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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Movie

2017-07-11T16:05:29Z

Munkky: /* Poll entries */ Added my vote

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This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Favorite Movie Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top '''three''' favorite LIVE-ACTION FILM SERIES ''Transformers'' characters.
#Per the the informational email, they must characters that '''appeared on film'''. They must also actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##"Favorite Transformers Character" (fictional robot character) votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character|go here!]]'''
##Do not vote for the same characters in both categories.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter.
##You '''can''' vote for any film character who was previously inducted! This includes '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Grimlock, Hot Rod, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, and Wheeljack.'''
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Cogman, Frenzy, Hound --<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[July 16]]th, 2017'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 20:34, 10 July 2017 (EDT)

==Poll entries==


*Dragonstorm, Drift, Grimlock [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:51, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Nitro Zeus, Sqweeks -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 21:03, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Hound, Laserbeak, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:06, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Laserbeak, Ratchet, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:11, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Hound, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Jrgolden42|Jrgolden42]] ([[User talk:Jrgolden42|talk]]) 21:22, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Devastator, Sentinel Prime -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 21:48, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Frenzy, Nitro Zeus - [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 22:04, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Dickbot the blender guy, Dispensor, Ejector - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] ([[User talk:Semysane|talk]]) 22:16, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Ironhide, Optimus Prime - [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]] ([[User talk:SeanTF1967|talk]]) 22:35, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Dispensor, Nitro Zeus [[User:Grum|Grum]] - ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 22:40, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Hot Rod, Ratchet - --[[User:Ladystrikeback|Lady Strikeback]] ([[User talk:Ladystrikeback|talk]]) 22:44, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Hound, Jetfire, Lockdown --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 23:02, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Laserbeak, Nitro Zeus, Watch That Killed Hitler -- [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 23:22, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Hound, Lockdown [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 00:19, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Crosshairs, Jetfire - [[User:TBR|TBR]] ([[User talk:TBR|talk]]) 00:56, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Bumblebee, Frenzy --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:22, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Hound, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Fredbob|Fredbob]] ([[User talk:Fredbob|talk]]) 01:40, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cogman, Jazz, Laserbeak --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 02:15, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Lockdown, Optimus Prime --[[User:Nanox|Nanox]] ([[User talk:Nanox|talk]]) 02:17, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Crosshairs, Drift, Jetfire -- [[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 08:18, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Dispensor, Nitro Zeus --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 09:17, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Dispensor, Hound --[[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 10:39, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Barricade, Blackout, Cogman--[[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 12:05, 11 July 2017 (EDT)





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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character

2017-07-11T16:04:29Z

Munkky: /* Poll entries */ Added my vote

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Favorite Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top '''three''' ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##"Live-Action Film Transformers Character" (fictional robot character) votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2017 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Movie|go here!]]'''
##Do not vote for the same characters in both categories.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' pick a specific version of '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Cosmos, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, Optimus Primal, Optimus Prime, Predaking (combiner), Prowl, Ratchet, Rodimus, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Ultra Magnus, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Sentinel Prime (Animated)--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[July 16]]th, 2017'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 20:34, 10 July 2017 (EDT)

==Poll entries==


*Jetfire, Lio Convoy, ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Preditron [[User:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47]] ([[User talk:S.H.I.E.L.D. Agent 47|talk]]) 20:50, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bulkhead, Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 21:02, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 21:10, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Scrounge, BW Silverbolt --[[User:Jrgolden42|Jrgolden42]] ([[User talk:Jrgolden42|talk]]) 21:20, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bulkhead, Scorponok, Sideways -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 21:35, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Brainstorm, Perceptor, Rung -[[user: cyberdoctor42|cyberdoctor42]] ([[user talk:cyberdoctor42|talk]]) 21:41, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bludgeon, Thundercracker [[User:Kyojikasshu|Kyojikasshu]] ([[User talk:Kyojikasshu|talk]]) 21:41, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Devastator, Tarantulas, Ravage -[[User:LV|LV]] ([[User talk:LV|talk]]) 21:46, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Brainstorm, Cyclonus, Ravage - [[User:Tiel|Tiel]] ([[User talk:Tiel|talk]]) 21:51, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Spacewarp, Trans-Mutate, Vector Prime [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 22:02, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Hooligan, Slog - [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] ([[User talk:Semysane|talk]]) 22:05, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Bludgeon, Perceptor, Wreck-Gar - [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 22:21, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Galvatron, Sky-Byte - [[User:SeanTF1967|SeanTF1967]] (([[User talk:SeanTF1967|talk]]) 22:30, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Springer, Whirl --[[User:Ladystrikeback|Lady Strikeback]] ([[User talk:Ladystrikeback|talk]]) 22:48, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Devastator, Swindle, Windblade --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 23:06, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Chase, Rhinox -- [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 23:11, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Chromedome, Cyclonus, Rewind [[User:Alientraveller|Alientraveller]] ([[User talk:Alientraveller|talk]]) 23:16, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Swindle, Thundercracker, Wreck-Gar --[[User:Maroyasha|Maroyasha]] ([[User talk:Maroyasha|talk]]) 23:57, 10 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cyclonus, Sky-Byte [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 00:14, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarchania, Rattrap, Swindle -- [[User:TBR|TBR]] ([[User talk:TBR|talk]]) 00:53, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Galvatron, Laserbeak, Sky-Byte --[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:19, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Ginrai, Lockdown, Nautica--[[User:Fredbob|Fredbob]] ([[User talk:Fredbob|talk]]) 01:42, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia (BW), Cheetor (BW), Ginrai --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 02:12, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Overlord, Rung --[[User:Nanox|Nanox]] ([[User talk:Nanox|talk]]) 02:16, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Galvatron, Tarantulas -- [[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 08:11, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Devastator, Jetfire --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 08:17, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Bludgeon, Sky-Byte --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 09:14, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Scorponok (G1), Scourge (RiD) --[[User:Anguirus|Anguirus]] ([[User talk:Anguirus|talk]]) 09:19, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Doublecross, Sky-Byte, Thundercracker --[[User:MaximalBroadjaw|MaximalBroadjaw]] ([[User talk:MaximalBroadjaw|talk]]) 10:38, 11 July 2017 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cheetor, Devastator--[[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 12:04, 11 July 2017 (EDT)





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Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)

2017-02-20T22:00:55Z

Munkky: /* Legion Class */ Added new information.

{{Nav-Rid2015}}
The '''2015 ''Robots in Disguise''''' toyline, like its [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|accompanying cartoon]], is aimed at a slightly younger audience than previous ''Transformers'' mainlines, slotting neatly between the preschool ''[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (toyline)| Rescue Bots]]'' series and the preteen/older-fan-aimed ''[[Transformers: Generations| Generations]]''. It features a mixture of easy-to-transform figures and more "traditional" figures with multi-step conversions across an incredible number of price points, with a heavy focus on core characters.

{{TOCclear}}

==Overview==
The overarching [[gimmick]] for the line is special [[Insignia|faction symbol]] "[[Shield]]s", which can be scanned with the accompanying [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' app]] to temporarily unlock the toy for use in-game.

The line has an impressive ''three'' [[subline imprint]]s thus far. At general retail, the line's additional gimmick for 2016 was ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'', with the focus being on [[Mini-Con]]s that could turn into weapons for the larger figures to wield. For 2017, it was the more expansive ''Combiner Force'', with the focus on, obviously, combining robots, either as two-component super robots, or a gimmick-activating Mini-Con with a larger partner. Both saw the subline branding and overall packaging design extended to all price points regardless of their relevance to the subline gimmick, including packaging variants of unchanged re-releases of existing figures. In addition, [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]] had the [[exclusive]] ''Clash of the Transformers'' series, a mix of [[redeco]]s, [[retool]]s, and a few all-new molds, which overlapped with ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' in 2016, with the toys being [[co-branding|co-branded]] as part of both sumbline imprints.

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==Hasbro ''Robots in Disguise'' toyline==
===General retail===
===="Standard" line====
This is, admittedly, a bit of an arbitrary distinction we're making, but given the sheer ''amount'' of product across more price-points than virtually any line in the past has featured, some sorting is in order. These are the more "traditional" toys in "traditional" size classes that the older fanbase would be more likely to care about.

=====Legion Class=====
: After being relegated to limited-release [[redeco]]es for most of [[2014]], the Legion size class returns in full. The ''[[Cyberverse]]'' branding has been dropped, along with the larger Commander pricepoint.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDLegion|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDLegion|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#Legion|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Legion|Strongarm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Legion|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Legion|Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fixit (RID)#Legion|Fixit]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Underbite#LegionClass|Underbite]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#LegionNight|Night Ops Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#LegionAlpine|Alpine Strike Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:RID15-toy FixitLegends.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Legion Fixit (awww!)]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#LegionPatrol|Patrol Mode Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Legion|Ultra Magnus]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Clampdown (RID)#Legion|Clampdown]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Legion|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#Legion|Thunderhoof]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (RID)#Legion|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#LegionBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#RIDLegion|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Legion|Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Groundpounder (RID)#Toys|Decepticon Groundbuster]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#Legion|Bisk]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Springload (RID)#Legion|Springload]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#Legion|Starscream]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Prime)#Legion|Blurr]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Cyclonus (WFC)#Legion|Cyclonus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|Heatseeker}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 11 and future waves not yet available}}

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=====Warrior Class=====
: The newly-named "Warrior" assortment is broadly similar to the traditional Deluxe Class, but somewhat simplified for greater accessibility. As such, their MSRP is slightly lower than contemporary Deluxe figures in the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' line.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Warriors|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Warrior|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#Warrior|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Warrior|Strongarm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Warrior|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Warrior|Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (WFC)#Warrior|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Warrior|Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#WarriorNight|Night Ops Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#WarriorGold|Gold Armor Grimlock]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:2015 Rid Deluxe Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Warrior Class Bumblebee]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#WarriorNight|Night Strike Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#Warrior|Fracture]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen#Warrior|Megatronus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#WarriorBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Optimus Prime]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#WarriorBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quillfire#Warrior|Quillfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#Warrior|Thunderhoof]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDWarrior|Power Surge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (RID)#Warrior|Windblade]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#Warrior|Bisk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#RIDWarrior|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Scatterspike#Warrior|Scatterspike]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blastwave#Toys|Blastwave]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#WarriorWhite|Alpine Strike Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Stormshot#Toys|Stormshot]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Prime)#Warrior|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)#Warrior|Soundwave]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Skywarp (WFC)#Warrior|Skywarp]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bludgeon (Prime)#Warrior|Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Twinferno#Toys|Twinferno]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thermidor]]}}
</ul>
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All "future waves" product is not yet available}}

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=====Single-pack Mini-Cons=====

: Featuring single-step transformations, Mini-Con alt-modes are meant to augment larger toys. The first four waves work with the larger "Deployer" figures (see below), forming projectiles (Autobot Buzzsaws, Decepticon Torpedoes, and mostly-Decepticon spheroid [[Cyclone]]s) the larger toys can launch via pressure mechanisms. Replacing the "Deployer" Mini-Cons at the price point, Weaponizers transform into, well, weapons that can he held by or mounted on larger figures via [[5mm post]]s. They are ''mostly'' one-step-transformations, but a few have extra pull-out parts needed to complete the process.

:All Mini-Cons include a number of clear-plastic accessories, packaged on the sprue, which can be pegged into various sockets on their bodies. The first two waves of figures' accessories can be combined with those from their wavemates to form an "energy animal": a [[Mini-Con armor lion]] for Wave 1, and a [[Mini-Con armor shark]] for Wave 2. The rest? Nope.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (RID)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Dragonus]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sawback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slipstream (RID)#Toys|Slipstream]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beastbox (RID)|Beastbox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratbat (WFC)#Toys|Ratbat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sandsting]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Velocirazor]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Back#Toys|Decepticon Back / Decepticon Forth]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hammer (RID)#Toys|Decepticon Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slipstream (RID)#Blizzard|Blizzard Strike Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swelter#Toys|Swelter]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Glacius#Toys|Glacius]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetstorm (RID)#Scorch|Scorch Strike Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)#Toys|Ransack]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Slipstream RID 2015 toy.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Mini-Con Slipstream]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Weaponizer Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bashbreaker#Toys|Bashbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lord Doomitron]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slipstream (RID)#Toys|Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tricerashot#Toys|Tricerashot]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Weaponizer Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Dragonus|Decepticon Dragonus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lancelon#Toys|Lancelon]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sawtooth (RID)#Toys|Sawtooth]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windstrike#Toys|Windstrike]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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=====Mini-Con Deployers=====
: Packaged with a Mini-Con, Deployers are designed to wield and launch the smaller figures. Keep in mind that with all Deployers, their gimmick only works on a flat surface, as there is a switch that locks the gimmick when the toy is not on a table or the ground. So no, you can't shoot your friends with your Mini-Cons.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Deployer|Autobot Drift]] & [[Jetstorm (RID)#Toys|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#Deployer|Decepticon Fracture]] & [[Airazor (RID)#Toys|Airazor]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#DeployerBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift]] & [[Jetstorm (RID)#Blizzard|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]] & [[Backtrack (RID)#Toys|Backtrack]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Crazybolt (RID)#Toys|Crazybolt]] & [[Hammer (RID)#Scorch|Decepticon Hammer]]}}
<ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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=====Mini-Con Battle Packs=====
: For the first two [[wave]]s, each Battle Pack includes a roughly Scout-sized "Decepticon Hunter" figure and a Mini-Con opponent; for the third wave, the "Decepticon Hunter" monikers were dropped, with the Mini-Cons now turning into weapons for the included Autobot figures. The Autobot figures include a number of translucent weapon and armor accessories which can also combine into a single large weapon.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#MiniBattlePack|Decepticon Hunter Optimus Prime]] vs. [[Bludgeon (RID 2015)#Toys|Decepticon Bludgeon]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#MiniBattlePack|Decepticon Hunter Sideswipe]] vs. [[Anvil (RID)#Toys|Decepticon Anvil]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#MiniBattlePack|Decepticon Hunter Bumblebee]] vs. [[Major Mayhem#Toys|Major Mayhem]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#MiniBattlePack|Decepticon Hunter Grimlock]] vs. [[Back#Toys|Decepticon Back]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#MiniBattlePack|Strongarm]] & [[Sawtooth (RID)|Sawtooth]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#MiniBattlePackAlpine|Sideswipe]] & [[Windstrike|Windstrike]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:RID2015-Minicon-Battle-Pack-Optimus-Prime.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Battle Packs Optimus Prime]]
|}

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=====Mini-Con multi-packs=====
:Big boxes of Mini-Cons! ''Very'' unusually for United States releases, all three 4-Packs feature the same Hasbro product code number as well as the same UPC barcode number, effectively making them the "same" product at the distribution level despite being different toys every time.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con 4-Pack''' (1)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Backtrack (RID)#4pack|Blizzard Strike Backtrack]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beastbox (RID)#4pack|Scorch Strike Beastbox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Swelter#4pack|Blizzard Strike Swelter]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Undertone#4pack|Scorch Strike Undertone]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con 4-Pack''' (2)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Anvil (RID)|Decepticon Anvil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hammer (RID)#4pack|Decepticon Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slipstream (RID)#Toys|Slipstream]] (Weaponizer)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Undertone#Toys|Undertone]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con 4-Pack''' (3)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bashbreaker#4pack|Bashbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Dragonus#4pack|Autobot Dragonus]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lancelon#Toys|Lancelon]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lord Doomitron#4pack|Lord Doomitron]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Robots in Disguise LORD DOOMITRON toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Lord Doomitron]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mini-Con Mega-Pack'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Anvil (RID)#MegaPack|Decepticon Anvil]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Bashbreaker#MegaPack|Bashbreaker]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Beastbox (RID)#MegaPack|Beastbox]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (RID)#MegaPack|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Back#MegaPack|Decepticon Forth]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Hammer (RID)#MegaPack|Decepticon Hammer]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Lord Doomitron#MegaPack|Lord Doomitron]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratbat (WFC)#MegaPack|Ratbat]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Sandsting#MegaPack|Sandsting]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sawback#MegaPack|Sawback]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Swelter#MegaPack|Swelter]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Tricerashot#MegaPack|Tricerashot]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Undertone#MegaPack|Undertone]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Velocirazor#MegaPack|Velocirazor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windstrike#MegaPack|Windstrike]]}}
</ul>
|}
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=====Activator Combiners=====
Part of the "Combiner Force" third-year series, these Deluxe-ish-level toys have extra "assault vehicle" modes (akin to the "[[Stealth Force]]" of the past) that are activated by plugging in their packed-in Mini-Con partner.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Stuntwing]] & [[Bumblebee (WFC)#Activator|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Trickout]] & [[Strongarm (RID)#Activator|Strongarm]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Great Byte]] & [[Sideswipe (RID)#Activator|Sideswipe]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Laserbeak (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Laserbeak]] & [[Soundwave (WFC)#Activator|Soundwave]]}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All "future waves" product is not yet available}}
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====Simple transformation====
With its larger focus on the younger set, ''Robots in Disguise'' produced a ''lot'' of toys with either very simple transformations, or no transformation at all.

=====One-Step Changers=====
:Sub-Deluxe-scale figures with (mostly) single-step transformations, as advertised.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#OneStep|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStep|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#OneStepChanger|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Underbite#Toys|Underbite]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Fixit (RID)#OneStepChanger|Fixit]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#OneStep|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#OneStepChanger|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#OneStep|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#OneStep|Decepticon Fracture]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#OneStep|Thunderhoof]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#OneStepNightOps|Night Ops Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStepNinja|Ninja Mode Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID2015OneStepThunderhoof.jpg|thumb|right|250px|One-Step Thunderhoof]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#OneStepGold|Gold Armor Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#OneStepPatrol|Patrol Mode Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#OneStepPatrol|Bumblebee]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Quillfire (RID)#OneStep|Quillfire]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStepSwitchblade|Sideswipe]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Springload (RID)#Toys|Springload]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#OneStep2016|Optimus Prime]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStepBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#OneStep2016|Strongarm]] (new tooling)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#OneStep|Bisk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#OneStepEnergonBoost|Energon Boost Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#OneStep|Autobot Ratchet]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#CombinerForce1Step|Bumblebee]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#CombinerForceOneStep|Autobot Drift]] (new tooling)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#OneStep2017|Optimus Prime]] (new tooling)}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Blurr (Prime)#OneStep|Blurr]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)|Sideswipe]] (new tooling)}}
|}
{{comingsoontoy|Wave 10 not yet available}}

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=====Three-Step Changers / Hyper Change Heroes=====
:Three-Step Changers, aka "Hyper Change Heroes" (see the [[#Notes|Notes]] section for more) succeed the ''Age of Extinction'' Flip & Change toys as a large, simple-to-transform price point. Unlike those figures, however, there is no unified [[transformation]] scheme. The assortment became "Hyper Flip Heroes" in 2017, with new molds and slightly more action-y transformations.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#HyperchangeHeroes|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#HyperchangeHeroes|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#HyperChange|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#HyperChange|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#ThreeStep|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=3|[[File:RID20153StepGrimlock.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Three-Step Grimlock]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ThreeStepNight|Night Ops Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#ThreeStepBlizzard|Blizzard Strike Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#ThreeStep|Thunderhoof]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stealthasaurus|Stealthasaurus Rex Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#ThreeStep|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ThreeStepEnergon|Energon Boost Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#3Step|Bisk]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#HyperFlip|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#HyperFlip|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#HyperFlip|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#SeismicStrike|Seismic Strike Thunderhoof]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Soundwave (WFC)#3Step|Soundwave]]}}
|}
{{comingsoontoy|"Future waves" not yet available}}

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=====Crash Combiners=====
:Part of the "Combiner Force" third-year line, these Scout-sized individuals have simple transformations to robot mode. Crash them together in vehicle mode to form a super robot!

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Crash Combiners|Strongarm]] & [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Crash Combiners|Optimus Prime]] (Primestrong)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Crash Combiners|Sideswipe]] & [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Crash Combiners|Bumblebee]] (Beeside)}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Future waves'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Skysledge]] & [[Stormhammer]] ([[Skyhammer (RID)|Skyhammer]])}}
</ul>
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{comingsoontoy|All "future waves" product is not yet available}}

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=====Large-scale figures=====
:Specialty toys even bigger than the normal 3-Steps.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Power Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#PowerSurge|Power Surge Bumblebee]] (w/ [[Buzzstrike#Toys|Buzzstrike]])}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#PowerSurge|Power Surge Sideswipe]] (w/ [[Windstrike#Toys|Windstrike]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Changers (Wave 1)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Titan Changers|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Titan Changers|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Titan Changers (Wave 2)'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Titan Changers|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Misc'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDSuper|Super Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDMega|Mega Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDPowerSurge|Power Surge Optimus Prime]] (w/ [[Aerobolt]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
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====Non-transforming figures====
;Titan Guardians
:6-inch minimally-articulated action figures sold mainly through "budget" stores.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TitanGuardian|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TitanGuardian|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#TitanGuardian|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#TitanGuardian|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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;Titan Heroes
:12-inch minimally-articulated action figures sold at more places than the smaller Guardians, including major brick-and-mortar retailers.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TitanHero|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TitanHero|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#TitanHero|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#TitanHero|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TitanHero|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#TitanHero|Autobot Drift]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Electronic Titan Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TitanHeroElectronic|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TitanHeroElectronic|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

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;Tiny Titans
{{main|Tiny Titans}}
:Small soft-plastic figurines sold in individual [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] bags, this line features a mix of characters from ''Robots in Disguise'', "[[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]]" and other past ''Transformers'' franchises... though they're all rendered in a very ''Robots in Disguise'' fashion, especially the art on the packed-in cards. We'll only list the ''Robots in Disguise'' characters here, see the main article for the full lineup.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#Tiny Titans|Bisk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Tiny Titans|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Tiny Titans|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Hammerstrike (RID)#Tiny Titans|Hammerstrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Tiny Titans|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Tiny Titans|Sideswipe]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#Tiny Titans|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Tiny Titans|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#Tiny Titans|Thunderhoof]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Underbite#Tiny Titans|Underbite]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Quillfire (RID)#Tiny Titans|Quillfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Terrashock#Tiny Titans|Terrashock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Tiny Titans|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Filch#Tiny Titans|Filch]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fixit (RID)#Tiny Titans|Fixit]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#Tiny Titans|Decepticon Fracture]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Springload (RID)#Tiny Titans|Springload]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 4'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Clampdown (RID)#Tiny Titans|Clampdown]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#Tiny Titans|Decepticon Fracture]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Tiny Titans|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#Tiny Titans|Megatron]] (aka Megatronus)}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Tiny Titans|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1| [[Sideswipe (RID)#Tiny Titans|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 5'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Tiny Titans|Autobot Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (WFC)#Tiny Titans|Autobot Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Octopunch (RID)#Tiny Titans|Octopunch]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#Tiny Titans|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Tiny Titans|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#Tiny Titans|Thunderhoof]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (RID)#Tiny Titans|Windblade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Series 6'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Tiny Titans|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Crazybolt (RID)#Tiny Titans|Crazybolt]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Minitron#Tiny Titans|Minimus Ambus]] (aka Minitron)}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Nightstrike#Tiny Titans|Nightstrike]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Tiny Titans|Optimus Prime]]}}
|}

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;Role-play

:*[[Decepticon Hunter]] sword
:*Bumblebee 2 in 1 Blaster

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===Exclusives===
<big>'''ToysЯUs</big>'''
;"Clash of the Transformers"
A pretty sizable [[subline imprint]] of exclusives, a mix of [[redeco]]s, [[retool]]s and even some wholly-new molds. The line-up was released in Australia, Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom and Germany, except for Warrior Class Megatronus, who was only released in the US.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Legion 2-packs'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#LegionClash|Bumblebee]] vs [[Underbite#LegionClash|Underbite]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#LegionClash|Optimus Prime]] vs [[The Fallen/toys#LegionClash|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 1'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#WarriorClash|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#WarriorClash|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#WarriorClash|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 2'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#WarriorClash|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Warrior Class Wave 3'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#ClashPowerSurge|Power Surge Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Paralon (BW)#Toys|Paralon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:RID2015-Warrior-Class-Megatronus-CotT.jpg|250px|thumb|ToysЯUs-exclusive Megatronus]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Three-Step Changers'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#3StepClash|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#3StepClash|Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Mega Five-Step'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen/toys#5step|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Power Heroes'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#PowerHeroes|Power Surge Starscream]] & Mini-Con [[Lancelon#PowerHeroes|Lancelon]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|"'''Decepticon Island Showdown'''"
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#DecepticonIslandShowdown|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#DecepticonIslandShowdown|Steeljaw]]}}
* [[Stasis pod#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Stasis pod]] accessory
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
;Others
<ul class="iconlist">
:{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Stomp&Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]]}}</ul>
{{-}}

<big>'''Target</big>'''
:'''Robots in Disguise Collection''' (1-Step 6-pack)
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#RIDCollection|Grimlock]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDCollection|Optimus Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#RIDCollection|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#RIDCollection|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Underbite#RIDCollection|Underbite]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}
{{Note|This 6-pack was also available as a [[Toys"R"Us|Toys"R"Us]] exclusive in Canada and as a general retail release in Latin America (or at least in Brazil), and a year later also as a Target exclusive in Australia and as a Tesco exclusive in the United Kingdom.}}
{{-}}

==TakaraTomy ''Adventure'' toyline==
[[TakaraTomy]]'s take on the line, dubbed "''Transformers: Adventure''", generally features more [[paint operation]]s per figure, and is filled out with a number of molds from other series, including ''[[Transformers: Generations| Generations]]'', ''[[Transformers: Prime (toyline)| Prime]]'', ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' and even ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]''.

They have a similar scan-sticker gimmick to the Hasbro line, except the only thing they do in the app is mark them down in a collection checklist. The "imported" molds usually got minor [[retool]]ing to accommodate the new stickers.

