking back? [[Sacred implement|Nothing that can't be helped!]] Or alternatively, it comes very close to the real thing and one can be certain not to be rejected by it.

===Cases===
====Generation 1====
*[[Luisa]] wanted to introduce [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] to her brother's convertible "Juanita". Bumblebee seemed to appreciate that plan. {{storylink|Fire on the Mountain (episode)|Fire on the Mountain}}
*[[Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus]] and [[Pretender|his own Pretender shell]] {{storylink|Iguanus (G1)|Iguanus's toy bio}}
*[[Rook (Universe)|Rook]] and the [[Running Cogs Award for Captivating Journalism]] {{storylink|Around Cybertron #17}}

====Robots in Disguise====
[[File:Sideburn's Obsession Sideburntricycle.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|'Burn tricycle]]
*[[Side Burn (RID)|Side Burn]] has a thing for pretty red sportcars.

====Unicron Trilogy====
*[[QuickFire]] - [[Starheart]] {{storylink|Lonesome Diesel}}

====Live-action movies====
*Dialog from their [[trans-scan]] of new [[alternate mode]]s may suggest [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] had sexual thoughts towards their new alternate modes.<ref>Mudflap: "This is my booty call right here. Time to get my sexy on with the green. (beatboxes)" {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}</ref>

====Transformers Animated====
*[[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]] and [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] like sportcars almost as much as Side Burn does. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}
{{--}}
==References==
{{reflist}}

[[Category:Transformer culture]]

Monster

2016-08-09T02:41:32Z

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"'''Monster'''" is a song by Paramore, featured on the 2011 album ''[[Dark of the Moon: The Album]]''.

==Single releases==
#"Monster"

'''Release date:''' [[June 7]], [[2011]] 
'''Label:''' Fueled By Ramen

===Album releases===
*2011 — ''Dark of the Moon: The Album''
*2011 — ''Singles Club''

==Notes==
* "Monster" is the second credits song in [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film) | Dark of the Moon]], as well as the soundtrack's second single.

==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PoTEnaAI9Fo Video for "Monster"]

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File:Paramore monster.jpg

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Cover for Paramore's single "[[Monster]]", featured in [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film) | Transformers: Dark of the Moon]].

© [[2011]] Fueled By Ramen
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New Divide

2016-08-09T01:29:45Z

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|written by=Linkin Park
|production=[[Mike Shinoda]]
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"''New Divide'''" is a song by [[Linkin Park]], featured on [[Revenge of the Fallen: The Album]]. It was written specifically for the film, and was released as the soundtrack's official single.

==Single releases==
#"New Divide"
#"New Divide (Instrumental)"
#"New Divide (A Capella)"

'''Release date:''' [[May 18]], [[2009]] 
'''Label:''' Reprise Records (a sub-label of [[Warner Bros. | Warner Bros. Records]])

===Album releases===
*2009 — ''Revenge of the Fallen: The Album''

==Music video==
The video for the single, released [[June 11]], [[2009]], depicts the band performing in the [[Tomb of the Primes]], with an alternate version incorporating scenes from the film as well. It makes use of ''a lot'' of special effects and filters, particularly the use of thermal cameras coupled with flashy imagery.

==Notes==
* "New Divide" was played live in Red Square for the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film) | Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' premiere in Moscow along with "[[Iridescent]]", "[[What I've Done]]", and other songs from Linkin Park's previous albums.
* "New Divide" is one of Linkin Park's most successful and highest charting singles to date, debuting at #6 on the Billboard Hot 100 in the United States.

==External links==
*[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ysSxxIqKNN0 Video for "New Divide"]

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User:Meltdowner

2016-08-08T06:19:23Z

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I'm just some chick who loves cartoons and comics and somehow didn't even touch the Transformers franchise until my 20s. I'm trying to experience as much TF fiction as I can, and at the moment I'm primarily into the IDW continuity. Every incarnation of Hot Rod is my son.

The Power of Love

2016-08-08T06:04:26Z

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:''"The Power of Love" is a song from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''"The Power of Love'''" is a song by [[human]] band Huey Lewis and the News, evidently associated with a similarly human-made film about time travel. It seems to be a favorite of the [[Lost Light]] crew, particularly [[Cyclonus_(G1)/IDW_Generation_1_continuity|Cyclonus]].

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

After a movie screening at [[Swerve's]], Cyclonus led a group sing-a-long of "The Power of Love". Apparently the song was already at least somewhat known amongst the crew of the Lost Light, since they seemed to know the lyrics. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

Some time later, during the "indie disco" at Swerve's, [[Tailgate_(G1)|Tailgate]] put in a request for "The Power of Love" in the hopes that Cyclonus would dance with him. After previously resisting Tailgate's proposal, he perked up when he heard the song, and agreed to just one dance... And found that Tailgate had already decided to dance with [[Getaway]] instead. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

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The Power of Love

2016-08-08T05:57:11Z

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:''"The Power of Love" is a song from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

'''"The Power of Love'''" is a song by [[human]] band Huey Lewis and the News, evidently associated with a similarly human-made film about time travel. It seems to be a favorite of the [[Lost Light]] crew, particularly [[Cyclonus_(G1)/IDW_Generation_1_continuity|Cyclonus]].

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

After a movie screening at [[Swerve's]], Cyclonus led a group sing-a-long of "The Power of Love". Apparently the song was already at least somewhat known amongst the crew of the Lost Light, since they seemed to know the lyrics. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

Some time later, during the "indie disco" at Swerve's, [[Tailgate_(G1)|Tailgate]] put in a request for "The Power of Love" in the hopes that Cyclonus would dance with him. After previously resisting Tailgate's proposal, he perked up when he heard the song, and agreed to just one dance... And found that Tailgate had already decided to dance with [[Getaway]] instead. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}}

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Rewind (G1)

2016-07-18T18:13:47Z

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{{disambig3.5|the heroic Autobot Mini-Cassette know-it-all|information on his evil counterpart, if you didn't know he had one|Rewind (SG)|Rewind}}
:'' Did you know that Rewind is an [[Autobot]] [[Autobot Mini-Cassette|Mini-Cassette]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]]?''

[[File:G1 MadmansParadise Rewind inscriptions.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|"Did you know that the names 'Rewind' and 'Eject' come from ACTUAL BUTTONS on a tape player? It's true, it's true!"]]
Did You Know that '''Rewind'''...

*Is the undisputed Autobot trivia master?
*Can store more data than even a [[floppy disk]], whether in [[robot mode]] or mighty microcassette mode?
*Isn't terribly selective with the data he stores, gathering up every tidbit of information he can find until it gives him a splitting electronic headache?
*Can unleash the light from his internal data storage matrix to become a blinding beacon?
*Would never lose on ''Jeopardy!'', but isn't always able to remember the useful things he knows until it's too late?
*Can tell you useful facts about [[New Jersey (Earth)|New Jersey]] ([[New Jersey (Ganzvort)|both of them]])?

(''[[The Transformers Universe]] bio. [[New York City|New York]]: [[Marvel Comics]], 1986.'')

