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Tyroxia/trans

2014-06-28T16:06:06Z

Mjduniverse:

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[[Image:Tyroxia planet marvel uk 132.jpg|right|180px|thumb|]]
Tyroxia is a planet somewhere in "deep space" whose inhabitants are organic, spacefaring aliens with an animosity toward the Autobots.
{{storylink|Kup's Story!}}

See also:

* [[Tyroxian]]
* [[Tyroxian space transport]]

==Fiction==
===''The AllSpark Almanac''===
Tyroxia was part of the [[Quintesson Pan Galactic Co-Prosperity Sphere]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}

[[Category:Planet]]

Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac/Events Real-world references

2014-06-28T16:05:38Z

Mjduniverse:

'''''Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac''''' is chock-a-block with references to things both Transformers and not-Transformers. ''Chapter 4 - Events'' in particular has too many real-world references to reasonably list on the main page.

==Chapter 4 - Events==
===Real-world references===
====Stardates====
The timecodes given on Autobot Incident Reports are all [[MemoryAlpha:Stardates |Stardates]] from the [[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek |Star Trek]] franchise.

<center>
{| border=1 cellspacing=0 cellpadding=5
| ''Animated Episode''
| ''Date''
| ''Star Trek Episode''
|-
| "[[Transform and Roll Out]]" - Part 1
| 9521.6
| ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country|Star Trek VI: The Undiscovered Country]]''
|-
| "Transform and Roll Out" - Part 2
| 46379.1
| [[MemoryAlpha:Emissary (episode)|DS9 - "Emissary"]]
|-
| "Transform and Roll Out" - Part 3
| 46423.7
| [[MemoryAlpha:Babel|DS9 - "Babel"]]
|-
| "[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]" (Angry Archer confrontation)
| 46424.1
| [[MemoryAlpha:Ship in a Bottle|TNG - "Ship in a Bottle"]]
|-
| "Home Is Where the Spark Is" (Pocketbot Attack)
| 46461.3
| [[MemoryAlpha:Aquiel (episode)|TNG - "Aquiel"]]
|-
| "[[Total Meltdown]]"
| 46477.5
| [[MemoryAlpha:Captive Pursuit|DS9 - "Captive Pursuit"]]
|-
| "[[The Thrill of the Hunt]]"
| 46531.2
| [[MemoryAlpha:Q-Less|DS9 - "Q-Less"]]
|-
| "[[The_Arrival_issue_5#.22Survival_Skills.22|Survival Skills]]"
| 8130.3
| ''[[MemoryAlpha:Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan|Star Trek II: The Wrath of Khan]]''
|-
| "[[Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec]]" (apprehending Sexton)
| 46578.4
| [[MemoryAlpha:Birthright, Part I (episode)|TNG - "Birthright, Part I"]]
|-
| "Nanosec" (confronting Nanosec)
| 46579.2
| [[MemoryAlpha:Birthright, Part II (episode)|TNG - "Birthright, Part II"]]
|-
| "[[Along Came a Spider]]"
| 46682.4
| [[MemoryAlpha:Starship Mine|TNG - "Starship Mine"]]
|-
| "[[Sound and Fury]]" (confronting Professor Princess)
| 46729.1
| [[MemoryAlpha:The Storyteller (episode)|DS9 - "The Storyteller"]]
|-
| "[[Sound and Fury]]" (confronting Soundwave)
| 46731.5
| [[MemoryAlpha:The Chase (episode)|TNG - "The Chase"]]
|-
| "[[Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster]]"
| 46778.1
| [[MemoryAlpha:Frame of Mind|TNG - "Frame of Mind"]]
|-
| "[[The Insincerest Form of Flattery]]"
| 46830.1
| [[MemoryAlpha:Suspicions (episode)|TNG - "Suspicions"]]
|-
| "[[Nature Calls]]"
| 46844.3
| [[MemoryAlpha:Progress (episode)|DS9 - "Progress"]]
|-
| "[[Megatron Rising - Part 1]]"
| 46852.2
| [[MemoryAlpha:Rightful Heir (episode)|TNG - "Rightful Heir"]]
|-
| "[[Megatron Rising - Part 2]]"
| 46853.2
| [[MemoryAlpha:If Wishes Were Horses|DS9 - "If Wishes Were Horses"]]
|-
| "[[The Elite Guard]]"
| 46910.1
| [[MemoryAlpha:Dax (episode)|DS9 - "Dax"]]
|-
| "[[Velocity]]"
| 46915.2
| [[MemoryAlpha:Second Chances (episode)|TNG - "Second Chances"]]
|-
| "[[Rise of the Constructicons]]" (skirmish with Blitzwing and Lugnut)
| 46922.3
| [[MemoryAlpha:Dramatis Personae (episode)|TNG - "Dramatis Personae"]]
|-
| "Rise of the Constructicons" (encounters with the Constructicons)
| 46925.1
| [[MemoryAlpha:The Forsaken|DS9 - "The Forsaken"]]
|-
| "[[Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday]]"
| 47025.4
| [[MemoryAlpha:Descent, Part II (episode)|TNG - "Descent, Part II"]]
|-
| "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part I]]"
| 471711.2
| [[MemoryAlpha:Cardassians (episode)|DS9 - "Cardassians"]]
|-
| "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]"
| 47182.1
| [[MemoryAlpha:Invasive Procedures (episode)|DS9 - "Invasive Procedures"]]
|}
</center>

====Cybertronix====
The symbol writing that decorates many pages of Chapter 4 is [[Cybertronix]], the coded writing used in the ''Beast Wars'' animated series. In this book, as in the cartoon, translating it reveals many secret messages! All pages presented as “Autobot incident reports” use the “[[Maximal]]” font. Likewise, "Decepticon internal logs" use the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] script.

* Pg 108
**Taken together, the header (the text surrounding the Autobot logo) and background text (behind the image of Megatron) translate as the opening blurb from the instruction manual of the 1988 video game, ''[[Wikipedia:Wasteland (video game) |Wasteland]]''. It reads: "The following is an excerpt from The History of the Desert Rangers, The Early Years, by Karl Allard, 2087, Allard Press, Ranger Center. Tensions grew with the coming of 1998. The United States' Citadel Starstation was slated to be fully operational by March, Soviet charges that the space station was merely a military launching platform alarmed a number of nonaligned nations. The right wing governments in the South and Central Americas, many of them set up by the U.S. during the Drug Wars (1987-1993), pledged their support to the U.S. The NATO nations, including the new African members also declared their alliance with the U.S. That move forced most of the remaining neutral powers to join the Soviet protest. In six short weeks, only Switzerland, Sweden, and Ireland continued to declare themselves neutral nations."
**The page footer translates as “40 degrees 45' 53.39" N, 74 degrees 10' 2.75" W", co-ordinates of latitude and longitude denoting the location of the [[Wikipedia:Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum |Intrepid Sea-Air-Space Museum]], where author Bill Forster used to work as Art Director.

* Pg 110
**The header reads "A society that gets rid of all its troublemakers goes downhill", a quote from science fiction author [[Wikipedia:Robert A. Heinlein|Robert A. Heinlein]].
**The two chunks of background text are taken from the instruction manual of the original ''[[Wikipedia:The Legend of Zelda|Legend of Zelda]]'' video game. Together, they read: "A long, long time ago the World was in an age of Chaos. In the middle of this chaos, in a little kingdom in the land of Hyrule, a legend was being banded down from generation to generation, the legend of the "Triforce": golden triangles possessing mystical powers. One day, an evil army attacked this peaceful little kingdom and stole the Triforce of power. This army was led by Gannon, the powerful Prince of Darkness who sought to plunge the World into fear and darkness under his rule. Fearing his wicked rule, Zelda, the princess of this kingdom, split up the Triforce of Wisdom into eight fragments and hid them throughout the realm to save the last remaining Triforce from the clutches of the evil Gannon. At the same time, she commanded her most trustworthy nursemaid, Impa, to secretly escape into the land and go find a man with"
**The footer is another set of co-ordinates, this time reading: "40 degrees 34' .01" N, 74 degrees 11' 14.39" W", the location of the [[Wikipedia:Fresh Kills Landfill|Fresh Kills Landfill]] in Staten Island, New York.

* Pg 111
**The header reads "Sometimes the appropriate response to reality is to go insane", a quote from science fiction author [[Wikipedia:Philip K. Dick|Philip K. Dick]].
**The two pieces of text behind the image of the Crimson Angel jet are a pair of quotes from the TV series ''[[Wikipedia:Max Headroom (TV series)|Max Headroom]]''. They read: "You know how we said there's no future? Well this is it" and "You might care to call it the Phoenix, Mr. Bryce. My word, you could have all your politicians in little boxes. It's very handy."
**The text behind the image of the dead Optimus is a list of the "Code of Virtues" from the video game ''[[Wikipedia:Ultima V|Ultima V]]''. It reads: "Thou shalt not lie, or thou shalt lose thy tongue. Thou shalt help those in need, or thou shalt suffer the same need. Thou shalt fight to the death if challenged, or thou shalt be banished as a coward. Thou shalt confess to thy crime and suffer its just punishment, or thou shalt be put to death. Thou shalt donate half of thy income to charity, or thou shalt have no income. If thou dost lose thine own honour, thou shalt take thine own life. Thou shalt enforce the laws of virtue, or thou shalt die as a heretic. Thou shalt humble thyself to thy superiors, or thou shalt suffer their wrath."

* Pg 113
**The header reads: "Now I am become Death, the destroyer of worlds", a quote from the Hindu scripture, the [[Wikipedia:Bhagavad Gita|Bhagavad Gita]].
**The text behind the image of the Pocketbot is a quote from Douglas Adams's ''[[Wikipedia:The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy]]'', and reads: "Space is big. Really big. You just won't believe how vastly, hugely, mind-bogglingly big it is. I mean, you may think it's a long way down the road to the chemist's, but that's just peanuts to space."
**The footer reads: "Even a mistake may turn out to be the one thing necessary to a worthwhile achievement", a quote from Ford Motor Company founder, [[Wikipedia:Henry Ford|Henry Ford]].