{{note|Toys in italics are exclusive to the TakaraTomy line. This will not include the toys that are barely-changed versions of toys brought in from the non-''Robots in Disguise'' molds (aka "most of the blatantly-G1 characters".}}

===Adventure Series===
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 21|3-21]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Warrior Class|Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Dreadwing (Prime)#Adventure|Dreadwing]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Fixit (RID)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Fixit]]}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Greejeeber]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Warrior Class|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Knock Out (Prime)#Adventure|Bloody Knock Out]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Roadblock (Adventure)|Roadblock]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|''[[Slug (Adventure)|Slug]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#Warrior Class|Steeljaw]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#Warrior Class|Strongarm]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Swoop (Adventure)|Swoop]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Underbite#One-Step Changers|Underbite]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Bumblebee VS Steeljaw}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Grimlock VS ''Greejeeber''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 25|4-25]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|''[[Nemesis Prime (Adventure)|Nemesis Prime]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ultra Magnus (WFC)#Adventure|Ultra Magnus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 30|5-30]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bombshell (Adventure)|Bombshell]]}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Lockdown (Adventure)|Lockdown]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Shrapnel (Adventure)|Shrapnel]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Greejeeber Adventure toy.jpg|250px|thumb|Greejeeber]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 27|6-27]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Cosmos (Adventure)|Adams]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Adventure|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Powerglide (Adventure)|Powerglide]]}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Strongarm VS ''[[Phantomjaw#Toys|Phantomjaw]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 25|7-25]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Jazz (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Jazz]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Adventure|Optimus Prime]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Warrior Class|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 29|8-29]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#Deployer|Fracture]] (w/ [[Airazor (RID)#Toys|Airazor]] & [[Sandsting#Adventure|Sandstinger]])}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Override (Adventure)|Override]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Runabout (Adventure)|Decepticon Runabout]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[September 19|9-19]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#Deployer|Drift]] (w/ [[Slipstream (RID)#Toys|Slipstream]] & [[Jetstorm (RID)#Toys|Jetstorm]])}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Vehicon (Prime)#Adventure|Ground Vehicon General]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[October 24|10-24]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Black Shadow (Adventure)|Black Shadow]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV29|Bumblebee Supreme Mode]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Frenzy (WFC)#Adventure|Rumble]] & [[Rumble (WFC)#Adventure|Frenzy]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#Adventure|Battle Grimlock]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|Sideswipe & ''[[Stepper (Adventure)|Stepper]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[November 14|11-14]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV33|Optimus Prime Supreme Mode]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Drift (RID)|Drift Origin]] & [[Jazz (WFC)|Jazz Battle Mode]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' (10-??-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Bee Team|Team Bumblebee]] VS Megatronus Set ([[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV34|Bumblebee]], [[Strongarm (RID)#TAV34|Strongarm]], [[Sideswipe (RID)#TAV34|Sideswipe]], [[The_Fallen/toys#TAV34|Megatronus]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Autobot VS Decepticon Set ([[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV34|Optimus Prime]], [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TAV34|Grimlock]], [[Steeljaw (RID)#TAV34|Steeljaw]], [[Underbite#TAV34|Underbite]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[January 30|1-30]]-[[2016]])
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#Warrior Class|Fracture]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:Adventuretoy Barithunder.jpg|250px|thumb|Micron Barithunder]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 12''' ([[February 27|2-27]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[The Fallen#Warrior Class|Megatronus]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 13''' ([[March 19|3-19]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Quillfire (RID)#Warrior Class|Quillfire]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#Warrior Class|Thunderhoof]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 14''' ([[April 23|4-23]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|''[[Barithunder]]'' & [[Sideswipe (RID)#TAV43|Sideswipe Thunder Armor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Gravity]]'' & [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV41|Optimus Prime Gravity Armor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|''[[Ironjam]]'' & [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV40|Bumblebee Iron Armor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"| 
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|''[[Volcano (Adventure)|Volcano]]'' & [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TAV42|Grimlock Volcano Armor]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#TAV44|Sideswipe]] & [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#TAV44|Bumblebee]] - Supreme Armor Set}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV45|Optimus Prime]] & [[Grimlock (RID 2015)#TAV45|Grimlock]] - Supreme Armor Set}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Micron Series''' ([[April 29|4-29]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Airazor (RID)#Adventure|Airazor]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (RID)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Jetstorm (RID)#Adventure|Jetstorm]]}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Psychobat (Adventure)|Psychobat]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Slipstream (RID)#Toys|Slipstream]]}}
{{Bp-d1|''[[Windra]]''}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 15''' ([[May 28|5-28]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Crazybolt (RID)|Crazybolt]] (w/ [[Ransack (RID Mini-Con)#Toys|Ransack]])}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Overload (RID)#Toys|Overload]] (w/ [[Backtrack (RID)#Toys|Backtrack]])}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Team Bumblebee VS Thunderhoof Set (Bumblebee, Fixit, Thunderhoof, Windblade)}}
{{Bp-a1d1|Autobots VS Clampdown ([[Clampdown (RID)#TAV49|Clampdown]], [[Drift (RID)#TAV49|Drift]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV49|Optimus Prime]], [[Ratchet (WFC)#TAV49|Ratchet]])}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 16''' ([[June 25|6-25]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#Power Surge|Hyper Surge Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 17''' ([[July 23|7-23]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#Power Surge|Hyper Surge Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sawtooth (RID)#Toys|Sawtooth]] & [[Strongarm (RID)#Battle Packs|Strongarm Torrent Armor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top" rowspan=2|[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV55-Nemesis-Prime.jpg|250px|thumb|Nemesis Prime]]
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 18''' ([[August 28|8-28]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Scorponok (WFC)#Toys|Scorponok]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#PowerSurge|Hyper Surge Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 19''' ([[September 24|9-24]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|''[[Nemesis Prime (Adventure)#TAV56|Nemesis Prime]]''}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windblade (RID)#Warrior Class|Windblade]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 20''' ([[October 29|10-29]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Bisk (RID)#Warrior Class|Bisk]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ratchet (WFC)#Warrior Class|Ratchet]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#Power Heroes|Hyper Surge Starscream]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Windstrike#Toys|Windstrike]] & [[Sideswipe (RID)#TAV58|Sideswipe Wind Armor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 21''' ([[November 26|11-26]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|''[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#TAV61|God Optimus Prime Micron Set]]''}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Starscream (WFC)#Warrior Class|Starscream]]}}
|}

{{-}}
===Easy Dynamic Series===
This "subline" of ''Adventure'' is made up of the 3-Step and 1-Step Changers that didn't get rolled into the normal line.

{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 1''' ([[March 21|3-21]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#HyperchangeHeroes|Big Bumblebee]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#HyperchangeHeroes|Big Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Junkion (Adventure)#Toys|Junkion]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Prowl (WFC)#Adventure|Prowl]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#OneStep|Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 2''' ([[April 25|4-25]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#HyperChange|Big Optimus Prime]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 3''' ([[May 30|5-30]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#OneStep|Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 4''' ([[June 27|6-27]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#OneStep|Grimlock]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#OneStepChanger|Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 5''' ([[July 25|7-25]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#One-Step Changers|Strongarm]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 6''' ([[August 29|8-29]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#HyperChange|Big Steeljaw]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 7''' ([[September 19|9-19]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#OneStep|Thunderhoof]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 8''' ([[October 24|10-24]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#One-Step Changers|Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Fracture (RID)#One-Step Changers|Fracture]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|-
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 9''' ([[November 14|11-14]]-2015)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#Hyper Change Heroes / 3-Step Changers|Big Sideswipe]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 10''' ([[January 30|1-30]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Thunderhoof (RID)#ThreeStep|Big Thunderhoof]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#PatrolMode|Quick Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Wave 11''' ([[February 27|2-27]]-2016)
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Drift (RID)#TED18|Big Drift]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Springload (RID)#Toys|Springload]]}}
|}

===Exclusives===

;Retail/online
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[TakaraTomy Mall]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-d1|[[Ratbat (WFC)#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Ratbat]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''[[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#ClearLegion|Bumblebee Clear Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Burn]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Divebomb (RID)#Toys|Divebomb]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Ink]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Toys"R"Us Prime#Toys|Jeffrey Prime]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Optimus Prime (WFC)/toys#RIDClear|Optimus Prime Clear Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Toys"R"Us Prime#Toys|Toys"R"Us Prime (Legion)]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Velocirazor]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''Multiple outlets'''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Beastbox (RID)#Toys|Beastbox]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Grimlock (RID 2015)#LegionClear|Grimlock Clear Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Rain]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sawback#Toys|Sawback]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sideswipe (RID)#LegionClear|Sideswipe Clear Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-d1|[[Steeljaw (RID)#LegionClear|Steeljaw Clear Ver.]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Sting (Adventure)|Sting]]}}
{{Bp-a1|[[Strongarm (RID)#LegionClear|Strongarm Clear Ver.]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|[[File:TF-Adventure-EZ-Collection-Clear-Optimus-Prime.jpg|250px|thumb|Optimus Prime Clear Ver.]]
|}

;Media mail-aways
{| style="margin-left:1em;" width="100%"
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[TV Magazine]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1|[[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#BlackKnight|Black Knight Bumblebee]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|'''''[[Transformers Generations 2015]]'''''
<ul class="iconlist">
{{Bp-a1d1|[[Dogfight (Adventure)#Toys|Dogfight]] vs [[Runamuck (Adventure)#Toys|Decepticon Runamuck]]}}
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|
|width="20%" valign="top"|
|}

==Notes==
* The first year of the line lacked assortment names on the toys' packaging, which lead to some confusion as to the "final" names of certain size classes, as several alternate working names have popped up through official channels.
**The "One-Step Changers" are identified as "One-Step Warriors" on multiple international versions of the Hasbro website, and popped up on several US retailers' sites as well... ''and'' briefly on the US Hasbro website.
**The "Three-Step Changers" (aka "3-Step Changers") are referred to as "Hyper Change Heroes" (or "Hyperchange Heroes") across multiple international Hasbro and individual retailer websites. Hasbro's PR releases all use "Three-Step Changers", and a Hasbro representative at [[BotCon 2015]] (and later [[BotCon 2016]]) further confirmed that "Three-Step Changers" was supposed to be the final name.
* On multiple occasions, major updates to the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]]'s list of available characters and variations thereof have indirectly revealed massive bulks of previously unannounced toys. This wiki, however, does not add them to the toy list unless they are explicitly officially confirmed as toys.

==References==
*[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/press-releases-28/nycc-2014-transformers-robots-in-disguise-press-release-181308/ NYCC 2014 - TRANSFORMERS: ROBOTS IN DISGUISE Press Release]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robots in Disguise (2015 toyline)}}
[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015)| ]]
[[Category:Toylines]]

MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2016 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Underrated

2016-03-02T20:08:10Z

Munkky: /* Poll entries */ Added my vote for the Hall of Fame

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Underrated Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top '''three''' UNDERRATED ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##"Favorite Transformers Character" (fictional robot character) votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2016 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character|go here!]]'''
##Do not vote for the same characters in both categories.
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' pick a specific version of '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, Optimus Prime, Predaking (combiner), Prowl, Ratchet, Rodimus, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Ultra Magnus, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#However, '''you CAN vote''' for [[Optimus Primal]]'''! Hasbro considers him separate!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Emirate Xaaron, Strika, Thunderblast--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 3pm on '''[[March 9]]th, 2016'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 13:01, 2 March 2016 (EST)

==Poll entries==





*Botanica, [[Fasttrack (Scorponok)|Fasttrack]], [[Slammer]] --[[User:FortMax|FortMax]] ([[User talk:FortMax|talk]]) 13:23, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Broadside, Elita One, Sky-Byte --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 13:36, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Barricade-Bayverse,Hound, Mirage,-regdog
*Override (Cybertron), Scrounge, Under-3 -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy the Sheep]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 13:48, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cy-Kill, Nickel, Spacewarp. --[[User:Giggidy|Giggidy]] ([[User talk:Giggidy|talk]]) 13:50, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Hot Spot (G1), Scrapper (G1), Skids (G1) - [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 14:05, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Brainstorm, Sixshot, Iguanus (G1) --[[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 14:07, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Elita One, Nautica, Sideways - [[User:Sky Shadow|Sky Shadow]] ([[User talk:Sky Shadow|talk]]) 14:13, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Cryotek, Shokaract, Under-3 --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 14:23, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Computron, Steeljaw (RID), Thunderhoof -- [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 14:34, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Heinlad, Nightbeat, Skids -- [[User:Danja|Danja]] ([[User talk:Danja|talk]]) 14:38, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Dion, Shokaract, Star Dust --[[User:Aitherion|Aitherion]] ([[User talk:Aitherion|talk]]) 14:42, 2 March 2016 (EST)
*Scrounge, Spacewarp, Under-3 [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 15:04, 2 March 2016 (EST)
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The Transformers: Robots in Disguise

2015-12-27T16:52:33Z

Munkky: Fixed an error.

{{disambig3|Robots in Disguise}}
[[File:RID vol1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Ironhide, Go-Bots ahead!" "ATTACK!"]]
'''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an ongoing comic series begun by [[IDW Publishing]] in [[2012]]. The series initially focused on [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and the [[Autobot]]s trying to organize peace among the [[NAIL]]s and [[Decepticon]]s and bring [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to a new [[Golden Age]]. Later issues follow the adventures of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as he reassumes command, the further exploits of the Transformers on [[Earth]], and the resurgence of [[Combiner|combination]] technology.

The series picks off from "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]", the final issue of the previous [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing]], and intertwines with events from the first new series for 2012, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', forming with it the fourth major "act" of IDW's ongoing [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|Generation 1 continuity]].

The series was retitled simply '''''The Transformers''''' starting with issue #35<ref>http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/979?articleID=152755 IDW Publishing Products Shipping In November 2014
</ref> to avoid confusion with the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] franchise.

{{chapters|series=rid|style=3 |prev=Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|align=left|content=
*[[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|#1]]
*[[The World & Everything in It|#2]]
*[[Stick Together|#3]]
*[[Devisive|#4]]
*[[A Better Tomorrow|#5]]
*[[Syndromica (1)|#6]]
*[[Interference Patterns|#7]]
*[[Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|#8]]
*[[Night and the City|#9]]
*[[Primus: All Good Things|Annual 2012]]
*[[Syndromica (2)|#10]]
*[[The End of the Beginning of the World|#11]]
*[[City on Fire|#12]]
*[[The Verge|#13]]
*[[Before the Dawn|#14]]
*[[Plan for Everything|#15]]
*[[Heavy Is the Head|#16]]
*[[Shockwaves|#17]]
*[[Second Exodus|#18]]
*[[Homecoming (IDW)|#19]]
*[[Three Monologues|#20]]
*[[Shockpoint|#21]]
*[[Soundwaves (issue)|#22]]
*[[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|#23]]
*[[Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|#24]]
*[[The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|#25]]
*[[Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|#26]]
*[[Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|#27]]
*[[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|#28]]
*[[Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|#29]]
*[[Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|#30]]
*[[Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|#31]]
*[[Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|#32]]
*[[The World of Tomorrow|#33]]
*[[The Crucible|#34]]
}}{{chapters|title=''The Transformers'' vol. 2 issues:|style=3|next=|align=left|content=
*[[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|#35]]
*[[Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|#36]]
*[[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|#37]]
*[[The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|#38]]
*[[First Contact (IDW)|#39]]
*[[The Possible Light|#40]]
*[[You, Me, and the Universe|#41]]
*[[Now and On Earth|#42]]
*[[South of Heaven|#43]]
*[[The Transgressors|#44]]
*[[The Nothing Man|#45]]
*[[Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|#46]]
*[[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|#47]]
*[[Conquerors Part 3: Helden|#48]]
*[[The Transformers vol. 2 issue 49|#49]]
*[[The Transformers vol. 2 issue 50|#50]]
}}

==Overview==
Based on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the series focuses on [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s new government, and their attempts to lead and rebuild the primordial planet. They must deal with new arrivals daily —[[NAIL]]s, ex-[[Autobot]]s and ex-[[Decepticon]]s, along with the Decepticons left around after [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s disappearance— and attempt to unify them all. The series employs consistent use of first-person narrative captions, with each issue being narrated by one of the central characters of the series: Bumblebee himself, ineffective in his leadership role and struggling to do anything about it; sanctimonious NAIL representative [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]]; [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], trying his hand at legitimately gaining power through political manipulations; security chief [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], slowly turning to the dark side as his past weighs down on him; under-appreciated but perennially upbeat [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]; and [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]], who has seen a vision of the future and is trying to balance its meaning with present-day reality. Major supporting cast members include [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], now employed as a secret assassin by Prowl with plans of her own; [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], the former hoping that the war may be truly over and he can have a life of his own, the latter there to temper his optimism; and a retired [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], now running [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. A small circle of Autobots, Decepticons and NAILS make up a recurring group of tertiary characters that includes [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]], [[Zetca]], and others.

[[File:RID28 subcvr.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|left|"Optimus, Kiss-Players ahead!" "ATTACK!"]]
Tensions run high following the apparent destruction of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] plots to have [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] assassinate Bumblebee during a memorial for the ship. Prowl and Arcee foil the attempted murder thanks to Starscream, who sees no benefit to restarting the war, and begins to work with Bumblebee and Metalhawk to form a new united government for Cybertron. Though many Decepticons are provided with jobs and fall into line, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] continues with mysterious experiments that result in Prowl, at the end of his tether and increasingly emotionally closed-off, executing him. Fortunately, Ironhide is able to prevent events snowballing into chaos by successfully petitioning to have the [[inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] installed in the Decepticons turned off, restoring a sense of equality to the Transformer race. Ironhide then recruits the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to join him in venturing into the wilderness to searching for the missing [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], only to go missing themselves. The other Autobots, Decepticons and NAILs search for them, but discover a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] has returned to Cybertron, and it dubs Starscream the destined leader of the Transformer race. Before Starscream can exploit this new standing to any great extent, Megatron makes a surprising return and is taken into custody, causing the Decepticons to riot in the streets. Megatron has secretly been working with a small team of Decepticons in Iacon to perfect the combination process, and he creates a new, more-powerful [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] out of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and Prowl, who has been under the mind-control of the still-living Bombshell. Ironhide and the Dinobots return with the Aerialbots— now a combiner named [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]— and battle Devastator, while Megatron himself is neutralized by a failsafe created by Wheeljack. In the chaos, however, Starscream kills Metalhawk and uses his death to secure his position as sole ruler of Iacon, casting the Autobots and Decepticons out into the wilderness.

Simultaneously with this story arc, the adventures of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] are chronicled in a few side-story issues narrated by Orion himself. Alongside [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], Orion discovers that [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], and [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] are carrying out a plan of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s that involves using the different ores of the [[Regenesis]] program to alter the future. With Megatron's defeat on Cybertron, Shockwave turns all his attention to his part of this plan, paving the way for the "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" crossover event.

After the crossover concludes, "Season 2" brings major changes. The setting shifts from Cybertron to Earth, Orion reclaims the name Optimus Prime and resumes leadership of the Autobots following Bumblebee's death, while [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] becomes the new Decepticon leader. New additions to the main cast of Autobots include [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], while the Constructicons start working for Prowl. More of Galvatron's backstory is explored, harkening back to his role in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] against the Headmasters. The opening story of "Earthfall" chronicles Optimus and Galvatron's attempts to find the missing [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who was absent after Metroplex returned to Cybertron.

Entering Earth's orbit, the crew of ''[[Ark-7]]'' is attacked by human-built missiles derived from Cybertronian technology. Unwilling to risk the ship, Optimus takes Arcee, Jazz, Sideswipe, Kup, and Prowl down to Earth in Sky Lynx, while Jetfire steers the ship into the Moon's orbit. When they arrive, Optimus, Kup, and Jazz meet the ex-Seeker [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], who has been living a quiet life on Earth since before Cybertron's resoration. Once in the open, the three Autobots are placed under arrest by the [[Earth Defense Command]], who allied with the Decepticons shortly after "Dark Cybertron". The Autobots escape the EDC's custody and return to their ship, where they manage to track the signal of the "Mind Bomb" —a device which scrambles a Cybertronian's brainwaves— to an EDC base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]]. Optimus leads an assault on the facility, and the Autobots rescue Alpha Trion, whom the EDC was holding captive. Trion explains that he was on Earth looking for the [[Enigma of Combination]], the artefact of [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime]], which allows for the creation of [[combiner]]s. The Autobots, Decepticons, and humans fight over the Enigma, which is in the possession of [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], the CEO of the Onyx Corporation. The Decepticons finally acquire it, but Starscream's spy [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] steals it. Optimus returns to Cybertron, leading into the "[[Combiner Wars]]" crossover event.

[[File:TF48 cvrRI.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|right|"Starscream, nervous breakdown ahead!" "ATTACK!"]]

Cybertron prepares to make formal first contact with [[Caminus]] —one of the thirteen colony planets— via Metroplex's [[space bridge]]. Once he acquires the Enigma of Combination, Starscream uses Combiners, including the repaired Superion, the reformed [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and the newly-created [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], as pawns in a plot to manipulate the Camiens into forming an alliance with Cybertron. Caminus' [[Forgefire Parliament]] see Optimus as a living god, and he soon convinces them to unite with Cybertron. Receiving word of this alliance through his double agent [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], Prowl returns to Cybertron with the Constructicons via the space bridge stolen from Onyx. Determined to prevent Starscream from forming an empire, Prowl forms Devastator and goes on a destructive rampage. Superion and Defensor stop Devastator and Prowl is arrested, but Starscream later uses the Enigma to integrate Scoop into the Constructicon Combiner. Rattrap betrays Starscream, frees the imprisoned Menasor and brings the Enigma of Combination to Prowl, who uses it to merge himself, Optimus, Ironhide, [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] into another Combiner: [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]. After Optimus Maximus emerges victorious in a final battle with the other four Combiners, Prowl is re-arrested, but he soon escapes custody and goes on the run.

==Creative team==
[[File:Barber and griffith.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Series writer [[John Barber]] (left) and artist [[Andrew Griffith]] (right).]]
The series is written by [[John Barber]], bringing to the book the eye for intricate continuity-handling and first-person-narrative flow that he implemented during his time on IDW's [[Dark of the Moon (comics)|''Dark of the Moon'' comics]]. Barber's ''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'' co-creator [[Andrew Griffith]] is the regular artist, basing his depictions of many characters on the designs used for their [[Aligned continuity family]] counterparts in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video games, with [[Josh Perez]] on colors.

[[Livio Ramondelli]] is the regular artist for the Orion Pax side-story issues, drawing and coloring in his unique painterly style. [[Casey Coller]] provides "B" covers for the series, and has stepped in to provide occasional interior pages throughout the series, as have [[Brendan Cahill]] and [[Guido Guidi]], who also illustrated the 2012 annual. [[Joana Lafuente]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]] have also contributed colors. [[Marcelo Matere]] regularly provides retailer incentive variant covers for the series.

==Collections==
* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 1''''' ([[July 25]], [[2012]]) ISBN 1613772912 / ISBN 978-1613772911
:* Contains issues #1–5.
:* Bonus material includes art from most covers and notes on issue #3 by the author/artists.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 2''''' ([[January 2]], [[2013]] ) ISBN 1613775415 / ISBN 978-1613775417
:* Contains issues #6–9.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 3''''' ([[April 17]], 2013) ISBN 1613776268 / ISBN 978-1613776261
:* Contains Annual 2012 and issues #10–11.
:* Bonus material includes cover gallery, and Barber's script notes and Guidi's sketches for the Annual.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 4''''' ([[September 18]], 2013) ISBN 1613777655 / ISBN 978-1613777657
:* Contains issues #12–16.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 5''''' ([[December 4]], 2013) ISBN 1613778368 / ISBN 978-1613778364
:* Contains issues #17–22.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* '''''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|The Transformers: Dark Cybertron Volume 1]]''''' ([[April 16]], [[2014]]) ISBN 1613778910 / ISBN 978-1613778913
:* Contains issues #23–24, as well as "Dark Cybertron" issue #1 and ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #23–25.
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 1''''' (reissue) ([[May 21]], 2014) ISBN 161377964X / ISBN 978-1613779644
:* Contains issues #1–5.
:* New cover by Livio Ramondelli.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery and notes on issue 3 by Barber, Griffith, and Josh Perez

* '''''The Transformers: Dark Cybertron Volume 2''''' ([[June 11]], 2014) ISBN 1613779984 / ISBN 978-1613779989
:* Contains issues #25–#27, ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #26–#27, and ''Dark Cybertron: Finale''.
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 1]]''''' ([[September 3]], 2014) ISBN 1631400401 / ISBN 978-1631400407
:* Includes "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]", ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1–5, and ''Robots in Disguise'' #1–6.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 6''''' ([[November 19]], 2014) ISBN 1631401645 / ISBN 978-1631401640
:* Contains issues #28 to #32
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''The Transformers: Dark Cybertron''''' ([[February 11]], [[2015]]) ISBN 163140072X / ISBN 978-1631400728
:* Contains issues #23 to #27, as well as ''Dark Cybertron'' issue #1 ''Robots in Disguise'' issues #23–#27 and "Dark Cybertron: Finale".
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

* '''''The Transformers Volume 7: Combiner Wars First Strike''''' ([[April 8]], 2015) ISBN 1631402854 / ISBN 978-1631402852
:* Contains issues #33 to #38
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''The Transformers: Combiner Wars''''' ([[August 25]], 2015) ''SCHEDULED'' ISBN 1631403869 / ISBN 978-1631403866
:* Contains issues #39 to #41, as well as the issues #1-#3 of the ''Transformers: Windblade'' ongoing.
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 2]]''''' ([[August 4]], 2015) ISBN 1631403648 / ISBN 978-1631403644
:*Includes ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'', ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]'', ''[[The Waiting Game|Spotlight: Hoist]]'', ''More than Meets the Eye'' #6–8, ''Robots in Disguise'' #7–9, and ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]''
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

* '''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Box Set''''' ([[October 6]], 2015) ISBN 1631404261 / ISBN 978-1631404269
:*Includes ''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' Volumes 1 to 5
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

<gallery>
File:RID vol1.jpg|Volume 1 cover by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
File:RID vol2.jpg|Volume 2 cover by Andrew Griffith and [[Joana Lafuente]]
File:RID vol3.jpg|Volume 3 cover by [[Brendan Cahill]] and Josh Perez
File:RID vol4.jpg|Volume 4 cover by Andrew Griffith and Josh Perez
File:RID vol5.jpg|Volume 5 cover by [[Casey Coller]] and Joana Lafuente
File:DC vol1.jpg|Dark Cybertron Volume 1 cover by [[Phil Jimenez]] and [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]
File:RID vol1 reissue.jpg|Volume 1 reissue cover by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
File:DC vol2.jpg|Dark Cybertron Volume 2 cover by Phil Jimenez and Romulo Fajardo Jr.
File:IDWCollectionP2V1.jpg|IDW Collection Phase 2 Vol 1 cover by [[Sarah Stone]]
File:RID vol6.jpg|Volume 6 cover by Casey Coller and Joana Lafuente
File:DC HC.jpg|Dark Cybertron Hardcover cover by Casey Coller and Joana Lafuente
File:IDWCollectionP2V2.jpg|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 2 cover by Sarah Stone
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:Generation 1 comic series]]
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The Transformers: Robots in Disguise

2015-12-27T16:52:04Z

Munkky: Re-worded and re-wrote some parts.