{{quote|This all looks familiar! It's in my databanks someplace, but I can't quite...|Rewind|"[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]"}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====''The Transformers'' cartoon====
[[File:G1 ForeverIsALongTime Rewind dunno.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"Hey, did you know that my toy has a red eye visor but Eject has an orange visor? Let me tell you more."]]
'''Did You Know that Rewind in the ''Transformers'' Cartoon...'''
*Was voiced by [[Townsend Coleman]] in the English language and [[Yoku Shioya]] in the Japanese language dub?
*Became one of [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster's]] cassettes sometime between 1986 and 2005?
*Helped Blaster and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] defend the communications tower during the [[Battle of Autobot City]]?
*[[User:ItsWalky#Characters who have defeated Ravage|Successfully shot Ravage]] several times while doing so?
(''[[Ron Friedman]]. ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]''. [[New York City|New York]]: [[Sunbow Productions]], 1986.'')
{{note|Rewind’s involvement in these events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the comic mini-series “[[Transformers: The Animated Movie]].”}}

*Accompanied Blaster on a mission to investigate chronal energy signals emanating from an asteroid that had existed for 1,000,200,043 years and seven months?
*Travelled back in time to the [[Cybertronian Civil Wars|First Great Cybertronian War]]?
*Successfully fought against both [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticons]] and [[Dark Guardian]]s?
*Used his knowledge (after an initial false start) to recognize both the Guardians and the [[Quintesson]]s attempt to change history by stopping the Autobot slave rebellion?
*Spoke 17 lines of dialogue with 154 words during the accounting of these events?
(''[[Gerry Conway]] and [[Carla Conway]]. "[[Forever Is a Long Time Coming (episode)|Forever Is a Long Time Coming]]". New York: Sunbow Productions, 1986.'')

*Helped [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]] track down a missing [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] by identifying what Steeljaw found to [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]?
*Can translate ancient Quintesson inscriptions?
*Identified that a long-hidden chamber near the capital central of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was used for banishing criminals to a variety of alternate dimensions as punishment for their crimes?
*Successfully determined that Daniel was banished to [[Menonia]]?
*Participated in a Menonian battle against [[Mara-Al-Utha]], a Quintesson exiled for practicing [[magic]]?
(''[[Craig Rand]]. "[[Madman's Paradise]]". New York: Sunbow Productions, 1986.'')
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====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga=====
'''Did You Know that Rewind in the ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' manga...'''
*Rode alongside Eject inside [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] to help expose Decepticons posing as Autobots?
*Fired his blaster at a pair of hooded-and-robed figures, who were revealed as the Decepticons [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Rumble (G1)|Rumble]]?
*Then beat the ever-loving snot out of the two small Decepticons with Eject's help?

(''[[Masumi Kaneda]]. "[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers issue 7]]". [[Tokyo]]: [[Kodansha|Kodansha Ltd.]], 1986.'')

=====Controverse=====
'''Did You Know that Rewind in the ''Controverse'' mini-comic...'''
*Remembered how to use the Quintessons' dimensional banishment portal?
*Assisted [[Hubcap (G1)|Hubcap]] in its use?
*Oversaw the Autobots when they dispatched [[Primacron]] to another universe using the portal?

(''[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]. "[[Controverse]]". [[Tokyo]]: [[Milton Publishing]], 2014.'')

=====''The Headmasters'' cartoon=====
'''Did You Know that Rewind in the ''Headmasters'' Cartoon...'''
[[File:HM4 Rewind rides Steeljaw.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Did you know my weight is easily within the load bearing capacity of a [[cybercat]]? I just found out myself!"]]
*Was voiced by [[Ken Yamaguchi]] in the Japanese language?
*Helped find [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and his cassettes while they were spying on Autobot forces in [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]]?
*Joined the hunt to find the hidden [[Matrix of Leadership]]?
(''[[Toyohiro Ando]]. "[[The Mystery of Planet Master]]". Tokyo: [[Toei|Toei Animation Co., Ltd.]], 1987.'')

*Refused to go on missions because he was mourning Blaster's death?
*Was overjoyed when Blaster was resurrected as Twincast?
*Rode on Steeljaw as Twincast led them on a mission to stop the [[Madmachine]]?
(''Toyohiro Ando. "[[The Great Cassette Operation]]". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.'')

*Spied on the Decepticons as they planned to attack [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]?
(''[[Yoshihisa Araki]]. "[[Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1]]". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.'')

*Sneaked into the Decepticon base and spied on a conversation between Soundblaster and Sixshot about a meeting on [[Chaar]]?
*Accompanied Twincast to Chaar and took part in a fight with Soundblaster when they were spotted?
(''Toyohiro Ando. "[[Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears]]". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.'')

*Scouted planet [[Paradise]] with the rest of Twincast's cassettes?
(''Yoshihisa Araki. "[[Head Formation of Friendship]]". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.'')

*Helped comb Earth for information on the Decepticons' plans?
(''Yoshihisa Araki. "[[The Emperor of Destruction Vanishes on an Iceberg]]". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.'')

*Patrolled Earth with the other cassettes after the Decepticons abandoned the planet?
(''Yoshihisa Araki. "[[Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)]]". Tokyo: Toei, 1987.'')

*Saved [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] from [[Mindwipe (G1)|Mindwipe]] along with his fellow cassettes during the final battle to save Earth?
*Joined in the "Final Formation" to give [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] enough power to destroy the Decepticons' [[Death Tower]]s?
(''Yoshihisa Araki. "[[The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)]]". Tokyo: Toei, 1988.'')

=====''Alternity''=====
'''Did You Know that Rewind in ''Alternity''...'''
*Became a member of the [[Protector]]s?
*Explained why [[Alternity]] [[Auto-avatar]]s were based on early 21st century vehicles?
(''[[Hirofumi Ichikawa]]. "[[Alternation]]". Tokyo: [[TakaraTomy|Tomy Co., Ltd.]], 2010.'')

====''Wings Universe''====
{{Wingsnote}}
'''Did You Know that Rewind, at the dawn of the [[Machine Wars: Transformers|Machine Wars]]...'''
*Relayed news to [[Override (G1)|Override]] and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] that [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] had been attacked?
*Was relieved to find that Optimus wasn't dead (again), but rather in deep stasis?
*Informed his fellow Autobots that [[Obsidian (BM)|Obsidian]] had taken command of Cybertron's military?
(''[[Jesse Wittenrich]]. "[[Termination]]". Fort Worth, [[Texas]]: [[Fun Publications]], 2013.'')

====Ask Vector Prime====
'''Did You Know that Rewind, as recounted by Vector Prime...'''
* Had his home universe destabilized by [[Sideways (RID)|Sideways]] and [[Gong (GoBots)|Gong]]?
* Battled [[Renegade#Re-Volt|Re-Volt]], [[Renegade#Chaos|Chaos]], and [[Renegade#Traitor|Traitor]] when the [[Renegade]]s tried to breach Autobot City?
(''[[Jim Sorenson]]. "[[Echoes and Fragments]]." "[[Ask Vector Prime]]." Facebook, 10 February 2016.'')

