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|publisher=[[Becker & Mayer]]<br />
|written by=[[Justina Robson]]<br />
|date=[[December 11]], [[2013]]<br />
|illustrated by=[[Ken Christiansen]]<br/>[[Casey Coller]]<br/>[[Livio Ramondelli]]<br/>[[Emiliano Santalucia]]<br />
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|ISBN=ISBN 1477805990<br/>ISBN 978-1477805992<br />
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'''''Transformers: The Covenant of Primus''''' is a hardcover book presenting the [[Covenant of Primus]] as written by [[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]], with 60 new lavish illustrations. The book itself is contained inside an [[Insignia|Autobrand]]-shaped casing, that plays the [[Transformation#The noise|transformation noise]] when opened. The book was exclusive to the [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] publishing group 47North.<br />
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==Summary==<br />
===Foreword===<br />
Alpha Trion admits he does not know the origin of [[Primus]] or what happened before his own creation. There are pages for this "before time" (a great many, he later states) in the Covenant but he cannot read their symbols. Then he states that THIS volume will be an editing/arrangement of Covenant intended for a [[human]] audience, to help them learn about their galactic neighbors. To forward this purpose he has "translated" terms, concepts, and customs at times into forms easier for humans to relate to.<br />
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===Chapter 1: The Thirteen Primes===<br />
Alpha Trion recalls the moment of his creation and then that of [[Solus Prime]] and the others following him, each appearing "ex nihilo" in repeating explosions of lighting and tremor. Immediately after their creation they feel Primus fade away into hypersleep. He leaves them with a last vision of how he and [[Unicron]] became a divided duality from a single original being and fell into eternal conflict and battle too evenly matched to ever end. <br />
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Primus sought to change that eternal stalemate by removing himself from the equation and substituting beings of much greater variety and unique varied potential to change the future: a group of Thirteen each with creative new approaches to the problem of Unicron. These Thirteen were formed to incorporate facets of both Primus and Unicron's natures, increasing the options for new direction far beyond the equally matched duality of the original combatants.<br />
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Alpha Trion then gives a brief several paragraph portrait of each Prime in the order of their creation: [[Prima]], [[Vector Prime]], Alpha Trion, Solus Prime (including a brief digression on the nature of Gender in Transformers), [[Micronus Prime]], [[Alchemist Prime]], [[Nexus Prime]], [[Onyx Prime]], [[Amalgamous Prime]], [[Quintus Prime]], [[Liege Maximo]], [[The Fallen|Megatronus]], and the [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Thirteenth Prime]] (referred to by the book simply as "''Thirteen''" for in-story reasons).<br />
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===Chapter 2: The Expulsion of Unicron===<br />
The newborn Primes quickly settle down to learn their own abilities, to train and to strategize for the coming conflict with Unicron. They split into three natural teams: Warriors (Prima, Vector, Megatronus, Onyx and Amalgamous), Strategists (Trion, Quintus, Maximo, and Micronus), and "Free Agents" capable of direct battle or more subtle/varied attacks (Alchemist, Solus, Nexus, and ''Thirteen''). Many strategies were discussed and abandoned.<br />
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Personality conflicts simmered between some of the Thirteen (between the very Primus-like Prima and strongly Unicron-influenced Megatronus particularly) but their unified purpose bound them together. It was in this period that Megatronus requested the construction of the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]] from Solus, and though she was hesitant to make such a thing she decided that she trusted him and would do as he asked. The faith she put in him and the fine speech she made proclaiming it touched the often shunned Megatronus deeply and bound him to her in absolute loyalty and unswerving love, softening his hard edges, though inflating his great pride.<br />
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Training continued and friendships formed. Eventually they settled on a plan to battle and distract Unicron as a cover to opening a path for ''Thirteen'' to be inserted in close proximity to Unicron's core. Once there his uniquely Primus-like spark would react with Unicron's and both would be knocked into involuntary shutdown. The Primes would then retrieve and (hopefully) revive him.<br />
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When the time of battle came it proved far more hellish and terrible than they had imagined in all their training. Unicron assaulted them with defenses far beyond their expectations and, worse, the mere aura of his presence crushed all their hopes and dreams nearly drowning their sparks in despair and darkness. Only the comforting words "All are One" sent by ''Thirteen'' to reassure each and rekindle their hope let them continue fighting, eventually succeeding in their goal. Unicron was vanquished, knocked into unconsciousness, hopefully forever. This was not without cost.There were many grave injuries. But worse each of them had been tainted with a touch of darkness by their closeness to Unicron. <br />
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===Chapter 3: The War of the Primes===<br />
The touch of Unicron was a contamination that festered silently as they tried to ignore it and pretend it would fade and it would likely play a part in the tragedies that were to come. Though it was the fertile ground they gave it, Alpha Trion now realizes, that let it grow.<br />
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In the long ages following Unicron's defeat the Primes each turned towards their own interests. [[Vector Sigma]] and the device that would much later become the [[Matrix of Leadership]] were among the projects of this era. Prima, Vector Prime, and Alpha Trion concerned themselves mostly with government and the planning of rules and order for a new community and civilization. The independently-natured Megatronus, Maximo, and Amalgamous focused on Energon stores, mining, and refining, but were resentful of what they saw as the first group's bossy, controlling interference. Micronus, Onyx, Solus and Nexus lacked interest in the politics of either group and concerned themselves largely with their own creative tasks. While ''Thirteen'', Alchemist and Quintus traveled freely between cliques, the Liege Maximo was the true emissary, always traveling and communicating between all groups and individuals with his natural beguiling charm. <br />
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During this period the feelings between Megatronus and Solus deepened into true and mutual love. This surprised the more distant and insular Primes like Prima, Vector and Trion, but the later Primes (especially ''Thirteen'', Onyx and Micronus) smiled on the idea and enjoyed seeing their friend Solus happy. Megatronus was jealous of her by nature, but she was in large the hub that connected all the Primes into friendship and family.<br />
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Discord among the Primes began to build more strongly when Maximo discovered and revealed a chart where Prima had plotted which Primes were the most like Unicron and functioned as "Agents of Chaos." This enraged Megatronus (who had always been secretly ashamed of and at inner war with his own nature). <br />
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The cracks in their bonds began final disintegration when it was revealed that Liege Maximo, with the covert help of Quintus and Megatronus, had been experimenting with creating new robot beasts and requested an extremely powerful armor suit from Solus to deal with them. Though the creatures were yet nonliving and he presented them as small toys really, Solus and the other Primes felt something was off about these secret creations and his feeling that he needed such a powerful suit to deal with them. Maximo promised to reveal all in time and attempted to persuade Solus with the gift of a small robot pet that she soon grew to love. Prima on the other hand was sure their experiments were wrong. He ordered the secret "Farm" where they experimented shut down or he would shut it down. In following him to its location Alpha Trion accidentally learned that larger beasts were being pitted against one another in combat and that perhaps worse things still were occurring in secret underground caves. Maximo tried again to get his "needed" armor from Solus with words and charm and a promise that he would use it to shut things down safely but she did not believe him.<br />
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The conflict over Maximo's rights to experiment with nonliving robots in secret versus Prima's decree that it must stop came to a head when ''Thirteen'' demanded a full vote to decide the issue. The contentious match was evenly split with the deciding vote falling to Solus. Despite her dislike for Prima's actions and attitude ("Time rust you." she said to him as she voted) in the end her decision went against Maximo.<br />
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Maximo then convinced Megatronus to go and make a last attempt to get the armor from her. Shortly after this arguing and a blow was heard from the Forge and when the other Primes raced to investigate they found Solus Prime dead, killed by a blast from the Requiem Blaster. The Primes were shattered by this first loss among their number; Onyx driven nearly mad with grief, Micronus inconsolable, Nexus at a loss, the others angry and demanding Megatronus be found and made to pay. ''Thirteen'' did his best to calm them and prevent a lynch mob mentality.<br />
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Surprising them all Solus's dead body began to glow blue and melt away into the surface of Cybertron. On and on the reaction went as she melted down opening a channel to the deep core of Primus himself at the center of the world: The [[Well of All Sparks]].<br />
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Upon their finding him waiting Megatronus willingly revealed what had happened. He had found a device (apparently left out for him to find on purpose by Maximo) through which the Liege had monitored Solus through the "pet" he had given her. Megatronus heard her say that she thought Maximo was playing him for a fool. Hurt deeply by this "betrayal" of her faith in him he went to try and retrieve the armor. She refused to give it and suggested that he should perhaps return the Requiem Blaster as well. He reacted badly, imagining she never loved him and they all hated him for what he was, and the two begin to fight. Her pet attacked him and he blasted it, causing her (not knowing its nature as Maximo's spy) to swing the Forge at him in anger and he to fire the Requiem Blaster in blind unthinking response. Her last dying words to him were a profession of her love.<br />
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Upon confrontation at the "Farm" Maximo attempted to blame it all on Megatronus as the "true mastermind." Saying Megatronus's violent need to test himself battling the war beasts they were building in secret was behind it all, while Megatronus became enraged realizing that Maximo had indeed been manipulating and using them all this whole time and is setting him up to take the fall (and Quintus meanwhile just kinda squirms and whines and refuses to take personal responsibility for anything he did). All out battle breaks out among them and all the Primes fall into the caverns below, where they are set upon by three incredibly massive war beasts.<br />
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When Alpha Trion awoke a time later it was all over. He and ''Thirteen'' were largely unscathed. The beasts were destroyed. The Liege Maximo was torn to pieces, his head mostly destroyed by the Requiem Blaster that Trion could not remember being fired. Onyx, having suffered the brunt of the beasts attacks, was fatally wounded and would soon die. <br />
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A tomb was built for Solus and her forge placed with in it. Another tomb built for Maximo. Megatronus, in grief and shame and realization of his foolishness, renamed himself "the Fallen" and decided that he would leave forever, to honor Solus he would take a ship and travel far into distant space and help those beings he found there as best he could with his power.<br />
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Those that remained hatched a new plan. They would retire from active life on their world and leave it to descendants. Onyx Prime would travel to the bottom of the Well of All Sparks where the presence of Primus would sustain him forever despite his grave wounds. There he would use his [[Triptych Mask]] to recombine the designs of the Thirteen in a manner similar to what Primus had done with himself and Unicron when first making the Thirteen. Thus their descendants would have again orders more variation and uniqueness with which to shape the future. ''Thirteen'' decided to go into the Well himself so that he could be remade as one of these new robots and so know better how to help them. Quintus would go into space to experiment and seed life there and make them future allies. Prima and Alpha Trion would guide and protect the new life. At the last Micronus chose to go with Onyx into the well to keep his closest remaining friend company in his eternal retreat.<br />
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Thus the [[Age of Primes]] came to an end.<br />
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===Chapter 4: The Age of Evolution===<br />
After ''Thirteen'', Onyx and Micronus vanished into the Well a vast upheaval shook the world. A beam erupted from the Well of All Sparks and shot out across the stars. Alchemist Prime recognized it as the gaze of the Triptych Mask scanning all the way to the edge of the Universe and then transmitting back pattern information on all the varied lifeforms found amongst the stars to inform and shape the creation of Cybertron’s new life.<br />
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When the beam cut off there came forth from the Well a great deluge of robotic life of every conceivable size and shape. Crawling, flying, walking, rolling, fluttering, slithering lifeforms swarmed forward, some as small as a rivet and others as big as an arm or leg. For three days these small creatures surged forth in uncountable numbers and variety, and then larger creatures began to follow them. Among these were biped humanoid forms. First among them the watching Primes recognized the vastly transformed, reduced, simplified form that had once stood among their number. Alpha Trion attuned himself to track this new robot, who would be known as Orion Pax. Despite Prima’s misgivings Alpha Trion stood by the decision to keep their inherited [[Transformation cog|T-Cog]] and its abilities secret from the newborn lifeforms for the time being. <br />
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On the last day of this first burst of creation came a new breed of robot, towering gigantic and monstrous beasts: the Predacons, as they were dubbed by Prima, emerged from the Well. The first and most powerful among them was the [[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]] and his followers [[Lazerback (COP)|Lazerback]] and [[Twinstrike (COP)|Twinstrike]]. <br />
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From then on the Well would send forth new life to replace the dead or occasionally to introduce new lifeforms until Cybertron was a lush rich living world covered completely in varied, complex and thriving ecosystems. The Covenant grew great with the chronicle of this new Age of Evolution. <br />
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During this time Prima faced the dominant Predaking in battle and won from him a promise to no longer prey on the humanoid Cybertronians in his domain.<br />
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Eventually though all things end. For Cybertron this ending would be known as “The [[Great Cataclysm|Cataclysm]].” The temporary pass of a swollen red star tugged free an armada of asteroids from the [[Trypticon Asteroid Belt|Debris Belt]] beyond the 5th planet of Cybertron’s system and sent them hurling towards the unprotected world. Though the Primes deflected many they could not stop them all. Meteorfalls smashed into Cybertron and plunged it into the equivalent of a nuclear winter. Though this was not as fatal a blow as it would have been to organic life forms there was a second threat that was even more deadly. The pull of the second star caused vast solar flares to burst forth from their planet’s star and scourge Cybertron in apocalyptic fire and radiation that no life form could survive. <br />
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The Primes did the only thing they could and gathered as many Cybertronians as possible into the deep underground caves there they might be shielded. They taught them how to activate a protective Stasis Lock that would let them survive there until the surface became habitable once more. Many life forms were extinguished forever during the Cataclysm. Left alone on the surface the barbaric Predacons at first fled from the flares under Predaking’s command but soon realized there was no escape from these flames of extinction. Only in their last moments did Predaking recall some instinctual knowledge of stasis lock and attempt to protect himself and his race beneath the planet’s surface. Whether any Predacons survived in the end was unknown to even Alpha Trion.<br />
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When the dying star in time passed them by the small and medium Transformers that survived, though greatly reduced in numbers, emerged at last and began to once more shape their world and civilization.<br />
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===Chapter 5: The Age of Origins===<br />
As the Great Cataclysm faded into the past the Transformers once again took up the work of taming and terraforming their world. Across the planet discoveries were made, robots banded together in groups and a general sense of purpose and meaning born of their brush with planetary mortality infused all life. The most influential group in these early days were the [[Patterner]]s.<br />
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Formed of a group of friends who passed the dark times below the surface discussing the cause of the Cataclysm and how another might be prevented, the Patterners considered both supernatural and scientific meanings and causes. Under the guidance of a lifelong student of the stars named [[Azimuth]] they came to study the true, impartial movements of the cosmos in logic, mathematics and pattern. Upon emerging from the dark they began the work of inscribing those patterns upon the surface of the world so they could never be overlooked or forgotten by those on Cybertron or others among the stars. This movement spread across the world in the time to come and all of Cybertron’s surface was soon carved and shaped with the geometric patterns that traced out the movements of the stars, galaxies and time itself. [[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]] and [[Reflector (COP)|Reflector]] numbered among the prominent members of the Patterners.<br />
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The remaining original Primes spent the time of the Patterner rise gathering their scattered artifacts and ensuring what little memory of them survived the Cataclysm passed into the realm of blurry myth and legend. Many warlords and tribes of barbarian ravagers rose in this era as the Patterner states struggled for survival. Eventually as hundreds of stellar cycles passed [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] emerged as a refuge of learning and study. Alpha Trion took up residence there and inaugurated the [[Hall of Records]]. The Well slowly birthed more bipedal Transformers and less of the animalistic sorts, but in the barbaric wildernesses [[Insecticon (WFC)|Insecticons]] and other bestial bots still roamed. A band of warriors known as the [[Wrecker]]s formed with the goal of protecting the weak and vulnerable from marauding and pillaging groups like the [[Vandal]]s, [[Breaker (COP)|Breakers]], and [[Ravager]]s. Through these wilds, from a primitive distant village, a young [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]] set out on a pilgrimage to the beacon of learning that was Iacon. There he apprenticed himself to the Chief of Surgery [[Remedy (COP)|Remedy]].<br />
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Over the long march of ages the Patterner movement eventually splintered into all sorts of forms, from mystic cults to social clubs, all with disparate purposes and goals. One splinter faction was a cult that dubbed itself [[Random]] and sought to foment chaos and erase all order in the world. They survived only a short time, but their mad leader [[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]] embodied everything Azimuth despised. Over time the Patterner movement faded to other ideas and newer creeds. Trade Kings and Queens rose and fell, as did many states and powers legal and illegal, and small conflicts and wars bloomed and ended.<br />
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In near space however the [[Quintesson]]s (whom Alpha Trion would recognize as the work of Quintus Prime and his [[Emberstone]]) watched and planned. Junior Medic Ratchet and his colleague Dr. [[Cogwheel]] found the first evidence of their movement: a probe implanted in a worker named [[Coldwelder]]. Soon the Quintessons descended on Cybertron in glory proclaiming their goal to “uplift” Cybertron into a great transcendent galactic community. To prove their word and good intent they “gifted” Cybertronians with the wondrous power of transformation (for they knew of the T-Cog that the Transformers did not, and how to activate it). Despite the caution of Alpha Trion to the ears that would listen, this seemingly magical gift of transformation won the day, and all Cybertron soon bowed to the power of their new “Benevolent saviors” from the stars.<br />
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===Chapter 6: The Age of Wrath===<br />
The Quintessons quickly took over the planet under cover of benevolently guiding the Transformers toward galactic ascension. Transformer society underwent a complete transformation and globalization. The Quints guided the Transformers to fix roads, develop astrophysics, master spaceflight, open dimensional portals, systemize industry, create order, impose a planetary rule of law, establish the world-leading political office of [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], establish an electoral system, and regulate the orders of Form and Function. It was a shame they were secretly doing it all as preparation for selling the entire population as worker slaves.<br />
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Some Transformers were taken into “partnership” and altered with cockpits to act as personal transportation for the Quintessons, the rest were organized into mandatory working “collectives.” Half of the world’s production was whisked away to space to “prepare for the future” and the other half went to secret Quintesson projects across the planet. <br />
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With the introduction of a planetary police force for the first time the clashing warrior bands of the past like the Razers and Wreckers became marginalized outlaws (something the traditionally "heroic" Wreckers took rather hard.)<br />
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The Quintessons also established a [[Supreme Court]] with a vicious circus-like atmosphere where anyone could charge anyone else without any particular need for evidence and the common verdict of “innocent” meant life imprisonment or death by [[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]].<br />
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By far the worst symptom of the Quintesson occupation was that new Transformers were beginning to emerge from the Well without names or developed personalities. The process of ascent from the Well, that usually informed them of the world above and shaped them as individuals was altering under the new social conditions to instead turn out robots defined only by the positions they were meant to take in the labor collectives of the new order. Robots like [[Megatron (WFC)|D16]]. The Quintessons were surprised by but quite content with this turn of events.<br />
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The resistance and dissent these things caused began to build, though the Quintessons seemed blithely unaware or unconcerned.<br />
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Over all this ruled the newly elected [[Sentinel Zeta Prime|Sentinel Zeta]], as the first planetary leader: Sentinel Prime, and his council of thirteen. A former mercenary and warrior, Sentinel was not about to allow himself to be a puppet. Luring a robot named [[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]] away from the Wreckers he began to investigate the Quintesson’s secret projects. A non-government underground resistance involving the Wreckers and others was at work as well and among them a robot known as [[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]] was the first to crack the Quintesson codes. A member of Sentinel’s council named [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] then stole this breakthrough. Two friends, [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] and [[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]], analyzed the data and discovered the truth: The secret construction projects were massive [[Space bridge|Space Bridges]] (a technology the Quintessons had apparently stolen and did not fully understand themselves) intended to ship the population of Cybertron out into the Galaxy as slave labor.<br />
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It was during this period of covert resistance that Orion Pax first met another secret freedom fighter, [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]], and the two became best friends. The situation was dire, as along with their secret projects the Quintessons had also constructed a vast army of Sharkticons with which to control the population. The resistance needed to mobilize the populace. They intercepted the birth of a robot named [[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]] at the Well of All Sparks and with the help of Ratchet and Cogwheel proved that the T-Cog was a preexisting piece of natural Transformer biology. Revealing this piece of Quintesson deception together with a broadcast of a Sharkticon force massacring Cybertronians was the last piece needed. With the planet behind him Sentinel launched a full-on war against the Quintesson oppressors.<br />
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The war raged for a period but the enraged population of Cybertron eventually overwhelmed their would-be masters and soon it was a full rout as the Quintessons retreated to their cloaked starship and abandoned the system all together. Cybertron was free.<br />
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Behind them the Qunitessons left lingering anger, an entrenched planetary bureaucracy, a stifling stratified social system based on Functionalism, and a Well of All Sparks still birthing more unnamed workers than individuals.<br />
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And a score of soon-to-be-completed Space Bridges set to open the doors to the stars.<br />
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===Chapter 7: The Golden Age===<br />
With the Quintessons gone and the Space Bridges under their control Cybertron lauched into an age of prosperity, wealth and expansion such as it had never known before. The [[Golden Age]] of Cybertron had begun.<br />
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New Transformers emerged from the Well in large numbers. This was seen as a blessing from Primus and religious impulse grew, sparking new cults and churches. An entertainment industry, catering to the new prosperous classes and centered around the revival and reinterpretation of ancient myths and stories began to boom. <br />
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One of the few downsides of this boom time and period of growth was that there was little space for social change in the rush to meet the new economic and material demands of growth, and so the Quintesson’s strict caste system grew entrenched. One’s “proper place” in the world being definite and unchangeable was considered for all intents a physical law of the Universe.<br />
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For the next 8,000 Stellar Cycles Cybertron society pursued a destiny of galactic exploration and colonization. Over 200 distant uninhabited worlds were colonized by use of the Space Bridges and many of them cyberformed into miniature Cybertrons. In order to relieve their growing energon drain on the homeworld it was decided that these new planets must be given their own Well of All Sparks to power them. This was first attempted on the already energy rich colony of [[Archon]]. Though doomsday cultists fearing the disruption of Primus attempted to interrupt the ceremony the intervention of the Wreckers and the sniper known as [[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]] ended their trouble. A “torch” was lit from the Well to be passed from Transformer to Transformer (Bluestreak first among them) across Cybertron and then across the Bridge where the head of the Archon colony, [[Metalhawk (COP)|Metalhawk]], at last dropped it into their smaller replica of the Well. After a tense handful of moments Archon’s Well came to life in smaller echo of Cybertron’s own.<br />
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Galactic expansion spread even quicker and farther. Cybertron prospered. New alien races were met and contact with new cultures opened nearly every stellar cycle. Sentinel Prime ruled with a steady, sure hand. For a long, long stretch of time everything was indeed “Golden.”<br />
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And then, in the blink of an optic, it wasn’t. The [[Keepers (COP)|Keepers]], guardians of Cybertron’s physical structure, reported that Energon supplies, drained by the off-world colonies, had dropped to dangerously low levels and the Well was producing new Transformers at only a 10th of the previous rate. This fallowness was reported by all the smaller Wells on distant worlds as well.<br />
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This alone would have been a crisis perhaps. What followed turned it into something much worse. In deep space a Cybertronian transport ship discovered a terrible, virulent and unstoppable [[Rust Plague]]. With apocalyptic swiftness it spread through the Space Bridge networks, killing every robot infected with terrifying speed. Whole worlds infected, entire populations dying horribly by the hour and the disease spreading unstoppably across the stars there was no choice but to destroy all the Space Bridges before Cybertron itself was reached by the plague.<br />
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Prowl broke orders and attempted to retrieve his dearest friend Bluestreak from Archon before destroying the Bridge, but Bluestreak refused. The Plague had reached Archon. Law and logic and duty said he could not endanger Cybertron by returning. Prowl pleaded desperately and Bluestreak attempted to console him that Metalhawk’s teams might yet halt the Plague’s spread on Archon with fire. With [[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] looking on a bereft and heartbroken Prowl had no choice but to destroy the Bridge and say goodbye to his dearest, closest friend.<br />
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The destruction worked. Cybertron was spared the Plague. But the Space Bridges were gone and with them the star spanning empire lost forever. <br />
The [[Age of Rust]] had begun.<br />
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===Chapter 8: The Age of Rust===<br />
The traumatic events at the end of the Golden Age shattered the Cybertronians' vision of the themselves, their future and their place in the universe. The population that was left was surprisingly small but the available Energon reserves were smaller still. Social stratification again re-entrenched itself for both security and rationing purposes. A sense of hopelessness, of the impossibility and purposeless of all pursuits suffused society. <br />
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In the city of Kaon dangerous criminally-owned extreme sports, including gladiatorial blood-sports, rose to thrill the dejected public. Though a temperance movement rose to counter this it did little to check the growth of vice. Suicide rates soared. New robots emerged from the Well in record low numbers and almost all without forming full personal identities or names.<br />
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Councillor Soundwave gave impassioned speeches against the repressive government by [[Form and Function]] that was the social legacy of the Quintessons, the bloated bureaucracy that held it in place, and the uselessness and hypocrisy of Sentinel Prime in the face of these problems. When his words could not produce change Soundwave took a vow of silence, quit the council and cut all ties with them.<br />
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Alpha Trion knew the issues were grave and so sought audience with Vector Sigma, the sentient, perhaps even living, interface the Thirteen had built to communicate with the core of the planet. Alpha Trion was searching for the Matrix of Leadership to break the malaise that smothered the world and usher in a new age. Vector Sigma refused, as the Matrix's time was coming soon, but in its own way. The computer did grant him the [[Badge of Vector Prime]] as a token for Sentinel. <br />
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Before he could deliver it the badge reacted with Alpha's own artifacts, the Covenant and the Quill. They burned a strange and uncontrolled outpouring of largely indecipherable text into the future of the book: ''Thirteen'' needed to be awakened. To do so he needed an equal and opposite number, a cataclysmic reaction to jog his own heart into motion. Though Alpha Trion was at first unsure of how the future had been shaped by the artifacts that day, the rise of a certain Gladiator in the pits of Kaon shortly after stuck a chord of recognition...<br />
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D16 had taken to the pits and thrived. He had renamed himself Megatronus, and the crowds had soon shortened that to Megatron. Orion Pax became intrigued by his call for revolt and social equality. They became friends and compatriots. Megatron seemed to actually like Orion and Alpha Trion hoped Orion might temper Megatron's excesses as he once had for the original Megatronus.<br />
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Alas, Megatron could not stand to give any power to another, even someone he liked. Though they wished for the same thing, their differing inclinations led them to form separate opposing factions: the [[Decepticon]]s, aimed at violent forceful revolution, and the [[Autobot]]s, aimed at peaceful social change. All came to a head when Sentinel and his Council, at Alpha Trion's behest, gave the quest to recover the Matrix of Leadership to Orion Pax and named him the new Prime. Megatron saw this as the greatest affront and betrayal, and severed all ties with his former "brother."<br />
<br />
Eventually Orion succeeded in retrieving the Matrix and it reawakened him as the member of the Thirteen he had once been. Optimus Prime's ancient memories were returned and he had been born anew. But the break with Megatron was irreparable and the violent Decepticon revolt surged into motion. The [[Great War (Prime)|Great War]] had begun.<br />
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===Chapter 9: The Great War===<br />
At the start of the Great War many were forced to join the Decepticons at the end of a gun.<br />
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Security was assigned to the Council, including [[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]] to Alpha Trion. Sentinel Prime thought he was untouchable still, but Megatron’s forces attacked him in the heart of the [[Altihex Casino]] during a comedy performance. His security for the night was Air Commander [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]. Sentinel’s cowardly reaction turned Starscream's mind on the spot and he captured his former charge for Megatron, buying himself into the 'Con elite. With Starscream went most of the [[Air Command]], a good portion of the planet's security information, and the secrets of [[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]] station and the [[Dark Energon]] hidden within. <br />
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Starscream’s former compatriot [[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]] was one of the few of his type to join the Autobots and did what little he could to counter Starscream’s actions. He attempted to rescue Sentinel together with Optimus Prime, but they were unsuccessful and Megatron killed Sentinel to claim the [[Plasma Chamber]] key hidden in his chest.<br />
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To Megatron’s regret these keys, instead of opening the planet’s core to him awakened the giant Autobot [[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]. Alas Omega’s contribution to the fight was short lived, as Starscream and the Seekers blew him from the sky. Megatron gained access to the core of the planet and attempted to transform it with Dark Energon. Desperate to counter this Optimus Prime called out to Iacon and the city itself transformed into a Transformer of unprecedented size: [[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]. This titan was able to hold back the Decepticon Army long enough for Prime to reach the planet core and destroy the Dark Energon poisoning the planet.<br />
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But Primus was wounded enough that he would need to shut down to regenerate. He placed a portion of his own spark in the Matrix of Leadership and gave it to Optimus Prime. It was this gift that restored Optimus Prime to his original Thirteen self.<br />
<br />
While all this happened Alpha Trion struggled to find ships for an exodus to the stars and gather powerful artifacts such as the Star Saber, Blades of Time, Apex Armour, and the Omega Keys, hiding them in artificial meteor-ships and launching them off world to places like [[Velocitron]], [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] and [[Earth]] to keep them out of Decepticon hands.<br />
<br />
Optimus Prime, after receiving the Matrix, ordered construction of the Ark so that the Autobots could leave their dormant world. <br />
<br />
Metroplex died in the ensuing battles and returned his [[Spark]] and energy to the center of the world to bolster Primus.<br />
<br />
It was in this era that one of the youngest Transformers, one of the last born before the Well went silent at the start of the war, came to prominence. Young [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] distracted Megatron while Optimus and his team had attempted to rescue Sentinel Prime. It cost him his voice box, crushed by Megatron’s own hands. Despite this loss, his spirit and heart caused him to become an important part of the Autobot team and a little brother and silent confidant to the others.<br />
<br />
Soon it became clear that Megatron would take Iacon and the Well. The Allspark was jettisoned from the Well into space to keep it from Decepticon hands.<br />
<br />
Alpha Trion, Smokescreen and the Wreckers among others would stay behind on Cybertron to preserve what they could there after the Ark launch. As the Ark launched, Megatron soon followed with the Nemesis, a ship formed from the brain-dead body of Trypticon.<br />
<br />
On Cybertron the Decepticons had left behind Shockwave, a twisted scientist who passed the time experimenting on and reinventing any unfortunate robots who came into his hands. He fiddled with Insecticons and created altered Forged followers for himself. He was able to get a damaged Space Bridge to partially work and used it as a view port through time and space. Glimpsing Cretaceous Earth he altered a group of captured Autobots, the Lightning Strike Coalition, into robotic versions of the beasts he saw there. Thus Grimlock, Slug, Sludge, and Swoop became the Dinobots. When the Dinobots broke free and joined the Autobots as defenders of what remained of Cybertron Shockwave set out to create a new, more powerful Forged to bring them back to him.<br />
<br />
And so the War in large part ended and the burnt out quiet plains of Cybertron became a mostly dead limbo of silent metal.<br />
<br />
===Chapter 10: Exodus===<br />
Though the Ark had left the planet behind, the mystical Quill continued to follow its story beyond the Space Bridge, recording it all in the Covenant.<br />
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Their first port of call was Velocitron. It had been intended as a fun project world for racer enthusiasts, not a long term colony, but the Rust Plague had cut it off with all the others. Despite a dying sun that threatened to consume them, the Velocitrons had slipped deeper into their obsession with racing and simply waited for Cybertron and a Prime to save them. In interacting with the natives (especially Override, Blurr, and Ransack) the Autobots and later the Decepticons following them spread their conflict to a new world. Optimus also recovered several Thirteen artifacts and gained two new crew members, Clocker and Mainspring. <br />
<br />
Next stop for the Ark was Junkion, where they made contact with the leader of the Junkions, Wreck-Gar. While there, Prowl and Jazz were able to trap a traitor among their number: the [[Shifter]] named Axer who had disguised himself as Hound. Optimus rediscovered the Tomb of Solus Prime and was visited and warned by her spirit. The last parts of the artifact they had found on Velocitron were recovered and revealed as Vector Prime’s [[Blades of Time]].<br />
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When the Nemesis arrived at Junkion, it was revealed that the planetoid had formed around the ancient massive Requiem Blaster. The Decepticons retrieved it and mounted it on the underside of the Nemesis. In the battle that followed, the true identity of Clocker, Mainspring, Chaindrive, Pinion and Cannonspring was also revealed as they combined back into the original Nexus Prime. Together Optimus and Nexus, two of the Thirteen, and the Autobots stopped the Nemesis and returned the Blaster to the core of Junkion. <br />
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The chase was off again as the Nemesis followed the Ark away from Junkion and were themselves followed by a vengeful [[Thundertron|Captain Thundertron]] and his pirate band of [[Star Seeker]]s.<br />
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On Cybertron, Alpha Trion and the Dinobots continued to defy Shockwave’s depredations.<br />
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In space, Autobots, Decepticons and Star Seekers ran afoul of their ancient foes the Quintessons and had to join forces against them, but then resumed their chase through the stars.<br />
<br />
Their next encounter was with the starship fleet of the amusingly fae and transmutable [[Mutacon]]s. Their outgoing, effervescent leader [[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]] explained that they were Transformers who had fled the colony of [[Neutronia]] in ships when the Plague hit. In space they had discovered the mystical artifact of Amalgamous Prime – the original [[Transformation Cog (artifact)|Transformation Cog]]. They had taken it with them for safe keeping and proximity to it had granted them strange new powers: infinite transformation and infinite combination. Their starships were now the combined bodies of hundreds of their crew. Unfortunately the process was slowly merging them into one being, causing them to lose their individual personalities and memories. Now they were on a quest for Amalgamous Prime, hoping he could reverse the process. When Mercury and Optimus met face to face, the Matrix downloaded to her the history of Cybertron after the Plague and she found Megatron’s philosophy of “Peace through Tyranny” to be hilariously stupid. Though they could not help the Mutacons find Amalgamous, a friendship was struck and the jovial Mutacons happily delayed the pursuers so the Ark could escape ahead.<br />
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In the stellar cycles that followed, many more adventures were had as the Autobots and the Ark traveled ever outward across the stars, searching for the Allspark and trying to elude their hunters. <br />
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Eventually Shockwave alone among the remaining Cybertronian Decepticons continued to cause much trouble. Encountering him, two Autobots, Arcee and Cliffjumper, were sent through a space bridge and met up with Optimus's team on the world where their star-flung Exodus at last came to an end: [[Earth]].<br />
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===Chapter 11: Earthfall===<br />
Alpha Trion chooses to end this edit of the Covenant with excerpts from the personal Journals of Optimus Prime and Arcee to give the events some personal context.<br />
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Optimus Prime — Arriving on Earth, Optimus is surprised to find that Unicron's body has given birth to so much richness of life. Studying their signals on approach he is also surprised how very similar that human life is to Transformer life. There are many Cybertronian signals here to track down. He thinks on the saying that "Journeys end in lovers meeting" and wonders who the "lovers" are as his journey ends here on Earth. He decides that Arcee and Bumblebee are the most sympathetic so he will give them missions that bring them close to humans so that they will make the inevitable first contact.<br />
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Alpha Trion notes that Prime's team eventually joins forces with the US government after building their base in Jasper, NV.<br />
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Optimus Prime — Prime talks about how he and Ratchet fought an army of Dark Energon zombies raised by Megatron. He speculates that the ancient Transformers were on Earth as archeologists searching for artifacts of the Thirteen. He says that though Megatron appears to be dead he does not believe their fight is over. He worries about Megatron's obsession with Unicron and about involving humans in the fight. He thinks again "Journeys end in lovers meeting."<br />
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Alpha Trion recounts Megatron's return and reconciliation with Starscream and how all the Cybertronian artifacts found on Earth and the Dark Energon used by Megatron awoke the sleeping Unicron.<br />
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Arcee — Waiting to attack Unicron, Arcee updates her Journal for the first time since coming to Earth. She talks about how fragile humans are and making friends with Jack, Miko and Raf. At first she was overcompensating for losing Cliffjumper and Tailgate, but now she's past that and still wants to protect Jack and Earth.<br />
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Optimus Prime — Prime recounts assaulting Unicron alongside Megatron. Missing the original Thirteen from their first assault but being proud of how Megatron stood against Unicron. (Prime remembers the human saying again.) The Matrix, holding the essence of all the Thirteen and a part of Primus' own spark was able to render Unicron a non-corporeal being, ending the threat. Prime recounts how he lost his memory and became Orion again and then regained it once more.<br />
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Alpha Trion tells briefly how, despite his efforts, Megatron gained the Forge of Solus Prime and stole the arm of Liege Maximo to let him forge a [[Dark Star Saber]]. He recounts all that happened after, the Star Saber breaking, the Omega Keys, the cloning of a new Predaking by Shockwave, the final fight on the Nemesis, Bumblebee's rebirth leading to Megatron's death, and Megatron's final return as a puppet of the disembodied Unicron. And Prime recovering the Allspark at last.<br />
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Optimus Prime — Prime remembers his deep despair seeing Bumblebee die and his relief as his friend returned and ended Megatron's threat. Then Prime found the Allspark. Journeys end in lovers meeting. Unicron's could not end until he reintegrated with Primus. Since they could not arrange that he came up with a new plan to use the Allsparks container. He remembered his siblings in the Thirteen as he made his choice. Prime recounts the surprise of Unicron as he was trapped forever. And meeting the eyes of Megatron as he rose, free at last, and both of them knowing that "the Journey" was over.<br />
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Sector D-16 — Megatron remembers his beginnings. Being nameless and condemned to the mines and wanting more. Seeing robots go into the debasing gladiator pits because it was their only option, and seeing in it a way to escape the oppression Form and Function government imposed. Choosing his name because what had Fallen might rise again. Meeting Orion Pax and feeling that they might balance one another and achieve their goals. Anger at "Optimus Prime" as only a new face of old oppression. The pleasure of righteous anger at being a victim. Seeing Pax being a "chosen one" meaning D16 was only a chosen miner. Falling for his own publicity, his ego growing beyond all bounds. Vanity supreme. And realizing, now, finally after being Unicron's puppet that he had fallen out of love with his own ego. His romantic vision of who he was had died. He wanted to be something more, new, better.<br />
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Back in the present Megatron denied Starscream's offer to escape and reform the Decepticons. He nodded to Optimus. "There is no peace through tyranny." he said quietly. Prime smiled and nodded back. Megatron and Starscream left in opposite directions.<br />
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At last Optimus explained to the remaining robots that his Spark was now joined to the Allspark and the only way to return it to the Well and revive Cybertron was for him to return it himself and his Spark with it. He told them that Megatron showed that there was hope for redemption for all and that this was not an end, but only a new transformation. Then he plunged into the Well.<br />
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The Well of All Sparks burst to life and light as thousands of Sparks of endless colors fountained up out of the Well and into the sky. <br />
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The gathered Transformers watched and decided that if it were up to them the Great War was now truly over at last. And they broadcast the news to the stars.<br />
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===Epilogue: Afterword===<br />
Alpha Trion concludes the covenant's secrets, including the age of the Primes and the origins of Cybertron, but admits that not the whole story has been recorded and that it continues to write of time and space on Earth and all over the galaxy, giving the book to human hands so we would know more of our allies and enemies and how they came to be and to know that the Autobots would respond if we ever need them again.<br />
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He then bids us the last wish of the Thirteenth Prime, TILL ALL ARE ONE.<br />
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==Characters==<br />
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*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]<br />
*[[Perceptor (Prime)|Perceptor]]<br />
*[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)|Ultra Magnus]]<br />
*[[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]]<br />
*[[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz]]<br />
*[[Silverbolt (WFC)|Silverbolt]]<br />
*[[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]<br />
*[[Smokescreen (Prime)|Smokescreen]]<br />
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]<br />
*[[Bulkhead (Prime)|Bulkhead]]<br />
*[[Makeshift (Prime)|Hound]]<br />
*[[Ironhide (WFC)|Ironhide]] <br />
*[[Wheeljack (Prime)|Wheeljack]]<br />
*[[Impactor (Prime)|Impactor]]<br />
*[[Springer (WFC)|Springer]]<br />
*[[Roadbuster (Prime)|Roadbuster]]<br />
*[[Rotorstorm (Prime)|Rotorstorm]]<br />
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]]<br />
*[[Omega Supreme (WFC)|Omega Supreme]]<br />
*[[Metroplex (FOC)|Metroplex]]<br />
*[[Jetfire (WFC)|Jetfire]]<br />
*[[Arcee (WFC)|Arcee]]<br />
*[[Cliffjumper (WFC)|Cliffjumper]]<br />
*[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]]<br />
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*[[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]]<br />
*[[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]]<br />
*[[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]]<br />
*[[Shockwave (WFC)|Shockwave]]<br />
*[[Trypticon (WFC)|Trypticon]]<br />
*[[Makeshift (Prime)|Makeshift]]<br />
*[[Thundercracker (WFC)|Thundercracker]]<br />
*[[Skywarp (WFC)|Skywarp]]<br />
*[[Slipstream (WFC)|Slipstream]]<br />
*[[Lugnut (WFC)|Lugnut]]<br />
*[[Devastator (WFC)|Devastator]]<br />
*[[Bruticus (WFC)|Bruticus]]<br />
*[[Swindle (FOC)|Swindle]]<br />
*[[Vortex (FOC)|Vortex]]<br />
*[[Brawl (WFC)|Brawl]]<br />
*[[Onslaught (WFC)|Onslaught]]<br />
*[[Blast Off (FOC)|Blast Off]]<br />
*[[Frenzy (WFC)|Frenzy]]<br />
*[[Rumble (WFC)|Rumble]]<br />
*[[Buzzsaw (FOC)|Buzzsaw]]<br />
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*[[Alpha Trion (WFC)|Alpha Trion]]<br />
*[[Solus Prime]]<br />
*[[Vector Prime]]<br />
*[[Prima]]<br />
*[[Micronus Prime]]<br />
*[[Alchemist Prime]]<br />
*[[Nexus Prime]]<br />
**[[Clocker (Prime)|Clocker]]<br />
**[[Mainspring]]<br />
**[[Pinion]]<br />
**[[Chaindrive]]<br />
**[[Cannonspring]]<br />
*[[Onyx Prime]]<br />
*[[Amalgamous Prime]]<br />
*[[Quintus Prime]]<br />
*[[Liege Maximo]]<br />
*[[The Fallen|Megatronus]]<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|The Thirteenth Prime]]<br />
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|h4=Pre-War Cybertronians|c4=<br />
*[[Azimuth]]<br />
*[[Reflector (COP)|Reflector]]<br />
*[[Remedy (COP)|Remedy]]<br />
*[[Galvatron (COP)|Galvatron]]<br />
*[[Crankhandle]]<br />
*[[Coldwelder]]<br />
*[[Cogwheel]]<br />
*[[Sentinel Zeta Prime]]<br />
*[[Bluestreak (Prime)|Bluestreak]]<br />
*[[Elita One (COP)|Elita One]]<br />
*[[Moonracer (COP)|Moonracer]]<br />
*[[Metalhawk (COP)|Metalhawk]]<br />
*[[Backburner]]<br />
*[[Soaring]]<br />
*[[Halogen (WFC)|Halogen]]<br />
*[[Armorhide (WFC)|Armorhide]]<br />
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*[[Primus]]<br />
*[[Unicron]]<br />
*[[Quintesson]]s<br />
*[[Sharkticon (Prime)|Sharkticon]]s<br />
*[[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]]<br />
*[[Shearbolt]]<br />
*[[Mercury (COP)|Mercury]]<br />
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'''[[Velocitron]]ians'''<br />
*[[Override (Prime)|Override]]<br />
*[[Ransack (Prime)|Ransack]]<br />
*[[Blurr (Prime)|Blurr]]<br />
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'''[[Predacon (Prime)|Predacons]]'''<br />
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'''Original'''<br />
*[[Predaking (COP)|Predaking]]<br />
*[[Lazerback (COP)|Lazerback]]<br />
*[[Twinstrike (COP)|Twinstrike]]<br />
*[[Skystalker (COP)|Skystalker]]<br />
*[[Backlash]]<br />
*[[Fangblade]]<br />
'''Cloned'''<br />
*[[Predaking (Prime)|Predaking]]<br />
*[[Darksteel (Prime)|Darksteel]]<br />
*[[Skylynx (Prime)|Skylynx]]<br />
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'''[[Dinobot (FOC)|Dinobots]]'''<br />
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]]<br />
*[[Slug (FOC)|Slug]]<br />
*[[Sludge (FOC)|Sludge]]<br />
*[[Swoop (WFC)|Swoop]]<br />
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'''[[Star Seeker]]s'''<br />
*[[Thundertron]]<br />
*[[Axer (Prime)|Axer]]<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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===Continuity errors===<br />
{{note|The Foreword notes that the book is an abridging and rearrangement of only small pieces of the 'real' Covenant, all of it edited and even, Alpha Trion admits, sometimes outright altered in ways to improve human comprehension and promote empathy between the species. Consequently, the book has a self-admitted potential for 'unreliable narration'.}}<br />