{{disambig3|Robots in Disguise}}
[[File:RID vol1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Ironhide, Go-Bots ahead!" "ATTACK!"]]
'''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an ongoing comic series begun by [[IDW Publishing]] in [[2012]]. The series initially focused on [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and the [[Autobot]]s trying to organize peace among the [[NAIL]]s and [[Decepticon]]s and bring [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to a new [[Golden Age]]. Later issues follow the adventures of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as he reassumes command, the further exploits of the Transformers on [[Earth]], and the resurgence of [[Combiner|combination]] technology.

The series picks off from "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]", the final issue of the previous [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing]], and intertwines with events from the first new series for 2012, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', forming with it the fourth major "act" of IDW's ongoing [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|Generation 1 continuity]].

The series was retitled simply '''''The Transformers''''' starting with issue #35<ref>http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/979?articleID=152755 IDW Publishing Products Shipping In November 2014
</ref> to avoid confusion with the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] franchise.

{{chapters|series=rid|style=3 |prev=Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|align=left|content=
*[[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|#1]]
*[[The World & Everything in It|#2]]
*[[Stick Together|#3]]
*[[Devisive|#4]]
*[[A Better Tomorrow|#5]]
*[[Syndromica (1)|#6]]
*[[Interference Patterns|#7]]
*[[Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|#8]]
*[[Night and the City|#9]]
*[[Primus: All Good Things|Annual 2012]]
*[[Syndromica (2)|#10]]
*[[The End of the Beginning of the World|#11]]
*[[City on Fire|#12]]
*[[The Verge|#13]]
*[[Before the Dawn|#14]]
*[[Plan for Everything|#15]]
*[[Heavy Is the Head|#16]]
*[[Shockwaves|#17]]
*[[Second Exodus|#18]]
*[[Homecoming (IDW)|#19]]
*[[Three Monologues|#20]]
*[[Shockpoint|#21]]
*[[Soundwaves (issue)|#22]]
*[[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|#23]]
*[[Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|#24]]
*[[The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|#25]]
*[[Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|#26]]
*[[Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|#27]]
*[[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|#28]]
*[[Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|#29]]
*[[Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|#30]]
*[[Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|#31]]
*[[Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|#32]]
*[[The World of Tomorrow|#33]]
*[[The Crucible|#34]]
}}{{chapters|title=''The Transformers'' vol. 2 issues:|style=3|next=|align=left|content=
*[[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|#35]]
*[[Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|#36]]
*[[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|#37]]
*[[The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|#38]]
*[[First Contact (IDW)|#39]]
*[[The Possible Light|#40]]
*[[You, Me, and the Universe|#41]]
*[[Now and On Earth|#42]]
*[[South of Heaven|#43]]
*[[The Transgressors|#44]]
*[[The Nothing Man|#45]]
*[[Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|#46]]
*[[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|#47]]
*[[Conquerors Part 3: Helden|#48]]
*[[The Transformers vol. 2 issue 49|#49]]
*[[The Transformers vol. 2 issue 50|#50]]
}}

==Overview==
Based on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the series focuses on [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s new government, and their attempts to lead and rebuild the primordial planet. They must deal with new arrivals daily —[[NAIL]]s, ex-[[Autobot]]s and ex-[[Decepticon]]s, along with the Decepticons left around after [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s disappearance— and attempt to unify them all. The series employs consistent use of first-person narrative captions, with each issue being narrated by one of the central characters of the series: Bumblebee himself, ineffective in his leadership role and struggling to do anything about it; sanctimonious NAIL representative [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]]; [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], trying his hand at legitimately gaining power through political manipulations; security chief [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], slowly turning to the dark side as his past weighs down on him; under-appreciated but perennially upbeat [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]; and [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]], who has seen a vision of the future and is trying to balance its meaning with present-day reality. Major supporting cast members include [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], now employed as a secret assassin by Prowl with plans of her own; [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], the former hoping that the war may be truly over and he can have a life of his own, the latter there to temper his optimism; and a retired [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], now running [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. A small circle of Autobots, Decepticons and NAILS make up a recurring group of tertiary characters that includes [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]], [[Zetca]], and others.

[[File:RID28 subcvr.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|left|"Optimus, Kiss-Players ahead!" "ATTACK!"]]
Tensions run high following the apparent destruction of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] plots to have [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] assassinate Bumblebee during a memorial for the ship. Prowl and Arcee foil the attempted murder thanks to Starscream, who sees no benefit to restarting the war, and begins to work with Bumblebee and Metalhawk to form a new united government for Cybertron. Though many Decepticons are provided with jobs and fall into line, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] continues with mysterious experiments that result in Prowl, at the end of his tether and increasingly emotionally closed-off, executing him. Fortunately, Ironhide is able to prevent events snowballing into chaos by successfully petitioning to have the [[inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] installed in the Decepticons turned off, restoring a sense of equality to the Transformer race. Ironhide then recruits the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to join him in venturing into the wilderness to searching for the missing [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], only to go missing themselves. The other Autobots, Decepticons and NAILs search for them, but discover a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] has returned to Cybertron, and it dubs Starscream the destined leader of the Transformer race. Before Starscream can exploit this new standing to any great extent, Megatron makes a surprising return and is taken into custody, causing the Decepticons to riot in the streets. Megatron has secretly been working with a small team of Decepticons in Iacon to perfect the combination process, and he creates a new, more-powerful [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] out of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and Prowl, who has been under the mind-control of the still-living Bombshell. Ironhide and the Dinobots return with the Aerialbots— now a combiner named [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]— and battle Devastator, while Megatron himself is neutralized by a failsafe created by Wheeljack. In the chaos, however, Starscream kills Metalhawk and uses his death to secure his position as sole ruler of Iacon, casting the Autobots and Decepticons out into the wilderness.

Simultaneously with this story arc, the adventures of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] are chronicled in a few side-story issues narrated by Orion himself. Alongside [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], Orion discovers that [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], and [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] are carrying out a plan of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s that involves using the different ores of the [[Regenesis]] program to alter the future. With Megatron's defeat on Cybertron, Shockwave turns all his attention to his part of this plan, paving the way for the "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" crossover event.

After the crossover concludes, "Season 2" brings major changes. The setting shifts from Cybertron to Earth, Orion reclaims the name Optimus Prime and resumes leadership of the Autobots following Bumblebee's death, while [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] becomes the new Decepticon leader. New additions to the main cast of Autobots include [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], while the Constructicons start working for Prowl. More of Galvatron's backstory is explored, harkening back to his role in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] against the Headmasters. The opening story of "Earthfall" chronicles Optimus and Galvatron's attempts to find the missing [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who was absent after Metroplex returned to Cybertron.

Entering Earth's orbit, the crew of ''[[Ark-7]]'' is attacked by human-built missiles derived from Cybertronian technology. Unwilling to risk the ship, Optimus takes Arcee, Jazz, Sideswipe, Kup, and Prowl down to Earth in Sky Lynx, while Jetfire steers the ship into the Moon's orbit. When they arrive, Optimus, Kup, and Jazz meet the ex-Seeker [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], who has been living a quiet life on Earth since before Cybertron's resoration. Once in the open, the three Autobots are placed under arrest by the [[Earth Defense Command]], who allied with the Decepticons shortly after "Dark Cybertron". The Autobots escape the EDC's custody and return to their ship, where they manage to track the signal of the "Mind Bomb" —a device which scrambles a Cybertronian's brainwaves— to an EDC base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]]. Optimus leads an assault on the facility, and the Autobots rescue Alpha Trion, whom the EDC was holding captive. Trion explains that he was on Earth looking for the [[Enigma of Combination]], the artefact of [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime]], which allows for the creation of [[combiner]]s. The Autobots, Decepticons, and humans fight over the Enigma, which is in the possession of [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], the CEO of the Onyx Corporation. The Decepticons finally acquire it, but Starscream's spy [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] steals it. Optimus returns to Cybertron, leading into the "[[Combiner Wars]]" crossover event.

[[File:TF48 cvrRI.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|right|"Starscream, nervous breakdown ahead!" "ATTACK!"]]

Cybertron prepares to make formal first contact with [[Caminus]] —one of the thirteen colony planets— via Metroplex's [[space bridge]]. Once he acquires the Enigma of Combination, Starscream uses Combiners, including the repaired Superion, the reformed [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], and the newly-created [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], as pawns in a plot to manipulate the Camiens into forming an alliance with Cybertron. Caminus' [[Forgefire Parliament]] see Optimus as a living god, and he soon convinces them to unite with Cybertron. Receiving word of this alliance through his double agent [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], Prowl returns to Cybertron with the Constructicons via the space bridge stolen from Onyx. Determined to prevent Starscream from forming an empire, Prowl forms Devastator and goes on a destructive rampage. Superion and Defensor stop Devastator and Prowl is arrested, but Starscream later uses the Enigma to integrate Scoop into the Constructicon Combiner. Rattrap betrays Starscream, frees the imprisoned Menasor and brings the Enigma of Combination to Prowl, who uses it to merge himself, Optimus, Ironhide, Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Mirage (G1)|Mirage]] into another Combiner: [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]. After Optimus Maximus emerges victorious in a final battle with the other four Combiners, Prowl is re-arrested, but he soon escapes custody and goes on the run.

==Creative team==
[[File:Barber and griffith.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Series writer [[John Barber]] (left) and artist [[Andrew Griffith]] (right).]]
The series is written by [[John Barber]], bringing to the book the eye for intricate continuity-handling and first-person-narrative flow that he implemented during his time on IDW's [[Dark of the Moon (comics)|''Dark of the Moon'' comics]]. Barber's ''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'' co-creator [[Andrew Griffith]] is the regular artist, basing his depictions of many characters on the designs used for their [[Aligned continuity family]] counterparts in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video games, with [[Josh Perez]] on colors.

[[Livio Ramondelli]] is the regular artist for the Orion Pax side-story issues, drawing and coloring in his unique painterly style. [[Casey Coller]] provides "B" covers for the series, and has stepped in to provide occasional interior pages throughout the series, as have [[Brendan Cahill]] and [[Guido Guidi]], who also illustrated the 2012 annual. [[Joana Lafuente]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]] have also contributed colors. [[Marcelo Matere]] regularly provides retailer incentive variant covers for the series.

==Collections==
* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 1''''' ([[July 25]], [[2012]]) ISBN 1613772912 / ISBN 978-1613772911
:* Contains issues #1–5.
:* Bonus material includes art from most covers and notes on issue #3 by the author/artists.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 2''''' ([[January 2]], [[2013]] ) ISBN 1613775415 / ISBN 978-1613775417
:* Contains issues #6–9.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 3''''' ([[April 17]], 2013) ISBN 1613776268 / ISBN 978-1613776261
:* Contains Annual 2012 and issues #10–11.
:* Bonus material includes cover gallery, and Barber's script notes and Guidi's sketches for the Annual.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 4''''' ([[September 18]], 2013) ISBN 1613777655 / ISBN 978-1613777657
:* Contains issues #12–16.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 5''''' ([[December 4]], 2013) ISBN 1613778368 / ISBN 978-1613778364
:* Contains issues #17–22.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* '''''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|The Transformers: Dark Cybertron Volume 1]]''''' ([[April 16]], [[2014]]) ISBN 1613778910 / ISBN 978-1613778913
:* Contains issues #23–24, as well as "Dark Cybertron" issue #1 and ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #23–25.
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 1''''' (reissue) ([[May 21]], 2014) ISBN 161377964X / ISBN 978-1613779644
:* Contains issues #1–5.
:* New cover by Livio Ramondelli.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery and notes on issue 3 by Barber, Griffith, and Josh Perez

* '''''The Transformers: Dark Cybertron Volume 2''''' ([[June 11]], 2014) ISBN 1613779984 / ISBN 978-1613779989
:* Contains issues #25–#27, ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #26–#27, and ''Dark Cybertron: Finale''.
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 1]]''''' ([[September 3]], 2014) ISBN 1631400401 / ISBN 978-1631400407
:* Includes "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]", ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1–5, and ''Robots in Disguise'' #1–6.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 6''''' ([[November 19]], 2014) ISBN 1631401645 / ISBN 978-1631401640
:* Contains issues #28 to #32
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''The Transformers: Dark Cybertron''''' ([[February 11]], [[2015]]) ISBN 163140072X / ISBN 978-1631400728
:* Contains issues #23 to #27, as well as ''Dark Cybertron'' issue #1 ''Robots in Disguise'' issues #23–#27 and "Dark Cybertron: Finale".
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

* '''''The Transformers Volume 7: Combiner Wars First Strike''''' ([[April 8]], 2015) ISBN 1631402854 / ISBN 978-1631402852
:* Contains issues #33 to #38
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''The Transformers: Combiner Wars''''' ([[August 25]], 2015) ''SCHEDULED'' ISBN 1631403869 / ISBN 978-1631403866
:* Contains issues #39 to #41, as well as the issues #1-#3 of the ''Transformers: Windblade'' ongoing.
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 2]]''''' ([[August 4]], 2015) ISBN 1631403648 / ISBN 978-1631403644
:*Includes ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'', ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]'', ''[[The Waiting Game|Spotlight: Hoist]]'', ''More than Meets the Eye'' #6–8, ''Robots in Disguise'' #7–9, and ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]''
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

* '''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Box Set''''' ([[October 6]], 2015) ISBN 1631404261 / ISBN 978-1631404269
:*Includes ''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' Volumes 1 to 5
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

<gallery>
File:RID vol1.jpg|Volume 1 cover by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
File:RID vol2.jpg|Volume 2 cover by Andrew Griffith and [[Joana Lafuente]]
File:RID vol3.jpg|Volume 3 cover by [[Brendan Cahill]] and Josh Perez
File:RID vol4.jpg|Volume 4 cover by Andrew Griffith and Josh Perez
File:RID vol5.jpg|Volume 5 cover by [[Casey Coller]] and Joana Lafuente
File:DC vol1.jpg|Dark Cybertron Volume 1 cover by [[Phil Jimenez]] and [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]
File:RID vol1 reissue.jpg|Volume 1 reissue cover by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
File:DC vol2.jpg|Dark Cybertron Volume 2 cover by Phil Jimenez and Romulo Fajardo Jr.
File:IDWCollectionP2V1.jpg|IDW Collection Phase 2 Vol 1 cover by [[Sarah Stone]]
File:RID vol6.jpg|Volume 6 cover by Casey Coller and Joana Lafuente
File:DC HC.jpg|Dark Cybertron Hardcover cover by Casey Coller and Joana Lafuente
File:IDWCollectionP2V2.jpg|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 2 cover by Sarah Stone
</gallery>

==References==
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[[File:RID vol1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Ironhide, Go-Bots ahead!" "ATTACK!"]]
'''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an ongoing comic series begun by [[IDW Publishing]] in [[2012]]. The series initially focused on [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and the [[Autobot]]s trying to organize peace among the [[NAIL]]s and [[Decepticon]]s and bring [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to a new [[Golden Age]]. Later issues follow the adventures of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as he reassumes command, the further exploits of the Transformers on [[Earth]], and the resurgence of [[Combiner|combination]] technology.

The series picks off from "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]", the final issue of the previous [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing]], and intertwines with events from the first new series for 2012, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', forming with it the fourth major "act" of IDW's ongoing [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|Generation 1 continuity]].

The series was retitled simply '''''The Transformers''''' starting with issue #35<ref>http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/979?articleID=152755 IDW Publishing Products Shipping In November 2014
</ref> to avoid confusion with the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] franchise.

{{chapters|series=rid|style=3 |prev=Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|align=left|content=
*[[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|#1]]
*[[The World & Everything in It|#2]]
*[[Stick Together|#3]]
*[[Devisive|#4]]
*[[A Better Tomorrow|#5]]
*[[Syndromica (1)|#6]]
*[[Interference Patterns|#7]]
*[[Dinobot Hunt (IDW)|#8]]
*[[Night and the City|#9]]
*[[Primus: All Good Things|Annual 2012]]
*[[Syndromica (2)|#10]]
*[[The End of the Beginning of the World|#11]]
*[[City on Fire|#12]]
*[[The Verge|#13]]
*[[Before the Dawn|#14]]
*[[Plan for Everything|#15]]
*[[Heavy Is the Head|#16]]
*[[Shockwaves|#17]]
*[[Second Exodus|#18]]
*[[Homecoming (IDW)|#19]]
*[[Three Monologues|#20]]
*[[Shockpoint|#21]]
*[[Soundwaves (issue)|#22]]
*[[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|#23]]
*[[Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|#24]]
*[[The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|#25]]
*[[Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|#26]]
*[[Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|#27]]
*[[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|#28]]
*[[Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|#29]]
*[[Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|#30]]
*[[Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|#31]]
*[[Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|#32]]
*[[The World of Tomorrow|#33]]
*[[The Crucible|#34]]
}}{{chapters|title=''The Transformers'' vol. 2 issues:|style=3|next=|align=left|content=
*[[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|#35]]
*[[Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|#36]]
*[[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|#37]]
*[[The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|#38]]
*[[First Contact (IDW)|#39]]
*[[The Possible Light|#40]]
*[[You, Me, and the Universe|#41]]
*[[Now and On Earth|#42]]
*[[South of Heaven|#43]]
*[[The Transgressors|#44]]
*[[The Nothing Man|#45]]
*[[Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|#46]]
*[[Conquerors Part 2: Lagrange|#47]]
*[[Conquerors Part 3: Helden|#48]]
*[[The Transformers vol. 2 issue 49|#49]]
*[[The Transformers vol. 2 issue 50|#50]]
}}

==Overview==
Based on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the series focuses on [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s new government, and their attempts to lead and rebuild the primordial planet. They must deal with new arrivals daily —[[NAIL]]s, ex-[[Autobot]]s and ex-[[Decepticon]]s, along with the Decepticons left around after [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s disappearance— and attempt to unify them all. The series employs consistent use of first-person narrative captions, with each issue being narrated by one of the central characters of the series: Bumblebee himself, ineffective in his leadership role and struggling to do anything about it; sanctimonious NAIL representative [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]]; [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], trying his hand at legitimately gaining power through political manipulations; security chief [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], slowly turning to the dark side as his past weighs down on him; under-appreciated but perennially upbeat [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]; and [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]], who has seen a vision of the future and is trying to balance its meaning with present-day reality. Major supporting cast members include [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], now employed as a secret assassin by Prowl with plans of her own; [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], the former hoping that the war may be truly over and he can have a life of his own, the latter there to temper his optimism; and a retired [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], now running [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. A small circle of Autobots, Decepticons and NAILS make up a recurring group of tertiary characters that includes [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]], [[Zetca]], and others.

[[File:RID28 subcvr.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|left|"Optimus, Kiss-Players ahead!" "ATTACK!"]]
Tensions run high following the apparent destruction of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] plots to have [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] assassinate Bumblebee during a memorial for the ship. Prowl and Arcee foil the attempted murder thanks to Starscream, who sees no benefit to restarting the war, and begins to work with Bumblebee and Metalhawk to form a new united government for Cybertron. Though many Decepticons are provided with jobs and fall into line, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] continues with mysterious experiments that result in Prowl, at the end of his tether and increasingly emotionally closed-off, executing him. Fortunately, Ironhide is able to prevent events snowballing into chaos by successfully petitioning to have the [[inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] installed in the Decepticons turned off, restoring a sense of equality to the Transformer race. Ironhide then recruits the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to join him in venturing into the wilderness to searching for the missing [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], only to go missing themselves. The other Autobots, Decepticons and NAILs search for them, but discover a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] has returned to Cybertron, and it dubs Starscream the destined leader of the Transformer race. Before Starscream can exploit this new standing to any great extent, Megatron makes a surprising return and is taken into custody, causing the Decepticons to riot in the streets. Megatron has secretly been working with a small team of Decepticons in Iacon to perfect the combination process, and he creates a new, more-powerful [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] out of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and Prowl, who has been under the mind-control of the still-living Bombshell. Ironhide and the Dinobots return with the Aerialbots— now a combiner named [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]— and battle Devastator, while Megatron himself is neutralized by a failsafe created by Wheeljack. In the chaos, however, Starscream kills Metalhawk and uses his death to secure his position as sole ruler of Iacon, casting the Autobots and Decepticons out into the wilderness.

Simultaneously with this story arc, the adventures of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] are chronicled in a few side-story issues narrated by Orion himself. Alongside [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], Orion discovers that [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], and [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] are carrying out a plan of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s that involves using the different ores of the [[Regenesis]] program to alter the future. With Megatron's defeat on Cybertron, Shockwave turns all his attention to his part of this plan, paving the way for the "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" crossover event.

After the crossover concludes, "Season 2" brings major changes. The setting shifts from Cybertron to Earth, Orion reclaims the name Optimus Prime and resumes leadership of the Autobots following Bumblebee's death, while [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] becomes the new Decepticon leader. New additions to the main cast of Autobots include [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], while the Constructicons start working for Prowl. More of Galvatron's backstory is explored, harkening back to his role in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] against the Headmasters. The opening story of "Earthfall" chronicles Optimus and Galvatron's attempts to find the missing [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who was absent after Metroplex returned to Cybertron.

Entering Earth's orbit, the crew of ''[[Ark-7]]'' is attacked by human-built missiles derived from Cybertronian technology. Unwilling to risk the ship, Optimus takes Arcee, Jazz, Sideswipe, Kup, and Prowl down to Earth in Sky Lynx, while Jetfire steers the ship into the Moon's orbit. When they arrive, Optimus, Kup, and Jazz meet the ex-Seeker [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], who has been living a quiet life on Earth since before Cybertron's resoration. Once in the open, the three Autobots are placed under arrest by the [[Earth Defense Command]], who allied with the Decepticons shortly after "Dark Cybertron". The Autobots escape the EDC's custody and return to their ship, where they manage to track the signal of the "Mind Bomb" —a device which scrambles a Cybertronian's brainwaves— to an EDC base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]]. Optimus leads an assault on the facility, and the Autobots rescue Alpha Trion, whom the EDC was holding captive. Trion explains that he was on Earth looking for the [[Enigma of Combination]], the artefact of [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime]], which allows for the creation of [[combiner]]s. The Autobots, Decepticons, and humans fight over the Enigma, which is in the possession of [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]], the CEO of the Onyx Corporation. The Decepticons finally acquire it, but Starscream's spy [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] steals it. Optimus returns to Cybertron, leading into the "Combiner Wars" crossover event.

[[File:TF48 cvrRI.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|right|"Starscream, nervous breakdown ahead!" "ATTACK!"]]

Cybertron prepares to make formal first contact with [[Caminus]] —one of the thirteen colony planets— via Metroplex's [[space bridge]], and Starscream persuades Wheeljack to repair the damaged Superion so Cybertron can boast a Combiner. Once he acquires the Enigma, Starscream manipulates Swindle and the newly reformed [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] into travelling to Caminus first and cause mayhem, so Superion can be sent in and stop the rampage to make the Cybertronians appear to be strong allies. Caminus' [[Forgefire Parliament]] see Optimus as a living god, and he soon convinces them to unite with Cybertron. Receiving word of events on Cybertron through his double agent [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], Prowl returns to Cybertron with the Constructicons via the space bridge stolen from Onyx. Determined to prevent Starscream from forming an empire, Prowl forms Devastator and goes on a destructive rampage. To save Metroplex's space bridge, Starscream uses the Enigma to form the newly-arrived [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] into a combiner, [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], who succesfully takes down Devastator and further impresses the Camiens. After Prowl is arrested, Starscream integrates Scoop into Devastator, making the Constructicon combiner loyal to him. However, Rattrap betrays Starscream, sets Menasor loose, and brings the Enigma to Prowl. All four combiners and their supporters clash, accidentally space bridging themselves to an alien planet, but during the chaos, a new combiner emerges, [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]!

==Creative team==
[[File:Barber and griffith.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Series writer [[John Barber]] (left) and artist [[Andrew Griffith]] (right).]]
The series is written by [[John Barber]], bringing to the book the eye for intricate continuity-handling and first-person-narrative flow that he implemented during his time on IDW's [[Dark of the Moon (comics)|''Dark of the Moon'' comics]]. Barber's ''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'' co-creator [[Andrew Griffith]] is the regular artist, basing his depictions of many characters on the designs used for their [[Aligned continuity family]] counterparts in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video games, with [[Josh Perez]] on colors.

[[Livio Ramondelli]] is the regular artist for the Orion Pax side-story issues, drawing and coloring in his unique painterly style. [[Casey Coller]] provides "B" covers for the series, and has stepped in to provide occasional interior pages throughout the series, as have [[Brendan Cahill]] and [[Guido Guidi]], who also illustrated the 2012 annual. [[Joana Lafuente]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]] have also contributed colors. [[Marcelo Matere]] regularly provides retailer incentive variant covers for the series.

