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[[File:Ravageboxart.jpg|thumb|upright=2.2|[[Package art|Boxart]] that shows a pose you can actually create? Impossible!]]

You've got a lot of toys, don't you? You cute widdle kitty!

==Toys==
===The Transformers===
[[File:G1toy ravage.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Behold... the world's skinniest jaguar.]]
* '''Ravage / Rumble''' (Cassette 2-pack, 1984/1985/1986)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missiles

: Originally a ''[[Micro Change]]'' "Micro Cassette Robo Jaguar", Ravage transforms into a microcassette that can fit into the tape door of the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] and [[Blaster (G1)/toys|Blaster]] toys. In his feline [[robot mode]], he is armed with two "heat-seeking missiles", which plug into the cassette spool holes above his hips. He was released in a two-pack with [[Rumble (G1)/toys|Rumble]] in Hasbro markets from 1984 to 1986, outliving their fellow cassette two-pack, [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys|Laserbeak]] and [[Frenzy (G1)/toys|Frenzy]], on toy store shelves by a year. In 1985, a heat-sensitive [[rubsign]] was added to Ravage's shoulder, replacing the Decepticon insignia sticker that had been there previously.

: This mold was later used to make [[Glit (KP)#Kiss Players|Glit]], [[Howlback (G1)#Collector's Edition|Howlback]], and [[Stripes#Encore|Stripes]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on Ravage at TFU.info]

*'''Ravage''' (Decepticon Cassette, 1985)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right missiles

: Ravage was released by [[Milton Bradley]] in Germany, France, the Netherlands, Belgium, and Spain as in individually-packaged cassette, rather than in a two-pack. The only notable difference with the MB Ravage toy itself is that the [[rubsign]] has been applied in a few different places on the "cassette" side of his cassette mode, including in the center window (where the tape reel sticker goes), or on his cat-mode flank.

::*''[http://tfsquareone.blogspot.com/2018/07/milton-bradley-g1-ravage.html More information on Milton Bradley Ravage at tfsquareone]''

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[[File:G1toy japanese ravages.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Jaguar''' (Cassette, 1985/1986/1987)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''19''' (1985), '''D-59''' (1986), '''D-104''' (1987)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missiles, tape case (certain releases only)
:Other companies elected to release Ravage on his own in various countries, rather than with Rumble. [[Milton Bradley]], for instance, [[The Transformers (European toyline)|released]] him in this fashion, on blister card packaging, in [[Germany]], [[France]], the [[Netherlands]], [[Belgium]], and [[Spain]].

: In Japan, [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] also released Ravage (aka "Jaguar") all on his lonesome, like all his cassette contemporaries, packaged in a small box, and with a clear tape case he could be "stored" in. He was re-released in Japan in 1986, this time on a blister card, with a new ID number and without his case, and then again in 1987, with his original packaging and case reinstated, and with yet another ID number.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on Ravage at TFU.info]

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[[File:LPRavage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67|What I've done I'll face myself To cross out what I've become]]
*'''Transformers Linkin Park Soundwave: Special Edition''' ([[September 23]], 2013)
**''Accessories:'' Left and right missiles, tape case
:[[Linkin Park]] Ravage is a gold and ... also gold [[redeco]] of Ravage. He's packaged with Linkin Park gold redecoes of [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Linkin|Soundwave]], [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Linkin|Laserbeak]], [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Linkin|Buzzsaw]], and [[Ratbat (G1)#Linkin|Ratbat]] on a flocked-purple plastic tray inside a special commemorative box. He has no stickers, factory-applied or otherwise. Linkin Park Soundwave: Special Edition was exclusive to [http://www.suru-la.com SURU] and limited to 2000 pieces.
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===Beast Wars===
[[File:BWtoy mcdonalds jaguar.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Panther''' (McDonald's Happy Meal toy, 1996)

{{note|[[Panther]] was officially [[repurposing|repurposed]] as Ravage in the ''[[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|Beast Wars Metals]]'' manga.}}

:Part of the first [[McDonald's]] ''Beast Wars'' promotion, Panther transforms into a heavily-armed Humvee with electronic lights and sounds, plus a spring-loaded missile.

: No, just kidding, he transforms into a panther with no other gimmicks. In keeping with most Transformers fast-food premiums, he features an extremely simple transformation scheme, mostly just standing him up in [[beast mode]], making the mechanical detail on the inside of his arms, legs and underbelly visible, and flipping back his beast mode head to reveal his robot mode head. His panther tail is a molded detailing in his back, unlike what his promotional art suggests. His head bears a resemblance to [[Cheetor (BW)|Cheetor]]'s.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1996/Maximal/Panther/panther.htm More information on Panther at TFU.info]''
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[[File:BW-toy ShadowPanther.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Fuzzy kitty!]]
* '''Shadow Panther''' (Deluxe, 1997)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''D-7'''
**''Accessories:'' Tail parts, Water Gun

: This originally Japanese toy, named [[Shadow Panther]], is a [[redeco]] of the original [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]] toy in black, silver, and yellow, transforming into a generic big feline. His tail/flanks separate to form a non-firing blaster, while his underbelly forms a water-shooting "gut gun" that can be used in either mode.

: Much later, in early [[2000]], this toy was offered through Hasbro's online collector service, [https://web.archive.org/web/20000511173639/http://www.hasbrocollectors.com:80/brand.cfm?brand=8 HasbroCollectors.com]. Initially, it was sold under toy's original name and identity,<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20000302144832/http://www.hasbrocollectors.com:80/product.cfm?product=7 Original toy listing for Shadow Panther on HasbroCollectors.com, retrieved March 2, 2000] (archived)</ref> but [https://web.archive.org/web/20000606112621/http://hasbrocollectors.com:80/brand.cfm?brand=8 months later], the site relisted it under the name of "'''Tripredacus Agent'''", [[repurposing]] the toy as the same character as Ravage (then called "Tripredacus Agent" due to [[trademark]] issues). Though the toy's online bio (a translation of the Japanese "Shadow Panther" bio) remained unchanged for the "Tripredacus Agent" listing, it was worded vaguely enough to enable it to also be used for the toy's repurposed identity.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20000615174513/http://www.hasbrocollectors.com:80/product.cfm?product=7 HasbroCollectors.com toy listing for Shadow Panther renamed "Tripredacus Agent", retrieved June 15, 2000] (archived)</ref>

: This mold was also used to make [[Tigatron]], and was planned to be used for the canceled ''[[Transformers: Universe (2003 toyline)|Universe]]'' toy [[Nightprowler]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Predacon/TripredacusAgent/tripredacusagent.htm More information on "Tripredacus Agent" (aka Shadow Panther) at TFU.info]''
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[[File:TripredacusAgent toy.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Mutant kitty!]]
* '''Tripredacus Agent''' (Deluxe, 2001)
**''Accessories:'' Launcher, missile, tail-flail

: This Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] is a redeco of—wait, can you guess?—[[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Transmetal 2 Cheetor]], in black, silver, and gold, transforming into a monstrous techno-organic (but not [[technorganic]]) big cat. He has a spring-loaded missile launcher on his cat mode back that can be removed and used as a hand-held weapon, plus his tail detaches to form a hand-held flail. His left forearm has a flip-up blaster-shield (of dubious usefulness), while flipping up a panel on his right-rear leg reveals his [[spark crystal]].

: The toy's bio mentions how the "former saboteur" had taken on "several aliases while involved the Beast Wars," in an apparent attempt to further harmonize the above-repurposed Shadow Panther toy with the character of Ravage/Tripredacus Agent.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2001/Predacon/TripredacusAgent/tripredacusagent.htm More information on (Transmetal 2) Tripredacus Agent at TFU.info]''

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===Beast Wars Metals===
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[[File:BWtoy-JaguarTM.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Nobody actually transforms this thing. Ever.]]
* '''Metals Jaguar''' (Beast Wars Metals Deluxe-sized toy, 1999)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''X-9'''
**''Accessories'': Tail-whip, left & right pistol barrels

: ''Beast Wars Metals'' Jaguar is a heavy [[retool]]ing of [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#TM1|Transmetal Cheetor]], just as Ravage's robot mode CG model in the show is an altered [[Transmetal]] Cheetor. He transforms into a robotic big cat, with flip-out thrusters for a third "flight" mode (not, as in the episode, into a cassette tape that plays wicked 1980s style electric guitar, for obvious reasons). His forearms each have a spring-loaded flip out pistol stub, which can be extended with add-on barrels that clip to his rear legs in beast mode. His tail also can detach to form a whip-weapon, but he doesn't hold it very well.

: Jaguar's chest opens double-door-style to reveal a flat panel where one of three stickers can be placed. One, a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[spark]] chamber, is factory applied. The other two, an image of the original Megatron from the Golden Disk recording or a Decepticon symbol, can be applied over the existing sticker.

: This toy was also used to represent [[Jaguar]] the Younger in the [[Super Lifeform Transformers: Beast Wars Metals (manga)|''Beast Wars Metals'' manga]] and the mold was used to make [[BotCon 2001]]'s version of [[Tigatron]]. The original version was used to make ''[[Transformers: Armada (toyline)|Armada]]'' [[Cheetor (Armada)#Toys|Cheetor]], and as the basis for the non-toy character [[Cataclysm (BW)|Cataclysm]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1999/Destron/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on ''Beast Wars Metals'' Jaguar at TFU.info]''
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===Smallest Transforming Transformers===
[[File:STFRavage.jpg|299px|thumb|So tiny... So CUTE!]]
* '''Soundwave''' (2003)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''GTF 05'''

: The ''[[Smallest Transforming Transformers]]'' version of Soundwave comes with a ''teeeeeny'' version of Ravage, which does actually transform into a microcassette that fits in the tape-case door. ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' Ravage may very well be the actual smallest functioning ''Transformers'' toy made.

:He's about the size of your pinky fingernail. And you could accidentally inhale him if you're not careful.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2003/Destron/SmallestRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Smallest Transforming Transformers'' Jaguar at TFU.info]''
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===Alternators/Binaltech===
[[File:AlternatorsRavage(Corvette).jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|He brakes for Meow Mix and nothing else...well, sometimes nip.]]
* '''Battle Ravage''' (2004)
** ''Japanese name:'' '''Ravage'''
**''Alternator ID number:'' '''11'''
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''BT-11'''
**''Accessories:'' Engine-blaster

: ''[[Transformers: Alternators|Alternators]]'' "Battle" Ravage (presumably named so for [[trademark]] reasons) is a retool of [[Tracks (G1)#Alternators/Binaltech|Autobot Tracks]] from the same line. Like Tracks, his [[alternate mode]] is a [[licensed vehicle alternate modes|licensed]] 1:24 scale Chevrolet Corvette Z06, in his case a black convertible version of the model compared to Tracks's hardtop version. Like Tracks, Ravage features opening doors, hood and trunk, plus a detailed driver/passenger compartment including a dashboard. In robot mode, he retains Tracks' upright biped robot form, just replacing the Autobot's head sculpt with a new sculpt inspired by Ravage's Beast Wars form. Like Tracks, each robot mode forearm is equipped with slide-out (non-firing) double blasters, a part of his engine forms a double-barreled hand-held blaster, and two (non-firing) missile launchers attached to the sides of his back are "hidden" next to the seats in [[alternate mode|vehicle mode]].

: The Japanese ''Binaltech'' version differs from Hasbro's ''Alternators'' version by having parts of the vehicle mode shell made of [[die-cast]] metal and has the entire car shell painted, whereas the ''Alternators'' version's vehicle shell is made entirely out of plastic. The ''Binaltech'' version is also notable for sporting the American name "Ravage" rather than the established Japanese name, "Jaguar", also for trademark reasons. Both versions sport a [[license plate]] that simply says "RVG", even though [[prototype|test shots]] of the ''Alternators'' version still featured a "BTL RVG" license plate.

: The Tracks hardtop version of this sculpt was also used to make ''Alternators'' [[Swerve (G1)#Alternators|Swerve]], whereas the convertible version originally used for Ravage was used as the basis for the one-of-a-kind [[Michael Bay|BayBot]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2005/Decepticon/AltBattleRavage/battleravage.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Battle Ravage at TFU.info]''
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[[File:Alternatorsravagejaguar.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Soundwave had MTV pimp his kitty.]]
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*'''Ravage''' (Alternator, 2007)
**''Alternator ID number'': '''26'''

: The second version of ''Alternators'' Ravage (now without the "Battle") is an entirely new sculpt, with the alternate mode being a licensed 1:24 scale Jaguar XK (appropriately enough), with all the normal bells and whistles inherent in the line (opening doors, seats, etc). This is a toy of many "firsts". Not only is it the first ''Alternators'' character with two distinctly different toys, it's one of the first two Decepticon Alternators with an original sculpt (alongside [[Rumble (G1)/toys#Alternators|Decepticon Rumble]]), it's the first ''Alternators'' toy with a European manufacturer's car model as its alternate mode, ''and'' it's the first ''Alternators'' character to have a non-humanoid "robot" mode, as its non-car form is now a quadrupedal big cat.

: After Ravage had been released in various European markets, his and Rumble's releases in the United States were questionable for a while, as the relaunched ''Alternators'' line was in its final decline by that point. Ultimately, they were shuffled to be [[Walmart]] [[exclusive]]s, set in an endcap display alongside the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Devastator (G1)#Classics 2|Constructicon Devastator]] exclusive [[giftset|gift set]] in March/April 2007...in some stores. In others, they were crammed in the normal aisle with everything else. Assuming they even showed up at all.

: This Ravage and the aforementioned Rumble were only released as part of the ''Alternators'' line, with no counterpart in the ''Binaltech'' line, or any Japanese release of the sculpt whatsoever at all.

: On this note, Ravage has a [[United Kingdom|Great Britain]] license plate (which spells out his name as "RAVAGE" this time), regardless of which country the toy was purchased in. The steering wheel, however, is on the left, as in the United States. I say, ''meow.''

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/AltRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Alternators'' Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===The Transformers Collection===
[[File:G1toy TFC ravage.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|A light breeze is enough to defeat him.]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (Transformers Collection, 2005)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''18'''
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missiles, tape case

: The original Ravage figure was first [[Generation 1 reissues|reissued]] as part of Takara's ''[[The Transformers Collection|Transformers Collection]]'' series, packaged along with [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundblaster]] (the rebuilt form of Soundwave from the Japanese [[Transformers: The Headmasters (franchise)|''Headmasters'' series]]) and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys|Buzzsaw]]. As was the case when he was originally released with Soundblaster in 1987, Buzzsaw sports a different sticker in place of his cassette spool image; this version of Ravage now features this new decal as well, an image of [[Fortress Maximus (G1)/toys|Fortress Maximus]] which reveals the city-bot's weak spots when viewed through Soundblaster's clear-red chest door (in the same way [[Tech Spec]] decoders work). Ravage's sticker highlight's Maximus's right leg; Buzzsaw's pinpoints his left shoulder.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1984/Decepticon/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on Transformers Collection Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===Classics (2006)===
[[File:G1toy commemorative ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|Sit, boy.]]
*'''Soundwave''' (Commemorative Edition, 2007)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missiles, tape case

: Hasbro's first reissue of the original Ravage toy (identified as "Battle Ravage" on the packaging, but by his original name in the instructions) came packaged with Soundwave and Laserbeak. The set was originally intended to be part of their ''[[The Transformers: Generation One Commemorative Series|Commemorative Series]]'' of Generation 1 reissues, but when that line was cancelled, it was instead released as part of the ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' toyline. The phrase "Commemorative Edition" is prominently displayed on the front and sides of the box, though, and it remains exclusive to [[Toys"R"Us]], as all Commemorative Edition toys were. Just as Soundwave is effectively a redeco of the ''Transformers Collection'' Soundblaster figure, featuring a double-wide chest-door that allows Ravage and Laserbeak to fit inside him at the same time for the first time on a Hasbro release, Ravage also appears as he does in the ''Transformers Collection'' line, sporting the Fortress Maximus sticker in place of his cassette spools, but now with no way for it to be "decoded", since Soundwave's door is colorless. Ravage also comes with a tape case for the first time in Hasbro markets.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/ClassicsSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Classics Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===Titanium Series===
[[File:Tsravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.25| Hey im right over u do u see me? Im the canceled plastic cat sulking near u on the big shelf!]]
*'''Soundblaster''' (6" Cybertron Heroes)
:A ''[[Titanium Series]]'' version of Soundblaster, a redeco of the "Cybertron Heroes" [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] figure, was supposed to come with a tiny version of Ravage, as opposed to the original toy's [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys|Laserbeak]]. Although displayed at [[BotCon 2007]], the set was ultimately canceled along with several other solicited 6" Cybertron Heroes, but this did not stop Soundblaster from appearing as a cross-sell on the packaging for ''Titanium'' [[Prowl (G1)/toys|Prowl]] in late 2008 (which claimed he would have been "also available" as of November 2008), as Hasbro was unwilling to spend the resources on altering the packaging for these already-complete products. Notably, Ravage was never actually seen in robot mode, only in cassette mode, tucked inside Soundblaster's chest.
 
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===Universe (2008)===
[[File:TFU08-toy Ravage.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|I'm finally 3D now, but in exchange for some poseability.]]
*'''Autobot Hound''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)
**''Series'': Generation 1 Series

: Available only with the [[Hound (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|Deluxe-Class "Autobot Hound" toy]], this new-mold Ravage transforms into a "tape mode" that can attach to a pair of flip-up tabs on the back bed of Hound's vehicle form. In this mode, Ravage is compatible with either the [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Soundwave]] or [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Generation 1|Blaster]] molds. In jaguar mode, the [[5mm post|5mm holes]] in his flanks can accommodate the weapons of the [[Ravage (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Ravage]] (even though there are tiny unpainted versions of the weapons above his hips).

:At [[BotCon 2008]], Hasbro claimed that Ravage's alternate mode would be marketed as a "capture mode" so that young children, unsavvy about technology from fifteen years before they were born, wouldn't be confused. Despite the toy arguably still treating Ravage as "captured" by Hound, the packaging only refers to Ravage's alternate mode as a "tape mode".

:This mold was also used to make [[BotCon 2010]] ''[[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|Shattered Glass]]'' [[Ravage (SG)#Timelines|Ravage]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TFURavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Universe'' (2008) Ravage at TFU.info]''

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*'''Soundwave''' (2009)
**''Accessories:'' Left & right missiles, tape case

: In 2009, the original Ravage toy was once again included with another reissue of Soundwave as part of the ''[[Transformers: Universe (2008 toyline)|Universe]]'' line, this time as a [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] exclusive that was prominently offered at [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2009. He comes with his weapons and his own cassette case, and continues to sport the Fortress Maximus sticker from his ''Transformers Collection'' release in place of his cassette spools, the only tape in the set to do so.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Decepticon/TFUSoundwave/soundwave.htm More information on Universe Soundwave at TFU.info]''
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===Henkei! Henkei!===
[[File:Henkei houndravage.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb]]
*'''Hound''' (Deluxe Class, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''C-13'''

:A [[redeco]] of ''Universe'' Ravage, Jaguar features the same plastic colors as his Universe counterpart, only his legs are a significantly darker metallic gray than the Hasbro version (so much so they almost look black in certain lights).

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===Device Label===
[[File:Device Label Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|From a data storage device often used to store music, to a data storage device often used to store music. Some things never change.]]
*'''Device Jaguar''' (Device Label, 2009)

:Part of the ''[[Transformers Device Label|Device Label]]'' series of functional electronic gizmos, "Device Jaguar" transforms from a working USB 2 gigabyte thumb drive into a black mechanoid panther.

[[File:DeviceLabeltoy-Ravagedesktop.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.67|$50 for a 2 gig thumb drive was a lot to ask for until we learned about this.]]

:Stored on the USB drive is an installable program called "Transformers Desktop Defender." When the Ravage device is plugged in, a Ravage avatar appears on the screen, transforming from thumb drive to jaguar mode as the program is activated. The program's setup allows you to rename your jaguar to anything you desire, alter the avatar's movement speed and his personality, decide whether he eats your desktop icons, and view his function, mission, and [[Tech Spec]] numbers. Whether he appears as Ravage or Tigatron can be selected as well.

:This mold was also used to make ''Device Label'' [[Tigatron#Device Label|Tigatron]], and he came preloaded with the same program. It was later used to make [[Cheetor (BW)/toys#Device Label|Cheetor]] as well.
:This particular figure is the subject of many, ''many'' [[knockoff]]s. Caution should be made to distinguish the actual product when buying, as the knockoff versions often have computer-damaging malware(!) installed into them.
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===Encore===
[[File:G1toy encore cassettes1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Great Cassette Operation''' (2009)
**''ID number'': '''15'''
**''Accessories'': Left & right missiles, tape case

: The original Ravage toy was reissued once again as part of Takara's ''[[Transformers Encore]]'' line, in the first of a series of cassette multi-packs alongside [[Rewind (G1)#Encore|Rewind]], [[Eject (G1)#Encore|Eject]], and [[Buzzsaw (G1)#Encore|Buzzsaw]]. This reissue of Ravage is the first to reinstate his original tape spool sticker, doing away with the Fortress Maximus sticker that had decorated the figure since ''The Transformers Collection''. Additionally, it relocates his rubsign to his flank, restoring the Decepticon insignia sticker to his shoulder that had only previously been included on his 1984 release. Of course, the figure came with its weapons and the now-standard cassette case.

:In 2014, Ravage and the rest of the Cassettes were re-released as a lucky draw prize (along with the other 2 box sets) for the ''Transformers Celebration 2014'' event held at Ikebukuro Sunshine City store's Toys"R"Us, though this was very likely to be remaining stock.
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===Masterpiece===
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[[File:MPtoy-Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67|The money shot.]]
*'''Rumble & Jaguar''' ([[2013]]-[[February 23|02-23]])
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''MP-15'''
**''Accessories:'' Pink tape case

:''[[The Transformers: Masterpiece|Masterpiece]]'' Jaguar transforms from a fully show-accurate three-dimensional [[Articulation|articulated]] robotic jaguar, into a mini-cassette the same size as his ''Generation 1'' toy, although he cannot fit in the original Soundwave toy's chest cavity. Rather notably, his rockets are no longer separate accessories, and are fully integrated into the transformation. He comes with a pink case which can be used to store him in tape mode, and comes packaged in a two-pack with [[Rumble (G1)#Masterpiece|Rumble]].

:Jaguar was retooled and redecoed into ''Masterpiece'' [[Stripes#Masterpiece|Stripes]].

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[[File:TRU Masterpiece Soundwave-Ravage.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Soundwave''' (2013)
**'''09 OF 30'''
**''ID number:'' '''MP-02'''
**''Accessories:'' Clear tape case

:Included with the [[Hasbro]] [[Toys"R"Us|ToysЯUs]]-exclusive version of ''Masterpiece'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#HasbroMasterpiece|Soundwave]], Ravage features a ''slightly'' different shade of gray paint, and comes with a clear version of his micro-cassette case.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2013/Decepticon/MPRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Masterpiece'' Ravage at TFU.info]''

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===Generations===
*'''Soundwave Year Of The Goat Edition''' ([[2014]]-[[March 23|03-23]])
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::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2015/Decepticon/PlatinumRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Year of the Goat Edition'' Ravage at TFU.info]''

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*'''Specialist: Autobots''' (multi-pack, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' Missile launcher, Ravage figure

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====Combiner Wars====
[[File:BotCon2016toy-Ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"It looks like a... uh... like a big cat of some kind." "...What, like a puma?" "Yeah, man there you go."]]
*'''Dawn of the Predacus''' ([[BotCon 2016]] boxset)
**''Accessories:'' G-Metal blade/gun, Gun/fist/foot

:''[[Combiner Wars (toyline)|Combiner Wars]]'' Ravage is a retool of ''Combiner Wars'' [[Breakdown (G1)#Generations|Breakdown]], which transforms from a supercar resembling a Lamborghini Diablo to robot and back! As a ''Combiner Wars'' Deluxe limb he is able to combine with any such styled Voyager Class toy or into one of [[Godbomber#Legends|''Legends'' Godbomber]]'s legs, but is, of course, intended to be combined with Sea Clamp, Cicadacon, Ramhorn, and Tarantulas to create [[Predacus#Toys|Predacus]].

:The limb piece can connect on the vehicle mode's top in two different ways: either by using the 5 mm peghole arrangement most of the other Stunticon molds use, or through a system of tabs which incorporate the weapon closer to the vehicle. The limb piece can also be stored on the robot's back (this can either be achieved by using the 5 mm peg, or by folding back the limb piece's palm and thumb, and using the guide-rails located on the sides of the limb piece). Ravage's sword/gun can tab into either of the slots on the car mode's sides.

:The original version of this mold was differently retooled as [[Sunstreaker (G1)/toys#Generations|Sunstreaker]], [[Wheeljack (G1)/toys#Combiner Wars|Wheeljack]], and [[Jumpstream#Toys|Jumpstream]].

:He is available exclusively in a five-figure box set, including [[Cicadacon#Generations|General Cicadacon]], [[Ram Horn#Generations|General Ramhorn]], [[Sea Clamp#Generations|General Sea Clamp]], and [[Tarantulas (BW)#Generations|Predacon Tarantulas]].

:The back of his new head tooling received criticism for being amazingly flat.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Predacon/BCRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Dawn of the Predacus'' Ravage at TFU.info]''
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====Titans Return====
[[File:TF-Generations-Titans-Return-Legends-Ravage.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Finally, a phone with an Airplane mode that does what you thought it did.]]
*'''Ravage''' (Legends Class, 2016)
:A redeco and new-head retool of ''[[Titans Return (toyline)|Titans Return]]'' [[Stripes#Generations|Autobot Stripes]], Ravage transforms from panther to 'spy tablet' to <s>flying spy tablet</s> jet. His spy tablet mode can fit inside ''Titans Return'' Leader Class figures such as [[Blaster (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Blaster]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#Titans Return|Soundwave]], and also features a dummy 3.5mm audio jack that you can attach a set of headphones to. Ravage also sports a pair of posts in beast and vehicle mode that allow a [[Titan Master]] to ride atop him.

:Ravage also comes with a collector card based on his packaging art. Initial stock renders, also used for the packaging, inaccurately suggested that Ravage was a straight redeco of Stripes. Like all Legends Class spy tablets, his stickers are prone to coming off at the edges, particularly in the areas that require transformation such as the wings. The stickers metion he has RECURSIKE IMPLODER, RAIL BLASTER, KORPAL CLAWS, ENERGON FLECHETTE, HEAVY ION DESTABILIZER and a THUMP CANNON.

:The instructions he comes with actually show an inaccuracy for transforming from tablet to jaguar mode: instead of flipping out the airplane mode's landing strut to serve as his tail (as the stock photo shows), it instead shows flipping out his airplane mode's nose, which would make for a rather strange looking tail indeed.

:This mold was also redecoed into ''[[Transformers: Bumblebee (toyline)|Bumblebee]]'' [[Howlback (BB)|Howlback]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/TRRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Titans Return'' Legends Class Ravage at TFU.info]''
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====War for Cybertron: Siege====
[[File:WFCS-Micro-Master-Soundwave-Spy-Patrol.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|"Actually, I had a [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|dream]] just like that, too..."]]
*'''Ravage & Laserbeak''' (Micromaster, [[2019]])
**''ID number'': '''WFC-S18'''
**''Japanese ID number'': '''SG-16'''
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[April 27]], 2019'''
:Part of the second wave of ''[[War for Cybertron: Siege (toyline)|Siege]]'' Micromasters, Ravage transforms from a robotic jaguar to the "V2 Sonicsurge Drone Armor." This flattened box mode is compatible with ''Siege'' [[Soundwave (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Soundwave]], fitting into the larger Decepticon's chest compartment. He can also attach to Soundwave and others as some sort of shield.

:Ravage comes packaged together with [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#War for Cybertron: Siege|Laserbeak]] as the "Soundwave Spy Patrol."

:This toy is one of the items that is released as part of Hasbro's Transformers 35th Anniversary promotional mailer box.<ref>https://news.tfw2005.com/2019/05/21/transformers-35th-anniversary-promo-box-in-hand-388546</ref>
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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-Toy C84accessories.jpg|right|thumb|upright=0.85]]
*'''Kreon Class of 1984''' (Kreon figure set, 2014)
**''Set number'': '''B0090'''

: A ''[[Kre-O]]'' brick version of Ravage's cassette mode was available as an accessory in a [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2014 [[exclusive]] pack of 30 Kreons dubbed the "[[Kreon Class of 1984]]". While the plate has Ravage's colors, the linework is the same as the [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Laserbeak]] and [[Buzzsaw (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Buzzsaw]] accessories. So if you like to think there's a Ravage-colored condor-tape out there, hey, go for it.

: Remaining stock of this was to be sold at [[Hasbro Toy Shop]] online, only there ''was'' no remaining stock after the show.

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[[File:Kre-O-Battle-Changers-2-pack-Soundwave.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|behind the robot mode, under the jet mode... Well, Ravage was always known as stealthy.]]
*'''Autobot Ratchet Vs. Soundwave''' (Battle Changer 2-pack, 2015)
**''Set number'': '''B1507'''

: Ravage is included as one of Soundwave's partners/accessories. He just kinda hangs on Soundwave's jet-mode underside, but becomes a backpack with over-the-shoulder blasters for Soundwave's robot mode.

:This set, like all the Battle Changers, originally only saw release in Canada, Australia, and Asian markets. It eventually saw release in the U.S. in late 2015 through discount stores like TJ Maxx and Marshalls.

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===Legends===
[[File:Legends LG37 Jaguar Bullhorn.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Jaguar & Bullhorn (Ravage & Bullhorn)'''<ref>The packaging says "ジャガー&ブルホーン" (Jaguar & Bullhorn) in Japanese, but the accompanying English subtitle is "Ravage & Bullhorn".</ref> (Two-pack, 2016-[[December 28|12-28]])
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''LG37'''

:''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' Jaguar is a redeco of the [[#Titans Return|''Titans Return'' Legends Class Ravage mold]], replacing his unpaintable light gray plastic with dark gray plastic, and other deco differences (mostly his red eyes) to match his appearances in the cartoon. For some reason, despite the fact that he transforms into a PDA (labelled as a Memory Device Mode in the packaging), his phone screen is tampographed with cassette deck details, giving an impression of the cassette player.

:Ravage is packed with [[Bullhorn (Masterforce)#Legends|Bullhorn]], a Headmaster redecoed from the Titan Master [[Horri-Bull#Generations|Terri-Bull]] figure.

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==Merchandise==
===Wallet===
*'''Ravage Wallet'''

: Released in 1984 as one of the earliest Transformers merchandise items, this vinyl wallet featured a holographic image that changed from Ravage's [[package art]] to the Decepticon version of the [[The Transformers (franchise)|original ''The Transformers'']] [[logo]].
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===Transformers Milk Caramel===
[[File:Caramel ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Jaguar''' (1985)
:A soft rubber figurine—known in Japan as a ''keshigomu''—of Ravage was released as part of the first wave of [[Kabaya]]'s ''[[Transformers Milk Caramel]]'' [[candy toy]] range. He came packaged with chocolate-covered caramel candies, and was available in white, blue, sky blue, yellow, green, and orange.

===Transformers Choco===
*'''Jaguar''' (1985)
:A solid-color, snap-together model kit of Ravage was released by Kabaya as part of their ''[[Transformers Choco]]'' line of candy toys. It was available in various colors, came with candy-coated chocolates, and could fit inside the chest of the larger ''[[Transformers Gum]]'' model kit of Soundwave.
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===Transformers Gum===
[[File:TFgum ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Frenzy and Jaguar''' (1986)
:A larger model kit of Ravage was sold by Kabaya as part of their ''Transformers Gum'' line, in a two-pack with [[Frenzy (G1)/toys|Frenzy]]. Sculpted from black and grey plastic and featuring stickers for detail, Ravage is basically identical to his original toy, except he's actually a little bit ''larger'' than it! He's also too large to fit in the chest of the ''Transformers Gum'' Soundwave figure, but you can console yourself with the gum he comes packaged with.
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===Decoy===
[[File:Decoy ravage.jpg|thumb|upright=1.67]]
*'''Destron Hero Collection 22''' (multi-pack, 1986)
:Ravage was among the many characters rendered by [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] as part of their series of 1.5" ''keshigomu'' figurines. Like all the Decepticons in the series, Ravage was molded in soft purple rubber, and featured a number sculpted into his back that was the sum total of his [[Tech Spec]]s, for use in the various games that could be played with the figurines. Ravage was available as part of a 22-piece box set of Decepticon figures, and later, in a peach coloration randomly packed as part of various other box sets.

