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Bumblebee (Movie)

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:''Bumblebee is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Movie continuity family|movie]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:TF-Alliance03 Cover Nizzi.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb| Hi, kids! I'm the new face of Transformers! Hope you enjoy!]]
'''Bumblebee''' is one of [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]'s most trusted lieutenants. Although he is not the strongest or most powerful of the Autobots, Bumblebee more than makes up for this with a bottomless well of luck, determination and bravery. He would gladly give his life to protect others and stop the [[Decepticon]]s.

Badly damaged in battle, Bumblebee lost the ability to speak verbally, though he can still communicate over [[Inter-Autobot radio|inter-Autobot frequencies]] (in a fashion that seems somewhat akin to instant messaging, a usable but more distant and less personal means of interaction). He can also communicate with the Autobots' human allies and his friend, [[Sam Witwicky]], by playing audio clips from popular media on his radio. Though he has these stable forms of communication, Bumblebee would love nothing more than to finally get his voice back someday.

As the battles on Earth have raged on and more of their old friends have perished in the fighting, Bumblebee has found himself forced to step up as acting Autobot leader whenever Optimus isn't around. This stint at leadership isn't exactly going that well, as not only are there barely any surviving Autobots around to lead, not many of them respect his authority. Bumblebee's trying his best, but he shows all the signs of a young 'bot forced to grow up too fast, with his impulsiveness sometimes giving the Autobots as much trouble as their adversaries.

He is also known as '''N.B.E.-02''', '''ZB-7''', or '''B-127''', and has operated under the codename '''Goldwheels'''. He is also partnered with the [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]], and is brothers-in-arms with fellow Autobot [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]].

{{quote|If there's anything you need, I won't be far away.|Bumblebee quoting ''{{w|Forrest Gump}}'' to Sam|''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The seven movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}

====''Transformers'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Ryan]] (English), [[Hiroshi Iwasaki]] (Japan radio voice), [[Akio Kato]] (Japan normal voice)|[[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Patrick Béthune]] (European French), [[Helmut Gauß]] (German), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Omar Soto]], [[Marisol Romero]] (Latin American-Spanish Radio voices), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American-Spanish normal voice), [[Paco Gázquez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian), [[Vilmos Papucsek]] (Hungarian radio voice), [[Saverio Indrio]] (Italian), [[Shanu Dev]] (Hindi), [[Altuğ Yücel]] (Turkish)}}
[[File:Movie2007 Bumblebee dealership.jpg|left|upright=1.8|thumb|Out with the old, and in with the new.]]
When the Autobots scattered to the stars in search of the lost [[AllSpark]], Bumblebee made his way to the planet [[Earth]], where he connected the trail of the lost relic to the [[Witwicky]] family line. In 2007, disguised as a battered 1970s Camaro, Bumblebee followed [[Ron Witwicky]] and his son [[Sam Witwicky|Sam]] to [[Bolivia's Finest Quality Used Cars and Petting Zoo|a second rate car dealership]] and slipped himself amongst the vehicles, intending to have the boy purchase him so that he could get close to the family. When proprietor [[Bobby Bolivia]] couldn't agree on a price, however, it looked like Sam would wind up buying another car, so Bumblebee used a high-frequency sound wave to blow out the windows of every other vehicle in the lot, leaving Bolivia with no choice but to sell him.

[[File:Movie Bumblebee winner.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|YOU BIG WINNER, HAHAHA.]]

The next day, Sam and his friend [[Miles Lancaster]] drove Bumblebee down to a party at the lake, where the disguised Autobot decided to do the boy a favor, playing "Drive" on his radio to subtly convince Sam to kick Miles out and offer his crush [[Mikaela Banes]] a ride home. When he neared a romantic spot overlooking the city, Bumblebee turned off his engine and began playing romantically suggestive songs; this didn't have the intended effect, and Bumblebee had to abruptly turn himself back on again when Mikaela started to walk off. After they returned Mikaela home, Bumblebee drove off during the night; Sam, believing it to be a car theft, followed him to a junkyard and witnessed the robot-mode Bumblebee sending a beacon into space to summon his fellow Autobots. Apparently unaware that he had been spotted, Bumblebee then scared off the junkyard's two guard dogs when they menaced Sam.

[[File:TF2007 bumblebee 2009 camaro.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Out with the new, and in with the newer.]]

When Bumblebee returned to the Witwicky home the next day, a terrified Sam fled from what he dubbed "Satan's Camaro", only to wind up being attacked by the Decepticon [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], who was also on the trail of the AllSpark. While fleeing this new threat, Sam ran into Mikaela, and Bumblebee then snatched the pair up and drove them away, with Barricade in hot pursuit. Taking refuge at a deserted chemical plant, Bumblebee revealed his robot form to the two humans so he could engage Barricade in combat, eventually knocked the Decepticon out after a brawl. Afterward, Bumblebee—able only to communicate in sound bites broadcast over his radio—properly introduced himself to Sam and Mikaela, and drove them to nearby [[Griffith Observatory]] to watch as the other Autobots he had called upon arrived in the sky overhead. Along the way, when Mikaela wondered aloud why a super-advanced robot turned into a "piece of crap Camaro", a mildly insulted Bumblebee scanned a passing 2009 Camaro, taking on its sleek and shiny form himself.

[[File:Movie BumblebeeCC guardian.jpg|upright=1.8|thumb|I may be your guardian, but I will not carry you through a crowd to the music of Whitney Houston.]]

Bumblebee took his friends to a secluded alleyway, where Sam and Mikaela met the other Autobots, including their leader, [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]]. Medical officer [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] explained that Bumblebee's inability to speak was a result of an old injury to his [[processor|vocal processor]], which Ratchet then treated with a regenerative plasma beam.<ref name="Orci">[http://boards.transformersmovie.com/showthread.php?t=12054 Post-movie Q&A with screenwriters Roberto Orci and Alex Kurtzman]</ref> Prime explained that Sam had been targeted because he owned [[Archibald Witwicky's glasses|a set]] of [[glasses]] belonging to his grandfather, [[Archibald Witwicky]], which had the location on the AllSpark inscribed on their lenses, and the entire group returned to the Witwicky home so they could obtain them.

[[File:Movie2007 Bumblebee lubricates Simmons.JPG|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"They should change my name to Bumble-PEE!!!" Ba Dum Tss! I'll be here all night!]]

Though the glasses were soon found, the forces of [[Sector Seven]] soon descended upon the house and apprehended Sam and Mikaela. The Autobots wasted no time in rescuing them, but when the interrogation of [[Seymour Simmons]] went nowhere, Bumblebee became so annoyed with his attitude that he released lubricant onto the agent. When Sector Seven reinforcements arrived, the Autobots were forced to hide; unfortunately, Sam and Mikaela fell from their hiding place beneath a bridge, and Bumblebee had to reveal himself to save them. Harpooned and frozen by Sector Seven agents, he was captured by the organization, with Optimus Prime regrettably unable to intercede as he knew the Autobots could not do so without harming the humans.

[[File:TF2007 bumblebee captured.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|"I WAS FROZEN TODAY!"]]
Taken to Sector Seven's base at [[Hoover Dam]], Bumblebee was continually doused with cryoblasts to keep him subdued while experiments were performed on him, until Sam and Mikaela (with some armed persuasion from [[William Lennox|Captain Lennox]]) convinced S7 to let him go. Upon his release, Bumblebee almost lashed out at his human oppressors until Sam calmed him down, informing him of the presence of the AllSpark and [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] in the facility, and that the Decepticons were coming for both. Following the humans to the AllSpark's chamber, Bumblebee hesitantly reached out to the life source of his people and reformatted it, shrinking the cube until it was a size that the humans could manipulate. Cube in hand, Bumblebee and a military escort fled to [[Mission City]], meeting the Autobots en route.

[[File:TF2007 bumblebee gives sam allspark.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"I can't carry it for you, but I can carry you!"]]
Soon after Bumblebee and the Autobots arrived in the city, the Decepticons descended in force, with a missile attack from Starscream blowing off Bumblebee's legs. To get him to safety, Mikaela and Sam hoisted Bumblebee onto an abandoned tow truck, but Bumblebee pushed the AllSpark into Sam's hands, urging him to run while he still could. As Sam reluctantly left, Mikaela drove Bumblebee away from the fighting to relative safety, but she was soon overcome with guilt for leaving Sam and the battle. With Bumblebee's assent, she turned headed back in, driving the truck in reverse so that Bumblebee could fire his weapons at [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], helping take the tank Decepticon out. Subsequently, Sam used the AllSpark to destroy Megatron, and in the aftermath, Bumblebee found that his voice had returned,<ref name="Orci"/> and he used it to request permission to remain with Sam. Optimus and Sam agreed, and after his legs were repaired, Bumblebee allowed Sam and Mikaela to make out on top of him as Optimus sent his message to space calling other Autobots to Earth. {{storylink|Transformers (film)|Transformers}}

{{note|Bumblebee's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers (novel)|Transformers]]," "[[Transformers: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Quest for the AllSpark]]"; the "[[Transformers: Movie Adaptation]]" and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics; the activity book "[[Look and Find Transformers]]"; and the storybooks "[[Bumblebee Rumble]]," "[[Optimus Prime Versus Megatron]]," "[[Sam's New Car]]," "[[Transformers (interactive Play-a-Sound Storybook)|Transformers Play-a-Sound]]," "[[Transformers Mix & Match]]," "[[Meet the Autobots]]," "[[Meet the Decepticons]]," and "[[Transformers: The Movie Storybook]]." In several, Bumblebee has his own [[Moustache Man]] hologram driver, which does not appear in the finished film.}}

====''Revenge of the Fallen'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Ryan]] (English, promo video)|[[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Jean-Philippe Puymartin]] (European French radio voice), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Omar Soto]] (Latin American-Spanish Radio voice), [[Enrique Cervantes]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Arturo Acosta]] (Latin American-Spanish radio voice), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American-Spanish normal voice)}}
[[File:ROTF bumblebee opens fire.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Fixing [[Appliancebot|broken appliances]] the most effective way.]]
Two years after the battle of Mission City, his voice still not properly repaired, Bumblebee was dozing in the Witwicky garage the day Sam was packing for [[Princeton University]] when a scream from Sam saw him called into action to blast the [[AllSpark Mutation]]s a surviving sliver of the AllSpark had made of the Witwicky kitchen appliances. Shrugging off [[Judy Witwicky]]'s complaints that he had blown up much of their house, 'Bee returned to the garage, where he was dismayed to learn that Sam was not planning on taking him to college with him, as just he wanted a normal life.

[[File:ROTF bee makes trouble.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Phew, turned the alarm off before it started playing "Imma Be".]]
Hoping that Sam could serve as an ambassador of sorts to help convince the [[President of the United States]] that it was important the Autobots stay on Earth to fight off the Decepticons, Optimus Prime had Bumblebee pick up Sam from college so he could talk to him. 'Bee caused trouble for Sam right away, disrupting a frat party he was attending, then wound up with an unwanted passenger in [[Alice (ROTF)|Alice]], about whom he could tell something wasn't right. Bonking her head off his dashboard and spraying her in liquid to get rid of her, he then took Sam to meet Optimus, but the boy turned down the Autobot leader's offer. Unfortunately, Sam soon proved to have little choice in whether or not he would be involved in the Transformers' war, when a resurrected Megatron captured him, and Bumblebee and Prime had to come to his rescue. 'Bee took Mikaela and Sam's roommate [[Leo Spitz]], to safety, but Optimus died protecting the boy.

[[File:ROTF bumblebee puppdogeyes.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|''You tell me that you open your eyes...'']]

Bumblebee, together with [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], took the three humans to an abandoned prison where they would be safe, but soon, the Decepticons' master [[The Fallen]] struck across Earth, demanding Sam he turned over to them. Bearing Sam no grudge for Optimus's death, Bumblebee promised to help his fugitive friend in any way, though he advised against Sam turning himself in. At Leo's suggestion, the group went to [[New York City]] to meet his internet rival, the Robo-Warrior—in actuality, Bumblebee's old lubrication post Seymour Simmons, who provided evidence that [[Seeker (ROTF)|a group of Decepticons]] had been on Earth thousands of years ago. Following this information, the group located and reactivated the ancient [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], who teleported them to [[Egypt]] to search for the [[Matrix of Leadership]], which Sam hoped could be used to revive Optimus.

[[File:ROTF Bumblebee twin bash.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.6|Respect my authoritah!]]

Bumblebee transported the humans to [[Petra]], the supposed location of the [[Tomb of the Primes]], but when it appeared to be a dead end, the Twins got into an argument over why they were following Sam around. The argument turned into a brawl which threatened to crush the humans in the close quarters, so Bumblebee picked his two subordinates, slammed them together, and threw them out of the temple. However, the Twins' brawl had managed to unearth the Tomb of the Primes, and Bumblebee further opened the hole with his plasma cannon, where they found the Matrix...which instantly turned to dust. Gathering up the dust in hopes it would still work, the team headed back to Egypt, but were [[Operation: Firestorm|assaulted]] by Starscream on the way. 'Bee, Simmons, Leo, and the Twins led Starscream and the Decepticons away while Sam and Mikaela went on ahead, and when it became apparent that Starscream was no longer pursuing them, Bumblebee left to rejoin the pair.

[[File:ROTF movie BumblebeevsRampage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Move your body Rampage! Yeah, like that, gymnastics are really easy when you have two legs. Oh wait...]]

Arriving in the abandoned town Sam and Mikaela were hiding from the Decepticons in, Bumblebee found that Sam's parents were being held captive by [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]]. Sam distracted the [[Constructicon (ROTF)|Constructicon]] long enough for Bumblebee to jump him, but while they were grappling, [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]] ambushed Bumblebee. The plucky Autobot managed to fight off Ravage and ''rip out his spine'', then overpowered and killed Rampage. At Sam's instruction, Bumblebee took the boy's parents to safety, returning in time to see Sam apparently be killed by a blast from Megatron, upon which he broke down in grief. However, Sam miraculously survived the attack, and with the reformed Matrix of Leadership, resurrected Optimus Prime. Together, the assembled Autobots and humans watched as Optimus combined with the remains of Jetfire, destroyed the harvester and killed The Fallen. {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen}}

{{note|Bumblebee’s involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen]]," "[[Revenge of the Fallen: The Junior Novel]]" and "[[The Last Prime]]"; the comic mini-series "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation]]"; and the storybooks "[[I Am Optimus Prime (ROTF)|I Am Optimus Prime]]," "[[When Robots Attack!]]," "[[Rise of the Decepticons]]," "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Electronic Voice Changer]]" and "[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Mix & Match]]." In the [[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (novel)|novelization]] of the film, Bumblebee speaks—with difficulty—in his own voice several times, a story element that was cut from the finished film.}}

====''Dark of the Moon'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Lu Kui]] (Chinese)|[[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Omar Soto]] (Latin American-Spanish Radio voice), [[Enrique Cervantes]], [[Arturo Acosta]] (Latin American-Spanish radio voice; ''Revenge of the Fallen''), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American-Spanish normal voice), [[Ferso Velázquez]] (Latin American-Spanish radio voice), [[Paco Gázquez]] (Castilian Spanish)}}
[[File:DOTFfilm-BumblebeeStealthForce.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|''Stealth'' Force? Right...]]
Three years after the defeat of The Fallen, Bumblebee no longer lived with Sam, having been put back on active NEST duty now regularly engaged in top secret missions with the rest of the Autobots, mostly to prevent human conflict. Alongside [[Sideswipe (Movie)|Sideswipe]], [[Dino]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Que]], 'Bee investigated an illegal nuclear facility, employing his [[Stealth Force]] mode to destroy it. Upon returning to the [[NEST]] base, he assisted in teaching soldiers how to fight Decepticons.

[[File:DOTM bumblebee vs brazos.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Grumpy Bee is not impressed.]]

Having received information from his co-worker [[Jerry Wang]] that suggested a conspiracy of humans collaborating with the Decepticons, Sam and his new girlfriend [[Carly Spencer]] went to NEST headquarters to share what Sam had learned, but when the guards would not let him enter, he grabbed a radio and called for Bumblebee to "convince" them. The guards quickly backed off when Bumblebee burst out of the building, but the reunion wasn't an entirely happy one, as Sam made clear to his big 'bot buddy that he was upset that he wasn't around much any more. National Intelligence Director [[Charlotte Mearing]] had no interest in Sam's conspiracy theories, so Sam left with Bumblebee to investigate the matter himself. To "repay" Sam's boss eccentric [[Bruce Brazos]] for a few leads he was able to provide them, Bumblebee play-fought with the man, who tried some karate moves on him.

[[File:Dotm-sam&bumblebee-ahhh!-1-.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Here comes another Flight of the Bumblebee joke...]]
After Sam, [[Seymour Simmons|Simmons]] and [[Dutch (DOTM)|Dutch]] learned that the Autobots' recent actions—recovering their lost former leader [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] and his [[space bridge]] [[pillar]]s from the wreck of the ''[[Ark (DOTM)|Ark]]'' they had discovered on Earth's [[Moon (moon)|moon]]—had actually been orchestrated by the Decepticons, Bumblebee, Sideswipe and Dino escorted the humans and Sentinel back to the NEST base. En route, they were attacked by the [[Dread (DOTM)|Dreads]], and Bumblebee was forced to execute an impressive mid-air transformation to avoid a crashed truck, tossing Sam into the air as he switched modes, before transforming back to vehicle mode around the boy. When the group arrived back at NEST, Sentinel revealed he was in league with Megatron, and Bumblebee was unable to prevent [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] from being killed and the base from being destroyed as Sentinel retrieved his pillars.

[[File:DOTM-bumblebeesamsfriend.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Bee good.]]
Sentinel used his pillars to open a space bridge in the heart of Washington, and Bumblebee and the Autobots were vastly outnumbered by the Decepticon forces that poured through and had to retreat. When Sentinel forced the humans to exile the Autobots on their ship, the ''[[Xantium (DOTM)|Xantium]]'', Bumblebee was allowed a short time to say goodbye to Sam, and assured him he was always going to be his friend, before helping the others prepare the ship for launch. However shortly after lift-off, the ''Xantium'' was destroyed by [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], and Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots were presumed dead.

[[File:DOTM bee and carly in ship.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Carly is not liking the in-flight movie.]]
In actuality, the Autobots had hidden in a rocket booster that was jettisoned before the Xantium's destruction, and arrived in the Decepticon-occupied [[Chicago]] in time to help Sam, [[Robert Epps|Epps]] and a team of soldiers in finding the kidnapped Carly. Bumblebee piloted one of the downed Decepticon fighters to get Sam into the building in which Decepticon conspirator [[Dylan Gould]] was holding Carly, and used it to both rescue the pair and blast off [[Laserbeak (DOTM)|Laserbeak]]'s head. He rejoined his fellow Autobots in attacking the Decepticon forces, and arrived in time to save Sam and Lennox from falling to their deaths after Sam managed to kill Starscream.

[[File:830px-Dotm-helluvarun-1-.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|He's right behind me, isn't he?]]
Unfortunately, Bumblebee, Sideswipe, Dino, Ratchet and Que were soon captured by [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and his troops, and Bumblebee could only watch as Que was executed. He had barely a moment to mourn before he was pulled forward, sharing what seemed to be a final, heartfelt look with Sam... before [[Wheelie (ROTF)|Wheelie]] and [[Brains]] suddenly started dropping Decepticon fighters from a Decepticon warship above. With Soundwave distracted, Bumblebee attacked his would-be executioner, and after a short but intense battle, killed the Decepticon spy-master by punching straight through his chest and blasting his head to bits. Subsequently, Bumblebee joined the final battle, and with Ratchet's help, he tackled and destroyed the space bridge's control pillar, shutting the bridge down. After the defeat of the Decepticons and Sentinel Prime, Bumblebee produced a selection of gears and washers from inside his body so that Sam could use one as a ring to propose to Carly with, but Sam just told him that he needed to slow it down. He was then commended for his bravery in battle by Ratchet.{{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon}}
{{note|Bumblebee's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novels "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (novel)|Transformers: Dark of the Moon]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon: The Junior Novel]]," the "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation]] and "[[Movie Trilogy]]" comics," and the storybooks "[[Autobots Versus Decepticons]]," "[[The Lost Autobot]]," "[[Optimus Prime's Friends and Foes]]," "[[Bumblebee's Best Friend]]," "[[Dark of the Moon: Action Pop-ups!]]" and "[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon Mix & Match]]."}}

====''Age of Extinction'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Kōichi Yamadera]] (Japanese radio voice)|[[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Vincent Ribeiro]] and [[Tristan Petitgirard]] (European French radio voices), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Ferso Velázquez]] (Latin American-Spanish radio voice), [[Gerardo Alonso]] (Latin American Spanish radio voice)}}
[[File:AOEBumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|After a wild bender, Bumblebee woke up in the desert, stripped of his 2011 Camaro kibble.]]
At some point in the past, Bumblebee had a phase where he became extremely insubordinate and disrespectful to Optimus Prime.

In the aftermath of the Battle of Chicago, Bumblebee remained on Earth with the other Autobots, but they were all soon forced to go on the run when US government disbanded [[NEST]], and [[Harold Attinger]]'s [[Cemetery Wind]] taskforce began hunting down Transformers. Disguised as a beat-up 1967 Camaro, Bumblebee even found himself having to take command of the remaining Autobot refugees when Optimus Prime disappeared, even though the others saw him as brash and inexperienced.

[[File:AOE bee and stinger.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Bumblebee shares the same feeling with [[Stephanie Sheh|Usagi Tsukino]] when it comes to clones.]]

Five years after Chicago, Optimus returned and Bumblebee relinquished command, but this did not stop [[Drift (AOE)|Drift]] from complaining about Bumblebee's leadership skills. Indignant at being called a "child" by the Autobot samurai, Bumblebee briefly brawled with Drift, but greater matters soon demanded the Autobots' attention. Following information provided by Optimus's new human ally [[Cade Yeager]] that revealed Cemetery Wind were delivering the bodies of the Transformers they captured to [[Kinetic Solutions Incorporated]], the Autobots prepared to infiltrate the company's Chicago headquarters; Bumblebee falsified ID cards to get Cade and [[Shane Dyson]] into the building, then drove them to the site, masquerading as a non-sentient vehicle being brought in for [[scanning]]. Upon seeing the company's display of [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]], a drone based on his own design, as well several videos and posters claiming that he was inferior to the human-made Transformer, Bumblebee flipped out and knocked over the prototype, then left Shane to take the blame for the accident.

[[File:AOE bumblebee missiles.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|Hi Tom!]]

The information Cade brought out of KSI revealed to the Autobots that the captured Transformers were being melted down for their raw [[Living metal#Live-action film series|transformium]] metal. Learning that Ratchet had suffered this grisly fate, Bumblebee joined the Autobots in attacking the building, though not before scanning a newer 2014 Camaro along the way, as well as taking on a sleek new appearance based on Stinger. He got a lift from Drift's helicopter mode to the buildings upper levels and was able to rescue Cade from Attinger's clutches, having no regards for damaging the building to avenge Ratchet. The Autobots then withdrew, but were pursued by Stinger and KSI's premiere creation, Galvatron; 'Bee attempted to cover Optimus and the humans by blasting Galvatron with a cluster of missiles, but was left in utter shock when the drone disintegrated and reassembled himself to avoid the attack.

[[File:AOE-BeeIsTheBest.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Never mind the fact we should be ripped to shreds by the shattered glass from this skyscraper, you're the best, Bee!]]
When Optimus was captured by [[Lockdown (ROTF)|Lockdown]], Bumblebee and the Autobots infiltrated the [[Knight Ship|bounty hunter's ship]]. Bumblebee helped their human allies escape from several [[Steeljaw (AOE)|Steeljaw]]s, and though he could not stop the ships anchors from being detached, causing the humans to fall towards Chicago, he still managed to save them by swinging down on the cables and grabbing them out of the air. Given a lift by [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] in a stolen gunship, 'Bee had to take over piloting the craft while Crosshairs engaged Lockdown's pursuing henchmen, and although he managed to lose the ships chasing them by diving into an underground roadway, he then promptly crashed the gunship into the city streets.

Bumblebee and the humans regrouped with the other Autobots at a disused train yard, where they learned from Brains that Galvatron was, in actuality, a reborn Megatron, and was planning to detonate a cyberforming [[seed]]—given to KSI head [[Joshua Joyce]] by Lockdown—in [[Hong Kong]]. The team immediately headed for China, but upon arrival, their ship was shot down, and Bumblebee, [[Hound (Movie)|Hound]] and the humans fell out and had to escort the seed out of the city. [[File:CheapKnockOffs.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|But how does he feel about the length of his toy page?]] Bumblebee and Hound acted as a defensive line against Galvatron's forces, and though they destroyed many drones, they slowly became overwhelmed by the onslaught. Salvation came in the form of Optimus Prime and the newly recruited [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobots]]; their airborne member [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]] partnered himself up with Bumblebee, and together, they took out Stinger, who 'Bee "eulogized" by calling him a "cheap knockoff" and let Strafe gnaw on his head. With the battle reaching fever pitch, Bumblebee was tasked by Cade with taking his daughter [[Tessa Yeager|Tessa]] and Shane out of the city, but the pair soon convinced him to turn around and help Optimus and Cade fight the returned Lockdown. Bumblebee quickly found he was no match for Lockdown, but his intervention gave Tessa and Shane enough time to help Optimus recover, and the Autobot leader slew the bounty hunter. Bumblebee, alongside the other Autobots, was tasked with protecting the Yeager family from any threats when Optimus left Earth to confront Lockdown's employers, the mysterious [[Creator]]s. With Optimus off-world, Bumblebee was left in charge of the Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction}}
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====''The Last Knight'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Erik Aadahl]] (English)|[[Masato Obara]] (Japanese), [[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Boris Tessmann]] (German), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Omar Soto]] (Latin American-Spanish Radio voice), [[Alfredo Gabriel Basurto]] (Latin American-Spanish normal voice), [[Paco Gázquez]] (Castilian Spanish), [[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian)}}
[[File:TLK Bumblebee versus Nazis.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|left|He shot fifty men.]]
During [[World War II]], Bumblebee, then known as ZB-7, and [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] fought alongside Allies, during which the two met and befriended a young [[Edmund Burton]]. After the war however, Bumblebee resumed his search while Hot Rod remained behind. As the decades passed, Bumblebee would not come to remember World War II as a particularly noteworthy conflict.

[[File:TLK Bumblebee snags Santos.jpg|thumb|300px|If it's a Super Saiyan you're looking for, I can fill the part.]]
In the years since Optimus Prime's departure into space in search of the Creators, Bumblebee retook command of the remaining team of Autobots on Earth. He accompanied Cade and Hound to the Chicago No Go-Zone: a hotspot of Cybertronian artifacts that landed on Earth since the Battle of Chicago. He and Cade came to the aid of [[Izabella]] after her Autobot companion [[Canopy]] was killed with Bumblebee himself destroying one of the attacking Sentinels. When Cade was held up by the [[Transformers Reaction Force|TRF]], Bumblebee came to his assistance, albeit in an unorthodox manner. He blew himself apart, only for his individual pieces to piece back together and reassemble himself in order to dispose of the TRF forces, giving their side the advantage. If it weren't for Lennox's intervention, Bumblebee would very likely have killed TRF Commander [[Santos]]. With Cade easing the standoff to prevent any collateral damage and Hound arriving at the scene, he urged the TRF to lower their weapons and allow them to leave, but not without the TRF tagging Bumblebee with a tracker.

Back at the [[Junkyard (TLK)|junkyard]] where the other Autobots camped, he struggled to keep the team in order, with Grimlock stealing the local sheriff's cruiser and Crosshairs questioning his leadership skills, with whom he engaged in a small brawl. It wasn't helped by the arrival of the unscrupulous [[Daytrader]], who brought with him more of his shady trinkets, which included a [[Vatti Bot]] (which Bumblebee angrily crushed) and the deceased Starscream's head. The next morning, however, a convoy of Decepticons were heading towards at the junkyard. While Hound and [[Trench]] held the line, Bumblebee and others fled to a nearby town where Drift discovered and disabled the tracker the TRF had placed on Bumblebee. After the Decepticons had been lured into a trap, Bumblebee personally slew [[Mohawk]] before a [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]] by the name of [[Cogman]] arrived on the scene to escort Cade to England to meet Sir Edmund Burton. Bumblebee accompanied Cade as extra muscle.

[[File:TLKOptimusVsBumblebee.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|Ah, I was wondering what would break first! Your spirit -- ''or your body!'']]
At the castle, they were initially greeted by [[Bulldog (TLK)|a tank Transformer suffering from "robot-dimentia"]] attacking them before Sir Edmund scolded him for firing at guests. Burton then expressed joy at seeing Bumblebee despite the Autobot not remembering him. It was then that Bumblebee was reunited with Hot Rod, who had sort of kidnapped a woman named [[Viviane Wembly]]. When the TRF arrived, Bumblebee served as a getaway car for Cade and Vivian, depositing them at her flat before he took the two to the [[HMS Alliance|HMS ''Alliance'']], during which he managed to get his Decepticon nemesis Barricade off his tail by blasting him aside. Leaving Hot Rod behind, Bumblebee took hold of the massive femme as she submerged and took the humans to a [[Guardian Knights' ship|submerged Cybertronian ship]]. Inside the ship, however, the group was forced to split as ocean debris had made the path accessible to humans but inaccessible to Bumblebee. He caught up with the two soon after Viviane had found the [[Staff of Merlin]] and seconds before [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Nemesis Prime]] arrived to demand the staff. After threatening Viviane's life for it, Nemesis walked out and Bumblebee, spurred on by Cade, followed Nemesis to try and reawaken his true personality.

On the deck of the ship, Nemesis promptly beat Bumblebee into submission only for the sound of Bumblebee's true voice to reawaken Optimus Prime. Allying with the [[Guardian Knight]]s, the Autobots flew to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] to confront and destroy [[Quintessa (TLK)|Quintessa]] while Viviane removed the staff from the [[ignition chamber]] to halt her plan. Though Cybertron's reconnecting and shifting geology proved an obstacle, the Autobots made it to the area of the ignition chamber only to be faced by a Decepticon army backed up by a gun emplacement and [[Infernocus]]; they were eventually destroy by Optimus and [[Sqweeks]]. Salvation came when the [[British Armed Forces|British military]] caused a nearby chunk of Cybertron to swing and impact the ignition chamber. In the temporary state of zero gravity, Bumblebee took the opportunity to kill [[Nitro Zeus]] by blowing up his head. Optimus then distracted Quintessa allowing Bumblebee to blast her from behind (with a quippy one liner) and Viviane to remove the staff saving Earth. on the surface of Earth, Optimus had felt that Cybertron had healed enough that the Autobots could return home and Bumblebee, after thanking the humans for saving Optimus, boarded the [[Knight Ship]] as it blasted off for Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight}}

====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Dylan O'Brien]] (English), [[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)|[[Lu Kui]] (Chinese), [[Bohdan Tůma]] (Czech), [[Julien Allouf]] (European French), [[Louis-Philippe Berthiaume]] (Canadian French), [[Boris Tessmann]] (German), [[Rajesh Kava]] (Hindi), [[János Bácskai]] (Hungarian), [[Ivan Zaytsev]] (Italian), [[Jeong Jae-heon]] (Korean), [[Paco Gázquez]] (Spain Spanish), [[Emilio Treviño]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Eduardo Borgerth]] (Portuguese), [[Altuğ Yücel]] (Turkish)}}

{{note|''Bumblebee'' takes place before the other films (supposedly), but was released last. As such, it is placed at the bottom here.}}

[[File:Bumblejeep.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Maybe if I look like this, [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] will think I'm [[Swindle (G1)|a part]] of [[Combaticon (G1)|his brigade]]!"]]

A scout under the command of Optimus Prime, B-127 was part of the final battle for Cybertron — a battle that ended with the Autobot position overrun by the Decepticons and necessitating a full-scale Autobot evacuation of Cybertron. As part of this evacuation, Prime tasked him with a reconnaissance mission to the distant planet of [[Earth]]—its location hidden from the Decepticons—in the hopes that the scout could establish a base for the Autobots to regroup and strike back. Launched off-planet aboard an [[Autobot escape pod|escape pod]], B-127 crash-landed in [[California]] in the year [[1987]], having the bad fortune to land in the woods where [[Sector Seven]] agent [[Jack Burns]] had been conducting a training exercise.

Trying to flee the hostile humans, B-127 quickly [[scanning|scanned]] a jeep alternate mode to make his escape and fled through the woods until he was cornered outside of an abandoned mineshaft. Despite his best intentions to assure the humans of his good intentions, the Autobot scout found himself attacked by the Decepticon [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]]. Believing that B-127 knew the whereabouts of Optimus Prime and his forces, the Decepticon grappled with the little Autobot in an attempt to get him to speak; when his foe retorted that he would never disclose Prime's location, Blitzwing "made it official" by ripping out B-127's voice box and greviously injuring him by hurling him off a cliff. Before the Decepticon could execute him, however, B-127 emerged triumphant by jamming one of Blitzwing's missiles into the Decepticon's superstructure, blowing Blitzwing to smithereens.

His [[voice box]] damaged, his memory cells offline, and his body failing, the critically wounded B-127 was able to limp to a nearby riverbank, and before entering stasis he was able to scan a new disguise: a Volkswagen Beetle. It was in this form that B-127 remained for some time while he recovered, and at some point the derelict car found its way to a run-down [[Hank's Marine Repair and Parts|salvage yard]] in [[Brighton Falls]], where it was sheeted and left to rust.

[[File:VWBumblebee.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|"Do [[Sam Witwicky|you]] have your [[Archibald Witwicky|grandfather]]'s [[Archibald Witwicky's glasses|glasses]]- wait, sorry, [[Charlie Watson|wrong human]]."]]

In August of that year, B-127's derelict form caught the attention of [[Charlie Watson]], and while trying to start the car she triggered the Autobot's radio, broadcasting a signal that inadvertently reached the Decepticons [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] on [[Saturn]]. Several days later, on her eighteenth birthday, yard owner [[Uncle Hank|Hank]] allowed Charlie the car as a birthday present if she could get it to start. After fixing the engine, Charlie drove her new car home, and while repairing the car her investigations inadvertently revealed B-127, still wounded, mute, and amnesiac from his battle on Earth. Inspired by the buzzing noises of his broken voice box, Charlie named him "Bumblebee."

The next morning, [[Sally Watson]] used her daughter's car to drive [[Conan|the family dog]] to the vet, with Bumblebee almost revealing himself to a panicked Charlie as she tried to catch up with him. That afternoon, Charlie took him to a nearby beach to teach the Autobot that he couldn't reveal himself to other [[humans]], and during a subsequent walk in the woods Charlie wound up activating a garbled hologram of Optimus Prime, jolting Bumblebee's memory and reminding him of Prime's final battle on Cybertron. His continual attempts to communicate with his broken radio inspired Charlie to replace it with the radio from her late father's Chevrolet, and Bumblebee's curiosity about her old diving tapes and records prompted Charlie to open up about the passing of her father and her difficulty coping with his death.

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As Bumblebee played with his radio, the noise attracted the attention of Charlie's neighbor [[Memo]], and after swearing him to secrecy the pair went for a drive in Bumblebee, with the two humans realizing that Bumblebee was trying to use the radio to communicate. Following an antagonistic encounter with [[Tina Lark]] at a cliff-diving party hosted by [[Tripp Summers]], the trio decided to get revenge by pranking her house; Bumblebee got carried away while egging her car, however, and wound up destroying it entirely. Their hasty escape caught the attention of [[Sheriff Lock]], and Bumblebee was able to easily evade the sheriff's police cruiser during the subsequent police chase.

Realizing that she couldn't drive Bumblebee the next morning, Charlie left him in the garage while she went to work, though Bumblebee's curiosity soon got the better of him, and his clumsy exploration of the Watson home had him inadvertently destroy the house's interior in the process, while his experiments with an electrical outlet led to a massive [[energon]] surge. His destruction of the house caught the attention of Memo, who called Charlie home from work to deal with the problem. Though Memo was able to coax Bumblebee back to the garage to lie low, they were unable to clean up the house before Charlie's parents arrived, and the ensuing argument led to Charlie leaving home in Bumblebee... running into a Sector Seven ambush in the process, the agency having tracked Bumblebee thanks to his energon surge.

[[File:BBfilm-interrogation.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Bee finds himself in [[Megatron (Movie)#Alternate timeline|yet another]] Decepticon BDSM dungeon.]]
Bumblebee transformed to robot mode to carry Charlie to safety, and although he was able to outmaneuver the humans he was ambushed by Shatter and Dropkick, who took the little Autobot prisoner. Their interrogation revealed Prime's hologram; armed with the knowledge that the Autobots were on their way to Earth, the two Decepticons left to call in their army to finish off their foes—but not before blasting their prisoner.

Thanks to Charlie and Memo jury-rigging one of Sector Seven's electrical guns, the two were able to blast enough electricity into Bumblebee's systems to bring him back online, the reboot restoring his memory cells in the process. Cornered by Sector Seven agents, a weakened Bumblebee only found the strength to fight back after watching Agent Burns manhandle Charlie, blasting the humans until Charlie was able to talk him down; despite his human friend's belief that they needed to hide, Bumblebee set out to stop the Decepticons, bringing Charlie with him.

[[File:BBfilm-Charlie-Bee-underwater.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8|''[[W:The Shape of Water|The Shape of Metal]]'']]
The pair raced through the streets of Brighton Falls, accompanied by Charlie's family and pursued by more Sector Seven agents, until they reached the radio antennae that Shatter and Dropkick had repurposed into a makeshift Cybertronian relay to contact the Decepticon fleet. Bumblebee leapt into action immediately, killing Dropkick by tearing him apart with a chain and rescuing Agent Burns's disabled helicopter from crashing. As Charlie tried to manually disable the Decepticon relay, Bumblebee was able to narrowly prevent Shatter from taking her down, and as the pair battled in the dry dock below Bumblebee was able to blast the dam holding back the ocean, allowing the rush of water to fatally crush Shatter against a ship. With the Decepticons vanquished, Charlie dove into the water to guide Bumblebee back to shore, and as the pair recovered from their ordeal Agent Burns, having realized the error of his ways, allowed them to leave before his reinforcements arrived.

His memories restored and his body healed, Bumblebee drove Charlie to the [[Golden Gate Bridge]] to say his goodbyes so that he could reunite with the other Autobots and continue his mission on Earth. After thanking his human friend for helping him find his voice, Bumblebee scanned a passing Camaro and drove off, meeting up with Optimus Prime on the bridge and driving away. In the woods that night, Prime commended the scout for his bravery as the pair watched more Autobots arrive on Earth. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Bumblebee's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}

====''Rise of the Beasts'' film====
{{comingsoon|when=June 9, 2023}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Beasts|Rise of the Beasts}}

===Novels===
====''Ghosts of Yesterday''====
Before coming to Earth, Bumblebee was part of the crew of the [[Ark (Movie)|''Ark'']], searching through space for the lost AllSpark. In 1969, Earth-time, the crew encountered an alien ship, the ''[[Ghost 1]]'', in an abandoned solar system. After the ship turned tail and headed for one of the local planets, Optimus Prime sent Bumblebee down after it. Bumblebee located the ship, and was about to approach it when [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] arrived, and he was forced to retreat under the Decepticon's superior firepower. Shortly after Bumblebee discovered some apparently artificial pillars, the ground gave way beneath him, and 'Bee found himself plunged into a cave system. With his radio damaged, he explored the caves, and was attacked by giant, monstrous worm creatures, whose organic nature did not make them any less challenging as opponents. Fortunately, Optimus arrived in time to save him.

Prime and Bumblebee had a brief encounter with Starscream and the ''Ghost 1'', the crew of which had been persuaded by the Decepticon that the Autobots were the aggressors in the Transformer war. The pair retreated back below ground, and later found the ''Ghost 1'' in a battered state, having been abandoned by Starscream. Bumblebee made contact with its crew, a species known as "humans", and the earlier misunderstanding was soon cleared up. When more of the worm creatures turned up, Bumblebee acted as a diversion so Optimus could blast a way out of the caves, and everyone escaped intact. They returned to the ''Ark'' in time to fight the Decepticons once more. Bumblebee joined Ratchet in attacking Barricade, though the Decepticon gave them more than enough trouble. When the ''Ghost-1'' and its crew were lost during the battle, the Autobots turned their attention toward the planet from which it had hailed... Earth. {{storylink|Transformers: Ghosts of Yesterday|Ghosts of Yesterday}}

====''The Veiled Threat''====

Following the battle of Mission City and the destruction of the AllSpark, Bumblebee's guardianship of Sam Witwicky meant that he was not an activate participant in any missions carried out by the forces of NEST. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

====''Classified'' novels====
[[File:Tfc-switchinggears.jpg|right|thumb|Psst, down here!]]
After the defeat of The Fallen, NEST resumed their regular business of hunting down rogue Decepticons. Bumblebee was at [[Edwards Air Force Base]] with Ratchet when they received word that two Cybertronians in transition forms had landed near [[Hurley's Crossing]]. The pair went there by helicopter and encountered [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]], who claimed to be a Decepticon defector hunting down another Decepticon who was after the technology at [[Hawthorne Army Depot]]. Though Bumblebee was highly skeptical, he followed Ratchet's lead, and they took Reverb to the depot. When they reached it, [[Kevin Bowman]] let them know that [[Gears (ROTF)|Gears]] was an Autobot and in reality trying to protect an ancient weapons cache. The warning came too late, as Reverb turned the weapons on Bumblebee and Ratchet, who were unable to penetrate the personal forcefield Reverb had acquired. Despite this, Bumblebee lasted out Reverb's defeat with minimal damage. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Switching Gears|Switching Gears}}

When Bumblebee and Gears were left at base, they received word from [[Douglas Porter]] that the Decepticon [[Blowback (Classified)|Blowback]] was heading up to [[Battle Mountain]] where a storehouse of Cybertronian artifacts had been discovered. The pair were compelled to travel to Battle Mountain with Kevin and Douglas, though Bumblebee made a detour to a [[Kwiki-Burger]] on the way. On arrival, they were attacked by Blowback and his men, and by the time they'd dispatched the four Decepticons, Kevin and Douglas had found the storehouse. They were subsequently picked up by Ironhide and taken back to face Optimus Prime's anger at them having gone off on their own. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Battle Mountain|Battle Mountain}}

When the Battle Mountain cylinder was in danger of activating, Bumblebee and Gears took part in a convoy to transport the device to a NEST vault near [[Yucca Mountain]]. The trip was cut short when the convoy was ambushed outside [[Beatty]] by Reverb and some stolen [[Hyperdynamix]] autonomous tanks. They caught a break when Reverb was called away to the nearby Hyperdynamix Aerospace facility, and while Gears and Kevin followed the Decepticon, Bumblebee remained to protect the remains of the convoy. {{storylink|Transformers Classified: Satellite of Doom|Satellite of Doom}}
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===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Defiance1 Cliffjumper Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Tell Hasbro that [[Cliffjumper (disambiguation)|I]] don't want to be a [[repaint]] of [[Bumblebee (disambiguation)|you]] anymore!"]]

Bumblebee was born over 10,000 years ago, one of the second generation of Cybertronians spawned by the [[AllSpark]] since its rediscovery and the revitalization of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}} He and [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] were guardians of the AllSpark at the [[Simfur Temple|Temple]] of [[Simfur]]. One day, when the AllSpark suddenly began giving off energy spikes, a nervous Bumblebee was troubled by the fact that planetary leaders Optimus and [[Lord High Protector]] Megatron were more concerned with a nearby archaeological excavation than with the source of the spikes, but Cliffjumper reassured him that they could handle whatever came their way. He would soon regret those words when [[Ejoornian|aliens]] from the nearby [[Eshems Nebula]] attacked Simfur. The pair were seeking cover inside the temple when Lord Megatron swooped in, berated them for not taking the fight to the enemy, and destroyed their opponent. {{storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} Instructed to stay out of the military's way, Bumblebee was concerned that the attack signalled the start of something ''big'', but Cliffjumper was unconcerned on the basis that two lowly guards wouldn't be part of whatever it was. [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]] agreed, ordering them to stay at their posts, after which he quizzed them on how the AllSpark had reacted during the battle. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

[[File:Defiance3 Optimus Bumblebee orders.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|Well, that's one way to make a first impression.]]

His ambition ignited by the [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]] discovered at the archaeological dig, a power-hungry Megatron sought to have Optimus disposed of, and sent a team led by Prowl—including Bumblebee—to apprehend him on charges of treason. When Optimus angrily demanded to know what he had done, Bumblebee pointed his weapon at the science leader and said they were just following orders, which seemed to satisfy Optimus. What 'Bee and the other security officers didn't know, however, was they were being led into a trap; on the way to the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]], they were ambushed by a soldiers loyal to Megatron, who had been ordered to kill them all, save Optimus. Bumblebee helped haul [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] to safety after the group was hit by an explosive round, and Optimus ordered them all to withdraw to [[Burthov]] while he took care of their attackers personally. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

[[File:Defiance Bumblebee vehiclemodes.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|My alt mode is Pac-Man!]]

After it was learned that Megatron had rebuilt his Defense Force as an army known as the "Decepticons", Optimus—now Optimus ''Prime'', embracing his destiny—organized Bumblebee and the others loyal to him to stand against Megatron's forces as the "Autobots". While on an apparent scouting mission, Bumblebee and Arcee discovered the Decepticon starship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]'' while it was under construction; some time later, when the vessel was complete, they also observed as the majority of the Decepticon forces boarded. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} Returning to the camp at Burthov, they and all the assembled Autobots watched at the ''Nemesis'' took off. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} With the bulk of the Decepticons gone, the Autobots launched their first strike against the Decepticons, and the war between the two factions truly began. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}}

[[File:MovieMegatron Bumblebee torture comic.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Megatron's attempt at a "Give me your arm!" meme didn't really take off...]]

After years of war, with no end in sight, Bumblebee participated in an assault on Simfur Temple to activate the "[[pillar|torch]]" [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]] had created, which Sentinel had promised would end the conflict. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}} Alas, Starscream blew up Sentinel's [[Ark (DOTM)|ship]], and Bumblebee retreated with the rest of the Autobots. However, the battle had weakened Decepticon forces to the extent that the Autobots were soon able to steal the AllSpark. {{storylink|Foundation issue 4|Foundation #4}} After moving the relic around the planet, Optimus Prime finally made the desperate decision to launch the AllSpark into space to put it beyond Megatron's reach. This decision took Bumblebee by surprise, but he supported Optimus. {{storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} Bumblebee was placed in command of a small Autobot unit at the AllSpark's hiding place in [[Tyger Pax]], on the assumption that the Decepticon would focus their attention on Simfur; unfortunately, Megatron sensed the AllSpark's true location, and Bumblebee and his men found themselves under attack by the Decepticon leader and his troops. [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]] tried and failed to torture the AllSpark's precise hiding spot out of Bumblebee, forcing Megatron to take up the task, but even 'Bee did not know ''exactly'' where it was—moments later, both he and Megatron could only watch as the cube was blasted into space from a launch site nearby. A furious Megatron crushed Bumblebee's voice capacitor beyond repair in a petty act of revenge and took off after the AllSpark; although the young bot survived and was dubbed a hero for his actions, he feared that all the Autobots had done was potentially spread their war to other worlds. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Movie Prequel #1}}

[[File:MoviePrequel Interlude bee vs barricade.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.6]]

In time, the Autobots left Cybertron aboard the ''Ark'' in search of the AllSpark. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 1|The Reign of Starscream #1}} After years of questing, in 2003, Bumblebee traced the AllSpark to Earth's [[Solar System]], first touching down on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]], where his image was captured by the [[Hubble Space Telescope]] and passed to human organization [[Sector Seven]]. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 2|Movie Prequel #2}} Landing on Earth in the state of [[Virginia (state)|Virginia]], 'Bee quickly evaded S7 by scanning a battered old Camaro and making for [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. There, he used a remote link to a coffee shop computer to search [[Shwiggle]] for any signs of extraterrestrial sightings, and discovered the story of Captain [[Archibald Witwicky]], who claimed to have seen an "Ice Man" that Bumblebee recognized as a frozen Megatron. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Movie Prequel #3}} Bumblebee's followed Witwicky's trail to an [[Psychopathic Institute for the Long-Term Insane|asylum]] in [[Baton Rouge]], [[Louisiana]], where the late captain had been committed, {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} then headed downtown to [[asylum|another asylum]] that had computerized records he could scan. Having thus obtained a list of Witwicky's descendants, Bumblebee set course for [[Springfield]], Missouri, in search of his son [[Clarence Witwicky|Clarence]], evading an attack by Sector Seven along the way. In Springfield, he found records of Clarence's children and started out to track them down, starting with his eldest son [[Ben Witwicky|Ben]] in [[Denver]], [[Colorado]]. Ben proved a dead end, so 'Bee took off for [[Tucson]], only to be again attacked by Sector Seven, evading their helicopters by blinding them and rocketing off at high speed. Not long after, he learned the Decepticons had followed him to Earth when he was attacked by Barricade in the desert. {{storylink|Planetfall (Movie)|Planetfall}} {{storylink|Interlude}}

[[File:Prequel3 bumblebee altmode.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8]]

Escaping his various pursuers, a damaged and smoking Bumblebee stopped by the roadside on the way out of Colorado to rest and recover. Suddenly detecting a burst of AllSpark energy, he trace the source to [[New Mexico]], where Barricade tracked him down and attacked once again. Other Decepticons, meanwhile, attacked the energy source and found it to be a Sector Seven ruse; consequently, assuming Bumblebee would have further leads they could exploit, Barricade let 'Bee escape so that they would be able to covertly track his movements. Eventually, Bumblebee's search took him to [[Tranquility]], [[Nevada]], {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Movie Prequel #4}} where he would soon encounter Sam Witwicky, whom he befriended and allied with during the subsequent battle for the AllSpark. {{storylink|Transformers: Movie Adaptation}}

[[File:Alliance2 Bumblebee takecove-rrk.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.8|"Why do they always aim for the throat!?"]]

Immediately following the battle in [[Mission City]], Bumblebee had his legs reattached by Ratchet, then he and the other Autobots rolled out to avoid Sector Seven's inquiries. 'Bee remained behind to guard Sam when the other Autobots were summoned to a meeting with Lennox a month later, {{storylink|Alliance issue 1|Alliance #1}} but then took part in the mission Lennox requested their help with: transporting the dead Decepticons' body to a navy base in [[San Diego]], [[California]] for disposal at sea. Before departing Sector Seven's [[Nevada]] base with the convoy, Optimus Prime gave the surviving AllSpark sliver to [[Vine|Professor Vine]] for safekeeping, but had second thoughts about his decision partway into the mission and sent Ironhide and Bumblebee back to the facility to retrieve it. Racing ahead, Bumblebee was greeted with an unexpected sight: the base aflame, and Decepticons [[Wreckage (Movie)|Wreckage]] and Starscream brawling in the midst of it all. 'Bee disarmed Wreckage with a well-aimed blast and Starscream finished him off, then turned his firepower on the humans; Bumblebee dived in front of them and took the blast, damaging his vocal processor once again. {{storylink|Alliance issue 2|Alliance #2}} {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} Ironhide praised him for his bravery and selflessness, Bumblebee regretted not being able to save everybody. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}}

[[File:Alliance3 Ironhide Bumblebee.jpg|thumb|upright=1.5|"I see dead people, I mean it, look there's one right over there."]]

Two weeks later, Bumblebee was present for the burial at sea of [[Jazz (Movie)|Jazz]] and the Decepticons, following which it was announced that the Autobots and Lennox's team would be working together as a new special unit, dedicated to protecting the Earth from threats posed by the remaining Decepticons. They began training on the island of Diego Garcia, but it took time for the humans and Autobots to learn to work together; during a training exercise on a shooting range, when Bumblebee instinctively fired on a target, he only narrowly avoiding blasting Epps in the process. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} For their first mission, NEST was deployed to [[San Francisco]] to take out the Decepticons [[Jolt (Movie)|Deadend]] and 'Bee's old opponent Swindle. Bumblebee and Lennox chased Swindle onto the deserted [[Golden Gate Bridge]], where the Decepticon was amused upon realizing who it was he was facing once again. When Swindle turned on Lennox, however, he learned the folly of underestimating Bumblebee, who blasted his one-time torturer through the back, killing him. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}

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Concerned that Sam Witwicky would become the target of the Decepticons again, Optimus selected Bumblebee to act as Sam's guardian again and sent him to live with the boy. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}} However, Bumblebee's attempts to integrate himself into Sam's life were not as smooth as he had hoped. Without the team structure of the Autobots, Bumblebee tended to act upon instinct, taking revenge on Mikaela's ex-boyfriend [[Trent DeMarco]] for his previous humiliations of Sam by wrecking his truck, smashing a would-be car thief with the door he was attempting to unlock, and inadvertently giving Sam traffic tickets by not observing the rules of the road. When Bumblebee was alone, he attempted to learn as much as he could about human culture, feeling that he owed it to his friend. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}} Though no longer on active NEST duty, Bumblebee very occasionally helped his Autobot allies out; in November 2008, he came on-scene to assist his team-mates after [[Demolishor (ROTF)|Demolishor]] had... demolished a sizeable amount of human property in [[Uruguay]]. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 2|Tales of the Fallen #2}}

Soon, the problem of Sam's impending departure for college arose: 'Bee intended to follow Sam wherever he went, but Sam feared that he might not be able to bring his car along with him. Not thrilled the prospect of Bumblebee continuing to live with them, Sam's father Ron decreed that once Sam had gone to school, Bumblebee would have to leave. However, unexpectedly, Ron came to Bumblebee seeking aid when Mikaela reported that Sam had never made a rendezvous with her. Speeding out of the garage without Ron (and without waiting for the garage door to open), Bumblebee searched for clues to Sam's whereabouts and eventually found a message from his old foe Barricade, who demanded the AllSpark in exchange for the boy. Finding the pair at an car wrecking yard, Bumblebee attacked Barricade, but was considerably outmatched, with the Decepticon gloating that Earth had made the Autobot soft, and their last encounter was down to pure luck. Eventually, with a distraction from Sam, Bumblebee was able to force Barricade into a pool of gasoline. With the Decepticon hardly down for the count, Bumblebee told Sam to run and ignited the gasoline, causing a tremendous explosion that sent both Transformers flying. In the aftermath, Bumblebee told Sam he had a feeling they hadn't seen the last of Barricade. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 1|Tales of the Fallen #1}}

[[File:After fight with Soundwave Nefarious 1.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.4|If you have a problem... if no one else can help... and if you can find them... maybe you can hire... The Bee Team.]]

In the wake of the Autobots' battle with The Fallen, {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Official Movie Adaptation|Revenge of the Fallen movie adaptation}} with more new Autobots arriving on Earth regularly, Bumblebee was brought back onto active duty and placed in charge of a team made up of rookies [[Jolt (ROTF)|Jolt]], [[Knock Out (ROTF)|Knock Out]], [[Dune Runner (ROTF)|Dune Runner]] and [[Breakaway (ROTF)|Breakaway]]. Bumblebee's team responded to Decepticon activity at [[Kingdom Petrochemicals]] in [[Florida]], but 'Bee and the other ground-based team-members arrived too late to save Breakaway from dying at Soundwave's hands. The Decepticons soon fled, as did a mysterious group of humans also active at the sight, leaving Bumblebee mystified as to what was going on. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 1|Nefarious #1}} He and his team returned to [[Edwards Air Force Base]], where Galloway was annoyed that he hadn't been notified about the arrival on Earth of some of the members of Bumblebee's team. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 2|Nefarious #2}}

After Optimus managed to capture Soundwave in [[Utah]], Bumblebee's team was assigned to escort the captive Decepticon to a NEST base in [[Odessa]], [[Texas]]. Decepticon. En route, their transport plane was shot down by [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]], and when they attempt to continue the mission on the ground, they were soon obstructed by Soundwave's "mini-militia". Bumblebee tussled with [[Rumble (ROTF)|Rumble]], but quickly realized that his team was outmatched. Rather than a repeat of the loss of Breakaway, Bumblebee opted to release Soundwave. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 3|Nefarious #3}} Subsequently, Soundwave chose to ally himself with the Autobots to bring down the [[Initiative]], the human organization who had also been at Kingdom Petrochemicals, who were conspiring against the Transformers. Bumblebee's team were part of the NEST unit that follow Soundwave to the supposed location of the [[Initiative base|Initiative's base]] in [[Inyokern]], but the mobile facility had already relocated to [[Crater Lake]], [[Oregon]], by the time they got there. Pursuing it, 'Bee's team was sent to assault the base from the north, but when Bumblebee broke through the base wall, he was confronted by a most unexpected set of opponents: Initiative-controlled Transformers! {{storylink|Nefarious issue 5|Nefarious #5}} The damage he took from the initial blast knocked him out of the fight, but he had recovered in time to help during the clean-up. {{storylink|Nefarious issue 6|Nefarious #6}}

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While Bumblebee was picnicking with Sam and Arcee, a small earthquake, followed by the emergence of a Transformer energy signature, prompted the trio to investigate. Tracing the signal to a nearby cave, they were attacked by [[Space Case (DOTM)|Space Case]], who had been freed from his subterranean prison by the 'quake, and who promptly brought the cave down on top of the threesome. {{storylink|Transformers: Space Case}} Separated from Arcee in the cave-in, Bumblebee managed to hold up the collapsed ceiling, but could not get any transmissions out through the rocks, and found his strength slowly ebbing as the weight pressed down. 'Bee's mind drifted back to a recent encounter he and Sam had with Starscream, and remembered how the boy had aided him by using downed power lines to electrocute the Decepticon. Reminded that friendship meant trying your hardest and not letting your friends down, Bumblebee dug deep, and when a crack of light appeared overhead, managed to wrench the rocks clear. The pair were lifted to safety by Ratchet, who had been digging for them, and who was amazed that Bumblebee had had the strength to carry the weight for as long as he had. {{storylink|Transformers: Bumblebee}}

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While visiting Sam at college in [[Philadelphia]], Bumblebee was parked at the roadside waiting for him while he grabbed lunch when he was approached by "[[Brains]]", a Decepticon brain unit who had just recently come online and escaped from [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]]. Believing him to be an ordinary Earth vehicle, but not understanding that said vehicles were not alive, Brains tried asking Bumblebee for help; naturally, Bee did not break cover by replying, but when an angry Brains then kicked him, 'Bee's temper got the better of him and he transformed. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 1|Rising Storm #1}} Sam and Bumblebee brought Brains back to his college, but this only made them targets for a force of Decepticons heralded by 'Bee's recurring opponent, Barricade. Vastly outnumbered, Bumblebee nearly met his maker at the end of [[Sonar (ROTF)|Sonar]]'s blaster, but was saved when NEST reinforcements [[Dino|Mirage]] and [[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]] arrived. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} As the battle intensified, Bumblebee and Barricade squared off once more, {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 3|Rising Storm #3}} but as more Autobot backup came to join the fight, Bumblebee got the better of his old enemy and defeated him yet again. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}}

Concurrently with the battle in Philadelphia, Shockwave had staged a devastating attack on NEST's Diego Garcia base, necessitating a restructuring of the organization. NEST's [[Charlotte Mearing|new director]] removed Bumblebee from his position as Sam's guardian, and placed him on full-time NEST activity. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 4|Rising Storm #4}} Some time later, the Autobots faced the return of Sentinel Prime and Bumblebee and Sam were reunited to thwart his space bridge plot. {{storylink|Transformers: Dark of the Moon Movie Adaptation|Dark of the Moon movie adaptation}}
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====''Transformers: Beginnings''====
[[File:MoviePrequel bumblebee seeks allspark.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|It's a great big universe, and we're all really puny We're just tiny little specs about the size of Mickey Rooney]]
{{voiceactor|[[Mark Ryan]]}}

[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] entrusted Bumblebee with the secret that the AllSpark would be sent into deep space to prevent Lord Megatron from possessing and corrupting it. Just after the launch, Megatron attacked Bumblebee in rage at losing the AllSpark and shattered the Autobot's voice capacitor beyond repair.