===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
=====Marvel UK future timelines=====
[[File:Arcee rewind steeljaw.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Did you know that due to Marvel's practice of using blue to represent black, I can be easily confused with Eject?"]]
'''Did You Know that Rewind in the Marvel Generation 1 Comics...'''
*Was released from Blaster's chest along with his fellow cassettes by [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] to help even the odds after the other Autobots in Autobot City (including Blaster) were deactivated and crucified during a Quintesson attack on the city in 2008?
(''[[Simon Furman]]. "[[Space Pirates!]]". [[London]]: [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] Entertainment International Ltd., 1988.'')

===''The Transformers 3-D''===
'''Did You Know that Rewind in the ''Transformers 3-D'' Comic...'''
*Was the historian of the Autobots?
*Was consulted by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] after [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]] and [[Hot Rod/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] retrieved a [[Logicon]] message tape that contained information on the [[Destructon]]s?
*Considered both the Destructons and the Logicons to be myths from a primitive past?
*Was subsequently asked by Optimus Prime to work out the coordinates to planet [[Metascan Alpha]], the apparent home of the Logicons?
*Noticed a spy in their midst and shot at him—but became confused by the spy seemingly being in two places at once? (It's because the Autobots were really facing [[Pounce]] and [[Wingspan]]!)
(''Williams, Fuget, Haxo, "Noodles" and Stephenson. "[[The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3]]". El Cajon, California: [[Blackthorne Publishing]], 1988.'')

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
'''Did You Know that Rewind in the Dreamwave ''Generation 1'' Comics...'''
*Was a frequent partner of Blaster throughout the millennia, serving under him and Perceptor during the [[Age of Internment]]?
*Listened to [[Slamdance (G1)|Slamdance]]'s tale of how the latter narrowly escaped death at [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s hand?
{{note|Was meant to follow Blaster into Cybertron's underground to liberate enslaved Autobots, only for this story to go unpublished?}}
(''[[Simon Furman]]. ''[[Transformers: War Within: The Age of Wrath|The War Within: The Age of Wrath]]''. Markham, Ontario: [[Dreamwave Productions]], 2004.'')

*Was a part of Hot Rod and [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]]'s resistance movement when the [[Unified Cybertronian Government]] was corrupted from within by [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]?
(''[[James McDonough|Brad Mick]]. "[[Countdown to Extinction (issue)|Countdown to Extinction]]". Markham, Ontario: Dreamwave Productions, 2003.'')

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
'''Did You Know that Rewind in the IDW Generation 1 Comics...'''
*Was too prominent a character to continue summarizing his story simply as trivia factoids?
(''[[James Roberts]]. ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]''. San Diego, California: [[IDW Publishing|Idea and Design Works, LLC]], 2012.'')
{{ongoing}}
[[File:BeforeandAfter-Rewindisold.jpg|left|thumb|upright=2.2|"Did you know I am old, tiny, and looking for my mustachioed ex-husband?"]]
'''Rewind of [[Lower Petrohex]]''' was extremely old: he could remember when Cybertron switched to the [[New Calendar]], and he predated the rise of the [[Functionism|Functionists]] and their [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]]. Within the new caste structure the Functionists imposed upon Cybertronian society, Rewind's memory stick [[alternate mode]] saw him labelled as a member of the [[Disposable class]], who were little better than slaves. Fortunately, Rewind was lucky enough to wind up working as a data receptacle for [[Dominus Ambus]], who treated him with respect and eventually became his friend, and then more, even fighting for civil rights for the Disposable class. Seeking a cure for the disease [[Cybercrosis]], Dominus departed Cybertron to search for [[Moonbase One|Luna 1]], and Rewind accompanied him; their quest ended in failure, and when they returned to their homeworld, they discovered a [[Great War (G1)|civil war]] had broken out in their absence. Rewind joined the Autobot faction, but the war soon became a distant second concern for him when Dominus mysteriously disappeared. Rewind began a lifelong search for his friend, but when no sign that he still lived could be found, the archivist eventually started investigating the [[Relinquishment Clinic]]s, thinking that his friend may have committed suicide, and at he could at least gain some measure of peace by learning his fate. It was while visiting such a clinic, where he was confronted with failure yet again, that Rewind was approached by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]], another Autobot waiting to die who had found something inside himself touched by Rewind's anguish. Together, the pair gave each other a reason to live and began a relationship that lasted for millions of years, but Rewind never stopped searching for Dominus. With a camera mounted to his head at all times to record anything and everything around him, Rewind even began to plumb seedier and seedier depths, procuring footage of deaths of all kinds, in hopes of one day finding something that would reveal Dominus's fate to him. Despite being named Rewind's [[Conjunx Endura]], Chromedome resigned himself to the fact he would only ever be the ''second'' most important person in Rewind's life. {{storylink|Before & After}}

Half a million years ago, around 6th Cycle 351, Chromedome and Rewind were posted in the [[Manganese Mountains]], fighting Scorponok. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue}}

[[File:LiarsAtoD1-Rewind.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|"Did you know that I have a camera attached to the side of my head at all times so that I can record everything?"]]
Rewind was among the Autobots stationed at the [[Kimia Facility]] at the time of the [[Chaos (IDW)|Chaos event]], and escaped an attack by [[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] and the [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]]s by fleeing in an escape pod with several other survivors. {{storylink|Chaos Part Three: Kings|Kings}} {{storylink|Chaos Part Four: Genesis|Genesis}} Returning to Cybertron, he was tasked with putting his mastery of language to use translating the inscription found within the [[Matrix of Leadership]], but even he struggled with it. {{storylink|Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime}} When it was determined that the Matrix contained a map believed to lead to the long-lost [[Knights of Cybertron]], Rewind elected to join [[Hot Rod/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Rodimus]]'s crew aboard the ''[[Lost Light]]'' in following the map. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} Though Rewind's primary motivation was to see if somewhere along the way he could learn what had happened to Dominus. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

Some time before Rodimus made the announcement, Rewind and Chromedome attended the Festival of Lost Light together.{{storylink|Twenty Plus One}}

Before the launch, Rodimus approached Rewind with a quest to film everything he could, as a travelogue, though Ultra Magnus would have say over what entered the final cut. {{storylink|Little Victories}} On the craft's launch day, Rewind purchased some more death footage from [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] before joining Chromedome and Ratchet in crossing the [[Mitteous Plateau]] to the ship, causing some grumbling from his partner that they were being forced to walk because of Rewind's non-mobile alternate mode. Upon launch, a malfunction of the ''Lost Light''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s quantum generators damaged the ship and hurled it into deep space; {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|How to Say Goodbye and Mean It}} once the ship was set down on a planetoid, Rewind helped Chromedome and [[Hoist (G1)|Hoist]] recover the damaged Cyclonus, who had been clinging to the hull. Returning to the ship, they met with [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and [[Tailgate (G1)|Tailgate]], and then witnessed a battle between the newly arrived amnesiac [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] and a group of [[Legislator|mysterious robots]], which Rewind gleefully recorded. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 2: Hangers On|Hangers On}}

Meanwhile, unknown to everyone else, the incident had created a second ''Lost Light'', with its own Rewind and Chromedome. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken}}