* Pg 114
**The header reads "To strive, to seek, to find, and not to yield", a quote from the Tennyson's poem, "[[Wikipedia:Ulysses (poem)|Ulysses]]".
**The text behind the image of the church bell is the opening monologue from the second season of the television series, ''[[Wikipedia:Babylon 5|Babylon 5]]''. It reads: "The Babylon Project was our last, best hope for peace. A self-contained world, five miles long, located in neutral territory. A place of commerce and diplomacy for a quarter of a million humans and aliens. A shining beacon in space, all alone, in the night. It was the dawn of the Third Age of Mankind, the year the Great War came upon us all. This is the story of the last of the Babylon stations. The year is 2259. The name of the place is Babylon 5."
**The footer is another set of co-ordinates, "29 degrees 47' 25" N, 31 degrees 12' 33" E", denoting the location of the [[Wikipedia:Bent Pyramid|Bent Pyramid]] in Dahshur, Egypt.

* Pg 115
**The header reads "Is the chemical aftertaste the reason why people eat hot dogs, or is it just some kind of bonus?", a quote from Death in [[Wikipedia:Neil Gaiman|Neil Gaiman]]'s graphic novel ''[[Wikipedia:Death:The High Cost of Living|Death:The High Cost of Living]]''.
**The footer is a quote from ''[[Wikipedia:Planet of the Apes (1968 film)|Planet of the Apes]]''. It reads: "I'm a seeker too. But my dreams aren't like yours. I can't help thinking that somewhere in the universe there has to be something better than man. Has to be."

* Pg 118
**The header reads "There's an angel on my shoulder, in my hand a sword of gold, let me wander in your garden, and the seeds of love I'll sow", lyrics from the [[Wikipedia:Led Zeppelin|Led Zeppelin]] song, "Houses of the Holy".
**The text behind the image of Ratchet is the first paragraph of the Robert A. Heinlein novel, ''[[Wikipedia:The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress|The Moon Is a Harsh Mistress]]''. It reads: "I see in Lunaya Pravda that Luna City Council has passed on first reading a bill to examine, license, inspect—and tax—public food vendors operating inside municipal pressure. I see also is to be mass meeting tonight to organize “Sons of Revolution” talk-talk."
**Yet another set of co-ordinates for the footer: "42 degrees 19' 53.76" N, 83 degrees 2' 51" W". That's slap-bang in the middle of Detroit, the setting for ''Animated''.

* Pg 120
**The header reads: "Oh my God, it's full of stars", a famous quote from ''[[Wikipedia:2001: A Space Odyssey|2001: A Space Odyssey]]''.
**The text behind the Sumdac Systems technician (who is here named "Eddie"—check out page 200 to learn why!) is the first sentence of the [[Wikipedia:Dan Simmons|Dan Simmons]] novel, ''Hyperion''. It reads: "The Hegemony Consul sat on the balcony of his ebony spaceship and played Rachmaninoff's Prelude in C-sharp Minor on an ancient but well-maintained Steinway while great, green, saurian things surged and bellowed in the swamps below."
**Behind the illustrations of Nanosec's aging head is an excerpt from the instruction booklet for the ''[[Wikipedia:Metroid|Metroid]]'' video game. It reads: "In the year 2000 of the history of the cosmos, representatives from the many different planets in the galaxy established a congress called the Galactic Federation, and an age of prosperity began. A successful exchange of cultures and civilization resulted, and thousands of interstellar spaceships ferried back and forth between planets. But Space Pirates also appeared to attack the spaceships."
**Co-ordinates in this page's footer are: "35 degrees 52' 57" N, 76 degrees 30' 48" E", location of the mountain [[Wikipedia:K2|K2]].

* Pg 121
**The header contains three numbers: 136199, 134340 and 90377. These are the formal designations of the dwarf planets [[Wikipedia:Eris (dwarf planet)|Eris]], [[Wikipedia:Pluto|Pluto]] and [[Wikipedia:90377 Sedna|Sedna]], respectively.
**Together, the two text passages behind the images of Sari form the complete lyrics to the [[Wikipedia:Duran Duran|Duran Duran]] song, "Electric Barbarella". We'll not bother recounting them here!
**The footer for this page reads: "Right ascension 05h 55m 10.3053s, Declination +07 degrees 24' 25.426", coordinates denoting the position of the star [[Wikipedia:Betelgeuse|Betelgeuse]].

* Pg 123
**The header reads: "the majesty of Rock, the pageantry of Roll", lyrics from the [[Wikipedia:Spinal Tap|Spın̈al Tap]] song, "The Majesty of Rock".
**Behind the image of the xylophone are some lyrics from the [[Wikipedia:Electric Light Orchestra|Electric Light Orchestra]] song, "Mr. Blue Sky". They read: "Mister Blue Sky, please tell us why You had to hide away for so long Where did we go wrong?"
**More lyrics lurk behind the picture of the pinata, this time from the [[Wikipedia:Blondie (band)|Blondie]] song, "Shayla". They are: "Lost in space and down she came, Suddenly some subtle entity, some cosmic energy, brushed her like shadows."
**Co-ordinates in this page's footer are: "63 degrees 51' 36.13" N, 149 degrees 24' 50.62" W". These co-ordinates denote the location in Alaska where the body of wanderer [[Wikipedia:Christopher McCandless|Christopher McCandless]] was discovered. Go look up the book, ''[[Into the Wild (book)|Into the Wild]]'', for some more info.

* Pg 126
**The header is the opening sentence from Mary Shelley's ''[[Wikipedia:Frankenstein|Frankenstein]]'': "You will rejoice to hear that no disaster has accompanied the commencement of an enterprise which you have regarded with such evil forebodings."
**The text behind the images at the bottom of the page is from the opening monologue from ''[[Wikipedia:Quantum Leap (TV series)|Quantum Leap]]''. It reads: "Theorizing that one could time travel within his own life time, Doctor Sam Beckett led an elite group of scientists into the desert to develop a top secret project known as "Quantum Leap". Pressured to prove his theories or lose funding, Doctor Beckett prematurely stepped into the project accelerator...and vanished. He awoke to find himself in the past, suffering from partial amnesia and facing a mirror image that was not his own, fortunately, contact with his own time was maintained through brain wave transmissions with Al, the project observer, who appeared as a hologram that only Dr. Beckett can see and hear. Trapped in the past, Dr. Beckett finds himself leaping from life to life"

* Pg 127
**The header reads "watch out for snakes", a quote from the 1962 horror movie ''Eegah!'', made famous by ''[[Wikipedia:Mystery Science Theater 3000|Mystery Science Theater 3000]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s lampooning of it.
**Sticking with the theme, the text behind the image of Stiletto is the original ''Mystery Science Theater 3000'' theme song.

* Pg 129
**The header reads "Mars is wild, untamed. I'm forming a cadre of Martian knights charged with enforcing Martian law", a quote from ''[[Wikipedia:Sealab 2021|Sealab 2021]]''.
**Get ready for this one... behind the image of the warbot are the lyrics to the theme tune of ''[[Wikipedia:Neon Genesis Evangelion|Neon Genesis Evangelion]]''... in ROMANIZED JAPANESE! Zankoku na tenshi no you ni...
**The footer carries on the theme started by the header, offering up the co-ordinates "51.2 degrees S, 30.9 degrees W", the location of the crater [[Wikipedia:Galle (Martian crater)|Galle]] on Mars.

* Pg 130
**The header reads "Please allow me to introduce myself, I'm a man of wealth" lyrics from the [[Wikipedia:Rolling Stones|Rolling Stones]]' "Sympathy for the Devil".
**Behind the image of the Bulkhead in Powell colors are the lyrics to the opening theme of the Adult Swim show, ''[[Wikipedia:Saul of the Mole Men|Saul of the Mole Men]]''.
**While most of them are not visible on the page, the text behind the other Bulkheads translates into the lyrics for [[Wikipedia:The Doors|The Doors]]' song, "Land Ho".

* Pg 131
**The header reads: "The future is not fixed, there is no fate but what we make for ourselves", a quote from ''[[Wikipedia:The Terminator|The Terminator]]''.
**Below the header, rather than as a footer, are another set of co-ordinates: "0 degrees 40' 0" S, 90 degrees 33' 0" W", denoting the [[Wikipedia:Galápagos Islands|Galápagos Islands]].
**Largely obstructed on the bottom left of the page are lyrics from [[Wikipedia:Supertramp|Supertramp]]'s "The Logical Song": "But then they send me away to teach me how to be sensible, Logical, responsible, practical, And they showed me a world where I could be so dependable, Clinical, intellectual, cynical."
**In the bottom right on the page is the opening monologue from the first season of ''[[Wikipedia:The Twilight Zone|The Twilight Zone]]'': "There is a fifth dimension, beyond that which is known to man. It is a dimension as vast as space and as timeless as infinity. It is the middle ground between light and shadow, between science and superstition, and it lies between the pit of man's fears and the summit of his knowledge. This is the dimension of imagination. It is an area which we call the Twilight Zone."

* Pg 132
**The header reads: "What do you mean I ain't kind? I'm just not your kind", lyrics from the [[Wikipedia:Megadeth|Megadeth]] song, "Peace Sells".
**Behind Megatron's damaged body are the lyrics to the [[Wikipedia:Bob Dylan|Bob Dylan]] song, "All Along the Watchtower".

* Pg 133
**Behind the image of Megatron is a quote from the Egyptian [[Wikipedia:Book of the Dead|Book of the Dead]]: "I am the Lion-god who cometh forth with long strides. I have shot arrows, and I have wounded my prey. I have shot arrows, and I have wounded my prey. I am the Eye of Horus, I traverse the Eye of Horus at this season. I have arrived at the domains. Grant that the Osiris Ani may come in peace."

* Pg 134
**The header reads: 'My son, ask thyself for another kingdom", the spoke line which begins [[Wikipedia:Iron Maiden|Iron Maiden]]'s song, 'Alexander the Great".
**The footer is another set of co-ordinates, "13 degrees 7' 0" N, 122 degrees 32' 0" E", resting place of the Japanese battleship, ''[[Wikipedia:Japanese battleship Musashi|Musashi]]''.