Bumblebee arrived on Earth and, sensing the AllSpark was near, took on local camouflage to search for the artifact. He immediately attracted the attention of Sector Seven agents and the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers: Beginnings (Movie)|Transformers: Beginnings}}

{{note|Transformers: Beginnings is a condensed, flash-animated retelling of the events of the [[Transformers: Movie Prequel|Movie Prequel]], described in the above section.}}
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====''Schick Hydrobot and the Transformers''====
While searching for Decepticons, Optimus Prime, Bumblebee, and Hound came across [[Hydrobot (TLK)|Hydrobot]] and mistook him for a [[Decepticon]]. Before they could catch him, Hydrobot escaped from the Autobots' clutches. The trio started to realize that they might have judged the small 'bot wrongly when Hound found out that the [[H-Boostium|substance]] Hydrobot left behind was nothing like something a Decepticon would use. They traced its source to a [[Schick]] R&D department and gained access into it in vehicle mode by fooling the guard into believing that the vehicles modes they were using was ordered by the scientist Dr. [[Hiroshi Benson]] himself. Upon gaining access to the laboratory, they confronted Hiroshi in robot mode, which left the human scientist baffled.

Shortly after the scientist finished explaining the origin of the substance and Hydrobot, a squadron of Decepticons led by Megatron suddenly bursted through the wall, explaining their intent to use the devices inside Hiroshi's laboratory to build the Energon converter. Luckily, Hydrobot arrived at the scene to help the Autobots by knocking over [[Onslaught (ROTF)|Onslaught]]. With help from Hiroshi's [[Energy-field razor|control set]], Bumblebee released a shock burst towards the Decepticons, prompting them to retreat. After all was said and done, the Autobots gave Hydrobot a lift and bid their farewells, but Bumblebee knew that he would return one day. {{storylink|A New Friend|A New Friend}}
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====''Bumblebee Movie Prequel''====
{{note|Bumblebee Movie Prequel follows along with the continuity twist regarding Bumblebee's arrival on Earth that was established in [[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]], yet is incompatible with the Bumblebee film itself.}}
During the war for Cybertron, Bumblebee was friends with the Autobot [[Diabla (BB)|Diabla]], at one point battling alongside her in the [[smelting pool]]s of [[Polyhex]]. {{storylink|From Cybertron with Love}} Unbeknownst to Bumblebee, Diabla was a Decepticon mole who had infiltrated the Autobots to destabilize them from within; when Diabla's treachery was revealed, Bumblebee maintained that Diabla had ''always'' been an Autobot, albeit one who had gone bad and joined the Decepticons.

After arriving on Earth and serving in World War II, Bumblebee — prior to the loss of his voicebox — fell in with [[Sector Seven]] at some point after the end of the war. At some point during the early 1960s the organization traded him to [[Secret Intelligence Service|MI6]], Bumblebee joining the ranks of Britain's elite counterintelligence agency [[P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E.]] Partnered with the not-so-suave superspy [[David Reeve]], {{storylink|The Man with the Golden Car}} and taking pointers from intelligence specialist [[Diana Lux]], {{storylink|The Living Headlights}} Bumblebee and Reeve embarked on a series of globetrotting adventures, battling against the forces of [[Konrad Gotell]]'s [[E.I.D.O.L.O.N.]] crime syndicate. In [[1964]], the duo tracked Gottell to [[Germany|East Berlin]]. Though Reeve discovered that Gotell had already been killed, and his office booby-trapped rigged to blow, Bumblebee was forced to evade the German police before he could rescue his partner from [[Wild Rider|Wildrider]], killing him by throwing him into the [[Berlin Wall]] and crushing him with a chunk of rubble.

Some time later, the duo returned to the United Kingdom to rendezvous with their handlers at [[Maundy Gregory Studio]]; though initially put out about being left in the rain, his position allowed him to realize that [[Pelham|the agency's director]] had been killed, his car coopted as a disguise for the Decepticon [[Runabout (BB)|Runabout]]. Bee was barely able to warn Reeve and Lux before the blast from Pelham's explosive-rigged body took out the studio, shielding his human friends from Runabout and Diabla's attacks. At Reeve's suggestion, Bumblebee fell back, deploying an oil slick to trip up the Decepticons while he made his escape. Regrouping on [[Victoria Embankment]], Reeve was barely able to recontact [[B.A.S.E.S.T.A.T.I.O.N.]] on a secure line: learning that P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E. had been potentially compromised by a human collaborator, the trio were sanctioned to do whatever it took to eliminate the compromised agent. {{storylink|The Man with the Golden Car}} Reeve was unaware that Bee and Lux had tapped the call, and though Lux briefly wondered if Reeve would kill ''them'' based on that suspicions, the sight of his partner raising his gun caused the Autobot to flee... until it became clear that Reeve was aiming at the Decepticon duo who had tailed them, and the subsequent chase took them across London until Bumblebee transformed to tangle with Diabla atop [[Tower Bridge]]. When it became clear that Diabla wouldn't listen to her old comrade, and that the Decepticon had him phsycially outmatched, Bumblebee escaped death by diving into the [[Thames]] so that he could meet up with his human contacts at a secret P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E. safehouse.

To meet with Gottell's old contact [[Vladimir Vladek]], the two humans disguised themselves as a photographer and a model, staking out [[Carnaby Street]] in the process and using Bumblebee's vehicle mode to block the road from Diabla so that the two humans could break into Vladek's headquarters. In the ensuing battle, Bumblebee attempted to talk down his old friend; this time, the Decepticon agreed, and the pair retreated to the roof to converse. Despite his best efforts, Bumblebee was unable to convince Diabla to reveal any information about her human connections, and the entire conversation was quickly revealed to be a distraction, so that [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] could tie up another loose end by killing Vladek while [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]] eliminated the Autobot. {{storylink|The Living Headlights}}

Left to the mercy of Diabla and Blitzwing, Diabla's brief moment of mercy — when she briefly considered giving Bumblebee a quick and painless death — allowed Bumblebee to take on Blitzwing, though it quickly became clear that the Autobot was outmatched. Instead, Bee fired at a nearby gas main, using the explosion as cover to scoop up his human allies before transforming and fleeing into the [[London Underground]]. Pursued by Diabla, Bumblebee was able to outmaneuver his Decepticon foe by deploying his meager rear-mounted weaponry, baiting her into getting hit by an oncoming train while he re-emerged in south London.

Having eluded their pursuers, Reeve made contact with an "old friend" who promised more news regarding the activities of their foes. That evening, the group headed to [[Hyde Park]] to meet up with Reeve's ally; though momentarily surprised by a Decepticon ambush, their opponents were taken offline by [[Heath Donovan]], a Sector Seven agent in charge of keeping tabs on Bumblebee. New information revealed the full extent of the Decepticon's plans, including the extinction of humanity by turning the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] hot, but thanks to the homing device he'd tagged Diabla with in the Underground Bumblebee revealed that he was able to take them to their base of operations. Hitching a ride aboard a [[Jetfire (Movie)|stealth jet]], the trio parachuted into an abandoned castle, with Bumblebee dropping [[Darksteel (DOTM)|a guard]] before fighting their way into the complex... and discovered the diminutive Decepticon [[Malignus (BB)|Malignus]] as the mastermind behind the conflict. {{storylink|Energon Is Forever}}

Having revealed his role in recent events, gloating about his plans to push the nations of Earth into a nuclear war, Bumblebee begged Diabla for help one last time — only for Lux to reveal that she had previously turned Bumblebee's homing rounds into explosive devices, and detonated Diabla's, causing a momentary distraction that allowed the three heroes to slip their bonds. Deploying an underwater mode, Bumblebee was able to dive into the castle waterways, using his oil slick to blind the [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]s that pursued him. When it seemed like his luck had run out, however, he was unexpectedly rescued... by ''Diabla'', who assured him that she had saved him only so that ''she'' could kill him, as revenge for his killing of the humans of E.I.D.O.L.O.N., siccing Dead End on the yellow Autobot. Though Reeve was able to kill Malignus, his missile had already launched, and the three spies were unable to do anything about it — only becoming aware that the conflicted Diabla had already climbed aboard to defuse it too late to stop her. Momentarily throwing Dead End off balance by using a falling Sharkticon to crush the red Decepticon, Bumblebee was too focused on preventing Diabla from killing herself to notice the arrival of Blitzwing and Dead End, but a shout from Reeve caused Bee to duck, and Blitzwing's shot to blow Dead End apart. Grabbing his two-human allies, Bumblebee leapt into the ocean as the disabled missile plummeted back into the castle, destroying it and all of its occupants.

In the aftermath, Bumblebee and his two-human allies survived, but were unable to determine if Diabla had done the same. Bumblebee spied one of her tires, which led her to believe that his old friend had survived the battle. Ferrying his partners back to shore, the Autobot vowed to find her... and, if he couldn't find her, than to kill Blitzwing. Over the next twenty years, Bumblebee left his human friends behind to pursue his new mission, travelling across the globe and eventually dedicating himself to eliminating Blitzwing instead. Eventually, Bumblebee tracked Blitzwing down, and the pair prepared to do battle once more... {{storylink|From Cybertron with Love}}

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===Titan movie comics===
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Bumblebee was part of a mission to trick Megatron into looking in the wrong place for the AllSpark{{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 1|Reprint of Prequel #1}}, in which he was the only one who knew the truth (not even team leader [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]] knew!) {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Recap in #2}} He lost his voice when Megatron crushed his vocal processor upon witnessing the launch of the AllSpark. The Decepticon leader immediately discarded his body and took off after the cube {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2|Prelude: Megatron}} and it was a long while before he was recovered. {{storylink|Transformers_Comic_issue_3#Items of note|Prelude: Ratchet}}

Rendered voiceless, he continued to fight on Cybertron and would encounter [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] when the two were about to be thrown into a Decepticon smelting pool. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}} In 2003, he travelled to Earth while tracing the AllSpark and would spend years evading Decepticons and Sector 7 alike. {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 3|Reprint of Prequel #3}} {{storylink|Movie Prequel issue 4|Reprint of Prequel #4}}

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Bumblebee and his fellow Autobots would ultimately follow the AllSpark to the planet Earth, where Bumblebee befriended the human Sam Witwicky. Some time after the battle of Mission City, Bumblebee was driven by the Witwickys to [[Princeton University|Sam's college]], where he quietly endured their bickering while scanning everything around him for potential threats. When he picked up radio transmissions from two new Autobots, he drove off into battle, and saved [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]] from being slaughtered by [[Ransack (ROTF)|the Decepticon Ransack]]. But with the villain threatening a long game, Bumblebee knew that trouble was on the horizon. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.2|Dogfight!}} 'Bee brought Skids and Mudflap to meet with the other Autobots at [[Edwards Air Force Base]] in California, but no sooner had he turned his back than the pair snuck off to find Optimus Prime on their own, insisting they had a message for his ears only. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.3|Learning Curve}}

[[File:Titan2-6 aimedatyourheart.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.8|There's only room for ''one'' kid-appeal character...]]

Some time later, Bumblebee was hanging out in Sam's garage when he received an emergency call from NEST: the twins, having apparently fallen in with the Decepticons, had abducted Sam! 'Bee tore out of the garage, tracked down the twins, and demanded they stop immediately. When they didn't, he launched suppressive fire and began ramming Skids, which soon convinced them to release Sam. As Bumblebee held the twins at gunpoint, ready to eliminate if necessary, Mudflap's tried to explain that they hadd been framed and there was a bigger threat coming... but before 'Bee could hear any more, he was gunned down in a surprise attack from Soundwave. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.6|Outlaw Blues}} The "bigger threat" the twins had warned of soon arrived, in the form of The Fallen, but the Autobots were able to defeat the ancient Decepticon. Afterwards, back in the field in [[Beverly Hills]], Bumblebee was part of a unit assigned to captured [[Reverb (ROTF)|Reverb]]; Jolt messed the mission up, but Bumblebee saved the day by ''ramming'' the bike head-on. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.9|Culture Shock}}

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Later, with Lennox and his crew searching for [[Seeker (ROTF)|Seekers]], Bumblebee was left with only [[Robert Epps]] to investigate an attack on Malmstrom Air Force Base and the disappearance of Optimus Prime. Epps worked out that Optimus had been victim of an electromagnetic bomb, and Bumblebee tracked his leader to where he was being held (Poor Epps had to ride in Bumblebee jumping a ravine, and almost spewed up his breakfast). After locating Prime, they found he was a captive of the [[Free Men]] militia. At Epps command, Bumblebee hit the Free Men compound with his full firepower, swiftly defeating the militia. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.10| Bring Me the Head of Optimus Prime}}

[[File:Titan18 Bumblethumbsup.jpg|thumb|upright=1|It's true!]]

Bumblebee selected [[Death Valley]] as the site for a survival exercise for raw recruits Jolt, Dune Runner, and [[Rollbar (ROTF)|Rollbar]].{{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.11|Spare Parts!}} Later, he was summoned as back-up by NEST [[South Africa]] alongside [[Springer (ROTF)|Springer]] and Gears due to a Decepticon jailbreak led by [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|Bludgeon]], but Optimus ordered him to let the Decepticons leave to prevent civilian casualties. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.13|Inside Out!}}

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Ultimately, this failure left the Autobots' reputations in the toilet, and with concerns that public fights risked alienating humans, Bumblebee was tasked to head a covert unit with [[Slap Dash (ROTF)|Slap Dash]] and [[Hubcap (TF 2010)|Hubcap]]. They were charged with operating under NEST's radar, monitoring Decepticons and waiting for windows of opportunity out of the public eye, before hitting hard and fast. In practice, this meant allowing Decepticons like [[Crankstart]], [[Brimstone (TF 2010)|Brimstone]], and [[Trenchmouth]] to run amok in cities, with Bumblebee restraining his desire to stop them and keeping his men from taking action. After an uncomfortable period of hoping nobody would be killed, the Decepticons went to an isolated stretch of road: now free to act, Bumblebee led his men in a vicious ambush and personally drove ''through'' Crankshaft. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.18|Shadow War}}

Information obtained from the Decepticon unit Bumblebee's covert squad had brought in allowed the Autobots to trace the location of Bludgeon's Decepticons' base to [[Arkhangelskaya Oblast]] in [[Russia]]. Regrettably, while strategizing together, Bumblebee and Ironhide made the mistake of dismissing Wheelie when he offered to help; insulted and angry, the little scrap drone sold the Autobots out to Bludgeon's Decepticons, who were able to ambush 'Bee and the Autobots when they moved to attacked their base, with Springer being shot out of the sky following an air strike by [[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]] and [[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]], Slap Dash being killed by Bludgeon, and Hubcap being subsequently killed/wounded as well. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.20|Divided Loyalties}} Fortunately for the Autobots, Megatron himself soon arrived and slew Bludgeon for his transgressions, meaning Bumblebee and the others did not have to battle the rogue Decepticon at all. In the wake of the two Decepticons' brawl, Bumblebee discovered the shattered remains of Wheelie, who had been torn to bits. Unaware of his treachery, 'Bee gathered up his parts to take back to Ratchet for repair... unaware that the cannibalistic Decepticon [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] was on his trail! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.21|A Short, Sharp Lesson!}}

Intrigued by the human ritual of "[[Christmas]]", Bumblebee convinced Sam to let him secretly observe the Witwicky family during the festive proceedings. Unfortunately, Dead End tracked the Autobot to the Witwickys' house and attacked on Christmas Eve, tearing bits of Bumblebee's mechanisms out to integrate into his own body. Luckily, 'Bee managed to shock the zombie-con into submission before their fight awoke Sam's parents, and he was even able to get into the gift-giving on Christmas morning, buying Judy Witwicky car wax. Sam's present was particularly timely: a new traction bearing to replace the one Dead End had torn out! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 2.19|The Nightmare Bee-4 Christmas}}

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When the Autobots were summoned to [[Fiesole Cathedral]] in [[Fiesole]], [[Italy]] to examine a mysterious object discovered there by an archaeology professor, Bumblebee accidentally smashed the cathedrals shrine to Saint Donatus. Determined to prevent the Autobots from getting ahold of the object—actually a piece of Sentinel Prime's ''Ark''—Starscream attacked the cathedral, blasting Bumblebee through a wall with a volley of missiles. Recovering, 'Bee joined Optimus Prime in pursuing Starscream to the cathedral's belltower, but the Decepticon then brought the tower down on top of them and escaped with the ''Ark'' component. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.1|Fight for Fiesole}}

At some point, Bumblebee uncovered some intel, pointing towards Soundwave working in conjunction with the [[Tanto Gang]], and passed on the information to Lennox. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.2|Gold And Blood}}

[[File:AcceptNoSubstitutes bumblebee vs stinger.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.5|Can ''you'' tell which is the real Bumblebee out of the guy who can talk and the one who can't?]]

Bumblebee was later teamed with Robert Epps to hunt down Soundwave in the Spanish [[Sierra Nevada]] mountain range, but NEST's intelligence regarding the Decepticons' operational status was flawed: Soundwave's weapons systems were in perfect working order, and Bumblebee was badly damaged by his attacks. Luckily, Optimus Prime arrived to save them. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 3.3|Dealing with the Devil}}

After the return of Sentinel Prime and the battle of Chicago, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and [[Crosshairs (AOE)|Crosshairs]] tracked three Decepticon survivors of the conflict to [[Jakarta]], [[Indonesia]]. When the Decepticons retreated and Crosshairs tracked them to [[Pulau Bidadari]], Bumblebee monitored the ranger and relayed the events to Optimus. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.2|Thousand Island Fight}}

Not long after, Bumblebee was shocked to see a news report claiming that he had attacked a human power plant. Though 'Bee was eager to hunt down his mysterious doppelgänger, Optimus Prime encouraged him to wait until he had the Autobot leader to back him up. The choice was soon taken out of Bumblebee's hands, however: responding to a fire at a remote human homestead, he was attacked by his mysterious duplicate, who introduced himself as "[[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]]", and promptly welded 'Bee's battle mask shut so they would be totally indistinguishable from one another. Optimus Prime soon arrived and had to train his guns on the two identical Bumblebees... but the standoff was brief, as the real 'Bee revealed himself when he dived to save a human who had fallen from the burning building. Prime quickly sent Stinger packing, and he and Bumblebee rolled out together, wondering where Stinger had come from... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 5.3|Accept No Substitutes!}}
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====Alternate timeline====

[[File:Titan MikaelaBumblebee.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|Why is he apologizing, you ask? Look where his left hand is.]]

In an [[Tyran 208.28 Gamma|alternate timeline]], the battle of Mission City turned out very differently—Megatron killed Sam, captured Optimus, and obtained the AllSpark. The Decepticons proceeded to conquer North America, and by the start of 2008, had begun a plan to cyberform the Earth using the AllSpark's energies. Bumblebee—his voice still functional—and Mikaela Banes went underground, working with [[Tom Banachek]] to fight a guerilla war against the Decepticons.

Considering Optimus their last, best hope for victory, Bumblebee and Mikaela went on a mission to rescue him from the old Sector Seven base in Hoover Dam, which the Decepticons were now using as their headquarters. Mikaela quickly shot down Bumblebee's concerns about her safety, though she ''did'' almost get squished when 'Bee took out the bunker guard Swindle. Entering, the pair quickly located Optimus, but in a most unexpected condition: frozen solid in the old cryo-system previously used to contain Megatron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} Stalked by Megatron, Bumblebee kept the Decepticon leader busy while Mikaela attempt to deactivate the freezing system, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}} but was baited into revealing himself when the tyrant threatened to kill Mikaela. Bumblebee made a desperate attack, only to be beaten aside with ease, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 3}} but he remained defiant to the end and refused to beg for mercy. Luckily, Autobot reinforcements arrived; although even they were no match for Megatron, their added distraction provided Mikaela time to thaw out Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 12|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 4}} While Prime and Megatron battled, Mikaela arrived with Phase Two of their plan: a Sector Seven nanovirus that targeted AllSpark energy. Loading the virus into himself, Bumblebee charged Megatron, forcibly transmitting the nano-virus into him via a light-beam from his headlights. The virus killed Megatron once and for all, but Bumblebee did not celebrate too loudly, as he knew too well that this just left a [[Starscream (Movie)|power vacuum]]... {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 13|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 5}}

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Bumblebee and the Autobots [[Savannah]], [[Georgia]], to survey the damage done by the Decepticons' AllSpark cyberforming project. He took Mikaela to a nearby refugee camp, but as Optimus Prime had feared, the humans the were fearful of him, viewing all Cybertronians as an unwanted presence. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 14|Aftermath, Part 1}} In apparent further validation of this fear, the Autobots soon came under attack from a [[NATO]] unit while attempting to defend the camp from a Decepticon attack, but intel from Banachek suggested something was not right. Spotting the human in charge of the unit, Bumblebee and Mikaela ran a gauntlet of human and Decepticon firepower, blinding the former with his headlights and roasting the latter with his fiery exhaust, in order to get to the man. Having got in close enough, Bumblebee was able to detect a mind-controlling Decepticon [[cerebro-strip]] on the man, and Mikaela freed him from its effects, ending the conflict. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 15|Aftermath Part 2}} Following this battle, the Decepticons continued their attacks on human infrastructure; Bumblebee was part of a unit defending an oil pipeline in [[Crooked Creek]], [[Alaska]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

[[File:ReturntoCybertronpt2 ironhide restrained.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Leave it, mate, 'e's not worf it!]]

Bumblebee was part of a unit under Ironhide's command that was sent back to Cybertron in order to retrieve [[Nucleon (substance)|Nucleon]] in hopes it could be used to repair the damage inflicted upon the Earth by the AllSpark. Touching down on their homeworld, Bumblebee was sent on recon and discovered a strange satellite dish, but when the team investigated it, they were jumped by a team of Decepticons led by [[Stockade (Movie)|Stockade]]. The revelation that Stockade's "New Decepticons" were in control of the planet's Nucleon supply, followed by the appearance of a strange energy anomaly in Cybertron's orbit, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 17|Return to Cybertron: Part 1}} convinced Bumblebee to try talking, rather than fighting; after convincing Ironhide to stop throwing his face at Stockade's fists, he learned from Stockade that the anomaly was a living entity the Decepticons had deliberately summoned, believing it would rejuvenate Cybertron. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}}

Not trusting this entity and wanting to stop all the Nucleon being used up, Bumblebee had the Autobots create a distraction while he turned the Nucleon transfer off, and sent a distress call to Optimus Prime on Earth. His efforts to prevent the arrival of the entity failed, and it revealed itself to be [[Unicron|Unicron, the Anti-Life]], as it began to possess Cybertron itself. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 18|Return to Cybertron: Part 2}} In the resulting chaos, Bumblebee had to rescue Ironhide when the satellite dish collapsed on him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} Optimus soon arrived in response to Bumblebee's summons, brokered an alliance with Stockade, and came up with a plan: Cut off the Nucleon that Unicron's body was using for power. Bumblebee and Armorhide were dispatched to drain the Nucleon seam, but were not able to siphon all of the fuel off fast enough, so Ratchet came up with a quicker alternative: blowing it up. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 20|Return to Cybertron: Part 4}}

[[File:Titan MikaelaBumblebeereunion.jpg|right|upright=1.4|thumb|OTP!]]

Upon returning to Earth, the Autobots found the Decepticons had pinched their base and all 600 square miles around it. They retreated, leaving Mikaela in Decepticon hands; Bumblebee was distraught over this. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 21|Hard Target}} He would be part of the raid to get her back, perfectly aware it was an obvious trap, but not caring due to how much they owed Mikaela. The raid was successful and the two were reunited, awwww! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

The pair's time together was short, as soon, the Decepticon-blackmailed American government ordering the Autobots off the planet. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution, Part 1}} Knowing that the Decepticons were behind, Optimus Prime had Bumblebee and Ironhide prepare a decoy ship; {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution Part 3}} the following day, after Bumblebee said his farewells to Mikaela (and beat up the Decepticon [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] as an "up yours" gesture), the Decepticons had the ship blown up shortly after takeoff. [[File:Revolutionpt3 the end.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.8]] {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution, Part 1}} Believed dead, Bumblebee and the Autobots hid themselves on Cybertron, where they readied their final weapon against the Decepticons: a teleportation system that would trap the Decepticons on the dead planet, then teleport ''it'' off to the far reaches of the universe. When all was in readiness, the Autobots returned to Earth; Mikaela was ''not'' happy to find out they had not told her of their plan, but Bumblebee denied that it was because they didn't trust her—they had simply had to minimize any possible exposure. In the final battle that followed, Bumblebee tagged Megatron with the teleport tech, and the Decepticon leaders and his followers were soon exiled forever.

In the aftermath, after it became clear the Autobots had just exiled ''themselves'' to Earth forever—"Hey, there are worse fates," said Bumblebee—Mikaela forgave Bumblebee. Both had a lot of clean-up work to do, but also a brave new world to explore together...! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|Revolution, Part 3}}
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===Toy bios===
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Bumblebee learned hand-to-hand combat at the most prestigious combat training center on Cybertron, where he received his converting energon blade as a reward for his skills. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#WalmartRace|''Dark of the Moon'' Walmart-exclusive Bumblebee}} It was on the battlefields of Cybertron that Bumblebee first met the Decepticon Starscream, who he would meet again and again in combat. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeStarscream|Bumblebee/Starscream}}

Bumblebee repeatedly crossed paths with fellow elite spy Decepticon [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]]; initially a professional rivalry, the relationship between the two 'bots slowly evolved into a personal vendetta that saw the pair battle across the galaxy. It was a crack shot by Hardtop that damaged Bumblebee's vocal processors, causing the Autobot pain when he tries to speak. {{storylink|Hardtop (Movie)#Transformers (2007)|Hardtop}}

Bumblebee was sent to Earth ahead of the other Autobot by Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007_76deluxe|Deluxe Bumblebee ('76 Camaro)}} During [[World War II]], Bumblebee teamed up with [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] to provide serious firepower during an assault on an enemy stronghold they infiltrated, during which they unleashed the war machines within. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS26|''Studio Series'' WWII Bumblebee}} {{storylink|Hot Rod (DOTM)#Studio Series|WWII Hot Rod}}

Prior to his arrival on Earth, Bumblebee cared little for the appearance of his alternate mode, simply scanning the first vehicle he saw, {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#evoofhero|Evolution of a Hero}} but that changed upon befriending Sam Witicky. At the boy's urging, Bumblebee scanned a new Concept Camaro form, and came to appreciate how stylish he looked. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007ConceptCamaro|Deluxe Bumblebee (Concept Camaro)}} His shiny new form was soon badly damaged, however, during the battle of Mission City—with his legs blown off, Bumblebee had to be towed to safety by the newborn [[Longarm (Movie)|Longarm]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TowedToSafety|Towed to Safety}}

When the AllSpark was destroyed, Bumblebee was briefly empowered by its radiation, and put the new power to use hunting down the straggling Decepticons. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#AllSparkPower|AllSpark Power Bumblebee}} One such Decepticon was [[Scorponok (Movie)|Scorponok]], who he hunted across the [[Middle East]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Allspark2pack|Bumblebee vs. Scorponok}} Then, with the initial threat over, Bumblebee decided to kick back and relax. Transcanning a rally car, he began hanging around at race tracks, pitting himself against the human racers. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Fast Action Battlers|Rally Rocket Bumblebee}}

Following this, Bumblebee volunteered to be Sam's guardian. It was a pretty swank deal: he got to hang with Sam and Mikaela all the time, got lots of [[oil]], and could join Ironhide in killing Decepticons whenever he wanted. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ROTFdeluxe|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bumblebee}} Peacetime afforded him the luxury of becoming meticulous about his alternate mode; he even had Ratchet learn a little about the cosmetic side of repair work. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Premium|Premium Series Bumblebee}}

In time, Bumblebee came to realize that with pictures of him all over the internet, ''everyone'' recognized him... including newly arriving Decepticons, which put Sam and others in danger! With Mikaela's help, Bumblebee recolored himself to help restore his disguise and make it easier to sneak up on the enemy. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#TF2007Stealth|Stealth Bumblebee}} With the Decepticon forces constantly growing, he also decided to upgrade his arsenal and modified his vehicle mode so he could use weaponry in it, deciding he'd been caught off guard too many times before. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cannon|Cannon Bumblebee}} When the battle shifted to the deserts, he threw himself into the fray, upgrading himself for desert combat and wielding the mighty ''sand blast''! {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SandAttack|Sand Attack Bumblebee}}

Following the defeat of The Fallen, Bumblebee returned to active NEST duty, hunting down the Decepticons hiding across Earth; Sam even began joining him in the field. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#ROTFHumanAlliance|Human Alliance Bumblebee}} Discovering that [[Dirge (Movie)|Dirge]] had secreted himself inside NEST itself, Bumblebee teamed with [[Armorhide (Movie)|Armorhide]] and [[Evac (Movie)|Evac]] to ferret him out. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Alliance|Alliance Bumblebee}} {{storylink|Evac (Movie)#Revenge of the Fallen|Evac (Deluxe)}} He had a particular dislike for [[Shadow Striker (ROTF)|Shadow Striker]], who really got under his metal skin. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#LegendsVsShadowStriker|Bumblebee vs Shadow Striker}}

At some point, Bumblebee took on Soundwave, {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#VsSoundwave|Battlefield Bumblebee vs Infiltration Soundwave}} and brought his battle blade to bear in combat with Ravage and [[Insecticon (Movie)|Insecticon]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BattleBlade|Battle Blade Bumblebee}} His experience fighting fliers also meant that he was fully equipped to deal with [[Thrust (Movie)|Thrust]] {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CrashLandingAttack|Crash Landing Attack}} and [[Grindor (ROTF)|Grindor]]. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BombingRunBattle|Bombing Run Battle}}

Bumblebee was the first Autobot try out the new [[MechTech]] weapons developed by NEST, {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#DOTM|''Dark of the Moon'' Leader Bumblebee}} and also began toting a Mobile Battle Bunker around. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#CyberverseActionSet|Bumblebee Mobile Battle Bunker}} Like several other Transformers, he took to inscribing [[Cyberglyphics]] on his armor before significant battles, out of a superstitious racial belief that they granted good luck. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Cyberglyph|"Cyberglyph" Bumblebee}}

Hating how Soundwave always seemed to track his movements, Bumblebee put together a plan to take care of him once and for all. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BeeSoundwaveRodimus|Bumblebee / Soundwave with Rodimus}} He also found time to form the Autobot Daredevil Squad together with Sam and [[Backfire (TF 2010)|Backfire]], {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Daredevil|Autobot Daredevil Squad}} and battle Shockwave alongside Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#StreetsideBotBrawl|Streetside Bot Brawl}}

Following the battle of Chicago, Bumblebee had to disguise himself as a super-charged muscle car to avoid detection in a world where all Transformers are in danger of being hunted. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#HighOctaneDeluxe|High Octane Bumblebee}} When his allies were in danger, he dropped his disguise and charged into battle. {{storylink|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#2014Deluxe|''Age of Extinction'' Bumblebee}}

===''Mini Mayhem!''===
In a celebration of the Transformers brand, Bumblebee showed up as the representative for the "Movie" era of the franchise. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}
===Cyber Missions===
{{voiceactor|[[Tom Anderson]], [[David Kledzik]], [[Tony Gialluca II]], [[Bronco D. Jackson]] (English)|[[José Antonio Macías]] (Latin American-Spanish), [[Alexandre Moreno]] (Brazilian Portuguese)}}

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Some time after the defeat of The Fallen, Bumblebee and Ironhide were reviewing some [[datatrax]] that Optimus Prime had made for preservation in [[Vector Sigma]] when they detected an explosion outside their base. Bumblebee remained to lock down the most important data tracks while Ironhide went to investigate [[Bludgeon (ROTF)|the cause]] of the explosion. However, that turned out to be just what the Decepticons wanted, as moments later, Soundwave burst into the base, overwhelming Bumblebee with a sonic attack. Bumblebee attempted to counter with a shot from his shoulder cannon, but Soundwave absorbed the sonic boom and sent the acoustic energy back at him, bragging about his mastery of sound. Bumblebee decided to put his sonic skills to the absolute test, and unleashed a barrage of automatic weaponsfire at the Decepticon. At ten thousand rounds per minute, Soundwave was faced with too many sonic booms to absorb, and was soon flat on his back. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 1}} [[File:CyberMissions8 bumblebee in the arctic.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.5]] Bumblebee enclosed the defeated Soundwave in an electromagnetically sealed bubble, cut off from all sound. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 2}}

Ironhide, meanwhile, had gone missing in the jungle; Bumblebee reported the problem to Optimus, who had 'Bee perform a scan of the area. Bumblebee discovered several rich deposits of [[energon]] ore, which Prime pinpoint Ironhide's location. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 5}} Reunited, Bumblebee and Ironhide went on a training exercise in the Arctic, where the bigger 'bot put 'Bee through his paces. As Bumblebee was frequently singled out as a target by the Decepticons because of his small size, Ironhide taught him the importance of staying on guard and being mindful of his surroundings. As the pair sparred, Bumblebee learned another benefit of being aware of everything around him when Ironhide stopped their fight after they nearly crushed a strange little plant growing through the ice... a plant, Ironhide implied, that could well be sentient. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 8}}

[[File:CyberMissions9 Bumblebee.JPG|upright=1.5|thumb|BUUU!]]

When Decepticons [[Smolder (PCC)|Smolder]] and [[Chopster]] set fire to a building [[Scramble City (city)|Scramble City]], Bumblebee and Ratchet were dispatched to the scene by Optimus Prime. A menacing look from Bumblebee sent the diminutive Chopster running off in terror; 'Bee called after him to tell Smolder they would "like a word", hoping they could perhaps talk the situation out rather than fight, but Smolder wasn't interested. Bumblebee grappled with the pyromaniac Decepticon while Ratchet powered up his EMP blaster, which he then used to knock Smolder offline. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 9}}

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Optimus reported finding Megatron and Starscream in the Arctic regions of Earth, and Bumblebee was summoned to aid his leader in battle alongside Ironhide, Ratchet and Sideswipe. Leaving Megatron to handle Prime, Starscream attacked all the Autobots at once, but the combined fire of the four heroes was enough to ground the Decepticon. {{storylink|Cyber Missions 12}}

Optimus later laid a trap to lure the Decepticons to a final confrontation with a hologram of Soundwave, and Megatron indeed walked right into it. Bumblebee, Ironhide, and Ratchet arrived to join the battle, and in the ensuing fight, Bumblebee took on Mindwipe. The Decepticon tried to hypnotize Bumblebee into not fighting, but Bumblebee blocked out his voice and kept up the attack. An army of humans soon arrived and surrounded the combatants, and the day went to the Autobots. Optimus instructed the Decepticons to leave Earth to be destroyed, and after they had fled, Bumblebee stamped a huge Autobot symbol in the dirt, a marker visible from far away that let all Decepticons who saw it know that the Autobots protected the planet. {{storylink|Decepticons Attack}}
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===Transformers Annual 2011===
Bumblebee charged to Sam's defense when Starscream tried to abduct the boy, but proved no match for the Decepticon, and was flung around the yard. As Starscream started making off with Sam, Bumblebee made another attempt to stop him, and was brushed aside. Luckily Optimus arrived to help, and Starscream soon fled, but the Witwicky's yard was in ruins. {{storylink|Sam in Danger}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
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During NEST's ongoing worldwide hunt for the Decepticons after the defeat of The Fallen, Bumblebee paid a visit to NEST's regional headquarters in [[Bloemfontein]], [[South Africa]]. As he entered the facility, Decepticon spy Ravage was able to quickly sneak through the closing door behind him, but Bumblebee spotted him in his rear-view mirror and quickly went on the attack. When Ravage pounced on him, Bumblebee triggered his headlights, blinding the feline Decepticon and sending him fleeing, leaving Bumblebee confused as to the point of the infiltration... unaware that an airborne nano-virus Ravage had carried with him had already picked NEST's computers clean of information regarding [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]]. {{storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 1|Ambition Instigated}}
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===''I Can Read!'' books===
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Bumblebee met up with Optimus, Ironhide and Sideswipe in a desert to train. He raced Sideswipe, only for their training to be interrupted by a large boulder tumbling towards a nearby town. The two Autobots destroyed the boulder before resuming their race. They met back up with Optimus and Ironhide afterwards, and Optimus revealed the they had encountered a "natural disaster" as well. The source of the disturbances soon revealed itself to be Megatron and Starscream tunneling underground. Though the two Decepticons attempted to ambush the Autobots, Bumblebee and the others were able to send them running thanks to the training they had gone through that day. {{storylink|Training Day (book)|Training Day}}

Bumblebee and Sideswipe had a nasty run-in with the Decepticons, leaving Bumblebee pinned under a massive metal bar. Thankfully, Ratchet came to their rescue, and repaired them both. Bumblebee later helped the Autobots defeat the Decepticons in Egypt. {{storylink|Ratchet to the Rescue}}

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Bumblebee was out for a drive with Wheelie, Sam and Mikaela one day when Starscream swooped down and began to attack them! Bumblebee suggested to Wheelie that they gun for Starscream's wings to defeat the Decepticon. Wheelie disagreed, saying that they had to outsmart Starscream to defeat him. The two Autobots began to argue, becoming oblivious to Starscream attacking their human companions. Thankfully, Optimus Prime showed up to knock out Starscream. Optimus then chastised Bumblebee and Wheelie for allowing their feelings get in the way of protecting Sam and Mikaela. Bumblebee realized he was in the wrong, but was still too worked up to make his apologies to Wheelie. Instead, he stormed off. But he didn't get far before Starscream regained consciousness and resumed his attack. Optimus ordered Bumblebee to work with Wheelie to stop Starscream. The pair managed to do so by outwitting Starscream and destroying his wings, making the Decepticon crash into a nearby tunnel and crippling his flying abilities. With Starscream down, Bumblebee and the rest of the group celebrated another victory over the Decepticons. {{storylink|Buddy Brawl}}
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===''Hunt for the Decepticons'' storybooks===
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Sam witnessed the Decepticons [[Buzzsaw (ROTF)|Buzzsaw]] and [[Ratbat (ROTF)|Ratbat]] tear up a human city, while Soundwave declared that the Autobots had abandoned the humans. Refusing to believe the Decepticon's lies, Sam and Bumblebee set out to find Optimus Prime and the rest of the Autobots. It turned out that the Autobots had been tricked by Soundwave to go to the wrong location when they rolled out to engage the Decepticons. Sam and Bumblebee led Optimus and his troops to the scene of the conflict, where Optimus quickly dispatched the Decepticons. Afterwards, Optimus thanked for Sam's part in the day's events, while Bumblebee and the rest of the Autobots cheered. {{storylink|Satellite Meltdown}}

===''Spot the 'Bots''===
Bumblebee helped Optimus chase down Megatron to an old warehouse. There, Bumblebee duked it out with Starscream. The battle between the Autobots and Decepticons that ensued would decide the fate of the Earth! {{storylink|Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen Spot the 'Bots}}
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===''How to Ride your Dinobot''===
====Cartoon====
[[File:Htryd-chapter-1-bumblebee-yikes.jpg|left|upright=1.6|thumb|I'VE CHANGED INTO WILE E. COYOTE.]]
Bumblebee had never ridden a [[Dinobot (AOE)|Dinobot]] before, and decided to start by trying to mount [[Strafe (AOE)|Strafe]]. Guided by a kind but astonishingly unhelpful narrator, Bumblebee's attempts to mount Strafe left something to be desired. After many failed efforts, Bumblebee simply destroyed the instruction manual to riding Dinobots before storming off in annoyance, much to the narrator's surprise.
{{storylink|How to Ride Your Dinobot Chapter 1: Getting on a Dinobot|Getting on a Dinobot}}
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====Comic====

When Optimus Prime asked the Autobots to accompany him into the depths of a Chinese forest, Bumblebee was sure that their objective was important... but he never expected that the Autobot leader was taking them to learn the fine art of Dinobot riding! When Hound's tough-talking approach failed to win the Dinobots' hearts, 'Bee tried a kinder, gentler method, offering the Dinos a little snack. This worked a bit ''too'' well, and he would have been crushed when the Dinobots mobbed him to get the goodies had Strafe not lifted him into the air. Bumblebee pushed his luck when he climbed onto the flying Dinobot's back, however, and Strafe promptly threw him back to the ground. Subsequently, when Grimlock caught the scent of Decepticons nearby, Strafe and the other Dinobots relented and allowed Bumblebee and the Autobots to saddle up so they could all ride out to face the villains together. {{Storylink|How to Ride a Dinobot!}}
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===Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base===

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Bumblebee was hanging out at the [[Transformers Expo]] in [[Yokohama]] when [[Yokohama Convoy|Nemesis Prime]] came crashing into the building. The evil Prime initially mistook Bumblebee for a cosplayer, only to realize that the little yellow Autobot was the real deal when he attacked him alongside the two versions of Optimus Prime also visiting the show. Nemesis soon got himself some backup in the form of a ''second'' [[Nemesis Prime (AOE)|Nemesis Prime]] and [[Nemesis Grimlock]], but before they could all do much more than glare at each other, the combined energies of the AllSpark, the Matrix of Leadership and the [[seed]]—all on display at the Expo, because why not—suddenly began reacting with the [[Dark Energon]] within the first Nemesis Prime. This was all part of a complicated plot by [[Unicron]], but fortunately, Nemesis resisted the dark urges within himself, and channeled all the Dark Energon into the stickers his creator [[Doctor Arkeville]] had used to make him evil. Nemesis ripped the stickers off and hurled them into the air, where all the Autobots and Decepticons—and even the Expo's human attendees, using their cell phones—blasted them and stopped the chain reaction.

All together, pretty odd. {{storylink|Yokohama Decepticon Secret Base}}
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===''Cheetos/Age of Extinction'' comic===
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Discovering that the Decepticons were increasing their strength through artifacts from the [[Cheetos (galaxy)|Cheetos galaxy]], Bumblebee and the Autobots recruited [[you]]r help to acquire the power-enhancing objects. {{storylink|Cheetos/Transformers: Age of Extinction}}
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===''Q-Transformers''===
{{voiceactor|[[Ryōhei Kimura]] (Japanese)}}
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In this world, Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and Lockdown were aware that they were toys: specifically, ''Q-Transformers'', a new line of cute-looking ''Transformers'' merchandise produced to tie-in with the 30th anniversary of the [[Transformers brand|''Transformers'' brand]]. Bumblebee occasionally changed his look to one more reminiscent of [[Bumblebee (G1)|his Generation 1 counterpart]], but his "default" form was that of a toy based on his ''Age of Extinction'' look. They hung out at different famous service areas on Japanese expressways, and talked about the ''[[Transformers: Mystery of Convoy|Mystery of Convoy]]'' video game, and the remake produced as a tie-in with their toyline, ''[[Q-Transformers: Mystery of Convoy Returns (mobile game)|Mystery of Convoy Returns]]''.

[[File:QTransformers1 Lockdown's bishonen fantasy.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.8|Bumblebee suddenly realized, much to his horror, that he was trapped in an anime high school AU.]]

Discussing the ins and outs of their cute designs, Optimus and his pals explained that they were created for the purpose of appealing to non-Transformers fans. Bumblebee suggested that another way to tap that market would be to create "Zodiac Transformers", based on all the different animals of the Chinese zodiac, but Lockdown had a different idea: a humanized Transformers "Boys Love" romance, where he and Optimus competed for Bumblebee's affection. Bumblebee was not impressed. {{storylink|Mystery of the 30th Anniversary Merchandise}} The trio went on to talk about the original ''Mystery of Convoy'', and Bumblebee got a telling-off from Optimus when he pointed out that it was a famously terribly game. Discussing traits that they thought made games bad, Bumblebee suggested that an RPG already completed when you started would be pretty awful. {{storylink|Mystery of Reliably Crappy Games}} When Lockdown suggested that re-releasing such a terrible game was like rubbing salt in a wound, Bumblebee didn't understand the expression. Optimus explained, and they all tried to come up with situations the phrase was applicable to; taking it a bit too far, Bumblebee suggested getting pooped on by bird, then looking up to discover that a meteor was about to crash into the Earth. {{storylink|Mystery of Smearing Salt in the Open Wound}} The group then talked about the rubbish stage bosses in ''Mystery of Convoy'', particularly the [[Destron Mark|floating Decepticon insignia]], and wondered what sort of fictional scenarios it could be used in. {{storylink|Mystery of the Stage Bosses}}

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Prime and company began being joined by their friends to discuss facets of the game. [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] participated in a talk about the differences between the original and the remake, {{storylink|Mystery of the Wittily Similar Circumstances}} while [[Wheeljack (G1)|Wheeljack]] highlighted the tonal "gap" between the cute character designs and the very ''un''-cute action in the game. Everyone tried to think of examples of similar "gaps": Bumblebee suggested a handsome young man cooking a nice meal... for his mother. {{storylink|Mystery of the Gap of Unpopular Men}} [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]] joined them to talk about classic terrible games, which turned into a discussion about adventure and exploring, and the comforts an explorer might like to have with them on such a journey—Bumblebee thought a nice pillow would be just the thing. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Explorer}} [[Bluestreak (G1)|Bluestreak]] and [[Smokescreen (G1)|Smokescreen]] also talked about some famously awful old games, segueing into a discussion about psychokinetic powers; Bumblebee was concerned about the potential of such powers to interfere with television. {{storylink|Mystery of a Certain Psychic}}

When [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] came along to share his thoughts on points of commonality among famously awful games, the group talked about the technical advancements of video games, with Bumblebee mentioning motion-control. {{storylink|Mystery of Game Balance}} [[Red Alert (G1)|Red Alert]] also had some opinions on the common themes of bad games, but Bumblebee and Optimus's willingness to settle for less frustrated Lockdown. {{storylink|Mystery of the Lowest Possible Standards}}

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Bumblebee had changed his look when [[Jazz (G1)|Jazz]] dropped in, to one resembling his Generation 1 self but with a Daihatsu Copen alternate mode. They talked about the constantly changing looks of Transformers through history, and how Bumblebee used to be called "Bumble" in Japan. {{storylink|Mystery of Convoy}} Still sporting his Daihatsu Copen form, Bumblebee dropped in on a conversation between [[Hot Rod (G1)|Hot Rod]] and [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]], the star of ''Mystery of Convoy''. He told them how Optimus and Lockdown would argue over the crappy's games merits—but to be reminded of the games shortcomings only sent Magnus into floods of shameful tears. {{storylink|Mystery of Mystery of Convoy}}

When [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] turned up to join the argument over just how bad ''Mystery of Convoy'' was, Optimus quickly switched bodies, taking on the form of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|his Generation 1 self]]; seeing this, Bumblebee also switched from his ''Age of Extinction'' form to his Daihatsu Copen body. They argued back and forth for a bit, discussing other ways the game could have been remade using staples of Japanese media, and Bumblebee proposed a "sports day"-style version. {{storylink|Mystery of Return of Convoy}}

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===Legends World===
In the [[Legends World]], Bumblebee was just a fictional character featured in a series of popular movies and toylines. When [[Rhinox (BW)|Rhinox]] turned into [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] and tried to revert the world back to how it was in the '80s, Rattrap attempted to stop him by singing the praises of modern-day Transformers, including the ''Q-Transformers'' incarnation of Bumblebee. {{storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. 5|Bonus Edition Vol. 5}}

Bumblebee had a big presence at the ''Q-Transformers'' event held at the Decks Tokyo Beach shopping center which Rattrap, [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]] and [[Megatron (BW)|Megatron]] attended, including a standee, a statue, an exclusive sticker, and even a themed "Bumblebee Mango" drink. At the neighboring Joypolis amusement park, his voice actor Ryōhei Kimura attended a Q&A! {{storylink|Deckss × Q-Transformers Collaboration Event Report|Deckss × Q-Transformers}}
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===Ask Vector Prime===
In [[Tyran 511.0 Kappa]], Bumblebee survived [[Cemetery Wind]]'s massacre and joined Optimus Prime along with fellow Autobot survivors [[Bulkhead (DOTM)|Bulkhead]] and [[Backtrack (Movie)|Backtrack]] as well as the desperate Decepticons [[Axor|Axel]] and [[Wild Rider]]. Initially skeptical of the Decepticons, the Autobots learned to appreciate Wild Rider, but Axel tried and failed to betray them to Lockdown. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/16}}

===Bee's Backtalk===
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With [[Vector Prime]] still missing in action, Bumblebee became the fourth guest contributor to Vector Prime's [[Ask Vector Prime|column]]. He renamed the column to "Bee's Backtalk", answering questions from readers through patched-together audioclips.

Bumblebee gave us some more details about the state of the Autobots and their allies following the Chicago crisis. When asked about the fate of Sam following the rise of Cemetery Wind, Bumblebee became upset, and declined to comment. He noted that the Autobots were still searching for any more survivors of Cemetery Wind. A comment about the workmanship of KSI's Stinger units was enough to make him hopping mad, although he immediately apologized for his behavior. When someone asked Bumblebee why things in the [[Tyran|Tyran Cluster]] are prone to exploding, he suddenly found himself in the middle of a battleground as everything around him exploded. The Axiom Nexus News team lost contact with him (disappointing the editor, who was pleased that Bumblebee was able to stabilize ratings). As Andromeda was the one who found Bumblebee, she was tasked with finding his replacement: someone who, in contrast to Bumblebee's cryptic radio answers, could speak their mind in a straightforward manner.

[[Cy-Kill (GoBots)|And look how ''that'' turned out]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Bee's Backtalk|Bee's Backtalk}}

===''TV Magazine stories''===
As Megatron fought against several Autobots including Drift and Hot Rod, Optimus Prime and Bumblebee arrived in the battlefield, only to be shocked by Megatron's towering size. However, Optimus immediately though of a plan: transferring his Energon (along with Drift and Hot Rod's) to Bumblebee, giving the yellow scout a new ability called "Energon Charge", and defeats Megatron with a single punch. While victorious, Bumblebee is still considered as problematic for the napping Autobots as the glowing Energon effect is still on. {{storylink|The Explosive Birth of Energon Charge Bumblebee}}
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===''Mission to Cybertron'' comic===
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===''Sector 7 Adventures''===
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===''Bumblebee's First Life on Earth''===
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==Commercial appearances==
*Both Optimus and Bumblebee could be seen driving around the [[Speed Stars]] logo in vehicle mode. {{storylink|Commercial#Speed Stars|Speed Stars commercials}}
*Bumblebee was resting in vehicle in Al's Chevrolet car dealership, getting caught on tape while the dealership's owner filmed a commercial. The place's squirrel mascot playfully bashed Bumblebee's hood with a foam hammer, provoking Bumblebee into transforming and tossing him away. Bumblebee then sped away in a huff. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Chevy|Dark of the Moon Super Bowl XLV Chevrolet Camaro TV Spot}}
*Bumblebee joined Optimus Prime on the road as part of the "[[Win A Ride To School With The Autobots]]" contest. {{storylink|Commercial/Dark of the Moon#Win A Ride|Win A Ride To School With The Autobots contest and commercial}}
*Bumblebee dazzled a group of Valero patrons by showing up at the gas station in his vehicle mode and... popping his fuel filler flap. {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Valero|Age of Extinction Valero tie-in commercial}}
*While driving about town, Bumblebee crossed paths with a little boy in possession of a Mega 1-Step Bumblebee toy. Impressed by his miniature likeness, he paused to admire it, then gave the boy a fist bump. {{storylink|Commercial/Age of Extinction#Flip and Change|1-Step Optimus Prime & Flip and Change Grimlock toy commercial}}

==Games==
{{main|Bumblebee (Movie)/games}}

==Toys==
{{main|Bumblebee (Movie)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise}}

==Notes==
===Classic Camaro===
*According to an article on [http://web.archive.org/web/20071013122820/http://edmunds.com/insideline/do/Features/articleId=121138?imw=Y Edmunds.com], the film makers wanted Bumblebee's original Earth form to be the 1976 iteration of the Camaro because it was the worst Camaro possible that also had chrome bumpers.
*The same article indicates that the 1976 Camaros used in the film were all purchased via online auction for under $6000 each, one for less than $2000. That one didn't run.
*One of the 1976 Camaros was sold on eBay. The bidding ended on July 18, 2007; the final price was $40,100.01.

===Modern Camaro===
*The 2008 Concept Camaro used for Bumblebee in the first movie was built by Saleen in 30 days, using a heavily modified 2006 Holden Monaro chassis as the basis. The '08 Camaro was not in production at the time that the first film was being made, hence an identical mock-up was needed to fill the role.<ref>[http://www.saleen.com/transformers.htm Saleen article about the construction of the Barricade and Bumblebee vehicles]</ref>
*In ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'', Bumblebee scans a working, driveable new generation Camaro — conveniently with the same paint job as his classic Camaro disguise at that time — that wouldn't be released until some time in the year 2009. However, it is possible that the Camaro in question was being road-tested by GM engineers, like they were doing in the real world.
*Although unexplained in the films, Bumblebee's vehicle mode changes appearance subtly between ''[[Transformers (film)|Transformers]]'' and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (film)|Revenge of the Fallen]]''. This is probably because of product placement: Bumblebee's old [[alternate mode]] was an unavailable concept Camaro, while in ''Revenge'' he uses what seems to be the new Z/28 Camaro... whose mass production was later canceled. Oops. However, it is perfectly reasonable to assume that it is the Camaro ZL1 that uses the same design.
*He changes models again between ''Revenge of the Fallen'' and ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]'' and becomes a production Camaro SS (rather than the previous two movies GTO-Based mock-ups); the movie prop car changes include the addition of a rear spoiler, the black racing stripes now being further apart while at the same time losing the outer pinstripes, the racing stripes now also covering the roof and Autobot badges in the front fenders.
*After the end of production of their respective films, the Camaros from ''Revenge of the Fallen'' through to ''The Last Knight'' were simultaneously sold for $500,000.

===Robot mode and CG model(s)===
[[File:MovieBumblebeeStinger.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|He uses it once, then dies.]]

*The Bumblebee computer-generated model consisted of 7608 individual parts, 1,511,727 polygons, 19,722 rig nodes, and 8094 texture maps. The volume of all the pieces came to 1069.01 cubic feet.<ref>Robertson, Barbara (2007). Heavy Metal. ''Computer Graphics, 30''(7), 12-17.</ref>
*Bumblebee's character animation is based on the performance of {{w|Michael J. Fox}} in the ''[[Back to the Future]]'' movies.<ref>From ''Cinefex'' magazine, issue number 111, published October 2007.</ref>
[[File:ROTFBumblebeeAltColorsConcept.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|But will we ever '''get''' an orange Bumblebee? No, we'll just keep getting slightly different yellow ones.]]
*Bumblebee is equipped with a pair of arm-mounted electrical "[[Stinger (weapon)|stingers]]."<ref>Bumblebee's [http://www.hasbro.com/transformers/en_US/discover/Battle-Bios.cfm Battle Bio] at Hasbro.com</ref> While designed, the stingers were ultimately not featured in the movies, though they may have influenced [[Bumblebee (Animated)|other]] [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|media]].
*Speaking of weapons, for someone whose main job is being subtle, Bumblebee is quite well armed, with a [[plasma cannon]] powerful enough to rattle [[Brawl (Movie)|Brawl]], [[Mohawk]], and [[Nitro Zeus]], a blade capable of disabling [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]]'s jet thrusters, and a ring-shaped light missile launcher in each shoulder. He is also a capable close-combat fighter, as seen in his fights against [[Barricade (Movie)|Barricade]], [[Rampage (ROTF)|Rampage]], [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], [[Stinger (AOE)|Stinger]], and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]].
**Despite this, he has a [[Fireblast]] rating of ''three''. Also, he lost his blade while fighting [[Shatter]], requiring him to use his environment to his advantage.
*According to designer [[Paul Ozzimo]] on his website, at one point there were plans to make Bumblebee into a Z/28 convertible for ''Revenge of the Fallen'', and the possibility of changing his color to orange or black with yellow was also discussed. While none of these alterations happened, concept art for both appeared on the "25 Years of Transformers" feature on the ''Revenge'' DVD... though the black version is only seen from behind.
*Bumblebee stands approximately 16 feet tall, according to the [[Transformers The Game|official game]] strategy guide.
*In 2011, Bumblebee appeared in a Super Bowl XLV-related commercial, parodying car dealers by tossing a squirrel mascot knocking his hood to literally hammer the point of low prices. The TV spot also revealed ILM's modifications to his design for ''Dark of the Moon'', namely more pronounced shoulders and ribs ala his [[Bumblebee (WFC)|''Prime'' counterpart]].<ref>[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RttT4jC7_10 Chevrolet Super Bowl spot]</ref>
*Despite his Camaro alternate mode used for ''Dark of the Moon'' no longer sporting the outer pinstripes bordering his black racing stripes, the CG robot model still has them. Whoops.
*Similarly, in the first movie, after he gains the modern Camaro alt mode, Bumblebee's robot mode still features the scratches and dirt on his paint job of his original 1976 Camaro alt mode.
*In ''Age of Extinction'', Bumblebee's concept Camaro robot model sports a [[death-lock pincer]] similar to that of Megatron's ''Revenge of the Fallen'' body.
*Bumblebee's arm cannon in ''The Last Knight'' undergoes a slight visual tweak. Using his original trilogy's cannon design, the main barrel has a narrow barrel as the main firearm.
*In a profile image posted by the Movie series' Facebook page, Bumblebee is depicted to retain his battle mask from his ''Age of Extinction'' body, while the final cut features a variant of his original battle mask seen in the first 3 films.
*Meanwhile, although Bumblebee transforms into a regular, unarmored Mercedes-Benz 770 cabriolet in ''The Last Knight''{{'}}s World War II flashback sequence, his robot-mode kibble is that of a {{w|Humber Scout Car|Humber Scout Car}}, and his ''[[Studio Series]]'' toy based on the scene is yet ''another'' Humber model, specifically a {{w|Humber Light Reconnaissance Car}}.
*The design for Bumblebee's Cybertronian and Volkswagen bodies in ''Bumblebee'' draws heavy influence from his Generation 1 [[Bumblebee (G1)|namesake]].
*While on Cybertron, Bumblebee does not have the black 'wings' on his back as Cliffjumper does. However, when he lands on Earth they can clearly be seen on him.

