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Shockwaves

2018-02-04T00:09:04Z

Mystriga: /* Notes */

{{disambig3|Shockwave}}
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|title="Shockwaves"
|publisher=[[IDW Publishing]]
|date=[[May 22]], [[2013]]
|coverdate=May 2013
|written by=[[John Barber]]
|art by=[[Livio Ramondelli]]
|letters by=[[Tom B. Long]]
|editor=[[Carlos Guzman]]
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'''Shockwave reflects on his long and changeable life as the seeds of a plan sown millions of years ago at long last bear fruit... '''

==Synopsis==
''As [[Iacon (polity)|Iacon]] burns, [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] secretly withdraws from the city, confident that the [[Decepticon]] uprising will fail, taking [[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] with him to investigate the remains of [[Crystal City]] out beneath the wilderness. Dreadwing is rather grumpy at having been taken out of the fight, but that displeasure is replaced with amazement at the discovery that Crystal City is still standing, despite supposedly having been obliterated by the explosion of the [[Titan (IDW)|Titan]] weeks beforehand. Shockwave suggests he can help solve the conundrum... and shoots him dead. Shockwave waits, then... and reflects on the life that has brought him to this point...''

Millions of years ago, Shockwave is performing an experiment in Crystal City when his teacher, [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], pulls him away from his work to observe ''his'' latest creation: [[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]], embroiled in battle with [[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]]. When Monstructor falls before the ancient Transformer, Shockwave's faith in Jhiaxus is shaken for the first time, and he watches as his master leaves [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] aboard the [[Ark (G1)|Ark-1]] before his first failure can disgrace him.

Inheriting Jhiaxus's role, his teachings, and his sciences, Shockwave becomes a senator in the new regime that arises on Cybertron. On his first day as a member of the senate, he announces the founding of the [[Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology]] in honor of his teacher, but clashes with senator [[Proteus]], whose ardent [[functionism]] and open abuse of a [[Disposable class]] projector 'bot rankles with Shockwave. Presently, he is approached by [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]]—initially wary of Shockwave due to concerns expressed by Omega Supreme over his continued study of Jhiaxus's work, but impressed by his reaction to Proteus—who listens as Shockwave explains his greatest concern for the future of their race: the inevitability of a catastrophic [[energon]] shortage. In an attempt to safeguard against this, Shockwave explains that he seeded something in Crystal City—but with the city devastated and sealed back underground, that experiment is unlikely to come to fruition, and so he has begun to consider replicating it on other planets...

Observing that neither the Senate nor [[Nominus Prime]] were willing to entertain change, Shockwave begins courting prospective candidates for new [[Prime (rank)|Primes]], including [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]]. Following the rise of [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]], Proteus's discovery of Shockwave's defiance results in his being subjected to [[empurata]] and [[Shadowplay]]: his head and hands replaced and the emotion centers of his brain cut away. But while Proteus believed he was punishing Shockwave, in truth, the now-emotionless Shockwave considers himself truly free, with morality now no longer an obstruction to pursuing the most logical path to preserving Cybertron. After rebuffing Dai Atlas during a hearing in which his former friend attempted to explain Shockwave's earlier concerns to the senate, Shockwave is approached by [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] and brought before [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], who offers him the resources to continue his experiments in developing new kinds of energon in return for creating a Decepticon combiner. Shockwave accepts, and begins experimenting on an increasing number of Cybertronian citizens, few of whom survive the process.

While walking through the city one day, Shockwave is approached by the worried Orion Pax, who has not seen him since his transformation, and has been sent by Dai Atlas to find him. Pax believes that the old Shockwave is still within him somewhere, but Shockwave brushes him off. Not long after, Megatron provides Shockwave with new hands to replace the claws grafted to him in empurata in hopes of increasing the pace of his work; but when he then informs Shockwave of his plan to murder the Senate when they next meet in [[Kaon (polity)|Kaon]], Shockwave elects to take only one hand, replacing his other with a gun that he feels will be more useful in the coming war. The night before the planned assassination, Shockwave visits Dai Atlas in his chambers... and shoots him. But the blast does not kill him—in what Shockwave believes to be a "final moment of sentimentality", he merely wounds Dai Atlas, leaving him unable to attend the Senate meeting, thus sparing him the fate shared by the other senators.

''Reminiscing done, Shockwave turns his attention back to Dreadwing's corpse. His [[Regenesis|attempts to develop new kinds of energon]] have yielded many different results on many different worlds, from the time-manipulating [[Ore-1]] of [[LV-117]] to the ultra-powerful [[Ore-13]] of [[Earth]], but the most potent of them all is the very first—the one he sowed in Crystal City all those years ago. He dubs it now [[Ore-14]], the ore that resurrected the city when Cybertron was reduced to its primordial state, and again when the Metrotitan destroyed it... and it is Ore-14 that now revives Dreadwing, who hauls himself to his feet, a gaping hole in his chest, but otherwise entirely unperturbed by his experience. Ore-14 is the key to ''resurrection''... and with it, the future is Shockwave's to mold.''