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*A conflict of continuity leaves the final fate of Alpha Trion rather uncertain. According to the DVD Commentary track for ''Transformers: Prime'' Season 3, of the episode "Rebellion", Alpha Trion's appearance in Optimus's vision is a sign that Alpha Trion is "well and truly dead." However, if this is the case, then it would be impossible for Alpha Trion to have annotated or translated any part of the Covenant's sections in the Earthfall chapter which take place post-"Rebellion", such as the annotation about Bumblebee killing Megatron, or the events of ''Predacons Rising'' (unless he somehow did so from ''beyond the grave'', if that's even possible). To make matters even worse, outside of the commentary track, there is no mention either in the show, or in the Covenant, detailing what, if anything, happened to Alpha Trion (other than the Covenant's general implicit implication of his continued existence).<br />
*Despite being left on Archon with no way of returning to Cybertron, a bot that somewhat resembles Bluestreak was present during the Great War, if the illustrations are anything to go by.<br />
*The Exodus Chapter seems to conflate the two separate characters of Makeshift and Axer from the ''Exiles'' novel into a single being. As there's no real reason to do this it seems more likely to have been an error then an intentional retcon.<br />
*Prowl mysteriously appears in the final section of the Earthfall chapter, detailing the end of ''Predacons Rising''. The other characters react to his presence as if nothing is wrong with his sudden commentary, which would only make sense if Prowl was present for the entirety of the events of ''Predacons Rising'', which he clearly was not. Prowl's last appearance in the Covenant was during the Exodus chapter, after which he is never made reference to again. It's possible the text meant to refer to Knock Out or Smokescreen instead.<br />
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===Continuity notes===<br />
*The events surrounding the end of the Thirteen's original era, as presented here, differ significantly several major details from what was related (also by Alpha Trion) in the [[Alex Irvine]] novels. In the novels the betrayal of Megatronus seems to be closer to the fall of his Multiversal self and the scheme of the Liege Maximo is portrayed as a separate, later event. Even more divergent is the final fate of the Liege, who here is killed by his own monstrous creations and the Requiem Blaster, while in the novels Alpha talks about his escaping justice after his betrayal and fleeing into deep space. In that version Alchemist Prime later leaves Cybertron to hunt the Liege down among the stars. The difference might be explained as a result of the unreliable narrator here mentioned above or as purposeful misinformation presented there to hide/erase the truth of the Thirteen's story.<br />
*The Chapter on the Great War conflates and reorders events from the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (games)|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' games, as well as Alex Irvine's ''[[Transformers: Exodus|Exodus]]'' novel.<br />
*The Covenant is surprisingly silent on the fates of the ''Ark'' and the rest of its crew beyond the cast of the ''[[Transformers: Prime (cartoon)|Transformers: Prime]]'', as well as how Optimus and his small remaining crew came to leave them and settle on Earth.<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
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*The phrase "What have the Quintessons ever done for us?" after rattling off a long list of technological and sociological feats is a reference to a similar joke in ''[[w:Monty Python's Life of Brian|Monty Python's Life of Brian]]''.<br />
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==Covers==<br />
The book comes in a series of boxes, including one shaped like a silver Autobot sigil:<br />
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File:TransformersCovenantofPrimusOpenCasing.jpg<br />
</gallery><br />
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==External links==<br />
*''[http://www.amazon.com/Transformers-Covenant-Primus-Justina-Robson/dp/1477805990/ Transformers: The Covenant of Primus]'' at Amazon.com<br />
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:''Axer is a [[Star Seeker]] from the [[Aligned continuity family#Novels|novels portion]] of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''<br />
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'''Axer''' was one of the first [[Decepticon]]s. His bounty hunting and "enhanced" interrogation techniques were useful to the Decepticons during the war... or at least they would have been if he was there. After an ill-fated prospecting mission on the day the war began, he ended up on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]] as a trader. Despite his new role and identity, Axer stays the same person with the same ideals, and those are mainly saying anything and betraying anyone in order to survive.<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Aligned novels===<br />
Axer was one of the finest bounty hunters on Cybertron. When [[Megatron (WFC)|Megatron]] first started the Decepticon movement, Axer was one of the first to join. The day [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Orion Pax]] was named Prime, he went on a prospecting mission to the wrecks by the [[space bridge|Space Bridge]]s in hopes of finding resources whose value would skyrocket in the war. Despite being warned to stay away from glowing ships, he went to one and unknowingly unleashed latent Space Bridge energy and teleported himself to Junkion, where he carved himself a niche as a trader and kept his position there until the fateful day the [[Autobot]]s arrived. <br />
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When they did come, [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] asked Axer to follow "[[Makeshift (Prime)|Hound]]", and he ended up conversing with the saboteur. The saboteur would later betray Axer by telling [[Prowl (WFC)|Prowl]] of Axer's origin, although Axer would later get back at him by revealing to Prowl during his interrogation that Makeshift was the saboteur. <br />
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When Megatron and [[Starscream (WFC)|Starscream]] arrived on Junkion, Axer was coerced into telling them the location of the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], all the while plotting to obtain the blaster for himself. Later, Axer would travel to Junkion's center to obtain the Requiem Blaster before Megatron, but the Decepticon leader had already gotten the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s tractor beam locked on it and retrieved it for himself. Without the Requiem Blaster holding it together, Junkion started to tear apart and Axer injured his leg while Makeshift was released from his prison. Makeshift, unwilling to help Axer, left the ex-bounty hunter and would later sell him out to the Star Seekers. To avoid being killed by [[Thundertron]], Axer feigned hatred for [[Transformer|Cybertronian]]s and was able to get accepted into the crew. {{storylink|Transformers: Exiles|Exiles}}<br />
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Some time after the battle on [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], [[Thundertron]] and the [[Star Seeker]]s engineered a ruse to trap the Decepticons and to wipe out the ''[[Trypticon (WFC)|Nemesis]]'' with the Requiem Blaster. Taking advantage of the Blaster's high energy consumption rate, Megatron managed to best the pirate leader in hand-to-hand combat while the ''Nemesis'' overwhelmed the ''[[Tidal Wave (Prime)|Tidal Wave]]'', forcing the pirates into a retreat. In the midst of the battle, [[Wreck-Gar (Prime)|Wreck-Gar]] managed to steal an escape pod and escape his captors, while Axer, once again converted to Megatron's side and hoping to regain his leader's favour, revealed to the Decepticon leader that he knew the true whereabouts of the Autobots. Megatron, aware of Axer's treachery, had him tortured and executed by [[Soundwave (WFC)|Soundwave]] regardless. {{storylink|Transformers: Retribution|Retribution}}<br />
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[[Category:Prime Decepticons]]<br />
[[Category:Prime Star Seekers]]<br />
[[Category:Prose-only Transformers]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Reflector_(Animated)&diff=1275721Reflector (Animated)2018-08-18T23:43:48Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Notes */</p>
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{{disambig3|Reflector}}<br />
:''Reflector is / are (a) [[Decepticon|Decepticon(s)]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]]''<br />
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[[Image:Animated_reflector.jpg|right|thumb|300px]]<br />
You may not have seen '''Reflector''' yet, but he (they?) has seen you. This espionage expert is actually composed of three semi-autonomous component robots: '''[[Spectro (Animated) |Spectro]]''', '''[[Spyglass (Animated) |Spyglass]]''', and their leader '''[[Viewfinder (Animated) |Viewfinder ]].''' The three have the ability to generate hard-light [[hologram]]s of themselves to fill out the Decepticon ranks. <br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Animated'' cartoon continuity===<br />
{{Idw-tfa}}<br />
''Reflector and many of his clones were present at the [[Battle for Iacon]]. They mainly served as cannon-fodder. The original Reflector(s) survived the battle. [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] finds them creepy.'' {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The AllSpark Almanac II}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* This character was revealed in a [[Tech Spec]] and [[bio]] published in the ''[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|Transformers Collectors' Club Magazine]]''. All other characters getting such treatment had gone on to appear in the ''Animated'' cartoon, and the same was planned for Reflector, who would have shown up in a flashback sequence in "[[TransWarped]]" depicting the [[Battle for Iacon]] at the conclusion of the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]]. [[Derrick J. Wyatt]] explained that his appearance (and indeed, the whole scene) had to be edited out for timing reasons.[http://twitter.com/DerrickJWyatt/status/1899400476]<br />
* Yes, they had time for [[Searchlight (Animated)|Searchlight]], but not Reflector. Ouch.<br />
* According to ''[[Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac II|The Allspark Almanac II]]'', Viewfinder, Spectro, and Spyglass have a shared altmode: they combine to form a Cybertronian tank armed with a [[Photon T-34]] cannon. This altmode was apparently going to cameo in "[[Human Error, Part II]]", but was cut out for unknown reasons. Considering [[Human Error, Part I]] featured a number of decepticon cameos where Reflector would have easily fit, it's possible this was a typo.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Reflector''' (リフレクター ''Rifurekutā'')<br />
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[[Category:Almanac-only characters]]<br />
[[Category:Animated Decepticons]]<br />
[[Category:Fan Club-original characters]]<br />
[[Category:Multi-component Transformers]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Team_Chaar&diff=1275720Team Chaar2018-08-18T23:41:07Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Animated cartoon */</p>
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{{disambig3|Chaar}}<br />
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:''Team Chaar is a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:TeamChaar.jpg|right|400px|thumb|"I like adventure!"<br>"I like romance!"<br>"I love great jokes!"<br>"Animal dance!"]]<br />
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'''Team Chaar''' is an elite squad of Decepticons stationed on the planet [[Chaar#Animated|Chaar]].<br />
<br />
The original team includes<br />
<br />
* [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]], the leader<br />
* [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]], the muscle<br />
* [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]], the space warrior<br />
* [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]], the chemical warfare expert<br />
* [[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]], the disgusting thing<br />
<br />
<br />
After Megatron's capture, Team Chaar was re-organized. Strika and Oil Slick remained, but the rest of the roster was filled by<br />
<br />
* [[Blot (Animated)|Blot]], a different disgusting thing<br />
* [[Mindwipe (Animated)|Mindwipe]], the hypnotist<br />
* [[Sky-Byte (Animated)|Sky-Byte]], the warrior-poet<br />
* [[Scalpel (Animated)|Scalpel]], Oil Slick's leetle friend<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''The Cool''===<br />
Unleashing a [[Rock Lord]] on the unsuspecting [[Team Athenia]] (who were guarding a [[space bridge]]), [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] observed the resulting battle through a pair of binoculars. Noting how the Autobots defeated the Rock Lord, Cyclonus concluded that the [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|red bowman]] was the biggest threat. Scouting now complete, Cyclonus told the rest of Team Chaar that the "hunt" was ready to begin. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 2|The Cool Extra #2}}<br />
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===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
[[Image:TFA-comic Stunticon TeamChaar.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Team Chaar 2: Electric Boogaloo]]<br />
Team Chaar battled [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]]'s crew, handily beating them and taking control of [[space bridge 687-030]]. Strika contacted [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the Decepticons' secret agent on Cybertron, with news of their success, but Shockwave commanded the team stay put until they received word from Megatron to invade. This proved to be a bad move, as [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] subsequently had the entire [[space bridge nexus]] shut down to prevent the Decepticons from using them.<br />
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The team remained at the captured bridge, awaiting the word to proceed. When the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] flagship finally arrived in response to Rodimus's SOS, Strika relished the chance to battle them... but was ordered to retreat by Megatron. Reluctantly, the five Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|TransWarped}}<br />
<br />
Team Chaar, sans Blackout and Cyclonus, appeared as part of large Decepticon force attacking Detroit... but the whole thing turned out to have been an illusion programmed in [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]'s virtual world. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}<br />
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After [[Team Stunticon]] failed in their plan to free Megatron from [[Trypticon Prison]], Strika led the new Team Chaar in an assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself, starting with the quiet little [[energon]] farm that cop-bot [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] had just retired to. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* Though the new Team Chaar as seen in "The Stunti-Con Job" is not explicitly called by that name in the comic proper, it is in the original script description, plus Strika calls the team by name in the live script reading of the comic story from [[BotCon 2011]].<br />
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[[Category: Animated subgroups]]<br />
[[Category: Decepticon subgroups]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Team_Chaar&diff=1275719Team Chaar2018-08-18T23:40:54Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Animated cartoon */</p>
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{{disambig3|Chaar}}<br />
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:''Team Chaar is a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[Image:TeamChaar.jpg|right|400px|thumb|"I like adventure!"<br>"I like romance!"<br>"I love great jokes!"<br>"Animal dance!"]]<br />
<br />
'''Team Chaar''' is an elite squad of Decepticons stationed on the planet [[Chaar#Animated|Chaar]].<br />
<br />
The original team includes<br />
<br />
* [[Strika (Animated)|Strika]], the leader<br />
* [[Blackout (Animated)|Blackout]], the muscle<br />
* [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]], the space warrior<br />
* [[Oil Slick (Animated)|Oil Slick]], the chemical warfare expert<br />
* [[Spittor (Animated)|Spittor]], the disgusting thing<br />
<br />
<br />
After Megatron's capture, Team Chaar was re-organized. Strika and Oil Slick remained, but the rest of the roster was filled by<br />
<br />
* [[Blot (Animated)|Blot]], a different disgusting thing<br />
* [[Mindwipe (Animated)|Mindwipe]], the hypnotist<br />
* [[Sky-Byte (Animated)|Sky-Byte]], the warrior-poet<br />
* [[Scalpel (Animated)|Scalpel]], Oil Slick's leetle friend<br />
<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''The Cool''===<br />
Unleashing a [[Rock Lord]] on the unsuspecting [[Team Athenia]] (who were guarding a [[space bridge]]), [[Cyclonus (Animated)|Cyclonus]] observed the resulting battle through a pair of binoculars. Noting how the Autobots defeated the Rock Lord, Cyclonus concluded that the [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|red bowman]] was the biggest threat. Scouting now complete, Cyclonus told the rest of Team Chaar that the "hunt" was ready to begin. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 2|The Cool Extra #2}}<br />
<br />
===''Animated'' cartoon===<br />
[[Image:TFA-comic Stunticon TeamChaar.jpg|right|thumb|300px|Team Chaar 2: Electric Boogaloo]]<br />
Team Chaar battled [[Rodimus Prime (Animated)|Rodimus Prime]]'s crew, handily beating them and taking control of [[space bridge 687-030]]. Strika contacted [[Shockwave (Animated)|Shockwave]], the Decepticons' secret agent on Cybertron, with news of their success, but Shockwave commanded the team stay put until they received word from Megatron to invade. This proved to be a bad move, as [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] subsequently had the entire [[space bridge nexus]] shut down to prevent the Decepticons from using them.<br />
<br />
The team remained at the captured bridge, awaiting the word to proceed. When the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] flagship finally arrived in response to Rodimus's SOS, Strika relished the chance to battle them... but was ordered to retreat by Megatron. Reluctantly, the five Decepticons retreated. {{storylink|TransWarped}}<br />
<br />
Team Chaar, sans Blackout and Cyclonus, appeared as part of large Decepticon force attacking Detroid... but the whole thing turned out to have been an illusion programmed in [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]]'s virtual world. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}<br />
<br />
After [[Team Stunticon]] failed in their plan to free Megatron from [[Trypticon Prison]], Strika led the new Team Chaar in an assault on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] itself, starting with the quiet little [[energon]] farm that cop-bot [[Sideswipe (Animated)|Sideswipe]] had just retired to. {{storylink|The Stunti-Con Job}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
* Though the new Team Chaar as seen in "The Stunti-Con Job" is not explicitly called by that name in the comic proper, it is in the original script description, plus Strika calls the team by name in the live script reading of the comic story from [[BotCon 2011]].<br />
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[[Category: Animated subgroups]]<br />
[[Category: Decepticon subgroups]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Inferno_(G1)&diff=1273742Talk:Inferno (G1)2018-08-08T08:26:12Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Inferno's role in the 86 movie */</p>
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<div>hey FFN<br />
even if it is from Wiki it's better than what you idiots have, with your stupied jokes. GAOSH DANG IT.<br />
:It's also plagiarism, which I'm pretty sure is even more stupid than the jokes. - [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 10:38, 30 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
::It's not written in the correct voice, it isn't organized correctly, it doesn't have proper linking to the stories involved.<br />
::It is 'better' than the stuff we have only in the sense that there is ''more of it''.<br />
::If we just wanted ''more'' information, we'd be copying-and-pasting TFU entries and bios into articles. We don't. We want ''better'' information, and that means articles specifically written for the way this wiki presents information- and for the audience that it reading this wiki instead of Wikipedia. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 10:49, 30 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
: Ha ha. Way to get butthurt over a wiki. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 15:25, 30 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==Phoenix King==<br />
I just picked up "Defenders of Space" for $1.00 at Stop and Shop and I really want to write a bit about Inferno as "Pheonix King." Does Defenders and Pheonix K. deserve their own entry here? (There's a fair bit to say) Or should I make it a note in Inferno's?<br />
<br />
This wiki definitely should not have an article about Phoenix King. Maybe in a few years when everything else that could possibly be written about has a full entry. However, I think it's totally fine to mention somewhere in the nether regions of this article, "Oh, and the toy design was used in a cheap anime film called Phoenix King, which was dubbed as Defenders of Space." It's an interesting piece of trivia. Phoenix King itself, though -- like a summary or something -- is way off topic. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 23:07, 1 June 2006 (UTC)<br />
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: Agreed. There's WAAAAAY too much OFFICIAL stuff that has yet to be put in here. Let's focus on THAT first, yes? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 00:05, 2 June 2006 (UTC)<br />
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== Universe breakage issues ==<br />
<br />
Anybody else have an issue with Inferno's arm panels cracking along the pin? If it's just me then my bad luck is no cause for an edit. [[User:Hida Atarasi|Hida Atarasi]] 00:21, 16 February 2011 (EST)<br />
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== Inferno's role in the 86 movie ==<br />
<br />
The trivia section here states he was supposed to provide cover fire for the shuttles and had one line recorded but it got cut.<br />
Where is this info from? We could use a source here. I've read several early movie scripts and none of them even had Inferno, let alone Inferno speaking. <br />
And yes, I know he's in the credits but that doesn't confirm anything.--[[User:Mrniceguy|Mrniceguy]] ([[User talk:Mrniceguy|talk]]) 04:25, 8 August 2018 (EDT)</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Talk:Inferno_(G1)&diff=1273741Talk:Inferno (G1)2018-08-08T08:25:49Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Inferno's role in the 86 movie */ new section</p>
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<div>hey FFN<br />
even if it is from Wiki it's better than what you idiots have, with your stupied jokes. GAOSH DANG IT.<br />
:It's also plagiarism, which I'm pretty sure is even more stupid than the jokes. - [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] 10:38, 30 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
::It's not written in the correct voice, it isn't organized correctly, it doesn't have proper linking to the stories involved.<br />
::It is 'better' than the stuff we have only in the sense that there is ''more of it''.<br />
::If we just wanted ''more'' information, we'd be copying-and-pasting TFU entries and bios into articles. We don't. We want ''better'' information, and that means articles specifically written for the way this wiki presents information- and for the audience that it reading this wiki instead of Wikipedia. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 10:49, 30 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
: Ha ha. Way to get butthurt over a wiki. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 15:25, 30 May 2007 (UTC)<br />
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==Phoenix King==<br />
I just picked up "Defenders of Space" for $1.00 at Stop and Shop and I really want to write a bit about Inferno as "Pheonix King." Does Defenders and Pheonix K. deserve their own entry here? (There's a fair bit to say) Or should I make it a note in Inferno's?<br />
<br />
This wiki definitely should not have an article about Phoenix King. Maybe in a few years when everything else that could possibly be written about has a full entry. However, I think it's totally fine to mention somewhere in the nether regions of this article, "Oh, and the toy design was used in a cheap anime film called Phoenix King, which was dubbed as Defenders of Space." It's an interesting piece of trivia. Phoenix King itself, though -- like a summary or something -- is way off topic. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 23:07, 1 June 2006 (UTC)<br />
<br />
: Agreed. There's WAAAAAY too much OFFICIAL stuff that has yet to be put in here. Let's focus on THAT first, yes? --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 00:05, 2 June 2006 (UTC)<br />
<br />
== Universe breakage issues ==<br />
<br />
Anybody else have an issue with Inferno's arm panels cracking along the pin? If it's just me then my bad luck is no cause for an edit. [[User:Hida Atarasi|Hida Atarasi]] 00:21, 16 February 2011 (EST)<br />
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== Inferno's role in the 86 movie ==<br />
<br />
Says he was supposed to provide cover fire for the shuttles and had one line recorded but it got cut.<br />
Where is this info from? We could use a source here. I've read several early movie scripts and none of them even had Inferno, let alone Inferno speaking. <br />
And yes, I know he's in the credits but that doesn't confirm anything.--[[User:Mrniceguy|Mrniceguy]] ([[User talk:Mrniceguy|talk]]) 04:25, 8 August 2018 (EDT)</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Dark_of_the_Moon_issue_4&diff=1272347Dark of the Moon issue 42018-07-31T01:10:01Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Differences with movie */</p>
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|image=DOTM 4 cover.jpg<br />
|caption=<br />
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]<br />
|date=[[July 6]], [[2011]]<br />
|coverdate=<br />
|written by=[[John Barber]]<br />
|pencils by=[[Jorge Jimenez Moreno]]<br />
|inks by=<br />
|colors by=[[Romulo Fajardo Jr.|Romulo Fajardo]]<br />
|letters by=[[Shawn Lee]]<br />
|edits by=[[Andy Schmidt]]<br />
|continuity=[[Movie continuity]]<br />
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'''The final battle begins!'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
Outside of Chicago, Sam and Epps have assembled a strike team and are heading in to rescue Carly. Epps considers giving up, but then a Decepticon protoform attacks them. The protoform is then blown up by the arriving Autobots, who reveal that they had separated from the ship just before Starscream destroyed it. The Autobots then reveal that they plan to defeat the Decepticons once and for all. Sam then asks Bumblebee if he can use the ship the protoform was piloting...<br />
<br />
[[File:DOTMadaptation4-Autobotsreturn.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left]]<br />
Sam and Bumblebee soon find Carly in an apartment with Dylan Gould, but they are attacked by Laserbeak. Despite this, they still manage to rescue Carly. They meet up with the other Autobots, with Optimus getting attacked by the Driller, separating him from his trailer. Sam, Carly, and Epps' team then climb a building in an attempt to destroy the Control Pillar, but they are ambushed by Starscream. After a long chase, Starscream is killed when Sam puts a boomstick in his mouth. The Driller is also killed by Optimus, who then gets shot at by Shockwave.<br />
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Meanwhile, Bumblebee, Mirage, Sideswipe, Wheeljack, and Ratchet are captured by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], who rips Mirage's head off. Before Soundwave can kill Bumblebee, Wheelie and Brains hijack a Decepticon ship and sabotage it. This distracts Soundwave long enough for Bumblebee to kill him, avenging Mirage. The ship then crashes into the water, with Wheelie and Brains swimming away from it as it sinks.<br />
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Optimus kills Shockwave and deactivates the Control Pillar before fighting Sentinel. Dylan then reactivates said Pillar, but Sam pushes him into it, electrocuting him to death. Carly convinces Megatron to side with Optimus, and the pair kill Sentinel as a pair of missiles destroys the Control Pillar, sending Cybertron back through the Space Bridge. Megatron watches the planet disappear, then turns to face Optimus. The two former brothers-in-arms stare at once another through the flames, and Megatron wonders to himself if they could ever work together to restore Cybertron, ever trust one another again. But what happens next between them goes unseen...<br />
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Sam and Carly are reunited, and the Autobots make Earth their new home. And somewhere far away, Igor wonders what has become of his master...<br />
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[['Til all are one]].<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (4)<br />
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] (5)<br />
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] (6)<br />
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (7)<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (8)<br />
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (9)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (10)<br />
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (11)<br />
*[[Brains]] (12)<br />
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (13)<br />
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (14)<br />
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (18)<br />
|c2=*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (17)<br />
*[[Driller]] (19)<br />
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (20)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (21)<br />
*[[Hatchling]]s (26)<br />
*[[Igor]] (27)<br />
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|c3=*[[Robert Epps]] (1)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (2)<br />
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] (3)<br />
*[[Carly Spencer]] (15)<br />
*[[Dylan Gould]] (16)<br />
*[[Seymour Simmons]] (22)<br />
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] (23)<br />
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] (24)<br />
*[[William Lennox]] (25)<br />
}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
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*This issue also includes [[Convergence chapter 4|''Convergence'' chapter 4]] as exclusive bonus back-up material.<br />
*Megatron's tarp-cape varies in length. It varies between short (going down to his neck) and long (going over his shoulder, like how it's mostly seen). <br />
*This issue was planned to be released on [[June 29]], but after the movie date was pushed to that same date, the adaptation was delayed to July 6.<br />
*Hardcore Eddie is inexplicably drawn as a muscular, Caucasian male with a red Mohawk. <br />
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===Differences with movie===<br />
Several pieces of the film are trimmed out and/or pared down, but purely for page-space reasons, rather than due to the issue being based on an early script. These include:<br />
*We never see Sam and Epps finding the soldiers, unlike the film.<br />
*Lennox shows up ''after'' Starscream is dead.<br />
*Bumblebee doesn't save Sam when Starscream dies.<br />
*The Wreckers don't tear apart the Decepticon pilot.<br />
*Most of the scenes with the NEST soldiers during the battle are omitted.<br />
*Topspin speaks!<br />
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Other script-based differences include:<br />
*The Decepticons are shown tearing a building apart and making a fortress out of it, something that was only alluded to in the film.<br />
*Carly does not change her clothes while she is trapped with Dylan Gould. She still wears her white dress from last issue.<br />
*Shockwave speaks in the final battle.<br />
*Starscream attacks Sam and the others when they are in the building about to shoot at the pillars, something that never happened in the movie.<br />
*Simmons is still sans wheelchair.<br />
*The [[boomstick]] that ends Starscream's life is stabbed in his mouth instead of eye.<br />
*The Autobots are in chains during the execution scene, as opposed to simply being restrained. <br />
*Wheeljack lives, and instead Mirage has his head ripped off by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. <br />
*Bumblebee kills Soundwave with one shot to the chest, and the two do not have an extended battle.<br />
*Wheelie and Brains live as opposed to the movie where their fate was merely ambiguous.<br />
*Optimus' rampage is omitted. Shockwave stands with Sentinel as he triggers the pillar, and is simply stabbed in the chest as opposed to having his throat ripped out.<br />
*The final fight between Optimus Prime, Sentinel Prime and Megatron takes place up in a large, destroyed building. Megatron helps Optimus in killing Sentinel Prime, providing a distraction so Optimus can use Sentinel's rust cannon against him.<br />
*The main control pillar is destroyed by a cruise missile strike ordered by Lennox, instead of up-close blasts from Bumblebee.<br />
*The final confrontation between Optimus Prime and Megatron is left ambiguous, splitting the difference between the movie and the novelization. Unlike the movie, where Megatron dies before Sentinel, here, Sentinel dies first, and the last we see of Megatron is him staring down Optimus as Cybertron fades away following the bridge's deactivation. Megatron does not actively offer a truce, as in the film and novel; he merely wonders, in his internal monologue, if such a thing would even be possible. The final scene from the comic, with Igor wondering what became of his master, is not in the movie or novel, and furthers this ambiguity.<br />
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==Errors==<br />
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* The Wreckers' are colored rather inconsistently. In some panels they have the right colors, and in others Roadbuster is blue, Topspin is red, and Leadfoot is green.<br />
* In the panel before Mirage dies, Soundwave has his head model. ''Yeah.''<br />
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==Covers (2)==<br />
*'''Cover A:''' Megatron and Soundwave, by Jorge Jimenez Moreno.<br />
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==Advertisements==<br />
*[[The Transformers: Heart of Darkness]].<br />
*[[Little, Brown and Company]] ''Dark of the Moon'' children's books, including [[Autobots Versus Decepticons]], [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]], [[Bumblebee's Best Friend]], [[The Lost Autobot]], [[Dark of the Moon: The Reusable Sticker Book]] and [[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]].<br />
*''Rising Storm'' and ''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'' trade paperbacks<br />
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<div>:''Hatchlings are a stage of Transformer life from the [[live-action film series|life-action film]] [[continuity family]].'' <br />
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[[Image:ROTF hatchling death.jpg|thumb|right|300px|How is decepticon babby formed?]]<br />
'''Hatchlings''' are the first stage of life for [[Transformer|Cybertronian]]s. [[programs|Unprogrammed]] [[protoform]]s held in small sacs, they require regular doses of [[Energon]] to survive. If their sac is breached before the end of the gestation process, they will die.<br />
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And they're so ''cute!''<br />
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{{bigquote|Hatchlings, careful, fragile!|Starscream and Megatron exhibit very different parenting skills|[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Movies===<br />
<br />
====''Revenge of the Fallen''====<br />
Despite the loss of both [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and the [[AllSpark]], [[The Fallen]] continued his plans to raise an army and ordered new [[Decepticon leader]] [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] to oversee the spawning of this army. Without the AllSpark to provide energon, the plan was failing, and the hatchlings continued to die. Starscream's command came to end when [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] resurrected Megatron (possibly without telling Starscream). Upon his return to the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'', Megatron chastised his lieutenant for leaving him to die on [[Earth]], but Starscream defended his actions by saying The Fallen had decreed the spawning of the new army, and in Megatron's absence, someone had to assume command. Furious at Starscream's presumption, Megatron slammed him into a wall containing protoform sacs, telling Starscream that there was no command but Megatron's. Despite warning Megatron of their fragile state, Starscream's presence on the wall caused one of the sacs to break open, causing the hatchling inside to fall out and die. Starscream later presented the body of the hatchling to The Fallen to further emphasize the need to find more Energon, as the other hatchlings would die without it. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br />
<br />
====''Dark of the Moon''====<br />
Megatron, after making an undisclosed journey and frightening the wildlife of the Savannah, returned to his temporary base of operations in Namibia, Africa, where he kept a number of hatchlings grouped together in rusty barrels. He fed them what little sustenance he had managed to acquire, musing for them not to be greedy, whilst simultaneously listening to Starscream's sycophantic pity. What became of them afterwards is unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
{{note|The hatchlings’ involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]],” and the comic mini-series “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]].”}}<br />
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===IDW comics===<br />
[[Image:Foundation 3 babysitter.jpg|300px|left|thumb|"Where do babies come from? You see, when a mommy bot and a daddy bot love each other very much they..."]]<br />
Before the war, after the AllSpark was rediscovered and used to revitalize Cybertron, some newborn hatchlings were being tended to by [[Flatline (ROTF)|Flatline]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}} Later, a [[Driller|monster]] attacked the hatchlings and their protector [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], but they were rescued by [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} Many years after the war broke out, when [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] broke into [[Lord High Protector citadel|Megatron's citadel]], he found Megatron surrounded by hatchlings. Megatron dared Optimus as to whether he would kill the defenseless young Transformers to get at him. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Optimus refused to succumb to this temptation and let the hungry hatchlings swarm over Megatron: when the Decepticon cast them off, he discovered his nemesis was gone. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}}<br />
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Millennia later on Earth, Megatron relocated the hatchlings to [[Namibia]], [[Africa]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}}{{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game===<br />
====Xbox 360/Sony PS3/PC====<br />
=====Decepticon campaign=====<br />
After the defeat of The Fallen, Megatron returned to the ''Nemesis'', unleashing his dormant army of Decepticons. {{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)}}<br />
<br />
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon'' - the Game===<br />
====Xbox 360/Sony PS3====<br />
=====Decepticon campaign=====<br />
The Hatchlings were relocated by the Decepticons to an abandoned Soviet facility in Siberia when the base was attacked by the Autobots who followed the [[MechTech]] signal from some of the captured equipment Starscream brought back to Megatron. During the attack on his base, Megatron retrieved some plutonium from an old human stockpile and used it to create energy which in turn he used to awaken the Hatchlings. Megatron would use this ability to awaken these Hatchlings to use them against various Autobots and obstacles until he managed to flee the facility. {{Storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*In the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (franchise)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]], [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]] and [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (Xbox 360/PS3/PC)|video game]], following the end of the battle in Egypt, Megatron returns to the ''Nemesis'' to activate the protoforms and bring them forth. This was presumably supposed to be the "hook" ending shown after the credits (but the question remains as to ''how'' Megatron would have accomplished this, since he never ''got'' any more Energon!). While not included in the film itself, this idea was reflected in various pieces of subsequent media, including ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: Unite for the Universe|Unite for the Universe]]'', [[Titan Books|Titan]]'s [[Transformers (Titan Magazine)|UK comic]], and eventually ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' and its prequel ''[[Transformers: Rising Storm|Rising Storm]]'', by which time the hatchlings had been brought to Earth.<br />
*In the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]] of ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'', Megatron brings the Hatchlings with him to Chicago. What happens to them in the movie is unknown...<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Polish:'' '''Embricony'''<br />
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[[Category:Revenge of the Fallen]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Transformers:_Dark_of_the_Moon_(novel)&diff=1272345Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)2018-07-31T01:08:34Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Differences with the movie */</p>
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|caption=<br />
|title=''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''<br />
|publisher=[[Del Rey Books]]<br />
|date=[[May 24]], [[2011]]<br />
|screenplay=[[Ehren Kruger]]<br />
|writer=[[Peter David]]<br />
|continuity=[[Live-action film series]]<br />
|pagecount=400<br />
|price=$7.99<br />
|ISBN=ISBN 0345529162<br>ISBN 9780345529169<br />
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'''Only a handful know the truth behind Apollo 11... a secret the Decepticons seek to expose.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
As the war waged on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] witnessed a ship called the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', carrying supplies that could turn the tides in favour of the Autobots, shot and left to drift in space by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Millions of years later, the drifting ''Ark'' crashed on the [[Earth]]'s [[moon (moon)|moon]] in the early 1960s. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 crew explored the crashed alien ship on the moon.<br />
<br />
In the present day, three years after the incident with [[The Fallen]], the [[Autobot]]s have now become fully-sanctioned members of the U.S. military and battle various human threats across the globe. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] investigate a nuclear facility in the Middle East encountering humans with stolen Cybertronian tech. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] oversee the destruction of the decommissioned NEST facility in [[Diego Garcia]]. With their mission complete in the Middle East, Optimus commands the Autobots to head to [[Washington, D.C.]], while he, Ratchet and [[William Lennox|Colonel Lennox]] leave for [[Pripyat]], [[Ukraine]], following a lead on a recently uncovered object that seems Cybertronian in origin.<br />
<br />
In Washington D.C. a restless [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]], is now is living with his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], a secretary working for [[Dylan Gould]], a CEO of a major investment company and a car enthusiast. Sam is prying for a new job but having saved the world twice, Sam doesn't want a job that he knows won't make a difference in life and complains how the government never bothered to give him a proper job. The pair also lives with decommissioned Autobots; [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], whose services were turned down by the Autobots. After his parents arrive, Sam spends a day attending job interviews, but fails until his last one with [[Bruce Brazos]].<br />
<br />
Arriving in the uninhabitable city of Pripyat, Optimus Prime, Ratchet and Lennox investigate a dig site where construction workers (who wear special suits) have uncovered a mysterious object. Suddenly, they are attacked by a huge Decepticon known as the [[Driller]] which is piloted by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. The Decepticons attempt to retrieve the object. Some of the construction workers are killed as Optimus orders Ratchet and the humans to retreat, while he battles the Decepticons. The Decepticons escape, leaving behind the object. An incredulous Optimus Prime recovers the object and realizes that it is a fuel rod from the ''Ark'', the long-thought lost Autobot ship.<br />
<br />
In [[Africa]], a weakened [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Starscream and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] learn of the discovery of the fuel rod by the Autobots. Soundwave deploys [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] to silence their human allies. At their base in Washington D.C., U.S Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] reveals to the Autobots that the space race in 1969 was in response to the ''Ark'' crashing on the moon. An angered Optimus demands a mission to the moon with the Autobots on it. Optimus Prime and Ratchet take an Atlas X rocket to the Moon and discover and retrieve [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]; Optimus Prime's mentor and predecessor. They also recover five [[pillar]]s, and return to the Earth, unaware of three Decepticon stowaways named the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]] ([[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], [[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]] and [[Crowbar]]).<br />
<br />
Later, at his new job, Sam encounters a co-worker who recognizes him from the television broadcasts. The co-worker tries to reveal to Sam a Decepticon plot, revealing that he has been forced to work with the Decepticons to cover up something before being killed by Laserbeak, who attacks Sam. After being injured by Sam, Laserbeak retreats and reports back to Soundwave. Sam then heads to NEST operations in Washington D.C. where he is introduced to Director Mearing. Optimus revives Sentinel Prime using the Matrix of Leadership. Having retrieved five other pillars, Sentinel reveals that the pillars allow the user to open space bridges and teleport them anywhere. However, he reveals that a hundred of them have gone missing. Director Mearing then forces Sam away.<br />
<br />
Elsewhere, the three stowaway Decepticons adopt Earth vehicle forms and inform Megatron that they are ready to strike.<br />
<br />
Later, Sam, puzzled why Decepticons have been enlisting the help of humans, meets with [[Seymour Simmons]], who has now become a millionaire after writing books about his experiences with Sector Seven. He also has a butler and assistant named [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]]. As Simmons and Dutch help Sam research the Moon problem, Carly arrives and gets into an argument with Sam. After breaking up with Sam, Carly angrily leaves for a party hosted by Dylan.<br />
<br />
Following a lead, Sam and co arrive at Atlantic City, where they meet up with a former [[Dimitri|Russian cosmonaut]] living in the states. After a brief scuffle which Brains defuses, the cosmonaut reveals that the Soviet Union were the first to send cameras onto the moon. Footage revealed over a hundred pillars lying over the surface of the Moon, however only five was recovered. Sam deduces that the Decepticons must have recovered the other pillars. However, he is puzzled as to why the Decepticons left Sentinel Prime unharmed. He believes that Sentinel Prime maybe the only one who knows how to use the pillars. He realizes that the Decepticons left Sentinel Prime, so that the Autobots could recover him as Optimus is the only one who could revive him.<br />
<br />
Realizing that it was a set-up, Sam warns Director Mearing about Sentinel Prime. The Autobots (Mirage, Bumblebee, Sideswipe), Sam and co escort Sentinel Prime back to NEST operations. Along the way, the group is attacked by the Dreads. In the ensuing battle, Simmons is severely injured by a Dread, while Sentinel Prime escapes back to base.<br />
<br />
When Captain Lennox and Ironhide return to base Sentinel Prime betrays the Autobots, murdering Ironhide and the Twins. He reveals that he always was the key before battling and gravely injuring Optimus, and joining forces with Megatron. Sentinel Prime never believed that the Autobots would have won the war so he forced himself into an alliance with Megatron to end it. Starscream's attack on the ''Ark'' was a ruse, and Sentinel was actually on his way to meet Megatron.<br />
<br />
Now with their plan set in motion, Megatron opens a space bridge and transports a multitude of Decepticons hidden on the moon to Earth, before going into hiding for the time being. Sentinel Prime speaks to the humans, revealing that he is the true leader of the Autobots, and his plans to mine Earth's resources to rebuild Cybertron. He also demands the exile of the former rebel Autobots (Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Sideswipe, Mirage and Wheeljack) in order to avoid any conflict. If this agreement is not met, Sentinel Prime reveals he will destroy all human life with a battalion of Transformers. The [[United Nations]] takes a vote and decides not to agree to exile the Autobots.<br />
<br />
In Gould Estate, Sam arrives and makes up with Carly. Suddenly they are attacked by Laserbeak and Soundwave, disguised as Carly's car. Dylan reveals that he is in league with the Decepticons. He reveals that he and his family have been working with the Decepticons all along, noting that his father helped the U.S. government cover up the moon crash landing. In exchange for Carly's life, Dylan forces Sam to spy on the Autobots and inform the Decepticons about the Autobots plans for retribution. He also forcibly gives Sam a small Decepticon to monitor and record the Autobots plans.<br />
<br />
Sam returns to his apartment, only to be whisked away by [[FBI]] to meet with Director Mearing and [[Robert Epps]], who reveal that the United States government has overridden the UN and exiled the Autobots, who are to leave Earth on the [[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]], a ship built by the [[Wrecker]]s. Sam asks Optimus if they are planning anything, subtly tipping the Autobot leader off. Optimus simply announces there is no plan, and the Autobots soon depart aboard the Xantium, only for the ship to be destroyed by Starscream. Sam's watch spy detaches from him, its job done, and Gould drops Sam a phone call to gloat. Sam convinces Epps to help him find Dylan and rescue Carly. Dutch traces the last call Sam got, pinpointing Gould's location to [[Chicago]], so Sam, Epps and a few mercenaries in league with Epps head there.<br />
<br />
Planning to open the space bridge in the center of Chicago, Megatron orders the Decepticons to lay waste to the city. Having secured the city of Chicago and following a meeting between Sentinel Prime and Megatron who are starting to have obvious friction, Dylan reveals to Carly that Sentinel plans to use Earth's human population as slave labor but because humans will be unable to survive going through the space bridge, Sentinel intends to bring Earth and Cybertron together using the space bridge. Though this will destroy the Earth, the surviving human population will be used to rebuild Cybertron by mining the Earth's resources.<br />
<br />
As Sam and Epps reach the city, they're saved from a Decepticon fighter by the returned Autobots, who'd escaped the destruction of the Xantium by hiding in a booster rocket. Bumblebee and Sam take the downed fighter to rescue Carly. Sam enters Dylan's penthouse, only to be hurled out of the building by Laserbeak. He's caught by Bumblebee who is piloting a fighter, and as they successfully rescue Carly, Laserbeak gets his head blown off.<br />
<br />
Dylan informs Megatron about the Autobots' survival; however Sentinel Prime reveals that he anticipated this move on Optimus's part. While the Autobots travel the city, a chasm in the ground opens up, sending Wheeljack into the Chicago River, where he faces a horde of Decepticons and goes down fighting. As the Autobots prepare for battle, Shockwave arrives with the Driller. Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Ratchet, Mirage battle him only to quickly realize that they are powerless against Shockwave. Carly reveals to Sam that if they can destroy the control pillar opening the space bridge, the whole space bridge will collapse, having learned this of off Dylan. However, Epps reveals that they only have one shot left with the launcher and radios for backup.<br />
<br />
Eventually, the Autobots are overpowered by the Decepticon forces and captured. Starscream kills Mirage, with Soundwave using his severed head as a puppet to mock the Autobots, just as he prepares to kill Bumblebee he is knocked aside by a Wheelie piloted Decepticon flagship who massacre a horde of Decepticons. The Autobots manage to escape, and Bumblebee kills Soundwave. Starscream is also killed by Sam to avenge Mirage. The group attempts to blow the control pillar from afar but that plan fails, and the building that they are in is tipped over by the Driller. Sentinel Prime also betrays Megatron and knocks him off the building, having no intention to work for him.<br />
<br />
Optimus arrives and massacres a horde of Decepticons, including the Driller, before battling and killing Shockwave. He then uses Shockwave's laser blaster to destroy the control pillar. The main piece of the pillar falls in front of Sam who attempts to retrieve it only to be confronted by Dylan. A fight ensues, in which Dylan is killed by the piece of the control pillar as it disintegrates him. The military also arrive.<br />
<br />
Megatron is goaded by Carly into joining the fight to destroy Sentinel Prime and he and Optimus join forces to battle Sentinel. While Megatron distracts Sentinel, Optimus gets hold of Sentinel's [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|acid rust]] cannon, and destroys Sentinel with his own weapon. Following the battle, Megatron and Optimus Prime make peace to end the war. Megatron and the remaining Decepticon forces return to Cybertron. Sam and Carly have rekindled their romance, and Bumblebee produces a gasket ring and forces Sam into unwittingly proposing as the two share a kiss.<br />
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Optimus Prime and the surviving Autobots remain on Earth; their new home.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (16)<br />
*[[Brains]] (19)<br />
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (20)<br />
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (24)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (26)<br />
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (27)<br />
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (28)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (29)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (39)<br />
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (40)<br />
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (41)<br />
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (59)<br />
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] (60)<br />
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] (61)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (2)<br />
*[[Driller]] (34)<br />
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (35)<br />
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] (36)<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (43)<br />
*[[Igor]] (44)<br />
*[[Hatchling]]s (45)<br />
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (46)<br />
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] (51)<br />
*[[Crowbar]] (52)<br />
*[[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]] (53)<br />