No sooner was the ''Lost Light'' airborne again than Rewind was called upon to help investigate the death of [[Shock (G1)|Shock]], identifying the murder as the work of a [[Sparkeater (creature)|Sparkeater]]. {{storylink|Liars, A to D Part 3: The Chaos of Warm Things|The Chaos of Warm Things}}

On the other ''Lost Light'', the crew also faced the Sparkeater, but the incident ended with Rodimus's death. Assuming command, Ultra Magnus promptly canned Rewind's travelogue. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken}}

Shortly thereafter, Rewind and Chromedome attending the grand opening of [[Swerve's]]. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} Rodimus later called Rewind up to give Tailgate a history lesson about the war: having been in stasis throughout the conflict, Tailgate had decided that he wanted to be a Decepticon, but a super-compressed summary of the villains' actions during the war beamed straight into his head by Rewind quickly disabused him of the notion. {{storylink|Life After the Big Bang}}

Rewind was sitting with Chromedome and Skids at Swerve's when the former managed to snag the latter's gun. Rewind didn't notice. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}}

After the Lost Light was impacted by a discarded thumb from Metroplex, and was subsequently repaired, Rewind attended an award ceremony honoring Brainstorm, Chromedome and Highbrow for their part in saving the ship. Later, Rewind along with nearly everyone on board of the Lost Light were frozen in place due to one of Brainstorm's experimental weapons accidentally going off. After he recovered, he was awarded a Rodimus Star "for exceptional endurance in the face of adversity." {{storylink|The Reluctant Specialist}}

When [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] discovered the footage Rewind had bought from Swindle and brought on board, he dubbed them "snuff movies" and punished the little 'bot by having him replace rivets on the ship's hull. He was soon joined in his task by Swerve, and the pair were then pressed into action when [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] took [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] and [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]] hostage. Rewind projected footage of Max's torture at the hands of [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] at [[Garrus-9]] through a window from outside in order to distract him, while Swerve took a shot at him, but wound up grievously wounding Rung instead. {{storylink|Interiors}}

[[File:MTMTE2012Annual-RewindDataSlug.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.66|"Did you know that although I appear to be flying in [[data slug]] mode in these panels, this is not in fact possible for me to achieve?"]]
Against Rewind's wishes, Chromedome had begun using his [[mnemosurgery]] skills again, resulting in him reliving the experience of [[Skyfall (G1)|Skyfall]]'s death. After helping calm his partner, Rewind accompanied him to Tailgate's Autobot Initiation Ceremony, during which Rodimus was seized by a strange compulsion and drew some ancient Cybertronian on Tailgate's chest, which Rewind translated as "let me out". Shortly after, Rewind was among those teleported to the planet [[Theophany]] by the [[Galactic Council]] to investigate the abandoned [[Crystal City]]. Beneath the city, they found a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]], whose psychic emanations were revealed as the cause of Rodimus's trance; the words, Cyclonus explained, were a plea from the titan that actually said "set me free". When the Autobots shrank the titan so it could teleport away, it sent them back to their ship and quantum-jumped them out of the Council's reach. {{storylink|Primus: You, Me, and Other Revelations|You, Me, and Other Revelations}}

Around the same time, on the other ''Lost Light'', Ultra Magnus had suffered an attack of Nanocons. In order to combat them, he was infected with a swarm of Scraplets. This incident revealed to that version of the ship he was Minimus Ambus, Dominus's brother. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken}} Rewind confronted Minimus, angrily accusing him of withholding this fact from him. Minimus emphatically stated his brother was dead, and Rewind retorted that there was no way he could've known. It took Chromedome intervening to separate the two after that. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

At some point around or after that, Brainstorm led the D.J.D. to the ''Lost Light'' with the promise of giving them Overlord. While they had been intending to keep their word of not harming anyone, the sight of Drift set them off, and they began killing everyone on-board {{storylink|The Permanent Revolution}} save Rewind, forcing him to film them doing their dirty work in exchange for letting Chromedome live. Then they changed their minds, telling the two they'd let them live if Chromedome used his mnemosurgery skills to erase all his knowledge of Rewind. Chromedome refused, and was violently killed for it. Rewind managed to get away, hiding inside the now abandoned Magnus Armor, where he passed out. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken}}

Rewind hosted a movie night in his hab suite, projecting "[[Proteus's Promise]]." Tailgate, Swerve, Pipes and First Aid joined him in watching the film. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?|Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

With Rung's body repaired after the hostage ordeal, Rewind determined to heal his comatose mind by gathering together a group of other Transformers to tell stories of their shared experiences that would notionally help Rung's unresponsive mind form connections. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} Though Rewind's intentions weren't entirely selfless, as he wanted to have what he felt was a long-overdue conversation with Rung about Dominus. {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}} The first two attempts didn't work out, {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}} so for the third try, Rewind got Chromedome, Ratchet, Skids, [[Drift (G1)|Drift]] and Whirl to help him tell a story about events set during the [[Clampdown (event)|Clampdown]]. {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|Post Hoc}} The story didn't appear to be having any effect, {{storylink|Shadowplay, Part 2: Patternism|Patternism}} but Rewind was determined to keep going, having discovered that Rung was strangely ubiquitous in Cybertronian history, having been presented for virtually ever major event in the planet's span. In the end, it was not the story, but Skids's deliberate mispronunciation of the psychiatrist's name that awoke him. {{storylink|Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|An Intimate Beheading}}

[[File:MTMTE12 time's up.jpg|thumb|upright=1.95|Did you know that I nearly oiled myself at the realization that I was about to be blown up?]]
Rewind took part in an attack on a Decepticon battalion on [[Temptoria]], which kicked off with an argument between him and Chromedome, as he had previously promised his partner that he would not put himself in danger in this manner any more. The argument was cut off when Whirl dragged Rewind away to take footage of him during the attack; while Whirl and Cyclonus took care of the combat end of the mission, Rewind and Tailgate explored the Decepticon base and discovered the villains were using [[pink alchemy]] to drain [[energon]] from the natives. A bomb was wired to the chamber, so Rewind helped Tailgate to defuse it, but when the process went wrong, he wound up locked in the bomb chamber with Cyclonus. The larger 'bot shielded Rewind from the explosion, but the archivist was still badly damaged. He is returned to the Lost Light by Chromedome who reminds [[First Aid (G1)|First Aid]] that Rewind is allergic to Crude Energon and ultraviolet light. Rewind would have died had not Whirl (secretly responsible for locking them in as part of a deluded attempt to kill Cyclonus) volunteered to take part in jumpstarting his [[spark]]. {{storylink|Before & After}}

[[File:MTMTE13 Rewind's holomatter avatar.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85|Did you know that my holomatter avatar is adorable?]]
After the crew and Rewind had recovered from the battle of Temptoria, Rewind was one of those invited with [[Swerve (G1)|Swerve]] and his "gang" to the tourist planet of [[Hedonia]] for a night of R& R. Rewind was one of the group who had the opportunity to scout the organics-only bar using his [[holomatter]] avatar, a 20-something human called, appropriately, ''Joe Human''. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

At one point during the night, Rewind witnessed Skids and Whirl's meeting with a bunch of Ammonites, eerily similar mechanical lifeforms stuck in their own civil war. He also presumably witnessed the arrival, and subsequent murder by Whirl, of their arch-foe Imperius Drax. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