*'''Ravage''' (1987)
**''Decoy number:'' '''49'''
:The figurine was later brought over to [[Hasbro]] markets as part of the [[Decoy]] promotion, largely identical to the Japanese release except for the fact that the number on his back was replaced with a simple "checklist" number. Like all Decepticon Decoys, Ravage was a randomly-chosen pack-in available with the carded [[Throttlebot]]s, [[Aerialbot (G1)|Aerialbots]], [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]], and [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] and was, very early on in the promotion, available in an alternate red coloration that was only packed in with the Throttlebots. Unsurprisingly, this red figurine is much rarer.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1986/Decepticon/Decoys/Ravage/ravage.htm More information on (Decoy) Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===Hard Hero===
[[File:HardHero Ravage statue.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|Classy cat!]]
*'''Ravage''' (2003)

:[[Hard Hero]]'s Ravage is a 5-inch tall, 8.5-inch wide cold-cast porcelain statue. It was limited to 2000 pieces and advertised as "first in the Decepticon Cassette Series", but ultimately no other Mini-Cassette statues were ever produced.

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[[File:HardHero metallic Ravage.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb]]
*'''Ravage''' (2003)

:The Ravage statue was also available in a shiny "metallic" version, of which only 500 were produced.

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===First 4 Figures===
[[File:Gijoebaronessravagestatue.jpg|upright=1.67|thumb|Admit it, you wish you were Ravage right now. Or Baroness. Either one, really.]]
*'''Baroness & Ravage Statue''' (unreleased)

:[[First 4 Figures]] first revealed this statue of the [[Baroness]] and Ravage, based on the cover from the Convention Edition of [[G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers issue 3]], at Toy Fair UK 2006. Alas, after a three-year period of progressive delays in release attributed to a lack of retailer support, it was officially confirmed as canceled in early 2009<ref>[http://www.theterrordrome.com/2009/03/first-4-figures-baroness-ravage-statue-canceled/ TheTerrordrome.com reports on the Baroness/Ravage statue cancelation]</ref>—which is sad, since ''it's awesome''.
 
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===Transformers - Wall Plaque===
[[File:Soundwave plaque.jpg|thumb|WALLcat.]]
* '''Soundwave''' (Diamond Select, 2006)

:Released by Diamond Select Toys in 2006, Soundwave was sculpted by [[Art Asylum]] and limited to 1,000 pieces. He is seen emerging from the space bridge with Rumble, Laserbeak, and Ravage in tow. Despite being solicited as a Wall Plaque, this piece can not be placed on a wall in any way.
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===Robot Heroes===
[[File:Ravage robotheroes.jpg|thumb|Wavage!]]
*'''Optimus Prime and Ravage''' (Robot Heroes 2-pack, 2007)

: Released in 2007 as a [[Robot Heroes (toyline)|Robot Heroes]] vs. pack with [[Optimus Prime (G1)/merchandise|Optimus Prime]], Ravage is ''adowable''! Hilariously, the way Optimus Prime and Ravage are packaged (with Prime pointing his finger at Ravage) gives an impression of [http://orig12.deviantart.net/b22b/f/2008/216/7/1/optimus_prime_vs_ravage_by_cobaltkitty.jpg Prime freaking out at Ravage's size].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2007/Decepticon/RHRavage/ravage.htm More information on ''Robot Heroes'' Ravage at TFU.info]''
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===3D Battle-Card===
[[File:Ravage Battle Card.jpg|thumb|upright=0.44|Flat Cat.]]
*'''Ravage''' (3D Battle-Card, 2007)
**''Card ID number'':

: A 23-point "uncommon" character in the [[3D Battle-Card Game]]'s "Energon Wars" expansion, Ravage "transforms" into a black cat. He uses the same parts layout as [[Cheetor (BW)/toys|Cheetor]], [[Rampage (G1)|Rampage]], and [[Optimus Primal (BW)/toys|Optimus Primal]].
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===Transformers - Mini Bust===
[[File:DiamondSelect FrenzyRavage bust.JPG|upright=1.1|thumb|"Rumble? Is zat you?" '''"No."''']]
* '''Frenzy & Ravage''' (Diamond Select, 2009)

:Ravage is sculpted pouncing alongside a cartoon-colored [[Frenzy (G1)/toys|Frenzy]] in this bust. Sculpted by [[Mark Wong]] of [[Art Asylum]], it was an [[exclusive]] to the online retailer BigBadToyStore and limited to 600 pieces worldwide. Frenzy's tape mode is sculpted at the front of the bust's base.

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===G.I. Joe and the Transformers===
[[File:Sdcc2012 shockwaveaccessories-detail.jpg|thumb]]
*'''Shockwave H.I.S.S. Tank with two figures & Energon''' (2012)

: An [[exclusive]] release for San Diego Comic-Con 2012, this toy is a [[redeco]] of the 2012 new-[[mold]] ''[[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe: Retaliation]]'' [[HISS tank]] meant to represent [[Shockwave (G1)/toys|Shockwave]]. It includes the [[Cobra]]s [[Destro|James McCullen Destro XXIV]] and a [[Battle Android Trooper]] with a trolley for carrying [[Energon cube]]s.

:Destro's accessories include [[Soundwave (G1)/toys|Soundwave]] in the form of a non-transforming tape deck and three micro-casettes capable of being placed within the Soundwave toy; red, orange, and gold cassettes that represent Ravage, [[Laserbeak (G1)/toys|Laserbeak]], and [[Ratbat (G1)/toys|Ratbat]]. Just who is meant to be who is unclear.

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*'''''The Epic Conclusion!'' box set''' (2013)
[[File:SDCC2013RavageBaroness.jpg|right|thumb|upright=1.1|Black Russians.]]
:An [[exclusive]] release for [[San Diego Comic-Con]] 2013, this is an entirely new mold of a 3.75"-scale Ravage being leashed on a chain by the Baroness - evocative of the cancelled First4Figure ''(see above)''. The set also comes with a retooled [[Skystriker (vehicle)|Skystriker]] representing [[Jetfire (G1)/toys|Jetfire]], a G.I. Joe [[VAMP]] redecoed into [[Hound (G1)/toys|Hound]], a new [[Snake-Eyes]] figure bearing an Autobot symbol, a [[Baroness]] figure with Ravage on a leash, a [[Blaster (G1)/toys|Blaster]] boombox with cassette pieces representing [[Steeljaw (G1)|Steeljaw]], [[Ramhorn (G1)|Ramhorn]], and [[Eject (G1)|Eject]], and a "samurai robot warrior" based on [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]].

:The box set was announced via a ''USA Today'' [http://www.usatoday.com/picture-gallery/life/2013/06/05/hasbro-2013-comic-con-exclusives/2392295/ article] on June 5, 2013, along with Hasbro's other Comic-Con exclusives.

:This mold was also used to make [[Blackcat (G1)|Blackcat]].

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==References==
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Galvatron (G1)

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{{disambig3.5|the Galvatrons who have appeared in most Generation 1 media|the [[Rhythms of Darkness!|specific alternate-future]] Galvatron who played a more prominent role in the Marvel US comic|Galvatron II|Galvatron}}{{suite}}
:''Galvatron is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:Galvatrong1.jpg|upright=1.95|thumb|Bwaaaaah! Kneepad of Dooooom!]]
Whether he was born from the fires of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]] himself, was an ancient [[Transformer]] warlord or something else altogether, one thing is always certain: '''Galvatron''' is a focal point of power and madness given form. He is blind to all but his lust for power; his whims and desires can be sacrificed in a moment's rage. Not even his own subordinates are safe. Though he is not beyond the capacity for long-term goals it is his unpredictability and casual disregard for any and all life that strike such horror in friend and foe alike. Truly, the [[Decepticon leader]] is without any sense of empathy.

In most universes, Galvatron was once [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] but was reborn from his death throes in a Faustian pact with Unicron. He retains the memories and spark of Megatron but his personality was significantly altered after the near-death experience, massive physical upgrade and reprogramming; just ask [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] about the difference. And that was ''before'' he went insane. The cause and extent of Galvatron's madness varies between [[Multiverse|different timelines,]] as does his physical power. Sometimes he's all but invincible.

{{bigquote|Before a society can move forward, all must agree on the rules. Now '''kneel!'''|Galvatron|"[[Fight or Flee (episode)|Fight or Flee]]"}}

{{note|Galvatron's mental state, personality, and even origin differ considerably across many continuities. See separate character notes in the sections below.}}

==Fiction==
===Generation 1 toy bio===
Galvatron is an arrogant, compassionless, cold-hearted robotic villain. He is a [[City Commander]], but sets his determination toward nothing less than the leadership of Decepticons. He plots against his own allies, which weakens his position in the Decepticon cause.

{{note|Galvatron's toy bio establishes him as a new character with a rank of 9 and the function "City Commander" who covets the leadership of the Decepticons. No mention is made of him having once been Megatron. Given the omission of similar details from Rodimus Prime's bio, it is likely that this was done to avoid spoiling the surprise of Galvatron's origin in the movie.''}}

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
{{Main|Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity}}
[[File:FFOD2 Galvatron sparks.JPG|thumb|upright=1.66|The sparks mean he's going to shoot you. No sparks also means he's going to shoot you.]]

Following Optimus Prime's death, Megatron was rebuilt by Unicron into Galvatron. Though Galvatron at first proved to be a potently cunning Decepticon leader, he suffered brain damage following his defeat at the hands of [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Rodimus Prime]]. Galvatron was now a screaming, unpredictable madman who would turn on his own soldiers as readily as his enemies.

Diverging timelines took Galvatron in two paths. In one, Galvatron fled to space with [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] following a failure to blow up the sun, Earth, and Cybertron. In another, Galvatron became buried under ice by the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] and eventually returned as Super Megatron with the aid of [[Dark Nova]].
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===''Scramble City'' diorama===
{{note|This fifteen-minute, stop-motion, extended toy advert retells the story of the original ''[[Scramble City: Mobilization]]'' OVA with the addition of Galvatron. Created before the Japanese production staff were aware that Galvatron was a recreated Megatron, this OVA features the infamous gaffe that presents Galvatron and Megatron as separate characters. It ain't in continuity with jack, yo.}}

[[File:ScrambleCityToysGalvatronvsMagnus01.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Galvatron shoots silly string of doom.]]
During a massive brawl between the Autobot and Decepticon [[combiner]]s, Megatron took the upper hand. To counter this, Optimus Prime ordered [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] to enter the fray. Metroplex rolled onto the scene and towered over his enemies, with City Commander [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] in tow. Not to be outdone, Megatron ordered his ''own'' [[City Commander]] to enter battle. Beaming down from the sky on a ball of light, the silent and menacing Galvatron stormed the battle. Transforming into cannon mode, Galvatron fired a blast of energy at Ultra Magnus, who quickly transformed to [[robot mode]] and engaged his foe in hand-to-hand combat. As the fight seemed evenly matched, City Commander Galvatron's ''city'' finally arrived to tip the odds: [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]! {{storylink|Scramble City (diorama)|Scramble City}}
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===Marvel ''The Transformers'' comics===
{{note|There were multiple Galvatrons from various alternate futures who often time-jumped to give the Autobots trouble. Their precise number — and even their precise pre-Unicron character of origin — remains inconclusive, due to the brevity of some stories, the confusing effects of serial time travel, and the [[retcon]] being worked into the Marvel comics at about the same time that would eventually reveal the "Megatron" in many of these stories to have actually been a clone vessel for [[Straxus (G1)|Straxus]].}}
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====Galvatron I====
[[File:GalvatronTFMMarvel1.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3|"I'm all like, 'There is no way you can pick up chicks in a tank!'"]]
Cast out of [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] on the journey back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] after a [[Battle of Autobot City|failed attack]] on [[Autobot City (G1)|Autobot City]] in [[2006]], the wounded and dying [[Megatron (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Megatron]] was found by [[Unicron]] and recreated as Galvatron. {{storylink|The Planet-Eater!}} Immediately after destroying [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Starscream]] and reclaiming [[Decepticon leader|leadership of the Decepticons]], Galvatron watched as Unicron consumed [[Moonbase One|one of Cybertron's moons]], and furiously announced that they belonged to him. Unicron responded by psychically torturing Galvatron, reminding him that he was his master. Galvatron was then ordered to Earth, where he and his minions attacked Ultra Magnus's Autobots as they attempted to make their way off-planet. They were waylaid when the Autobot commander triggered a domino effect within an asteroid field to jam the Decepticons' sensors, a trick Galvatron remembered being used against him once before in his Megatron days. Galvatron nonetheless caught up to his prey, and began blasting the Autobots' ships. Ultra Magnus managed to trick Galvatron into believing the latter succeeded in destroying his vessel by separating its front segment as several [[Moleculon Torpedo]]es made contact with the ship's rear segment. {{storylink|Judgment Day!}} ''Resolving to free himself from the shackles he was unaware he had donned, Galvatron formed a plan to use Autobot [[time-jump mechanism|time-travel technology]] to send himself and his lieutenants [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] back in time to the year [[1986]], thereby putting himself beyond Unicron's reach. Once in the past, Galvatron planned to create a superweapon with the power to destroy Unicron, which would be left hidden on the planet and activated upon his return to the future.''

[[File:Target 2006 Prologue Galvatron, Scourge & Cyclonus.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.1|Darn that Soundwave.]]
''Upon Galvatron, Cyclonus and Scourge's arrival in 1986, the laws of space and time caused them to [[mass substitution|mass-displace]] [[Prowl (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Prowl]], [[Ratchet (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ratchet]], and [[Optimus Prime (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Optimus Prime]] to [[limbo]], immediately removing some of the greatest obstructions to Galvatron's scheme. Seeking an alliance with his past self to expedite his plan, Galvatron traveled to the [[Wyoming base|Decepticon base]] in [[Wyoming]] and shared his story with Megatron, carefully leaving out the fact that they were the same individual. Naturally, Megatron didn't buy into the [[time travel]]ler's story and attacked him, but Galvatron was more than a match for his past self, who he left unconscious and entombed under a mountain of rubble. Taking control of the Decepticons, Galvatron put the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicons]] to work building the colossal cannon he would use to destroy Unicron, but soon found himself forced to alter his plan when news came in that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Magnus]] had come to Earth. Capturing [[Jazz (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Jazz]], who had been spying on the Decepticon construction project, Galvatron lured the Autobots into a battle which he used to prove his superiority, taking every shot they fired and utterly dominating them with his Unicron-borne strength.''

[[File:Target2006 Galvatron laughs.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Sure glad these guys don't have a [[Pathblaster]]!]]
''Realizing they were helpless against Galvatron, the Autobots were forced to unearth the buried Megatron and strike a deal with him, hoping his talent for warfare would help them defeat their future enemy. Alas, this plan fared little better, until a trio of Autobots—[[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Hot Rod]], [[Kup (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Kup]] and [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]—arrived from the future to help (who had, unbeknownst to anyone, actually been sent back in time by Unicron to curb his rebellious creation). Ultra Magnus engaged Galvatron in a furious traveling battle, drawing the future Decepticon away from the cannon construction site so that the Autobots could set up their plan. Although he fought bravely, Magnus was ultimately defeated, and Galvatron returned to the cannon site, only for the weapon to be suddenly destroyed in a huge explosion set by the Autobots. Galvatron emerged from the wreckage to see what he thought was the architect of the explosion, Starscream (but was, in fact, an unconscious [[Skywarp (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Skywarp]] painted to look like the air commander by Hot Rod's team), and in a fit of anger, blew him up. After a moment, Galvatron realized something was amiss: if he had now destroyed Starscream in the past, how then could he go on to destroy him in the future? Coming to the conclusion that he had accidentally traveled back into an alternate timeline, and thus, no action taken then would affect his future, Galvatron and his troops returned to their proper time—just as the Autobots had planned.'' {{storylink|Target: 2006}} {{storylink|Prey!}}

[[File:FallenAngel-Unicron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|No wonder he's nigh-invincible! He's denser than Unicron's skin!]]
''Upon his return to 2006,'' Galvatron was tortured back into submission by Unicron and sent on a quest to steal the [[Matrix of Leadership|Creation Matrix]]. Accomplishing this goal, Galvatron then tried to use the power of the Matrix against Unicron himself, but found he was unable to open the talisman. Unicron consumed Galvatron for his treachery, and it was there, within the chaos-bringer's body, that Galvatron was soon confronted in climactic battle by Hot Rod. During their fight, Hot Rod reclaimed the Matrix and was transformed into Rodimus Prime, then used his new strength to hurl Galvatron through Unicron's hide and into the void of space. {{storylink|The Final Battle!}} {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''What nobody knew, however, was that Galvatron had kept the [[time-jump trigger device]] he had used to control his return from 1986, and he was able to save himself by using it to send himself back into the past once more, this time with the intent to stay. Arriving in [[1987]], he materialized above Earth and proceeded to crash down to the planet's surface like a meteor, catching the attention of [[Cybertron Seven|a group of Autobots]] who had just arrived on Earth themselves. His mind unhinged by the terminal velocity impact, madness began to creep over Galvatron, and he easily bested the Autobots, believing himself to battling the hated Rodimus Prime. A contingent of nearby Decepticons led by [[Shockwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Shockwave]] were drawn to the battle, and Shockwave concluded based on past reports that Galvatron posed a threat to his leadership, ordering his troops to aid the Autobots. This had something of a calming effect on Galvatron, who retreated on the basis that he could not destroy the Decepticons, as then he would have no army to command in the future.'' {{storylink|Fallen Angel}} {{storylink|Resurrection!}}

[[File:Galvatrons Power Siphon.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb|Galvatron! We have finally completed your hot tub!]]
''Galvatron's escape to 1987 went unnoticed by all, save two: the bounty hunter [[Death's Head (G1)|Death's Head]], who sought to claim the reward Rodimus Prime had rashly placed on the Decepticon leader's head,'' {{storylink|Wanted: Galvatron — Dead or Alive!}} ''and a vengeful Unicron who plotted to reach back in time and snatch him back for punishment.'' {{storylink|The Legacy of Unicron!}}

''Death's Head arrived in 1987 just has Galvatron's latest plan was nearing fruition: he had constructed a [[Power siphon|massive magma tap]] that would siphon the energy of an erupting volcano, [[Mount Verona]], into his own body, making him as powerful as a god. As the siphon began its work, Ultra Magnus crossed paths with Galvatron once more. Though Magnus managed to momentarily beat down Galvatron, the Decepticon proved himself to be his opponent's superior once more. After soundly thrashing Magnus, Galvatron dragged him to his power siphon to monologue about his scheme.'' {{storylink|Burning Sky!}} ''But in addition to the bounty hunter, Rodimus Prime, Kup and Blurr had also traveled back from Galvatron's own era to disrupt his plans. The Autobots made their presence known just as Galvatron was readying to throw Magnus into the volcano's caldera, and rushed him. Galvatron knocked out Kup and Blurr, but as he readied to square off against Rodimus, Death's Head joined the fray. The Autobot leader and the bounty hunter bickered over who would be taking down Galvatron, a debate the latter had no patience for. Death's Head was forced to retreat following a wound sustained from Galvatron's cannon, and the Autobots likewise pulled back after damaging Galvatron's power siphon, leaving him unable to pursue. {{storylink|Hunters}} Upon their return, the Autobots attempted to manipulate Galvatron's time-jump device to send them all back to the future. While Ultra Magnus distracted Galvatron once more, Wreck-Gar and Rodimus snatched up the device and began modifying it. But Galvatron caught on to the plot, forcing Rodimus to also engage Galvatron while Wreck-Gar finished his modifications to the time-travel gizmo. When the Autobots finally put their plan in motion, they were slingshotted back to [[2008]], but Galvatron inexplicably remained behind.'' {{storylink|Fire on High!}} ''Believing himself incapable of beating Galvatron, Ultra Magnus bowed out of the fight, leaving Goldbug to fight alone, but naturally, he soon returned to aid his friend in the impossible combat. Insanity once again washing over Galvatron in the heat of battle, and the Decepticon tore a portion of his magma tap's control equipment loose, causing the machine's control of the volcano to be lost. Magnus held the deranged Galvatron back while Goldbug escaped, and both combatants were entombed in lava as Mount Verona erupted.'' {{storylink|Vicious Circle!}}

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''But while Galvatron was trapped, encased in a tomb of his own making, he was also very much alive. Learning of this, and seeking to remove any opposition to his leadership, then-Decepticon leader Shockwave sent the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Soundwave (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Soundwave]] to rig the volcano with bombs and blow up Galvatron. As this would have meant the destruction of Ultra Magnus as well, the Throttlebots stepped in, and with the aid of humans [[Cindy Newell]], [[Joy Meadows]] and [[Susan Hoffman]], drove the Decepticons off. Unfortunately for the Autobots, a small explosion triggered during the battle cracked Galvatron's lava prison,'' {{storylink|Ladies' Night (issue)|Ladies' Night}} ''and he was soon able to tear himself free. Knowing that taking over the Decepticons by force would not win him any favors among their ranks, Galvatron instead resolved to turn them against Shockwave by making them doubt his leadership. To this end, he made a menacing bee-line for the Decepticons' [[Club Con|undersea base]], prompting the panicked Shockwave to send the [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] against him. Galvatron was moderately impressed by the might that their combined form [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] was able to bring to bear, but the gestalt was still no match for the future Decepticon's might and quickly fell before him. Galvatron proceeded to tear his way into the base, and declared before the assembled Decepticons that he had actually desired an alliance, but that Shockwave's aggressive actions had rendered it an impossibility, and then departing, knowing the seeds of dissent had successfully been sown. On his way back to the surface, Galvatron discovered the damaged Autobot [[Fizzle]], and in a fit of charity, carried him out of the ocean, emerging into the midst of a battle between Fizzle's fellow [[Sparkabot|Sparkler Mini-Bots]] and the [[Firecon]]s. Galvatron laughed off the Firecons' suggestion of an alliance, then backhanded Fizzle into a tree when he tried in vain to stop him from leaving.'' {{storylink|Enemy Action!}}

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''Galvatron proceeded to stalk the Sparkler Mini-Bots after they rescued Ultra Magnus from Mount Verona, and attacked the smaller Autobots with relish, knowing Magnus was helpless to stop him, demoralised from the psychological scars cut from repeated defeats at his hands. As Galvatron pretty much beat the crap out of the Sparkabots, Magnus finally managed to get his act together, taking Galvatron by surprise. With a few powerful punches (and one heck of a kick), Magnus managed to sent Galvatron into retreat, defeating Galvatron at last!'' {{storylink|Salvage!}}

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''Soon after, Galvatron arranged to meet his ex-lieutenants Cyclonus and Scourge, who had since wound up stranded in the past and sought use of his time jump trigger device to return to the future, unaware the device had been destroyed. Drafting a particularly freaked-out human to carry him into the middle of a city in his shrunken pistol mode, Galvatron informed his former subordinates that they would have to swear complete loyalty to him; unsurprisingly, they refused, but before a battle could begin, the three Decepticons were interrupted by the [[Wrecker]]s, sent to Earth via dimensional portal to take Galvatron out. Galvatron's choice of meeting place hampered the Wreckers significantly, leaving them unable to unleash their weapons for fear of harming humans, and the battle did not to go well, forcing [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] to resort to trickery. Pouncing on Galvatron, he loudly announced he had stolen the non-existent time jump device, luring the dimwitted Cyclonus and Scourge away. Galvatron was left facing the rest of the Wreckers, but he easily convinced them to go to Springer's aid and fled while they were occupied.'' {{storylink|Wrecking Havoc}}

[[File:TimeWars-frakamm.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Oh no, look out, c-string characters!]]
''Galvatron's time-traveling (along with that of the other Autobots and Decepticons) eventually caused [[time rift|a rift in time and space]] that threatened both the present and the future, opening a timestorm at both ends of the timeline that consumed the planet [[Quintessa (planet)|Quintessa]] in 2008.'' {{storylink|Space Pirates!}}

''Having sought a weapon to use against Galvatron, Shockwave recovered what he believed to be the deactivated Megatron from the bottom of the [[Thames]] (but which was in fact a [[Straxus (G1)|clone]]) and brainwashed him into his service, unleashing him in the hopes of eliminating one or both of his rivals. After a 'dry run' against Cyclonus, Shockwave decided Megatron was ready now and despatched him after Galvatron.'' {{storylink|Dry Run!}} ''Unfortunately, Galvatron managed to appeal to the suppressed personality within Megatron, and the two joined forces!'' {{storylink|Altered Image!}}

[[File:TimeWars7-TimeRift.jpg|left|upright=1.1|thumb|[[Simon Furman|Furman]] liked Galvatron, he just liked [[death|killing characters]] more.]]
''The Galvatron-Megatron alliance met both the [[Wrecker]]s and the Decepticon [[Mayhem Attack Squad]] in combat when both team, in a tenuous alliance, launched an assault on their base of operations. The combined forces of both Galvatron's future and past self proved too much for [[Springer (G1)|Springer]] and [[Carnivac (G1)|Carnivac]]'s team, the Decepticon leaders easily mowing through their members. Though Megatron suggested the pair rest after driving off the enemy forces, Galvatron refused to relent, and pursued Springer's group even as they retreated. Outside, the battle was joined by several other members of the combined forces of the present-day Autobot and Decepticons, and the future Autobots and Decepticons. By this stage, Galvatron was consumed by madness, reliving memories of the same battle ''as Megatron'' and unable to stand that things were going differently ''this'' time round. In his fury, he was able to overcome all resistance: even a direct [[Pathblaster]] to the face and single combat with Powermaster Optimus Prime failed to stop him completely. His threat was only truly ended when the time rift itself appeared in the skies over Earth, and Galvatron, lost to insanity, stood defiantly before it, declaring his superiority. The energies of the rift consumed Galvatron, tearing him to pieces and dragging his remains into its timeless depths.'' {{storylink|Time Wars}} ''Megatron had already walked off by this point, but believed his transformation into Galvatron was inevitable and ''this'' time he planned to ensure it worked ''right''.'' {{storylink|The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.}}

''Long after the [[Great War (G1)|war]], the time traveller [[Dicet Alpha-zero]] peeked on nine key events in the Transformers' war for a history project. Galvatron's second trip back in time was considered the fourth key event. After stepping on the proverbial butterfly at [[Mount Verona]], Dicet saw a Time Wars where Optimus fought Galvatron while Rodimus fought Megatron. It ended the same way though!'' {{storylink|The Quest!}}
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====Galvatron II====
[[File:G1GalvatronOptimusPrimeUltraMagnusTVMagazine1986October.jpg|thumb|upright=1.7|More like "Galvatron Too", am I right?]]
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This way lies madness.
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====Other====
[[File:MarvelUK224 Head Toss.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|"Now ''HEADS'' up! Ha, I'm on a roll today!"]]
''In the year [[2356]] of an alternate future, a geriatric Rodimus Prime recounted tales of his exploits to [[Trachis|a curious youth]] from his deathbed. In that timeline, the Time Wars had reset history: now the newly created Galvatron ''hadn't'' time-traveled to 1987 Earth, and instead had remained in the 21st-century and conquered Cybertron. This "reset" Galvatron tried to enrage Rodimus—even going so far as throwing [[Blurr (G1)|Blurr]]'s severed head at him—so that the Autobot leader's vengeful thoughts would corrupt the Matrix itself.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}} {{storylink|The Void! (UK)|The Void!}} ''This Galvatron was last seen in a flashback to Unicron's third coming in the year [[2010]] (of that timeline): as Galvatron was left buried under rubble and Transformer corpses, Rodimus noted that on this occasion Unicron had no need for minions.'' {{storylink|Aspects of Evil!}}
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=====The Big Broadcast of 2006=====
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In an alternate future of 2006, Galvatron was leader of the Decepticons on their home base of [[Chaar]]. [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]] tried to tell him about some strange activity on the planet [[Junkion (planet)|Junkion]], but he wouldn't listen. Meanwhile, the events on Junkion caused a hypnotic signal to be broadcast out into space, which affected Galvatron while he was watching his [[bubbling pool]]. The signal compelled him to travel to Junkion, where he was led to believe he could "be a winner". He was followed by [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] and [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]].

Once on Junkion, they were soon joined by Autobots. Galvatron immediately attacked [[Hot Rod (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Rodimus Prime]], and the two battled to a stalemate. The other Autobots worked to disrupt the hypnotic signal, which cleared Galvatron's mind long enough to blast the [[Junkion (species)|Junkions]]' television, which he recognized as influencing his mind. This broke the spell on everyone, including the Junkions, who then added their power to the Autobots' and forced the Decepticons to retreat in [[Blast Off (G1)|Blast Off]].

In the course of this battle, his defeat at the hands of Rodimus Prime while inside Unicron was alluded to. {{storylink|The Big Broadcast of 2006 (issue)|The Big Broadcast of 2006}}
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===''Transformers PD Type''===
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After taking to wearing four [[Blackball]]s around his neck as a necklace, Galvatron spotted Rodimus Prime, who'd found another of the precious artifacts. He attempted to throttle the Autobot, only for a brilliant light to shine directly at him. Galvatron fled, believing it to be the power of the Blackball, only for Rodimus to reveal it was just a flashlight... {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##11 "Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!"|Take a Stand! Rodimus Prime!}}

Galvatron later led an attack on Battleship Maximus, {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##12 "Bigger than Life! Fortress Maximus!"|Bigger than Life! Fortress Maximus!}} was knocked flat by [[Ginrai (human)|God Ginrai]], {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##13 "Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!"|Now! Deliver the Finishing Blow! God Ginrai!!}} and he and his men were sent scrambling as Fortress Maximus and [[Scorponok (G1)|Mega Zarak]] traded blows. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##14 "Watch Out! Mega Zarak!"|Watch Out! Mega Zarak!}} When Ultra Magnus found the final Blackball, Galvatron blew the defiant Autobot apart in order to obtain it. As he was enjoying his victory, he was suddenly bowled over — by Ultra Magnus' head. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##16 "Improve Yourself! Ultra Magnus!"|Improve Yourself! Ultra Magnus!}}

Galvatron's insanity finally out of control, [[Sixshot]], [[Liokaiser]] and the other Decepticons were left with no choice but to bound their leader in rope and try to rationally explain to him that he was too crazy to be left free any longer. Galvatron then reminded them that unless they made his detainment more comfortable, such as providing a futon among other luxuries, he would surely destroy them all. Frightened by his looney faces, the Decepticons quickly brought him a hot cup of tea. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##19 "Two in One! Lord Galvatron"|Two in One! Lord Galvatron}}

When a Blackball landed somewhere in a field of tall grass, Galvatron sent Liokaiser to fetch it. Bitter with the menial task, Liokaiser began muttering unflattering remarks under his breath. He was then left to nervously explain himself to Galvatron, who was in earshot the whole time. {{storylink|Transformers PD Type##20 "Find the Bright Day! Liokaiser!!"|Find the Bright Day! Liokaiser!!}}

===Ladybird Books continuity===
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Galvatron traveled back in time from the 21st century and took leadership of the Decepticons from Megatron in the '80s. Under his rule, the Decepticons constructed three spy satellites, [[Decepticon Space Station Argon|Argon]], [[Decepticon Space Station Krypton|Krypton]] and [[Decepticon Space Station Xenon|Xenon]] which they used to spy on the Autobots. The first mission Starscream was sent on as a result of the gathered information ended in failure, much to Galvatron's rage, but at least it seemed as though [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] hadn't found the satellite. The Decepticons were to later learn that the Autobots had, in fact, gotten wind of the network of stations, as a false transmission set the three stations on a course for each other. Galvatron deactivated the [[refractive shield]] too late to prevent their destruction. {{storylink|Galvatron's Air Attack}} His next move was to establish a base in a [[human]] factory within striking distance of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]], but it was soon discovered by [[Bumblebee (G1)|Bumblebee]] and [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike]]. The Autobots attacked in force, during which Galvatron suffered the indignity of being hit by a wrecking ball swing by Spike. The Decepticons were driven off back to their base. {{storylink|Decepticon Hideout}}
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===Sticker Adventures books===
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===Marvel coloring books===
In a bid to replenish their ever dimishing energy supply, Galvatron led his troops to [[Oil Valley]] to steal some of the fuel there. Upon his arrival at the oil drilling area, he began to instruct his troops on making the local humans into slaves, when he noticed that Hot Rod was nearby. Hot Rod took off in the direction of Autobot City, and so Galvatron and his troops gave chase. The Decepticons found further oppostion when they encountered the Dinobots. A bral ensued, and Galvatron managed to ground Swoop by blasting his wing. The Decepticons nonetheless found themselves on the losing side, even more so when Ultra Magnus arrived with reinforcements. Abandonning his troops, Galvatron hurried to the oil field in order to procure some of it for himself. But Grimlock pursued him and the two continued to fit amidst the oil towers. Galvatron was soon defeated, and was forced to retreat by boarding Cyclonus's ship mode. {{storylink|Battle at Oil Valley}}

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When Galvatron's spy, Laserbeak, reported back to him that the Autobots had long ago lost a large shipment of Energon cubes at the Ark's original crash site, Galvatron deployed his troops to unearth it. The Autobots soon arrived on-site, and the two factions began to fight. When Rumble uncovered the case containing the Energon, the Autobots attempted to play keep-away with the Energon, only for Galvatron to catch up to it when Brawn passed it to Grimlock. Galvatron and Grimlock wrestled over the box, causing it to split open and spill its content all over the ground. Then, before anyone could stop him, Starscream scrafed down all of the Energon and proclaimed himself to be the most powerful Decepticon. He and Galvatron fought over the leadership of the Decepticons while the Autobots made themselves sparse. {{storylink|The Lost Treasure of Cybertron}}

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===''Big Looker'' storybooks===

While enviously admiring the energy collecting abilities of Autobot City, Galvatron got a spy report about a new robot car being introduced at a car show. He decided the robot car would make an ingenious blueprint for an army of robot workers to create an equally effective city for the Decepticons. Galvatron's men snuck into the Coliseum and planned a black out during the car show in order to steal the robot car. They also captured Kup, who spotted them snooping around. As the car show began, Kup tripped Galvatron as he moved through the control booth, causing the Decepticon leader to crash through the observation glass and alerting the Autobots below to the Decepticons' location. Galvatron and the Decepticons were forced to flee with no robot car. {{storylink|Car Show Blow Up}}
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===Toy pack-in material===
Metroplex, Springer, and Blurr teamed up in a battle on a moon base in an attempt to slay Galvatron. Springer managed to connect a powerful punch on Galvatron, sending him hurling away. {{storylink|Decipher the Decepticon}}

Having successfully stolen the Creation Matrix from the Autobots, Galvatron and his troops guarded the relic at their headquarters. Fooled by an army of Autobot [[decoy]]s, Galvatron lost possession of the relic. He vowed afterwards that the Decepticons would create their own decoys in order to counter this new Autobot technology. {{storylink|Start Your Own Decoy Collection}}
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===Find Your Fate Junior===
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In one possible scenario, Galvatron led a plot to hijack the Earth’s communication satellites. Once in control of every television broadcast on Earth, he made his intentions known; he was to be conqueror of the Earth, and so long as its populace was obedient, they needed not fear his wrath. He then awaited the Autobots’ compliance within his personal ship, Cyclonus, alongside his army of multiwing jet fighters.