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*[[Aaron Brooks]] (3)<br />
*[[Ralph Simmons]] (4)<br />
*[[Kelly (DOTM)|Kelly]] (5)<br />
*[[Newman]] (6)<br />
*[[Carla Spencer]] (7)<br />
*[[James E. Webb]] (8)<br />
*[[Moore]] (9)<br />
*[[Robert McNamara]] (10)<br />
*[[John F. Kennedy]] (11)<br />
*[[Neil Armstrong]] (12)<br />
*[[Bruce McCandless II]] (13)<br />
*The three [[Johnson]]s (14)<br />
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] (15)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (17)<br />
*[[Carly Spencer]] (18)<br />
*[[Ron Witwicky]] (21)<br />
*[[Judy Witwicky]] (22)<br />
*[[Sulimani|Lieutenant Sulimani]] (23)<br />
*[[Faraj|Lieutenant Faraj]] (25)<br />
*[[William Lennox]] (30)<br />
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] (31)<br />
*[[Willis]] (32)<br />
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*[[Yuri (guide)|Yuri]] (33)<br />
*[[Bruce Brazos]] (37)<br />
*[[Dylan Gould]] (38)<br />
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] (42)<br />
*[[Madeline Singer]] (47)<br />
*[[Julia Singer]] (48)<br />
*[[Bob Singer]] (49)<br />
*[[Jerry Wang]] (50)<br />
*[[Seymour Simmons]] (54)<br />
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] (55)<br />
*[[Dimitri]] (56)<br />
*[[Morshower]] (57)<br />
*[[Pinkett]] (58)<br />
*[[Robert Epps]] (62)<br />
*[[O'Toole]] (63)<br />
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] (64)<br />
*[[Tiny]] (65)<br />
*[[Stackhouse]] (66)<br />
*[[Rakishi]] (67)<br />
*[[Ames (DOTM)|Ames]] (68)<br />
*[[Baby Face|Zimmerman]] (69)<br />
*[[Perkins (DOTM)|Perkins]] (70)<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"Could you tell Armstrong to say it again, correctly?"<br />
:—A pedantic NASA '''PR flack'''<br />
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"It's so frickin' complicated. I'm still trying to figure it out. The chickens they eat. The monkeys they don't. The cows they eat. The bears they don't. Fish, yes; whales, no. Cats, no, rabbits, yes. Pigs sometimes, and the dog... unfortunately he's safe. There's no rhyme or reason to it."<br />
:—'''Wheelie''' on human eating habits.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Errors===<br />
*Though a big deal is made of how much trouble Carla Spencer went to to get hold of Webb so that Brooks can pass on the news about the UFO, Webb somehow hears about it from a Doctor Moore instead.<br />
*At the bottom of page 369, "from" is spelled with two 'o's.<br />
*At one point, Roadbuster was referred to as [[Topspin (DOTM)|the blue Wrecker]] instead of green.<br />
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===Differences with the movie===<br />
*Skids and Mudflap appear, though only in the sequences where the Autobots return to NEST, and Sentinel's betrayal scene.<br />
*Sam's dog is named [[Buster (DOTM)|Buster]].<br />
*Ironhide goes on a mission in Chechnya to stop some rebels.<br />
*The majority of Sam's interviews are skipped, as well as most of the more colorful parts of his experiences at Accuretta.<br />
*Lennox only takes one NEST technician to Chernobyl instead of a whole team.<br />
*Shockwave briefly shoots at Optimus, but quickly retreats. <br />
*Voskhod is revealed to have lost his family in the Chernobyl Disaster, and actually thanks Laserbeak for putting him out of his misery.<br />
*Laserbeak transforms into a small robot dog instead of a human-sized pink Bumblebee replica. It also heavily implied he kills the entire family, while the movie leaves it ambiguous. <br />
*Optimus and Ratchet travel to the Moon in a human-built rocket rather than the ''Xantium''.<br />
*Sam escapes Laserbeak at Accuretta by locking the Decepticon in a server room.<br />
*Sam and Simmons encounter three ex-cosmonauts instead of two, though only one actually helps them.<br />
*Brains helps out at the bar by speaking Russian to the cosmonauts.<br />
*Dutch kills Crankcase by running over him with a car (don't ask how that works).<br />
*Optimus is meeting with the President when Sentinel reveals his true colors.<br />
*Rather than just smashing into the vault containing the Pillars, Sentinel threatens to take Mearing hostage and start killing humans until she opens the vault.<br />
*Whilst in the movie Optimus orders the Autobots to retreat immediately, the novel has them fighting waves of Decepticons for some time before being overwhelmed by sheer numbers. <br />
*When Sentinel defeats Optimus at the National Mall, his decision to spare his life only comes about when NEST soldiers attack the pillars, forcing Sentinel to let Optimus be so he can go to their defense. In the finished film, Sentinel chooses to let Optimus live of his own accord.<br />
*Wheeljack falls in the river after the Driller's attack and then gets torn apart by underwater Decepticons.<br />
*Starscream kills Mirage while helping out the humans getting out of the skyscraper.<br />
*Not only does Soundwave make a "puppet show" out of Mirage's wreckage, but he also blows off Leadfoot's left leg (seems he has a fetish for red-coloured Autobots).<br />
*Rather then executing Sentinel with Megatron's fusion shotgun after Sentinel was crippled by the former, Optimus turns the tables on his treacherous master by slaying him with his own acid rust cannon.<br />
*Megatron isn't killed by Optimus Prime, or at all. Instead, his offer of a truce comes across as much more sincere; he kneels down and states that he is tired of fighting, that he will order all the Decepticons to stand down and that the war is over. Optimus is initially skeptical, but when Megatron offers to let Optimus kill him as an alternative, Optimus reluctantly accepts.<br />
*While the movie was ambiguous about it, Brains and Wheelie are shown to have survived the crash of the Decepticon mother ship in this version.<br />
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===Transformers references===<br />
*Simmons hasn't updated [[GiantEffingRobots.com]] since June 2009.<br />
*Mirage is particularly noted as [[Mirage (G1)|preferring hiding to fighting]].<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
Unlike the first two movie novelizations, ''Dark of the Moon'' has references to stuff coming out of the woodwork.<br />
*Sam's initial impressions of Carly include that she has stepped out of a [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley|Victoria's Secret catalogue]].<br />
*A vase Sam accidentally smashes was a gift from [[Winston Churchill]].<br />
*Wheelie complains about the TiVo having recorded ''South Park'' and something involving a Kardashian, and then starts making up Star Trek/Transformers crossover fanfiction.<br />
*Sam thinks Gould's car collection would made Jay Leno feel inadequate.<br />
*Wang attempts to get Sam's attention by friending him on Facebook.<br />
*Sam recalls seeing ''{{w|All the President's Men (film)|All the President's Men}}''.<br />
*Bumblebee's reaction to meeting Carly is to play Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful".<br />
*Sentinel's description of the space bridge makes Sam think "Beam me up, Scotty", a catchphrase associated with ''Star Trek''.<br />
*Simmons is scheduled to have dinner with Hugo Chavez and Larry King.<br />
*At the bar with Simmons, Sam reflects that he needed [[Daniel Craig]] but got [["Weird Al" Yankovic]].<br />
*Bumblebee uses a clip of Robert Preston from ''{{w|The Music Man (1962 film)|The Music Man}}'' to warn Sam the Decepticons are attacking on the motorway. Other clips he uses in this sequence include "Houston, we have a problem" from ''{{w|Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13}}'', Hall and Oates's ''Maneater'', and the Police's ''Every Breath You Take''.<br />
*Sam draws a connection between Sentinel Prime and the [[Arthur C. Clarke]] book ''The Sentinel'' and wonders if Clarke knew something.<br />
*Soundwave threatening Carly reminds Sam of a scene from the movie ''Goldfinger''<br />
*The FBI agents who meet Sam outside his apartment remind him of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.<br />
*The Autobots walking towards the ''Xantium'' remind Sam of ''{{w|The Right Stuff (film)|The Right Stuff}}''. Sam watches too many movies. (Maybe that's why he doesn't have a job yet...)<br />
*Brains claims to have a brain the size of a planet, a common claim made by Marvin the paranoid android in ''{{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}''.<br />
*Dylan has read ''{{w|The Power of Now}}''.<br />
*The attack on Chicago reminds Carly of ''[[The War of the Worlds]]''.<br />
*Dylan's relationship with the Decepticons reminds Carly of a line from ''{{w|The West Wing}}''.<br />
*The Galileo Building reminds Sam of the building from ''{{w|Die Hard}}'' and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.<br />
*Wheeljack handing out gadgets reminds Sam of Q from the James Bond movies while he thinks the [[grapple glove]]s look like something he'd use to escape the [[Joker]].<br />
*Leadfoot yells "Drillers! Why did it have to be Drillers!", a callback to [[Indiana Jones]].<br />
*Wingsuits make Zimmerman feel like [[Batman]]. According to Perkins, they make him look like Rocky the flying squirrel.<br />
*As the building falls over, Sam resolves never to watch ''{{w|Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic}}'' again.<br />
*When wondering how to destroy the control pillar, Sam considers taking it to Mount Doom and tossing it into the lava, a reference to the end of ''The Return of the King'', the last ''{{w|The Lord of the Rings}}'' book.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*As opposed to other characters who were referred to by their car model (Ex. Bumblebee the Camaro, Ironhide the GMC Topkick, etc.), Mirage was referred to as a "Red Sports car" instead of a Ferrari.<br />
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==International printings==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.randomhouse.com/book/212408/transformers--dark-of-the-moon-by-peter-david#excerpt Random House page]<br />
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[[Category:Novels]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Alexi_Voskhod&diff=1272343Alexi Voskhod2018-07-31T01:02:56Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>:''Alexi Voskhod is a [[human]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
[[Image:DOTM Alexi Voskhod.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The name is Bond, James Bond]]<br />
Working with the [[Decepticon]]s has made '''Alexi Voskhod''' a very nervous man, which is a bit of a liability when he is also the General Counsel for the [[Ukraine]] Department of Energy. By the sound of it, he also has something terminal, though he may have been referring to [[Laserbeak (DOTM)| something else]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
:''Actor:'' [[Ravil Isyanov]]<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Shinya Fukumatsu]] (Japanese dub), [[Li Yi]] (Mandarin dub)}}<br />
When alien technology was found at [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], Voskhod set up a meeting with [[William Lennox|Colonel Lennox]] of [[NEST]] and passed on the information. He went with Lennox's team and the [[Autobot]]s into [[Pripyat]], where Lennox was surprised that he wasn't wearing protective gear. As he led them through a school, Voskhod explained that it didn't matter for him. He started to give Lennox some additional information, but spotted [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] watching him from the shadows, and instead left the NEST team to it. Running out to his car, Voskhod attempted to flee only for Laserbeak to perforate his car with weapons fire, killing him. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
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{{note|Alexi Voskhod's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]'', and the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]''.}}<br />
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===IDW movie comics===<br />
Alexi was the nephew of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]'s [[Voskhod|original catspaw]] within the Russian space program. He inherited his uncle's position as [[Decepticon]] liaison some time after Soundwave left [[Earth]] in the late 1970s, quietly working to keep the wreck of the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from being discovered. When Soundwave returned in 2007, Alexi was soon to find himself pressed into much more ''active'' service. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*According to the novelization, Voskhod's wife and two children died in the Chernobyl Accident. As such, he actually thanks Laserbeak for putting him out of his misery.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Voskhod Radonuv''' (ヴォスコッド・ラドヌフ ''Vosukoddo Radonufu'')<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT: Voskhod, Alexi}}<br />
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<div>:''Alexi Voskhod is a [[human]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
[[Image:DOTM Alexi Voskhod.jpg|thumb|right|300px|The name is Bond, James Bond]]<br />
Working with the [[Decepticon]]s has made '''Alexi Voskhod''' a very nervous man, which is a bit of a liability when he is also the General Counsel for the [[Ukraine]] Department of Energy. By the sound of it, he also has something terminal, though he may have been referring to [[Laserbeak (DOTM)| something else]].<br />
<br />
==Fiction==<br />
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
:''Actor:'' [[Ravil Isyanov]]<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Shinya Fukumatsu]] (Japanese dub), [[Li Yi]] (Mandarin dub)}}<br />
When alien technology was found at [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], Voskhod set up a meeting with [[William Lennox|Colonel Lennox]] of [[NEST]] and passed on the information. He went with Lennox's team and the [[Autobot]]s into [[Pripyat]], where Lennox was surprised that he wasn't wearing protective gear. As he led them through a school, Voskhod explained that it didn't matter for him. He started to give Lennox some additional information, but spotted [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] watching him from the shadows, and instead left the NEST team to it. Running out to his car, Voskhod attempted to flee only for Laserbeak to perforate his car with weapons fire, killing him. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
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{{note|Alexi Voskhod's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'', and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]'', and the comic mini-series ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]''.}}<br />
<br />
===IDW movie comics===<br />
Alexi was the nephew of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]'s [[Voskhod|original catspaw]] within the Russian space program. He inherited his uncle's position as [[Decepticon]] liaison some time after Soundwave left [[Earth]] in the late 1970s, quietly working to keep the wreck of the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from being discovered. When Soundwave returned in 2007, Alexi was soon to find himself pressed into much more ''active'' service. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*The novelization reveals Voskhod had a wife and two children who died in the Chernobyl Accident. As such, he actually thanks Laserbeak for putting him out of his misery.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Voskhod Radonuv''' (ヴォスコッド・ラドヌフ ''Vosukoddo Radonufu'')<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT: Voskhod, Alexi}}<br />
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<div>The '''Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant''' was the site of a nuclear accident in the [[Soviet Union]] in [[1986]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===<br />
Protests against [[Power Station Alpha]] included a sign admonishing the maintainers for not learning a lesson from Chernobyl. {{Storylink|Blood on the Tracks}}<br />
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===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
In 1986, Soviet scientists attempted to harness the power of a fuel cell retrieved from the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''. The attempt failed, ending in a disaster that irradiated the surrounding countryside, forced the evacuation of [[Pripyat]] and rendered the area uninhabitable for tens of thousands of years.<br />
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As the long clean up continued several decades later, workers found something alien. [[Alexi Voskhod]] brought in a [[NEST]] team including [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[William Lennox|Colonel William Lennox]] to investigate the discovery. Lennox's team ventured into the reactors and found the fuel cell, but as they were retrieving it, they were attacked by the [[Driller]]. They followed the creature outside where Optimus joined in fighting both it and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] off, retrieving the fuel cell in the process. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)''===<br />
[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] ordered [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] to go to Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant to retrieve one of the Space bridge [[pillar]]s. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*In the ''real world'', the Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant is situated on the outskirts of the now abandoned city of [[Wikipedia:Pripyat|Pripyat]]. In ''Dark of the Moon'', the power plant is located ''inside'' of the city limits... and to make matters even more bizarre, [[Alexi Voskhod]] ''explicitly'' says that the entrance leads through a ''school''. Who builds a ''school'' right next to a ''nuclear power plant''? Interestingly enough, the novel reveals that Voskhod's two children died in the accident. Perhaps they were students there?<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant|Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]] at Wikipedia<br />
*[[Wikipedia:Chernobyl disaster|Chernobyl disaster]] at Wikipedia<br />
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[[Category:Marvel Generation 1 locations]]<br />
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{{Disambig3|Laserbeak}}<br />
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:''Laserbeak is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (franchise)|Dark of the Moon]] portion of the [[live-action film series|live-action]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
<br />
[[File:DOTM Laserbeak videogame.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.95|Spy. Assassin. Invisible tea enthusiast.]]<br />
An example of a [[mechanimal]] re-engineered to serve [[Transformer]]s, '''Laserbeak''' serves the Decepticons primarily as a scout and spy for [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]]. But that doesn't mean he isn't capable of other tasks, such as hunting down targets for capture, be they [[human]] or [[Autobot]].<ref>[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/cybertronian-database.cfm#/characters/laserbeak Vector Sigma database at Hasbro.com]</ref> Despite his small size, Laserbeak is one of the most competent Decepticons around, and is a highly skilled assassin. He knows how to deftly manipulate someone's fear and trust to his benefit simultaneously, and takes wicked glee in slaughter, especially when it comes to the innocent.<br />
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Perhaps the most useful of his abilities is to transform into almost any type of [[alternate mode]], [[Bumblebee (Movie)|even those who aren't alternate modes]].<br />
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{{quote|Pleasure working with you.|Laserbeak upon terminating [[Alexi Voskhod]]|''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===IDW movie comics===<br />
Laserbeak crewed the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' with Soundwave and his other minions. He informed Soundwave the energy reading they detected was growing stronger and more distinct as they approached: it was the [[AllSpark]]. When [[Ark (DOTM)|another ship]] crashed into the ''Nemesis'', Laserbeak bit [[Fracture (Movie)|Fracture]]'s leg, preventing her from falling into space as the bridge decompressed. Laserbeak then searched their records for the ship's identity, but found nothing, though he noticed the ship appeared damaged.<br />
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Soundwave parked the ''Nemesis'' on a dead ringed world, and took his crew aboard the ''[[Longshot (DOTM)|Longshot]]'' to follow the ship via the [[space bridge|wormhole]] it left behind. As they emerged in the far future, they witnessed the ship crash on to the [[moon (moon)|moon]] below, orbiting the [[Earth|planet]] containing the AllSpark's energon signature. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 1}}<br />
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The [[human|lifeforms]] of the native planet soon explored the ship, which contained [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. Laserbeak was sent to ''persuade'' the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] scientist Dr. [[Voskhod]] to pull the plug on their manned mission in [[1972]]. In [[1979]], Soundwave and Laserbeak met with their American contact [[Gould]]—whose creative accounting prevented further trips to the moon—for the last time, as well as Gould's son [[Dylan Gould|Dylan]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}<br />
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===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Keith Szarabajka]] (English), [[Masao Komaya]] (Japanese)|[[Tang Shuiyu]] (Chinese), [[Ernesto Lezama]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Alessandro Quarta]] (Italian)}}<br />
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With the [[Star Harvester]] destroyed, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] sought to revive Sentinel. Voskhod's nephew [[Alexi Voskhod|Alexi]] led [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] and [[NEST]] to [[Chernobyl Nuclear Power Plant]], where they would find an Ark fuel cell. Laserbeak watched, silently intimidating Voskhod when he was about to say too much about their mission. [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and the [[Driller]] attacked the NEST forces, and the Autobots retrieved the fuel cell, unaware that the whole thing had been a set up. The mission completed, Laserbeak killed Voskhod as he tried to drive away in his white limo, sarcastically telling his corpse it had been a pleasure to work with him.<br />
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[[File:Laserbeakconfirms.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Bird, Bird, Bird, Bird's the Word!]]<br />
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Laserbeak soon arrived in [[Africa]], shooting up a vulture as he descended to perch on Soundwave's hand. He reported to Megatron of the success of the Chernobyl mission, which had in turn led to Optimus retrieving Sentinel from the moon. He was then ordered to kill all of the Decepticons's human collaborators. During one of his attacks, he shape-shifted into a small pink version of [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (albeit with some parts missing), and met [[Madeline Singer|Madeline]], who presumably mistook him as the friendly robot. When her parents came in, Laserbeak transformed into his normal self and killed [[Bob Singer|her father]]. <br />
<br />
[[File:DOTM-Laserbee.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Oh! Does this mean that I can get a billion toys made of me too?]]<br />
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Laserbeak's "favourite" contact [[Jerry Wang]] was next, who had passed on articles pertaining to the assassinations and cover-ups to fellow employee [[Sam Witwicky]]. Laserbeak confronted Wang at his office, ordering him to do some saboutage work relating to the moon. When Sam came into Wang's office asking about the notes he had been given, Laserbeak forced Wang to send him away. He then demanded to know what he had told Sam. Wang feigned despair, saying he would do anything, but was able to surprise the sadistic Decepticon by pulling out two guns. However Laserbeak quickly disarmed him with his tail and "suicided" Wang by swinging him out the window, sending him falling to his death. Laserbeak took disguise as a photo copier and waited for Sam to come closer, but an employee trying to use him forced Laserbeak into action, chasing Sam through the office. Unfortunately he was not very nimble in the cramped spaces, and Sam managed to escape when Laserbeak clipped his wing.<br />
<br />
Laserbeak reappeared with Soundwave after Sam and [[Carly Spencer]] had realised that the one human ally that they did not kill, [[Dylan Gould]], was working for the Decepticons in place of his father before him. Laserbeak perched himself on a fountain and watched as Dylan and Soundwave forced Sam into agreeing to find out the Autobot's plans. <br />
<br />
[[File:DOTM Laserbeaktobeblasted.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|[[Keith Szarabajka|I AM THE LIVING LASERBEAK!]]]]<br />
Laserbeak later participated in the invasion of the city of Chicago, and waited for Sentinel to activate his [[space bridge]] [[Pillar]]s in Dylan's penthouse. When Sam was arrived to rescue Carly, Laserbeak transformed out of his CD player mode and grabbed Sam with his talons and threw him out of the window. But Sam was saved by Bumblebee and his newly acquired [[Orbital Assault Carrier|Decepticon fighter]]. Laserbeak tried knocking a military drone into the fighter to jam its engines, and struggled with Sam on top of the fighter. Sam managed to hold Laserbeak's head in front of one of the fighter's guns and had Bumblebee fire, decapitating and killing Laserbeak. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
{{note|Laserbeak’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]” and “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]],” the comic mini-series “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]],” and the storybooks “[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]]” "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]."}}<br />
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==Commercial appearances==<br />
Laserbeak, in disguise as an office copy machine, got upset when he was jammed by office workers who were using low quality paper. He transformed and shot the place up until a woman went and got Double A paper. He then went back to making copies. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Double A|Double A transforming paper}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
===''Transformers: Dark of the Moon - The Game''===<br />
====Xbox 360/PS3====<br />
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Laserbeak played a vital role during Soundwave's mission to a former [[Sector Seven]] data archive. While Soundwave was able to fight his way to the base, he was unable to break in and so launched Laserbeak to infiltrate it instead.<br />
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Armed with a machine gun, the small but vicious Decepticon could not last long in an all-out firefight with the Autobots inside, so he had to rely on stealth. Using his abilities to take the form of holographic items and fixtures within the base, Laserbeak was able to ambush and slay numerous Autobots as he sought a way to allow Soundwave entry.<br />
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Throughout the course of this operation, Laserbeak encountered numerous defense drones, autoturrets and Autobots. He also learned that the base, while still containing useful data, was now used as a workshop by the Autobot scientist [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]. Worse, Wheeljack was working with human scientists to develop [[MechTech]] weaponry.<br />
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Realizing the threat, Soundwave now changed objectives from data retrieval to outright destruction. As the base was built in a volcano in order to take advantage of geothermal energy, he had Laserbeak damage several of the seismic dampeners that prevented the volcano from erupting. Laserbeak also managed to hack the gates, finally allowing Soundwave to enter the base personally and complete both objectives.<br />
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As the base was consumed in flames, Laserbeak flew overhead before landing on his master's arm, screeching in victory. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (Xbox 360/PS3)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
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==Toys==<br />
===Dark of the Moon===<br />
[[File:DOTM MechTechDeluxe Laserbeak.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|[[Furmanism|It's like some sort of vast... wait, that's what it is.]]]]<br />
*'''Laserbeak''' (MechTech Deluxe, 2011)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD07'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Cybertronian Cannon A, Cybertronian Cannon B<br />
<br />
:''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Laserbeak transforms from a VTOL aircraft (similar to the ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] Sigma 6'' Dragonhawk vehicle) to a Cybertronian bird/dragon thing. There are a total of eight MechTech weapon holes, from the top and bottom of both wings, to the bottom of both feet, as well as above and below the cockpit in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]]. The red upper portion of his propellers can also be spun.<br />
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:The two weapons included have Gatling-style barrels, with one gun being static while the other having a MechTech swapping feature. Pulling the lever on the latter will make the barrel repeatedly spin forward to eventually reveal a second, different cannon barrel. The static gun can plug into the back of the MechTech gun to create a giant cannon. Both guns also include a [[C joint]] bar on top. <br />
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:The [[beast mode]]'s mouth can open, and the heels are actually 5mm pegs. Along with the peg-holes on the soles of his feet, this allows the toy to perch on the arm of any toy with the compatible holes or pegs. The cockpit/helmet of the [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]] has a stylized bird head painted on both sides.<br />
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:The red paint application on the larger weapon as shown on the packaging was left off on the actual toy.<br />
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:The instructions show a different head than the final toy, with a more realistic looking bird head. The instructions also fail to mention that the black plastic flap on his tail can be swiveled over and pegged onto a small grey tab on the tail's base, covering up his tail in vehicle mode and making him look just a bit more convincing as an aircraft, as shown in the stock photos. Care should be taken however, as the small tab is prone to stress marks and may eventually snap off.<br />
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:Laserbeak was initially packaged with the toy pointing diagonally to the left (like all ''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class toys), with his guns placed to the right, pointing in the same direction as Laserbeak. A later [[variant]] saw Laserbeak pointing diagonally to the ''right'', with the guns placed to the left, pointing straight up.<ref name="dotmlaserbeak">''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class Laserbeak packaging variant [http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/dark-of-the-moon-laserbeak-packaging-variant/21891/ comparison 1] and [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-toy-discussion/430237-dotm-deluxe-laserbeak-packaging-variant.html comparison 2].</ref><br />
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:His MechTech weapons were [[redeco]]ed as the weapons for [[Optimus Prime (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Streetside Bot Brawl Optimus Prime]].<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/Laserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on Laserbeak at TFU.info]''<br />
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{{anchor|Human Alliance}}<br />
[[File:DOTMtoy-LaserbeakHA.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Just in case you want a Laserbeak who's not the same size class as your Soundwave.]]<br />
*'''Soundwave / Mr. Gould''' with '''Laserbeak''' (Human Alliance, 2011)<br />
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD09'''<br />
**''Accessories:'' Missile<br />
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:Coming with [[Soundwave (ROTF)#Human Alliance|Soundwave]] and [[Dylan Gould]], [[Human Alliance]] Laserbeak is a smaller figure that can transform into a spring-loaded missile-firing cannon that Gould (or any other "driver" figure) can man. The cannon itself can [[5mm post|be pegged]] into any of Soundwave's six MechTech ports: two ports on his shoulders (his right shoulder is the nominal choice, as per the [[instructions]]), a port on top of each of his upper arms, and (rather awkwardly) a port on the sonic cannons on each of his lower arms. In bird mode, Laserbeak can also perch on either of the (flipped out) seats on Soundwave's lower arms via a molded-in [[C joint]] bar on the seats themselves and the bar clips on Laserbeak's heels.<br />
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:As with many late-wave DOTM products, this toy had no US release.<br />
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/HALaserbeak/laserbeak.htm More information on Human Alliance Laserbeak at TFU.info]''<br />
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===Asia Premium Series===<br />
*'''Decepticon Barricade & Soundwave Two Pack''' (Human Alliance 2-pack, 2015)<br />
**''ID Number'': '''APS-03'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Soundwave's Missile, Laserbeak, Dylan Gould figure, Frenzy figure<br />
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:''[[Asia Premium Series]]'' Laserbeak is a rerelease of ''[[Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' [[Human Alliance]] Laserbeak ([[Laserbeak (DOTM)#Human Alliance|see above]]). The figure still retains all the accessories and features on the original. He is packed with a redeco of ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Human Alliance Barricade, an unchanged version of his partner, Human Alliance [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], and by extension, [[Dylan Gould]].<br />
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:Buying this from certain retailers will include a [[die-cast]] Frenzy in his book box mode.<br />
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===Movie The Best===<br />
[[File:TF-Movie-The-Best-MB-EX-Laserbeak.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Is your daddy home?]]<br />
*'''Laserbeak''' (WonFes 2017 exclusive Deluxe Class, [[2017]]-[[July 13|07-13]])<br />
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''MB-EX'''<br />
**''Accessories'': Gatling Cannon<br />
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:Released as a Wonder Festival 2017 [Summer] exclusive, Laserbeak (seriously) is a redeco of [[Bumblebee_(Movie)/toys#Movie_The_Best|''Movie The Best'' Bumblebee]] (which is also a redeco of the first ''MechTech'' Deluxe Class figure) in pink plastic to resemble his human-sized Bumblebee disguise seen in the third film. He also uses the transparent pink light-piping eyes which evokes his Cyberfire figure & the one included in the Streetside Bot Brawl set. He includes one of the small gatling guns that originally came with ''Dark of the Moon'' deluxe class [[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]].<br />
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:Laserbeak was [http://takaratomymall.jp/shop/g/g4904810963738/ reissued as a TakaraTomy Mall exclusive] on [[September 30]], 2017.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Laserbeak was in an early draft of ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'', but was dropped at Hasbro's request.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/members/mowry-73165.html#vmessage167559 Mowry's Profile - TFW2005 - The 2005 Boards]</ref><br />
*Just as in the case with ''Reign'', Laserbeak was present in early drafts for ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', but was cut from the film.<ref>http://massiveblack.com/mbwp/?p=1368</ref><br />
*[[Scorponok (Movie)|Previous]] [[Ravage (ROTF)|beast-like robots]] didn't talk because the production team thought it would be "weird". Apparently, they changed their minds when it came Laserbeak's turn, but Laserbeak was mute for the ''Dark of the Moon'' video game.<br />
*[[Alternate mode]]s that Laserbeak has been known to assume include a hover jet, a photocopier/printer, an LCD television screen, a wall-mounted CD player, and a child sized, fuchsia Bumblebee.<!-- Are there any more? --><br />
*According to some concept art, he was supposed to transform from what looks like an [http://www.warrenmanser.com/www.warrenmanser.com/CONCEPT_ART.html#13 electronic plush penguin] to a [http://www.warrenmanser.com/www.warrenmanser.com/CONCEPT_ART.html#12 penguin/condor/dragon-hybrid robot with VTOL wings]. The [[robot mode]] is both ridiculous and freaky.<br />
*Laserbeak is unique among the playable characters in the ''Dark of the Moon'' game in that he breaks from the standard third-person shooter gameplay style. Instead, the player flies around and relies heavily on stealth tactics during Laserbeak's session.<br />
*Surprisingly, his Vector Sigma database claims he has no vehicle modes, despite also having a picture of him in vehicle mode. Someone clearly didn't pay attention to [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|the]] [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|merchandise]].<br />
*Though it is implied that Laserbeak was the one torturing [[Jerry Wang]] as an evil computer and mouse, when Sam leaves the room Laserbeak transforms from the television on the other side of the office while the mouse that had been clamped around Jerry's hand just stays on the desk.<br />
*Although referred to in the movie as a photocopier, Laserbeak's second alternate mode is a [http://www.pcmag.com/article2/0,2817,2353841,00.asp#fbid=6pChmcDH-Wa Canon ImageClass MF8350Cdn Multifunction Printer]. It was presumably colored black to better match Laserbeak's robot mode.<br />
*The wall-mounted CD player that served as Laserbeak's final alternate mode is a [http://www.beoworld.org/prod_details.asp?pid=954 Bang & Olufsen BeoSound 9000].<br />
*While it's left ambiguous in the film istelf, in the novelization Laserbeak is implied to kill not just the "human collaborators" but their families as well. Chilling.<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Laserbeak''' (レーザービーク ''Rēzābīku'')<br />
*''Mandarin:'' '''Jīgūang Niăo''' (China, 激光鸟, "Laser Bird")<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist}}<br />
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[[Category:Dark of the Moon Decepticons]]<br />
[[Category:Human Alliance]]<br />
[[Category:Scouts]]<br />
[[Category:Spies]]<br />
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[[Category:Cybertronic wildlife]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Julia_Singer&diff=1272339Julia Singer2018-07-31T00:47:53Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>:''Julia Singer is a [[human]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
[[Image:DOTM Laserbeak vs engineer's wife.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Laserbeak, how are we supposed to screencap her if you keep attacking her?]]<br />
'''Julia Singer''' is the wife of [[Bob Singer]], an engineer at [[NASA]], and mother to their daughter [[Madeline Singer|Madeline]]. She is probably unaware of the fact that her husband had been helping [[Decepticon|evil alien space robots]] cover up a [[Ark (DOTM)|UFO crash]] on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
:''Actor:'' [[Meredith Monroe]], [[Chen Qian]] (Mandarin dub)<br />
Julia found Madeline reading a book with a strange pink robot, which turned into an [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|evil flying bird]] and attacked her. Naturally she yelled at it to get out of the house. It ignored her command and went on to terminate her husband. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
{{note|Julia Singer’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]].”}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* Unnamed in the film and credited simply as "Engineer's wife", Julia's name comes from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novel of the film]].<br />
* Left ambiguous in the movie itself, the novel strongly implies she and her daughter are also killed by Laserbeak.<br />
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[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Madeline_Singer&diff=1272338Madeline Singer2018-07-31T00:47:20Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>:''Madeline Singer is a [[human]] from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
[[Image:DOTM Laserbeak and engineer's daughter.jpg|thumb|right|200px|She's the one holding the book.]]<br />
'''Madeline Singer''' is a young girl who likes pink robots. Well, probably not any more. She is the daughter of [[Bob Singer|Bob]] and [[Julia Singer]].<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===''Dark of the Moon'' film===<br />
:''Actor:'' [[Charlotte Labadie]]<br />
Madeline was playing on a swing when she found a strange pink robot which asked if her father was home. She took it inside to read it a book, but when her mother found them, it turned into [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] and killed her father. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
{{note|Madeline Singer’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel “[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]].”}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
* Unnamed in the film and credited simply as "Engineer's daughter", Madeline's name comes from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|novel of the film]].<br />
* The same novel also strongly implies she and her mother are killed by Laserbeak to leave no witnesses. Grim. The movie itself leaves it ambiguous.<br />
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{{DEFAULTSORT:Singer, Madeline}}<br />
[[Category:Dark of the Moon humans]]<br />
[[Category:Fiction-only characters]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Transformers:_Dark_of_the_Moon_(novel)&diff=1272337Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)2018-07-31T00:46:19Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Differences with the movie */</p>
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<div>{{comicstory<br />
|seriesissue=[[Dark of the Moon (books)|''Dark of the Moon'' book series]]<br />
|prev=Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)<br />
|image=DOTMnovelization.jpg<br />
|caption=<br />
|title=''Transformers: Dark of the Moon''<br />
|publisher=[[Del Rey Books]]<br />
|date=[[May 24]], [[2011]]<br />
|screenplay=[[Ehren Kruger]]<br />
|writer=[[Peter David]]<br />
|continuity=[[Live-action film series]]<br />
|pagecount=400<br />
|price=$7.99<br />
|ISBN=ISBN 0345529162<br>ISBN 9780345529169<br />
}}<br />
'''Only a handful know the truth behind Apollo 11... a secret the Decepticons seek to expose.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
As the war waged on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] witnessed a ship called the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'', carrying supplies that could turn the tides in favour of the Autobots, shot and left to drift in space by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. Millions of years later, the drifting ''Ark'' crashed on the [[Earth]]'s [[moon (moon)|moon]] in the early 1960s. On July 20, 1969, the Apollo 11 crew explored the crashed alien ship on the moon.<br />
<br />
In the present day, three years after the incident with [[The Fallen]], the [[Autobot]]s have now become fully-sanctioned members of the U.S. military and battle various human threats across the globe. [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] investigate a nuclear facility in the Middle East encountering humans with stolen Cybertronian tech. Meanwhile, Optimus Prime and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] oversee the destruction of the decommissioned NEST facility in [[Diego Garcia]]. With their mission complete in the Middle East, Optimus commands the Autobots to head to [[Washington, D.C.]], while he, Ratchet and [[William Lennox|Colonel Lennox]] leave for [[Pripyat]], [[Ukraine]], following a lead on a recently uncovered object that seems Cybertronian in origin.<br />
<br />
In Washington D.C. a restless [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]], is now is living with his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]], a secretary working for [[Dylan Gould]], a CEO of a major investment company and a car enthusiast. Sam is prying for a new job but having saved the world twice, Sam doesn't want a job that he knows won't make a difference in life and complains how the government never bothered to give him a proper job. The pair also lives with decommissioned Autobots; [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]], whose services were turned down by the Autobots. After his parents arrive, Sam spends a day attending job interviews, but fails until his last one with [[Bruce Brazos]].<br />
<br />
Arriving in the uninhabitable city of Pripyat, Optimus Prime, Ratchet and Lennox investigate a dig site where construction workers (who wear special suits) have uncovered a mysterious object. Suddenly, they are attacked by a huge Decepticon known as the [[Driller]] which is piloted by [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]. The Decepticons attempt to retrieve the object. Some of the construction workers are killed as Optimus orders Ratchet and the humans to retreat, while he battles the Decepticons. The Decepticons escape, leaving behind the object. An incredulous Optimus Prime recovers the object and realizes that it is a fuel rod from the ''Ark'', the long-thought lost Autobot ship.<br />
<br />
In [[Africa]], a weakened [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Starscream and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] learn of the discovery of the fuel rod by the Autobots. Soundwave deploys [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] to silence their human allies. At their base in Washington D.C., U.S Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] reveals to the Autobots that the space race in 1969 was in response to the ''Ark'' crashing on the moon. An angered Optimus demands a mission to the moon with the Autobots on it. Optimus Prime and Ratchet take an Atlas X rocket to the Moon and discover and retrieve [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]; Optimus Prime's mentor and predecessor. They also recover five [[pillar]]s, and return to the Earth, unaware of three Decepticon stowaways named the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]] ([[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]], [[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]] and [[Crowbar]]).<br />
<br />
Later, at his new job, Sam encounters a co-worker who recognizes him from the television broadcasts. The co-worker tries to reveal to Sam a Decepticon plot, revealing that he has been forced to work with the Decepticons to cover up something before being killed by Laserbeak, who attacks Sam. After being injured by Sam, Laserbeak retreats and reports back to Soundwave. Sam then heads to NEST operations in Washington D.C. where he is introduced to Director Mearing. Optimus revives Sentinel Prime using the Matrix of Leadership. Having retrieved five other pillars, Sentinel reveals that the pillars allow the user to open space bridges and teleport them anywhere. However, he reveals that a hundred of them have gone missing. Director Mearing then forces Sam away.<br />
<br />
Elsewhere, the three stowaway Decepticons adopt Earth vehicle forms and inform Megatron that they are ready to strike.<br />
<br />
Later, Sam, puzzled why Decepticons have been enlisting the help of humans, meets with [[Seymour Simmons]], who has now become a millionaire after writing books about his experiences with Sector Seven. He also has a butler and assistant named [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]]. As Simmons and Dutch help Sam research the Moon problem, Carly arrives and gets into an argument with Sam. After breaking up with Sam, Carly angrily leaves for a party hosted by Dylan.<br />
<br />
Following a lead, Sam and co arrive at Atlantic City, where they meet up with a former [[Dimitri|Russian cosmonaut]] living in the states. After a brief scuffle which Brains defuses, the cosmonaut reveals that the Soviet Union were the first to send cameras onto the moon. Footage revealed over a hundred pillars lying over the surface of the Moon, however only five was recovered. Sam deduces that the Decepticons must have recovered the other pillars. However, he is puzzled as to why the Decepticons left Sentinel Prime unharmed. He believes that Sentinel Prime maybe the only one who knows how to use the pillars. He realizes that the Decepticons left Sentinel Prime, so that the Autobots could recover him as Optimus is the only one who could revive him.<br />
<br />
Realizing that it was a set-up, Sam warns Director Mearing about Sentinel Prime. The Autobots (Mirage, Bumblebee, Sideswipe), Sam and co escort Sentinel Prime back to NEST operations. Along the way, the group is attacked by the Dreads. In the ensuing battle, Simmons is severely injured by a Dread, while Sentinel Prime escapes back to base.<br />
<br />
When Captain Lennox and Ironhide return to base Sentinel Prime betrays the Autobots, murdering Ironhide and the Twins. He reveals that he always was the key before battling and gravely injuring Optimus, and joining forces with Megatron. Sentinel Prime never believed that the Autobots would have won the war so he forced himself into an alliance with Megatron to end it. Starscream's attack on the ''Ark'' was a ruse, and Sentinel was actually on his way to meet Megatron.<br />
<br />
Now with their plan set in motion, Megatron opens a space bridge and transports a multitude of Decepticons hidden on the moon to Earth, before going into hiding for the time being. Sentinel Prime speaks to the humans, revealing that he is the true leader of the Autobots, and his plans to mine Earth's resources to rebuild Cybertron. He also demands the exile of the former rebel Autobots (Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, Ratchet, Sideswipe, Mirage and Wheeljack) in order to avoid any conflict. If this agreement is not met, Sentinel Prime reveals he will destroy all human life with a battalion of Transformers. The [[United Nations]] takes a vote and decides not to agree to exile the Autobots.<br />
<br />
In Gould Estate, Sam arrives and makes up with Carly. Suddenly they are attacked by Laserbeak and Soundwave, disguised as Carly's car. Dylan reveals that he is in league with the Decepticons. He reveals that he and his family have been working with the Decepticons all along, noting that his father helped the U.S. government cover up the moon crash landing. In exchange for Carly's life, Dylan forces Sam to spy on the Autobots and inform the Decepticons about the Autobots plans for retribution. He also forcibly gives Sam a small Decepticon to monitor and record the Autobots plans.<br />
<br />
Sam returns to his apartment, only to be whisked away by [[FBI]] to meet with Director Mearing and [[Robert Epps]], who reveal that the United States government has overridden the UN and exiled the Autobots, who are to leave Earth on the [[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]], a ship built by the [[Wrecker]]s. Sam asks Optimus if they are planning anything, subtly tipping the Autobot leader off. Optimus simply announces there is no plan, and the Autobots soon depart aboard the Xantium, only for the ship to be destroyed by Starscream. Sam's watch spy detaches from him, its job done, and Gould drops Sam a phone call to gloat. Sam convinces Epps to help him find Dylan and rescue Carly. Dutch traces the last call Sam got, pinpointing Gould's location to [[Chicago]], so Sam, Epps and a few mercenaries in league with Epps head there.<br />
<br />
Planning to open the space bridge in the center of Chicago, Megatron orders the Decepticons to lay waste to the city. Having secured the city of Chicago and following a meeting between Sentinel Prime and Megatron who are starting to have obvious friction, Dylan reveals to Carly that Sentinel plans to use Earth's human population as slave labor but because humans will be unable to survive going through the space bridge, Sentinel intends to bring Earth and Cybertron together using the space bridge. Though this will destroy the Earth, the surviving human population will be used to rebuild Cybertron by mining the Earth's resources.<br />
<br />
As Sam and Epps reach the city, they're saved from a Decepticon fighter by the returned Autobots, who'd escaped the destruction of the Xantium by hiding in a booster rocket. Bumblebee and Sam take the downed fighter to rescue Carly. Sam enters Dylan's penthouse, only to be hurled out of the building by Laserbeak. He's caught by Bumblebee who is piloting a fighter, and as they successfully rescue Carly, Laserbeak gets his head blown off.<br />
<br />
Dylan informs Megatron about the Autobots' survival; however Sentinel Prime reveals that he anticipated this move on Optimus's part. While the Autobots travel the city, a chasm in the ground opens up, sending Wheeljack into the Chicago River, where he faces a horde of Decepticons and goes down fighting. As the Autobots prepare for battle, Shockwave arrives with the Driller. Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Ratchet, Mirage battle him only to quickly realize that they are powerless against Shockwave. Carly reveals to Sam that if they can destroy the control pillar opening the space bridge, the whole space bridge will collapse, having learned this of off Dylan. However, Epps reveals that they only have one shot left with the launcher and radios for backup.<br />
<br />
Eventually, the Autobots are overpowered by the Decepticon forces and captured. Starscream kills Mirage, with Soundwave using his severed head as a puppet to mock the Autobots, just as he prepares to kill Bumblebee he is knocked aside by a Wheelie piloted Decepticon flagship who massacre a horde of Decepticons. The Autobots manage to escape, and Bumblebee kills Soundwave. Starscream is also killed by Sam to avenge Mirage. The group attempts to blow the control pillar from afar but that plan fails, and the building that they are in is tipped over by the Driller. Sentinel Prime also betrays Megatron and knocks him off the building, having no intention to work for him.<br />
<br />
Optimus arrives and massacres a horde of Decepticons, including the Driller, before battling and killing Shockwave. He then uses Shockwave's laser blaster to destroy the control pillar. The main piece of the pillar falls in front of Sam who attempts to retrieve it only to be confronted by Dylan. A fight ensues, in which Dylan is killed by the piece of the control pillar as it disintegrates him. The military also arrive.<br />
<br />
Megatron is goaded by Carly into joining the fight to destroy Sentinel Prime and he and Optimus join forces to battle Sentinel. While Megatron distracts Sentinel, Optimus gets hold of Sentinel's [[Cosmic Rust (disease)|acid rust]] cannon, and destroys Sentinel with his own weapon. Following the battle, Megatron and Optimus Prime make peace to end the war. Megatron and the remaining Decepticon forces return to Cybertron. Sam and Carly have rekindled their romance, and Bumblebee produces a gasket ring and forces Sam into unwittingly proposing as the two share a kiss.<br />
<br />
Optimus Prime and the surviving Autobots remain on Earth; their new home.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] (16)<br />
*[[Brains]] (19)<br />
*[[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] (20)<br />
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] (24)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (26)<br />
*[[Mirage (Movie)|Mirage]] (27)<br />
*[[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]] (28)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (29)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (39)<br />
*[[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] (40)<br />
*[[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] (41)<br />
*[[Leadfoot (DOTM)|Leadfoot]] (59)<br />
*[[Topspin (DOTM)|Topspin]] (60)<br />
*[[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]] (61)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (2)<br />
*[[Driller]] (34)<br />
*[[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] (35)<br />
*[[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]] (36)<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (43)<br />
*[[Igor]] (44)<br />
*[[Hatchling]]s (45)<br />
*[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] (46)<br />
*[[Crankcase (DOTM)|Crankcase]] (51)<br />
*[[Crowbar]] (52)<br />