==Collections==
* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 1''''' ([[July 25]], [[2012]]) ISBN 1613772912 / ISBN 978-1613772911
:* Contains issues #1–5.
:* Bonus material includes art from most covers and notes on issue #3 by the author/artists.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 2''''' ([[January 2]], [[2013]] ) ISBN 1613775415 / ISBN 978-1613775417
:* Contains issues #6–9.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 3''''' ([[April 17]], 2013) ISBN 1613776268 / ISBN 978-1613776261
:* Contains Annual 2012 and issues #10–11.
:* Bonus material includes cover gallery, and Barber's script notes and Guidi's sketches for the Annual.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 4''''' ([[September 18]], 2013) ISBN 1613777655 / ISBN 978-1613777657
:* Contains issues #12–16.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 5''''' ([[December 4]], 2013) ISBN 1613778368 / ISBN 978-1613778364
:* Contains issues #17–22.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* '''''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|The Transformers: Dark Cybertron Volume 1]]''''' ([[April 16]], [[2014]]) ISBN 1613778910 / ISBN 978-1613778913
:* Contains issues #23–24, as well as "Dark Cybertron" issue #1 and ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #23–25.
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 1''''' (reissue) ([[May 21]], 2014) ISBN 161377964X / ISBN 978-1613779644
:* Contains issues #1–5.
:* New cover by Livio Ramondelli.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery and notes on issue 3 by Barber, Griffith, and Josh Perez

* '''''The Transformers: Dark Cybertron Volume 2''''' ([[June 11]], 2014) ISBN 1613779984 / ISBN 978-1613779989
:* Contains issues #25–#27, ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #26–#27, and ''Dark Cybertron: Finale''.
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 1]]''''' ([[September 3]], 2014) ISBN 1631400401 / ISBN 978-1631400407
:* Includes "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]", ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1–5, and ''Robots in Disguise'' #1–6.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 6''''' ([[November 19]], 2014) ISBN 1631401645 / ISBN 978-1631401640
:* Contains issues #28 to #32
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''The Transformers: Dark Cybertron''''' ([[February 11]], [[2015]]) ISBN 163140072X / ISBN 978-1631400728
:* Contains issues #23 to #27, as well as ''Dark Cybertron'' issue #1 ''Robots in Disguise'' issues #23–#27 and "Dark Cybertron: Finale".
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

* '''''The Transformers Volume 7: Combiner Wars First Strike''''' ([[April 8]], 2015) ISBN 1631402854 / ISBN 978-1631402852
:* Contains issues #33 to #38
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''The Transformers: Combiner Wars''''' ([[August 25]], 2015) ''SCHEDULED'' ISBN 1631403869 / ISBN 978-1631403866
:* Contains issues #39 to #41, as well as the issues #1-#3 of the ''Transformers: Windblade'' ongoing.
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 2]]''''' ([[August 4]], 2015) ISBN 1631403648 / ISBN 978-1631403644
:*Includes ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'', ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]'', ''[[The Waiting Game|Spotlight: Hoist]]'', ''More than Meets the Eye'' #6–8, ''Robots in Disguise'' #7–9, and ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]''
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

* '''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Box Set''''' ([[October 6]], 2015) ISBN 1631404261 / ISBN 978-1631404269
:*Includes ''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' Volumes 1 to 5
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

<gallery>
File:RID vol1.jpg|Volume 1 cover by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
File:RID vol2.jpg|Volume 2 cover by Andrew Griffith and [[Joana Lafuente]]
File:RID vol3.jpg|Volume 3 cover by [[Brendan Cahill]] and Josh Perez
File:RID vol4.jpg|Volume 4 cover by Andrew Griffith and Josh Perez
File:RID vol5.jpg|Volume 5 cover by [[Casey Coller]] and Joana Lafuente
File:DC vol1.jpg|Dark Cybertron Volume 1 cover by [[Phil Jimenez]] and [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]
File:RID vol1 reissue.jpg|Volume 1 reissue cover by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
File:DC vol2.jpg|Dark Cybertron Volume 2 cover by Phil Jimenez and Romulo Fajardo Jr.
File:IDWCollectionP2V1.jpg|IDW Collection Phase 2 Vol 1 cover by [[Sarah Stone]]
File:RID vol6.jpg|Volume 6 cover by Casey Coller and Joana Lafuente
File:DC HC.jpg|Dark Cybertron Hardcover cover by Casey Coller and Joana Lafuente
File:IDWCollectionP2V2.jpg|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 2 cover by Sarah Stone
</gallery>

==References==
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[[Category:IDW titles]]

BotCon 2016

2015-10-16T14:04:50Z

Munkky: /* Convention-exclusive toys */ Added new information.

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'''BotCon 2016''' will be held in Louisville, Kentucky, from [[April 7]] to [[April 10]], [[2016]].
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==Run-up==
* On [[September 4]], 2015, the date and location of BotCon 2016 were announced.
* On [[October 3]], 2015, Botcon.com revealed the BotCon 2016 theme of Dawn of Predacus and the first exclusive of Ravage.

==Venue==
The convention will be held at the [http://www.galthouse.com/ Galt House] hotel in Louisville, Kentucky.

==Merchandise==
===Convention-exclusive toys===
'''''Dawn of the Predacus'' box set'''
*[[Ravage (G1)/toys#Timelines|Tripredacus Agent Ravage]], a retool of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Combiner Wars]]'' [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]]
*[[Tarantulas (BW)#Timelines 2|Predacon Secret Police Tarantulas]], a retool of ''Generations Combiner Wars'' [[Rook (Generations)|Rook]].
* [[Ram Horn|Predacon General Ramhorn]], a retool of ''Generations Combiner Wars'' [[Brawl (G1)|Brawl]].

====Other merchandise====

===Fiction===

==Guests==
===Voice actors===
*[[David Kaye]]
*[[Alec Willows]]

===Writers===
===Artists===
===Fun Publications===
===Hasbro employees===
===Hasbro Studios employees===
===IDW Publishing comics===

==Events==

==Notes==
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==External links==
*[http://www.botcon.com/BotCon2016/ Official BotCon 2016 site]

[[Category:Conventions]]

Dinobot (BW)

2015-08-20T11:05:00Z

Munkky: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */ Added some extra details.

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:''Dinobot is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] and [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Era]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Dinobotbwx.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|






"You lived like a warrior ans died to an hero." [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en&&] ]]








'''Dinobot''' is a Predacon ruled by his sense of honor. He lives to die gloriously in battle. When he aided [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] in the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], Dinobot believed he was in the pursuit of endless glory. But when he and his Predacon peers crashed on what seemed to be the wrong planet alongside a [[Maximal]] exploration vessel, he rebelled against Megatron and joined the Maximal team. It would be an uneasy alliance, fraught with turns of loyalty and turns of Shakespearean phrase. But it also led to strong friendships and even the salvation of all [[human]]ity.

As befits a warrior of his stature, Dinobot is skilled in all forms of combat. He wields a spinning sword and a [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotating blade]], both which are his preferred means of battle, though he has been known to use ranged weapons such as his laser eye-beams or a simple handheld gun. He has threatened to use any and all of these on [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], with whom he has an intense rivalry. Deep down, he may respect the rodent, but he'll die before he'll admit to it.

{{bigquote|The question that has haunted my being has been answered: The future is not fixed. My choices are my own. And yet, how ironic, for I now find I have no choice at all! I am a warrior... let the battle be joined.|Dinobot|"[[Code of Hero]]"}}

==Fiction==
===First wave toy bios===
Dinobot clawed his way up to the top through victory after victory. Optimus considers him a natural when it comes to combat expertise. His thirst for battle is unquenchable. {{storylink|Dinobot (BW)#Toys|Dinobot bio}}
{{note|The on-package [[bio]]s of the first wave of Beast Wars toys, predate the development of the ''Beast Wars'' cartoon and its backstory. They seem to present the characters as a direct continuation of the previous Autobot/Decepticon conflict, with Optimus Primal actually being a new form of Optimus Prime and Megatron being his Generation 1 counterpart, and their battles taking place on present day, [[human]]-inhabited Earth, rather than in the distant past. Once the cartoon launched, the toyline adjusted itself to match that continuity instead, relegating this one to an aborted [[micro-continuity]].}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity====
[[File:Dinobotmtmte8.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Little did we know that there was a giant shovel on the other arm.]]
During the theft of the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]], [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|He Who Would Be Megatron]] also scanned the historical datatrax of the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s. He failed to notice the approaching guard until Dinobot dispatched him with his sword and insisted they speed up the operation. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More Than Meets The Eye #8}}
{{-}}

====''Timelines''====
{{note|The events of "Dawn of Future's Past", but not "The Razor's Edge" or "Theft of the Golden Disk", are also incorporated into the ''[[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]''.}}

[[File:Dinobotdawnoffuturespast.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|"Keep up your bright swords, for the dew will rust them."]]

After meeting with [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]], "Dinobot", Megatron, and [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] broke into the [[Cybertropolis Maximal Data Archive]] to steal a [[Data-Con]] which would provide all sorts of information about the [[Golden Disk (Voyager)|Golden Disk]]. As they were making their getaway, Dinobot threw the Data-Con to Dirge (who was unaware of a switch on Megatron's part) before battling a squadron of [[Maximal Command Security Force|Maximal Security Troopers]], ending with a close combat duel with [[9K]] using his then energy-based sword. Dinobot evidently emerged victorious, as he was later seen with Megatron and "[[Scorponok (BW)|Clamps]]". {{storylink|Theft of the Golden Disk}}

Megatron and Dinobot joined [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] in escaping the archives with the Golden Disk, avoiding patrolmen [[Nitrostreak|Unit 1]] and [[Tigatron|Unit 2]]. As Dinobot disabled the former, he protested Megatron's apparent cowardice and dishonorable tactics. Megatron responded by clamping his fist around Dinobot's neck, rebuking him for using the "h" word in his presence. After Dinobot had regained his composure, they made their way to the rendezvous point with the ''[[Darksyde (BW)|Darksyde]]'' and launched into space, where they activated their transwarp drive.

The ''[[Axalon (BW)|Axalon]]'' and the ''[[Chromia 10]]'' gave chase, though the latter was destroyed by [[Laserbeak (G1)|unknown]] [[Buzzsaw (G1)|assailants]]. When the ''Axalon'' caught up with the Predacons, Dinobot balked at the idea of fleeing again and managed to fire a few shots at the ''Axalon''. After Megatron taunted the pilot of the ''Axalon'' via videoscreen, Dinobot and the other rogue Predacons on board the ''Darksyde'' disappeared through a transwarp portal, with the ''Axalon'' close behind. {{storylink|Dawn of Future's Past}}

After [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] was reborn on [[Earth]], Dinobot rushed out to assist the Maximals against the Predacons during a plot to launch an orbital weapon. The launching pad was destroyed by Airazor just as Dinobot arrived. {{storylink|The Razor's Edge}}
{{--}}

====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English), [[Keiji Fujiwara]] (Japanese)|[[Luiz Carlos de Moraes]] (Portuguese, Season 1), [[Jorge Barcellos]] (Portuguese, Season 2 onwards), [[Federico Romano]] (Latin American Spanish), [[Héctor Cantolla]] (Castilian Spanish), [[Mario Zucca]] (Italian), [[Michel Vigné]] (French), [[Uli Pleßmann]] (German)}}

[[File:BWDinobot arrival.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Two households, both alike in dignity, in fair... wherever the hell we are."]]
Dinobot was one of a group of rogue Predacons and was party to their theft of the Maximal relic, the Golden Disk. They stole a ship and traveled through a transwarp portal, with the Maximal ship ''Axalon'' not far behind. After a heated space battle over a mysterious planet, both ships were damaged, and they fell blazing towards the ground below.

The entire planet was saturated with [[energon]], so much so that Dinobot and the other Predacons required protection. To this end, organic forms were scanned. In Dinobot's case, ''Velociraptor'' remains buried deep within the volcanic soil of their crash site became the basis for his new form. But the levels of energon were just one problem—this planet looked nothing like [[Earth]], their target destination! As Dinobot ventured outside the base, he blamed [[Megatron (BW)/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Megatron]] for this error and announced his intention to take over the Predacons himself. Megatron laughed and had [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] shoot him over the horizon.

Dinobot, cheated and humbled, took his efforts elsewhere. As the Maximals returned to their crashed ship from an outing, Dinobot was there, blocking the rocky bridge that crossed the waterfall surrounding their new base. This time, he challenged [[Optimus Primal/Beast Wars cartoon continuity|Optimus Primal]], and for the leadership of the Maximals. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 1)}}

[[File:BWPart1 bridgefaceoff.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"Ill met by moonlight—er, sunlight, proud Optimus."]]
He and Optimus Primal began their fight. It almost ended badly for Primal when the Maximal commander's foot slipped on the edge of the bridge, but Dinobot saved him, as the Predacon believed that a dishonorable death would mean a dishonorable victory on his own part. They continued, but their battle was interrupted by a Predacon attack. After that clash subsided, Dinobot helped the Maximals, leading them to a victory against Megatron when he tried to obtain the bounty of a mountain-sized cache of natural energon. Optimus accepted him into the fold—not as a leader, of course, but still as a valued team member. This didn't sit well with the other Maximals, particularly [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Part 2)}}

Dinobot provided not only brute force but an understanding of the enemy. A short time afterward, Dinobot was standing with Primal and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] on the bridge of the ''Axalon'' around a holo-map of the Predacon base when Primal suggested that Rattrap go on a scouting mission. {{storylink|The Web}}

[[File:Dinobotbulliescheetor.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Come not within the measure of my wrath."]]
However, though he was an asset against the Predacons, Dinobot sowed discontent amongst the Maximals' own ranks. Early on, [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] was ordered to his quarters for fumbling the test of an energon monitoring device, and Dinobot suggested to the young Maximal that he secretly test the device himself. This ended in potential disaster when Cheetor unwittingly created an instant-transport stream between the two bases. When [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]] used this to infiltrate the Maximal base, Dinobot feigned a desire to team up with him and overthrow Megatron. Lulling him into a false sense of security, Dinobot eventually took care of him with the trash disposal unit—all without firing a shot, and the other Maximals never even knew. {{storylink|Equal Measures}}

[[File:Coc getshorty.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"The course of true love never did run smooth."]]
Dinobot and Optimus Primal investigated an energy signature detected within the [[Standing Stones]], an enigmatic monument of alien origin. After a clash with Megatron and [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the monument came to life and Optimus Primal disappeared before their eyes. When Dinobot woke up, he was in the Maximal CR chamber, as he'd been found stripped down and abandoned outside the base by unknown hands. But that wasn't important-Optimus Primal was gone, perhaps dead! The Maximals quickly tried to select a new leader by [[Democracy|secret ballot]], and Dinobot laughed at them when their vote ended in a tie. No, he would be the new leader-by force, if necessary! However, they were all interrupted by a message from Optimus Primal, who was inside the alien monument. Primal put Rattrap in charge, and the remaining Maximals mounted a plan to extract Primal from the alien construct. After another battle with the Predacons at the Standing Stones, the aliens returned Primal to them, with no explanations. {{storylink|Chain of Command (BW)|Chain of Command}}

When an incoming [[stasis pod]] carrying a potential new Maximal team member was detected, Dinobot refused to let Primal leave without scouting the area outside the ''Axalon'' first himself. Dinobot was convinced the Predacons would try to remove Primal from the equation, as he was their faction's only flying member, and he was right—the Predacons managed to damage Primal enough to keep him out of the race for the pod. Dinobot stayed behind with Primal while the others made a play for the pod on foot. When Dinobot received a transmission indicating the Maximals were having difficulties, he awoke Primal's [[core consciousness]] to consult him. As a result, the two were able to bounce a signal off one of the planet's moons to the dormant stasis pod, beating the Predacons to the punch. [[Tigatron]] joined the team. {{storylink|Fallen Comrades}}

[[File:Better Mousetrap Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Today is a good day for violence!"]]
Soon after, Dinobot and Primal were investigating a second stasis pod when they were suddenly ambushed by Predacons. The Predacons defeated the two and secured the pod for themselves, bringing [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]] online. As this was one in a long string of clever coups, this forced Optimus Primal to consider that their team was suffering from an information leak. Primal scapegoated Rattrap, an accusation in which Dinobot took pleasure. Dinobot was all too happy to destroy the alleged turncoat despite the potential hypocrisy of that act. Rattrap subsequently defected, and in the ensuing battle, was ordered by Megatron to shoot Dinobot, his frequent rival. After some hesitation, Rattrap shot Terrorsaur instead and revealed that the entire situation was a ruse by Optimus Primal to detect the real source of the information leak: stolen Maximal codes. {{storylink|Double Jeopardy}}

Childish infighting between Rattrap and Dinobot inadvertently triggered Rhinox's new security program, [[Sentinel (BW)|Sentinel]], before it could be completed. Dinobot and the other Maximals fled the ''Axalon'', while Rattrap stayed inside to combat Sentinel himself. Later, when Sentinel appeared to have shut down, Rattrap was assumed dead. Each Maximal gave a touching eulogy for Rattrap except for Dinobot, who refused to taint Rattrap's memory with lies. It was soon revealed that Rattrap had not perished, but had instead managed to shut off Sentinel.{{storylink|A Better Mousetrap}}

[[File:Dinobotversusplant.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"I will speak daggers to it, but use none."]]
Dinobot joined Optimus Primal on a mission once again, but this time to explore the planet's native organisms. Dinobot considered this work as being beneath him, and in the process found himself assaulted by one of the planet's flora. As Primal considered this a lesson in respect learned, he found himself attacked by one of Scorponok's [[cyberbee]]s. It injected him with a virus that was intended to make him a coward, but instead removed all his inhibitions. Upon returning Primal to the ''Axalon'', Dinobot oddly found himself agreeing that this new bloodthirsty Primal was not a beneficial change. After he failed to solve the problem with the Predacons diplomatically, as Primal would have wanted, it was decided to let the new violent Primal be the new violent Primal. Ultimately, Primal acquired the antidote and woke up with Dinobot standing watch over him. Dinobot assured him that it was merely his shift, and not indicative of his feelings towards Primal—despite having placed a beautiful plant in Primal's quarters. {{storylink|Gorilla Warfare}}

When a Cybertronian probe was detected, Dinobot helped his teammates attempt to contact it, despite the fact he dreaded a return home. After all, he was a criminal even in Predacon terms, and he had no hope for a warm Maximal reception. Somewhat fortunately for Dinobot's potential fate, their attempts to catch the attention of the probe failed when [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]] invented the [[transformation lock lens]]. {{storylink|The Probe}} The issue was raised again when the Maximals thought that the Predacons had been destroyed. Dinobot elected to remain on the planet while the Maximals repaired their ship and launched it. However, just as Dinobot wandered off to explore the world that had become his, he stumbled across the not-so-dead Predacons, who attacked the ''Axalon'' and grounded the Maximals once again. {{storylink|Victory (episode)|Victory}}

[[File:Dinobot mirror.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"A little more than kin, and less than kind."]]
After Dinobot and the other Maximals were saved from a Predacon attack by Rhinox's ingenuity, Rhinox was abducted by the Predacons and reprogrammed into one of them. Optimus Primal waited for this to backfire on them, and when their plot began to unravel, Dinobot joined the Maximals in infiltrating the Predacon base and retrieving their kidnapped comrade. {{storylink|Dark Designs}} Megatron soon set his sights on Dinobot as well. After Terrorsaur buried Dinobot in a cave, Megatron unleashed a [[Clone One|clone of Dinobot]] on the unsuspecting Maximals. Ultimately, Dinobot broke free and returned to the ''Axalon'', where he confronted his clone and ate him. Yes. He ate him. {{storylink|Double Dinobot}}

Not long afterward, Tigatron went missing during a routine scouting report. When Optimus Primal noted that Tigatron was the victim of an aerial attack, Dinobot identified the culprits as Waspinator and Terrorsaur. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 1}} Dinobot remained at base with Rhinox while the others searched for Tigatron on a mysterious flying island. {{storylink|The Trigger, Part 2}} Dinobot suffered along with his teammates when the energon dampener was stolen from the ''Axalon'', requiring him and the others to stay in [[beast mode]] to avoid energon surges. Between that and sleep deprivation from persistent Predacon attacks, their innate beast instincts began to take over, and the Maximals went feral. It was only through the instruction of Tigatron that they were able to defeat the Predacons and retrieve the dampener. {{storylink|Call of the Wild}}

Dinobot was tested again when he, Cheetor, Rhinox, and Rattrap were blinded by a Predacon attack. They were far from base and completely helpless, so Dinobot immediately began to panic. Rhinox was able to calm him and the others and slowly lead them back to base, using their other senses. They were rescued by Optimus Primal and Tigatron at the foot of the base just as they began to slip into [[stasis lock]]. {{storylink|Dark Voyage}} The Maximals were also visited by the wandering spark of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], who possessed the body of Waspinator and led a successful attack on the Maximal base, resulting in Dinobot receiving critical damage. Forced out of their base, Optimus Primal surrendered the Maximals to Starscream, under the condition that Dinobot be repaired. In exchange, Starscream ordered the Maximals to attack Megatron. Despite his treachery, Starscream himself was deceived, as Dinobot was not as damaged as advertised. He and Primal were able to eject Starscream from Waspinator's body and retake the ''Axalon''. {{storylink|Possession}}

[[File:Dinobottarantulasrattrapthelowroad.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"Frailty, thy name is Tarantulas!"]]
Once again, the feud between Rattrap and Dinobot led to disaster. Their carelessness indirectly caused Rhinox to be infected with a [[Energon discharge virus|virus]] that caused him to eject energy involuntarily, via hiccups or sneezes or...other means. Optimus Primal ordered the bickering pair to hunt down Tarantulas in his lair and obtain the antidote, figuring they'd either learn to work together or everyone would be destroyed. Unfortunately, the latter wasn't so unlikely an option, as Dinobot and Rattrap's out-of-control behavior toward each other repeatedly sabotaged their efforts to capture Tarantulas. Dinobot was able to grab him just as Megatron arrived, and claimed the spider as a hostage. Megatron did not care and shot them both. Ultimately, the day was saved when Rhinox used his virus against the Predacons, unleashing a mighty explosion from his rear end. {{storylink|The Low Road}}

Despite his increasing loyalty to the team, Dinobot's violent heart occasionally created rifts. Most notable was his reaction to [[Tigatron]]'s pacifism: When the tiger tried to leave the Maximals in grief over the accidental death of his best friend, Dinobot argued vociferously with the "coward". He simply could not comprehend what Tigatron was saying, that in order to stop the fighting, someone had to lay down his weapon. The confrontation with Tigatron revealed more than just Dinobot's warrior ethic. He explained to Tigatron a bit of his motives for turning against Megatron: He feared that if Megatron used Earth's energon supply to wage a new war, Cybertron would burn as a result. Dinobot could only see desertion, and for that he nearly killed Tigatron, who refused to fight back. But Primal interrupted before any damage was done, and Tigatron later came back to battle to save Dinobot from a Predacon attack, making the whole point moot. {{storylink|Law of the Jungle}}

The [[Vok|alien]] mystery that surrounded the planet soon came to a head. When it became apparent that the aliens themselves would visit them imminently, the Predacons surprisingly called for a truce. Tigatron was called to sneak into the Predacon base and find out what had captured Megatron's attention, and Dinobot and the other Maximals staged a non-lethal battle to cover Tigatron's exit, upholding their end of the truce. Dinobot loosened a large boulder out of place, allowing it to crush both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia. {{storylink|Before the Storm}} As expected, the aliens arrived. A wormhole opened up over the planet, and a beam shot down to the surface, where another alien device was activated. Rhinox and Dinobot stayed behind at the ''Axalon'' while the others investigated, but were too engaged by the planet's second moon shifting its shape into a horrible [[Planet Buster]] weapon to notice their base had been compromised. Both Rhinox and Dinobot were removed from the equation by Blackarachnia and Tarantulas. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 1}} The Maximals returned to find them both welded to the ceiling by cyberwebs. Dinobot and Rhinox were placed inside [[CR chamber]]s as Rattrap and Airazor went to find their unwelcome visitors. {{storylink|Other Voices, Part 2}}

[[File:Dinobotgoldendisks.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Neither a borrower nor a lender be; For loan oft loses both itself and friend, and borrowing dulls the edge of husbandry."]]
When Dinobot awoke, Optimus Primal was dead, having sacrificed himself to destroy the Planet Buster with a transwarp explosion, and Cheetor and Rattrap had been altered into [[Transmetal]] forms by the resulting [[quantum surge]]. After reluctantly admitting Rattrap's new form was an improvement, he immediately declared himself the new Maximal leader. However, with Primal dead, Rhinox was not in any mood to tolerate Dinobot's outburst and shut him up forcefully. While Rattrap and Cheetor were sent outside to deal with Waspinator and a newly Transmetalled Megatron, Rhinox and Dinobot were stuck with the task of restoring their security systems. They did not account for [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]], who had also infiltrated the ''Axalon''. Thankfully, Rhinox was able to defeat the Predacon and eject him from the ship. {{storylink|Aftermath}}

With the destruction of the planet's second moon and the stabilization of the planet's natural energon reserves, it became apparent to Dinobot that Megatron was right all along; this was indeed Earth, though in the distant past. Dinobot broke into the Predacon base and stole Megatron's golden disks. He knew that they contained information about the future, and this cut to the core of his being: "If the future is indeed immutably foretold, then my demise is but moments from that confirmation, for I could not live if not the master of my fate." Dinobot hid the disks in a remote location and returned to the ''Axalon'', where Rattrap was having a minor meltdown. Rhinox had hooked himself to a machine with little explanation, and with Tigatron and Airazor on a long-term exploration trip, it fell to Rattrap, Dinobot, and Cheetor to hold off the combined force of the Predacons. Worse yet, Megatron had introduced two new [[Fuzor]]s to his team, [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]]. Dinobot grabbed what weaponry he could, and with the other two Maximals engaged the Predacons far from the ship, in hopes that they could keep the Predacons away from whatever Rhinox was trying to accomplish. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 1)}}

[[File:Coming of the Fuzors 2 Dinobot Rattrap.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|"A horse! A horse! My kingdom for a horse!"]]
Their efforts, though seemingly doomed, were not for naught. Though Dinobot, Rattrap, and Cheetor fought to near-death, they held off the enemy long enough for Rhinox's gamble to work. He had travelled into the [[Allspark|Matrix]] and retrieved Optimus Primal's spark. Optimus Primal, restored as a Transmetal from a [[blank]] [[protoform]], dramatically turned the tide, saving Dinobot and the others from what would at least have been honorable deaths. {{storylink|Coming of the Fuzors (Part 2)}}

[[File:Maximal No More Dinobot bow.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Is this a dagger which I see before me, Dinobot, the handle toward my hand?"]]
His desire to discover whether the future could be changed kept Dinobot focused on Megatron's actions. When Predacon installations were placed in a Voyager-disk-like pattern, Dinobot remarked that Megatron's plan proceeded even without the disk's information. Thus, he resubmitted himself to Megatron's command, but the Maximals' influence still showed itself. When he was pitted in a death match against [[Quickstrike (BW)|Quickstrike]] in a bizarre test of loyalty, Dinobot subdued his foe but refused to kill him, offering to train him instead. But Megatron accepted the prodigal son anyway, as long as he returned the original Golden Disk. (He had already given the alien disk to Rhinox.) Dinobot complied. He admitted to himself that by helping Megatron he might be sacrificing his own race, but he had to discover whether his actions were his own or predestined. After the artifact was back in Megatron's hands, Rattrap attacked and was quickly immobilized. As a final test of allegiance, Dinobot was ordered to kill his former teammate. This task proved too much for him, and he turned once again on the Predacon leader. Megatron retreated with the disk in his possession, and Primal was left with the decision on whether to allow Dinobot back into their ranks. Dinobot explained that either way, he would fight Megatron, prompting Primal to forgive Dinobot his treacherous actions. Once welcomed back, Dinobot told Primal of Megatron's ultimate designs for the disks' information. {{storylink|Maximal, No More}}

[[File:BWDinobot decision.jpg|left|upright=1.66|thumb|"To Bay or not to Bay; that is the question, and here is the sunset."]]
As Rhinox and Dinobot scanned known alien sites, they suddenly realized that Tigatron and Airazor were journeying into one. But before they could send a warning, the traveling pair triggered the alien site and were shot into space. Dinobot and the other Maximals were rallied by Optimus Primal to this site, where they confronted the Predacons. Before the fight could begin, the alien site activated again, creating a massive [[Metal Hunter]], and blasted everyone in the area. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 1)}} The Transformers who had not been altered by the quantum surge lay deactivated, but the Transmetals and Fuzors were unaffected by the Metal Hunter's blast. Silverbolt and Cheetor were instructed to carry Dinobot and Rhinox back to the base for repairs. Megatron used the alien disk to activate the Metal Hunter, and the Maximals gained an unlikely ally: Tarantulas. Dinobot, like his fellow Maximals, greeted the Predacon turncoat with bared weapons and only reluctantly allowed Tarantulas to aid them. Subsequently, Dinobot joined an assault on the Metal Hunter itself, a cover for Tarantulas's entry. The Metal Hunter was destroyed. {{storylink|Other Visits (Part 2)}}

When Silverbolt went missing during an energon storm while he, Cheetor, and Optimus Primal were investigating [[Rampage (BW)|Protoform X]], Dinobot suggested they forget the Fuzor and concentrate on the Predacons. The enemy was, after all, minus both Tarantulas and Blackarachnia, while they were only down one member. Primal rejected Dinobot's lack of sympathy. As Primal and Cheetor left to find Silverbolt, Dinobot turned to one of the ''Axalon'''s consoles and began downloading into its database. {{storylink|Bad Spark}}

Unlike Primal, Rattrap was not so forgiving of Dinobot's earlier betrayal. After contemplating suicide and enduring Rattrap's continuing recriminations, Dinobot decided to set things right. He tracked Megatron down and found him testing the original disk which Dinobot had returned. Megatron had discovered a mountain whose image was recorded on the disk, and he had [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]] destroy the peak. From a distance, Dinobot saw his greatest hope and worst fear form simultaneously: The disk's image changed. Dinobot's future was his own...but Megatron had virtually limitless power to change it.