* Pg 135 – All three pieces of Cybertronix on this page translate into quotes from ''[[Wikipedia:The Tick (1994 TV series)|The Tick]]''. This is, of course, nothing if not fitting: this page is from Sentinel Prime's private journal, and Sentinel was designed to resemble the Tick, and was voiced by the same actor, [[Townsend Coleman]]. The quotes are, from top to bottom:
**"You're not going crazy. You're going sane in a crazy world."
**"You know why super villains are so unhappy, Arthur? They don't treasure the little things."
**"I hate broccoli, and yet, in a certain sense, I am broccoli."

* Pg 137
**The header translates to lyrics from [[Wikipedia:Eric Clapton|Eric Clapton]]'s "Tulsa Time": "So there I was in Hollywood, Thinking I was doing good, Talking on the telephone line."
**The text behind the image of the Tachyon Transmitter and rapid-transit system translates into [[Wikipedia:Isaac Asimov|Isaac Asimov]]'s [[Wikipedia:Three Laws of Robotics|Three Laws of Robotics]].

* Pg 140 - The sole piece of Cybertronix on this page is part of a quote from ''[[Wikipedia:Exosquad|Exosquad]]''; in full, the quote reads: "Gravity is the response matter makes to the loneliness of space."

* Pg 141
**The header is part of a quote by [[Wikipedia:George Carlin|George Carlin]]. The complete quote reads: "Honesty may be the best policy, but it's important to remember that apparently, by elimination, dishonesty is the second-best policy."
**The large block of text behind the image of Bulkhead is part of a quote from ''Exosquad''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s Phaeton. In full, the quote reads: "Of all the creatures who have occupied the Earth, it is we, the Neosapiens, who have proved most fit to rule. The door to our future is opening, and beyond that door lies the road to greatness! Life is a journey. Every action we take, every decision we make, large or small, is a step on that journey! Only when we take the last step is the final destination revealed."

* Pg 142
**Spoiler alert! The header reads: "Soylent Green is people", the famous twist revelation of the movie, ''[[Wikipedia:Soylent Green|Soylent Green]]''.
**The text in the bottom-left of the page is the opening text crawl from ''[[Wikia:starwars:Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace|Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace]]''. "Turmoil has engulfed the Galactic Republic. The taxation of trade routes to outlying star systems is in dispute. Hoping to resolve the matter with a blockade of deadly battleships, the greedy Trade Federation has stopped all shipping to the small planet of Naboo. While the Congress of the Republic endlessly debates this alarming chain of events, the Supreme Chancellor has secretly dispatched two Jedi Knights, the guardians of peace and justice in the galaxy, to settle the conflict..."

*Pg 144
:The header reads: "He is the Kwizatz Haderach He is born of Caladan And will take the Gom Jabbar", lyrics from Iron Maiden's "To Tame a Land", which are in themselves a reference to ''[[Wikipedia:Dune (novel)|Dune]]''.
:The text behind the devices is the opening monologue from the first two seasons of ''[[Wikipedia:Farscape|Farscape]]''. "My name is John Crichton, an astronaut. A radiation wave hit and I got shot through a wormhole. Lost in some distant part of the universe on a ship, a living ship, full of strange alien life forms. Help me. Listen, please. Is there anybody out there who can hear me? Being hunted... by an insane military commander. Doing everything I can. I'm just looking for a way home."

*Pg 146
**The header reads: "I'm not a number, I'm a free man, Live my life where I want to", lyrics from the Iron Maiden song, "The Prisoner". The entire song (and these lyrics in particular) are in turn a reference to the 1960s cult TV show, ''[[Wikipedia:The Prisoner|The Prisoner]]''.
**The co-ordinates hidden in the footer are "34 degrees 39' 54.65" N, 133 degrees 56' 9.79" E", the location of [[Wikipedia:Okayama Castle|Okayama Castle]] (the second reference to Okayama in the book).

* Pg 148
**The header reads "Don't forget to drink your Ovaltine." This is a terribly meta reference to the movie ''[[Wikipedia:A Christmas Story|A Christmas Story]]'', which features a subplot that involves a kid using a decoder ring to translate a secret message, only to find, much to his displeasure, that it is a commercial for Ovaltine.
**The text behind the Rite of the Deceptibrand paraphernalia is a quote from the robot Box from ''[[Wikipedia:Logan's Run (film)|Logan's Run]]'', which reads: "Welcome, humans! I am ready for you! Fish, plankton, sea greens and protein from the sea. Fresh as harvest day. Overwhelming, am I not? Are you, too, startled? Am I too removed from your kin? I'm more than machine or man. More than a fusion of the two."

*Pg 149
**The header repeats the lyrics from Blondie's "Shayla" featured on page 123.
**The text behind Sari's damaged arm, and the final piece of Cybertronix in the book, is the closing narration from the final episode of ''[[Wikipedia:Robotech|Robotech]]''. It reads: "Convinced that he will be able to find Rick Hunter's lost battle fortress in the vastness of space, Scott Bernard abandons his homeworld and his past, as he sets off toward the unknown, and his rendezvous with destiny."

====Other references====

* Pg 108b - The space bridge being repaired by Prime's crew in the series pilot movie is given the designation RA-678, the same alpha-numerical designation as the E-Frame shared by Nara Burns and Marsala in the animated series ''Exosquad''.

* Pg 109 – This page is Entry 1.21 from Isaac Sumdac's journal. 1.21 was the number of gigawatts of electricity needed to activate the flux capacitor in ''[[Wikipedia:Back to the Future|Back to the Future]]''.

* Pg 116 – The barcode of ''[[Venus (magazine)|Venus]]'' reads 8757NC, the designation of an important Viper spacecraft in ''[[Wikipedia:Battlestar Galactica|Battlestar Galactica]]''.

* Pg 119 – The serial numbers of the weapons Swindle sells Lugnut and Blitzwing are all references to other shows, movies and suchlike.
** The anti-gravity cannon's serial number is TOK715, the alpha-numeric designation of the character Cameron from the TV series, ''Terminator: The Sarah Connor Chronicles''.
** The triple-crusher cannon's serial number is VR-X9-4-M2, the full name of the character Aveeare from the comic strip ''SnarfQuest''.
** The decompression pump's serial number is NDR113, the designation of Andrew, the central robot character of Isaac Asimov's ''The Positronic Man''.
** The glass gas's serial number is CPE 1704 TKS, (the missile launch code from the movie WarGames), while the mace's number is BZ2UH, the password to Bryce's lab in ''Max Headroom''.
** The super glue's serial number is TTKR117, the license plate of robotic car KITT from ''Knight Rider''.
** The omega bomb's serial number is 2X4B-523P, the official designation of the mechanoid Kryten from the sci-fi TV series, ''Red Dwarf''. It's from the planet Ganzvort; Swindle notes that he "must visit Okayama", which is also a city in Japan. Note that Ganzvort also has a region called "New Jersey."
** The two nemesis shields have serial numbers LV426 (the planet from ''Alien'') and TK412 (the "codename" of noted ''Star Wars'' fan Arturo Delgado) respectively.
** The Chaosmaster bomb's serial number is 26517, the numerical classification of the USS ''Excalibur'', a spacecraft from the ''Star Trek: The New Frontier'' series of novels.
** The circuitry repair patches' serial number is N6MAA10816, the model number of Roy Batty, a replicant from ''Blade Runner''.

Pg 122 - The stationery on which [[Professor Princess]] writes her account of "[[The Arrival issue 2#Whatever Happened To Whatisname?|Whatever Happened To Whatisname?]]" is produced by a subsidiary of "Seventh Son Industries", presumably a reference to the Iron Maiden concept album "Seventh Son of a Seventh Son", given author Bill Forster's love of the band.

* Pg 124A – The Assistant District Attorney mentioned in the article, Harrison Schweiloch, is named for a friend of the authors, who is thanked for his proofreading help in the acknowledgements of the two Ark books, as well as this one. There is also a real ADA named Harrison Schweiloch... same guy?

* Pg 124B - Hannah and Sarah Rose Isenberg are (one would assume!) the real-life daughters of Animated writer [[Marty Isenberg]].

* Pg 125 – Adverts on this page refer to:
**The Dancitron is located in St. Nick's Hall, location of Iron Maiden's first concert; author Bill Forster is a big Iron Maiden fan, and this is the first of several references to the band contained in the book. This theme is continued in the location of the hall—"22 Acacia Avenue", the title of an Iron Maiden song. The phone number of the hall is "KL5-3226" (the number of Homer's Mr. Plow service from "The Simpsons"). Musical acts attending are all fictional groups from other shows, comics, books and so forth, and include: The New Originals from ''This Is Spiral Tap'', Vitaly Chernobyl from Neal Stephenson's ''Snow Crash'', Dingos Ate My Baby from ''Buffy the Vampire Slayer'', Shag Carpeting from ''Ben 10'', King Thunder from ''Quantum Leap'', Jerrica Benton from ''Jem and the Holograms'' (misspelled—perhaps deliberately—as "Jessica"), Josie McCoy of ''Josie and the Pussycats'', Scrantonicity from ''The Office'', Mystik Spiral from ''Daria'' (misspelled "Mystic Spiral"), Billy and the Boingers from ''Bloom County'', The Lords of the Underworld from ''South Park'', and The Electric Insects from ''Life on Mars''.
** Wyatt Toys is located on the "corner of Winslow and Arizona", a reference to the Eagles' song, "Take It Easy", which includes the lyric: "Standin' on the corner of Winslow, Arizona".
**At the same theater as ''Monster from Mars'' are the following fictional movies: ''Happy Scrappy Hero Pup'' from ''Clerks'', ''The Flower That Drank the Moon'' from ''Ghost World'', ''Jack Slater II: Above Reproach'' from ''The Last Action Hero'', ''Who Dat Ninja?'' from ''30 Rock'', ''Colonel Dracula Joins the Navy'' from ''The Simpsons'', ''Where Apes Fear to Tread'' from ''King of the Hill'' (misquoted as ''Where Apes Dare to Tread''), ''Bikini Party Summer'' from ''[[Wikipedia:Futurama|Futurama]]'', ''Coupon: The Movie'' from ''Mr. Show'', ''Shao Pai Long'' from ''Macross'', ''Exploder: Evacuator Part II'' from ''Grand Theft Auto: Vice City'', ''Tinfins'' from ''Sealab 2021'' and ''Prognosis Negative'' from ''Seinfeld''.