*[[Hatchet (DOTM)|Hatchet]] (53)<br />
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*[[Aaron Brooks]] (3)<br />
*[[Ralph Simmons]] (4)<br />
*[[Kelly (DOTM)|Kelly]] (5)<br />
*[[Newman]] (6)<br />
*[[Carla Spencer]] (7)<br />
*[[James E. Webb]] (8)<br />
*[[Moore]] (9)<br />
*[[Robert McNamara]] (10)<br />
*[[John F. Kennedy]] (11)<br />
*[[Neil Armstrong]] (12)<br />
*[[Bruce McCandless II]] (13)<br />
*The three [[Johnson]]s (14)<br />
*[[Buzz Aldrin]] (15)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (17)<br />
*[[Carly Spencer]] (18)<br />
*[[Ron Witwicky]] (21)<br />
*[[Judy Witwicky]] (22)<br />
*[[Sulimani|Lieutenant Sulimani]] (23)<br />
*[[Faraj|Lieutenant Faraj]] (25)<br />
*[[William Lennox]] (30)<br />
*[[Alexi Voskhod]] (31)<br />
*[[Willis]] (32)<br />
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*[[Yuri (guide)|Yuri]] (33)<br />
*[[Bruce Brazos]] (37)<br />
*[[Dylan Gould]] (38)<br />
*[[Charlotte Mearing]] (42)<br />
*[[Madeline Singer]] (47)<br />
*[[Julia Singer]] (48)<br />
*[[Bob Singer]] (49)<br />
*[[Jerry Wang]] (50)<br />
*[[Seymour Simmons]] (54)<br />
*[[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] (55)<br />
*[[Dimitri]] (56)<br />
*[[Morshower]] (57)<br />
*[[Pinkett]] (58)<br />
*[[Robert Epps]] (62)<br />
*[[O'Toole]] (63)<br />
*[[Hardcore Eddie]] (64)<br />
*[[Tiny]] (65)<br />
*[[Stackhouse]] (66)<br />
*[[Rakishi]] (67)<br />
*[[Ames (DOTM)|Ames]] (68)<br />
*[[Baby Face|Zimmerman]] (69)<br />
*[[Perkins (DOTM)|Perkins]] (70)<br />
{{!}}}<br />
}}<br />
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==Quotes==<br />
"Could you tell Armstrong to say it again, correctly?"<br />
:—A pedantic NASA '''PR flack'''<br />
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<br />
"It's so frickin' complicated. I'm still trying to figure it out. The chickens they eat. The monkeys they don't. The cows they eat. The bears they don't. Fish, yes; whales, no. Cats, no, rabbits, yes. Pigs sometimes, and the dog... unfortunately he's safe. There's no rhyme or reason to it."<br />
:—'''Wheelie''' on human eating habits.<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===Errors===<br />
*Though a big deal is made of how much trouble Carla Spencer went to to get hold of Webb so that Brooks can pass on the news about the UFO, Webb somehow hears about it from a Doctor Moore instead.<br />
*At the bottom of page 369, "from" is spelled with two 'o's.<br />
*At one point, Roadbuster was referred to as [[Topspin (DOTM)|the blue Wrecker]] instead of green.<br />
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===Differences with the movie===<br />
*Skids and Mudflap appear, though only in the sequences where the Autobots return to NEST, and Sentinel's betrayal scene.<br />
*Sam's dog is named [[Buster (DOTM)|Buster]].<br />
*Ironhide goes on a mission in Chechnya to stop some rebels.<br />
*The majority of Sam's interviews are skipped, as well as most of the more colorful parts of his experiences at Accuretta.<br />
*Lennox only takes one NEST technician to Chernobyl instead of a whole team.<br />
*Laserbeak transforms into a small robot dog instead of a human-sized pink Bumblebee replica. It also heavily implied he kills the entire family, while the movie leaves it ambiguous. <br />
*Optimus and Ratchet travel to the Moon in a human-built rocket rather than the ''Xantium''.<br />
*Sam escapes Laserbeak at Accuretta by locking the Decepticon in a server room.<br />
*Sam and Simmons encounter three ex-cosmonauts instead of two, though only one actually helps them.<br />
*Brains helps out at the bar by speaking Russian to the cosmonauts.<br />
*Dutch kills Crankcase by running over him with a car (don't ask how that works).<br />
*Optimus is meeting with the President when Sentinel reveals his true colors.<br />
*Rather than just smashing into the vault containing the Pillars, Sentinel threatens to take Mearing hostage and start killing humans until she opens the vault.<br />
*When Sentinel defeats Optimus at the National Mall, his decision to spare his life only comes about when NEST soldiers attack the pillars, forcing Sentinel to let Optimus be so he can go to their defense. In the finished film, Sentinel chooses to let Optimus live of his own accord.<br />
*Wheeljack falls in the river after the Driller's attack and then gets torn apart by underwater Decepticons.<br />
*Starscream kills Mirage while helping out the humans getting out of the skyscraper.<br />
*Not only does Soundwave make a "puppet show" out of Mirage's wreckage, but he also blows off Leadfoot's left leg (seems he has a fetish for red-coloured Autobots).<br />
*Rather then executing Sentinel with Megatron's fusion shotgun after Sentinel was crippled by the former, Optimus turns the tables on his treacherous master by slaying him with his own acid rust cannon.<br />
*Megatron isn't killed by Optimus Prime, or at all. Instead, his offer of a truce comes across as much more sincere; he kneels down and states that he is tired of fighting, that he will order all the Decepticons to stand down and that the war is over. Optimus is initially skeptical, but when Megatron offers to let Optimus kill him as an alternative, Optimus reluctantly accepts.<br />
*While the movie was ambiguous about it, Brains and Wheelie are shown to have survived the crash of the Decepticon mother ship in this version.<br />
<br />
===Transformers references===<br />
*Simmons hasn't updated [[GiantEffingRobots.com]] since June 2009.<br />
*Mirage is particularly noted as [[Mirage (G1)|preferring hiding to fighting]].<br />
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===Real-world references===<br />
Unlike the first two movie novelizations, ''Dark of the Moon'' has references to stuff coming out of the woodwork.<br />
*Sam's initial impressions of Carly include that she has stepped out of a [[Rosie Huntington-Whiteley|Victoria's Secret catalogue]].<br />
*A vase Sam accidentally smashes was a gift from [[Winston Churchill]].<br />
*Wheelie complains about the TiVo having recorded ''South Park'' and something involving a Kardashian, and then starts making up Star Trek/Transformers crossover fanfiction.<br />
*Sam thinks Gould's car collection would made Jay Leno feel inadequate.<br />
*Wang attempts to get Sam's attention by friending him on Facebook.<br />
*Sam recalls seeing ''{{w|All the President's Men (film)|All the President's Men}}''.<br />
*Bumblebee's reaction to meeting Carly is to play Joe Cocker's "You Are So Beautiful".<br />
*Sentinel's description of the space bridge makes Sam think "Beam me up, Scotty", a catchphrase associated with ''Star Trek''.<br />
*Simmons is scheduled to have dinner with Hugo Chavez and Larry King.<br />
*At the bar with Simmons, Sam reflects that he needed [[Daniel Craig]] but got [["Weird Al" Yankovic]].<br />
*Bumblebee uses a clip of Robert Preston from ''{{w|The Music Man (1962 film)|The Music Man}}'' to warn Sam the Decepticons are attacking on the motorway. Other clips he uses in this sequence include "Houston, we have a problem" from ''{{w|Apollo 13 (film)|Apollo 13}}'', Hall and Oates's ''Maneater'', and the Police's ''Every Breath You Take''.<br />
*Sam draws a connection between Sentinel Prime and the [[Arthur C. Clarke]] book ''The Sentinel'' and wonders if Clarke knew something.<br />
*Soundwave threatening Carly reminds Sam of a scene from the movie ''Goldfinger''<br />
*The FBI agents who meet Sam outside his apartment remind him of Will Smith and Tommy Lee Jones.<br />
*The Autobots walking towards the ''Xantium'' remind Sam of ''{{w|The Right Stuff (film)|The Right Stuff}}''. Sam watches too many movies. (Maybe that's why he doesn't have a job yet...)<br />
*Brains claims to have a brain the size of a planet, a common claim made by Marvin the paranoid android in ''{{w|The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy}}''.<br />
*Dylan has read ''{{w|The Power of Now}}''.<br />
*The attack on Chicago reminds Carly of ''[[The War of the Worlds]]''.<br />
*Dylan's relationship with the Decepticons reminds Carly of a line from ''{{w|The West Wing}}''.<br />
*The Galileo Building reminds Sam of the building from ''{{w|Die Hard}}'' and the Leaning Tower of Pisa.<br />
*Wheeljack handing out gadgets reminds Sam of Q from the James Bond movies while he thinks the [[grapple glove]]s look like something he'd use to escape the [[Joker]].<br />
*Leadfoot yells "Drillers! Why did it have to be Drillers!", a callback to [[Indiana Jones]].<br />
*Wingsuits make Zimmerman feel like [[Batman]]. According to Perkins, they make him look like Rocky the flying squirrel.<br />
*As the building falls over, Sam resolves never to watch ''{{w|Titanic (1997 film)|Titanic}}'' again.<br />
*When wondering how to destroy the control pillar, Sam considers taking it to Mount Doom and tossing it into the lava, a reference to the end of ''The Return of the King'', the last ''{{w|The Lord of the Rings}}'' book.<br />
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===Trivia===<br />
*As opposed to other characters who were referred to by their car model (Ex. Bumblebee the Camaro, Ironhide the GMC Topkick, etc.), Mirage was referred to as a "Red Sports car" instead of a Ferrari.<br />
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==International printings==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.randomhouse.com/book/212408/transformers--dark-of-the-moon-by-peter-david#excerpt Random House page]<br />
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{{Comicstory<br />
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' storybooks<br />
|prev=Sam's New Car<br />
|next=When Robots Attack!<br />
|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
|imprint=HarperFestival<br />
|price=$3.99<br />
|ISBN=978-0060888244<br>0060888245<br />
|pagecount=24pp<br />
|editor=<br />
|adapted by=[[Sadie Chesterfield]]<br />
|illustrator=[[Val Staples]]<br />
|continuity=<br />
}}<br />
'''Optimus Prime and Megatron take sibling rivalry to a new level.''' <br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Optimus attempted to intervene only to be ambushed by Starscream. The incapacitated Autobot leader desperately urged Sam to push the Allspark into Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. With the destruction of their leader, the Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
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|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
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*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
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*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*Both [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Megatron is rather bizarrely depicted as tunneling through the ground and ambushing targets, similar to [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. The image of his death even shows him buried up to his chest in the ground. Very strange. <br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Changes have also been made for simplification. Some highlights:<br />
**Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently.<br />
**[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized throughout the book. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the [[AllSpark]] actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Optimus speaks to Sam outside his house in ''broad daylight''.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], rather than [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]].<br />
**There is little to no mention of the [[United States Army]] or [[Sector Seven]], or any other human characters besides [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]]. Even [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] is absent from the final battle. <br />
**[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**The battle takes place outside the Hoover Dam, instead of in the city... except when it doesn't (see Errors below)<br />
**[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the AllSpark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
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===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the final battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then suddenly we're shown Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
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===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
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<div>[[File:Prisonerofwar clusterbombs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Tough, highly trained and dedicated troops!]]<br />
The '''United States Army''' is the branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the [[United States military]]. Their dedicated college is the [[United States Military Academy]].<br />
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The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as the United States [[Army Rangers]], is an elite light infantry special operations force of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). Losing's really not an option for these guys.<br />
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{{bigquote|''This We'll Defend''|U.S. Army motto}}<br />
{{bigquote|''Rangers Lead The Way!''|U.S. Army Rangers motto}}<br />
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==Generation 1==<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
The Army was completely ineffective against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Power Play!}} {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} {{storylink|The Last Stand}} <br />
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However, they did manage a victory against the Autobots. Wait. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}<br />
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
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===''Hearts of Steel''===<br />
[[File:HoSAbner.JPG|thumb|upright=0.85]]<br />
A unit of Federal troops was guarding a train that was rammed and destroyed by the [[Insectrain]]. When the Insectrain split apart and transformed into the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, the troops were powerless to stop them from steeling the cargo of currency and bullion. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}<br />
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Later, a cavalry unit discovered the Decepticons' abandoned construction site. They telegraphed [[Sacramento]] to let them know the Decepticons were on the move. Since the Decepticons were traveling by rail, it was not hard to guess which way they were headed. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}} Another Army unit set up a roadblock in hopes of stopping them, but the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] plowed right through them without even slowing down. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}<br />
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Clearly, the US Army was not going to be much help in stopping Decepticons, so it was left to the Autobots and their civilian human allies to put an end to their menace.<br />
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br />
While disguised in alt-mode to confront the Autobots in [[Poverty Flat]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] publicly announced that the Autobots should surrender to the Army of the "United Steaks of America". {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}<br />
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==Live-action film series==<br />
===''Transformers'' film===<br />
[[File:Movie2007 soldiers returninghome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]<br />
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On the way back to [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] aboard two [[United States Air Force#CV-22 Osprey|CV-22 Ospreys]], the men in [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] unit discussed their desires to be back home enjoying a "perfect day" of civilian life. [[Jorge Figueroa|CWO Figueroa]] wished to be home for his mother's cooking of barbecued alligators (something that disgusted [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] Tech Sergeant [[Robert Epps]]) and top kick [[Patrick Donnelly|Donnelly]] wanted a flat beer and hotdog at Fenway stadium. When asked, all Captain Lennox wanted to do was hold his baby girl for the first time, earning him ribbing from the other soldiers.<br />
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Shortly after the men cleaned up and stowed their gear away, Lennox made a video call to his [[Sarah Lennox|wife]] and daughter back home in the 'States. During this call, a [[Blackout (Movie)|MH-53 Pave Low]] entered SOCCENT's restricted airspace, refusing to identify itself. Escorting [[United States Air Force#F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptors]] launched from SOCCENT reported that its tail number was 4500X, which was also the tail number of a Pave Low that was confirmed to have been shot down in Afghanistan several months earlier. The helicopter landed and began jamming SOCCENT's radar and communication systems, blinding them. Unexpectedly, the helicopter changed form, turning into a humanoid robot that laid waste to the soldiers surrounding it.<br />
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[[File:Movie2007 soldiers travelling.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]<br />
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Epps ran through the barracks sounding the alarm that their antennae farm had been destroyed. Lennox's team, along with every other soldier with their wits about them, retreated from the unstoppable robot who was effortlessly destroying the base. After it was foiled in its attempt to hack the command center's server, Epps was almost crushed by the machine, but managed to capture images of it. The machine tried to stop him from escaping, but was fired upon by Figueroa. As Lennox's Ranger team and local boy [[Mahfouz]] made their escape, the machine unleashed a [[Scorponok (Movie)|mechanical scorpion]] after them before obliterating the rest of the base.<br />
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The Rangers made their way across the harsh Qatar desert, unaware they were being stalked. Determined to bring back images of the machine to the [[Pentagon]], they travelled to Mahfouz's distant village where a phone would be found. Just as the exhausted group reached the outskirts of the settlement, the scorpion attacked, killing Donnelly and sending the rest running for their lives. Fortunately, the townspeople joined in the defense against the mechanical creature, allowing Lennox to borrow a cell phone from Mahfouz's father, [[Akram]]. After some frustrations with an unhelpful phone company operator and some confusion over which of Epps' many back pockets contained his wallet, the Rangers were able to get in touch with the Pentagon. Under Epps' coordination with an [[United States Air Force#E-3 Sentry AWACS|E-3 Sentry AWACS]], the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] sent Strike Package Bravo, two [[United States Air Force#A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt IIs]] which shot the hell out of the scorpion, but failed to do any significant damage. Epps was forced to turn to the biggest guns they had, an [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|AC-130 Spectre]] with its 105mm sabot shells, which finally damaged the creature, breaking its tail and sending it scurrying away. However, the battle had come at a cost—Figueroa was seriously injured. A medical helicopter arrived hours later to ship bring the Rangers to a base.<br />
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[[File:Movie Scorponok leapsout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]<br />
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On the way back aboard a [[United States Air Force#C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]], the Rangers were able to learn that the tail of the scorpion was made out of a self-regenerating molecular armour that was penetrated by the sabot rounds. With a way to damage their new enemies, Epps called command to advise the use of high-heat sabot rounds on all of their gunships. Almost immediately after touching down in the United States, they were approached by agents of the clandestine [[Sector Seven]] who ordered the soldiers to follow. The Rangers were brought to [[Area 52 (Movie)|the base]] at [[Hoover Dam]] with a group of curious companions: Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] and Sector Seven agent [[Tom Banachek]]; [[Maggie Madsen]] and [[Glen Whitmann]], two computer programmers; and [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], two teenagers who had apparently encountered the living machines. Agent [[Seymour Simmons]], a person that everybody in the group took an immediate disliking to, met the group and explained how they had all encountered or were now aware of the N.B.Es ([[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]]s), in other words, the shape-shifting alien machines that had attacked SOCCENT Qatar and the ones encountered by the teens. They were brought to see the frozen N.B.E.-01, the very first of the alien robots found on Earth and propegenitor of all of Earth's advanced technologies. Sam pipped in with the information that N.B.E.-01 was [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the leader of the evil [[Decepticon]]s faction of the aliens who was after a cube-like object. Tom Banachek led the group into an observation room in a massive chamber containing the Cube, the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|All Spark]], and explained the real reason for the construction of the Hoover Dam was to conceal the alien artifact's strange radiation energy from anybody on the outside. Unfortunately, [[Frenzy (Movie)|one alien]] managed to get inside and call upon his [[Starscream (Movie)|commander]].<br />
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[[File:Movie2007 soldiers S7 standoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]<br />
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When asked about the Cube radiation, the group was again led into another secure chamber, where they were shown how the Cube could turn ordinary devices such as a [[Nokia-bot|Nokia cell phone]] into transforming robots. During the demonstration, Hoover Dam was attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|a transforming F-22 Raptor]] who disabled the main generators. Leaping into action, Lennox asked to be led to the arms room where they could prepare a defense against the alien aggressors. While this was going on, Sam Witwicky asked Simmons to be allowed to see [[Bumblebee (Movie)|his alien robot car]] who had been captured by Sector Seven, but Simmons flatly refused, stating they had no idea of what would happen if they let the thing near the Cube. His patience at an end, Lennox snapped and drew his sidearm at Simmons, demanding the boy be allowed to see his car. This caused a stand off between the Rangers who refused to acknowledge Simmons' orders and the various black-clad Sector Seven soldiers. Fortunately, John Keller ordered Simmons to let the Rangers have their way, as losing was not really an option for them. The Rangers followed Sam and Mikaela to a lab where the yellow car, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was being tortured. After being freed, there was a tense moment where the alien reacted with hostility towards the humans due to his mistreatment, but Sam managed to calm him down and take him to the All Spark Cube. To the amazement of the assembled humans (especially Simmons), Bumblebee activated the massive Cube and shrunk it down to a small, portable size. Aware that to fight here with Megatron in the other hangar was a losing option, Lennox suggested Keller and Simmons try to contact the Air Force, as the soldiers could not make a stand without air cover. Meanwhile, the Rangers, with the Sector Seven troopers under their command, Sam, Mikaela and Bumblebee would head towards [[Mission City]] in the hopes that the hustle and bustle would mask the Cube from the Decepticons.<br />
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On the way, the convoy was joined by the [[Autobot]]s, who formed up alongside to protect the Cube.<br />
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{{Note|Due to what is most likely a particularly bad continuity error (among many continuity errors in this film), the soldiers and their buggies do not appear at all during the freeway sequence where [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] attacks the Autobots.}}<br />
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[[File:Movie2007 Ratchet&soldiers vs Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]<br />
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Arriving in Mission City, Lennox was able to charm a pawn shop owner into giving him two working (if ancient) CB radios. Though Epps complained about their "Radio Shack Dinosaur Radio" age, he was seemingly able to contact an F-22 circling above the city, prompting Lennox to order the convoy to stop and pop green signal smoke. Unfortunately, the F-22 was apparently the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who was recognised by the Autobot [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The old Autobot soldier's warning gave the humans enough time to scatter before Starscream unleashed his payload, crippling Bumblebee. In the confusion, Lennox berated Epps for apparently relaying an incorrect order that forced the F-22 to shoot at them, though Epps revealed that the illegal maneuvers the Raptor displayed was clearly made by an alien. Suddenly, [[Brawl (Movie)|modified Abrams tank]] appeared and fired upon them. The soldiers and the Autobots joined forces in disabling the brute before Megatron appeared on the scene, thirsting for vengeance. The Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ordered the humans to flee while they could. As he was retreating, Lennox noticed Jazz was bravely making a stand against Megatron to cover the humans. As the captain cried out for Jazz to fall back, the Autobot was blasted by Megatron, carried off into the air and torn in half. Realising that they could not hold the line against the Decepticons indefinitely, Lennox called for Blackhawk helicopters and ordered Sam Witwicky to make a run for it with the Cube while the soldiers held the enemy off. As Sam ran off, escorted by the remaining Autobots, and Mikaela drove off a tow truck with the injured Bumblebee strapped to it, the soldiers faced off against the tank thing, who had apparently received its second wind.<br />
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They struggled to fight it off, with Lennox observing that they weren't doing very well. Salvation came in the form of Mikaela driving the tow truck with Bumblebee on the back. The plucky Autobot's weapons made the difference, allowing them all to destroy the Decepticon. With the tank dead, Lennox and his men headed towards where the Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were fighting to lend the friendly alien assistance. Unfortunately, that Pave Low helicopter that attacked SOCCENT Qatar landed in the street ahead of them. Noticing that the evil alien was distracted, Lennox ordered Epps to call in F-22 Raptors to attack the robot helicopter while the soldiers attacked from the ground. Lennox got on an abandoned motorcycle and rode it towards the Decepticon, ditching it at the last moment moment to slide along the ground. As the F-22 missiles struck the alien, Lennox fired his grenade launcher into its [[gearbox]], exacting his revenge for the deaths in Qatar.<br />
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[[File:Movie Prime Jazz Ironhide Ratchet battleaftermath.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]<br />
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With another Decepticon taken care of, the soldiers move to help Optimus Prime, who was struggling to fight the powerful Megatron. Together, the Air Force F-22s and the soldiers hammered the Decepticon leader, damaging him enough for Sam Witwicky. Lennox fired the round that pierced Megatron's chest armour, allowing Sam to shove the All Spark cube into the Decepticon's chest, killing him. As the dust settled, Lennox held his men back as Optimus Prime sombrely lamented his brother's death and thanked Sam for saving his own life. When the others arrived, Optimus briefly mourned the death of brave Jazz and thanked the assembled humans for their courage and bravery. <br />
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Sometime later, Captain Lennox got a ride home from Ironhide, and he finally met his daughter for the first time. It was the perfect day. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}<br />
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====Notable personnel====<br />
*[[William Lennox|Captain William Lennox]] leads an [[Qatar Ranger Team|Army Ranger special-operations unit]] stationed out SOCCENT Qatar. This unit included:<br />
*[[Patrick Donnelly|First Sergeant Donnelly]]<br />
*[[Robert Epps|Technical Sergeant Robert Epps]], [[United States Air Force]] (Air Force Combat Control NCO)<br />
*[[Jorge Figueroa|Chief Warrant Officer Jorge Figueroa]]<br />
* [[Burke]] (Bald white guy)<br />
* [[Eckerson]] (Funny hair guy)<br />
* Other Guy #3 (Runs-funny-in-slow-motion guy)<br />
* Other Guy #4 <br />
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====Facilities====<br />
As part of the joint operational command structure, US Army soldiers were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Marine Corps]] and the [[United States Air Force]].<br />
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====Hardware====<br />
=====UH-60 Black Hawk=====<br />
[[File:Movie2007 medical Blackhawks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
''The Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation '''UH-60 Black Hawk''' is a medium-lift utility helicopter designed to replace the UH-1 Iroquois (see below) as the US Army's tactical transport helicopter.''<br />
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Shortly after the United States learned of the attack on SOCCENT Qatar, two medical evacuation UH-60Q Black Hawks flew to the destroyed base to search for survivors.<br />
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Later, two US Army UH-60 Blackhawks presumably stationed at [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] transported teenagers Sam Witwicky & Mikaela Banes, computer hackers Maggie Madsen & Glenn Whitmann as well as Secretary of Defense John Keller to Hoover Dam.<br />
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Later, Army Blackhawks arrived in Mission City to help evacuate Sam and the All Spark Cube out of the city. One arrived on the roof to offer Sam assistance, but it was shot down by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. The survivors could not render any help to Sam when the boy was faced with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].<br />
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:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-60 Blackhawk|More information about the UH-60 Blackhawk on Wikipedia]]''<br />
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=====UH-1 Iroquois=====<br />
[[File:Movie2007 Medicalevac UH-1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
''The Bell Helicopter '''UH-1 Iroquois''', commonly known as the "Huey", is a multi-purpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the [[Vietnam War]]. It has since been superseded by the UH-60 Black Hawk.''<br />
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After Scorponok was driven off by [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|an AC-130 gunship]], an Army UH1 medical helicopter was sent to the battle site to evacuate the survivors to a friendly air base.<br />
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:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-1 Iroquois|More information about the UH-1 Iroquois on Wikipedia]]''<br />
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===Titan movie comics===<br />
{{Note|This event is unique to the Titan comics continuity.}}<br />
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After the defeat of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in [[Mission City]], a six-man Ranger team under Captain [[Cartwright]] were sent to assist [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in fighting [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. His team were Warrant Officer Marcus Holt, Master Sergeant Carlos Jimenez, Weapons Sergeant Darius Gale, medic Sergeant First Class William Oates (the only one to show awe about meeting "an honest-to-gosh alien"), and Operations Sergeant Jim Moon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 8|Transformers Comic #8}}<br />
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===IDW movie comics===<br />
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===''The Veiled Threat''===<br />
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{{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===<br />
The US Army was involved in the [[NEST]] mission in Shanghai with at least one attack helicopter. <br />
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{{groupstub}}<br />
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{{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br />
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====Hardware====<br />
{{Note|Several of the vehicles arriving to back up NEST during the battle in Egypt are only used by the United States Army, not the US Marine Corps as stated in the movie. However, because this wiki follows what the fiction states, this article lists these US Army vehicles under the Marine Corps.}}<br />
=====AH-64D Apache Longbow=====<br />
''The McDonnel Douglas/Boeing '''AH-64 Apache''' is an attack helicopter. It is armed with Hellfire anti-tank missiles, rocket pods and a 30mm autocannon.''<br />
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An Apache was deployed in Shanghai to hunt down Decepticons. The Apache engaged [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] and detected the second decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]''.<br />
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:*[[Wikipedia:AH-64 Apache|More information about the AH64 Apache helicopter on Wikipedia]]<br />
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==''Prime'' cartoon==<br />
[[William Fowler]] is a retired Army Ranger. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*For the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]], the actors portraying the soldiers on Lennox's Ranger team went through three days of basic training at [[Wikipedia:Fort Irwin Military Reservation|Fort Irwin]], in [[California]]. The segment of their experiences, titled "I Fight Giant Robots", can be seen in the 2-disc DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-ray editions of ''Transformers''.<br />
*As stated above, during the battle in Egypt in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the [[United States Marine Corps]] are sent to reinforce NEST, but the vehicles shown in the battle are clearly US Army. The US Marine Corps has no Bradleys, M113s or MLRSs. They do have Abrams' but only the older M1A1 version, whereas the tanks shown are clearly M1A2.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[[wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army on the Wikipedia]]<br />
*[[wikipedia:United States Army Rangers|United States Army Rangers on the Wikipedia]]<br />
*{{I|United States Army}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki<br />
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[[Category:United States military| Army]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=United_States_Army&diff=1259537United States Army2018-05-22T03:10:14Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Generation 1 */</p>
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<div>[[File:Prisonerofwar clusterbombs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Tough, highly trained and dedicated troops!]]<br />
The '''United States Army''' is the branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the [[United States military]]. Their dedicated college is the [[United States Military Academy]].<br />
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The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as the United States [[Army Rangers]], is an elite light infantry special operations force of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). Losing's really not an option for these guys.<br />
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{{bigquote|''This We'll Defend''|U.S. Army motto}}<br />
{{bigquote|''Rangers Lead The Way!''|U.S. Army Rangers motto}}<br />
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==Generation 1==<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
The Army was completely ineffective against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Power Play!}} {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} {{storylink|The Last Stand}} <br />
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However, They did manage a victory against the Autobots. Wait. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}<br />
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
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===''Hearts of Steel''===<br />
[[File:HoSAbner.JPG|thumb|upright=0.85]]<br />
A unit of Federal troops was guarding a train that was rammed and destroyed by the [[Insectrain]]. When the Insectrain split apart and transformed into the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, the troops were powerless to stop them from steeling the cargo of currency and bullion. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}<br />
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Later, a cavalry unit discovered the Decepticons' abandoned construction site. They telegraphed [[Sacramento]] to let them know the Decepticons were on the move. Since the Decepticons were traveling by rail, it was not hard to guess which way they were headed. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}} Another Army unit set up a roadblock in hopes of stopping them, but the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] plowed right through them without even slowing down. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}<br />
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Clearly, the US Army was not going to be much help in stopping Decepticons, so it was left to the Autobots and their civilian human allies to put an end to their menace.<br />
{{-}}<br />
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br />
While disguised in alt-mode to confront the Autobots in [[Poverty Flat]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] publicly announced that the Autobots should surrender to the Army of the "United Steaks of America". {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}<br />
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==Live-action film series==<br />
===''Transformers'' film===<br />
[[File:Movie2007 soldiers returninghome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]<br />
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On the way back to [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] aboard two [[United States Air Force#CV-22 Osprey|CV-22 Ospreys]], the men in [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] unit discussed their desires to be back home enjoying a "perfect day" of civilian life. [[Jorge Figueroa|CWO Figueroa]] wished to be home for his mother's cooking of barbecued alligators (something that disgusted [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] Tech Sergeant [[Robert Epps]]) and top kick [[Patrick Donnelly|Donnelly]] wanted a flat beer and hotdog at Fenway stadium. When asked, all Captain Lennox wanted to do was hold his baby girl for the first time, earning him ribbing from the other soldiers.<br />
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Shortly after the men cleaned up and stowed their gear away, Lennox made a video call to his [[Sarah Lennox|wife]] and daughter back home in the 'States. During this call, a [[Blackout (Movie)|MH-53 Pave Low]] entered SOCCENT's restricted airspace, refusing to identify itself. Escorting [[United States Air Force#F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptors]] launched from SOCCENT reported that its tail number was 4500X, which was also the tail number of a Pave Low that was confirmed to have been shot down in Afghanistan several months earlier. The helicopter landed and began jamming SOCCENT's radar and communication systems, blinding them. Unexpectedly, the helicopter changed form, turning into a humanoid robot that laid waste to the soldiers surrounding it.<br />
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[[File:Movie2007 soldiers travelling.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]<br />
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Epps ran through the barracks sounding the alarm that their antennae farm had been destroyed. Lennox's team, along with every other soldier with their wits about them, retreated from the unstoppable robot who was effortlessly destroying the base. After it was foiled in its attempt to hack the command center's server, Epps was almost crushed by the machine, but managed to capture images of it. The machine tried to stop him from escaping, but was fired upon by Figueroa. As Lennox's Ranger team and local boy [[Mahfouz]] made their escape, the machine unleashed a [[Scorponok (Movie)|mechanical scorpion]] after them before obliterating the rest of the base.<br />
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The Rangers made their way across the harsh Qatar desert, unaware they were being stalked. Determined to bring back images of the machine to the [[Pentagon]], they travelled to Mahfouz's distant village where a phone would be found. Just as the exhausted group reached the outskirts of the settlement, the scorpion attacked, killing Donnelly and sending the rest running for their lives. Fortunately, the townspeople joined in the defense against the mechanical creature, allowing Lennox to borrow a cell phone from Mahfouz's father, [[Akram]]. After some frustrations with an unhelpful phone company operator and some confusion over which of Epps' many back pockets contained his wallet, the Rangers were able to get in touch with the Pentagon. Under Epps' coordination with an [[United States Air Force#E-3 Sentry AWACS|E-3 Sentry AWACS]], the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] sent Strike Package Bravo, two [[United States Air Force#A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt IIs]] which shot the hell out of the scorpion, but failed to do any significant damage. Epps was forced to turn to the biggest guns they had, an [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|AC-130 Spectre]] with its 105mm sabot shells, which finally damaged the creature, breaking its tail and sending it scurrying away. However, the battle had come at a cost—Figueroa was seriously injured. A medical helicopter arrived hours later to ship bring the Rangers to a base.<br />
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[[File:Movie Scorponok leapsout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]<br />
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On the way back aboard a [[United States Air Force#C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]], the Rangers were able to learn that the tail of the scorpion was made out of a self-regenerating molecular armour that was penetrated by the sabot rounds. With a way to damage their new enemies, Epps called command to advise the use of high-heat sabot rounds on all of their gunships. Almost immediately after touching down in the United States, they were approached by agents of the clandestine [[Sector Seven]] who ordered the soldiers to follow. The Rangers were brought to [[Area 52 (Movie)|the base]] at [[Hoover Dam]] with a group of curious companions: Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] and Sector Seven agent [[Tom Banachek]]; [[Maggie Madsen]] and [[Glen Whitmann]], two computer programmers; and [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], two teenagers who had apparently encountered the living machines. Agent [[Seymour Simmons]], a person that everybody in the group took an immediate disliking to, met the group and explained how they had all encountered or were now aware of the N.B.Es ([[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]]s), in other words, the shape-shifting alien machines that had attacked SOCCENT Qatar and the ones encountered by the teens. They were brought to see the frozen N.B.E.-01, the very first of the alien robots found on Earth and propegenitor of all of Earth's advanced technologies. Sam pipped in with the information that N.B.E.-01 was [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the leader of the evil [[Decepticon]]s faction of the aliens who was after a cube-like object. Tom Banachek led the group into an observation room in a massive chamber containing the Cube, the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|All Spark]], and explained the real reason for the construction of the Hoover Dam was to conceal the alien artifact's strange radiation energy from anybody on the outside. Unfortunately, [[Frenzy (Movie)|one alien]] managed to get inside and call upon his [[Starscream (Movie)|commander]].<br />
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[[File:Movie2007 soldiers S7 standoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]<br />
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When asked about the Cube radiation, the group was again led into another secure chamber, where they were shown how the Cube could turn ordinary devices such as a [[Nokia-bot|Nokia cell phone]] into transforming robots. During the demonstration, Hoover Dam was attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|a transforming F-22 Raptor]] who disabled the main generators. Leaping into action, Lennox asked to be led to the arms room where they could prepare a defense against the alien aggressors. While this was going on, Sam Witwicky asked Simmons to be allowed to see [[Bumblebee (Movie)|his alien robot car]] who had been captured by Sector Seven, but Simmons flatly refused, stating they had no idea of what would happen if they let the thing near the Cube. His patience at an end, Lennox snapped and drew his sidearm at Simmons, demanding the boy be allowed to see his car. This caused a stand off between the Rangers who refused to acknowledge Simmons' orders and the various black-clad Sector Seven soldiers. Fortunately, John Keller ordered Simmons to let the Rangers have their way, as losing was not really an option for them. The Rangers followed Sam and Mikaela to a lab where the yellow car, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was being tortured. After being freed, there was a tense moment where the alien reacted with hostility towards the humans due to his mistreatment, but Sam managed to calm him down and take him to the All Spark Cube. To the amazement of the assembled humans (especially Simmons), Bumblebee activated the massive Cube and shrunk it down to a small, portable size. Aware that to fight here with Megatron in the other hangar was a losing option, Lennox suggested Keller and Simmons try to contact the Air Force, as the soldiers could not make a stand without air cover. Meanwhile, the Rangers, with the Sector Seven troopers under their command, Sam, Mikaela and Bumblebee would head towards [[Mission City]] in the hopes that the hustle and bustle would mask the Cube from the Decepticons.<br />
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On the way, the convoy was joined by the [[Autobot]]s, who formed up alongside to protect the Cube.<br />
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{{Note|Due to what is most likely a particularly bad continuity error (among many continuity errors in this film), the soldiers and their buggies do not appear at all during the freeway sequence where [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] attacks the Autobots.}}<br />
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[[File:Movie2007 Ratchet&soldiers vs Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]<br />
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Arriving in Mission City, Lennox was able to charm a pawn shop owner into giving him two working (if ancient) CB radios. Though Epps complained about their "Radio Shack Dinosaur Radio" age, he was seemingly able to contact an F-22 circling above the city, prompting Lennox to order the convoy to stop and pop green signal smoke. Unfortunately, the F-22 was apparently the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who was recognised by the Autobot [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The old Autobot soldier's warning gave the humans enough time to scatter before Starscream unleashed his payload, crippling Bumblebee. In the confusion, Lennox berated Epps for apparently relaying an incorrect order that forced the F-22 to shoot at them, though Epps revealed that the illegal maneuvers the Raptor displayed was clearly made by an alien. Suddenly, [[Brawl (Movie)|modified Abrams tank]] appeared and fired upon them. The soldiers and the Autobots joined forces in disabling the brute before Megatron appeared on the scene, thirsting for vengeance. The Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ordered the humans to flee while they could. As he was retreating, Lennox noticed Jazz was bravely making a stand against Megatron to cover the humans. As the captain cried out for Jazz to fall back, the Autobot was blasted by Megatron, carried off into the air and torn in half. Realising that they could not hold the line against the Decepticons indefinitely, Lennox called for Blackhawk helicopters and ordered Sam Witwicky to make a run for it with the Cube while the soldiers held the enemy off. As Sam ran off, escorted by the remaining Autobots, and Mikaela drove off a tow truck with the injured Bumblebee strapped to it, the soldiers faced off against the tank thing, who had apparently received its second wind.<br />
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They struggled to fight it off, with Lennox observing that they weren't doing very well. Salvation came in the form of Mikaela driving the tow truck with Bumblebee on the back. The plucky Autobot's weapons made the difference, allowing them all to destroy the Decepticon. With the tank dead, Lennox and his men headed towards where the Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were fighting to lend the friendly alien assistance. Unfortunately, that Pave Low helicopter that attacked SOCCENT Qatar landed in the street ahead of them. Noticing that the evil alien was distracted, Lennox ordered Epps to call in F-22 Raptors to attack the robot helicopter while the soldiers attacked from the ground. Lennox got on an abandoned motorcycle and rode it towards the Decepticon, ditching it at the last moment moment to slide along the ground. As the F-22 missiles struck the alien, Lennox fired his grenade launcher into its [[gearbox]], exacting his revenge for the deaths in Qatar.<br />
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[[File:Movie Prime Jazz Ironhide Ratchet battleaftermath.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]<br />
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With another Decepticon taken care of, the soldiers move to help Optimus Prime, who was struggling to fight the powerful Megatron. Together, the Air Force F-22s and the soldiers hammered the Decepticon leader, damaging him enough for Sam Witwicky. Lennox fired the round that pierced Megatron's chest armour, allowing Sam to shove the All Spark cube into the Decepticon's chest, killing him. As the dust settled, Lennox held his men back as Optimus Prime sombrely lamented his brother's death and thanked Sam for saving his own life. When the others arrived, Optimus briefly mourned the death of brave Jazz and thanked the assembled humans for their courage and bravery. <br />
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Sometime later, Captain Lennox got a ride home from Ironhide, and he finally met his daughter for the first time. It was the perfect day. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
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====Notable personnel====<br />
*[[William Lennox|Captain William Lennox]] leads an [[Qatar Ranger Team|Army Ranger special-operations unit]] stationed out SOCCENT Qatar. This unit included:<br />
*[[Patrick Donnelly|First Sergeant Donnelly]]<br />
*[[Robert Epps|Technical Sergeant Robert Epps]], [[United States Air Force]] (Air Force Combat Control NCO)<br />
*[[Jorge Figueroa|Chief Warrant Officer Jorge Figueroa]]<br />
* [[Burke]] (Bald white guy)<br />
* [[Eckerson]] (Funny hair guy)<br />
* Other Guy #3 (Runs-funny-in-slow-motion guy)<br />
* Other Guy #4 <br />
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====Facilities====<br />
As part of the joint operational command structure, US Army soldiers were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Marine Corps]] and the [[United States Air Force]].<br />
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====Hardware====<br />
=====UH-60 Black Hawk=====<br />
[[File:Movie2007 medical Blackhawks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
''The Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation '''UH-60 Black Hawk''' is a medium-lift utility helicopter designed to replace the UH-1 Iroquois (see below) as the US Army's tactical transport helicopter.''<br />
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Shortly after the United States learned of the attack on SOCCENT Qatar, two medical evacuation UH-60Q Black Hawks flew to the destroyed base to search for survivors.<br />
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Later, two US Army UH-60 Blackhawks presumably stationed at [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] transported teenagers Sam Witwicky & Mikaela Banes, computer hackers Maggie Madsen & Glenn Whitmann as well as Secretary of Defense John Keller to Hoover Dam.<br />
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Later, Army Blackhawks arrived in Mission City to help evacuate Sam and the All Spark Cube out of the city. One arrived on the roof to offer Sam assistance, but it was shot down by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. The survivors could not render any help to Sam when the boy was faced with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].<br />
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:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-60 Blackhawk|More information about the UH-60 Blackhawk on Wikipedia]]''<br />
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=====UH-1 Iroquois=====<br />
[[File:Movie2007 Medicalevac UH-1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
''The Bell Helicopter '''UH-1 Iroquois''', commonly known as the "Huey", is a multi-purpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the [[Vietnam War]]. It has since been superseded by the UH-60 Black Hawk.''<br />
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After Scorponok was driven off by [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|an AC-130 gunship]], an Army UH1 medical helicopter was sent to the battle site to evacuate the survivors to a friendly air base.<br />
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:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-1 Iroquois|More information about the UH-1 Iroquois on Wikipedia]]''<br />
{{-}}<br />
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===Titan movie comics===<br />
{{Note|This event is unique to the Titan comics continuity.}}<br />
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After the defeat of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in [[Mission City]], a six-man Ranger team under Captain [[Cartwright]] were sent to assist [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in fighting [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. His team were Warrant Officer Marcus Holt, Master Sergeant Carlos Jimenez, Weapons Sergeant Darius Gale, medic Sergeant First Class William Oates (the only one to show awe about meeting "an honest-to-gosh alien"), and Operations Sergeant Jim Moon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 8|Transformers Comic #8}}<br />
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===IDW movie comics===<br />
{{groupstub}}<br />
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===''The Veiled Threat''===<br />
{{groupstub}}<br />
{{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===<br />
The US Army was involved in the [[NEST]] mission in Shanghai with at least one attack helicopter. <br />
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{{groupstub}}<br />
<br />
{{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br />
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====Hardware====<br />
{{Note|Several of the vehicles arriving to back up NEST during the battle in Egypt are only used by the United States Army, not the US Marine Corps as stated in the movie. However, because this wiki follows what the fiction states, this article lists these US Army vehicles under the Marine Corps.}}<br />
=====AH-64D Apache Longbow=====<br />