===License plates===
Bumblebee sported several different [[license plate]]s between the movies, the video games and the toys:

*'''489 PCE''', registered in [[California]], was the 1976 Camaro's license plate in the first movie, which was kept consistent between the car prop and the CG model for the robot mode. The license plate was later auctioned off in 2008.<ref name="plate1">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/movie-bumblebees-license-plate-for-sale/12255/ Movie Bumblebee (1976 Camaro edition) license plate for sale], Seibertron.com, January 2008.</ref> The same license plate was later used again in ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' when Bumblebee upgraded from a Volkswagen Beetle to a 1977 Chevrolet Camaro. Of note, "PCE" is frequently used for license plates in film and TV productions because the California DMV does not issue that combination to the public. For example, another [[fandom:lostpedia:Hurley's Camaro Camaro|camaro]] seen several times in the television show ''[[Wikipedia:Lost (TV series)|Lost]]'' had the license plate "429 PCE", Phil Coulson's 1962 Chevrolet Corvette "[[fandom:marvelcinematicuniverse:Lola|LO.L.A.]]" in the TV show ''[[Wikipedia:Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.|Marvel's Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D.]]'' had the license plate "381 PCE" (or "681 PCE" in early epiodes), and [[fandom:strangerthings:Billy Hargrove|Billy Hargrove]]'s Camaro from the TV show ''[[wikipedia:Stranger Things|Stranger Things]]'' had the license plate "PCE 235".
*'''900 STRA''', without a state-specific registration, was the new license plate for the Concept Camaro car prop, which was kept for the production models used for all three subsequent movies. It was also used when the modern Camaro prop cars from the movies were on display at car shows and other events. Finally achieving consistency between both modes, Bumblebee also sported this plate in robot mode in ''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (film)|Dark of the Moon]]''. Furthermore, Hasbro started to use this license plate number with the Leader Class Bumblebee and Deluxe Class Nitro Bumblebee toys from the [[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|''Dark of the Moon'' toy line]] (both sporting ''sculpted'' license plate inscriptions in both modes), and the [[Activision]] [[Dark of the Moon (video games)|''Dark of the Moon'' video game]] also uses it for the vehicle mode. The license plate used in ''Revenge of the Fallen'' was auctioned off in October 2009.<ref name="2009auct">[http://www.icollector.com/Hero-Bumblebee-license-plate-from-Transformers-Revenge-of-the-Fallen_i8633011 ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Bumblebee license plate auction], icollector.com</ref> In ''[[Transformers: Age of Extinction (film)|Age of Extinction]]'', he even uses this license plate in his 1967 Camaro disguise, and still keeps it when he upgrades to his new 2014 Camaro concept form.
*'''4NZZ454''', registered in California, is probably the most well-known license plate number due to being used on the CG model for the robot mode in the 2007 movie and ''Revenge of the Fallen''.<ref name="proctercg">[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/PROJPAGE_Trans_06.html Official Hasbro promo shots of the finalized CG model for Bumblebee] on Ben Procter's portfolio</ref> This number was also used for a lot of Hasbro's toys from the first two movies' toy lines (in robot mode and often also in vehicle mode), including the Deluxe Class Classic Camaro.
*'''4NZZZ454''', with a red line indicative of a California registration, was an erroneous version of the above number with an extra "Z", used on some of Hasbro's toys, namely the Deluxe Class Concept Camaro Bumblebee toy from the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|first movie's toy line]] (including several [[redeco]]s and [[retool]]s) and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Human Alliance]] Bumblebee.
*'''5LKZ213''' can be spotted on some photos of the life-sized robot prop from the Hoover Dam set from the first movie.<ref name="procterprop">[http://www.benprocter.com/storage/oldersites/sitev2/html/ZOOM_Trans/ZOOM_24.html Life-sized Bumblebee prop] on Ben Procter's portfolio</ref><ref name="unicubb">[http://www.unicron.us/tf2007/toypix/ultimate_bumblebee.html Review of Ultimate Bumblebee] at Unicron.com, including a set photo of the life-sized Bumblebee prop used for the movies.</ref>
*'''BUMBLBE''', registered in California, was used for the life-sized robot prop on various exhibits in 2007.<ref name="premiere">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/bob_karol/archives/date-taken/2007/06/27/ Transformers Movie premiere in Westwood Village, California], Flickr photostream of Candid Photos</ref><ref name="18foot">[http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/pictures-18-foot-bumblebee-transformer-invades-la "18 Foot Bumblebee Transformers invade LA"] at Techeblog</ref>
*'''FXPERTS''' (registered in California), a reference to the special effects company that built the life-sized robot prop,<ref name="fxperts">[http://www.fxpertsinc.com/trans.html Building the life-sized Bumblebee prop] at Fxperts</ref> was used on various exhibits in 2008.<ref name="dolby">[http://www.techeblog.com/index.php/tech-gadget/ces-2008-giant-bumblebee-transformer-invades-the-dolby-booth "CES 2008: Giant BumbleBee Transformer Invades the Dolby Booth"] at Techeblog</ref><ref name="holloman08">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/61043118@N00/archives/date-taken/2008/09/22/ Transformers on display at Holloman Air Force Base in September 2008], Flickr photostream of snakebite000.</ref>
*'''KDM 0814''', registered in California, was used for the life-sized robot prop on various exhibits from 2009 to at least 2011.<ref name="sydney">[http://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/movie-bumblebee-prop-appears-in-sydney-australia/17305/ Life-sized Bumblebee prop in Sydney, Australia] at Seibertron.com</ref><ref name="vegas">[http://www.flickr.com/photos/deltamike/archives/date-taken/2009/03/30/ Transformers on display at the Las Vegas Strip], Flickr photostream of Mike Renlund</ref><ref name="childmuseum">[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=77515 "Bumblebee coming to the Children's Museum of Indianapolis"] at The Allspark, March 2011</ref> A variant of this, "KDM 814" minus the "0", had been previously used as the license plate of [[Twins (ROTF)|the Twins]]' combined ice cream truck mode in ''Revenge of the Fallen''.
*'''5BBM2''' (registered in California), mirrored on the other side, is used by Activision for the robot models used in the ''[[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' and ''[[Dark of the Moon (video games)|Dark of the Moon]]'' video games.<ref name="nextgen">[http://www.nextgn.com/2009/05/15/transformers-2-playable-characters-and-soundtrack-revealed/ ''Revenge of the Fallen'' video game models] at Next Gen News</ref><ref name="actidotm">[http://www.tfw2005.com/transformers-news/video-games-17/transformers-dark-of-the-moon-the-game-hands-on-171673/ Activision trailer and promo stills for Dark of the Moon video game] at TFW2005.</ref> Due to its partially mirrored nature, this plate wouldn't actually be legal.
*'''4N7 454''' (registered in California), another erroneous variant of the robot mode license plate from the first two films, was seen on a hand-painted prototype used for early official stock photos of the ''Masterpiece Movie Series'' Bumblebee figure.<ref name="mpmsbb">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/01/10/shadow-spark-optimus-masterpiece-movie-bumblebee-official-images-330837 "Shadow Spark Optimus and Masterpiece Movie Bumblebee Official Images"] at TFW2005.com.</ref> Samples on display at both Hong Kong Toys & Games Fair 2017 and [[Toy Fair|New York Toy Fair]] 2017, on the other hand, sported a regular "900 STRA" license plate.
*'''ANZZ454''', ''another'' erroneous variant of the robot mode license plate from the first two films that mistakes the first "4" for the letter "A", was used for the redeco of ''Transformers'' (2007) Deluxe Class Classic Camaro Bumblebee from the ''[[Transformers Tribute]]'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#Tribute|Bumblebee Evolution 3-Pack]].
*'''MM''', an easter egg put on the [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#Robot Heroes|''Revenge of the Fallen'' Robot Heroes figure]] by its designer, [[Marcelo Matere]].
*'''WH 218 371''', a license plate used by Bumblebee in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'' in a flashback set during [[World War II]] that showed him infiltrating the Nazis in the disguise of a Mercedes-Benz 770.
*'''RWM4V15''', registered in California, the license plate used by Bumblebee in his disguise as a Volkswagen Beetle in ''Bumblebee''.

===Lack of voice===
*For [[Transformers (film)|the first movie]], [[Paramount Pictures|Paramount]] had originally preferred the Transformers not to talk ''at all'' throughout the movie, a notion Hasbro heavily contested.<ref name="tfwtour">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-news-rumors/139273-botcon-2007-botcon-2007-hasbro-tour-updated-friday-12-45pm.html BotCon 2007 Hasbro tour report.]</ref> Bumblebee still ended up being mute throughout most of the movie, which, according to Orci and Kurtzman, was inspired by [[Steven Spielberg]]'s ''{{w|E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial|E.T.}}'' and is supposed to signify that his friendship with Sam transcends words.<ref name="mtv">[http://www.mtv.com/movies/news/articles/1554426/20070312/story.jhtml MTV.com interview with Kurtzman and Orci.]</ref>
*According to the [[Movie Prequel issue 1|prequel comic]] by IDW Publishing, Megatron ripped out and crushed Bumblebee's voice capacitor during the battle at [[Tyger Pax]] back on Cybertron. [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]]'s toy bio claims the damage came from a shot fired by Hardtop. In the film itself, Ratchet only states to Sam that Bumblebee's "vocal processors were damaged in battle" and he was "still working on them". Ultimately, the most canon explanation of his loss of voice occurs during the events of ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', when his voice box is ripped out by [[Blitzwing (BB)|Blitzwing]].
*By the end of all the conflict (the climax of the first film proper), Bumblebee has regained his ability to speak. Although it was not confirmed on-screen, screenwriter [[Roberto Orci]] did confirm ''off''-screen<ref name="Orci"/> that Ratchet's (regenerative) beam fired at Bee's throat was indeed the reason. Just as well, Roberto Orci ''also'' admitted that Bumblebee's brief contact with the AllSpark would be an equally valid (and an even more "in-continuity") explanation.<ref name="Orci"/>
*The first known mention of Bumblebee losing his voice in Tyger Pax is from an early draft of the [[Transformers (film)|2007 movie]] called the ''Prime Directive'', where Ratchet reveals this information to Sam and Mikaela.
*When asked, Orci admitted there had been plans to have Bumblebee speak in ''Revenge of the Fallen''; however, ultimately they liked his "musical ability" too much, and [[Michael Bay]] wanted to focus more on [[Skids (ROTF)|Skids]] and [[Mudflap (ROTF)|Mudflap]], since he thought kids would like the two characters.<ref name="orci">[http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-movie-discussion/180451-welcome-mr-roberto-orci-you-may-ask-him-questions-283.html#post3785383 Q&A with Roberto Orci at TFW2005]</ref>
*In the Dark of the Moon novel adaptation, it is stated that Bumblebee never fully recovered from the damage to his voice box, implying that the injury wasn't fully healed even back at the end of the first movie. It is further explained that while Bumblebee can indeed talk, it takes a great amount of effort for him to do so, while talking through the radio takes no effort at all.
**In the same novel, according to Bumblebee's inner thoughts, there is seemingly always something on the radio available for him to use to be able to communicate his mind. This appears to imply that Bumblebee uses live broadcasts while talking through the radio and not broadcasts he recorded beforehand.
*When Bumblebee finally did speak in the first movie, he had a slightly British accent. However, in ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]'', it appears he in fact has an ''American'' accent. This was carried over to ''Bumblebee'' as well, albeit with a younger-sounding voice to reflect the film's status as a prequel. As of yet, no explanation for this discrepancy has been made.
*In most foreign-language dubs, namely Japanese, and Spanish, Bumblebee is dubbed over by only one voice actor. This choice has been criticized for creating an obvious contradiction ("If his voice box was damaged, how can he talk perfectly?"). However, in others, such as Hindi, Tamil, and Telugu, Bee is voiced my multiple uncredited voice actors, and all of their voices have certain audio effects. That's some good respect for the source material.

===Arrival on Earth===
*While the 2007 movie never states how long Bumblebee has been on Earth, all the prequel materials (in particular IDW's comic books) establish that he arrived only a few years prior to the movie's present-day events. For many years, this was never explicitly contradicted by any other media...
*However, ''The Last Knight'' suddenly established that Bumblebee had been active on Earth as early as [[World War II]], fighting on the side of the Allies alongside [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]] and several other Autobots. The [[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|''Bumblebee'' prequel comic]] follows along with this backstory, chronicling Bumblebee's adventures during the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]].
*However, the events of ''Bumblebee'' depict Bumblebee arriving on Earth in 1987, rendering both the WWII flashback and ''Bumblebee Movie Prequel'' inconsistent with the films themselves.
*Therefore, we can either assume that all prequel materials are considered null and void at this point, or there is a live-action counterpart to [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] running around. The latter would likely explain how Bumblebee has no recollection of being a WWII veteran or knowing Sir Burton, as well as where his big hammer came from.

===Other===
[[File:BumblebeePrequelSketches.jpg|thumb|right|200px|"Bumblebee: Year One"]]
*Bumblebee is a big fan of Earth cartoons! Some of his favourites include ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]]'', ''{{w|Ren and Stimpy}}'', ''{{w|Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law}}'', ''{{w|Futurama}}'', ''{{w|Voltron}}'', and ''{{w|Rick and Morty}}'', as noted in [[Ask Vector Prime]].
*Bumblebee's ability in ''The Last Knight'' to blow himself apart and magnetically reassemble himself came seemingly out of nowhere; with no explanation, having never demonstrated this ability before, and with no mention of this ability at any point in any other media whatsoever. The closest thing to an in-universe explanation for this ability would be that he was somehow able to mimic (for the purposes of repairs and as a battle strategy) a similar ability shown by the man-made KSI drones in ''Age of Extinction'' to disintegrate and re-materialize for the purposes of repairs and transformation (but even that's a ''huge'' stretch).
*According to artist [[Andrew Griffith]], Bumblebee's alternate mode in the [[Transformers: Bumblebee Movie Prequel|''Bumblebee'' prequel comic]] is a mixture of an {{w|Aston Martin}} and a {{w|Volkswagen Karmann Ghia|Karmann Ghia}}.<ref>[https://twitter.com/glovestudios/status/1014997829775917059 Andrew Griffith on Twitter]</ref>
*Bumblebee attended ''The Voice'' to watch [[Hailee Steinfeld]]'s performance of "Back To Life", the single from their movie.<ref>[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cJveg86lUWE Hailee Steinfeld - Back To Life (Live from The Voice / 2018) via YouTube]</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Czech:'' '''Čmelák (first movie's first dub only) (Bumblebee)
*''Japanese:'' '''Bumblebee''' (バンブルビー ''Banburubī'')
*''Korean:'' '''Bumblebee''' (범블비 ''Beombeulbi'')
*''Cantonese:'' '''Daai Wong Fung''' (大黃蜂, "Bumblebee")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Űrdongó''' ("Space Bumblebee")
*''Mandarin:'' '''Dàhuángfēng''' (Taiwan, 大黃蜂, "Bumblebee"), '''Dàhuángfēng''' (China, 大黄蜂, "Bumblebee")
*''Spanish:'' '''Abejorro''' ("Bumblebee")
*''Ukrainian:'' '''Bdzhilka''' (Бджілка, "Bee")

==See also==
{{OtherVersions
|charname=Bumblebee
|disambig=Bumblebee (disambiguation)
|body=
*[[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]], the plucky yellow [[kid-appeal character]] from [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation 1]].
*[[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]], the hothead yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Transformers Animated]].''
*[[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]], the yellow kid-appeal character turned leader from the [[Aligned continuity family]].
*[[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], the amnesiac yellow kid-appeal character from ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Transformers: Cyberverse]].''}}

==References==
{{reflist|2}}

==External links==
*[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Autobot/Bumblebee/bumblebee.htm Bumblebee at TFU.info]
*[http://www.seibertron.com/toys/index.php?f_series=40&f_name=bumblebee&f_type=exact&Submit=Search Galleries of various different Bumblebee toys from the Movie]
*[https://www.instagram.com/p/BXNxtLPBtnK/], [https://www.instagram.com/p/BYYQ1Rej_e8/] Concept art for Bumblebee's World War II body by Josh Nizzi on Instagram

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Dropkick (Movie)

2022-06-12T15:26:58Z

Myouens78: /* Bumblebee */

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{{disambig2|the movieverse individual/drones|the Generation 1 drones|Dropkick (G1)}}
:''Dropkick is a [[Decepticon]] and also a bunch of mass-produced [[Drone Unit (Movie)|drones]] used by both sides from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BumblebeeMovie Dropkick.jpg|thumb|250px|This planet is too loud. I'm hungry. I wish I was on Cybertron playing simultronics. My feet hurt.]]

'''Dropkick''' really doesn't like being on [[Earth]], but he wasn't given much choice. If he had his way, he'd be back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] right now, sitting alone in the dark and feeling angry. He doesn't really "get" why folks are so interested in the [[AllSpark]] or why the [[Autobot]]s are making things so hard for him... but at least once the [[Decepticon]]s get what they want, he'll have plenty of things to blow up and [[human]]s to liquefy.

{{bigquote|The humans are multiplying. Please, let me kill some.|Dropkick|''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Titan movie comics===
{{notetitantlg}}
[[Image:Titan9_Dropkick.JPG|right|200px|thumb|In Soviet Russia, You want Dropkick. Here, DROPKICK WANTS '''YOU'''!]]
Dropkick was Megatron's right-hand man in the occupation of [[Earth]]. The other Decepticons heard Megatron's orders through him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} Having gone ''way'' down in the world after [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] seized command, Dropkick ended up acting as "escort" to ensure [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] would leave human areas. In a final "up yours", Bumblebee led Dropkick in a high-speed chase which saw the Decepticon damaged and humiliated. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Dropkickincineratorscanningalliance3.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|It looks like he's scanning that truck. But he's actually crying all over it.]]
[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] dispatched Dropkick and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] to [[Florida]], where they completely destroyed an American military base before scanning suitable Earth forms. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} Their victory was short-lived, as soon afterwards, the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and their [[human]] allies tracked the Decepticons down and systematically destroyed them one by one. Dropkick was defeated by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and was finished off by [[NEST]] soldiers. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}
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===''The Veiled Threat''===
Dropkick was one of a number of Decepticons who responded to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s signal and came to Earth. He admired the alternate form he'd chosen for its primitive elegance. After Starscream enlisted the help of the [[Human Accessory Force]], Dropkick helped them raid a [[Zambia]]n dam construction site, confronting [[Ghiwa|Major Ghiwa]], whom he was disappointed to realize was not armed, and therefore not much sport. He tried to do a trick with a piece of fencing to entrap the Major, but it didn't work as he'd hoped.

When Autobots responded to the Decepticon activities, Dropkick, [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]] and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] lured them into the Zambezi River. Dropkick attempted to keep Ratchet distracted as they were pulled downstream towards Victoria Falls, but the plan didn't work as well as hoped, and he retreated with a damaged arm. The Decepticon trio next went to cause havoc at Kariba dam. The Autobots, however, followed them. Optimus rammed Macerator and Dropkick, the latter of whom found himself wrestling with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. After Macerator was terminated by Optimus, and Payload was lost in the waters released from the dam, Starscream ordered Dropkick to retreat. Dropkick fled, though not without being stung by [[Kaminari Ishihara]]'s [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] gun. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===''Bumblebee'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Justin Theroux]] (English), [[Daiki Hamano]] (Japanese)|[[Darko Bozovic]] (European French), [[Marc-André Bélanger]] (Canadian French), [[Lutz Schnell]] (German), [[Ramón Canals]] (Spain Spanish), [[Alex Montiel]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Simone D'Andrea]] (Italian), [[Samay Raj Thakkar]] (Hindi), [[Guilherme Lopes]] (Portuguese), [[Zeki Atlı]] (Turkish)}}

[[File:ShatterDropkickhologram.jpg|thumb|300px|Ha! Suck it, [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]]! I got to be in a movie before you!]]
Dropkick was among the Decepticons under the command of [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in their conquest for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s absence. After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was attacked by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], Dropkick and the other Decepticons closed in to attack the Autobot leader. Following the apparent failure of the Autobot resistance effort, Dropkick was paired with [[Shatter]] and the two began hunting Autobots who escaped the planet.

By [[1987]], Dropkick assisted Shatter in following Autobot lieutenant [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] to one of [[Saturn]]'s moons, where they tortured him in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Though the Autobot refused to co-operate, they received a signal from Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] on the nearby planet [[Earth]], prompting the pair to change course for the planet, but not before Dropkick vertically bisected Cliffjumper, killing him instantaneously.

Upon their arrival near a trailer park, Dropkick acquired a muscle car [[alternate mode]] and killed [[Roy (BB)|a random human]], expressing his disappointment with the primitive indigenous species yet taking pleasure in how they "popped." The two then headed towards the West Coast in the direction of B-127's signal, with Dropkick picking up a {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} alt mode whilst driving through Texas. They were then intercepted by Agent [[Jack Burns]] and his team of [[Sector Seven]] agents, accompanied by [[Dr. Powell]]. Dropkick wanted to dispose of the humans when Shatter came up with the idea of them masquerading as a "Decepticon peacekeeping patrol" pursuing the "dangerous escaped criminal" B-127, which he begrudgingly went along with. The Decepticons were escorted to a Sector Seven outpost and given limited access to their satellites, thus creating [[Internet|a global system of interconnected computer networks]] to track B-127.

[[File:BBmov-DropkickEntangled.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''SOME. DAY. Love will find you! BREAK. THOSE. Chains that bi-'' oh.]]

A brief [[Energon]] surge in [[California]] attracted the Decepticons' attention, and they accompanied Sector Seven in capturing B-127, now calling himself "Bumblebee". Dropkick tortured Bumblebee to find out Prime's location, when he accidentally triggered a video message from the Autobot leader revealing his plans to retreat to Earth from Cybertron. Before departing to inform their comrades on Cybertron of this information via a radio tower at a nearby harbor, Dropkick killed Powell (who overheard their conversation and informed Burns of the Decepticons' true colors) and left the critically injured Bumblebee for dead.

While Shatter was busy transmitting the message to Cybertron, Bumblebee appeared and opened fire on the radio tower, provoking Dropkick to engage the scout. During their fight, Bumblebee's [[Charlie Watson|human friend]] sneaked her way towards the radio tower. Once Bumblebee gained the upper hand, Dropkick assumed his helicopter mode only for his propeller to become ensnared in a discarded chain wielded by Bumblebee. Dropkick transformed into robot mode in a failed attempt to escape, which forced the chain to wind under his armor as his parts shifted between modes. He mocked Bumblebee's "little chains", but before he could finish the sentence, the Autobot yanked the chain ''hard'', dismembering him and rupturing his internals, causing him to explode; his burning, decapitated head landed beside the Autobot scout's feet. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Dropkick's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, was also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}

===Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway figure online description===
{{bigquote|The movie-inspired details are exactly what I've been hunting for.|Dropkick|''Rolling Decepticon''}}
Dropkick's positive opinion on the movie-inspired details on the [[Studio Series#United States/worldwide|Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway]] [[Toy|figure]] was published on ''[[Rolling Decepticon]]''.<ref>[https://shop.hasbro.com/en-sg/product/transformers-studio-series-20-bumblebee-vol-2-retro-pop-highway:6EB03BBE-F290-4C15-9249-CC395A992232 Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway product page on the official Hasbro Shop site]
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==Games==
===''Transformers: The Game'' (console)===
[[Image:Dropkick-gamedrone.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Hey, who let this guy have a new name?! What the hell?]]
Hordes of identical Dropkick units are used by both the Autobot and Decepticon armies. Decepticons are blue like Blowpipe with a lens-face, while Autobot versions are red like Salvage and have a facemask with individual optics. They are protected from most artillery by energy shields in robot mode ([[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout's]] EMP bombs can penetrate the shields & damages them easily), and are fond of throwing stuff at foes rather than getting in with melee attacks.

Dropkicks are most commonly found in [[Tranquility|urban missions]], but pop up for certain sub-missions in other areas as well. {{Storylink|Transformers The Game (console)}}

===''Battle for the Allspark''===
{{note|Dropkick was used as the basis for a chassis available to players as their combatant for the ''Battle for the Allspark'' game. Units using this body came in two variations. Autobot-aligned units had a helmet and facemask that vaguely resembled Optimus Prime, while the Decepticon-aligned units had the single-lens design seen in other film-related media.}}
[[Image:Dropkick head.jpg|thumb|left|Dropkick units can be either Autobot (top) or Decepticon (bottom). Both feel nobody understands them.]]
Dropkick units had equal Attack & Speed abilities with a strong Defense skill. {{Storylink|Battle for the Allspark}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Dropkick appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as support a unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Mercenaries with the Ranged Attack ability to deal double damage.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[Image:Movie2007_Dropkick_toy.jpg|upright=1.66||thumb|His Decepticon symbol can be seen from space.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''MD-18'''
**''Accessories:'' Claw/plier weapon

: Dropkick transforms into a customized {{w|Chevrolet Silverado}} pickup truck (or a similar model just different enough to avoid paying a licensing fee). His hood and roof feature a fairly cleverly done gigantic Decepticon symbol. His flatbed cover conceals a giant claw/plier deployed from the tailgate by a sliding knob on top. This assembly becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode. He also has (non-firing) twin blasters on the underside of each forearm in robot mode.

: Unlike most of the other "drone" toys, Dropkick does not use the Decepticon "lens-face", instead going with a new, more complicated face design with a visor. (It is ''not'' the Autobot face from the game, but it is similar.)

:This mold was later [[redeco]]ed as the Autobot [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Dropkick/dropkick.htm More information on Dropkick at TFU.info]''
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===''Bumblebee''===
[[File:EnergonIgnitersPowerDropkick.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| All right, who honestly expected me to come back?]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Power Series, 2018)

:Standing at approximately 5-inches, ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' Energon Igniters Power Dropkick transforms into a blue and black muscle car loosely based on the first generation Chevrolet Camaro (rather than the AMC Javelin mode he has in the film). As with other Power Series figures, he can interact with the Cores of larger Energon Igniters toys. Note that his stock photography is slightly mistransformed, with the arms not completely tabbed in for vehicle mode.

:This mold was also used for the simultaneously released [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#Bumblebee|Energon Igniters Power Hot Rod]] and was later retooled into [[Shatter#Energon Igniters|Shatter]].

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[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Nitro-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px| I got my guns and now I need some drums.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Nitro Series, [[2019]])

:''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniters Nitro Dropkick is an approximately Voyager Class-sized mold that transforms into an attack helicopter. Like other Energon Igniters, he comes with a core that he can interact with, as well as being able to interact with the cores that come with other figures in the line.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:Studio-Series-MV6-Deluxe-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Blue Thunder/Transformers'' crossover we never thought we’d get.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe Class, [[2018]])
**''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''22'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-28'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 23]], [[2019]]
**''Accessories:'' Two guns, "Autobot Pursuit" backdrop

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxes, Dropkick transforms from an officially-licensed {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} attack helicopter to robot and back. Similar to [[Drift (AOE)#Toys|his fellow]] [[Shatter#Toys|triple changers]], he only transforms into ''two'' of his three modes. Dropkick's robot mode has knee accents to imitate car taillights and back "wings" to imitate car doors. However, his car kibble in robot mode is missing, making this one of the less screen-accurate ''Studio Series'' toys and one of the possible reasons for this toy becoming a [[shelfwarmer]].

:The figure comes with two guns and a cardboard backdrop display depicting an aerial dogfight scene... which, if the blurb is anything to go by, seems to depict a scene from ''Dark of the Moon'' instead of ''Bumblebee''! It even appears to connect with the backdrop included with ''[[Thundercracker (Movie)#Generations|Thundercracker]]'', a ''Dark of the Moon'' figure, despite the two figures being from two different movies.

:A post on his right arm prevents his tail kibble from folding as flat as on the other arm in robot mode.

:This figure was ''extensively'' retooled into ''Studio Series'' [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Drift]].

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[[File:Studio-Series-46-MVBB-Deluxe-Dropkick-car.jpg|thumb|300px|"Am I blanchin, girl we blanchin."]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)
**''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''46'''
**''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Dropkick 2'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''SS-36'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[August 31]], 2019
**''Accessories:'' Liquification gun, "Decepticon Arrival" backdrop

:Released in the seventh wave of ''Studio Series'', this version of Dropkick transforms from a robot accurate to his pre-Triple Changer body into his 1973 AMC Javelin muscle car alternate mode in 26 steps. He comes with the gun he uses to liquefy humans in the film and a cardboard backdrop display depicting his and Shatter's arrival on Earth.

:It has been reported on multiple copies that due to a molding error on the mushroom peg, his right thigh swivel is difficult and in some instances, downright impossible to be used without popping his right leg off from the loose ball joint.
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===''Movie Edition''===
[[File:TTC-toy Movie-Edition-Dropkick-Car-Mode.jpg|thumb|300px|He really wanted to become a Tiny Triple Changer, but turned even bluer upon hearing he was mistaken.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series:'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code:'' '''D'''

:Released in Series 4 of [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Dropkick is a blue and black redeco of the Series 2 [[Cogman#Toys|Cogman]] figure, changing from robot to an unlicensed approximation of an Aston Martin DB11 in a few steps.

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[[File:TTC-toy Movie-Edition-Dropkick-Chopper-Mode.jpg|thumb|300px|Blueout.]]
*'''Chopper Mode Dropkick''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series:'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code:'' '''G'''

:Also released in Series 4 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Chopper Mode Dropkick is a blue redeco of the Series 1 [[Blackout (Movie)#The Last Knight|Blackout]] figure, changing from robot to an unlicensed approximation of the MH53 Pave-Low Helicopter.

:This mold was also used to make [[Chopter]].
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Bumblebee-VS-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee VS Dropkick''' (Battle Pack, 2021)
**''Series'': '''''Studio Series'''''
**''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''ID number'': '''46BB'''
**''Accessories:'' Liquification gun, "Showdown by the Docks" backdrop
:''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' Dropkick is a re-issue of the second ''Studio Series'' figure, released in a battle pack with the Volkswagen Beetle mode [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW18|Bumblebee]] figure from the same line. Though the pack itself is inspired by their showdown in ''Bumblebee'', Dropkick is depicted in his initial pre-Triple Changer body.

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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Dropkick.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Face down in the gutter, won't admit defeat...]]
* '''Dropkick''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

: In the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], Dropkick is on the Decepticon side. Pieces punched out from two different cards can be assembled to form a pickup truck or a robot, while a third double-sided card gives its stats and attacks for each mode. The credit for the card's artist, [[Lucio Parrillo]], doesn't capitalise his surname. He (it?) uses the same parts layout as Movie [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and Generation 1 [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (or Movie [[Skids (Movie)|Skids]]).

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===Killerbody===
[[File:Killerbody Baby Figurine Dropkick Normal.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.11|Doesn't [[Funko Pop!|pop]], but close enough.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (High-end Baby Figurine, 2019)
**''Accessories'': Stand

:Released by [[Killerbody]], this non-converting super deformed car mode Dropkick features a shaking head, light-up eyes, shoulder articulation and a Bluetooth speaker stand.

*'''Bumblebee (Mask) & Dropkick''' (Dual Set, 2019)
**''Accessories'': Stand
:This Dropkick was also released in a 2-pack with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#KillerbodyMask|Bumblebee (Mask)]].

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[[File:Killerbody Baby Figurine Dropkick War Version.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.11|]]
*'''Dropkick (War Version)''' (High-end Baby Figurine, 2019)
**''Accessories'': Stand

:This version of Dropkick comes in his Triple Changer body and has the same features as above, except for the stand which is now non-functional.

*'''Bumblebee (Broadsword) & Dropkick (War Version)''' (Dual Set, 2019)
**''Accessories'': Stand
:This Dropkick was also released in a 2-pack with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#KillerbodyBroad|Bumblebee (Broadsword)]].

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==Notes==
[[File:DropkickWipers.jpg|thumb|120px|I'm angsty because my [[gimmick]] sucks.]]
*There has been no ''official'' word on whether ''Bumblebee'' Dropkick was inspired by the character from the 2007 movie toyline — but they're both blue-and-grey Decepticon grunts from the live-action movie continuity who grumble and moan about being on Earth, so for the purposes of the wiki we're considering them to be the same character.
**Dropkick's partner, Shatter, similarly seems to [[Shatter#Notes|share conceptual DNA]] with [[Fracture (Movie)|another 2007 movie character]], which lends some credence to the idea that the pair were at least partially inspired by those characters.
*Dropkick's name is derived from a professional wrestling maneuver in which a wrestler jumps up and lands a kick with both feet, often knocking their opponent to the ground.
===2007 toyline===
* Artist [[Ken Christiansen]] designed Dropkick, along with the other new characters in the [[Transformers The Game|''Transformers'' - The Game]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game]] video games.
* Dropkick's card art shows him with windshield wipers on his visor. They are probably to wipe away his tears.
* Dropkick appears on several covers for [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' comic despite not actually appearing in the story itself.

===''Bumblebee''===
[[File:BBDropkickCobraRender.jpg|thumb|200px|Suck it [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]!]]
* In the film and the first ''Studio Series'' toy, Dropkick's helicopter model is depicted as a Bell AH-1W SuperCobra with two blades. However, his robot mode kibble is actually from a Bell AH-1Z Viper, with four blades (with bright yellow stripes) and different turbine sections, placed on his lower back.
*Dropkick's car mode features his aircraft mode's ejector seat warning triangles, even before he scans the helicopter.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dropkick''' (ドロップキック ''Doroppukikku'')

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-truck-drone-01.html Dropkick concepts] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-truck-drone-02.html final rendering] on Ken Christiansen's blog.
* [http://www.transformersgame.com/battle/index.html ''Battle For the Allspark'' online game]
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]

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Dropkick (Movie)

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Myouens78: /* Notes */

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{{disambig2|the movieverse individual/drones|the Generation 1 drones|Dropkick (G1)}}
:''Dropkick is a [[Decepticon]] and also a bunch of mass-produced [[Drone Unit (Movie)|drones]] used by both sides from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BumblebeeMovie Dropkick.jpg|thumb|250px|This planet is too loud. I'm hungry. I wish I was on Cybertron playing simultronics. My feet hurt.]]

'''Dropkick''' really doesn't like being on [[Earth]], but he wasn't given much choice. If he had his way, he'd be back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] right now, sitting alone in the dark and feeling angry. He doesn't really "get" why folks are so interested in the [[AllSpark]] or why the [[Autobot]]s are making things so hard for him... but at least once the [[Decepticon]]s get what they want, he'll have plenty of things to blow up and [[human]]s to liquefy.

{{bigquote|The humans are multiplying. Please, let me kill some.|Dropkick|''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Titan movie comics===
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[[Image:Titan9_Dropkick.JPG|right|200px|thumb|In Soviet Russia, You want Dropkick. Here, DROPKICK WANTS '''YOU'''!]]
Dropkick was Megatron's right-hand man in the occupation of [[Earth]]. The other Decepticons heard Megatron's orders through him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}} Having gone ''way'' down in the world after [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] seized command, Dropkick ended up acting as "escort" to ensure [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] would leave human areas. In a final "up yours", Bumblebee led Dropkick in a high-speed chase which saw the Decepticon damaged and humiliated. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Dropkickincineratorscanningalliance3.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|It looks like he's scanning that truck. But he's actually crying all over it.]]
[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] dispatched Dropkick and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] to [[Florida]], where they completely destroyed an American military base before scanning suitable Earth forms. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} Their victory was short-lived, as soon afterwards, the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and their [[human]] allies tracked the Decepticons down and systematically destroyed them one by one. Dropkick was defeated by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and was finished off by [[NEST]] soldiers. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}
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===''The Veiled Threat''===
Dropkick was one of a number of Decepticons who responded to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s signal and came to Earth. He admired the alternate form he'd chosen for its primitive elegance. After Starscream enlisted the help of the [[Human Accessory Force]], Dropkick helped them raid a [[Zambia]]n dam construction site, confronting [[Ghiwa|Major Ghiwa]], whom he was disappointed to realize was not armed, and therefore not much sport. He tried to do a trick with a piece of fencing to entrap the Major, but it didn't work as he'd hoped.

When Autobots responded to the Decepticon activities, Dropkick, [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]] and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] lured them into the Zambezi River. Dropkick attempted to keep Ratchet distracted as they were pulled downstream towards Victoria Falls, but the plan didn't work as well as hoped, and he retreated with a damaged arm. The Decepticon trio next went to cause havoc at Kariba dam. The Autobots, however, followed them. Optimus rammed Macerator and Dropkick, the latter of whom found himself wrestling with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. After Macerator was terminated by Optimus, and Payload was lost in the waters released from the dam, Starscream ordered Dropkick to retreat. Dropkick fled, though not without being stung by [[Kaminari Ishihara]]'s [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] gun. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

===''Bumblebee'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Justin Theroux]] (English), [[Daiki Hamano]] (Japanese)|[[Darko Bozovic]] (European French), [[Marc-André Bélanger]] (Canadian French), [[Lutz Schnell]] (German), [[Ramón Canals]] (Spain Spanish), [[Alex Montiel]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Simone D'Andrea]] (Italian), [[Samay Raj Thakkar]] (Hindi), [[Guilherme Lopes]] (Portuguese), [[Zeki Atlı]] (Turkish)}}

[[File:ShatterDropkickhologram.jpg|thumb|300px|Ha! Suck it, [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]]! I got to be in a movie before you!]]
Dropkick was among the Decepticons under the command of [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in their conquest for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s absence. After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was attacked by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], Dropkick and the other Decepticons closed in to attack the Autobot leader. Following the apparent failure of the Autobot resistance effort, Dropkick was paired with [[Shatter]] and the two began hunting Autobots who escaped the planet.

By [[1987]], Dropkick assisted Shatter in following Autobot lieutenant [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] to one of [[Saturn]]'s moons, where they tortured him in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Though the Autobot refused to co-operate, they received a signal from Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] on the nearby planet [[Earth]], prompting the pair to change course for the planet, but not before Dropkick vertically bisected Cliffjumper, killing him instantaneously.

Upon their arrival near a trailer park, Dropkick acquired a muscle car [[alternate mode]] and killed [[Roy (BB)|a random human]], expressing his disappointment with the primitive indigenous species yet taking pleasure in how they "popped." The two then headed towards the West Coast in the direction of B-127's signal, with Dropkick picking up a {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} alt mode whilst driving through Texas. They were then intercepted by Agent [[Jack Burns]] and his team of [[Sector Seven]] agents, accompanied by [[Dr. Powell]]. Dropkick wanted to dispose of the humans when Shatter came up with the idea of them masquerading as a "Decepticon peacekeeping patrol" pursuing the "dangerous escaped criminal" B-127, which he begrudgingly went along with. The Decepticons were escorted to a Sector Seven outpost and given limited access to their satellites, thus creating [[Internet|a global system of interconnected computer networks]] to track B-127.

[[File:BBmov-DropkickEntangled.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''SOME. DAY. Love will find you! BREAK. THOSE. Chains that bi-'' oh.]]

A brief [[Energon]] surge in [[California]] attracted the Decepticons' attention, and they accompanied Sector Seven in capturing B-127, now calling himself "Bumblebee". Dropkick tortured Bumblebee to find out Prime's location, when he accidentally triggered a video message from the Autobot leader revealing his plans to retreat to Earth from Cybertron. Before departing to inform their comrades on Cybertron of this information via a radio tower at a nearby harbor, Dropkick killed Powell (who overheard their conversation and informed Burns of the Decepticons' true colors) and left the critically injured Bumblebee for dead.

While Shatter was busy transmitting the message to Cybertron, Bumblebee appeared and opened fire on the radio tower, provoking Dropkick to engage the scout. During their fight, Bumblebee's [[Charlie Watson|human friend]] sneaked her way towards the radio tower. Once Bumblebee gained the upper hand, Dropkick assumed his helicopter mode only for his propeller to become ensnared in a discarded chain wielded by Bumblebee. Dropkick transformed into robot mode in a failed attempt to escape, which forced the chain to wind under his armor as his parts shifted between modes. He mocked Bumblebee's "little chains", but before he could finish the sentence, the Autobot yanked the chain ''hard'', dismembering him and rupturing his internals, causing him to explode; his burning, decapitated head landed beside the Autobot scout's feet. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Dropkick's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, was also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}

===Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway figure online description===
{{bigquote|The movie-inspired details are exactly what I've been hunting for.|Dropkick|''Rolling Decepticon''}}
Dropkick's positive opinion on the movie-inspired details on the [[Studio Series#United States/worldwide|Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway]] [[Toy|figure]] was published on ''[[Rolling Decepticon]]''.<ref>[https://shop.hasbro.com/en-sg/product/transformers-studio-series-20-bumblebee-vol-2-retro-pop-highway:6EB03BBE-F290-4C15-9249-CC395A992232 Studio Series 20 Bumblebee Vol. 2 Retro Pop Highway product page on the official Hasbro Shop site]
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==Games==
===''Transformers: The Game'' (console)===
[[Image:Dropkick-gamedrone.jpg|thumb|right|160px|Hey, who let this guy have a new name?! What the hell?]]
Hordes of identical Dropkick units are used by both the Autobot and Decepticon armies. Decepticons are blue like Blowpipe with a lens-face, while Autobot versions are red like Salvage and have a facemask with individual optics. They are protected from most artillery by energy shields in robot mode ([[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout's]] EMP bombs can penetrate the shields & damages them easily), and are fond of throwing stuff at foes rather than getting in with melee attacks.

Dropkicks are most commonly found in [[Tranquility|urban missions]], but pop up for certain sub-missions in other areas as well. {{Storylink|Transformers The Game (console)}}

===''Battle for the Allspark''===
{{note|Dropkick was used as the basis for a chassis available to players as their combatant for the ''Battle for the Allspark'' game. Units using this body came in two variations. Autobot-aligned units had a helmet and facemask that vaguely resembled Optimus Prime, while the Decepticon-aligned units had the single-lens design seen in other film-related media.}}
[[Image:Dropkick head.jpg|thumb|left|Dropkick units can be either Autobot (top) or Decepticon (bottom). Both feel nobody understands them.]]
Dropkick units had equal Attack & Speed abilities with a strong Defense skill. {{Storylink|Battle for the Allspark}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Dropkick appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as support a unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Mercenaries with the Ranged Attack ability to deal double damage.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===''Transformers'' (2007)===
[[Image:Movie2007_Dropkick_toy.jpg|upright=1.66||thumb|His Decepticon symbol can be seen from space.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''MD-18'''
**''Accessories:'' Claw/plier weapon

: Dropkick transforms into a customized {{w|Chevrolet Silverado}} pickup truck (or a similar model just different enough to avoid paying a licensing fee). His hood and roof feature a fairly cleverly done gigantic Decepticon symbol. His flatbed cover conceals a giant claw/plier deployed from the tailgate by a sliding knob on top. This assembly becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode. He also has (non-firing) twin blasters on the underside of each forearm in robot mode.

: Unlike most of the other "drone" toys, Dropkick does not use the Decepticon "lens-face", instead going with a new, more complicated face design with a visor. (It is ''not'' the Autobot face from the game, but it is similar.)

:This mold was later [[redeco]]ed as the Autobot [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Dropkick/dropkick.htm More information on Dropkick at TFU.info]''
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===''Bumblebee''===
[[File:EnergonIgnitersPowerDropkick.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| All right, who honestly expected me to come back?]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Power Series, 2018)

:Standing at approximately 5-inches, ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' Energon Igniters Power Dropkick transforms into a blue and black muscle car loosely based on the first generation Chevrolet Camaro (rather than the AMC Javelin mode he has in the film). As with other Power Series figures, he can interact with the Cores of larger Energon Igniters toys. Note that his stock photography is slightly mistransformed, with the arms not completely tabbed in for vehicle mode.

:This mold was also used for the simultaneously released [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#Bumblebee|Energon Igniters Power Hot Rod]] and was later retooled into [[Shatter#Energon Igniters|Shatter]].

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[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Nitro-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px| I got my guns and now I need some drums.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Nitro Series, [[2019]])

:''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniters Nitro Dropkick is an approximately Voyager Class-sized mold that transforms into an attack helicopter. Like other Energon Igniters, he comes with a core that he can interact with, as well as being able to interact with the cores that come with other figures in the line.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:Studio-Series-MV6-Deluxe-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Blue Thunder/Transformers'' crossover we never thought we’d get.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe Class, [[2018]])
**''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''22'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-28'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[March 23]], [[2019]]
**''Accessories:'' Two guns, "Autobot Pursuit" backdrop

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxes, Dropkick transforms from an officially-licensed {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} attack helicopter to robot and back. Similar to [[Drift (AOE)#Toys|his fellow]] [[Shatter#Toys|triple changers]], he only transforms into ''two'' of his three modes. Dropkick's robot mode has knee accents to imitate car taillights and back "wings" to imitate car doors. However, his car kibble in robot mode is missing, making this one of the less screen-accurate ''Studio Series'' toys and one of the possible reasons for this toy becoming a [[shelfwarmer]].

:The figure comes with two guns and a cardboard backdrop display depicting an aerial dogfight scene... which, if the blurb is anything to go by, seems to depict a scene from ''Dark of the Moon'' instead of ''Bumblebee''! It even appears to connect with the backdrop included with ''[[Thundercracker (Movie)#Generations|Thundercracker]]'', a ''Dark of the Moon'' figure, despite the two figures being from two different movies.

:A post on his right arm prevents his tail kibble from folding as flat as on the other arm in robot mode.

:This figure was ''extensively'' retooled into ''Studio Series'' [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Drift]].

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[[File:Studio-Series-46-MVBB-Deluxe-Dropkick-car.jpg|thumb|300px|"Am I blanchin, girl we blanchin."]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)
**''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''Hasbro ID number:'' '''46'''
**''TakaraTomy name:'' '''Dropkick 2'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number:'' '''SS-36'''
**''TakaraTomy release date:'' [[August 31]], 2019
**''Accessories:'' Liquification gun, "Decepticon Arrival" backdrop

:Released in the seventh wave of ''Studio Series'', this version of Dropkick transforms from a robot accurate to his pre-Triple Changer body into his 1973 AMC Javelin muscle car alternate mode in 26 steps. He comes with the gun he uses to liquefy humans in the film and a cardboard backdrop display depicting his and Shatter's arrival on Earth.

:It has been reported on multiple copies that due to a molding error on the mushroom peg, his right thigh swivel is difficult and in some instances, downright impossible to be used without popping his right leg off from the loose ball joint.
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===''Movie Edition''===
[[File:TTC-toy Movie-Edition-Dropkick-Car-Mode.jpg|thumb|300px|He really wanted to become a Tiny Triple Changer, but turned even bluer upon hearing he was mistaken.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series:'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code:'' '''D'''

:Released in Series 4 of [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Dropkick is a blue and black redeco of the Series 2 [[Cogman#Toys|Cogman]] figure, changing from robot to an unlicensed approximation of an Aston Martin DB11 in a few steps.

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[[File:TTC-toy Movie-Edition-Dropkick-Chopper-Mode.jpg|thumb|300px|Blueout.]]
*'''Chopper Mode Dropkick''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series:'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code:'' '''G'''

:Also released in Series 4 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Chopper Mode Dropkick is a blue redeco of the Series 1 [[Blackout (Movie)#The Last Knight|Blackout]] figure, changing from robot to an unlicensed approximation of the MH53 Pave-Low Helicopter.

:This mold was also used to make [[Chopter]].
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
[[File:Buzzworthy-Bumblebee-Bumblebee-VS-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Bumblebee VS Dropkick''' (Battle Pack, 2021)
**''Series'': '''''Studio Series'''''
**''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''ID number'': '''46BB'''
**''Accessories:'' Liquification gun, "Showdown by the Docks" backdrop
:''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' Dropkick is a re-issue of the second ''Studio Series'' figure, released in a battle pack with the Volkswagen Beetle mode [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#BW18|Bumblebee]] figure from the same line. Though the pack itself is inspired by their showdown in ''Bumblebee'', Dropkick is depicted in his initial pre-Triple Changer body.

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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Dropkick.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Face down in the gutter, won't admit defeat...]]
* '''Dropkick''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

: In the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], Dropkick is on the Decepticon side. Pieces punched out from two different cards can be assembled to form a pickup truck or a robot, while a third double-sided card gives its stats and attacks for each mode. The credit for the card's artist, [[Lucio Parrillo]], doesn't capitalise his surname. He (it?) uses the same parts layout as Movie [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and Generation 1 [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (or Movie [[Skids (Movie)|Skids]]).

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===Killerbody===
[[File:Killerbody Baby Figurine Dropkick Normal.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.11|Doesn't [[Funko Pop!|pop]], but close enough.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (High-end Baby Figurine, 2019)
**''Accessories'': Stand

:Released by [[Killerbody]], this non-converting super deformed car mode Dropkick features a shaking head, light-up eyes, shoulder articulation and a Bluetooth speaker stand.

*'''Bumblebee (Mask) & Dropkick''' (Dual Set, 2019)
**''Accessories'': Stand
:This Dropkick was also released in a 2-pack with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#KillerbodyMask|Bumblebee (Mask)]].

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[[File:Killerbody Baby Figurine Dropkick War Version.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.11|]]
*'''Dropkick (War Version)''' (High-end Baby Figurine, 2019)
**''Accessories'': Stand

:This version of Dropkick comes in his Triple Changer body and has the same features as above, except for the stand which is now non-functional.

*'''Bumblebee (Broadsword) & Dropkick (War Version)''' (Dual Set, 2019)
**''Accessories'': Stand
:This Dropkick was also released in a 2-pack with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#KillerbodyBroad|Bumblebee (Broadsword)]].

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==Notes==
[[File:DropkickWipers.jpg|thumb|120px|I'm angsty because my [[gimmick]] sucks.]]
*There has been no ''official'' word on whether ''Bumblebee'' Dropkick was inspired by the character from the 2007 movie toyline — but they're both blue-and-grey Decepticon grunts from the live-action movie continuity who grumble and moan about being on Earth, so for the purposes of the wiki we're considering them to be the same character.
**Dropkick's partner, Shatter, similarly seems to [[Shatter#Notes|share conceptual DNA]] with [[Fracture (Movie)|another 2007 movie character]], which lends some credence to the idea that the pair were at least partially inspired by those characters.
*Dropkick's name is derived from a professional wrestling maneuver in which a wrestler jumps up and lands a kick with both feet, often knocking their opponent to the ground.
===2007 toyline===
* Artist [[Ken Christiansen]] designed Dropkick, along with the other new characters in the [[Transformers The Game|''Transformers'' - The Game]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game]] video games.
* Dropkick's card art shows him with windshield wipers on his visor. They are probably to wipe away his tears.
* Dropkick appears on several covers for [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' comic despite not actually appearing in the story itself.

===''Bumblebee''===
[[File:BBDropkickCobraRender.jpg|thumb|200px|Suck it [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]!]]
* In the film and the first ''Studio Series'' toy, Dropkick's helicopter model is depicted as a Bell AH-1W SuperCobra with two blades. However, his robot mode kibble is actually from a Bell AH-1Z Viper, with four blades (with bright yellow stripes) and different turbine sections, placed on his lower back.
*Dropkickr's car mode features his aircraft mode's ejector seat warning triangles, even before he scans the helicopter.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dropkick''' (ドロップキック ''Doroppukikku'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}
==External links==
* [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-truck-drone-01.html Dropkick concepts] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-truck-drone-02.html final rendering] on Ken Christiansen's blog.
* [http://www.transformersgame.com/battle/index.html ''Battle For the Allspark'' online game]
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]

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Shatter

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:''Shatter is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[File:BumblebeeMovie Shatter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Inspired by [[T-800|the Terminator]], but better in every way.]]

'''Shatter''' takes great joy in her work as a hunter. Partnered with [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], she's not so much the "good cop" of the pair as the "not going to kill you ''yet'' cop." Unquestionably the brains of the duo, she's a smooth-talking manipulator who enjoys twisting the knife once she's found their quarry. She tends to let Dropkick do the dirtiest part of their work in the end, but she's a highly-skilled combatant on her own.

Her capabilities as a [[Triple Changer]] enable her to go "undercover" as a... okay, as a fairly conspicuous customized muscle car, and when the need for speed and firepower arises, change into a VTOL jet with under-slung artillery cannons.

{{bigquote|You’re a brave warrior. You deserve a better death. ''[scoffs]'' Then again...|Shatter|''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''}}

==Fiction==
===''Bumblebee'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[Angela Bassett]] (English), [[Aoi Yuki]] (Japanese)|[[Emy Letertre]] (European French), [[Claudine Chatel]] (Canadian French), [[Anke Reitzenstein]] (German), [[Mercedes Montalá]] (Spain Spanish), [[Verónica López Treviño]] (Latin-American Spanish), [[Antonella Giannini]] (Italian), [[Paolla Oliveira]] (Portuguese), [[Özlem Abacı]] (Turkish)}}
Shatter was among the Decepticons under the command of [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in their conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s absence. After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was attacked by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], Shatter and the other Decepticons closed in to attack the Autobot leader. Following the apparent failure of the Autobot resistance effort, Shatter was paired with [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] and the two began hunting Autobots who escaped the planet.

By [[1987]], Shatter assisted Dropkick in following Autobot lieutenant [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] to one of [[Saturn]]'s moons, where they tortured him in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Though the Autobot refused to cooperate, they received a signal from Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] on the nearby planet [[Earth]], prompting the pair to change course for the planet but not before Shatter decided to grant Cliffjumper an "honorable death" by having Dropkick fatally bisect him.

[[File:ShatterDropkickhologram.jpg|thumb|300px|left|''"Prepare for trouble!"'' ''"And make it double!"'']]

Upon their arrival near a trailer park, Shatter acquired a muscle car [[alternate mode]] (which she coincidentally crash-landed on). The two then headed towards the West Coast in the direction of B-127's signal, with Shatter picking up a {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} alt mode whilst driving through Texas. They were then intercepted by Agent [[Jack Burns]] and his team of [[Sector Seven]] agents, accompanied by [[Dr. Powell]]. Rather than let Dropkick dispose of the humans, Shatter came up with the idea of them masquerading as a "Decepticon peacekeeping patrol" pursuing the "dangerous escaped criminal" B-127. The Decepticons were escorted to a Sector Seven outpost and given limited access to their satellites, thus creating [[Internet|a global system of interconnected computer networks]] to track B-127.

[[File:Shattersmirk.jpg|thumb|"[[Joker|All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day]]."]]

A brief [[energon]] surge in [[California]] attracted the Decepticons' attention, and they accompanied Sector Seven in capturing B-127, now calling himself "Bumblebee". As Dropkick tortured Bumblebee to find out Prime's location, he accidentally triggered a video message from the Autobot leader revealing his plans to retreat to Earth from Cybertron. Upon seeing this, Shatter immediately resolved to inform their comrades on Cybertron of this information via a radio tower at a nearby harbor. Once Powell overheard their conversation and informed Burns of the Decepticons' true colors, Shatter thanked the human for his cooperation before letting Dropkick terminate him. From there, they departed and left the critically injured Bumblebee for dead.

While Shatter was busy transmitting the message to Cybertron, Bumblebee appeared and opened fire on the radio tower, provoking Dropkick to engage the scout. While Bumblebee battled and destroyed Dropkick, the Autobot's [[Charlie Watson|human friend]] sneaked her way towards the radio tower when Burns appeared in a helicopter attempting to take Shatter down. Even though she was able to shoot down the helicopter and kill the pilot, Bumblebee saved Burns from certain doom. When Charlie managed to disable the tower, Shatter became enraged and attempted to kill both Bumblebee and Charlie. Before she could finish off Bumblebee, the Autobot blew a hole in the wall of the adjacent dock, flooding the area and causing the giant cargo ship docked there to crash into them. While Bumblebee safely escaped, Shatter was destroyed, exploding as the ship crushed her against the dock. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Shatter's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, was also chronicled in the novel ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]''.}}

==Toys==
===''Bumblebee''===
[[File:Bumblebee-Movie-Titan-Changer-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Love and hope and sex and dreams are still surviving on the street]]
*'''Shatter''' (Titan Changer, [[2018]])

:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)| Bumblebee]]'' Titan Changers, Shatter is a simple 12-inch-tall figure that transforms into a jet of possibly made-up model in seven steps, but it is definitely not her {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} mode from the movie.