In a later broadcast, Galvatron demanded that all who viewed his image on the television screen bow before it in his honour. In a possible sequence of events that followed, the Autobots successfully sabotaged the Decepticons’ command centre, immobilizing Galvatron’s ship in orbit. Galvatron’s broadcast showed his face turning purple with rage before it cut to static, signalling the end of Galvatron’s ploy.

In another scenario, Galvatron remotely captured both Hot Rod and Bumblebee, and planned to use the pair as hostages to insure that Ultra Magnus would not interfere in his plan.

In yet another possible scenario, Ultra Magnus and a crew of Autobots opened fire onto Cyclonus, from within their shuttle in orbit. Galvatron emerged from Cyclonus in response, followed by the multiwing jet fighter Decepticons. Despite the Autobots attempting to retreat, Galvatron caught up to them and began tearing their shuttle apart with blasts of his laser cannon. He then laughed triumphantly as Ultra Magnus’s troops began to drift helplessly into the void of space as their shuttle crumbled around them.

In a completely different possible scenario, Galvatron led a Decepticon campaign to retrieve a sphere of cybertite, containing the secrets to an ancient Autobot power-booster within it. After his troops learned that the sphere was within a sunken ship off the California coast, Galvatron headed a squad to retrieve it.

In one possible scenario that ensued, Galvatron happened upon the Autobots already at the coast, in the middle of hauling the ship out of the water. Galvatron blasted both the ship and the sphere, ensuring that the Autobots would not have access to its secrets, and then began raining down Decepticon firepower upon his foes.

In an alternate scenario, Galvatron arrived at the coast while the Autobots hid away. Ordering the Constructions to merge into Devastator, Galvatron had the combiner raise the ship from the water manually.

If Ironhide, Brawn and Grapple attempted to snatch the ship away from Galvatron, the Decepticons destroyed both the ship and the sphere within to prevent it from falling into Autobot hands. Galvatron now knew that the Autobots were hidden away in nearby caves, and had his Decepticons use their superior firepower to pin them down, leaving them at his mercy.

If Springer, Seaspray and Topspin put into motion their plan to retrieve the sphere, Galvatron and his troops were too distracted by the sea-bound Autobots to notice that Springer had retrieved the sphere until it was too late. With the formula in the hands of the Autobots, Galvatron would soon find himself on the losing end of the war. {{storylink|Autobot Alert!}}
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====Project Brain Drain====
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Galvatron was informed by Soundwave that the Decepticons’ [[Brain Drain device]], capable of syphoning away the brainpower of humans and convert it to energy, had been completed and was ready to be put to use for the Decepticon cause. Galvatron decided upon testing the device on the crowd that would be attending the rock concert [[Heywood Heights]] later in the day. Although Galvatron was confused as to what kind of music the rocks would be playing, he felt the massive concentration of unsuspecting humans (roughly 500, 000!) was a perfect target to attain massive amounts of energy.

In one possible outcome, Galvatron’s plot proceeded forth without any Autobot interruptions, and the Decepticon gained an upper hand in their war with the Autobots that would most assuredly grant them total victory.

In another possible scenario, Galvatron received a distress signal from Decepticon headquarters moments before he was about to enact his plan. Forced to put off his scheme in order to fend off Ultra Magnus and his troops, Galvatron returned to the Decepticons’ mountain fortress still clutching the Brain Drain device. Though he fought fiercely, he was defeated and the Brain Drain device was destroy when Ultra Magnus triggered an avalanche that buried the Decepticons in snow.

In another possible scenario, Galvatron and his troops were surprised to find the Autobots hiding amidst the parked vehicles surrounding the concert just as he were about to put his plan into action. But as Galvatron had planned to set afire the parking lot surrounding the concert in order to prevent the humans from escaping, he continued forth with his plan, hoping to destroy the Autobots in the process.

In one possible set of events, the Autobots rushed forward out of the parking lot to better protect the humans. While the Autobots busied themselves with fighting his troops, Galvatron prepped the Brain Drain device, ready to use it as the battle between the Autobots and Decepticons still raged. Bumblebee, who had noticed Galvatron fiddling with the device from afar, attempted to halt Galvatron’s efforts.

If Bumblebee crashed directly into Galvatron in an attempt to make him drop the Brain Drain device, Galvatron managed to regain his balance before he dropped the device, only for Bumblebee to explode after having been reduced to a flaming heap by the nearby inferno. The explosion in turn destroyed the Brain Drain device, foiling Galvatron’s plot. If Bumblebee instead attempted to throw a truck at Galvatron to stop him, the truck explodes before Bumblebee has a chance to launch it, and Galvatron successfully activates the Brain Drain device.

In another possible scenario, the Autobots remained in the blazing parking lot in order to fight the Decepticons in close-quarters. Galvatron and Ultra Magnus grappled, with Galvatron eventually managing to fling Ultra Magnus away into the area near the bandstand. With Ultra Magnus out of the way, Galvatron readied the Brain Drain device. But both Hot Rod and Bumblebee were at the ready to stop Galvatron from using the device.

If Bumblebee attempted to stop Galvatron, the Decepticon leader merely laughed at Bumblebee’s futile efforts before crushing him underfoot. Galvatron then activated the device, and successfully drained the nearby humans of their intelligence.

If Hot Rod interfered, the young Autobot successfully plucked the Brain Drain device out of the Decepticons’ hands, and then made his getaway through the nearby ring of fire. Enraged, Galvatron chased after him, racing Ultra Magnus as both headed towards Hot Rod. Though Galvatron reached Hot Rod first and retrieved the Brain Drain device, Ultra Magnus lassoed the Decepticon leader with a damaged electrical cable. The electric current running through the cable cause Galvatron to flail wildly, leading to him crushing the device himself. With his plan foiled, Galvatron ordered a retreat.

In another possible scenario, Galvatron arrived at the concert as his Decepticons were already fighting a small group of Autobots. Leaving his minions to deal with the threat, he began activating the Brain Drain device, only to have it either be blown out of his hands by Ultra Magnus, or destroyed by Wreck-Gar. With a howl of rage, Galvatron ordered a full retreat.

In an alternate outcome, Galvatron and his troops were able to sneak up on the Autobots guarding the concert, as the heroic robots were anticipating the Decepticons to arrive from the wrong direction. After destroying them, Galvatron proceeded to use the Brain Drain device on the concert-goers, and laughed triumphantly as he robbed them of their collective brain-power. {{storylink|Project Brain Drain}}
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====The Invisibility Factor====
[[File:InvisibilityFactorGalvatronShockwaveandScavenger.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1|"Scavenger, stop tickling that Autobot!"]]
In one possible scenario, Galvatron and some troops were on a patrol in a desert at night. Upon spotting a spaceship that flickered in-and-out of sight, they investigated. Finding the Autobots Kup and Hot Rod conversing with a woman at the ship’s landing site, Galvatron and the others fired upon them, causing them to scramble away. Galvatron then ordered his troops to stay and scrutinize the spaceship instead of chasing after the Autobots.

If Hot Rod and Kup decided to attack immediately, Galvatron was wounded by one of Kup's laser blasts. The Autobots were easily defeated and destroyed by the Decepticons nonetheless.

If Hot Rod and Kup silently followed the Decepticons back to their hide-out in a nearby canyon, they managed to tricked Galvatron and the others into thinking that they were being ambushed by a whole squadron of Autobots. Panicking, the Decepticons attempted to retaliate by firing in all directions.

If Hot Rod snuck down and successfully snatched the Invisibility Device from Shockwave, the Decepticons gave chase to the young Autobot. They were unable to catch him before Kup fired down onto the canyon’s walls, causing it to collapse and burying the Decepticons under an avalanche of earth and rocks.

In an alternate scenario, Galvatron and the other Decepticons decided to take off into space in Sarah Sander’s ship after acquiring the Invisibility Device. Whether the Decepticons succeeded in mastering the Invisibility Device and subsequently destroyed the Autobots, or were destroyed or defeated themselves depended on what choices the Autobots made from this point on.

In a completely different scenario, Galvatron was in the process of creating his own ships with invisibility capabilities, armed with [[neuron beam]]s. When the Autobots failed to find one of his test crafts in the desert, Galvatron was able to retrieve it, and later launch a full-scale assault on Metroplex. He destroyed both the city and its inhabitants while gloating of his victory.

In another possible scenario, Galvatron and his troops happened upon Sarah Sanders’s ship before any Autobots had come in contact with her. While Scavenger held the woman captive, Galvatron and the other Decepticons dragged the ship itself to a hidden location. In whichever scenario that followed, the Autobots managed to steal the Invisibility Device from the Decepticons, either dazzling Galvatron with their headlights while Hot Rod took it right out of their hands, or tricking most his troops into leaving the spaceship behind while they pursued the young Autobot on a wild goose chase. Now outnumbered, Galvatron was forced to flee.

In an alternate scenario where the Autobots silently trailed Scavenger while the Decepticon held Sarah Sanders captive, Sarah was brought before Galvatron within the Decepticons’ secret desert base. Galvatron demanded from Sarah the secret to invisibility. When she would not comply, Galvatron ordered Bombshell to use his Cerebro-Shells to control her mind. In one possible scenario, Galvatron succeeded in fending off the Autobots who attempted to rescue Sarah, and with her knowledge conquered the Earth. In another outcome to these events, Galvatron and his troops were distracted by holographic projections courtesy of the Autobot Jazz. Though this did buy the Autobots enough time to scoop up Sarah and flee, Galvatron soon caught on to what was happening, and ordered his troops to pursue the Autobots. Whether or not Galvatron would recapture Sarah and conquer the Earth, or fail in stopping her from giving the secrets of invisibility to the Autobots depended wholly on chance. {{storylink|The Invisibility Factor}}
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===''Transformers in 3-D''===
Galvatron took to talking to [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]], as the cassette perched mutely on his shoulder. He was also even more abusive than usual towards his men. He was pleased when a potential new source of [[energon]] was discovered on an asteroid, but particularly ''dis''pleased when [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] returned with a [[Observer|small alien]]. After exhaustive tests by a violently coerced Cyclonus, positive results were found, and Galvatron rubbed his hands together in glee before sending out Ratbat to find more of the aliens. Instead, they discovered that the Autobots were also on the asteroid, and Galvatron was more than happy to start inflicting violence on the enemy rather than waste time on small organics. {{storylink|The Test (issue)|The Test}}

In search of slaves for the Decepticon energy research laboratory, Galvatron took [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] and [[Ratbat (G1)|Ratbat]] to attack the space station [[S.S. Exton 9]]. The Decepticons used their new [[suspension-ray beam]] to paralyze the humans, and sat back to wait for the containment ship to turn up. When they detected [[Cosmos (G1)|Cosmos]] leaving the station, Galvatron ordered Ratbat to contact Cybertron for reinforcements. Unfortunately Cosmos' mission was a success, helping some children to return with the [[Prism of Power]]. Galvatron demanded the children surrender and turn over the Prism, threatening to kill them unless they complied, but Cosmos was able to distract him long enough for [[Ironhide (G1)|Ironhide]] to finish off Razorclaw and blast the Decepticon leader. {{storylink|Transformers in 3-D issue 2|Transformers in 3-D #2}}

Alerted to the existence of the Intergon Device, Galvatron led a strike force to [[Tau-Ursa]] and successfully seized the device from its inventor, [[Monitorus]], before razing the city to the ground. Building the device into the "[[Nullification Cannon]]", Galvatron used it to attack the Autobots' energon plant on Cybertron, rendering its contents useless. While Optimus Prime was distracted by [[Slugslinger (G1)|Slugslinger]], Galvatron left, announcing as he did so that the Autobots would now have no choice but to surrender. Returning to the ancient, burned-out destroyer which the Decepticons were using as a base, Galvatron was informed by the [[Clone (subgroup)|Clone]]s that the Autobots were searching for [[Metascan Alpha]], the planet of the [[Logicon]]s that also contained a bounty of energon. While he was ruminating about the implications, Galvatron was forcefully reminded by Lord [[Zarak (G1)|Zarak]] that the Nebulan now led the [[Decepticon]]s. A short time later, Optimus Prime attacked their location, fighting Galvatron. Before Galvatron could stop him, Scorponok swung a claw at the Autobot leader and struck the cannon instead, destroying it. {{storylink|The War Against the Destructons, Chapter 1 of 3}}

{{note|[[Blackthorne Publishing]]'s bankruptcy effectively ended the story at this point.}}

====''Timelines''====
Galvatron tasked [[Breakdown (G1)|Breakdown]] with finding the Destuctons' ancient structure known as the [[Maelstrom Fracture Obelisk]]. Eventually finding it, Breakdown was about to report its location when the Destructon known as [[Psychokhan]] attacked with his Psychospear, accidentally expelling Breakdown from the universe and into [[transwarp]] space. {{storylink|Breakdown (G1)#G1TimelinesBreakdown|TFSS Breakdown bio card}}

===St. Michael ''The Transformers'' Sticker Book===
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Galvatron captained a Decepticon ship, with the [[Combaticon (G1)|Combaticons]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] serving under him. They managed to shoot down the ship being captained by Ultra Magnus, which crash-landed on the planet [[Barrenikon]]. Galvatron and his crew brought their ship planet-side as well to finish off their opponents. Galvatron stayed aboard his ship during the mission, however, leaving the dirty work mostly to the Combaticons. You nonetheless encountered him in a few possible scenarios, where you had to sneak aboard the Decepticon ship in order to steal one of their power packs. {{storylink|The Transformers Sticker Book (St. Michael)|The Transformers Sticker Book}}

===''Beast Wars'' cartoon continuity===
====''Beast Wars'' cartoon====
The death of [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]] by Galvatron was hidden away in protected archives by both the [[Maximal Elder]]s and [[Tripredacus Council]]. When Starscream's immortal [[spark]] traveled to prehistoric Earth and possessed [[Waspinator (BW)|Waspinator]], the Decepticon claimed to the [[Predacon (BW)|Predacons]] that he was killed trying to defend Galvatron from Unicron. [[Blackarachnia (BW)|Blackarachnia]], having a better grasp of history than Starscream expected, later pointed out in private with Starscream that she knew that he was actually destroyed by Galvatron for being a traitor. {{storylink|Possession}}

====3H comics====
When Galvatron failed the Decepticons and the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]] ended, [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] turned his loyalties to the gangster [[Cryotek (Universe)|Cryotek]]. {{storylink|Wreckers: Finale Part II}}

{{note|At some point in this continuity, Galvatron evidently reverted to his old name and appearance as [[Megatron (G1)|Megatron]] was one of the legendary Autobots and Decepticons residing in [[J'nwan]], as seen in "[[Terminus (issue)|Terminus]]".}}

====IDW ''Beast Wars'' comics====
Galvatron's fate following the conclusion of the Great War remains disputed.

According to one account, he died on Cybertron circa [[2035]] after a final battle with Optimus Prime. {{storylink|Dawn of the Predacus}} Others say he was defeated by four Autobot warriors and buried under ice on [[Earth]], while according to some he was pulled into another universe by [[Unicron]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook TPB}}

[[Galvatron (BWII)|A Predacon]] named himself after Galvatron. The paranoid [[Killer Punch]] believed that Galvatron was still active and plotting the destruction of the [[Maximal Imperium]]. {{storylink|Transformers: Beast Wars Sourcebook|Beast Wars Sourcebook #2}}

===Dreamwave ''Armada'' continuity===
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====Ask Vector Prime====
Galvatron was created by [[Unicron]] from the body of a Megatron. Cyclonus and Scourge were created with him from the remains of Megatron's dead minions. They helped destroy their home reality and several more, before Cyclonus was decapitated by a Megatron attempting to defend his home universe. The [[Bludgeon (G1)|Bludgeon]] of this reality joined Galvatron's team, and they were eventually joined by [[Dirge (G1)|Dirge]] and [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]]. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/19}}

====Dreamwave ''Armada'' comic====
Galvatron and his four fellow heralds traveled into [[Aurex 402.24 Gamma|a new reality]] to prepare the way for Unicron's arrival. While the others defeated the Decepticon forces on Cybertron and took control of the [[space bridge]] Nexus, Galvatron was headed to [[Earth]] to track down [[Over-Run (Armada)|Over-Run]], a [[Mini-Con]] refugee from a Cybertron that Unicron had consumed. Over-Run was carrying the [[Mini-Con Matrix]], which contained the essence of all the Mini-Cons from his reality, and might be a means to defeat Unicron. When Galvatron arrived in [[San Francisco]], he was distracted by several Transformers on this planet, including [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]], and [[Thrust (Armada)|Thrust]], but easily bested them all. However, they managed to distract him long enough for Over-Run to escape. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 1 of 4}}

When the [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] of this reality launched his attack on the local Autobots on Earth, Galvatron arrived to destroy him, {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 2 of 4}} declaring that he had killed "many" Megatrons in other alternate realities. Despite his putting up a valiant struggle, Megatron was pummeled within an inch of his life, but before Galvatron could finish him off, the [[Air Defense Mini-Con Team (Armada)|Air Defense Mini-Con Team]] intervened, forming the mighty [[Star Saber (Armada)|Star Saber]]. This allowed Megatron to overwhelm and eventually destroy Galvatron. {{storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 3 of 4}} The gloating Megatron subsequently hacked Galvatron's corpse to pieces. {{Storylink|Worlds Collide, Part 4 of 4}}

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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{main|Galvatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity}}
{{note|Galvatron in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW continuity]] is an ancient Cybertronian who has no links to [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]], nor Unicron.}}
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An ancient Transformer warrior from the era predating the [[Thirteen]], Galvatron and his sibling [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] were gladiators who joined [[The Fallen|Megatronus]] in his crusade against the other Primes. {{storylink|Origin Myths}} When the tribes collapsed into [[First Cybertronian Civil War|war]], Galvatron became the first non-Prime to kill a [[Prime (rank)|Prime]], slaughtering [[Nexus Prime]] and, ultimately, having a hand in ending the war with the guidance of [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. {{storylink|The Crucible}}

In the subsequent [[Golden Age]], Galvatron became one of [[Nova Prime]]'s closest friends and advisors. {{storylink|Primus: All Good Things|All Good Things}} He later served on the first ''[[Ark (G1)|Ark]]'', part of Prime's dream of expanding Cybertronian domination throughout the cosmos. However, Galvatron and the crew were lost when he plunged the ship into the mysterious anomaly in the [[Benzuli Expanse]], a selfish act that killed the rest of the crew. Undead, Galvatron became the herald for Nova, now known as Nemesis Prime, ruler of the [[Dead Universe]]. As the only member of the crew who could survive the living universe for any length of time, he was sent to secure the inactive [[Thunderwing (G1)|Thunderwing]] {{storylink|Spotlight: Galvatron}} and to prevent any interference with their plans for Earth. {{storylink|The Transformers: Devastation|Devastation}}

Ultimately, however, he betrayed Nemesis Prime's plans for expansion, shooting him in the back to obtain the [[Darkness (G1)|Heart of Darkness]], which [[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] let him have - along with a dip in a [[solar pool]]. {{storylink|Revelation (IDW)|Revelation}} Years later, he emerged, remade by the Darkness and raising an army to defeat the Dead Universe's controlling intelligence, [[D-Void]], {{storylink|The Transformers: Heart of Darkness|Heart of Darkness}} until discovering he was actually doing D-Void's bidding at his last, just after infecting [[Vector Sigma]] with the Heart of Darkness. As he died once more, Optimus Prime was forced to sacrifice the Matrix to undo his deluded acts. {{storylink|Chaos (IDW)|Chaos}}

It turned out he was merely sent back to the Dead Universe and reunited with Nova Prime. {{storylink|Dark Dawn: Dark Cybertron Chapter 1|Dark Dawn}} Now freed from D-Void's influence, Galvatron played a large role in the Dark Cybertron prophecy, even after Nova's death. When Megatron defected to the Autobots, {{storylink|...And the Damage Done: Dark Cybertron Finale|...And the Damage Done}} Galvatron took the opportunity to seize command of the Decepticons.

He led them back to Earth, where they forged an alliance against the Autobots with the [[Earth Defense Command]] for the goal of peace. {{storylink|Earthfall Part 2: Detonation Boulevard|Detonation Boulevard}} Galvatron however was playing a long game to seize control of the planet for himself. {{storylink|Conquerors Part 4: Perihelion|Perihelion}} He nearly claimed it {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 1: Once Upon a Time on Earth|Once Upon a Time on Earth}} twice in the span of a few days {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 5: As Above...So Below|As Above...So Below}} before he was executed by Optimus Prime in the upper atmosphere of [[Jupiter]]. {{storylink|All Hail Optimus Part 6: No Fair Fights|No Fair Fights}}
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===''Universe'' toy bios===
At a time when the Decepticons were a scattered confederation of assassins and warlords, Galvatron arrived from parts unknown and quickly asserted his dominance. Crushing all who opposed him, he united the Decepticons into a powerful army "capable of threatening the entire universe". Rumors about his past were plentiful, but facts were hard to come by. Mostly the Decepticons simply cowered before his might, their fear preventing them from even ''thinking'' about following anyone else. Those few who dared to conceive otherwise, simply hoped that one day a rival would emerge who could best the tyrant. {{storylink|Galvatron (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Galvatron toy bio}} Unicron programmed Cyclonus to be loyal only to him. {{storylink|Cyclonus (G1)/toys#Universe (2008)|''Universe'' Cyclonus toy bio}}

{{note|It is unclear where this story fits in continuity, or even which Galvatron is being referred to. If one assumes the "Classic Series" bios to be an extension of the [[Hasbro Transformers Collectors' Club (magazine)|''Classics'' comic book]], then he is likely "[[Galvatron II]]", as that is the only Galvatron established in that continuity. However, if one assumes that the "Classic Series" bios are not tied to any particular continuity, then the identity of this Galvatron becomes likewise open-ended.}}

===''Q-Robo Transformer''===
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===''Henkei! Henkei!'' pack-in manga===
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Upon being cornered with his supply of [[energon cube]]s by the Autobots, Megatron took a bite out of one cube, transforming into Galvatron, who easily pulverized the Autobots. Ironhide tried to come to the rescue, but his attempt to attack Galvatron with his blade only ended in it being caught between Galvatron's teeth. But as Galvatron was about to fire upon Ironhide, an explosion occurred, revealing a weakened Megatron, who was then subsequently attacked by Ironhide. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 7}}

Once Megatron learned he had the ability to "power up" and become Galvatron, he later sought the chance to do this again by immersing himself in a pool of molten lava. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], accompanied by Starscream and [[Nightstick (G1)|Nightstick]], watched and gloated in anticipation of the re-emergence of their unstoppable leader. However, the Autobots arrived, and during the subsequent battle, the lava pool was shot and collapsed. Galvatron did emerge after all...but all he did was berate his defeated troops for having allowed him to be awoken too early, while Cyclonus weakly attempted to protest. {{storylink|Henkei! Henkei! volume 9}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun'' manga===
[[File:Henkei8 enter galvatron.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.55|Holy ''freaking'' '''''yikes'''''.]]

Upon touching the [[Energon Cube]], Optimus Prime, Bumblebee and [[Wataru Hoshinoumi|Wataru]] were shown a vision of Galvatron. Optimus wondered if he was seeing Cybertron's history, unaware that it was a premonition of the future. {{storylink|Kingdom of Giants}}

Badly wounded in battle by [[Optimus Prime (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Optimus Prime]]'s energon [[sword]], the defeated and barely functional [[Megatron (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Megatron]] was carried from the battlefield by [[Cyclonus (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Cyclonus]]. Brought to a subterranean network of volcanic caves, Megatron was immersed in a "bath" of molten [[energon cube]]s to restore his strength. {{storylink|Time of Resurrection}} While Megatron was recuperating, [[Starscream (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Starscream]] led Optimus Prime and [[Bumblebee (G1)#Henkei! Henkei! Bun Bun manga|Bumblebee]] to his location, in hopes that they would destroy him so that he could take his throne. As Starscream and Cyclonus battled in the air, Prime approached Megatron, and without hesitation, plunged his energon [[sword]] into the Decepticon leader's chest and broke the blade off within his body. Megatron howled in pain and fury, and the energon cubes around him began to react, rising to whirl around him and surround his body with their glow. The maddened Megatron seized one of the cubes and bit into it deeply, causing a huge energon explosion. As the light from the blast faded, Megatron stood restored, renewed and reformatted... now, he was Galvatron! {{storylink|Creation! The New Emperor of Destruction!!}}

[[File:Henkei9 galvatron fires.jpg|thumb|upright=1.2|Cue the "oh slag" moment.]]

The hulking, slavering form of Galvatron immediately lunged for Optimus Prime, displaying a strength far greater than Megatron ever had when he punched Prime so hard that he shattered his [[mouthplate]]. Before Galvatron could destroy the fallen Prime, he was attacked from above by Starscream, but easily shrugged off the treacherous Air Commander's attacks. After seizing Starscream and slamming him into the rocks below, Galvatron unleashed the power of his cannon and apparently obliterated Starscream with a single colossal shot. This distraction gave Prime the time he needed to recover, but when he charged at Galvatron with his [[energon-axe]], Galvatron countered it with a dagger-like blade of energy projected from his hand. Next, Galvatron used his cannon to collapse a chunk of the cavern ceiling, hoping to crush Prime, but when Prime evaded the debris by transforming to truck mode, Galvatron shifted to tank mode and pursued him, blasting all the way. Eventually, Galvatron caught up to Prime and pinned him against a wall...by which stage, the other Autobots had arrived to back their leader up! {{storylink|The Threat of Galvatron}} At first, the combined might of the Autobots seemed to be a match for Galvatron, but with terrifying ease, the reformatted Emperor of Destruction tore through their ranks, defeating each and every one of them. His foes bested, Galvatron then turned his attention to the Autobots' ally [[Wataru Hoshinoumi]], a human born with the power to control [[energon]]. Wataru used his powers to create a forcefield to keep himself safe from Galvatron, and another threat soon appeared to occupy Galvatron's attention: Starscream was not quite defeated yet! His body broken and crippled, Starscream still pressed his attack against his former leader, and Wataru leant him a hand, providing a forcefield and boosted weapon power. Before being taken down, Starscream was able to hit Galvatron with one well-placed power-shot, re-opening the gash Optimus had originally torn in Megatron's shoulder with his energon sword. Seeing an opening, Optimus repeated the tactic, thrusting his sword into the wound and tearing Galvatron wide open. The resulte was a catastrophic release of energy from Galvatron's body, which caused the caves to collapse. The Autobots were able to escape to safety, but all the Decepticons were buried. {{storylink|Revenge (Henkei)|Revenge}}

[[File:Henkei11 not dead yet.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.2|Is that how you treat someone after the first date?!]]

Although badly damaged, Cyclonus was able to survive the cave-in, and recovered the apparently-deceased body of Galvatron. After bringing the "corpse" back to the Decepticons' underwater base, Cyclonus discovered that Galvatron was not yet dead when the twisted cadaver of his leader lurched back into life and seized him about the throat, howling Optimus Prime's name...

[[File:Henkei12 galvatron possession.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Now he's copying his [[Starscream (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|subordinate]]. And they say mimicry is the highest form of flattery.]]

A little later, the Autobots were shocked to discover Galvatron going on a ''very'' public rampage in the middle of [[Hoshinochō]], and were forced to abandon any hope of hiding their presence from the humans in order to stop him. Even more of a monster than before and still bleeding destructive energy from his wound, Galvatron tore through both the human military and Autobot ranks, resisting even Wataru's boosted attacks. When Galvatron dived for the boy, Optimus Prime threw himself into his enemy's path, and Galvatron's claws smashed their way clean through Prime's chest, knocking the Autobot leader out. Unexpectedly, the Autobots' salvation was revealed by Galvatron's actions: Optimus Prime's [[Matrix of Leadership]] now stood revealed within his shattered chest. Responding to Wataru's powers, the Matrix surged to life and restored Prime, who struck Galvatron with an enormously powerful blow. As the Decepticon reeled, the energy bleeding from him shifted, and the Autobots discovered they were not fighting Galvatron at all, but Cyclonus...possessed by Galvatron's [[spark]]! {{storylink|A Nightmare, Once Again}}

[[File:Henkei12 galvatron lives.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4|Comes with power windows (not quite necessary), USB slot for the music collection (unless lacking a USB), adjustable seats with temperature settings (must have!), and the most important one: a cup holder for that wonderful (yet stolen) energon!]]

His true nature revealed, Galvatron unleashed the full extent of his bizarre powers, raking the cityscape with wild, unrestrained bolts of energy. Charging through the heart of the maelstrom, Prime summoned up the energy of the Matrix and struck Cyclonus' body with one almighty Matrix-powered punch. Cyclonus was atomized, and Galvatron's bodiless spirit flowed over Prime, dissipating into the ether.