''The McDonnel Douglas/Boeing '''AH-64 Apache''' is an attack helicopter. It is armed with Hellfire anti-tank missiles, rocket pods and a 30mm autocannon.''<br />
<br />
An Apache was deployed in Shanghai to hunt down Decepticons. The Apache engaged [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] and detected the second decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]''.<br />
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:*[[Wikipedia:AH-64 Apache|More information about the AH64 Apache helicopter on Wikipedia]]<br />
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==''Prime'' cartoon==<br />
[[William Fowler]] is a retired Army Ranger. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*For the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]], the actors portraying the soldiers on Lennox's Ranger team went through three days of basic training at [[Wikipedia:Fort Irwin Military Reservation|Fort Irwin]], in [[California]]. The segment of their experiences, titled "I Fight Giant Robots", can be seen in the 2-disc DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-ray editions of ''Transformers''.<br />
*As stated above, during the battle in Egypt in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the [[United States Marine Corps]] are sent to reinforce NEST, but the vehicles shown in the battle are clearly US Army. The US Marine Corps has no Bradleys, M113s or MLRSs. They do have Abrams' but only the older M1A1 version, whereas the tanks shown are clearly M1A2.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[[wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army on the Wikipedia]]<br />
*[[wikipedia:United States Army Rangers|United States Army Rangers on the Wikipedia]]<br />
*{{I|United States Army}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki<br />
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[[Category:United States military| Army]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=United_States_Army&diff=1259536United States Army2018-05-22T03:09:35Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Marvel Comics continuity */</p>
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<div>[[File:Prisonerofwar clusterbombs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Tough, highly trained and dedicated troops!]]<br />
The '''United States Army''' is the branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the [[United States military]]. Their dedicated college is the [[United States Military Academy]].<br />
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The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as the United States [[Army Rangers]], is an elite light infantry special operations force of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). Losing's really not an option for these guys.<br />
<br />
{{bigquote|''This We'll Defend''|U.S. Army motto}}<br />
{{bigquote|''Rangers Lead The Way!''|U.S. Army Rangers motto}}<br />
<br />
==Generation 1==<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
The army was completely ineffective against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Power Play!}} {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} {{storylink|The Last Stand}} <br />
<br />
However, They did manage a victory against the Autobots. Wait. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}<br />
<br />
{{groupstub}}<br />
<br />
===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
{{groupstub}}<br />
<br />
===''Hearts of Steel''===<br />
[[File:HoSAbner.JPG|thumb|upright=0.85]]<br />
A unit of Federal troops was guarding a train that was rammed and destroyed by the [[Insectrain]]. When the Insectrain split apart and transformed into the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, the troops were powerless to stop them from steeling the cargo of currency and bullion. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}<br />
<br />
Later, a cavalry unit discovered the Decepticons' abandoned construction site. They telegraphed [[Sacramento]] to let them know the Decepticons were on the move. Since the Decepticons were traveling by rail, it was not hard to guess which way they were headed. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}} Another Army unit set up a roadblock in hopes of stopping them, but the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] plowed right through them without even slowing down. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}<br />
<br />
Clearly, the US Army was not going to be much help in stopping Decepticons, so it was left to the Autobots and their civilian human allies to put an end to their menace.<br />
{{-}}<br />
<br />
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br />
While disguised in alt-mode to confront the Autobots in [[Poverty Flat]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] publicly announced that the Autobots should surrender to the Army of the "United Steaks of America". {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}<br />
<br />
==Live-action film series==<br />
===''Transformers'' film===<br />
[[File:Movie2007 soldiers returninghome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]<br />
<br />
On the way back to [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] aboard two [[United States Air Force#CV-22 Osprey|CV-22 Ospreys]], the men in [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] unit discussed their desires to be back home enjoying a "perfect day" of civilian life. [[Jorge Figueroa|CWO Figueroa]] wished to be home for his mother's cooking of barbecued alligators (something that disgusted [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] Tech Sergeant [[Robert Epps]]) and top kick [[Patrick Donnelly|Donnelly]] wanted a flat beer and hotdog at Fenway stadium. When asked, all Captain Lennox wanted to do was hold his baby girl for the first time, earning him ribbing from the other soldiers.<br />
<br />
Shortly after the men cleaned up and stowed their gear away, Lennox made a video call to his [[Sarah Lennox|wife]] and daughter back home in the 'States. During this call, a [[Blackout (Movie)|MH-53 Pave Low]] entered SOCCENT's restricted airspace, refusing to identify itself. Escorting [[United States Air Force#F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptors]] launched from SOCCENT reported that its tail number was 4500X, which was also the tail number of a Pave Low that was confirmed to have been shot down in Afghanistan several months earlier. The helicopter landed and began jamming SOCCENT's radar and communication systems, blinding them. Unexpectedly, the helicopter changed form, turning into a humanoid robot that laid waste to the soldiers surrounding it.<br />
<br />
[[File:Movie2007 soldiers travelling.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]<br />
<br />
Epps ran through the barracks sounding the alarm that their antennae farm had been destroyed. Lennox's team, along with every other soldier with their wits about them, retreated from the unstoppable robot who was effortlessly destroying the base. After it was foiled in its attempt to hack the command center's server, Epps was almost crushed by the machine, but managed to capture images of it. The machine tried to stop him from escaping, but was fired upon by Figueroa. As Lennox's Ranger team and local boy [[Mahfouz]] made their escape, the machine unleashed a [[Scorponok (Movie)|mechanical scorpion]] after them before obliterating the rest of the base.<br />
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The Rangers made their way across the harsh Qatar desert, unaware they were being stalked. Determined to bring back images of the machine to the [[Pentagon]], they travelled to Mahfouz's distant village where a phone would be found. Just as the exhausted group reached the outskirts of the settlement, the scorpion attacked, killing Donnelly and sending the rest running for their lives. Fortunately, the townspeople joined in the defense against the mechanical creature, allowing Lennox to borrow a cell phone from Mahfouz's father, [[Akram]]. After some frustrations with an unhelpful phone company operator and some confusion over which of Epps' many back pockets contained his wallet, the Rangers were able to get in touch with the Pentagon. Under Epps' coordination with an [[United States Air Force#E-3 Sentry AWACS|E-3 Sentry AWACS]], the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] sent Strike Package Bravo, two [[United States Air Force#A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt IIs]] which shot the hell out of the scorpion, but failed to do any significant damage. Epps was forced to turn to the biggest guns they had, an [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|AC-130 Spectre]] with its 105mm sabot shells, which finally damaged the creature, breaking its tail and sending it scurrying away. However, the battle had come at a cost—Figueroa was seriously injured. A medical helicopter arrived hours later to ship bring the Rangers to a base.<br />
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On the way back aboard a [[United States Air Force#C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]], the Rangers were able to learn that the tail of the scorpion was made out of a self-regenerating molecular armour that was penetrated by the sabot rounds. With a way to damage their new enemies, Epps called command to advise the use of high-heat sabot rounds on all of their gunships. Almost immediately after touching down in the United States, they were approached by agents of the clandestine [[Sector Seven]] who ordered the soldiers to follow. The Rangers were brought to [[Area 52 (Movie)|the base]] at [[Hoover Dam]] with a group of curious companions: Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] and Sector Seven agent [[Tom Banachek]]; [[Maggie Madsen]] and [[Glen Whitmann]], two computer programmers; and [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], two teenagers who had apparently encountered the living machines. Agent [[Seymour Simmons]], a person that everybody in the group took an immediate disliking to, met the group and explained how they had all encountered or were now aware of the N.B.Es ([[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]]s), in other words, the shape-shifting alien machines that had attacked SOCCENT Qatar and the ones encountered by the teens. They were brought to see the frozen N.B.E.-01, the very first of the alien robots found on Earth and propegenitor of all of Earth's advanced technologies. Sam pipped in with the information that N.B.E.-01 was [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the leader of the evil [[Decepticon]]s faction of the aliens who was after a cube-like object. Tom Banachek led the group into an observation room in a massive chamber containing the Cube, the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|All Spark]], and explained the real reason for the construction of the Hoover Dam was to conceal the alien artifact's strange radiation energy from anybody on the outside. Unfortunately, [[Frenzy (Movie)|one alien]] managed to get inside and call upon his [[Starscream (Movie)|commander]].<br />
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When asked about the Cube radiation, the group was again led into another secure chamber, where they were shown how the Cube could turn ordinary devices such as a [[Nokia-bot|Nokia cell phone]] into transforming robots. During the demonstration, Hoover Dam was attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|a transforming F-22 Raptor]] who disabled the main generators. Leaping into action, Lennox asked to be led to the arms room where they could prepare a defense against the alien aggressors. While this was going on, Sam Witwicky asked Simmons to be allowed to see [[Bumblebee (Movie)|his alien robot car]] who had been captured by Sector Seven, but Simmons flatly refused, stating they had no idea of what would happen if they let the thing near the Cube. His patience at an end, Lennox snapped and drew his sidearm at Simmons, demanding the boy be allowed to see his car. This caused a stand off between the Rangers who refused to acknowledge Simmons' orders and the various black-clad Sector Seven soldiers. Fortunately, John Keller ordered Simmons to let the Rangers have their way, as losing was not really an option for them. The Rangers followed Sam and Mikaela to a lab where the yellow car, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was being tortured. After being freed, there was a tense moment where the alien reacted with hostility towards the humans due to his mistreatment, but Sam managed to calm him down and take him to the All Spark Cube. To the amazement of the assembled humans (especially Simmons), Bumblebee activated the massive Cube and shrunk it down to a small, portable size. Aware that to fight here with Megatron in the other hangar was a losing option, Lennox suggested Keller and Simmons try to contact the Air Force, as the soldiers could not make a stand without air cover. Meanwhile, the Rangers, with the Sector Seven troopers under their command, Sam, Mikaela and Bumblebee would head towards [[Mission City]] in the hopes that the hustle and bustle would mask the Cube from the Decepticons.<br />
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On the way, the convoy was joined by the [[Autobot]]s, who formed up alongside to protect the Cube.<br />
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{{Note|Due to what is most likely a particularly bad continuity error (among many continuity errors in this film), the soldiers and their buggies do not appear at all during the freeway sequence where [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] attacks the Autobots.}}<br />
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Arriving in Mission City, Lennox was able to charm a pawn shop owner into giving him two working (if ancient) CB radios. Though Epps complained about their "Radio Shack Dinosaur Radio" age, he was seemingly able to contact an F-22 circling above the city, prompting Lennox to order the convoy to stop and pop green signal smoke. Unfortunately, the F-22 was apparently the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who was recognised by the Autobot [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The old Autobot soldier's warning gave the humans enough time to scatter before Starscream unleashed his payload, crippling Bumblebee. In the confusion, Lennox berated Epps for apparently relaying an incorrect order that forced the F-22 to shoot at them, though Epps revealed that the illegal maneuvers the Raptor displayed was clearly made by an alien. Suddenly, [[Brawl (Movie)|modified Abrams tank]] appeared and fired upon them. The soldiers and the Autobots joined forces in disabling the brute before Megatron appeared on the scene, thirsting for vengeance. The Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ordered the humans to flee while they could. As he was retreating, Lennox noticed Jazz was bravely making a stand against Megatron to cover the humans. As the captain cried out for Jazz to fall back, the Autobot was blasted by Megatron, carried off into the air and torn in half. Realising that they could not hold the line against the Decepticons indefinitely, Lennox called for Blackhawk helicopters and ordered Sam Witwicky to make a run for it with the Cube while the soldiers held the enemy off. As Sam ran off, escorted by the remaining Autobots, and Mikaela drove off a tow truck with the injured Bumblebee strapped to it, the soldiers faced off against the tank thing, who had apparently received its second wind.<br />
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They struggled to fight it off, with Lennox observing that they weren't doing very well. Salvation came in the form of Mikaela driving the tow truck with Bumblebee on the back. The plucky Autobot's weapons made the difference, allowing them all to destroy the Decepticon. With the tank dead, Lennox and his men headed towards where the Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were fighting to lend the friendly alien assistance. Unfortunately, that Pave Low helicopter that attacked SOCCENT Qatar landed in the street ahead of them. Noticing that the evil alien was distracted, Lennox ordered Epps to call in F-22 Raptors to attack the robot helicopter while the soldiers attacked from the ground. Lennox got on an abandoned motorcycle and rode it towards the Decepticon, ditching it at the last moment moment to slide along the ground. As the F-22 missiles struck the alien, Lennox fired his grenade launcher into its [[gearbox]], exacting his revenge for the deaths in Qatar.<br />
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With another Decepticon taken care of, the soldiers move to help Optimus Prime, who was struggling to fight the powerful Megatron. Together, the Air Force F-22s and the soldiers hammered the Decepticon leader, damaging him enough for Sam Witwicky. Lennox fired the round that pierced Megatron's chest armour, allowing Sam to shove the All Spark cube into the Decepticon's chest, killing him. As the dust settled, Lennox held his men back as Optimus Prime sombrely lamented his brother's death and thanked Sam for saving his own life. When the others arrived, Optimus briefly mourned the death of brave Jazz and thanked the assembled humans for their courage and bravery. <br />
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Sometime later, Captain Lennox got a ride home from Ironhide, and he finally met his daughter for the first time. It was the perfect day. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}<br />
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====Notable personnel====<br />
*[[William Lennox|Captain William Lennox]] leads an [[Qatar Ranger Team|Army Ranger special-operations unit]] stationed out SOCCENT Qatar. This unit included:<br />
*[[Patrick Donnelly|First Sergeant Donnelly]]<br />
*[[Robert Epps|Technical Sergeant Robert Epps]], [[United States Air Force]] (Air Force Combat Control NCO)<br />
*[[Jorge Figueroa|Chief Warrant Officer Jorge Figueroa]]<br />
* [[Burke]] (Bald white guy)<br />
* [[Eckerson]] (Funny hair guy)<br />
* Other Guy #3 (Runs-funny-in-slow-motion guy)<br />
* Other Guy #4 <br />
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====Facilities====<br />
As part of the joint operational command structure, US Army soldiers were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Marine Corps]] and the [[United States Air Force]].<br />
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====Hardware====<br />
=====UH-60 Black Hawk=====<br />
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''The Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation '''UH-60 Black Hawk''' is a medium-lift utility helicopter designed to replace the UH-1 Iroquois (see below) as the US Army's tactical transport helicopter.''<br />
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Shortly after the United States learned of the attack on SOCCENT Qatar, two medical evacuation UH-60Q Black Hawks flew to the destroyed base to search for survivors.<br />
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Later, two US Army UH-60 Blackhawks presumably stationed at [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] transported teenagers Sam Witwicky & Mikaela Banes, computer hackers Maggie Madsen & Glenn Whitmann as well as Secretary of Defense John Keller to Hoover Dam.<br />
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Later, Army Blackhawks arrived in Mission City to help evacuate Sam and the All Spark Cube out of the city. One arrived on the roof to offer Sam assistance, but it was shot down by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. The survivors could not render any help to Sam when the boy was faced with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].<br />
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:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-60 Blackhawk|More information about the UH-60 Blackhawk on Wikipedia]]''<br />
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=====UH-1 Iroquois=====<br />
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''The Bell Helicopter '''UH-1 Iroquois''', commonly known as the "Huey", is a multi-purpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the [[Vietnam War]]. It has since been superseded by the UH-60 Black Hawk.''<br />
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After Scorponok was driven off by [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|an AC-130 gunship]], an Army UH1 medical helicopter was sent to the battle site to evacuate the survivors to a friendly air base.<br />
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:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-1 Iroquois|More information about the UH-1 Iroquois on Wikipedia]]''<br />
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===Titan movie comics===<br />
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After the defeat of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in [[Mission City]], a six-man Ranger team under Captain [[Cartwright]] were sent to assist [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in fighting [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. His team were Warrant Officer Marcus Holt, Master Sergeant Carlos Jimenez, Weapons Sergeant Darius Gale, medic Sergeant First Class William Oates (the only one to show awe about meeting "an honest-to-gosh alien"), and Operations Sergeant Jim Moon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 8|Transformers Comic #8}}<br />
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===IDW movie comics===<br />
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{{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===<br />
The US Army was involved in the [[NEST]] mission in Shanghai with at least one attack helicopter. <br />
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{{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br />
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====Hardware====<br />
{{Note|Several of the vehicles arriving to back up NEST during the battle in Egypt are only used by the United States Army, not the US Marine Corps as stated in the movie. However, because this wiki follows what the fiction states, this article lists these US Army vehicles under the Marine Corps.}}<br />
=====AH-64D Apache Longbow=====<br />
''The McDonnel Douglas/Boeing '''AH-64 Apache''' is an attack helicopter. It is armed with Hellfire anti-tank missiles, rocket pods and a 30mm autocannon.''<br />
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An Apache was deployed in Shanghai to hunt down Decepticons. The Apache engaged [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] and detected the second decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]''.<br />
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:*[[Wikipedia:AH-64 Apache|More information about the AH64 Apache helicopter on Wikipedia]]<br />
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==''Prime'' cartoon==<br />
[[William Fowler]] is a retired Army Ranger. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*For the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]], the actors portraying the soldiers on Lennox's Ranger team went through three days of basic training at [[Wikipedia:Fort Irwin Military Reservation|Fort Irwin]], in [[California]]. The segment of their experiences, titled "I Fight Giant Robots", can be seen in the 2-disc DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-ray editions of ''Transformers''.<br />
*As stated above, during the battle in Egypt in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the [[United States Marine Corps]] are sent to reinforce NEST, but the vehicles shown in the battle are clearly US Army. The US Marine Corps has no Bradleys, M113s or MLRSs. They do have Abrams' but only the older M1A1 version, whereas the tanks shown are clearly M1A2.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[[wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army on the Wikipedia]]<br />
*[[wikipedia:United States Army Rangers|United States Army Rangers on the Wikipedia]]<br />
*{{I|United States Army}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki<br />
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<div>[[File:Prisonerofwar clusterbombs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Tough, highly trained and dedicated troops!]]<br />
The '''United States Army''' is the branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the [[United States military]]. Their dedicated college is the [[United States Military Academy]].<br />
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The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as the United States [[Army Rangers]], is an elite light infantry special operations force of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). Losing's really not an option for these guys.<br />
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{{bigquote|''This We'll Defend''|U.S. Army motto}}<br />
{{bigquote|''Rangers Lead The Way!''|U.S. Army Rangers motto}}<br />
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==Generation 1==<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
The army was completely ineffective against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Power Play!}} {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} {{storylink|The Last Stand}} <br />
However, They did manage a victory against the Autobots. Wait. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}<br />
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
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===''Hearts of Steel''===<br />
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A unit of Federal troops was guarding a train that was rammed and destroyed by the [[Insectrain]]. When the Insectrain split apart and transformed into the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, the troops were powerless to stop them from steeling the cargo of currency and bullion. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}<br />
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Later, a cavalry unit discovered the Decepticons' abandoned construction site. They telegraphed [[Sacramento]] to let them know the Decepticons were on the move. Since the Decepticons were traveling by rail, it was not hard to guess which way they were headed. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}} Another Army unit set up a roadblock in hopes of stopping them, but the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] plowed right through them without even slowing down. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}<br />
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Clearly, the US Army was not going to be much help in stopping Decepticons, so it was left to the Autobots and their civilian human allies to put an end to their menace.<br />
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br />
While disguised in alt-mode to confront the Autobots in [[Poverty Flat]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] publicly announced that the Autobots should surrender to the Army of the "United Steaks of America". {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}<br />
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==Live-action film series==<br />
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On the way back to [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] aboard two [[United States Air Force#CV-22 Osprey|CV-22 Ospreys]], the men in [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] unit discussed their desires to be back home enjoying a "perfect day" of civilian life. [[Jorge Figueroa|CWO Figueroa]] wished to be home for his mother's cooking of barbecued alligators (something that disgusted [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] Tech Sergeant [[Robert Epps]]) and top kick [[Patrick Donnelly|Donnelly]] wanted a flat beer and hotdog at Fenway stadium. When asked, all Captain Lennox wanted to do was hold his baby girl for the first time, earning him ribbing from the other soldiers.<br />
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Shortly after the men cleaned up and stowed their gear away, Lennox made a video call to his [[Sarah Lennox|wife]] and daughter back home in the 'States. During this call, a [[Blackout (Movie)|MH-53 Pave Low]] entered SOCCENT's restricted airspace, refusing to identify itself. Escorting [[United States Air Force#F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptors]] launched from SOCCENT reported that its tail number was 4500X, which was also the tail number of a Pave Low that was confirmed to have been shot down in Afghanistan several months earlier. The helicopter landed and began jamming SOCCENT's radar and communication systems, blinding them. Unexpectedly, the helicopter changed form, turning into a humanoid robot that laid waste to the soldiers surrounding it.<br />
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Epps ran through the barracks sounding the alarm that their antennae farm had been destroyed. Lennox's team, along with every other soldier with their wits about them, retreated from the unstoppable robot who was effortlessly destroying the base. After it was foiled in its attempt to hack the command center's server, Epps was almost crushed by the machine, but managed to capture images of it. The machine tried to stop him from escaping, but was fired upon by Figueroa. As Lennox's Ranger team and local boy [[Mahfouz]] made their escape, the machine unleashed a [[Scorponok (Movie)|mechanical scorpion]] after them before obliterating the rest of the base.<br />
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The Rangers made their way across the harsh Qatar desert, unaware they were being stalked. Determined to bring back images of the machine to the [[Pentagon]], they travelled to Mahfouz's distant village where a phone would be found. Just as the exhausted group reached the outskirts of the settlement, the scorpion attacked, killing Donnelly and sending the rest running for their lives. Fortunately, the townspeople joined in the defense against the mechanical creature, allowing Lennox to borrow a cell phone from Mahfouz's father, [[Akram]]. After some frustrations with an unhelpful phone company operator and some confusion over which of Epps' many back pockets contained his wallet, the Rangers were able to get in touch with the Pentagon. Under Epps' coordination with an [[United States Air Force#E-3 Sentry AWACS|E-3 Sentry AWACS]], the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] sent Strike Package Bravo, two [[United States Air Force#A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt IIs]] which shot the hell out of the scorpion, but failed to do any significant damage. Epps was forced to turn to the biggest guns they had, an [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|AC-130 Spectre]] with its 105mm sabot shells, which finally damaged the creature, breaking its tail and sending it scurrying away. However, the battle had come at a cost—Figueroa was seriously injured. A medical helicopter arrived hours later to ship bring the Rangers to a base.<br />
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[[File:Movie Scorponok leapsout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]<br />
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On the way back aboard a [[United States Air Force#C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]], the Rangers were able to learn that the tail of the scorpion was made out of a self-regenerating molecular armour that was penetrated by the sabot rounds. With a way to damage their new enemies, Epps called command to advise the use of high-heat sabot rounds on all of their gunships. Almost immediately after touching down in the United States, they were approached by agents of the clandestine [[Sector Seven]] who ordered the soldiers to follow. The Rangers were brought to [[Area 52 (Movie)|the base]] at [[Hoover Dam]] with a group of curious companions: Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] and Sector Seven agent [[Tom Banachek]]; [[Maggie Madsen]] and [[Glen Whitmann]], two computer programmers; and [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], two teenagers who had apparently encountered the living machines. Agent [[Seymour Simmons]], a person that everybody in the group took an immediate disliking to, met the group and explained how they had all encountered or were now aware of the N.B.Es ([[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]]s), in other words, the shape-shifting alien machines that had attacked SOCCENT Qatar and the ones encountered by the teens. They were brought to see the frozen N.B.E.-01, the very first of the alien robots found on Earth and propegenitor of all of Earth's advanced technologies. Sam pipped in with the information that N.B.E.-01 was [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the leader of the evil [[Decepticon]]s faction of the aliens who was after a cube-like object. Tom Banachek led the group into an observation room in a massive chamber containing the Cube, the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|All Spark]], and explained the real reason for the construction of the Hoover Dam was to conceal the alien artifact's strange radiation energy from anybody on the outside. Unfortunately, [[Frenzy (Movie)|one alien]] managed to get inside and call upon his [[Starscream (Movie)|commander]].<br />
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When asked about the Cube radiation, the group was again led into another secure chamber, where they were shown how the Cube could turn ordinary devices such as a [[Nokia-bot|Nokia cell phone]] into transforming robots. During the demonstration, Hoover Dam was attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|a transforming F-22 Raptor]] who disabled the main generators. Leaping into action, Lennox asked to be led to the arms room where they could prepare a defense against the alien aggressors. While this was going on, Sam Witwicky asked Simmons to be allowed to see [[Bumblebee (Movie)|his alien robot car]] who had been captured by Sector Seven, but Simmons flatly refused, stating they had no idea of what would happen if they let the thing near the Cube. His patience at an end, Lennox snapped and drew his sidearm at Simmons, demanding the boy be allowed to see his car. This caused a stand off between the Rangers who refused to acknowledge Simmons' orders and the various black-clad Sector Seven soldiers. Fortunately, John Keller ordered Simmons to let the Rangers have their way, as losing was not really an option for them. The Rangers followed Sam and Mikaela to a lab where the yellow car, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was being tortured. After being freed, there was a tense moment where the alien reacted with hostility towards the humans due to his mistreatment, but Sam managed to calm him down and take him to the All Spark Cube. To the amazement of the assembled humans (especially Simmons), Bumblebee activated the massive Cube and shrunk it down to a small, portable size. Aware that to fight here with Megatron in the other hangar was a losing option, Lennox suggested Keller and Simmons try to contact the Air Force, as the soldiers could not make a stand without air cover. Meanwhile, the Rangers, with the Sector Seven troopers under their command, Sam, Mikaela and Bumblebee would head towards [[Mission City]] in the hopes that the hustle and bustle would mask the Cube from the Decepticons.<br />
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On the way, the convoy was joined by the [[Autobot]]s, who formed up alongside to protect the Cube.<br />
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{{Note|Due to what is most likely a particularly bad continuity error (among many continuity errors in this film), the soldiers and their buggies do not appear at all during the freeway sequence where [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] attacks the Autobots.}}<br />
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Arriving in Mission City, Lennox was able to charm a pawn shop owner into giving him two working (if ancient) CB radios. Though Epps complained about their "Radio Shack Dinosaur Radio" age, he was seemingly able to contact an F-22 circling above the city, prompting Lennox to order the convoy to stop and pop green signal smoke. Unfortunately, the F-22 was apparently the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who was recognised by the Autobot [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The old Autobot soldier's warning gave the humans enough time to scatter before Starscream unleashed his payload, crippling Bumblebee. In the confusion, Lennox berated Epps for apparently relaying an incorrect order that forced the F-22 to shoot at them, though Epps revealed that the illegal maneuvers the Raptor displayed was clearly made by an alien. Suddenly, [[Brawl (Movie)|modified Abrams tank]] appeared and fired upon them. The soldiers and the Autobots joined forces in disabling the brute before Megatron appeared on the scene, thirsting for vengeance. The Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ordered the humans to flee while they could. As he was retreating, Lennox noticed Jazz was bravely making a stand against Megatron to cover the humans. As the captain cried out for Jazz to fall back, the Autobot was blasted by Megatron, carried off into the air and torn in half. Realising that they could not hold the line against the Decepticons indefinitely, Lennox called for Blackhawk helicopters and ordered Sam Witwicky to make a run for it with the Cube while the soldiers held the enemy off. As Sam ran off, escorted by the remaining Autobots, and Mikaela drove off a tow truck with the injured Bumblebee strapped to it, the soldiers faced off against the tank thing, who had apparently received its second wind.<br />
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They struggled to fight it off, with Lennox observing that they weren't doing very well. Salvation came in the form of Mikaela driving the tow truck with Bumblebee on the back. The plucky Autobot's weapons made the difference, allowing them all to destroy the Decepticon. With the tank dead, Lennox and his men headed towards where the Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were fighting to lend the friendly alien assistance. Unfortunately, that Pave Low helicopter that attacked SOCCENT Qatar landed in the street ahead of them. Noticing that the evil alien was distracted, Lennox ordered Epps to call in F-22 Raptors to attack the robot helicopter while the soldiers attacked from the ground. Lennox got on an abandoned motorcycle and rode it towards the Decepticon, ditching it at the last moment moment to slide along the ground. As the F-22 missiles struck the alien, Lennox fired his grenade launcher into its [[gearbox]], exacting his revenge for the deaths in Qatar.<br />
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[[File:Movie Prime Jazz Ironhide Ratchet battleaftermath.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]<br />
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With another Decepticon taken care of, the soldiers move to help Optimus Prime, who was struggling to fight the powerful Megatron. Together, the Air Force F-22s and the soldiers hammered the Decepticon leader, damaging him enough for Sam Witwicky. Lennox fired the round that pierced Megatron's chest armour, allowing Sam to shove the All Spark cube into the Decepticon's chest, killing him. As the dust settled, Lennox held his men back as Optimus Prime sombrely lamented his brother's death and thanked Sam for saving his own life. When the others arrived, Optimus briefly mourned the death of brave Jazz and thanked the assembled humans for their courage and bravery. <br />
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Sometime later, Captain Lennox got a ride home from Ironhide, and he finally met his daughter for the first time. It was the perfect day. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}<br />
{{-}}<br />
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====Notable personnel====<br />
*[[William Lennox|Captain William Lennox]] leads an [[Qatar Ranger Team|Army Ranger special-operations unit]] stationed out SOCCENT Qatar. This unit included:<br />
*[[Patrick Donnelly|First Sergeant Donnelly]]<br />
*[[Robert Epps|Technical Sergeant Robert Epps]], [[United States Air Force]] (Air Force Combat Control NCO)<br />
*[[Jorge Figueroa|Chief Warrant Officer Jorge Figueroa]]<br />
* [[Burke]] (Bald white guy)<br />
* [[Eckerson]] (Funny hair guy)<br />
* Other Guy #3 (Runs-funny-in-slow-motion guy)<br />
* Other Guy #4 <br />
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====Facilities====<br />
As part of the joint operational command structure, US Army soldiers were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Marine Corps]] and the [[United States Air Force]].<br />
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====Hardware====<br />
=====UH-60 Black Hawk=====<br />
[[File:Movie2007 medical Blackhawks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
''The Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation '''UH-60 Black Hawk''' is a medium-lift utility helicopter designed to replace the UH-1 Iroquois (see below) as the US Army's tactical transport helicopter.''<br />
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Shortly after the United States learned of the attack on SOCCENT Qatar, two medical evacuation UH-60Q Black Hawks flew to the destroyed base to search for survivors.<br />
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Later, two US Army UH-60 Blackhawks presumably stationed at [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] transported teenagers Sam Witwicky & Mikaela Banes, computer hackers Maggie Madsen & Glenn Whitmann as well as Secretary of Defense John Keller to Hoover Dam.<br />
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Later, Army Blackhawks arrived in Mission City to help evacuate Sam and the All Spark Cube out of the city. One arrived on the roof to offer Sam assistance, but it was shot down by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. The survivors could not render any help to Sam when the boy was faced with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].<br />
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:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-60 Blackhawk|More information about the UH-60 Blackhawk on Wikipedia]]''<br />
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=====UH-1 Iroquois=====<br />
[[File:Movie2007 Medicalevac UH-1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
''The Bell Helicopter '''UH-1 Iroquois''', commonly known as the "Huey", is a multi-purpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the [[Vietnam War]]. It has since been superseded by the UH-60 Black Hawk.''<br />
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After Scorponok was driven off by [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|an AC-130 gunship]], an Army UH1 medical helicopter was sent to the battle site to evacuate the survivors to a friendly air base.<br />
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:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-1 Iroquois|More information about the UH-1 Iroquois on Wikipedia]]''<br />
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===Titan movie comics===<br />
{{Note|This event is unique to the Titan comics continuity.}}<br />
<br />
After the defeat of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in [[Mission City]], a six-man Ranger team under Captain [[Cartwright]] were sent to assist [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in fighting [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. His team were Warrant Officer Marcus Holt, Master Sergeant Carlos Jimenez, Weapons Sergeant Darius Gale, medic Sergeant First Class William Oates (the only one to show awe about meeting "an honest-to-gosh alien"), and Operations Sergeant Jim Moon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 8|Transformers Comic #8}}<br />
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===IDW movie comics===<br />
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===''The Veiled Threat''===<br />
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{{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===<br />
The US Army was involved in the [[NEST]] mission in Shanghai with at least one attack helicopter. <br />
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{{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br />
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====Hardware====<br />
{{Note|Several of the vehicles arriving to back up NEST during the battle in Egypt are only used by the United States Army, not the US Marine Corps as stated in the movie. However, because this wiki follows what the fiction states, this article lists these US Army vehicles under the Marine Corps.}}<br />
=====AH-64D Apache Longbow=====<br />
''The McDonnel Douglas/Boeing '''AH-64 Apache''' is an attack helicopter. It is armed with Hellfire anti-tank missiles, rocket pods and a 30mm autocannon.''<br />
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An Apache was deployed in Shanghai to hunt down Decepticons. The Apache engaged [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] and detected the second decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]''.<br />
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:*[[Wikipedia:AH-64 Apache|More information about the AH64 Apache helicopter on Wikipedia]]<br />
<br />
==''Prime'' cartoon==<br />
[[William Fowler]] is a retired Army Ranger. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*For the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]], the actors portraying the soldiers on Lennox's Ranger team went through three days of basic training at [[Wikipedia:Fort Irwin Military Reservation|Fort Irwin]], in [[California]]. The segment of their experiences, titled "I Fight Giant Robots", can be seen in the 2-disc DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-ray editions of ''Transformers''.<br />
*As stated above, during the battle in Egypt in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the [[United States Marine Corps]] are sent to reinforce NEST, but the vehicles shown in the battle are clearly US Army. The US Marine Corps has no Bradleys, M113s or MLRSs. They do have Abrams' but only the older M1A1 version, whereas the tanks shown are clearly M1A2.<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[[wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army on the Wikipedia]]<br />
*[[wikipedia:United States Army Rangers|United States Army Rangers on the Wikipedia]]<br />
*{{I|United States Army}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki<br />
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[[Category:United States military| Army]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=United_States_Army&diff=1259534United States Army2018-05-22T03:08:59Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Marvel Comics continuity */</p>
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<div>[[File:Prisonerofwar clusterbombs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Tough, highly trained and dedicated troops!]]<br />
The '''United States Army''' is the branch of the [[United States of America|United States]] Armed Forces responsible for land-based military operations. It is the largest and oldest established branch of the [[United States military]]. Their dedicated college is the [[United States Military Academy]].<br />
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The 75th Ranger Regiment, also known as the United States [[Army Rangers]], is an elite light infantry special operations force of the United States Army Special Operations Command (USASOC). Losing's really not an option for these guys.<br />
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{{bigquote|''This We'll Defend''|U.S. Army motto}}<br />
{{bigquote|''Rangers Lead The Way!''|U.S. Army Rangers motto}}<br />
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==Generation 1==<br />
===Marvel Comics continuity===<br />
The army was completely ineffective against the Decepticons. {{storylink|Power Play!}} {{storylink|Prisoner of War!}} {{storylink|The Last Stand}} However, They did manage a victory against the Autobots. Wait. {{storylink|I, Robot-Master!}}<br />
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===''The Transformers'' cartoon===<br />
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===''Hearts of Steel''===<br />
[[File:HoSAbner.JPG|thumb|upright=0.85]]<br />
A unit of Federal troops was guarding a train that was rammed and destroyed by the [[Insectrain]]. When the Insectrain split apart and transformed into the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]]s, the troops were powerless to stop them from steeling the cargo of currency and bullion. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 2}}<br />
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Later, a cavalry unit discovered the Decepticons' abandoned construction site. They telegraphed [[Sacramento]] to let them know the Decepticons were on the move. Since the Decepticons were traveling by rail, it was not hard to guess which way they were headed. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 3}} Another Army unit set up a roadblock in hopes of stopping them, but the [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] plowed right through them without even slowing down. {{storylink|Hearts of Steel issue 4}}<br />
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Clearly, the US Army was not going to be much help in stopping Decepticons, so it was left to the Autobots and their civilian human allies to put an end to their menace.<br />
{{-}}<br />
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===<br />
While disguised in alt-mode to confront the Autobots in [[Poverty Flat]], [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]] publicly announced that the Autobots should surrender to the Army of the "United Steaks of America". {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}}<br />
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==Live-action film series==<br />
===''Transformers'' film===<br />
[[File:Movie2007 soldiers returninghome.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]<br />
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On the way back to [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] aboard two [[United States Air Force#CV-22 Osprey|CV-22 Ospreys]], the men in [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox's]] unit discussed their desires to be back home enjoying a "perfect day" of civilian life. [[Jorge Figueroa|CWO Figueroa]] wished to be home for his mother's cooking of barbecued alligators (something that disgusted [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] Tech Sergeant [[Robert Epps]]) and top kick [[Patrick Donnelly|Donnelly]] wanted a flat beer and hotdog at Fenway stadium. When asked, all Captain Lennox wanted to do was hold his baby girl for the first time, earning him ribbing from the other soldiers.<br />
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Shortly after the men cleaned up and stowed their gear away, Lennox made a video call to his [[Sarah Lennox|wife]] and daughter back home in the 'States. During this call, a [[Blackout (Movie)|MH-53 Pave Low]] entered SOCCENT's restricted airspace, refusing to identify itself. Escorting [[United States Air Force#F-22 Raptor|F-22 Raptors]] launched from SOCCENT reported that its tail number was 4500X, which was also the tail number of a Pave Low that was confirmed to have been shot down in Afghanistan several months earlier. The helicopter landed and began jamming SOCCENT's radar and communication systems, blinding them. Unexpectedly, the helicopter changed form, turning into a humanoid robot that laid waste to the soldiers surrounding it.<br />
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[[File:Movie2007 soldiers travelling.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]<br />
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Epps ran through the barracks sounding the alarm that their antennae farm had been destroyed. Lennox's team, along with every other soldier with their wits about them, retreated from the unstoppable robot who was effortlessly destroying the base. After it was foiled in its attempt to hack the command center's server, Epps was almost crushed by the machine, but managed to capture images of it. The machine tried to stop him from escaping, but was fired upon by Figueroa. As Lennox's Ranger team and local boy [[Mahfouz]] made their escape, the machine unleashed a [[Scorponok (Movie)|mechanical scorpion]] after them before obliterating the rest of the base.<br />
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The Rangers made their way across the harsh Qatar desert, unaware they were being stalked. Determined to bring back images of the machine to the [[Pentagon]], they travelled to Mahfouz's distant village where a phone would be found. Just as the exhausted group reached the outskirts of the settlement, the scorpion attacked, killing Donnelly and sending the rest running for their lives. Fortunately, the townspeople joined in the defense against the mechanical creature, allowing Lennox to borrow a cell phone from Mahfouz's father, [[Akram]]. After some frustrations with an unhelpful phone company operator and some confusion over which of Epps' many back pockets contained his wallet, the Rangers were able to get in touch with the Pentagon. Under Epps' coordination with an [[United States Air Force#E-3 Sentry AWACS|E-3 Sentry AWACS]], the [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] sent Strike Package Bravo, two [[United States Air Force#A-10 Thunderbolt II|A-10 Thunderbolt IIs]] which shot the hell out of the scorpion, but failed to do any significant damage. Epps was forced to turn to the biggest guns they had, an [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|AC-130 Spectre]] with its 105mm sabot shells, which finally damaged the creature, breaking its tail and sending it scurrying away. However, the battle had come at a cost—Figueroa was seriously injured. A medical helicopter arrived hours later to ship bring the Rangers to a base.<br />
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[[File:Movie Scorponok leapsout.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]<br />
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On the way back aboard a [[United States Air Force#C-17 Globemaster III|C-17 Globemaster III]], the Rangers were able to learn that the tail of the scorpion was made out of a self-regenerating molecular armour that was penetrated by the sabot rounds. With a way to damage their new enemies, Epps called command to advise the use of high-heat sabot rounds on all of their gunships. Almost immediately after touching down in the United States, they were approached by agents of the clandestine [[Sector Seven]] who ordered the soldiers to follow. The Rangers were brought to [[Area 52 (Movie)|the base]] at [[Hoover Dam]] with a group of curious companions: Secretary of Defense [[John Keller (Movie)|John Keller]] and Sector Seven agent [[Tom Banachek]]; [[Maggie Madsen]] and [[Glen Whitmann]], two computer programmers; and [[Sam Witwicky]] and [[Mikaela Banes]], two teenagers who had apparently encountered the living machines. Agent [[Seymour Simmons]], a person that everybody in the group took an immediate disliking to, met the group and explained how they had all encountered or were now aware of the N.B.Es ([[Non-Biological Extraterrestrial]]s), in other words, the shape-shifting alien machines that had attacked SOCCENT Qatar and the ones encountered by the teens. They were brought to see the frozen N.B.E.-01, the very first of the alien robots found on Earth and propegenitor of all of Earth's advanced technologies. Sam pipped in with the information that N.B.E.-01 was [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], the leader of the evil [[Decepticon]]s faction of the aliens who was after a cube-like object. Tom Banachek led the group into an observation room in a massive chamber containing the Cube, the [[AllSpark#Live-action movie universe|All Spark]], and explained the real reason for the construction of the Hoover Dam was to conceal the alien artifact's strange radiation energy from anybody on the outside. Unfortunately, [[Frenzy (Movie)|one alien]] managed to get inside and call upon his [[Starscream (Movie)|commander]].<br />
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[[File:Movie2007 soldiers S7 standoff.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]<br />