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[[File:Bumblebee-Mission-Vision-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Shadoobie, shattered, shattered.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Mission Vision, 2018)

:Mission Vision Shatter is an all-new Voyager-sized toy that transforms into a mostly screen-accurate Harrier Jet. Like her <s>enemy</s> wavemate Bumblebee, Shatter features a slide viewer-like gimmick (activated with a dial molded on her right waist), which can be viewed on both robot and jet modes. Activating the switch changes three different translucent targeting plates: Jet Vision, Tracker Vision, and Decepticon Vision. In terms of articulation, Shatter features ball-jointed arms and 5mm-compatible hands. Unlike the rest of her toys, Shatter's head is unpainted.
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====''Energon Igniters''====
[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Power-Plus-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Look at me, I'm in tatters!]]
*'''Shatter''' (Power Plus Series, 2018)
**''Accessories'': "Energon Core"

:Part of the second wave of Power Plus Series Energon Igniters, Shatter is a [[retool]]ing of the "Power Series" [[Dropkick (Movie)#Bumblebee|Dropkick]] toy, transforming into a muscle car loosely based on the first generation Chevrolet Camaro in four steps. Flipping up a pair of huge cannons from her windshield also reveals a space to plug the included "energon core" into the back of her car mode, which uses a pullback-type motor to propel the vehicle forward after a lever is pressed.

:This mold was also used to make [[Hot Rod (DOTM)|Hot Rod]].

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[[File:IgniterShatterJet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYmER9fpk-w I'm-a-going to fly for you!]]]
*'''Shatter''' (Power Series, 2018)

:Part of the second wave of Power Series Energon Igniters, Shatter transforms into a jet that's ''closer'' to her film form than the above Titan Changer, but not by a lot. The rear end of her vehicle mode can be opened up to reveal missile pods and a socket for an energon core (not included). Interestingly, while this toy uses Shatter's final head design from the film, the packaging art depicts her initial face mask design.
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===''Movie Edition''===
[[File:Movie-Edition-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Series-4-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Life's just a cocktail party on the street.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series:'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code:'' '''P'''

:Released in Series 4 of [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Shatter is a red and black [[redeco]] of the Series 3 [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Movie Edition|Barricade]] figure, although her instructions depict her as the original ''The Last Knight''-style Barricade instead. This small soft-plastic figurine transforms to car mode in a single step, two if you consider each arm an individual step.
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===''Studio Series''===
[[File:Studio-Series-MVBB-40-Deluxe-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Don't think of her being Brock Samson's ride.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''40'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-29'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[April 27]], 2019
**''Accessories'': 2 blasters, "Decepticon Arrival" backdrop

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Shatter is a Deluxe Class mold that transforms into the most screen-accurate version of her 1971 Plymouth GTX mode, complete with rally lights and rollcage. Though her robot mode is based on the pre-Triple Changer body she assume when arriving on Earth, the panels on her back superficially resemble her Triple Changer body's wing placement while her head is modeled after the battle mask she wore during the Cybertron scenes. She comes with two blasters and a cardboard backdrop display depicting her and Dropkick's arrival on Earth.

:Though coincidental, the muzzle on Shatter's blasters are compatible with any [[Fire Blast effect]]. However, she suffers from both [[quality control]] issues and a design flaw: her ball-jointed shoulders and her pair of rear "wing" kibble/front car shells are prone to popping off very easily, while her stomach panel's hinge joint tends to disconnect before you could attempt to lock in place in robot mode. By design, her outward leg articulation is very restricted; what is demonstrated in the stock photos is about as wide as the legs will allow.

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[[File:SS-toy Shatter Jet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Does not live up to her name: this version does not break into pieces once transformed.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''Hasbro ID number'': '''59'''
**''TakaraTomy name'': '''Shatter 2'''
**''TakaraTomy ID number'': '''SS-52'''
**''TakaraTomy release date'': [[June 27]], 2020
**''Accessories'': Left & right blasters, "Sector 7 Deception" backdrop

: The second ''Studio Series'' Shatter toy is a ''mostly'' screen-accurate version of the character, transforming from a robot accurate to her Triple Changer body (complete with an unmasked face) into a fighter jet resembling a Yak-38 yet designed to evoke the onscreen Harrier jet mode. Said jet mode has modified wings to (presumably) avoid copyright laws, additional winglets on the intakes, and modified intakes to make the robot mode physically possible. Like her previous ''Studio Series'' toy, she comes with two blasters that can either slip over her hands to simulate her forearm-blasters or be mounted on the undersides of her jet-mode wings. She also comes with a cardboard backdrop display depicting the interior of [[Sector Seven]]'s [[Hoover Dam]] headquarters, as shown in ''Bumblebee''.

:In an undocumented feature, Shatter's jet mode features an accurately designed VTOL configuration; the intake scoop panel behind the cockpit can be opened to reveal the tops of the lift engines with the bottoms of the engines also sculpted into their corresponding place under the jet complete with panels that are molded open, and the two thrusters beneath the tailfin can also be rotated downward. Said thrusters, which form her heels in robot mode and are compatible with ''[[War for Cybertron Trilogy (toyline)|War for Cybertron Trilogy]]'' 'Fire Blast' effect parts, can be flipped down to give her 'rocket boots' or a flight mode of sorts. Buyers must take caution, however - some copies have two of either the left or right heel thrusters, preventing them from sitting flush in jet mode.

:As Shatter carries a large wing kibble backpack, it has been slightly mistransformed to fit within her packaging. Her instructions feature a section that shows how to transform the kibble into their correct orientation after taking the figure out of the box. Unfortunately, an integrated ball joint prevents this figure's head from being detached, foiling anyone hoping to easily [[Customizing|kitbash]] the previous figure into having a more screen-accurate appearance.

:Caution should be exercised when moving Shatter's shoulders, as the turbines right behind them are made of soft plastic that may be scratched if the hard plastic edges of the shoulders collide with them too much. Shatter's thighs are also prone to stress, with stress marks forming over time. Fortunately, no cases of actual breakage have been reported.
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===''Buzzworthy Bumblebee''===
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[[File:TF-Buzzworthy-BB-Studio-Series-40-Shatter.jpg|thumb|upright=0.99|She wants your lunch money. ''All'' of it.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Deluxe Class, 2020)
**''Series'': '''''Studio Series'''''
**''Movie'': '''''Bumblebee'''''
**''ID number'': '''40BB'''
**''Accessories'': 2 blasters, "Decepticon Arrival" backdrop

:The first ''[[Studio Series]]'' Shatter figure was re-released under the ''[[Buzzworthy Bumblebee]]'' line, with no changes to the figure, and yellow backdrop instead of red.

:Much like the rest of ''Buzzworthy Bumblebee'', the box is in the style of the 2018 ''Bumblebee'' toyline, with additional renders of the [[evergreen]] Bumblebee design, and illustrations of "G1" Bumblebee. Also, like the rest, Shatter was first revealed in online listings with no prior announcement from Hasbro and eventually saw release at [[Target]] on [[December 25]], 2020.

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==Merchandise==
===Killerbody===
[[File:Killerbody Baby Figurine Shatter Normal.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.11|]]
*'''Shatter''' (High-end Baby Figurine, 2019)
**''Accessories'': Stand

:Released by [[Killerbody]], this non-converting super deformed car mode Shatter features a shaking head, light-up eyes, shoulder articulation and a Bluetooth speaker stand.

:Unfortunately, she comes with her almost non-existent battle mask permanently deployed on her face.

*'''Bumblebee (War Version) & Shatter''' (Dual Set, 2019)
**''Accessories'': Stand

:This Shatter was also released in a 2-pack with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#KillerbodyWarVer|Bumblebee (War Version)]].

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[[File:Killerbody Baby Figurine Shatter War Version.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.11|"Squirrel!"]]
*'''Shatter (War Version)''' (High-end Baby Figurine, 2019)
**''Accessories'': Stand

:This version of Shatter comes in her Triple Changer body and has the same features as above, except for the stand which is now non-functional.

*'''Bumblebee (Sword) & Shatter (War Version)''' (Dual Set, 2019)
**''Accessories'': Stand
:This Shatter was also released in a 2-pack with [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#KillerbodySword|Bumblebee (Sword)]].

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==Notes==
[[File:ShatterConceptArt.jpg|thumb|250px|If I pull that off, will you die?]]
*Shatter was the first Decepticon revealed for ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', when a promotional photo of director [[Travis Knight]] posing with Shatter's car mode was released. Both the character's name and gender weren't revealed until months later.
*According to Travis Knight, Shatter's design is partially inspired by [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] from the "Generation 1" cartoon.
*Most of Shatter's toys (notably her car mode ''Studio Series'' figure) base their head design on initial concept art by [[Mark Yang]], which has her wearing a battle mask (inset right). This design was used in the final film during her background appearance on Cybertron scenes, and later when she first transformed when confronting Sector 7. So far only her jet-mode Energon Igniters figure and the jet mode ''Studio Series'' figure use her final head design.
*Behind-the-scenes material (right) from [[Industrial Light & Magic]] shows prototype designs for Shatter labelled '''Fracture'''<ref>[https://www.ilm.com/visual_development/bumblebee-developing-an-epic-set-piece "''Bumblebee'': Developing an Epic Set Piece"]</ref>—the name of [[Fracture (Movie)|a character]] from the 2007 movie toyline who (like Shatter) is a red-and-black female Transformer with a sports car alternate mode. In fact, [[:File:BBRangerHarrierConcept.jpg|pre-production images]] [[:File:BBShatterFractureHarrierRender.jpg|of Shatter's jump-jet mode]] revealed on the movie's Blu-Ray release show it with what appears to be a dead ringer for Fracture's deco.
**Shatter's partner, Dropkick, similarly seems to [[Dropkick (Movie)#Notes|share conceptual DNA]] with [[Dropkick (Movie)#Toys|another 2007 movie character]], which lends some credence to the idea that the pair were at least partially inspired by those characters—although there's been no official word on the matter.
*Shatter's car mode features her aircraft mode's ejector seat warning triangles, even before she scans the jet, as does the car she scans.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Shatter''' (シャッター ''Shattā'')

==References==
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)

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'''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''' is the planned seventh film in the [[live-action film series]], serving both as a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' and a tribute to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. The film is directed by [[Steven Caple Jr.]] and written by [[Darnell Metayer]] and [[Josh Peters]], inspired by [[Joby Harold]]'s earlier draft. Originally expected to be released on [[June 28]], [[2019]],<ref name="toyfairreveal">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-5-transformers-6-bumblebee-spin-off-movie-revealed-309503 Transformers 5, Transformers 6 And Bumblebee Spin-Off Movie Revealed] ToyFair news at TFW2005</ref> the film was delayed due to creative differences. It is currently scheduled for release on [[June 24]], [[2022]].<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/05/paramount-dates-new-transformers-movie-for-2022-1202924176/ Paramount Dates New ‘Transformers’ Movie For 2022] on Deadline</ref>

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Dino|Mirage]]
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]

|h2=[[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s|c2=
*[[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]]
*[[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]]

|h3=[[Maximal]]s|c3=
*[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] ([[Ron Perlman]])
*[[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]]
*[[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]]
*[[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]]

|h4=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c4=

|h5=[[Human]]s|c5=
*[[Noah]] ([[Anthony Ramos]])
*[[Elena]] ([[Dominique Fishback]])
*[[Noah's mother]] ([[Luna Lauren Velez]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Confirmed information==

[[File:TRANSFORMERS-2022.jpg|thumb|Why did it take so long?|250px]]

*March 27, 2015 — [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[http://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Goldsman goes on to hire a number of writers over the next few months: [[Steven DeKnight]] (''Daredevil''),<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-cinematic-universe/35696/transformers-cinematic-details-more-writers-over-10-films Transformers cinematic details]</ref> [[Robert Kirkman]] (''The Walking Dead''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-writers-robert-kirkman-zak-penn-art-marcum-matt-holloway-jeff-pinkner-1201430601/ 'Transformers' Spinoff & Sequel Scribes Set] on Deadline.com</ref> [[Art Marcum]] and [[Matt Holloway]] (''Iron Man''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Christina Hodson]] (''Shut In'', ''The Fugitive''),<ref name="hodsonbeer">[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/446175-christina-hodson-and-lindsey-beer-join-transformers-writing-team Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer Join the Transformers Writing Team]</ref> [[Lindsey Beer]] (''Dig''),<ref name="hodsonbeer" /> [[Zak Penn]] (''Pacific Rim 2''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Jeff Pinkner]] (''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', ''Lost''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] (''Ant-Man''),<ref name="barrerferrari">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref> [[Ken Nolan]] (''Black Hawk Down''), and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]].<ref name="nolandworet">[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-writers-room/ Akiva Goldsman Teases 'Transformers' Franchise Plans]</ref> Involved in the pitching process are [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Michael Bay]], [[Brian Goldner]], [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], [[Mark Vahradian]], and [[Don Murphy]].<ref name="deadlinereveal">[http://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref>
*October 3, 2015 — During his keynote speech at the MIP Junior Conference, [[Allspark (company)|Allspark]]'s [[Stephen J. Davis]] notes that the writing team has come up with film concepts for Transformers 5, 6, 7, and 8.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote">[https://youtu.be/F_P2fw_DlS4?t=812 Stephen Davis's keynote speech] at MIPJunior.</ref>
*February 12, 2016 — At [[Toy Fair 2016]], Hasbro reveals the projected release date of Transformers 7, along with the dates for the two preceding films.<ref name="toyfairreveal" />
*September 23, 2017 — At Licensing Europe 2017, Hasbro announces Transformers 7 will have an "entirely new, exciting storyline".<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/23/2019-transformers-movie-feature-entirely-new-storyline-349463 2019 Transformers Movie To Feature An Entirely New Storyline] on TFW2005</ref>
*February 16, 2018 — Hasbro clarifies at [[Toy Fair 2018]] that the film will be a reset of the franchise and has been delayed indefinitely until a new creative team is in place.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/02/16/transformers-cinematic-universe-current-movie-series-rebooted-358641 Transformers Cinematic Universe Is Over: Current Movie Series To Be Rebooted] on TFW2005</ref>
*May 24, 2018 — Paramount drops the film from their release schedule.<ref>[http://collider.com/transformers-7-cancelled/amp/ Paramount Officially Pulls the Next 'Transformers' Sequel from Their Release Date Schedule] on Collider</ref>
*March 15, 2019 — di Bonaventura states a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' is in development.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/two-sequels-in-transformers-live-action-franchise-confirmed-in-development/43083/ Two Sequels in Transformers Live Action Franchise Confirmed in Development] on Seibertron</ref>
*March 18, 2019 — di Bonaventura claims that the next main ''Transformers'' film will be a reboot closely tied to the ''Bumblebee'' sequel, rather than a direct sequel to ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''. Either way, Paramount will pick the best script for ''Transformers 7'' and release that first.<ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bumblebee-producer-says-next-transformers-movie-wi/1100-6465652/ Bumblebee Producer Says Next Transformers Movie Will Be A Reboot] on GameSpot</ref>
[[File:Stevencaplejr autobot cast.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Arcee (G1)|KARR]] [[GEEWUN|NOT BIKE!]]]]
[[File:Stevencaplejr terrorcon cast.jpg|thumb|250px|Actually, [[Megatron_(Movie)#Dark_of_the_Moon_film|not the first time]] The Transformers meet {{w|Mad Max|Mad Max}}...]]
*January 27, 2020 — Variety reports two ''Transformers'' films are being penned, to be produced simultaneously: one written by [[James Vanderbilt]], another to be written by [[Joby Harold]].<ref>[https://variety.com/2020/film/news/transformers-franchise-revamp-bumblebee-james-vanderbilt-joby-harold-1203482496/ ‘Transformers’ Franchise Gets a Revamp With Two Separate Films in the Works] on Variety</ref> Deadline reports that Vanderbilt's script is for a spin-off film based on ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', while Harold's script continues the story from the ''Bumblebee'' film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/transformers-movies-paramount-1202843234/ Dual ‘Transformers’ Movies In The Works At Paramount] on Deadline</ref>
*May 2, 2020 — [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] confirms that a new Transformers live-action movie is slated to release on June 24th, 2022. However, only one between Harold's ''Bumblebee'' sequel and Vanderbilt's ''Beast Wars'' film will make it to production first.
*August 21, 2020 — New Republic Pictures is announced as a new co-financier for Paramount in a ten picture deal in the wake of the success of 2019's ''Rocketman''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/08/paramount-pictures-new-republic-pictures-10-picture-cofinancing-deal-top-gun-maverick-1203018250/ New Republic Pictures Signs 10-Pic Co-Fi Deal With Paramount Pictures; ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Among Films] on Deadline</ref>
*November 16, 2020 — [[Steven Caple Jr.]] is announced as the director.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/11/transformers-director-steven-caple-jr-1234613830/ Transformers’: ‘Creed 2’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Tapped To Direct Next Installment In Paramount And Hasbro Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
*April 1, 2021 — [[Anthony Ramos]] is in talks for a starring role.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-7-cast-anthony-ramos/ Exclusive: Anthony Ramos in Talks to Star in New 'Transformers' Movie] at Collider</ref>
*April 29, 2021 — [[Dominique Fishback]] is in final negotiations to star in the film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2021/04/transformers-dominique-fishback-anthony-ramos-paramount-eone-and-hasbro-franchise-1234746855/ 'Transformers': Dominique Fishback Lands Lead Role Opposite Anthony Ramos In Next Installment For The Paramount Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
*June 13, 2021 — A casting call sheet for filming in Montreal reveals that the film is set in [[1992]].<ref>[https://www.transformersfr.com/t5190p250-parlons-des-films-transformers-a-venir#190206 Rumeur ― le "7ème Film Transformers en prise de vue réelle" se déroulerait en 1992] on transformersfr.com</ref>
*June 22, 2021 — A Paramount virtual event was held in which the movie's title, premise, and few of the characters and cast were unveiled (revealing to be both the ''Bumblebee'' and ''Beast Wars'' films in one).<ref>[[Ben Yee]]'s [https://twitter.com/BWTF_Ben/status/1407406238183346178 Twitter] live-blog of the event</ref> The film's logo and official premise were unveiled on official Transformers social media accounts.<ref>Logo and premise from Transformers [https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1407422768602181632 Twitter]</ref>
*June 28, 2021 — [[Ron Perlman]] is announced to be reprising his role as Optimus Primal from ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]''. [[Darnell Metayer]] and [[Josh Peters]] are confirmed as writers, inspired by Joby Harold's earlier draft.<ref>[https://collider.com/ron-perlman-optimus-primal-voice-transformers-7-rise-of-the-beasts/ Exclusive: 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Adds Ron Perlman as Voice of Optimus Primal ] on Collider</ref>
*July 11, 2021 — Rapper [[Tobe Nwigwe]] announces on Instagram that he's been cast in the movie.<ref>[https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/houston-s-tobe-nwigwe-earns-emmy-nom-16317174 Houston’s Tobe Nwigwe earns Emmy nom, 'Transformers' role] from the Houston Chronicle</ref>
*October 6, 2021 — Caple Jr. reveals the vehicle modes for the robot cast through his Instagram account.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CUsm_wyLory/ Steven Caple Jr.'s Instagram cast reveal]</ref>
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Beast Kakusei''''' (トランスフォーマー/ビースト覚醒 ''Toransufōmā Bīsuto Kakusei'', "Transformers: Beast Awakening")
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Bin3jing4 Gam1gong1: Kwong4sau3 Gwat6hei2''''' (變形金剛：狂獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Wàn Shòu Juéqǐ''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛：萬獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
*''Italian: '' '''''Transformers: Il Risveglio''''' ("Transformers: The Awakening")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Despertar de las Bestias''''' (Latin America, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Despertar das Feras''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Aufstieg der Bestien''''' ("Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")

==References==
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[[Category:Real world films]]

Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (film)

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'''''Transformers: Rise of the Beasts''''' is the planned seventh film in the [[live-action film series]], serving both as a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' and a tribute to ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]''. The film is directed by [[Steven Caple Jr.]] and written by [[Darnell Metayer]] and [[Josh Peters]], inspired by [[Joby Harold]]'s earlier draft. Originally expected to be released on [[June 28]], [[2019]],<ref name="toyfairreveal">[http://news.tfw2005.com/2016/02/12/transformers-5-transformers-6-bumblebee-spin-off-movie-revealed-309503 Transformers 5, Transformers 6 And Bumblebee Spin-Off Movie Revealed] ToyFair news at TFW2005</ref> the film was delayed due to creative differences. It is currently scheduled for release on [[June 24]], [[2022]].<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/05/paramount-dates-new-transformers-movie-for-2022-1202924176/ Paramount Dates New ‘Transformers’ Movie For 2022] on Deadline</ref>

==Cast==
{{featuredcharacters|
h1=[[Autobot]]s|c1=
*[[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] ([[Peter Cullen]])
*[[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]]
*[[Dino|Mirage]]
*[[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]
*[[Wheeljack (Movie)|Wheeljack]]

|h2=[[Terrorcon (ROTB)|Terrorcon]]s|c2=
*[[Scourge (ROTB)|Scourge]]
*[[Nightbird (ROTB)|Nightbird]]

|h3=[[Maximal]]s|c3=
*[[Optimus Primal (ROTB)|Optimus Primal]] ([[Ron Perlman]])
*[[Airazor (ROTB)|Airazor]]
*[[Rhinox (ROTB)|Rhinox]]
*[[Cheetor (ROTB)|Cheetor]]

|h4=[[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]]s|c4=

|h5=[[Human]]s|c5=
*[[Noah]] ([[Anthony Ramos]])
*[[Elena]] ([[Dominique Fishback]])
*[[Noah's mother]] ([[Luna Lauren Velez]])
|nonumbering=true
}}

==Confirmed information==

[[File:TRANSFORMERS-2022.jpg|thumb|Why did it take so long?|250px]]

*March 27, 2015 — [[Paramount Pictures]] negotiates with [[Akiva Goldsman]], hiring him to create a "writer's room" with the intention of building a cinematic universe.<ref name="goldsman">[http://deadline.com/2015/03/transformers-akiva-goldsman-paramount-sequels-spinoffs-1201400027/ Paramount Enlisting Akiva Goldsman To Ramp Up 'Transformers' Output] on deadline.com</ref> Goldsman goes on to hire a number of writers over the next few months: [[Steven DeKnight]] (''Daredevil''),<ref>[http://www.denofgeek.com/movies/transformers-cinematic-universe/35696/transformers-cinematic-details-more-writers-over-10-films Transformers cinematic details]</ref> [[Robert Kirkman]] (''The Walking Dead''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-writers-robert-kirkman-zak-penn-art-marcum-matt-holloway-jeff-pinkner-1201430601/ 'Transformers' Spinoff & Sequel Scribes Set] on Deadline.com</ref> [[Art Marcum]] and [[Matt Holloway]] (''Iron Man''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Christina Hodson]] (''Shut In'', ''The Fugitive''),<ref name="hodsonbeer">[http://www.comingsoon.net/movies/news/446175-christina-hodson-and-lindsey-beer-join-transformers-writing-team Christina Hodson and Lindsey Beer Join the Transformers Writing Team]</ref> [[Lindsey Beer]] (''Dig''),<ref name="hodsonbeer" /> [[Zak Penn]] (''Pacific Rim 2''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Jeff Pinkner]] (''The Amazing Spider-Man 2'', ''Lost''),<ref name="deadlinewritersroom" /> [[Andrew Barrer]] and [[Gabriel Ferrari]] (''Ant-Man''),<ref name="barrerferrari">[http://deadline.com/2015/05/transformers-ant-man-andrew-barrer-gabriel-ferrari-cybertron-1201433402/ 'Ant-Man' Scribes Andrew Barrer & Gabriel Ferrari Join 'Transformers' Writers Room] on Deadline</ref> [[Ken Nolan]] (''Black Hawk Down''), and [[Geneva Robertson-Dworet]].<ref name="nolandworet">[http://www.slashfilm.com/transformers-writers-room/ Akiva Goldsman Teases 'Transformers' Franchise Plans]</ref> Involved in the pitching process are [[Steven Spielberg]], [[Michael Bay]], [[Brian Goldner]], [[Lorenzo di Bonaventura]], [[Mark Vahradian]], and [[Don Murphy]].<ref name="deadlinereveal">[http://deadline.com/2015/09/transformers-writers-room-akiva-goldsman-transformers-5-1201531918/ 'Transformers' Writers Room Wraps] on Deadline</ref>
*October 3, 2015 — During his keynote speech at the MIP Junior Conference, [[Allspark (company)|Allspark]]'s [[Stephen J. Davis]] notes that the writing team has come up with film concepts for Transformers 5, 6, 7, and 8.<ref name="stephendaviskeynote">[https://youtu.be/F_P2fw_DlS4?t=812 Stephen Davis's keynote speech] at MIPJunior.</ref>
*February 12, 2016 — At [[Toy Fair 2016]], Hasbro reveals the projected release date of Transformers 7, along with the dates for the two preceding films.<ref name="toyfairreveal" />
*September 23, 2017 — At Licensing Europe 2017, Hasbro announces Transformers 7 will have an "entirely new, exciting storyline".<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2017/09/23/2019-transformers-movie-feature-entirely-new-storyline-349463 2019 Transformers Movie To Feature An Entirely New Storyline] on TFW2005</ref>
*February 16, 2018 — Hasbro clarifies at [[Toy Fair 2018]] that the film will be a reset of the franchise and has been delayed indefinitely until a new creative team is in place.<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/02/16/transformers-cinematic-universe-current-movie-series-rebooted-358641 Transformers Cinematic Universe Is Over: Current Movie Series To Be Rebooted] on TFW2005</ref>
*May 24, 2018 — Paramount drops the film from their release schedule.<ref>[http://collider.com/transformers-7-cancelled/amp/ Paramount Officially Pulls the Next 'Transformers' Sequel from Their Release Date Schedule] on Collider</ref>
*March 15, 2019 — di Bonaventura states a sequel to ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'' is in development.<ref>[https://www.seibertron.com/transformers/news/two-sequels-in-transformers-live-action-franchise-confirmed-in-development/43083/ Two Sequels in Transformers Live Action Franchise Confirmed in Development] on Seibertron</ref>
*March 18, 2019 — di Bonaventura claims that the next main ''Transformers'' film will be a reboot closely tied to the ''Bumblebee'' sequel, rather than a direct sequel to ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (film)|The Last Knight]]''. Either way, Paramount will pick the best script for ''Transformers 7'' and release that first.<ref>[https://www.gamespot.com/articles/bumblebee-producer-says-next-transformers-movie-wi/1100-6465652/ Bumblebee Producer Says Next Transformers Movie Will Be A Reboot] on GameSpot</ref>
[[File:Stevencaplejr autobot cast.jpg.jpg|thumb|250px|[[Arcee (G1)|KARR]] [[GEEWUN|NOT BIKE!]]]]
[[File:Stevencaplejr terrorcon cast.jpg|thumb|250px|Actually, [[Megatron_(Movie)#Dark_of_the_Moon_film|not the first time]] The Transformers meet {{w|Mad Max|Mad Max}}...]]
*January 27, 2020 — Variety reports two ''Transformers'' films are being penned, to be produced simultaneously: one written by [[James Vanderbilt]], another to be written by [[Joby Harold]].<ref>[https://variety.com/2020/film/news/transformers-franchise-revamp-bumblebee-james-vanderbilt-joby-harold-1203482496/ ‘Transformers’ Franchise Gets a Revamp With Two Separate Films in the Works] on Variety</ref> Deadline reports that Vanderbilt's script is for a spin-off film based on ''[[Beast Wars: Transformers (franchise)|Beast Wars]]'', while Harold's script continues the story from the ''Bumblebee'' film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/01/transformers-movies-paramount-1202843234/ Dual ‘Transformers’ Movies In The Works At Paramount] on Deadline</ref>
*May 2, 2020 — [[Hasbro]] CEO [[Brian Goldner]] confirms that a new Transformers live-action movie is slated to release on June 24th, 2022. However, only one between Harold's ''Bumblebee'' sequel and Vanderbilt's ''Beast Wars'' film will make it to production first.
*August 21, 2020 — New Republic Pictures is announced as a new co-financier for Paramount in a ten picture deal in the wake of the success of 2019's ''Rocketman''.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/08/paramount-pictures-new-republic-pictures-10-picture-cofinancing-deal-top-gun-maverick-1203018250/ New Republic Pictures Signs 10-Pic Co-Fi Deal With Paramount Pictures; ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Among Films] on Deadline</ref>
*November 16, 2020 — [[Steven Caple Jr.]] is announced as the director.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2020/11/transformers-director-steven-caple-jr-1234613830/ Transformers’: ‘Creed 2’ Director Steven Caple Jr. Tapped To Direct Next Installment In Paramount And Hasbro Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
*April 1, 2021 — [[Anthony Ramos]] is in talks for a starring role.<ref>[https://collider.com/transformers-7-cast-anthony-ramos/ Exclusive: Anthony Ramos in Talks to Star in New 'Transformers' Movie] at Collider</ref>
*April 29, 2021 — [[Dominique Fishback]] is in final negotiations to star in the film.<ref>[https://deadline.com/2021/04/transformers-dominique-fishback-anthony-ramos-paramount-eone-and-hasbro-franchise-1234746855/ 'Transformers': Dominique Fishback Lands Lead Role Opposite Anthony Ramos In Next Installment For The Paramount Franchise] on Deadline</ref>
*June 13, 2021 — A casting call sheet for filming in Montreal reveals that the film is set in [[1992]].<ref>[https://www.transformersfr.com/t5190p250-parlons-des-films-transformers-a-venir#190206 Rumeur ― le "7ème Film Transformers en prise de vue réelle" se déroulerait en 1992] on transformersfr.com</ref>
*June 22, 2021 — A Paramount virtual event was held in which the movie's title, premise, and few of the characters and cast were unveiled (revealing to be both the ''Bumblebee'' and ''Beast Wars'' films in one).<ref>[[Ben Yee]]'s [https://twitter.com/BWTF_Ben/status/1407406238183346178 Twitter] live-blog of the event</ref> The film's logo and official premise were unveiled on official Transformers social media accounts.<ref>Logo and premise from Transformers [https://twitter.com/transformers/status/1407422768602181632 Twitter]</ref>
*June 28, 2021 — [[Ron Perlman]] is announced to be reprising his role as Optimus Primal from ''[[Transformers: Power of the Primes (cartoon)|Power of the Primes]]''. [[Darnell Metayer]] and [[Josh Peters]] are confirmed as writers, inspired by Joby Harold's earlier draft.<ref>[https://collider.com/ron-perlman-optimus-primal-voice-transformers-7-rise-of-the-beasts/ Exclusive: 'Transformers: Rise of the Beasts' Adds Ron Perlman as Voice of Optimus Primal ] on Collider</ref>
*July 11, 2021 — Rapper [[Tobe Nwigwe]] announces on Instagram that he's been cast in the movie.<ref>[https://preview.houstonchronicle.com/music/houston-s-tobe-nwigwe-earns-emmy-nom-16317174 Houston’s Tobe Nwigwe earns Emmy nom, 'Transformers' role] from the Houston Chronicle</ref>
*October 6, 2021 — Caple Jr. reveals the vehicle modes for the robot cast through his Instagram account.<ref>[https://www.instagram.com/p/CUsm_wyLory/ Steven Caple Jr.'s Instagram cast reveal]</ref>
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==Notes==
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''''Transformers/Beast Kakusei''''' (トランスフォーマー/ビースト覚醒 ''Toransufōmā Bīsuto Kakusei'', "Transformers: Beast Awakening")
*''Cantonese:'' '''''Bin3jing4 Gam1gong1: Kwong4sau3 Gwat6hei2''''' (變形金剛：狂獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
*''Mandarin:'' '''''Biànxíng Jīngāng: Wàn Shòu Juéqǐ''''' (Taiwan, 變形金剛：萬獸崛起, "Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")
*''Italian: '' '''''Transformers: Il Risveglio''''' ("Transformers: The Awakening")
*''Spanish:'' '''''Transformers: El Despertar de las Bestias''''' (Latin America, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
*''Portuguese:'' '''''Transformers: O Despertar das Feras''''' (Brazil, "Transformers: The Awakening of the Beasts")
*''German:'' '''''Transformers: Aufstieg der Bestien''''' ("Transformers: Rise of the Beasts")

==References==
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The Terrorcon cast of ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'', from [[Steven Caple Jr.]]'s Instagram. [https://www.instagram.com/p/CUsm_wyLory/?utm_medium=twitter]

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[[Steven Caple Jr.]] and the Autobot cast of ''[[Transformers: Rise of the Beasts]]'', from his Instagram. [https://www.instagram.com/p/CUsm_wyLory/?utm_medium=twitter]

Blitzwing (BB)

2020-11-11T10:02:15Z

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{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Blitzwing}}
:''Blitzwing is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''
[[File:Bumblebee-Blitzwing-concept.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Midway presents...'''NFL BLLLLLLLLLLLITZ!''']]
Is '''Blitzwing''' a [[Triple Changer|triple changer]]? Is he a [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]]? Or is he a [[#Notes|familiar face]]? Regardless, Blitzwing is just another Decepticon who holds a grudge against [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], or more-so, Bee holds a grudge against ''him.'' Blitzwing sees all Autobots as traitors of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that deserve to be hunted and given the death penalty, in reality, he is the one being hunted by that yellow bot. An extremely violent one, he carries an Electron Spike Blade to silence any Autobot, something that can unknowingly lead him to eternal silence.



==Fiction==
===''Bumblebee Movie Prequel''===
[[File:BBPrequel3-Energon-is-Forever-Blitzwing-transforms.jpg|thumb|left|230px|"When the universe is broken, only one handyman can fix it!"]]
During the Great War, Blitzwing functioned as [[Diabla (BB)|Diabla]]'s handler during her stint as an Autobot spy, being the one who ultimately had her return to her faction. A later encounter with the Autobot [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ended in a humiliated Blitzwing being left for dead and swearing revenge on the scout. Several thousand years later, Blitzwing made his way to [[Earth]] during the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] and fell under the command of [[Malignus (BB)|Malignus]].

In [[1964]], Blitzwing reunited with Bumblebee in [[London]] and eagerly began exacting his revenge. Unable to match the Triple Changer's strength, Bumblebee was forced to detonate a gas main and flee underground. The encounter with his thought-dead foe led to Bumblebee erroneously believing that Blitzwing was in charge of the Decepticon forces on Earth, only realizing his error when Blitzwing appeared among Malignus's troops. {{storylink|Energon Is Forever}}

Unfortunately, Malignus' master plan began going sideways when Diabla suddenly turned on the Decepticons by saving Bumblebee from a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]. With [[Runabout (BB)|Runabout]] butchered by [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] and [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]] fleeing the battle out of disgust for Malignus' leadership, Blitzwing was the only one left to deal with the renegade Diabla. He was almost succeeded in killing her before Bumblebee tackled him, throwing off his aim and accidentally striking the nuclear warhead fired by Malignus. Blitzwing tried to use the chaos to fire at the unsuspecting Bumblebee only for [[P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E.]] agent [[David Reeve]] to warn his friend in time, the blast instead killing Dead End. Using Dead End's corpse as a shield, Blitzwing was able to survive the base's collapse and flew off into the night, being hunted by Bumblebee for the next two decades. {{storylink|From Cybertron with Love}}
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===''Bumblebee'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[David Sobolov]] (English), [[Haruo Yamagishi]] (Japanese)|[[Frédéric Souterelle]] (European French)}}
[[File:BumblebeeMovie-Blitzwing-flies.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|left|You thought I was [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], BUT IT WAS I, BLITZWING!]]
When the Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] was cornered by a brigade of [[Sector Seven]] troops led by [[Jack Burns|Agent Burns]], Blitzwing, in the form of an [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] jet, took his chance to swoop in. While the humans were confused by the arrival of the Air Force, Bumblebee recognized the jet for a Decepticon, and warned the humans to run. Blitzwing didn't give them the chance, bombarding Autobot and humans alike with missiles before transforming to attack Bumblebee directly, assuring him that he will [[Furmanism|die screaming]]. While much larger and capable of flight, he lost their first clash when the nimbler Autobot damaged his thrusters and sent him crashing to the ground.

[[File:Bumblebee-BeeVsBlitz.jpg|thumb|300px|"Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation."]]
This wasn't enough to down him, however, and the [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]] subdued the scout and dangled him over a cliff as he interrogated him about Optimus Prime's whereabouts. When the scout refused to answer and defiantly asserted that he would never speak, an enraged Blitzwing "[made] it official" by tearing his voice synthesizer out and throwing him off the cliff. The Decepticon then prepared to execute the "traitor", but was taken by surprise when the Autobot tore a [[missile]] from his arm and jammed it in his chest. Blitzwing only had a moment to comprehend this and try to pull the explosive out before B-127 kicked himself away from him and fired upon the missile, detonating it and blowing him to pieces. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Blitzwing's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}
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===''Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome'' comic===
Blitzwing and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] made a bet to see who can reduce a human into at least one kilounit of water. {{storylink|Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome}}

===''Bumblebee's First Life on Earth''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Picked Up from the Junkyard}}}}

==Toys==
===Bumblebee===
[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Power-Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|300px|"The name's Lobo. That's L as in "Lacerate", O as in "Obliterate", B as in "disem- Bowel" and O as in, uh... Well, I guess I can use "Obliterate" twice, huh?"]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Power Series, [[2018]])
:''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' Power Series Blitzwing is a redeco of the [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Energon Igniters|Megatron]] figure from the Energon Igniters line. The figure's head has been retooled to match the CGI design, but the choice of military-green for the tank mode makes for a rather inaccurate robot mode. As an Energon Igniter, he can interact with the Cores included with other toys in the line.

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[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Nitro-Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|300px|"Now the more ya move, the worse it'll hurt. So, feel free to go crazy!"]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Nitro Series, [[2019]])
:''Bumblebee'' Nitro Series Blitzwing is a Voyager-sized mold that transforms from robot into a jet plane that is not the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. He also comes with his own Igniter Core, which allows his jet to zip along smooth surfaces. Blitzwing also features a head-swapping gimmick, which gives him an alternate head that is reminiscent of his [[Blitzwing (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart's]] crazy face.
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===Generations===
====Studio Series====
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Voyager-Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|300px|'Zwing when you're winning.]]
* '''Blitzwing''' (Voyager Class, [[2020]])
**''ID number'': '''65'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SS-57'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 23]], 2020'''
**''Accessories'': Null-ray Blaster, Electron Spike Blade, left hand, right hand, 2 drop tanks, "Canyon Attack" backdrop
:Part of the tenth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Voyager Class toys, Blitzwing transforms from robot into a "Cybertronian jet"<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-studio-series-65-voyager-bumblebee-movie-blitzwing "Blitzwing figure converts from robot to Cybertronian jet"]</ref> in 27 steps, bearing some influence to a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II jet. He comes with the blaster he uses in the movie, and a cardboard backdrop display depicting the canyon where he fought Bumblebee. His hands are connected via 5mm pegs at the wrists and either one can be removed and replaced with the Electron Spike Blade for silencing B-127. Either detached hand or the blaster can be stored via two 5mm ports in the backs of his wings, while the spike blade stores on the flight stand connection in the center of his back.

:The drop tanks under his wings detach to go between modes and while they connect with rectangular pegs are analogous to 5mm connections. In jet mode the spike blade stores under one of the tail fins, and the blaster stores on the underside, either via a rectangular tab to point forwards (similar to the underslung cannon on previous G1 styled Blitzwing jet modes) or under the tail via an otherwise unused 5mm port. Blitzwing has a minor misassembly where the small fins on each of his shoulders are inserted on the opposite sides, but this problem can easily be rectified by popping them out of their friction hinges and swapping them round.

:As an interesting addition, his right hand has a knuckle joint, while the left hand is one static piece. The right hand cannot easily hold 5mm handles, but it is intended to grasp the neck of ''Studio Series'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS57|Offroad Bumblebee]].

:Bizarrely, despite his initial renders depicting a movie-accurate black head, gray crotch, and a mostly light gray jet fuselage, stock photography of physical figures depict a completely different and movie-inaccurate deco consisting of a white head and crotch, as well as a dark gray overspray around the jet cockpit and fuselage. The final figure, while still containing the gray overspray (which is broken up by the light gray of the thighs), has otherwise movie-accurate colors of the stock renders.

:72 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#SS72|Starscream]] looks very much like Blitzwing and features similar engineering, but shares little to no parts.
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==Merchandise==
===ThreeZero===
[[File:3A_Bumblebee_Blitzwing_DLX.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"DID YOU THINK YOUR WALLET CAN HIDE?!"]]
*'''3A DLX Blitzwing''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': display stand, 2 Alternate hand sets, Null-ray Blaster, Electron Spike Blade
:[[3A]] DLX Blitzwing is a non-transforming figure based on his appearance in the ''Bumblebee'' movie, standing at 10.6 inches tall and made to scale with their DLX [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ThreeZero|Bumblebee]]. He uses [[die-cast]] parts painted parts to match the character model.

:Blitzwing requires assembly as the wings are detached from the figure in order to maintain packaging size. His right arm can be detached and replaced with a blaster piece based on the Seekers's weapon, and his hands can be replaced with a set of closed fists or grabbing hands, and his left hand can be replaced with the spike hand based on the weapon he used when he tore Bumblebee's voice box out.

:Much like other 3A figures, Blitzwing comes with light-up eyes that can be activated using two LR-44 batteries.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/blitzwing-transformers-bumblebee More information on 3A DLX Blitzwing at the official threezero website]''
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[[File:Threezero bumblebee blitzwing vintage edition product shot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Let's make your need for nostalgia official."]]
*'''ThreeZero DLX Blitzwing (Vintage Inspired)''' ([[2021]])
**''Accessories'': display stand, 2 alternate hand sets, Null-ray Blaster, Electron Spike Blade

:ThreeZero Vintage Inspired Blitzwing is a redeco of the original 3A DLX Blitzwing, the colors made to match the appearance of the Generation 1 [[Blitzwing (G1)|namesake]]. He comes with the same parts as the original 3A figure, though each is recolored to match the figure's new color scheme.
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==Notes==
[[File:Bumblebee-trailer-Cybertron-Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*Let's not mince our words: Blitzwing really, ''really'' looks like Starscream. His design is based on the classic Generation 1 [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] bodytype (used by multiple other characters in the film), and he's wearing the classic red and grey/white colours of the [[Starscream (G1)|original Starscream]]. When the first trailer for the film was released, most viewers logically assumed he ''was'' Starscream, and a synopsis for the film posted on the official Viacom blog even referred to the treacherous Decepticon by name<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/06/20/paramount-reveals-the-possible-identity-of-the-mysterious-seeker-from-transformers-bumblebee-movie-366024 "Paramount Reveals The Possible Identity Of The Mysterious Seeker From Transformers: Bumblebee Movie" - TFW2005.com]</ref>—only for the synopsis to be edited within hours to remove it. A month later, director [[Travis Knight]] then stated at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018 that the Decepticon was, in fact, Blitzwing.<ref>[https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/bumblebee-trailer-breakdown-travis-knight/ Interview with Knight.]</ref>
**It's not clear exactly what went on here: if it was consciously decided to reimagine Blitzwing as a Seeker, or if it was just a case of a generic Decepticon getting labelled with the "Blitzwing" name after the fact. However, it seems unlikely that the character was originally intended to be Starscream himself; the character's demise was present in the early test screenings when the movie was still intended to be a prequel to the Michael Bay films, in which Starscream was very much alive. Indeed, a different placeholder name was used for Blitzwing in the post-screening questionnaire.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/pre-screener-differences-warning-spoilers-ahead.1166457/page-8#post-18508352/ Report of test screening differences from TFW2005 user.]</ref> Within the film, the character is never referred to by name in dialogue, and has little relation to the [[Blitzwing (G1)|original Blitzwing]], but subsequent toys and media went on to bridge that gap, depicting the movie character with a tank alt mode in addition to his jet mode, and even different rotating faces like [[Blitzwing (Animated)|''Animated'' Blitzwing]].
*The first trailer to include Cybertron scenes featured Blitzwing among Shockwave's Seekers. In later trailers and the final film, he was replaced with Starscream, sporting his traditional color scheme and seemingly a new head lacking the 'flight mask' design motif. The Cybertronian Blitzwing design can briefly be seen to Soundwave's right with Dropkick in the opening scene.
*Blitzwing was used as a "cover" name on concept art of [[Shockwave (Movie)|''Dark of the Moon'' Shockwave]].<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/portfolio/tf3/ Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
*In the final movie, it isn't made clear how Blitzwing tracked Bumblebee down, or even how he got to Earth in the first place. Even [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] only found out Bumblebee was there when he accidentally broadcast a tracking signal at them, and at no point do they show any awareness that there had been another Decepticon on the planet.
** ''[[Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome|The Battle at Half Dome]]'' has [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] mentioning that he made a bet with Blitzwing to see which of them can reduce a human into at least one kilounit of water; considering this, it's possible that Blitzwing was a crew member of the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''.
*Like the others of his body type seen on Cybertron (with the exception of Starscream) Blitzwing has an apparatus resembling a flight helmet's oxygen mask on his face. While it was assumed this was simply the design of his mouth region, a more conventional mouth underneath can be seen when Bumblebee stabs him through the shoulder (00.09.27 on the Blu-ray).
*Despite being based on the G1 Seeker design, his Earth alt-mode is different; instead of it being an F-15 Eagle fighter jet, it is instead an F-4 Phantom II.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blitzwing''' (ブリッツウィング, ブリッツ・ウィング ''Burittsuwingu'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Bumblebee Decepticons]]
[[Category:Movie Seekers]]
[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Blitzwing (BB)

2020-11-11T09:46:51Z

Myouens78: Information from pre-screening viewer confirms character's death in original 'prequel' cut; more evident that this was never Starscream than speculation based of appearance.

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Blitzwing}}
:''Blitzwing is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''
[[File:Bumblebee-Blitzwing-concept.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Midway presents...'''NFL BLLLLLLLLLLLITZ!''']]
Is '''Blitzwing''' a [[Triple Changer|triple changer]]? Is he a [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]]? Or is he a [[#Notes|familiar face]]? Regardless, Blitzwing is just another Decepticon who holds a grudge against [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], or more-so, Bee holds a grudge against ''him.'' Blitzwing sees all Autobots as traitors of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that deserve to be hunted and given the death penalty, in reality, he is the one being hunted by that yellow bot. An extremely violent one, he carries an Electron Spike Blade to silence any Autobot, something that can unknowingly lead him to eternal silence.



==Fiction==
===''Bumblebee Movie Prequel''===
[[File:BBPrequel3-Energon-is-Forever-Blitzwing-transforms.jpg|thumb|left|230px|"When the universe is broken, only one handyman can fix it!"]]
During the Great War, Blitzwing functioned as [[Diabla (BB)|Diabla]]'s handler during her stint as an Autobot spy, being the one who ultimately had her return to her faction. A later encounter with the Autobot [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ended in a humiliated Blitzwing being left for dead and swearing revenge on the scout. Several thousand years later, Blitzwing made his way to [[Earth]] during the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] and fell under the command of [[Malignus (BB)|Malignus]].

In [[1964]], Blitzwing reunited with Bumblebee in [[London]] and eagerly began exacting his revenge. Unable to match the Triple Changer's strength, Bumblebee was forced to detonate a gas main and flee underground. The encounter with his thought-dead foe led to Bumblebee erroneously believing that Blitzwing was in charge of the Decepticon forces on Earth, only realizing his error when Blitzwing appeared among Malignus's troops. {{storylink|Energon Is Forever}}

Unfortunately, Malignus' master plan began going sideways when Diabla suddenly turned on the Decepticons by saving Bumblebee from a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]. With [[Runabout (BB)|Runabout]] butchered by [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] and [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]] fleeing the battle out of disgust for Malignus' leadership, Blitzwing was the only one left to deal with the renegade Diabla. He was almost succeeded in killing her before Bumblebee tackled him, throwing off his aim and accidentally striking the nuclear warhead fired by Malignus. Blitzwing tried to use the chaos to fire at the unsuspecting Bumblebee only for [[P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E.]] agent [[David Reeve]] to warn his friend in time, the blast instead killing Dead End. Using Dead End's corpse as a shield, Blitzwing was able to survive the base's collapse and flew off into the night, being hunted by Bumblebee for the next two decades. {{storylink|From Cybertron with Love}}
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===''Bumblebee'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[David Sobolov]] (English), [[Haruo Yamagishi]] (Japanese)|[[Frédéric Souterelle]] (European French)}}
[[File:BumblebeeMovie-Blitzwing-flies.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|left|You thought I was [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], BUT IT WAS I, BLITZWING!]]
When the Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] was cornered by a brigade of [[Sector Seven]] troops led by [[Jack Burns|Agent Burns]], Blitzwing, in the form of an [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] jet, took his chance to swoop in. While the humans were confused by the arrival of the Air Force, Bumblebee recognized the jet for a Decepticon, and warned the humans to run. Blitzwing didn't give them the chance, bombarding Autobot and humans alike with missiles before transforming to attack Bumblebee directly, assuring him that he will [[Furmanism|die screaming]]. While much larger and capable of flight, he lost their first clash when the nimbler Autobot damaged his thrusters and sent him crashing to the ground.

[[File:Bumblebee-BeeVsBlitz.jpg|thumb|300px|"Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation."]]
This wasn't enough to down him, however, and the [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]] subdued the scout and dangled him over a cliff as he interrogated him about Optimus Prime's whereabouts. When the scout refused to answer and defiantly asserted that he would never speak, an enraged Blitzwing "[made] it official" by tearing his voice synthesizer out and throwing him off the cliff. The Decepticon then prepared to execute the "traitor", but was taken by surprise when the Autobot tore a [[missile]] from his arm and jammed it in his chest. Blitzwing only had a moment to comprehend this and try to pull the explosive out before B-127 kicked himself away from him and fired upon the missile, detonating it and blowing him to pieces. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Blitzwing's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}
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===''Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome'' comic===
Blitzwing and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] made a bet to see who can reduce a human into at least one kilounit of water. {{storylink|Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome}}

===''Bumblebee's First Life on Earth''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Picked Up from the Junkyard}}}}

==Toys==
===Bumblebee===
[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Power-Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|300px|"The name's Lobo. That's L as in "Lacerate", O as in "Obliterate", B as in "disem- Bowel" and O as in, uh... Well, I guess I can use "Obliterate" twice, huh?"]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Power Series, [[2018]])
:''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' Power Series Blitzwing is a redeco of the [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Energon Igniters|Megatron]] figure from the Energon Igniters line. The figure's head has been retooled to match the CGI design, but the choice of military-green for the tank mode makes for a rather inaccurate robot mode. As an Energon Igniter, he can interact with the Cores included with other toys in the line.

{{-}}{{anchor|Nitro}}
[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Nitro-Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|300px|"Now the more ya move, the worse it'll hurt. So, feel free to go crazy!"]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Nitro Series, [[2019]])
:''Bumblebee'' Nitro Series Blitzwing is a Voyager-sized mold that transforms from robot into a jet plane that is not the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. He also comes with his own Igniter Core, which allows his jet to zip along smooth surfaces. Blitzwing also features a head-swapping gimmick, which gives him an alternate head that is reminiscent of his [[Blitzwing (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart's]] crazy face.
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===Generations===
====Studio Series====
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Voyager-Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|300px|'Zwing when you're winning.]]
* '''Blitzwing''' (Voyager Class, [[2020]])
**''ID number'': '''65'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SS-57'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 23]], 2020'''
**''Accessories'': Null-ray Blaster, Electron Spike Blade, left hand, right hand, 2 drop tanks, "Canyon Attack" backdrop
:Part of the tenth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Voyager Class toys, Blitzwing transforms from robot into a "Cybertronian jet"<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-studio-series-65-voyager-bumblebee-movie-blitzwing "Blitzwing figure converts from robot to Cybertronian jet"]</ref> in 27 steps, bearing some influence to a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II jet. He comes with the blaster he uses in the movie, and a cardboard backdrop display depicting the canyon where he fought Bumblebee. His hands are connected via 5mm pegs at the wrists and either one can be removed and replaced with the Electron Spike Blade for silencing B-127. Either detached hand or the blaster can be stored via two 5mm ports in the backs of his wings, while the spike blade stores on the flight stand connection in the center of his back.

:The drop tanks under his wings detach to go between modes and while they connect with rectangular pegs are analogous to 5mm connections. In jet mode the spike blade stores under one of the tail fins, and the blaster stores on the underside, either via a rectangular tab to point forwards (similar to the underslung cannon on previous G1 styled Blitzwing jet modes) or under the tail via an otherwise unused 5mm port. Blitzwing has a minor misassembly where the small fins on each of his shoulders are inserted on the opposite sides, but this problem can easily be rectified by popping them out of their friction hinges and swapping them round.

:As an interesting addition, his right hand has a knuckle joint, while the left hand is one static piece. The right hand cannot easily hold 5mm handles, but it is intended to grasp the neck of ''Studio Series'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS57|Offroad Bumblebee]].

:Bizarrely, despite his initial renders depicting a movie-accurate black head, gray crotch, and a mostly light gray jet fuselage, stock photography of physical figures depict a completely different and movie-inaccurate deco consisting of a white head and crotch, as well as a dark gray overspray around the jet cockpit and fuselage. The final figure, while still containing the gray overspray (which is broken up by the light gray of the thighs), has otherwise movie-accurate colors of the stock renders.

:72 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#SS72|Starscream]] looks very much like Blitzwing and features similar engineering, but shares little to no parts.
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==Merchandise==
===ThreeZero===
[[File:3A_Bumblebee_Blitzwing_DLX.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"DID YOU THINK YOUR WALLET CAN HIDE?!"]]
*'''3A DLX Blitzwing''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': display stand, 2 Alternate hand sets, Null-ray Blaster, Electron Spike Blade
:[[3A]] DLX Blitzwing is a non-transforming figure based on his appearance in the ''Bumblebee'' movie, standing at 10.6 inches tall and made to scale with their DLX [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ThreeZero|Bumblebee]]. He uses [[die-cast]] parts painted parts to match the character model.

:Blitzwing requires assembly as the wings are detached from the figure in order to maintain packaging size. His right arm can be detached and replaced with a blaster piece based on the Seekers's weapon, and his hands can be replaced with a set of closed fists or grabbing hands, and his left hand can be replaced with the spike hand based on the weapon he used when he tore Bumblebee's voice box out.

:Much like other 3A figures, Blitzwing comes with light-up eyes that can be activated using two LR-44 batteries.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/blitzwing-transformers-bumblebee More information on 3A DLX Blitzwing at the official threezero website]''
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[[File:Threezero bumblebee blitzwing vintage edition product shot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Let's make your need for nostalgia official."]]
*'''ThreeZero DLX Blitzwing (Vintage Inspired)''' ([[2021]])
**''Accessories'': display stand, 2 alternate hand sets, Null-ray Blaster, Electron Spike Blade

:ThreeZero Vintage Inspired Blitzwing is a redeco of the original 3A DLX Blitzwing, the colors made to match the appearance of the Generation 1 [[Blitzwing (G1)|namesake]]. He comes with the same parts as the original 3A figure, though each is recolored to match the figure's new color scheme.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Bumblebee-trailer-Cybertron-Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*Let's not mince our words: Blitzwing really, ''really'' looks like Starscream. His design is based on the classic Generation 1 [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] bodytype (used by multiple other characters in the film), and he's wearing the classic red and grey/white colours of the [[Starscream (G1)|original Starscream]]. When the first trailer for the film was released, most viewers logically assumed he ''was'' Starscream, and a synopsis for the film posted on the official Viacom blog even referred to the treacherous Decepticon by name<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/06/20/paramount-reveals-the-possible-identity-of-the-mysterious-seeker-from-transformers-bumblebee-movie-366024 "Paramount Reveals The Possible Identity Of The Mysterious Seeker From Transformers: Bumblebee Movie" - TFW2005.com]</ref>—only for the synopsis to be edited within hours to remove it. A month later, director [[Travis Knight]] then stated at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018 that the Decepticon was, in fact, Blitzwing.<ref>[https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/bumblebee-trailer-breakdown-travis-knight/ Interview with Knight.]</ref>
**It's not clear exactly what went on here: if it was consciously decided to reimagine Blitzwing as a Seeker, or if it was just a case of a generic Decepticon getting labelled with the "Blitzwing" name after the fact. However, it seems unlikely that the character was originally intended to be Starscream himself; the character's demise was present in the early test screenings when the movie was still intended to be a prequel to the Michael Bay films, in which Starscream was very much alive. Indeed, a different placeholder name was used for Blitzwing in the post-screening questionnaire.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/pre-screener-differences-warning-spoilers-ahead.1166457/page-8#post-18508352/ Report of test screening differences from TFW2005 user.]</ref> Within the film, the character is never referred to by name in dialogue, and has little relation to the [[Blitzwing (G1)|original Blitzwing]], but subsequent toys and media went on to bridge that gap, depicting the movie character with triple-changing abilities, and even different rotating faces like [[Blitzwing (Animated)|''Animated'' Blitzwing]].
*The first trailer to include Cybertron scenes featured Blitzwing among Shockwave's Seekers. In later trailers and the final film, he was replaced with Starscream, sporting his traditional color scheme and seemingly a new head lacking the 'flight mask' design motif. This also doubles as our only look as to what a Cybertronian Blitzwing would look like.
*Blitzwing was used as a "cover" name on concept art of [[Shockwave (Movie)|''Dark of the Moon'' Shockwave]].<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/portfolio/tf3/ Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
*In the final movie, it isn't made clear how Blitzwing tracked Bumblebee down, or even how he got to Earth in the first place. Even [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] only found out Bumblebee was there when he accidentally broadcast a tracking signal at them, and at no point do they show any awareness that there had been another Decepticon on the planet.
** ''[[Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome|The Battle at Half Dome]]'' has [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] mentioning that he made a bet with Blitzwing to see which of them can reduce a human into at least one kilounit of water; considering this, it's possible that Blitzwing was a crew member of the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''.
*Like the others of his body type seen on Cybertron (with the exception of Starscream) Blitzwing has an apparatus resembling a flight helmet's oxygen mask on his face. While it was assumed this was simply the design of his mouth region, a more conventional mouth underneath can be seen when Bumblebee stabs him through the shoulder (00.09.27 on the Blu-ray).
*Despite being based on the G1 Seeker design, his Earth alt-mode is different; instead of it being an F-15 Eagle fighter jet, it is instead an F-4 Phantom II.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blitzwing''' (ブリッツウィング, ブリッツ・ウィング ''Burittsuwingu'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Bumblebee Decepticons]]
[[Category:Movie Seekers]]
[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Talk:Blitzwing (BB)

2020-11-10T12:12:44Z

Myouens78:

''Starscream ended being revealed to be in the movie after all''

I do not believe that this correct. The footnote sources it to the Empire article which has this to say:

''We're swiftly disabused of that notion thanks to a barrage of familiar faces including Decepticon premiereship players Shockwave, Starscream and Blitzwing, all in their original, first generation forms.''