* Pg 138 – [[Garbage O's]] are a product of [[Extensive Enterprises]], the evil corporation run by Cobra operatives [[Tomax and Xamot]] in ''G.I. Joe''.

* Pg 139 – More from the "fueltritional facts" box; there are references to several types of Vibranium from the world of Marvel Comics; Morbidium from ''Babylon 5''; Kryptonite from the pages of ''[[Superman]]''; Tillium from ''Battlestar Galactica''; Dalekanium from ''Doctor Who''; Dilithium from ''Star Trek''; Molecular Acid from the ''Alien'' movies; Impervium from ''Star Wars''; Bassnium from ''Mega Man''; scrith startch (referring to Scrith from Larry Niven's ''Ringworld''); chakan oil from ''Farscape''; protocultured yeast (referring to the Protoculture from ''Macross''); chemical x from ''The Powerpuff Girls''; janick jaAm from Iron Maiden guitarist Janick Gers); m'kraan crystal salt (referring to the M'Kraan Crystal from Marvel Comics); heinlein honey (named for sci-fi writer Robert A Heinlein—anyone picking up on a recurring Heinlein theme here?); melange from ''Dune''; and lastly, aluminum mallard (referring to a space ship from the ''Space Quest'' video games).

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Steeljaw (AOE)

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[[Category:Characters]]

Junkion (species)/gallery

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Image:Ashtray-charactermodel.jpg|[[Ashtray]]

Image:Detritus-card.jpg|[[Detritus (G1)]]

Image:Greasestain-charactermodel.jpg|[[Greasestain]]

Image:HAZMAT-charactermodel.jpg|[[HAZMAT]]

Image:Junkion-hodgepodge.jpg|Unnamed spike-less Junkion

Image:FFoD4 Junkion Rescuers.jpg|[[Hood Transformer]] (blue)

Image:Junkyard-colormodel.jpg|[[Junkyard (G1)]]
Image:Junkion-notJunkyard03.jpg|Junkion warrior, name unknown
Image:Junkion-notJunkyard01.jpg|Junkion sheeter, name unknown
Image:Junkion-notJunkyard02.jpg|Junkion warrior, name unknown

Image:Junkion-notKup01.jpg|This unnamed Junkion is a total POS

Image:MTMTE_8_anonymous_Junkion.jpg|[[MTMTE Junkion]]

Image:Nancy2006.jpg|[[Nancy]]

Image:FFoD4 Junkion Rescuers.jpg|[[Pole vault Transformer]] (navy/orange)

Image:Re-Cycle-charactermodel.jpg|[[Re-Cycle]]
Image:Junkion-notRe-Cycle01.jpg|Junkion gunner, name unknown
Image:Junkion-notRe-Cycle02.jpg|Junkion partygoer, unknown

Image:Rubbish-charactermodel.jpg|[[Rubbish]]
Image:Junkion-notRubbish01.jpg|Junkion dancer, name unknown

Image:Scrapheap-charactermodel.jpg|[[Scrapheap (G1)]]
Image:Junkion-notScrapheap01.jpg|Ax-wielding Junkion, name unknown
Image:Junkion-notScrapheap02.jpg|Junkion slave, name unknown
Image:Junkion-notScrapheap03.jpg|Junkion welder, name unknown

Image:Space Pirates! Junkions refuse to answer Rodimus Prime.jpg|[[Second-in-command Junkion]]

Image:BigBroadcast Jimmy Junkion.jpg|[[Short Junkion]], name unknown
Image:Junkion-notLithoneA01.jpg|Junkion warrior, name unknown
Image:Junkion-notLithoneA02.jpg|Muttonchop'd Junkion gunner, name unknown

Image:Trashbin-charactermodel.jpg|[[Trashbin]]
Image:Junkion-notTrashbin01.jpg|Unnamed Junkion

Image:Wasteoid Gamma-charactermodel.jpg|[[Wasteoid Gamma]]

Image:GenesisArtofTransformers-WreckGar.jpg|[[Wreck-Gar (G1)]]
Image:Junkion-notWreck-Gar01.jpg|Junkion gunnery officer, name unknown
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Death/Archive

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{{note|This older version has been superceded by the current [[Death]] page, and is presented here for archival purposes.}}

[[Image:Battleofautobotcity.jpg|right|300px|thumb|And the sounds of a million fanboys' cries were heard across the land.]]

''Transformers'' is a children's franchise, but at its core, it's a story of war. This means that the '''death''' of major and minor characters sometimes figures into the fiction.

Given the ambiguous nature of Transformer physiology, there is very little consistency regarding what is fatal to a Transformer, even within a single storyline. Damage that one Transformer might shrug off can prove fatal to another, or even to the same character in a different story. It does not take a terribly cynical viewer to conclude that the threshold of survival is generally determined by the needs of the plot.

The out-of-universe reasons for a character's death can vary from plot development to the arrival of [[To sell toys|new toys]]. Conveniently enough for writers who are beholden to the whims of a toy company, the majority of Transformers characters are machines, which means that death isn't necessarily permanent. Across the various universes, characters that appear to have been killed have been known to pop up alive again at a later date, or go through some sort of resurrection.

{{quote|"How can you all be so cold and unfeeling? He died a hero!" 
"Don't you even have mechanical hearts?" 
"The humans don't understand! Our form of life is vastly different from theirs!"|[[Spider-Man]], [[Sparkplug Witwicky]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]]|"[[Prisoner of War!]]"}}

==Generation 1==
===Marvel comics continuity===
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Right from the beginning, the Marvel Comics made it clear that Transformers could die. The first issue mentions that "billions" of Autobots were slaughtered in the initial Decepticon assaults on Cybertron. Various battle scenes in the same issue show anonymous characters getting blown to bits.

Equally evident, however, was the fact that Transformers could survive and recover from massive damage. The combatants aboard the ''Ark'' survived crashing headlong into the planet Earth; although they were all knocked offline, the ''Ark''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s computer was eventually able to restore them all to full functionality. This additionally demonstrated a Transformer's ability to lay in stasis for incredibly long periods of time -- four million years, in this case. {{storylink|The Transformers (issue)|The Transformers}}

Transformers' capacity for taking damage was highlighted by the plight of Gears, who plummets to his "death" from a towering mountain. Though rendered inoperative by the impact, Ratchet is soon able to piece him back together to a minimally operative status. Optimus Prime explains to several observing humans that the damaged Gears is not alive, "but neither is he what you would consider dead! {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} Two issues later, nearly all the Autobots are knocked offline again, either through fuel deprivation or after being blasted by Shockwave. {{storylink|The Last Stand}} Again, Ratchet is eventually able to restore most of them to life, {{storylink|DIS-Integrated Circuits!}} apart from the especially-damaged Sunstreaker {{storylink|The Next Best Thing to Being There!}}

With the battle resumed on Earth, ''the first true casualties were the [[Navigator]] and his guardian, the so-called "[[Man of Iron (Autobot)|Man of Iron]]", both sent to find the missing crew of the ''Ark''. The Man of Iron died from the weapons of a Decepticon, while Navigator was incinerated by an unwitting Jazz along with his ship. Man of Iron's death involved a huge fiery explosion which blew him into burning component pieces; Navigator's demise was less explicitly portrayed. Both established that the weapons carried by everyday Transformers could in fact be lethal to other Transformers (despite Trailbreaker, Thundercracker, and Skywarp all taking almost equally severe damage during the same story and surviving.)'' {{storylink|Man of Iron (issue)|Man of Iron}}

The Man of Iron story highlighted a disconnect particular to ''Transformers'': named characters, especially those with toys, are a lot less likely to die than ones without toys. In fictional terms, it's hardly ever explained. The Marvel Comics' first issue mentions that the crew of the ''Ark'' is drawn from the Autobots' most powerful warriors, perhaps explaining some of their resiliency, but these characters rarely fare much better or worse than numerous others who come later.

The Marvel book's varying treatment of human characters perhaps illustrates the differences in sensibilities between the US and the UK at the time. Outright human death was almost never shown for most of the Marvel US run, though it surely had to be a result of numerous battles (such as the Army taking on the Decepticons in "[[Prisoner of War!]]".) The UK book, by contrast, killed off its first confirmed human in #45, where [[Morris|Professor Morris]] used a brainwashed [[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] to accidentally murder a security guard. {{storylink|The Icarus Theory}} Earlier stories implied human death as well; [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] runs a car off the road causing it to explode with its driver screaming in UK #14, whilst in the same issue [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] blew up several human jets in mid-air. {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}}

Outright Transformer death would be seen in the first story set on Cybertron. The story opens with a Decepticon killing civilians only for [[Blaster (G1)|Blaster]] to kill ''it''; [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]], current commander of the Decepticons, was constantly throwing hordes of Transformers to their deaths in his [[smelting pool]]; and Blaster's ally [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] died a quite brutal death. {{storylink|The Smelting Pool!}} Furman notably pre-empted this some time earlier with the deaths of [[Earthquake (G1)|Earthquake]] and [[Tornado (Marvel)|Tornado]] in a flashback sequence. {{storylink|The Enemy Within!}}

Soon death would be seen again and again, particularly in Furman's UK strips—generally these deaths would be of original characters who lacked toys, such as [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]]. {{storylink|Target: 2006}} This was a useful way of getting across a sense of genuine war and build reader tension, while simultaneously leaving the toy characters untouched.