While Swerve babysat a drunken Ultra Magnus, Rewind joined the others in the gift shop. Rewind suggested to them that if they were already in trouble with Ultra Magnus, they might as well get into some serious trouble by searching for the "dark secret" of Hedonia. He later convinced [[Rung (G1)|Rung]] not to buy any Hedonian tourist memory sticks, as he was recording his own version. {{storylink|Signal to Noise}}

Rung bought an Ark-1 model instead, which led Rewind to an impromptu showing of some ancient footage of the real Ark-1's opening ceremony. Before he could roll footage, an apparently drunk Cyclonus flew into a rage. With only twenty minutes to spare, Rewind helped the others to get a comatose Ultra Magnus back to the shuttle. {{storylink|Cybertronian Homesick Blues}}

Shortly thereafter, the ''Lost Light'' had the pleasure of crossing paths with the legendary Thunderclash, with Swerve managing to save him from an Ammonite spy (it turned out the Ammonites were the bad guys of their particular war). In the meantime, Rewind got lots of footage of Rodimus desperately trying not to be his usual self. Afterward, Rodimus expressed the thought that maybe giving Rewind complete access to everything wasn't such a great idea. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

Unknown to Rewind, Chromedome was busy interfacing with the secret Decepticon prisoner, [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], who would later use Chromedome's memories to escape from his slow-cell prison. Rewind suspected something was going on, and visited Brainstorm to relay some of his suspicions. At that moment, Overlord killed [[Pipes (G1)|Pipes]] and the Lost Light was alerted to their emergency.

He followed the rest of the crew to find Overlord crippled by [[Trepan's Trigger]], the mnemonic process Chromedome had installed in the Phase-Sixer as a failsafe. Rewind felt betrayed by Chromedome's return to mnemosurgery, a dangerous practice which Chromedome had previously promised Rewind he would no longer do. {{storylink|Remembrance Day}} [[File:TheGloaming-iloveyou.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Did You Know that I love you? Or were you not aware? 
You're the smile on my face 
And I ain't going nowhere]] Rewind angrily told Chromedome that they would talk later, but the chance never came. When Fortress Maximus managed to put Overlord back into the slow cell, the doors had been wedged open by one of Drift's swords. The only way to close the cell was for Rewind to get into the cell and remove the sword from the inside.

As the ejection countdown began, Rewind apologised to a distraught Chromedome for things not working out. As the cell fell away from the ship, Rewind turned to find Overlord looming over him. What was said between the two is not known as Chromedome, only too aware of Overlord's depravity, rushed to blow up the ejected cell rather than leave Rewind to a sadist's mercy... {{storylink|Under Cold Blue Stars}}

Later, a small red-tinted camera-unit floating in space was apparently all that remained of Rewind, next to a fully intact and not-quite-dead Overlord.

Unknown to Chromedome, Rewind had the foresight to compose a message to his partner and eject it from the cell prior to the door's closing. After his ''in absentia'' funeral, Rewind's data-slug gave a grieving Chromedome a final message through a series of edited clips, finishing with the words ''I Love You.'' {{storylink|The Gloaming}}

In the aftermath of Tyrest's scheme to kill all the Constructed Cold, Rodimus removed the garish decorations of his office, and installed a memorial to all the fallen, Rewind included. {{storylink|The Sound of Breaking Glass}} Meanwhile, Skids tried to convince the Circle of Light to join up with the ''Lost Light's'' crew by showing them Rewind's film. For some reason, they only came away convinced that the ship was filled with maniacs, and went looking for Thunderclash instead. {{storylink|Little Victories}}

For months after, Chromedome sat in his room playing the message over and over (and felt guilt over ''not'' searching for Dominus Ambus as he'd promised). One day, the end of the message was simply an anguished scream and he went to [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] for aid. The detective realised it wasn't just Chromedome imagining things when Rewind's ''ghost'' showed up for a second. Nightbeat called it a "[[data ghost]]", theorising it was the impression left on the physical world by the metaphysical weight of the data that Rewind carried. All this took a back seat when the ship began to disappear. {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 1: Towards Peace|Towards Peace}} {{storylink|World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|Words Hang in the Air}} Only a few hours after that, the remaining Autobots came across a duplicate ''Lost Light'': one massacred 18 months prior by the [[Decepticon Justice Division]]. The only survivor, hidden and unconscious in the Magnus Armor, was this ''Lost Light's'' Rewind! {{storylink|slaughterhouse}}

[[File:TheRoadNotTaken-ChromedomeRewind.jpg|left|thumb|300px|Did you know that if you did not cry at this scene you are a heartless monster?]]

Upon his awakening, he was shocked to see [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Nautica (G1)|Nautica]], and ''[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'' among the Autobot ranks. Skids and Nightbeat attempted to question him as to the catastrophe that had befallen the ship, but the traumatized archivist broke down at the prospect and silently offered them a data slug instead. The video, containing the beginnings of his travelogue, confirmed Nautica's belief that this wrecked ''Lost Light'' was one of two created by quantum superposition during the [[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It|launch accident]]. Rewind went on to describe how an unknown mole had tipped the [[Decepticon Justice Division]] off to Overlord's location, their massacre of the crew, and how they forced him to tape the affair in exchange for Chromedome's survival, followed by their subsequent change of mind. No sooner had he finished his tale when mutated quantum foam leaking from the quantum drums began spreading, threatening to cause a cataclysmic explosion. Rewind offered to help shut off the drums and reinstate the others' ''Lost Light'', and set about the task with a mass-displaced Megatron. He asked Nautica, directing the pair from the [[Rodpod]], if shutting off the quantum drums would lead to the cessation of his own existence in addition to the wrecked ''Lost Light'', but her affirmation did not deter him, as he saw no further purpose on life with Chromedome dead. After Megatron falsely assured him that the two were still going strong on his ship, they shut off the quantum engines, causing all of the duplicate ''Lost Light'' to disappear... except, for unknown reasons, Brainstorm's briefcase and Rewind himself! Though Rewind was disheartened at the thought of life without a Chromedome of his own, his sadness ceased as he and Chromedome reunited, embracing silently on the outer hull of the Rodpod. {{storylink|slaughterhouse Part 2: The Road Not Taken|The Road Not Taken}}

However, the reunion of sorts was far from perfect, as Rewind wanted to ease into the relationship with someone who was, to him at least, another person. Not helping was Domey not seeing why immediately giving him the ''other'' Rewind's stuff was such a big deal. Within two hours of meeting him. So Rewind moved into a different hab-suite.

While resting, Rewind suffered a flashback to the Dark Dawn, crying out loud enough to draw Chromedome's attention. The two briefly tried working past the awkwardness, before Rewind brought up the Dark Dawn, and when it was. Except the story his databanks were telling him didn't match what history said happened, at all, talking about the long-dead Functionist Council, and obsolescence chips. {{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}} Meanwhile, Brainstorm had turned out to be a Decepticon agent, and not only that had built a time machine, with which he'd fled into the past to apparently kill Orion Pax and prevent the war. When informed about this by Rodimus, Rewind guessed this was responsible for his databases changing. In order to determine where Pax was, Rewind was called upon. Working out he would have likely been in or around Alyon on 1st Cycle 502, Rodimus chose a team of those who had spark types compatible with the time machine, in order to find Brainstorm and "punch some sense into him". Rewind was one of those chosen.