This is obviously an incorrect take on the trailer, as Blitzwing is assuredly not there in his "original, first generation form." We therefore can't take the article's identification of Starscream as definitive, especially given that this isn't the first time we've seen a Starscream-looking dude in a trailer, and he turned out named something else. Note that Starscream is not mentioned in any of the article's direct quotes of Travis Knight. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 16:59, 25 September 2018 (EDT)
:I understand what you mean, but in the background of the Shockwave shot, we see a bot that looks different than Blitzwing, and has more similarities to Starscream. We can especially tell because the international trailer shows us Blitzwing's body. If this ends being Blitzwing ''too'' (for some reason) than sure. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 17:30, 25 September 2018 (EDT)

== Triple Changer? ==

I will admit I haven't been reading every article published for the movie, but when did they say Blitzwing was a Triple Changer? I'm not seeing a source, so...
:I think SDCC with an interview with Knight? I think? There is also the fact in the trailer, he is a jet and has a toy of him that is a tank, and the prequel comics having tank kibble on him... I think. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 17:02, 8 October 2018 (EDT)

==wrong guy?==
In the prequel comics, there is definitely a guy named blitzwing. I dont think he is the starscream looking guy in the trailer, for a few reasons. In the trailer, he has red bits, but in the comics he is all grey/brown. In the comics, he sports a noticeably different head design than in the trailer. In the comics, the tank tread kibble is on his back, jutting up enough to see, but in the trailer, you see no tank treads when the angle should be giving a good view of the treads. In place of the treads are thrusters in the trailer. His toy is colored closer to the comic version, which backs up the comic blitzwing and the movie seeker being different. The head design on the toy is similar, but noticeably different from the seeker in the trailer. The toy has a tidal wave style “mohawk” crest, but the one in the trailer doesnt. The 2 vents on top of the head also dont align with blitzwing and the seeker. Could they be two seperate entities? Please reply your thoughts below. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 21:08, 18 November 2018 (EST)
:Bumblebee doesn't look like his movie self either, what is your point? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:23, 18 November 2018 (EST)
::Bumblebee looks like his Volkswagen design, as Far as I know [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 21:29, 18 November 2018 (EST)
::: [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/a/aa/BumblebeePrequelSketches.jpg A-hem]. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 21:36, 18 November 2018 (EST)
==legs==
His legs design and detail resemble g1 skyfires toy. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 17:19, 12 January 2019 (EST)
:No such thing. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 17:30, 12 January 2019 (EST)

Flat, downwards angled black feet. Lower legs being curved and slightly wider than the upper leg. Little black and red details on the lower legs. It’s probably unintentional, but they do look eerily similar. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 20:26, 12 January 2019 (EST)
:You missed the point: there is no G1 Skyfire toy. ---[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 23:35, 12 January 2019 (EST)

You know what I mean. Jetfire and skyfire are the same character.[[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 18:42, 13 January 2019 (EST)
:It also looks like a bajillion other Japanese robot/mecha designs. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 19:02, 13 January 2019 (EST)
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==Does Blitzwing's voice actually change during the movie?==
I noticed while rewatching the scene where he and BumbleBee fight that Blitzwing's voice appears to change throughout it. When he shouts "DID YOU THINK YOU COULD HIDE?!" and says "Now you'll die screaming!", he sounds similar to his G1 incarnation. When he tries to interrogate Bee and removes his voicebox, He sounds more robotic and sorta sadistic. When he announces that Bee's a "Traitor to Cybertron" Blitzwing basically sounds like Shockwave from Transformers Prime with a few minor Vocal Effects added (Yes, I am aware they share a Voice Actor). Is this some sort of oversight by David Sobolov that was overlooked by the Editing Team? Perhaps even an intentional reference to his Animated incarnation? Or could it be that I'm overthinking this as usual? [[User:DrXshock|DrXshock]] ([[User talk:DrXshock|talk]]) 00:08, 22 February 2019 (EST)

==Starscream?==
"''if perhaps the character was originally intended to be Starscream and had his identity switched (during the film's well-documented re-editing?)''"

I dispute this note; the movie was ''originally'' intended to be a prequel and Blitzwing (albeit still unnamed in the movie itself) played the same role. Reshoots and re-editing was later made, pushing the release date back by six months because it was decided to change it from a prequel to a "new story-telling universe", with changes to distance it from the Bay movies. The above quote even mentions the 'film's well-documented re-editing', yet doesn't seem to take into account what was actually changed.

The point is, as far as being an originally-intended prequel, directly connected to the Bay movies, the character could ''never'' have been intended to be Starscream due to his death and Starscream appearing in the three movies that would've chronologically followed.

The link I provided in my edit confirms what ''changes'' occurred during reshoots and re-editing from prequel to reboot, and there are none documented regarding the fight scene between Bumblebee and Blitzwing. Even if my edit and source aren't included I think the above line should at least be removed as it's based on fan speculation following the first trailer but can't have ever been a possibility knowing how the character's scene pans out.

The fact that this wiki's page for Bumblebee maintains it being a prequel rather than a reboot is even more of a case for not saying the character could've been Starscream.

Talk:Blitzwing (BB)

2020-11-10T12:08:50Z

Myouens78: /* Starscream? */

''Starscream ended being revealed to be in the movie after all''

I do not believe that this correct. The footnote sources it to the Empire article which has this to say:

''We're swiftly disabused of that notion thanks to a barrage of familiar faces including Decepticon premiereship players Shockwave, Starscream and Blitzwing, all in their original, first generation forms.''

This is obviously an incorrect take on the trailer, as Blitzwing is assuredly not there in his "original, first generation form." We therefore can't take the article's identification of Starscream as definitive, especially given that this isn't the first time we've seen a Starscream-looking dude in a trailer, and he turned out named something else. Note that Starscream is not mentioned in any of the article's direct quotes of Travis Knight. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 16:59, 25 September 2018 (EDT)
:I understand what you mean, but in the background of the Shockwave shot, we see a bot that looks different than Blitzwing, and has more similarities to Starscream. We can especially tell because the international trailer shows us Blitzwing's body. If this ends being Blitzwing ''too'' (for some reason) than sure. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 17:30, 25 September 2018 (EDT)

== Triple Changer? ==

I will admit I haven't been reading every article published for the movie, but when did they say Blitzwing was a Triple Changer? I'm not seeing a source, so...
:I think SDCC with an interview with Knight? I think? There is also the fact in the trailer, he is a jet and has a toy of him that is a tank, and the prequel comics having tank kibble on him... I think. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 17:02, 8 October 2018 (EDT)

==wrong guy?==
In the prequel comics, there is definitely a guy named blitzwing. I dont think he is the starscream looking guy in the trailer, for a few reasons. In the trailer, he has red bits, but in the comics he is all grey/brown. In the comics, he sports a noticeably different head design than in the trailer. In the comics, the tank tread kibble is on his back, jutting up enough to see, but in the trailer, you see no tank treads when the angle should be giving a good view of the treads. In place of the treads are thrusters in the trailer. His toy is colored closer to the comic version, which backs up the comic blitzwing and the movie seeker being different. The head design on the toy is similar, but noticeably different from the seeker in the trailer. The toy has a tidal wave style “mohawk” crest, but the one in the trailer doesnt. The 2 vents on top of the head also dont align with blitzwing and the seeker. Could they be two seperate entities? Please reply your thoughts below. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 21:08, 18 November 2018 (EST)
:Bumblebee doesn't look like his movie self either, what is your point? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:23, 18 November 2018 (EST)
::Bumblebee looks like his Volkswagen design, as Far as I know [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 21:29, 18 November 2018 (EST)
::: [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/a/aa/BumblebeePrequelSketches.jpg A-hem]. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 21:36, 18 November 2018 (EST)
==legs==
His legs design and detail resemble g1 skyfires toy. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 17:19, 12 January 2019 (EST)
:No such thing. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 17:30, 12 January 2019 (EST)

Flat, downwards angled black feet. Lower legs being curved and slightly wider than the upper leg. Little black and red details on the lower legs. It’s probably unintentional, but they do look eerily similar. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 20:26, 12 January 2019 (EST)
:You missed the point: there is no G1 Skyfire toy. ---[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 23:35, 12 January 2019 (EST)

You know what I mean. Jetfire and skyfire are the same character.[[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 18:42, 13 January 2019 (EST)
:It also looks like a bajillion other Japanese robot/mecha designs. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 19:02, 13 January 2019 (EST)
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==Does Blitzwing's voice actually change during the movie?==
I noticed while rewatching the scene where he and BumbleBee fight that Blitzwing's voice appears to change throughout it. When he shouts "DID YOU THINK YOU COULD HIDE?!" and says "Now you'll die screaming!", he sounds similar to his G1 incarnation. When he tries to interrogate Bee and removes his voicebox, He sounds more robotic and sorta sadistic. When he announces that Bee's a "Traitor to Cybertron" Blitzwing basically sounds like Shockwave from Transformers Prime with a few minor Vocal Effects added (Yes, I am aware they share a Voice Actor). Is this some sort of oversight by David Sobolov that was overlooked by the Editing Team? Perhaps even an intentional reference to his Animated incarnation? Or could it be that I'm overthinking this as usual? [[User:DrXshock|DrXshock]] ([[User talk:DrXshock|talk]]) 00:08, 22 February 2019 (EST)

==Starscream?==
"''if perhaps the character was originally intended to be Starscream and had his identity switched (during the film's well-documented re-editing?)''"

I dispute this note; the movie was ''originally'' intended to be a prequel and Blitzwing (albeit still unnamed in the movie itself) played the same role. Reshoots and re-editing was later made, pushing the release date back by six months because it was decided to change it from a prequel to a "new story-telling universe", with changes to distance it from the Bay movies.

The point is, as far as being an originally-intended prequel, directly connected to the Bay movies, the character could ''never'' have been intended to be Starscream due to his death and Starscream appearing in the three movies that would've chronologically followed.

The link I provided in my edit confirms what ''changes'' occurred during reshoots and re-editing from prequel to reboot, and there are none documented regarding the fight scene between Bumblebee and Blitzwing. Even if my edit and source aren't included I think the above line should at least be removed as it's based on fan speculation following the first trailer but can't have ever been a possibility knowing how the character's scene pans out.

The fact that this wiki's page for Bumblebee maintains it being a prequel rather than a reboot is even more of a case for not saying the character could've been Starscream.

Talk:Blitzwing (BB)

2020-11-10T12:07:28Z

Myouens78:

''Starscream ended being revealed to be in the movie after all''

I do not believe that this correct. The footnote sources it to the Empire article which has this to say:

''We're swiftly disabused of that notion thanks to a barrage of familiar faces including Decepticon premiereship players Shockwave, Starscream and Blitzwing, all in their original, first generation forms.''

This is obviously an incorrect take on the trailer, as Blitzwing is assuredly not there in his "original, first generation form." We therefore can't take the article's identification of Starscream as definitive, especially given that this isn't the first time we've seen a Starscream-looking dude in a trailer, and he turned out named something else. Note that Starscream is not mentioned in any of the article's direct quotes of Travis Knight. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 16:59, 25 September 2018 (EDT)
:I understand what you mean, but in the background of the Shockwave shot, we see a bot that looks different than Blitzwing, and has more similarities to Starscream. We can especially tell because the international trailer shows us Blitzwing's body. If this ends being Blitzwing ''too'' (for some reason) than sure. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 17:30, 25 September 2018 (EDT)

== Triple Changer? ==

I will admit I haven't been reading every article published for the movie, but when did they say Blitzwing was a Triple Changer? I'm not seeing a source, so...
:I think SDCC with an interview with Knight? I think? There is also the fact in the trailer, he is a jet and has a toy of him that is a tank, and the prequel comics having tank kibble on him... I think. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 17:02, 8 October 2018 (EDT)

==wrong guy?==
In the prequel comics, there is definitely a guy named blitzwing. I dont think he is the starscream looking guy in the trailer, for a few reasons. In the trailer, he has red bits, but in the comics he is all grey/brown. In the comics, he sports a noticeably different head design than in the trailer. In the comics, the tank tread kibble is on his back, jutting up enough to see, but in the trailer, you see no tank treads when the angle should be giving a good view of the treads. In place of the treads are thrusters in the trailer. His toy is colored closer to the comic version, which backs up the comic blitzwing and the movie seeker being different. The head design on the toy is similar, but noticeably different from the seeker in the trailer. The toy has a tidal wave style “mohawk” crest, but the one in the trailer doesnt. The 2 vents on top of the head also dont align with blitzwing and the seeker. Could they be two seperate entities? Please reply your thoughts below. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 21:08, 18 November 2018 (EST)
:Bumblebee doesn't look like his movie self either, what is your point? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:23, 18 November 2018 (EST)
::Bumblebee looks like his Volkswagen design, as Far as I know [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 21:29, 18 November 2018 (EST)
::: [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/a/aa/BumblebeePrequelSketches.jpg A-hem]. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 21:36, 18 November 2018 (EST)
==legs==
His legs design and detail resemble g1 skyfires toy. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 17:19, 12 January 2019 (EST)
:No such thing. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 17:30, 12 January 2019 (EST)

Flat, downwards angled black feet. Lower legs being curved and slightly wider than the upper leg. Little black and red details on the lower legs. It’s probably unintentional, but they do look eerily similar. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 20:26, 12 January 2019 (EST)
:You missed the point: there is no G1 Skyfire toy. ---[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 23:35, 12 January 2019 (EST)

You know what I mean. Jetfire and skyfire are the same character.[[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 18:42, 13 January 2019 (EST)
:It also looks like a bajillion other Japanese robot/mecha designs. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 19:02, 13 January 2019 (EST)
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==Does Blitzwing's voice actually change during the movie?==
I noticed while rewatching the scene where he and BumbleBee fight that Blitzwing's voice appears to change throughout it. When he shouts "DID YOU THINK YOU COULD HIDE?!" and says "Now you'll die screaming!", he sounds similar to his G1 incarnation. When he tries to interrogate Bee and removes his voicebox, He sounds more robotic and sorta sadistic. When he announces that Bee's a "Traitor to Cybertron" Blitzwing basically sounds like Shockwave from Transformers Prime with a few minor Vocal Effects added (Yes, I am aware they share a Voice Actor). Is this some sort of oversight by David Sobolov that was overlooked by the Editing Team? Perhaps even an intentional reference to his Animated incarnation? Or could it be that I'm overthinking this as usual? [[User:DrXshock|DrXshock]] ([[User talk:DrXshock|talk]]) 00:08, 22 February 2019 (EST)

==Starscream?==
"''if perhaps the character was originally intended to be Starscream and had his identity switched (during the film's well-documented re-editing?)''"

I dispute this note; the movie was ''originally'' intended to be a prequel and Blitzwing (albeit still unnamed in the movie itself) played the same role. Reshoots and re-editing was later made, pushing the release date back by six months because it was decided to change it from a prequel to a "new story-telling universe".

The point is, as far as being an originally-intended prequel, the character could ''never'' have been intended to be Starscream due to his death and Starscream appearing in the three movies that would've chronologically followed.

The link I provided in my edit confirms what ''changes'' occurred during reshoots and re-editing from prequel to reboot, and there are none documented regarding the fight scene between Bumblebee and Blitzwing. Even if my edit and source aren't included I think the above line should at least be removed as it's based on fan speculation following the first trailer but can't have ever been a possibility knowing how the character's scene pans out.

The fact that this wiki's page for Bumblebee maintains it being a prequel rather than a reboot is even more of a case for not saying the character could've been Starscream.

Talk:Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers

2020-11-10T12:05:08Z

Myouens78: /* Bumblebee Not Confirmed as Reboot */ new section

How about the statement that Metrotitan is made of the ghosts of dead Decepticons? I know I've heard that thrown around a time or two back in the day.... [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 20:23, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

Thats Violinjyger and it's true.

Alright, how about something about how G2 is G2 and everything after the movie, while technically a second generation, is not "G2" (although I recall hearing that Pat Lee regarded it as such).--[[User:Zodberg|Zodberg]] 22:37, 24 July 2007 (UTC)

== Addition to the Beast Wars Section: Black Arachnia was inspired by an Asian stripper ==

Can some please add this? The guy from Mainframe said (you can find his post on A.T.T.) that their animator, WHO IS OF ASIAN DESCENT, was taken to a strip club before he worked on BA's animation model. There was NEVER any mention of an Asian stripper by ANYONE from Mainframe, EVER!
:I had forgotten this one, but it DID have a serious amount of play in the late 90's fandom... [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 07:42, 8 November 2010 (EST)
::90's fandom? I was hearing it through a good chunk of the 2000s. [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] 18:29, 7 May 2013 (EDT)
:::I just heard it a few days ago. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 18:38, 7 May 2013 (EDT)

== French Starscream ==

I went ahead and removed the entry about Starscream. First of all, while I don't know about Bigbot's reliability... the sound clips ARE legit. And the French source you pulled from TFW2005 referred to Starscream being male in the CARTOON (ie "episodes") rather than the movie itself, which used an entirely different dub team.

I'm French Canadian, all my ancestors came to Canada from France, between the ages of three and ten, I rented the movie in French every single time I was at my grandparents' house. So I know what I'm talking about here. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:04, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
:I would also assume that the French fans interviewed to dispell that theory ALSO knew what they were talking about. And [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YhOCYZRxypM this Youtube clip] and [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KAodylu8rWw this other Youtube clip] don't make him sound very female to me. It's your word against both other French fans and evidence I just watched with my own eyes, man. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 22:25, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
::I dunno how many more bloody times I must say this, the French movie used a different dub team from either French dubs of the cartoon. I even pointed it out in Starscream's article. Yes, in the TV show he was a guy, but in the movie, the new dub team made him and Shrapnel girls. [http://www.bigbot.com/mp3/transformers_mp3.shtml#Femmes Listen to those clips for proof.] Those are legit from the TFTM I watched growing up. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:36, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

::::I tried to get Nevermore to clarify on this when he made the changes, but he was unable to provide more info. Can you confirm that Starscream was characterized / referred to as female in the movie, along with the feminine voice? I think it's important that we clarify the myth as "partly true" rather than just delete it, but I want to be sure we have it all nailed down. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 22:40, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
:::::Well, aside from the obvious voice, Megatron says to Starscream "Tu es une imbécile." In English, "an idiot" would be used to refer to a male or a female idiot, but in French the article varies in gender, were Starscream a male he would have said "Tu es un imbécile." instead of "une imbécile". ([[Wiki:French_articles_and_determiners#The_indefinite_article|French articles and determiners]])
:::::Shrapnel being female is OBVIOUS from the fact that Kickback calls him/her "Mademoiselle Shrapnel", which translates to "Miss Shrapnel".
:::::I'm trying to locate video clips of the French dub of TFTM to have more than just sound clips but so far I haven't found any... not sure where I could find a VHS tape in this day and age either... --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 22:55, 14 September 2007 (UTC)
::::::For those wondering why Shrapnel's being mentioned here, you can read [[Talk:Shrapnel_(G1)|this link]], which is how this whole issue was brought up in the first place. But note that I've never questioned (for I've had no reason to do so) movie Shrapnel's femininity.--[[User:G.B. Blackrock|G.B. Blackrock]] 23:17, 14 September 2007 (UTC)

==Repackaged old toys==
I think we should also have something on the notion that new-packaging releases of older toys are old unsold items taken back from store shelves, pulled from their cards, and RE-packaged onto new cards. I mean, this HAS to be bullshit. But I'm not sure of the best way to phrase it, since it's not a ridiculous argument that comes up very often. I wonder if Kyde has any insights on this. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:20, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
:I don't know that I've ''ever'' heard somebody claim that, but admittedly, I have been out of online TF discussions for a year or two, and have never read the web boards regularly. I think that unless this is something that actually comes up semi-frequently, there's not much reason to bring it up in the article. --[[User:Steve-o|Steve-o]] 22:19, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
::I've heard it said repeatedly that REDECOs are unsold toys that are sent back to Hasbro and repainted. Of course, I've only ever heard it said on Tformers. Those posters probably aren't competent enough to be held accountable for their actions. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 00:29, 14 December 2007 (UTC)
::I've seen it several times over the course of years. Certainly more than I've seen "Shrapnel's a girl in France" and "Geman movie omitted Starscream's death"... which is never before the wiki. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 23:07, 12 November 2007 (UTC)
:::Yeah, what Siph said. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 00:48, 13 November 2007 (UTC)
::::I've recently had a discussion with a common friend of ours, who is a longtime hardcore collector with inside contacts, and even ''he'' believed in the "repackaged toys are REpackaged in the literal sense" theory until I pointed out to him how expensive that would be. So I agree with Sipher here that it deserves a place on this page.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 00:25, 14 December 2007 (UTC)

==Featured Article?==
If we can get a few pictures... like the catalog image of blue-sided Bluestreak, Raiden in the Headmasters cartoon, a few other things... I think this page should have Featured status. It's important shit. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 22:54, 24 November 2007 (UTC)
:I'd say all the reference links are going to need alternate text before we can safely call this a featured article.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 00:03, 25 November 2007 (UTC)

=="Confirmed" myths?==
Would it be worth it to add urban legends that are actually true? (I'm thinking here things like "Sunstreaker and Sideswipe's/Starscream and Skywarp's tech specs were swapped, there was a Unicron toy planned during G1 that had an Orson Welles voice chip, etc.) Some of those things almost reach the status of urban legends in the fandom (not as much as they used to, now that information is easier to come by, but still.) Also, we need to add "Armada was supposed to tie together all previous TF continuities" or whatever the dumb rumor was. Also, maybe something to explain exactly what the RTV dubs really are (made in Malaysia, not Singapore, did they REALLY air in Hawaii/Mexico/wherever as I've seen people claim, etc.) [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 13:40, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
: Also, "There was a Transformers breakfast cereal with Bumblebee-shaped marshmallows and when you poured milk on it, they changed from car mode to robot mode." A kid at my school SWORE he had eaten this. [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 13:42, 26 November 2007 (UTC)
::I have no evidence for it but I DO remember seeing a Commemorative Sideswipe at TRU. Having no interest in G1 at the time I didn't buy it (though it might;ve been some other commemorative Autobot; I dunno for sure but my memory genuinly has the image of sideswipe).--[[User:BlackStarscream|BlackStarscream]] 01:27, 7 June 2011 (EDT)

==TF:TM soundtrack evidence of "lost" scene==
The 10 seconds in question are from 02:29 to 02:39 in "Death of Optimus Prime" on the original soundtrack CD. There was at least one other release of the soundtrack, right? Can anyone check and see if the mysterious sequence is there too? Or, hell, if anyone has heard of DiCola giving an alternate explanation, please disabuse me of the whole notion. - [[User:Jackpot|Jackpot]] 19:39, 16 December 2007 (UTC)
:I'll have to dig out my copy of [[Lighting Their Darkest Hour: The Complete Music Score for TFTM]], but I seem to recall ''the entire album'' clocking in at several full minutes longer than the entire movie, and that's before one considers [[The Touch]] or any of the other songs. I recall from somewhere that DiCola once did an interview in which he talked about it being unusually difficult to score the film, and IIRC it was because he had to score based off of the storyboards rather than the finished footage. If so, it could be that DiCola simply over-estimated how long certain scenes would run and so scored for every sequence start-to-finish like that, at which point the score was trimmed to fit the actual timing for the sequences and to fit in around the other songs. [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] 18:19, 7 May 2013 (EDT)
::I just had a thought. We know that there were a number of scenes which made it as far as the storyboard stage before being cut. Could DiCola have been given these scenes to score as well? If so, then the combination of "DiCola scoring scenes that were cut" and "DiCola misjudging the length of each scene" could easily explain why the full score is so much longer than the actual movie. [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] 21:09, 10 July 2013 (EDT)

== Misconception? ==

"A misconception usually held by casual fans or nostalgic adults is that of the original 1980's cartoon being the best fiction and most influential/successful line to date, with all other successors being unpopular and/or unsuccessful ventures.
Some of this misconception is based on the fact that most of the original audience stopped watching and following the franchise after its cancellation, or even before (as it wasn't "cool" to be kiddy once the puberty hit). Without any exposure to the market, the toyline and the new cartoons, they simply assume that Transformers has sunk in both popularity, quality and sales, since it's not what they remember."

Any facts/sources to back this up? I'd bet that actual sales between the demise of G1 and Micheal Bay stepping in were significantly lower, which would seriously contradict what's being said here.

:According to lists that used to be published in Tomarts(?) magazine, Transformers has consistently placed in the top 3 boys toys properties since the beginning of Beast Wars. Robots in Disguise and Armada both reported record profits, though Energon and Cybertron didn't seem to match Armada's success. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 03:56, 16 March 2008 (UTC)
::How ''did'' Energon and Cybertron sell, anyway? It seems widely known that Armada sold like hotcakes, but nobody ever brings up the two sequels in that regard. -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 20:44, 19 March 2008 (UTC)

==Team names and vowel breaks==
While I'm good with the "Seacons" inclusion... well, bot every Decepticon team had an "i" vowel break... like the Predacons. And not every team had a vowel break at all... like the Triggercons, and arguably the Firecons. On the other hand... were the Seacons the only ''two-syllable name'' team, where everyone else had three? Nothing else is springing to mind... --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 19:51, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
:Whether it's a "a" or an "i" is kinda moot; the point is that there ''was'' a break in all the teams before them. (FWIW, to a lazy Southern tongue like mine, the "i" and "a" are almost indistinguishable. It all comes out "uh-cons" regardless.) As for the contemporaneous Triggercons, there's no ambiguity in their name, as there's no vowel there to be misappropriated. Right or wrong, the extraneous "uh" in "see-uh-cons" comes from the "a" in "Sea". Last question: "Firecon" is only two syllables, innit? -- [[User:Repowers|Repowers]] 20:03, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
::It's only two syllables if you're a dirty southerner. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 20:08, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
::I'm a Southerner, and I say it "Fie-er". Any rate, the point is the current entry says "all teams had 'i' vowel breaks". Which ain't true... I'm more inclined to believe it's a "three-plus syllables" pattern. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:11, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
:::(D'oh. Terrorcons!) --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:12, 19 March 2008 (UTC)
::::See, I think we should start calling the Pretender Monsters the Pretendicons, just to keep with the pattern. [[User:Semysane|Semysane]] 08:38, 20 March 2008 (UTC)

==Soundwave's buttons==
I think there are actually two separate issues at work here. I'd always been under the impression that G1 Soundwave underwent a running change in both the U.S. and Japan--going from the distinct, inset early buttons to the big protruding single chrome block later. After that change occurred, the mold was altered to turn it into Soundblaster. That was why Hasbro said at first they couldn't use the tooling anymore--because the door had been changed. The Takara bookbox reissue solved this by making a new version with a hybrid single door / late chrome button style, and also keeping another version with all of Soundblaster's features still around. Have I completely misunderstood the issue? --[[User:Thylacine 2000|Thylacine 2000]] 14:35, 3 April 2009 (EDT)

== R-rating ==

http://www.scifi.com/scifiwire/index.php?category=0&id=40510

Huh.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 07:13, 8 June 2009 (EDT)
:Didn't they clarify that he was actually talking about Disturbia, Shia's OTHER PG-13 movie that came out that summer? - [[User:Cattleprod|Cattleprod]] 14:19, 8 June 2009 (EDT)

== Plagiarizing ==

Yeah. [http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/blog/9107] [http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/blog/9113] [http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/blog/9160] [http://www.thatguywiththeglasses.com/blog/9169] Awesome work stealing our content and adding your poorly written own stuff, sucker!--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 16:56, 13 July 2009 (EDT)
:I like how he added his own dumb "conclusions", which mostly contradict the copy+pasted text and are just completely wrong too. -[[User:Mazenoise|Mazenoise]] 17:38, 13 July 2009 (EDT)
::I've talked with some Brian guy over at that site, and he says he'll be deleting the blogs. Victoly? --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 17:46, 13 July 2009 (EDT)
:::Hasn't happened yet.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 06:58, 14 July 2009 (EDT)
::::Surprise! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:48, 14 July 2009 (EDT)
:::::Looks like it's been removed.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 13:10, 31 July 2009 (EDT)

== "Companies" section? ==

I've seen the misconception that Tomy bought Takara (rather than merging with them on equal terms) thrown around quite a few times...What else could go into such a section?

Additionally, thise page has grown quite large. Should we split it?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 19:12, 26 July 2009 (EDT)

==Variations in Europe==

''Some toys were exclusively (or predominantly) available in the United Kingdom (sometimes also the Netherlands)''

As I understand it, one of the reasons why this one may have taken root is because when the franchise began Hasbro in the UK and continental Europe were not yet integrated and so the releases were separate - I think the UK may have even begun the toys in late 1984 (which would explain why the comic began in September that year rather than waiting for the toys advertised to arrive the next). Most of the sightings of toys being available in one market but not the other, though in my experience tend to be cases of the UK not getting toys seemingly available on the continent - e.g. issue #60 of the UK comic reports Blaster being available in Germany with German tech specs - rather than the other way round. [[User:Timrollpickering|Timrollpickering]] 08:04, 26 September 2009 (EDT)

Agreed. I saw Trypticon and Bruticus box-set on sale in Greece, and Deluxe Insecticons and Shockwave in France circa 1986. None of these were ever available in the UK. [[User:J'mie|J'mie]] 08:18, 26 September 2009 (EDT)
:But this section is not referring to European releases of regular US toys. It's referring to Euro-exclusive toys like the "Classic" reissues, Turbomasters etc.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 02:52, 9 May 2010 (EDT)

==Here's an old one I just remembered==
Since the Diaclone & Microchange molds have copyright dates from the 70s on them, the original toys are from the 70s as well. That one's been pretty well debunked by actual release date info, but we should probably have something on the wiki explaining the reason that toys from '82 were marked '78 or whenever. It's something to do with how Japanese patent or copyright law or whatever worked at the time, IIRC - since Microchange STARTED in the late 70s, all the toys, no matter whne they dropped, had the copyright date of the initial product. At least, I think that's how it worked. [[User:Hooper X|Hooper_X]] 10:51, 30 September 2009 (EDT)
:Correct. Japanese copyright stamping at the time went by year of the brand's inception, not the year the toy per se was created. (I'm not sure if that's still the case in Japan. For any toys produced for non-Asian markets, it seems they're adhering to the date of manufacture rather than brand inception. At least, I can't recall the last time I saw a new TakaraTomy or Bandai toy with an old copyright date on it.)--[[User:Apcog|Apcog]] 11:01, 30 September 2009 (EDT)
::Right. and shortly after posting this, I see it's already on there. It seems like we might need a more logical organizing process for this thing - maybe a "pre-Transformers" section before G1 to cover stuff like this exactly. Kind of track it through the history of the series, rumors about pre-TF toylines first, then rumors about TF development (John Romita drawing the character models, f'rinstance) and then kind of an era-by-era as appropriate. [[User:Hooper X|Hooper_X]] 11:40, 30 September 2009 (EDT)

== Blue Bluestreak ==

My brain is too fried from using Linux to make the appropriate edit right now and have it come out not terrible, but I think it's weird that the article acts like we have absolutely no idea why the rumor of a blue '''''Blue'''''streak would be more widespread than the rumor of a dark gray Astrotrain. (And this is the part where someone assumes I don't know what his name means.) --[[User:Andrusi]]

Because it DID exist as a Diaclone, and some rumors existed of a VERY FEW making it out in TF boxes, including an ex-Hasbro employee. See: http://tfsource.com/blog/diaclone-car-robots-part-1/ --[[User:Chrusher]]

== Can we get this page locked down? ==

Pages of this nature should never be open to anonymous edits, because somebody, somewhere, will take offense to us "lecturing them" on why they're wrong. --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 20:51, 4 July 2010 (EDT)
:That probably won't stop them from making an account just to do the exact same thing anyway. --[[User:LokitheGrammarNazi|LokitheGrammarNazi]] 16:49, 18 September 2010 (EDT)

== Japanese dub of Animated ==

Japanese Animated is a separate continuity from the Movieverse, right? But there was some early coverage that claimed otherwise, which still has people fooled? Is that correct?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 16:41, 30 October 2010 (EDT)

== "Transformers was nearly rated R by the MPAA." ==

It sounds like this is true, so does it belong here as a misconception or urban legend? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 02:00, 8 November 2010 (EST)
:Because it's Shia's OTHER film, Disturbia, that was almost rated R. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 02:08, 8 November 2010 (EST)

== Neo/Car Robots Connection- ==

While I am not disputing that it is not a direct sequel, it might be worth noting that this one does have *some* vague credence, as it does include time-travelling Predacons/Destron(gers) as well as the semi-cameo by Heinlad in the pilot. I would imagine that these elements were included, in part at least, to help the transition from the "Beast Era" fiction to generation-spanning mash-up land. Which, still, a sequel does not make, I grant you. But it might be worth mentioning that there are elements beyond "animation style" that point towards this misconception, the Heinlad 'cameo', especially--[[User:Destrongerlupus|Destrongerlupus]] 15:44, 12 November 2010 (EST)

== War for Cybertron is a prequel to the G1 cartoon/War for Cybertron is part of G1 ==

This section comes across as very pedantic, almost like "Hasbro declared it part of Prime, therefore it is. All the contradictions with the Prime cartoon and the similarities with G1 mean nothing, as they are overruled by Hasbro's official verdict". Yes, I know Hasbro has the last word, but seriously...--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 09:32, 28 November 2010 (EST)
:But that is the case. WFC has superficial similarities to G1 so casual fans automatically ASSume that it is part of that continuity. Hell, many of them don't realize that there are multiple G1 continuities. As the Prime franchise integrates and synthesizes elements from all previous continuity families, there are bound to be similarities to G1. However, the franchise is so new that it is hard to get a feel on what it is. Hasbro's statements as to what belongs where is all that we really have to go on as of yet. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 09:38, 28 November 2010 (EST)

::I think the section as it is currenty described is pointless. It is G1 cartoon-centric and the reasons why WFC is not G1 also apply to nearly all the G1 comics! [[Special:Contributions/82.15.221.203|82.15.221.203]] 11:56, 29 November 2010 (EST)
:::Except people don't seem to think that WFC is in Marvel or IDW continuity. When people think it's G1, they think it's cartoon G1. The only other G1 universe I ever see people try to fit it into is War Within, and the section discusses that as well. The reason for it being cartoon-centric is because most people are under the belief that it is part of the cartoon. WFC cannot fit into any G1 universe and it's confirmed to not be a new one. The comics, while presenting different views, are G1. WFC may seem like another interpretation, but that's been debunked. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 12:19, 29 November 2010 (EST)
:As I understand it, the creators were creating it as part of G1, as far as they were concerned. As far as I am concerned, creators of a licensed Transformers product made a G1 story, so it is a G1 story. The wiki's position on the matter really does boil down to "Hasbro declared it part of the modern continuity, therefore it is." - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 12:52, 29 November 2010 (EST)
::It was ''specifically a sequel to the original cartoon'', as far as the video game folks were concerned, despite the Jetfire and the Aerialbots and the Stunticons and the totally new origin for Optimus prime. The video game folks can be wrong. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 12:59, 29 November 2010 (EST)
:::So it had a sloppy/loose, video-game-level of attention to continuity. The cartoon itself has conflicting origins. Anyway, the section should probably say something about the video game folks and their press statements, since the "War for Cybertron is G1" myth didn't come out of nowhere. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 13:08, 29 November 2010 (EST)
Here's a possible rephrasing: "High Moon Studios, the creators of the WFC game, intended for it to be a prequel to the G1 Sunbow cartoon, and the two share some broad similarities (though they are irreconcilable in detail). However, Hasbro has declared that WFC is a micro-continuity in the Prime franchise, not G1, and ''ex cathedra'' pronouncements from Hasbro trump authorial intent." [[User:JW|JW]] 14:23, 29 November 2010 (EST)
:I think it's more likely that they advertised it as being part of the cartoon, because that's the most well-known Transformers fiction and would appeal to 80s kids. I don't know how it can be developed as a prequel considering the blatant inconsistencies. --[[User:NCZ|NCZ]] 14:36, 29 November 2010 (EST)
::War Within is a "G1 prequel" even though it clashes with the cartoon. The difference is that there's actual "G1" fiction that is in continuity with War Within (namely, Dreamwave G1). Besides, War for Cybertron clashes with the Prime cartoon just as much as it clashes with the G1 cartoon, so the only thing we have is Hasbro's official word overruling it. Aaaaaaaand then we have the recent case of Hasbro stating that various characters aren't in the movieverse despite official fiction placing them there. So yeah.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 07:17, 2 December 2010 (EST)
:::Thinking about it again, I think the main problem I have is that pretty much everything else on this page is blatantly false and directly disproven by factual evidence. In the case of WFC, all we have is Hasbro in their ever-vague continuity mish-mash official-speak declaring it part of the Prime continuity. Since this is the same Hasbro that claims Hunt for the Decepticon toys who appeared in movieverse fiction or who are tied to movieverse characters via their bios aren't part of the movieverse, I'd say we require more substantial evidence for this to actually belong on this page as a cut-and-dry "misconception". The only other comparable case I can think of is "Car Robots is a Beast Wars Neo sequel", where we list all the arguments disproving it and then only mention the official Takara retcon-via-official-timeline in a postscript sentence.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 10:45, 2 December 2010 (EST)
::::Yea, I don't see how anyone can say "WFC is G1" is blatantly false after watching [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ctkjNF9JSPE this commercial]. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 11:36, 3 December 2010 (EST)
:::::I don't see how that commercial proves which continuity the game fits in. Yes, it is obviously HOMAGING G1, but that doesn't make it G1. The Prime franchise draws inspiration from everything that came before. If anything, Starscream's comment "Again?" would point to it NOT being G1. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 11:05, 4 December 2010 (EST)
::::::You are assuming WFC is part of Prime's continuity and then saying WFC homages G1 because Prime's continuity draws from everything that came before. The question is whether WFC is part of Prime. I think the commercial is promoting WFC as G1. Hasbro says WFC is part of the "modern continuity". I used to think that meant something close to "in continuity with the Prime cartoon", but after the latest Q&A, I'm not exactly sure what "modern continuity" and "[[Hasbro Q&A/November 2010: Answers|modern world continuity]]" are supposed to mean. Hasbro just doesn't think in the same terms regarding categories.
::::::I think if the wiki just looked at WFC itself and how it was promoted, it could easily be put in the G1 continuity family, at least as much as IDW. IDW has different origins for Galvatron, Cyclonus, Goldbug, Headmasters. It homages Pretenders and female Transformers and easter-eggs Action Masters ("[[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 1|altmodes are for wimps]]") without any actual (confirmed?) Action Masters. The Micromasters aren't even Cybertronian Transformers. Then there's [http://forum.idwpublishing.com/viewtopic.php?p=143991#143991 this]:
::::::{{quote|I don't consider IDW's take as "G1". the stories are not a continuation of the ones from the 80's cartoon or the Marvel stuff. they didn't crash on earth 4 millions years ago and get lodged in a volcano, it doesn't even fit into Beast wars. sure it's got the same names and elements from G1, but that can also be said with every other series that came and went since G1. Armada, Energon, Cybertron, Animated, the Movie.. All have elements of G1 in them, all have an Optimus who's a red truck and there's a Yellow car that younger people can relate to. references to Matrixes, Unicrons..etc, but they're not G1.|DonFig}} Don's reasoning for IDW not being G1 is the exact same sort of stuff in this article about WFC not being G1, yet IDW is still classified as G1. I'm not saying the wiki should reclassify IDW. I'm just saying that saying "WFC is part of G1" isn't some obvious myth. Maybe the wiki should just classify War for Cybertron as its own thing with notes saying the developers considered it in the spirit of Generation 1 and Hasbro kinda sorta lumped it in with modern stuff. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 12:03, 4 December 2010 (EST)
:::::::Actually that's not what I was saying, I'll try to clarify. That commercial has a design sense that is clearly influenced by G1. Starscream's "again?" comment shows that it is not actually G1, and is thus an homage. Other elements of the game are homages of other parts of TF history (Demolishor and Slipstream for Armada and Animated for example). This mix of homages to various eras is similar to that seen in the Prime cartoon. Hasbro's comments that WFC is part of Prime's continuity family clarifies all of the above. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:19, 4 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::Except that Hasbro ''also'' says that certain characters ''aren't'' part of the movieverse but belong to the "modern-world continuity" even though they appeared in official movieverse fiction. So if Hasbro is giving out contradictory information, how can we consider something that hinges entirely on Hasbro's official world "definite"?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 13:33, 4 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::I think you are reading too much into Starscream's "Again?". I didn't think that when I heard it. It is just Starscream upset because Shockwave is going to request "The Touch" again or something. - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 14:17, 4 December 2010 (EST)

Pretty much the entire purpose of Exodus is to lay the foundation for this new "modern continuity" by taking War for Cybertron's story and differentiating it from G1. This is a ''conscious effort'', folks. It's not like we're just taking one statement and running with it.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 16:21, 4 December 2010 (EST)
:So if Exodus took the War for Cybertron story and de-G1-ified it, where does that leave War for Cybertron itself? - [[User:Starfield|Starfield]] 16:38, 4 December 2010 (EST)
::As the backstory to Prime. WFC may not have originally been ''intended'' as that, but Exodus is the link that establishes it as the first bit of Hasbro's ''new'' continuity rather than a continuation of a prior continuity.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 21:51, 4 December 2010 (EST)
:::There's also their identical Cybertron designs: [[Cybertron_(planet)#Prime]] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 09:23, 7 December 2010 (EST)
The current rewrite pleases me. [[User:JW|JW]] 10:11, 6 December 2010 (EST)
:''Some have taken this misconception further and believed War for Cybertron is an actual prequel for the original cartoon.'' ... for example, the game developers themselves! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:20, 6 December 2010 (EST)
::Much better now. The only thing missing as far as I'm concerned is a note on Hasbro's own murky attitude towards "continuity" (PCCs and HftD characters allegedly not being part of the movieverse) and the whole wibbly-wobbly nature of the whole shebang.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 06:51, 7 December 2010 (EST)
::: That'd be a whole 'nother topic heading, and I'm not sure "The notion of separate and well-defined continuities is far more developed in fandom and on this wiki than within the walls of Hasbro, and thus we are obsessively mapping boundaries that don't really exist," is a topic we'd have much fun visiting. [[User:JW|JW]] 07:08, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::: [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-prime-discussion/346862-seems-hasbro-changed-their-mind.html MY BRAIN HURTS]--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 14:00, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::::Well of course they're not in continuity. BUT that doesn't mean they don't belong to the same continuity family. --[[User:Detour|Detour]] 14:08, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::::Hasbro ''UK''. Who has all of ''no'' say in anything along those lines. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 14:11, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::::::Why would Hasbro UK have any less say about continuity than, say, Takara, whose pronouncements we document?--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 15:28, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::::::PS: I'm not saying that we should take it too seriously, there's the whole 'private correspondence' thing, I'm just finding the idea that Hasbro UK has no say in the matter odd.--[[User:Jimsorenson|Jimsorenson]] 15:30, 7 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::The massive ineptitude and halfassery that they carry themselves with in everything they do, say or have any part of. - [[User:Chris McFeely|Chris McFeely]] 15:32, 7 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::Takara creates things. Hasbro US creates things. They are both proactive partners in creating Transformers IP. Hasbro UK is their dumb unemployed cousin who can't keep his thumb out of his own ass. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 15:34, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::::::::[http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=75073&st=0 Hasbro US agrees.] --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 10:12, 8 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::::Can we at least agree that this whole thing is vastly confusing, Hasbro's official stance has flaws and there's been contradictory information given out by the dumb unemployed UK brother?--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 11:03, 8 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::::Also: [http://www.tfw2005.com/boards/transformers-prime-discussion/346862-seems-hasbro-changed-their-mind-8.html#post5453604] From Pete Sinclair: {{quote|What I have been told is one continuity, the modern continuity, containing these 3 stories. Hasbro does not deal with Universal streams or continuity families. They only deal with, and are concerned with, the modern continuity...}}--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 14:24, 8 December 2010 (EST)
::::::HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA.
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::::::HAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA. --[[User:-Blackout-|-Blackout-]] 14:17, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::::Yes, because e-mail correspondences with marketing guys (from Hasbro UK, no less) are reliable arbiters of Transformers information. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 14:58, 7 December 2010 (EST)
:::::::More insanity: [[Cliffjumper (Prime)]] has a link in his toy entry to [[Cliffjumper (G1)]], implying that Takara's United version of Generations Cliffjumper represents an incarnation of G1 Cliffjumper. Is there any evidence supporting this, or are we automatically assuming that all Takara toys represent incarnations of G1 characters unless explicitly stated otherwise? To make matters more complicated, G1 Cliffjumper's page contains no entry for United Cliffjumper.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 08:25, 8 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::[http://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/TF/products/united/un01.html The website links between "Earth Mode" and "Cybertron Mode" toys.] Takara doing their own thing is not a new occurrence. [[User:Interrobang|—Interrobang]] 08:34, 8 December 2010 (EST)
:::::::::For what it's worth, [http://www.allspark.com/forums/index.php?showtopic=74770 Figure Oh!] explicitly advertises Cliffjumper as appearing in the DS version of WFC.--[[User:Nevermore|Nevermore]] 10:29, 8 December 2010 (EST)
::::::::::Not worth a lot. They're simply pointing out the real-world genesis of the toy. Frankly, IF we see any kind of fiction-use of said models, it'll likely be in some manga set in some continuity that is just as irreconcilable (or blatantly new) as Henkei was... if it's not set in Henkei's timeline anyway. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 14:15, 8 December 2010 (EST)

== Transformers Prime Toyline existence==

Should the persistent belief that Transformers: Prime will not have a toyline be added here, or is it only TFW that gets like five threads devoted to that topic on a daily basis? -[[User:Ratbatman|Ratbatman]] 11:05, 30 November 2010 (EST)
:Until there is an announced toyline, instead of the "We're not making toys" one we got, it's not a misconception or an urban legend. It's fact based on the available information [[User:Eire]] 16:18 30 Nov 2010.
:: THEY NEVER SAID THEY WEREN'T MAKING TOYS. NEVER EVER. Jesus Christ, in the exact same panel in which people THOUGHT Hasbro said they weren't making toys, Eric Siebenaler even said that he couldn't wait for people to see Bulkhead Prime's action figure! ALL THEY SAID WAS THAT THEY WERE '''NOT TALKING ABOUT TOYS RIGHT THIS MOMENT''', not that there would NEVER BE TOYS. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 11:22, 30 November 2010 (EST)
:::That's the thing, some people still believe that Hasbro isn't going to make any toys for the Prime franchise. I'd support the addition of a section clarifying this for those people. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 12:14, 30 November 2010 (EST)
::::Seems like the sort of thing that's going to have a relatively short lifespan, as we're probably going to see the Prime toys at Toyfair.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 12:31, 30 November 2010 (EST)
:::::At that point, the "Hasbro said they weren't making any Prime toys and they're liars!" begins. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 13:22, 30 November 2010 (EST)
::::::What are you getting so worked up about? If they said there are no toys in the works at the moment, it one doesn't contradict my statement of no sign of toys to come, because there isn't because they haven't revealed any, and two if it does contradict me, so what? It's exactly...nothing. Certainly nothing to get remotely excited about. Or is this mainstream forum backlash. I should point out, I avoid the big forums, so if this has been kicked up fifty billion times over there, I wouldn't know about it. [[User:Eire]] 18:31 30 Nov 2010.
:::::::I'm pretty sure someone from Hasbro (Aaron Archer?) said that there would be Prime figures, but they were holding off until after the current blitz of 2010/Generations/PCC and (possibly) the upcoming DOTM line. Can anyone back me up on this with a reference? --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 13:44, 30 November 2010 (EST)
:::::::They never said "there are no toys in the works at the moment," they said they weren't talking about it.--[[User:Carrion|Carrion]] 14:31, 30 November 2010 (EST)
::::::::This. This this this this this. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 14:59, 30 November 2010 (EST)
Now that you say it, I do think you're right, Walky. I'm probably always going to want to stab ''someone'' in the eyeball with a nail file over this. Which, I guess, is our criteria for this article, come to think of it.--[[User:Rosicrucian|Rosicrucian]][[User Talk:Rosicrucian|Talk]] 04:23, 1 December 2010 (EST)

==Nimoy Unicron lines?==
I know it's been debunked over the years, but we probably ought to put the "Leonard Nimoy dubbed some of Orson Welles' lines because they were unusable" rumor to bed on this page somewhere. -hx at work

==Targets for bloat removal==
Okay, I'm putting together a list of items of dubious existence on this page. There's a lot of stuff that just seems... small. Certainly trivia-worthy on relevant pages, but not big enough to really warrant being here. Let's hear some arguments for keeping...
* Powermaster Optimus Prime was the first, original Optimus Prime toy.
* A "giant"-sized Optimus Prime toy was available during Generation 1.
* A winged variant of Sludge was available during Generation 1.
* The reissue Soundwave toys released by Takara are reverse-engineered from Soundblaster because the original molds are lost.
* Commemorative Series Side Swipe was found at Toys"R"Us stores in the USA.
* Some toys were exclusively (or predominantly) available in the United Kingdom (sometimes also the Netherlands).
:There's certainly some confusion about the way releases were handled on this side of the Atlantic, not least because it took time for the various markets and even companies to be aligned, and this has created confusion in later years when everything's been gathered under a single listing called "Europe". I'm not sure the current paragraphs really convey this well - indeed the myths in the 1980s and early 1990s (mainly through the UK letterspage) tended to be based around the continent getting toys the UK didn't rather than the other way round and some of this got reproduced in the internet era. But would "All countries in Europe received a single set of releases in the 1980s" be obscure in itself and/or oversummarising the mess? [[User:Timrollpickering|Timrollpickering]] 15:48, 9 May 2013 (EDT)
* Transformers were meant as a "genderless" race. Arcee and the other female Transformers were added to the brand because feminists complained about the Transformers all being male. (''When the fuck was this ever proposed?'')
:I actually heard this from someone else a few years ago, so it's been making the rounds. Given that the G1 cartoon seemingly went out of its way to avoid adding female characters at first (no recurring female characters for 1984, and Carly not appearing until several episodes into the 1985 season) while other franchises were gender-integrated from the get-go (such as with G. I. Joe or He-Man), I can see where this misconception might have first started. [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] 18:28, 7 May 2013 (EDT)
* The Transformers: The Movie/Scatman Crothers coined the term "ginormous", which has since been added to several dictionaries.
* An Earthforce story was written to promote the non-combining Constructicon toys.
:--[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 03:35, 7 May 2013 (EDT)
:Also, several of the entries not on this list can really use some trim. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 04:53, 7 May 2013 (EDT)
::"A "giant"-sized Optimus Prime toy was available during Generation 1." seems particularly unneeded since it directly follows the bit about 20th Anniversary Optimus, which is pretty much the same misconception. The only part that is really new is the the giant bootleg thing, and that could just be added to the 20th Anniversary section if needed. [[User:Soundwarp SG-1|Soundwarp SG-1]] 12:37, 7 May 2013 (EDT)
::For me this has been one of the most interesting pages over the years, so I'm sad to see anything go, but yeah, some like the Alternators Windcharger thing would make more sense just on individual character pages. On "Winged Sludge": was that really more of a source of confusion than any other Four Star knock-off? Should that myth possibly be expanded to something like, "Four Star's toys using Transformer molds were legit Diaclone variants sold at the same time as their TF counterparts," since some listings of their toys throw up "Diaclone" as a keyword? [[User:Bumblevivisector|Bumblevivisector]] 20:01, 7 May 2013 (EDT)
::I think this page should focus on the large scale, line wide myths. Things particular to one character (or one actor, in the case of Scatman Crothers) should be moved to the specific page. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] 17:55, 9 May 2013 (EDT)

==The G1 series being dubbed anime==
I remembered something when I read this entry in the list. Back when Rhino was releasing the 1986 movie and the first few batches of episodes on VHS, the local chain of the Suncoast video retailer had everything "Transformers" stocked in their anime section. Back then I honestly took it to mean that Transformers was anime, and another collector I spoke with at the time thought the same.

For those who had Suncoast chains in their area during the Rhino years, did your chain similarly stock G1 in the "anime" section? If so, then Suncoast might have inadvertently contributed to the propagation of this myth. [[User:Ironhold|Ironhold]] ([[User talk:Ironhold|talk]]) 13:24, 5 May 2014 (EDT)
:I'm pretty sure being a cartoon with a lot of behind-the-scenes associations with Japan had much more to do with the "the propagation of this myth" than your local overpriced retailer. [[User:Mimi|Mimi]] ([[User talk:Mimi|talk]]) 14:58, 5 May 2014 (EDT)

== "Megatron is named from Megas" ==

Does this count as a misconception? This was written on Wikipedia about fans missauming it but Megatron is actually a portemeau of megaton and tron.

== IDW Hasbroverse ==

Though I'm not going to argue against the point that the existing IDW TF continuity getting rebooted isn't the fault of the Hasbroverse, the phrase "unsustainable downwards spiral" regarding pre-Hasbroverse sales is pretty hyperbolic and somewhat ignorant of the general comics industry. The graph linked to in the footnote shows sales steadily declining at about 1k a year. Across the 4 years from DoOP to Revolution, that's a drop of about a third. That may sound bad, but that's actually better than average. Pretty much every American monthly comic (apart from the Walking Dead) loses readers as it goes. Many from Marvel and DC will see bigger percentage drops in readership than that in the space of one year, let alone four, and not only keep on going, but be considered successes. If a phrase as overblown as "unsustainable downwards spiral" is apt for anything, it's the post-Revolution sales, which see that level of decline within about a year, which, more supports the "misconception" being argued against here. If this is going to be "debunked" it needs to be with first hand evidence (a quote from someone at IDW) rather than tenuous supposition from sales charts. [[User:Danja|Danja]] ([[User talk:Danja|talk]]) 11:00, 2 April 2018 (EDT)

== Bay's Opinion on the 1986 movie ==

I suddenly remembered someone said that Michael Bay hated the 1986 Animated movie. Don't know who said that, but I can consider this as a rumor since there is no official word about him genuinely hating the flick. [[User:FigureGunplaFan|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan|talk]]) 12:53, 22 May 2018 (EDT)

== Cliffjumper's deaths in "every" continuity ==

Uh, yeah. There are some people who still think that Cliffjumper dies in every show or comic that existed. Is it worth mentioning? [[User:FigureGunplaFan|FigureGunplaFan]] ([[User talk:FigureGunplaFan|talk]]) 01:56, 28 July 2020 (EDT)

== Bumblebee Not Confirmed as Reboot ==

I'm not entirely sure what's not clear about a 'new storytelling universe' meaning a reboot of some sort. It surely means other than the existing Bayverse even if it borrows elements from it.

Talk:Blitzwing (BB)

2020-11-10T11:58:53Z

Myouens78:

''Starscream ended being revealed to be in the movie after all''

I do not believe that this correct. The footnote sources it to the Empire article which has this to say:

''We're swiftly disabused of that notion thanks to a barrage of familiar faces including Decepticon premiereship players Shockwave, Starscream and Blitzwing, all in their original, first generation forms.''

This is obviously an incorrect take on the trailer, as Blitzwing is assuredly not there in his "original, first generation form." We therefore can't take the article's identification of Starscream as definitive, especially given that this isn't the first time we've seen a Starscream-looking dude in a trailer, and he turned out named something else. Note that Starscream is not mentioned in any of the article's direct quotes of Travis Knight. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 16:59, 25 September 2018 (EDT)
:I understand what you mean, but in the background of the Shockwave shot, we see a bot that looks different than Blitzwing, and has more similarities to Starscream. We can especially tell because the international trailer shows us Blitzwing's body. If this ends being Blitzwing ''too'' (for some reason) than sure. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 17:30, 25 September 2018 (EDT)

== Triple Changer? ==

I will admit I haven't been reading every article published for the movie, but when did they say Blitzwing was a Triple Changer? I'm not seeing a source, so...
:I think SDCC with an interview with Knight? I think? There is also the fact in the trailer, he is a jet and has a toy of him that is a tank, and the prequel comics having tank kibble on him... I think. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 17:02, 8 October 2018 (EDT)

==wrong guy?==
In the prequel comics, there is definitely a guy named blitzwing. I dont think he is the starscream looking guy in the trailer, for a few reasons. In the trailer, he has red bits, but in the comics he is all grey/brown. In the comics, he sports a noticeably different head design than in the trailer. In the comics, the tank tread kibble is on his back, jutting up enough to see, but in the trailer, you see no tank treads when the angle should be giving a good view of the treads. In place of the treads are thrusters in the trailer. His toy is colored closer to the comic version, which backs up the comic blitzwing and the movie seeker being different. The head design on the toy is similar, but noticeably different from the seeker in the trailer. The toy has a tidal wave style “mohawk” crest, but the one in the trailer doesnt. The 2 vents on top of the head also dont align with blitzwing and the seeker. Could they be two seperate entities? Please reply your thoughts below. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 21:08, 18 November 2018 (EST)
:Bumblebee doesn't look like his movie self either, what is your point? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:23, 18 November 2018 (EST)
::Bumblebee looks like his Volkswagen design, as Far as I know [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 21:29, 18 November 2018 (EST)
::: [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/a/aa/BumblebeePrequelSketches.jpg A-hem]. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 21:36, 18 November 2018 (EST)
==legs==
His legs design and detail resemble g1 skyfires toy. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 17:19, 12 January 2019 (EST)
:No such thing. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 17:30, 12 January 2019 (EST)

Flat, downwards angled black feet. Lower legs being curved and slightly wider than the upper leg. Little black and red details on the lower legs. It’s probably unintentional, but they do look eerily similar. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 20:26, 12 January 2019 (EST)
:You missed the point: there is no G1 Skyfire toy. ---[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 23:35, 12 January 2019 (EST)

You know what I mean. Jetfire and skyfire are the same character.[[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 18:42, 13 January 2019 (EST)
:It also looks like a bajillion other Japanese robot/mecha designs. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 19:02, 13 January 2019 (EST)
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==Does Blitzwing's voice actually change during the movie?==
I noticed while rewatching the scene where he and BumbleBee fight that Blitzwing's voice appears to change throughout it. When he shouts "DID YOU THINK YOU COULD HIDE?!" and says "Now you'll die screaming!", he sounds similar to his G1 incarnation. When he tries to interrogate Bee and removes his voicebox, He sounds more robotic and sorta sadistic. When he announces that Bee's a "Traitor to Cybertron" Blitzwing basically sounds like Shockwave from Transformers Prime with a few minor Vocal Effects added (Yes, I am aware they share a Voice Actor). Is this some sort of oversight by David Sobolov that was overlooked by the Editing Team? Perhaps even an intentional reference to his Animated incarnation? Or could it be that I'm overthinking this as usual? [[User:DrXshock|DrXshock]] ([[User talk:DrXshock|talk]]) 00:08, 22 February 2019 (EST)

==Starscream?==
"''if perhaps the character was originally intended to be Starscream and had his identity switched (during the film's well-documented re-editing?)''"