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When asked about the Cube radiation, the group was again led into another secure chamber, where they were shown how the Cube could turn ordinary devices such as a [[Nokia-bot|Nokia cell phone]] into transforming robots. During the demonstration, Hoover Dam was attacked by [[Starscream (Movie)|a transforming F-22 Raptor]] who disabled the main generators. Leaping into action, Lennox asked to be led to the arms room where they could prepare a defense against the alien aggressors. While this was going on, Sam Witwicky asked Simmons to be allowed to see [[Bumblebee (Movie)|his alien robot car]] who had been captured by Sector Seven, but Simmons flatly refused, stating they had no idea of what would happen if they let the thing near the Cube. His patience at an end, Lennox snapped and drew his sidearm at Simmons, demanding the boy be allowed to see his car. This caused a stand off between the Rangers who refused to acknowledge Simmons' orders and the various black-clad Sector Seven soldiers. Fortunately, John Keller ordered Simmons to let the Rangers have their way, as losing was not really an option for them. The Rangers followed Sam and Mikaela to a lab where the yellow car, [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] was being tortured. After being freed, there was a tense moment where the alien reacted with hostility towards the humans due to his mistreatment, but Sam managed to calm him down and take him to the All Spark Cube. To the amazement of the assembled humans (especially Simmons), Bumblebee activated the massive Cube and shrunk it down to a small, portable size. Aware that to fight here with Megatron in the other hangar was a losing option, Lennox suggested Keller and Simmons try to contact the Air Force, as the soldiers could not make a stand without air cover. Meanwhile, the Rangers, with the Sector Seven troopers under their command, Sam, Mikaela and Bumblebee would head towards [[Mission City]] in the hopes that the hustle and bustle would mask the Cube from the Decepticons.<br />
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On the way, the convoy was joined by the [[Autobot]]s, who formed up alongside to protect the Cube.<br />
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{{Note|Due to what is most likely a particularly bad continuity error (among many continuity errors in this film), the soldiers and their buggies do not appear at all during the freeway sequence where [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] attacks the Autobots.}}<br />
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[[File:Movie2007 Ratchet&soldiers vs Brawl.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]<br />
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Arriving in Mission City, Lennox was able to charm a pawn shop owner into giving him two working (if ancient) CB radios. Though Epps complained about their "Radio Shack Dinosaur Radio" age, he was seemingly able to contact an F-22 circling above the city, prompting Lennox to order the convoy to stop and pop green signal smoke. Unfortunately, the F-22 was apparently the Decepticon [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], who was recognised by the Autobot [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. The old Autobot soldier's warning gave the humans enough time to scatter before Starscream unleashed his payload, crippling Bumblebee. In the confusion, Lennox berated Epps for apparently relaying an incorrect order that forced the F-22 to shoot at them, though Epps revealed that the illegal maneuvers the Raptor displayed was clearly made by an alien. Suddenly, [[Brawl (Movie)|modified Abrams tank]] appeared and fired upon them. The soldiers and the Autobots joined forces in disabling the brute before Megatron appeared on the scene, thirsting for vengeance. The Autobot [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] ordered the humans to flee while they could. As he was retreating, Lennox noticed Jazz was bravely making a stand against Megatron to cover the humans. As the captain cried out for Jazz to fall back, the Autobot was blasted by Megatron, carried off into the air and torn in half. Realising that they could not hold the line against the Decepticons indefinitely, Lennox called for Blackhawk helicopters and ordered Sam Witwicky to make a run for it with the Cube while the soldiers held the enemy off. As Sam ran off, escorted by the remaining Autobots, and Mikaela drove off a tow truck with the injured Bumblebee strapped to it, the soldiers faced off against the tank thing, who had apparently received its second wind.<br />
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They struggled to fight it off, with Lennox observing that they weren't doing very well. Salvation came in the form of Mikaela driving the tow truck with Bumblebee on the back. The plucky Autobot's weapons made the difference, allowing them all to destroy the Decepticon. With the tank dead, Lennox and his men headed towards where the Autobot leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron were fighting to lend the friendly alien assistance. Unfortunately, that Pave Low helicopter that attacked SOCCENT Qatar landed in the street ahead of them. Noticing that the evil alien was distracted, Lennox ordered Epps to call in F-22 Raptors to attack the robot helicopter while the soldiers attacked from the ground. Lennox got on an abandoned motorcycle and rode it towards the Decepticon, ditching it at the last moment moment to slide along the ground. As the F-22 missiles struck the alien, Lennox fired his grenade launcher into its [[gearbox]], exacting his revenge for the deaths in Qatar.<br />
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[[File:Movie Prime Jazz Ironhide Ratchet battleaftermath.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.67]]<br />
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With another Decepticon taken care of, the soldiers move to help Optimus Prime, who was struggling to fight the powerful Megatron. Together, the Air Force F-22s and the soldiers hammered the Decepticon leader, damaging him enough for Sam Witwicky. Lennox fired the round that pierced Megatron's chest armour, allowing Sam to shove the All Spark cube into the Decepticon's chest, killing him. As the dust settled, Lennox held his men back as Optimus Prime sombrely lamented his brother's death and thanked Sam for saving his own life. When the others arrived, Optimus briefly mourned the death of brave Jazz and thanked the assembled humans for their courage and bravery. <br />
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Sometime later, Captain Lennox got a ride home from Ironhide, and he finally met his daughter for the first time. It was the perfect day. {{Storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}<br />
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====Notable personnel====<br />
*[[William Lennox|Captain William Lennox]] leads an [[Qatar Ranger Team|Army Ranger special-operations unit]] stationed out SOCCENT Qatar. This unit included:<br />
*[[Patrick Donnelly|First Sergeant Donnelly]]<br />
*[[Robert Epps|Technical Sergeant Robert Epps]], [[United States Air Force]] (Air Force Combat Control NCO)<br />
*[[Jorge Figueroa|Chief Warrant Officer Jorge Figueroa]]<br />
* [[Burke]] (Bald white guy)<br />
* [[Eckerson]] (Funny hair guy)<br />
* Other Guy #3 (Runs-funny-in-slow-motion guy)<br />
* Other Guy #4 <br />
<br />
====Facilities====<br />
As part of the joint operational command structure, US Army soldiers were stationed at [[SOCCENT Forward Operations Base]] in [[Qatar]] alongside service personnel from the [[United States Marine Corps]] and the [[United States Air Force]].<br />
<br />
====Hardware====<br />
=====UH-60 Black Hawk=====<br />
[[File:Movie2007 medical Blackhawks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]<br />
''The Sikorsky Aircraft Corporation '''UH-60 Black Hawk''' is a medium-lift utility helicopter designed to replace the UH-1 Iroquois (see below) as the US Army's tactical transport helicopter.''<br />
<br />
Shortly after the United States learned of the attack on SOCCENT Qatar, two medical evacuation UH-60Q Black Hawks flew to the destroyed base to search for survivors.<br />
<br />
Later, two US Army UH-60 Blackhawks presumably stationed at [[United States Air Force#Facilities|Nellis Air Force Base]] transported teenagers Sam Witwicky & Mikaela Banes, computer hackers Maggie Madsen & Glenn Whitmann as well as Secretary of Defense John Keller to Hoover Dam.<br />
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Later, Army Blackhawks arrived in Mission City to help evacuate Sam and the All Spark Cube out of the city. One arrived on the roof to offer Sam assistance, but it was shot down by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. The survivors could not render any help to Sam when the boy was faced with [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]].<br />
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:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-60 Blackhawk|More information about the UH-60 Blackhawk on Wikipedia]]''<br />
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=====UH-1 Iroquois=====<br />
[[File:Movie2007 Medicalevac UH-1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]<br />
''The Bell Helicopter '''UH-1 Iroquois''', commonly known as the "Huey", is a multi-purpose military helicopter, famous for its use in the [[Vietnam War]]. It has since been superseded by the UH-60 Black Hawk.''<br />
<br />
After Scorponok was driven off by [[United States Air Force#AC-130 Spectre|an AC-130 gunship]], an Army UH1 medical helicopter was sent to the battle site to evacuate the survivors to a friendly air base.<br />
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:*''[[Wikipedia:UH-1 Iroquois|More information about the UH-1 Iroquois on Wikipedia]]''<br />
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===Titan movie comics===<br />
{{Note|This event is unique to the Titan comics continuity.}}<br />
<br />
After the defeat of [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in [[Mission City]], a six-man Ranger team under Captain [[Cartwright]] were sent to assist [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] in fighting [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. His team were Warrant Officer Marcus Holt, Master Sergeant Carlos Jimenez, Weapons Sergeant Darius Gale, medic Sergeant First Class William Oates (the only one to show awe about meeting "an honest-to-gosh alien"), and Operations Sergeant Jim Moon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 8|Transformers Comic #8}}<br />
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===IDW movie comics===<br />
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<br />
===''The Veiled Threat''===<br />
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{{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen'' film===<br />
The US Army was involved in the [[NEST]] mission in Shanghai with at least one attack helicopter. <br />
<br />
{{groupstub}}<br />
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{{Storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br />
<br />
====Hardware====<br />
{{Note|Several of the vehicles arriving to back up NEST during the battle in Egypt are only used by the United States Army, not the US Marine Corps as stated in the movie. However, because this wiki follows what the fiction states, this article lists these US Army vehicles under the Marine Corps.}}<br />
=====AH-64D Apache Longbow=====<br />
''The McDonnel Douglas/Boeing '''AH-64 Apache''' is an attack helicopter. It is armed with Hellfire anti-tank missiles, rocket pods and a 30mm autocannon.''<br />
<br />
An Apache was deployed in Shanghai to hunt down Decepticons. The Apache engaged [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] and detected the second decepticon [[Sideways (ROTF)|Sideways]]''.<br />
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:*[[Wikipedia:AH-64 Apache|More information about the AH64 Apache helicopter on Wikipedia]]<br />
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==''Prime'' cartoon==<br />
[[William Fowler]] is a retired Army Ranger. {{storylink|Nemesis Prime (episode)|Nemesis Prime}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*For the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]], the actors portraying the soldiers on Lennox's Ranger team went through three days of basic training at [[Wikipedia:Fort Irwin Military Reservation|Fort Irwin]], in [[California]]. The segment of their experiences, titled "I Fight Giant Robots", can be seen in the 2-disc DVD, HD-DVD and Blu-ray editions of ''Transformers''.<br />
*As stated above, during the battle in Egypt in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', the [[United States Marine Corps]] are sent to reinforce NEST, but the vehicles shown in the battle are clearly US Army. The US Marine Corps has no Bradleys, M113s or MLRSs. They do have Abrams' but only the older M1A1 version, whereas the tanks shown are clearly M1A2.<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[[wikipedia:United States Army|United States Army on the Wikipedia]]<br />
*[[wikipedia:United States Army Rangers|United States Army Rangers on the Wikipedia]]<br />
*{{I|United States Army}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki<br />
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[[Category:United States military| Army]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_Versus_Megatron&diff=1259533Optimus Prime Versus Megatron2018-05-22T03:03:40Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Notes */</p>
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{{Comicstory<br />
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' storybooks<br />
|prev=Sam's New Car<br />
|next=When Robots Attack!<br />
|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
|imprint=HarperFestival<br />
|price=$3.99<br />
|ISBN=978-0060888244<br>0060888245<br />
|pagecount=24pp<br />
|editor=<br />
|adapted by=[[Sadie Chesterfield]]<br />
|illustrator=[[Val Staples]]<br />
|continuity=<br />
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'''Optimus Prime and Megatron take sibling rivalry to a new level.''' <br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Optimus attempted to intervene only to be ambushed by Starscream. The incapacitated Autobot leader desperately urged Sam to push the Allspark into Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. With the destruction of their leader, the Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Both [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Megatron is rather bizarrely depicted as tunneling through the ground and ambushing targets, similar to [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]]. The image of his death even shows him buried up to his chest in the ground. Very strange. <br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Changes have also been made for simplification. Some highlights:<br />
**Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently.<br />
**[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized throughout the book. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the [[AllSpark]] actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Optimus speaks to sam outside his house in ''broad daylight''.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], rather than [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]].<br />
**There is little to no mention of the [[United States Army]] or [[Sector Seven]], or any other human characters besides [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]]. Even [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] is absent from the final battle. <br />
**[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**The battle takes place outside the Hoover Dam, instead of in the city... except when it doesn't (see Errors below)<br />
**[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the AllSpark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the final battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then suddenly we're shown Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
<br />
===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Adaptations]]<br />
[[Category:Movie storybooks]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_Versus_Megatron&diff=1259532Optimus Prime Versus Megatron2018-05-22T03:02:16Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Optimus Prime vs Megatron}}<br />
{{Comicstory<br />
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|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
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|ISBN=978-0060888244<br>0060888245<br />
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|illustrator=[[Val Staples]]<br />
|continuity=<br />
}}<br />
'''Optimus Prime and Megatron take sibling rivalry to a new level.''' <br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Optimus attempted to intervene only to be ambushed by Starscream. The incapacitated Autobot leader desperately urged Sam to push the Allspark into Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. With the destruction of their leader, the Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Both [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Megatron is rather bizarrely depicted as tunneling through the ground and ambushing targets, similar to [[Scorponok]]. The image of his death even shows him buried up to his chest in the ground. Very strange. <br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Changes have also been made for simplification. Some highlights:<br />
**Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently.<br />
**[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized throughout the book. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the [[AllSpark]] actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Optimus speaks to sam outside his house in ''broad daylight''.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], rather than [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]].<br />
**There is little to no mention of the [[United States Army]] or [[Sector Seven]], or any other human characters besides [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]]. Even [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] is absent from the final battle. <br />
**[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**The battle takes place outside the Hoover Dam, instead of in the city... except when it doesn't (see Errors below)<br />
**[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the AllSpark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the final battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then suddenly we're shown Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
<br />
===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Adaptations]]<br />
[[Category:Movie storybooks]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_Versus_Megatron&diff=1259531Optimus Prime Versus Megatron2018-05-22T03:02:02Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Optimus Prime vs Megatron}}<br />
{{Comicstory<br />
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|prev=Sam's New Car<br />
|next=When Robots Attack!<br />
|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
|imprint=HarperFestival<br />
|price=$3.99<br />
|ISBN=978-0060888244<br>0060888245<br />
|pagecount=24pp<br />
|editor=<br />
|adapted by=[[Sadie Chesterfield]]<br />
|illustrator=[[Val Staples]]<br />
|continuity=<br />
}}<br />
'''Optimus Prime and Megatron take sibling rivalry to a new level.''' <br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Optimus attempted to intervene only to be ambushed by Starscream. The incapacitated Autobot leader desperately urged Sam to push the Allspark into Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. With the destruction of their leader, the Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Both [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Megatron is rather bizarrely depicted as tunneling through the ground and ambushing targets, similar to [[Scorponok (Movie)]]. The image of his death even shows him buried up to his chest in the ground. Very strange. <br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Changes have also been made for simplification. Some highlights:<br />
**Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently.<br />
**[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized throughout the book. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the [[AllSpark]] actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Optimus speaks to sam outside his house in ''broad daylight''.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], rather than [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]].<br />
**There is little to no mention of the [[United States Army]] or [[Sector Seven]], or any other human characters besides [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]]. Even [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] is absent from the final battle. <br />
**[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**The battle takes place outside the Hoover Dam, instead of in the city... except when it doesn't (see Errors below)<br />
**[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the AllSpark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the final battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then suddenly we're shown Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
<br />
===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Adaptations]]<br />
[[Category:Movie storybooks]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_Versus_Megatron&diff=1259530Optimus Prime Versus Megatron2018-05-22T03:00:36Z<p>Mrniceguy: </p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Optimus Prime vs Megatron}}<br />
{{Comicstory<br />
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' storybooks<br />
|prev=Sam's New Car<br />
|next=When Robots Attack!<br />
|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
|imprint=HarperFestival<br />
|price=$3.99<br />
|ISBN=978-0060888244<br>0060888245<br />
|pagecount=24pp<br />
|editor=<br />
|adapted by=[[Sadie Chesterfield]]<br />
|illustrator=[[Val Staples]]<br />
|continuity=<br />
}}<br />
'''Optimus Prime and Megatron take sibling rivalry to a new level.''' <br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Optimus attempted to intervene only to be ambushed by Starscream. The incapacitated Autobot leader desperately urged Sam to push the Allspark into Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. With the destruction of their leader, the Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Both [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Megatron is rather bizarrely depicted as "exploding from the ground" as if he were Scorponok or something. The image of his death even shows him buried up to his chest in the ground. Very strange. <br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Changes have also been made for simplification. Some highlights:<br />
**Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently.<br />
**[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized throughout the book. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the [[AllSpark]] actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Optimus speaks to sam outside his house in ''broad daylight''.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], rather than [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]].<br />
**There is little to no mention of the [[United States Army]] or [[Sector Seven]], or any other human characters besides [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]]. Even [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] is absent from the final battle. <br />
**[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**The battle takes place outside the Hoover Dam, instead of in the city... except when it doesn't (see Errors below)<br />
**[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the AllSpark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the final battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then suddenly we're shown Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
<br />
===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Adaptations]]<br />
[[Category:Movie storybooks]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_Versus_Megatron&diff=1259529Optimus Prime Versus Megatron2018-05-22T02:56:55Z<p>Mrniceguy: </p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Optimus Prime vs Megatron}}<br />
{{Comicstory<br />
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' storybooks<br />
|prev=Sam's New Car<br />
|next=When Robots Attack!<br />
|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
|imprint=HarperFestival<br />
|price=$3.99<br />
|ISBN=978-0060888244<br>0060888245<br />
|pagecount=24pp<br />
|editor=<br />
|adapted by=[[Sadie Chesterfield]]<br />
|illustrator=[[Val Staples]]<br />
|continuity=<br />
}}<br />
'''Optimus Prime and Megatron take sibling rivalry to a new level.''' <br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Sam was prompted by the Autobot leader to use the Allspark on Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. The Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Both [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Changes have also been made for simplification. Some highlights:<br />
**Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently.<br />
**[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized throughout the book. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the [[AllSpark]] actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Optimus speaks to sam outside his house in ''broad daylight''.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], rather than [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]].<br />
**There is little to no mention of the [[United States Army]] or [[Sector Seven]], or any other human characters besides [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]]. Even [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] is absent from the final battle. <br />
**[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**The battle takes place outside the Hoover Dam, instead of in the city... except when it doesn't (see Errors below)<br />
**[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the AllSpark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the final battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then suddenly we're shown Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
<br />
===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Adaptations]]<br />
[[Category:Movie storybooks]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_Versus_Megatron&diff=1259528Optimus Prime Versus Megatron2018-05-22T02:56:43Z<p>Mrniceguy: </p>
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{{Comicstory<br />
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|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
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|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
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'''Optimus Prime and Megatron take sibling rivalry to a new level''' <br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Sam was prompted by the Autobot leader to use the Allspark on Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. The Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Both [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Changes have also been made for simplification. Some highlights:<br />
**Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently.<br />
**[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized throughout the book. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the [[AllSpark]] actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Optimus speaks to sam outside his house in ''broad daylight''.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], rather than [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]].<br />
**There is little to no mention of the [[United States Army]] or [[Sector Seven]], or any other human characters besides [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]]. Even [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] is absent from the final battle. <br />
**[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**The battle takes place outside the Hoover Dam, instead of in the city... except when it doesn't (see Errors below)<br />
**[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the AllSpark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the final battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then suddenly we're shown Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
<br />
===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Adaptations]]<br />
[[Category:Movie storybooks]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_Versus_Megatron&diff=1259527Optimus Prime Versus Megatron2018-05-22T02:54:53Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Optimus Prime vs Megatron}}<br />
{{Comicstory<br />
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|prev=Sam's New Car<br />
|next=When Robots Attack!<br />
|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
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|price=$3.99<br />
|ISBN=978-0060888244<br>0060888245<br />
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|illustrator=[[Val Staples]]<br />
|continuity=<br />
}}<br />
'''Optimus Prime Versus Megatron''' is a children's picture book for the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]].<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Sam was prompted by the Autobot leader to use the Allspark on Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. The Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Both [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Changes have also been made for simplification. Some highlights:<br />
**Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently.<br />
**[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized throughout the book. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the [[AllSpark]] actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Optimus speaks to sam outside his house in ''broad daylight''.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], rather than [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]].<br />
**There is little to no mention of the [[United States Army]] or [[Sector Seven]], or any other human characters besides [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]]. Even [[Mikaela Banes|Mikaela]] is absent from the final battle. <br />
**[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**The battle takes place outside the Hoover Dam, instead of in the city... except when it doesn't (see Errors below)<br />
**[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the AllSpark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the final battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then suddenly we're shown Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
<br />
===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Adaptations]]<br />
[[Category:Movie storybooks]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_Versus_Megatron&diff=1259522Optimus Prime Versus Megatron2018-05-22T02:27:22Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{disambig3|Optimus Prime vs Megatron}}<br />
{{Comicstory<br />
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' storybooks<br />
|prev=Sam's New Car<br />
|next=When Robots Attack!<br />
|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
|imprint=HarperFestival<br />
|price=$3.99<br />
|ISBN=978-0060888244<br>0060888245<br />
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|adapted by=[[Sadie Chesterfield]]<br />
|illustrator=[[Val Staples]]<br />
|continuity=<br />
}}<br />
'''Optimus Prime Versus Megatron''' is a children's picture book for the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]].<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Sam was prompted by the Autobot leader to use the Allspark on Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. The Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Both Megatron and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Changes have also been made for simplification. Some highlights:<br />
**Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently.<br />
**Optimus and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the AllSpark actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Optimus speaks to sam outside his house in ''broad daylight''.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to Starscream, rather than Frenzy.<br />
**Jazz has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**The final battle takes place outside the Hoover Dam, instead of in the city... except when it doesn't (see Errors below)<br />
**Bumblebee is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the Allspark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then suddenly we're shown Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
<br />
===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Adaptations]]<br />
[[Category:Movie storybooks]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_Versus_Megatron&diff=1259521Optimus Prime Versus Megatron2018-05-22T02:27:05Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{disambig3|Optimus Prime vs Megatron}}<br />
{{Comicstory<br />
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' storybooks<br />
|prev=Sam's New Car<br />
|next=When Robots Attack!<br />
|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
|imprint=HarperFestival<br />
|price=$3.99<br />
|ISBN=978-0060888244<br>0060888245<br />
|pagecount=24pp<br />
|editor=<br />
|adapted by=[[Sadie Chesterfield]]<br />
|illustrator=[[Val Staples]]<br />
|continuity=<br />
}}<br />
'''Optimus Prime Versus Megatron''' is a children's picture book for the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]].<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Sam was prompted by the Autobot leader to use the Allspark on Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. The Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Both Megatron and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many events and details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Changes have also been made for simplification. Some highlights:<br />
**Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently.<br />
**Optimus and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the AllSpark actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Optimus speaks to sam outside his house in ''broad daylight''.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to Starscream, rather than Frenzy.<br />
**Jazz has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**The final battle takes place outside the Hoover Dam, instead of in the city... except when it doesn't (see Errors below)<br />
**Bumblebee is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the Allspark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then suddenly we're shown Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
<br />
===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Adaptations]]<br />
[[Category:Movie storybooks]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_Versus_Megatron&diff=1259520Optimus Prime Versus Megatron2018-05-22T02:26:29Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Optimus Prime vs Megatron}}<br />
{{Comicstory<br />
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' storybooks<br />
|prev=Sam's New Car<br />
|next=When Robots Attack!<br />
|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
|imprint=HarperFestival<br />
|price=$3.99<br />
|ISBN=978-0060888244<br>0060888245<br />
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|adapted by=[[Sadie Chesterfield]]<br />
|illustrator=[[Val Staples]]<br />
|continuity=<br />
}}<br />
'''Optimus Prime Versus Megatron''' is a children's picture book for the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]].<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Sam was prompted by the Autobot leader to use the Allspark on Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. The Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Both Megatron and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many events and details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Some highlights:<br />
**Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently.<br />
**Optimus and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the AllSpark actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Optimus speaks to sam outside his house in ''broad daylight''.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to Starscream, rather than Frenzy.<br />
**Jazz has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**The final battle takes place outside the Hoover Dam, instead of in the city... except when it doesn't (see Errors below)<br />
**Bumblebee is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the Allspark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then suddenly we're shown Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
<br />
===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Adaptations]]<br />
[[Category:Movie storybooks]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_Versus_Megatron&diff=1259519Optimus Prime Versus Megatron2018-05-22T02:26:17Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Notes */</p>
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<div>{{disambig3|Optimus Prime vs Megatron}}<br />
{{Comicstory<br />
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' storybooks<br />
|prev=Sam's New Car<br />
|next=When Robots Attack!<br />
|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
|imprint=HarperFestival<br />
|price=$3.99<br />
|ISBN=978-0060888244<br>0060888245<br />
|pagecount=24pp<br />
|editor=<br />
|adapted by=[[Sadie Chesterfield]]<br />
|illustrator=[[Val Staples]]<br />
|continuity=<br />
}}<br />
'''Optimus Prime Versus Megatron''' is a children's picture book for the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]].<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Sam was prompted by the Autobot leader to use the Allspark on Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. The Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*Both Megatron and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many events and details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Some highlights:<br />
*8Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently.<br />
**Optimus and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the AllSpark actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Optimus speaks to sam outside his house in ''broad daylight''.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to Starscream, rather than Frenzy.<br />
**Jazz has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**The final battle takes place outside the Hoover Dam, instead of in the city... except when it doesn't (see Errors below)<br />
**Bumblebee is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the Allspark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then suddenly we're shown Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
<br />
===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Adaptations]]<br />
[[Category:Movie storybooks]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_Versus_Megatron&diff=1259518Optimus Prime Versus Megatron2018-05-22T02:25:30Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{disambig3|Optimus Prime vs Megatron}}<br />
{{Comicstory<br />
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' storybooks<br />
|prev=Sam's New Car<br />
|next=When Robots Attack!<br />
|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
|imprint=HarperFestival<br />
|price=$3.99<br />
|ISBN=978-0060888244<br>0060888245<br />
|pagecount=24pp<br />
|editor=<br />
|adapted by=[[Sadie Chesterfield]]<br />
|illustrator=[[Val Staples]]<br />
|continuity=<br />
}}<br />
'''Optimus Prime Versus Megatron''' is a children's picture book for the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]].<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Sam was prompted by the Autobot leader to use the Allspark on Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. The Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently in this book, as is his being brothers with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]].<br />
*Both Megatron and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many events and details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Some highlights:<br />
**Optimus and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the AllSpark actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Optimus speaks to sam outside his house in ''broad daylight''.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to Starscream, rather than Frenzy.<br />
**Jazz has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**The final battle takes place outside the Hoover Dam, instead of in the city... except when it doesn't (see Errors below)<br />
**Bumblebee is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the Allspark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then suddenly we're shown Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
<br />
===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Adaptations]]<br />
[[Category:Movie storybooks]]</div>Mrniceguyhttps://tfwiki.duckdns.org/index.php?title=Optimus_Prime_Versus_Megatron&diff=1259517Optimus Prime Versus Megatron2018-05-22T02:25:20Z<p>Mrniceguy: /* Notes */</p>
<hr />
<div>{{disambig3|Optimus Prime vs Megatron}}<br />
{{Comicstory<br />
|seriesissue=''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' storybooks<br />
|prev=Sam's New Car<br />
|next=When Robots Attack!<br />
|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
|imprint=HarperFestival<br />
|price=$3.99<br />
|ISBN=978-0060888244<br>0060888245<br />
|pagecount=24pp<br />
|editor=<br />
|adapted by=[[Sadie Chesterfield]]<br />
|illustrator=[[Val Staples]]<br />
|continuity=<br />
}}<br />
'''Optimus Prime Versus Megatron''' is a children's picture book for the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]].<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Sam was prompted by the Autobot leader to use the Allspark on Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. The Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently in this book, as is his being brothers with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]].<br />
*Both Megatron and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many events and details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Some highlights:<br />
**Optimus and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the AllSpark actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Optimus speaks to sam outside his house in ''broad daylight''!<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to Starscream, rather than Frenzy.<br />
**Jazz has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**The final battle takes place outside the Hoover Dam, instead of in the city... except when it doesn't (see Errors below)<br />
**Bumblebee is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the Allspark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then suddenly we're shown Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
<br />
===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
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[[Category:Adaptations]]<br />
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{{Comicstory<br />
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|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
|imprint=HarperFestival<br />
|price=$3.99<br />
|ISBN=978-0060888244<br>0060888245<br />
|pagecount=24pp<br />
|editor=<br />
|adapted by=[[Sadie Chesterfield]]<br />
|illustrator=[[Val Staples]]<br />
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'''Optimus Prime Versus Megatron''' is a children's picture book for the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]].<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Sam was prompted by the Autobot leader to use the Allspark on Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. The Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently in this book, as is his being brothers with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]].<br />
*Both Megatron and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many events and details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Some highlights:<br />
**Optimus and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the AllSpark actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to Starscream, rather than Frenzy.<br />
**Jazz has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**Bumblebee is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the Allspark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
<br />
===Errors===<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then inexplicably shows Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
<br />
===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
<br />
[[Category:Adaptations]]<br />
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{{disambigm|Megatron (disambiguation)|Galvatron (disambiguation)}}<br />
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:''Megatron is the [[Decepticon]] leader from the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[continuity family]].''<br />
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[[File:Movie Megatron Defiance3.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Friends, [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticonians]], countrybots, lend me your audio receptors!]]<br />
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'''Megatron''' (aka '''Galvatron''' and '''C-81''') was not always the viciously powerful and brutally direct leader of the Decepticons: he was once brothers-in-arms with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] and a student of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]], appointed to be Cybertron's [[Lord High Protector|Protector]] and commander of its [[Defense Force]]. But Megatron resented his comrade, knowing he was a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]] and therefore Sentinel's favored son. This anger allowed [[The Fallen]] to ensnare him and led to the revival of the Decepticons. Even without The Fallen, it's not hard to imagine that Megatron would have erupted Cybertron into war to rid himself of Optimus.<br />
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Megatron tends to become so obsessed with the object of his desires that he can ignore "secondary" matters, glaring flaws in his plans. Otherwise, he likely wouldn't have chased after the [[AllSpark]] alone, and spent centuries entombed in the [[Arctic]]. Trying to talk Megatron out of blindly going for his goals is useless. He will risk his world, his troops, and even his own [[spark]] to achieve his goals; these things do not matter to Megatron. Like his master, Megatron feels a violent hatred towards [[human]]s and views them as only slightly above bacteria, a feeling exacerbated by spending decades as their prisoner.<br />
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Despite this fatal flaw, Megatron did not achieve his dreaded status through simple warmongering. He's a manipulative, cunning strategist who can plan [[Ark (DOTM)|multiple]] [[Star Harvester|schemes]] spanning millennia, and while they may overlap, they all help him towards his one, true goal: the restoration of Cybertron. For all his evils, Megatron genuinely strives to save his home planet some day, and with it, the [[Transformer|Cybertronian race]]: even if it means he has to rule it with his iron fist and put his bloodlust to good use to do so.<br />
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{{quote|You still fight for the weak! That is why ''you lose!''|Megatron to Optimus|[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]}}<br />
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==Fiction==<br />
===Movies===<br />
{{note|The five movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}<br />
====''Transformers'' film====<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Hugo Weaving]] (English), [[Kōtarō Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Lu Jianyi]] (Chinese), [[José Santa Cruz]] (Brazil), [[Hans-Jürgen Wolf]] (German) [[Luca Biagini]] (Italian), [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}<br />
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[[File:Movie2007 Megatron ArchibaldWitwicky.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Oh baby, you know just the spot to turn me on!]]<br />
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Megatron eventually succeeded in tracking the AllSpark to [[Earth]], where he rather embarrassingly crash-landed in the Arctic Circle and was frozen solid for thousands of years. In [[1897]], some 100 Earth-years before the arrival of the other Transformers, he was discovered by an explorer named [[Archibald Witwicky|Archibald Amundsen Witwicky]]. Captain Witwicky accidentally activated Megatron's navigation system and caused the coordinates of the AllSpark to be etched onto the explorer's glasses. Megatron remained imprisoned in the Arctic until the 1930s, when he was dug out by the United States government and moved to a secret [[Sector Seven]] stronghold inside [[Hoover Dam]]. In the years that followed, many modern devices (by Earth standards) were reverse-engineered from his frozen body.<br />
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[[File:Movie Megatron breakout.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Mace isn't for spraying, it's for hitting.]]<br />
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In the present day, having searched the galaxy for the AllSpark and being drawn to Earth, the remaining Decepticons learned of Witwicky's glasses. Through the Internet, they determined the location of both Megatron and the AllSpark inside Hoover Dam. [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] infiltrated the dam and shut down the power systems, while Starscream attacked the external powerlines, resulting in Megatron's thawing out. Once again online, the leader of the Decepticons informed the worthless insects of his true name, shouting "I am Megatron!" (to clear up all that N.B.E.-01/Ice Man nonsense), randomly killed a few of them while destroying his former prison, then transformed and flew off after the AllSpark again. He met up with Starscream for the first time in thousands of years on the outside, and, never one for pleasantries, immediately demanded to know where the Cube was. Upon learning that the humans had moved the AllSpark, Megatron berated Starscream for yet another failure. <br />
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[[File:Movie2007 Megatron Starscream.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|You fail me yet again Starscream... will I ever meet [[Starscream (SG)|a Starscream that is truly loyal?]]]]<br />
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After Starscream and Devastator's opening attacks in [[Mission City]], Megatron arrived, and again declared his name (he really wants people to know who he is). The Autobots were so panicked by the sight of their long lost nemesis that [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] called for a temporary retreat. Megatron blasted [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] backwards when the diminutive Autobot attempted to attack, then threw him into the air before crushing him on top of a tower with his clawed talons. Jazz valiantly fought on, asking if Megatron wanted a "piece" of him, but doing little damage to the Decepticon leader. Megatron viciously killed the Autobot by tearing him in half, callously declaring that he wanted "two".<br />
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[[File:Movie Megatron jetmode cityfight.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Whoa, that energon's not settling too well.]]<br />
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As [[Sam Witwicky|the human boy]] ran off with the AllSpark, Megatron ordered the Decepticons to [[Decepticons, attack|attack]]. Devastator attacked the armed insects, while Starscream and [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] fought [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and Ratchet for the AllSpark. At that moment, Optimus Prime appeared and challenged Megatron. Millennia in the ice had done nothing to lessen the animosity Megatron felt for his brother, however. Barely managing to growl out Prime's name, he transformed and flew at Prime at full speed. The Autobot leader leapt and grabbed a hold of Megatron, who slammed him into a building before flying right through a skyscraper. Both leaders landed in the middle of an intersection, but Megatron was the first to recover and leaped upon his brother, snarling that the humans were undeserving of life. Optimus Prime replied that they had the right to choose for themselves. Hearing this, the snarling Megatron tossed Optimus aside. Megatron declared that if Prime wished to defend them, he should "join them in extinction", forming his [[fusion cannon]]. Before he could fire, the Autobot leader drew his [[ion blaster]] and fired, hitting Megatron. The Decepticon leader shrugged off this attack, spun around from the momentum and fired his cannon, sending Optimus Prime flying into the side of a building.<br />
<br />
[[File:Movie Megatron Samonroof.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Oh look I found a stray human... wonder if I can keep him as a pet... come on boy, don't be scared. I'll take you to a new home.]]<br />
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Megatron pursued the young human who had removed the AllSpark from Hoover Dam, destroying everything that stood in his way. The boy ran to a dilapidated building that was the designated coordinates for a human military evacuation team, and Megatron smashed his way through, yelling that he could smell the human maggot. Starscream destroyed the helicopter intended to take the AllSpark, and Megatron burst through the floor, inquiring if it was courage or fear that compelled him. Finally cornering him on a ledge, Megatron offered that if the human gave him the AllSpark, the boy might live as his pet. The Decepticon leader relished the human's defiant refusal and destroyed the ledge the human was standing upon, sending the boy tumbling to the ground.<br />
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[[File:Movie2007 Prime Megatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Get up, so I can knock you back down!]]<br />
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Unfortunately, the human was caught by Optimus Prime, who then tried to escape down the side of the building before Megatron tackled him and sent all three slamming into the pavement. As a nearby [[Michael Bay|human bystander]] attempted to crawl away, the Decepticon expressed his disgust at the insect's proximity and flicked it away. Protecting the young boy, Prime declared that their war would end here and it was now just between the two brothers. Though lusting for the AllSpark, Megatron decided to indulge his brother's obvious death wish, declaring that only he was in this fight. Despite Optimus Prime's best efforts, Megatron was relentless, matching the Autobot leader with blow after devastating blow until he collapsed. Adding insult to injury, Megatron informed Prime that his defense of the "weak" was the real reason he lost. <br />
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[[File:Megatron allspark merge.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb| The AllSpark will give you sparkburn!]]<br />
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The Decepticon leader turned his attention back to the human boy, but was suddenly attacked by the human fighter jets and [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]]'s ground soldiers firing sabot rounds. Optimus took this chance, striking Megatron and knocking him down. His armor a damaged, shattered mess, Megatron ignored the punishment and focused on the human boy, growling that he would kill the boy and that the AllSpark was his. As Optimus Prime ordered the boy to place the AllSpark into his chest, the human instead pushed it into the now-exposed [[spark]] in Megatron's chest, overloading him with energy and extinguishing the Decepticon's life force. As Optimus Prime stood over Megatron's lifeless shell, watching the light flicker out of his brother's [[Sensors#Optical sensors|optics]], he remarked somberly, yet remorsefully, that Megatron had left him no choice, and removed a shard of the AllSpark from his brother's spark core.<br />
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Megatron's body was dumped into the [[Laurentian Abyss]] at its deepest point, along with the remains of the other Decepticons, where the near-freezing temperatures would, hopefully, keep them dormant indefinitely. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}<br />
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{{note|Megatron's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]'', ''[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]'', and ''[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]''; the ''[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]'' and ''[[Movie Trilogy]]'' comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]", "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]", "[[Meet the Autobots]]", "[[Meet the Decepticons]]", "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]", and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]".}}<br />
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====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Hugo Weaving]] (English), [[Kōtarō Nakamura]] (Japan)|[[Lu Jianyi]] (Chinese), [[Hans-Jürgen Wolf]] (German), [[José Santa Cruz]] (Brazil) [[Luca Biagini]] (Italian), [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}<br />
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[[File:ROTFMegatronRising.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Now, where's Starscream? I want to give him a piece of my mind.]]<br />