The Autobots celebrated the apparent destruction of their eternal enemy, formally revealing themselves to the people of Earth and rounding up the remaining Decepticons hidden on the planet. Just as things seemed their brightest, Prime revealed the terrible truth: before disappearing, Galvatron's spark had revealed to him that he was not yet dead. In truth, before his rampage, Galvatron had his body placed in a small spaceship, which was then launched into space, on a course heading back to Cybertron. With a new group of Autobots appointed protectors of Earth, Prime and his team left the planet, hot on Galvatron's trail... {{storylink|To the Sea of Stars}}
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===''Henkei! Henkei! Transformers -Visualize-''===
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===''Mini Mayhem!''===
When Galvatron unleashed [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], boasting that the gestal's combined animal strength was unparalleled, an ensemble of Battle Beasts stood united to prove him wrong. {{storylink|Mini Mayhem!}}

===''Timelines''===
After a [[Ultra Magnus (SG)|negative polarity Ultra Magnus]] instigated [[Invasion (issue)|multiversal chaos]] by destroying [[Primax 207.0 Epsilon]], two Galvatrons of unspecified universal streams were caught in the dimensional shockwaves as their universes were suddenly merged into one. {{storylink|Invasion: Epilogue}}

===''Kre-O'' cartoon===
[[File:Kreon Galvatron wallpaper.jpg|thumb|upright=1.8|You gotta wonder how all that insanity is kept in such a tiny body.]]
[[Spinister (G1)|Spinister]], Galvatron, and [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] were sent by [[Megatron (Kre-O)|Megatron]] to rob the [[Autobot City Bank]]. In heavy disguise, they went in and got the drop on the bank tellers, only for [[Optimus Prime (Kre-O)|Optimus Prime]], [[Bumblebee (Kre-O)|Bumblebee]], and [[Wheeljack (G1)#Kre-O cartoon|Wheeljack]] to turn up. The Decepticons called in [[Devastator (Kre-O)|Devastator]], who ripped the roof off the bank and disposed of the three Autobots, allowing the robbers to raid the vault of [[energon]]. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 1}}

Later Galvatron operated the machine to help make Megatron a grilled cheese sandwich, but failed to spot Wheeljack and [[Cliffjumper (G1)|Cliffjumper]] sneaking onto the work site. When the interlopers were spotted, Galvatron and the other Kreons surrounded them, but they were merely a diversion. Moments later, the Decepticons were pelted with molten cheese and tied up in a net. {{storylink|Quest for Energon, Part 2}}

===''Kre-O'' online manga===
Megatron's ambition was to use [[Earth]]'s bricks to build a [[Grand Galvatron|planet-sized Galvatron-like body]] for himself. {{storylink|Megatron's Ambition!? The Solar Tower Is Built!}}

[[Knock Out (Prime)|Knock Out]] invented a helmet that would upgrade Megatron to make him stronger, when he put it on his head, he was transformed into Galvatron. Galvatron went a destructive rampage causing [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] to call the Autobots to stop him. In the end, the Autobots took his helmet off and he changed back into Megatron. But to [[Breakdown (WFC)|Breakdown]]'s horror, Knock Out starting creating more helmets for Megatron to try on. {{storylink|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!? Stop Galvatron's Rampage!|Enter the New Emperor of Destruction!?}}

===''Transformers × Evangelion''===
Upon gaining the power of an [[Angel]] by possessing its body, Starscream mused about using his newfound power against Galvatron, but he first decided to get rid of Optimus Prime once and for all. {{storylink|Mode "Eva" chapter 4}}

===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Some time in the 21st century, Galvatron was born out of Megatron by the power of Unicron. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} When the war spread to [[Nebulos]], Galvatron [[binary bonding|binary-bonded]] himself to a local [[Nebulan|Nebulon]] and slowly became addicted to the rush of power that came with the process. The [[Scouring of Nebulos]] ended with the [[Human Confederacy]] limiting the Transformer war to a [[Allowed Zone|small region of space]]; Galvatron realized that his ''true'' enemies were the humans. Seeking reinforcements to replace his army's ailing Nebulon Headmasters and Targetmasters, Galvatron ordered the Decepticons to the colony world of [[Master (planet)|Rebirth]] in the hopes of using the native [[Cyberdroid]]s as replacements.

The Decepticons joined with the [[Malignus (G1)|Malignus]] insurgency, and Galvatron bonded himself to a trio of Cyberdroid rebels. [[Nucleon (Generations)|Nucleon]], [[Clench (BW)|Clench]], and [[Doomshot]] all pledged fealty to Galvatron, and together they became the first "Triple-Threat Master". The partnership proved powerful yet unpredictable; although it took years off of Galvatron's life, the effect of his Cyberdroids tempered his infamous mental state. After overthrowing the planet's ruling [[Optimus (faction)|Optimus]] triumvirate and renaming the planet "Master", the Autobots arrived and the war re-doubled. The Decepticons managed to hold their ground against the Autobot onslaught and force them into a retreat. With the Autobot forces licking their wounds, Galvatron turned his attention back to the human blockade. {{storylink|A Brush With Infamy–Prologue}}

Galvatron tried and failed to breach the Allowed Zone in a disastrous conflict known as the [[Great Push]]. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}} {{storylink|Intersectionality}} This almost doomed the Cybertronian species as the humans responded to Galvatron's invasion by practically ''halving'' the territory they allowed Cybertronians to possess. The [[Builder of Cybertron|Builder]]s' best scientists thus destroyed Galvatron by vivisecting him, turning his remains into the [[G-Virus]]. Thereafter, Galvatron became known as the worst Builder in history, taught to be reviled by the Maximals and Predacons.

Nonetheless, the G-Virus eventually infected one victim: the Builder guard [[Cop-Tur (G1)|Cop-Tur]], who was transformed into [[Galvatron (BWII)#Beast Wars: Uprising|a clone of Galvatron]], possessing the personality and memories of his progenitor. {{storylink|Micro-Aggressions}}

===''Titans Return'' marketing material===
[[File:TitansReturn-galvatron.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.2]]
When the [[Titan Master]]s returned to contemporary civilization and joined the Autobot-Decepticon war, Galvatron, partnered with [[Nucleon (Generations)|Nucleon]], declared that the Decepticons would use the power of the Titan Masters to rule the universe. {{storylink|Titans Return: The Power of the Titan Masters}}

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===''Transformers: All Spark''===
Watching the Transformers' war from afar, Galvatron was impressed that humans, who'd he once considered weak and useless, were proving their worth and lending their power to Autobots and Decepticons alike. He looked forward to seeing how things would turn out with so many strong warriors involved in the war. {{storylink|Looming Threat}}

===''Prime Wars Trilogy'' cartoons===
Megatron was once transformed into Galvatron by the power of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]], though he reverted to his original identity at some point. While fighting Megatron, [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Cron]] would guess that some residue of Unicron remained in the Decepticon. {{storylink|Countdown (POTP)|Countdown}}
When the [[Matrix of Conquest|Matrix of Chaos]] was removed from Rodimus Cron, Unicron attempted to force it into Megatron, hoping to turn him back to Galvatron and make him his puppet. This was prevented when [[Optimus Primal (BW)|Optimal Optimus]] blasted them both with the [[Requiem Blaster (Megatronus)|Requiem Blaster]], destroying them. {{storylink|Saga's End}}

==Commercial appearances==
*Galvatron, [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]], and [[Skywarp (G1)|Skywarp]] were flying over a highway when they happened upon [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] carrying several Autobot troops in his car-carrier mode. Galvatron swore that their first encounter would also be their last, and the two teams began to duke it out. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Ultra Magnus and Galvatron|Ultra Magnus and Galvatron commercial}}
*Galvatron, Cyclonus, and Scourge were joined in battle against the Autobots by [[Sixshot]]. Galvatron boasted that his new minion was a "one-robot-army," and listed off all of the Six-Changer's modes, taking advantage of Sixshot's "laser-pistol" mode to blast Rodimus Prime. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Sixshot|Sixshot commercial}}
*The [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] base was housing Galvatron when the [[Technobot (G1)|Technobots]] attacked it on a distant alien world. Galvatron rushed out of the base and ordered Scorponok to deal with the aggressors. After the Technobots combined into [[Computron (G1)|Computron]], Galvatron ordered Scorponok to transform to robot mode and destroy the Autobot combiner. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Computron and Scorponok|Technobots and Scorponok commercial}}
*Galvatron and Cyclonus met with their Decepticon agent [[Punch (G1)|Counterpunch]] in an isloated spot. There, Counterpunch handed Galvatron an Autobot device, and declared that Galvatron could definitely trust him... {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Punch and Clones|Punch/Counterpunch and Clones commercial}}
*While Galvatron continued to lead Scourge, his [[Sweep (G1)|Sweeps]], and numerous other Decepticons on attacks against the Autobots on Cybertron, special teams from both factions left the planet to expand the war to the planet [[Nebulos]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Headmaster comic book|Headmaster comic book commercial}}
*Galvatron's voice narrated a handful of commercials, including:
**The Decepticon [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Decepticon Headmasters|Decepticon Headmasters commercial}}
**The [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmasters]] {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Targetmasters|Targetmasters commercial}}
**The [[Duocon]]s and [[Throttlebot]]s {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Duocons and Throttlebots|Duocons and Throttlebots commercial}}
**The "small" [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmasters]]. {{storylink|Commercial/Generation 1#Small Headmasters|Small Headmasters commercial}}

==Controversy over identity==
[[File:MarvelUK-202.jpg|upright=1.1|thumb|Yeah, this'll ''really'' help with the whole insanity thing.]]
{{bigquote|Well, they were the same guy.|[[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]]'s thoughts on the subject|"[[Five Faces of Darkness, Part 1]]"}}
As the above media summaries show, Galvatron has had wildly differing origins across numerous continuities. Some of this was the result of Galvatron's "intended" identity, popularized in the 1986 movie, having not been known in advance by all the creators of all the international franchise branches at once. However, other cases represent later creators deliberately starting from scratch. Since the conceptual existence of multiple dimensional variants of Galvatron predates — by about 17 years — the development of multiple dimensions of Transformers storytelling within a [[Transformers: Universe (2003 franchise)|multiverse]], it can be especially hard to neatly separate all his appearances into "main" and "peripheral" storylines / personifications.

Even when focusing strictly on Galvatron's most well-known incarnation — the G1 animated series — there has been considerable debate through the years. Some fans believe Galvatron is a psychologically distinct and discontinuous entity from Megatron, almost, or equally, as much as [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]], who demonstrate no continuity of memory or personality with their former Decepticon selves. This remains a topic of heated debate in some circles, in spite of a fairly unambiguous canon.

===Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
In the Generation 1 cartoon continuity, Galvatron evidently still self-identifies as being the same person as Megatron, albeit with greater power and a new name. Although not seen to be making a point of revealing this former identity to his troops at large, Galvatron makes his sense of self clear when Starscream asks "Megatron? Is that you?" to which he replies, "Here's a hint", before obliterating him.<ref>Some fans claim the "Here's a hint" line is a point in favor of Galvatron ''not'' being Megatron, instead of the far more likely intended affirmation, since Megatron "would never kill Starscream". However, most fans would probably agree that Starscream had simply never pissed off Megatron enough to actually kill him before. Or, more cynically, Starscream never pissed off Megatron [[Death|in a movie]] before.</ref> Later in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'' when Galvatron is poised to crush [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]]'s neck, he boasts: "First Prime, then Ultra Magnus, and now you. It's a pity you Autobots die so easily, or I might have a sense of satisfaction now." Again, Galvatron is obviously speaking with no sense of discontinuity of identity or personality as he refers to past and current acts as both Megatron and Galvatron without qualification or distinction. Some might contrast this statement with his earlier line, "I, Galvatron, shall crush you, just as Megatron crushed Prime", interpreting that such a statement implies a disconnect from his former life.

Early story notes for the movie state that Galvatron is "''a deadlier version of Megatron. Less bluster, more ruthless action''". Further, in an early draft of the script, Galvatron reveals his "true" name—Megatron—to Hot Rod at the film's climax, with the implication that Megatron has merely been playing along with Ingestor's (the early version of Unicron) plans and has only pretended to be his willing servant, while in fact retaining his original identity and plans for conquest. The final version of the film leaves this a bit more ambiguous. Although, as noted, it seems fairly clear in the film that Megatron is playing the role of "Galvatron" that has been imposed upon him (even for his own troops) until such time as he can betray Unicron.

At TFCon 2016, when [[Flint Dille]] was meant to "retain the memories of Megatron" after his [[reformatting]] by Unicron, Dille (who seemed confused by the question) replied that Galvatron *does* still see himself as Megatron and that the Unicron-Galvatron relationship is a parallel of the Megatron-Starscream relationship. [https://groups.google.com/d/msg/alt.toys.transformers/x4aHakN0KJA/PfzDhd8aCgAJ
TFCon 2016 Report- Flint Dille revelations and other tidbits]

During season three, Galvatron makes little or no further references to his past life as Megatron. Upon meeting the resurrected Optimus Prime in "The Return of Optimus Prime", Galvatron behaves as though simply picking up where he left off with his old nemesis from his Megatron days, as does Prime, saying that he knows Galvatron "all too well". This indicates that the Autobot leader is capable of recognising his former adversary despite the change in name and appearance. Furthermore, in "Five Faces of Darkness", Astrotrain states that Megatron and Galvatron are "the same guy", implying that the other Decepticons (or, at the very least, Astrotrain) figured out what was going on or were simply always aware of Galvatron's identity.

Despite all that, a memorial of Megatron can be seen prominently in the [[Decepticon Crypt]] in "[[Starscream's Ghost]]", implying that the Decepticons who built it considered Megatron to be dead. This could possibly be explained by presuming the Decepticons built the marker before Galvatron returned and seized command, though their window of opportunity to do so was rather slim.

===Japanese fiction===
[[File:EarlyGalvatronTVMagazine1.jpg|left|upright=1.4|thumb|I hope you enjoyed that shining wizard, Magnus, because it's a very long way down.]]
Early advertisements for the Galvatron toy presented the character as an altogether separate being from Megatron, and in some cases, even being Megatron's ''underling''. The second "[[Scramble City (diorama)|Scramble City]]" OVA was a remake of the original animated version, albeit including the Galvatron toy for promotion. Galvatron appears to fight his nemesis, Ultra Magnus, as Megatron barks orders from the background. This is likely due to Takara wishing to advertise the toy as quickly as possible, without full knowledge of the character's history. To maintain Galvatron's mystique, he was given the function of "City Commander", with no indication that he was an upgraded Megatron. Continuing this trend of unintentional disassociation, very early promotional artwork featured in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' and ''[[Comic Bom Bom]]'' also presented Galvatron as a separate character.

However, this era was very short-lived. In all official Japanese fiction, including the [[manga]] and the Japanese-exclusive cartoons, Galvatron is locked in as an upgrade of Megatron. A [[retcon]] was created by writer [[Hirofumi Ichikawa]] for [[e-HOBBY]] in order to explain away the bizarreness of some of these early [[story page]]s, detailing that the Galvatron seen there was actually a dimension-travelling [[Galvatron II]].

===Marvel Comics continuity===
In the US and UK Marvel comics, the various time-hopping Galvatrons all demonstrate an awareness of having previously been Megatron with no strong indicators of a break in psychological identification. Indeed, at one point, a Galvatron says outright, "Like Megatron? No—I AM Megatron!" The closest that these Galvatrons come to identity crisis are incidents in which a time-displaced Galvatron is confronted by Megatrons (or copies thereof) and does battle with his former self. Although in these instances Galvatron experiences trains of thought that suggest he sees Megatron as a separate being and/or the source of his madness that needs to be destroyed, these are not the musings of a calm, rational mind. In these instances, Galvatron is in the grips of a psychotic episode, which he generally snaps out of by realising that he and his opponent are indeed the same person.

However, things are complicated by many appearances by Megatron being retconned as a ''clone'' of Megatron. There was no hint the clone was a clone until "[[Two Megatrons!]]", so naturally "Megatron" and Galvatron were written as being past and future versions of themselves. Galvatron even remembers events that happened ''to the clone'', and the clone [[The Fall and Rise of the Decepticon Empire.|goes on]] to plot his schemes under the knowledge that he will become Galvatron one day. The memories do not fit with Galvatron's known backstory ''at all''. ([http://www.tf.to2k.co.uk/fiction/whogalvatron.html One theory] is that ''this'' Galvatron wasn't the same one as in "Target: 2006" but a different one formed from the clone.)

A possible explanation for why (any version of) Galvatron retains psychological continuity with Megatron, while his fellow Unicron-creations do not, may be that [[Thundercracker (G1)|Thundercracker]], et al. were apparently already dead or in total stasis lock at the time of their reformatting, and thus it is widely speculated that only their bodies were used to create Cyclonus and company. Whether this indicates that they retained their life-essences and merely suffered total mind-wipes (either as the result of recent death or by Unicron's doing), or if Unicron actually infused their reformatted bodies with new life-forces is unknown. (On the other hand, none of the other Unicron-created Decepticons have faced their past selves or deeds the way Galvatron has.) Megatron, by comparison, was clearly alive and awake at the time of his reformatting and struck a bargain with Unicron for "a new body", a deal which implied that his mind would remain his own.

==Games==
===''Transformers: The Headmasters''===
When the Decepticons captured some of the Autobots' greatest warriors, Galvatron and [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] stood guard over [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus Prime]] and [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] on Cybertron. They were defeated and their prisoners were rescued by [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]] and the other freed Autobots. {{storylink|Transformers: The Headmasters (video game)|Transformers: The Headmasters}}

===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TF PS2 Galvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
{{voiceactor|[[Jeff Manning]] (English)}}

Galvatron appeared in a valley where the Autobots had detected an SOS signal. He materialized in front of the Autobots and mistakenly believed that the Rodimus Prime was among them. He berated Rodimus for thinking that he could vanish and get help from the Autobots of the current time period. He then realized his mistake and was momentarily startled by the sight of Optimus Prime before realizing that Optimus was not killed yet in this time period. He introduced himself to the Autobots and then contemplated aloud if he should say that is was nice to meet them before realizing that he already knew Optimus very well. Galvatron decided to fight Optimus, deciding that Rodimus was a worthless opponent, and warned Optimus that he would feel the power of the future Decepticons. He summoned his troops and charged the Autobot squad. The Autobots severely damaged Galvatron, but this only angered him. Galvatron transformed to his turret form and blasted the Autobots, disorientating them. Galvatron decided to use this chance to flee and commanded his forces to retreat. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

===''Transformers Legends''===
After Megatron was reborn as Galvatron in [[Unicron]]'s maw, he gatecrashed [[Starscream (G1)|Starscream]]'s coronation and blasted the Air Commander into dust. {{storylink|The Coronation of Starscream}} He would also later aid Unicron when the planet-eater attacked [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. {{storylink|'Til All Are One (Legends)|'Til All Are One}} Retaking control of the Decepticon army from Starscream, he led them in an assault on the Autobots, which was ultimately defeated by [[Hot Rod (G1)|Rodimus]] and his team. {{storylink|All Hail Galvatron}} Desperate to turn the tide of the battle, Galvatron summoned [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. With the giant's help, the Decepticons successfully pushed further into Autobot territory, despite the Autobots fielding [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{storylink|The Colossus War}} Following Unicron's destruction, Galvatron ended up on the planet [[Krull]]. [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] managed to find him, and he destroyed the planet as they left. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 1}} Returning to Chaar, he found his army gone, aligned with the [[Quintesson]]s, but managed to find and reclaim them. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 2}} He soon struck a deal with the Quintessons and attacked Cybertron for them, but following an attempt by them to destroy all Transformers with an ancient device, Galvatron was prevented from shooting Rodimus Prime by [[Blitzwing (G1)|Blitzwing]]. {{storylink|Five Faces of Darkness: Part 3}}

Galvatron led his Decepticon troops into an assault that forced a small group of Autobots into taking cover within the [[Autobot Mausoleum]]. {{storylink|Dark Awakening (Legends)|Dark Awakening}} Thanks to Unicron, Galvatron was unexpectedly plunged back in time, and immediately encountered [[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]] and Megatron, who had been fused together. Joined by other Decepticons from the era, Galvatron attacked the pair, but was sent into a retreat by [[Inferno (G1)|Inferno]] and other Autobots who arrived. {{storylink|Savage Circle}} With Galvatron's abuse of his men causing dissent in the ranks, [[Frenzy (G1)|Frenzy]] and [[Laserbeak (G1)|Laserbeak]] took him to the planet of the [[Torkuli]] for treatment, however the treatment proved ineffective, and the pair had to flee as Galvatron destroyed the planet. {{storylink|Web World}}

Galvatron was tricked by the Quintessons into attacking the location where slumbered the Trans-Organics and the Dweller, deep within Cybertron. Oblivious to what he was about to unleash, Galvatron destroyed the facility located at the Quintessons' false coordinates, prompting Wreck-Gar and Ultra Magnus to intercept him and his troops. During the battle that ensued between both Cybertronian factions and the Quintessons' ancient creations, Galvatron was too consumed by his own rage to look after his own troops, and attacked the Autobots despite the threat that the Dweller presented. Despite this, both factions were able to escape eventually, and rocketed back to their respective bases. {{storylink|Dweller in the Depths}}

Galvatron attempted to gain control of a new experimental space bridge, only to be met by the opposition of Rodimus and his troops. All nearby combatants were sent hurtling back in time when a stray shot hit the device. Finding himself at the time before Cybertron's creation, Galvatron witnessed Primus and Unicron in their midst of an epic battle. In a fit of madness, Galvatron joined forces with Unicron, despite the latter's victory meaning he would be wiped from existence. Primus triumphed thanks to the help of the Autobots, and all time-displaced combatants were sent back to their proper place in the timestream by Primus. {{storylink|Battle of the Brothers}}

From somewhere in time and space, Galvatron observed the battle on Cybertron between [[Nova Prime]] and Nemesis Prime, a dark future version of Nova. Though unclear events, Galvatron found himself defeated by Nemesis Prime. {{storylink|Prime Evil}}

===''Transformers: Battle Tactics''===
[[File:Battle-Tactics-Galvatron-(G1).jpg|thumb|right|400px|I am the original Galvatron! I am the best!]]
Galvatron participated in battles against a variety of opponents, both Autobots and Decepticons. Sometimes there were many of him! He appeared in three different bodies, all in the "Galvatron" event:
*''Galvatron (G1)'' - This Epic Character could be recruited by collecting 500 units of Cybermetal, 250 units of Transmetal, and 50 cores of this character.
*''Galvatron v1 (Gen)'' — This Super Rare character was available as a reward in the "Galvatron" event.
*''Galvatron v2 (Gen)'' — This Super Rare character could be recruited by collecting 250 units of Cybermetal, 75 units of Transmetal, 35 event cores, and 10 cores of this character. {{storylink|Transformers: Battle Tactics}}
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[[File:Battle-Tactics-Galvatron-v2-(Gen).jpg|thumb|400px|Nonsense, you inferior fools! ''I'' am the original Galvatron!]]
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===''Transformers: Frontiers''===
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===''Transformers Operation Omega''===
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===''Transformers: Earth Wars''===
[[file:TransformersEarthWarsGalvatron.jpg|thumb|upright=1.75| YOU ARE ALL FOOLS!!! I am the original Galvatron!!! No one is better than me!!]]

When Galvatron was brought through the Space Bridge, [[Luca]] found him creepy yet familiar. Galvatron stated that he was stranded in a backwater era, and had to remind Cyclonus that they had to tread carefully, lest they be wiped from existence. After reassuring Scourge and Cyclonus that Starscream and Ultra Magnus would be taken care of, he commanded them to continue repairing a Time Portal.

Megatron was wary of this possible rival, so he had Shockwave keep an eye on him. Starscream was also interested in observing and testing this "Galvatron"; seeing that [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] followed Galvatron to Earth, he set up a trap for Ultra Magnus to face Galvatron, which he didn't fall for. Megatron finally had a confrontation with Galvatron, and they came to agree that they thought alike, and they both blasted Starscream out of the sky. {{storylink|Transformers: Earth Wars| Transformers: Earth Wars -Galvatron Research}}

*'''Class''': Special
*'''Lowest Star Rating''': 2 star
*'''Speed:''' 2
*'''Weapons''': Galvatron blasts the target in his sight repeatedly with his Particle Cannon at a medium range.
*'''Ability: Fusion Beam''': Blast a distant target dealing massive damage to the designated target and everything in line around it.
**'''Cost:''' 7 ability points +3 for reuses.
**'''Range:''' 16

[http://wiki.transformersearthwars.com/character:galvatron| Galvatron at Transformers: Earth Wars Wiki]

Galvatron is one of those few characters that says ''many'' unique quotes while walking around the base:
*"I am GALVATRON!"
*"Come out, Autobots! We all must die sometime."
*"It's a pity Autobots die so easily, or I might have a a sense of satisfaction now!"
*"Will anyone else attempt to fill in their shoes?"
*"Fortunately, your purposes coincide with mine... for the moment."
*"You'll do my bidding, or taste my wrath!"
*"Cybertron and all its moons belong to me!"
*"Soon all shall be one - under Galvatron's rule!"
*"I, Galvatron, will crush you just as Megatron crushed Prime!"
*And finally, a crazy "RAAAAAGGHH!"

===''Transformers: Forged to Fight''===
[[File:Galvatron-Forged to Fight.jpg|thumb|300px|FOOLS! Galvatron can be in any game he wants!]]
{{storylink|Transformers: Forged to Fight|Galvatron Rising}}

*Class: Demolitions
*'''Basic Abilities'''
**''Blocking at Ranged Distance:''
***Galvatron gains a Dark Energy Charge every 0.1 seconds but quickly loses them while not Blocking.
***If Galvatron reaches 30 Dark Energy Charges he will not lose the charges for 6 seconds, after which he will lose them all.
***Each Dark Energy Charge increases the damage of Ranged Attacks by 1~5%.
**''Heavy Attacks:'' 1% chance for each Dark Energy Charge to inflict Dark Burn, instantly dealing 80~100% of Attack as Energy Damage.
**''Critical Melee Attacks'':
***+2% Critical Damage for each Dark Energy Charge.
***+50% Critical Chance to the last hit of a Light or Medium Melee Combo.
*'''Signature Ability - Will of Unicron'''
**While the enemy is at low Health, Galvatron has a chance to channel dark energy from Unicron himself. When Fully Charged, Galvatron has 0.5% chance for each percentage of the opponent’s missing Health to become Unstoppable and gain 10~30% Power over 6 seconds.
*'''Special Attacks:'''
#'''Particle Acceleration''' - ''Galvatron uses his Particle Accelerator to leap forward and bash his opponent.'' - 1% chance for each Dark Energy Charge to Stun the opponent for 2.5 seconds.
#'''Dark Energy Blast''' - ''Using his vast stores of power, Galvatron fires a blast of super-charged particles.'' - 2% chance for each Dark Energy Charge to consume all charges and inflict Dark Burn, instantly dealing 80~100% of Attack as Energy Damage.
#'''Galvagun Overcharge''' - ''Will Galvatron’s enemy withstand the attack? Here’s a hint: Go ask Starscream.'' - Galvatron channels 30 Dark Energy Charges. 3.3% chance for each Dark Energy Charge to consume all charges and inflict Dark Burn, instantly dealing 80~100% of Attack as Energy Damage.
*Strong Match-ups:
**Ultra Magnus - Galvatron’s fighting style uses moves that quickly alternate between Physical and Energy Damage types, makin this bot extremely hard for Ultra Magnus to adapt to.
**Grimlock - Grimlock will not have time to purify Galvatron’s Dark Burn, making it one of the few Damaging Debuffs that can bypass the king lizard’s signature ability.
**Megatron (GS) - With very few buffs to steal, and no armor to break, Galvatron will show Megatron the difference Unicron’s assistance can make.
*Weak Match-ups:
**Prowl - Keeping Galvatron’s power low is the best way to keep him from using his devastating Special Attacks.
**Ratchet - Galvatron’s signature ability requires the opponent to be at low health, something Ratchet is adept at preventing.
**Blaster - Galvatron greatly relies on his Ranged Damage, something Blaster is an expert at reducing.
* '''Synergy Bonuses''':
**Enemies – Starscream, Ultra Magnus - +2~8% Attack Rating
**Living Weapon – Shockwave - +4~16% Damage to Heavy and Special Attack 3

==Toys==
{{main|Galvatron (G1)/toys}}

==Merchandise==
{{main|Galvatron (G1)/toys#Merchandise}}

==Notes==
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[[File:DiamondStickerbookGalvagun.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|Why can't I see the sailboat???]]
[[File:Wrecking Havoc Galvatron is a tiny gun.jpg|upright=1.4|thumb]]

*Galvatron's design went through at least seven versions, with the final version being a simplified version of one depicting Galvatron as having mostly exposed mechanical components.<ref>[http://web.archive.org/web/20071227085731/http://hometown.aol.com/kuest12/grp.html The Making of the Transformers Visual Universe: Galvatron, Rodimus Prime]</ref> When asked about Galvatron's design in an interview, [[Floro Dery]]'s reply was, "But about Galvatron, my inspiration for him are those 'stupid people'."<ref>[http://transformersph.blogspot.com/2007/06/interview-with-floro-dery.html TransFormers Philippines: Interview With Floro Dery]</ref> ...Ooookay.

*In 2010, a set of Galvatron's original color models from ''The Transformers: The Movie'' went up for sale on Heritage Auctions, sold from [[Ron Friedman|Ron Friedman's]] collection of [[Sunbow Productions]] materials. This model depicted Galvatron with his earlier, more Megatron-ish head design, and showed his cannon as being grey in color.

*According to the 1986 [[Diamond]] ''Transformers: The Movie'' stickerbook, Galvatron transforms into "a Galvagun". The sentence describing this is phrased somewhat oddly, and seems to insinuate that a "Galvagun" is a kind of common object. Of course, it '''is''' just a stickerbook...

*Galvatron's toy's [[instructions|instruction sheet]] names the big orange weapon a "laser" which, according to the toy [[bio]], "emits chemically-produced, direct-current electricity". While this is a rather strange thing for a laser to do, it is a neat pun on his name. A ''{{w|galvanic cell}}'', named after {{w|Luigi Galvani}}, is a certain type of chemical voltage source. Though Galvatron's toy's batteries are not galvanic cells, they do produce DC electricity chemically, making his toy one of the more fiction-accurate in the original toyline.

*Just as Megatron's [[fusion cannon]] was sometimes shown in commercials to have a handle, Galvatron's cannon had a trigger on at least one occasion (during "[[The Return of Optimus Prime, Part 2]]"). Galvatron apparently doesn't need to ''use'' the trigger; however, several times in season three, he behaved as if he was holding his cannon with his fist vertically, rather than horizontally, while having one finger in front of the others... go figure.

*The Galvatron toy's gun mode's only fictional appearances were in the UK comics "[[Target: 2006]]" and "[[Wrecking Havoc]]", which featured it as a shrunken, human-scaled weapon, and a form that he assumed merely so that he could easily be conveyed by other parties, but never wielded as a weapon. It was also referenced in Dreamwave's ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile of Galvatron, which [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]] describes as a weapon "none are worthy to wield".

*The UK comics generally referred to Galvatron's big orange weapon as a [[Particle cannon|particle (or particle-accelerator) cannon]], in comparison to Megatron's fusion cannon. That seems to jibe with the DC-electricity laser description above. The 2008 ''Universe'' Galvatron toy has a "firing particle cannon" callout on the packaging, adding weight to that being the correct name of the weapon.

*Marvel UK artist [[Lee Sullivan]] based his rendition of Galvatron on actor Jack Nicholson!<ref>[http://leesullivanart.co.uk/LEE/transformers.htm Lee Sullivan Art]</ref>

*The brand director in 1989 who had to approve Transformers comics content, [[Vincent D'Alleva|Vinnie D'Alleva]], was the victim of an [[April Fools' Day]] joke when he was given a story draft and cover layout featuring Galvatron "killing people and eating sheep!" ... that seems pretty plausible, actually.<ref>[http://obscuretf.com/hhk/BC04interviews.html Botcon 2004 Interview with Vinnie D'Alleva], p2</ref>

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Galvatron''' (ガルバトロン ''Garubatoron'')
*''Mandarin'' '''Chīa Pó Wáng''' (Taiwan, 加博王, "King Galva"), '''Jīng Pò Tīan''' (China, 惊破天, "Sky-breaking Awe")
*''Russian:'' '''Galvatron''' (Гальватрон ''Gal'vatron'')
*''Spanish:'' '''Zan Rás'''<ref>Used in early Spanish-dubbed episodes of ''The Headmasters'', this name seems based on/intended to be "[[Deathsaurus (Victory)|Deszaras]]".</ref>

==External links==
*[http://www.tf.to2k.co.uk/fiction/whogalvatron.html ''Who Was Galvatron?'' at Transformers Omniverse]

==References==
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Bisk (RID)

2019-03-05T05:06:34Z

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{{disambig2|the ''Robots in Disguise'' Decepticon|the ''Beast Wars: Uprising'' Predacon|Bisk (BW)}}
:''Bisk is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2015 franchise)|Robots in Disguise]] portion of the [[Aligned continuity family]].''