Meeting Pax and his brigade of outliers defending a Hot Spot, it was Rewind who realized (thanks to his databanks being overwritten) that the Senate was messing with it to try and create their own outliers. Fortunately, Pax was able to prevent them from destroy the sparks to cover this up by being impressively heroic. With that done, the team went off to another time-period to find Brainstorm {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 1: All Our Parlous Yesterdays|All Our Parlous Yesterdays}}

Arriving in the time of the Clampdown, Rewind was positioned on a airship, to watch out for Brainstorm. He soon saw him fleeing towards the Dead End, but he jumped away before anyone could catch him. Following after the mad scientist, the team arrived in 4th cycle 499, outside Maccadam's. Splitting up, Rewind and Chromedom positioned themselves outside Rodion's police headquarters to play a game of stargazing. But Rewind's mind was on other matters, namely Dominus, and whether it would've been possible to use Brainstorm's time case to try and find him, and if he was killed, try and prevent it. Chromedome raised the point that, altering the timeline aside, if he did that their own relationship would never happen. Then Whirl interrupted when he realized they were present on the day he nearly killed Megatron.

Later, Rewind and Chromedome were unable to intervene as Senate goons murdered Orion Pax's fellow cops, despite Rewind really wanting to. Then he noticed some new arrivals: the Heavies, and some new guy, which set Whirl off. As Whirl dealt with some personal revelations, Perceptor realized Brainstorm hadn't been after Pax at all. He'd been after Megatron. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 2: Stet|Stet}} Managing to track Brainstorm to the Con Facility Megatron had been built in, everyone tried preventing him from destroying the future Decepticon, which worked. However, as Rewind saw the revised, Megatron-free version of history falling into place, he came to a conclusion: While life on Cybertron would suck, it would be infinitely better for everyone else. So, spurred in part by his regret over not acting when the D.J.D. had attacked, he blasted Megatron's spark to pieces.

This didn't change Chromedome's opinion of him in the slightest, as he offered the upset archivist a supportive hug. However, his actions soon proved for naught when Whirl stole a Point One Percenter spark Brainstorm had been carrying on his person, and installed it in the body as an act of spite against the Functionist Council for ruining his life.

Afterward, as everyone looked for a way to get back to the present, Rewind talked with Brainstorm, thanking him for looking after Chromedome. When Brainstorm mentioned his own personal loss, Quark of Rodion, Rewind looked him up in the database, only to find he'd died at Grindcore. Meanwhile, everyone else went looking for a quantum generator, travelling to Unitrex to find one, while Rewind filled Tailgate in on where that was, finding a surprisingly familiar shot in his databanks. Fortunately, everyone managed to get back to the present intact. The next day, Rewind and Chromedome were sharing a hab-suite again, holding hands as they rested. {{storylink|Elegant Chaos Part 3: Predestination: An Expert's Guide|Predestination: An Expert's Guide}}

In the aftermath, Rewind attended Brainstorm's hearing. {{storylink|Our Steps Will Always Rhyme}}

After a chance encounter with Thunderclash, and a mess involving [[Personality tick|Personality Ticks]] the ''Lost Light'' threw an Earth Party at Swerve's, where Rewind and Chromedome strutted their stuff together. {{storylink|The Frail Gaze}} The party went south when it turned out Swerve had actually been locked in his room for months, and was now dying from an infection. And the ship was being chased by a planet. As it turned out, that was a holoprojection of Swerve's. Scrambling to find out the cause, the crew started projecting themselves over to "Swearth", as it was dubbed, Rewind included. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}} It turned out the infection was because of a bullet wound inflicted by the Autobot Agent 113, who as part of his duty as a double-agent in the DJD had found out something about the mysterious [[Censere|Necrobot]].

Rewind "West Wing"'d Rodimus about said being as the ship's captain made his own discovery relating to his desk, and had in fact been unconsciously drawing a map to Cyberutopia. Discussion ensued between the co-captains and Ultra Magnus about whether to follow up on 113's intel or not. Then Rewind, encouraged by Chromedome, spoke up on how he wanted to try and find the Necrobot, to see whether he could learn anything about his former lover. Megatron decided to go along with the idea.

As the ship detoured, Rewind had a talk with Minimus about his brother, and how it was even difficult looking at him given his resemblance to Dominus. Once the ship reached the Necrobot's home planet, a nervous Rewind was one of those who went down to the planet. On arrival, everyone noticed the holographic statues of still-living 'bots. Mainframe and Chromedome analyzed them, and determined each plinth was connected to a database, which could be used to determine who was still alive.

Rewind hesitated to search for Dominus's status, terrified of learning what had happened to him, but at the same time terrified of giving up the chance to learn. As Chromedome told him they'd find out the answer together, Rewind checked. Dominus was listed as deactivated. For some time afterward, as everyone else met the Necrobot in person, Chromedome continually offered to just erase the memories of what they'd learnt. Then an exited Nightbeat showed up, leading them both to a large memorial stone, one dedicated to everyone who the Necrobot hadn't found. And right at the very bottom was Dominus. {{storylink|The Not Knowing}}

Some days later, Rewind and Chromedome were at Swerve's. The sight of them holding hands put Cyclonus, upset at his growing distance from Tailgate, in a bad mood. {{storylink|The Lopsided Triangle}}

Around the twenty-fourth of December, by human reckoning, the ''Lost Light'' passed into Mauler territory, and had to take to Biometric Envelopment Devices to avoid them. Right up until the big snooze, Rewind pestered Minimus about being allowed to share a B.E.D., to which he had to be told repeatedly "no". {{storylink|Silent Light}}

Once the ship was out of Mauler territory, Rewind was one of those who used the "time fissures" present in Swerve's to look back at the past, before joining in a toast to "surprises". {{storylink|No Guns, No Swords, No Briefcases}}

Some months later, Rewind was one of several crewmembers who experienced a psychic attack, which in his case made him see Dominus accusing him of "giving up" on looking for him. Among with the other afflicted, and the rest of "Team Rodimus", Rewind went aboard the Rodpod to find the attack's source, which led them to the Necrobot's planet. They were promptly attacked, and the Rodpod destroyed, meaning Domey had to carry Rewind to safety as they fled into the Necrobot's house, where they found Censere's corpse.

As everyone else analyzed the deceased's tech, Rodimus got Rewind to try and call the ''Lost Light'' for help. What they got was Getaway, telling them the news: The rest of the crew was fed up with Megatron, anyone who supported him, and Rodimus, and this was their way of getting rid of them. And the bad news just kept on coming, as a battered Ravage appeared to tell everyone the D.J.D. were the ones attacking them. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light: (1) How Bright Their Frail Deeds|How Bright Their Frail Deeds}} Rewind manned the cameras, showing the D.J.D. blasting the word "sunset" into the ground before leaving.