==Featured characters==
(All characters other than Dreadwing and Shockwave appear only in flashbacks.) 
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*[[Dreadwing (G2)|Dreadwing]] (2)
*[[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] (13)
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]] (18)
*[[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]] (19)
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*[[Omega Supreme (G1)|Omega Supreme]] (4)
*[[Monstructor (G1)|Monstructor]] (5)
*[[Nova Prime]] (6)
*[[Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Galvatron]] (7)
*[[Cyclonus (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Cyclonus]] (8)
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*[[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] (10)
*[[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] (11)
*[[Projector-bot]] (12)
*[[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] (14)
*[[Nominus Prime]] (15)
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Orion Pax]] (16)
*[[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] (17)
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==Quotes==

"'''Be gone''' with you, '''you wretch!'''" 
''(Proteus picks up the projector-bot, and hurls it across the room.)'' 
"'''Aah-woo'''-yessir! '''Whatever you say, sir! I'll be going, as you say, sir!'''
:—'''Proteus''' and the poor '''projector-bot'''

"What—what are you '''doing''' to me—?" 
"'''Calm''' yourself, fellow Cybertronian. Give yourself over to '''science'''. I merely wish to find out the '''effect''' of this '''synthetic energon.'''" 
"Ahh—'''ahh'''—" 
''(The Cybertronian explodes.)'' 
"Ah, I see. That effect should prove '''useful.'''"
:—Some poor nameless shmuck and '''Shockwave'''

==Notes==
*This issue is trailed on its front cover as a prelude to "[[Dark Cybertron (IDW)|Dark Cybertron]]", the event looming in the future of IDW's Transformers books. The inside front cover (containing the "story so far" segment, issue credits, and thumbnail cover gallery) is redesigned as part of this, with a Shockwave background graphic.

===Continuity notes===
*This story take place concurrently with the last few issues of the series, following Shockwave's remarked-upon disappearance in [[Plan for Everything|issue #15]].
*The seeming destruction of Crystal City as a result of the Metrotitan's explosion occurred in the [[Primus: All Good Things|2012 ''Robots in Disguise'' annual]]. Flashbacks in that issue were also the source for both the battle between Omega Supreme and Monstructor that Shockwave is shown watching, and the original devastation of Crystal City and its return to the planet's underground.
**Curiously, Dreadwing refers to the Metrotitan's arrival as having been "weeks ago", despite the passage of time in previous issues suggesting it has been little over a day since that event.
*Shockwave's role as a student of Jhiaxus was originally introduced in very brief passing by [[Simon Furman]] waaaaay back in ''[[Spotlight: Doubledealer]]'', and it has been mentioned several times in the course of ''Robots in Disguise'' thus far, but this is our first look at master and student contemporaneously.
*Shockwave's original two-handed, binocular form was introduced by [[James Roberts]] in his "[[Chaos Theory Part 2|Chaos Theory]]" storyline, but we did not know that this character was Shockwave until the game-changing "Shadowplay" trilogy in issues [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|#9]]-[[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|11]] of Roberts's ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'', which detailed the events summarized across pages 11-12 of this issue—Shockwave's rebellion against the Senate, the death of Nominus Prime, the rise of Sentinel Prime, and how the ritual of empurata transformed Shockwave into the 'bot we all know. Throughout this issue, we see Shockwave in all the various color schemes he wore during the "Chaos Theory" and "Shadowplay" stories, a hallmark of his expressive pre-empurata self.
*The Jhiaxian Academy of Advanced Technology was also introduced during the "Shadowplay" storyline, a note of foreshadowing of Shockwave's true identity before the audience learned it.
*Senator Proteus is another James Roberts creation, debuting in "Chaos Theory" and playing a key role in "Shadowplay".
*Dai Atlas speaks of his familiarity with Omega Supreme, as seen in the 2012 ''Robots in Disguise'' annual. Here we see him as a senator, similar to the role he occupies in the ''[[The Transformers: Monstrosity|Monstrosity]]'' series, with the added explanation of how he avoided being executed alongside the other Senate members in [[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron: Origin'' #4]].
*The Senate's projector is a member of the [[Disposable class]], an underclass introduced in [[Before & After|''More than Meets the Eye'' #12]].
*Megatron and Impactor here debut as miners departing for [[Moonbase Two|Luna 2]], whose mining facilities were introduced in "Shadowplay", and seen in more detail in [[Remembrance Day|''More than Meets the Eye'' #14]]. This is prior to the events of "Chaos Theory", after which "Shadowplay" notes Megatron will be shipped off to [[Messatine]], setting up the events of ''[[The Transformers: Megatron Origin|Megatron: Origin]]''.
*Shockwave's concern over resources, leading to the development of his [[Regenesis]] program, has been the driving force being his bubbling sidestory through ''Robots in Disguise'' thus far, and was introduced by Simon Furman waaa-hay-haaaay back in ''[[Spotlight: Shockwave]]''.
*Starscream remarks that he is "not yet" a colleague of Shockwave's, obviously alluding to Shockwave's eventual joining of the Decepticons, but also perhaps foreshadowing the role that Starscream will later play in the Senate in ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]''.
*Shockwave's role in the creation of Megatron's combiner—[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]]—was noted back in [[Before the Dawn|issue #14]], clarifying that issue's slight chronology confusion.
*Four of Shockwave's Regenesis ores are numbered: [[Ore-1]]'s effect on [[LV-117]] was seen in [[Syndromica (2)|issue #10]], [[Ore-6]]'s devastation of [[Arduria]] featured in [[Syndromica (1)|issue #6]], and of course, [[Ore-13]] was a major plot device during Simon Furman's run, particularly ''[[The Transformers: Infiltration|Infiltration]]''. The one new ore introduced here, [[Ore-8]], is described as creating "crystals of pure destruction" on the planet [[Tsiehshi]]—recognizable from its landscape and twin suns as the formerly-unnamed world from ''[[Spotlight: Kup]]'', canonizing a longstanding fan theory about that world's dangers being the product of Regenesis.

===Transformers references===
*Shockwave's gun makes a lovely big "CHOOM" sound effect, which was also the sound effect used for [[Shockwave (Movie)|the live-action movieverse Shockwave]]'s gun in his many kill-fests during IDW's [[Dark of the Moon (comics)|''Dark of the Moon'' comics]], also written by [[John Barber]].
*The scene of Shockwave's lab, filled with dead bodies strung upside down from the ceiling, is an homage to when he did the same to the Autobots back in [[The New Order|issue #5]] of [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|the original Marvel series]].