[[File:Dinbot funeral.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|"Out, out, brief spark! Life's but a walking shadow, a poor mech that struts and frets his hour upon the stage and then is heard no more."]]
When the Predacons launched an attack on a tribe of [[protohuman]]s, attempting to destroy the future human race and alter the course of the Autobot/Decepticon war, Dinobot singlehandedly took on all of them. Having already been blindsided by Tarantulas (and having squashed him under a rock in retaliation), he ambushed Inferno, burying his sword in the latter's chest. Blackarachnia banged him up with her machine guns until Dinobot used Inferno himself as a shield, after which he blew away both Predacons with the ant-bot's own gun.

Dinobot proceeded to bombard Rampage from above until Waspinator shot him down (and caused him to land on top of the luckless flier); when Rampage tried to retaliate in tank mode, Dinobot shoved the downed Waspinator into the mad experiment's cannon, causing Rampage to blow himself apart. The backfire sent the warrior flying with severe damage, and Quickstrike was eager to add to his pain. Despite his optic weaponry shorting out, Dinobot still managed to beat the Fuzor, pummeling him with his bare hands before slamming him head-first into a rock.

At this point, his internal computer attempted to engage stasis lock to save his remaining energy, but Dinobot overrode it and turned to face his final opponent: Megatron himself. Mocking the weakened Dinobot, Megatron tallied the score firmly in his own favor: He had unimaginable power via the Golden Disk, he held a lone protohuman hostage, and the severely damaged Dinobot was the only obstacle in his reality-warping plan. Mostly depowered, severely outmatched, and refusing to quit, Dinobot jammed a rock through a stick and attacked with the makeshift hammer. As the protohuman's bonds dissolved, Megatron dropped the disk, allowing Dinobot to shatter it with his last bit of energy.

The rest of the Maximals arrived to drive Megatron off, but it was too late for their comrade. After a final conversation with his allies (including a last insult to Rattrap and a request to have his story told truly and without embellishment), Dinobot's spark left his frame. He was given a hero's funeral, with his body cremated as the Maximal fliers executed a [[wikipedia:Missing man formation|Missing man formation]]. His legacy remained even with the anthropoids, who found his hammer and used it as a weapon. {{storylink|Code of Hero}}

Megatron, because that's the sort of prick he is, created a zombie-esque [[Dinobot II|Transmetal 2 clone]] of Dinobot. {{storylink|Feral Scream Part 1}}

Later, to convince Rattrap to let him search for ex-Predacon [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], Silverbolt reminded him he'd trusted the original Dinobot. Rattrap grumped that he'd "regretted it" a few times, but still let his comrade out. {{storylink|Proving Grounds}}

[[File:Dinobotflashesnem1.jpg|left|380px|thumb|Behold, the enemy within!]]
Thanks to the destruction of [[Rampage (BW)|Rampage]], the Dinobot clone's spark-brother, Dinobot's consciousness was able to take hold of the clone and make him regain a sense of honour. {{storylink|Transformers Hall of Fame}} {{storylink|Nemesis Part 2}}

{{note|It was not entirely spelt out during "Nemesis" why Dinobot II was regaining Dinobot's memories. The 2010 Transformers Hall of Fame profile for Dinobot stated that the original's spirit had somehow returned from beyond to influence his clone. There was also an unproduced episode of ''Beast Wars'', "[[Dark Glass]]", where Rattrap would have discovered and downloaded a back-up of Dinobot's memories into Dinobot II; while the script never made it past a first draft, "[[Bad Spark]]" had Dinobot backing himself up onto the Axalon.}}

====Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity====
=====''Cloud''=====
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Wild (Cloud)|Wild}}}}

=====''Beast Wars Diorama Story''=====
Dinobot eventually met up with several [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s from [[Transformers (film)|another dimension]]. A battle broke out between the Maximals, Predacons, Autobots and Decepticons. The other-dimensional Transformers eventually returned to their place of origin and the Beast Wars continued as they were. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Diorama Story|Beast Wars Diorama Story}}
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===Transformers: Dinobots packaging blurb===
When Dinobot's spark returned to the [[Allspark]], the "data" contained in his "DNA schematics" returned with him. Later, to combat Megatron's [[technorganic]] virus the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] reformated a small group of survivors using these "DNA schematics" from Dinobot, creating the Beast Machines era [[Dinobot (BM)|Dinobots]].

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
As [[Magmatron]] surveyed the events that began the Beast Wars, he witnessed several key moments involving Dinobot, among them his duel with Optimus Primal upon the stone bridge leading to the Maximal base. {{storylink|The Gathering issue 1|The Gathering #1}}

===''Beast Wars Metals'' comic===
Following the [[Quantum surge]], Dinobot, as well as many other Maximals, became separated from the rest of the team and left stranded somewhere on [[Earth|Energoa]]. After Optimus Primal's resurrection and escape from Megatron, Dinobot could be seen watching the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]] from somewhere off in the distance. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 1|Beast Wars Metals #1}}

Dinobot eventually got in contact with his Maximal comrades and revealed he was recovering in a [[protohuman]] village. The village was promptly attacked by [[Jaguar]] and Dinobot died defending the protohumans. Optimus Primal showed up and, swearing to avenge Dinobot's death, killed Jaguar in battle. {{storylink|Beast Wars Metals issue 3|Beast Wars Metals #3}}

===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in comic===
[[File:Henkeimanga-Dinobot.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Who's got two thumbs on one hand except for when I switch to my fists? THIS guy!]]
In the present day, the [[Autobot]] [[Mini Vehicle]]s dug up the bodies of [[Hot Shot (Henkei!)|Hot Shot]] and Dinobot from deep within the earth. As the Mini Vehicles wondered if Dinobot were an Autobot, he woke up angrily, and began to attack the others, hoping to find a worthy foe, until finally Hot Shot (and his [[Mini-Con]], Jolt) faced Dinobot in battle. After seeing Hot Shot perform a series of clever moves, Dinobot suggested the two battle for leadership. However, Hot Shot declined Dinobot's offer and suggested instead they team up and make peace.

Hot Shot returned with Dinobot to Autobot headquarters, where [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]] immediately suggesting he and Dinobot fight each other for fun, ruining Hot Shot's ceasefire. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 11}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
One of a number of Maximals and Predacons who rebelled against the status quo of continuous war on the say so of their Autobot and Decepticon masters, Dynobot was captured and placed in the maximum security level of the [[Ferromax Detention Center]]. There he stayed until a group of Maximals led by Rattrap broke him out in a daring raid. {{storylink|Alone Together: Prologue|Prologue}}

===''Transformers Legends'' comic===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#The Transformation Gap|The Transformation Gap}} {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#The Two's Recent Encounter|The Two's Recent Encounter}} {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#When We Have Been Social|When We Have Been Social}} {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Prank Part 1|Prank Part 1}} {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Prank Part 2|Prank Part 2}} {{storylink|Transformers Legends (comic)#Christmas|Christmas}} {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 8}}}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:Windblade6-allofus.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
Dinobot is a resident of the colony world [[Eukaris]], and a member of the [[Scale Walker]] tribe. He gathered with representatives of the other three tribes in [[Talon Valley]], in front of a [[Space Bridge]] portal, to discuss the [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertronian]] [[combiner]]s who invaded three weeks prior. While declaring he would defend his planet from any invaders, no matter the cost, a traveler from offworld arrived through the portal: [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. Dinobot quickly took a disliking to him.

After Rattrap returned to Cybertron with intel, a week later, official representatives from offworld arrived on Eukaris through the portal. Dinobot and [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]] were suspicious of them, as they heard of how their kind was once driven away and slaughtered by ancient Cybertronians, but amidst their visitors' pleas for peace, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] was allowed to speak, as she was not actually Cybertronian, but a [[Caminus|Camien]]. The planet's gigantic guardian, [[Chela]], awoke before their eyes to quell this reunion of worlds, and Dinobot and the others attempted to battle it, but it was summarily defeated by [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]. In its wake, the tribal representatives agreed to send a single delegate to Cybertron, but Manta Ray feared that if the delegate was from a tribe, that tribe would gain an advantage over the others. Dinobot suggested [[Tigatron]] and [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]], outsiders, to impartially represent Eukaris. {{storylink|Windblade vol. 2 issue 6}}
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==Games==
===''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game continuity===
====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game advertising comic====
Upon arriving on "[[Earth|Planet Energon]]", the dangers of Energon radiation forced the six surviving Maximals and their Predacon adversaries to take on beast alternate forms. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers video game advertising comic}}

====''Beast Wars: Transformers'' video game====
{{voiceactor|??? (English), ??? (Japanese)}}

Many Beast Wars combatants had managed to construct personal bases, customized to their personal tastes, due to the extended duration of the war. Dinobot's own was situated in the "Polluted Area" of the planet, where a previous conflict had rendered it a gloomy and dilapidated environment. Dinobot joined his fellow Maximals in battling not only an entrenched Predacon threat, but the interdimensional monsters known as the [[Skriix]].

=====Maximal campaign=====
[[File:BeastWarsPSX-Dinobotstats.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|Digital [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|rotate blade]]!]]
Upon having eliminated the Predacon threat, Dinobot was part of Optimus Primal's roll call when he announced that the galaxy was now at peace.

=====Predacon campaign=====
After the Maximals failed to rescue a downed stasis pod in Dinobot's territory, the Predacons took advantage of Dinobot's troops having recently been thinned by a conflict with the Skriix. This left Dinobot vulnerable, leading him to be assassinated by a Predacon agent. In response to Dinobot's death, Optimus Primal launched an unsuccessful attempt on the Predacon ship, which ultimately led to the Maximals' undoing. {{storylink|Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|Beast Wars: Transformers}}

{{Note|Due to the nature of this game, a player may select various individual characters to perform the feats required in every level, and complete the game's narrative. Thus, any playable Maximal can fill the role of protagonist in Maximal Mode, and any playable Predacon can fill the role of protagonist in Predacon Mode. To view the various feats Dinobot can accomplish throughout gameplay in Maximal Mode, it is told on the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (video game)|''Beast Wars'' video game]] page, wherein Dinobot fills the role of the nameless Maximal.}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
Dinobot was part of Megatron's forces when a huge earthquake uncovered [[Energon]]. He took part in an ambush of the Maximals, so that the Predacons could gain control of this new resource. Also he appeared to have at least two raptor clones backing him up. {{storylink|Beast Wars (Legends)|Beast Wars}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:BattleTacticsDinobot.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Beware my hand-mouth!]]
Dinobot participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:BeastWars Dinobot 1996 toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Wasn't he in ''Jurassic Park''? (Hasbro version pictured)]]
[[File:BW-toy DinobotTakara97.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Let's hide the legs in beast mode by making them bright translucent orange! (Takara redeco pictured)]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, [[1996]]/[[1997]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-4'''
**''Accessories:'' [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|"Cyber-slash" tail weapon]], sword

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (toyline)|Beast Wars]]'' product, Dinobot transforms into what his bio claims is a "vicious [[Popular beast alternate modes|velociraptor]]". His tail detaches and separates to form a gear-powered, spinning blade weapon, while the central "tail bone" separates to be used as a sword. The entire assembly can store in [[robot mode]] by flipping down the tail-mount and pegging the blade's base to the peg on his lower back. Like all early Deluxe-and-up ''Beast Wars'' toys, he has a "mutant mask", halves of a dino-skull that flip up to cover his more robotic head.

:The original Dinobots shipped on cards with "rocky"-shaped bubbles. Later (and more numerous) assortments moved to a smooth, rounded bubble, leading the first packaging type to become sought-after collectibles on the secondary market.

:Takara's initial release of the toy was identical to the [[Hasbro]] version (save packaging, of course). In January 1997, Takara [[redeco]]ed many of the ''Beast Wars'' toys and re-released them in slightly more show-like tones; Dinobot's pink was changed to tan, his orange robot eyes became red, his flat blue face became metallic blue, his orange dinosaur eyes became white, and his helmet was painted in metallic gold.

:In 1998, [[TV Magazine]] offered a gold chrome Dinobot as a prize. One individual gold Dinobot was awarded, and one other Dinobot as part of a set of other gold Beast Wars toys.<ref>http://www.transformertoys.co.uk/content.php?/transformers-news/story/10280/Revealed+-+Gold+BW+images+and+info.html</ref>



:This mold was used to make... lots of guys. Other than countless redecos as himself, this mold was also used for ''Beast Wars'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]] and ''[[Transformers: Dinobots|Dinobots]]'' [[Grimlock (Dinobots)|Grimlock]], and was [[retool]]ed extensively to make ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Neo (toyline)|Beast Wars Neo]]'' [[Hardhead (BWN)|Hardhead]], [[Dinotron]], and [[Thrust (BWII)|Thrustor]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Dinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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[[File:VS4-DinobotTarantuas.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|I prefer to package my toys the old-fashioned way... BRUTALLY!!!]]

*'''Brutal Showdown: Dinobot VS Tarans''' (VS pack, 1997)
**''ID number:'' '''VS-4'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, [[Cyber-slash tail weapon|"Cyber-slash" tail weapon]]

:In Japan, the Dinobot was available both as an individual and in a two-pack with "[[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarans]]". Both toys in this set were identical to their individual, nigh-identical-to-the-Hasbro-versions releases.

:Currently, it is unknown if the later "show-like" redeco of Dinobot was ever released in a VS set.
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{{anchor|Transmetal}}
[[File:Mcdinobot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Transforms from ''Velociraptor'' to wolfman.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Happy Meal Transmetal, [[1998]])
**''McNumber'': '''??'''

:Part of the second McDonald's ''Beast Wars'' Happy Meal promotion, [[Transmetal]] Dinobot transforms into a robotic ''Velociraptor''. To tie in with the chrome plastic [[gimmick]] of the retail Transmetal toys, parts of his [[beast mode]] are cast in glittery metallic plastic. Like the other McDonald's toys from this assortment, he shares nothing in common with his previous body other than [[alternate mode]] choice. This toy was later [[repurposing|repurposed]] by [[IDW Publishing|IDW]]'s [[Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook]] to represent an [[Dinobot (Transmetal)|initial prototype]] of Dinobot's evil clone, [[Dinobot II]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Maximal/Dinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Transmetal Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|FoxKids}}
[[File:FK-Dinobot-toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Eww...perhaps using the power sander to buff his scales wasn't a good idea.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Fox Kids Deluxe, [[1999]])
**''Accessories:'' sword, "Cyber-slash" tail weapon

:Part of the first wave of "[[Fox Kids]]" redecoes (so called because of the callout on the package to the Fox Kids programming block where the cartoon had recently moved), this version of Dinobot is more dark brown than the original, with red stripes instead of the original's brown, with a red robot mode face and green eyes. This toy uses the [[retool]]ed mold with the shoulder ratchets and the (unused) "[[rubsign|energon chip]]" space that were created for ''Beast Wars'' [[Grimlock (G1)/toys|Grimlock]].

:Hasbro solicitations named this toy "Live Wire Dinobot",<ref>https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.toys.transformers/C30fV9dqOK0/gPO8D3N_PAUJ</ref> but the name never made it to final packaging.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/FKDinobot/fkdinobot.htm More information on Fox Kids Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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===Beast Wars 10th Anniversary===
[[File:BW10Dinobot toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|He disagrees with everything that T-Rex says, but you know they're best friends.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Tenth Anniversary Deluxe, [[2006]])
**''Accessories:'' "Energo-drill" sword, spinning blade tail weapon, Transmutate left arm

:This release is yet another redeco of the original Dinobot toy. Though the ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' line's aim was "[[show-accuracy]]", the resulting Dinobot toy confused some fans, with its dark brown base color, odd placement of blue, and, mostly, the metallic green on his bone-like decorations. Like the other ''10th Anniversary'' toys, he has a faction symbol tampoed on his body; in Dinobot's case, there's a Maximal logo on the left side of his robot chest. Like FoxKids! Dinobot, this toy has the Energon Chip indent and shoulder ratchets that were added for ''Beast Wars'' Grimlock.

:''Beast Wars 10th Anniversary'' Dinobot came with the left arm to the "build-a-bot" figure [[Transmutate (character)|Transmutate]], plus a DVD containing the obvious Dinobot-themed episode, "[[Code of Hero]]".
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Dinobot/dinobot.htm More information on 10th Anniversary Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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===Timelines===
[[File:Botcon2006Dinobot toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Can you dig it?]]
*'''Dawn of Future's Past''' (Multi-pack Deluxe, 2006)
**''Accessories:'' Golden Disk Key

:Part of the five-toy [[BotCon 2006]] [[exclusive]] boxed set (along with [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], [[Optimus Primal/toys|Optimus Primal]], [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], and [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]]), "Darksyde Dinobot" is a redeco of the ''[[Transformers: Cybertron (toyline)|Cybertron]]'' [[Longrack (Cybertron)|Longrack]] mold, itself a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Smokescreen (Armada)|Hoist]]. Dinobot uses almost all of Longrack's new-mold parts save for the head; Hoist's was a dead ringer for Dinobot in the first place. He transforms into a Cybertronic excavator. Inserting a [[Cyber Key]] or [[Cyber Key|Golden Disk Key]] into his shoulder assembly unlocks a shovel-punch attack activated by pressing on the plunger mechanism above the key port. Like Longrack, he does ''not'' come with a [[Mini-Con]] partner. The color scheme is partially based on his ''10th Anniversary'' toy.

:The original version of this mold was also used to make ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' [[Ransack (Universe 2003)|Ransack]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Predacon/BCDinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Timelines Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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===Beast Wars Telemocha Series===
[[File:Japanese10thDinobot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|At last, I CAN TALK!]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, 2006)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TM-05'''
**''Accessories:'' sword, spinning tail weapon

:Celebrating Japan's 10th anniversary of ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'' (one year later than the West), the [[Transformers: Beast Wars Telemocha Series|Beast Wars Telemocha]] version of Dinobot is yet another (and final?) redeco of the venerable tooling, including the shoulder ratcheting added to the previous Hasbro versions. While definitely more [[Show-accuracy|accurate to the CGI model]] than the Hasbro [[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|10th Anniversary]] version from the previous year, most of its color-scheme decisions favor the robot mode, such as bronze/gold shoulder joints. The result of this is a less consistently colored beast mode than the Hasbro version. It is the first (and only) version of the mold to place deco on the "mutant mask" halves.

:Though there are some colors dropped between the transition from CGI model to toy, Telemocha Dinobot does currently hold the prize for the sheer number of paint applications used on this mold, and by a large margin. Perhaps most significant to many fans, however, is that this version of Dinobot has a mouth, if only in the form of a paint operation.

:This release of Dinobot came with a DVD containing the ''Beast Wars'' episode... "New Weapons of Terror!", the Japanese dub of "[[The Probe]]" and not "Code of Hero".
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2006/Maximal/Dinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Telemocha Dinobot at TFU.info (scroll down)]''
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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:Dinobotuniversedeluxe.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Just in time for the original mold to be practically cheese by now.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, [[2009]])
**''Accessories:'' Tail/missile launcher, missile/sword

:Dinobot transforms into a brown and amber ''Jurassic Park''-style ''Velociraptor'' with a robot mode styled heavily after the ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI model, including a face with a nose and mouth. His transformation has been altered to produce more human-like proportions, with his robot legs now becoming the raptor legs and the arms hiding mostly inside the torso. He also sports a fully show accurate robot head which can be raised to a 45 degree angle as well as turn. On his chest is a panel that can swap between a Maximal symbol, a Predacon symbol and a blank third panel (for the beast mode head). His [[Show-accuracy|show-accurate]] double opposable thumbs can be swapped out for "proper" fists. His tail still detaches and splits to become a weapon, but no longer rotates. Instead, it fires a missile shaped like his sword from the cartoon, which can be held as a sword by either the regular fist or claw hands. The tail can also clip onto his back for storage.

:This toy was also later [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''Beast Wars Shattered Glass'' [[Dinobot (BWSG)|Dinobot]].
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Predacon/TFUDinobot/dinobot.htm More information on Universe Dinobot at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei Dinobot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Then I'll be brief! Oh, happy dagger, this is thy sheath. There rust and let me die."]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-16'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail/missile launcher, missile/sword

:The ''Henkei! Henkei!'' release of Dinobot is in more traditional colors than the Hasbro version, decoed in brown with several tan stripes, plus blue and golden detailing. Clear red plastic replaces the clear orange found on the ''Universe'' version. Like all ''Henkei! Henkei!'' releases he features [[Vacuum metallizing|vacuum metallized]] parts, particularly his missile/sword.
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===Device Label===
[[File:DeviceLabel-Dinobot.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Sorry, you've been replaced.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (Device Label, 2009)
:Dinobot would have transformed from a working USB laser mouse into a brown and gold mechanoid raptor, but an early [[BigBadToyStore]] solicitation for him was almost immediately supplanted by a solicitation for "[[Trypticon (G1)#Device Label|Dinosaurer]]" (Trypticon), once better information was had.
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==Merchandise==
[[File:BWmerch-KabayaDinobotkit.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Hope you like putting stickers over molded detail!]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers 200 piece puzzle''' (puzzle, 1996)
:A [[Beast Wars Transformers Jigsaw Puzzle|200-piece puzzle]] from [[Milton Bradley]] featured art of Dinobot and [[Razorbeast]] fighting [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]] and [[Tarantulas (BW)|Tarantulas]]. It was very chrome-foil-y! [http://tfmuseum.com/tf-00081.html]

*'''Dinobot''' (candy toy model kit, 1997)
:Part of the second wave of [[Kabaya]] model kits (which included Cheetor, Rattrap, and Terrorsaur), Dinobot is a peg-together model kit. The parts come on pink and yellow sprues, plus there are stickers, instructions for assembly, and a stick of terrible gum. Transformation involves removing the tail, robot legs, and robot arms, and pegging them elsewhere as needed.

*'''Dinobot''' (candy toy, 1997)
[[File:BWmerch-KabayaDinobotfigurine.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|Eat it, other [[Transformers Hall of Fame|Hall of Fame]] nominees! But don't eat the candy.]]
:A tiny plastic Dinobot figurine molded onto an irregularly-shaped stand was released by Kabaya. Labeled toy 6 of 6, the other characters in his wave were Cheetor, Rattrap, Megatron, Optimus Primal, and Rhinox. They were also available in smokey translucent plastic? [http://tfmuseum.com/tf-01805.html] As always, terrible candy is included.