[[File:RIDconcept Bisk.jpg|right|thumb|300px|GIT GUD]]
Many [[Decepticon]]s fight because of boredom, for a higher cause, or because they just like to kill. '''Bisk''' does not qualify for any of those, preferring to fight for the highest score. He speaks in video game lingo, thinks of main objectives as "quests", and even gets irritated when even one thing makes him deviate from the main quest...like side quests or even the n00b [[Autobot]]s.

Despite his dislike of working with other "players," particularly ineffectual, low-XP scrubs like [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] and [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]], Bisk is no slouch when it comes to PvP. His impressive strength and overwhelming tactics allow him to take on multiple opponents at once, and he can even fire a laser from his mouth to knock his opponents unconscious. He's just as likely to frag you in a fistfight as he is in a video game.

Sometimes, he can play co-op mode with [[Saberhorn]] and form the tag-team avatar [[Saberclaw]].

{{quote|Whoever you are, you're playing against opponents with much higher combat attributes than yourself!|Bisk|"[[Bumblebee's Night Off]]"}}

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==Fiction==
===2015 ''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon===
{{voiceactor|[[Khary Payton]] (English), [[Setsuji Satō]] (Japanese)|[[Daniele Demma]] (Italian)}}

[[File:TRID E 33 Bisk Vehicle Mode.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Eighty thousand dollars for this car and you ain't got no damn cup holder?]]
Bisk was banned from gaming competitions after being caught cheating during one of them. He went on a rampage, attacking many gaming competitions and seriously injuring scores of innocents. <ref>[[Adam Beechen]]'s blog</ref> He was held in stasis aboard the ''[[Alchemor (RID)|Alchemor]]'', breaking free after it crashed on [[Earth]]. [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]]'s team found him on a golf course, and after a brief battle, managed to overwhelm him with teamwork (and by having [[Grimlock (RID 2015)|Grimlock]] land on him). Sadly the golf course did not survive intact. {{storylink|More than Meets the Eye (RID)|More than Meets the Eye}}

After [[Steeljaw (RID)|Steeljaw]] broke into [[Vintage Salvage Depot for the Discriminating Nostalgist|the scrapyard]], he deactivated Bisk's stasis pod, alongside several others, as part of a bid to bolster [[Glowstrike]]'s forces. When [[Thunderhoof (RID)|Thunderhoof]] brought up Steeljaw's past failures at leadership, Steeljaw informed the Decepticons of his alliance with Glowstrike, and gave them coordinates to follow while he remained at the scrapyard. The escapees later reconvened at Steeljaw's coordinates, where they was inspected by Glowstrike, who seemed pleased by the new cadre of "[[Steeljaw's Pack|elite warriors]]". {{storylink|Misdirection}}

[[File:BumblebeesNightOff-Bisk&Minicons.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Why waste good technology on science and medicine?]]

Bisk partnered up with the Mini-Cons [[Hammer (RID)|Hammer]] and [[Anvil (RID)|Anvil]]. The trio set about breaking into the backstage of a [[Rear Axle]] concert so that they could steal some soundboards, a component vital for constructing a spaceship. Although the heist started off well, things took an unexpected turn when [[Russell Clay]] stumbled across the Decepticons and alerted [[Bumblebee (WFC)|Bumblebee]] to the intrusion. Bisk then crashed the concert proper to steal another soundboard, although the director mistook him for a human in an elaborate costume. Before he could storm the audience, he was attacked by Bumblebee, and they both tumbled onto the stage right in the middle of one of Rear Axle's songs. The two fought as the band rocked out; the humans at the concert thought that the fight was just a choreographed part of the show. With his Mini-Cons out of commission, Bisk tried to take on Bumblebee solo, but the Autobot managed to gain the upper hand, throwing Bisk into a wall of speakers. Bisk and his Mini-Cons were stashed in a nearby crate and taken back to the scrapyard for questioning. {{storylink|Bumblebee's Night Off}}

Bisk's stasis pod was later taken back to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] by [[Optimus Prime (WFC)|Optimus Prime]], [[Windblade (RID)|Windblade]] and [[Ratchet (WFC)|Ratchet]]. {{storylink|Decepticon Island (Part 2)}}

==Games==
===''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game===
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|Legion
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|1-Step
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|1-Step Patrol
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|Warrior
|4000
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|Hero
|6000
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==Toys==
===Robots in Disguise (2015)===
{{note|Virtually every toy in this list has a scannable [[insignia]] sticker on it. For [[Hasbro]] releases, it temporarily unlocks that toy as a playable character in the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (mobile game)|''Robots in Disguise'' mobile game]], and can only be scanned once per day. [[TakaraTomy]] releases simply check that off on their mobile app's collection list. It's honestly quicker and less redundant to say which toys '''don't''' have this feature.}}

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[[File:TF-RID2015-One-Step-Changer-Bisk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|And the winner of the big race is... Hot Rod Zoidberg!]]
*'''Bisk''' (One-Step Changer, 2016)

:As part of the eighth wave of the One-Step Changer assortment, and the second wave of the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' subline, Bisk transforms from a robot to a sleek sports car in... well, not ''actually'' a single step. You do have to bend his elbows and rotate his lower claws to finish the transformation either way, but the ''bulk'' of the transformation is one step.

: Despite being labeled as "Mini-Con Weaponizer" compatible (and showing him holding [[Lord Doomitron]] in weapon mode), he does not actually have any [[5 mm post|5mm post-holes]] anywhere on him, so the packaging is a liar. On the other hand, He can ride on [[Grimlock_(RID_2015)#Stomp_.26_Chomp|Stomp & Chomp Grimlock]], although this does not activate any of the larger figure's gimmicks.

:Bisk's scannable Decepticon insignia is centered on his vehicle front, accessible while still in-package.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2016/Decepticon/OSCBisk/bisk.htm More information on 1-Step Changer Bisk at TFU.info]''

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Three-Step-Changer-Bisk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Bisk''' (3-Step Changer, 2016)

:Part of the ninth wave of the Three-Step Changer assortment, Bisk is a Voyager-sized figure which transforms from a robot into a sleek sports car in just 3-steps.

:Bisk's scannable Decepticon insignia is centered on his robot front, accessible while still in-package.

:For some reason, he wears a plastic tray on his head while in-package, mostly to prevent his head's paint applications for getting damaged.
{{-}}{{anchor|Warrior}}
[[File:TF-RID2015-Warrior-Class-Bisk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|You're welcome. ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Adventure-TAV-60-Bisk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|''(TakaraTomy Version Pictured)'']]
*'''Bisk''' (Warrior Class, 2016)
**''Japanese release date'': '''[[October 29|10-29]]-[[2016]]'''
**''Japanese ID Number'': '''TAV60'''
**''Accessories'': Blasters
:Part of the eighth wave of the Warrior Class assortment, and the second wave of the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' subline, Bisk transforms from a googly-eyed lobster-bot into a futuristic sports car. He comes with a pair of non-firing blasters, which can slot into the top of his claws via [[5 mm post]]s. Because of his unique appearance, two-thirds of his head is molded in a softer plastic to safely transform the figure without damaging any of his many spindly facial features.

:Bisk's scannable Decepticon insignia is centered on his robot front, accessible while still in-package. The ''Adventure'' release of Bisk features some paint applications for show-accuracy, and he features a different scan-badge.

:Bisk was only ever available in one wave of Warrior Class figures. For unknown reasons, this wave apparently only saw release in the United States and Canada.

:He was later retooled into [[Thermidor]], and he was meant to be redecoed/retooled as ''Beast Wars'' [[Scorponok (BW)|Scorponok]] if [[Fun Publications]] didn't lose the TFSS club license.

:He is basically the greatest thing ever.

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[[File:TF-RID2015-Legion-Class-Bisk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|Shrimp Biskit. (''Combiner Force Version Pictured'')]]
*'''Bisk''' (Legion Class, 2016)

:Part of the ninth wave of the Legion Class assortment, and the first wave of the ''Mini-Con Weaponizers'' subline, this smaller version of Bisk transforms into the same futuristic sports car. Bisk features 3mm compatible holes on his side knees and front claws, And because of this, he only can wield his weapons horizontally.

:Bisk's scannable Decepticon insignia is centered on his chestplate, accessible while still in-package. Bisk was later re-released in a ''Combiner Force'' packaging in 2017. His badge is also altered: Scanning it only unlocks 5 Ultra Sparks and a Ticket for [[Cryostase]] to unlock a random character.

:The Combiner Force release of the toy became a shelfwarmer in Asia's Toys"R"Us shops. Speaking of Asia release, the vintage Mini-Con Weaponizers version of the toy ''never'' even saw release here.

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[[File:RID2015 CombinerForce Bisk.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb]]
*'''Saberhorn & Bisk''' (Crash Combiners, [[2018]])

:Part of the fourth and final wave of the ''[[Combiner Force]]'' [[Crash Combiner]]s subline, Bisk is a roughly Scout-class sized figure that changes from his futuristic car with a combiner chest that doubles as his spoiler into a robot in 5 simple steps. His individual robot mode only has limited articulation on his shoulders. He also has a little green arrow above the connector on his vehicle back indicating where to crash him to combine with other figures. A 5mm post hole on top of his vehicle mode can accommodate a compatible accessory or Weaponizer Minicon, though he cannot use it in his individual robot mode.

:Bisk comes packaged with [[Saberhorn#Robots in Disguise (2015)|Saberhorn]] and is intended to combine with him to form [[Saberclaw]]'s upper torso. Connecting them to each other (more like bumping each other's asses) will activate Bisk's automatic transformation, but Saberhorn must be converted manually. He can also combine with any other Crash Combiner figure to form a random Combiner. Bisk's smaller arms also function as lower pincers for Saberclaw's arms.

:This two-pack was a very late addition to the ''Robots in Disguise'' line, with a Hasbro product code number in the same region as the wave 1 Prime Masters from ''[[Power of the Primes (toyline)|Power of the Primes]]''.

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===Kre-O===
[[File:KreO-toy Bisk.jpg|right|thumb|250px|It wasn't a 'bot... it was a 'bot lobster!]]
*'''Bumblebee Disc Demolisher''' (2015)
**''Set number'': '''B0949'''
**''Pieces'': '''186'''
**''Kreons'': Bisk, [[Bumblebee (WFC)/toys#KreORid|Bumblebee]], [[Clampdown (RID)#Kre-O|Clampdown]]

:The [[Kreon]] version of Bisk was only available in the "Bumblebee Disc Demolisher" set. Rather than normal Kreon hands, he has a pair of asymmetrical claws. And a helmet for some reason.

:All of the 2015 ''Transformers Kre-O'' product was skipped by retailers in the U.S. (at first), seeing release in Canada, Australia, and various Asian markets. In fall 2015, almost all of it was finally released in the U.S. through TJ Maxx discount stores, including this set. The "Bumblebee Disc Demolisher" was the first set to hit, and easily the most plentiful of them.

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==Merchandise==
===Tiny Titans===
[[File:TinyTitans Bisk.jpg|right|thumb|250px|[[Headmaster (Animated)|Ownage! Total ownage!]]]]
*'''Bisk''' (Tiny Titans, 2015)
**''Series'': '''1'''
**''Number'': '''11/12'''

: Part of the initial assortment of [[Tiny Titans]], this version of Bisk is a very small, soft-plastic figure of him in robot mode. The toy depicts him in his second-season Earth body, as opposed to his original Cybertronian form, and also possesses a scratched-out Decepticon insignia that marks him as a member of Steeljaw's pack.

: Sold in a [[Blindpacking|blindpacked]] baggie, he comes with a collectible card with a scan-badge for the mobile game, which unlocks a random amount of Energon "currency" and a randomized bonus power-up item.
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==Notes==
*His name is a delicious nod to {{w|Bisque (food)|lobster bisque}}.
*Bisk shares a [[body-type]] with the just-as-deliciously-named [[Thermidor]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Bisk''' (ビスク ''Bisuku'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Bisk''' (比斯克 ''Bǐsīkè'')

==References==
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Shouki

2019-02-22T22:16:16Z

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:''Shouki is an [[Autobot]] [[Trainbot]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:G1 - Shouki - Boxart.jpg|upright=2.2|thumb|Went so fast, his feet phased out.]]
'''Shouki''' (ショウキ ''Shōki'') is the [[Trainbot]]s' leader, and elder brother to [[Yukikaze (Headmasters)|Yukikaze]]. He's among the fastest of the team, especially when he's linked to Yukikaze in train mode. Unfortunately, he's also occasionally brash and irresponsible in his duties.

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==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
====Ask Vector Prime====
The Trainbots were built on Earth, in Japan, by a team of Japanese scientists. Raiden Initiative team leader Doctor [[Sōji Yoshikawa]] was given the honor of naming the team leader, the original Shinkansen. He chose the name "Shouki" as a powerful and dignified name, that connected with his own love of military history. {{storylink|Ask Vector Prime#Facebook|Ask Vector Prime, 2015/09/27}}

====''The Headmasters'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Keiichi Noda]] (Japanese), [[Michihiro Ikemizu]] (Japanese, episode 1)|[[John Culkin]] (English, Omni Productions dub)}}

[[File:FourWarriors Shoki rescues Magnus.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.55]]
In 2011, Shouki and the Trainbots were operating on Earth. After [[Galvatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Galvatron]] invaded Cybertron, the robot trains assembled to transport their fellow Autobots to Cybertron across the [[space bridge]]. Shouki intervened on [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Ultra Magnus]]'s first fight with [[Sixshot]], knocking aside the ninja consultant long enough for the Autobots to roll out. The convoy was attacked along the way by the [[Constructicon (G1)|Constructicon]]s, but [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]] drove them off. On Cybertron, Shouki saved [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] from [[Tantrum (G1)|Tantrum]]. {{storylink|Four Warriors Come out of the Sky}} The Trainbots formed [[Raiden]] and fought alongside [[Defensor (G1)|Defensor]] and [[Superion (G1)|Superion]] against their Decepticon combiner counterparts. They were nearly crushed by falling debris when [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] collapsed a building on them using his [[Sonic stun-gun|sonic stun gun]]. {{storylink|The Mystery of Planet Master}} Shouki and the Trainbots returned to Earth just in time to shuttle [[Hot Rod (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Hot Rod]] and the [[Headmaster (technology)|Headmaster]]s back to Cybertron, after their successful quest for the [[Matrix of Leadership]]. {{storylink|Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime}} In their train mode, Shouki and the Trainbots transported Rodimus Prime and the [[Monsterbot]]s to planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]] as reinforcements for the Headmasters. {{storylink|Rebellion on Planet Beast}} They also carried him into battle again on the planet [[Praum]], where [[Scorponok (G1)|Scorponok]] had set a trap for Fortress and his team. {{storylink|The Four-Million-Year-Old Veil of Mystery}}

[[File:HM8 Shoki imbibing.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4|"Sharkleberry Fin? I asked for Purplesaurus Rex!"]]
Back on Earth, Shouki and the Trainbots took Danny and [[Wheelie (G1)|Wheelie]] on a sightseeing trip in Tokyo, Japan. Shouki was very proud of the country, which was his birthplace on Earth. When <s>Sixshot</s> a mysterious robot declared his intention to steal all of Japan's energy, Shouki and the Trainbots remained quietly alert, confident their combination form could handle any threat to their homeland. Their passive response to the danger angered the more action-oriented Headmaster team, especially [[Chromedome (G1)|Chromedome]]. After fruitlessly chasing behind <s>Sixshot</s> the mystery robot in attacks on London and New York, Chromedome was incensed when he arrived back at Autobot headquarters to see Shouki and the Trainbots returning from a shopping spree with Danny. Shouki and Chromedome nearly came to blows with each other before Danny intervened. When <s>Sixshot</s> the mystery robot finally made his attack on Japan, Shouki demanded that his team be allowed the first strike against their opponent. Flying to the rescue, the Trainbots assembled as Raiden to fight <s>Sixshot</s> their mysterious opponent. Raiden's victory was prevented by the arrival of [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], piloted by [[Scourge (G1)|Scourge]] and [[Cyclonus (G1)|Cyclonus]]. It turned into an all-out brawl after that, with the Headmasters arriving as reinforcements for their comrades. Sixshot was revealed, and he used his ninja training seemingly to duplicate himself, attacking Raiden as several winged wolves. As a demonstration of their newfound trust in each other, Raiden urged Chromedome to shoot at the holographic Sixshots swarming around him, knowing he would certainly be hit by some of the blasts. The Decepticons were eventually driven off and Shouki and Chromedome shook hands back at headquarters, having forged a warrior's bond on the field of battle. {{storylink|Terror! The Six Shadows}}

[[File:HM12 Shoki vs flying debris.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.4]]
Galvatron soon struck out against Cybertron again, this time seeking the new super-metal known as [[Cybertonuron]]. Shouki and the Trainbots were first in line on Earth to transport over the space bridge into combat with the Decepticons. They rushed straight into the fighting as soon as they arrived. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 1}} Shouki and the Trainbots confronted the [[Predacon (G1)|Predacon]]s in defense of their home planet. Shouki clearly told [[Razorclaw (G1)|Razorclaw]] what's what, warning him to leave the planet or suffer the consequences. As the fighting began, Shouki belted [[Divebomb (G1)|Divebomb]] hard across the mouth and flipped the bestial Razorclaw over his back, showing off his fighting skills. The battle was fierce but brief, as the Trainbots disabled their opponents. {{storylink|Cybertron Is in Grave Danger, Part 2}}

Shouki and the Trainbots defended the [[Sol 1]] satellite during its launch cycle. When Scourge, Cyclonus and the Predacons arrived to steal the satellite, they flew out with the Headmasters to stop them. Shouki gave the command and the Trainbots assembled to form Raiden, grappling with [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] and ultimately chasing off the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Shadow Emperor, Scorponok}} Next, Shouki's team joined the [[Protectobot (G1)|Protectobots]] on an emergency rescue mission to [[Peru]], where an active volcano was threatening a small town. They were intercepted by the Predacons, and so Shouki asked [[Hot Spot (G1)|Hot Spot]] to go on ahead and help the villagers while the Trainbots occupied the Preds. Soon, Raiden and Predaking were formed, and the battle was really joined. The Headmasters soon arrived and tagged out the Trainbots, allowing Shouki and his friends to journey to the village and escort the people to safety in their combined train mode. {{storylink|The Dormant Volcano Mysteriously Erupts}} In their next evil scheme, the Decepticons unleashed [[buridanka|a giant carnivorous plant]] in downtown [[San Francisco]], prompting the Autobots to respond. Shouki and the Trainbots arrived on the scene, but were confronted by [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], who wished to duel with sabers made of light. The Trainbots formed Raiden and met Bruticus sword for sword. {{storylink|Head On!! Fortress Maximus}}
[[File:HM14 shouki at gunpoint.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
On a geological expedition to [[Mars (planet)|Mars]] with Danny and Spike, Shouki and the Trainbots were present when a series of tremors rocked the landscape. Seeking to investigate, the group split up to locate the source of the phenomena. Shouki took Danny and Wheelie with him, and they happened across [[Hun-Gurrr (G1)|Hun-Gurrr]] and [[Rippersnapper (G1)|Rippersnapper]] of the [[Terrorcon (G1)|Terrorcons]]. Although they informed Spike of what they had seen, they were then captured by [[Sinnertwin (G1)|Sinnertwin]] on sentry duty. After they were rescued by the Headmasters and uncovered the Decepticons' plan to blow up Mars, Shouki and the Trainbots flew back to Athenia in order to take Spike and Danny to safety. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! Maximus Is in Danger}} They were almost immediately called back, however — the Decepticon Headmasters had used [[plasma energy]] to neutralize Fortress Maximus, leaving the Autobots on Mars in desperate need of reinforcements. Shouki and the trains reformed Raiden as they arrived, and fought against [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] and the MegaZarak Transtector in scorpion mode. {{storylink|Explosion on Mars!! MegaZarak Appears}}
[[File:HM17 shouki character model pose.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Shouki and the Trainbots served as military transportation for the Autobots when they attacked the Decepticon meeting on the [[Moon (moon)|Moon]]. The strike was foiled by the arrival of Galvatron, and the Autobots fled back to Earth aboard the trains. {{storylink|Return of the Immortal Emperor}} Shouki and his team were next called upon for a relief mission, transporting energon to the planet [[Sandra (planet)|Sandra]]. Shouki worked with Ultra Magnus to load his men up with energon cubes from Earth's stockpiles, but their prepartions were interrupted by Galvatron and the Decepticons, who wanted the energy for themselves. When the firefight started, Ultra Magnus told Shouki to forget about them and get the energon to Sandra, but they were shot down twice by the villains before they could leave atmosphere. After being shot out of the air by Sixshot, Shouki bravely challenged the much larger Decepticon to battle, before withdrawing behind the large vehicle forms of his teammates and using them as cover to fire on the Decepticons. The Autobots of Earth finally gave up, sending energy reserves from Athenia instead. {{storylink|SOS from Planet Sandra}}
[[File:HM18 shouki vs skullcruncher.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
Shouki and the Trainbots also ferried the Witwickys and Headmasters to the mutual benefits talk with Galvatron. When the Autobots learned Galvatron was actually a fake, Shouki and his brother Yukikaze distracted the Decepticons by sumo wrestling each other, giving their comrades a chance to secure the Witwickys safety. {{storylink|Daniel Faces His Biggest Crisis Ever!!}} After the talks failed, the Decepticons fled into space aboard Scorponok, planning to raid other planets in the universe for their energy. The Trainbots were part of a task force Fortress assembled to chase after their nefarious foes. After reaching the [[Twin Star]] planets, Shouki and the Trainbots ferried [[Brainstorm (G1)|Brainstorm]] and [[Arcee (G1)|Arcee]] down to the barren world of Toruin. They then transformed into Raiden and flew to the sister planet, Sperity, to battle the Decepticon invaders. {{storylink|Battle for Defense of the False Planet}} On [[Daros]], Shouki and the Trainbots transported the rescued prisoners from the northern hemisphere to safety. {{storylink|Find MegaZarak's Weak Spot!!}} They also appeared on [[Paradise]], escorting [[Highbrow (G1)|Highbrow]] on his scouting mission and later flying the Technobots and Monsterbots into battle. {{storylink|Head Formation of Friendship}}

[[File:HM24 trainbots transform.jpg|left|thumb|upright=1.4]]
On [[Pirate Planet]], Shouki and Yukikaze helped Highbrow unlock the secret of the proton energy. They transported him to an abandoned pirate ship in space, where they recovered a signal transmitting skull that served as a key to the pirates' pyramid hiding place. They were almost caught flatfooted by [[Soundwave (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Soundblaster]], but Danny Witwicky managed to surprise the Decepticon and give them a chance to escape. At the pyramid, the train brothers reunited with their fellow Trainbots and formed Raiden to keep Galvatron from interfering. {{storylink|Mystery of the Space Pirate Ship}}

After returning to Earth, the Trainbots re-entered Ultra Magnus's command at Autobot City. Summoned to transport the Technobots to the site of a Decepticon attack in [[Florida|Miami]], Shouki opined that Ultra Magnus should alert Fortress to the attack, but Magnus wanted to handle things on his own without bothering the commander. As the conflict escalated and Sixshot and Trypticon besieged Autobot City itself, Shouki and the Trainbots returned to the city and Shouki again pleaded for Ultra Magnus to ask for help. Magnus relented this time, and Shouki sent word to Athenia before he and his team joined the battle as Raiden. Alas, they were kept busy [[Apeface]] and [[Snapdragon (G1)|Snapdragon]] long enough for Sixshot to murder Ultra Magnus; in the aftermath, Shouki and his comrades attended Magnus's funeral. {{storylink|Ultra Magnus Dies!!}}
[[File:HM26 shouki wounded spike.jpg|thumb|upright=1.4]]
When Spike and Chromedome needed to get to Earth for the volcano summit, Shouki and the trains popped over to Athenia to give them a ride. At Autobot City, Shouki and [[Suiken]] heard a commotion outside and investigated, finding Spike injured in a battle between Metroplex and Trypticon. Shouki rushed him back to Athenia for treatment, then returned to Earth to defend the [[Pacific Ring of Fire]] from the Decepticons. {{storylink|I Risk My Life for Earth}} After the Decepticons seemingly abandoned Earth, Shouki and the Trainbots assisted Spike in rebuilding the planet after the enemy's departure, starting out by combining into Raiden and helping Defensor and Computron destroy the Decepticons' abandoned Earth headquarters. {{storylink|Miraculous Warriors, Targetmasters (Part 1)}} They subsequently joined the team of Autobots who pursued the Decepticons to planet [[Master (planet)|Master]], where they flew Chromedome and Daniel in close to Scorponok's Transtector base so they could rescue the captive Wheelie. {{storylink|The Master Sword Is in Danger!!}} On the return trip to Earth, Shouki's team aided the [[Targetmaster (technology)|Targetmaster]]s in searching for Daniel after he disappeared into a space vortex, {{storylink|My Friend Sixshot!}} and transported the Headmasters to the asteroid [[Pallas]] in order to battle the Decepticons. {{storylink|Duel on the Asteroid}}

Upon returning to Earth, Shouki and the Trainbots ferried Danny and the Headmasters to the Andes Mountains for a rescue mission, after Spike and [[Carly]] crashed their jet in the treacherous terrain. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 1)}} As part of Raiden, Shouki participated in the Autobots final battle with Scorponok's Decepticons at the North Pole. He lent his energies to the Headmasters' [[Head Formation]] to revitalize Fortress Maximus at the critical moment. {{storylink|The Final Showdown on Earth (Part 2)}}

====''The Headmasters'' manga====
[[File:HMmanga trainbots.jpg|left|thumb|“Six of us! Here tonight! Chugga chugga choo choo, time to fight!”]]
When the Headmasters were confronted by [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] on the planet [[Beast (planet)|Beast]], Shouki and the Trainbots arrived just in time to form Raiden and deliver a flying kick to their beastly foe. {{storylink|Great Decisive Battle of Planet Beast!}}

In their combined train mode, Shouki and the Trainbots transported Daniel and the Headmasters to Earth via [[space bridge]]. They faced a giant robot squid under the ocean, where the Decepticons were attempting to steal suboceanic energy. The squid tried to snag the robot train, but Shouki's team separated into individual robots then recombined into Raiden, demolishing the squid and the Decepticons. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 3|The Headmasters #3}}

During Christmas, Raiden assisted the Autobot Headmasters in bringing gifts and holiday cheer to a children's hospital. When the Decepticon Headmasters attacked, the Trainbots dismantled and Shouki and his comrades got the children to safety while the Headmasters battled. {{storylink|The Headmasters issue 6|The Headmasters #6}}
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====''Super-God Masterforce Master File''====
Following the expulsion of the Decepticons from Earth after the battle at the North Pole, the Transformers' war shifted into a series of space-based exchanges between Athenia and Chaar known as the [[Master Wars]]. During this time, the Trainbots discovered that Scorponok had constructed a new transtector for himself, and reported the news to [[Fortress Maximus (G1)|Fortress]]. {{storylink|Master File No, 1}}

====Wars manga====
[[File:TrainWars Shouki.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.1|]]

The Trainbots were wounded fighting the [[Nine Great Demon Generals]], who tore them apart in their Raiden configuration. Blaming himself, Shouki left the team, removed his ability to combine and began fighting alone, all so that he would never endanger a comrade again. While having his body modified into a new form at [[Metrobase]], he saved [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]] from the [[Jet Corps]]. Daniel had a plan to infiltrate the Decepticons by disguising Shouki as the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]'', though the former Trainbot chafed at the prospect of Daniel being his partner. {{storylink|Train Wars: Shouki & Daniel Chapter}} After [[Kickback (G1)|Kickback]] had stolen data specs of [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]'s [[Metrowars|new body]], Shouki disguised himself as the ''Thunder Arrow'' and lay in wait for the [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticon]] to come to him. In due course, the Decepticon approached Shouki and was wholly fooled by his disguise, allowing the Autobot and Daniel to strike down Kickback and incinerate the data he was carrying. Though Daniel congratulated Shouki on a job well done, the Autobot wasn't too keen on partnering himself with the boy; remembering what had happened to his comrades from [[Micro|Zone]], Shouki urged Daniel to distance himself from him so that he wouldn't come into harm's way. The conversation was interrupted by an emergency signal emanating from Cybertron, and the pair took off for the mechanical world.

Upon arrival, Shouki was accosted by [[The Fallen]], who had burned his way to Cybertron's core in order to reach [[Vector Sigma]]. The ancient Transformer sardonically thanked [[Overdrive]] for guiding him to his goal, a statement which Shouki misinterpreted as meaning that Overdrive was in cahoots with The Fallen. He prepared to blast Overdrive, only to be stopped by [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]. The elder advised Shouki to consider the situation at hand without letting his emotions cloud his judgement. Alpha Trion furthermore directed Shouki's attention to Vector Sigma as it activated itself, prompting Overdrive to petition his [[spark]] and his [[Quantum Dial]] to the super-computer in order to stave off The Fallen. To Shouki's disbelief, the pact was made and several cosmically-displaced Transformers materialized about to fight back against The Fallen. {{storylink|Train Wars}}

{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Train Wars 2}}}}

===Dreamwave ''Generation One'' continuity===
[[File:Shouki.jpg|100px|thumb|"So I asked her... 'Want to get hitched in Vegas?'"]]
Shouki was part of a big crowd of unhappy Cybertronians who made [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] look really stupid when he tried to make a speech assuring them that everything would be okay after the collapse of [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]]'s supposedly-benevolent rule. {{storylink|Skyfire (issue)|Skyfire}}
{{--}}

===''Legends'' comic===
Shouki and Daniel were among the heroic [[Kreon]]s who visited the [[Legends World]] to defend it from the Decepticons. {{storylink|Transformers Legends Special Chapter|Special Chapter}}

==Games==
===''The Transformers'' (PS2)===
[[File:TFPS2 shouki rodimus vs astrotrain.jpg|thumb|Hot train-on-train action.]]
Shouki was one of the Autobots who joined the battle on the planet [[Zel Samine]] over the powerful [[Zel Quartz]]. Combined with his fellow Trainbots as Raiden, he tried and failed to prevent the Decepticons from penetrating the [[Enormous Laser Transmission Array]]. {{storylink|The Transformers (PS2)|The Transformers}}

{{Note|Shouki is a non-playable character who appears only among the legion of Autobot duplicates in the Decepticon campaign, and as part of Raiden when he appears in the story.}}
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==Toys==
===The Headmasters===
[[File:G1toy shouki.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Shouki''' (Trainbot, 1987)
**''ID number'': '''C-125'''
**''Accessories'': "Mach laser" pistol, 3 "joint parts" connectors, Raiden breast panel, Raiden waist panel

:Shouki transforms into a blue and white {{w|0 Series Shinkansen|Type 0 Shinkansen}} bullet train. Like all his fellow Trainbots, he began life as a ''[[Diaclone]]'' "Train Robo"—specifically, the "No. 1 Tôkaidô Bullet Train" figure—and he still features space for a Diaclone pilot figure in the front end of his vehicle mode, though he no longer comes with plastic tracks to ride on like the ''Diaclone'' figure did. In train mode, he can link up end-to-end with his teammates using the connectors included, and forms the upper torso of the team's combined mode, Raiden; he has been retooled from his ''Diaclone'' release to incorporate a new waist-panel for Raiden that was not part of the original toy.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Shouki/shouki.htm More information on Shouki at TFU.info]''

{{-}}{{anchor|Raiden}}
[[File:G1toy raiden giftset.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Raiden''' (Gift set, 1987)
**''ID number'': '''C-131'''
**''Accessories'': "Mach laser" pistol, 3 "joint parts" connectors, Raiden breast panel, Raiden waist panel

: The entire Trainbot team was sold both as individuals and in a six-bot Raiden gift-set. All six toys in this set were identical to their individual releases.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1987/Cybertron/Raiden/raiden.htm More information on Raiden at TFU.info]''
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===Transform Jr===
*'''Shouki and Seizan''' (1987)
:Stumpy, simplified versions of Shouki and the Trainbots were released as part of the ''Diaclone'' toyline in addition to the full-size figures, which were then re-released as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]] subsidiary [[Seven]]'s ''[[Transform Jr]]'' line of simplified Transformers toys. Shouki was available in a boxed two-pack with Seizan, and the pair could combine with the other four Trainbots (also released in packs of two) to form a stumpy little Raiden.

*'''Raiden''' (1987)
:The ''Transform Jr'' versions of Shouki and his team were also available in a complete giftset.