===Errors===
*Monstructor is consistently described as being formed from five Cybertronians, when actually, he's made up of ''six''. This was corrected in the trade paperback collection, but not in the version of this issue [[pack-in material|packed]] with the ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Thrilling 30]]'' Deluxe Class [[Dreadwing (G2)#Generations|Dreadwing]] toy.
*On page 14, Shockwave's first caption says "dank bowls of Cybertron". This remained unchanged in the trade paperback edition, but the version available with the ''Generations'' Dreadwing toy had "bowls" changed to "bowels".
*Dreadwing appears in the flashback depicting Shockwave and Megatron's first meeting. That's all fine-and-dandy...except he's drawn with his current day design- a body that Soundwave will [[Shockpoint|later claim]] Dreadwing adopted to honor Megatron's own stealth bomber design, which of course must have happened very recently.

===Other===
*Similar to the pack-in versions of other existing IDW comics, the version of this issue available with the ''Generations'' Deluxe Class Dreadwing toy was also subject to some slight censorship, albeit only a minor instance in this case: On page 18, Megatron's line in panel 4, "I shall kill the senate", was changed to "I shall destroy the senate".

===Covers (4)===
* '''Cover A:''' Shockwave strides forth, by [[Livio Ramondelli]].
* '''Cover B:''' Shockwave undergoing empurata, with Crystal City reflected in his chest, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[Joana Lafuente]]
* '''Cover RI:''' Dreadwing, by [[Phil Jimenez]] and [[Romulo Fajardo Jr.]]
*'''Hasbro exclusive cover''': Mirror-flipped, cropped-in version of cover RI, exclusively available with ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Deluxe Class [[Dreadwing (G2)#Generations|Dreadwing]].
<gallery>
File:RID17 cvrA.jpg|Shockwave, all fresh and minty.
File:RID17 cvrB.jpg|Alas poor my head, I knew thee well.
File:RID17 cvrRI.jpg| This comic has ME in it! Shockwave toy not included.
File:RID17 cvrHAS.jpg|Dreadwing toy comic cover.
</gallery>

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Boltax (G1)

2018-01-12T14:52:43Z

Mystriga:

{{disambigm|Boltax (SG)|Cybaxx (disambiguation)}}
:''Boltax is a [[Transformer]] from the [[Marvel Comics continuity|Marvel portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:BoltaxTemple.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
Before the war, [[High Circuitmaster]] '''Boltax''' began storing the accumulated knowledge of the Transformer race in a database called the [[Underbase]]. He remained a neutral when the wars between the [[Autobot]]s and [[Decepticon]]s began, and his [[Temple of Knowledge]] is off-limits to all its participants. It is guarded by his [[Disciples of Boltax|disciples]].

It is not known to many that Boltax is no longer a robot, but instead he himself ''is'' the Temple of Knowledge; the robot known as Boltax which presides over the estate is merely a puppet.

Sometimes he is a [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]] named '''Cybaxx'''. In this capacity he serves as [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]'s partner and a component of [[Computron (G1)|Computron]].

{{TOCclear}}

==Fiction==
===Marvel Comics continuity===
====Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics====
[[File:Boltaxexpectingyou.jpg|left|225px|thumb|"But... Oreos!"]]
[[File:Boltax.jpg|thumb|Boltax is... a Boohbah?!]]
Millions of years ago, when the war on [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] was young, an equally young [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] sought the knowledge of Boltax to aid the Autobots in ending the war. Bringing the [[Triggerbot]]s with him, he evaded the multiple traps outside the Temple of Knowledge, but was deterred by the Disciples of Boltax. The Triggerbots remained outside, while Optimus Prime continued inside to question Boltax.

Boltax welcomed him but could not give Prime exactly what he sought. Nevertheless, he allowed Prime to bathe in the knowledge of the Underbase in a chamber just beyond where they were standing. Optimus entered, but [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] and the [[Triggercon]]s were not far behind. Having already destroyed the disciples, they threatened Boltax as well. Boltax refused them access, and Megatron punched his fist through Boltax's chest, leaving his lifeless body outside the chamber.

[[File:Boltaxpermission.jpg|thumb|Wonk wonk wonk!]]
In the resulting skirmish, Optimus Prime launched the Underbase off into space, destroying the Temple of Knowledge (the real Boltax), to keep it out of the hands of Megatron. Optimus Prime regretted his careless actions for the millions of years to come, though ironically it made his reputation as a great Autobot warrior. {{storylink|The Flames of Boltax!}}

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====''Regeneration One''====
{{noteRG1}}

In Cybertron's distant past, High Circuitmaster Boltax was one of the world's five greatest minds, alongside [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]], [[Decanus]], [[Rokan]], and [[Tallus]]. Recognizing the benefits of their knowledge, the quintet regularly met as a "Brain Trust" to combine and share information mentally. However, Jhiaxus had plans of his own and took advantage of the merger, absorbing all the knowledge from his victims' cortices, and then wiping all memory of him from Cybertronian history. Jhiaxus left Cybertron, leaving Boltax and the others in the dark. {{storylink|Less Than Zero}}

The "spirit" of Boltax and the others later reconstituted in their creation, the [[Underbase]], which in turn reconstituted inside its one-time thief, [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]]. Through Starscream, the Brain Trust confronted Jhiaxus in the present day and forcibly absorbed him back into their quintet gestalt. {{storylink|The War to End All Wars, Part 4}}

===''Timelines''===
Among the many historical artifacts the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[Dirge (BWII)|Dirge]] managed to acquire was the Boltaxian Codex. {{storylink|Dirge (BWII)|''Timelines'' Dirge profile}}
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===''Of Masters and Mayhem''===
High Circuitmaster Boltax intended to preserve all the knowledge of Cybertron against the threat of war, encoding it in a vast database called the [[Underbase]]. Unfortunately, [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] coveted that power for himself, and seemingly ripped Boltax to pieces in front of [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]], before Prime managed to launch the Underbase into deep space.