[[Image:Newyorkunderbase.jpg|left|175px|thumb|Gears died as he lived—not being on-panel.]]
[[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] himself would end up outright dying to clear the way for new characters—following immediately on, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was killed in a [[space bridge]] accident. {{storylink|Afterdeath!}} {{storylink|Gone but Not Forgotten!}} The following issue would have the Transformers holding a funeral for Optimus, {{storylink|Funeral for a Friend!}} while a crossover story unceremoniously bumped off [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]]. {{storylink|Ashes, Ashes...}} This kill-spree was slightly undermined by [[Bob Budiansky]] leaving himself a get-out clause, and showing the reader that a back-up copy of Optimus Prime's mind could exist. Megatron, meanwhile, would turn up alive in Marvel UK so they could sneak around the US stories without contradicting their plots (he'd later be retconned as a clone). {{storylink|Ancient Relics!}}

Marvel UK stories set in the post-movie future got to be even more kill-happy—as they didn't have to bother meshing with the present day continuity, any character could be killed off. As well as minor ones such as [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]], this would also include major character Shockwave. {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

Soon, Transformers was saddled with a large number of characters who no longer had toys—to thin the crowd, both [[Simon Furman]] and Budiansky began repeated cullings so the newer toys could get more "screen time". In Marvel UK, most of the [[Wrecker|Wreckers]], [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] (and previously [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]), and a few little-seen Decepticons would all be slaughtered. {{storylink|Time Wars}} That paled before the most grandiose of slaughters, the [[Underbase Saga]], where a super powered [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] destroyed/deactivated dozens of Transformers, [[Autobot]] and [[Decepticon]] alike. ''Conveniently'', only those with organic bits ([[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]], [[Pretender|Pretenders]] et al) could survive the [[Underbase]]. {{storylink|Dark Star}} Many of these characters would remain dead until the climax of the Unicron saga, when they were revived by [[Nucleon]]; at the same time, the Unicron battle would kill off scores of characters who'd survived the Underbase! {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

The experience of having been dead does not seem to bother most Transformers who were resurrected. One exception is Optimus Prime; due to his time spent as a computer-game character (no, really), he was separated emotionally from his past life and lost interest in Earth. This was soon cured. {{storylink|Cold Comfort and Joy!}} Another exception is if a Transformer has suffered a humiliating death or rebirth; their confidence will end up weakened. {{storylink|Fallen Star!}}

===American cartoon continuity===
[[Image:Tftm1986a.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Who knew Autobots could be killed by shooting their [[shoulder]]s?]]

''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' is infamous for the slaughter of a large number of season 1 and 2 characters, especially the likes of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Starscream (G1)| Starscream]]. The reason for this was the upcoming season 3 toy line. Some would die without getting a chance to say anything or even being ''named''. 'Bots dying in the movie include [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]], [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]], [[Windcharger (G1)|Windcharger]], [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], Optimus Prime, and Starscream.

In this continuity, dead Transformers can still exist as ghosts. These ghosts are capable of possessing the forms of living Transformers. {{storylink|Starscream's Ghost}} Or at least Starscream can; there's no evidence of any other Transformers being able to do the same.

When [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]] bearers die, their wisdom and spirits remain within the Matrix. A near-death experience allows the current Matrix bearer to make contact with these spirits. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness, Part 4}}

===Japanese cartoon continuity===
The Japanese continuity did not skimp on showing death as a part of war. Aside from numerous generic robots (for example, the prison guards from ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]''), notable characters were also killed. The most famous victim of this tendency was [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], who died in battle against [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] in ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|The Headmasters]]''. In ''[[Transformers: Super-God Masterforce (cartoon)|Super-God Masterforce]]'', [[Sixknight]] was killed by [[Devil Z]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] perished in the finale along with the Decepticon Emperor.

However, Transformers that have been mortally wounded can be rebuilt into new forms, as happened with [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave/Soundblaster]] and [[Ginrai]]/[[Victory Leo]]. Also, because of a different approach to censorship, human death was not unheard of. While not present in the first two seasons (which were simply translated from the American version) nor the following ''Headmasters'' cartoon, plenty of humans became unlucky collateral damage from ''Masterforce'' onwards. Besides victims such as [[Professor Gō]] early in the series, the Decepticons often slaughtered people in the course of their activities. [[Giga]], for example, destroyed a passing airliner (presumably killing all aboard) simply to test his new [[Deathball]] toys. In ''Victory'', Earth was spared much destruction until the latter half of the series, when [[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deathsaurus]]'s forces began attacking in earnest (killing countless human soldiers in the process). In addition, [[Star Saber (Victory)|Star Saber]]'s adopted son, [[Jean Minakaze]], was the sole survivor of a Decepticon attack.

At the same time, supernatural forces irrefutably exist in this universe and are capable of reversing the process of death. Optimus Prime died a second time {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} but was brought back by [[Zodiac]] energy as Star Convoy {{storylink|Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Battlestars (story page)|The Battlestars}}; the evil entity [[Dark Nova]] took Galvatron's remains and reformatted them as Super Megatron. The demonic being [[Violen Jiger]] was composed of the "angry souls" of dead Decepticons, and seemingly resurrected BlackZarak to serve as one of his Demon-Generals. {{storylink|Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!}}

The [[Kiss Player|Kiss Players]], infected by Galvatron's cells, are capable of resurrecting dead Transformers like Optimus by kissing him and channelling the cells into him; however, once the cells were taken out, Optimus died again. {{storylink|Transformers: Kiss Players (manga)|Kiss Players}}

==Generation 2==
The ''Generation 2'' comic had less oversight from Hasbro, a whole lot of inherited characters that didn't have toys, and an existence in the ''extreeeeeme'' and violent 1990s US comic industry. The result was the Transformer equivalent of the Battle of the Somme—almost every issue would have a known Transformer or three being killed off. Even the crossover with [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]], setting up Megatron's new toy, killed off four. {{storylink|Final Transformations}}

[[Image:Blades1.jpg|left|250px|thumb|Blades in Generation 2: a violent, gritty, pointlessly graphic nightmare… in Generation 2.]]
Even characters who had previously been major ones in the Marvel Comics would be killed, with [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress Maximus]] all dying alongside lesser-seen characters like [[Skullgrin]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]]. Amusingly, some of these characters (such as Dirge, [[Joyride (G1)|Joyride]] and [[Quake (G1)|Quake]]) had died in earlier G1 issues and had returned from the dead without explanation ''solely to be bumped off''. [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]], a 1985 Autobot car, even made his ''very first'' clear appearance in the US comics in one issue, only to be immediately killed off after giving his first (and last) line of dialogue. {{storylink|Devices and Desires! (Marvel)|Devices and Desires!}}

In addition, the Transformers would slaughter large numbers of [[Cybertronian Empire]] soldiers, and many alien planets were shown being exterminated. [[Earth]] didn't escape unscathed either, with widespread devastation, open slaughter of humans and the obliteration of [[San Francisco]]. Oh, and Prime dies and comes back ''again''.
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==Beast Wars==
[[Image:BW Scorponok Terrorsaur deaths.jpg|right|150px|thumb|Even having a new toy couldn't save Terrorsaur!]]
''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'', being a CGI cartoon, could not afford to have too many characters in the show at any one time—once they reached seven-a-side by Season 1, any new character coming in would mean an old one going out. This led to some quite arbitrary deaths, such as [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] falling into lava and going unmourned, or [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] suddenly being dragged into space by the [[Vok]]. [[Dinobot (BW)|Dinobot]], by contrast, had an episode devoted to his heroic sacrifice and his death served as the end to his plot arc for that season, and has become one of the most popular episodes. {{storylink|Code of Hero|Code of Hero}}

One problem ''Beast Wars'' had with killing characters is that every character on the show would be blown up real good during the series, only to be put back together again—this would mean when they were actually being killed, they'd sometimes be suffering less damage than they had in battles where they lived. In addition, [[Optimus Primal]] and [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] both died and came back with brand new bodies, showing death to be a potential revolving door. At one point, [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] was clearly vaporised in an explosion—but, because it was decided not to kill him when Season 3 started, he was suddenly merely a bit singed. {{storylink|Optimal Situation|Optimal Situation}}

[[Image:Dinobot2beastmode.JPG|left|200px|thumb|We're not using the Z word!]]
The character of [[Dinobot II]] presents interesting questions about Transformer death. While cloned from the original Dinobot and possessing the same voice, same look (albeit an eerie skeletal version) and same skills, he had a different personality & memories and was clearly a different character, even carrying a different Spark (half of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]]'s). However, in the season finale, the destruction of Rampage caused him to gain an increasing number of Dinobot's memories that he could not have and start gaining Dinobot's personality. He also viewed his Spark as being "different… at last complete". {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2|Nemesis Part 2}} How all this occurred was not explained; based on the visual of him turning into the original Dinobot & back again when Rampage was destroyed, {{storylink|Nemesis Part 1|Nemesis Part 1}} it could be assumed the original was influencing him.

The final three episodes would kill seven characters, including the majority of the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] and two of the Maximals—-including [[Tigerhawk]], who only appeared two episodes before his death—-to pave the way for ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]''. In order of their passing, the unlucky 'bots were [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]], [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], [[Tigerhawk]], [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]], and [[Dinobot II]], but not, surprisingly, [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], who ended up becoming 'happy at last'.

===IDW comics continuity===
IDW's ''Beast Wars'' comics would introduce a large number of unused toys into the fiction—a large number of which were then massacred in the second miniseries. Many of them had hardly got a chance to show any characterization. The exception is [[Razorbeast]], who had been the main character in the previous story and had to be euthanised by one of his friends. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars: The Ascending|The Ascending}}

==Beast Machines==
[[Image:Fallout title.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Primal's diet had gone horribly wrong.]]
The premise of ''[[Beast Machines: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Machines]]'' was that [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] had taken over Cybertron and removed the [[Spark|Sparks]] from everyone, leaving massive graveyards across the planet. However, this hadn't actually ''killed'' anyone—as long as the Sparks survived, they could be put in a new body and live again, and everyone was restored at the end of the series. {{storylink|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future|Endgame Pt. III: Seeds of the Future}}

The series would also introduce the concept of the [[Allspark]]—a dimension composed of Transformer Sparks, the home of every one that will or can ever be. When a Transformer dies, their Spark returns to it and all of their knowledge and life experience is added to the Allspark. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]'s spirit would be seen within in it, advising Optimus Primal to move on.

Optimus Primal was outright killed, but would come back to life again after deciding not to join with the Allspark but continue his mission {{storylink|Fallout (episode)|Fallout}}; this could be seen an in-universe explanation for why some Transformers return to life while others stay dead. Primal would die ''properly'' later on, taking Megatron with him.

The original [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicon]] generals contained the Sparks of existing ''Beast Wars'' characters but possessed completely different personalities—most notably [[Thrust (BM)|Thrust]], the brooding, loyal and fearless general who had ''[[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]]'s'' Spark. Overriding the general's shell programs to bring back the original characters could be seen as killing the Vehicons.