I dispute this note; the movie was ''originally'' intended to be a prequel and Blitzwing (albeit still unnamed in the movie itself) played the same role. Reshoots and re-editing was later made, pushing the release date back by six months because it was decided to change it from a prequel to a "new story-telling universe".

The point is, as far as being an originally-intended prequel, the character could ''never'' have been intended to be Starscream due to his death and Starscream appearing in the three movies that would've chronologically followed.

The link I provided in my edit confirms what ''changes'' occurred during reshoots and re-editing from prequel to reboot, and there are none documented regarding the fight scene between Bumblebee and Blitzwing. Even if my edit and source aren't included I think the above should at least be removed as it's based on fan speculation following the first trailer but can't have ever been a possibility knowing how the character's scene pans out.

Talk:Blitzwing (BB)

2020-11-10T11:57:43Z

Myouens78:

''Starscream ended being revealed to be in the movie after all''

I do not believe that this correct. The footnote sources it to the Empire article which has this to say:

''We're swiftly disabused of that notion thanks to a barrage of familiar faces including Decepticon premiereship players Shockwave, Starscream and Blitzwing, all in their original, first generation forms.''

This is obviously an incorrect take on the trailer, as Blitzwing is assuredly not there in his "original, first generation form." We therefore can't take the article's identification of Starscream as definitive, especially given that this isn't the first time we've seen a Starscream-looking dude in a trailer, and he turned out named something else. Note that Starscream is not mentioned in any of the article's direct quotes of Travis Knight. --[[User:KilMichaelMcC|KilMichaelMcC]] ([[User talk:KilMichaelMcC|talk]]) 16:59, 25 September 2018 (EDT)
:I understand what you mean, but in the background of the Shockwave shot, we see a bot that looks different than Blitzwing, and has more similarities to Starscream. We can especially tell because the international trailer shows us Blitzwing's body. If this ends being Blitzwing ''too'' (for some reason) than sure. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 17:30, 25 September 2018 (EDT)

== Triple Changer? ==

I will admit I haven't been reading every article published for the movie, but when did they say Blitzwing was a Triple Changer? I'm not seeing a source, so...
:I think SDCC with an interview with Knight? I think? There is also the fact in the trailer, he is a jet and has a toy of him that is a tank, and the prequel comics having tank kibble on him... I think. [[User:Notirishman|--notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 17:02, 8 October 2018 (EDT)

==wrong guy?==
In the prequel comics, there is definitely a guy named blitzwing. I dont think he is the starscream looking guy in the trailer, for a few reasons. In the trailer, he has red bits, but in the comics he is all grey/brown. In the comics, he sports a noticeably different head design than in the trailer. In the comics, the tank tread kibble is on his back, jutting up enough to see, but in the trailer, you see no tank treads when the angle should be giving a good view of the treads. In place of the treads are thrusters in the trailer. His toy is colored closer to the comic version, which backs up the comic blitzwing and the movie seeker being different. The head design on the toy is similar, but noticeably different from the seeker in the trailer. The toy has a tidal wave style “mohawk” crest, but the one in the trailer doesnt. The 2 vents on top of the head also dont align with blitzwing and the seeker. Could they be two seperate entities? Please reply your thoughts below. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 21:08, 18 November 2018 (EST)
:Bumblebee doesn't look like his movie self either, what is your point? [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 21:23, 18 November 2018 (EST)
::Bumblebee looks like his Volkswagen design, as Far as I know [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 21:29, 18 November 2018 (EST)
::: [http://tfwiki.net/mediawiki/images2/a/aa/BumblebeePrequelSketches.jpg A-hem]. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 21:36, 18 November 2018 (EST)
==legs==
His legs design and detail resemble g1 skyfires toy. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 17:19, 12 January 2019 (EST)
:No such thing. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 17:30, 12 January 2019 (EST)

Flat, downwards angled black feet. Lower legs being curved and slightly wider than the upper leg. Little black and red details on the lower legs. It’s probably unintentional, but they do look eerily similar. [[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 20:26, 12 January 2019 (EST)
:You missed the point: there is no G1 Skyfire toy. ---[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 23:35, 12 January 2019 (EST)

You know what I mean. Jetfire and skyfire are the same character.[[User:YourBestPal|YourBestPal]] ([[User talk:YourBestPal|talk]]) 18:42, 13 January 2019 (EST)
:It also looks like a bajillion other Japanese robot/mecha designs. --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 19:02, 13 January 2019 (EST)
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==Does Blitzwing's voice actually change during the movie?==
I noticed while rewatching the scene where he and BumbleBee fight that Blitzwing's voice appears to change throughout it. When he shouts "DID YOU THINK YOU COULD HIDE?!" and says "Now you'll die screaming!", he sounds similar to his G1 incarnation. When he tries to interrogate Bee and removes his voicebox, He sounds more robotic and sorta sadistic. When he announces that Bee's a "Traitor to Cybertron" Blitzwing basically sounds like Shockwave from Transformers Prime with a few minor Vocal Effects added (Yes, I am aware they share a Voice Actor). Is this some sort of oversight by David Sobolov that was overlooked by the Editing Team? Perhaps even an intentional reference to his Animated incarnation? Or could it be that I'm overthinking this as usual? [[User:DrXshock|DrXshock]] ([[User talk:DrXshock|talk]]) 00:08, 22 February 2019 (EST)

"''if perhaps the character was originally intended to be Starscream and had his identity switched (during the film's well-documented re-editing?)''"

I dispute this note; the movie was ''originally'' intended to be a prequel and Blitzwing (albeit still unnamed in the movie itself) played the same role. Reshoots and re-editing was later made, pushing the release date back by six months because it was decided to change it from a prequel to a "new story-telling universe".

The point is, as far as being an originally-intended prequel, the character could ''never'' have been intended to be Starscream due to his death and Starscream appearing in the three movies that would've chronologically followed.

The link I provided in my edit confirms what ''changes'' occurred during reshoots and re-editing from prequel to reboot, and there are none documented regarding the fight scene between Bumblebee and Blitzwing. Even if my edit and source aren't included I think the above should at least be removed as it's based on fan speculation following the first trailer but can't have ever been a possibility knowing how the character's scene pans out.

Blitzwing (BB)

2020-11-08T23:54:12Z

Myouens78: /* Notes */

{{faction|decepticon}}
{{disambig3|Blitzwing}}
:''Blitzwing is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''
[[File:Bumblebee-Blitzwing-concept.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Midway presents...'''NFL BLLLLLLLLLLLITZ!''']]
Is '''Blitzwing''' a [[Triple Changer|triple changer]]? Is he a [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]]? Or is he a [[#Notes|familiar face]]? Regardless, Blitzwing is just another Decepticon who holds a grudge against [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]], or more-so, Bee holds a grudge against ''him.'' Blitzwing sees all Autobots as traitors of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] that deserve to be hunted and given the death penalty, in reality, he is the one being hunted by that yellow bot. An extremely violent one, he carries an Electron Spike Blade to silence any Autobot, something that can unknowingly lead him to eternal silence.



==Fiction==
===''Bumblebee Movie Prequel''===
[[File:BBPrequel3-Energon-is-Forever-Blitzwing-transforms.jpg|thumb|left|230px|"When the universe is broken, only one handyman can fix it!"]]
During the Great War, Blitzwing functioned as [[Diabla (BB)|Diabla]]'s handler during her stint as an Autobot spy, being the one who ultimately had her return to her faction. A later encounter with the Autobot [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] ended in a humiliated Blitzwing being left for dead and swearing revenge on the scout. Several thousand years later, Blitzwing made his way to [[Earth]] during the [[Cold War (history)|Cold War]] and fell under the command of [[Malignus (BB)|Malignus]].

In [[1964]], Blitzwing reunited with Bumblebee in [[London]] and eagerly began exacting his revenge. Unable to match the Triple Changer's strength, Bumblebee was forced to detonate a gas main and flee underground. The encounter with his thought-dead foe led to Bumblebee erroneously believing that Blitzwing was in charge of the Decepticon forces on Earth, only realizing his error when Blitzwing appeared among Malignus's troops. {{storylink|Energon Is Forever}}

Unfortunately, Malignus' master plan began going sideways when Diabla suddenly turned on the Decepticons by saving Bumblebee from a [[Sharkticon (species)|Sharkticon]]. With [[Runabout (BB)|Runabout]] butchered by [[Dead End (ROTF)|Dead End]] and [[Astrotrain (DOTM)|Astrotrain]] fleeing the battle out of disgust for Malignus' leadership, Blitzwing was the only one left to deal with the renegade Diabla. He was almost succeeded in killing her before Bumblebee tackled him, throwing off his aim and accidentally striking the nuclear warhead fired by Malignus. Blitzwing tried to use the chaos to fire at the unsuspecting Bumblebee only for [[P.R.O.G.R.A.M.M.E.]] agent [[David Reeve]] to warn his friend in time, the blast instead killing Dead End. Using Dead End's corpse as a shield, Blitzwing was able to survive the base's collapse and flew off into the night, being hunted by Bumblebee for the next two decades. {{storylink|From Cybertron with Love}}
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===''Bumblebee'' film===
{{voiceactor|[[David Sobolov]] (English), [[Haruo Yamagishi]] (Japanese)|[[Frédéric Souterelle]] (European French)}}
[[File:BumblebeeMovie-Blitzwing-flies.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|left|You thought I was [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], BUT IT WAS I, BLITZWING!]]
When the Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] was cornered by a brigade of [[Sector Seven]] troops led by [[Jack Burns|Agent Burns]], Blitzwing, in the form of an [[United States Air Force|Air Force]] jet, took his chance to swoop in. While the humans were confused by the arrival of the Air Force, Bumblebee recognized the jet for a Decepticon, and warned the humans to run. Blitzwing didn't give them the chance, bombarding Autobot and humans alike with missiles before transforming to attack Bumblebee directly, assuring him that he will [[Furmanism|die screaming]]. While much larger and capable of flight, he lost their first clash when the nimbler Autobot damaged his thrusters and sent him crashing to the ground.

[[File:Bumblebee-BeeVsBlitz.jpg|thumb|300px|"Yup, that's me. You're probably wondering how I ended up in this situation."]]
This wasn't enough to down him, however, and the [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]] subdued the scout and dangled him over a cliff as he interrogated him about Optimus Prime's whereabouts. When the scout refused to answer and defiantly asserted that he would never speak, an enraged Blitzwing "[made] it official" by tearing his voice synthesizer out and throwing him off the cliff. The Decepticon then prepared to execute the "traitor", but was taken by surprise when the Autobot tore a [[missile]] from his arm and jammed it in his chest. Blitzwing only had a moment to comprehend this and try to pull the explosive out before B-127 kicked himself away from him and fired upon the missile, detonating it and blowing him to pieces. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Blitzwing's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}
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===''Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome'' comic===
Blitzwing and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] made a bet to see who can reduce a human into at least one kilounit of water. {{storylink|Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome}}

===''Bumblebee's First Life on Earth''===
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Picked Up from the Junkyard}}}}

==Toys==
===Bumblebee===
[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Power-Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|300px|"The name's Lobo. That's L as in "Lacerate", O as in "Obliterate", B as in "disem- Bowel" and O as in, uh... Well, I guess I can use "Obliterate" twice, huh?"]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Power Series, [[2018]])
:''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' Power Series Blitzwing is a redeco of the [[Megatron (Movie)/toys#Energon Igniters|Megatron]] figure from the Energon Igniters line. The figure's head has been retooled to match the CGI design, but the choice of military-green for the tank mode makes for a rather inaccurate robot mode. As an Energon Igniter, he can interact with the Cores included with other toys in the line.

{{-}}{{anchor|Nitro}}
[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Nitro-Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|300px|"Now the more ya move, the worse it'll hurt. So, feel free to go crazy!"]]
*'''Blitzwing''' (Nitro Series, [[2019]])
:''Bumblebee'' Nitro Series Blitzwing is a Voyager-sized mold that transforms from robot into a jet plane that is not the McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II. He also comes with his own Igniter Core, which allows his jet to zip along smooth surfaces. Blitzwing also features a head-swapping gimmick, which gives him an alternate head that is reminiscent of his [[Blitzwing (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart's]] crazy face.
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===Generations===
====Studio Series====
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Voyager-Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|300px|'Zwing when you're winning.]]
* '''Blitzwing''' (Voyager Class, [[2020]])
**''ID number'': '''65'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SS-57'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 23]], 2020'''
**''Accessories'': Null-ray Blaster, Electron Spike Blade, left hand, right hand, 2 drop tanks, "Canyon Attack" backdrop
:Part of the tenth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Voyager Class toys, Blitzwing transforms from robot into a "Cybertronian jet"<ref>[https://hasbropulse.com/products/transformers-studio-series-65-voyager-bumblebee-movie-blitzwing "Blitzwing figure converts from robot to Cybertronian jet"]</ref> in 27 steps, bearing some influence to a McDonnell Douglas F-4 Phantom II jet. He comes with the blaster he uses in the movie, and a cardboard backdrop display depicting the canyon where he fought Bumblebee. His hands are connected via 5mm pegs at the wrists and either one can be removed and replaced with the Electron Spike Blade for silencing B-127. Either detached hand or the blaster can be stored via two 5mm ports in the backs of his wings, while the spike blade stores on the flight stand connection in the center of his back.

:The drop tanks under his wings detach to go between modes and while they connect with rectangular pegs are analogous to 5mm connections. In jet mode the spike blade stores under one of the tail fins, and the blaster stores on the underside, either via a rectangular tab to point forwards (similar to the underslung cannon on previous G1 styled Blitzwing jet modes) or under the tail via an otherwise unused 5mm port. Blitzwing has a minor misassembly where the small fins on each of his shoulders are inserted on the opposite sides, but this problem can easily be rectified by popping them out of their friction hinges and swapping them round.

:As an interesting addition, his right hand has a knuckle joint, while the left hand is one static piece. The right hand cannot easily hold 5mm handles, but it is intended to grasp the neck of ''Studio Series'' [[Bumblebee (Movie)/toys#SS57|Offroad Bumblebee]].

:Bizarrely, despite his initial renders depicting a movie-accurate black head, gray crotch, and a mostly light gray jet fuselage, stock photography of physical figures depict a completely different and movie-inaccurate deco consisting of a white head and crotch, as well as a dark gray overspray around the jet cockpit and fuselage. The final figure, while still containing the gray overspray (which is broken up by the light gray of the thighs), has otherwise movie-accurate colors of the stock renders.

:72 [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#SS72|Starscream]] looks very much like Blitzwing and features similar engineering, but shares little to no parts.
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==Merchandise==
===ThreeZero===
[[File:3A_Bumblebee_Blitzwing_DLX.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"DID YOU THINK YOUR WALLET CAN HIDE?!"]]
*'''3A DLX Blitzwing''' (2019)
**''Accessories'': display stand, 2 Alternate hand sets, Null-ray Blaster, Electron Spike Blade
:[[3A]] DLX Blitzwing is a non-transforming figure based on his appearance in the ''Bumblebee'' movie, standing at 10.6 inches tall and made to scale with their DLX [[Bumblebee (Movie)/merchandise#ThreeZero|Bumblebee]]. He uses [[die-cast]] parts painted parts to match the character model.

:Blitzwing requires assembly as the wings are detached from the figure in order to maintain packaging size. His right arm can be detached and replaced with a blaster piece based on the Seekers's weapon, and his hands can be replaced with a set of closed fists or grabbing hands, and his left hand can be replaced with the spike hand based on the weapon he used when he tore Bumblebee's voice box out.

:Much like other 3A figures, Blitzwing comes with light-up eyes that can be activated using two LR-44 batteries.

::*''[https://www.threezerohk.com/product/blitzwing-transformers-bumblebee More information on 3A DLX Blitzwing at the official threezero website]''
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[[File:Threezero bumblebee blitzwing vintage edition product shot.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"Let's make your need for nostalgia official."]]
*'''ThreeZero DLX Blitzwing (Vintage Inspired)''' ([[2021]])
**''Accessories'': display stand, 2 alternate hand sets, Null-ray Blaster, Electron Spike Blade

:ThreeZero Vintage Inspired Blitzwing is a redeco of the original 3A DLX Blitzwing, the colors made to match the appearance of the Generation 1 [[Blitzwing (G1)|namesake]]. He comes with the same parts as the original 3A figure, though each is recolored to match the figure's new color scheme.
{{comingsoontoy}}
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==Notes==
[[File:Bumblebee-trailer-Cybertron-Blitzwing.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*Let's not mince our words: Blitzwing really, ''really'' looks like Starscream. His design is based on the classic Generation 1 [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]] bodytype (used by multiple other characters in the film), and he's wearing the classic red and grey/white colours of the [[Starscream (G1)|original Starscream]]. When the first trailer for the film was released, most viewers logically assumed he ''was'' Starscream, and a synopsis for the film posted on the official Viacom blog even referred to the treacherous Decepticon by name<ref>[http://news.tfw2005.com/2018/06/20/paramount-reveals-the-possible-identity-of-the-mysterious-seeker-from-transformers-bumblebee-movie-366024 "Paramount Reveals The Possible Identity Of The Mysterious Seeker From Transformers: Bumblebee Movie" - TFW2005.com]</ref>—only for the synopsis to be edited within hours to remove it. A month later, director [[Travis Knight]] then stated at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2018 that the Decepticon was, in fact, Blitzwing.<ref>[https://www.empireonline.com/movies/features/bumblebee-trailer-breakdown-travis-knight/ Interview with Knight.]</ref>
**It's not clear exactly what went on here:if it was consciously decided to reimagine Blitzwing as a Seeker, or if it was just a case of a generic Decepticon getting labelled with the "Blitzwing" name after the fact. It seems unlikely that the character was originally intended to be Starscream and had his identity switched as the character's demise was present in the early test screening cut of the movie when it was still intended to be a prequel to the Michael Bay films.<ref>[https://www.tfw2005.com/boards/threads/pre-screener-differences-warning-spoilers-ahead.1166457/ Report of test screening differences from TFW2005 user.]</ref> Within the film, the character is never referred to by name in dialogue, and has little relation to the [[Blitzwing (G1)|original Blitzwing]], but subsequent toys and media went on to bridge that gap, depicting the movie character with triple-changing abilities, and even different rotating faces like [[Blitzwing (Animated)|''Animated'' Blitzwing]].
*The first trailer to include Cybertron scenes featured Blitzwing among Shockwave's Seekers. In later trailers and the final film, he was replaced with Starscream, sporting his traditional color scheme and seemingly a new head lacking the 'flight mask' design motif. This also doubles as our only look as to what a Cybertronian Blitzwing would look like.
*Blitzwing was used as a "cover" name on concept art of [[Shockwave (Movie)|''Dark of the Moon'' Shockwave]].<ref name="nizzi">[http://www.joshnizzi.com/portfolio/tf3/ Josh Nizzi DOTM concepts.]</ref>
*In the final movie, it isn't made clear how Blitzwing tracked Bumblebee down, or even how he got to Earth in the first place. Even [[Shatter]] and [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] only found out Bumblebee was there when he accidentally broadcast a tracking signal at them, and at no point do they show any awareness that there had been another Decepticon on the planet.
** ''[[Sector 7 Adventures: The Battle at Half Dome|The Battle at Half Dome]]'' has [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] mentioning that he made a bet with Blitzwing to see which of them can reduce a human into at least one kilounit of water; considering this, it's possible that Blitzwing was a crew member of the ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''.
*Like the others of his body type seen on Cybertron (with the exception of Starscream) Blitzwing has an apparatus resembling a flight helmet's oxygen mask on his face. While it was assumed this was simply the design of his mouth region, a more conventional mouth underneath can be seen when Bumblebee stabs him through the shoulder (00.09.27 on the Blu-ray).
*Despite being based on the G1 Seeker design, his Earth alt-mode is different; instead of it being an F-15 Eagle fighter jet, it is instead an F-4 Phantom II.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Blitzwing''' (ブリッツウィング, ブリッツ・ウィング ''Burittsuwingu'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Bumblebee Decepticons]]
[[Category:Movie Seekers]]
[[Category:Studio Series Decepticons]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Dropkick (Movie)

2019-12-17T18:27:23Z

Myouens78: /* Studio Series */

{{factions|decepticon|autobot}}
{{disambig2|the movieverse individual/drones|the Generation 1 drones|Dropkick (G1)}}
:''Dropkick is a [[Decepticon]] and also a bunch of mass-produced [[Drone Unit (Movie)|drones]] used by both sides from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BumblebeeMovie Dropkick.jpg|thumb|250px|This planet is too loud. I'm hungry. I wish I was on Cybertron playing simultronics. My feet hurt.]]

'''Dropkick''' really doesn't like being on [[Earth]], but [[Shatter]] made him come. If he had his way, he'd be back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] right now, sitting alone in the dark and feeling angry. He doesn't really "get" why folks are so interested in the [[AllSpark]] or why the [[Autobot]]s like [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] are making things so hard for him, and he thinks having to pretend to work with [[Sector Seven|the humans]] is humiliating... but at least once the [[Decepticon]]s get what they want, he'll have plenty of things to blow up and humans to liquefy.

{{bigquote|The humans are multiplying, please let me kill some.|Dropkick|''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Justin Theroux]] (English), [[Daiki Hamano]] (Japanese)|[[Darko Bozovic]] (European French), [[Marc-André Bélanger]] (Canadian French), [[Ramón Canals]] (Spain Spanish), [[Simone D'Andrea]] (Italian)}}

[[File:ShatterDropkickhologram.jpg|thumb|300px|Ha! Suck it [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]]! I got to be in a movie before you!]]
Dropkick was among the Decepticons under the command of [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in their conquest for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s absence. After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was attacked by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], Dropkick and the other Decepticons closed in to attack the Autobot leader. Following the apparent failure of the Autobot resistance effort, Dropkick was paired with [[Shatter]] and the two began hunting Autobots who escaped the planet.

By [[1987]], Dropkick assisted Shatter in following Autobot lieutenant [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] to one of [[Saturn]]'s moons, where they tortured him in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Though the Autobot refused to co-operate, they received a signal from Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] on the nearby planet [[Earth]], prompting the pair to change course for the planet, but not before Dropkick vertically bisected Cliffjumper, killing him instantaneously.

Upon their arrival near a trailer park, Dropkick acquired a muscle car [[alternate mode]] and killed [[Roy (BB)|a random human]], expressing his disappointment with the primitive indigenous species yet taking pleasure in how they "popped." The two then headed towards the West Coast in the direction of B-127's signal, with Dropkick picking up a {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} alt mode whilst driving through Texas. They were then intercepted by Agent [[Jack Burns]] and his team of [[Sector Seven]] agents, accompanied by [[Dr. Powell]]. Dropkick wanted to dispose of the humans when Shatter came up with the idea of them masquerading as a "Decepticon peacekeeping patrol" pursuing the "dangerous escaped criminal" B-127, which he begrudgingly went along with. The Decepticons were escorted to a Sector Seven outpost and given limited access to their satellites, thus creating [[Internet|a global system of interconnected computer networks]] to track B-127.

[[File:BBmov-DropkickEntangled.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''SOME. DAY. Love will find you! BREAK. THOSE. Chains that bi-'' oh.]]

A brief [[Energon]] surge in [[California]] attracted the Decepticons' attention, and they accompanied Sector Seven in capturing B-127, now calling himself "Bumblebee". Dropkick tortured Bumblebee to find out Prime's location, when he accidentally triggered a video message from the Autobot leader revealing his plans to retreat to Earth from Cybertron. Before departing to inform their comrades on Cybertron of this information via a radio tower at a nearby harbor, Dropkick killed Powell (who overheard their conversation and informed Burns of the Decepticons' true colors) and left the critically injured Bumblebee for dead.

While Shatter was busy transmitting the message to Cybertron, Bumblebee appeared and opened fire on the radio tower, provoking Dropkick to engage the scout. During their fight, Bumblebee's [[Charlie Watson|human friend]] sneaked her way towards the radio tower. Once Bumblebee gained the upper hand, Dropkick assumed his helicopter mode only for his propeller to become ensnared in a discarded chain wielded by Bumblebee. Dropkick transformed into robot mode in a failed attempt to escape, which forced the chain to wind under his armor as his parts shifted between modes. He mocked Bumblebee's "little chains", but before he could finish the sentence, the Autobot yanked the chain ''hard'', dismembering him and rupturing his internals, causing him to explode; his burning, disembodied head landed beside the Autobot scout's feet. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Dropkick's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}

===Titan movie comic===
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[[Image:Titan9_Dropkick.JPG|right|200px|thumb|In Soviet Russia, You want Dropkick. Here, DROPKICK WANTS '''YOU'''!]]

Dropkick was Megatron's right-hand man in the occupation of [[Earth]]. The other Decepticons heard Megatron's orders through him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}}

Having gone ''way'' down in the world after Starscream seized command, he ended up acting as "escort" to ensure [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] would leave human areas. In a final "up yours", Bumblebee led Dropkick in a high-speed chase which saw the Decepticon damaged and humiliated. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Dropkickincineratorscanningalliance3.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|It looks like he's scanning that truck. But he's actually crying all over it.]]
[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] dispatched Dropkick and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] to [[Florida]], where they completely destroyed an American military base before scanning suitable Earth forms. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} Their victory was short-lived, as soon afterwards, the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and their [[human]] allies tracked the Decepticons down and systematically destroyed them one by one. Dropkick was defeated by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and was finished off by [[NEST]] soldiers. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}
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===''The Veiled Threat''===
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}
Dropkick was one of a number of Decepticons who responded to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s signal and came to Earth. He admired the alternate form he'd chosen for its primitive elegance. After Starscream enlisted the help of the [[Human Accessory Force]], Dropkick helped them raid a [[Zambia]]n dam construction site, confronting [[Ghiwa|Major Ghiwa]], whom he was disappointed to realize was not armed, and therefore not much sport. He tried to do a trick with a piece of fencing to entrap the Major, but it didn't work as he'd hoped.

When Autobots responded to the Decepticon activities, Dropkick, [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]] and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] lured them into the Zambezi River. Dropkick attempted to keep Ratchet distracted as they were pulled downstream towards Victoria Falls, but the plan didn't work as well as hoped, and he retreated with a damaged arm. The Decepticon trio next went to cause havoc at Kariba dam. The Autobots, however, followed them. Optimus rammed Macerator and Dropkick, the latter of whom found himself wrestling with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. After Macerator was terminated by Optimus, and Payload was lost in the waters released from the dam, Starscream ordered Dropkick to retreat. Dropkick fled, though not without being stung by [[Kaminari Ishihara]]'s [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] gun. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: The Game'' (console)===
[[Image:Dropkick-gamedrone.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Hey, who let this guy have a new name?! What the hell?]]
Hordes of identical Dropkick units are used by both the Autobot and Decepticon armies. Decepticons are blue like Blowpipe with a lens-face, while Autobot versions are red like Salvage and have a facemask with individual optics. They are protected from most artillery by energy shields in robot mode ([[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout's]] EMP bombs can penetrate the shields & damages them easily), and are fond of throwing stuff at foes rather than getting in with melee attacks.

Dropkicks are most commonly found in [[Tranquility|urban missions]], but pop up for certain sub-missions in other areas as well. {{Storylink|Transformers The Game (console)}}

===''Battle for the Allspark''===
{{note|Dropkick was used as the basis for a chassis available to players as their combatant for the ''Battle for the Allspark'' game. Units using this body came in two variations. Autobot-aligned units had a helmet and facemask that vaguely resembled Optimus Prime, while the Decepticon-aligned units had the single-lens design seen in other film-related media.}}
[[Image:Dropkick head.jpg|thumb|left|Dropkick units can be either Autobot (top) or Decepticon (bottom). Both feel nobody understands them.]]
Dropkick units had equal Attack & Speed abilities with a strong Defense skill. {{Storylink|Battle for the Allspark}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Dropkick appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as support a unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Mercenaries with the Ranged Attack ability to deal double damage.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie2007_Dropkick_toy.jpg|upright=1.66||thumb|His Decepticon symbol can be seen from space.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Claw/plier weapon
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MD-18'''

: Dropkick transforms into a customized {{w|Chevrolet Silverado}} pickup truck (or a similar model just different enough to avoid paying a licensing fee). His hood and roof feature a fairly cleverly done gigantic Decepticon symbol. His flatbed cover conceals a giant claw/plier deployed from the tailgate by a sliding knob on top. This assembly becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode. He also has (non-firing) twin blasters on the underside of each forearm in robot mode.

: Unlike most of the other "drone" toys, Dropkick does not use the Decepticon "lens-face", instead going with a new, more complicated face design with a visor. (It is ''not'' the Autobot face from the game, but it is similar.)

:This mold was later [[redeco]]ed as the Autobot [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Dropkick/dropkick.htm More information on Dropkick at TFU.info]''
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===Bumblebee===
[[File:EnergonIgnitersPowerDropkick.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| All right, who honestly expected me to come back?]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Power Series, 2018)
:Standing at approximately 5-inches, ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' Energon Igniters Power Dropkick transforms into a blue and black muscle car loosely based on the first generation Chevrolet Camaro (rather than the AMC Javelin mode he has in the film). As with other Power Series figures, he can interact with the Cores of larger Energon Igniters toys. Note that his stock photography is slightly mistransformed, with the arms not completely tabbed in for vehicle mode.

:This mold was also used for the simultaneously released [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#Bumblebee|Energon Igniters Power Hot Rod]] and was later retooled into [[Shatter#Energon Igniters|Shatter]].

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*'''Dropkick''' (Nitro Series, [[2019]])
[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Nitro-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px| I got my guns and now I need some drums.]]
:''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniters Nitro Dropkick is an all new, approximately Voyager Class-sized mold that transforms into an attack helicopter. Like other Energon Igniters, he comes with a core that he can interact with, as well as being able to interact with the cores that come with other figures in the line.
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https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dropkick_(Movie)

===Generations===
====Studio Series====
[[File:Studio-Series-MV6-Deluxe-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Blue Thunder/Transformers'' crossover we never thought we’d get.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe Class, 2018)
**''ID number:'' '''22'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SS-28'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[March 23]], 2019'''
**''Accessories:'' Two guns, "Aerial Dogfight" backdrop

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxes, Dropkick transforms from an officially-licensed {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} attack helicopter to robot and back! Similar to [[Drift (AOE)#Toys|his fellow]] [[Shatter#Toys|triple changers]], he only transforms into ''two'' of his three modes. Dropkick's robot mode has knee accents to imitate car taillights and back "wings" to imitate car doors, but otherwise his car kibble in robot mode is missing, making this one of the less screen-accurate ''Studio Series'' toys. This could be one of the possible reasons for this toy becoming a Studio Series [[shelfwarmer]]. The figure comes with two guns and a cardboard backdrop display depicting the same aerial dogfight scene as [[Thundercracker (Movie)#SS09|Studio Series Thundercracker's]].

:A post on his right arm prevents his tail kibble from folding as flat as on the other arm in robot mode.

:This figure was ''extensively'' retooled into ''Studio Series'' [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Drift]].

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[[File:Studio-Series-46-MVBB-Deluxe-Dropkick-car.jpg|thumb|300px|"Am I blanchin, girl we blanchin."]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''46'''
**''Japanese name:'' '''Dropkick 2'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-36'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[August 31]], 2019'''
**''Accessories:'' Liquification gun, "Decepticon Arrival" backdrop

:Released in the seventh wave of ''Studio Series'', this version of Dropkick transforms into his 1973 AMC Javelin muscle car alternate mode in 26 steps. His robot mode is based on his initial appearance on Earth, where he had only a car mode. He comes with the gun he uses to liquefy humans in the film and a cardboard backdrop display of his and Shatter's arrival.

:It has been reported on multiple copies that due to a molding error on the mushroom peg, his right thigh swivel is difficult and in some instances, downright impossible to be used without popping his right leg off from the loose ball joint.
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====Movie Edition====
[[File:Movie-Edition-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Series-4-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px| He really wanted to become a Tiny Triple Changer, but turned even bluer upon hearing he was mistaken.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code'': '''D'''
:Released in Series 4 of [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Dropkick is a blue redeco of the Series 2 [[Cogman#Toys|Cogman]] figure, changing from robot to an unlicensed approximation of an Aston Martin DB11 in a few steps.

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*'''Chopper Mode Dropkick''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code'': '''G'''
:Also released in Series 4 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Chopper Mode Dropkick is a blue redeco of the Series 1 [[Blackout (Movie)#The Last Knight|Blackout]] figure, changing from robot to an unlicensed approximation of the MH53 Pave-Low Helicopter.

:This mold was also used to make [[Chopter]].
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Dropkick.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Face down in the gutter, won't admit defeat...]]
* '''Dropkick''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

: In the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], Dropkick is on the Decepticon side. Pieces punched out from two different cards can be assembled to form a pickup truck or a robot, while a third double-sided card gives its stats and attacks for each mode. He (it?) uses the same parts layout as Movie [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and Generation 1 [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (or Movie [[Skids (Movie)|Skids]]).

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==Notes==
*There has been no ''official'' word on whether or not ''Bumblebee'' Dropkick was inspired by the character from the 2007 movie toyline — but they're both blue-and-grey Decepticon grunts from the live-action movie continuity who grumble and moan about being on Earth, so for the purposes of the wiki we're considering them to be the same character. Dropkick's partner, Shatter, similarly seems to [[Shatter#Notes|share conceptual DNA]] with [[Fracture (Movie)|another 2007 movie character]], which lends some credence to the idea that the pair were at least partially inspired by those characters.
*Dropkick's name is derived from a professional wrestling maneuver, in which, a wrestler jumps up and lands a kick with both feet, often knocking their opponent to the ground.
===2007 toyline===
* Artist [[Ken Christiansen]] designed Dropkick, along with the other new characters in the [[Transformers The Game|''Transformers'' - The Game]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game]] video games.
[[Image:DropkickWipers.jpg|thumb|right|100px|I'm angsty because my [[gimmick]] sucks.]]
* Dropkick's card art shows him with windshield wipers on his visor. They are probably to wipe away his tears.
* Dropkick appears on several covers for [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' comic despite not actually appearing in the story itself.
===''Bumblebee''===
[[File:BBDropkickCobraRender.jpg|thumb|left|Suck it [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]!|200px]]
* Even if briefly, Dropkick is one of the few Transformers from the live action film series who seems to have the ability of flight in robot mode.
* Dropkick's helicopter model depicts a Bell AH-1W SuperCobra with two blades. However, his robot mode kibble is actually from a Bell AH-1Z Viper, with four blades and different turbine sections, placed on his lower back.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dropkick''' (ドロップキック ''Doroppukikku'')

==External links==
* [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-truck-drone-01.html Dropkick concepts] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-truck-drone-02.html final rendering] on Ken Christiansen's blog.
* [http://www.transformersgame.com/battle/index.html ''Battle For the Allspark'' online game]
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]

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Thundercracker (Movie)

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:''Thundercracker is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 Thundercracker.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I was in the movie, I had a great scene... you just weren't allowed to see it... the, uh, special edition will have it."]]
'''Thundercracker''' is a Decepticon who lives on being the "master of fear" to his opponents. Cruising at Mach 6, his victims can hear him coming from 200 miles away (although HOW this is possible provided he's traveling 6 times the speed of sound is yet to be discovered), which is the way he likes it-it's not worth the effort it takes to kill them unless they're nice and terrified first. He doesn't care much about galactic conquest or the [[AllSpark]], but as long as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] allows him to indulge himself, he's happy to serve.<ref>2007 ''Transformers'' Voyager Class Thundercracker package bio</ref>

A fellow [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]] and loyal to a fault, Thundercracker is [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s personal choice for Second in Command once he takes control. In fact, bar a lack of experience, he is in many ways comparable to Starscream in skill. However, the air commander is not simply going to hand the job over, and Thundercracker must prove himself worthy by seizing the opportunity with both servos.<ref>''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class Thundercracker package bio</ref>

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Bumblebee'' film====
[[File:BB Thrust and Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|350px]]
Numerous blue, white, and red robots were among the Seeker hordes participating in the attack on the Autobots' launchpad to prevent them from evacuating Cybertron. One was unfortunate enough to take a beating from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], another was bowled over by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]], and another joined [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] in surrounding the Autobot leader. Which (if any) of these was the ''actual'' Thundercracker is unknown. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[Image:Thundercracker Titan10.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Alright, Thundercracker?" "Not bad, Thundercracker. How's you and Thundercracker?"]]
In an alternate timeline where the Decepticons won the first battle on Earth, Thundercracker was the designation for a series of drone units used in the Decepticon occupation of Earth. [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] led a group of Thundercrackers in the annihilation of the [[NATO]] nuclear fleet. The drones were skilled enough to take out submarines with their guns whilst still in high-speed flight. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}}

A black non-drone Thundercracker served under Starscream, carrying out a recon sweep at the Okeechobee energon field. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

A ''blue'' non-drone Thundercracker was present for Starscream's moment of glory and at the taking of Savannah. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} That same Thundercracker was a key part of an ambush when the Autobots re-entered Savannah, flying with [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] and hitting Optimus with a barrage of missiles. Unfortunately, an Autobot sonic attack knocked everyone out of the sky. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

Thundercracker served as one of Starscream's generals in the attempted reconquest of America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====Letters page====
Thundercracker and Starscream were old colleagues and Starscream wanted to reunite with him, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|#9's Star Screams}} though he also sneered at Thundercracker for having a lack of drive.

At some point, Thundercracker had an F-15 form, implying he was with Starscream in his [[:Image:Starscream 1982.jpg|covert mission in 1980s Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|#11's Star Screams}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[Image:thundercracker_robot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
Many years ago, Thundercracker was member of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Defense Force]] under the command of Protector Megatron. When a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]] was uncovered, [[Ejoornian|aliens]] from the [[Eshems Nebula]] attacked, leveling much of the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]]. Thundercracker was among the forces deployed to defend their home. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} Following this outrageous attack on their sovereignty, Megatron used this to declare a military dictatorship and led the flight-capable soldiers in a bloody counterattack on the aliens. During the battle, Thundercracker and his comrade [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] competed against each other in the numbers of confirmed kills. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

After Megatron discovered that science leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] had snooped around his quarters, he issued orders for the arrest of the scientist, but assigned Starscream and Thundercracker's team the task with assassinating those escorting Optimus. However, they underestimated the scientist's fighting prowess and paid for it when an entire ''city'' was dropped on top of their heads. They survived, and Megatron used Optimus's act of self-defense as a catalyst for declaring them traitors and forming a new faction: the Decepticons. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} Thundercracker was present for the inspirational speech Megatron held at the dawn of this new faction. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

During the subsequent civil war, Thundercracker fought against [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] and was present for the launch of the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} He also became an understudy of the immoral Decepticon scientist [[Flatline (ROTF)|Flatline]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

Late in the war, Optimus '''Prime''' ejected the [[AllSpark]] into deep space, leaving the warriors of Cybertron to fight over the limited [[Energon]] they had left. At one point in the early 20th century, Thundercracker participated in an ambush on a team of Autobots attempting to steal resources from the Decepticon capital of [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} He later left Cybertron to join up with the crew of [[Nemesis (Movie)|Starscream's battlecruiser]] which had been launched to search for the AllSpark, and told Starscream that [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was also looking for the cube. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} [[Blackout (Movie)|While]] [[Barricade (Movie)|the]] [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|other]] [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticons]] [[Wreckage (Movie)|went]] to [[Earth]] in search of the AllSpark, Thundercracker waited aboard the ship, hidden on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] with only [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] for company. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}} During this time, he explored Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]] and discovered [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[Ark (DOTM)|ship]], where he recovered a [[pillar]]. Using his scientific knowledge gained from Flatline, he jury-rigged a [[space bridge]] back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], based on the path the Ark took through space. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

When Starscream returned with the seemingly lifeless [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], Thundercracker was there to greet his barely functioning Commander and brought him aboard for repairs. Afterwards, Starscream began to confide in his subordinate his plans for recreating [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while Thundercracker questioned him on both his new [[alternate mode]] and the fate of the AllSpark. Before they could finish their chat, Hardtop alerted them that the ship was under Autobot attack. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}}

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 Camshaft dies.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Face it Cliffjumper! You're not half the man Camshaft is!"]]

Thundercracker sent in [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] drones to soften up the Autobots, and then entered the fray himself, shooting down [[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]] and unleashing his sonic weaponry on the rest of the team. He then swiftly slew [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] and wounded [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]], but he took a little too much time savoring the latter's fear and soon found himself at the mercy of Cliffjumper and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]. The revitalized Starscream was forced to enter the fray to save his would-be second-in-command, and he killed or critically damaged the entire Autobot squad. After berating him for his failure, Starscream took Thundercracker back on board and took the ''Nemesis'' back to Cybertron. They landed in Trypticon, where they were greeted by [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]]. Starscream ordered Thundercracker to undergo repairs. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}

Thundercracker's status received a boost after Starscream's copy AllSpark failed. While Dreadwing and Ramjet turned on the Seeker leader, Stockade and Thundercracker fought at his side. As Dreadwing made his escape, Starscream gave chase, and when Thundercracker told him he would take care of Dreadwing's drones, Starscream wished "Commander" Thundercracker luck.

After Starscream and Dreadwing were transported by the space bridge, Thundercracker transformed and began to search for his lord, who, having been returned to Mars, was comforted by the fact he had some actual allies still out there. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}}

[[File:Thundercrackervehicletalesofthefallen6.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.65]]
Later, Thundercracker caught up to Arcee's spaceship by an undesignated planet. Eager for a chance to settle the score, Thundercracker singlehandedly massacred his way through the ship until he caught up with Arcee and gleefully tore her apart limb from limb. However, he wasn't about to let her off so easily. He brought her remains back to the outpost he commanded so that [[Flatline (ROTF)|Flatline]] could experiment on her. Flatline questioned Thundercracker whether or not her spark was cut out for his latest far-reaching, objectionable experiment. But Thundercracker insisted it would be and scolded him for squandering the outpost's supply of protoforms on some of his not-so-successful endeavors.

Once Arcee regained consciousness in a strange new body, Thundercracker dropped by to pay his respects personally, casually remarking he got 'carried away' taking her down. Even though Arcee couldn't quite remember him, Thundercracker and Flatline revealed their plan to use her spark to power three discarded protoforms to bolster Decepticon forces and helped the medic carry out the procedure. The experiment was successful...But perhaps a little too successful when all three Arcees escaped, freeing [[Skids (ROTF)|two]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|other]] prisoners with her. Ultimately, Thundercracker had to personally intervene and subdued one of the three Arcees. However, even he was no match for the combined forces of the two other fury-driven Arcees and was forced to flee. After Flatline purged the outpost, the wounded Thundercracker bitterly watched Arcee, Skids and Mudflap escape on their shuttle. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 6|Tales of the Fallen #6}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
After [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], high on the power [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]] granted him, attacked various human installations, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] became furious that he would so without his command. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], on his behalf, sent [[Brimstone (TF 2010)|Brimstone]] and Thundercracker to intercept the rogue Decepticon. Thundercracker was shot down with little difficulty and Brimstone soon followed his teammate when Starscream transformed and plunged his claws through Brimstone's torso. {{Storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}}

===Toy bios===
Thundercracker was one of the many Decepticons who arrived in [[Washington, D.C.]] via [[space bridge]] [[pillar]], and was present during the Decepticons’ occupation of [[Chicago]]. When it became apparent the Autobots survived the destruction of [[Xantium (DOTM)|their ship]], Thundercracker participated in an aerial assault on the Autobots during the battle for Chicago. <ref>''Studio Series'' Voyager Class Thundercracker package bio</ref>

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Under [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s command, Thundercracker did battle with the Autobots using machine guns, cruise missiles, and sonic booms. He could also perform a "Thunder Punch" and a "Terror Slash", but it's unclear exactly what those attacks involved. Thundercracker may also have participated in the seemingly inter-dimensional "Energon Wars" conflict, during which the Decepticons were led by [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] against [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game}}

===Transformers: The Game (PSP)===
{{voiceactor|[[Seth Bleiler]] (English)}}

[[Image:Thundercracker movie psp.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Just like you are embarrassed by your high school picture, Thundercracker is embarrassed by his depiction in this game.]]
Thundercracker was [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s right-hand man and confidante, and came to Earth alongside him and the other Decepticons. After Shockwave received a communique from [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] informing him that the Autobots had found a lead to the location of the lost Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Thundercracker airlifted his boss into Qatar so they could relay the message to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]. Shockwave decided to follow up on the lead himself, and had Thundercracker take him to the Arctic, where they battled their way through a platoon of Autobots that had already arrived and searched the ice cavern that Megatron's body had been found in. Although Megatron had already been moved by [[Sector Seven]], Shockwave discovered that Megatron had brought an army of drones to Earth with him which were currently lying dormant on Earth.

Thundercracker and Shockwave subsequently travelled south, keeping themselves hidden by making the trip submerged in a large body of water, heading for an unknown location. Thundercracker was fairly puzzled by the whole affair, as Shockwave was playing the mission objective close to his chest, but things soon became clear when he discovered that they had arrived at a rocket launch site. While Thundercracker created a distraction by attacking the facility, Shockwave slipped in and programmed the rocket with the signal code required to reactivate the drones. Once the rocket blasted off, the signal was beamed down across the world, bringing the drone army back on-line.

A platoon of drones proceeded to attack the Autobots who were on their way to [[Hoover Dam]], forcing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to break off and take care of them. The fight carried the two Autobots to the [[Smash Derby]] arena, where Thundercracker attacked them. Unfortunately for the Decepticon, the two Autobots overpowered him, and forced him to reveal the origin of the drone army, providing them with the information they needed to take the drones down. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Thundercracker appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as a support unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Mercenaries to have their Speed stats increased by 1.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie Voyager Thundercracker toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm blue, dabadee dabadi, dabadee dabadi]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-19'''
**''Accessories:'' 6 missiles

:This version of Thundercracker is a [[retool]] of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Voyager Class [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] toy, with a new head. Cast mostly in light blue and grey plastic resembling ''Generation 1'' [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker's]] paint scheme, he transforms into a {{w|F-22|Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor}} fighter jet. As with Starscream, this vehicle mode is ''ridiculously'' inaccurate. Farcically so. Pushing the fighter along a smooth surface causes the barrels of his gigantic spring-loaded Gatling missile launchers to rotate and fire their projectiles, which can also be stored in the black flip-up braces on the launchers.

:During transformation, pushing up upon the canopy fuselage piece activates Thundercracker's [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmick which pushes panels out of the torso, wings and stabilizers. In robot mode, his projectile missiles are sculpted to resemble fingers, should users choose to keep them loaded while Thundercracker is in robot mode.

:This version of the mold was later [[redeco]]ed into the [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] ''Generation 1'' style-Starscream and the [[Walmart]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]]. The original mold was used to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Thundercracker at TFU.info]''

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
*'''War for the Skies''' (Legends multi-pack, 2009)

[[Image:KMartROTFThundercracker.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Beefcake! BEEEEFCAAAAKE!]]

:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Thundercracker was available only as part of the [[Kmart]]-[[exclusive]] "[[War for the Skies]]" [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] battlepack, He is a [[redeco]] of Legends Class [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], colored very similarly to his Voyager class toy from 2007.

:He comes with the Legends-class figures [[Blades (ROTF)|Autobot Blades]], [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], and [[Spinister (ROTF)|Spinister]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/KMThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image:DOTM_MechTechDeluxe_Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|300px|Can I get an appearance in a movie ''now''?]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (MechTech Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD08'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Assault Saw, Null Ray Cannon/Sword

:''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Thundercracker is a redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' [[MechTech]] Deluxe Class [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Starscream]]. His incredibly flexible arms have joints at the shoulder, in the middle of the upper arm, elbow, and wrist, allowing them to neatly fold up for transformation, as well as scratch his own back.

:He comes with a redecoed version of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s MechTech weapon, and one of Starscream's MechTech Null Ray Cannon/Sword weapons. The MechTech saw is unfortunately not deployable on the port on the underside of the wings as depicted in the instructions, as robot undercarriage kibble gets in the way of the mechanisms of the weapon and prevent it from functioning correctly. Oddly, his packaging and stock photos only depict him with the Saw weapon, and don't acknowledge the Cannon/Sword.

:This mold was also used to make ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Skywarp (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/DotMThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on ''Dark of the Moon'' Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====Studio Series====
{{anchor|SS09}}
[[File:StudioSeries-09-Voyager-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|400px|That much is certain, even from my remote command post here at the Times Square Applebee's.]]
* '''Thundercracker''' (Voyager Class, [[2018]])
**''Number:'' '''09'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 rocket clusters, removable head, "Chicago Aerial Offensive" backdrop

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Thundercracker is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' [[Nitro Zeus#The Last Knight|Decepticon Nitro]] (and ''not'' the concurrently-released [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Starscream]] toy), featuring a new [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'']]-compatible head subtly inspired by Starscream.

:Due to coinciding with the liquidation of the United States division of [[Toys"R"Us]], he ended up being the last Toys"R"Us exclusive in the US. This meant he was very hard to come by, being only briefly available in some stores before their closure, and was never added to the Toys"R"Us online store before the latter ceased operations. However, the unsold stock was later made available via several US-based online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] and [[Entertainment Earth]]. In Canada, he was released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive both online and in stores. In Hong Kong, he was available in Toys"R"Us stores and from online retailers. In Malaysia and the Philippines, he was released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in stores. In the United Kingdom, he was released via The Entertainer.

:This mold is also used for a [[KSI Boss#Toys|KSI Boss]].
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Nothing spells "fear" like "papercut"]]
* '''Thundercracker''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

:[[3D Battle-Card Game]] Thundercracker consists of two card with punch-out pieces that can be assembled into a robot or a jet. He uses the same parts layout as live-action Starscream, [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], but is decorated like [[Thundercracker (G1)|Generation 1 Thundercracker]]. This layout was also used for [[Starscream (G1)|Classic Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] in the "Energon Wars" expansion set.

:Thundercracker's card art was done by [[Lucio Parrillo]].

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==Notes==
* Curiously, the upturned nosecone behind 2007 ''Transformers'' Thundercracker's head is interpreted as being a part of his head on the [[Package art|box art]]. On the other hand, Target-exclusive [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Starscream]] (which was released nearly concurrently and has the same head) uses the same box art, but with the odd nosecone section correctly removed.
* The packaging of Thundercracker's ''Studio Series'' toy marks him as being from ''Dark of the Moon'', ostensibly as one of the numerous Decepticons who space-bridged in from the Moon and participated in the battle of Chicago.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Thundercracker''' (サンダークラッカー ''Sandākurakkā'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm Thundercracker at TFU.info]
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]

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Thundercracker (Movie)

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:''Thundercracker is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 Thundercracker.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I was in the movie, I had a great scene... you just weren't allowed to see it... the, uh, special edition will have it."]]
'''Thundercracker''' is a Decepticon who lives on being the "master of fear" to his opponents. Cruising at Mach 6, his victims can hear him coming from 200 miles away (although HOW this is possible provided he's traveling 6 times the speed of sound is yet to be discovered), which is the way he likes it-it's not worth the effort it takes to kill them unless they're nice and terrified first. He doesn't care much about galactic conquest or the [[AllSpark]], but as long as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] allows him to indulge himself, he's happy to serve.<ref>2007 ''Transformers'' Voyager Class Thundercracker package bio</ref>

A fellow [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]] and loyal to a fault, Thundercracker is [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s personal choice for Second in Command once he takes control. In fact, bar a lack of experience, he is in many ways comparable to Starscream in skill. However, the air commander is not simply going to hand the job over, and Thundercracker must prove himself worthy by seizing the opportunity with both servos.<ref>''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class Thundercracker package bio</ref>

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Bumblebee'' film====
[[File:BB Thrust and Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|350px]]
Numerous blue, white, and red robots were among the Seeker hordes participating in the attack on the Autobots' launchpad to prevent them from evacuating Cybertron. One was unfortunate enough to take a beating from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], another was bowled over by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]], and another joined [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] in surrounding the Autobot leader. Which (if any) of these was the ''actual'' Thundercracker is unknown. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[Image:Thundercracker Titan10.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Alright, Thundercracker?" "Not bad, Thundercracker. How's you and Thundercracker?"]]
In an alternate timeline where the Decepticons won the first battle on Earth, Thundercracker was the designation for a series of drone units used in the Decepticon occupation of Earth. [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] led a group of Thundercrackers in the annihilation of the [[NATO]] nuclear fleet. The drones were skilled enough to take out submarines with their guns whilst still in high-speed flight. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}}

A black non-drone Thundercracker served under Starscream, carrying out a recon sweep at the Okeechobee energon field. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

A ''blue'' non-drone Thundercracker was present for Starscream's moment of glory and at the taking of Savannah. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} That same Thundercracker was a key part of an ambush when the Autobots re-entered Savannah, flying with [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] and hitting Optimus with a barrage of missiles. Unfortunately, an Autobot sonic attack knocked everyone out of the sky. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

Thundercracker served as one of Starscream's generals in the attempted reconquest of America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====Letters page====
Thundercracker and Starscream were old colleagues and Starscream wanted to reunite with him, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|#9's Star Screams}} though he also sneered at Thundercracker for having a lack of drive.

At some point, Thundercracker had an F-15 form, implying he was with Starscream in his [[:Image:Starscream 1982.jpg|covert mission in 1980s Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|#11's Star Screams}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[Image:thundercracker_robot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
Many years ago, Thundercracker was member of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Defense Force]] under the command of Protector Megatron. When a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]] was uncovered, [[Ejoornian|aliens]] from the [[Eshems Nebula]] attacked, leveling much of the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]]. Thundercracker was among the forces deployed to defend their home. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} Following this outrageous attack on their sovereignty, Megatron used this to declare a military dictatorship and led the flight-capable soldiers in a bloody counterattack on the aliens. During the battle, Thundercracker and his comrade [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] competed against each other in the numbers of confirmed kills. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

After Megatron discovered that science leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] had snooped around his quarters, he issued orders for the arrest of the scientist, but assigned Starscream and Thundercracker's team the task with assassinating those escorting Optimus. However, they underestimated the scientist's fighting prowess and paid for it when an entire ''city'' was dropped on top of their heads. They survived, and Megatron used Optimus's act of self-defense as a catalyst for declaring them traitors and forming a new faction: the Decepticons. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} Thundercracker was present for the inspirational speech Megatron held at the dawn of this new faction. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

During the subsequent civil war, Thundercracker fought against [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] and was present for the launch of the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} He also became an understudy of the immoral Decepticon scientist [[Flatline (ROTF)|Flatline]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

Late in the war, Optimus '''Prime''' ejected the [[AllSpark]] into deep space, leaving the warriors of Cybertron to fight over the limited [[Energon]] they had left. At one point in the early 20th century, Thundercracker participated in an ambush on a team of Autobots attempting to steal resources from the Decepticon capital of [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} He later left Cybertron to join up with the crew of [[Nemesis (Movie)|Starscream's battlecruiser]] which had been launched to search for the AllSpark, and told Starscream that [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was also looking for the cube. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} [[Blackout (Movie)|While]] [[Barricade (Movie)|the]] [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|other]] [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticons]] [[Wreckage (Movie)|went]] to [[Earth]] in search of the AllSpark, Thundercracker waited aboard the ship, hidden on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] with only [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] for company. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}} During this time, he explored Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]] and discovered [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[Ark (DOTM)|ship]], where he recovered a [[pillar]]. Using his scientific knowledge gained from Flatline, he jury-rigged a [[space bridge]] back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], based on the path the Ark took through space. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

When Starscream returned with the seemingly lifeless [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], Thundercracker was there to greet his barely functioning Commander and brought him aboard for repairs. Afterwards, Starscream began to confide in his subordinate his plans for recreating [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while Thundercracker questioned him on both his new [[alternate mode]] and the fate of the AllSpark. Before they could finish their chat, Hardtop alerted them that the ship was under Autobot attack. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}}

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 Camshaft dies.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Face it Cliffjumper! You're not half the man Camshaft is!"]]

Thundercracker sent in [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] drones to soften up the Autobots, and then entered the fray himself, shooting down [[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]] and unleashing his sonic weaponry on the rest of the team. He then swiftly slew [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] and wounded [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]], but he took a little too much time savoring the latter's fear and soon found himself at the mercy of Cliffjumper and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]. The revitalized Starscream was forced to enter the fray to save his would-be second-in-command, and he killed or critically damaged the entire Autobot squad. After berating him for his failure, Starscream took Thundercracker back on board and took the ''Nemesis'' back to Cybertron. They landed in Trypticon, where they were greeted by [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]]. Starscream ordered Thundercracker to undergo repairs. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}

Thundercracker's status received a boost after Starscream's copy AllSpark failed. While Dreadwing and Ramjet turned on the Seeker leader, Stockade and Thundercracker fought at his side. As Dreadwing made his escape, Starscream gave chase, and when Thundercracker told him he would take care of Dreadwing's drones, Starscream wished "Commander" Thundercracker luck.

After Starscream and Dreadwing were transported by the space bridge, Thundercracker transformed and began to search for his lord, who, having been returned to Mars, was comforted by the fact he had some actual allies still out there. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}}

[[File:Thundercrackervehicletalesofthefallen6.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.65]]
Later, Thundercracker caught up to Arcee's spaceship by an undesignated planet. Eager for a chance to settle the score, Thundercracker singlehandedly massacred his way through the ship until he caught up with Arcee and gleefully tore her apart limb from limb. However, he wasn't about to let her off so easily. He brought her remains back to the outpost he commanded so that [[Flatline (ROTF)|Flatline]] could experiment on her. Flatline questioned Thundercracker whether or not her spark was cut out for his latest far-reaching, objectionable experiment. But Thundercracker insisted it would be and scolded him for squandering the outpost's supply of protoforms on some of his not-so-successful endeavors.