Boltax, however, had managed to preserve his consciousness inside the Underbase before his death. Working from a theory that Boltax had accomplished this, [[Impactor (G1)|Impactor]] and the [[Wrecker]]s launched Operation: Cybaxx to find him. They manipulated [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream's]] lust for power to get his aid in approaching the Underbase. Somehow, the Wreckers managed to extract Boltax and provide him a body again. Codenamed "Cybaxx" after the operation itself, Boltax joined the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobot]]s. He worked with a small bot named [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]] and incorporated themselves together into an enhancement for [[Computron (G1)|Computron]]'s arm module. This allowed Computron to access the full knowledge of Cybaxx and the Underbase to feed his data processing abilities.

Even this was not enough against [[Thunder Mayhem]]. {{storylink|Lively Pursuit}}

==Toys==
===Generations===
[[File:CombinerWarstoy-Cybaxx.jpg|thumb|right|400px|Scrounge's special partner. There is no other like him!]]
*'''Computron''' (Collection Pack 2016)
:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' "Cybaxx" is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]] [[Thrilling 30]]'' [[Blast Master#Generations|Payload]] who transforms into both a modified {{w|Boeing X-37|X-37B space shuttle}}<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/?p=2423893 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" message board]</ref> and a [[5mm post|5mm]] double-barreled blaster that can be wielded by his larger partner [[Scrounge (G1)#Generation|Scrounge]] or any of the other Technobots in the set. In shuttle mode, he can attach to the front end of Scrounge's shuttle mode. In this configuration, Scrounge and Cybaxx can also attach [[Strafe (G1)#Generations|Strafe]]'s arm mode to serve as a shield weapon for [[Computron (G1)#Generations|Computron]].

:Cybaxx was only available as part of a Computron box set, including a poster and a collector card based on the set's packaging art. The set was one of several so-called "Collection Packs" that were "online exclusives" in the United States, available from online retailers such as [[Hasbro Toy Shop]], [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and [[BigBadToyStore]] as well as the online stores of "big box" retailers such as [[Toys"R"Us]], [[Walmart]], [[Target]] and [[Kmart]]. In Hasbro's Asian markets such as Singapore and Taiwan, the set was available at general retail. In Australia, Canada and the United Kingdom, it was sold at Toys"R"Us stores, whereas in Spain, it was available via the Spanish subsidiaries of [[Amazon (website)|Amazon]] and Carrefour, as well as the department store chain El Corte Inglés, supposedly also only avalable online.

:This toy doubles as the independent character [[Cybaxx (BW)|Cybaxx]], and this sculpt was also redecoed into ''[[Movie Advanced Series]]'' [[Astrotrain (DOTM)#Movie Advanced Series|Astrotrain]] and ''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' [[Spacewarp#Generations|Spacewarp]].
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==Notes==
*Boltax is named after Janet Boltax, one of writer [[Bob Budiansky]]'s longtime friends. [http://s90690880.onlinehome.us/jhiaxus/uscomics/boltax.htm]
*Whilst Cybaxx is referred to by name in the Computron set's [[instructions]], the official product description for the set used by numerous online retailers exists in three versions which acknowledge his existence to a varying degree: While otherwise identical, one version refers to a "Cybaxx mini space shuttle figure"<ref name="cybaxxshuttle">Hasbro product listing with "Cybaxx mini space shuttle figure" at [http://transformers.hasbro.com/en-us/combiner-wars/product/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-computron-collection-pack:28B68BE3-5056-9047-F58E-FEB343296BDD Hasbro.com], [http://www.toysrus.co.uk/toys/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-computron-collection-pack/TRUP7986490001 Toys"R"Us UK], [http://toywiz.com/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-computron-action-figure-collection-pack/ ToyWiz] [http://www.bigbadtoystore.com/bbts/product.aspx?product=HAS25142&mode=retail BigBadToyStore], and [http://www.bbcw.com/product.php?productid=39618 BBCW Distributors].</ref>, another to a "Cybaxx mini-UFO figure"<ref name="cybaxxufo">Hasbro product listing with "Cybaxx mini-UFO figure" at [http://www.kmart.com/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-computron-collection-pack/p-004W008751861001P Kmart USA], [http://www.toysrus.com.au/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-computron-collection-pack_10486288/ Toys"R"Us Australia], [http://www.walmart.ca/en/ip/transformers-generations-combiner-wars-computron-collection-pack/6000195422580 Walmart Canada], and [http://www.toydojo.com/transformers-titans-return-computron-combiner-gift-set/ Toy Dojo].</ref>, and a third to a "Scrounge mini-UFO figure".<ref name="scroungeufo">Hasbro product listing with "Scrounge mini-UFO figure" at [http://www.toysrus.ca/product/index.jsp?productId=95607246 Toys"R"Us Canada] and [http://www.thechosenprime.com/HCWComputron The Chosen Prime].</ref> Considering it's a list of what the set includes on top of the main six figures, only the first version actually makes any sense. On top of that, an official Hasbro designer desk video with Hasbro designer [[John Warden]] refers to the Cybaxx figure as Scrounge's "special arm".<ref name="desdesk">[https://www.facebook.com/transformers/videos/vb.146805978722938/1114273268642866/?type=2&theater Hasbro Designer Desk video] for Computron with John Warden.</ref>

==References==
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Talk:A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai

2018-01-12T14:08:13Z

Mystriga:

The caption in Japanese under the title picture, while linking to [[Trukk not munky]], Google Translates to “It's not a monkey, it's a track!” I don’t know Japanese, so I can’t really give a replacement. [[User:ReBoot Fan|ReBoot Fan]] ([[User talk:ReBoot Fan|talk]]) 05:23, 12 January 2018 (EST)