===Singularity Ablyss===
Megatron would also have the opportunity to allow himself to pass on and rejoin the Allspark. However, his repeated returns to life (during "[[Spark of Darkness]]") convinced him he could still achieve godhood and so he rejected passing on. He also ''erased Rhinox's Spark'', showing that even the dead can be killed. {{storylink|Singularity Ablyss}}<ref>However, due to an editorial caveat in the foreword, all the prose stories in ''[[Transformers Legends (book)|Transformers Legends]]'' are "What If?" stories that are not to be considered as actually occurring in the continuities they are based on. As a result, the events depicted in "[[Singularity Ablyss]]" technically belong to a [[Micro-continuity]] and are therefore not canon for the mainstream ''Beast Machines'' continuity.</ref>

==Robots in Disguise==
The ''Robots in Disguise'' franchise is unique in that almost nobody dies. The exception is [[Megatron (RID)|Megatron]]—he was completely destroyed, but then reborn as Galvatron due to the [[Orb of Sigma]] and energy drained from Predacon [[spark]]s. {{storylink|Peril from the Past|Peril from the Past}} While possessing the same voice, personality and general form of Megatron, Galvatron declares himself to be a different person and his former self to be dead. {{storylink|Maximus Emerges|Maximus Emerges}}

==Universe==
[[Image:Wreckers Mutants.jpg|left|150px|thumb|The shocking death of the barely-seen guys with hardly any lines!]]
The [[BotCon]] comic ''The Wreckers'' would use death quite a lot in its second issue, for one very specific reason—they'd brought in too many bloody characters in the ''first'' issue. A few massacres later and the cast was down to a more manageable level. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

''Universe'''s multiverse-spanning story allows for a lot of death in character backstories—[[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] is killed by [[Smokescreen (Armada)|another Smokescreen]], Unicron's generals all killed [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] in their home dimensions, and [[Megazarak (Universe)|Megazarak]] has killed everyone on his Cybertron. {{storylink|Shell Game}} Conversely, it also allowed for a whole load of character ''resurrections''—[[Optimus Primal]], [[Depth Charge (BW)|Depth Charge]], [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] all returned from the dead. One of the Wreckers, meanwhile, is a revived [[Tigatron]].
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==Unicron Trilogy==
===Cartoon===
Optimus died holding back the [[Hydra Cannon]], the damage causing him to [[:Image:Sshot-arm-39-4.jpg|crumble to dust]]. {{storylink|Crisis (Armada)|Crisis}} Through the power of the [[Matrix of Leadership|Matrix]], he was resurrected by the [[Mini-Con]]s shortly afterward. {{storylink|Miracle|Miracle}}

[[Image:Armada 52 - Prime hangon to Galvatron.jpg|right|180px|thumb|Galvatron died to save everyone and came back ''twice''—you lose, [[Jesus]]!]]

Both [[Megatron (Armada)|Galvatron]] {{storylink|Mortal Combat|Mortal Combat}} and [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]] {{storylink|Cramp|Cramp}} would make heroic sacrifices in ''Armada'' to stop Unicron—only to return from the dead for the ''Energon'' cartoon. And then sacrificed themselves again at the end of that one {{storylink|The Sun|The Sun}}—and came back again for the next cartoon!

Some characters would be severely injured and seemingly killed, but would survive by being rebuilt into a new character—[[Smokescreen (Armada)|Smokescreen]] became Hoist, [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]] became Mirage, etc.

[[Alpha Quintesson]] and Unicron possessed the ability to create new Transformers—[[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] and [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]]—out of the remains of the dead. Scorponok was an odd case: it was originally presented that he was a recreated version of an inhabitant of Alpha Q's homeworld, but later retconned that he was, in fact, merely created in that being's image, and actually animated by the Spark of a dead Decepticon. This retcon, however, did not make it into the ''[[Transformers: Energon (cartoon)|Energon]]'', since the [[Return! Our Scorponok|episode]] featuring it was not dubbed. Scorponok was later killed, but in both the fan club comics and ''Cybertron'' toy tech specs, he became an undead monster.

In the Unicron Trilogy cartoons, resurrection often altered the basic personality of a Transformer. Tidal Wave became more intelligent as Mirage, as well as gaining a crush on Galvatron; [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]] devolved in intelligence and became more ape-like; the morally conflicted Starscream, who sacrificed himself for the greater good, would became an ambitious power-hungry traitor like [[Starscream (G1)|those]] [[Starscream (Animated)|other]] Starscreams. This has not occurred in other canons, where death and rebirth rarely seems to cause any real problems for anyone.

===Comic===
While it can be safely assumed people ''did'' die in the Autobot-Decepticon war, it was only shown on panel when the [[Unicron]] plotline took over. {{storylink|Worlds Collide|Worlds Collide}} In addition, Unicron was shown to be able to kill and rebuild Transformers into his loyal servants, doing it to [[Rhinox (Armada)|Rhinox]] and his [[Terrorsaur (Armada)|fellow]] [[Airazor (Armada)|Beast]] [[Cheetor (Armada)|Warriors]]. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn|This Evil Reborn}} While his body had died, Megatron's consciousness remained within Unicron's spark core, and from here was able to return to life with a new body.

==Live-action film series==
===Films===
The live-action movie would feature death galore in its climactic battle scenes, with almost every [[Decepticon]] being wiped out and [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] being killed in battle. Not to mention the humans; [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] is wiped out by [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]; [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]] just loves his stabbing; possible demises caused by [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] on [[Air Force One]]; [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] hatefully sweeping away traffic; and countless possible casualties in [[Mission City]]. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|''Transformers'' (2007)}}

Thankfully, the second film does not kill off the primary six returning robots to make way for a new cast. Unfortunately, the only new Decepticon who seems to survive is [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] dies but comes back, while only [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] and an [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] component die among the Autobot ranks. [[NEST]]'s casualties are emphasized in an early scene where coffins are displayed prominently in a single shot, and there are major civilian and military casualties during [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]]'s rampage and [[The Fallen]]'s arrival (estimated at a toll of 7000), but the main humans get off scott free (even [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|Sam Witwicky]] cheats death). ''{{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}''

===IDW Publishing===
[[Image:RoS2Salazarpopt.jpg|right|250px|thumb|Comic books can get away with this, while PG-13 movies can't]]
[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] blew up an [[F-22 Raptor]] to obtain his alternate mode. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Prime Directive (IDW) issue 4}} He kills countless [[Sector 7]] soldiers when searching for [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]]'s body in the [[Hoover Dam]], and takes a [[Salazar|human]] along while leaving Earth to see if he can survive the trip. He doesn't. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream issue 2}} When Starscream returns to [[Earth]], many die in his battle with [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]], including [[Vine|Professor Vine]]. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3}} [[NEST]] naturally loses soldiers in their battles with the Decepticons, most prominently [[Salani]] during the battle with [[Jetstorm (Movie)|Jetstorm]]. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4}}

On the Transformers side, a whole lot of toy-only characters die bloody in the runup to ''Revenge of the Fallen'', coincidentally after they'd been on the shelves for a while. {{storylink|Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream}} {{storylink|Transformers: Alliance|Alliance}}

===Titan Magazines===
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From [[Transformers Comic issue 9|the ninth issue]] of ''Transformers Comic'', the movie-based comic strip took place in an alternate universe where the Decepticons won in the film. As a result, human casualties are quite high; thousands of [[NATO]] sailors are killed in battle, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] bombs humans to spread terror, and [[Sam Witwicky (Movie)|Sam Witwicky]] is established to have died.

Shockingly for a [[Rhythms of Darkness!|Furman-written alternate universe]], Transformer deaths have so far been few. No Autobots are yet confirmed as dead, while Decepticon casualties so far include [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]], [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] following the initial story. Many Decepticon drones, however, are wiped out by the heroes.

[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] actually came ''back'' from the dead, resurrection being a property of the All Spark. However, anything done to the All Spark will affect the resurrectee; corrupt the All Spark, as Megatron did, and you end up with a corrupt, amoral Transformer. {{storylink|Dark Spark}}

Megatron also came back from the dead (of ''course'' he did) by having downloaded his consciousness into another vessel, showing that (ala ''Afterdeath!'' and ''Rock and Roll Out!'') Transformers can be backed up. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

==Animated==
[[Image:TFAnimated transformandrollout DEATH.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Death — the Optimus version of a power nap.]]
Severe physical damage does not kill Transformers in the ''Animated'' universe — [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] survived despite being reduced to a severed head, while [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] and [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] remained conscious despite being in bits {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}} and [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] continued to function after its brutal dismemberment. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

Transformer death is, however, possible — a combination of physical damage and AllSpark energy outright killed [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]. He was resurrected immediately afterward by the [[AllSpark Key]], which, uniquely, channelled the energy of the AllSpark directly (as opposed to the energy stored inside it) for the purpose. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}}

Starscream also was killed {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}} only to be brought back to life by AllSpark energy. In his case, despite his Spark being extinguished, an AllSpark shard has embedded in his head and makes him immortal — kill him, and he'll just come back two minutes later. This has possibly made him the most tenacious (and annoying) Starscream to date. To [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], anyway. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

[[Image:Afterburn_GOOOOOMPH.JPG|right|200px|thumb|But how can Bumblebee ''see it''?]]

Similarly, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] had died long ago saving Cybertron in the Great War, but with AllSpark energy he was able to be revived. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}} To prevent him dying, he was placed into modified stasis in his spaceship mode in order to stave off ''total'' death until a cure could be found. In an interesting look at [[Transformer funerary practices]], the Autobots then used him ''as'' a spaceship with seemingly no qualms. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

It is possible to be a living Transformer ''without'' a Spark. [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Two of the Starscream clones]] lacked Sparks, as did [[Afterburn]] in spin-off material. When they ''die'', however, their being Spark-less means nobody cares. Nobody even commented on the demise of the clones {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon|A Fistful of Energon}} and both Megatron ''and'' Optimus outright stated that Afterburn wasn't a ''real'' person because he'd lacked a Spark {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Megatron's Revenge}}.

It is possible to avert death by transferring a spark into a [[blank]] [[protoform]]. A number of robots, however, view this as appalling as it sacrifices everything that protoform could have been. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

[[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] has a habit of scavenging parts of his victims to use as "upgrades", a habit that sickens other Transformers.