===Zone===
[[File:Zonetoy shouki.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66]]
*'''Shouki''' (Trainbot, 1990)
**''ID number'': '''C-354'''
**''Accessories'': "Mach laser" pistol, 3 "joint parts" connectors, Raiden breast panel, Raiden waist panel

: The Trainbots were re-released during ''[[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' in new packaging, and only as individuals, never in a box set. The toys are identical to their original ''Headmasters'' incarnations, except for the fact that they no longer sport [[rubsign]]s.
::*''[http://www.tfw2005.com/resources/zone-cybertrons-322/shouki-2141/ More information on the ''Zone'' release of Shouki at TFW2005.com]''
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===Generations===
[[File:Generationstoy shouki.jpg|thumb|upright=1.66|This is...very curious.]]
*'''Shouki and Daniel''' (exclusive, 2014)
**''Accessories:'' "Mach laser" gun
:''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' Shouki is a [[redeco]] of ''[[Transformers: Classics|Classics]]'' [[Astrotrain (G1)|Astrotrain]], able to [[Triple Changer|triple-change]] into bullet train and space shuttle alternate modes, the latter explained as a disguise meant to resemble the Decepticon spaceship the ''[[Thunder Arrow]]''. Additionally, the ''[[Train Wars]]'' manga invents a fourth mode for the figure, the "Train Bazooka", a huge gun mode that can be wielded over-the-shoulder by other characters, named after Raiden's original weapon.

:Offered exclusively through [[Hero-X|Million Publishing]]'s ''[[Transformers Generations 2014]]'' Vol. 1 book, Shouki comes with a redeco of the [[Mini-Con]] [[Groundspike]], reimagined as an [[exosuit]]ed [[Daniel Witwicky (G1)|Daniel Witwicky]], disguised as the [[Skystalker (G1)|pilot]] of the ''Thunder Arrow'' as part of their secret mission. Daniel also triple-changes into a bow weapon for Shouki and a pantograph for his train mode.

==Notes==
*Though it is a little tricky to tell the true meaning of Shouki's name since it is "spelled" in phonetic katakana rather than kanji (鍾馗), it most likely comes from a {{w|Zhong Kui|mythological figure}} or {{w|Nakajima Ki-44|a type of Japanese WWII fighter plane}}.
**The Facebook version of [[Ask Vector Prime]] stated that in-universe, it was the latter as his namer, [[Sōji Yoshikawa|Doctor Yoshikawa]], was a military history buff.
*Shouki had the preliminary name of '''Mach''' (マッハ ''Mahha'').
*Kreon Shouki wears the [[Ironhide (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Ironhide]] helmet and [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Kre-O|Starscream]] wing-backpack.

==External links==
*[http://www.diaclone.net/orid/diatr/d068.html ''Diaclone'' Shouki at Diaclone.net (Japanese-language site)]

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'''In the aftermath of the battle with Unicron, our heroes build a new future on Earth, and we look back on the life of Optimus Prime.'''

==Synopsis==
''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]] looks back on his life and remembers...''

''As Orion Pax slowly comes online in an [[Iacon (polity)|Iaconian]] [[hot spot]], the [[blacksmith]] supervising his forging is impressed by his size and calls the ancient storyteller [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] to bear witness. Trion agrees there seems to be something special about Pax; that he is a 'bot who will be "worth weaving tales about." With some difficultly, Pax pulls free of the sparkfield, only for the first thing he witnesses to be the blacksmith mistreating the [[Scrounge (G1)|smaller 'bot]] who transforms into his medical equipment.''

Rebuilding on [[Earth]] continues in the wake of [[Unicron/Generation 1|Unicron]]'s attack. [[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] and [[Marissa Faireborn]] talk about the future—about a "ceremony" [[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] is attending, about an upcoming funeral Arcee is going to miss—and Arcee tells Marissa the complicated story of her gender transition and how she's moved past the hardships she faced to find a job, friends, and a lover in [[Aileron]].

''Hoping to fight injustice, Orion Pax joins the Iaconian police force. During training, he is given his first gun by [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]], who is amused by his wide-eyed innocence.''

While [[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] oversees clean-up and rebuilding in [[San Francisco]], [[Sofía Orozco]] arrives on the scene to film a new story. [[Brad Emory]] guest stars to continue berating Cybertronians and their presence on Earth, and Sofía allows him to speak before approaching Jazz for his point of view. Jazz merely tells her he's not here for thanks, he's just here to do what's right.

''Orion Pax and [[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]] come upon fellow officer [[Outback (G1)|Outback]] roughing up [[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]] for drawing graffiti. Puzzled by the symbol he has scratched into a wall, Pax questions Ravage as to its meaning, but Outback kicks the cat-bot and explains that it's the mark of the "[[Decepticon]]s."''

Unsure what to make of themselves on Earth and thinking they might restart their old [[Chic Chips]] business, brothers [[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] and [[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] go to [[Pyra Magna]], the newly-appointed [[Mistress of Flame]], for some advice. Pyra is still getting used to her new role as spiritual adviser and isn't much help; Needlenose isn't surprised, regarding her as just another 'bot who abandoned everything they believed in, prompting Pyra to testily explain that she is attempting to bring new guidance to the [[Way of Flame]] in this post-Prime era, before all but kicking them out so she can prepare for the coming funeral.

''Repeated confrontations with the Decepticons send Orion down a dark path, as his fury builds over the subversive, criminal acts they partake in, which overshadow their justifiable anti-authoritarian roots. Seeing Pax's anger when he apprehends [[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]] in a [[simultronic]] bust, [[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] reminds him of the systemic oppression that gave rise to the Decepticons in the first place and rebukes him for having lost sight of that and becoming "part of the problem."''

In [[Little Cybertron]], [[Rum-Maj]] and [[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] watch as graves are dug for all those who perished during the conflict with Unicron. The cost of victory weighs heavily on Rum-Maj to the point she is unsure if it was even a victory at all; Wreck-Gar opines that there ''aren't'' any victories in life because it goes on regardless, with or without you, and you just have to do your best for as long as you're around.

''When [[Megatron (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Megatron]] extends an offer to Orion Pax to meet with him and talk, Orion discusses the matter with his closest allies. [[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] thinks Pax should do it, in hopes that it will bring unity, but Ironhide disagrees, labeling all Decepticons murderers. Pax sides with 'Bee, telling Ironhide it's a chance to move past what has been and change the future for the better.''

In Africa, a group of poachers track a herd of elephants who have been displaced due to debris from Unicron landing on their grazing lands. Before the criminals can open fire on the animals, [[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] swoops in to stop them. Acting in the deceased [[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]]'s name, he decides that his old friend would understand if he made it so the poachers can't hurt anyone ever again...

''Following Pax's transformation into Optimus Prime, he successfully defeats and captures Megatron, but it is not long before a Decepticon raid frees Megatron from prison. [[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] fears that Megatron may spread the war to other planets, and deems Optimus's hope that the Decepticon leader will have seen the error of his ways and will start his movement over again peacefully to be "nuts".''

Bumblebee walks along a coastline as the sun sets on his last day on Earth, before he heads off to serve as the Cybertronian race's diplomatic envoy to the [[Galactic Council]] after the funeral the next day. Walking beside him is a familiar face: the deceased [[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], who gave up his life to ensure victory against Unicron, and who has traded roles with Bumblebee to somehow become a "ghost" only he can see. Bumblebee encourages the spectral Starscream to come with him on his mission, but Starscream doubts he would be welcome. Bumblebee jokingly accuses him of being mad that Optimus Prime is going to get all the credit for saving the universe; Starscream smiles and brushes it off, stating that he's sure people will remember him, and that will be enough.

''As Prowl predicted, the war moves off-planet, and civilizations die as a result. [[Slag (G1)|Slag]] accuses Optimus Prime of not caring, of believing the ends justify the means; [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]] calms him to prevent a fight, but shares his beliefs, and tells Prime so to his face.''

Thundercracker and [[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] attend an awards ceremony where he is up for "Best Original Screenplay" for his biopic of [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] [[Chuckles]]. Wracked with nerves that are made all the worse by the fact that one of his favorite actresses, [[Karen Fishook]], is announcing the winner, Thundercracker braces himself to hear the result...

''Optimus remembers his period of shifting identity, how he went from Prime back to Orion Pax and traveled the stars for a time until retaking the Prime title, then how [[Cybertronian colonies|Cybertron's colonies]] came to consider him [[The Arisen]], the Thirteenth Prime. He wonders, could it be true? Could ''that'' be why Alpha Trion was at his birth?''

Out in the void of [[space (the place)|space]], Aileron captains an exploration vessel crewed by Jetfire, [[Bob (IDW)|Bob]], [[D.0.C.]], and the remaining colonist ex-soldiers. When Jetfire picks up something unusual, Aileron orders them to set course for it with the intention of making friends, and tells [[Bump]] to contact Arcee on Earth so she can apologize to her for her inevitable late return.

''Following Optimus's annexation of Earth, he travels to the colony worlds to recruit new followers, exploiting their faith in his supposed divinity to convince them to join him. Prime's confidence in his new role concerns Aileron, as she remembers how naive and impressionable she was in the face of "The Arisen" not so along ago.''

Prowl oversees [[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]]'s incarceration in an undersea facility. Shockwave reflects on the many faces he was worn in his life, and comments that he is no longer sure which of them was ever the real him. In a moment that's as much dark self-reflection as it is condemnation of Shockwave, Prowl tells him that they were ''all'' the real him, because a 'bot is defined by—and will be judged by—their actions, not what they hoped to attain when they carried those actions out.

''In advance of the final showdown with Unicron, Optimus Prime has one final conversation with Arcee. He removes his [[mouthplate]] and hands it to her, symbolically removing the "mask" of his identity so he can face Unicron as his true self. Recalling Alpha Trion's words at the moment of his creation, that he would be worth telling stories about, Prime tells Arcee that it is ''stories'', and the emotions and deeds they can inspire, that are truly important, moreso than the real-life person those stories happen to be about.''

Prime's discarded mouthplate now sits atop a coffin at the funeral everyone has been waiting for. With a small group of mourners that include representatives of various former colonies, the Earth heroes and organizations he fought with and against, and Prime's closest friends and fiercest detractors, [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] presides, and begins to read from a prepared speech... before she stops herself and instead begins to speak from her heart, delivering a eulogy that is both celebrates and damns with its truth. Prime has left no body; instead, they bury the ''idea'' of Optimus Prime—the idea of both the heroic warrior who fought oppression and saved lives and worlds, and the war hawk leader who pretended to divinity and lied and killed to achieve his desires—that he may be remembered always, and that they may move beyond him and build upon what he achieved to shape a better future on their new homeworld.

''Sinking into darkness, Optimus Prime thinks back on the successes and failures of his life one last time, and the fundamental contradiction they embodied: how could he claim to desire freedom for all beings when he presented that freedom as only achievable through him, with war and destruction ensuing when anyone opposed him? Now, at the end, Prime can see the truth, that "freedom" and "unity" are not in contradiction to one another, but two sides of the same coin, one only attainable through the other. In his life, he failed to find the harmony between the two.. but now that he is gone, he can see that it doesn't matter. Optimus Prime departs the living world with a smile on his face, knowing that life will go on without him, and the stories of his journey, of his ''trying,'' will inspire others to keep doing the same.''

And a story is exactly what these "flashbacks" turn out to be; perhaps the dying Prime's life flashing before his eyes, but also Arcee telling the story of Optimus Prime's life to her class of students, made up of human and [[Elonian]] children, and the new generation of young Cybertronians formerly cared for by [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]]. [[Sideswipe (IDW)|Sideswipe]] questions how Arcee can know that what she is telling them about Prime's final realizations at the end of his life are true, since she wasn't there; Arcee responds that she knew what Prime thought and felt while he was alive, and that is enough to reach the same conclusion. Prime believed in a better future, she tells the children, and believing in the future means believing in the ability of people to change for the better. And all the stories of such change, like the story Arcee is telling them now... all those stories of triumph and failure, and all that they can teach and inspire... ''they'' are what will truly define that future.

[['Til all are one]].

==Featured characters==
Characters in ''italic text'' appear only in flashbacks. 
{{Featuredcharacters
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*''[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime/Orion Pax]]'' (4)
*[[Arcee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Arcee]] (5)
*''[[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]]'' (8)
*''[[Ironhide (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ironhide]]'' (9)
*''[[Outback (G1)|Outback]]'' (10)
*[[Jazz (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jazz]] (15)
*[[Tracks (G1)|Tracks]] (17)
*[[Pyra Magna]] (19)
*[[Swift (G1)|Swift]] (20)
*[[Jumpstream]] (21)
*[[Slide]] (22)
*[[Skyburst (G1)|Skyburst]] (23)
*[[Dust Up]] (24)
*[[Jetfire (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Jetfire]] (25)
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]] (26)
*''[[Hound (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Hound]]?'' (27)
{{!}}style="background:transparent;border:0px" valign="top"{{!}}
*''[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Tumbler]]'' (28)
*[[Prowl (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Prowl]] (29)
*''[[Slag (G1)|Slag]]'' (36)
*[[Swoop (G1)|Swoop]] (37)
*''[[Snarl (G1)|Snarl]]'' (38)
*''[[Sludge (G1)|Sludge]]'' (39)
*''[[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]]'' (40)
*[[Roulette (Universe)|Roulette]] (44)
*[[Midnight Express (RID)|Midnight Express]] (45)
*[[Bump]] (47)
*[[Aileron]] (49)
*''[[Oiler]]'' (50)
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]] (53)
*[[Strafe (IDW)|Strafe]] (55)
*[[Chromia (G1)|Chromia]] (56)
*[[G.B. Blackrock|Garrison Blackrock/Sovereign]] (57)
{{!}}}

|c2=
*[[Sparkstalker]] (12)
*''[[Ravage (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Ravage]]'' (16)
*[[Needlenose (G1)|Needlenose]] (18)
*''[[Swindle (G1)|Swindle]]'' (30)
*[[Buzzsaw (G1)|Buzzsaw]] (34)
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]]'s ghost (35)
*[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]] (51)

|c3=
'''[[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]'''
*[[Scarlett]] (58)
*[[Matt Trakker]] (59)
*[[Ayana Jones|Mayday]] (60)
*[[Zilong Qian|Talon]] (62)

'''Others'''
*[[Marissa Faireborn]] (6)
*[[Brad Emory]] (11)
*[[Sofía Orozco]] (12)
*[[Karen Fishook]] (43)
*[[President of the United States|President]] (61)
*[[Action Man]] (64)
*[[Sgt. Savage]] (65)

|h4=Other Cybertronians|c4=
*''[[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]]'' (1)
*''[[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]]'' (2)
*''Unnamed [[blacksmith]]'' (3)
*[[Sharkticon (G1)|Sharkticon]]s (7)
*[[Lightbright (G1)|Lightbright]] (13)
*[[Rum-Maj]] (31)
*[[Wreck-Gar (G1)|Wreck-Gar]] (32)
*? (33)
*[[Thundercracker (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Thundercracker]] (41)
*[[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]] (54)
*[[Sideswipe (IDW)|Sideswipe]] (66)
*[[Slicer (Decepticon)|Slicer]] (67)

|h5=Others|c5=
*[[Livia]] (14)
*[[Buster (IDW)|Buster]] (42)
*[[Bob (IDW)|Bob]] (46)
*[[D.0.C.]] (48)
*''[[Unicron]]'' (52)
*[[Rom]] (63)
}}

==Quotes==
"Our job is to keep the '''peace.''' We only kill as the '''last option'''—when '''evil''' leaves us no choice." 
"'''Ha ha ha!''' Kid, I thought you were too '''serious'''—glad ta see a '''bleak''' sense of '''humor''' in ya."
:—'''Orion Pax''' and '''Kup'''

"This place is really popular, you know, '''Rummy-Cube,''' my love. But do you know '''why?''' Ask me why." 
"No." 
"It seems people are '''dying''' to get here!"
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' and '''Rum-Maj''' visit Little Cybertron's graveyard

"'''Winning?''' What does it '''mean?!''' Maybe there's no '''winning''', my dear, because the game doesn't '''end.''' Some '''pieces''' fall off the board, but new '''pink pegs''' get stuck in the car and we keep passing '''go''', keep collecting '''200 Shanix.'''" 
"Perhaps. Perhaps it '''is''' a victory when the '''game''' continues... '''regardless''' of the players."
:—'''Wreck-Gar''' and '''Rum-Maj'''

"'''Soundwave''' laid down his life so '''everybody''' could live. But for '''you'''... I think he'd understand if I made an '''exception.'''"
:—'''Buzzsaw''' attacks the poachers

'''Optimus Prime:''' "'''Find''' [Megatron]. But I want the '''opportunity''' for peace. We're fighting for the '''same thing,''' after all." 
'''Prowl:''' "He's '''nuts.'''" 
'''Bumblebee:''' "Heh. He's '''Optimus.'''"

"You '''know''' you saved the universe, right?" 
"Pfft. Not if you '''ask''' anyone." 
"Oh Primus. You're '''jealous''' that '''Optimus''' got all the credit." 
"Who, '''me?''' Jealous? It's '''okay.''' People will '''probably''' remember me. That's '''all''' I can ask for, I guess." 
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Starscream'''

"I was '''right''', you know. When it all comes down to it, everything is about '''resources'''... there is a finite amount of '''everything'''. Even '''identities'''. And I am no longer sure which version of '''myself''' was the '''real''' one." 
"They '''all''' were, Shockwave. All that was done to you, all that you did to yourself... all that you did to '''others.''' We are our '''actions'''... not our '''hopes.'''"
:—'''Shockwave''' and '''Prowl'''

"'''Today''', on his adopted world of '''Earth'''... we bury '''Optimus Prime'''. Not his '''body'''—that's gone. Not his '''spark'''—that belongs to '''Solus.''' We bury the '''idea''' of Optimus Prime. He was a warrior. A hero. A killer. A liar. '''Destruction''' was his company. Did he '''cause''' it—or prevent '''worse?''' The thing that made Optimus who he '''was'''... was that he '''asked''' those questions. Life is not '''simple''', and neither is '''death.''' We inter the '''idea''' of Optimus Prime into the '''soil''' of his '''adopted world'''... a world that has, in turn, adopted us '''all.''' [['Til all are one]]."
:—'''Windblade''' delivers a eulogy for Optimus Prime

"'''Freedom''' and unity (...) describe the same '''phenomenon.''' '''One''' cannot be free unless all are. And if '''all''' are '''free'''—they are as '''one.''' I fell short of '''achieving''' this... but it doesn't matter. The '''goal''' isn't important. The journey is. And it '''never''' ends."
:—'''Optimus Prime''''s final words

"Believing in the future means believing we can '''change.''' The '''story''' of that change, the story of becoming what we '''are'''—what we were '''meant''' to be... '''that''' is the true history of the '''world.''' And '''this''', children, is our future. This is '''our''' world."
:—'''Arcee''' signs off

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*This issue is the final comic in the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity]]. Following on from the events of [[Ceremony|''Unicron'' #6]], it serves as an epilogue to that story, to the ''Optimus Prime'' series and John Barber's seven-year ''Transformers'' run, and to the IDW universe as a whole. In terms of chronology, however, portions of [[How To Say Goodbye And Mean It: Part 2|''Lost Light'' #25]] take place in the far future, long after this issue.
*Scattered remarks made here and there over the last few years of IDW comics have implied a recontextualization of Arcee's origins from her [[Spotlight: Arcee|controversial ''Spotlight'' back in 2008]], but with this issue, Barber—working with ''Transformers'' fan [[Jenevieve Frank]] to incorporate her own experiences—finally addresses the matter directly. In no uncertain terms, Arcee was (in her words) "forged male, which did not match [her] spark," and willingly agreed to the procedure Jhiaxus performed on her. Her erratic behavior following this was not the result of the transition itself, but the lack of aftercare Jhiaxus provided ("the Cybertronian equivalent" of "bad meds," Arcee and Marissa collectively conclude).
*Arcee also notes that [[Anode]] (a trans character featured in ''[[The Transformers: Lost Light|Lost Light]]'') offered to help her, only to vanish. Given that Anode only realized her trans identity after leaving Cybertron to escape the war, this means she must have met Arcee when she returned to Cybertron just prior to events shown in [[Dissolution Part 1: Some Other Cybertron|''Lost Light'' #1]], and her "disappearance" was her abduction to the future by [[Mortilus|the Necrobot]], seen in that same issue. The implication, then, is that the things Arcee discovered from Anode (like the fact she ''didn't'' have to have her [[CNA]] altered in order to transition) coupled with Anode's disappearance before she could help her triggered the rampage the already-unstable Arcee was on as ''Spotlight: Arcee'' began.
*Orion's first two flashbacks are the earliest points we have seen in his life in this continuity, prior to his previously-chronologically-earliest appearance in [[Chaos Theory Part 1|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]]. The third also seems intended to be set before this issue, in his younger days before he became a police captain (Outback still calls him "rookie," and the narration implies it is before he addresses the Senate, as seen in [[Chaos Theory Part 2|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #23]]), but see "Errors" below.
*Needlenose and Tracks were previously shown in business together selling Chic Chips before the war in [[The Transgressors|''The Transformers'' #44]].
*Following her acceptance into the ranks of the Torchbearers in ''Unicron'' #6, replacing the deceased [[Stormclash]], Slide is shown to have adopted their red-and-green color scheme. With Pyra ascending to the position of Mistress of Flame, Skyburst has become the new leader of the team, and Swift has joined them as the new sixth member and also taken their colors. Swift's not here for combining reasons, though; [[Conquerors Part 1: Aphelion|''The Transformers'' #46]] explained there are always six Torchbearers, representing the hexagonal lattice of [[Solus Prime]]'s [[Creation Lathe]].
*Orion's fourth flashback takes place after the various flashbacks we've seen throughout the ''Optimus Prime'' series, but before ''[[The Transformers: Autocracy|Autocracy]]'', and depicts Orion in his "angry and violent" phase that he fell into following the events seen in [[New Cybertron Part 5: Future Glories Lost|''Optimus Prime'' #5]].
*[[Chromedome (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Chromedome]] appears with Pax's unit in this flashback; presumably he's there because he's still partners with Prowl in the [[Iaconian Mechaforensic Division]] at this time, as seen in [[Shadowplay, Part 1: Post Hoc|''More than Meets the Eye'' #9]]-[[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|11]]. Per those issues, his name at this time is "Tumbler."
*Process of elimination would indicate the block-colored sixth 'bot on Orion's team seen in this flashback is Hound, who was part of his unit in ''Autocracy'', but hasn't shown up in any of the other looks at the past in the ''Optimus Prime'' series. His cannon's on the wrong shoulder, though.
*This flashback sees Swindle mention a simultronic dealer named [[Marauder (G1)|Marauder]]. A 'bot by this name was previously referenced in [[Dissolution Part 3: A World Misplaced|''Lost Light'' #3]], one of the deceased Transformers whose essences were captured in one of the Necrobot's spark-flowers, whose death was apparently the work of Starscream.
*Orion's fifth flashback occurs between [[The Hunt for Soundwave|''Autocracy'' #3]] and [[Cause and Effect|#4]], but it retcons the precise circumstances of Orion and Megatron's meeting. Orion was not politely invited to meet with Megatron and given time to talk it over with his comrades; he was ''forced'' to do so by Decepticons who were holding Bumblebee hostage (with 'Bee even telling Orion not to go because it was a trap, versus his encouragement in his story) and had to go to the meeting right away.
*During the fifth flashback, Ironhide refers to the death of the Senate, as seen in [[Megatron Origin issue 4|''Megatron Origin'' #4]].
*Buzzsaw is defending elephants against poachers in Soundwave's memory because elephants were Soundwave's favourite Earth creatures, as he revealed in [[New Cybertron Part 4: Dance Among the Shadows|''Optimus Prime'' #4]].
*Captain of continuity to the very last, John Barber plugs one of the larger gaps in the IDW timeline with Orion's sixth flashback, which details how Megatron escaped captivity after he was imprisoned by the Autobots in [[Primacy issue 4|''Primacy'' #4]].
*Following his death in ''Unicron'' #6 and conspicuous absence from the gathering of the spirits of the dead seen in the same issue, Starscream is revealed to have persisted after death as a "ghost" who can only be seen by Bumblebee, in an inverse of their relationship for the last three years (spanning [[The Transgressors|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #44]], though all of [[The Transformers: Till All Are One|''Till All Are One,'']] up to [[The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|''Optimus Prime'' #19]]). Exactly how Starscream has done this is left unsaid; perhaps his spirit has wound up in [[Infraspace]] like Bumblebee's did, given that the Talisman, which killed Starscream, showed the ability to project a 'bot's consciousness there in [[Ghost in the Machine (IDW)|''Revolutionaries'' #8]]. See also "Transformers references," below.
*Bumblebee is leaving to become the Transformers' diplomatic envoy to the Galactic Council. ''Lost Light'' #25 established that Prowl was reaching out to the Council to have them oversee Megatron's second trial, in the hope the Cybertronian race would finally be allowed to join. Sounds rather like he got his wish.
*Orion's seventh flashback showcases his tempestuous relationship with the Dinobots, which was the subject of ''[[The Transformers: Punishment]]''. Slug is correctly still referred to as "Slag" during this flashback, as it's set before he changed his name in [[No Exit: Dark Cybertron Chapter 6|''More than Meets the Eye'' #25]].
*One of the other writers competing with Thundercracker for his award is "Michael Costa," a tip of the hat to former IDW ''Transformers'' writer [[Mike Costa]], who rehabilitated Thundercracker all the way back in 2010's [[Things Fall Apart, Part 3: "Seasons in Flight"|''Transformers'' vol. 1 #4]] by establishing him as a fan of Earth television, thereby setting him on the path to this moment.
*Thundercracker was established to be a fan of Karen Fishook (who played the mother of the titular character of his favorite TV show ''[[Nurse Whitney]]'') in [[Starscream: The Movie (comic)|the 2018 ''Optimus Prime'' annual]].
*Orion's eighth flashback occurs during his solo space travels, somewhere between ''[[Transformers: The Death of Optimus Prime|The Death of Optimus Prime]]'' and [[Syndromica (1)|''Robots in Disguise'' #6]].
*While on a space adventure as part of Aileron's crew, D.0.C. is shown with a stuffed toy dog on a lead, with a visible "B" on its name tag. This is obviously a surrogate for Buster, as the pair became pals after sharing an adventure back in [[Conquerors Part 3: Helden|The Transformers #48]].
*Orion's ninth flashback falls somewhere between the end of ''[[Revolution]]'' and the start of ''Optimus Prime''.
*It's not called out by name, but Shockwave appears to have been imprisoned on ''[[Nemesis (G1)|Lemuria]]'', a.k.a the former Decepticon spacecraft ''Nemesis'', which was being used as an underwater headquarters by G.I. Joe in [[G.I. Joe vol. 5|''G.I. Joe'' vol. 5]] following its capture by the [[Earth Defense Command]] in [[White Heat|''The Transformers'' vol. 2 #57]].
*The imprisoned Shockwave has been strung up with his arms and legs removed, a plight that was also suffered by [[Getaway]] in [[Speak, Memory! (Part 2)|''More than Meets the Eye'' #49]]. Perhaps this is standard Cybertronian protocol for exceptionally dangerous prisoners. Additionally, the perspective and framing of Shockwave's dismembered body calls back to how he was similarly shown in [[Maximum Dinobots issue 2|''Maximum Dinobots'' #2]], and [[Last Stand of the Wreckers issue 3|''Last Stand of the Wreckers'' #3]], and [[Shadowplay (Conclusion): An Intimate Beheading|''More Than Meets The Eye'' #11]]. In each of those other circumstances, Shockwave was being rebuilt and getting a new chance to further his schemes; here, he has been taken apart most likely for keeps.
*Orion's tenth and final flashback is set during the events of [[Unicron issue 5|''Unicron'' #5]], and shows his decision to remove his faceplate prior to the end of that issue, which went unexplained at the time.
*Windblade begins Optimus's funeral by saying "Loss of life is only a tragedy if it is without..." before stopping herself. The next word is "purpose"; this rite was previously used by [[Sentinel Prime (G1)|Sentinel Prime]] at the funeral of [[Bumper (G1)|Bumper]] and [[Fastback (G1)|Fastback]] in [[Megatron Origin issue 3|''Megatron Origin'' #3]], and by Optimus at the funeral of Sideswipe in [[The Dead Come Home, Part 1 (of 2)|''Optimus Prime'' #13]].
* The Elonian child on the final page appears to be the same young girl who appeared in ''Unicron'' issues [[Our Darkest|#1]] and [[Ceremony|#6]].
*And so the question of whether or not Optimus Prime truly is The Arisen is... left ambiguous. He ''might'' be the reincarnation of the Thirteenth Prime... or he might not. In the end, it doesn't matter; what matters is what he used the story that he was to accomplish.

===Transformers references===
*The text on the first page of this issue is taken from the [[bio]] included with the [[Tech Spec]]s of the [[Optimus Prime (G1)/toys#Generation 1|original Optimus Prime toy]]. The "line graph" below it is based on (but is not an exact replica of) Prime's original Tech Spec graph itself.
*The little robot who transforms into the blackmith's medical equipment (apparently some kind of magnifying lens) is [[Scrounge (G1)|Scrounge]], a comic-original character who appeared in [[The Smelting Pool!|issue #17]] of the [[The Transformers (Marvel comic)|original Marvel ''Transformers'' comic]]. He's made several silent cameo guest-spots dotted across IDW history that, like this one, have typically depicted him in unfortunate situations, but this is the first time we've seen his alternate mode. In the Marvel comic, he transformed into a wheel, and in homage to that, he's here seen chasing after a circular piece of his own [[kibble]] that's popped off and is rolling away.
*The freshly-forged Orion Pax's appearance is mostly based on his original look from the [[The Transformers (cartoon)|Generation 1 cartoon]] episode "[[War Dawn (episode)|War Dawn]]" with a few embellishments, like the angular protruding windshield-chest reminiscent of the design created by [[Guido Guidi]] for his appearance in "[[Spotlight: Blurr]]."
*Multiple human workers seen throughout this issue are wearing tan shirt, blue pants, and yellow helmet and boots worn by [[Spike Witwicky (G1)|Spike Witwicky]] and [[Sparkplug Witwicky|his father]] in the Generation 1 cartoon.
*On page 3, a sign is shown advertising [[energon goodie]]s as they appeared in ''[[The Transformers: The Movie]]'', as wafer-like "sticks of gum" kept in a square container.
*Orion Pax notes that, as a truck, Functionism permitted him to have become "a scientist, a librarian, or a dockworker" instead of a police officer. Orion was a dockworker in the Generation 1 cartoon, and a librarian in both [[Dreamwave Productions]]' [[Dreamwave Generation One continuity|comic book continuity]] and the [[Aligned continuity family]]. "Scientist" was presented as a possible job he could have had in Optimus Prime's original Generation 1 profile, were he not leader of the Autobots instead, and may also be an allusion to the [[Optimus Prime (Movie)|live-action movie version of the character]], who in IDW's movie tie-in comics, was the head of Cybertron's [[Science Division]] before becoming a Prime.
*Swindle refers to a 'bot named "[[Shadowhawk]]," which was the Japanese-market name for [[Divebomb (Energon)|''Energon'' Divebomb]].
* Hound is shown holding Ravage in captivity -- a reference to their numerous bouts in Generation 1 fiction.
*Starscream surviving death as a ghost is, of course, a concept that originated in the Generation 1 cartoon episode "[[Starscream's Ghost]]," and has seen a lot of play in subsequent media, particularly in Japan. If the Infraspace explanation isn't the case, perhaps IDW's Starscream really does just have the same "indestructible spark" as the original, which the [[Beast Wars: Transformers (cartoon)|''Beast Wars'' cartoon]] credited with his unique ability to persist after death.
*Midnight Express remarks that he likes the cold, an aspect of his personality derived from his original Japanaese characterization. This trait survived into the English-language bio included with Hasbro's release of the figure, but not into the English-dubbed version of the [[Transformers: Robots in Disguise (2001 cartoon)|''Robots in Disguise'' cartoon]].
*Optimus drops [[Furmanism#IT NEVER ENDS|a famous climactic Furmanism]] as the final line of his narration.
*Arcee serving as a teacher for the next generation of Cybertronians alludes to her [[Arcee (Animated)|''Animated'' counterpart]], who was a teacher before the war.
*Several young members of that next generation appear along with the young Sideswipe on the final page. Apart from one who is drawn to look like the deceased [[Wheeljack (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Wheeljack]] (and coloured like Wheeljack's [[Action Master]] redeco, [[Slicer (Decepticon)|Slicer]]), the rest appear to be generics who colourist Josh Burcham has given the color schemes of other characters. One has been colored like [[Sideways (Armada)|''Armada'' Sideways]], and another like [[Turbofire]].