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Megatron's death would not last long, however. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] tapped into a conversation between [[NEST]] and General [[Morshower]], listening to Director [[Theodore Galloway]] mention that 1) a shard of the [[AllSpark]] was in storage in [[Diego Garcia]] and 2) Megatron's body lay in the [[Laurentian Abyss]]. [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] was sent to steal the shard, and swam to the Abyss with [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]], [[Long Haul (ROTF)|Long Haul]], [[Mixmaster (ROTF)|Mixmaster]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]] and [[Scrapmetal (ROTF)|Scrapmetal]]. Scalpel ordered spare parts be used to repair Megatron's body with "ze little one", who was torn apart by his larger brethren, and then struck Megatron with the shard: the Decepticon leader was reborn as a Cybertronian tank with flight capabilities and a [[death-lock pincer]]. Megatron flew up to the surface, striking a [[USS Topeka|submarine]] on his way, before journeying into space to find the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''.<br />
<br />
[[File:TheFallen-ROTFNemesis.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"My Master, I have fai--"<br>"I'm trying to watch the game here!"]]<br />
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On the ruined ship, Megatron met up with [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and chastised his subordinate for leaving him to die on Earth. Starscream defended his actions by saying that he had to take care of the [[hatchling]]s, who were dying without [[energon]], as someone had to take command in Megatron's absence. Furious, Megatron bashed Starscream into a wall containing protoform sacks, and told Starscream that even in death, there is no command but Megatron's. Megatron met up with [[The Fallen]], who was weakened and in a life support chair. Megatron told his master he had failed and allowed the AllSpark to be destroyed, but The Fallen told Megatron that the knowledge of the AllSpark had instead been transferred to the human boy who killed him, [[Sam Witwicky]]. With the knowledge within Sam's mind, they could find another energon source, hidden away from The Fallen eons ago. Already eager to avenge himself, Megatron begged The Fallen for the chance to strip the flesh from Sam, but The Fallen asked for patience. Before they could act, Megatron was to kill [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], who was the last of the [[Dynasty of Primes]] and the only one that could defeat the Fallen. Megatron knew that Optimus would protect the boy, and ordered him captured.<br />
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[[File:ROTF Megatron tank mode.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Don't blink. He isn't like this much.]]<br />
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Megatron sprang a trap, dispatching [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]] to take [[Sam Witwicky]], [[Mikaela Banes]] and [[Leo Spitz]] to him at an abandoned factory. Although Megatron would have rather killed Sam slowly and painfully, Sam had valuable information as to the energon source's location in his mind, which he had received from his own AllSpark fragment. Megatron held the boy down while Scalpel performed several invasive probes of Sam's mind. Scalpel's probes confirmed The Fallen's claims, and Scalpel declared that they needed Sam's brain on the table, something Megatron had no objections to. Just as Scalpel was ready to dissect Sam's brain, Optimus and [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] burst in to rescue the humans. Megatron attempted to attack Optimus, but was shot out of the factory as he pounced. Optimus drove Sam to a forest, with Megatron in hot pursuit. The Autobot and Decepticon leaders transformed and battled as Sam fled. Optimus was pretty easily dominating the fight, trash talking Megatron all the while, eventually forcing Megatron to call his Decepticons for help. <br />
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[[File:ROTFPrimePunch.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|"Body or face, Megatron?"<br/>"Not the face!"<br/>"Too bad!"]]<br />
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Starscream and Grindor immediately arrived to aid their commander. Megatron told Optimus that Sam could lead them to another energon source, then counterattacked his foe, kicking off Prime's [[mouthplate]] and blasting him backwards. Appearing to have a slight advantage, Megatron taunted the Autobot leader, asking if one boy was worth the future of the Cybertronians. Prime replied that he'd never stop at killing just one, then took on all three Decepticons. Surprisingly, he was winning, punching and stabbing Megatron multiple times, ripping off Starscream's right arm, and tearing Grindor apart. However, as a weary Prime tried to find Sam, Megatron [[Death-lock pincer|stabbed]] him in the back and blasted through his spark: Prime fell, mortally wounded. As Megatron moved for the boy, the rest of the Autobots arrived and provided enough cover for Bumblebee to spirit Sam away. Already injured from the battle with Prime, Megatron and Starscream were forced to retreat.<br />
<br />
[[File:ROTF movie MegatronStarscream roofchat.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|"That's IT! No more Mr. Nice Megatron!"<br>"But you were never—"<br>"SHUT UP!"]]<br />
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With Prime dead, Megatron was quite pleased, until Starscream informed him that the boy had escaped. Furious, Megatron smacked his lieutenant with his own severed arm and ran his treads on him for a moment for losing track of a single insect, but Starscream countered that he was one of seven billion, and could be anywhere. Considering the situation, Megatron decided it was time to end their secret war, and that if they couldn't find the boy, they'd have the humans bring him to the Decepticons. Soundwave used his scanning abilities to locate the boys parents, the rejuvenated Fallen broadcast a message to deliver Sam to them across the planet. Megatron himself broadcasted the Fallen's message by rewiring the [[Empire State Building]]'s radio tower. <br />
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[[File:ROTFMegatronSam.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4|Hey, he stole my purse! Wallet! I mean wallet!]]<br />
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He then flew to [[Egypt]], where nineteen thousand years before, the Fallen had built a [[Star Harvester]] to harness the [[Sun]] for energon. Starscream informed him that the human soldiers had brought Prime's body with them, and Megatron surmised the boy's intentions. Commanding the rest of the Decepticons to begin their [[Operation: Firestorm|assault]], Megatron ordered [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]] to destroy the pyramid that was built over the harvester, while he himself chased Sam for the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which would activate the harvester. Megatron almost killed Sam, but was overwhelmed by human gunfire, and flew off. <br />
<br />
[[File:ROTF Megatron not over.JPG|thumb|right|upright=1.4|It's just a flesh wound. Err, armor wound.]]<br />
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Fortunately, The Fallen managed to take the Matrix and activate the harvester, but it had already been used to resurrect Optimus. Optimus combined with [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]] and destroyed the harvester, knocking Megatron off the pyramid while Prime went for The Fallen. Quickly recovering, Megatron came to the aid of his master and attacked Optimus from behind. After a brief but brutal tussle, Optimus used Megatron's own cannon to blast half his face off, and then severed the Decepticon's right arm. Finally, Optimus used his afterburners to send Megatron flying through some ruins, ending his role in the battle. Badly damaged, Megatron called out for "Tharscweam!" in agony, but it soon mattered little as Optimus Prime killed the Fallen. Horrified at the demise of his master, Megatron acknowledged Starscream's advice that they should flee, but vowed that "This isn't over." {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}<br />
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{{note|Megatron's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]'', ''[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]'' and ''[[The Last Prime]]''; the ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]'' and ''[[Movie Trilogy]]'' comics; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]", "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]", "[[When Robots Attack!]]", "[[Ratchet to the Rescue]]", "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]". Several include an abandoned plot point from the film, in which The Fallen has promised to make Megatron a Prime in return for his services, only for this to be exposed as a lie by Optimus during the final battle (since Primes are born, not made), leading Megatron to abandon his master. Some adaptations of the story stated that Megatron's new form made him stronger than before. In the final film, his new body is simply a change in appearance.}}<br />
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====''Dark of the Moon'' film====<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Hugo Weaving]] (English), [[Kōtarō Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Lu Jianyi]] (Chinese), [[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin American Spanish)}} <br />
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{{quote|Cybertron... you are saved, at last.|Megatron|[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]}}<br />
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[[File:Dotm-megatron-face.jpg|left|thumb|250 px|[[Doctor Doom|Curse you]], [[Fantastic Four]]!]]<br />
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Three years after Operation: Firestorm and the death of the Fallen, Megatron finally adopted an Earth form - ironically, a large tractor-trailer not unlike that of his most hated enemy - and hid out in the plains of Namibia, Africa, in exile. There, still visibly bearing the scars of his battle with Optimus Prime, he spent most of his time sitting on a ramshackle throne of junk, with only [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]], and the diminutive [[Igor]] to command. Megatron regularly went out to find food for the [[Hatchling]]s that lived in a collection of oil drums at the camp, occasionally scaring the local wildlife with his roaring and bellowing. Starscream expressed his concern for his master's wounds, but Megatron was not fooled by his sucking up. Laserbeak returned after observing [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s fight with Optimus, and he and Soundwave told Megatron that the Autobots had discovered a fuel cell from the Ark, which had been thought lost. Megatron noted his approval of the two's work, and decided that the humans that were working for them had served their purpose, and ordered them to be eliminated.<br />
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[[File:DOTM-MegatronLincolnMemorialchair.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|Finally, a reference to "[[Atlantis, Arise!]]"]]<br />
After [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] betrayed the Autobots, Megatron and Starscream travelled to Washington D.C., where Megatron outlined his scheme to his second-in-command. Apparently, Sentinel was supposed to rendezvous with Megatron there on Earth, but the circumstances caused them both to be deactivated, and Sentinel was the only one who knew how to activate the [[space bridge]]. However, Megatron had a contingency plan: since they already had the pillars on the Moon and Optimus had recovered the Matrix of Leadership, he merely needed Optimus to revive Sentinel, so he could activate the pillars. And so arrived that moment, and Megatron blasted President Lincoln off his stone throne, and used the remains as a seat. Optimus arrived to stop Sentinel but was too late. Megatron watched this happen, after which he declared, "Here we are. Fight us ''now''." <br />
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[[File:DOTM-SentinelandMegatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Megatron just needs to crash on Sentinel's couch for a few days until he can get back on his feet.]]<br />
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Soon, they travelled to Chicago, Illinois, where Sentinel and Megatron planned to start their global takeover. They set up their base of operations on the {{w|35 East Wacker|Jewelers' Building}}. Human [[Dylan Gould]], who was working for the Decepticons, came with [[Carly Spencer]] to watch, but Megatron ordered him to leave. Dylan did so but muttered to Carly "he's such a dick". After the Decepticons successfully occupied Chicago, Megatron stated that this was the world that he promised, that this way Cybertron would be restored. Sentinel, feeling his partner was getting too chummy, violently reminded Megatron of his place; Sentinel did not work ''for'' Megatron, he worked ''with'' Megatron, and warned the Decepticon to remember the difference.<br />
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Much later, Dylan shouted to Megatron that the Autobots, who were seemingly destroyed by Starscream, were still alive. Megatron ordered the bridges to be raised and all [[Orbital Assault Carrier|Decepticon fighter ships]] to find the Autobots.<br />
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[[File:DOTM off with his head.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|Insert your own "Give me your face" joke here.]]<br />
Sentinel would take control of the Decepticon forces in the fight against the Autobots, and so, as the battle raged Megatron lay on another throne of junk, sulking, though his spirit was suitably lifted as Cybertron appeared in the sky above. That is until [[Carly Spencer]] approached him and mocked that Sentinel had apparently usurped him. Megatron denied this and maintained that he would rule. As Carly pushed him further, he prepared to crush the Human for daring to speak so defiantly to him, but paused, realizing how far he had fallen from power within the past few years, and decided to once again take his rightful place at the top of the command chain. That is what he came close to doing; just as Sentinel was about to deal the fatal blow to Optimus, Megatron attacked and severely wounded Sentinel. Meanwhile, the Autobots destroyed the control pillar, thus destroying the space bridge and presumably Cybertron with it. Seeing this, Megatron offered Optimus a truce, as long he could remain in charge of the Decepticons. "After all," he asked, "Who would you be without me, Prime?" Prime's response was to announce that it was "Time to find out," as he promptly tore Megatron's head from his shoulders with his axe, finally killing the tyrant. Optimus then used his nemesis' fusion shotgun to end Sentinel's life as well. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}<br />
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{{note|Megatron's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]''; the ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]]'' and ''[[Movie Trilogy]]'' comics; and the storybooks "[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]]", "[[The Lost Autobot]]", "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]", "[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]]", "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]", and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]". The novelization and comic adaptation feature an alternate ending in which Optimus accepts Megatron's offer of a truce and Megatron and the remaining Decepticons are allowed to leave.}}<br />
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====''Age of Extinction'' film====<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Ryūzaburō Ōtomo]] (Japanese)|[[Lu Jianyi]] (Chinese), [[Mario Arvizu]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Mario Bombardieri]] (Italian)}}<br />
[[File:Megatron Head at KSI.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Aw, look at that, the humans wiped off all the rust! And wasn't my face split in two?]]<br />
Although Megatron's spark had been extinguished in the battle for Chicago, his brain remained intact within his severed head. A few years after the Chicago war, Megatron's remains were acquired by KSI, who forced [[Brains]] to download and decrypt data from the Decepticon leader's brain to help them crack the secrets of [[living metal|Transformium]] and create their own range of man-made Transformer drones. Company head [[Joshua Joyce]] intended for the centerpiece of this line, the military drone "'''Galvatron'''", to be physically patterned after Optimus Prime, but Megatron's still-functional mind secretly influenced the Transformium, causing it to take a shape not dissimilar to his own appearance, so that the Galvatron shell could serve as a new body for himself. Additionally, he learned of KSI's alliance with the Cybertronian bounty hunter [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], and the cyberforming [[Seed]] they were going to received as payment, and schemed to steal it and use it to create enough Transformium to build a massive Decepticon army. As the go-between, Brains was aware of the Decepticon leader's plan, but declined to notify his captors of any of this, because seriously, ''screw'' those guys.<br />
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[[File:AOE-PrimeVsGalvatron.jpg|thumb|right|300px|"You have no soul!" <br> "That is why I make a great lawyer!"]]<br />
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After four prototype Galvatrons were junked by KSI due to their "inexplicably" Megatron-like appearance, they were forced to put the fifth into action after the Autobots attempted a raid on their Chicago facility. Before it rolled out, Megatron transferred his mind into the drone's body (or, as Brains put it, "infected it with his evil nasty chromosomes") and was thus reborn, a spark-less, soul-less 'bot without fear. He initially pretended to obey KSI's remote control, but quickly began to exhibit his free will, firing his weapons unbidden and showing a reckless disregard for civilian bystanders. When Optimus Prime engaged Galvatron in battle, he could sense the essence of Megatron within the drone, but before their fight could reach a definitive end, Lockdown interceded and abducted Prime. Galvatron was retrieved from the field by a furious Joyce, who declared the drone's signs of autonomy as critical flaws.<br />
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[[File:WeshallmeetagainPrime.jpg|thumb|left|300px|I'll get you next time, Gadget, next time!]]<br />
Brains revealed Galvatron's scheme to [[Cade Yeager]], who called Joyce and alerted him of the danger Galvatron posed should he obtain the Seed. Having ended his deal with Lockdown, Attinger handed over the Seed he'd received in exchange for Optimus. Though efforts were made to tighten security, Galvatron activated on his own as he bellowed his name, then animated KSI's other Transformers. Together, Galvatron and his new minions trashed KSI's lab as they searched for the Seed. However, Joyce was able to flee the facility with the Seed, escaping both Galvatron and the CIA. He attempted to rendezvous with the Autobots and Yeagers in [[Hong Kong]]. Galvatron ordered his new Decepticons to split up and find Joyce, and his troops were able to shoot down the Autobot ship just as Joyce was about to hand over the Seed. The Autobot ship crash-landed in the nearby Wulong Valley, leaving only [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] and Bumblebee to protect the humans and the Seed. However, just as the two were about to be overwhelmed, the other Autobots returned with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s in tow, quickly turning the tide of battle and slaying most of the Decepticons, much to Galvatron's chagrin. Galvatron was only saved by the timely reappearance of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], whose attack drew Optimus's attention. With his plans temporarily stymied, Galvatron declared his rebirth and swore revenge against Prime as he left for parts unknown. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}<br />
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====''The Last Knight'' film====<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English), [[Kōtarō Nakamura]] (Japanese)|[[Lu Jianyi]] (Chinese)}} <br />
[[File:TLK Megatron nomask.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|Wait? My son, the planet or me?]]<br />
At some point, under undivulged circumstances, Galvatron fell under the sway of the the alien sorceress and supposed Cybertronian "goddess" [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]], took on a new jet alternate mode, and returned to using his true name. Quintessa charged him with recovering the staff stolen from her by her [[Guardian Knight]]s, which she sought to use to drain the lifeforce of Earth in order to restore the ruined Cybertron. Learning from his new ally that Earth was, in fact, Cybertron's ancient enemy [[Unicron]], Megatron surveyed each of the six mountainous "horns" that had begun to emerge from its surface in preparation for Cybertron's arrival, but the first breadcrumb on the staff's trail was not found until [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] witnessed [[Talisman Knight|a dying knight]] giving Cade Yeager a [[Talisman (TLK)|Talisman]] connected to the staff. Megatron was angry at his subordinate's failure to obtain it, but Barricade salvaged the situation with a plan to use the [[Transformers Reaction Force]] to do the work for them.<br />
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[[File:TLK Megatron fires.jpg|thumb|left|300px|What ever you do, don't say "Yes" or else he will shoot.]]<br />
Requiring additional Decepticon reinforcements to take on Yeager's Autobot protectors, Megatron kidnapped two [[CIA]] officers, offering to trade them for the release of a squad of Decepticons of his choosing from TRF custody. Meeting with [[William Lennox]] in the desert, Megatron secured the release of [[Mohawk]], [[Dreadbot]], [[Nitro Zeus]], and [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]] (only settling for the latter after his first choice, [[Berserker]], was refused). The Decepticons tracked Yeager to his [[South Dakota]] [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard hideout]], but their quarry had already escaped to a nearby town. Among the refuse, Megatron discovered the head of Starscream, and mused to his traitorous former lieutenant that his victory was near, pitying that Starscream hadn't lived to see his victory. He was then attacked by [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]], but he dispatched the Autobot with a blast of his fusion cannon. Megatron's team followed the Autobots, but all they could find in the town was the ramshackle little Autobot [[Sqweeks]]. Megatron was disgusted by the human scent he could smell upon the tiny 'bot... whereupon Sqweeks's friend and guardian [[Izabella]] emerged from hiding, furiously ordering the Decepticon leader to put Sqweeks down. Yeager and the other Autobots broke cover and sprung an explosive trap. As battle with the Autobots raged, [[Grimlock (AOE)|Grimlock]] arrived to join the fight and personally tossed Megatron around like a toy. The Decepticons were quickly overpowered and after Dreadbot and Onslaught fell, Megatron called a retreat, escaping with Nitro Zeus and Barricade but leaving Mohawk behind to perish. TRF then stepped in to take over the chase for Yeager.<br />
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When Yeager and Bumblebee went to England to meet with Sir [[Edmund Burton]], Megatron and his remaining forces followed, knowing Yeager would lead them to the Staff. Yeager was subsequently joined by [[Viviane Wembly]], and successfully located Quintessa's staff in the [[Guardian Knights' ship|knight's ship]] at the bottom of the ocean. Quintessa had, in the intervening time, also placed Optimus Prime under her control and sent him to obtain the staff, but when Bumblebee helped Prime break her control, Megatron seized his opportunity, streaking in, blindsiding the disoriented Prime, and snatching the staff away. He proclaimed to his nemesis that he had turned his back on Cybertron for the last time, and would watch Earth die. As Cybertron arrived in Earth orbit, the Decepticons headed for [[Stonehenge]], where Megatron activated the portal through which Unicron's energy would be drained. When Burton and the [[British Armed Forces|British military]] attempted to stop them, Megatron fatally wounded Burton with a single blast.<br />
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[[File:TLKMegsAndHound.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|'''Hound''': You're going down, Buckethead! <br/> '''Megatron''': That line wasn't funny [[Orion Pax, Part 3|last time]], either!]]<br />
The Decepticons proceeded to relocate to Cybertron, where Megatron delivered the staff to Quintessa and led the defense of her [[ignition chamber]] against the joint forces of the Autobots, humans, and [[Dragonstorm]]. His forces held the line until Sqweeks destroyed their gun emplacement and Optimus arrived and slew [[Infernocus]]. He and Nitro fell back as the Autobots broke through the defenses and arrived to thwart their plan, and soon engaged all the Autobots together. As he prepared to deliver a killing blow to Hound, he was briefly frozen by [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]]'s time slowing gun and blasted by Hound. He was then tackled by Bumblebee and when he prepared to blast the small Autobot, Optimus Prime intervened, slicing his fusion cannon arm off. Megatron, despite his injury, managed to subdue Optimus and attempted to sway him by reminding him of how they had once been "brothers", but Optimus retorted that it had indeed only been ''once'', and kicked him through a wall, sending him plummeting through the air. Quintessa was defeated and her plans foiled, but Megatron escaped to fight another day. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}<br />
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During the dark age of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after the fall of the [[Dynasty of Primes]], Megatron became a follower of [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. Sentinel recovered the [[AllSpark]], and planned to transport a sun to repower it and the rest of Cybertron. The [[Thetacon (tribe)|Thetacon]]s, who believed Sentinel to be a mad heretic, launched an attack on the AllSpark's facility. Megatron, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]], [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]], and [[Elita-One (Movie)|Elita-One]] fended off the Thetacons when Sentinel and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] successfully transported a star to Cybertron. The Thetacons laid down their arms, but Megatron resented that so many of his comrades had died before Cybertron's new dawn, and it was only by Optimus's persuasion that Megatron found it within himself to forgive his enemies and shake the Thetacon [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]'s hand. {{storylink|Foundation issue 1|Foundation #1}}<br />
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That evening, Megatron eavesdropped on a conversation between Sentinel and Optimus. Sentinel claimed Optimus was also a Prime, and intended to make him the new ruler of Cybertron. Optimus refused, unable to accept he was a Prime and somehow superior to his comrades. The next day, Megatron grumbled to Shockwave that if he were Optimus, he would have accepted Sentinel's offer. They came across a [[Driller]] attacking a [[hatchling]] field trip, and successfully shot the creature to pieces. Megatron asked for the name of the Cybertronian who volunteered to guard the hatchlings: his name was [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]. <br />
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Three days later at the capital city of [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]], Sentinel Prime officially declared Cybertron's unification, and announced the planet would be governed by Optimus's [[Science Division]], and Megatron's [[Defense Force]]. {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}} For two generations, Optimus and Megatron ruled Cybertron successfully, creating a balance of fair and firm leadership. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} When [[Malcontent]] activity increased on Cybertron, Megatron met with Optimus and requested supreme authority in protecting the planet. Optimus obliged. Megatron then requested to be called [[Lord High Protector]] and to be addressed as "sir". {{storylink|Foundation issue 2|Foundation #2}}<br />
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[[File:Defiance1 Megs Prime argument.jpg|left|upright=1.95|thumb|"Know your place, boy!"]]<br />
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After Commander Starscream returned from his patrol in the [[Eshems Nebula]], Optimus was reporting on his science sector's continuing excavation of the site near [[Simfur Temple]] and the unusual pulse waves that the AllSpark had been emitting ever since work began. At the excavation site, while Optimus' scientists were concerned with disturbing the ancient artifacts, all Megatron cared about was whether these relics might provide the same revitalising energy as the AllSpark. He was nettled when Optimus asserted the sector's dominion over all scientific and archaeological discoveries and reminded his junior that it was his defence force that protected this world, demanding to be informed of all possible threats from the excavation's findings. When Optimus dared to remind Megatron of the military's treatment of such discoveries as hostile, Megatron told Optimus that when ''he'' tried to be the leader of Cybertron, he could make those decisions, not ''now''. When a mysterious relic was discovered, Megatron ordered it removed at once, a demand that Optimus disagreed with. Just as the pair were about to launch into another argument, Cybertron fell under attack from Nebula inhabitants. Megatron had the relic quickly moved to his quarters under the guise of protecting it from the invaders. Arriving to find [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] seeking cover within the temple of Simfur, Megatron chastised their alleged lack of courage before he was hit by an alien tank vehicle. After destroying it, he told Starscream to keep Optimus' team out of the military's way and staggered back to his quarters in Trypticon. Drawn towards the relic, he ignored his injuries and scraped away at the layers of debris encrusting it before losing consciousness. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}}<br />
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[[File:Defiance2 Megatron warrally.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Mein Führer!]]<br />
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The relic used what little power it had left to repair Megatron's wounds. At first Megatron was angry, demanding the being to show himself to the Protector of all Cybertron. The relic explained that it was unable to do so without Megatron's help, and ''if'' he helped, the relic would truly make him '''Lord''' of Cybertron. The relic then fired beams of energy into Megatron's mind (turning his white optic sensors red), explaining what needed to be done, filling him with delusions of grandeur. When Optimus came looking for the Protector, Megatron had changed; he had become even more aggressive in his speech and demeanor, and what's more, he demanded Optimus gather his scientists to go to war. When Optimus explained the sector was not combat-trained, Megatron shot back that the scientists should have known what the aliens were after: the AllSpark. Optimus refused, stating that the army's mission was of defense, and it went against everything their society was based upon to exacerbate war. Megatron slammed Optimus into the wall and stated that their society then needed to ''change''. He held a massive saber-rattling war rally outside Trypticon, demanding vengeance upon the alien aggressors. He claimed that until the war ended, he would assume full control of the military, and everybody would answer only to him. Megatron ordered all flight-capable Cybertronians accompany him to the Eshems Nebula, where they launched a surprise attack against the still-unknown aliens. Megatron fought his way inside the alien flagship and personally executed the alien leader. He then ordered Starscream and his units to conduct a war of genocide: ''none'' of the aliens were to survive. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}<br />
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[[File:Defiance3 wearenowDECEPTICONS.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|I'm going to enjoy watching you die, Mr. Anderson.]]<br />
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Megatron returned from the front with news of their success and awaited further instructions from his master. The relic ordered Megatron to prepare the way for his return by expanding the army, and at the end, Cybertron would be Megatron's, while everything else the master's. Megatron was enraged when the relic informed him that Optimus had snooped inside his quarters while he was fighting the aliens, and convinced the Protector that Optimus was after the same power the relic had promised ''him''. Now seeing that there were "enemies" within Cybertron as well as without, Megatron arranged to have the "traitors" taken care of by ordering [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]]'s security team to arrest Optimus, and sent Starscream's soldiers to kill all bar Optimus. However, Megatron underestimated Optimus, who personally defeated Starscream's squad. Nonetheless, he used the survivors as propaganda that treacherous malcontents sought to betray them all, and declared that Megatron's followers would now be reformed under a new image and a new name: '''Decepticons'''. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} He ordered the execution of the "false" Primes — though he knew Sentinel and Optimus were Primes, he needed to give his followers a villain. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}<br />
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Optimus's forces having eluded him for now, Megatron was given new orders by his master: build a [[Nemesis (ROTF)|mighty starship]] that would scour the stars for something very important to the relic's plans. The relic counseled Megatron to not make the same mistakes he did thousands of years ago, that his protege should strike without mercy or hesitation. The relic told Megatron the story of his mighty race, and how the AllSpark granted them great power and created the Transformer race, but it needed to be recharged by draining the power of a sun using specially-constructed [[Star Harvester|harvesting]] devices, and their under-construction starship would be used to search for the last harvester in the galaxy. When Megatron presumed to believe he would accompany his master, he was rebuked and punished. Much later, the ''Nemesis'' was finally completed, and Megatron assigned [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] to command the ship. The relic praising Megatron for his fine work, and ordered him to stay behind to continue the war. Over the next thousand years, the Autobots and Decepticons clashed in a bloody struggle. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}<br />
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As Cybertron was devastated by the worsening war, Sentinel Prime was forced to make a deal with Megatron to seek out another planet whose resources they can exploit to restore their homeworld. The chosen planet was the resting place of the Primes' Star Harvester. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}{{storylink|Dark of the Moon issue 3}}<br />
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Ironhide led an attack on Simfur Temple. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Megatron stood at the gate and slaughtered many Autobots as Elita-One and [[Chromia (ROTF)|her]] [[Arcee (Movie)|sisters]] used the AllSpark to activate a "torch" made by Sentinel. Optimus finally appeared to fend off Megatron and ensure Elita-One escaped to give Sentinel the torch. Sentinel boarded the [[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]] with the torch to retrieve Optimus from Simfur, but to both Optimus and Megatron's horror, Starscream attacked the Ark, destroying it. The Autobots fled, but Megatron correctly deduced Optimus would return with a vengeance. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}} From his [[Lord High Protector citadel|citadel]], Megatron watched as Optimus and Ironhide battled their way through his defenses. When Optimus finally entered the tower, he found Megatron covered in hatchlings and daring him to kill them with him, gloating that Optimus would never go far enough. Optimus revealed he didn't: it had all been a distraction as Wheeljack, Chromia and Arcee stole the AllSpark aboard a second [[Ark (Movie)|Ark]]. With the AllSpark removed from Sentinel's device, the sun it held in place disappeared. Optimus escaped, rescuing Ironhide from Starscream and Shockwave while leaving Megatron to free himself of his hungry hatchlings. Megatron swore he would recover the AllSpark, and that if he would have to travel across the entire universe to do so, he would kill every Autobot. {{storylink|Transformers: Foundation|Foundation #1-4}}<br />
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[[File:Movie Megatron Targetcomic sure.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|"Sit, boy — or I'll beat you to death."]]<br />
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During an assault on the Autobots personally led by Megatron and his hound, [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]], the tyrant crushed an Autobot opponent's spark before casually tossing his corpse over his shoulder. He declared that the AllSpark would be his again, to which Blackout assured his leader that he would personally see to it. Megatron was pleased by his minion's loyalty, but decided to dispatch him to assist Starscream's unit to prevent Optimus Prime's reinforcements from entering [[Tyger Pax]]. He then left to meet his destiny, but it slipped from his grasp; Prime had commissioned the AllSpark to be launched into the abyss of outer space. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}}<br />
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[[File:MovieMegatron Bumblebee torture comic.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Better get some ice on that.]]<br />
After realizing Bumblebee had stalled him from claiming the Cube so the operation could be completed, Megatron tore off Bumblebee's arm—removing his weapon—and crushed his voice box, destroying his vocal processors so that the young Autobot would never speak of the affront to his destiny. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} Megatron, believing Prime to be a desperate, inexperienced fool, gave chase. On the way, he detected the ''Nemesis's'' distress signal and soon found the mighty starship on a barren world, abandoned by all but his master. Megatron was berated for allowing the Cube to slip away from his grasp and ordered to thoroughly continue his chase. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} As Megatron tracked the AllSpark through space, he mused about his reasons for the war and how he and his "brother" were not all that different, as seen by Optimus' sentencing their home to a slow death by launching the Cube into space. Tracing the AllSpark via energy signature to [[Earth|a primitive world]], he lost contact with it upon atmospheric entry and crashed into the planet's icy northern pole. Low on [[energon]], his safety buffers exhausted, Megatron went into [[stasis lock]].<br />
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[[File:MoviePrequel2-Megatrondownfall.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"I HAVE WALKED INTO THIS!"]]<br />
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Millennia later, in the year [[1897]], [[Archibald Witwicky]], the leader of the National Arctic Circle Expedition, discovered Megatron buried deep in the ice. Accidentally triggering Megatron's navigation system, Witwicky was blinded by a burst of light from the Decepticon leader's eyes, which imprinted the location of the AllSpark on his [[glasses]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} Witwicky was subsequently driven insane by the experience, and upon his return to land, became the subject of attention by the United States government, who recruited adventurers [[Walter Simmons]] and [[Theodore Joseph Wells]] to investigate his fantastic claims. Simmons, Wells and their group followed Witwicky's route back to the Arctic, arriving early [[1898]], where they discovered Megatron's frozen body, and like Witwicky before them, inadvertently activated one of his systems upon entry into the cave, bringing him partially back on-line. The energy pulse this released caught the attention of [[Jetfire (ROTF)|Jetfire]], a [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seeker]] abandoned on Earth by The Fallen, who quickly made his way to the Arctic, believing that The Fallen himself was the source of the pulse. Discovering the truth, Jetfire angrily informed Megatron that he has never heard of him, and punched him in the face. Simmons and Wells's group subsequently used explosives to send Jetfire punging into the freezing ocean; Megatron, too, was submerged, but jut before the cold overwhelmed him and he shut down again, he weakly proclaimed his name, which Simmons mis-heard as "Mega-Man". {{storylink|Original}} Simmons's organization set about constructing an environment dome around Megatron so he could be excavated and studied, which was completed in [[1899]]. Then, in [[1902]], the group discovered the AllSpark in the Colorado River, and quickly drew a correlation between it and their frozen "Mega-Man" because of the similar symbols that they were both decorated with. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}}<br />
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Eventually naming itself [[Sector Seven]] and arranging construction of the [[Hoover Dam]] to contain the AllSpark, the group initially planned to move Megatron to the dam as well in [[1935]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}} Unfortunately, some delays in the installation of the cryo-block system that would keep Megatron frozen delayed the planned move, however, and the outbreak of [[World War II]] put it on permanent hold. {{storylink|Weapon (issue)|Weapon}} It was in [[1954]] when Sector Seven definitively learned that they could not trust the Arctic cold to keep Megatron frozen when Communist sabotage of the organization's Arctic command post caused the Decepticon leader to thaw out, threatening the lives of the skeleton crew manning the base. Walter Simmons called for liquid nitrogen bombs to be dropped on the base, freezing Megatron solid once more only minutes after he awoke. {{storylink|Frozen}} In [[1969]], Megatron was at last transferred from the Arctic to the Hoover Dam headquarters. as Walter Simmons stayed looking at him. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}}<br />
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In the aftermath of the battle in Mission City, [[Sector Seven]] hauled away Megatron's corpse along with the other Decepticon bodies. The clandestine human organisation brought the bodies to a secret facility in the Nevada desert, with the intention of getting every bit of information they can out of the dead Decepticons before they were forced to dump them into the sea. {{storylink|Alliance issue 1}} When he arrived to oversee the burial of those who fell in Mission City, Optimus Prime noticed the surviving AllSpark fragment glowed when near Megatron's body, and gave it to [[Vine|Professor Vine]] for safekeeping. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2}} Weeks later, Megatron, along with Blackout, was dumped into the Laurentian Abyss. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3}}<br />
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Later, after Megatron's machinations with The Fallen were undone by Optimus and his Autobots, Megatron freed Shockwave, whose inactive body had been captured by humans much as his had been. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} When Starscream dared to question Megatron's latest scheme, the Decepticon leader took out his frustration by pummeling his underling, reminding him to always remember his place in the Decepticon hierarchy. Fed up with being pushed around, Starscream shoved Megatron back and took to the air. Megatron didn't bother to pursue, as he knew that one way or another, Starscream would always return to him. {{storylink|Transformers: Starscream}}<br />
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Megatron sent out Shockwave to retrieve Starscream and his subordinates, who have clandestinely begun dealing Cybertronian weaponry to humans. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}} As he waited, Megatron fumed about Optimus Prime's past decision to send out the AllSpark into space, internally justifying to himself all his past deeds as necessary evils in the face of Optimus's own transgressions against their species. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} While Shockwave and Starscream did their parts in Megatron's scheme, Megatron stayed behind in Nambia, teaching the hatchlings under his care to recognize the image of Optimus Prime, presumably to know him as their enemy. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}<br />
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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====<br />
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====''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''====<br />
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===Titan movie comics===<br />
[[File:MegatronMovie GeoffSenior.jpg|right|upright=0.85|thumb|''The Beast and its armies shall rise from the pit to make war against God.'']]<br />
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Even as [[Lord High Protector]], {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} Megatron was scheming to take power of Cybertron and worlds beyond. He believed the Transformers could gain ultimate power via the All Spark, power to reshape their [[alternate mode]]s into anything they imagined. Breaking all Cybertronian laws, he made direct contact with the All Spark to test his theory and found himself with a mighty new alternate mode. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 4|Megatron V. Optimus Prime}} {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Megatron Profile}} War was declared and Megatron's army of Decepticons swept the planet. <br />
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Ratchet tried to negotiate a peace and was almost murdered by Megatron in the process. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3|Ratchet Profile}} When [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] fought injustices outside of any faction, Megatron personally made an example of her. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Arcee bio}}<br />
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To stop Megatron getting the AllSpark, the Autobots tricked him into looking for it at [[Tyger Pax]] {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} while they launched towards the [[Alkaris Anomaly]], a wormhole that could potentially transport the cube to any one of an infinite number of locations in the universe. Megatron, noticing the launch, was fully capable of catching up to the cube before it would enter the wormhole, but as he passed Cybertron's moon, he found himself ensnared by an Autobot tractor beam of remarkable strength that pulled him down to the moon's surface. <br />
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Megatron was able to create a drone unit capable of zeroing in on Optimus Prime's unique energy matrix signature within his spark core. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 1|Prelude: Optimus Prime}}<br />
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Enraged by the ignominy of it all, Megatron turned his weapons on the Autobots responsible, but quickly calmed down enough to realize that this was only playing into their hands, and instead ordered [[Brawl (Movie)|Devastator]] to take his place in the battle. Megatron swooped back into space, hot on the AllSpark's heels, but was unable to stop the cube from falling through the anomaly. Determined to have the AllSpark's power, Megatron chose to enter the wormhole himself, only to be spat out in some far-off star system, with no trace of the AllSpark... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Prelude: Megatron}}<br />
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Megatron entered the [[Solar System]], where he freed [[The Fallen]] from his pocket dimension prison on one of [[Saturn]]'s moons. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|The Fallen's profile}}<br />
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Even when Megatron was missing in action, the idea he might come back was enough to stop [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]] from killing Decepticons who'd ticked him off. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.1|Adrift in Space and Time}} The only exception was [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] but in early 2011, Megatron (with [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] was his catspaw) attacked and defeated this upstart. None of Bludgeon's men ''dared'' mess with Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}}{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson!}}<br />
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====Alternate timeline====<br />
In [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|another reality]], Megatron defeated Optimus at [[Mission City]], killed Sam Witwicky and took control of the AllSpark. He was fully linked to it and drew on its power—"It is me and I am it!"—giving him greater might and the ability to heal any wound. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} <br />
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After conquering an unknown chunk of Earth (including the entire [[United States of America]]) with [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] as his second-in-command, he used the AllSpark's power to start turning Earth from an organic world into a new Cybertron. Optimus Prime lay frozen in the [[Hoover Dam|old Sector Seven base]], Autobot resistance was scattered, and NATO's threat to nuke occupied America was hardly much of one. [[File:Megatron Bumbleslap.jpg|left|upright=1.95|thumb|"''Sigh'' Even mindless violence seems boring today..."]] The only thing bothering Megatron was those rebels breaking into Hoover Dam... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}}<br />
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Megatron personally arrived to face [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] and hunted for him, trying to bait him into appearing. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} Realising the Autobot must have come with a human ally, he deliberately threatened to go after the human and thus got an emotional Bumblebee to make a defiant attack... at which point he backhanded Bumblebee into the wall and prepared to eviscerate him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} He gave the Autobot a chance at a swift death if he begged for mercy, and was quite impressed when Bumblebee merely asked "that all you got?", but was less impressed when Autobot reinforcements arrived. [[File:Megatron Titan12.jpg|right|upright=1.95|thumb|Megatron's BDSM Dungeon just wasn't meeting expectations.]] He effortlessly smashed them aside and was about to kill [[Skyblast (Movie)|Skyblast]] when a new challenger arrived: the revived Optimus! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}}<br />
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Optimus Prime got the snot beaten out of him, every attack he landed on Megatron being repaired by AllSpark power. However, he distracted Megatron long enough for Bumblebee to hit him with the ''other'' thing they'd broken into the Dam for: Sector Seven's greatest weapon, a nanovirus that targeted AllSpark operation frequencies. Infected, the tyrant was consumed from within by his own power and collapsed dead. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}<br />
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Or so it appeared. He'd downloaded his mind into the AllSpark interface module, knowing Starscream would take it and assimilate it into himself. And so Megatron was able to be a voice in Starscream's head for weeks and weeks—and finally, when Starscream had suffered a setback and wanted a plan to stop the Autobots, Megatron gave him one: to let him out... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}<br />
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While Starscream didn't, he ''did'' follow Megatron's tactical suggestions. He had the Decepticons use both carrot (promise of truce) ''and'' stick (multiple attacks) to make the US government, prompted by [[Theodore Allen|the mind-controlled President Allen]], boot out the Autobots—and then nuke them as they left, giving the Decepticons a clear shot at reconquest! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}} This plan backfired when [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]] intervened, and Megatron visited a broken, gibbering Starscream to once again tell him the only way out was to release him and let him walk the Earth again. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}} <br />
[[File:Starscreamseesthings Titan25.jpg|left|upright=1.95|thumb|''You're looking throooough me...'']]<br />
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This time Starscream ''did''... much to his dismay when he realised what he'd done. And so, when Stockade's New Decepticons stormed the [[Decepticon Heartland]], Megatron was there to "greet" them with fiery death!<br />
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Megatron fought Stockade in single combat, and [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]]-fueled punches rained down on him—only for him to ''grab'' a punch and use the momentum to hurl his opponent, berating him for lacking clear ambition to support his strength. This fight would've carried on except then the Autobots turned up. Trashing a rebellion, conquering Earth, ''and'' killing Optimus Prime in one day?! WOOOOO!<br />
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But Optimus drew first blood, and before Megatron could truly fight back, he was forcibly teleported with his Decepticons to Cybertron. A dead Cybertron. A dead Cybertron that itself teleported to an unknown area of space, leaving them trapped with no way back and no way off, ''forever''.<br />
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===''Ghosts of Yesterday''===<br />
"The Ice Man" was kept in deep freeze by [[Sector Seven]] in their super-secret [[Sector Seven High Arctic Base|High Arctic Base]] until they decided to move him closer to the [[AllSpark]] in [[1969]]. The convoy was disrupted when the driver of the lead truck spun out causing the rest of the vehicles to pile up on the icy roads. It was determined later that the driver was the [[Soviet Union|Soviet]] spy [[Sergei Tasarov]] who had taken the place of the Sector Seven agent Peter Hodgson.<br />
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When Megatron came partially online, it was obvious that some time had passed. Not only was he encased in a primitive transport, but there were [[Human|lifeforms]] fighting over him. Before Megatron could properly exterminate them, another crude transport crashed into his, causing a massive (but not spark-threatening) explosion. Megatron would have been pleased to know that the fire only added to his terrifying visage in the eyes of the maggots. Regaining his composure, Megatron noticed [[Philip Nolan|an insect]] standing near him. As Megatron reached out to grab it, [[Thomas Kinnear|another insect]], this one terminally damaged, began firing crude projectiles which his body armor easily deflected. Waiting until after the creature had expended its ammunition, Megatron grabbed it in his hand, only to discover that it had packed itself with explosives, which threw Megatron to the ground when they detonated. Then, the aforementioned first insect began spraying liquid nitrogen on Megatron, causing him to go back into stasis. Unable to escape, Megatron screamed a dark vengeance upon his captors. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}<br />
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===Toy bios===<br />
Megatron was ''born'' evil, always wanting domination of everything. {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Voyager Megatron}} His fiery diatribes still managed to sway thousands, however. {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Robot Replicas|Robot Replica Megatron}}<br />