*'''Dinobot''' (candy toy, 1997)
:A tiny superdeformed Dinobot was also available from Kabaya. It's way too adorable. [http://tfmuseum.com/tf-00714.html]
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===Card games===
[[File:Dinobotmutatingcard.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game''' (1997)
:Dinobot was one of the 24 beast warriors to receive a battle card representation for the Beast Wars [[Beast Wars Transformers Mutating Card Game|card game]].
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===Beast Wars Mini-Busts===
[[File:BWDinobot minibust.jpg|upright=0.85|thumb|Legs are for the weak.]]
*'''Dinobot''' (?)
:In 2006, [[First 4 Figures]] announced a seven-inch tall mini-bust of Dinobot, featuring his upper torso mounted upon a Maximal pedestal. He was sculpted by Ryan Bailey and was to be limited to 1,996 pieces. He is based upon his animated appearance, mounted on a silver pedestal adorned with the Maximal sigil.
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==Notes==
===Toy related===
[[File:BWRConcept04.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Dinobot's control art. The beast head displays a more rigid grill structure.]]
*Dinobot's original toy was designed to supplant a failed lion Transformer counterpart to Cheetor that ended up being, understandably, too similar to Cheetor. A dinosaur's entry into the Maximals was justified by pointing out that the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] had been good guys in Generation 1.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p1-2</ref>
[[File:Dinobottoycommercial.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|An abandoned deco?]]
*In the first ''Beast Wars'' toy commercials, Dinobot had a slightly different deco than the final toy. He was browner, rather than pinker, and had thicker stripes.
*Some fans are inclined to yank off Dinobot's mutant mask pieces, since he doesn't have them on the television show, they get in the way during transformation, and they're easily removable. Ten years later, Hasbro thought so, too, in their stock photography for ''[[Transformers: Beast Wars 10th Anniversary|Beast Wars 10th Anniversary]]'' Dinobot.
[[File:TMDinobotConcept.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Raptor and... squatting Raptor? It's a jet powered squat, surely.]]
*An actual (i.e. non-McDonald's affiliated) Transmetal Dinobot apparently made it to concept art stages, but not much further. Several elements of the design were recycled for Transmetal [[Terrorsaur (BW)|Terrorsaur]].
*Dinobot's toy curiously has six toes on each foot. Since his legs form his [[robot mode]] arms, not only does this mean he's left with two thumbs, but also a tiny, barely noticeable finger molded near his wrist. The double thumbs got carried over onto his animation model, yet his in-show beast mode appears to only have three toes. Between all this, it has to be said that real-life raptors had no more than four toes on each of their feet.
*Speaking of inaccuracies, Dinobot's [[beast mode]] barely resembles a [http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cd/Velociraptor_dinoguy2.jpg real ''Velociraptor'']. This is most evident by a complete lack of feathers on Dinobot, but it should be noted that evidence of feathers on ''Velociraptor'' was not known until 2007 – although raptors in general were known to have been feathered since the end of the '90s, and in fact, some paleoartists have already been depicting them with feathers since the '80s. The robust head, twisted hands, broad torso and bendy tail (which is only evident in the show) are also seen as inaccurate. All in all, Dinobot's beast mode better resembles the raptors from ''Jurassic Park'', which came out three years before the ''Beast Wars'' franchise, and was likewise accompanied by a toyline from Kenner.
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===Television related===
*At no point in the show do Dinobot and Airazor interact or speak to each other. What a close team. The most interaction they get is standing next to each other at the end of "Before the Storm".
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Code of... something.]]
*Several views of preliminary ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|Beast Wars]]'' CGI models were available in the Special Features of [[Rhino Entertainment|Kid Rhino]]'s ''Beast Wars: The Complete Second Season'' DVD box set. Dinobot's early model, like the other preliminary models, took more cues from the toy, such as including the [[mutant head]] and actually looking transformable. Interestingly enough, the preliminary model transformed into the final beast mode model, but since Dinobot's transformation involves swapping out parts, that's not too hard to believe.
[[File:Dinobotearlycgimodel2.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Derrick J. Wyatt|Derrick Wyatt]]'s influence reached back through time.]]
*Australia's ''Beast Wars'' DVD sets from [[Madman Entertainment]] offered images of in-progress Dinobot models from later into production. Even in this late stage, he kept a large amount of his transformation kibble, though the aesthetic flourishes (like the spines on his ankles and the ribs in his torso) began to take shape. And, hey, check out that chin.
*In an interview on Madman's Season 3 DVDs, Scott McNeil revealed that he created the Dinobot voice by using his previous experience mimicking [[Chris Latta]]'s famous performance of [[Cobra Commander]] when replacing him in the role after his death. Since he found the Latta-style vocalisation so difficult to maintain, he tried dropping it two octaves, and thus arrived at Dinobot.
*In the Japanese dub of ''Beast Wars'', Dinobot spoke with a protracted and emphatic ''-dā'' attached to the ends of his sentences. This is a vocal tick associated with older, archaic forms of speech, signifying his old-timey sensibilities and concepts of honor.

===Fandom related===
*Some fans humorously refer to Dinobot's [[Cyber-slash tail weapon]] as a "Rotate Blade" because of its usage in a [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& terrible fanfic by MG-Dinobot].
*Likewise, fans refer to Dinobot as having a "rigid grill structure", an injoke that came into being because of an [http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/307ed3ad2152d304 alt.toys.transformers poster's] somewhat confusing signature that included a quote from ''Mystery Science Theater 3000''. What part of Dinobot is the rigid grill structure is not definitively determined, whether it be the bony pair of robot legs that hang under his toy's beast mode or his, uh, crotch.
*Speaking of Dinobot's crotch, [[Mainframe Entertainment]] once had a little fun with Dinobot's model after hours. "[[:File:Dirkdinobot.jpg|Dirk Dinobot]]" may not be safe for work, but his grill structure here is anything but rigid! Fan James Hooks was responsible for originally posting the Dirk Dinobot image on [[alt.toys.transformers]], thanks to an unknown person from Mainframe Entertainment.
*On [[May 7]], [[2010]], he was unveiled as one of the first five nominees for the [[Transformers Hall of Fame]], the first ''Beast Wars'' character to earn the honor and the only character not to be from 1984 or 1985. A tongue-in-cheek campaign for Dinobot was started by [[David Willis]], with the gag being that he'd never beat the 1984/5 characters. To everyone's surprise, at [[BotCon 2010]]'s Hall of Fame ceremony, Dinobot was unveiled as the winner: he became both the first ''Beast Wars'' character and first fan-voted to be inducted, beating out even long time favorites [[Soundwave (G1)|Soundwave]] and [[Grimlock (G1)|Grimlock]]! As is the nature of online fan communities, this immediately spawned disbelief and outrage in some sections of the fandom, as well as a conspiracy theory about how ''Beast Wars'' fans had somehow ''"cheated"'' or ''"rigged the vote"''.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dinobot''' (ダイノボット ''Dainobotto'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Dillonburg''' (狄龍堡 ''Dik Lung Bou'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Kǒng Lóng''' (Taiwan, 恐龍, "Dinosaur"), '''Mó Lóng''' (Taiwan, 魔龍, "Demonic Dinosaur")
*''Russian:'' '''Zuborob''' (first ''Beast Wars'' dub, Зубороб), '''Dinobot''' (second ''Beast Wars'' dub, Динобот)

==References==
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==External links==
*[http://groups.google.com/group/alt.toys.transformers/msg/ee52db9e103fd5a8?hl=en& "Dinobot's Old Technology" by MG-Dinobot]
*[http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/play/details.cfm?R=3D1EC1EB-19B9-F369-109E-19B934FCADD2:en_US Botcon 2010 tribute]

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The Transformers: Robots in Disguise

2015-08-16T14:31:50Z

Munkky: /* Overview */ Altered a few parts that I found a bit awkward to read, and removed information I thought was unnecessary.

{{disambig3|Robots in Disguise}}
[[File:RID vol1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Ironhide, Go-Bots ahead!" "ATTACK!"]]
'''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise''''' is an ongoing comic series begun by [[IDW Publishing]] in [[2012]]. The series initially focused on [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and the [[Autobot]]s trying to organize peace among the [[NAIL]]s and [[Decepticon]]s and bring [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to a new [[Golden Age]]. Later issues follow the adventures of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] as he reassumes command, the further exploits of the Transformers on [[Earth]], and the resurgence of [[Combiner|combination]] technology.

The series picks off from "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]", the final issue of the previous [[The Transformers (IDW)|ongoing]], and intertwines with events from the first new series for 2012, ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', forming with it the fourth major "act" of IDW's ongoing [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|Generation 1 continuity]].

The series was retitled simply '''''The Transformers''''' starting with issue #35<ref>http://www.previewsworld.com/Home/1/1/71/979?articleID=152755 IDW Publishing Products Shipping In November 2014
</ref> to avoid confusion with the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|2015 ''Robots in Disguise'']] franchise.

{{chapters|series=rid|style=3 |prev=Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|align=left|content=
*[[The Autonomy Lesson (issue)|#1]]
*[[The World & Everything in It|#2]]
*[[Stick Together|#3]]
*[[Devisive|#4]]
*[[A Better Tomorrow|#5]]
*[[Syndromica (1)|#6]]
*[[Interference Patterns|#7]]
*[[Dinobot Hunt|#8]]
*[[Night and the City|#9]]
*[[Primus: All Good Things|Annual 2012]]
*[[Syndromica (2)|#10]]
*[[The End of the Beginning of the World|#11]]
*[[City on Fire|#12]]
*[[The Verge|#13]]
*[[Before the Dawn|#14]]
*[[Plan for Everything|#15]]
*[[Heavy Is the Head|#16]]
*[[Shockwaves|#17]]
*[[Second Exodus|#18]]
*[[Homecoming (IDW)|#19]]
*[[Three Monologues|#20]]
*[[Shockpoint|#21]]
*[[Soundwaves (issue)|#22]]
*[[Winners & Losers: Dark Cybertron Chapter 3|#23]]
*[[Finest Hour: Dark Cybertron Chapter 5|#24]]
*[[The Dead Are Not Enough: Dark Cybertron Chapter 7|#25]]
*[[Finis Temporis: Dark Cybertron Chapter 9|#26]]
*[[Black Planet: Dark Cybertron Chapter 11|#27]]
*[[Earthfall Part 1: Hello Cruel World|#28]]
*[[Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|#29]]
*[[Earthfall Chapter 3: The Mind Bomb|#30]]
*[[Earthfall Chapter 4: Full Fathom Five|#31]]
*[[Earthfall Chapter 5: I Dream of Wires|#32]]
*[[The World of Tomorrow|#33]]
*[[The Crucible|#34]]
}}{{chapters|series=exrid|style=3|next=|align=left|content=
*[[Onyx Interface Part One: Signals, Calls, and Marches|#35]]
*[[Onyx Interface Part Two: Vs.|#36]]
*[[Onyx Interface Part Three: ONoffON|#37]]
*[[The Onyx Interface Conclusion: The Obliterati|#38]]
*[[First Contact (IDW)|#39]]
*[[The Possible Light|#40]]
*[[You, Me, and the Universe|#41]]
*[[Now and On Earth|#42]]
*[[South of Heaven|#43]]
*[[The Transgressors|#44]]
*[[The Transformers vol. 2 issue 45|#45]]
*[[The Transformers vol. 2 issue 46|#46]]
}}

==Overview==
Based on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], the series focuses on [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]]'s new government, and their attempts to lead and rebuild the primordial planet. They must deal with new arrivals daily —[[NAIL]]s, ex-[[Autobot]]s and ex-[[Decepticon]]s, along with the Decepticons left around after [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]]'s disappearance— and attempt to unify them all. The series employs consistent use of first-person narrative captions, with each issue being narrated by one of the central characters of the series: Bumblebee himself, ineffective in his leadership role and struggling to do anything about it; sanctimonious NAIL representative [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]]; [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], trying his hand at legitimately gaining power through political manipulations; security chief [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]], slowly turning to the dark side as his past weighs down on him; under-appreciated but perennially upbeat [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]]; and [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]], who has seen a vision of the future and is trying to balance its meaning with present-day reality. Major supporting cast members include [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]], now employed as a secret assassin by Prowl with plans of her own; [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]], the former hoping that the war may be truly over and he can have a life of his own, the latter there to temper his optimism; and a retired [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]], now running [[Maccadam's Old Oil House]]. A small circle of Autobots, Decepticons and NAILS make up a recurring group of tertiary characters that includes [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]], [[Sky-Byte (G2)|Sky-Byte]], [[Zetca]], and others.

[[File:RID28 subcvr.jpg|thumb|upright=0.85|left|"Optimus, Kiss-Players ahead!" "ATTACK!"]]
Tensions run high following the apparent destruction of the ''[[Lost Light]]'', and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] plots to have [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] assassinate Bumblebee during a memorial for the ship. Prowl and Arcee foil the attempted murder thanks to Starscream, who sees no benefit to restarting the war, and begins to work with Bumblebee and Metalhawk to form a new united government for Cybertron. Though many Decepticons are provided with jobs and fall into line, [[Bombshell (G1)|Bombshell]] continues with mysterious experiments that result in Prowl, at the end of his tether and increasingly emotionally closed-off, executing him. Fortunately, Ironhide is able to prevent events snowballing into chaos by successfully petitioning to have the [[inhibitor/deterrence chip|I/D chips]] installed in the Decepticons turned off, restoring a sense of equality to the Transformer race. Ironhide then recruits the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] to join him in venturing into the wilderness to searching for the missing [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], only to go missing themselves. The other Autobots, Decepticons and NAILs search for them, but discover a [[Metrotitan (body-type)|Metrotitan]] has returned to Cybertron, and it dubs Starscream the destined leader of the Transformer race. Before Starscream can exploit this new standing to any great extent, Megatron makes a surprising return and is taken into custody, causing the Decepticons to riot in the streets. Megatron has secretly been working with a small team of Decepticons in Iacon to perfect the combination process, and he creates a new, more-powerful [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] out of the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] and Prowl, who has been under the mind-control of the still-living Bombshell. Ironhide and the Dinobots return with the Aerialbots— now a combiner named [[Superion (G1)|Superion]]— and battle Devastator, while Megatron himself is neutralized by a failsafe created by Wheeljack. In the chaos, however, Starscream kills Metalhawk and uses his death to secure his position as sole ruler of Iacon, casting the Autobots and Decepticons out into the wilderness.

Simultaneously with this story arc, the adventures of [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] are chronicled in a few side-story issues narrated by Orion himself. Alongside [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]], Orion discovers that [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]], and [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] are carrying out a plan of [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s that involves using the different ores of the [[Regenesis]] program to alter the future. With Megatron's defeat on Cybertron, Shockwave turns all his attention to his part of this plan, paving the way for the "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]" crossover event.

After the crossover concludes, "Season 2" brings major changes. The setting shifts from Cybertron to Earth, Orion reclaims the name Optimus Prime and resumes leadership of the Autobots following Bumblebee's death, while [[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] becomes the new Decepticon leader. New additions to the main cast of Autobots include [[Kup (G1)|Kup]], [[Jetfire (G1)|Jetfire]], [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]], [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]], [[Sky Lynx (G1)|Sky Lynx]], and [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]], while the Constructicons start working for Prowl. More of Galvatron's backstory is explored, harkening back to his role in the [[First Cybertronian Civil War]] against the Headmasters. The opening story of "Earthfall" chronicles Optimus and Galvatron's attempts to find the missing [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]], who was absent after Metroplex returned to Cybertron.

Entering Earth's orbit, the crew of ''[[Ark-7]]'' is attacked by human-built missiles derived from Cybertronian technology. Unwilling to risk the ship, Optimus takes Arcee, Jazz, Sideswipe, Kup, and Prowl down to Earth in Sky Lynx while Jetfire steers the ship into the Moon's orbit. When they arrive, Optimus, Kup, and Jazz meet the ex-Seeker [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], who just wants to get on with life, but are ambushed by the Decepticons. Once in the open, the three Autobots are placed under arrest by the [[Earth Defense Command]] who allied with the Decepticons shortly after "Dark Cybertron". Prowl forms Devastator and fights the Decepticons in a town called Poverty Flat, but mid-fight the Decepticons are knocked out and teleported away by [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]]. The Autobots escape the EDC's custody and return to their ship, where they manage to track the signal of the "Mind Bomb" to an EDC base on [[Marshall Islands|Bikini Atoll]]. Optimus leads an assault on the facility, and the Autobots rescue Alpha Trion, whom the EDC was holding captive. Trion explains to Optimus that he was on Earth to find the [[Enigma of Combination]], the artefact of [[Nexus Prime (Classics)|Nexus Prime]] which allows for the creation of [[combiner]]s. The Autobots, Decepticons, and humans fight over the Enigma, which is in the possession of human businessman [[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock]]. The Decepticons finally acquire it, but Starscream's spy [[Scoop (G1)|Scoop]] steals it. Meanwhile, Optimus returns to Cybertron to celebrate an anniversary, but is waylaid by [[The Transformers: Punishment|other events]].

Meanwhile, back on Cybertron, Wheeljack is repaired and introduced to the new world order by Starscream, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], and Ironhide. He is slowly swayed by Starscream to rebuild the damaged Superion to fight for Cybertron as the Autobots have Devastator, while [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and Monstructor are unaccounted for, putting the planet at risk if one of them were to attack.

Finally, preparations are complete, and Starscream-led Cybertron is ready to make formal first contact with [[Caminus]] via Metroplex's [[space bridge]]. However, Starscream, plotting to create a Cybertronian empire as the "chosen one", uses the newly-recovered Enigma to have [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] reform Menasor as a properly functioning combiner. Swindle and Menasor are secretly manipulated to travel to Caminus first and cause mayhem, necessitating the deployment of the newly repaired Superion to take down Menasor. Starscream then has to jockey with Windblade and Optimus Prime for influence over Caminus's [[Forgefire Parliament]], which sees Prime as a living god. Receiving word of events on Cybertron through his double agent [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], Prowl returns to Cybertron with the Constructicons via the space bridge stolen from Onyx. Hellbent on preventing Starscream from forming an empire, Prowl forms Devastator to forcibly sever contact between cybertron and Caminus. To save Metroplex's space bridge, Starscream drafts the newly-arrived [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], forming them into the new combiner [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]], who succesfully takes down Devastator and impresses the Camiens. Starscream then proceeds to integrate Scoop into Devastator, making the Constructicon combiner loyal to him. However, Rattrap betrays Starscream, sets Menasor loose, and brings the Enigma to Prowl. All four combiners and their supporters clash, accidentally space bridging themselves to an alien planet, but during the chaos, a new combiner emerges, [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]]!

==Creative team==
[[File:Barber and griffith.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.4|Series writer [[John Barber]] (left) and artist [[Andrew Griffith]] (right).]]
The series is written by [[John Barber]], bringing to the book the eye for intricate continuity-handling and first-person-narrative flow that he implemented during his time on IDW's [[Dark of the Moon (comics)|''Dark of the Moon'' comics]]. Barber's ''[[Transformers: Foundation|Foundation]]'' co-creator [[Andrew Griffith]] is the regular artist, basing his depictions of many characters on the designs used for their [[Aligned continuity family]] counterparts in the ''[[Transformers: War for Cybertron (franchise)|War for Cybertron]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Fall of Cybertron|Fall of Cybertron]]'' video games, with [[Josh Perez]] on colors.

[[Livio Ramondelli]] is the regular artist for the Orion Pax side-story issues, drawing and coloring in his unique painterly style. [[Casey Coller]] provides "B" covers for the series, and has stepped in to provide occasional interior pages throughout the series, as have [[Brendan Cahill]] and [[Guido Guidi]], who also illustrated the 2012 annual. [[Joana Lafuente]] and [[Priscilla Tramontano]] have also contributed colors. [[Marcelo Matere]] regularly provides retailer incentive variant covers for the series.

==Collections==
* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 1''''' ([[July 25]], [[2012]]) ISBN 1613772912 / ISBN 978-1613772911
:* Contains issues #1–5.
:* Bonus material includes art from most covers and notes on issue #3 by the author/artists.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 2''''' ([[January 2]], [[2013]] ) ISBN 1613775415 / ISBN 978-1613775417
:* Contains issues #6–9.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 3''''' ([[April 17]], 2013) ISBN 1613776268 / ISBN 978-1613776261
:* Contains Annual 2012 and issues #10–11.
:* Bonus material includes cover gallery, and Barber's script notes and Guidi's sketches for the Annual.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 4''''' ([[September 18]], 2013) ISBN 1613777655 / ISBN 978-1613777657
:* Contains issues #12–16.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 5''''' ([[December 4]], 2013) ISBN 1613778368 / ISBN 978-1613778364
:* Contains issues #17–22.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery.

* '''''[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|The Transformers: Dark Cybertron Volume 1]]''''' ([[April 16]], [[2014]]) ISBN 1613778910 / ISBN 978-1613778913
:* Contains issues #23–24, as well as "Dark Cybertron" issue #1 and ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #23–25.
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 1''''' (reissue) ([[May 21]], 2014) ISBN 161377964X / ISBN 978-1613779644
:* Contains issues #1–5.
:* New cover by Livio Ramondelli.
:* Bonus material: cover gallery and notes on issue 3 by Barber, Griffith, and Josh Perez

* '''''The Transformers: Dark Cybertron Volume 2''''' ([[June 11]], 2014) ISBN 1613779984 / ISBN 978-1613779989
:* Contains issues #25–#27, ''More than Meets the Eye'' issues #26–#27, and ''Dark Cybertron: Finale''.
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 1]]''''' ([[September 3]], 2014) ISBN 1631400401 / ISBN 978-1631400407
:* Includes "[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]", ''More than Meets the Eye'' #1–5, and ''Robots in Disguise'' #1–6.

* '''''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise Volume 6''''' ([[November 19]], 2014) ISBN 1631401645 / ISBN 978-1631401640
:* Contains issues #28 to #32
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''The Transformers: Dark Cybertron''''' ([[February 11]], [[2015]]) ISBN 163140072X / ISBN 978-1631400728
:* Contains issues #23 to #27, as well as ''Dark Cybertron'' issue #1 ''Robots in Disguise'' issues #23–#27 and "Dark Cybertron: Finale".
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

* '''''The Transformers: Volume 7''''' ([[April 8]], 2015) ISBN 1631402854 / ISBN 978-1631402852
:* Contains issues #33 to #38
:* Bonus content includes covers of each issue.

* '''''The Transformers: Combiner Wars''''' ([[August 25]], 2015) ''SCHEDULED'' ISBN 1631403869 / ISBN 978-1631403866
:* Contains issues #39 to #41, as well as the issues #1-#3 of the ''Transformers: Windblade'' ongoing.
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

* '''''[[The Transformers: The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 2]]''''' ([[August 4]], 2015) ISBN 1631403648 / ISBN 978-1631403644
:*Includes ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'', ''[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]'', ''[[The Waiting Game|Spotlight: Hoist]]'', ''More than Meets the Eye'' #6–8, ''Robots in Disguise'' #7–9, and ''[[Omega's Conundrum|Spotlight: Orion Pax]]''
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

* '''''Transformers: Robots in Disguise Box Set''''' ([[October 6]], 2015) ISBN 1631404261 / ISBN 978-1631404269
:*Includes ''The Transformers: Robots in Disguise'' Volumes 1 to 5
:* Bonus content UNKNOWN AT THIS TIME.

<gallery>
File:RID vol1.jpg|Volume 1 cover by [[Andrew Griffith]] and [[Josh Perez]]
File:RID vol2.jpg|Volume 2 cover by Andrew Griffith and [[Joana Lafuente]]
File:RID vol3.jpg|Volume 3 cover by [[Brendan Cahill]] and Josh Perez
File:RID vol4.jpg|Volume 4 cover by Andrew Griffith and Josh Perez
File:RID vol5.jpg|Volume 5 cover by [[Casey Coller]] and Joana Lafuente
File:DC vol1.jpg|Dark Cybertron Volume 1 cover by [[Phil Jimenez]] and [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]
File:RID vol1 reissue.jpg|Volume 1 reissue cover by [[Livio Ramondelli]]
File:DC vol2.jpg|Dark Cybertron Volume 2 cover by Phil Jimenez and Romulo Fajardo Jr.
File:IDWCollectionP2V1.jpg|IDW Collection Phase 2 Vol 1 cover by [[Sarah Stone]]
File:RID vol6.jpg|Volume 6 cover by Casey Coller and Joana Lafuente
File:DC HC.jpg|Dark Cybertron Hardcover cover by Casey Coller and Joana Lafuente
File:IDWCollectionP2V2.jpg|The IDW Collection Phase Two: Volume 2 cover by Sarah Stone
</gallery>

==References==
<references/>

{{DEFAULTSORT:Robots in Disguise}}
[[Category:Generation 1 comic series]]
[[Category:IDW titles]]

Battlegrounds, Part 1

2015-06-17T14:20:08Z

Munkky: /* Synopsis */ Corrected a bit of grammar.

{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 cartoon)|Transformers: Robots in Disguise]]'' (2015) ep 25
|image=
|caption=
|prev=Ghosts and Impostors
|next=Battlegrounds, Part 2
|title="Battlegrounds, Part 1"
|airdate=???, [[2015]]
|production company=[[Hasbro Studios]]
|writer=[[David McDermott]]
|animation studio=[[Polygon Pictures]]
|director=[[Frank Marino]]
}}
'''As Optimus prepares to return to Earth to face the mysterious "evil" he's prophesied, the Bee Team must prevent Steeljaw's pack from teleporting that same threat onto Earth.'''

==Synopsis==
[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] sprints through the woods, but is knocked down mid-stride by [[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]], who has managed to track him even while he's running. He tags her back and runs off, but when she catches up, Sideswipe is caught by [[Thunderhoof]] and [[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]].

In the [[Realm of the Primes]], [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]]'s training is still ongoing, and he rescues a holographic human from an island in the middle of a lake of lava by shooting down some flying drones and using them as stepping stones. [[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] is unimpressed and says Optimus is still unready, however the environment suddenly darkens and crackles with lightning; a sign, Micronus says, that the time has come.

As Strongarm flees Underbite, she contacts base, but walks straight into a trap set by [[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]]'s Mini-Cons [[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] and [[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]]. The Decepticons start heading back to base with their prisoners.

In the [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|scrapyard]], the Autobots are alarmed at Strongarm's transmission suddenly cutting off and [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] realizes that they're going to have to mount a rescue. At his suggestion, [[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] searches for nearby sites the Decepticons might be using as a base, and the Mini-Con finds a steel mill. As [[Denny Clay|Denny]] argues that he should go too, since the team's numbers are depleted, [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] arrives having been drawn to the place. She goes on ahead to scope out the mill and the other Autobots follow on the ground. Fixit activates the scrapyard's security system.

[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] is for once pleased with his team, though the Decepticons puzzle over what the "First [[Decepticon]]" wants with the electronics they've collected. Steeljaw is more interested in freeing the captive Decepticons in the Scrapyard, and sends Fracture to go capture Fixit. The visage of the first Decepticon appears to Steeljaw once again and demands he complete the device required. When Steeljaw is insistent on freeing the Decepticons first, the first Decepticon tortures [[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] until he changes his mind. The first Decepticon informs him that they need a metal mass of sufficient size to dissipate the energy caused by the first Decepticons transition into the material universe.

Micronus takes Optimus to [[Thirteen|the Primes]], who are disappointed that Optimus is yet unready. Optimus convinces them to send him anyway. They imbue him with a portion of their power, upgrading him into a new form.

Windblade reaches the steel mill but is knocked out of the air by a flying chunk of metal thrown by Underbite. While the other Autobots speed up in an attempt to go to her aid, the Decepticons are already making off with her.

Fracture reaches the scrapyard, but the security system gives him pause. [[Hank]] arrives to give Russell a spare [[Bronko Kowalski]] trading card, and Russell manages to convince her that it's unsafe to enter the scrapyard as they're spraying for bugs.

The other Autobots fruitlessly search the steel mill, however [[Drift (RID)|Drift]] finds clues which put them back on the Decepticons' trail.

Russell's called back to the gate by Hank, who convinces him to open the gate. Unfortunately for him, this Hank is actually Airazor with a holographic disguise. Holding Russell hostage, Fracture demands Denny turn over Fixit.