''Animated'' featured relatively few deaths; however, a [[Blurr (Animated)|popular recurring character]] and [[Starscream (Animated)|two popular]] [[Prowl (Animated)|''main'' characters]] both bought it within the course of the series.

==Footnotes==
<references />

==See also==

* [[Endspark]]

* [[Transformer funerary practices]]

* Those who die a lot
** [[The many deaths of Optimus Prime]]
** [[Dirge (G1)]] — the unlucky guy who gets [[:Image:Dirge DeathSerpentor.jpg|killed]] [[:Image:Dirge DeathSwarm.jpg|off]] [[:Image:Dirge DeathTimelines.jpg|in]] [[:Image:Dirge DeathUnicron.jpg|many]] [[:Image:Dirge DeathArmada.jpg|continuities]] (but less than [[Optimus Prime (disambiguation)|Optimus Prime]]).
** [[Quake (G1)|Quake]] — the unlucky guy who gets killed over and over in the same continuity, but doesn't seem to mind.
** [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] — the unlucky guy from ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' who gets sliced, diced, and fricasseed every other episode only to be fully functional in time to get [[Slag (slang)|slagged]] ''again''.
** [[Cy-Kill (disambiguation)|Cy-Kill]], a Go-Bots character transferred to many Transformers comics just to be killed off violently. For no other reason than the lolz of ending his toyline, his universe, and finally his life...repeatedly.
** [[Sentinel Prime (G1)]] — the unlucky [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] [[:Image:Sentinel prime lou.jpg|who]] [[:Image:Sentinel prime dw.jpg|must]] [[Megatron Origin issue 4|die]].

* [[To sell toys]]

[[Category:Archives]]

Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1

2014-06-22T02:59:07Z

Mjduniverse:

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|ep=35
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|next2=Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2
|series3=''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (cartoon)|Transformers: Generation 2]]''
|ep3=47
|prev3=Cosmic Rust (episode)
|next3=Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2
|image=MMP1 Gavel bang.jpg
|caption=We're voting you off the planet.
|title="Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1"
|production code=#700-34
|airdate=[[October 14]], 1985
|written by=[[Donald F. Glut]]
|production company=[[Sunbow Productions]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|continuity=[[Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''Megatron's Master Plan, Part 1''' is part 1 of Megatron's Master Plan.

==Short Description:==
'''The Decepticons manage to turn the humans against the Autobots, and the Autobots are ordered to leave the planet.'''

==Synopsis==
[[File:FakeSolarplant.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|The least efficient solar plant ever.]]
The [[Mayor of Central City|mayor]] of [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] is officially opening a new [[Central City (Earth)#Fake Solar Power Plant|solar tower]] when his speech is interrupted by [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]], [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]], [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]]. After the [[Decepticon]]s realize there is no energy in the tower yet, guards come out with tanks and attempt to shoo them away. The tanks are destroyed and the guards escape with their lives, while the mayor calls for the [[Autobot]]s.

An Autobot attack force, consisting of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]], [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]], [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]], [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]], [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]], and [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]], arrives at the scene. Everyone transforms to robot mode except Tracks, who transforms to his flight mode and takes off after the Coneheads, who are making a quick exit. Tracks uses a radiator-mounted [[black beam gun]] to blind Dirge. Ramjet seeks revenge for this and knocks Tracks clean out the air. On the ground, Starscream is being hammered by laser blasts from Ironhide, Smokescreen, Prime and Warpath. Thrust saves him with a missile barrage. Smokescreen retaliates and fires his shoulder-mounted lasers, which damage Thrust's guidance systems. Beaten and battered, the Decepticons retreat.

The mayor thanks the Autobots and decides to honor them at City Hall. [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] comments that it's about time the Autobots got some recognition for their actions.

In his office, [[Shawn Berger]] watches the events and is infuriated, since he wants to be mayor so badly. He sends his guards out, claiming he needs to think. He picks up an odd-looking cassette on his desk, which transforms into [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]]. The Decepticon grabs Shawn and flies out of the office and then out of the city, towards a mountain ridge.

[[File:MMP part 1 Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Ehhh-vry thing you know is wrong...]]]]

There, [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]], [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] and Dirge await Shawn's arrival. Megatron tells Shawn that he can help get the power that he so desperately desires, even two cities if he wants. In return, Shawn must use his wealth, power and influence to help the Decepticons. Megatron tells Berger that, like many others, he's been blinded by Autobot propaganda. He persuades Berger into thinking the Decepticons are good and the Autobots are evil and that all he needs is evidence. Berger agrees to help, and Dirge takes him back to his office. After Berger's departure, Megatron tells Soundwave that Berger "thinks he will be king, but he will be nothing more than a pawn!"

At a deserted oil field, Optimus Prime shows up with a group of Autobots: [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]], [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and Ironhide. Berger flies in a news helicopter overhead and records the Autobots stealing energy. Ironhide notices the helicopter and warns Prime, who begins to fire on it. Megatron, Starscream, Thrust, Dirge and Ramjet save Berger and drive off the Autobots. Wheeljack fires as he escapes and knocks off the camera beneath the copter. Dirge finds it and gives it to Megatron, who must return it to Berger, since it "contains valuable evidence".

[[File:MMP1 Autobot day banner.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|Isn't Yad Tobotua a ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' character?]]
At Central City's City Hall, the public is gathered and cheering the Autobots, who are rolling parade-style through town. The Autobots all transform and head towards the Hall. Inside, Optimus Prime is joined by Hound, Ironhide, Cliffjumper and Bumblebee. After a brief moment of reading out the wrong speech, the mayor finally gets it right and proceeds to request the airing of a video of the work the Autobots did at the Solar Plant yesterday. However, Berger has had the tapes switched, and the audience sees the tape the Decepticons made. It shows additional scenes of Prime and Wheeljack turning the coneheads evil with a ray gun and Prime claiming that the Autobots will claim the Earth for their own once fully trusted.

Now hated by the public, the Autobots return to [[Ark (G1)|base]]. After a brief rest period, they end up being arrested by the mayor and Berger's private army. They and the Decepticons are taken to court. During the trial, Spike escapes and sets out to clear the Autobots' names, but Soundwave launches [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] to slow Spike down. After slamming Ravage in a revolving door, Spike escapes. He later finds the tape room and watches one of the tapes...which reveals that the Autobots at the oil field were Decepticons in disguise. He starts to head back to the trial with the tape, only to find his path blocked by Ravage.

[[File:MMP1 Get in the ship.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Bye! Have fun on your trip back to a planet we still control!]]
Back at the trial, without evidence, the Autobots are found guilty and are banished from Earth forever. Later that night, the Autobots are taken to a shuttle and forced to board by Megatron. They blast off, heading towards [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]].

Inside the Autobot base, Megatron and Shawn Berger are at [[Ark (G1)|Autobot Headquarters]]. As Berger watches, Megatron uses [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] to reprogram the rocket's guidance systems for a one-way trip into the sun.

[[Megatron's Master Plan, Part 2|To be continued...]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
* [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Optimus Prime]] (8)
* [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] (9)
* [[Warpath (G1)|Warpath]] (10)
* [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] (11)
* [[Bumblebee (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Bumblebee]] (12)
* [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (14)
* [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] (20)
* [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] (21)
* [[Grapple (G1)|Grapple]] (22)
* [[Brawn (G1)|Brawn]] (23)
* [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] (24)
* [[Jazz (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Jazz]] (25)
* [[Hound (G1)|Hound]] (26)
* [[Huffer (G1)|Huffer]] (27)
* [[Gears (G1)|Gears]] (28)
* [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] (29)
* [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] (33)
* [[Teletraan I (G1)|Teletraan I]] (35)
* [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] (40)
* [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] (41)
* [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] (42)
* [[Blaster (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Blaster]] (43)
* [[Beachcomber (G1)|Beachcomber]] (44)

|c2=
* [[Starscream (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Starscream]] (3)
* [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] (4)
* [[Thrust (G1)|Thrust]] (5)
* [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] (6)
* [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] (15)
* [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]] (16)
* [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundwave]] (17)
* [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] (36)
* [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]] (37)
* [[Ravage (G1)|Ravage]] (39)

|c3=
* [[Mayor of Central City|Mayor]] (1)
* [[Shawn Berger]] (2)
* Tank driver (7)
* [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] (12)
* [[Chip Chase]] (17)
* [[Sparkplug Witwicky]] (18)
* Helicopter pilot (18)
* Video room engineer (30)
* [[Produce thrower|Angry spectator #1, aka the Produce thrower]] (31)
* Angry spectator #2 (32)
* Roving reporter (33)
* Industrial worker (34)
* Trial judge (36)
}}

==Quotes==

"Ah, the power of public relations."
:—'''Megatron''', possibly the most honest politician in the world.

"Hold the last order, Prime...I wanna throw some...''dark'' on the subject."
:—'''Tracks''' demonstrates his black beam gun.

"Another raid to blame on the Decepticons...HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!"
:—'''Starscream''' as '''Optimus Prime''' with the creepiest laugh ever...(an early Nemesis Prime?)

"They're puttin' words in yer mouth. C'mon Prime! Let's get to the bottom of this!"
:—'''Ironhide''' has apparently never noticed that '''Optimus Prime''' has no mouth.

"SAVE THE HUMANS!"
:—'''Megatron'''. No, this isn't miscited.

"Hey, guys, look. Berger dropped one of his video cameras. Let's make some home movies!"
:—'''Dirge''' thinks about a career as a camera man. Follow your dreams, Dirge!

"I knew the humans would turn on us someday. They're such undependable creatures. Inferior lifeforms." 
"Ahh, I'm not so sure, Sunstreaker. Some of my best friends are humans."
:—'''Sunstreaker''' and '''Bumblebee''' discuss the worthiness of humans while Spike, Sparkplug, and Chip are right there.