I don't like this caption, but I looked it up and トラック(torakku) is indeed the Japanese word for truck [https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/トラック#Japanese (reference)]. Google Translate can be pretty unreliable when it comes to translating Japanese to English. However, I studied Japanese in school, and to my memory 猿じゃなくて would translate to 'it's not a monkey', so in this case it's accurate- and doesn't really work if it was intended as a Japanese translation of trukk not munky. I'm very out of practice with Japanese, so I'd prefer another opinion on this though. I don't like this caption though, because it's kind of insensitive. I get calling humans monkeys because humans are related to monkeys/apes, but calling a Japanese person a monkey carries baggage with it: it just makes me think of WWII era cartoons where Japanese people were portrayed as grotesque monkeys. Personally, I'd be in favour of just deleting the caption. --[[User:Mystriga|Mystriga]] ([[User talk:Mystriga|talk]]) 08:38, 12 January 2018 (EST)
:How in the world did you get the idea that this is calling a Japanese person a monkey? And how does "it's not a monkey, it's a truck" NOT work as a translation of "trukk not munky"?--[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 08:43, 12 January 2018 (EST)
::To my understanding, trukk not munky is more like 'he should be a truck, not a monkey'- so that's why I feel it doesn't work. Ginrai is a Japanese human character, right? So I feel equating him with a monkey could come off as insensitive. I don't particularly want to get into a big argument over an image caption, so just leave it if you think it's fine, I'm not going to edit the page. --[[User:Mystriga|Mystriga]] ([[User talk:Mystriga|talk]]) 09:08, 12 January 2018 (EST)

Talk:A Hero Is Chosen - His Name Is Ginrai

2018-01-12T13:38:42Z

Mystriga: Saw this in the recent changes- I hope my opinion is useful, I'm sorry I can't be more certain.

Thomas Deer

2017-12-27T09:10:13Z

Mystriga:

{{disambig3|Thomas}}
'''Thomas Deer''' (born [[May 28]], [[1976]]) is a Canadian colorist for various projects by [[Fun Publications]] and [[IDW Publishing]]. He got into the comic industry when he won second prize in a [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] contest to redesign a comic character. He underwent training at Dreamwave, but the company declared bankruptcy before he had any work published by them. Soon after he was offered work by Fun Publications and has been a freelance colorist ever since. He also works as a graphic artist and cultural liaison at the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center.

==Coloring work==
===Fun Publications===
[[File:Nightbeatsirencheapshots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Makes the things pretties.]]
*"[[Dawn of Future's Past]]"
*"[[The Razor's Edge]]"
*"[[I, Lowtech]]" preview
*"[[Cheap Shots]]" (Deer also penciled the cover)
*"[[Wings of Honor]]" (with [[Josh Perez]])
*[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]] (cover)
*"[[Generation 2: Redux]]" (cover)
*''[[The Coming Storm]]'' [[The Coming Storm: Part 2|#2]]-[[The Coming Storm: Part 6|#6]]
*"[[The Stunti-Con Job]]" (with [[Jesse Wittenrich]])
*''[[A Flash Forward (story arc)|A Flash Forward]]''
*"[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]" (with Josh Perez and Jesse Wittenrich)
*''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]''

===IDW Publishing===
*''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots|Rage of the Dinobots]]''
*[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]
*''[[Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (comic)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Beast Hunters issue 4|#4]] (additional colors)
*"[[Full of Fire!]]"
*''[[The Transformers: Windblade]]'' (vol. 2) [[All That Remains|#3]] (with [[Yamaishi]]), [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|#4]], [[Race Against the Light|#5]], [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|#6]], [[The Will of the Few|#7]] (with [[John-Paul Bove]])
*''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]:'' "[[Choose Me]]"
*"[[Ghost Stories]]" (with [[Josh Perez]] and [[John-Paul Bove]])
*''[[Unification Day: Dawn|Optimus Prime: First Strike]]''

==External links==
* [http://teyowisonte.deviantart.com/ Thomas Deer's deviantART page]
* [http://joeshusterawards.com/2009/01/28/creator-spotlight-thomas-deer-teyowisonte/ Interview with Thomas Deer]

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[[Category:Colorists]]
[[Category:Fun Publications]]
[[Category:IDW Publishing]]

Thomas Deer

2017-12-27T09:07:29Z

Mystriga: Realised I forgot one.

{{disambig3|Thomas}}
'''Thomas Deer''' (born [[May 28]], [[1976]]) is a Canadian colorist for various projects by [[Fun Publications]] and [[IDW Publishing]]. He got into the comic industry when he won second prize in a [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] contest to redesign a comic character. He underwent training at Dreamwave, but the company declared bankruptcy before he had any work published by them. Soon after he was offered work by Fun Publications and has been a freelance colorist ever since. He also works as a graphic artist and cultural liaison at the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center.

==Coloring work==
===Fun Publications===
[[File:Nightbeatsirencheapshots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Makes the things pretties.]]
*"[[Dawn of Future's Past]]"
*"[[The Razor's Edge]]"
*"[[I, Lowtech]]" preview
*"[[Cheap Shots]]" (Deer also penciled the cover)
*"[[Wings of Honor]]" (with [[Josh Perez]])
*[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]] (cover)
*"[[Generation 2: Redux]]" (cover)
*''[[The Coming Storm]]'' [[The Coming Storm: Part 2|#2]]-[[The Coming Storm: Part 6|#6]]
*"[[The Stunti-Con Job]]" (with [[Jesse Wittenrich]])
*''[[A Flash Forward (story arc)|A Flash Forward]]''
*"[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]" (with Josh Perez and Jesse Wittenrich)
*''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]''

===IDW Publishing===
*''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots|Rage of the Dinobots]]''
*[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]
*''[[Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (comic)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Beast Hunters issue 4|#4]] (additional colors)
*"[[Full of Fire!]]"
*''[[The Transformers: Windblade]]'' (vol. 2) [[All That Remains|#3]] (with [[Yamaishi]]), [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|#4]], [[Race Against the Light|#5]], [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|#6]], [[The Will of the Few|#7]] (with [[John-Paul Bove]])
*''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]:'' "[[Choose Me]]"
*"[[Ghost Stories]]"
*''[[Unification Day: Dawn|Optimus Prime: First Strike]]''