The Autobots find that the Decepticons have chained their captured comrades to the [[Crown City Colossus]] and are erecting a huge and ominous archway in front of it.

Fixit confronts Fracture and manages to help Denny and Russell escape the Decepticon's grip. The trio take shelter in the diner. Grabbing weapons, they rush out to make a final stand, only to find that the Decepticons have already been defeated by Optimus Prime. Russell convinces Optimus to take him and his dad along to find the grave evil he's come to face.

At the statue, the first Decepticon demands the process begin to bring him into this universe. The three captive Autobots recover consciousness, but find themselves in agony as Steeljaw activates the arch. On the other side of the river, Bumblebee and his team start moving in. The Decepticons spot Bumblebee and Drift incoming, and when the pair arrive they're faced by Thunderhoof and Underbite. Grimlock arrives having taken a more direct route, but is prevented from destroying the arch by Clampdown. Above them, a huge vortex forms and a portal opens within the arch, through which a form begins to emerge. Optimus himself also arrives, and manages to destroy the arch. It explodes, sending everyone flying, however Optimus is too late: [[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]] has made it through the portal.

[[Battlegrounds, Part 2|To be continued...]]

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Sideswipe (WFC)|Sideswipe]] (1)
*[[Strongarm (RID)|Strongarm]] (2)
*[[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]] (5)
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] (11)
*[[Fixit (RID)|Fixit]] (12)
*[[Grimlock (WFC)|Grimlock]] (13)
*[[Drift (RID)|Drift]] (14)
*[[Jetstorm (RID)|Jetstorm]] (17)
*[[Slipstream (RID)|Slipstream]] (18)
*[[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] (19)

|c2=
*[[Underbite (RID)|Underbite]] (3)
*[[Thunderhoof]] (4)
*[[Airazor (RID)|Airazor]] (8)
*[[Divebomb (RID)|Divebomb]] (9)
*[[Fracture (RID)|Fracture]] (10)
*[[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] (20)
*[[Clampdown (RID)|Clampdown]] (21)
*[[Megatronus (WFC)|Megatronus]] (22)

|c3=
*Illusionary human (6)
*[[Russell Clay]] (15)
*[[Denny Clay]] (16)
*[[Hank]] (25)

|h4=[[Thirteen]]|c4=
*[[Micronus Prime|Micronus]] (7)
*[[Vector Prime (WFC)|Vector Prime]] (23)
*Other Primes (24)
}}

==Quotes==
"Dis is what I call entertainment!"
:—'''Thunderhoof''' enjoys Clampdown being tortured.

"Micronus, the crisis is upon us, and we sense our chosen champion is not prepared." 
"If innocents are threatened, preparation comes secondary to swift action, determination and will. Send me to Earth, please."
:—'''Vector Prime''' and '''Optimus Prime'''

"Our oafish teammate's enthusiasm is as large as he is."
:—'''Drift''' on Grimlock

"At long last, Megatronus stands triumphant!"
:—'''Megatronus''' has come to mess scrap up

==Notes==
===Animation and technical errors===
===Continuity notes===
===Prisoner manifest===
* ''In stasis'': Hammerstrike, Bisk, Chop Shop, Terrashock, Filch, Minitron, Springload, Ped, Quillfire, "that one with all the eyes", Malodor and the Skunkticons, Nightstrike, Vertebreak, Octopunch, Groundpounder, Headlock, Scowl, Razorpaw, Zizza
* ''Known at large'': Steeljaw, Thunderhoof, Underbite, Clampdown, Kickback
* ''Released'': Grimlock
* ''Countless others all missing, presumed at large''

===Transformers references===
* Bumblebee orders his team to "[[Transformers: Rescue Bots (cartoon)|roll to the rescue]]", but then remembers that "[[Heatwave (RB)|someone else]]" is already using that catchphrase.

===Real-world references===
===Trivia===
===Foreign localization===

==Home video releases==
{{epstub}}

[[Category:Robots in Disguise (2015) episodes]]

Eukaris

2015-06-10T18:56:57Z

Munkky: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */ Changed something to sound better.

[[File:CombinerWars5-Eukaris.jpg|right|thumb|400px|]]
'''Eukaris''' is a planet home to a colony of long-lost Transformers! It's probably very beasty.

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

As they battled, the Combiners [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] fell through Cybertron's [[Space bridge]] to [[Caminus]], which [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was causing to fluctuate by attempting to reach out to the other colony worlds at once. The Combiners briefly landed on Eukaris during their conflict, but soon went on to other colony worlds. Two residents of Eukaris, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Tigatron]], discovered the enormous footprints the warring giants left behind. Tigatron said that this incident should be reported to everyone on Eukaris, but Airazor protested to this. {{storylink|Combiner Wars Part 5}}

{{charstubfiction}}

[[Category: Eukaris| Eukaris]]
[[Category: IDW Generation 1 planets]]

Eukaris

2015-06-10T18:55:47Z

Munkky: /* IDW Generation 1 continuity */ Added a brief summary of what happens in the comic.

[[File:CombinerWars5-Eukaris.jpg|right|thumb|400px|]]
'''Eukaris''' is a planet home to a colony of long-lost Transformers! It's probably very beasty.

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

As they battled, the Combiners [[Optimus Maximus (G1)|Optimus Maximus]], [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Superion (G1)|Superion]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] fell through Cybertron's [[Space bridge]] to [[Caminus]], which [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] was causing to fluctuate by attempting to reach out to the other colony worlds at once. The Combiners briefly landed on Eukaris during their conflict, and once they left, two residents of Eukaris, [[Airazor (BW)|Airazor]] and [[Tigatron]], discovered the enormous footprints the warring giants left behind. Tigatron said that this incident should be reported to everyone on Eukaris, but Airazor protested to this. {{storylink|Combiner Wars Part 5}}

{{charstubfiction}}

[[Category: Eukaris| Eukaris]]
[[Category: IDW Generation 1 planets]]

Stepper (SG)

2015-04-19T10:05:41Z

Munkky: /* Timelines */

{{disambig3|Stepper}}
{{factions|sgAutobot}}

:''Stepper is an evil [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster]] wannabe from the "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" [[continuity family]].''

'''Stepper''' coveted his brother [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]]'s sweet Targetmaster partner, so he made one of his own. But [[Nebulon (SG)|Nebulon]] is not a real partner, but an extremely low-tech drone which Stepper passes off as a sentient partner through masterful ventriloquism. He also teams up with [[Drift (SG)|Drift]] to ward off interdimensional intruders.

==Fiction==
===''Shattered Glass''===
[[Image:Invasion-MagnusFlashback.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Sgt. Stepper's Lonely Heart's Club Band]]

Long ago, Stepper helped thwart a coup against [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] orchestrated by his brother [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]. As Stepper and [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] held Magnus down, Optimus Prime ripped off the would-be usurper's face. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
[[File:BotCon2015-SGStepper.jpg|right|thumb|300px|]]
*'''Cybertron's Most Wanted''' ([[BotCon 2015]] box set figure)
**''Accessories'': Blaster, two speakers, [[Targetmaster]] "Nebulon"

:Shattered Glass Stepper is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']]'' Deluxe [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Special Ops Jazz]]. His Targetmaster partner Nebulon is a redeco of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|''Universe'']] [[Nightstick (Cyclonus)|Nightstick]], which originally came with Deluxe [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]]. Stepper transforms from an orange sports car to a robot and back. Stepper has deployable speakers in both robot and vehicle mode,<ref>http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/conventions-15/botcon-2010-hasbro-designers-panel-170066/</ref> and his rifle is an update of Jazz's [[Classic Pretender]] weapon. The speakers can also combine with his rifle via clips to form a super rifle, or they can be used on any other clip-compatible ''Transformers'' toy.

: This mold was also redecoed into ''[[Transformers United|United]]'' [[Ricochet (Headmasters)#United 2|Stepper]] and ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (toyline)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Longarm (SG)|Longarm]], and the mold's alternate head was used to make [[Treadshot (SG)|Treadshot]]. It was also retooled to make ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Wheelie (G1)#Generations|Wheelie]] and ''[[Transformers Timelines (toyline)|Timelines]]'' [[Kick-Off (G1)#Timelines|Kick-Over]], and was ''intended'' to be retooled into ''Generations'' [[Nightbeat (G1)#Generations|Nightbeat]], who ended up as a retool of an [[Bumblebee (G1)/toys#Deluxe|entirely different sculpt]] instead.

:Stepper will come with [[Packrat]], [[Battletrap]] and two other toys yet to be announced.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Stepper originally appeared in [[BotCon 2012]]'s "[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]" comic book. [[Dan Khanna]] intended this to be an appearance for [[Longarm (SG)|Longarm]], but his art was instead colored like a variant of Ricochet for reasons unknown then. Three years later, [[Pete Sinclair]] revealed this was intentional, having planned the Stepper toy for three years.<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/116032-botcon-2015-toy-exclusive-minor-update-hints/?p=2894264 Post by Pete@BotCon at The Allspark]</ref>

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP590NdqMwo Stepper reveal video]

[[Category:BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Convention-original characters]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Autobots]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]

Stepper (SG)

2015-04-16T20:36:20Z

Munkky: /* Timelines */

{{disambig2|the evil Autobot version of Ricochet|the other evil Autobot version of Ricochet|Ricochet (SG)}}
{{factions|sgAutobot}}

:''Stepper is an evil [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster]] from the "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" [[continuity family]].''

'''Stepper''' coveted his brother [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]]'s sweet Targetmaster partner, so he made one of his own. But [[Nebulon (SG)|Nebulon]] is not a real partner, but an extremely low-tech drone which Stepper passes off as a sentient partner through masterful ventriloquism. He also teams up with [[Drift (SG)|Drift]] to ward off interdimensional intruders.

==Fiction==
===Shattered Glass===

[[Image:Invasion-MagnusFlashback.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]

Long ago, Stepper helped thwart a coup against [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] orchestrated by his brother [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]. As Stepper and [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] held Magnus down, Optimus Prime ripped off the would-be usurper's face. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
*'''Cybertron's Most Wanted''' ([[BotCon 2015]] box set figure)
**''Accessories'': Blaster, two speakers, [[Targetmaster]] "Nebulon"

:Shattered Glass Stepper is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']]'' Deluxe [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Special Ops Jazz]]. His Targetmaster partner Nebulon is a redeco of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] [[Nightstick (Cyclonus)|Nightstick]], which originally came with Deluxe [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]].

:Stepper will come with [[Packrat]], [[Battletrap]] and two other toys yet to be announced.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Stepper originally appeared in [[BotCon 2012]]'s "[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]" comic book. [[Dan Khanna]] intended this to be an appearance for [[Longarm (SG)|Longarm]], but his art was instead colored like a variant of Ricochet for reasons unknown. Three years later, at BotCon 2015, this version of Ricochet got a new toy as "Stepper," Ricochet's brother.

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP590NdqMwo Stepper reveal video]

[[Category: BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Convention-original characters]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Autobots]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]

Stepper (SG)

2015-04-16T20:33:34Z

Munkky: /* Timelines */ Started to fill in a description of the figure.

{{disambig2|the evil Autobot version of Ricochet|the other evil Autobot version of Ricochet|Ricochet (SG)}}
{{factions|sgAutobot}}

:''Stepper is an evil [[Autobot]] [[Targetmaster]] from the "[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]" [[continuity family]].''

'''Stepper''' coveted his brother [[Ricochet (SG)|Ricochet]]'s sweet Targetmaster partner, so he made one of his own. But [[Nebulon (SG)|Nebulon]] is not a real partner, but an extremely low-tech drone which Stepper passes off as a sentient partner through masterful ventriloquism. He also teams up with [[Drift (SG)|Drift]] to ward off interdimensional intruders.

==Fiction==
===Shattered Glass===

[[Image:Invasion-MagnusFlashback.jpg|left|thumb|200px|]]

Long ago, Stepper helped thwart a coup against [[Optimus Prime (SG)|Optimus Prime]] orchestrated by his brother [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|Ultra Magnus]]. As Stepper and [[Jetfire (SG)|Jetfire]] held Magnus down, Optimus Prime ripped off the would-be usurper's face. {{storylink|Invasion (issue)|Invasion}}
{{-}}

==Toys==
===Timelines===
'''Cybertron's Most Wanted''' ([[BotCon 2015]] box set figure)

**''Accessories'': Blaster, two speakers, [[Targetmaster]] "Nebulon"

:Shattered Glass Stepper is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers (2010 toyline)|2010 ''Transformers'']]'' Deluxe [[Jazz (G1)/toys|Special Ops Jazz]]. His Targetmaster partner Nebulon is a redeco of [[Transformers: Universe (2008 franchise)|Universe]] [[Nightstick (Cyclonus)|Nightstick]], which originally came with Deluxe [[Cyclonus (G1)/toys|Cyclonus]].

:Stepper will come with [[Packrat]], [[Battletrap]] and two other toys yet to be announced.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
* Stepper originally appeared in [[BotCon 2012]]'s "[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]" comic book. [[Dan Khanna]] intended this to be an appearance for [[Longarm (SG)|Longarm]], but his art was instead colored like a variant of Ricochet for reasons unknown. Three years later, at BotCon 2015, this version of Ricochet got a new toy as "Stepper," Ricochet's brother.

==External links==
* [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vP590NdqMwo Stepper reveal video]

[[Category: BotCon exclusives]]
[[Category:Convention-original characters]]
[[Category:Shattered Glass Autobots]]
[[Category:Targetmasters]]
[[Category:Timelines characters]]

Packrat

2015-04-16T20:21:18Z

Munkky: /* Timelines */ Updated information.

{{factions|maximal|wreckers}}
: ''Packrat is a [[Maximal]] from the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:Packratbw.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|A two-bit thief with a conviction record six parsecs long!]]

'''Packrat''' is sneaky and generally untrustworthy. A renowned thief and narcissist, he's also a glory hound. Not only does he want to steal things, he wants the world to know about it and sing his praises. If he weren't so effective on the battlefield, he wouldn't be as tolerated by the other Maximals. That, and he tends to cause the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] more damage than his so-called colleagues. However, his overdeveloped self-interest may be his undoing—if he won't look after his teammates, why should they return the favor?
{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===3H comics===
{{voiceactor|[[Scott McNeil]] (English)}}

[[File:Packratcriticalmass.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Packrat will steal any MacGuffin. Even [[Furmanite]]. ''Especially'' Furmanite.]]

Packrat was spying on the Predacon scientist [[Fractyl (BW)|Fractyl]], overhearing his development of [[energon armor]], and vowed to steal it from him. If he was successful, Packrat surmised, he would finally earn the respect he craved from [[Optimus Primal]] and the other Maximals—and get rid of his hated beast [[Alternate mode|altmode]].

Packrat escaped with the energon armor and tore through any Predacons in his way, handily blowing away [[Inferno (BW)|Inferno]] with his newly-enhanced powers. However, the armor was unstable and threatened to erupt in a cataclysmic explosion, destroying Packrat and any nearby. [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] convinced Packrat he would earn the respect he craved if he simply gave up the armor, saving himself and the others. Packrat conceded, and also helped out Fractyl by making it look like the peaceful Predacon had fought the Maximals off when [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] arrived on the scene. {{storylink|Ground Zero}}

Packrat and [[Onyx Primal]] were in Predacon territory investigating a fallen meteorite when they stumbled across a Predacon "plot device." They fought over the artifact amongst themselves but were immediately attacked by [[Vice Grip]] and Fractyl. After Onyx Primal stashed the artifact in a rock crevice, a [[Apelinq|shadowy figure]] stole it and vanished.

The Predacons continued their attack, but [[Silverbolt (BW)|Silverbolt]] and [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]] appeared overhead to rescue the Maximals, even though they were mere "repaints." Vice Grip and Fractyl's defeat was followed by [[Optimus Primal]]'s arrival. Packrat and Onyx Primal argued over whose fault it was the artifact was lost.

Ultimately, they blamed [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]]. {{storylink|Visitations}}

[[File:Packratwreckers.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Packrat refused to allow Devcon be the least-liked Wrecker.]]

After the Beast Wars, the [[Earth]]-bound Packrat, [[#WMTrivia|now a Transmetal]], followed [[Primal Prime]] and his band to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], where they found a planet overrun by [[Vehicon (BM)|Vehicons]]. Joining the ranks of the depleted [[Wrecker]]s, he stole [[Nightscream (BM)|Nightscream]]'s [[Deployer (BM)|Deployers]] as the legendary task force was given marching orders from the [[Oracle (BM)|Oracle]] itself. He and the Wreckers fought through an army of Vehicons to get to an old [[Autobot]] shuttle and escaped the planet, only to be smacked around by the bounty hunter [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] once they were away. {{storylink|Departure|Departure}}

When the aft of the shuttle was sabotaged with a plasma bomb explosion, Packrat suggested they hit the emergency release and ditch the damaged portion, even though [[Sonar (BW)|Sonar]], [[Spittor (BW)|Spittor]], and the Deployers were back there. Primal Prime, of course, dismissed the option, but Packrat, fearing for his own safety, hit the emergency release anyway, sentencing the separated crew members to their deaths. The Wreckers were quickly at Packrat's throat, but Primal Prime ordered the thief off his bridge and into containment.

Primal Prime directed the Wreckers to [[Akalo]], the ninth planet in the [[Archa system]], where they found a primitive people who worshipped the [[Divine Light]], an object of great power. Later, when no one was watching, Packrat attempted to steal the object, but the Wrecker [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] (who was secretly working for [[Cryotek (RID)|Cryotek]]) followed him, killed Packrat, and took the Divine Light for himself. {{storylink|Betrayal}}

===IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics===
Packrat has once encountered a rare substance, with which he experimented upon himself to make his exo-structure resistant to [[Energon]] overload. {{Storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook}}
{{note|The Beast Wars Sourcebook alludes to events in which Packrat participates, within the IDW version of the Beast Era timeline, being similar to events in the 3H comics. Many elements from both timelines are incompatible, meaning that although roughly analogous to each other, these events are likely not exactly the same in the two timelines.}}
{{-}}
===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Alone Together: Perception}}}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:BW-toy Packrat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|If he's got solid gold paws, why's he gotta steal anything?]]
*'''Fractyl & Packrat''' (Multi-pack, 1997)
**''Accessories:'' 2-part "Sonic Disruptor" pistol

: Packrat is a blue, gray, and gold [[redeco]] of the original Basic-class [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]], transforming into a large organic rat with a spring-loaded one-step transformation to [[robot mode]]. His blue plastic was given a sparkly sheen to simulate the "energon armor" effect from the accompanying comic book. His "Sonic Disruptor" pistol splits into two parts to store in his [[beast mode]] [[kibble]]. He came packaged with [[Fractyl (BW)|Fractyl]] and was sold [[exclusive]]ly at [[BotCon 1997]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1997/Maximal/Packrat/packrat.htm More information on Packrat at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Transmetal}}
[[File:Walmartrattrappackrat.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|So what if he stole Rattrap's toy? He's a ''thief!'']]
* '''Rattrap''' (Deluxe Transmetal, 1999)
**''Accessories'': Tail-whip
{{note|Transmetal Packrat was [[repurposing|repurposed]] from the blue version of Transmetal [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]].}}
: The first store-exclusive ''Transformers'' in the ''Beast Wars'' line, Transmetal Rattrap was given a deep blue color scheme. He transforms from a robotic rat to a robotic rat-car-thing, to a robot mode with "organic" parts. His tail becomes a hand-held whip weapon. He was only available at [[Walmart]] stores, even having the Walmart logo emblazoned on the bubble as part of the design.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Maximal/WalmartRattrap/walrat.htm More information on Walmart Rattrap at TFU.info]''

{{--}}

===Timelines===
[[File:BotCon2015-Packrat.jpg|right|thumb|300px|The loot! The warrant!]]
*'''Cybertron's Most Wanted''' ([[BotCon 2015]] box set)
**''Accessories'': 2 blasters, demolition charge

:Packrat is a redeco of ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Rattrap (BW)|Rattrap]]. He has two blasters which can combine to form a larger rifle, and his left forearm opens to reveal a demolition charge which Rattrap used in "[[A Better Mousetrap]]". The blaster can be stored securely in a slot between the robot's back and the backpack to simulate Rattrap reaching behind his head to draw it. Additionally, he is jointed so that he can be standing upright in rat mode, much like Rattrap did in the television show, and extra fur-textured plastic is placed at the back of his neck so that it can close up the gap when his rat head is facing downwards. His tail is rubberized with a wire running through it, allowing it to be posed. Though, like most Deluxe Class ''Generations'' toys, he is tooled to have lightpiped eyes, his eyes are painted over in red.

:Packrat will come with [[Stepper (SG)|Shattered Glass Stepper]], [[Battletrap]] and two other toys yet to be announced.

{{comingsoontoy}}
{{-}}

==Notes==
*[[Scott McNeil]]'s portrayal of Packrat in the "[[Visitations]]" script-reading was based on Ed Norton, the ''[[The Honeymooners|Honeymooners]]'' character played by Art Carney, to go along with [[Garry Chalk]]'s Jackie Gleason-inspired voice for [[Onyx Primal]]. This was reportedly a spur-of-the-moment decision, arrived at about a minute before the presentation started.
*[[3H Productions|3H]] members indicated that the story of how Fractyl (and the other non-show characters who appeared in "Visitations" and "[[Ground Zero|Critical Mass]]") arrived on ancient Earth and why they weren't seen in the show would be later told, but this never happened. In ''The Wreckers'' #2, [[Devcon (G1)|Devcon]] denigrates Packrat as "trash" likely to have been shipped off-planet in a [[stasis pod]] because he was a low-life back home. Packrat's conversion into a Transmetal body post-[[quantum surge]] agrees with this suggestion.
* Packrat's [[Transmetal]] form from the Wreckers comics was based entirely on the Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] [[Rattrap (BW)#TMWM|version of Transmetal Rattrap]]. According to 3H staff, the blue coloration of the toy was a coincidence, and that their [[Hasbro]] contact who had okayed the exclusives realized that the toy could have been officially "Transmetal Packrat" very shortly after it was too late to make the change. So while there is no technically, clinically ''official'' Transmetal Packrat toy, many fans follow the ''[[Wrecker]]s'' comics' [[repurposing]] of it.
* ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Nightbeat (ROTF)|Nightbeat]] was originally conceived as an [[homage]] to Packrat, but marketing felt the name wouldn't appeal enough to kids.

==External links==
* [http://www.botcon.com/archive/story/characters/packrat.html Packrat's profile at BotCon.com]

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Battletrap (G1)

2015-04-16T20:19:51Z

Munkky: /* Timelines */

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}
:''Battletrap is a [[Decepticon]] [[Duocon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Battletrapboxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The Cybertronian equivalent of a Wuzzle.]]
Of the two [[Duocon]]s, '''Battletrap''' is the sane one. In contrast to [[Flywheels]], whose two components are constantly bickering, Battletrap uses the two separate vehicles of his [[alternate mode]] in concert with each other. He likes to play with his target in the way a housecat might play with a rodent...that is, if said housecat happened to have a separate avian part of itself that could fly like a hummingbird.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
Battletrap was seen in helicopter mode as part of a battalion carrying Decepticons from their spacecraft to the surface of [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}}

[[File:Uk202timewarsMayhems.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Battletrap isn't too proud to play dead when necessary.]]
''Battletrap and his [[Duocon]] partner [[Flywheels]] engaged in a brief battle against [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Sparkabot]]s while on a regular patrol. He was so afraid of the rumors of "the walking dead" in [[Kalis]], though, that he abandoned Flywheels to the [[Autobot]]s instead of crossing into that [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]].'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}} ''Battletrap was later a member of the original [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] and took part in their joint mission with the [[Wrecker]]s to destroy [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in the [[Time Wars]]. He was one of the first warriors to fall during the battle, his chest torn open by Galvatron before being smashed against a wall.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''Despite his apparent "death", ''Battletrap appeared on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the battle with [[Unicron]]. He survived that and also narrowly escaped death at the hands of subterranean [[Demon|Cybertronian monsters]] shortly after, though his buddy [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] wasn't so lucky. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

He then regularly appeared as one of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s more prominent warriors, up until the Decepticons went into temporary exile after the conflict on [[Klo]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}}}

=====Another Time & Place=====
Battletrap was part of the raid on [[Hydrus Four]] by Bludgeon and his army. After the Autobots arrived, he allegedly was about to shoot [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] in the back, but was shot down instead by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

{{note|The text piece described Sunstreaker as being menaced by "Battletrap in tank mode". Battletrap doesn't HAVE a tank mode. Maybe this is another clue that Battletrap and Flywheels' names were mixed up early on, but more likely it was supposed to be [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], another prominent member of Bludgeon's Decepticons.}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
In the first battle between the two generations of Decepticons, Battletrap was badly wounded and had to be carried back to safety inside of the [[Warworld]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
Battletrap continued his service with Bludgeon's forces on into the 21st century. He was summoned by [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] to help with a waste disposal job after [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] was branded a traitor and eliminated fighting [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
[[File:Neo-decepticons counterpoint.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Twenty-one years after the defeat at Klo, Battletrap joined up with [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s "Neo-Decepticon" insurgency at [[Fort Scyk]] and participated in a raid on the Kalis [[Baird Beaming Transmitter]], allowing Soundwave to take control of one of Cybertron's orbital defence satellites and destroy the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|Counterpoint}} Later, he attacked one of Cybertron's communications facilities alongside [[Needlenose]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Windsweeper]] to blind the Autobots to [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s approach. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}
{{-}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] (Japan), [[Rik Thomas]] (English, [[Omni Productions]] dub)}}
[[File:FinalShowdown2 Battletrap stomp.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Battletrap shows ''everyone'' his foot fungus.]]
Battletrap and Flywheels were under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who first sent them into battle when the Autobots and Decepticons were fighting over a [[Floppy disk|disk]] containing data on the [[Master Sword]]. After overwhelming the Autobot [[Targetmaster]]s and playing a quick game of "catch", Battletrap got his hands on the disk and delivered it to Scorponok. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} Scorponok used the data to create the [[Zarak Shield]], and when a group of Autobots came to investigate, the two Duocons joined the Decepticon Targetmasters in stopping them. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The Decepticons were later led into a trap on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], and Battletrap was caught up in the ensuing battle. He shot down the air fighter [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]'s friend [[Kirk]] was piloting. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

By order of Scorponok, the two Duocons later planted a bomb on [[Juno]], one powerful enough to destroy the entire asteroid. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} Battletrap and Flywheels participated in the final battle against the Autobots in the [[Arctic]]. Battletrap got the drop on [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and was about to stomp them to death when he was interrupted by the rogue [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. When it looked like Scorponok's plan to destroy the [[Earth]] was going to be successful, the Duocons fled into space to watch the results from afar. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
{{-}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Duocons from MtMtE -8.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"It is only logical that there will be no side-effects from this whatsoever."]]
Battletrap and Flywheels were created by Shockwave as early prototypes for his [[Triple Changer]] fascination. Instead of achieving three alternating modes, however, they gained the ability to separate into two different alternate modes at once. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue #8|MTMTE #8}}
{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{ongoing}}
When the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons ended, Battletrap appeared among the Decepticons who helped repopulate Cybertron with the Autobots and the [[NAIL]]s. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] returned from months in the wilds of Cybertron, Battletrap and the remaining Decepticons stood up to [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and the Autobot-led police as they tried to execute him. Rioting broke out in the streets as Battletrap and the Decepticons violently celebrated their leader's return. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Led by [[Needlenose]], the rioting mob stormed the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] prison and freed Megatron. {{storylink|The Verge}}

Later, Battletrap found himself living in the Decepticon ghetto outside [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. He attacked the interlopers [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], along with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and other disgruntled Decepticons, but they were sent packing by the arrival of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Battletrap is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Battletrap toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|His incredible articulation allows him to.. uh... headbutt his opponents into submission?]]
*'''Battletrap''' (Duocon, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-96'''
**''Accessories'': "Double-Barreled Assault Missile Launcher"
:As a Duocon, Battletrap is a single robot which splits into two separate vehicles. When separated, the robot transforms into a simplified gray [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#AH-64 Apache copter|AH-64 Apache helicopter]] and a blue Ford F-150 camper truck. In robot mode, he has a gray double-barreled cannon that mounts on his shoulder. The gray dual cannon can also be mounted on top of the truck or beneath the cockpit of the helicopter.