===Real-life references===
*Wreck-Gar uses a few board game metaphors:
**"...you know, Rummy-cube, my love..."-a slight allusion to {{w|Rummikub}}, a tile adaptation of set-collecting games like Rummy.
**"New pink pegs get stuck in the car"—a gameplay mechanic from {{w|The Game of Life}}.
**"We keep passing Go, keep collecting 200 [[Shanix]]"—an allusion to passing Go and collecting $200 in [[Monopoly]]
*Thundercracker has titled his Chuckles movie ''Last Laugh,'' which was the name of the real-life hardcover collection of the IDW ''G.I. Joe'' comic books telling the story that T.C. has based his screenplay on.
*Karen Fishook starts to read the result of the award ceremony by saying "And the winner is..." before correcting herself and saying "And the award goes to..." Her first impulse is how they used to announce the Oscars, before it was changed in 1989 to the latter (or rather, to "And the ''Oscar'' goes to...").
*The imagery of Bumblebee walking on a beach receiving guidance from someone who cannot be seen, showing only one set of footprints in the sand, is similar to common inspirational "--and that's when I carried you" allusions to [[Jesus]].

===Errors===
*With regard to Orion's third flashback, it shows Ravage drawing graffiti of the Decepticon symbol when Orion was still a rookie beat cop... but [[Chaos Theory Part 1|''The Transformers'' vol. 1 #22]] showed that Orion had become captain of the Rodion precinct before Megatron ever thought the symbol up.
*During their flashback, Oiler and Slide are drawn with their Earth vehicle modes, rather than the Devisen forms they were depicted with in [[Time Will Rust|issue #23]].
*Shockwave says "There's is a finite amount of everything."

===Other trivia===
*Originally solicited for release in October 2018, this issue was held back until late November to ensure that it was released after the delayed ''Unicron'' #6.
*This issue features 24 story pages instead of the usual 20. The remaining four pages of the comic are taken up by the introductory "Tech Specs" page (described above), two bookend pages that simply read "The Beginning" and "The End," and a farewell letter from writer John Barber reminiscing about his time on IDW's ''Transformers'' comics and thanking his fellow creators.

===Covers (3)===
*'''Cover A:''' A huge cast group shot surrounding a portrait of Optimus Prime, by [[Kei Zama]] and [[Josh Burcham]]; an homage to Marvel Comics' 25th anniversary covers from 1986. [[Heavy Traffic!|Marvel's ''The Transformers'' #22]] featured one of these covers, but the note on the credits page that it is drawn "after {{w|Walt Simonson|Walter Simonson}}" indicates it's specifically evoking the cover of [https://marvel.wikia.com/wiki/Thor_Vol_1_373 ''Thor'' #373] and Simsonson's regal depiction of the God of Thunder.
*'''Cover B:''' Optimus Prime, with other members in the pieces of a shattered Autobot symbol behind him, by [[Casey Coller]] and [[John-Paul Bove]]
*'''Retailer incentive cover:''' ''Robots in Disguise'' artist [[Andrew Griffith]] returns to draw key cast members from Barber's run one last time
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Teletraan-X (episode)

2018-11-22T08:03:54Z

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{{disambig3.5|the cartoon episode|the titular character|Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan}}
{{episode|
|otherseries=''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Transformers: Cyberverse]]'' ep 12
|image=Teletraan-X (Cyberverse - Teletraan-X).jpg
|caption="According to the control panel light up there, the entire building's gonna self-destruct in about six minutes. I'm pretty sure it's a problem with the light."
|prev=Sabotage
|next=Matrix of Leadership (episode)
|title="Teletraan-X"
|airdate=[[October 26]], [[2018]] (Xfinity X1) [[November 16]], 2018 (CN app/website) [[November 17]], 2018 (USA)
|production company=[[Allspark Animation]]
|writer=[[Kevin Burke]] and [[Chris Wyatt]]
|animation studio=[[Boulder Media Studio]]
|director=[[Jean Texier]]
}}
'''Windblade and Bumblebee trace an Autobot signal and find themselves lured into a trap set by Slipstream and her Seekers.'''

==Synopsis==
Following the destruction of their [[Decepticon scout ship|starship]], [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]] and [[Windblade (Cyberverse)|Windblade]] are on the run; after a close call involving [[Nova Storm (Cyberverse)|Nova Storm]] and a movie billboard, the pair take shelter at a nearby airport. Windblade realizes that they're too conspicuous together, and to cover more ground in their search for the ''[[Ark (Cyberverse)|Ark]]'' they'll need to split up. Her dramatic monologue about her faith in Bumblebee, however, is cut short when her friend picks up something unexpected: an [[Autobot]] distress signal emanating from nearby!

Abandoning their plan to split up, the pair head to an abandoned missile silo not far away. Clambering down into the depths of the facility, the signal becomes stronger and stronger, until they reach a large and heavily armored door. Windblade pries it open, and after a short jaunt down the tunnel they pair discover the source of the signal: [[Teletraan-X (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-X]], a robotic [[drone]] designed to act as an auxiliary backup unit for [[Teletraan-1 (Cyberverse)|Teletraan-1]]'s data. Introducing itself, the device quickly identifies Bumblebee as a crew member of the ''Ark'', but not Windblade, and refuses to answer any of her questions unless they're filtered through Bumblebee first. When Bumblebee tries to persuade Teletraan-X to reveal the Ark's location, however, the machine announces that they've been led into a trap... at which point, spotlights flare to life, revealing [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]] and the other [[Seeker (Cyberverse)|Seeker]]s!

The two Autobots are surrounded, subdued, and quickly brought before Slipstream, who explains her need to bring the Autobots in alive: 'Bee is the only Cybertronian on Earth who can access the drone, and learn the location of the ''Ark''... and Windblade's safety is the incentive to ensure Bumblebee cooperates with Slipstream. Windblade is tortured, then Bumblebee when he refuses to cooperate... but Slipstream has reckoned without Teletraan-X, whose overriding directive to protect the crew of the ''Ark'' spurs it into action, activating a defensive shield which it uses to bowl over the Decepticons. The two Autobots make a run for it, tailed by Teletraan-X and pursued by the Seekers.

Realizing that they need to protect Teletraan-X, the only clue they have to finding the ''Ark,'' Windblade tells Bumblebee to ensure that the drone makes it out safely, seconds before a Decepticon missile splits the party. Windblade defends Teletraan-X by bringing down part of the ceiling on [[Slipstream (Cyberverse)|Slipstream]], [[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]], and [[Thrust (Cyberverse)|Thrust]], while Bumblebee uses his [[stinger (weapon)|stingers]] to paralyze Nova Storm and [[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]] before the trio reunite.

Using Teletraan-X's map of the facility, the group escapes to the antechamber where they came in, but their escape up the ladder is compounded when Slipstream and the other Seekers regroup and chase them up to the surface. Windblade falls back to make sure that the Decepticons can't pursue Bumblebee and Teletraan-X up the ladder, but with the silo doors—and their only means of escape—closing, and fast, Bumblebee has no choice but to leave Windblade to her fate. 'Bee escapes just in time to seal the Seekers underground, for the time being... but Windblade is trapped ''with'' them, her fate unknown, and with no other course of action Bumblebee is forced to take Teletraan-X and flee...

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*[[Thundercracker (Cyberverse)|Thundercracker]] (6)
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*[[Acid Storm (Cyberverse)|Acid Storm]] (8)
*[[Thrust (Cyberverse)|Thrust]] (9)

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==Quotes==
'''Slipstream:''' "Finally this annoying little ''Ark'' drone is good for something... other than saying 'not crew'." 
'''Teletraan-X:''' "Well, you're ''not''." 
'''Slipstream''' and '''Windblade:''' "SILENCE!"

"Look, I'm a diversion! This is a great time to escape." 
"C'mon, 'Bee!" 
"I'm helping! Wait for me!" 
:—'''Teletraan-X''' saves our heroes

"Wind...blade..." 
"The Decepticons will overwhelm her and come after us in a matter of moments. Would you like a list of nearby hiding places?"
:—'''Bumblebee''' and '''Teletraan-X'''

==Notes==
===Continuity notes===
*Windblade and Bumblebee lost the [[Decepticon scout ship]] they'd been using as a base, along with the [[cortical psychic patch]] during the events of the preceding episode, "[[Sabotage]]."
*Teletraan-X mentions that he hasn't seen an Autobot for "millions of years," providing some kind of timeframe between the various flashbacks on the show and the events of the present day.

===Transformers references===
*TBD

===Real-world references===
[[File:Cyberverse - Teletraan-X - Return of Sharknator.jpg|thumb|right|300px|A shadowy flight into the dangerous world of a shark who does not exist.]]
*The billboard at the beginning of the episode features an ad for "[[Return of Sharknator]]," spoofing both the ''{{w|The Terminator (franchise)|Terminator}}'' and ''{{w|Sharknado (film series)|Sharknado}}'' franchises while also featuring a red {{w|Knight Rider|Knight Industries Two Thousand}}.

===Trivia===
*This episode was originally scheduled to debut on Canadian television on [[October 21]], [[2018]], several weeks ahead of its US broadcast. A re-run of "[[Memory (Cyberverse)|Memory]]" wound up airing instead. It did, however, run on Okto in Singapore on [[November 10]], a week before its US air date.
*This episode was made available OnDemand for subscribers to U.S. cable provider Comcast's Xfinity X1 service on [[October 26]], [[2018]], along with the ninth, tenth, and eleventh episodes of the series, "[[Shadowstriker]]," "[[Maccadam's]]," and "[[Sabotage]]," all prior to their Cartoon Network broadcast debuts. Initially, "Sabotage" was not included in this release, leaving a one-episode gap, but it was added before the end of the same day.
*After ''twelve'' episodes set on modern [[Earth]], we finally get a glimpse of a [[human]], which probably has to be ''some'' kind of record for ''Transformers'' media.
*Given their need to hide from both humanity ''and'' the Decepticons, it's more than a little weird to have the two Autobots casually transforming into robot mode to hold a conversation in the middle of an airport parking lot full of cars.

===Continuity Errors===
*Why doesn't Windblade just carry Bumblebee and Teletraan-X out in her jet-mode?

===Animation and technical errors===
*When Thrust grabs Bumblebee, Thrust's mouth moves, yet he doesn't speak, leaving only Bumblebee's dialogue.
*Thundercracker was the one holding the taser and standing next to Bumblebee when he collapsed, but when Teletraan X comes in to protect Bumblebee, Thundercracker and Nova Storm have swapped places, with Nova Storm being next to 'Bee and holding the taser.
*Teletraan-X's size and [[scale]] is more than a bit cheatsy here; in most of his appearances, he's about a third of the size of the main cast, but during the final scene he's somehow able to fit into Bumblebee's vehicle mode.
*Nova Storm's cockpit framing, which vanished in the previous episode, is still missing in this one.

===Foreign localization===
'''French'''
:*''Title:'' "'''Teletraan-X'''"
:*''Original airdate:'' [[November 12]], 2018

==Home video releases==
*TBA

==External links==
*[https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wMUz9RDTQ7o "Teletraan X" on YouTube] (US only)

[[Category:Cyberverse episodes]]

Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!

2018-10-28T17:14:00Z

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{{episode|
|otherseries=''Transformers: Zone'' ep 1
|prev=Echo Across the Galaxy! Bell of Love!!
|title="Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!"
|japanese=新総司令官ダイアトラス登場!
|romaji=Shin Sōshireikan Dai Atlas Tōjō!
|translation=
|image=ZonePoster1.jpg
|caption=Zone is the Enders
|production code=
|production company=[[TakaraTomy|Takara]], [[Columbia Music Entertainment|Nihon Columbia]]
|writer=[[Toyohiro Ando]]
|director=[[Hiromichi Matano]]
|animation studio=[[Toei]]
|airdate=[[July 21|21 July]] 1990
|continuity=[[Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity]]
}}
'''When nine of the most powerful Decepticons are gathered together under the rule of Violen Jiger, Autobot Powered Master Dai Atlas must step forward to prevent them from acquiring the power of the mystical Zodiac.'''

{{--}}

==Synopsis==
[[File:Victorysaber feminia destruction.jpg|left|thumb|200px|If only he's a [[Star Saber (Victory)#IDW Generation 1 continuity|hideous zealot]] in this clip.]]

Seeking to conquer the universe, the mysterious, demonic [[Violen Jiger]] gathers together the [[Decepticon]]s [[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]], [[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]], [[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]], [[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]], [[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]], [[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]], [[King Poseidon]], [[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]], and [[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] as his [[Nine Great Demon Generals]]. To remove the threat the [[Autobot]]s pose to his goal, he has the generals devastate the planet [[Feminia]], drawing the attention of Autobot [[Supreme Commander]] [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] and his troops, who arrive to save the planet's populace. Victory Saber saves the life of a young boy named [[Cain]], but is unable to escape the planet's destruction himself and is left missing in action when Feminia explodes.

[[File:EnergonZ.jpg|thumb|left|200px|"Ha ha, I have stolen the prop from {{w|My Science Project}}!"]]

With the Autobots in disarray following the loss of Victory Saber, Violen Jiger charges his generals with obtaining the Autobots' new energy source [[Energon Z]], and the [[Zodiac]], the enigmatic energy force responsible for the creation of the universe, which he intends to fuse together to create the super-energy that will fuel his dreams of conquest.

Meanwhile, Cain and his pet [[Emusa]] are brought to [[Micro|Planet Zone]], the fortified defence base of the Autobot [[Micromaster]]s, where [[Moonradar (Zone)|Moonradar]] and [[Rabbicrater]] give him the lowdown on its history. Zone was created by the [[Powered Master]]s, early Transformer pioneers of space, and the [[Zone Base]] is powered by [[Energon Z]]—which makes the planet the next target for the Demon Generals. Overlord, Menasor, Bruticus, and Abominus attack the planet and steal the Energon Z, escaping into space as Moonradar leads the [[Super Car Patrol Team]] and the [[Battle Patrol Team]] in pursuit. Their way is barred by BlackZarak, who impedes their progress with an energy net. The [[Jet Patrol Team]] free their companions, and [[Sunrunner (Zone)|Sunrunner]] tracks the Generals with his radar, discovering that the capsule of Energon Z has been handed off to the other half of the group, who are on their way to Earth.

[[Image:CainAkiraPetals.jpg|right|200px|thumb|And as the cherry blossoms lowered, so did our expectations.]]

Back on Zone, as the [[Rescue Patrol Team]] cleans up, the Powered Masters [[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] and [[Sonic Bomber]] return from their search for Victory Saber, bringing the wounded commander back safely. The two Powered Masters briefly watch over Victory Saber in the infirmary, then set out for Earth, where Devastator, King Poseidon, Trypticon, and Predaking are already wreaking havoc. The Micromasters, meanwhile, have already arrived on the planet, just in time to save a young boy named [[Akira Serikawa|Akira]], who... ''befriends''... Cain as the Micromasters do the best they can to hold off the Generals. In the nick of time, Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber arrive, and the battle goes underground as Devastator and Dai Atlas race to find the Zodiac, buried in a cavern beneath the Earth's surface. As Devastator is dispatched by a river of lava, King Poseidon attempts to escape with the Zodiac, but is stopped by Sonic Bomber, and tosses it to his fellow Generals. Dai Atlas is able to snatch it from their grasp, but the enraged Trypticon then unleashes a beam of Energon Z from the capsule directly at him. Sonic Bomber valiantly takes the hit for Dai Atlas and is nearly killed by the beam, but Trypticon simply fires off another shot. In desperation, Dai Atlas holds aloft the Zodiac and petitions it for help, and as the Energon Z washes over it, its power is unleashed. Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber are transformed into "Zone Modes", heavily-armed base forms that dispense with King Poseidon and Trypticon. Attempting to flee, Predaking is cleaved in two by Dai Atlas's Zone Sword Cutter attack, and the Zodiac is retrieved.

The Autobots, Cain and Akira then discuss the nature of the Zodiac amongst themselves, with Akira revealing that he learned about the existence of Zodiac from [[Professor Serikawa|his father]], but he wants to know more about space and the Transformers. Conversely, Cain and Moonradar want to learn about Earth, and they all agree to teach each other about their respective subjects. Emusa then invites Akira to Zone, and Dai Atlas approves; Akira is ecstatic, but stops to pull something from his backpack—he presents Cain and Emusa with some flowers, and wants to bring plenty along for the trip!

Returning to Zone, Victory Saber appoints Dai Atlas as the new Supreme Commander of the Autobots. The flying Emusa throws a bouquet into the air that falls apart, and as the petals rain down on the laughing boys and nearby Autobots, the crowd cheers Dai Atlas's name.

[['Til all are one]].

==Featured characters==
{{featuredcharacters
|c1=
*[[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]] (6)
*[[Galaxy Shuttle]] (7)
*[[Holi]] (8)
*[[Pīpō]] (9)
*[[Fire]] (10)
*[[Boater]] (11)
*[[Moonradar (Zone)|Moonradar]] (17)
*[[Rabbicrater]] (18)
*[[Star Cloud]] (20)
*[[Windrim]] (21)
*[[Gunlift]] (22)
*[[Whisper (Zone)|Whisper]] (23)
*[[Nightflight (Zone)|Nightflight]] (24)
*[[Sidetrack (Zone)|Sidetrack]] (25)
*[[Powerbomb]] (26)
*[[Gingham]] (27)
*[[Black Heat]] (28)
*[[Sunrunner (Zone)|Sunrunner]] (29)
*[[Dai Atlas (Zone)|Dai Atlas]] (31)
*[[Sonic Bomber]] (32)
*[[Tailspin]] (33)
*[[Swindler]] (34)
*[[Roadhandler (G1)|Roadhandler]] (35)
*[[Deadhour]] (37)
*[[Road Hugger (Zone)|Road Hugger]] (38)
*[[Road Caesar]] (39)
*[[Grand Maximus]] (40)
*[[Landcross (Victory)|Landcross]] (41)
*[[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]] (42)
*[[Lander]] (43)
*[[Lightfoot (Masterforce)|Lightfoot]] (44)
*[[Ranger]] (45)
*[[Road King]] (46)
|c2=
*[[Overlord (Masterforce)|Overlord]] (3)
*[[Abominus (G1)|Abominus]] (4)
*[[Menasor (G1)|Menasor]] (5)
*[[Violen Jiger]] (12)
*[[Devastator (G1)|Devastator]] (13)
*[[Trypticon (G1)|Trypticon]] (14)
*[[Predaking (G1)|Predaking]] (15)
*[[King Poseidon]] (16)
*[[Bruticus (G1)|Bruticus]] (19)
*[[Scorponok (G1)|BlackZarak]] (30)
|c3=
*[[Akira Serikawa|Akira]] (36)
|c4=
*[[Cain]] (1)
*[[Emusa]] (2)
}}

==Quotes==
"The Autobots' Supreme Commander, [[Star Saber (Victory)|Victory Saber]], has vanished into space like dust." 
"[The Nine Demon Generals cheer]" 
"I shall take control over the entire universe to create a Decepticon Zone!" 
"[The Nine Demon Generals cheer again]" 
"[Changes face] Find the Super Energy that is needed." 
"[Changes face again] And retrieve it by any means necessary!"
:—'''Violen Jiger's''' only speaking lines.

==Notes==
*Opening song is "[[Transformer Z no Theme]]" and ending song is "[[Ashita no Kimi e]]".
*The episode was produced by [[Kenji Yokoyama]], who also produced ''[[Transformers: The Headmasters (cartoon)|Transformers: Headmasters]]''.

===Animation or technical glitches===
*During Star Saber's repair operation, his battle helmet is blue.
*When Devastator goes underground after trying to attack Dai Atlas from behind, the part of his cape on his shoulders is colored green instead of purple.

===Continuity notes===
*During Dai Atlas's coronation, [[Grand Maximus]], the [[Godmaster (lifeform)|Godmaster]]s, [[Metalhawk (Masterforce)|Metalhawk]], [[Lander]], [[Road Caesar]], and [[Landcross (Victory)|Landcross]] can be seen at Star Saber's side.

===Transformers references===
*The Transformers previously visited Planet Feminia in [[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers issue 5|issue #5]] of the 1986 manga, ''[[The Story of Super Robot Lifeforms: The Transformers]]''. [[Kup (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Kup]] also mentioned it in "[[Birth of the Fantastic Double Prime]]".
*Planet Zone is an overhauled, upgraded version of [[Micro]], seen previously in the ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Victory (cartoon)|Victory]]'' animated series.
*The core of the Zone Base, referred to as the "Rocket Base" in the toyline and ''[[TV Magazine]]'' spreads, is identical to the Shuttle Base from ''Victory''. While it is unclear if the Shuttle Base and the Rocket Base were originally intended to be the same structure, ''[[Transformers: The Ark II|The Ark II]]'' has declared them to be so.
*The [[fire station]], [[gas station]], [[airport]], and [[construction station]] Micromaster Bases belonging to [[Hot House]], [[Glasspit]], [[Overair]], and [[Ironworks]], respectively, all appear as part of the Zone Base, although their Micromaster owners do not.

===Trivia===
[[Image:ZoneOPCreatures.jpg|thumb|right|200px|What the hell?]]
*According to an interview featured in ''[[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: The Comics]]'', ''Zone'' was to receive a second episode in the form of a TV special. However, production was cancelled due to unspecified circumstances (likely declining interest in the ''Transformers'' brand, a factor that brought about the end of the American toyline the same year ''Zone'' was released), making "Enter the New Supreme Commander, Dai Atlas!" the only episode of ''Zone'' to be animated.
*Although [[Misconceptions and urban legends about Transformers|rumors]] have always circulated that as many as five could have been completed, only this first episode was released, and serves as the final animated installment of the Japanese ''Generation 1'' cartoon.
*The episode is an adaptation of the single chapter of ''Zone'' [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (manga)|manga]], or perhaps vice-versa—the manga was released three months before the OVA, although it's not totally clear which media the story was first conceived for. There are some small differences between the anime and the manga: most notably, in the manga, Predaking is blasted by Dai Atlas and Sonic Bomber's Zone Modes along with King Poseidon and Trypticon, while the anime sees him make a run for it and wind up getting bisected. [[Fight! Super Robot Lifeform Transformers: Zone (story page)|Story pages]] in ''[[TV Magazine]]'' would later establish that all three generals survived the Zone Mode blast in the manga, whereas they rather definitively died in the anime. As such, the story pages are, in the strictest sense, not in-continuity with the anime, although the official 2007 [[Generation 1 cartoon timeline (Japan)|timeline]] established that their events, in broad strokes, also occurred in animated continuity.
*The ''Zone'' VHS came packaged with the [[exclusive]] figure, [[Rabbicrater]].
*The ''Zone'' [[title sequence]] features Sonic Bomber fighting a strange blue winged creature and Dai Atlas fighting a huge pink bear-esque creature, both of which end up destroyed by the Autobots. Just who or ''what'' these things are is never explained in any extant ''Zone'' fiction.
*Four complete Micromaster teams appear in this episode: the [[Rescue Patrol Team]], the [[Battle Patrol Team]], the [[Jet Patrol Team]], and the [[Super Car Patrol Team]]. The latter two use the molds from the [[Air Strike Patrol]] and the [[Sports Car Patrol]], who were Decepticons in the West.
*Only three members of the [[Race Car Patrol|Race Car Patrol Team]] appear in this episode—in cameos from behind, nonetheless. The missing member is [[Free Wheeler]], who can briefly be spotted in the opening sequence.
[[Image:CainAkiraBlush.jpg|right|200px|thumb|Cain really looks like he stepped out of ''{{w|Knights of the Zodiac}}'', doesn't he?]]
*So, Cain and Akira are pretty gay. Aside from both being very effeminate in design, there's a scene in the story where, during Predaking and Trypticon's attack on the base-mode Galaxy Rocket, Akira is shaken up and falls back into Cain's arms, and they linger on the pair in close-up as both of them blush. Then, the whole closing sequence is about them running through a field of [http://tvtropes.org/pmwiki/pmwiki.php/Main/LoveBubbles shōjo bubbles] and watching the sunrise together. It's a sudden, dramatic moment of inclusivity not seen in Transformers cartoons before or since, even if it's all done through implication.
*Devastator totally knocks down the World Trade Center. That dastardly terrorist.
*As Predaking's freshly sliced halves separate, what appears to be [[:File:PredaBrain1.jpg|an organic brain]] is briefly visible inside. Which is odd.
*Much like the "[[Scramble City: Mobilization|Scramble City]]" OVA, [[Shout! Factory]] was outright denied the distribution license for the ''Zone'' OVA in the United States by co-producers [[Toei]]. Precisely why Toei would not permit the OVA to be released in the United States has never been made public.

==Home video releases==
{{homevidnote|jsubs}}
[[Image:Columbia Zone DVD.jpg|thumb|100px]]
;VHS
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 1990 — ''Transformers: Zone'' ([[Columbia Music Entertainment]]) — Japanese audio only.
;DVD
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2003 — ''Transformers: Victory'' — DVD Box 02 ([[Geneon Universal Entertainment|Pioneer LDC]]) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2004 — ''Transformers: Zone'' (Columbia Music Entertainment) — Japanese audio only. 
[[Image:Flag of UK.png|20px|United Kingdom]] 2007 — ''Transformers'' — The Complete Takara Collection ([[Metrodome]]) — Optional commentary by [[Chris McFeely]]. 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2008 — ''The Transformers: Victory'' ([[Madman Entertainment]]) 
[[Image:Flag of Australia.png|20px|Australia]] 2009 — ''The Transformers: Japan Generation 1'' — Complete Collection (Madman Entertainment) 
[[Image:Flag of Japan.png|20px|Japan]] 2014 — ''[[Transformers Theme Song DVD ~Transformers Music Matrix 30th Anniversary Ver.~]]'' (Columbia Music Entertainment) — Japanese audio only. 
{{-}}

==External links==
*{{w|lang=ja|トランスフォーマーZ|''Transformers Zone'' article at the Japanese Wikipedia}}

[[Category:Generation 1 cartoon episodes]]
[[Category:Zone media]]

Drift (Cyberverse)

2018-10-28T00:33:47Z

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{{disambig3|Deadlock}}
:''Deadlock is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Deadlock - Cyberverse - Maccadam's.jpg|thumb|300px|"Yes, Chromia, my katana ''is'' folded over 1000 times."]]

'''Deadlock''' doesn't fit in with the Decepticons. He believes in a more honorable lifestyle than what his fellow 'Cons enjoy, and given a chance, would jump at the opportunity to make his own path.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Early in the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]], Deadlock, wishing to defect from the Decepticons, was brought to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] by [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], who needed to find [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] to get his new friend to safety. Unfortunately, news of Deadlock's defection had reached [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] who personally followed them to the bar and intended to use Deadlock as an example to others. Before the tyrant could slay the traitor, [[Maccadam]] intervened and demanded that there would be no fighting in ''his'' bar. After Megatron stormed out, Maccadam told Deadlock that he was welcome to stay in the bar as a refuge for as long as he needed. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

==Notes==
*In most continuities "Deadlock" is the name used by [[Drift (disambiguation)|Drift]] before his defecting from the Decepticons to the Autobots, which may imply a few things about this Deadlock's future character arc.
* His design is based on a [https://www.deviantart.com/guidoguidi/art/Retro-G1-Deadlock-model-sheet-526900626 fan design] made by Guido Guidi on his DeviantArt, though there are a some differences, like the placement of the Decepticon sigil, and the cockpit of the alt-mode on his chest
,
[[Category:Cyberverse Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]

Drift (Cyberverse)

2018-10-28T00:24:42Z

NITR0B1AST:

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{{disambig3|Deadlock}}
:''Deadlock is a [[Decepticon]] from the [[Transformers: Cyberverse (franchise)|Cyberverse]] [[continuity family]].''
[[File:Deadlock - Cyberverse - Maccadam's.jpg|thumb|300px|"Yes, Chromia, my katana ''is'' folded over 1000 times."]]

'''Deadlock''' doesn't fit in with the Decepticons. He believes in a more honorable lifestyle than what his fellow 'Cons enjoy, and given a chance, would jump at the opportunity to make his own path.

==Fiction==
===''Cyberverse'' cartoon===
Early in the [[Great War (Cyberverse)|Great War]], Deadlock, wishing to defect from the Decepticons, was brought to [[Maccadam's Old Oil House|Maccadam's]] by [[Bumblebee (Cyberverse)|Bumblebee]], who needed to find [[Optimus Prime (Cyberverse)|Optimus Prime]] to get his new friend to safety. Unfortunately, news of Deadlock's defection had reached [[Megatron (Cyberverse)|Megatron]] who personally followed them to the bar and intended to use Deadlock as an example to others. Before the tyrant could slay the traitor, [[Maccadam]] intervened and demanded that there would be no fighting in ''his'' bar. After Megatron stormed out, Maccadam told Deadlock that he was welcome to stay in the bar as a refuge for as long as he needed. {{storylink|Maccadam's}}

==Notes==
*In most continuities "Deadlock" is the name used by [[Drift (disambiguation)|Drift]] before his defecting from the Decepticons to the Autobots, which may imply a few things about this Deadlock's future character arc.
* His design is based on [https://www.deviantart.com/guidoguidi/art/Retro-G1-Deadlock-model-sheet-526900626 a fan design] made by Guido Guidi on his DeviantArt.

[[Category:Cyberverse Decepticons]]
[[Category:Cartoon-only Transformers]]

Evergreen

2018-10-14T21:54:32Z

NITR0B1AST:

[[File:MyBusyBook-figurines.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|''I'm gonna take this moment And make it last forever'']]
In a commercial context, '''evergreen''' product is merchandise that is not "seasonal" – it can be sent to shelves for an extended period without needing to be refreshed or updated. For ''[[Transformers brand|Transformers]]'', this means product that is "franchiseless", not tied any any flavor-of-the-year brand like a cartoon or movie.

After the [[live-action film series]] catapulted ''Transformers'' back into the public consciousness, deliberately evergreen products became increasingly common throughout the early 2010s, typically for licensed merchandise or for ancillary, [[market six|value-oriented]] [[Hasbro]] toys. These products would typically borrow key art from a scattershot assortment of sources, such as various ''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' toylines and the ''[[Transformers Legends (mobile game)|Legends]]'' card game.

Eventually, Hasbro moved to align these sorts of products under a unified evergreen aesthetic, and began implementing a purpose-made set of [[The Transformers (franchise)|Generation-1-inspired]] character designs, created by [[Emiliano Santalucia]], for use on all-and-sundry licensed and in-house products. They first debuted in late [[2016]], without fanfare, in [[IDW Publishing]]'s [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|Generation 1 comic line]], before showing up on a wider variety of merchandise during [[2017]].

{{TOCclear}}

==Products incorporating evergreen character designs==
===Fiction===
[[File:FutureGloriesLost-KnightTemplarPrime.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.33|''I'm gonna give my heart away And pray we'll stay together'']]
[[IDW Publishing]]'s Generation 1 comic line began introducing evergreen character designs in the aftermath of the 2016 ''[[Revolution]]'' crossover event. The implementation was last-minute enough that [[:File:OP1 subcvrA.jpg|at least one cover]] had to be redrawn by the artist to incorporate Optimus's evergreen design. Designs have been introduced as follows:
*[[Starscream (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Starscream]], beginning with [[Ping|''The Transformers: Till All Are One'' #5]]
*[[Optimus Prime (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Optimus Prime]], beginning with [[New Cybertron Part 1: To Walk Among the Chosen|''Optimus Prime'' #1]]
*[[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]], beginning with [[First Strike issue 1|''First Strike'' #1]]
*[[Soundwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Soundwave]], beginning with [[First Strike issue 2|''First Strike'' #2]]
*[[Shockwave (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Shockwave]], beginning with [[The Falling, Chapter 4: The Hallowing|''Optimus Prime'' #19]]
*[[Bumblebee (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Bumblebee]], beginning with [[Unstopped and Unstoppable|''Optimus Prime'' #22]] (in terms of fiction) and [[Our Darkest|''Transformers: Unicron'' #0]] (in terms of date of publication).