Once Arcee regained consciousness in a strange new body, Thundercracker dropped by to pay his respects personally, casually remarking he got 'carried away' taking her down. Even though Arcee couldn't quite remember him, Thundercracker and Flatline revealed their plan to use her spark to power three discarded protoforms to bolster Decepticon forces and helped the medic carry out the procedure. The experiment was successful...But perhaps a little too successful when all three Arcees escaped, freeing [[Skids (ROTF)|two]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|other]] prisoners with her. Ultimately, Thundercracker had to personally intervene and subdued one of the three Arcees. However, even he was no match for the combined forces of the two other fury-driven Arcees and was forced to flee. After Flatline purged the outpost, the wounded Thundercracker bitterly watched Arcee, Skids and Mudflap escape on their shuttle. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 6|Tales of the Fallen #6}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
After [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], high on the power [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]] granted him, attacked various human installations, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] became furious that he would so without his command. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], on his behalf, sent [[Brimstone (TF 2010)|Brimstone]] and Thundercracker to intercept the rogue Decepticon. Thundercracker was shot down with little difficulty and Brimstone soon followed his teammate when Starscream transformed and plunged his claws through Brimstone's torso. {{Storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}}

===Toy bios===
Thundercracker was one of the many Decepticons who arrived in [[Washington, D.C.]] via [[space bridge]] [[pillar]], and was present during the Decepticons’ occupation of [[Chicago]]. When it became apparent the Autobots survived the destruction of [[Xantium (DOTM)|their ship]], Thundercracker participated in an aerial assault on the Autobots during the battle for Chicago. <ref>''Studio Series'' Voyager Class Thundercracker package bio</ref>

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Under [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s command, Thundercracker did battle with the Autobots using machine guns, cruise missiles, and sonic booms. He could also perform a "Thunder Punch" and a "Terror Slash", but it's unclear exactly what those attacks involved. Thundercracker may also have participated in the seemingly inter-dimensional "Energon Wars" conflict, during which the Decepticons were led by [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] against [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game}}

===Transformers: The Game (PSP)===
{{voiceactor|[[Seth Bleiler]] (English)}}

[[Image:Thundercracker movie psp.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Just like you are embarrassed by your high school picture, Thundercracker is embarrassed by his depiction in this game.]]
Thundercracker was [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s right-hand man and confidante, and came to Earth alongside him and the other Decepticons. After Shockwave received a communique from [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] informing him that the Autobots had found a lead to the location of the lost Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Thundercracker airlifted his boss into Qatar so they could relay the message to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]. Shockwave decided to follow up on the lead himself, and had Thundercracker take him to the Arctic, where they battled their way through a platoon of Autobots that had already arrived and searched the ice cavern that Megatron's body had been found in. Although Megatron had already been moved by [[Sector Seven]], Shockwave discovered that Megatron had brought an army of drones to Earth with him which were currently lying dormant on Earth.

Thundercracker and Shockwave subsequently travelled south, keeping themselves hidden by making the trip submerged in a large body of water, heading for an unknown location. Thundercracker was fairly puzzled by the whole affair, as Shockwave was playing the mission objective close to his chest, but things soon became clear when he discovered that they had arrived at a rocket launch site. While Thundercracker created a distraction by attacking the facility, Shockwave slipped in and programmed the rocket with the signal code required to reactivate the drones. Once the rocket blasted off, the signal was beamed down across the world, bringing the drone army back on-line.

A platoon of drones proceeded to attack the Autobots who were on their way to [[Hoover Dam]], forcing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to break off and take care of them. The fight carried the two Autobots to the [[Smash Derby]] arena, where Thundercracker attacked them. Unfortunately for the Decepticon, the two Autobots overpowered him, and forced him to reveal the origin of the drone army, providing them with the information they needed to take the drones down. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Thundercracker appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as a support unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Mercenaries to have their Speed stats increased by 1.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie Voyager Thundercracker toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm blue, dabadee dabadi, dabadee dabadi]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-19'''
**''Accessories:'' 6 missiles

:This version of Thundercracker is a [[retool]] of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Voyager Class [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] toy, with a new head. Cast mostly in light blue and grey plastic resembling ''Generation 1'' [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker's]] paint scheme, he transforms into a {{w|F-22|Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor}} fighter jet. As with Starscream, this vehicle mode is ''ridiculously'' inaccurate. Farcically so. Pushing the fighter along a smooth surface causes the barrels of his gigantic spring-loaded Gatling missile launchers to rotate and fire their projectiles, which can also be stored in the black flip-up braces on the launchers.

:During transformation, pushing up upon the canopy fuselage piece activates Thundercracker's [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmick which pushes panels out of the torso, wings and stabilizers. In robot mode, his projectile missiles are sculpted to resemble fingers, should users choose to keep them loaded while Thundercracker is in robot mode.

:This version of the mold was later [[redeco]]ed into the [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] ''Generation 1'' style-Starscream and the [[Walmart]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]]. The original mold was used to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Thundercracker at TFU.info]''

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
*'''War for the Skies''' (Legends multi-pack, 2009)

[[Image:KMartROTFThundercracker.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Beefcake! BEEEEFCAAAAKE!]]

:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Thundercracker was available only as part of the [[Kmart]]-[[exclusive]] "[[War for the Skies]]" [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] battlepack, He is a [[redeco]] of Legends Class [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], colored very similarly to his Voyager class toy from 2007.

:He comes with the Legends-class figures [[Blades (ROTF)|Autobot Blades]], [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], and [[Spinister (ROTF)|Spinister]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/KMThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image:DOTM_MechTechDeluxe_Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|300px|Can I get an appearance in a movie ''now''?]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (MechTech Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD08'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Assault Saw, Null Ray Cannon/Sword

:''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Thundercracker is a redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' [[MechTech]] Deluxe Class [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Starscream]]. His incredibly flexible arms have joints at the shoulder, in the middle of the upper arm, elbow, and wrist, allowing them to neatly fold up for transformation, as well as scratch his own back.

:He comes with a redecoed version of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s MechTech weapon, and one of Starscream's MechTech Null Ray Cannon/Sword weapons. The MechTech saw is unfortunately not deployable on the port on the underside of the wings as depicted in the instructions, as robot undercarriage kibble gets in the way of the mechanisms of the weapon and prevent it from functioning correctly. Oddly, his packaging and stock photos only depict him with the Saw weapon, and don't acknowledge the Cannon/Sword.

:This mold was also used to make ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Skywarp (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/DotMThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on ''Dark of the Moon'' Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====Studio Series====
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[[File:StudioSeries-09-Voyager-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|400px|That much is certain, even from my remote command post here at the Times Square Applebee's.]]
* '''Thundercracker''' (Voyager Class, [[2018]])
**''Number:'' '''09'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 rocket clusters, removable head, "Chicago Aerial Offensive" backdrop

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Thundercracker is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' [[Nitro Zeus#The Last Knight|Decepticon Nitro]] (and ''not'' the concurrently-released [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Starscream]] toy), featuring a new [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'']]-compatible head subtly inspired by Starscream.

:Due to coinciding with the liquidation of the United States division of [[Toys"R"Us]], he ended up being the last Toys"R"Us exclusive in the US. This meant he was very hard to come by, being only briefly available in some stores before their closure, and was never added to the Toys"R"Us online store before the latter ceased operations. However, the unsold stock was later made available via several US-based online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] and [[Entertainment Earth]]. In Canada, he was released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive both online and in stores. In Hong Kong, he was available in Toys"R"Us stores and from online retailers. In Malaysia and the Philippines, he was released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in stores. In the United Kingdom, he was released via The Entertainer.

:This mold is also used for a [[KSI Boss#Toys|KSI Boss]].
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Nothing spells "fear" like "papercut"]]
* '''Thundercracker''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

:[[3D Battle-Card Game]] Thundercracker consists of two card with punch-out pieces that can be assembled into a robot or a jet. He uses the same parts layout as live-action Starscream, [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], but is decorated like [[Thundercracker (G1)|Generation 1 Thundercracker]]. This layout was also used for [[Starscream (G1)|Classic Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] in the "Energon Wars" expansion set.

:Thundercracker's card art was done by [[Lucio Parrillo]].

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==Notes==
* Curiously, the upturned nosecone behind 2007 ''Transformers'' Thundercracker's head is interpreted as being a part of his head on the [[Package art|box art]]. On the other hand, Target-exclusive [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Starscream]] (which was released nearly concurrently and has the same head) uses the same box art, but with the odd nosecone section correctly removed.
* The packaging of Thundercracker's ''Studio Series'' toy marks him as being from ''Dark of the Moon'', ostensibly as one of the numerous Decepticons who space-bridged in from the Moon and participated in the battle of Chicago.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Thundercracker''' (サンダークラッカー ''Sandākurakkā'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm Thundercracker at TFU.info]
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]

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Thundercracker (Movie)

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:''Thundercracker is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 Thundercracker.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I was in the movie, I had a great scene... you just weren't allowed to see it... the, uh, special edition will have it."]]
'''Thundercracker''' is a Decepticon who lives on being the "master of fear" to his opponents. Cruising at Mach 6, his victims can hear him coming from 200 miles away (although HOW this is possible provided he's traveling 6 times the speed of sound is yet to be discovered), which is the way he likes it-it's not worth the effort it takes to kill them unless they're nice and terrified first. He doesn't care much about galactic conquest or the [[AllSpark]], but as long as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] allows him to indulge himself, he's happy to serve.<ref>2007 ''Transformers'' Voyager Class Thundercracker package bio</ref>

A fellow [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]] and loyal to a fault, Thundercracker is [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s personal choice for Second in Command once he takes control. In fact, bar a lack of experience, he is in many ways comparable to Starscream in skill. However, the air commander is not simply going to hand the job over, and Thundercracker must prove himself worthy by seizing the opportunity with both servos.<ref>''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class Thundercracker package bio</ref>

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Bumblebee'' film====
[[File:BB Thrust and Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|350px]]
Numerous blue, white, and red robots were among the Seeker hordes participating in the attack on the Autobots' launchpad to prevent them from evacuating Cybertron. One was unfortunate enough to take a beating from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], another was bowled over by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]], and another joined [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] in surrounding the Autobot leader. Which (if any) of these was the ''actual'' Thundercracker is unknown. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[Image:Thundercracker Titan10.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Alright, Thundercracker?" "Not bad, Thundercracker. How's you and Thundercracker?"]]
In an alternate timeline where the Decepticons won the first battle on Earth, Thundercracker was the designation for a series of drone units used in the Decepticon occupation of Earth. [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] led a group of Thundercrackers in the annihilation of the [[NATO]] nuclear fleet. The drones were skilled enough to take out submarines with their guns whilst still in high-speed flight. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}}

A black non-drone Thundercracker served under Starscream, carrying out a recon sweep at the Okeechobee energon field. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

A ''blue'' non-drone Thundercracker was present for Starscream's moment of glory and at the taking of Savannah. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} That same Thundercracker was a key part of an ambush when the Autobots re-entered Savannah, flying with [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] and hitting Optimus with a barrage of missiles. Unfortunately, an Autobot sonic attack knocked everyone out of the sky. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

Thundercracker served as one of Starscream's generals in the attempted reconquest of America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====Letters page====
Thundercracker and Starscream were old colleagues and Starscream wanted to reunite with him, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|#9's Star Screams}} though he also sneered at Thundercracker for having a lack of drive.

At some point, Thundercracker had an F-15 form, implying he was with Starscream in his [[:Image:Starscream 1982.jpg|covert mission in 1980s Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|#11's Star Screams}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[Image:thundercracker_robot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
Many years ago, Thundercracker was member of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Defense Force]] under the command of Protector Megatron. When a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]] was uncovered, [[Ejoornian|aliens]] from the [[Eshems Nebula]] attacked, leveling much of the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]]. Thundercracker was among the forces deployed to defend their home. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} Following this outrageous attack on their sovereignty, Megatron used this to declare a military dictatorship and led the flight-capable soldiers in a bloody counterattack on the aliens. During the battle, Thundercracker and his comrade [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] competed against each other in the numbers of confirmed kills. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

After Megatron discovered that science leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] had snooped around his quarters, he issued orders for the arrest of the scientist, but assigned Starscream and Thundercracker's team the task with assassinating those escorting Optimus. However, they underestimated the scientist's fighting prowess and paid for it when an entire ''city'' was dropped on top of their heads. They survived, and Megatron used Optimus's act of self-defense as a catalyst for declaring them traitors and forming a new faction: the Decepticons. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} Thundercracker was present for the inspirational speech Megatron held at the dawn of this new faction. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

During the subsequent civil war, Thundercracker fought against [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] and was present for the launch of the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} He also became an understudy of the immoral Decepticon scientist [[Flatline (ROTF)|Flatline]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

Late in the war, Optimus '''Prime''' ejected the [[AllSpark]] into deep space, leaving the warriors of Cybertron to fight over the limited [[Energon]] they had left. At one point in the early 20th century, Thundercracker participated in an ambush on a team of Autobots attempting to steal resources from the Decepticon capital of [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} He later left Cybertron to join up with the crew of [[Nemesis (Movie)|Starscream's battlecruiser]] which had been launched to search for the AllSpark, and told Starscream that [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was also looking for the cube. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} [[Blackout (Movie)|While]] [[Barricade (Movie)|the]] [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|other]] [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticons]] [[Wreckage (Movie)|went]] to [[Earth]] in search of the AllSpark, Thundercracker waited aboard the ship, hidden on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] with only [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] for company. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}} During this time, he explored Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]] and discovered [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[Ark (DOTM)|ship]], where he recovered a [[pillar]]. Using his scientific knowledge gained from Flatline, he jury-rigged a [[space bridge]] back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], based on the path the Ark took through space. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

When Starscream returned with the seemingly lifeless [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], Thundercracker was there to greet his barely functioning Commander and brought him aboard for repairs. Afterwards, Starscream began to confide in his subordinate his plans for recreating [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while Thundercracker questioned him on both his new [[alternate mode]] and the fate of the AllSpark. Before they could finish their chat, Hardtop alerted them that the ship was under Autobot attack. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}}

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 Camshaft dies.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Face it Cliffjumper! You're not half the man Camshaft is!"]]

Thundercracker sent in [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] drones to soften up the Autobots, and then entered the fray himself, shooting down [[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]] and unleashing his sonic weaponry on the rest of the team. He then swiftly slew [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] and wounded [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]], but he took a little too much time savoring the latter's fear and soon found himself at the mercy of Cliffjumper and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]. The revitalized Starscream was forced to enter the fray to save his would-be second-in-command, and he killed or critically damaged the entire Autobot squad. After berating him for his failure, Starscream took Thundercracker back on board and took the ''Nemesis'' back to Cybertron. They landed in Trypticon, where they were greeted by [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]]. Starscream ordered Thundercracker to undergo repairs. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}

Thundercracker's status received a boost after Starscream's copy AllSpark failed. While Dreadwing and Ramjet turned on the Seeker leader, Stockade and Thundercracker fought at his side. As Dreadwing made his escape, Starscream gave chase, and when Thundercracker told him he would take care of Dreadwing's drones, Starscream wished "Commander" Thundercracker luck.

After Starscream and Dreadwing were transported by the space bridge, Thundercracker transformed and began to search for his lord, who, having been returned to Mars, was comforted by the fact he had some actual allies still out there. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}}

[[File:Thundercrackervehicletalesofthefallen6.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.65]]
Later, Thundercracker caught up to Arcee's spaceship by an undesignated planet. Eager for a chance to settle the score, Thundercracker singlehandedly massacred his way through the ship until he caught up with Arcee and gleefully tore her apart limb from limb. However, he wasn't about to let her off so easily. He brought her remains back to the outpost he commanded so that [[Flatline (ROTF)|Flatline]] could experiment on her. Flatline questioned Thundercracker whether or not her spark was cut out for his latest far-reaching, objectionable experiment. But Thundercracker insisted it would be and scolded him for squandering the outpost's supply of protoforms on some of his not-so-successful endeavors.

Once Arcee regained consciousness in a strange new body, Thundercracker dropped by to pay his respects personally, casually remarking he got 'carried away' taking her down. Even though Arcee couldn't quite remember him, Thundercracker and Flatline revealed their plan to use her spark to power three discarded protoforms to bolster Decepticon forces and helped the medic carry out the procedure. The experiment was successful...But perhaps a little too successful when all three Arcees escaped, freeing [[Skids (ROTF)|two]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|other]] prisoners with her. Ultimately, Thundercracker had to personally intervene and subdued one of the three Arcees. However, even he was no match for the combined forces of the two other fury-driven Arcees and was forced to flee. After Flatline purged the outpost, the wounded Thundercracker bitterly watched Arcee, Skids and Mudflap escape on their shuttle. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 6|Tales of the Fallen #6}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
After [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], high on the power [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]] granted him, attacked various human installations, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] became furious that he would so without his command. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], on his behalf, sent [[Brimstone (TF 2010)|Brimstone]] and Thundercracker to intercept the rogue Decepticon. Thundercracker was shot down with little difficulty and Brimstone soon followed his teammate when Starscream transformed and plunged his claws through Brimstone's torso. {{Storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}}

===Toy bios===
Thundercracker was one of the many Decepticons who arrived in [[Washington, D.C.]] via [[space bridge]] [[pillar]], and was present during the Decepticons’ occupation of [[Chicago]]. When it became apparent the Autobots survived the destruction of [[Xantium (DOTM)|their ship]], Thundercracker participated in an aerial assault on the Autobots during the battle for Chicago. <ref>''Studio Series'' Voyager Class Thundercracker package bio</ref>

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Under [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s command, Thundercracker did battle with the Autobots using machine guns, cruise missiles, and sonic booms. He could also perform a "Thunder Punch" and a "Terror Slash", but it's unclear exactly what those attacks involved. Thundercracker may also have participated in the seemingly inter-dimensional "Energon Wars" conflict, during which the Decepticons were led by [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] against [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game}}

===Transformers: The Game (PSP)===
{{voiceactor|[[Seth Bleiler]] (English)}}

[[Image:Thundercracker movie psp.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Just like you are embarrassed by your high school picture, Thundercracker is embarrassed by his depiction in this game.]]
Thundercracker was [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s right-hand man and confidante, and came to Earth alongside him and the other Decepticons. After Shockwave received a communique from [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] informing him that the Autobots had found a lead to the location of the lost Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Thundercracker airlifted his boss into Qatar so they could relay the message to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]. Shockwave decided to follow up on the lead himself, and had Thundercracker take him to the Arctic, where they battled their way through a platoon of Autobots that had already arrived and searched the ice cavern that Megatron's body had been found in. Although Megatron had already been moved by [[Sector Seven]], Shockwave discovered that Megatron had brought an army of drones to Earth with him which were currently lying dormant on Earth.

Thundercracker and Shockwave subsequently travelled south, keeping themselves hidden by making the trip submerged in a large body of water, heading for an unknown location. Thundercracker was fairly puzzled by the whole affair, as Shockwave was playing the mission objective close to his chest, but things soon became clear when he discovered that they had arrived at a rocket launch site. While Thundercracker created a distraction by attacking the facility, Shockwave slipped in and programmed the rocket with the signal code required to reactivate the drones. Once the rocket blasted off, the signal was beamed down across the world, bringing the drone army back on-line.

A platoon of drones proceeded to attack the Autobots who were on their way to [[Hoover Dam]], forcing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to break off and take care of them. The fight carried the two Autobots to the [[Smash Derby]] arena, where Thundercracker attacked them. Unfortunately for the Decepticon, the two Autobots overpowered him, and forced him to reveal the origin of the drone army, providing them with the information they needed to take the drones down. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Thundercracker appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as a support unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Mercenaries to have their Speed stats increased by 1.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie Voyager Thundercracker toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm blue, dabadee dabadi, dabadee dabadi]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-19'''
**''Accessories:'' 6 missiles

:This version of Thundercracker is a [[retool]] of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Voyager Class [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] toy, with a new head. Cast mostly in light blue and grey plastic resembling ''Generation 1'' [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker's]] paint scheme, he transforms into a {{w|F-22|Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor}} fighter jet. As with Starscream, this vehicle mode is ''ridiculously'' inaccurate. Farcically so. Pushing the fighter along a smooth surface causes the barrels of his gigantic spring-loaded Gatling missile launchers to rotate and fire their projectiles, which can also be stored in the black flip-up braces on the launchers.

:During transformation, pushing up upon the canopy fuselage piece activates Thundercracker's [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmick which pushes panels out of the torso, wings and stabilizers. In robot mode, his projectile missiles are sculpted to resemble fingers, should users choose to keep them loaded while Thundercracker is in robot mode.

:This version of the mold was later [[redeco]]ed into the [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] ''Generation 1'' style-Starscream and the [[Walmart]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]]. The original mold was used to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Thundercracker at TFU.info]''

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
*'''War for the Skies''' (Legends multi-pack, 2009)

[[Image:KMartROTFThundercracker.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Beefcake! BEEEEFCAAAAKE!]]

:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Thundercracker was available only as part of the [[Kmart]]-[[exclusive]] "[[War for the Skies]]" [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] battlepack, He is a [[redeco]] of Legends Class [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], colored very similarly to his Voyager class toy from 2007.

:He comes with the Legends-class figures [[Blades (ROTF)|Autobot Blades]], [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], and [[Spinister (ROTF)|Spinister]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/KMThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image:DOTM_MechTechDeluxe_Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|300px|Can I get an appearance in a movie ''now''?]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (MechTech Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD08'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Assault Saw, Null Ray Cannon/Sword

:''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Thundercracker is a redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' [[MechTech]] Deluxe Class [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Starscream]]. His incredibly flexible arms have joints at the shoulder, in the middle of the upper arm, elbow, and wrist, allowing them to neatly fold up for transformation, as well as scratch his own back.

:He comes with a redecoed version of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s MechTech weapon, and one of Starscream's MechTech Null Ray Cannon/Sword weapons. The MechTech saw is unfortunately not deployable on the port on the underside of the wings as depicted in the instructions, as robot undercarriage kibble gets in the way of the mechanisms of the weapon and prevent it from functioning correctly. Oddly, his packaging and stock photos only depict him with the Saw weapon, and don't acknowledge the Cannon/Sword.

:This mold was also used to make ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Skywarp (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/DotMThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on ''Dark of the Moon'' Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====Studio Series====

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[[File:StudioSeries-09-Voyager-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|400px|That much is certain, even from my remote command post here at the Times Square Applebee's.]]
* '''Thundercracker''' (Voyager Class, [[2018]])
**''Number:'' '''09'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 rocket clusters, removable head, "Chicago Aerial Offensive" backdrop

:''[[Studio Series]]'' Thundercracker is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' [[Nitro Zeus#The Last Knight|Decepticon Nitro]] (and ''not'' the concurrently-released [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Starscream]] toy), featuring a new [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'']]-compatible head subtly inspired by Starscream.

:Due to coinciding with the liquidation of the United States division of [[Toys"R"Us]], he ended up being the last Toys"R"Us exclusive in the US. This meant he was very hard to come by, being only briefly available in some stores before their closure, and was never added to the Toys"R"Us online store before the latter ceased operations. However, the unsold stock was later made available via several US-based online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] and [[Entertainment Earth]]. In Canada, he was released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive both online and in stores. In Hong Kong, he was available in Toys"R"Us stores and from online retailers. In Malaysia and the Philippines, he was released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in stores. In the United Kingdom, he was released via The Entertainer.

:This mold is also used for a [[KSI Boss#Toys|KSI Boss]].
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Nothing spells "fear" like "papercut"]]
* '''Thundercracker''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

:[[3D Battle-Card Game]] Thundercracker consists of two card with punch-out pieces that can be assembled into a robot or a jet. He uses the same parts layout as live-action Starscream, [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], but is decorated like [[Thundercracker (G1)|Generation 1 Thundercracker]]. This layout was also used for [[Starscream (G1)|Classic Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] in the "Energon Wars" expansion set.

:Thundercracker's card art was done by [[Lucio Parrillo]].

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==Notes==
* Curiously, the upturned nosecone behind 2007 ''Transformers'' Thundercracker's head is interpreted as being a part of his head on the [[Package art|box art]]. On the other hand, Target-exclusive [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Starscream]] (which was released nearly concurrently and has the same head) uses the same box art, but with the odd nosecone section correctly removed.
* The packaging of Thundercracker's ''Studio Series'' toy marks him as being from ''Dark of the Moon'', ostensibly as one of the numerous Decepticons who space-bridged in from the Moon and participated in the battle of Chicago.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Thundercracker''' (サンダークラッカー ''Sandākurakkā'')

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm Thundercracker at TFU.info]
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]

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Thundercracker (Movie)

2019-12-17T18:23:33Z

Myouens78: /* Generations */

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:''Thundercracker is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 Thundercracker.jpg|right|300px|thumb|"I was in the movie, I had a great scene... you just weren't allowed to see it... the, uh, special edition will have it."]]
'''Thundercracker''' is a Decepticon who lives on being the "master of fear" to his opponents. Cruising at Mach 6, his victims can hear him coming from 200 miles away (although HOW this is possible provided he's traveling 6 times the speed of sound is yet to be discovered), which is the way he likes it-it's not worth the effort it takes to kill them unless they're nice and terrified first. He doesn't care much about galactic conquest or the [[AllSpark]], but as long as [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] allows him to indulge himself, he's happy to serve.<ref>2007 ''Transformers'' Voyager Class Thundercracker package bio</ref>

A fellow [[Seeker (Movie)|Seeker]] and loyal to a fault, Thundercracker is [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s personal choice for Second in Command once he takes control. In fact, bar a lack of experience, he is in many ways comparable to Starscream in skill. However, the air commander is not simply going to hand the job over, and Thundercracker must prove himself worthy by seizing the opportunity with both servos.<ref>''Dark of the Moon'' Deluxe Class Thundercracker package bio</ref>

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Bumblebee'' film====
[[File:BB Thrust and Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|350px]]
Numerous blue, white, and red robots were among the Seeker hordes participating in the attack on the Autobots' launchpad to prevent them from evacuating Cybertron. One was unfortunate enough to take a beating from [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]], another was bowled over by [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]], and another joined [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] and [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] in surrounding the Autobot leader. Which (if any) of these was the ''actual'' Thundercracker is unknown. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
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===Titan movie comics===
[[Image:Thundercracker Titan10.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Alright, Thundercracker?" "Not bad, Thundercracker. How's you and Thundercracker?"]]
In an alternate timeline where the Decepticons won the first battle on Earth, Thundercracker was the designation for a series of drone units used in the Decepticon occupation of Earth. [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] and [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] led a group of Thundercrackers in the annihilation of the [[NATO]] nuclear fleet. The drones were skilled enough to take out submarines with their guns whilst still in high-speed flight. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 10|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 2}}

A black non-drone Thundercracker served under Starscream, carrying out a recon sweep at the Okeechobee energon field. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 16|Dark Spark}}

A ''blue'' non-drone Thundercracker was present for Starscream's moment of glory and at the taking of Savannah. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 19|Return to Cybertron: Part 3}} That same Thundercracker was a key part of an ambush when the Autobots re-entered Savannah, flying with [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]] and hitting Optimus with a barrage of missiles. Unfortunately, an Autobot sonic attack knocked everyone out of the sky. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 22|The Decepticon Who Haunted Himself}}

Thundercracker served as one of Starscream's generals in the attempted reconquest of America. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 24|Revolution Part 2}}

====Letters page====
Thundercracker and Starscream were old colleagues and Starscream wanted to reunite with him, {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|#9's Star Screams}} though he also sneered at Thundercracker for having a lack of drive.

At some point, Thundercracker had an F-15 form, implying he was with Starscream in his [[:Image:Starscream 1982.jpg|covert mission in 1980s Earth]]. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 11|#11's Star Screams}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[Image:thundercracker_robot.jpg|right|thumb|250px|]]
Many years ago, Thundercracker was member of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]'s [[Defense Force]] under the command of Protector Megatron. When a [[The Fallen|mysterious relic]] was uncovered, [[Ejoornian|aliens]] from the [[Eshems Nebula]] attacked, leveling much of the city of [[Metrotitan (ROTF)|Metrotitan]]. Thundercracker was among the forces deployed to defend their home. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 1|Defiance #1}} Following this outrageous attack on their sovereignty, Megatron used this to declare a military dictatorship and led the flight-capable soldiers in a bloody counterattack on the aliens. During the battle, Thundercracker and his comrade [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]] competed against each other in the numbers of confirmed kills. {{storylink|Defiance issue 2|Defiance #2}}

After Megatron discovered that science leader [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus]] had snooped around his quarters, he issued orders for the arrest of the scientist, but assigned Starscream and Thundercracker's team the task with assassinating those escorting Optimus. However, they underestimated the scientist's fighting prowess and paid for it when an entire ''city'' was dropped on top of their heads. They survived, and Megatron used Optimus's act of self-defense as a catalyst for declaring them traitors and forming a new faction: the Decepticons. {{storylink|Defiance issue 3|Defiance #3}} Thundercracker was present for the inspirational speech Megatron held at the dawn of this new faction. {{storylink|Foundation issue 3|Foundation #3}}

During the subsequent civil war, Thundercracker fought against [[Strongarm (Movie)|Strongarm]] and was present for the launch of the Decepticon flagship ''[[Nemesis (ROTF)|Nemesis]]''. {{Storylink|Defiance issue 4|Defiance #4}} He also became an understudy of the immoral Decepticon scientist [[Flatline (ROTF)|Flatline]]. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

Late in the war, Optimus '''Prime''' ejected the [[AllSpark]] into deep space, leaving the warriors of Cybertron to fight over the limited [[Energon]] they had left. At one point in the early 20th century, Thundercracker participated in an ambush on a team of Autobots attempting to steal resources from the Decepticon capital of [[Trypticon (Movie)|Trypticon]]. {{storylink|Rising Storm issue 2|Rising Storm #2}} He later left Cybertron to join up with the crew of [[Nemesis (Movie)|Starscream's battlecruiser]] which had been launched to search for the AllSpark, and told Starscream that [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] was also looking for the cube. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}} [[Blackout (Movie)|While]] [[Barricade (Movie)|the]] [[Bonecrusher (Movie)|other]] [[Brawl (Movie)|Decepticons]] [[Wreckage (Movie)|went]] to [[Earth]] in search of the AllSpark, Thundercracker waited aboard the ship, hidden on [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] with only [[Hardtop (Movie)|Hardtop]] for company. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}} During this time, he explored Earth's [[moon (moon)|moon]] and discovered [[Sentinel Prime (ROTF)|Sentinel Prime]]'s [[Ark (DOTM)|ship]], where he recovered a [[pillar]]. Using his scientific knowledge gained from Flatline, he jury-rigged a [[space bridge]] back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], based on the path the Ark took through space. {{storylink|Convergence chapter 4}}

When Starscream returned with the seemingly lifeless [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]], Thundercracker was there to greet his barely functioning Commander and brought him aboard for repairs. Afterwards, Starscream began to confide in his subordinate his plans for recreating [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] while Thundercracker questioned him on both his new [[alternate mode]] and the fate of the AllSpark. Before they could finish their chat, Hardtop alerted them that the ship was under Autobot attack. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 2|The Reign of Starscream #2}}

[[Image:ReignofStarscream3 Camshaft dies.jpg|left|300px|thumb|"Face it Cliffjumper! You're not half the man Camshaft is!"]]

Thundercracker sent in [[Swindle (Movie)|Swindle]], [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] drones to soften up the Autobots, and then entered the fray himself, shooting down [[Air Raid (Movie)|Air Raid]] and unleashing his sonic weaponry on the rest of the team. He then swiftly slew [[Camshaft (Movie)|Camshaft]] and wounded [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]], but he took a little too much time savoring the latter's fear and soon found himself at the mercy of Cliffjumper and [[Arcee (Movie)|Arcee]]. The revitalized Starscream was forced to enter the fray to save his would-be second-in-command, and he killed or critically damaged the entire Autobot squad. After berating him for his failure, Starscream took Thundercracker back on board and took the ''Nemesis'' back to Cybertron. They landed in Trypticon, where they were greeted by [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]]. Starscream ordered Thundercracker to undergo repairs. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 3|The Reign of Starscream #3}}

Thundercracker's status received a boost after Starscream's copy AllSpark failed. While Dreadwing and Ramjet turned on the Seeker leader, Stockade and Thundercracker fought at his side. As Dreadwing made his escape, Starscream gave chase, and when Thundercracker told him he would take care of Dreadwing's drones, Starscream wished "Commander" Thundercracker luck.

After Starscream and Dreadwing were transported by the space bridge, Thundercracker transformed and began to search for his lord, who, having been returned to Mars, was comforted by the fact he had some actual allies still out there. {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 4|The Reign of Starscream #4}} {{storylink|The Reign of Starscream issue 5|The Reign of Starscream #5}}

[[File:Thundercrackervehicletalesofthefallen6.jpeg|thumb|right|upright=1.65]]
Later, Thundercracker caught up to Arcee's spaceship by an undesignated planet. Eager for a chance to settle the score, Thundercracker singlehandedly massacred his way through the ship until he caught up with Arcee and gleefully tore her apart limb from limb. However, he wasn't about to let her off so easily. He brought her remains back to the outpost he commanded so that [[Flatline (ROTF)|Flatline]] could experiment on her. Flatline questioned Thundercracker whether or not her spark was cut out for his latest far-reaching, objectionable experiment. But Thundercracker insisted it would be and scolded him for squandering the outpost's supply of protoforms on some of his not-so-successful endeavors.

Once Arcee regained consciousness in a strange new body, Thundercracker dropped by to pay his respects personally, casually remarking he got 'carried away' taking her down. Even though Arcee couldn't quite remember him, Thundercracker and Flatline revealed their plan to use her spark to power three discarded protoforms to bolster Decepticon forces and helped the medic carry out the procedure. The experiment was successful...But perhaps a little too successful when all three Arcees escaped, freeing [[Skids (ROTF)|two]] [[Mudflap (ROTF)|other]] prisoners with her. Ultimately, Thundercracker had to personally intervene and subdued one of the three Arcees. However, even he was no match for the combined forces of the two other fury-driven Arcees and was forced to flee. After Flatline purged the outpost, the wounded Thundercracker bitterly watched Arcee, Skids and Mudflap escape on their shuttle. {{storylink|Tales of the Fallen issue 6|Tales of the Fallen #6}}

===''Unite for the Universe''===
After [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], high on the power [[Project Unite|Project: Unite]] granted him, attacked various human installations, [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]] became furious that he would so without his command. [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]], on his behalf, sent [[Brimstone (TF 2010)|Brimstone]] and Thundercracker to intercept the rogue Decepticon. Thundercracker was shot down with little difficulty and Brimstone soon followed his teammate when Starscream transformed and plunged his claws through Brimstone's torso. {{Storylink|Unite for the Universe issue 2|On the Road of Destruction}}

===Toy bios===
Thundercracker was one of the many Decepticons who arrived in [[Washington, D.C.]] via [[space bridge]] [[pillar]], and was present during the Decepticons’ occupation of [[Chicago]]. When it became apparent the Autobots survived the destruction of [[Xantium (DOTM)|their ship]], Thundercracker participated in an aerial assault on the Autobots during the battle for Chicago. <ref>''Studio Series'' Voyager Class Thundercracker package bio</ref>

==Games==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
Under [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s command, Thundercracker did battle with the Autobots using machine guns, cruise missiles, and sonic booms. He could also perform a "Thunder Punch" and a "Terror Slash", but it's unclear exactly what those attacks involved. Thundercracker may also have participated in the seemingly inter-dimensional "Energon Wars" conflict, during which the Decepticons were led by [[Megatron (BW)|Predacon Megatron]] against [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimus Primal]]'s Autobots. {{storylink|3D Battle-Card Game}}

===Transformers: The Game (PSP)===
{{voiceactor|[[Seth Bleiler]] (English)}}

[[Image:Thundercracker movie psp.jpg|right|170px|thumb|Just like you are embarrassed by your high school picture, Thundercracker is embarrassed by his depiction in this game.]]
Thundercracker was [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]]'s right-hand man and confidante, and came to Earth alongside him and the other Decepticons. After Shockwave received a communique from [[Frenzy (Movie)|Frenzy]] informing him that the Autobots had found a lead to the location of the lost Decepticon leader [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]], Thundercracker airlifted his boss into Qatar so they could relay the message to [[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout]]. Shockwave decided to follow up on the lead himself, and had Thundercracker take him to the Arctic, where they battled their way through a platoon of Autobots that had already arrived and searched the ice cavern that Megatron's body had been found in. Although Megatron had already been moved by [[Sector Seven]], Shockwave discovered that Megatron had brought an army of drones to Earth with him which were currently lying dormant on Earth.

Thundercracker and Shockwave subsequently travelled south, keeping themselves hidden by making the trip submerged in a large body of water, heading for an unknown location. Thundercracker was fairly puzzled by the whole affair, as Shockwave was playing the mission objective close to his chest, but things soon became clear when he discovered that they had arrived at a rocket launch site. While Thundercracker created a distraction by attacking the facility, Shockwave slipped in and programmed the rocket with the signal code required to reactivate the drones. Once the rocket blasted off, the signal was beamed down across the world, bringing the drone army back on-line.

A platoon of drones proceeded to attack the Autobots who were on their way to [[Hoover Dam]], forcing [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and [[Ratchet (Movie)|Ratchet]] to break off and take care of them. The fight carried the two Autobots to the [[Smash Derby]] arena, where Thundercracker attacked them. Unfortunately for the Decepticon, the two Autobots overpowered him, and forced him to reveal the origin of the drone army, providing them with the information they needed to take the drones down. {{storylink|Transformers The Game (PSP)|Transformers The Game (PSP)}}

===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Thundercracker appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as a support unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Mercenaries to have their Speed stats increased by 1.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie Voyager Thundercracker toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm blue, dabadee dabadi, dabadee dabadi]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (Voyager Class, 2007)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MD-19'''
**''Accessories:'' 6 missiles

:This version of Thundercracker is a [[retool]] of the [[Transformers (2007 toyline)|''Transformers'']] Voyager Class [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]] toy, with a new head. Cast mostly in light blue and grey plastic resembling ''Generation 1'' [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker's]] paint scheme, he transforms into a {{w|F-22|Lockheed-Martin F-22 Raptor}} fighter jet. As with Starscream, this vehicle mode is ''ridiculously'' inaccurate. Farcically so. Pushing the fighter along a smooth surface causes the barrels of his gigantic spring-loaded Gatling missile launchers to rotate and fire their projectiles, which can also be stored in the black flip-up braces on the launchers.

:During transformation, pushing up upon the canopy fuselage piece activates Thundercracker's [[Automorph Technology|Automorphing]] gimmick which pushes panels out of the torso, wings and stabilizers. In robot mode, his projectile missiles are sculpted to resemble fingers, should users choose to keep them loaded while Thundercracker is in robot mode.

:This version of the mold was later [[redeco]]ed into the [[Target]]-[[exclusive]] ''Generation 1'' style-Starscream and the [[Walmart]]-exclusive ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Skywarp (Movie)|Skywarp]]. The original mold was used to make ''Revenge of the Fallen'' [[Ramjet (Movie)|Ramjet]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on Thundercracker at TFU.info]''

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===Revenge of the Fallen===
*'''War for the Skies''' (Legends multi-pack, 2009)

[[Image:KMartROTFThundercracker.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Beefcake! BEEEEFCAAAAKE!]]

:''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' Thundercracker was available only as part of the [[Kmart]]-[[exclusive]] "[[War for the Skies]]" [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] battlepack, He is a [[redeco]] of Legends Class [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]], colored very similarly to his Voyager class toy from 2007.

:He comes with the Legends-class figures [[Blades (ROTF)|Autobot Blades]], [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], and [[Spinister (ROTF)|Spinister]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/KMThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on ''Revenge of the Fallen'' Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Dark of the Moon===
[[Image:DOTM_MechTechDeluxe_Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|300px|Can I get an appearance in a movie ''now''?]]
*'''Thundercracker''' (MechTech Deluxe Class, 2011)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''DD08'''
**''Accessories:'' MechTech Blaster/Assault Saw, Null Ray Cannon/Sword

:''[[Transformers: Dark of the Moon (toyline)|Dark of the Moon]]'' Thundercracker is a redeco of ''Dark of the Moon'' [[MechTech]] Deluxe Class [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Deluxe Class toys 2|Starscream]]. His incredibly flexible arms have joints at the shoulder, in the middle of the upper arm, elbow, and wrist, allowing them to neatly fold up for transformation, as well as scratch his own back.

:He comes with a redecoed version of [[Roadbuster (DOTM)|Roadbuster]]'s MechTech weapon, and one of Starscream's MechTech Null Ray Cannon/Sword weapons. The MechTech saw is unfortunately not deployable on the port on the underside of the wings as depicted in the instructions, as robot undercarriage kibble gets in the way of the mechanisms of the weapon and prevent it from functioning correctly. Oddly, his packaging and stock photos only depict him with the Saw weapon, and don't acknowledge the Cannon/Sword.

:This mold was also used to make ''Dark of the Moon'' [[Skywarp (Movie)#Dark of the Moon|Skywarp]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2011/Decepticon/DotMThundercracker/thundercracker.htm More information on ''Dark of the Moon'' Thundercracker at TFU.info]''
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===Generations===
====Studio Series====
[[File:StudioSeries-09-Voyager-Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|400px|That much is certain, even from my remote command post here at the Times Square Applebee's.]]
* '''Thundercracker''' (Voyager Class, [[2018]])
**''Number:'' '''09'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 rocket clusters, removable head, "Chicago Aerial Offensive" backdrop

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:''[[Studio Series]]'' Thundercracker is a [[retool]] of ''[[Transformers: The Last Knight (toyline)|The Last Knight]]'' [[Nitro Zeus#The Last Knight|Decepticon Nitro]] (and ''not'' the concurrently-released [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Studio Series|''Studio Series'' Starscream]] toy), featuring a new [[Titans Return (toyline)|''Titans Return'']]-compatible head subtly inspired by Starscream.

:Due to coinciding with the liquidation of the United States division of [[Toys"R"Us]], he ended up being the last Toys"R"Us exclusive in the US. This meant he was very hard to come by, being only briefly available in some stores before their closure, and was never added to the Toys"R"Us online store before the latter ceased operations. However, the unsold stock was later made available via several US-based online retailers such as [[BigBadToyStore]] and [[Entertainment Earth]]. In Canada, he was released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive both online and in stores. In Hong Kong, he was available in Toys"R"Us stores and from online retailers. In Malaysia and the Philippines, he was released as a Toys"R"Us exclusive in stores. In the United Kingdom, he was released via The Entertainer.

:This mold is also used for a [[KSI Boss#Toys|KSI Boss]].
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Thundercracker.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Nothing spells "fear" like "papercut"]]
* '''Thundercracker''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

:[[3D Battle-Card Game]] Thundercracker consists of two card with punch-out pieces that can be assembled into a robot or a jet. He uses the same parts layout as live-action Starscream, [[Dreadwing (Movie)|Dreadwing]], and [[Jetfire (Movie)|Jetfire]], but is decorated like [[Thundercracker (G1)|Generation 1 Thundercracker]]. This layout was also used for [[Starscream (G1)|Classic Starscream]], [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]], and [[Ramjet (G1)|Ramjet]] in the "Energon Wars" expansion set.

:Thundercracker's card art was done by [[Lucio Parrillo]].

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==Notes==
* Curiously, the upturned nosecone behind 2007 ''Transformers'' Thundercracker's head is interpreted as being a part of his head on the [[Package art|box art]]. On the other hand, Target-exclusive [[Starscream (Movie)/toys#Voyager Class toys|Starscream]] (which was released nearly concurrently and has the same head) uses the same box art, but with the odd nosecone section correctly removed.
* The packaging of Thundercracker's ''Studio Series'' toy marks him as being from ''Dark of the Moon'', ostensibly as one of the numerous Decepticons who space-bridged in from the Moon and participated in the battle of Chicago.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Thundercracker''' (サンダークラッカー ''Sandākurakkā'')

==References==
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==External links==
* [http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Thundercracker/thundercracker.htm Thundercracker at TFU.info]
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]

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Shatter

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Myouens78: /* Studio Series */

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:''Shatter is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[File:BumblebeeMovie Shatter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Inspired by the Terminator, but better in every way.]]

'''Shatter''' takes great joy in her work as a hunter. Partnered with [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], she's not so much the "good cop" of the pair as the "not going to kill you ''yet'' cop." Unquestionably the brains of the pairing, she's a smooth-talking manipulator who enjoys twisting the knife once she's found their quarry. She tends to let Dropkick do the dirtiest part of their work in the end, but she's a highly-skilled combatant on her own.

Her capabilities as a [[Triple Changer]] enable her to go "undercover" as a... okay, as a fairly conspicuous customized muscle car, and when the need for speed and firepower arises, change into a VTOL jet with under-slung artillery cannons.

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Angela Bassett]] (English), [[Aoi Yuki]] (Japanese)|[[Emy Letertre]] (European French), [[Claudine Chatel]] (Canadian French), [[Mercedes Montalá]] (Spain Spanish), [[Antonella Giannini]] (Italian)}}
Shatter was among the Decepticons under the command of [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in their conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s absence. After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was attacked by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], Shatter and the other Decepticons closed in to attack the Autobot leader. Following the apparent failure of the Autobot resistance effort, Shatter was paired with [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] and the two began hunting Autobots who escaped the planet.

By [[1987]], Shatter assisted Dropkick in following Autobot lieutenant [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] to one of [[Saturn]]'s moons, where they tortured him in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Though the Autobot refused to co-operate, they received a signal from Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] on the nearby planet [[Earth]], prompting the pair to change course for the planet but not before Shatter decided to grant Cliffjumper an "honorable death" by having Dropkick fatally bisect him.
[[File:ShatterDropkickhologram.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"Have you seen this Man?"]]

Upon their arrival near a trailer park, Shatter acquired a muscle car [[alternate mode]] (which she coincidentally crash-landed on). The two then headed towards the West Coast in the direction of B-127's signal, with Shatter picking up a {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} alt mode whilst driving through Texas. They were then intercepted by Agent [[Jack Burns]] and his team of [[Sector Seven]] agents, accompanied by [[Dr. Powell]]. Rather than let Dropkick dispose of the humans, Shatter came up with the idea of them masquerading as a "Decepticon peacekeeping patrol" pursuing the "dangerous escaped criminal" B-127. The Decepticons were escorted to a Sector Seven outpost and given limited access to their satellites, thus creating [[Internet|a global system of interconnected computer networks]] to track B-127.
[[File:Shattersmirk.jpg|thumb|"[[Joker|All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day]]."]]

A brief [[Energon]] surge in [[California]] attracted the Decepticons' attention, and they accompanied Sector Seven in capturing B-127, now calling himself "Bumblebee". As Dropkick tortured Bumblebee to find out Prime's location, he accidentally triggered a video message from the Autobot leader revealing his plans to retreat to Earth from Cybertron. Upon seeing this, Shatter immediately resolved to inform their comrades on Cybertron of this information via a radio tower at a nearby harbor. Once Powell overheard their conversation and informed Burns of the Decepticons' true colors, Shatter thanked the human for his cooperation before letting Dropkick terminate him. From there, they departed and left the critically injured Bumblebee for dead.

While Shatter was busy transmitting the message to Cybertron, Bumblebee appeared and opened fire on the radio tower, provoking Dropkick to engage the scout. While Bumblebee battled and destroyed Dropkick, the Autobot's [[Charlie Watson|human friend]] sneaked her way towards the radio tower when Burns appeared in a helicopter attempting to take Shatter down. Even though she was able to shoot down the helicopter and kill the pilot, Bumblebee saved Burns from certain doom. When Charlie managed to disable the tower, Shatter became enraged and attempted to kill both Bumblebee and Charlie. Before she could finish off Bumblebee, the Autobot blew a hole in the wall of the adjacent dock, flooding the area and causing the giant cargo ship docked there to crash into them. While Bumblebee safely escaped, Shatter was destroyed, exploding as the ship crushed her against the dock. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Shatter's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}

==Toys==
===Bumblebee===
[[File:Bumblebee-Movie-Titan-Changer-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Love and hope and sex and dreams are still surviving on the street]]
*'''Shatter''' (Titan Changer, [[2018]])
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)| Bumblebee]]'' Titan Changers, Shatter is a simple 12-inch-tall figure that transforms into a jet of possibly made-up model in seven steps, but it is definitely not her {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} mode from the movie.

{{-}}{{anchor|MissionVision}}
[[File:Bumblebee-Mission-Vision-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Shadoobie, shattered, shattered.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Mission Vision, 2018)

:Mission Vision Shatter is an all-new Voyager-sized toy that transforms into a mostly screen-accurate Harrier Jet. Like her <s>enemy</s> wavemate Bumblebee, Shatter features a slide viewer-like gimmick (activated with a dial molded on her right waist), which can be viewed on both robot and jet modes. Activating the switch changes three different translucent targeting plates: Jet Vision, Tracker Vision, and Decepticon Vision. In terms of articulation, Shatter features ball-jointed arms and 5mm-compatible hands. Unlike the rest of her toys, Shatter's head is unpainted.
{{-}}

====Energon Igniters====
[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Power-Plus-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Look at me, I'm in tatters!]]
*'''Shatter''' (Power Plus Series, 2018)
**''Accessories'': "Energon Core"
:Part of the second wave of Power Plus Series Energon Igniters, Shatter is a [[retool]]ing of the "Power Series" [[Dropkick (Movie)#Bumblebee|Dropkick]] toy, transforming into a muscle car loosely based on the first generation Chevrolet Camaro in four steps. Flipping up a pair of huge cannons from her windshield also reveals a space to plug the included "energon core" into the back of her car mode, which uses a pullback-type motor to propel the vehicle forward after a lever is pressed.

{{-}}{{anchor|EnergonJet}}
[[File:IgniterShatterJet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYmER9fpk-w I'm-a-going to fly for you!]]]
*'''Shatter''' (Power Series, 2018)
:Part of the second wave of Power Series Energon Igniters, Shatter transforms into a jet that's ''closer'' to her film form than the above Titan Changer, but not by a lot. The rear end of her vehicle mode can be opened up to reveal missile pods and a socket for an energon core (not included). Interestingly, this is the only toy of Shatter that features the face she uses for most of the film.
{{-}}

===Generations===
====Movie Edition====
[[File:Movie-Edition-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Series-4-Shatter.jpg|thumb|Life's just a cocktail party on the street.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code'': '''P'''
:Released in Series 4 of [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Shatter is a red [[redeco]] of the Series 3 [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Movie Edition|Barricade]] figure, although her instructions depict her as the original ''The Last Knight''-style Barricade instead. This small soft-plastic figurine transforms to car mode in a single step, two if you consider each arm an individual step.
{{-}}

====Studio Series====
[[File:Studio-Series-MVBB-40-Deluxe-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Don't think of her being Brock Samson's ride.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''ID Number'': '''40'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''SS-29'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[April 27]], 2019'''
**''Accessories'': 2 blasters, "Decepticon Arrival" backdrop
:''[[Studio Series]]'' Shatter is a new Deluxe Class mold that transforms into the most screen-accurate version of her 1971 Plymouth GTX mode, complete with rally lights and rollcage. While the panels on her back superficially resemble her wing placement, her robot mode is based on her initial appearance on Earth, where she had only a car mode. The headsculpt, however, depicts her battle mask, which was not seen on this particular form of her body on screen. She also comes with a cardboard backdrop display depicting her and Dropkick's arrival on Earth.

:Shatter suffers from both [[quality control]] issues and a design flaw: her ball-jointed shoulders and her pair of rear "wing" kibble/front car shells are prone to popping off very easily, while her stomach panel's hinge joint tends to disconnect before you could attempt to lock in place in robot mode. By design, her outward leg articulation is very restricted; what is demonstrated in the stock photos is about as wide as the legs will allow.

{{-}}{{anchor|Jet}}
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Deluxe-Shatter-(Jet).jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Shatter''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''ID Number'': '''59'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TBA'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2020'''
**''Accessories'': 2 blasters, backdrop
:This version of Shatter is a brand new mold depicting her jump jet alternate mode plus a screen-accurate head. It was revealed via Japanese online listings.
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:ShatterConceptArt.jpg|thumb|left|150px|If I pulled that off, would you die?]]
[[File:BBRangerHarrierConcept.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Crasher (GoBots)|Crashing]] this plane.]]
[[File:BBShatterFractureHarrierRender.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"fractureharriervh"]]
*Shatter was the first Decepticon revealed for ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', when a promotional photo of director [[Travis Knight]] posing with Shatter's car mode was released. Both the character's name and gender weren't revealed until months later.
*According to Travis Knight, Shatter's design is partially inspired by [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] from the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.
*Most of Shatter's toys (notably her car mode ''Studio Series'' figure) base their head design on initial concept art, which has her wearing a battle mask. This design was used in the final film during her background appearance on Cybertron scenes, and later when she first transformed when confronting Sector 7. So far only her jet-mode Energon Igniters figure and the jet mode ''Studio Series'' figure use her final head design.
*Behind-the-scenes material from [[Industrial Light & Magic]] shows prototype designs for Shatter labelled '''Fracture'''<ref>[https://www.ilm.com/visual_development/bumblebee-developing-an-epic-set-piece "''Bumblebee'': Developing an Epic Set Piece"]</ref> — the name of [[Fracture (Movie)|a character]] from the 2007 movie toyline who (like Shatter) was a red-and-black female Transformer with a sports-car alternate mode. In fact, pre-production images of Shatter's jump-jet mode revealed on the movie's Blu-Ray release show it with what appears to be a dead ringer for Fracture's deco. Shatter's partner, Dropkick, similarly seems to [[Dropkick (Movie)#Notes|share conceptual DNA]] with [[Dropkick (Movie)#Toys|another 2007 movie character]], which lends some credence to the idea that the pair were at least partially inspired by those characters — although there's been no official word on the matter.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Shatter''' (シャッター ''Shattā'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Bumblebee Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Studio Series]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Shatter

2019-12-17T18:09:46Z

Myouens78: /* Studio Series */

{{featured}}
{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Shatter is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[File:BumblebeeMovie Shatter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Inspired by the Terminator, but better in every way.]]

'''Shatter''' takes great joy in her work as a hunter. Partnered with [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], she's not so much the "good cop" of the pair as the "not going to kill you ''yet'' cop." Unquestionably the brains of the pairing, she's a smooth-talking manipulator who enjoys twisting the knife once she's found their quarry. She tends to let Dropkick do the dirtiest part of their work in the end, but she's a highly-skilled combatant on her own.

Her capabilities as a [[Triple Changer]] enable her to go "undercover" as a... okay, as a fairly conspicuous customized muscle car, and when the need for speed and firepower arises, change into a VTOL jet with under-slung artillery cannons.

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Angela Bassett]] (English), [[Aoi Yuki]] (Japanese)|[[Emy Letertre]] (European French), [[Claudine Chatel]] (Canadian French), [[Mercedes Montalá]] (Spain Spanish), [[Antonella Giannini]] (Italian)}}
Shatter was among the Decepticons under the command of [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in their conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s absence. After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was attacked by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], Shatter and the other Decepticons closed in to attack the Autobot leader. Following the apparent failure of the Autobot resistance effort, Shatter was paired with [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] and the two began hunting Autobots who escaped the planet.

By [[1987]], Shatter assisted Dropkick in following Autobot lieutenant [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] to one of [[Saturn]]'s moons, where they tortured him in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Though the Autobot refused to co-operate, they received a signal from Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] on the nearby planet [[Earth]], prompting the pair to change course for the planet but not before Shatter decided to grant Cliffjumper an "honorable death" by having Dropkick fatally bisect him.
[[File:ShatterDropkickhologram.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"Have you seen this Man?"]]

Upon their arrival near a trailer park, Shatter acquired a muscle car [[alternate mode]] (which she coincidentally crash-landed on). The two then headed towards the West Coast in the direction of B-127's signal, with Shatter picking up a {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} alt mode whilst driving through Texas. They were then intercepted by Agent [[Jack Burns]] and his team of [[Sector Seven]] agents, accompanied by [[Dr. Powell]]. Rather than let Dropkick dispose of the humans, Shatter came up with the idea of them masquerading as a "Decepticon peacekeeping patrol" pursuing the "dangerous escaped criminal" B-127. The Decepticons were escorted to a Sector Seven outpost and given limited access to their satellites, thus creating [[Internet|a global system of interconnected computer networks]] to track B-127.
[[File:Shattersmirk.jpg|thumb|"[[Joker|All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day]]."]]

A brief [[Energon]] surge in [[California]] attracted the Decepticons' attention, and they accompanied Sector Seven in capturing B-127, now calling himself "Bumblebee". As Dropkick tortured Bumblebee to find out Prime's location, he accidentally triggered a video message from the Autobot leader revealing his plans to retreat to Earth from Cybertron. Upon seeing this, Shatter immediately resolved to inform their comrades on Cybertron of this information via a radio tower at a nearby harbor. Once Powell overheard their conversation and informed Burns of the Decepticons' true colors, Shatter thanked the human for his cooperation before letting Dropkick terminate him. From there, they departed and left the critically injured Bumblebee for dead.

While Shatter was busy transmitting the message to Cybertron, Bumblebee appeared and opened fire on the radio tower, provoking Dropkick to engage the scout. While Bumblebee battled and destroyed Dropkick, the Autobot's [[Charlie Watson|human friend]] sneaked her way towards the radio tower when Burns appeared in a helicopter attempting to take Shatter down. Even though she was able to shoot down the helicopter and kill the pilot, Bumblebee saved Burns from certain doom. When Charlie managed to disable the tower, Shatter became enraged and attempted to kill both Bumblebee and Charlie. Before she could finish off Bumblebee, the Autobot blew a hole in the wall of the adjacent dock, flooding the area and causing the giant cargo ship docked there to crash into them. While Bumblebee safely escaped, Shatter was destroyed, exploding as the ship crushed her against the dock. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Shatter's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}

==Toys==
===Bumblebee===
[[File:Bumblebee-Movie-Titan-Changer-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Love and hope and sex and dreams are still surviving on the street]]
*'''Shatter''' (Titan Changer, [[2018]])
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)| Bumblebee]]'' Titan Changers, Shatter is a simple 12-inch-tall figure that transforms into a jet of possibly made-up model in seven steps, but it is definitely not her {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} mode from the movie.