Rewind was present when Nightbeat declared he'd found the teleported Censere had used to get around, and when Velocity announced what she and Swerve had found in the basement, which was dozens upon dozens of people in life-support pods. With that, everyone came to the conclusion to stay. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 2: The Sun in Flight|The Sun in Flight}} Shortly thereafter, Rewind and Chromedome argued about the other electing to stay behind.

As sunset approached, Rewind went outside to examine the list of the disappeared, trying to work out whether there was some order to the list, in part to keep his mind off of the D.J.D., while Chromedome recovered from the last time he'd injected. He also conversed with Nautica about the list, and the nature of ''Conjux Endura''. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 3: Your Fierce Tears|Your Fierce Tears}} With six hours before sunset, everyone began recording last wills, which Rewind sent out once completed. As Chromedome injected once more, without Rewind's knowledge, he decided to reward himself by rummaging through the Necrobot's archives, at least before he got distracted by Minimus and Brainstorm. Minimus and Rewind began talking about Dominus again, and how he'd actually been a loadbearer, all the time.

Looking through the Necrobot's records, Rewind found a copy of the [[Grand Cybertronian Taxonomy]], the original and unedited version. Soon, he found page one-hundred and thirteen, depicting Dominus' true alt-mode, a turbofox. Then, Rewind got a call from the returned Drift: Chromedome was injecting again, only it was going wrong. It was at that point both realized the horrible truth.

The D.J.D.'s so-called "pet", the being Chromedome was injecting into, ''was'' Dominus, and Agent 113. Having been discovered, he'd been surgically mutilated and lobotomized. Rushing to the medibay, stopping briefly to uppercut Rodimus for enabling Domey's injecting, Rewind found Chromedome trying to undo what had been done to Dominus, ignoring Ratchet's warnings that doing so was killing him, and Rewind's protests, on the grounds that he felt Rewind deserved Dominus more. Grabbing one of Drift's swords, Rewind sliced off his lover's arm, severing the connection and dooming Dominus, as he told Chromedome it wasn't his choice to make.

With twenty minutes left before the fortress's shields gave out, Rewind felt the urgent need to talk to Minimus, who'd been absent from the proceedings involving his brother. He then presumably took part in the group hug before everyone went out to fight. {{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 4: At Close of Day|At Close of Day}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Dying of the Light Part 5: Rage, Rage|Rage, Rage}}}}
====The Functionist Universe====
In a timeline created thanks to Perceptor poking about with Brainstorm's time-case, the Decepticons never rose up against the Senate, resulting in a Functionist-ruled Cybertron, where entire classes of alt-mode were "recalled", the Intellectual class was outlawed, and all the Constructed Cold were deported. However, Rewind remained Dominus's partner and lover, with Dominus pulling a few strings to get Rewind bumped up to research assistant, which granted him the extraordinary right to talk to 'bots from other classes. On the sly, Dominus continued fighting the Council's increasingly horrific actions, including removing Rewind's obsolescence chip.

After the Council handed Luna-2 over to the Black Box Consortia to prevent war, Rewind met Minimus on his return from serving in the Primal Vanguard. As the two made their way to Dominus' apartment from the spaceport, they witnessed two Functionaries "recall" the last of the Astro Class. On their return, they witnessed some footage stolen from a Sky Spy showing a protestor speaking out against Functionism, and Minimus learnt his brother had been subject to the new form of empurata. When Minimus left to attend other matters, Rewind asked whether he would side with them, which Dominus couldn't determine.

Then things got worse. In the time Minimus was gone, the Council determined Data Slugs were obsolete, and began recalling them. Worse, they wiped Dominus's mind, making him incapable of saying things Rewind felt were too important to lose. Then it turned out the Council could "speak" to people through the flatheads. The two realized the council were watching them, through Minimus, having installed cameras in his eyes on his return home, and that with that they were going to do the same to the entire population. Rewind valiantly vowed to stop them, defiantly stating the Council couldn't reach him without his obsolescence chip.

In response, the Council activated the ''backup'' chip, killing Rewind in the arms of his lover.
{{storylink|The Custom-Made Now - An Elegant Chaos Prologue|The Custom-Made Now}}

===Timeless===
[[File:Timeless-EjectChromedomeStylor.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Let's have a go at Rewind because he turns into a super space tank and not a... giant memory stick or—or—whatever..."]]
'''Did You Know that Rewind in a small universe orbiting [[Primax 1005.19 Gamma]]...
*Was teamed with [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and [[Stylor]]?
*Was obsessed with accessing the contents of the [[Vestigial Cortical Complex]]?
*Enlisted the help of [[Treadshot (G1)|Treadshot]] as hired muscle?
*Successfully found and accessed the Complex's treasure trove of Decepticon secrets?
(''[[Jesse Wittenrich]] & [[Pete Sinclair]]. "[[Timeless]]". Fort Worth, [[Texas]]: [[Fun Publications]], [[2013]].'')
*Died, prompting Brainstorm to set Chromedome up on a blind date with Eject?
(''[[David Willis]]. [[Recordicons#Recordicons #27|"Recordicons" #27]]. Fort Worth, [[Texas]]: [[Fun Publications]], [[2015]].'')
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==Games==
===Transformers G1: Awakening===
[[File:Gluawakening rewind.jpg|thumb|left|upright=0.85]]
'''Did You Know that Rewind in ''Transformers G1: Awakening''...'''
*Was among the Autobots who left [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark]], and spent four million years in stasis after it was shot down over Earth by the Decepticons?
*Was forced to remain inside Blaster until enough energy could be gathered to repair Blaster sufficiently for them to return to combat?
*Eventually was able to return to combat, shortly before the Autobots returned to Cybertron to assault the Decepticon fortress in an attempt to free the enslaved Autobots there?
(''"[[Transformers G1: Awakening]]". [[San Francisco]]: [[Glu|Glu Mobile]], 2010.'')
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===''Transformers Legends''===
'''Did You Know that Rewind in ''Transformers Legends''...'''
*Occasionally got headaches from data overload?
*Had [[Sundor|Sunder]] attempt to help relieve his headaches by playing loud music?
(''Rewind's bio, ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''. San Francisco, [[Mobage]], 2013.'')
*Joined [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] in infiltrating a human science facility to try to safeguard the technology there from the Decepticons?
*Found that [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] had already wormed his way into the base?
(''"[[Espionage]]", ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Transformers Legends]]''. San Francisco, [[Mobage]], 2013.'')
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===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsRewind.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Did you know that I ''was'' one of the strongest Autobots in the game?]]
'''Did you know that Rewind:'''
*Participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons?
*Sometimes encountered other copies of himself?
*Was a Super Rare character?
*Could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, and 10 Rewind Cores?