:Please, [[Hasbro]], please make another toy of this guy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Battletrap/battletrap.htm More information on Battletrap at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Timelines''===
[[File:BotCon2015-Battletrap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*'''Cybertron's Most Wanted''' ([[BotCon 2015]] box set)
**''Accessories'': Dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword

:Battletrap is a blue and gray retool of ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], a Triple Changer who transforms into both an armored car and a helicopter. His helicopter rotors detach to transform into a sword that is held by his hands via 5mm post, and can store underneath his car mode. He also comes with a dual missile launcher that fires its two missiles in succession via a two-step pressure launch. The launcher features a jointed 5mm handle to allow it to pivot, and can mount underneath the helicopter cockpit. He has two 5mm ports on his back, the sword hilt has an additional post, and the launcher has additional ports at the top and bottom. Battletrap also has a new head.

:This mold was redecoed into ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Hot Rodimus]], and extensively [[retool]]ed into 'Thrilling 30' [[Sandstorm (G1)#Voyager|Sandstorm]].

:Battletrap will come with [[Packrat]], [[Stepper (SG)|Shattered Glass Stepper]] and two other yet-to-be-announced exclusives.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*Because of the perceived lack of any wheels on "[[Flywheels]]" it has been suggested that his and Battletrap's names were accidentally switched in production. Their names are even swapped in the ''Headmasters'' episode "[[The Master Sword Is in Danger!!]]". However, Flywheels does have wheels, because wheels are needed to turn the treads.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Battletrap''' (バトルトラップ ''Batorutorappu'')
*''French:'' '''Guétapens''' (Canada)

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Battletrap Battletrap's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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Battletrap (G1)

2015-04-16T20:19:34Z

Munkky: /* Timelines */ Updated information

{{factions|decepticon|decepticong2}}
:''Battletrap is a [[Decepticon]] [[Duocon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Battletrapboxart.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|The Cybertronian equivalent of a Wuzzle.]]
Of the two [[Duocon]]s, '''Battletrap''' is the sane one. In contrast to [[Flywheels]], whose two components are constantly bickering, Battletrap uses the two separate vehicles of his [[alternate mode]] in concert with each other. He likes to play with his target in the way a housecat might play with a rodent...that is, if said housecat happened to have a separate avian part of itself that could fly like a hummingbird.

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
{{noteukonly}}
Battletrap was seen in helicopter mode as part of a battalion carrying Decepticons from their spacecraft to the surface of [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Broken Glass!}}

[[File:Uk202timewarsMayhems.JPG|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Battletrap isn't too proud to play dead when necessary.]]
''Battletrap and his [[Duocon]] partner [[Flywheels]] engaged in a brief battle against [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and the [[Sparkabot]]s while on a regular patrol. He was so afraid of the rumors of "the walking dead" in [[Kalis]], though, that he abandoned Flywheels to the [[Autobot]]s instead of crossing into that [[Polities of Cybertron|city-state]].'' {{storylink|City of Fear!}} ''Battletrap was later a member of the original [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] and took part in their joint mission with the [[Wrecker]]s to destroy [[Galvatron (G1)|Galvatron]] in the [[Time Wars]]. He was one of the first warriors to fall during the battle, his chest torn open by Galvatron before being smashed against a wall.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}}

''Despite his apparent "death", ''Battletrap appeared on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] during the battle with [[Unicron]]. He survived that and also narrowly escaped death at the hands of subterranean [[Demon|Cybertronian monsters]] shortly after, though his buddy [[Runabout (G1)|Runabout]] wasn't so lucky. {{storylink|On the Edge of Extinction!}}

He then regularly appeared as one of [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s more prominent warriors, up until the Decepticons went into temporary exile after the conflict on [[Klo]]. {{storylink|End of the Road! (US)|End of the Road!}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|The Void! (US)|The Void!}} {{storylink|The Last Autobot?}}}}

=====Another Time & Place=====
Battletrap was part of the raid on [[Hydrus Four]] by Bludgeon and his army. After the Autobots arrived, he allegedly was about to shoot [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] in the back, but was shot down instead by [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]]. {{storylink|Another Time & Place}}

{{note|The text piece described Sunstreaker as being menaced by "Battletrap in tank mode". Battletrap doesn't HAVE a tank mode. Maybe this is another clue that Battletrap and Flywheels' names were mixed up early on, but more likely it was supposed to be [[Quake (G1)|Quake]], another prominent member of Bludgeon's Decepticons.}}

====Marvel ''Generation 2'' comic====
In the first battle between the two generations of Decepticons, Battletrap was badly wounded and had to be carried back to safety inside of the [[Warworld]]. {{storylink|New Dawn}}

====''Classics''====
{{noteclassics}}
Battletrap continued his service with Bludgeon's forces on into the 21st century. He was summoned by [[Crankcase (G1)|Crankcase]] to help with a waste disposal job after [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Grrr]] was branded a traitor and eliminated fighting [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]]. {{storylink|At Fight's End}}

====''Regeneration One''====
{{noterg1}}
[[File:Neo-decepticons counterpoint.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
Twenty-one years after the defeat at Klo, Battletrap joined up with [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]]'s "Neo-Decepticon" insurgency at [[Fort Scyk]] and participated in a raid on the Kalis [[Baird Beaming Transmitter]], allowing Soundwave to take control of one of Cybertron's orbital defence satellites and destroy the [[Last Autobot]]. {{storylink|Counterpoint}} Later, he attacked one of Cybertron's communications facilities alongside [[Needlenose]], [[Ruckus (G1)|Ruckus]] and [[Windsweeper]] to blind the Autobots to [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]]'s approach. {{storylink|Destiny, Part Two}}
{{-}}

===''The Headmasters'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Hirohiko Kakegawa]] (Japan), [[Rik Thomas]] (English, [[Omni Productions]] dub)}}
[[File:FinalShowdown2 Battletrap stomp.JPG|left|upright=1.1|thumb|Battletrap shows ''everyone'' his foot fungus.]]
Battletrap and Flywheels were under the command of [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]], who first sent them into battle when the Autobots and Decepticons were fighting over a [[Floppy disk|disk]] containing data on the [[Master Sword]]. After overwhelming the Autobot [[Targetmaster]]s and playing a quick game of "catch", Battletrap got his hands on the disk and delivered it to Scorponok. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} Scorponok used the data to create the [[Zarak Shield]], and when a group of Autobots came to investigate, the two Duocons joined the Decepticon Targetmasters in stopping them. {{storylink|The Zarak Shield Turns the Tide}} The Decepticons were later led into a trap on the planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], and Battletrap was caught up in the ensuing battle. He shot down the air fighter [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]'s friend [[Kirk]] was piloting. {{storylink|Operation: Destroy the Decepticons}}

By order of Scorponok, the two Duocons later planted a bomb on [[Juno]], one powerful enough to destroy the entire asteroid. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}} Battletrap and Flywheels participated in the final battle against the Autobots in the [[Arctic]]. Battletrap got the drop on [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] and [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] and was about to stomp them to death when he was interrupted by the rogue [[Sixshot (G1)|Sixshot]] and [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]]. When it looked like Scorponok's plan to destroy the [[Earth]] was going to be successful, the Duocons fled into space to watch the results from afar. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}
{{-}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Duocons from MtMtE -8.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|"It is only logical that there will be no side-effects from this whatsoever."]]
Battletrap and Flywheels were created by Shockwave as early prototypes for his [[Triple Changer]] fascination. Instead of achieving three alternating modes, however, they gained the ability to separate into two different alternate modes at once. {{storylink|Transformers: More than Meets the Eye#Issue #8|MTMTE #8}}
{{-}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{ongoing}}
When the war between the Autobots and the Decepticons ended, Battletrap appeared among the Decepticons who helped repopulate Cybertron with the Autobots and the [[NAIL]]s. After [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] returned from months in the wilds of Cybertron, Battletrap and the remaining Decepticons stood up to [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] and the Autobot-led police as they tried to execute him. Rioting broke out in the streets as Battletrap and the Decepticons violently celebrated their leader's return. {{storylink|City on Fire}} Led by [[Needlenose]], the rioting mob stormed the [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] prison and freed Megatron. {{storylink|The Verge}}

Later, Battletrap found himself living in the Decepticon ghetto outside [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. He attacked the interlopers [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], along with the [[Stunticon (G1)|Stunticons]] and other disgruntled Decepticons, but they were sent packing by the arrival of [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] and [[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]]. {{storylink|First Contact (IDW)|First Contact}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
{{Note|Battletrap is a non-playable character. He appears among the legion of Decepticon duplicates in the Autobot campaign.}}
{{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1Battletrap toy.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|His incredible articulation allows him to.. uh... headbutt his opponents into submission?]]
*'''Battletrap''' (Duocon, 1987)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-96'''
**''Accessories'': "Double-Barreled Assault Missile Launcher"
:As a Duocon, Battletrap is a single robot which splits into two separate vehicles. When separated, the robot transforms into a simplified gray [[Popular Earth vehicle alternate modes#AH-64 Apache copter|AH-64 Apache helicopter]] and a blue Ford F-150 camper truck. In robot mode, he has a gray double-barreled cannon that mounts on his shoulder. The gray dual cannon can also be mounted on top of the truck or beneath the cockpit of the helicopter.

:Please, [[Hasbro]], please make another toy of this guy.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Decepticon/Battletrap/battletrap.htm More information on Battletrap at TFU.info]''
{{-}}

===''Timelines''===
[[File:BotCon2015-Battletrap.jpg|thumb|upright=1.6]]
*'''Cybertron's Most Wanted''' ([[BotCon 2015]] box set)
**''Accessories'': Dual missile launcher, two missiles, rotor blades/sword

:Battletrap is a blue and gray retool of ''[[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Springer (G1)|Springer]], a Triple Changer who transforms into both an armored car and a helicopter. His helicopter rotors detach to transform into a sword that is held by his hands via 5mm post, and can store underneath his car mode. He also comes with a dual missile launcher that fires its two missiles in succession via a two-step pressure launch. The launcher features a jointed 5mm handle to allow it to pivot, and can mount underneath the helicopter cockpit. He has two 5mm ports on his back, the sword hilt has an additional post, and the launcher has additional ports at the top and bottom. Battletrap also has a new head.

:This mold was redecoed into ''[[Transformers Cloud|Cloud]]'' [[Hot Rodimus]], and extensively [[retool]]ed into 'Thrilling 30' [[Sandstorm (G1)#Voyager|Sandstorm]].

:Battletrap will come with [[Packrat]], [[Stepper (SG)|Shattered Glass Stepper]] and three other yet-to-be-announced exclusives.

{{comingsoontoy}}

==Notes==
*Because of the perceived lack of any wheels on "[[Flywheels]]" it has been suggested that his and Battletrap's names were accidentally switched in production. Their names are even swapped in the ''Headmasters'' episode "[[The Master Sword Is in Danger!!]]". However, Flywheels does have wheels, because wheels are needed to turn the treads.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Battletrap''' (バトルトラップ ''Batorutorappu'')
*''French:'' '''Guétapens''' (Canada)

==External links==
*[http://www.ntfa.net/universe/english/index.php?act=view&char=Battletrap Battletrap's Universe profile at NFTA.net]

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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2015 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character

2015-04-15T09:22:06Z

Munkky: /* Poll entries */

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Favorite Character Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#You must pick your top three NON-COMBINED ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##Combined form votes '''[[TFWiki.net 2015 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Combiner|go here!]]'''
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#You '''cannot''' pick a specific version of '''Arcee, Bumblebee, Dinobot, Grimlock, Ironhide, Jazz, Megatron, ''Beast Wars'' Megatron, Optimus Prime, Ratchet, Rodimus, Shockwave, Soundwave, Starscream, Ultra Magnus, Waspinator, or Wheeljack.''' They've already been inducted!
#However, '''you CAN vote''' for [[Optimus Primal]]'''! Hasbro considers him separate!
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Bulkhead, Emirate Xaaron, Hot Shot--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 8am on '''[[April 20]]th, 2015'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 18:13, 13 April 2015 (EDT)

==Poll entries==

* Impactor, Scrounge, Thunderclash--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:23, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blaster, Optimus Primal, Prowl --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 18:52, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Elita One, Optimus Primal, Wreck-Gar--[[User:Zakor1138|Zakor1138]] ([[User talk:Zakor1138|talk]]) 18:58, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Deszaras, Star Saber, Victory Leo -- [[User:S-NFS|S-NFS]] ([[User talk:S-NFS|talk]]) 2:10, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
* Blackarachnia, Flareup, Windblade --[[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:11, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Cheetor, Prowl, Wreck-Gar -- [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 19:15, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Prowl, Unicron -- [[User:ComeonandSLAM|ComeonandSLAM]] ([[User talk:ComeonandSLAM|talk]]) 19:24, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Heatwave, Sky-Byte --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 19:27, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Ravage --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:35, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bluestreak, Mirage, Prowl -- [[User:Kazenokasa|Kazenokasa]] ([[User talk:Kazenokasa|talk]]) 20:03, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Jetfire, Prowl, Rhinox -- [[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 21:36, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Jetfire, Optimus Primal, Prowl -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 21:45, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Drift G1, Inferno BW, Nightbeat G1 -- [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 22:17, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Ginrai, Heatwave, Star Saber -- [[User:Ookalf|Ookalf]] ([[User talk:Ookalf|talk]]) 22:55, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Demolishor, Hot Shot, Sideways -- [[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]] ([[User talk:Stardust262|talk]]) 23:27, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Jetfire, Prowl, Windblade -- [[User:Raininshadows|Raininshadows]] ([[User talk:Raininshadows|talk]]) 00:33, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte -- [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 00:43, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Cheetor (BW), Ginrai, Optimus Primal --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 00:52, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bludgeon, Tarn, Whirl -- [[User:Arborday|Arborday]] ([[User talk:Arborday|talk]]) 01:01, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Sideswipe, Sky-Byte, Thundercracker -- [[User:BT383|BT383]] ([[User talk:BT383|talk]]) 01:35, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Galvatron, Laserbeak, Sky-Byte--[[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:44, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte -- [[User:Acidforblood|Acidforblood]] ([[User talk:Acidforblood|talk]]) 01:54, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Ginrai, Roadbuster, Siren -- [[User:StarWars_Jedi|StarWars_Jedi]] ([[User talk:StarWars_Jedi|talk]]) 08:55, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
* Blackarachnia, Lockdown, Thundercracker--[[User:Karanseraph|Karanseraph]] ([[User talk:Karanseraph|talk]]) 02:45, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Ravage, Whirl --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 03:05, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Jetfire, Lockdown -- [[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 05:12, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Brawl, Rotorstorm, Sixshot --[[User:Apoc|Apoc]] ([[User talk:Apoc|talk]]) 05:27, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bulkhead, Optimus Primal, Primus --[[User:Diamondmatter|Diamondmatter]] ([[User talk:Diamondmatter|talk]]) 05:37, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Chase, Gears, Optimus Primal [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 09:25, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Jetfire, Prowl, Sky-Byte --[[User:DjinniMan|Djinniman]]
* Blackarachnia, Prowl, Tyrest -[[User:KrytenKoro|KrytenKoro]] ([[User talk:KrytenKoro|talk]]) 10:46, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Brainstorm, Crosscut (Decepticon), Sky-Byte --[[User:Tfus183crosscut|Tfus183crosscut]] ([[User talk:Tfus183crosscut|talk]]) 11:22, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Optimus Primal, Prowl, Sky-Byte --[[User:Autobot62695|Autobot62695]] ([[User talk:Autobot62695|talk]]) 11:19, 14 April 2015 (EDIT)
* Overlord, Scorponok (G1), Thunderwing --[[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 13:54, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Optimus Primal, Sky-Byte, Unicron [[User:John3637881|John3637881]] ([[User talk:John3637881|talk]]) 14:12, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Nautica, Prowl,Sideswipe [[User:Hyruk|Hyruk]] ([[User talk:Hyruk|talk]]) 14:22, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Omega Supreme, Perceptor, Sky Lynx --[[User:Omegatron|omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 15:12, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Cheetor, Unicron -- [[User: Kylusprime]]
*Jetfire, Prowl, Thundercracker -- [[User: Misfire78]] ([[User talk:Misfire78|talk]]) 16:38, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Demolishor (AEC), Hot Spot (G1), Quickmix (G1) -- [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 16:59, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Cyclonus, Scorponok, Swindle -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 17:13, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Cheetor, Cyclonus, Lockdown -- [[User:Fredbob|Fredbob]] ([[User talk:Fredbob|talk]]) 18:01, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Bludgeon, Elita One, Lockdown-- [[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 18:10, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blades (RB), Predaking (Prime), Windblade--[[User:Nemesis Primal|Nemesis Primal]] ([[User talk:Nemesis Primal|talk]]) 18:25, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blurr, Bulkhead, Windblade --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] ([[User talk:Andrusi|talk]]) 18:42, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Ravage --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 19:45, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Lockdown, Drift, Crosshairs, Hound, Galvatron [[User:Energizer|Energizer]] ([[User talk:Energizer|talk]]) 22:02, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Optimus Primal, Overlord [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 02:28, 15 April 2015 (EDT)
* Shrapnel, Blitzwing, Omega Supreme -- --[[User:Ultra Magnus 506|Ultra Magnus 506]] ([[User talk:Ultra Magnus 506|talk]]) 03:55, 15 April 2015 (EDT)
* Blackarachnia, Cheetor, Lockdown -- [[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 05:22, 15 April 2015 (EDT)



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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2015 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Combiner

2015-04-15T09:21:13Z

Munkky: /* Poll entries */

This is the page for the '''TFWiki.net Transformers Hall of Fame Favorite Combiner Auditions''' entries. The rules are as follows:

#Pick your top three favorite ''Transformers'' COMBINERS, from any era. They must be the '''combined forms,''' not individual robots from combiner teams. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
##Individual character votes '''[[Transformers Wiki:TFWiki.net 2015 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character|go here!]]'''
#Take your top three list and '''put it in alphabetical order'''. Order of preference does not matter. Feel free to denote the character's franchise of origin, although these distinctions may or may not figure into the final results.
#Only one entry per user.

Please put your characters of choice and user name below in the following manner:

*Monstructor, Tripredacus, Rail Racer--<nowiki>~~~~</nowiki>

Poll entry period ends at 8am on '''[[April 20]]th, 2015'''. --[[User:Monzo|Monzo]] ([[User talk:Monzo|talk]]) 18:22, 13 April 2015 (EDT)

==Poll entries==

*Liokaiser, Magnaboss, Nexus Prime--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 18:24, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Computron, Predaking, Rail Racer --[[User:Abates|abates]] ([[User talk:Abates|talk]]) 18:40, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Devastator, Superion --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 18:50, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Devastator, Superion--[[User:Zakor1138|Zakor1138]] ([[User talk:Zakor1138|talk]]) 19:00, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Computron, Liokaiser, Battle Gaia -- [[User:S-NFS|S-NFS]] ([[User talk:S-NFS|talk]]) 2:07, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
*Magnaboss, Nexus Prime, Tripredacus --[[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 19:12, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Devastator, Superion --[[User:ComeonandSLAM|ComeonandSLAM]] ([[User talk:ComeonandSLAM|talk]]) 19:29, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Big Rescue Force, Defensor, Mighty Robot --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] ([[User talk:ItsWalky|talk]]) 19:39, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Defensor, Menasor -- [[User:Kazenokasa|Kazenokasa]] ([[User talk:Kazenokasa|talk]]) 20:07, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
*Devastator, Menasor, Raiden -- [[User:Avalanche|Avalanche]] ([[User talk:Avalanche|talk]]) 21:33, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Menasor, Tripredacus -- [[User:Bobpiecheese|Bobpiecheese]] ([[User talk:Bobpiecheese|talk]]) 21:37, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Devastator, Superion -- [[User:Spydersix|spyder]][[User Talk:Spydersix|Use this!]] 21:48, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Landcross, Liokaiser, Piranacon -- [[User:Ookalf|Ookalf]] ([[User talk:Ookalf|talk]]) 23:06, 13 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Rail Racer, Superion -- [[User:Raininshadows|Raininshadows]] ([[User talk:Raininshadows|talk]]) 00:32, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Magnaboss, Predaking -- [[User:LordTacos|LordTacos]] ([[User talk:LordTacos|talk]]) 00:46, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Landfill (RID), Liokaiser, Ruination (RID) --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 00:55, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Abominus, Piranacon, Rail Racer -- [[User:Arborday|Arborday]] ([[User talk:Arborday|talk]]) 01:03, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Abominus, Menasor, Ruination -- [[User:BT383|BT383]] ([[User talk:BT383|talk]]) 01:36, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Devastator, Rail Racer -- [[User:Flicky1991|flicky]][[User talk:Flicky1991|1991]] 01:46, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Abominus, Dinoking, Predaking --[[User:Acidforblood|Acidforblood]] ([[User talk:Acidforblood|talk]]) 01:56, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Predaking, Superion -- [[User:StarWars_Jedi|StarWars_Jedi]] ([[User talk:StarWars_Jedi|talk]]) 08:57, 14 April 2015 (UTC)
* Bruticus, Computron, Superion--[[User:Karanseraph|Karanseraph]] ([[User talk:Karanseraph|talk]]) 02:47, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Devastator, Liokaiser, Predaking --[[User:Emvee|Emvee]] ([[User talk:Emvee|talk]]) 03:07, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Monstructor, Safeguard (Animated) -- [[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 04:25, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Rail Racer, Ruination --[[User:Apoc|Apoc]] ([[User talk:Apoc|talk]]) 05:25, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Devastator, Superion --[[User:Diamondmatter|Diamondmatter]] ([[User talk:Diamondmatter|talk]]) 05:30, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Rail Racer, Ruination -- [[User:Combaticons4ever|Combaticons4ever]] ([[User talk:Combaticons4ever|talk]]) 08:14, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Abominus, Computron, Defensor-- [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 08:52, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Liokaiser, Sixliner, Tripredacus [[User:Chip|Chip]] ([[User talk:Chip|talk]]) 09:16, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Devastator, Omega Prime, Rail Racer --[[User:Djinniman|Djinniman]] ([[User talk:Djinniman|talk]]) 10:04, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Piranacon, Raiden, Ruination --[[User:Tfus183crosscut|Tfus183crosscut]] ([[User talk:Tfus183crosscut|talk]]) 11:19, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Devastator, Superion --[[User:Autobot62695|Autobot62695]] ([[User talk:Autobot62695|talk]]) 11:22, 14 April 2015 (EDIT)
*Defensor, Devastator, Reflector [[User:Riddlerj|Riddlerj]] ([[User talk:Riddlerj|talk]]) 12:46, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Devastator, Monstructor -- [[User:Dark T Zeratul|Dark T Zeratul]] ([[User talk:Dark T Zeratul|talk]]) 13:55, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Devastator, Superion -- [[User:Misfire 78|Misfire78]] ([[User talk:Misfire78|talk]]) 16:40, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Defensor, Devastaror, Rail Racer -- [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 17:00, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Defensor, Predaking -- [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] ([[User talk:Cattleprod|talk]]) 17:21, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Bruticus, Devastator, Animated Safeguard -- [[User:Fredbob|Fredbob]] ([[User talk:Fredbob|talk]]) 18:07, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Big Rescue Force, Defensor, Monstructor -- [[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 18:20, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
*Bruticus, The Insectrain, Predaking -- [[User:Gimmick|Gimmick]] ([[User talk:Gimmick|talk]]) 18:30, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Big Rescue Force, Centuritron, Sixturbo --[[User:Andrusi|Andrusi]] ([[User talk:Andrusi|talk]]) 18:43, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Chop Shop (RiD2015), Rail Racer (RiD2001), Safeguard (Animated)--[[User:Nemesis Primal|Nemesis Primal]] ([[User talk:Nemesis Primal|talk]]) 18:49, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Superion, Bruticus, Devastator [[User:Energizer|Energizer]] ([[User talk:Energizer|talk]]) 22:03, 14 April 2015 (EDT)
* Big Rescue Force, Magnaboss, Tripredacus [[User:Saix|Saix]] ([[User talk:Saix|talk]]) 02:27, 15 April 2015 (EDT)
* Devastator, Superion, Predaking ----[[User:Ultra Magnus 506|Ultra Magnus 506]] ([[User talk:Ultra Magnus 506|talk]]) 04:07, 15 April 2015 (EDT)
* Bruticus, Devastator, Superion -- [[User:Munkky|Munkky]] ([[User talk:Munkky|talk]]) 05:21, 15 April 2015 (EDT)


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