{{-}}{{anchor|MissionVision}}
[[File:Bumblebee-Mission-Vision-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Shadoobie, shattered, shattered.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Mission Vision, 2018)

:Mission Vision Shatter is an all-new Voyager-sized toy that transforms into a mostly screen-accurate Harrier Jet. Like her <s>enemy</s> wavemate Bumblebee, Shatter features a slide viewer-like gimmick (activated with a dial molded on her right waist), which can be viewed on both robot and jet modes. Activating the switch changes three different translucent targeting plates: Jet Vision, Tracker Vision, and Decepticon Vision. In terms of articulation, Shatter features ball-jointed arms and 5mm-compatible hands. Unlike the rest of her toys, Shatter's head is unpainted.
{{-}}

====Energon Igniters====
[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Power-Plus-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Look at me, I'm in tatters!]]
*'''Shatter''' (Power Plus Series, 2018)
**''Accessories'': "Energon Core"
:Part of the second wave of Power Plus Series Energon Igniters, Shatter is a [[retool]]ing of the "Power Series" [[Dropkick (Movie)#Bumblebee|Dropkick]] toy, transforming into a muscle car loosely based on the first generation Chevrolet Camaro in four steps. Flipping up a pair of huge cannons from her windshield also reveals a space to plug the included "energon core" into the back of her car mode, which uses a pullback-type motor to propel the vehicle forward after a lever is pressed.

{{-}}{{anchor|EnergonJet}}
[[File:IgniterShatterJet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYmER9fpk-w I'm-a-going to fly for you!]]]
*'''Shatter''' (Power Series, 2018)
:Part of the second wave of Power Series Energon Igniters, Shatter transforms into a jet that's ''closer'' to her film form than the above Titan Changer, but not by a lot. The rear end of her vehicle mode can be opened up to reveal missile pods and a socket for an energon core (not included). Interestingly, this is the only toy of Shatter that features the face she uses for most of the film.
{{-}}

===Generations===
====Movie Edition====
[[File:Movie-Edition-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Series-4-Shatter.jpg|thumb|Life's just a cocktail party on the street.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code'': '''P'''
:Released in Series 4 of [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Shatter is a red [[redeco]] of the Series 3 [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Movie Edition|Barricade]] figure, although her instructions depict her as the original ''The Last Knight''-style Barricade instead. This small soft-plastic figurine transforms to car mode in a single step, two if you consider each arm an individual step.
{{-}}

====Studio Series====
[[File:Studio-Series-MVBB-40-Deluxe-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Don't think of her being Brock Samson's ride.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''ID Number'': '''40'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''SS-29'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[April 27]], 2019'''
**''Accessories'': 2 blasters, "Decepticon Arrival" backdrop
:''[[Studio Series]]'' Shatter is a new Deluxe Class mold that transforms into the most screen-accurate version of her 1971 Plymouth GTX mode, complete with rally lights and rollcage. While the panels on her back superficially resemble her wing placement, her robot mode is based on her initial appearance in the film, where she had only a car mode after arriving on Earth. The headsculpt, however, depicts her battle mask, which was not seen on this particular form if her body on screen. She also comes with a cardboard backdrop display depicting her and Dropkick's arrival on Earth.

:Shatter suffers from both [[quality control]] issues and a design flaw: her ball-jointed shoulders and her pair of rear "wing" kibble/front car shells are prone to popping off very easily, while her stomach panel's hinge joint tends to disconnect before you could attempt to lock in place in robot mode. By design, her outward leg articulation is very restricted; what is demonstrated in the stock photos is about as wide as the legs will allow.

{{-}}{{anchor|Jet}}
[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Deluxe-Shatter-(Jet).jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Shatter''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''ID Number'': '''59'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TBA'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2020'''
**''Accessories'': 2 blasters, backdrop
:This version of Shatter is a brand new mold depicting her jump jet alternate mode plus a screen-accurate head. It was revealed via Japanese online listings.
{{comingsoontoy}}
{{--}}

==Notes==
[[File:ShatterConceptArt.jpg|thumb|left|150px|If I pulled that off, would you die?]]
[[File:BBRangerHarrierConcept.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Crasher (GoBots)|Crashing]] this plane.]]
[[File:BBShatterFractureHarrierRender.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"fractureharriervh"]]
*Shatter was the first Decepticon revealed for ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', when a promotional photo of director [[Travis Knight]] posing with Shatter's car mode was released. Both the character's name and gender weren't revealed until months later.
*According to Travis Knight, Shatter's design is partially inspired by [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] from the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.
*Most of Shatter's toys (notably her car mode ''Studio Series'' figure) base their head design on initial concept art, which has her wearing a battle mask. This design was used in the final film during her background appearance on Cybertron scenes, and later when she first transformed when confronting Sector 7. So far only her jet-mode Energon Igniters figure and the jet mode ''Studio Series'' figure use her final head design.
*Behind-the-scenes material from [[Industrial Light & Magic]] shows prototype designs for Shatter labelled '''Fracture'''<ref>[https://www.ilm.com/visual_development/bumblebee-developing-an-epic-set-piece "''Bumblebee'': Developing an Epic Set Piece"]</ref> — the name of [[Fracture (Movie)|a character]] from the 2007 movie toyline who (like Shatter) was a red-and-black female Transformer with a sports-car alternate mode. In fact, pre-production images of Shatter's jump-jet mode revealed on the movie's Blu-Ray release show it with what appears to be a dead ringer for Fracture's deco. Shatter's partner, Dropkick, similarly seems to [[Dropkick (Movie)#Notes|share conceptual DNA]] with [[Dropkick (Movie)#Toys|another 2007 movie character]], which lends some credence to the idea that the pair were at least partially inspired by those characters — although there's been no official word on the matter.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Shatter''' (シャッター ''Shattā'')

==References==
{{Reflist}}

[[Category:Bumblebee Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
[[Category:Studio Series]]
[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Shatter

2019-12-17T18:05:50Z

Myouens78: /* Studio Series */

{{featured}}
{{factions|decepticon}}
:''Shatter is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Bumblebee (franchise)|Bumblebee]] portion of the [[Live-action film series|live-action film]] [[Continuity family|continuity family]].''

[[File:BumblebeeMovie Shatter.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Inspired by the Terminator, but better in every way.]]

'''Shatter''' takes great joy in her work as a hunter. Partnered with [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]], she's not so much the "good cop" of the pair as the "not going to kill you ''yet'' cop." Unquestionably the brains of the pairing, she's a smooth-talking manipulator who enjoys twisting the knife once she's found their quarry. She tends to let Dropkick do the dirtiest part of their work in the end, but she's a highly-skilled combatant on her own.

Her capabilities as a [[Triple Changer]] enable her to go "undercover" as a... okay, as a fairly conspicuous customized muscle car, and when the need for speed and firepower arises, change into a VTOL jet with under-slung artillery cannons.

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Angela Bassett]] (English), [[Aoi Yuki]] (Japanese)|[[Emy Letertre]] (European French), [[Claudine Chatel]] (Canadian French), [[Mercedes Montalá]] (Spain Spanish), [[Antonella Giannini]] (Italian)}}
Shatter was among the Decepticons under the command of [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in their conquest of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s absence. After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was attacked by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], Shatter and the other Decepticons closed in to attack the Autobot leader. Following the apparent failure of the Autobot resistance effort, Shatter was paired with [[Dropkick (Movie)|Dropkick]] and the two began hunting Autobots who escaped the planet.

By [[1987]], Shatter assisted Dropkick in following Autobot lieutenant [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] to one of [[Saturn]]'s moons, where they tortured him in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Though the Autobot refused to co-operate, they received a signal from Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] on the nearby planet [[Earth]], prompting the pair to change course for the planet but not before Shatter decided to grant Cliffjumper an "honorable death" by having Dropkick fatally bisect him.
[[File:ShatterDropkickhologram.jpg|thumb|300px|left|"Have you seen this Man?"]]

Upon their arrival near a trailer park, Shatter acquired a muscle car [[alternate mode]] (which she coincidentally crash-landed on). The two then headed towards the West Coast in the direction of B-127's signal, with Shatter picking up a {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} alt mode whilst driving through Texas. They were then intercepted by Agent [[Jack Burns]] and his team of [[Sector Seven]] agents, accompanied by [[Dr. Powell]]. Rather than let Dropkick dispose of the humans, Shatter came up with the idea of them masquerading as a "Decepticon peacekeeping patrol" pursuing the "dangerous escaped criminal" B-127. The Decepticons were escorted to a Sector Seven outpost and given limited access to their satellites, thus creating [[Internet|a global system of interconnected computer networks]] to track B-127.
[[File:Shattersmirk.jpg|thumb|"[[Joker|All it takes is one bad day to reduce the sanest man alive to lunacy. That's how far the world is from where I am. Just one bad day]]."]]

A brief [[Energon]] surge in [[California]] attracted the Decepticons' attention, and they accompanied Sector Seven in capturing B-127, now calling himself "Bumblebee". As Dropkick tortured Bumblebee to find out Prime's location, he accidentally triggered a video message from the Autobot leader revealing his plans to retreat to Earth from Cybertron. Upon seeing this, Shatter immediately resolved to inform their comrades on Cybertron of this information via a radio tower at a nearby harbor. Once Powell overheard their conversation and informed Burns of the Decepticons' true colors, Shatter thanked the human for his cooperation before letting Dropkick terminate him. From there, they departed and left the critically injured Bumblebee for dead.

While Shatter was busy transmitting the message to Cybertron, Bumblebee appeared and opened fire on the radio tower, provoking Dropkick to engage the scout. While Bumblebee battled and destroyed Dropkick, the Autobot's [[Charlie Watson|human friend]] sneaked her way towards the radio tower when Burns appeared in a helicopter attempting to take Shatter down. Even though she was able to shoot down the helicopter and kill the pilot, Bumblebee saved Burns from certain doom. When Charlie managed to disable the tower, Shatter became enraged and attempted to kill both Bumblebee and Charlie. Before she could finish off Bumblebee, the Autobot blew a hole in the wall of the adjacent dock, flooding the area and causing the giant cargo ship docked there to crash into them. While Bumblebee safely escaped, Shatter was destroyed, exploding as the ship crushed her against the dock. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Shatter's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}

==Toys==
===Bumblebee===
[[File:Bumblebee-Movie-Titan-Changer-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Love and hope and sex and dreams are still surviving on the street]]
*'''Shatter''' (Titan Changer, [[2018]])
:Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)| Bumblebee]]'' Titan Changers, Shatter is a simple 12-inch-tall figure that transforms into a jet of possibly made-up model in seven steps, but it is definitely not her {{w|Harrier Jump Jet|Harrier jet}} mode from the movie.

{{-}}{{anchor|MissionVision}}
[[File:Bumblebee-Mission-Vision-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Shadoobie, shattered, shattered.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Mission Vision, 2018)

:Mission Vision Shatter is an all-new Voyager-sized toy that transforms into a mostly screen-accurate Harrier Jet. Like her <s>enemy</s> wavemate Bumblebee, Shatter features a slide viewer-like gimmick (activated with a dial molded on her right waist), which can be viewed on both robot and jet modes. Activating the switch changes three different translucent targeting plates: Jet Vision, Tracker Vision, and Decepticon Vision. In terms of articulation, Shatter features ball-jointed arms and 5mm-compatible hands. Unlike the rest of her toys, Shatter's head is unpainted.
{{-}}

====Energon Igniters====
[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Power-Plus-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Look at me, I'm in tatters!]]
*'''Shatter''' (Power Plus Series, 2018)
**''Accessories'': "Energon Core"
:Part of the second wave of Power Plus Series Energon Igniters, Shatter is a [[retool]]ing of the "Power Series" [[Dropkick (Movie)#Bumblebee|Dropkick]] toy, transforming into a muscle car loosely based on the first generation Chevrolet Camaro in four steps. Flipping up a pair of huge cannons from her windshield also reveals a space to plug the included "energon core" into the back of her car mode, which uses a pullback-type motor to propel the vehicle forward after a lever is pressed.

{{-}}{{anchor|EnergonJet}}
[[File:IgniterShatterJet.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dYmER9fpk-w I'm-a-going to fly for you!]]]
*'''Shatter''' (Power Series, 2018)
:Part of the second wave of Power Series Energon Igniters, Shatter transforms into a jet that's ''closer'' to her film form than the above Titan Changer, but not by a lot. The rear end of her vehicle mode can be opened up to reveal missile pods and a socket for an energon core (not included). Interestingly, this is the only toy of Shatter that features the face she uses for most of the film.
{{-}}

===Generations===
====Movie Edition====
[[File:Movie-Edition-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Series-4-Shatter.jpg|thumb|Life's just a cocktail party on the street.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code'': '''P'''
:Released in Series 4 of [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Shatter is a red [[redeco]] of the Series 3 [[Barricade (Movie)/toys#Movie Edition|Barricade]] figure, although her instructions depict her as the original ''The Last Knight''-style Barricade instead. This small soft-plastic figurine transforms to car mode in a single step, two if you consider each arm an individual step.
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====Studio Series====
[[File:Studio-Series-MVBB-40-Deluxe-Shatter.jpg|thumb|300px|Don't think of her being Brock Samson's ride.]]
*'''Shatter''' (Deluxe Class, [[2019]])
**''ID Number'': '''40'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''SS-29'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[April 27]], 2019'''
**''Accessories'': 2 blasters, "Decepticon Arrival" backdrop
:''[[Studio Series]]'' Shatter is a new Deluxe Class mold that transforms into the most screen-accurate version of her 1971 Plymouth GTX mode, complete with rally lights and rollcage. Her robot mode, though, drops the more overt jet-mode [[kibble]] the movie model uses, because ([[Drift (AOE)|as far as]] [[Dropkick (Movie)|standards go]]) that would be kinda hard to pack in at the Deluxe size. While the panels on her back superficially resemble her wing placement, the figure is still more based on her initial appearance on Earth. She also comes with a cardboard backdrop display depicting her and Dropkick's arrival on Earth.

:Shatter suffers from both [[quality control]] issues and a design flaw: her ball-jointed shoulders and her pair of rear "wing" kibble/front car shells are prone to popping off very easily, while her stomach panel's hinge joint tends to disconnect before you could attempt to lock in place in robot mode. By design, her outward leg articulation is very restricted; what is demonstrated in the stock photos is about as wide as the legs will allow.

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[[File:TF-Studio-Series-Deluxe-Shatter-(Jet).jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|]]
*'''Shatter''' (Deluxe Class, [[2020]])
**''ID Number'': '''59'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TBA'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''2020'''
**''Accessories'': 2 blasters, backdrop
:This version of Shatter is a brand new mold depicting her jump jet alternate mode plus a screen-accurate head. It was revealed via Japanese online listings.
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==Notes==
[[File:ShatterConceptArt.jpg|thumb|left|150px|If I pulled that off, would you die?]]
[[File:BBRangerHarrierConcept.jpg|thumb|right|150px|[[Crasher (GoBots)|Crashing]] this plane.]]
[[File:BBShatterFractureHarrierRender.jpg|thumb|right|150px|"fractureharriervh"]]
*Shatter was the first Decepticon revealed for ''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]'', when a promotional photo of director [[Travis Knight]] posing with Shatter's car mode was released. Both the character's name and gender weren't revealed until months later.
*According to Travis Knight, Shatter's design is partially inspired by [[Nightbird (G1)|Nightbird]] from the ''Generation 1'' cartoon.
*Most of Shatter's toys (notably her car mode ''Studio Series'' figure) base their head design on initial concept art, which has her wearing a battle mask. This design was used in the final film during her background appearance on Cybertron scenes, and later when she first transformed when confronting Sector 7. So far only her jet-mode Energon Igniters figure and the jet mode ''Studio Series'' figure use her final head design.
*Behind-the-scenes material from [[Industrial Light & Magic]] shows prototype designs for Shatter labelled '''Fracture'''<ref>[https://www.ilm.com/visual_development/bumblebee-developing-an-epic-set-piece "''Bumblebee'': Developing an Epic Set Piece"]</ref> — the name of [[Fracture (Movie)|a character]] from the 2007 movie toyline who (like Shatter) was a red-and-black female Transformer with a sports-car alternate mode. In fact, pre-production images of Shatter's jump-jet mode revealed on the movie's Blu-Ray release show it with what appears to be a dead ringer for Fracture's deco. Shatter's partner, Dropkick, similarly seems to [[Dropkick (Movie)#Notes|share conceptual DNA]] with [[Dropkick (Movie)#Toys|another 2007 movie character]], which lends some credence to the idea that the pair were at least partially inspired by those characters — although there's been no official word on the matter.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese'': '''Shatter''' (シャッター ''Shattā'')

==References==
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[[Category:Bumblebee Decepticons]]
[[Category:Female Transformers]]
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[[Category:Triple Changers]]

Dropkick (Movie)

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{{disambig2|the movieverse individual/drones|the Generation 1 drones|Dropkick (G1)}}
:''Dropkick is a [[Decepticon]] and also a bunch of mass-produced [[Drone Unit (Movie)|drones]] used by both sides from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BumblebeeMovie Dropkick.jpg|thumb|250px|This planet is too loud. I'm hungry. I wish I was on Cybertron playing simultronics. My feet hurt.]]

'''Dropkick''' really doesn't like being on [[Earth]], but [[Shatter]] made him come. If he had his way, he'd be back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] right now, sitting alone in the dark and feeling angry. He doesn't really "get" why folks are so interested in the [[AllSpark]] or why the [[Autobot]]s like [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] are making things so hard for him, and he thinks having to pretend to work with [[Sector Seven|the humans]] is humiliating... but at least once the [[Decepticon]]s get what they want, he'll have plenty of things to blow up and humans to liquefy.

{{bigquote|The humans are multiplying, please let me kill some.|Dropkick|''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Justin Theroux]] (English), [[Daiki Hamano]] (Japanese)|[[Darko Bozovic]] (European French), [[Marc-André Bélanger]] (Canadian French), [[Ramón Canals]] (Spain Spanish), [[Simone D'Andrea]] (Italian)}}

[[File:ShatterDropkickhologram.jpg|thumb|300px|Ha! Suck it [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]]! I got to be in a movie before you!]]
Dropkick was among the Decepticons under the command of [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in their conquest for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s absence. After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was attacked by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], Dropkick and the other Decepticons closed in to attack the Autobot leader. Following the apparent failure of the Autobot resistance effort, Dropkick was paired with [[Shatter]] and the two began hunting Autobots who escaped the planet.

By [[1987]], Dropkick assisted Shatter in following Autobot lieutenant [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] to one of [[Saturn]]'s moons, where they tortured him in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Though the Autobot refused to co-operate, they received a signal from Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] on the nearby planet [[Earth]], prompting the pair to change course for the planet, but not before Dropkick vertically bisected Cliffjumper, killing him instantaneously.

Upon their arrival near a trailer park, Dropkick acquired a muscle car [[alternate mode]] and killed [[Roy (BB)|a random human]], expressing his disappointment with the primitive indigenous species yet taking pleasure in how they "popped." The two then headed towards the West Coast in the direction of B-127's signal, with Dropkick picking up a {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} alt mode whilst driving through Texas. They were then intercepted by Agent [[Jack Burns]] and his team of [[Sector Seven]] agents, accompanied by [[Dr. Powell]]. Dropkick wanted to dispose of the humans when Shatter came up with the idea of them masquerading as a "Decepticon peacekeeping patrol" pursuing the "dangerous escaped criminal" B-127, which he begrudgingly went along with. The Decepticons were escorted to a Sector Seven outpost and given limited access to their satellites, thus creating [[Internet|a global system of interconnected computer networks]] to track B-127.

[[File:BBmov-DropkickEntangled.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''SOME. DAY. Love will find you! BREAK. THOSE. Chains that bi-'' oh.]]

A brief [[Energon]] surge in [[California]] attracted the Decepticons' attention, and they accompanied Sector Seven in capturing B-127, now calling himself "Bumblebee". Dropkick tortured Bumblebee to find out Prime's location, when he accidentally triggered a video message from the Autobot leader revealing his plans to retreat to Earth from Cybertron. Before departing to inform their comrades on Cybertron of this information via a radio tower at a nearby harbor, Dropkick killed Powell (who overheard their conversation and informed Burns of the Decepticons' true colors) and left the critically injured Bumblebee for dead.

While Shatter was busy transmitting the message to Cybertron, Bumblebee appeared and opened fire on the radio tower, provoking Dropkick to engage the scout. During their fight, Bumblebee's [[Charlie Watson|human friend]] sneaked her way towards the radio tower. Once Bumblebee gained the upper hand, Dropkick assumed his helicopter mode only for his propeller to become ensnared in a discarded chain wielded by Bumblebee. Dropkick transformed into robot mode in a failed attempt to escape, which forced the chain to wind under his armor as his parts shifted between modes. He mocked Bumblebee's "little chains", but before he could finish the sentence, the Autobot yanked the chain ''hard'', dismembering him and rupturing his internals, causing him to explode; his burning, disembodied head landed beside the Autobot scout's feet. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Dropkick's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}

===Titan movie comic===
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[[Image:Titan9_Dropkick.JPG|right|200px|thumb|In Soviet Russia, You want Dropkick. Here, DROPKICK WANTS '''YOU'''!]]

Dropkick was Megatron's right-hand man in the occupation of [[Earth]]. The other Decepticons heard Megatron's orders through him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}}

Having gone ''way'' down in the world after Starscream seized command, he ended up acting as "escort" to ensure [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] would leave human areas. In a final "up yours", Bumblebee led Dropkick in a high-speed chase which saw the Decepticon damaged and humiliated. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Dropkickincineratorscanningalliance3.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|It looks like he's scanning that truck. But he's actually crying all over it.]]
[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] dispatched Dropkick and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] to [[Florida]], where they completely destroyed an American military base before scanning suitable Earth forms. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} Their victory was short-lived, as soon afterwards, the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and their [[human]] allies tracked the Decepticons down and systematically destroyed them one by one. Dropkick was defeated by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and was finished off by [[NEST]] soldiers. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}
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===''The Veiled Threat''===
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}
Dropkick was one of a number of Decepticons who responded to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s signal and came to Earth. He admired the alternate form he'd chosen for its primitive elegance. After Starscream enlisted the help of the [[Human Accessory Force]], Dropkick helped them raid a [[Zambia]]n dam construction site, confronting [[Ghiwa|Major Ghiwa]], whom he was disappointed to realize was not armed, and therefore not much sport. He tried to do a trick with a piece of fencing to entrap the Major, but it didn't work as he'd hoped.

When Autobots responded to the Decepticon activities, Dropkick, [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]] and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] lured them into the Zambezi River. Dropkick attempted to keep Ratchet distracted as they were pulled downstream towards Victoria Falls, but the plan didn't work as well as hoped, and he retreated with a damaged arm. The Decepticon trio next went to cause havoc at Kariba dam. The Autobots, however, followed them. Optimus rammed Macerator and Dropkick, the latter of whom found himself wrestling with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. After Macerator was terminated by Optimus, and Payload was lost in the waters released from the dam, Starscream ordered Dropkick to retreat. Dropkick fled, though not without being stung by [[Kaminari Ishihara]]'s [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] gun. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: The Game'' (console)===
[[Image:Dropkick-gamedrone.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Hey, who let this guy have a new name?! What the hell?]]
Hordes of identical Dropkick units are used by both the Autobot and Decepticon armies. Decepticons are blue like Blowpipe with a lens-face, while Autobot versions are red like Salvage and have a facemask with individual optics. They are protected from most artillery by energy shields in robot mode ([[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout's]] EMP bombs can penetrate the shields & damages them easily), and are fond of throwing stuff at foes rather than getting in with melee attacks.

Dropkicks are most commonly found in [[Tranquility|urban missions]], but pop up for certain sub-missions in other areas as well. {{Storylink|Transformers The Game (console)}}

===''Battle for the Allspark''===
{{note|Dropkick was used as the basis for a chassis available to players as their combatant for the ''Battle for the Allspark'' game. Units using this body came in two variations. Autobot-aligned units had a helmet and facemask that vaguely resembled Optimus Prime, while the Decepticon-aligned units had the single-lens design seen in other film-related media.}}
[[Image:Dropkick head.jpg|thumb|left|Dropkick units can be either Autobot (top) or Decepticon (bottom). Both feel nobody understands them.]]
Dropkick units had equal Attack & Speed abilities with a strong Defense skill. {{Storylink|Battle for the Allspark}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Dropkick appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as support a unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Mercenaries with the Ranged Attack ability to deal double damage.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie2007_Dropkick_toy.jpg|upright=1.66||thumb|His Decepticon symbol can be seen from space.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Claw/plier weapon
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MD-18'''

: Dropkick transforms into a customized {{w|Chevrolet Silverado}} pickup truck (or a similar model just different enough to avoid paying a licensing fee). His hood and roof feature a fairly cleverly done gigantic Decepticon symbol. His flatbed cover conceals a giant claw/plier deployed from the tailgate by a sliding knob on top. This assembly becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode. He also has (non-firing) twin blasters on the underside of each forearm in robot mode.

: Unlike most of the other "drone" toys, Dropkick does not use the Decepticon "lens-face", instead going with a new, more complicated face design with a visor. (It is ''not'' the Autobot face from the game, but it is similar.)

:This mold was later [[redeco]]ed as the Autobot [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Dropkick/dropkick.htm More information on Dropkick at TFU.info]''
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===Bumblebee===
[[File:EnergonIgnitersPowerDropkick.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| All right, who honestly expected me to come back?]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Power Series, 2018)
:Standing at approximately 5-inches, ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' Energon Igniters Power Dropkick transforms into a blue and black muscle car loosely based on the first generation Chevrolet Camaro (rather than the AMC Javelin mode he has in the film). As with other Power Series figures, he can interact with the Cores of larger Energon Igniters toys. Note that his stock photography is slightly mistransformed, with the arms not completely tabbed in for vehicle mode.

:This mold was also used for the simultaneously released [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#Bumblebee|Energon Igniters Power Hot Rod]] and was later retooled into [[Shatter#Energon Igniters|Shatter]].

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*'''Dropkick''' (Nitro Series, [[2019]])
[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Nitro-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px| I got my guns and now I need some drums.]]
:''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniters Nitro Dropkick is an all new, approximately Voyager Class-sized mold that transforms into an attack helicopter. Like other Energon Igniters, he comes with a core that he can interact with, as well as being able to interact with the cores that come with other figures in the line.
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https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dropkick_(Movie)

===Generations===
====Studio Series====
[[File:Studio-Series-MV6-Deluxe-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Blue Thunder/Transformers'' crossover we never thought we’d get.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe Class, 2018)
**''ID number:'' '''22'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SS-28'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[March 23]], 2019'''
**''Accessories:'' Two guns, "Aerial Dogfight" backdrop

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxes, Dropkick transforms from an officially-licensed {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} attack helicopter to robot and back! Similar to [[Drift (AOE)#Toys|his fellow]] [[Shatter#Toys|triple changers]], he only transforms into ''two'' of his three modes. Dropkick's robot mode has knee accents to imitate car taillights and back "wings" to imitate car doors, but otherwise his car kibble in robot mode is missing, making this one of the less screen-accurate ''Studio Series'' toys. This could be one of the possible reasons for this toy becoming a Studio Series [[shelfwarmer]]. The figure comes with two guns and a cardboard backdrop display depicting an aerial dogfight scene from ''Bumblebee''.

:A post on his right arm prevents his tail kibble from folding as flat as on the other arm in robot mode.

:This figure was ''extensively'' retooled into ''Studio Series'' [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Drift]].

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[[File:Studio-Series-46-MVBB-Deluxe-Dropkick-car.jpg|thumb|300px|"Am I blanchin, girl we blanchin."]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''46'''
**''Japanese name:'' '''Dropkick 2'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-36'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[August 31]], 2019'''
**''Accessories:'' Liquification gun, "Decepticon Arrival" backdrop

:Released in the seventh wave of ''Studio Series'', this version of Dropkick transforms into his 1973 AMC Javelin muscle car alternate mode in 26 steps. His robot mode is based on his initial appearance in the film, where he had only a car mode after arriving on Earth. He comes with the gun he uses to liquefy humans in the film and a cardboard backdrop display of his and Shatter's arrival.

:It has been reported on multiple copies that due to a molding error on the mushroom peg, his right thigh swivel is difficult and in some instances, downright impossible to be used without popping his right leg off from the loose ball joint.
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====Movie Edition====
[[File:Movie-Edition-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Series-4-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px| He really wanted to become a Tiny Triple Changer, but turned even bluer upon hearing he was mistaken.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code'': '''D'''
:Released in Series 4 of [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Dropkick is a blue redeco of the Series 2 [[Cogman#Toys|Cogman]] figure, changing from robot to an unlicensed approximation of an Aston Martin DB11 in a few steps.

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*'''Chopper Mode Dropkick''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code'': '''G'''
:Also released in Series 4 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Chopper Mode Dropkick is a blue redeco of the Series 1 [[Blackout (Movie)#The Last Knight|Blackout]] figure, changing from robot to an unlicensed approximation of the MH53 Pave-Low Helicopter.

:This mold was also used to make [[Chopter]].
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Dropkick.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Face down in the gutter, won't admit defeat...]]
* '''Dropkick''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

: In the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], Dropkick is on the Decepticon side. Pieces punched out from two different cards can be assembled to form a pickup truck or a robot, while a third double-sided card gives its stats and attacks for each mode. He (it?) uses the same parts layout as Movie [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and Generation 1 [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (or Movie [[Skids (Movie)|Skids]]).

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==Notes==
*There has been no ''official'' word on whether or not ''Bumblebee'' Dropkick was inspired by the character from the 2007 movie toyline — but they're both blue-and-grey Decepticon grunts from the live-action movie continuity who grumble and moan about being on Earth, so for the purposes of the wiki we're considering them to be the same character. Dropkick's partner, Shatter, similarly seems to [[Shatter#Notes|share conceptual DNA]] with [[Fracture (Movie)|another 2007 movie character]], which lends some credence to the idea that the pair were at least partially inspired by those characters.
*Dropkick's name is derived from a professional wrestling maneuver, in which, a wrestler jumps up and lands a kick with both feet, often knocking their opponent to the ground.
===2007 toyline===
* Artist [[Ken Christiansen]] designed Dropkick, along with the other new characters in the [[Transformers The Game|''Transformers'' - The Game]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game]] video games.
[[Image:DropkickWipers.jpg|thumb|right|100px|I'm angsty because my [[gimmick]] sucks.]]
* Dropkick's card art shows him with windshield wipers on his visor. They are probably to wipe away his tears.
* Dropkick appears on several covers for [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' comic despite not actually appearing in the story itself.
===''Bumblebee''===
[[File:BBDropkickCobraRender.jpg|thumb|left|Suck it [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]!|200px]]
* Even if briefly, Dropkick is one of the few Transformers from the live action film series who seems to have the ability of flight in robot mode.
* Dropkick's helicopter model depicts a Bell AH-1W SuperCobra with two blades. However, his robot mode kibble is actually from a Bell AH-1Z Viper, with four blades and different turbine sections, placed on his lower back.

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dropkick''' (ドロップキック ''Doroppukikku'')

==External links==
* [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-truck-drone-01.html Dropkick concepts] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-truck-drone-02.html final rendering] on Ken Christiansen's blog.
* [http://www.transformersgame.com/battle/index.html ''Battle For the Allspark'' online game]
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]

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Dropkick (Movie)

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{{disambig2|the movieverse individual/drones|the Generation 1 drones|Dropkick (G1)}}
:''Dropkick is a [[Decepticon]] and also a bunch of mass-produced [[Drone Unit (Movie)|drones]] used by both sides from the [[live-action film series]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BumblebeeMovie Dropkick.jpg|thumb|250px|This planet is too loud. I'm hungry. I wish I was on Cybertron playing simultronics. My feet hurt.]]

'''Dropkick''' really doesn't like being on [[Earth]], but [[Shatter]] made him come. If he had his way, he'd be back on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] right now, sitting alone in the dark and feeling angry. He doesn't really "get" why folks are so interested in the [[AllSpark]] or why the [[Autobot]]s like [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] are making things so hard for him, and he thinks having to pretend to work with [[Sector Seven|the humans]] is humiliating... but at least once the [[Decepticon]]s get what they want, he'll have plenty of things to blow up and humans to liquefy.

{{bigquote|The humans are multiplying, please let me kill some.|Dropkick|''[[Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee]]''}}

==Fiction==
===Movies===
{{note|The six movies are the primary component of the live-action movie continuity family. Their events should be taken as canon for all other pieces of fiction listed below, unless otherwise specified.}}
====''Bumblebee'' film====
{{voiceactor|[[Justin Theroux]] (English), [[Daiki Hamano]] (Japanese)|[[Darko Bozovic]] (European French), [[Marc-André Bélanger]] (Canadian French), [[Ramón Canals]] (Spain Spanish), [[Simone D'Andrea]] (Italian)}}

[[File:ShatterDropkickhologram.jpg|thumb|300px|Ha! Suck it [[Prowl (Movie)|Prowl]]! I got to be in a movie before you!]]
Dropkick was among the Decepticons under the command of [[Shockwave (Movie)|Shockwave]] and [[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] in their conquest for [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] in [[Megatron (Movie)|Megatron]]'s absence. After [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] was attacked by [[Ravage (ROTF)|Ravage]], Dropkick and the other Decepticons closed in to attack the Autobot leader. Following the apparent failure of the Autobot resistance effort, Dropkick was paired with [[Shatter]] and the two began hunting Autobots who escaped the planet.

By [[1987]], Dropkick assisted Shatter in following Autobot lieutenant [[Cliffjumper (Movie)|Cliffjumper]] to one of [[Saturn]]'s moons, where they tortured him in an attempt to learn the whereabouts of Optimus Prime. Though the Autobot refused to co-operate, they received a signal from Autobot scout [[Bumblebee (Movie)|B-127]] on the nearby planet [[Earth]], prompting the pair to change course for the planet, but not before Dropkick vertically bisected Cliffjumper, killing him instantaneously.

Upon their arrival near a trailer park, Dropkick acquired a muscle car [[alternate mode]] and killed [[Roy (BB)|a random human]], expressing his disappointment with the primitive indigenous species yet taking pleasure in how they "popped." The two then headed towards the West Coast in the direction of B-127's signal, with Dropkick picking up a {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} alt mode whilst driving through Texas. They were then intercepted by Agent [[Jack Burns]] and his team of [[Sector Seven]] agents, accompanied by [[Dr. Powell]]. Dropkick wanted to dispose of the humans when Shatter came up with the idea of them masquerading as a "Decepticon peacekeeping patrol" pursuing the "dangerous escaped criminal" B-127, which he begrudgingly went along with. The Decepticons were escorted to a Sector Seven outpost and given limited access to their satellites, thus creating [[Internet|a global system of interconnected computer networks]] to track B-127.

[[File:BBmov-DropkickEntangled.jpg|left|thumb|300px|''SOME. DAY. Love will find you! BREAK. THOSE. Chains that bi-'' oh.]]

A brief [[Energon]] surge in [[California]] attracted the Decepticons' attention, and they accompanied Sector Seven in capturing B-127, now calling himself "Bumblebee". Dropkick tortured Bumblebee to find out Prime's location, when he accidentally triggered a video message from the Autobot leader revealing his plans to retreat to Earth from Cybertron. Before departing to inform their comrades on Cybertron of this information via a radio tower at a nearby harbor, Dropkick killed Powell (who overheard their conversation and informed Burns of the Decepticons' true colors) and left the critically injured Bumblebee for dead.

While Shatter was busy transmitting the message to Cybertron, Bumblebee appeared and opened fire on the radio tower, provoking Dropkick to engage the scout. During their fight, Bumblebee's [[Charlie Watson|human friend]] sneaked her way towards the radio tower. Once Bumblebee gained the upper hand, Dropkick assumed his helicopter mode only for his propeller to become ensnared in a discarded chain wielded by Bumblebee. Dropkick transformed into robot mode in a failed attempt to escape, which forced the chain to wind under his armor as his parts shifted between modes. He mocked Bumblebee's "little chains", but before he could finish the sentence, the Autobot yanked the chain ''hard'', dismembering him and rupturing his internals, causing him to explode; his burning, disembodied head landed beside the Autobot scout's feet. {{storylink|Bumblebee (film)|Bumblebee}}
{{note|Dropkick's involvement in the preceding events, or events mostly similar, were also chronicled in the novel "[[Transformers: Bumblebee: The Junior Novel]]".}}

===Titan movie comic===
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[[Image:Titan9_Dropkick.JPG|right|200px|thumb|In Soviet Russia, You want Dropkick. Here, DROPKICK WANTS '''YOU'''!]]

Dropkick was Megatron's right-hand man in the occupation of [[Earth]]. The other Decepticons heard Megatron's orders through him. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 9|Twilight's Last Gleaming, Part: 1}}

Having gone ''way'' down in the world after Starscream seized command, he ended up acting as "escort" to ensure [[Bumblebee (Movie)|Bumblebee]] would leave human areas. In a final "up yours", Bumblebee led Dropkick in a high-speed chase which saw the Decepticon damaged and humiliated. {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 23|Revolution Part 1}}

===IDW movie comics===
[[File:Dropkickincineratorscanningalliance3.jpeg|thumb|upright=1.5|left|It looks like he's scanning that truck. But he's actually crying all over it.]]
[[Soundwave (ROTF)|Soundwave]] dispatched Dropkick and [[Incinerator (Movie)|Incinerator]] to [[Florida]], where they completely destroyed an American military base before scanning suitable Earth forms. {{storylink|Alliance issue 3|Alliance #3}} Their victory was short-lived, as soon afterwards, the [[Autobot|Autobots]] and their [[human]] allies tracked the Decepticons down and systematically destroyed them one by one. Dropkick was defeated by [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|Optimus Prime]] and was finished off by [[NEST]] soldiers. {{storylink|Alliance issue 4|Alliance #4}}
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===''The Veiled Threat''===
{{Note|The events of ''The Veiled Threat'' take place during [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: Alliance|Alliance]]'' comic.}}
Dropkick was one of a number of Decepticons who responded to [[Starscream (Movie)|Starscream]]'s signal and came to Earth. He admired the alternate form he'd chosen for its primitive elegance. After Starscream enlisted the help of the [[Human Accessory Force]], Dropkick helped them raid a [[Zambia]]n dam construction site, confronting [[Ghiwa|Major Ghiwa]], whom he was disappointed to realize was not armed, and therefore not much sport. He tried to do a trick with a piece of fencing to entrap the Major, but it didn't work as he'd hoped.

When Autobots responded to the Decepticon activities, Dropkick, [[Macerator (ROTF)|Macerator]] and [[Payload (Movie)|Payload]] lured them into the Zambezi River. Dropkick attempted to keep Ratchet distracted as they were pulled downstream towards Victoria Falls, but the plan didn't work as well as hoped, and he retreated with a damaged arm. The Decepticon trio next went to cause havoc at Kariba dam. The Autobots, however, followed them. Optimus rammed Macerator and Dropkick, the latter of whom found himself wrestling with [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]]. After Macerator was terminated by Optimus, and Payload was lost in the waters released from the dam, Starscream ordered Dropkick to retreat. Dropkick fled, though not without being stung by [[Kaminari Ishihara]]'s [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP]] gun. {{storylink|Transformers: The Veiled Threat|The Veiled Threat}}

==Games==
===''Transformers: The Game'' (console)===
[[Image:Dropkick-gamedrone.jpg|thumb|right|120px|Hey, who let this guy have a new name?! What the hell?]]
Hordes of identical Dropkick units are used by both the Autobot and Decepticon armies. Decepticons are blue like Blowpipe with a lens-face, while Autobot versions are red like Salvage and have a facemask with individual optics. They are protected from most artillery by energy shields in robot mode ([[Blackout (Movie)|Blackout's]] EMP bombs can penetrate the shields & damages them easily), and are fond of throwing stuff at foes rather than getting in with melee attacks.

Dropkicks are most commonly found in [[Tranquility|urban missions]], but pop up for certain sub-missions in other areas as well. {{Storylink|Transformers The Game (console)}}

===''Battle for the Allspark''===
{{note|Dropkick was used as the basis for a chassis available to players as their combatant for the ''Battle for the Allspark'' game. Units using this body came in two variations. Autobot-aligned units had a helmet and facemask that vaguely resembled Optimus Prime, while the Decepticon-aligned units had the single-lens design seen in other film-related media.}}
[[Image:Dropkick head.jpg|thumb|left|Dropkick units can be either Autobot (top) or Decepticon (bottom). Both feel nobody understands them.]]
Dropkick units had equal Attack & Speed abilities with a strong Defense skill. {{Storylink|Battle for the Allspark}}
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===''Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark'' (3DS)===
{{Note|Dropkick appears in the [[Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark]] game for Nintendo 3DS as support a unit. Equipping him allows all Earth Mercenaries with the Ranged Attack ability to deal double damage.}}
{{storylink|Transformers: Rise of the Dark Spark (3DS)|Rise of the Dark Spark}}

==Toys==
===Transformers (2007)===
[[Image:Movie2007_Dropkick_toy.jpg|upright=1.66||thumb|His Decepticon symbol can be seen from space.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Claw/plier weapon
**''Japanese ID number'': '''MD-18'''

: Dropkick transforms into a customized {{w|Chevrolet Silverado}} pickup truck (or a similar model just different enough to avoid paying a licensing fee). His hood and roof feature a fairly cleverly done gigantic Decepticon symbol. His flatbed cover conceals a giant claw/plier deployed from the tailgate by a sliding knob on top. This assembly becomes a hand-held weapon for his robot mode. He also has (non-firing) twin blasters on the underside of each forearm in robot mode.

: Unlike most of the other "drone" toys, Dropkick does not use the Decepticon "lens-face", instead going with a new, more complicated face design with a visor. (It is ''not'' the Autobot face from the game, but it is similar.)

:This mold was later [[redeco]]ed as the Autobot [[Salvage (Movie)|Salvage]] and ''[[Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (toyline)|Revenge of the Fallen]]'' [[Blowpipe (ROTF)|Blowpipe]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/Dropkick/dropkick.htm More information on Dropkick at TFU.info]''
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===Bumblebee===
[[File:EnergonIgnitersPowerDropkick.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb| All right, who honestly expected me to come back?]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Power Series, 2018)
:Standing at approximately 5-inches, ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' Energon Igniters Power Dropkick transforms into a blue and black muscle car loosely based on the first generation Chevrolet Camaro (rather than the AMC Javelin mode he has in the film). As with other Power Series figures, he can interact with the Cores of larger Energon Igniters toys. Note that his stock photography is slightly mistransformed, with the arms not completely tabbed in for vehicle mode.

:This mold was also used for the simultaneously released [[Hot Rod (DOTM)#Bumblebee|Energon Igniters Power Hot Rod]] and was later retooled into [[Shatter#Energon Igniters|Shatter]].

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*'''Dropkick''' (Nitro Series, [[2019]])
[[File:Bumblebee-Energon-Igniters-Nitro-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px| I got my guns and now I need some drums.]]
:''Bumblebee'' Energon Igniters Nitro Dropkick is an all new, approximately Voyager Class-sized mold that transforms into an attack helicopter. Like other Energon Igniters, he comes with a core that he can interact with, as well as being able to interact with the cores that come with other figures in the line.
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https://tfwiki.net/wiki/Dropkick_(Movie)

===Generations===
====Studio Series====
[[File:Studio-Series-MV6-Deluxe-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px|The ''Blue Thunder/Transformers'' crossover we never thought we’d get.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe Class, 2018)
**''ID number:'' '''22'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SS-28'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[March 23]], 2019'''
**''Accessories:'' Two guns, "Aerial Dogfight" backdrop

:Part of the fourth wave of ''[[Studio Series]]'' Deluxes, Dropkick transforms from an officially-licensed {{w|Bell AH-1 SuperCobra}} attack helicopter to robot and back! Similar to [[Drift (AOE)#Toys|his fellow]] [[Shatter#Toys|triple changers]], he only transforms into ''two'' of his three modes. Dropkick's robot mode has knee accents to imitate car taillights and back "wings" to imitate car doors, but otherwise his car kibble in robot mode is missing, making this one of the less screen-accurate ''Studio Series'' toys. This could be one of the possible reasons for this toy becoming a Studio Series [[shelfwarmer]]. The figure comes with two guns and a cardboard backdrop display depicting an aerial dogfight scene from ''Bumblebee''.

:A post on his right arm prevents his tail kibble from folding as flat as on the other arm in robot mode.

:This figure was ''extensively'' retooled into ''Studio Series'' [[Drift (AOE)#SS45|Drift]].

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[[File:Studio-Series-46-MVBB-Deluxe-Dropkick-car.jpg|thumb|300px|"Am I blanchin, girl we blanchin."]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Deluxe Class, 2019)
**''ID number:'' '''46'''
**''Japanese name:'' '''Dropkick 2'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''SS-36'''
**''Japanese release date:'' '''[[August 31]], 2019'''
**''Accessories:'' Liquification gun, "Decepticon Arrival" backdrop

:Released in the seventh wave of ''Studio Series'', this version of Dropkick transforms into his 1973 AMC Javelin muscle car alternate mode in 26 steps. His robot mode is based on his initial appearance in the film, where he had only a car mode after arriving on Earth. He comes with the gun he uses to liquefy humans in the film and a cardboard backdrop display of his and Shatter's arrival.

:It has been reported on multiple copies that due to a molding error on the mushroom peg, his right thigh swivel is difficult and in some instances, downright impossible to be used without popping his right leg off from the loose ball joint.
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====Movie Edition====
[[File:Movie-Edition-Tiny-Turbo-Changers-Series-4-Dropkick.jpg|thumb|300px| He really wanted to become a Tiny Triple Changer, but turned even bluer upon hearing he was mistaken.]]
*'''Dropkick''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code'': '''D'''
:Released in Series 4 of [[Tiny Turbo Changers]], Dropkick is a blue redeco of the Series 2 [[Cogman#Toys|Cogman]] figure, changing from robot to an unlicensed approximation of an Aston Martin DB11 in a few steps.

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*'''Chopper Mode Dropkick''' (Tiny Turbo Changer, 2018)
**''Series'' '''4'''
**''Bag Code'': '''G'''
:Also released in Series 4 of Tiny Turbo Changers, Chopper Mode Dropkick is a blue redeco of the Series 1 [[Blackout (Movie)#The Last Knight|Blackout]] figure, changing from robot to an unlicensed approximation of the MH53 Pave-Low Helicopter.

:This mold was also used to make [[Chopter]].
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==Merchandise==
===3D Battle-Card Game===
[[Image:3DBattleCard_Dropkick.jpg|thumb|right|250px|Face down in the gutter, won't admit defeat...]]
* '''Dropkick''' (3D Battle Card, 2007)
**''Card number:''

: In the [[3D Battle-Card Game]], Dropkick is on the Decepticon side. Pieces punched out from two different cards can be assembled to form a pickup truck or a robot, while a third double-sided card gives its stats and attacks for each mode. He (it?) uses the same parts layout as Movie [[Ironhide (Movie)|Ironhide]] and Generation 1 [[Skids (G1)|Skids]] (or Movie [[Skids (Movie)|Skids]]).

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==Notes==
*There has been no ''official'' word on whether or not ''Bumblebee'' Dropkick was inspired by the character from the 2007 movie toyline — but they're both blue-and-grey Decepticon grunts from the live-action movie continuity who grumble and moan about being on Earth, so for the purposes of the wiki we're considering them to be the same character. Dropkick's partner, Shatter, similarly seems to [[Shatter#Notes|share conceptual DNA]] with [[Fracture (Movie)|another 2007 movie character]], which lends some credence to the idea that the pair were at least partially inspired by those characters.
*Dropkick's name is derived from a professional wrestling maneuver, in which, a wrestler jumps up and lands a kick with both feet, often knocking their opponent to the ground.
===2007 toyline===
* Artist [[Ken Christiansen]] designed Dropkick, along with the other new characters in the [[Transformers The Game|''Transformers'' - The Game]] and [[Revenge of the Fallen (video games)|''Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen'' - The Game]] video games.
[[Image:DropkickWipers.jpg|thumb|right|100px|I'm angsty because my [[gimmick]] sucks.]]
* Dropkick's card art shows him with windshield wipers on his visor. They are probably to wipe away his tears.
* Dropkick appears on several covers for [[IDW Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers: The Reign of Starscream|The Reign of Starscream]]'' comic despite not actually appearing in the story itself.
===''Bumblebee''===
[[File:BBDropkickCobraRender.jpg|thumb|left|Suck it [[Whirl (G1)|Whirl]]!|200px]]
* Even if briefly, Dropkick is one of the few Transformers from the live action film series who seems to have the ability of flight in robot mode.
* Dropkick's helicopter model depicts a Bell AH-1W SuperCobra with two blades. However, his robot mode kibble is actually from a
Bell AH-1Z Viper, with four blades and different turbine sections, placed on his lower back.
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Dropkick''' (ドロップキック ''Doroppukikku'')

==External links==
* [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-truck-drone-01.html Dropkick concepts] and [http://badflipblog.blogspot.com/2009/10/tf1-truck-drone-02.html final rendering] on Ken Christiansen's blog.
* [http://www.transformersgame.com/battle/index.html ''Battle For the Allspark'' online game]
* [http://www.wizards.com/transformers/ 3D Battle Card Game at Wizards of the Coast]

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Talk:Dropkick (Movie)

2019-12-17T17:57:58Z

Myouens78: /* Notes: Bumblebee */ new section

Uh, isn't that Llama Triplechanger from the Armada Comics named Dropkick?
:[[Dropshot]]. --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 21:04, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

::[[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]] -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 21:05, 23 May 2007 (UTC)

==The Head==
Despite what the article claims, the toy's head looks like the Autobot noggin to me! --[[User:ItsWalky|ItsWalky]] 02:45, 3 October 2007 (UTC)

== The Name ==
Any chance "Dropkick" is a play on "Topkick", as in Ironhide's truck mode, or am I reaching here?--[[User:MCRG|MCRG]] 06:46, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

== Drones vs. Characters? ==

Just wanted to take peoples pulse on these game/toy guys. I almost feel that the game drone armies are different enough things from the single unique characters presented on the tech-specs to rate seperate entreis. Until there's more to say about either drones or guys it probably makes just as much sense to keep them the same, but I was just kind of curious about peoples feelings on the matter.

:<strike>There are two universes. In the toy universe, they are unique. In the game universe, they are drones.--[[User:Autobotx1010|Autobotx1010]] 23:53, 18 August 2007 (UTC)</strike>Forget my last post. New idea. The body style is named after the first user( alias, the "unique" characters), unique characters with generic bodies. Don`t ask me why dropkick has the autobot body. There is a chance he ''was'' an was an autobot but became a decepticon.--[[User:Autobotx1010|Autobotx1010]] 00:42, 19 August 2007 (UTC)

:Not necessarily true. The UK comic has Prime fighting a bunch of jet-drones. I bet that there are both unique characters, and drones of the same bodytype, co-existing. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 00:18, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
:Though the Dropkick-style drone in the console game were Autobots, the Battle for the Allspark game featured both autobot and Decepticon dropkicks-styles. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 01:12, 19 August 2007 (UTC)
Should either get presidence?
Two disperate versions of the same core "being" like Comic vs Cartoon Grimlock?
Or is it instead like Tankor vs. Tank Drones: Two seperate things that need seperate pages?
Thoughts?
--[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 13:11, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

:I was actually thinking about this, and my *personal* feeling is that "if it has a face, it's a unique dude." So, for instance, Dropkick has a face (he actually looks kind of Grimlock-ish), but Dreadwing and Payload do not, so while I see Dropkick as a unique guy, Dreadwing and Payload are drones. There's no "unique" marking on the CCG, though, so who can say? [[User:Hooper X|-hx]] 13:20, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

::I'm not sure that works given characters like [[Shockwave (Movie)]] who is definately a unique character. Plus, the Allspark game has established that basically: "face = Autobot" and "lens = Decepticon," of course the toyline has promptly contridicted this by giving us a Decepticon Dropkick with a face. I think one of the biggest questions is: Are these sigular living characters coexisting with armies of Drones based on their design OR Are these singular living characters in one branch of the Movie continuity family and armies of Drones in others? Character and Drone versions coexist or not?--[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 15:49, 19 June 2007 (UTC)
:::Dropkick is an individual-- with a common bodytype.
:::All those 'bots on Battle for the Allspark- aren't called Dropkick, they all have unique names.
:::The game proper establishes that the legions of lookalikes can have different color schemes-- but the tech limitations of the online game don't permit this.
:::Really- the only question remaining is whether those legions of lookalikes are sparked transformers, or drones. The only drone-user we know of in the moviverse is Mainframe. (I suspect the answer is that theyr'e all individuals, and that'll be established by getting recolors.) -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 16:06, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

::::The game refers to the "generics" on both sides as drones. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 19:57, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

:::::So the generics on both sides are unliving drones EXCEPT for the one living and named character of each design who gets a toy (each side picked a few of their warriors and then used their design as the basis for Drones maybe?). Then if they ARE seperate things as we've just setablished then should we not have seperate "Dropkick (Decepticon)" and "Dropkick (drone)" pages just like we have seperate [[Gnaw]] and [[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]] pages and seperate [[Tankor (BM)|Tankor]] and [[Tank Drone]] pages?--[[User:ZacWilliam|ZacWilliam]] 20:29, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

Ehn. Personally, I'm willing to treat these as we do the Omnicons, have the bio of the toy-guy then end with the traditional "sometimes there are lots of him". I mean, we don't have separate pages for the Spy Streak or Blastcharge drones... and Gnaw actually did stuff of somewhat note as his own character. If it weren't for that DW portrayal, I wouldn't have bothered separating Gnaw from the Sharkticon page. --[[User:M Sipher|M Sipher]] 20:39, 19 June 2007 (UTC)

:I suspect that we're gonna get more drone stuff eventually, but I'm willign to wait until then to make the decision. Once they've done enough to merit a separate article, split them off. -[[User:Derik|Derik]] 07:56, 13 July 2007 (UTC)

== Why the hell wasn't this page's cache saved? ==

The latest edits have all been made from the June 2008 Wikia version! I was just editing and I realised "What the hell? I've already done these edits before!" And "hey, I already deleted that image!" --[[User:FFN|FFN]] 11:53, 28 March 2009 (EDT)

== Bumblebee Movie ==

This character shouldn't go on 2007 Dropkick's page. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 09:26, 14 July 2018 (EDT)
:I'm not necessarily disagreeing, but what is your reasoning? [[User:Notirishman|notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 10:14, 14 July 2018 (EDT)
::Because we know nothing about the guy right now; his personality could be completely different. Also he has a pretty different alt-mode (yeah, I know, Payload, but I have my grievances with his page too) and I really kind of doubt Travis Knight or whoever was specifically thinking of this guy. Seems more like a Movie vs AOE Crosshairs situation to me. [[User:Escargon|Escargon]] ([[User talk:Escargon|talk]]) 10:21, 14 July 2018 (EDT)
:::Well actually, the fact that we don't know anything about him can go two ways; make his own page, then if there is nothing conflicting, we can merge. Or we can add him to this page, then if there is something conflicting, we can seperate. Personally, I'd rather go for option 2, like we did with Crosshairs and Hound. [[User:Notirishman|notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 10:32, 14 July 2018 (EDT)

Are we still going to leave ''Bumblebee'' Dropkick on this page? I concur with Escargon; it seems unlikely that the screen character draws from an obscure earlier toy. [[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]]) 01:57, 25 September 2018 (EDT)
:Leaving it for now doesn't mean not splitting it later, and making a page for the guy that's any more than a glorified placeholder will be much easier once the movie is out or he's at least had the chance to show up in some tie-in stuff. --[[User:Nemesis Primal|Nemesis Primal]] ([[User talk:Nemesis Primal|talk]]) 21:31, 30 September 2018 (EDT)

== Notes: Bumblebee ==

In regards to the note about his rotor blades splitting into four, this isn't strictly true. His robot mode has four entire blades on his back, not four halves. This is due to a mismatch between his helicopter mode (Bell AH-1W SuperCobra) and the helicopter kibble on his robot mode (Bell AH-1Z Viper). This is also evident from the turbine(?) sections on the lower back which do not match the corresponding parts on the helicopter model. This comment in the notes is therefore inaccurate and unnecessary, and perhaps should point out the mismatch between alt mode and robot kibble.

Talk:Shatter

2019-12-17T17:43:42Z

Myouens78: /* Studio Series 40 */ new section

Is Shatter the first female Triple Changer, or have there been others? [[User:Battlemaster|Battlemaster]] ([[User talk:Battlemaster|talk]]) 15:37, 21 July 2018 (EDT)
: [[Stardrive]]. [[User:Grum|Grum]] ([[User talk:Grum|talk]]) 15:42, 21 July 2018 (EDT)

== First bad girl ==
Are we totally sure that Alice was a female Transformer? (The human form was just a classic Pretender shell right?) RoboWarriorPrime 27 December 2018
:The Pretender's robot mode is very plainly designed to be female, and she's also referred to with female pronouns in Convergence, set long before she ever got the human alt-mode. [[User:Jalaguy|Jalaguy]] ([[User talk:Jalaguy|talk]]) 18:35, 27 December 2018 (EST)

Ok, but Shatter is the first female Transformer that is both the main antagonist and a Decepticon (unlike Quintessa), right? RoboWarriorPrime 27 December 2018
:At this point you're kinda moving the goalposts a lot just to justify a trivia note. -- [[User:Cyberlink420|Cyberlink420]] ([[User talk:Cyberlink420|talk]]) 09:58, 28 December 2018 (EST)

== Studio Series 40 ==

In regards to Shatter's first Studio Series figure being'still more based on her Triple Changer body than her initial appearance on Earth', this is not true. Although the back kibble superficially resembles her wings, the moulded detail on the torso and legs is 100% from her car-only robot mode. Just compare it to the detail on the newly revealed jet figure.