==External links==
* [http://teyowisonte.deviantart.com/ Thomas Deer's deviantART page]
* [http://joeshusterawards.com/2009/01/28/creator-spotlight-thomas-deer-teyowisonte/ Interview with Thomas Deer]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deer, Thomas}}
[[Category:Colorists]]
[[Category:Fun Publications]]
[[Category:IDW Publishing]]

Gem

2017-12-06T18:18:04Z

Mystriga:

{{disambig2|the premium currency from Angry Birds Transformers|the truly outrageous musician|Jem}}

:''Gems are a <s>shameless money-grab</s> currency-slash-power-source from the ''[[Angry Birds Transformers (mobile game)|Angry Birds Transformers]]'' series.''
[[File:ABTF-screen Gem.jpg|right|thumb|230px|More valuable than gold. Way more. Ridiculously more.]]

Shiny! Found on [[Piggy Island]], '''Gems''' are shimmering blue crystals that can really turn the tide for their owners. They can power up robotic bodies, recharge lost energy, and so much more.

==Games==
===Angry Birds Transformers===
Gems are the "premium" currency of the game, and anyone semi-familiar with "free to play" games is already groaning. Gems are very powerful, and can really upgrade your characters super-fast, where other methods can mean hours or even ''days'' of not being able to do anything with a character until the process is complete. The game is designed to be a grind without spending Gems.

====Earning Gems====
It's actually not hard to earn Gems. There are a lot of places to get them, and the game often just hands them to you for free. '''''But''''', it is by no means a quick process. Just as the game is designed to be a grind without Gems, it's designed to be a grind to amass large numbers of Gems unless you take one specific action...

*'''Chests'''
:Occasionally, one to three Chests will appear on the game map (usually in the southwestern area), each one containing 1~6 Gems to be picked up for free. Of course, the number of chests and their yield are weighted toward lower numbers.

*'''Social media friend "thanks"'''
:If you have the game hooked up to your Facebook account or whatever, people on your friends list can "use" your characters as CPU call-in bots. If they approve a thank-you after the stage is over, you usually get a 25 Coin bonus, but sometimes you get a single Gem instead.

*'''Achievements'''
:These set 86 tasks are once-only affairs, but they all give up Gem packages, from 5 to 20 Gems depending on difficulty. Some you'll just hit naturally playing the game normally. Some, though, directly ''cost'' Gems to accomplish, and these cost far, far more than their reward, so ''why bother''?

*'''Jenga Stage'''
:Every couple of days, the prize for amassing enough Jenga points in a day changes from a few thousand Coins to 10 Gems. The 300-point goal for this prize can usually be accomplished in 4 runs, five at the most after the tiniest bit of practice.

*'''Space Bridge Missions'''
:Each [[Space bridge|Space Bridge]] has the chance to offer Gems as one or more of the mystery prizes in their Missions, with higher odds of higher Gem packages (sometimes over a dozen Gems per) in the longest of each Bridge's three missions. Your best bet is to always shoot for the longest mission per Bridge; after all, you'll always earn at least one Key, two if you watch an ad as well.

*'''Pig Lab'''
:Every combination of Materials you can toss into [[Professor Pig]]'s contraption has a chance to come out as a Gem prize. The more valuable the Materials, the more Gems you ''might'' get (thanks to the randomized nature of the actual outcome), but the odds of it being more than a single-digit number of Gems is ''real'' slim.

*'''Daily Prizes'''
:Gems are two of the seven Daily Prizes, awarded for simply booting up the game once every 24 hours. There's one for 5 Gems, the other 10. Once a "cycle" you can watch an ad to double your prize, so save that for the 10-Gem package. Note that prizes will not "stack": you have to claim one prize before the 24-hour countdown starts to claim the next one.

*'''Daily Quests'''
:The eight random Quests (and one fixed "finish all the others" Quest) you are presented with every 24 hours have the chance to offer Gems as prizes, seemingly maxing out at 10 Gems per Quest. Of course, some days you might not be offered any Gems. Sorry!

*'''Just buy the damn things with real money'''
:Yeah. The game allows you to buy ''hundreds'' of Gems instantly in packages with real actual legal tender. Packages range from 150 for $4.49 US to 5200 for '''''$89.99'''''. We're not making that last one up.

:Christmas 2016 also added one more Gem IAP: The Gem Pass gives 50 Gems per day for 7 days. Considering that it's the same price as the 150 Gem Bundle, It is tempting to buy it to buy a 2-star accessory or to balance your Gem supply in Challenge Events.

{{note|Gem packages were offered twice as part of some Challenge Events, but that's only twice out of the nearly two dozen Events (as of this writing) that have happened since the game began.}}

{{-}}

====Spending Gems====
This game really, really wants you to spend Gems willy-nilly, and gives you a ''lot'' of opportunities to do so. Because then when you're short Gems for that thing you want, you're tempted to toss some actual-factual money at the game for Gems. And yes we're gonna list all the way they try and get you to spend because we're ''like'' that.

*'''Instant unavailability completion'''
:Or, if the above method for some reason doesn't seem reasonable, you can spend Gems to have the thing that's keeping a character unavailable for an awaiting stage instantly finished. The longer the timespan you're cutting short, the more Gems this costs.

*'''Interrupt Eggbot cyberforming'''
:New stages take varying amounts of time for the [[Eggbot (AB)|Eggbot]]s to finish. Spending Gems will make the stage instantly available, and plop an Eggbot onto the player's path that they can shoot for extra Coins. The more time that was on the clock, the more Gems. If there's a relationship between Gems spent on how many Coins the Eggbot may drop, we don't know it because we sure ain't spending the Gems to find out. Possibly worth it to complete the higher-tier "collect Coins" Achievements, especially since one requires the Coins be gained from an Eggbot.