==Notes==
===Animation or technical glitches===
* Solar panels aren't made of glass, but they're shown shattering as if they were.
* When the first tank driver opens his cockpit to bail out, the 'whirr' sound effect doesn't play until the canopy is already open.
* As Optimus runs toward the retreating Decepticons, he gets a multi-gun array of laser sound effects instead of his own normal gun noise.
* Spike's voice says "Your Mayorship", but Spike is nowhere in the shot; instead, Optimus is shown kneeling and extending a hand to the mayor.
* The window of Berger's office keeps changing size; in some shots, it's six panes wide (plus the curtains), while in others, it has 8 visible panes.
[[File:BergerInc Building.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|They've merged into Laserberger.]]
* Berger's office has a window that makes up only part of the wall; however, the outside shot of his building shows it to be made entirely of glass.
* Due to the limits of the show's stock music library, the marching band drummers are banging their drums but not making any sound.
* The Autobots walk up the steps of City Hall into a shadowy entryway. The shadowy entryway disguises the fact that there would probably only be human-sized doors there, rather than the Autobot-sized ones that would be required for the Autobots to actually enter the building. Nevertheless, in the next shot, the 'bots are hanging out in the mayor's office.
* Improbable viewpoints:
** If Megatron really wants to convince the public that his footage was "secured at great risk", he probably shouldn't have edited in five different points of view, including a tracking close-up of Thrust.
** Likewise for the interior shots of Autobot Headquarters. A close-up of Prime is taken from the point of view of someone standing right in front of him.
** Teletraan I gets a view of Berger's tanks that travels along with them.
* The animators missed the gist of a script line: Spike yells "We're coming with you!" to Optimus, but the animation has him turning toward Chip, who's right next to him.
* The shot of Berger's tanks shows a much more rugged terrain outside Autobot Headquarters than normal.
[[File:CentralCityStadium.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Comfortably seats 30,000 hamsters.]]
[[File:G1toon starscream prime cosplay.jpg|thumb|125px|Woulda been a lot easier to just make [[A Prime Problem|another Optimus Prime clone]].]]
* Before the second commercial break, the Autobots are standing in the entryway to Autobot Headquarters, facing a large line of tanks. After the commercial break, they're in the open, with a handful of tanks surrounding them.
* As the Autobots drive off with Berger's army, the blades of the mayor's helicopter are layered in front of the copter's body, when they should be behind it.
* In its establishing shot, the stadium is wildly out of scale with the city streets surrounding it... unless the streetlights of Central City are 10 stories tall.
* Where do the Seekers' wings go when they're inside their Autobot costumes? (Maybe [[Show-accuracy|they're removable]]...)
* The crashing sound effects of Ravage bashing down the film studio door is barely audible.
* The top of Dirge's head is white instead of gray as the Decepticons march up to the Autobots.
* The Decepticons continue aiming their guns at the same spot long after the Autobots have left that spot.

===Continuity errors===
* Much like the events of "[[A Prime Problem]]", the basic premise of this episode requires ''incredible'' stupidity on the part of the players. In this case, however, those players are ''the entire human race!'' Thirty seconds of video footage and the crowd outside City Hall is throwing fruit at the Autobots. Why are the public so quickly swayed after the amount of times the Autobots have saved them in the past year or so? What kind of kangaroo court would convict on such incredibly flimsy evidence? What kind of absurdly inept trial lawyers would fail to examine every bit of footage available? How could Berger fail to notice Megatron cackling with mad glee as he sends his foes rocketing into the sun?
* There's really no reason for the Decepticons to hang around and fight once they realize the solar plant has no energy.
* Laserbeak kidnaps Berger in mid-day. When they arrive at the cliff, just outside the city, it's [[Transformers (film)|suddenly sunset]].
* Starscream is part of the Decepticon group that repels the "Autobots" from their oil field raid... yet he's later shown to be playing the role of Optimus Prime in the same attack.
* The plot treats the lost video camera from Berger's helicopter as though it contains its own recording medium. It's far more likely that the medium would be inside the helicopter.
* The amount of time that Dirge spends filming is not nearly enough to account for the damning footage that Spike watches later on.
* Even if Autobot Headquarters ''is'' inside the city limits of Central City, a mayor isn't really a duly constituted law enforcement officer.
* Three little video tapes, and the mayor and a private army are knocking on the Autobots' door. So how come nobody ever tried to arrest the Decepticons?
* Spike could have just left the stadium through the normal exits, instead of leaping into the field and drawing the Decepticons' attention.
* Spike apparently marches into one of Berger's film studios like he owns the joint. ''And'' it's apparently deserted.
* What the hell kind of court can just order someone ''off-planet''? Isn't there like an appellate court above them or something?
* Despite the fact that the events are clearly meant to affect ''all'' of the Autobots, only a fraction of them are seen onscreen in any one scene. Only ten of them bother to turn up to the trial, and around about twenty of them are seen being forced to board the rocket. As is clear from the next episode, there should be at least thirty of them.
*Oh and by the way, the "trial" the Autobots are given is pretty screwed up. Once the Autobots arrive the judge tells them what they're accused of and then immediately sentences them. Shouldn't the Autobots get a chance to defend themselves?

===Continuity notes===
[[File:Nullray-jet.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]

* Gadgets and powers:
**Turns out the Decepticons don't need Soundwave to make [[energon cube]]s. The [[Seeker (body-type)|Seekers]] can do it themselves.
** Laserbeak uses his eye beams [[Dinobot Island, Part 1|again]].
** In the oil field fight, Starscream is able to use his [[null-ray]]s from his nose in jet mode, the first time he ever does this. (Of course, the fight was faked, so these null-rays presumably were as well.)
** Megatron can rotate a lens into the end of his fusion cannon. He uses it to reprogram the Autobot ship's flight path via Teletraan I.
* Autobot Headquarters has a retractable front door. Most of the time, the passageway is just left wide open.
* Wheeljack says that their external security has been breached, indicating that the Autobots actually do have some kind of security system outside their base.
* If Autobot Headquarters really is close enough to [[Central City (Earth)|Central City]] to fall under its jurisdiction, then it almost certainly is the same city whose skyline is seen in "[[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1]]", and likely is the same city that Spike and the Autobots visit in "[[Transport to Oblivion]]", "[[Auto Berserk]]" and "[[The Immobilizer]]". Could "[[B.O.T. (episode)|B.O.T.]]" have been set there too? "[[The Revenge of Bruticus]]" as well, maybe?

===Real-world references===
* ''[[Star Wars (franchise)|Star Wars]]'' sound effects:
** Laserbeak leaves the Berger, Inc. building with the ''[[Millennium Falcon]]'' engine burst noise.
** He continues his flight to the cliff overlooking the city with the TIE fighter engine noise, culled from one of the Death Star trench attack runs. Bizarrely, the fighter's target scope can be heard locking onto an X-Wing... as can [[Darth Vader]]'s breathing!
** More ''Falcon'' engine noise can be heard as the Decepticons leave their headquarters.
** The sound of a hatchway opening/closing aboard the Death Star is recycled as the sound of the Autobot ship venting steam.
* Megatron makes a modestly clever reference to chess: "He thinks he will be king... but he will never be more than a pawn!"

===Trivia===
* Rather than a "next time" preview, the end of this episode got a special "To Be Continued" title card with a short voiceover from [[Victor Caroli]].
* When released on video in the UK, both parts of this story were edited together as a 45-minute "movie" instead of a two-part episode.
* The idea of an influential and powerful human joining forces with the Decepticons, resulting in the Autobots being exiled from Earth by the government via a spacecraft was used as part of the plot for ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]''.

===Foreign localization===
'''Brazilian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''O Plano Mestre de Megatron Parte 1'''" ("The Master Plan of Megatron Part 1")
:*''Original airdate:''

'''Italian'''
:*''Title (dub 1):'' "'''Autorobots in esilio-Parte 1'''" ("Autobots in Exile-Part 1")
:*''Title (dub 2):'' "'''Il grande piano di Megatron - I'''" ("The Grand Plan of Megatron - I")
:*''Original airdate:'' ?

'''Japanese'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Megatron Chikyū Seifuku Sakusen PART I'''" (メガトロン地球征服作戦 PART I, "Megatron's Earth Conquest Plan PART I")
:*''Original airdate:'' [[January 10]], [[1986]]
:*'''Cut:''' The scene where Spike, Sparkplug and Chip cheer for the Autobots during the Autobot Day parade was cut for time. These scenes featured signs that said "Autobot Day", which likely contributed toward their selection for being cut.

'''Russian'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Glavnoye zlodeystvo Megatrona (Chast' 1)'''" (Главное злодейство Мегатрона (Часть 1), "Megatron's Most Evil Deed (Part 1)")
:*''Original airdate:''

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote}}
;VHS
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1986 — ''The Transformers'' — Megatron's Master Plan ([[Video Gems|A.M.T. Video Gems]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 1988 — ''The Transformers'' — Megatron's Master Plan ([[Video Gems|V.I.P. Video Gems]]) 
[[File:Flag of Canada.png|20px|Canada]] 1998 — ''The Transformers: Generation 2'' — Megatron's Master Plan ([[Malofilm|Behaviour]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2000 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Volume 10: Megatron's Master Plan ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]])
;Laserdisc
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1994 — ''Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers'' — Convoy Set ([[TakaraTomy|Takara]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1998 — ''The Transformers'' — Autobot Edition ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[File:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2001 — ''The Transformers'' — DVD Box 1 (Pioneer LDC) — Japanese audio only. 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[The Original Transformers|Rhino Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2002 — ''The Original Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1: Vol. 3 (Rhino Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2003 — ''Transformers'' — Season 2 Part 1 ([[Metrodome]]) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2004 — ''Transformers'' — Collection 2: Series 2.1 ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2006 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Generation One Collection (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2007 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of Italy.png|20px|Italy]] 2008 — ''Transformers'' — Volume 04: Stagione Due Parte Seconda ([[Medianetwork Communication]]) — English and Italian audio. 
[[File:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2009 — ''Transformers'' — Season Two: Part One (Metrodome) 
[[File:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Complete Collection: Decepticon Edition (Madman Entertainment) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — Season Two, Volume One: 25th Anniversary Edition ([[Shout! Factory]]) 
[[File:Flag of USA.png|20px|United States of America]] 2009 — ''The Transformers'' — The Complete Series: 25th Anniversary "Matrix of Leadership" Collection (Shout! Factory)

==External links==
*[http://cybertronchronicle.freewebspace.com/cartoon-dossier/synopses/megatron's_master_plan_part_1.html Dossier at the Cybertron Chronicle]

[[Category:Generation 1 episodes]]
[[Category:Generation 2 episodes]]