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At some point, he took a stealth mode so he could attack Optimus without warning. {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Night Attack Megatron}}<br />
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When frozen on Earth, he remained vaguely conscious and remembers a few things from when he warmed up slightly. At one point, his body was worshipped as a god by [[protohuman]]s. {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Premium Series Megatron}}<br />
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He was blasted into stasis lock by the AllSpark and dumped in the sea, trapped and seething with rage. The Decepticons fixed him using cannibalised parts from themselves but Megatron gave no shits: he just wanted revenge! Now, feeling the AllSpark's power flowing inside him, he had the power to finally destroy Prime! {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 2|Megatron (Voyager)}} {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Leader Class toys 2|Megatron (Leader)}}<br />
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In the end, that did nothing and he swapped bodies for a new Blastwave Weapons Base arsenal. {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Cyberverse|Blastwave Weapons Base}}<br />
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===Beast Wars Diorama Story===<br />
[[File:BWDiorama Megatrons.jpg|thumb|left]]<br />
On Earth in the past and in another universe, a group of [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]], led by another [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]], battled a contingent of [[Maximal]]s in a forest. {{storylink|Optimus Primal Chapter}}<br />
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Some time into the battle, a warp opened, bringing with it [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]], [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]], [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]]. After being defeated by the Maximals, Starscream joined the Predacons. {{storylink|Tigatron Chapter}} [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]] later appeared and joined the Predacons, as well. As the battled raged, Megatron came in through the warp. {{storylink|Gimlet Chapter}}<br />
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The Decepticon Megatron brought along [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], and the two Megatrons combined their troops into a fearsome force against the Autobots and Maximals. In the ensuing skirmish, Megatron stood on a cliff edge and loomed over the battle. The two factions then took formation against each other with the intention of combining their energies to attack the opposing side. The Predacon Megatron led the combined Predacon/Decepticon force. With [[Motorarm (BWII)|Motorarm]] leading the charge, the Maximals and the Autobots attacked first. {{storylink|Motorarm Chapter}}<br />
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===Cyber Missions===<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Tony Gialluca II]] (English)|[[Gerardo Vásquez]] (Latin-American Spanish)}}<br />
[[File:CyberMissions4 Megatron.JPG|right|thumb|300|You wants a Megatron more ugly?]]<br />
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Hiding in a disused factory, Megatron was able to cloak the energy signature of his spark, so that when Optimus and Sideswipe turned up, they didn't notice him hiding under a pile of girders. He was able to get the drop on them and sneeringly mocked them as they fought, until Sideswipe jabbed him in the foot. Optimus suggested he surrender, but Megatron instead transformed to tank mode and brought the roof down on them. By the time the two Autobots recovered, Megatron was gone. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 4}}<br />
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Not soon after the encounter, Megatron ordered his subordinate [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] to rendezvous somewhere in the Arctic, and revealed that he knew of his ambition to take over leadership of the Decepticons. However, due to the Autobots tracking Starscream en route to Megatron's location, Optimus Prime appeared not long after. Starscream and Megatron double-teamed Optimus for a brief time before the other members of Optimus's team arrived. Ordering Starscream to deal with the others, Megatron continued to attack. Megatron is soon beaten down and asks his foe if he will finish him, but Optimus grants him mercy and allows him to escape. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}} <br />
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Megatron received the energy signature of [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], and tracked him to a bullet train, which he soon stopped dead in its tracks (literally). [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], Starscream, and [[Mindwipe (ROTF)|Mindwipe]] soon arrived on the scene. As Megatron attempted to retrieve his fallen communications officer, he discovered that it was in fact a hologram created by [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], and was a distraction while the Autobots arrived. Megatron once again fought Optimus, who pointed out that Megatron's alliances were merely because of fear, unlike the Autobots' alliances. The human military arrived, and the Decepticons were backed into a corner. Optimus then declared that they leave Earth or face the consequences. The other 'Cons retreated, while Megatron made one final promise to destroy Earth the next time around, and blasted off into space. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}<br />
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===''I Can Read!'' books===<br />
[[File:MegatronandStarsscreamdig-TrainingDay.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.75|After the Unity, you will join my legion and you will know the righteousness of power. You will love me. You all will.]]<br />
Megatron's latest scheme to defeat the Autobots was to dig a series of underground tunnels to ambush his enemies wherever they may be. Or, more precisely, his plan was to have Starscream dig the tunnels while Megatron supervised. When the two Decepticons surfaced to attack Optimus, Sideswipe, Bumblebee and Ironhide, they were thwarted despite the element of surprise being on their side. {{storylink|Training Day (book)|Training Day}}<br />
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===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===<br />
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Megatron planted a [[New lab assistant|Decepticon spy]] at Sam's university to exploit Optimus's friendship with the boy. He had his agent send a false distress signal to Optimus through Sam's computer, prompting Optimus to arrive alone at the University's science lab. There, Megatron used a supermagnet to lock Optimus in his vehicle mode. Now holding his enemy at a disadvantage, Megatron began to brutalize Optimus Prime. If not for Sam arriving at that moment and turning the supermagnet against Megatron, the Decepticon leader would have surely slain Optimus. With Megatron stuck to the magnet, he was reduced to relying on Starscream's help to be freed while Optimus and Sam escaped his clutches once more. {{storylink|Prime Target (book)|Prime Target}}<br />
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Upon witnessing Megatron being defeated by Optimus one too many times, Soundwave concocted a plan to damage the Autobots' reputation in the humans' eyes, whom he blamed for the Decepticons' continued failures. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}<br />
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===''Spot the 'Bots''===<br />
Megatron was hiding in broad daylight behind a tree when Optimus spotted him. Megatron tried to get away in his tank mode, but more Autobots joined the chase. Nonetheless, Megatron managed to make it to an old warehouse, where Starscream and Ravage were waiting for him. The two factions then battled it out for the fate of the Earth! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}<br />
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===''Unite for the Universe''===<br />
Megatron entrusted [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]] with a mission to steal the fruits of N.E.S.T.'s most recent labor: the Unite Weapons Program. Megatron promised Bludgeon command of his Earth-stationed troops if he succeeded. Starscream protested, claiming that Earth should rightfully be his to command. Megatron dismissed his second-in-command, reminding him that all of Earth was his, and that those under him were little more than stewards to his reign. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|The Secret of Project: Unite}}<br />
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Starscream managed to acquire newfound power behind Megatron's back by imitating the human-Autobot alliance's process of recycling fallen Cybertronian bodies into upgrades. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|Bludgeon's Revenge}} The upgrade affected Starscream's mental stability, however, and seeing his subordinate sowing unnecessary destruction, Megatron decided to put an immediate end to his power play. Through [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], he tasked [[Brimstone (TF 2010)|Brimstone]] and [[Thundercracker (Movie)|Thundercracker]] with taking Starscream down, but Starscream proved too powerful for them. Enraged, Megatron headed out to deal with Starscream himself. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}} <br />
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Slamming into the battlefield, Megatron warned Starscream that resisting him would only lead to greater suffering on his part. Uncowed, Starscream boasted that nothing could stop him, and the two Decepticons wrestled fiercely, ignoring the nearby Autobots. Optimus and his troops soon stepped in to interfere, prompting Megatron to focus on Optimus instead of the rebellious Decepticon. When Optimus refused to withdraw, as Megatron deemed the fight to be none of his concern, the Decepticon leader called in additional troops to support him. During the chaos, Ratchet managed to burn out Starscream's upgrades, rendering them unsalvageable. With any prize worth fighting for destroyed, Megatron sounded a retreat, vowing that soon he would have his reckoning against the Autobots. {{storylink|The Strongest Weapon}}<br />
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===''Prepare to Battle'' prequel material===<br />
Long ago, during his search for [[AllSpark]], Megatron knew that the [[Knights of Cybertron]] would stand between him and the AllSpark, so he approached them offering to surrender in return for amnesty, in reality planning to get rid of them. The Knights reluctantly accepted and the entirety of their group arrived for the meeting. Megatron and his forces used this occasion to trap and destroy them.<br />
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Centuries later, [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] reported an intercepted transmission from [[Evac (Ride)|Evac]], the last of the Knights. Realizing that Evac represented an era of Cybertron before him, an era he wished to erase, and that he was also after the last shard of the All Spark, Megatron knew the destruction of the Knights and possession of the shard were in his reach. {{storylink|Prepare for Battle (website)}}<br />
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===Mega-Mouth===<br />
[[Megatron (WFC)|A certain Megatron]] from an alternate universe seemed to think he was ''this'' Megatron, as he claimed he attacked Sentinel. {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.1#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #1}} He also explained why he wore a cowl in ''Dark of the Moon'', {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.4#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #4}} and claimed that he survived ''Dark of the Moon''... well that Megatron was ''not so wrong'' about the last one... {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_4.5#Mega-Mouth|Mega-Mouth #5}}<br />
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===''TransTech''===<br />
[[File:C-81andScalpel-CMW.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|"No protectors here: no Lanterns, no Kryptonian. This world will fall - like all the others."]]<br />
In one timeline, moments before Optimus Prime was able to dispatch Megatron after the Decepticons' destruction of Chicago, a mysterious force caused Megatron's position to spontaneously shift. Now finding himself behind his foe, Megatron killed both Optimus and Sentinel Prime. Megatron then proceeded to rebuild his Cybertronian empire, repairing himself bit by bit along the way. Despite Megatron's victory on Earth, a new Autobot leader eventually rose up to challenge him: [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Rodimus Prime]]. The Autobot/Decepticon war began anew, culminating in the final showdown between Rodimus and Megatron. The two warriors battled atop a space bridge, with Rodimus gaining the upper hand. The duel ended when Megatron, dangling from the space bridge, decided to simply let go and fall into the abyss instead of letting Rodimus's final blow strike its target. Megatron then awoke in [[Axiom Nexus]]. {{storylink|Megatron (Movie)/toys#Timelines|BotCon 2015 Megatron's bio card}}<br />
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Allegedly, when the Transcendent Technomorphs came upon Megatron, they mistook him for a derelict heap, and only to identified his three Mini-Con companions, [[Boombox]], [[Heavyweight]], and [[Scalpel (ROTF)|Scalpel]]. Megatron somehow obtained a counterfeit [[identification bolt]], and renamed himself "'''C-81'''" to avoid complications with Axiom Nexus's "Dux non Intruitus" law. C-81 then proceeded to gather a crew to work under him, including [[Battletrap]], [[Stepper (SG)|Stepper]], and [[Nebulon (SG)|Nebulon]]. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}} Together, they were Cybertron's most wanted criminals... save for C-81 himself, as the TransTechs were not specifically aware of him. Keeping his anonymity all the while, C-81 allowed other crime bosses take credit for his work while he committed several thefts. {{storylink|Rook - Axiom Nexus News: Investigative Journalist|Rook - Axiom Nexus News, 2015/06/16}} {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}} With the technology he acquired, C-81 planned to build an interuniversal gate, and provide paying customers with an "off-the-books" travel agency. On his final raid, his greed got the better of him, and his crew wound up on the run from the local police force. Despite his efforts to cut through [[Seeker-Shinai]], an [[Axiom Nexus Security Administration|OZSA]] team led by [[Hound (G1)|Sergeant Hound]] caught up with him, and C-81 was brought to the offworlder maximum security prison.<br />
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[[File:C-81ripsBeet-ChitfromZaptrap-CMW.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.5|Primitive beings.]]<br />
While being held, C-81's crew met two more criminals that ranked amongst the most wanted on the planet, [[Oilmaster]] and [[Packrat]]. With these new recruits, the whole gang managed to escape the prison, only to find Axiom Nexus shut down on the outside. They then headed to Axiom Nexus's underground tunnel system, and made their way to one of their hidden weapons stashes. There, they bumped into [[Lift-Ticket (Diaclone)|Lift-Ticket]], [[Burn Out]], and [[Spy-Eye]], who immediately took off. Suspecting this trio might report them to the authorities, C-81's crew gave chase, only to wind up in the middle of a [[Waruder]] nest. They battled these extradimensional invaders for a time, but found themselves overwhelmed by sheer numbers. The tables turned when [[Optimus Prime (G1)|General Optimus Prime]] and Sergeant Hound joined in, along with the returning Burn Out and Lift-Ticket. C-81 was instrumental to the victory against the Waruders. He ripped out [[Beet-Chit|their commander]] from [[Zaptrap|his exo-suit]], and forced him to negotiate. Offering a Cybertron free of opposition in exchange for their peaceful departure, C-81 completed his interuniversal gate and escorted the Waruders to the abandoned planet. General Optimus Prime informed C-81 that he could not allow him to keep his gate, but agreed to keep C-81's identity a secret out of gratitude. In the end, C-81 was simply glad to have had the adventure. {{storylink|Cybertron's Most Wanted}}<br />
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===Ask Vector Prime===<br />
In [[Tyran 609.23-PX Kappa]], Megatron rather than Optimus Prime killed the Fallen. Galvanized by his victory, Megatron returned to space to gather his army. He considered conquering Earth but realized that the true prize was Cybertron. With his troops ready for combat, Megatron led them on a successful campaign all over Earth against the Autobots and NEST. He also had Soundwave plant clues about the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]''<nowiki>'</nowiki>s presence on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] for Sam Witwicky to discover. Optimus Prime fell for the bait and took the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'' to the Moon to revive [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]. Backed into a corner by the Decepticons' offensive, Optimus hastily revived Sentinel on the Moon's surface, and Megatron captured Optimus with the traitorous Sentinel's aid. With the aid of human collaborators, Megatron used [[space bridge]] technology to bring Cybertron into Earth orbit. Under the leadership of Dylan Gould, humans were put to work strip-mining Earth for resources to repair Cybertron.<br />
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Everything changed with the arrival of [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], who demanded that Prime be handed over to him. Megatron and Sentinel both refused, the former out of pride and the latter out of loyalty. However, when Sentinel was tempted by Lockdown's offer of a protomatter [[seed]], Optimus used the opportunity to reignite Sentinel's sense of justice. Sentinel pretended to hand over Optimus, proceeding to ambush Lockdown, defeat him, and capture his [[Knight Ship|vessel]]. Allying themselves with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]]s, Sentinel and Optimus Prime waged a long guerilla campaign against Megatron's Decepticons, eventually restoring humankind's freedom and revitalizing Cybertron with the seed. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 22/7/2015}}<br />
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In [[Tyran 511.0 Kappa]], Megatron also returned as Galvatron, but his old subordinate [[Wild Rider]] remained loyal to his new Autobot comrades even in the face of Megatron's rebirth. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 16/9/2015}}<br />
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===''Kre-O'' cartoon===<br />
A bunch of Vehicons were helping build the Galvatron Factory Battle set when Optimus came stomping in on the scene atop of Grimlock. The Decepticon Kreons scrambled in terror, and Galvatron wound up losing an arm when a Vehicon grabbed hold of it as he was being drawn into Grimlock's mouth. {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Dino Force|Kre-O Dino Force commercial}}<br />
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===''TV Magazine'' stories===<br />
At one point, Megatron obtained a new flame-based power for himself. Now naming himself '''Burning Megatron''', he utilizes attacks like "Burning Laser (which fires from his eyes)", A more powerful Fusion Cannon due to the combination with his flames, An "Explosive Burning Sword", and "Burning Claw (which utilizes his fiery foot claws for kicking)" {{storylink|Burning Megatron's Explosively Burning Power!}}<br />
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===''Mission to Cybertron'' comic===<br />
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==Commercial appearances==<br />
{{voiceactor|[[Frank Welker]] (English, pre-recorded dialogue)}}<br />
Megatron smashed some guys' cars just as they were about to retrieve them from the valet service. He did exactly the same thing to some woman's car too. It was awesome. Well, not for the car's owner. Otherwise, it was awesome. {{storylink|Commercial/Transformers (2007)#General Motors|Transformers Chevy tie-in commercial}} While on vacation at [[Transformers:_The_Ride_–_3D|Universal Studios]] with his family, [[w:Peyton Manning|Peyton Manning]] runs into <s>a person dressed in costume as</s> Megatron, who Manning thinks used to play for [[Megatron (human)|Detroit]]. Megatron is sickened by the sight of Manning. {{storylink|Commercial#Transformers:_The_Ride-3D|Peyton Manning: Vacation Quarterback commercial}}<br />
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==Games==<br />
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==Notes==<br />
===''Transformers''===<br />
[[File:Movie Megatron olduglyface.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|I'm blind!]]<br />
*The prototype photographs on the back of Fast Action Battler, Leader, and Voyager class Megatron's packaging show him with a completely different head based upon an earlier version of CGI design (seen on the right) that was dropped after much negative fan reaction. Legends class Megatron retains this head shape, as do a few children's picture books. <br />
*According to The Movie Guide, Megatron is one of the few Transformers capable of space travel without reverting to a protoform. This explains how he was capable of chasing the AllSpark ''immediately'' after its launch.<br />
[[File:EarlyMegsMovieConceptartwithG1headandbody.jpg|right|upright=1.1|thumb|This would've shut [[GEEWUN|them]] up.]]<br />
*The earliest concept designs of Megatron gave him a look very much inspired by his ''Generation One'' counterpart. Unlike the Cybertronic jet seen in the first movie, this Megatron was intended to transform into an army tank.<br />
*According to ''[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]'' paperback's opening paragraph, "...Most revered were Optimus and Megatron. They were twin brothers of the Prime dynasty." (This implies that Megatron may have also had the surname "Prime" at one time.) Similarly, in the ''Autobots'' version of the same DS game, it is noted that Megatron "took the spark" of his and Optimus' father. However, in the [[Transformers Comic issue 2.12|twelfth issue of Titan's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' comic]], [[Barricade (Movie)|"Barricade"]] informed readers that Megatron and Optimus weren't related, the term "brother" was just because they'd known each other for so long. However, the ''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'' comic series sheds more light on this, with Optimus and Megatron being LIKE brothers and Sentinel being like a father to them and his supposed death on Megatron's order brings the whole scenario full circle.<br />
*Early script drafts and a [[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron|children's picture book]] featured Megatron consuming the [[spark]]s of his fallen foes, but this didn't make it into the final film due to time constraints. The novelization of the movie, on the other hand, sees him chow down on Jazz in the final battle; similarly, although not outright stated in dialogue, his animalistic pouncing on the fallen bodies of various characters (including Optimus Prime, Starscream, Jazz and the [[Create-A-Bot (Decepticon)|Decepticon Create-A-Bot]]) in the Movie Nintendo DS games, following by what appears to be rooting around in their innards, seems to suggest he's doing the same there.<br />
*[[Detroit]] Lions American football player Calvin Johnson has earned the nickname [[Megatron (human)|Megatron]], due to his large stature and unstoppability. Since he got the nickname around the same time as the movie was in theaters, we assume he was named for this Megatron. Johnson has worn a hat with the Decepticon logo on it.<ref>[http://larrybrownsports.com/football/calvin-johnson-now-rocks-a-megatron-transformers-hat-picture/92078 Calvin Johnson now rocks a Megatron Transformers hat]</ref> Nike came out with a limited edition line "Megatron" styled sports gear for the 2012 Thanksgiving Day game.<ref>[http://www.nikeblog.com/2012/11/22/nike-calvin-johnson-megatron-collection/ Nike Calvin Johnson ‘Megatron’ Collection]</ref><br />
*The Megatron computer generated model consisted of 2411 individual pieces, 433,949 polygons, 8924 rig nodes, and 1437 texture maps. The pieces combined gave a volume of 10,325 cubic feet.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2007). Heavy Metal. ''Computer Graphics, 30''(7), 12-17.</ref><br />
[[File:MBMovieMegatronAttacks.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|You'll find battling me A COSTLY MISTAKE, Optimus Prime!]]<br />
*The [[Milton Bradley]] [[Transformers Battling Card Game]] depicts a couple of unique attacks for Megatron's original form; one card gives him a pair of forearm-mounted blades as an "Arm Sword", and another shows him firing a swarm of missiles from his chest in a "Missile Attack".<br />
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===''Revenge of the Fallen''===<br />
*It was decided that Megatron would not be renamed Galvatron in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' for the sake of the general audience.<ref>[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-229.html#post3421064 Roberto Orci answers fan questions on the TFW2005 boards.]<br />
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*While ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe|Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe]]'' and the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|comic adaptation]] create the idea that Megatron is a [[Triple Changer]] that alternates between his robot, jet, and tank modes, there is absolutely nothing to support this in the movie. Throughout the entire film, he only transforms into a winged tank portrayed by the Voyager figure and is more than capable of flying in said mode. Of course, whether or not his flying tank mode is considered a third mode is up to interpretation.<br />
*According to his bio on the Hasbro sticker sheets, ''Revenge'' Megatron weighs in at 5.7 metric tons, is 35 feet tall, uses an 'Ion-fused chain whip' for his primary weapon, has a 'Strength power level' of 10, and changes into an 'Interstellar jet.' The mention of a chain whip and a jet mode seem to indicate the card's stats were based on his original form, rather than his ''Revenge of the Fallen'' tank mode. The card also surmises that Megatron's might will 'make the Earth quake, and the stars fall from the sky.' The two-disc special edition of the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' DVD also gives him a height of 35 feet.<br />
*In the ''Revenge of the Fallen: The Movie Universe'', it states Megatron possesses an internal self-regenerating dark matter power core which is possibly of alien origin.<br />
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===''Dark of the Moon''===<br />
*His weatherbeaten Mack tanker truck mode and Cybertronian sawed-off shotgun as seen in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' are fairly straightforward nods to the 1981 film ''{{w|Mad Max 2|Mad Max 2: The Road Warrior}}''.<br />
*The whole notion of him even being [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys 4|a tanker truck]] in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' in the first place might be a nod to executive producer [[Steven Spielberg]]'s first movie, ''{{w|Duel (1971 film)|Duel}}'', where a similar truck is the main "bad guy".<br />
*Early concepts for his ''Dark of the Moon'' design called him Cyclonus in an attempt to curb leaks and spread misinformation.<br />
*Megatron's story was altered significantly twice during development of ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and ''Dark of the Moon'': the climax of the second film would have revealed Megatron served The Fallen under the pretense of becoming a Prime, which Optimus exposes a lie, explaining Primes are born, not made. An angered Megatron refused to aid The Fallen in his final battle, and returned to the ''Nemesis'' via The Fallen's space bridge to raise an army of hatchlings. In the film he is removed from the battle by having Optimus disfigure him with his own cannon, forcing him to hide as a truck in Africa. Megatron would have survived ''Dark of the Moon'', with Optimus accepting the truce after helping kill Sentinel, with Megatron returning to Cybertron and leaving the possibility open to a fourth film. On screen, Megatron's offer comes across as less than sincere, allowing Optimus to finally tear his head off.<br />
*Megatron is the only character to have appeared in all three movies to have received a distinctly different body design and alternate form for each film. Each subsequent change having an in-story reason as well (brought back from the dead and repaired in ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'', and being forced into hiding due to injuries he sustained at the end of the former-mentioned film in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''). This trend even follows into ''[[Transformers: The Ride – 3D]]'', wherein Megatron appears in his ''Dark of the Moon'' body, but with the ''Revenge of the Fallen'' "murder arm".<br />
[[File:TF3concept-Galvatron-MassiveBlack.jpg|thumb|"There are plenty of Autobot shoulders for you. Ultra Magnus' shoulders are MINE!"]]<br />
*Concept art for Galvatron in ''Dark of the Moon'' was created by [[Massive Black]] artist [[Bruno Gore]]. Whether he was intended to be an upgraded Megatron or a separate character entirely is unknown. [http://www.ballisticpublishing.com/flipbook/mb_2/index.php]<br />
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===''Age of Extinction''===<br />
*In ''Age of Extinction'', the "axe wound" in Megatron's head has shrunk considerably since its appearance in "Dark of the Moon"; although, if Megatron was alive, then he may have been able to heal his wounds to some degree.<br />
*Interestingly (perhaps to avoid movie spoilers), the toy [[bio]] for Galvatron on the Voyager packaging does not mention ''anything'' about Galvatron, but rather how the Autobots face new adversaries after the Battle of Chicago.<br />
*Hasbro's website says that Galvatron's chest contains a "[[Vortex Grinder]]", like [[Devastator (ROTF)|Devastator]]'s. This could be why Optimus Prime's sword shattered inside of Galvatron's chest.<br />
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===''The Last Knight''===<br />
*''The Last Knight'' is light on explicit explanations for... virtually ''anything'' Megatron does internal to the film, but the implicit clues are all there. The presence of a red "scar" on his face, like the one Quintessa gives Optimus, coupled with the fact that he is already searching for the talisman at the beginning of the film, and is aware of Unicron, indicate that he is already working with Quintessa prior to the events of the film, which is why he suddenly joins forces with her, and refers to [[Infernocus]] by name, in the movie's final act. Perhaps she might even have something to do with his new appearance, and/or why he's calling himself "Megatron" again? Could the "Prime of Life" have reignited Megatron's lost [[spark]]?<br />
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===Foreign names===<br />
*''Japanese:'' '''Megatron''' (メガトロン ''Megatoron''), '''Galvatron''' (ガルバトロン ''Garubaroton'', ガルヴァトロン ''Garuvatoron'')<br />
*''Korean:'' '''Megatron''' (메가트론 ''Megateulon'')<br />
*''Mandarin:'' '''Megaton''' (Taiwan, 密卡登 ''Mìkǎdēng''), '''Wēi Zhèn Tīan''' (Mainland China, 威震天, "Extremely Prestigious", literally "Heaven-shaking Might"), <br />
'''Jīng Pò Tīan''' (''Age of Extinction'', 惊破天, "Sky-breaking Awe")<br />
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==References==<br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.tfu.info/toytables/movie_megatron.htm Megatron at TFU.info]<br />
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'''Optimus Prime Versus Megatron''' is a children's picture book for the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]].<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Sam was prompted by the Autobot leader to use the Allspark on Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. The Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
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*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
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*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
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*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently in this book, as is his being brothers with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]].<br />
*Both Megatron and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many events and details differ due to being based on an earlier script. Some highlights:<br />
**Optimus and Megatron being brothers is heavily emphasized. [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] even asks Optimus if he can "destroy his own brother."<br />
**It's never stated how the AllSpark actually ended up on Earth in the first place.<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to Starscream, rather than Frenzy.<br />
**Jazz has his spark torn out instead of being ripped in half, and dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. <br />
**Bumblebee is still depicted in his 70's Chevrolet Camaro form by the end, seemingly never having upgraded himself. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus urges Sam to kill Megatron with the Allspark, rather than push the cube into his own chest.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
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===Errors==<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*In the flashback to Cybertron, everyone besides Megatron are shown in their earth modes.<br />
*Jazz, the smallest Autobot in the 2007 Movie, is consistently drawn nearly as tall as Optimus!<br />
*In a hilarious geographical error, the battle starts at the Hoover Dam, then inexplicably shows Megatron and Sam on a roof surrounded by City skyscrapers, as if everyone had teleported to [[Mission City]] between pages. <br />
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===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
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==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
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{{Comicstory<br />
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|prev=Sam's New Car<br />
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|title="Optimus Prime Versus Megatron"<br />
|image=optimusvsmegatroncover.jpg<br />
|caption=One shall stand... one shall fall... again....<br />
|publisher=[[HarperCollins Publishers]]<br />
|date=[[May 22]], [[2007]]<br />
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'''Optimus Prime Versus Megatron''' is a children's picture book for the [[Transformers (film)|2007 live-action movie]].<br />
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==Synopsis==<br />
[[File:OptimusPrimevsMegatron-Fight.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.7]]<br />
A civil war on the planet Cybertron has left the planet in ruins and has divided the brothers [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] on opposite sides of the conflict. Their war eventually ended, and many of the surviving Transformers fled to [[Earth]]. Optimus's Autobots sought the Allspark located on the small blue planet to restore life to Cybertron, while Megatron's Decepticons wanted to use it in order to turn Earth's machines into an army capable of conquering the universe. Megatron reached his destination first, but found himself frozen solid and eventually studied by the American government. Meanwhile, Optimus came to Earth and befriended [[Sam Witwicky]], who possessed a code that would lead the Autobots to the Allspark. Finding the code imprinted on the glasses of Sam's great-great-grandfather, the Autobots headed for the Hoover Dam, the Allspark and Megatron. Megatron was thawed from his frozen state when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] destroyed the dam's generators, and the battle between the two factions begun once more. Megatron's first move in the re-ignited conflict was to devour Jazz's spark as Optimus looked on in horror. Watching the melee from afar, Sam grabbed the Allspark and attempted to get it to higher ground. Soon caught by Megatron, Sam was prompted by the Autobot leader to use the Allspark on Megatron's very spark, causing the evil robot's life force to explode. The Decepticons then fled the planet. In the aftermath, Megatron's body was lowered into the Ocean, and the Autobots stood victorious... for now.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] (1)<br />
*[[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] (3)<br />
*[[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] (4)<br />
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
*[[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] (6)<br />
|c2=<br />
*[[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] (2)<br />
*[[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]] (7)<br />
*[[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] (8)<br />
*[[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] (9)<br />
*[[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] (10)<br />
*[[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]] (15)<br />
|c3=<br />
*Three American scientists (11-13)<br />
*[[Sam Witwicky]] (14)<br />
}}<br />
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==Notes==<br />
*In the first image of the flashback on Cybertron, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] has blue eyes. Every other page colors them red. Whether this is an error, or to show him "corrupted by evil" or something, is unknown.<br />
*Megatron's devouring of fallen Transformer sparks is featured prominently in this book, as is his being brothers with [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]].<br />
*Both Megatron and [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|Bonecrusher]] are drawn with older head designs.<br />
*Though mostly a retelling of the Movie's events, many events take place in a different order, or at a different location, likely for the sake of simplification. Some highlights:<br />
**Megatron's thawing out is attributed to Starscream, rather than Frenzy.<br />
**Jazz dies much earlier in the fight against the Decepticons, right outside the dam. The fight starts at the dam, then inexplicably seems to move to a city. <br />
**The reason Prime can't continue fighting and must rely on Sam Witwicky in this book is because [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream's]] blasts paralyzed him.<br />
**Optimus is the one to prompt Sam to kill Megatron with the Allspark, rather than wanting to sacrifice himself in order to destroy it.<br />
**Megatron is seemingly the only Decepticon killed and thus the only one to receive the [[Laurentian Abyss|ocean treatment]]. <br />
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===Reprints===<br />
* '''''[[Transformers Ultimate Storybook Collection]]''''' <small> ISBN 978-0-316-18865-4</small><br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://www.harpercollins.com/books/Transformers-Optimus-Prime-Versus-Megatron/?ISBN=9780060888244 Listing at HarperCollins.com]<br />
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|caption=<br />
|publisher=[[Kadokawa]]<br />
|published in=''[[Kerokero Ace]]'' #34<br />
|date=[[August 26]], [[2010]]<br />
|coverdate=October 2010<br />
|manga by=[[Naoto Tsushima]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Prowl must choose between the Autobots and Lockdown as Starscream hatches a scheme with a duo of clones.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
Together with [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (in his new power-enhancing armor) successfully captures [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]. Lockdown prepares to take him back to his sponsor, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Prowl begins to have second thoughts, encouraging Lockdown to immobilize him and take the bounty for himself.<br />
<br />
Later, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots bring Prowl to, as they come under attack from Starscream! Enraged, Prowl uses the power of his new armor to fly into the air, chop off Starscream's wings and send him plummeting into a nearby park.<br />
<br />
Detaining the unconscious Starscream, Prime scolds Prowl for being too flashy in his attack. Prowl insists that he never gives any less than his all, while [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] shows him the destruction his "all" has wrought upon the once-peaceful park. Prowl then recalls words from his cyber ninja master, [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]], telling him that with power comes a choice, and asking what choice he will make?<br />
<br />
Suddenly, Prowl gets a transmission from Lockdown. Lockdown is turning Starscream over to Megatron and wants to thank Prowl for helping him rake in such a huge bounty. Confused, Prowl leads the Autobots to Lockdown's location.<br />
<br />
Inside a warehouse, the Autobots confront the Decepticons. Optimus demands Megatron hand-over his Starscream, while Megatron demands Optimus hand over ''his'' Starscream. Suddenly, one of the duplicate Starscreams begins playing a message from the ''real'' Starscream. As it turns out, both clones are rigged to explode. Megatron and the Decepticons flee the warehouse, as Optimus exclaims that they can't shut the explosives off. Prowl says they don't need to and attaches one of his armor's rocket thrustors to the clones. The Starscreams go flying into the sky where they explode near the startled Decepticons.<br />
<br />
Back on the ground, Prowl removes his armor, deciding he doesn't need it any longer. He then recalls more words from Yoketron, informing him that ''true'' power comes not from weapons. Prowl vows to start his training over from scratch.<br />
<br />
Elsewhere, Starscream observes the whole debacle from a monitor and curses the interference of the Autobots. However, he admits that he still has plenty more clones where those two came from.<br />
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==Featured characters==<br />
{{Featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (4)<br />
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (6)<br />
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (7)<br />
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (9)<br />
* [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]] (10)<br />
<br />
|c2=<br />
* [[Clone number 3370318|Clone #3370318]] (1)<br />
* [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] (2)<br />
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (3)<br />
* [[Clone number 2716057|Clone #2716057]] (8)<br />
* [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (11)<br />
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (12)<br />
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (13)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*This issue is a loose adaptation of "[[A Fistful of Energon]]".<br />
*This comic marks the first time the gun included with [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Voyager Class|Voyager toy]] has made an in-fiction appearance. It will make a final appearance in [[The Cool Episode 7]].<br />
<br />
==Reprints==<br />
*2011 — [[Transformers Animated: The Cool#Collections|Transformers Animated: The Cool - Special Edition]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://tfarchive.com/comics/gallery.php?g2_itemId=16383 ''The Cool'' Episode 6 in English at TFArchive]<br />
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|caption=<br />
|publisher=[[Kadokawa]]<br />
|published in=''[[Kerokero Ace]]'' #34<br />
|date=[[August 26]], [[2010]]<br />
|coverdate=October 2010<br />
|manga by=[[Naoto Tsushima]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Prowl must choose between the Autobots and Lockdown as Starscream hatches a scheme with a duo of clones.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
Together with [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (in his new power-enhancing armor) successfully captures [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]. Lockdown prepares to take him back to his sponsor, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Prowl begins to have second thoughts, encouraging Lockdown to immobilize him and take the bounty for himself.<br />
<br />
Later, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots bring Prowl to, as they come under attack from Starscream! Enraged, Prowl uses the power of his new armor to fly into the air, chop off Starscream's wings and send him plummeting into a nearby park.<br />
<br />
Detaining the unconscious Starscream, Prime scolds Prowl for being too flashy in his attack. Prowl insists that he never gives any less than his all, while [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] shows him the destruction his "all" has wrought upon the once-peaceful park. Prowl then recalls words from his cyber ninja master, [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]], telling him that with power comes a choice, and asking what choice he will make?<br />
<br />
Suddenly, Prowl gets a transmission from Lockdown. Lockdown is turning Starscream over to Megatron and wants to thank Prowl for helping him rake in such a huge bounty. Confused, Prowl leads the Autobots to Lockdown's location.<br />
<br />
Inside a warehouse, the Autobots confront the Decepticons. Optimus demands Megatron hand-over his Starscream, while Megatron demands Optimus hand over ''his'' Starscream. Suddenly, one of the duplicate Starscreams begins playing a message from the ''real'' Starscream. As it turns out, both clones are rigged to explode. Megatron and the Decepticons flee the warehouse, as Optimus exclaims that they can't shut the explosives off. Prowl says they don't need to and attaches one of his armor's rocket thrustors to the clones. The Starscreams go flying into the sky where they explode near the startled Decepticons.<br />
<br />
Back on the ground, Prowl removes his armor, deciding he doesn't need it any longer. He then recalls more words from Yoketron, informing him that ''true'' power comes not from weapons. Prowl vows to start his training over from scratch.<br />
<br />
Elsewhere, Starscream observes the whole debacle from a monitor and curses the interference of the Autobots. However, he admits that he still has plenty more clones where those two came from.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{Featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (4)<br />
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (6)<br />
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (7)<br />
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (9)<br />
* [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]] (10)<br />
<br />
|c2=<br />
* [[Clone number 3370318|Clone #3370318]] (1)<br />
* [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] (2)<br />
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (3)<br />
* [[Clone number 2716057|Clone #2716057]] (8)<br />
* [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (11)<br />
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (12)<br />
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (13)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*This issue is a loose adaptation of "[[A Fistful of Energon]]".<br />
*This comic marks the first time the gun included with [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Voyager Class|Voyager toy]] has made an in-fiction appearance. It will make a final appearance in [[The Cool Episode 7]]<br />
<br />
==Reprints==<br />
*2011 — [[Transformers Animated: The Cool#Collections|Transformers Animated: The Cool - Special Edition]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://tfarchive.com/comics/gallery.php?g2_itemId=16383 ''The Cool'' Episode 6 in English at TFArchive]<br />
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|next=The Cool Episode 7<br />
|title=<br />
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|romaji=<br />
|image=TheCool06TitlePage01.jpg<br />
|caption=<br />
|publisher=[[Kadokawa]]<br />
|published in=''[[Kerokero Ace]]'' #34<br />
|date=[[August 26]], [[2010]]<br />
|coverdate=October 2010<br />
|manga by=[[Naoto Tsushima]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''Prowl must choose between the Autobots and Lockdown as Starscream hatches a scheme with a duo of clones.'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
Together with [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (in his new power-enhancing armor) successfully captures [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]. Lockdown prepares to take him back to his sponsor, [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]]. Prowl begins to have second thoughts, encouraging Lockdown to immobilize him and take the bounty for himself.<br />
<br />
Later, [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and the Autobots bring Prowl to, as they come under attack from Starscream! Enraged, Prowl uses the power of his new armor to fly into the air, chop off Starscream's wings and send him plummeting into a nearby park.<br />
<br />
Detaining the unconscious Starscream, Prime scolds Prowl for being too flashy in his attack. Prowl insists that he never gives any less than his all, while [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] shows him the destruction his "all" has wrought upon the once-peaceful park. Prowl then recalls words from his cyber ninja master, [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]], telling him that with power comes a choice, and asking what choice he will make?<br />
<br />
Suddenly, Prowl gets a transmission from Lockdown. Lockdown is turning Starscream over to Megatron and wants to thank Prowl for helping him rake in such a huge bounty. Confused, Prowl leads the Autobots to Lockdown's location.<br />
<br />
Inside a warehouse, the Autobots confront the Decepticons. Optimus demands Megatron hand-over his Starscream, while Megatron demands Optimus hand over ''his'' Starscream. Suddenly, one of the duplicate Starscreams begins playing a message from the ''real'' Starscream. As it turns out, both clones are rigged to explode. Megatron and the Decepticons flee the warehouse, as Optimus exclaims that they can't shut the explosives off. Prowl says they don't need to and attaches one of his armor's rocket thrustors to the clones. The Starscreams go flying into the sky where they explode near the startled Decepticons.<br />
<br />
Back on the ground, Prowl removes his armor, deciding he doesn't need it any longer. He then recalls more words from Yoketron, informing him that ''true'' power comes not from weapons. Prowl vows to start his training over from scratch.<br />
<br />
Elsewhere, Starscream observes the whole debacle from a monitor and curses the interference of the Autobots. However, he admits that he still has plenty more clones where those two came from.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{Featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (4)<br />
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (5)<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (6)<br />
* [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] (7)<br />
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (9)<br />
* [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]] (10)<br />
<br />
|c2=<br />
* [[Clone number 3370318|Clone #3370318]] (1)<br />
* [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] (2)<br />
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (3)<br />
* [[Clone number 2716057|Clone #2716057]] (8)<br />
* [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (11)<br />
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (12)<br />
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (13)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*This issue is a loose adaptation of "[[A Fistful of Energon]]".<br />
*This comic marks the first time the gun included with [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]]'s [[Optimus Prime (Animated)/toys#Voyager Class|Voyager toy]] has made an in-fiction appearance. It will make a final appearance in [[The Cool Episode 2]]<br />
<br />
==Reprints==<br />
*2011 — [[Transformers Animated: The Cool#Collections|Transformers Animated: The Cool - Special Edition]]<br />
<br />
==External links==<br />
*[http://tfarchive.com/comics/gallery.php?g2_itemId=16383 ''The Cool'' Episode 6 in English at TFArchive]<br />
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|image=TheCool07TitlePage01.jpg<br />
|caption=<br />
|publisher=[[Kadokawa]]<br />
|published in=''[[Kerokero Ace]]'' #35<br />
|date=[[September 25]], [[2010]]<br />
|coverdate=November 2010<br />
|manga by=[[Naoto Tsushima]]<br />
}}<br />
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'''The Autobots and Decepticons battle over the Space Bridge, only to be attacked by Starscream's Clone Army, who want it all for themselves!'''<br />
<br />
==Synopsis==<br />
<br />
Before the nearly completed [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]], [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] and [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] once again clash melee weapons.<br />
<br />
Elsewhere, [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] attempt to chase down the speedy [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. The pair of Autobot speedsters prove too much for the Decepticons, as Blurr runs circles around Blitzwing, causing his spinning heads to malfunction in their attempt to keep up with him, while Bumblebee toys with Lugnut. Lugnut attempts to strike them down with his [[Punch of Kill Everything]], only to have a pair of stasis cuffs slapped on him before he knows what's what. The pair slap some cuffs on Blitzwing as well, paralyzing both Decepticons. Mission accomplished, Blurr and Bumblebee proceed to skip away, whistling.<br />
<br />
Back closer to the Space Bridge, [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] attempts to intervene and gets kicked square in the oilgut by Optimus. Optimus and Megatron are about to resume their battle when [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] and his [[Starscream clone (Animated)|Clone Army]] arrive. Starscream declares his intention to seize the Space Bridge and orders his clones to attack Optimus and Megatron, announcing that the universe now belongs to him.<br />
<br />
Much to Starscream's surprise, Megatron and Optimus proceed to fight back to back against the clones, taking them down with ease. [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] gets a clear shot at Megatron, but the Decepticon Leader sees it coming, grabs Optimus by the skull and pulls him in front of the shot, injuring him severely. Megatron then informs all within earshot to etch the following into their memories: The universe belongs to ''him''.<br />
<br />
Elsewhere, [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] speed along in ship-mode [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]], begging their comrades to hold out long enough for them to reach the conflict.<br />
<br />
==Featured characters==<br />
{{Featuredcharacters<br />
|c1=<br />
* [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] (2)<br />
* [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] (4)<br />
* [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] (6)<br />
* [[Prowl (Animated)|Prowl]] (14)<br />
* [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] (15)<br />
* [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] (16)<br />
<br />
|c2=<br />
* [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] (1)<br />
* [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] (3)<br />
* [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] (5)<br />
* [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] (7)<br />
* [[Thundercracker (Animated)|Thundercracker]] (8)<br />
* [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] (9)<br />
* [[Sunstorm (Animated)|Sunstorm]] (10<br />
* [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]] (11)<br />
* [[Skywarp (Animated)|Skywarp]] (12)<br />
* [[Ramjet (Animated)|Ramjet]] (13)<br />
<br />
|c3=<br />
* [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari Sumdac]] (17)<br />
}}<br />
<br />
==Notes==<br />
*This issue is a loose adaptation of the first half of "[[A Bridge Too Close, Part II]]".<br />
<br />
*Before firing at [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]], [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]] screams the insult "kutabari" (くたばり). Though a close English approximation would be "worthless" or "loser", the full definition of the insult is "someone who will not be missed at all after they die". Did anyone expect a lesser insult from the likes of Slipstream?<br />
<br />
==Reprints==<br />
*2011 — [[Transformers Animated: The Cool#Collections|Transformers Animated: The Cool - Special Edition]]<br />
<br />
==External link==<br />
*[http://tfarchive.com/comics/gallery.php?g2_itemId=16415 ''The Cool'' Episode 7 in English at TFArchive]<br />
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