*'''Unlock "Coin dome" stages'''
:Every now and then, a big metal dome appears over a normal stage. These special stages give you the opportunity to earn more coins than normal at a 5x multiplier... but cost 10 Gems to unlock. Given how easy it is to amass Coins, this is generally not worth it. However, it's arguably worth it once to complete the 15-Gem-prize 3-star tier of the "Money is Everything" Achievement for gaining 50,000 Coins in a single stage... provided you go in with the right character (we recommend a Variant Version Squad member since they get a +100% Coin bonus on top of any other bonuses).

*'''In-stage recovery'''
:Should the badguys get the best of you, [[Astrotrain (AB)|Astrotrain]] will grab you with a tractor beam to pull you out. However, there's a six-second period where you can drop 10 Gems to instantly and fully heal, and get back to the action. The question is: will this be this worth it? (The answer is "very rarely, basically only if you have a ''phenomenal'' score on a Challenge Event run".)

*'''Instant Upgrade/Repair'''
:This is like the stage-based shortcut above, only you do this from the Barracks screens. Upgrades you can spend Gems for an instant level-up, rather than spending Coins and Materials and waiting however long it takes. Armor repair, you have to start the repair process with Coins, ''then'' click again to spend Gems to instantly end the process (though really just watch an ad it's 30 seconds you can go do anything else in for a free repair).

*'''Customizing'''
:Every character has multiple Accessories that improve their stats, and every one of them costs Gems. Some, like common baseball caps, sunglasses and headphones, give small boosts and only cost 25~50 Coins. More character-specific Accessories that imbue much more powerful buffs, however, run from 300 to 1000 Gems. These prices are often slashed during Challenge Events, so the Gem cost is equal to the Token cost (see below).

*'''Changing stage characters'''
:For a single Gem, you can change what character is assigned to a stage to another randomly-chosen character. This is really only "useful" if the current character is unavailable due to an Upgrade, Repair, or Mission, and you're impatient about clearing that stage. ''Sometimes'' worth it if you're shooting to complete your Daily Quests.
:''But'' with a recent update, the gem cost will consecutively increase each time you change a stage's character. So you better not change a character thrice unless you don't mind spending 6 gems.

*'''Instant unavailability completion'''
:Or, if the above method for some reason doesn't seem reasonable, you can spend Gems to have the thing that's keeping a character unavailable for an awaiting stage instantly finished. The longer the timespan you're cutting short, the more Gems this costs.

*'''Refresh Missions'''
:Don't like the Mission options you're given? 5 Gems will re-mix them. There's basically no real reason to ever do this unless you're super-impatient to unlock one of the Mission-unlockable characters.

*'''Send more characters on Missions'''
:The Easy Bridge allows you to send two characters into a Mission, while Medium and Hard only allow one each. You can drop Gems to send more characters along, up to three per Mission. However, the cost is 100 per extra character on Easy and Medium, 200 on Hard. Frankly, no prize they can offer is worth that, but is required to complete an chievment, and is a good source for gems in the long run.

*'''Open more Mission prizes'''
:Space Bridge Missions are rewarded with up to five keys, which open five boxes with shuffled prizes inside. If you really, really want a prize from the wheel but have run out of Keys, you can spend Gems to open more boxes: 10 for Easy, 20 for Medium, and 30 for Hard. This is really ''only'' worth it when the prize is a new character, or if you've got 3 or 4 Keys and didn't get that character or [[Super Rareium]] you really need.

*'''Re-spin the Pig Lab prize'''
:When using the Pig Lab, you have a 1 in 5 chance of getting the item you want. If you don't get it, you can spend 5 Gems to re-spin, minus the item you got the first time (which is completely discarded), then 10 for another spin, etc, doubling every time. Really only "worth" it, and that's very debatable, for the high-rated [[Energonicon]]s that cost Super Rareium to make since that stuff isn't all that easy to come by.

*'''Recharge Challenge Event batteries'''
:Once you've exhausted all four Challenge Event "batteries", you can wait an hour for one to recharge, then another hour for another... or recharge them all instantly at the cost of 10 Gems. Doing so again will cost 20 Gems, a third go 40, the fourth 60, fifth 80, and then capped at 100 per set of batteries. Thankfully the amount resets to 10 with the start of a new day in the Event. This is one case where a 10~20-Gem cost could easily be justified, since an extra four rounds can provide a ''heavy'' score boost and a lot of Tokens, and buying Accessories with Tokens is almost invariably a far better deal. Watch your timers though: if you're close to a "free" recharged run, wait, and if you're only 5 minutes away from the end-of-day, consider if you can actually ''use'' all four runs in the time left (probably not) and how many Tokens you may or may not earn for your Gem cost.

* '''Buy missing Tokens'''
:Not got enough Tokens at the end of a Challenge Event for that prize you want? You can make up the difference with Gems, at a cost of 1 Gem per every 2 Tokens. In most cases you were better off spending the Gems on a battery recharge.

*'''Reactivate Sparkrun'''
:Can't wait for the next day for more Spark from the Sparkrun? Just spend 100 gems and you can play again one more time. You can also unlock a fourth character slot for 1000 gems to increase your level roster and overall score bonus.

==Notes==
* Not that we're bitter or anything.

[[Category: Angry Birds Transformers]]
[[Category: Power sources]]

User:Mystriga

2017-11-19T22:52:54Z

Mystriga: Created page with "Hi I'm Maria!! I'm pretty new to Transformers (only got into them in May 2017 through the IDW comics), and ''really'' new to wiki editing, so I'm sorry in advance for any mist..."

Hi I'm Maria!! I'm pretty new to Transformers (only got into them in May 2017 through the IDW comics), and ''really'' new to wiki editing, so I'm sorry in advance for any mistakes or screw-ups.

Joana Lafuente

2017-11-19T22:44:34Z

Mystriga:

[[Image:BotCon 2009 - Casey Coller and Joana Lafuente.jpg|300px|right|thumb|"It was HER idea!"]]