{{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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===''Angry Birds Transformers''===
{{note|Rewind appears as a wearable accessory in the game.}}
{{storylink|Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers}}
{{charstubgame|Who is he an accessory for? Does he do anything, game-play wise? How about adding to the note how much it costs?}}

===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
{{charstubgame|{{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars}}}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy Rewind.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Did you know that the cassette-formers are at 1:1 scale for micro-cassettes? True fact."]]
*'''Rewind & Steeljaw''' (Cassette 2-pack, 1986/1987)
**'''Did You Know that the Cassette 2-Pack Rewind Toy...'''
***Has 2 "Adhesion Rifles" for accessories?
***Was released in [[Hasbro]]'s ''[[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]]'' toyline?
***Transforms from a humanoid robot to a micro-cassette and vice-versa?
***Is designed to fit in [[Blaster (G1)#Generation 1|Blaster]]'s chest compartment (though he rattles around a little bit...)?
***Has two notable [[variant]]s, one with gold-[[Vacuum metallizing|chromed]] weapons, and the other, more common version with silver-chromed weapons?
***Has [[Sticker|foil decal]]s that give his "cassette side" its detailing (and cover the screws holding it together) in some versions, while other versions use [[tampograph]]s?
***May or may not have any correlation between the guns and detailing variations?
***Was [[redeco]]ed to make [[Eject (G1)#Generation 1|Eject]], [[Flip Sides (G1)|Flip Sides]], [[Rosanna (KP)|Rosanna]], and [[Solarbot#VSE|Solarbot]], as well as ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Rewind (SG)|Rewind]]?
***Has 19 moving parts, including shoulder pads that are adjustable?
***Cannot hold his weapons in his fists, but has them mounted to the tape wheels inside his arms instead?
***Is held together with 6 screws, 2 metal bolts, and 11 plastic rivets?
***Came packaged with [[Steeljaw (G1)#Generation 1|Steeljaw]]?
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*'''Rewind''' (Cassettebot, 1986/1987)
**'''Did You Know that the 1986 Japanese Rewind Toy...'''
***Has the Japanese ID numbers '''C-67''' and '''C-118'''?
***Also has 2 "Adhesion Rifles" for accessories?
***Was released in [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s markets as part of their ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010 (toyline)|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers 2010]]'' line?
***Is identical to the 2-pack version?
***Was only sold individually, with silver guns and sticker detailing?
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===Encore===
[[File:G1toy encore cassettes1.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Did you know that this new Autobot symbol on my torso also helps differentiate me from my original toy, in addition to being spiffy?"]]
*'''Great Cassette Operation''' (2009)
**'''Did You Know that this re-release of the Japanese Rewind Toy...'''
***Has the Japanese ID number '''15'''?
***Also has 2 "Adhesion Rifles" for accessories?
***Was only available in [[TakaraTomy]]'s ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' line of [[Generation 1 reissues|reissues]] in [[March 28]] of 2009?
***Also came packaged with [[Eject (G1)#Encore|Eject]], [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Encore|Ravage]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Encore|Buzzsaw]]?
***Featured an Autobot symbol tampograph on his torso, which is new for this release?

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===Timelines===
[[File:TCCSS2-Rewind.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Did you know that I've been working out?"]]
*'''Rewind''' (Scout, 2014)
**'''Did You Know that this release of the Transformers Collectors' Club Subscription Service 2.0 toy...'''
***Has two rifles/cannons as accessories?
***Was released in the ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Transformers Timelines]]'' toyline via the [[Transformers Collectors' Club]]?
***Is a redeco of ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Frenzy (G1)#United|Frenzy]]/[[Rumble (G1)#United|Rumble]], which wasn't released in America?
***Probably shouldn't have his wiki entry be written in this style since he has a newly-[[retool]]ed head based on [[Nick Roche]]'s design as seen in IDW's ''More Than Meets The Eye'' ongoing series, where he wasn't so much a trivia nut?
***Transforms from a humanoid robot to a "super space tank", just as Rewind joked about ''not'' transforming into in "[[Liars, A to D Part 1: How to Say Goodbye and Mean It]]"?
***Is able to mount his rifles/cannons on his tank turret or his [[robot mode]] forearms via [[C joint]] clips and bars?
***Has arms that can transform into spring-loaded pile-driver weapons?
***Was the fourth toy revealed for 2014's [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service]] series, and on Nick Roche's birthday ([[September 5]]th)?
***Was redecoed into ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Eject (G1)|Eject]]?

:*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/TFSSRewind/rewind.htm Did you know that you can find more information on ''Timelines'' Rewind at TFU.info?]''
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===Generations===
[[File:TitansReturn-Rewind.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"Did you know you suddenly don't really care for my ''Timelines'' toy anymore? It's true!"]]
*'''Autobot Rewind''' (Legends Class, 2016)
**'''Did You Know that this first wave ''[[Transformers: Generations#Titans Return|Titans Return]]'' toy...'''
***Has a rifle accessory that [[Swerve (G1)#Generations|Swerve]] can hold?
***Transforms into three things: a robot based on Nick Roche's ''More than Meets the Eye'' design, another super space tank, and a "spy tablet" that fits inside Leader Class Blaster?
***Has a headphone jack that accommodates real headphones like all the other "spy tablet" bots?
***Was first revealed at New York Comic Con 2015?
***His instructions give explanations on how to place the stickers forming the tablet mode's screen that are completely unneeded since the aforemented stickers are factory-applied?
***Was retooled into [[Rumble (G1)/toys#TitansReturn|Rumble]]?
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===Legends===
*'''Rewind & Nightbeat''' (2016)
**'''Did You Know that this Transformers Legends Rewind toy...'''
***Has the ID number '''LG28'''?
***Is a redeco of the Legends Class toy above?
***Is decoed to match his appearances in the cartoon, complete with separate eyes painted on his visor area?
***Is bundled with [[Nightbeat (G1)#Legends|Nightbeat]], who is redecoed from his ''Titans Return'' toy but does not include his jet/drill-tank vehicle?
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==Notes==
*'''Did You Know that...'''
**For the original draft of ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' and several revisions, there was going to be only one humanoid Autobot Mini-Cassette, who was going to be called [[Bolts]]?<ref>[http://boltax.blogspot.com/2010/12/heritaage-auctions-transformers-movie.html The TFTM script draft at Disciples of Boltax]?</ref><ref>[http://www.dailyscript.com/scripts/transformers.html An early script for ''The Transformers: The Movie'' at dailyscript.com]?</ref>
**Between the original draft and actual product, Bolts's role was split in two? Bolts was supposed to fight [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]], which Rewind ended up doing in the movie ([[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] dealt the described kick though). Bolts's attitude and tussle with [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] went to [[Eject (G1)|Eject]]. During their initial ejection from Blaster however, both Rewind and Eject swap color schemes multiple times for the duration of the scene.

===Foreign names===
*'''Did You Know that...'''
**Rewind's Japanese name is '''Rewind''', which is written in katakana as リワインド, which in turn is transliterated into the Latin alphabet as ''Riwaindo''?
**Rewind's French name in Canada is '''Mémorax'''?
**Rewind's Mandarin name in Taiwan is '''Tào-tài''' (倒帶), which means "Rewind"?
**Rewind's Mandarin name in China is '''Fātiáo''' (发条), which means "Clockwork"?
**Rewind's Russian name is '''Reverse''', which is written in Cyrillic as Реверс, which is transliterated into the Latin alphabet as ''Revers''?

==References==
'''Did You Know that the information on this article is from...'''
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==External links==
'''Did You Know that you can find out more about Rewind...'''
*From his [http://www.tfu.info/1986/Autobot/Rewind/rewind.htm page at TFU.info]?

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