'''Joana Lafuente''' (born [[September 8]], [[1985]]) is a Portuguese ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'' fan who has also worked as colorist for [[IDW Publishing]]. Lafuente is usually the defacto colorist for fellow artist [[Casey Coller]]'s work, but has also made a name for herself as the regular colorist of ''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye]]'' following [[Josh Burcham]]'s departure. Her coloring style features ''extensive'' attention to detail regarding light sources and gradient shading.

== Published color work ==
*''[[Spotlight: Blurr]]''
*''[[The Transformers: Maximum Dinobots|Maximum Dinobots]]'' [[Maximum Dinobots issue 3|#3]], [[Maximum Dinobots issue 4|#4]], [[Maximum Dinobots issue 5|#5]]
*''[[Spotlight: Drift]]''
*''[[Spotlight: Cliffjumper]]''
*''[[The Transformers: Ironhide]]''
*''[[The Transformers (IDW)|The Transformers]]'' [[Space Opera Part 1: The Stars My Destination|#19]], [[Space Opera Act 2: Out of the Silent Planet|#20]], [[The Transformers issue 21|#21]], [[Chaos Theory Part 1|#22]], [[Chaos Theory Part 2|#23]], [[Police Action: Part 1|#25]], [[Police Action Part 2: Only Forward|#27]], [[Police Action Part 3: A Second Chance at Eden|#29]], [[Pax Cybertronia (issue)|#31]]
*''[[The Transformers: Last Stand of the Wreckers|Last Stand of the Wreckers]]'' [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|#3]] (with [[Josh Burcham]])
*''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[Rules of Disengagement (issue)|#7]] (with Josh Burcham)
*''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots]]'' [[Rage of the Dinobots issue 2|#2]] (with [[Thomas Deer]])
*''[[The X-Files: Conspiracy: The Transformers]]''
*''[[The Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' [[World, Shut Your Mouth Part 2: Words Hang in the Air|#29]]-
{{-}}

==Gallery==
<center><gallery>
Image:Spotlight Blurr cvrA.jpg|And the ladies that love [[Spotlight: Blurr|speed]] go wild!
Image:Spotlight Drift cvrA.jpg|[[Spotlight: Drift|He slices and dices]]! Now where are those smokebombs?
Image:Spotlight Cliffjumper cvrRI.jpg|He has [[Spotlight: Cliffjumper|more guns]] than he [[More than Meets the Eye, Part 1|originally did]]!
File:LLvol1_TPBcvr.jpg|Lost Light indeed!
</gallery>

*''[[:Category:Images by Joana Lafuente|Extended Joana Lafuente gallery]]''</center>

==External links==
*[http://khaamar.deviantart.com/ Joana's Deviant Art page]
*[http://lolilovesvenom.livejournal.com/ Loli Loves Venom, Joana's webcomic]

{{creatorstub}}

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[[Category:Colorists]]
[[Category:IDW Publishing]]
[[Category:Fandom]]

Thomas Deer

2017-11-02T13:17:06Z

Mystriga: Added in the colouring work he did for IDW since the page was last updated (in 2014).

{{disambig3|Thomas}}
'''Thomas Deer''' (born [[May 28]], [[1976]]) is a Canadian colorist for various projects by [[Fun Publications]] and [[IDW Publishing]]. He got into the comic industry when he won second prize in a [[Dreamwave Productions|Dreamwave]] contest to redesign a comic character. He underwent training at Dreamwave, but the company declared bankruptcy before he had any work published by them. Soon after he was offered work by Fun Publications and has been a freelance colorist ever since. He also works as a graphic artist and cultural liaison at the Kanien’kehá:ka Onkwawén:na Raotitióhkwa Language and Cultural Center.

==Coloring work==
===Fun Publications===
[[File:Nightbeatsirencheapshots.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Makes the things pretties.]]
*"[[Dawn of Future's Past]]"
*"[[The Razor's Edge]]"
*"[[I, Lowtech]]" preview
*"[[Cheap Shots]]" (Deer also penciled the cover)
*"[[Wings of Honor]]" (with [[Josh Perez]])
*[[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club issue 30]] (cover)
*"[[Generation 2: Redux]]" (cover)
*''[[The Coming Storm]]'' [[The Coming Storm: Part 2|#2]]-[[The Coming Storm: Part 6|#6]]
*"[[The Stunti-Con Job]]" (with [[Jesse Wittenrich]])
*''[[A Flash Forward (story arc)|A Flash Forward]]''
*"[[Invasion (issue)|Invasion]]" (with Josh Perez and Jesse Wittenrich)
*''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]''

===IDW Publishing===
*''[[Transformers Prime: Rage of the Dinobots|Rage of the Dinobots]]''
*[[The Reluctant Specialist|Spotlight: Trailcutter]]
*''[[Transformers Prime: Beast Hunters (comic)|Beast Hunters]]'' [[Beast Hunters issue 4|#4]] (additional colors)
*"[[Full of Fire!]]"
*''[[The Transformers: Windblade]]'' (vol. 2) [[All That Remains|#3]] (with [[Yamaishi]]), [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 4|#4]], [[Race Against the Light|#5]], [[Windblade vol. 2 issue 6|#6]], [[The Will of the Few|#7]] (with [[John-Paul Bove]])
*''[[The Transformers Holiday Special]]:'' "[[Choose Me]]"
*''[[Unification Day: Dawn|Optimus Prime: First Strike]]''

==External links==
* [http://teyowisonte.deviantart.com/ Thomas Deer's deviantART page]
* [http://joeshusterawards.com/2009/01/28/creator-spotlight-thomas-deer-teyowisonte/ Interview with Thomas Deer]

{{DEFAULTSORT:Deer, Thomas}}
[[Category:Colorists]]
[[Category:Fun Publications]]
[[Category:IDW Publishing]]