[[Space Ape]]'s ''[[Transformers: Earth Wars]]'' mobile game introduced a design of their own that would be used in 2017:
*[[Barricade (EW)|Barricade]], beginning with "[[Transformers: Earth Wars/Events|Event Horizon]]".

All characters in ''[[Transformers: Cyberverse (cartoon)|Cyberverse]]'' use the evergreen design.
{{--}}

===Toys===
[[File:PowerOfThePrimestoy-Starscream.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.66|''<nowiki>'</nowiki>Cause you're the one good reason You're the only girl that I need'']]
;''Power of the Primes''
*Voyager Class [[Starscream (G1)/toys#Power of the Primes|Starscream]]
;''War for Cybertron: Siege''
*Voyager Class [[Megatron_(G1)/toys#War_for_Cybertron:_Siege|Megatron]]
;''Authentics''
{{main|Transformers Authentics}}
;''Cyberverse''
{{main|Transformers: Cyberverse (toyline)}}

===Merchandise===
;Hasbro
*''[[Fidget Its]]'' fidget spinners
*''[[Mighty Muggs]]

;Licensed
*[[Hauck]] go karts
*''[[Transformers: My Busy Book]]''
*[[Radz]] 4-in-1 Candy & Surprise bags
*[[Carnival Cruise Line Entertainment|Carnival Playtime]] mascot costumes

[[Category:Franchises]]

Talk:Megatron (Cyberverse)

2018-10-10T01:36:56Z

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Does the upcoming Siege voyager class toy count as a new to for this Megatron, seeing that they are both using the Evergreen design? ---[[User:NITR0B1AST|NITR0B1AST]] 23:21, 8 October 2018
:No. The Siege voyager is of the G1 megatron, and goes on his page. -[[User:Foffy the Sheep|Foffy]] ([[User talk:Foffy the Sheep|talk]]) 04:23, 9 October 2018 (EDT)
::Okay, thanks!---[[User:NITR0B1AST|NITR0B1AST]] 18:37, 9 October 2018

Talk:Megatron (Cyberverse)

2018-10-09T06:21:47Z

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Does the upcoming Siege voyager class toy count as a new to for this Megatron, seeing that they are both using the Evergreen design? ---[[User:NITR0B1AST|NITR0B1AST]] 23:21, 8 October 2018

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2018-10-09T05:22:28Z

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==Favorite Continuities/Storylines==
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2018-10-09T05:22:16Z

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2018-10-09T05:21:52Z

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2018-10-09T05:17:38Z

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==Favorite Continuities/Storylines==
*'''1''' — [[Transformers: Wings Universe|Wings Universe]]

Tomax and Xamot

2018-10-09T05:06:45Z

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:''Tomax and Xamot are [[human]] twins from the [[G.I. Joe (franchise)|G.I. Joe]] portion of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:GIJoeVsTFII3 Xamot Tomax.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1]]
'''Tomax''' and '''Xamot''' are twins who work in [[Cobra]] as the leaders of the Crimson Guard. Each looks like the other's reflection (meaning what one has on the left, the other has on the right), aside from a scar across Xamot's right cheek.

They share an almost symbiotic bond, finishing each other's sentences and feeling each other's pain.

==Fiction==
===''G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers''===
[[File:Tomax and Xamot GIJoevsTFsII1.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Tomax and Xamot accompanied [[Cobra Commander]] to the facility in [[Boston]] to test out their teleportation device using a link with [[Teletran 3]]. However, the [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]] team interfered, and thanks to their attack, the device malfunctioned and transported them all to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]], before going haywire and transporting [[Transformer]]s across time. [[Shockwave (G1)|Shockwave]] tried to destroy the gathered humans, but a timely rescue by [[Ultra Magnus (G1)|Ultra Magnus]] and [[Perceptor (G1)|Perceptor]] put an end to it. When Ultra Magnus asked the humans for help, the twins were the first to realize that it meant G.I. Joe and Cobra would have to call a truce and go rescue the time-lost Cybertronians. Tomax and Xamot teamed with [[Doctor Mindbender]], [[Barbecue]], and [[Spirit]] {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 1|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #1}} and ended up in an apocalyptic future that would come to pass should the humans fail in their tasks. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 2|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #2}}

Rescued from a [[Sweep (G1)|Sweep]] assault by the [[Dreadnok]]s, the team was shocked to realize they'd all died fifteen years prior in this timeline. The 'Noks took them to see their leader, a crippled, cyborg [[Duke (G.I. Joe)|Duke]], who refused to help in their task. The Dreadnok Torch, however, decided to help them as a means of avoiding this nightmare of a world from ever happening. As he helped them find a Cybertronian he only referred to as "The Autobot", the group was ambushed by a swarm of [[Insecticon (G1)|Insecticons]]. Revealing Cybertronian upgrades for themselves, the twins linked up their arms and fired devastating beams with their opposite hands, wiping out a hefty portion of the swarm. An EMP grenade from Torch took care of the rest, but next they encountered a horde of Ravage-esque robots. With Torch being out of EMP grenades and the twins not being able to use their weapon upgrade for another half-hour, things looked grim. Fortunately, they were again rescued, this time by "The Autobot"…[[Ratchet (G1)|Ratchet]]!

[[File:GIJoeVsTFII3 Tomax dies.jpg|thumb|upright=1.3]]
One quick explanation later, Ratchet refused to return to the present with them until he saved a number of enslaved humans from a Decepticon factory. The Joes and Cobras were reluctantly forced to agree. Using Ratchet as a distraction, Xamot and Tomax managed to use their link-up blast to destroy one of three Reflector guards, and while Ratchet fought the remaining two, the team rescued the humans and ensured their safe escape. Following the rescue, Ratchet refused to leave because even if he went back, they might still not be able to stop Shockwave from using Teletran 3 to burn [[Earth]] and leave it ripe for conquest. Fed up with Ratchet, [[Barbecue]] decided to stop asking and simply stuck the recall device on him, taking them all back to present-day Cybertron, where Ratchet was promptly blasted by Shockwave. Realizing Ultra Magnus's force field had failed and they were now in Decepticon hands, the twins attempted a link-up, but Tomax was shot and killed by Shockwave. Xamot was left lamenting the death of his twin brother. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 3|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #3}}

Xamot found himself rescued along with a few others, but remained in shock from the death of Tomax. After [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]] and [[Lady Jaye]] managed to hit the recall button for the last team, who brought the [[Dinobot (G1)|Dinobots]] along with them, Shockwave's forces were pushed back and the humans were allowed to return to Earth, Xamot included. {{storylink|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II issue 4|G.I. Joe vs. the Transformers II #4}}

Much later, Tomax was listed as captured in G.I. Joe's database, despite being dead. Perhaps they had captured Xamot but couldn't tell the difference. {{storylink|Black Horizon, Part 1 of 2}}

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===''Transformers vs. G.I. Joe''===
Tomax and Xamot were two of the many Cobra operatives hidden away in [[Springfield (G.I. Joe)|Springfield]], a Cobra Base disguised as a quaint little town. They overpowered [[Roadblock (G.I. Joe)|Roadblock]], and were about to take him out, when several Joes flew in and joined the fight. Outnumbered, the twins were forced to surrender. {{storylink|I Saw Three Ships}} They were later busted out of their cell in [[Blackwater Prison]] by Cobra Commander {{storylink|Everybody Hates Metroplex}} who went on to lead the twins and an army of monstrous snake-men in a chaotic brawl against the Joes and [[Optimus Prime (G1)|Optimus Prime]] near the United Nations building. {{storylink|Expelled from the Garden}}

When [[Billy (G.I. Joe)|Billy]] brought a bloodied and defeated [[Snake-Eyes]] to [[Silent Castle]] as a gift for Cobra Commander, Tomax and Xamot were among those present, rejoicing over the ninja's defeat. But Snake-Eyes sprang back up, ready to fight, and the twins took up arms against him. {{storylink|Pax Megatronus}}
{{charstubfiction|{{storylink|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe issue 12|Transformers vs. G.I. Joe #12}} {{storylink|The War Never Ends}}}}
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===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
{{mainIDW|Tomax Paoli|Xamot Paoli}}
[[File:TheIronKlaw-TomaxPaoli.jpg|thumb|right|250px]]
{{note|In [[Hasbro Universe|IDW ''G.I. Joe'' continuity]], Xamot died during the events of ''{{i|G.I. Joe: Cobra II|G.I. Joe: Cobra}}'', several years prior to any involvement of Tomax in ''Transformers'' stories.}}

Tomax and Xamot Paoli were originally members of Cobra in the years following the Decepticon invasion of Earth. {{storylink|Secret Raiders: A Revolution Prelude|Secret Raiders}} After his brother's death, Tomax was one of the candidates selected to become the next [[Cobra Commander]] after the death of the previous leader. {{istorylink|Cobra Civil War issue 0|Cobra Civil War #0}} After the nuclear devastation of [[Nanzhao]], Tomax took command of Cobra and outwardly reformed it into a legitimate private security firm with humanitarian ties, getting involved in the [[Schleteva]]-[[Galibi]] conflict. He didn't do a very good job of it and Cobra eventually collapsed after G.I Joe used mercenaries and deep cover tactics to bring the organization down from the inside. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

After Cobra collapsed, [[Iron Klaw|Count van Rani]] appointed Tomax as the interim CEO of [[I.R.O.N.]] following the public disappearance of [[Merklynn|Garrison Kreiger]]. Hoping to leave his time with Cobra behind him, Tomax found that he couldn't bury his past as easily as he thought—after Kreiger and van Rani got involved in [[Joe Colton|Baron Ironblood]]'s anti-[[Transformer]] [[Iron Ring]], Tomax was visited by Ironblood and [[Doctor X]], who warned him that a group of heroes had discovered Kreiger's connections to I.R.O.N. and would soon trace their illicit activities involving the [[Talisman (G1)|Talisman]] to Tomax's company. The villains urged him to join their organization and take up the mantle of Cobra Commander, providing him with a bodyguard in the shape of Kreiger's Cybertronian confidant [[Centurion (IDW)|Centurion]]. {{storylink|The Secret of the Mummy's Tomb}}

[[File:StrangeVisitors-TomaxCommander.jpg|thumb|left|250px]]

Tomax and Centurion were sent to I.R.O.N.'s [[San Francisco]] headquarters to recover the data on Kreiger's "[[Project Ice Man|Project: Ice Man]]" experiments in preparation for an upcoming invasion of [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]]. In the meantime, however, [[Ayana Jones]] and her team met up with [[Snake-Eyes]], who disguised himself as Tomax to infiltrate van Rani's [[Iron Castle|castle]]. Using data obtained from van Rani's castle, the Revolutionaries learned where the real Tomax had gone and pursued him to the United States. Realizing that they'd been compromised, Ironblood made the decision to scrub Paoli and Centurion and abandon the Ice Man mission. {{storylink|The Iron Klaw}}

Tomax arrived at the I.R.O.N. building in San Francisco, where, after firing his [[Violet (IDW)|secretary]] to keep her out of harm's way, he had a holographic conversation with Kreiger regarding Ironblood's sudden change of plans — Tomax would be bait to lead the heroes down a dead end while the rest of the Iron Ring continued on with their backup plan. Tomax donned the Cobra Commander uniform just in time to fight [[Action Man]]. [[Kup (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Kup]] joined the fight, which prompted Centurion to break cover and take on his fellow Cybertronian. After chasing him through the building while ignoring his attempts to make small talk, Action Man and Ayana took down Tomax by nicking him in the throat — the only non-bulletproof part of his suit. Even after taking him into custody, Paoli was unable to give the team any new information regarding the conspiracy around the Talisman, {{storylink|Strange Visitors}} but was able to supply them with the code required to breach Kreiger's Ice Man facility in [[Brasnya]]. {{storylink|Power and Glory}}

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==Notes==
*In the ''G.I. Joe'' cartoon, Tomax was voiced by [[Corey Burton]] and Xamot by [[Michael Bell]], who were also the voices of another pair of twins, the Autobots [[Sunstreaker (G1)|Sunstreaker]] and [[Sideswipe (G1)|Sideswipe]].
**It is also worth noting that in the IDW continuity, Sideswipe and Xamot, both voiced by Michael Bell, both died before the [[Transformers: Unicron|end of it's run]].
*The corporation they head in the Joe cartoon is called Extensive Enterprises, which also manufactures [[Garbage O's]] cereal. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The AllSpark Almanac|The AllSpark Almanac}}

==External links==
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/85/tomax.shtml Tomax at YoJoe.com]
*[http://www.yojoe.com/action/85/xamot.shtml Xamot at YoJoe.com]
*{{i|Tomax Paoli}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki
*{{i|Xamot Paoli}} at the IDW Hasbro Wiki

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MediaWiki:TFWiki.net 2018 Transformers Hall of Fame Auditions/Character

2018-06-16T12:04:32Z

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

#You must pick your top '''three''' ''Transformers'' characters, from any era. They must actually '''be''' Transformers; sorry, but no humans, non-Transformer aliens, non-Transformer robots, or anything else of the sort are being considered for the Hall of Fame. Any votes for such entities will '''not''' be tabulated. It is the sole discretion of the contest organizers to decide what does and does not count.
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*Blackarachnia, Cheetor, Ginrai --[[User:Sabrblade|Sabrblade]] ([[User talk:Sabrblade|talk]]) 23:33, 12 June 2018 (EDT)
*Lockdown, Ratbat, Unicron --[[User:Notirishman|notirishman]] ([[User talk:Notirishman|talk]]) 23:37, 12 June 2018 (EDT)
*Elita-One, Rattrap, Swindle --[[User:TBR|TBR]] ([[User talk:TBR|talk]]) 03:01, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
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*Devastator, Impactor, Lockdown --[[User:BattleBlade|BattleBlade]] ([[User talk:BattleBlade|talk]]) 04:25, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Rampage (BW), Tarantulas --[[User:DalekSupreme13|DalekSupreme13]] ([[User talk:DalekSupreme13|talk]]) 06:11, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Computron, Omega Supreme, Sky Lynx (G1) --[[User:Omegatron|Omegatron]] ([[User talk:Omegatron|talk]]) 06:54, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
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*Blackarachnia, Devastator, Unicron --[[User:Khajidha|Khajidha]] ([[User talk:Khajidha|talk]]) 07:56, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Blackarachnia, Hot Shot, Lockdown --[[User:Riptide|Riptide]] ([[User talk:Riptide|talk]]) 08:17, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Devastator, Springer, Unicron -- [[User:Darkwingduck|Darkwingduck]] ([[User talk:Darkwingduck|talk]]) 11:38, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Demolishor, Hot Shot, Sideways -- [[User:Stardust262|Stardust262]] ([[User talk:Stardust262|talk]]) 12:36, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Bisk, Blackarachnia, Tarantulas -- [[User:SoundJack426|SoundJack426]] ([[User talk:SoundJack426|talk]]) 13:23, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Chromedome, First Aid, Perceptor--[[User:Red|Red]] ([[User talk:Red|talk]]) 21:17, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Devastator, Hot Shot, Ravage--[[User:Bluestreak7|Bluestreak7]] ([[User talk:Bluestreak7|talk]]) 17:39, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
*Delta Magnus, Deszaras, Cheetor -- [[User:S-NFS|S-NFS]] ([[User talk:S-NFS|talk]]) 0:49, 14 June 2018 (UTC)
*Astrotrain, Hot Shot, Skids -- [[User:TripleTurbo|TripleTurbo]] 18:32, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
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*Devastator, Metroplex, Springer -- [[User:Warpath1251|Warpath1251]] 21:04, 13 June 2018 (EDT)
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*Hot Shot, Killbison, Mixmaster --[[User:Wing-Thing|Wing-Thing]] ([[User_talk:Wing-Thing|talk]]) 24:58, 15 June 2018 (EDT)
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Ironhide (Energon)

2018-05-07T23:54:33Z

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{{disambig3|Ironhide}}
:''Ironhide is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers: Energon (franchise)|Energon]] portion of the [[Unicron Trilogy]] [[continuity family]].''
{{picsneeded|Every single one of his appearances in the cartoon.}}
[[Image:EIronHide.jpg|right|thumb|215px|GET IN THE SHIP!]]
'''Ironhide''' is a young Autobot who has stars in his eyes and a boundless desire to prove himself. Sadly, he's just a dork. Sometimes, he's a technically clever dork, but a dork nonetheless.

He has a penchant for saying the wrong things at the wrong times. Like when a [[Demolishor (Armada)|friend dies]].

==Fiction==
===Toy pack-in comics===
Ironhide, with [[Inferno (Energon)|Inferno]] and [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]], built an [[energon tower]]. {{storylink|Energon Volume 2}}

Later, Ironhide was there to witness [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]] welcome [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] to the [[Autobot]]s. {{Storylink|Energon Volume 4}}

With a group of Autobots, Ironhide investigated the site of an energon reacton. They found a [[Grand Scourge|Scourge]], a dark duplicate of Optimus Prime who quickly entered in battle with Optimus. {{storylink|Optimus Prime VS Scourge|Optimus Prime VS Scourge Episode.1}} When Optimus was cornered by Scourge, Hot Shot and Ironhide forced the two apart with cover fire, allowing Optimus to gain the upper hand on his enemy. {{storylink|Optimus Prime VS Scourge|Optimus Prime VS Scourge Episode.2}}

===Cartoon continuity===
====''Energon'' cartoon====
{{voiceactor|[[Matt Hill]] (English), [[Mitsuo Iwata]] (Japanese)|[[José María Carrero]] (Spain-Spanish), [[Andreas Werling]] (Swedish), [[Markus Blom]] (Finnish)}}
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[[Image:Cybertron City Optimus and Ironhide train.jpg|left|thumb|180px|He'd be better off fighting Decepticons]]
Ironhide was a rookie soldier on Cybertron, training to become a full-fledged Autobot after the Unicron Battles. When the [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcon]] invasion began, he was at a sparring session with [[Optimus Prime (Armada)|Optimus Prime]], and volunteered to come along on the investigation of [[Mars City]]. Optimus agreed to bring him along, and the mission led to a full-scale assault in progress on Earth at [[Ocean City]]. It was there that Ironhide first met the energon-sensitive human named [[Kicker Jones]]. It was Kicker who alerted the Autobots to the Terrorcons' arrival, but he also nearly got himself killed by recklessly engaging them in battle. Optimus Prime told Ironhide to watch out for Kicker on the battlefield, and the two were soon paired up in a permanent partnership...one that neither of them approved of. {{storylink|Cybertron City (episode)|Cybertron City}}

When the Terrorcons struck again at [[Lunar City]], Ironhide was eager to jump into battle, but Kicker left him behind by flying to the moon with [[Jetfire (Armada)|Jetfire]]. When Optimus Prime and Ironhide eventually followed, Ironhide rushed into battle alone and pounded his way through a number of Terrorcon drones. He got too cocky, however, and thoughtlessly reached for some raw energon, momentarily forgetting how volatile the substance was before an [[Omnicon]] refined it. The resulting energy backlash damaged Ironhide, and allowed several Terrorcons to escape unmolested with their stolen energon. Back on Ocean City, Ironhide blamed himself for the loss of the energon, but Optimus Prime pointed out that if Kicker had been backing up his partner like he had been ordered to, Ironhide wouldn't have been off alone. Chagrined, Kicker apologized to Ironhide by kicking him in the head. {{storylink|Energon Stars}}

Next, the Autobots prepared to reinforce their defenses at the remaining active energon mines on Earth: Ocean City, [[Desert City]], and [[Plains City]]. Kicker correctly predicted the next Terrorcon attack would come at Desert City, and Ironhide and Kicker bridged there to rescue [[Hot Shot (Armada)|Hot Shot]] and Kicker's friend, [[Misha Miramond|Misha]]. Hot Shot was injured battling the new Terrorcon general, [[Scorponok (Energon)|Scorponok]], but Misha's Omnicon research team created a new refined energon star to revive him. As Ironhide and the group exited the mine to reach the wounded Hot Shot, they were confronted by Scorponok. Ironhide threw himself into battle with Scorponok — the first of many struggles between the two warriors — but was hopelessly outmatched. The Omnicons tossed him the star meant for Hot Shot, despite his protests, and with its power Ironhide succeeded in holding off Scorponok long enough for their escape. In the aftermath, Hot Shot was revived and Optimus decided to reward Ironhide for his valor on the battlefield. Ironhide received a [[Spark of Combination|Combination Spark]], and was officially named a member of Team Prime. {{storylink|Scorpinok (episode)|Scorpinok}}

[[Image:Energon-Ironhides-1st-Energon-Weapon.jpg|230px|thumb|right]]

Having a Combination Spark didn't necessarily mean knowing how to use it, however, as Jetfire repeatedly discovered while trying to train Ironhide to combine properly. Despite his difficulties, Ironhide was beaming about his promotion. When he heard about a light guard detachment on Mars City overseeing some newly found energon, he graciously volunteered to go up there and show "those rookies" how to do things. Ironhide soon managed to back up his boasting during another battle on Earth, where he and Jetfire managed to successfully sync their Combination Sparks and save Optimus Prime's life in a fight with Scorponok. {{storylink|Megatron's Sword}}

Ironhide accompanied Kicker and Hot Shot on an Energon expedition in some snowy mountains, but had trouble working with the former Decepticon, [[Demolishor (Armada)|Demolishor]]. Even after ten years, Demolishor still had little regard for Autobots, especially Autobot rookies. The fact that two of his fellow Decepticons, [[Cyclonus (Armada)|Cyclonus]] and [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]], had recently defected to the Terrorcons made Ironhide even more leery of relying on Demolishor in the field. Demolishor nonetheless fought alongside Ironhide and the others when the Terrorcons inevitably showed up, and the Energon point was claimed under Autobot control. {{storylink|The New Cybertron City}}

As the Autobots became more accustomed to the Terrorcon raids, the defense became easier. Multiple energon-powered gun turrets defended each city, and the Autobots were all veterans at Terrorcon-smashing by this point. On one raid, Ironhide and Inferno arrived only to find the Autobots on scene had already eliminated the opposition. Things didn't stay easy for very long, however: [[Megatron (Armada)|Megatron]] resurrected himself in the bowels of Unicron, and assumed control of the Chaos-Bringer, driving out Alpha Q and commandeering the Terrorcons. In a Decepticon-led attack on [[Plains City]], Megatron obliterated the installation and ripped Hot Shot apart, triumphantly displaying his body as Ironhide, Kicker and the other reinforcements arrived. {{storylink|Megatron Resurrected}} Ironhide was furious over Hot Shot's injuries, and vowed to take vengeance on Megatron for his friend. When Megatron attacked Ocean City next, Ironhide jumped in-between Megatron and Demolishor, demanding satisfaction on behalf of Hot Shot. Unfortunately for Ironhide, Demolishor chose to return to his former loyalties, and struck down the young Autobot before he could attack Megatron. Ironhide begged Demolishor to remain with the Autobots, but the once and former Decepticon departed with Megatron and the Terrorcons as the raid came to an end. {{storylink|Megatron Raid}}

When Optimus Prime was being stalked by Alpha Q's new agent, [[Starscream (Armada)|Starscream]], Ironhide backed up Kicker's intuition, as the boy sensed something was wrong before anyone else noticed Starscream had infiltrated Ocean City. Ironhide and the other Autobots worked together to shadow Prime for his own protection, despite his protests. This eventually took the group to Lunar City, where Ironhide wielded the [[Energon Saber]] to fend off a Terrorcon attack. Kicker commandeered the sword to use as a hoverboard though. Megatron's forces were driven back, but the newly rebuilt outpost was once more left in ruins. {{storylink|Starscream the Mysterious Mercenary}} Soon thereafter, Ironhide and the others journeyed into the asteroid belt and confronted a massive ship resembling [[Unicron]]. They fought through Scorponok and the ship's defenses and managed to destroy it, but the threat of Unicron lingered on everyone's minds. {{storylink|Battle of the Asteroid Belt}} As the plan for [[energon tower]]s was unveiled, Ironhide successfully defended Ocean City until Doctor Jones' prototype was off the ground and blasted away all the Decepticons. He confronted Demolishor on the battlefield, and grappled with his former ally under Megatron's watchful eye. {{storylink|Energon Tower}}

During an energon expedition at [[Blizzard City]], Kicker's fear of the dark was affecting their progress in the mines. Ironhide brought him out into the open air for a break, and was surprised to learn that Kicker had never heard of the great Autobot hero, [[Rodimus (Energon)|Rodimus]]. Ironhide told Kicker the tale of how Rodimus left behind the civil war between the Autobots and Decepticons to pursue greater levels of justice in the universe at large. When Kicker continued to struggle in the mines, Ironhide left him alone to force Kicker to work through his issues instead of avoiding them. Still, Ironhide secretly remained right behind Kicker in the dark, and congratulated Kicker when he found the energon and conquered his fear. {{storylink|The Legend of Rodimus}}

When the Terrorcons invaded [[Jungle City]], Ironhide and Inferno worked together to defend the energon mines. Ironhide just fired away blindly at the enemy, hoping to catch as many Terrorcons as possible in his barrage, but Inferno counseled Ironhide about the value of aiming, and picking your shot to conserve energy and achieve maximum efficiency. As the Autobots were forced to abandon Jungle City, they planned to destroy the installation in their wake by setting off a chain reaction in the energon deposits. Ironhide took Inferno's lessons to heart and volunteered to make the single, long-range shot that triggered the base's destruction. {{storylink|Crisis in Jungle City}}

On an expedition to [[Lunar City]], Ironhide helped Kicker search for an inconsistent energon signal somewhere on the moon's surface. They met up with Demolishor, who tried to trade on their old friendship to lure Kicker into Megatron's clutches. Ironhide didn't trust Demolishor, and chided him about his conflicting loyalties. After the Decepticons were forced to retreat, Ironhide vowed to make Demolishor pay for using the feelings of his former friends towards insidious ends. {{storylink|Kicker Beware!}} As the energon grid neared completion on Earth, Ironhide and Kicker investigated a faulty tower at [[Desert City]]. During their search inside, Ironhide asked Kicker what it was like to be human, with such a brief lifespan compared to a Cybertronian. He couldn't understand how beings could be so vulnerable and still push onwards. Kicker explained that their mortality was what made them human, and their life experiences were that much more precious because they knew how limited their time was on Earth. The energon drain within the tower was discovered to be caused by two Terrorcons, damaged and desperate for sustenance. Despite Ironhide's protests, Kicker fed them an Energon Star, allowing the two 'bots to recover. They appeared to be rendered fairly tame afterwards, as Ironhide was able to carry them out to watch as the Energon Grid activated, protecting the Earth from a meteor strike engineered by Megatron. Though Kicker had Ironhide release the Terrorcons, Ironhide placed a tracking device on both of them before they flew away. {{storylink|Energon Grid}}

With the Earth secured against any threat, the Autobots prepared to venture back out into space and deal with Unicron once and for all. Kicker was still uncomfortable with being out in the vacuum, so Ironhide tried to cheer him up, but his lack of tact only aggravated Kicker. Next, they spied Hot Shot leaving for Mars without informing anyone of his departure. Following him, Kicker and Ironhide met the lost Autobot hero, Rodimus. Rodimus had formed an alliance with Alpha Q for his own reasons, and tried to get Hot Shot to keep the Autobots from interfering with Alpha Q's plans. When Hot Shot refused, Rodimus fired on him, and Ironhide leapt to his defense. Ironhide was hopelessly outmatched against Rodimus and his highly-trained soldiers, [[Prowl (Energon)|Prowl]] and [[Landmine (Energon)|Landmine]], and was left in the dust on Mars as the trio sped away. Once he calmed down, Ironhide was distraught over his actions, as Rodimus was still technically his superior officer and he had violated Autobot military protocol by attacking him. Kicker reassured Ironhide that he was backing up his teammate, which no one could ever fault him for doing. Hot Shot echoed Kicker's sentiment. {{storylink|Rodimus Friend or Foe?}}

Ironhide was chosen for the inaugural crew of the ''[[Miranda II]]'', the starship that would carry Optimus Prime's team on their quest against Unicron. As they left Earth and prepared their mobile Space Bridge array for transit, however, the Autobots were attacked by the Decepticons. The Omnicons attempted to repair the damaged portion of the array, but were injured in battle and Ironhide had to cover the helpless warriors. With no one else available, Ironhide called upon Kicker to face his fear of space and come out to fix the array. He talked his partner through the space-walk and gave him constant encouragement, and with Ironhide cheering him on Kicker managed to prep the Bridge. Meanwhile, Ironhide also watched Demolishor fall in battle, sacrificing himself to protect Megatron from an energon wave. {{storylink|Go for Unicron!}} This concluded any efforts Ironhide would make to redeem Demolishor, for once the Decepticon soldier was repaired by Megatron, his memory and personality had been altered to leave no lingering loyalty to his former Autobot comrades.

As the Autobots continued their journey into space, Kicker detected energon on a distant planet. When the Autobots took their ship planet-side, they flew into a blizzard, and the ''Miranda II'' wound up trapped between two glaciers. While Hot Shot, and Inferno worked on freeing the ship, Ironhide was sent as part of an away team to track down the energon. As the Omnicons began digging out the substance, Snowcat and Demolishor attacked them. Jetfire was injured as the Autobots tried to escape, forcing Ironhide to combine with him, and to act as the other Autobot's legs to keep pace. With the arrival of new "[[Cruellock]]" Terrorcons joining the fray, the Autobots were forced to abandon the Energon deposits to their enemies and fled the planet. {{storylink|The Return of Demolishor}}

[[Image:Energon-Ironhide-Teary-Hand-Drawn.jpg|230px|thumb|left]]

When Rodimus arrived to discuss Alpha Q with Optimus, they were unable to come to terms over the fate of Unicron. Rodimus was willing to reactivate the entity in the hopes that his power could be used for good, but Optimus found it far too dangerous. As Rodimus's ship prepared to depart, Ironhide decided to take matters into his own hands. With Kicker's blessing, he stowed away aboard Rodimus's ship to follow him back to Alpha Q. Once inside Unicron's head, Ironhide went exploring, but was spotted by Alpha Q. Despite Rodimus's protests, Alpha Q sent out Scorponok and the Terrorcons to test the intruder. Ironhide battled a nest of [[Cruellock]] drones, until his energon booster star got ripped off his shoulder. He fired at the fleeing Terrorcon, detonating the star in a powerful explosion. The Cruellocks were destroyed, and an injured Ironhide stumbled free from the nest to face Scorponok. He fought fiercely, but in his damaged condition Ironhide was certainly no match for Scorponok. Still, he continued to fight right up until the moment he passed out on top of his foe. Scorponok brought the fallen warrior before Rodimus and Alpha Q, and declared him... worthy. {{storylink|A Tale of Two Heros}} As Alpha Q and Scorponok began to repair Ironhide, he groggily called out for Kicker, who somehow heard him across the depths of space, and left the Autobots to come rescue his partner. {{storylink|Battle Stations}}

Kicker found Ironhide in Alpha Q's throne room and demanded his release. Ironhide stood by as Kicker and Alpha Q argued over the use of Unicron, and the renewed war between the Autobots and Decepticons. Kicker made a strong impression on Alpha Q, and the entity allowed Ironhide and his friends to go free. {{storylink|Alpha Q: Identity}} As Kicker convinced Alpha Q to consider an alliance with the Autobots, he and Ironhide traveled on Unicron's head to Cybertron for the historic meeting. {{storylink|Shockblast: Rampage}} When Unicron started to act out of control, Ironhide joined a crew of Autobots and [[Omnicon]]s to bring extra energon down to his core to satiate him. {{storylink|Survival Instincts}} Later, he fought alongside the other Autobots in defense of Cybertron's energon towers in an attack led by Shockblast. {{storylink|Each One Fights...}} With several towers now disabled, a highly-successful Terrorcon raid delivered enough energon to Megatron to transform Unicron and directly threaten Cybertron. Ironhide and the Autobots retaliated, and were able to breach Unicron's outer defenses when Alpha Q rammed Unicron's head into the titans' chest. The Autobots then pressed forward to attack Megatron within. {{storylink|Unicron Unleashed}}

Ironhide split off from Jetfire in the Divebomb firefight over Unicron to join Optimus and his troop inside of Unicron. {{storylink|Open Fire!}} In the chaos that followed inside, Ironhide was separated from the other Autobots, but met with Scorponok and began to track Megatron's position once more. The two warriors confronted Megatron, despite being horribly outmatched, and fell hard while trying to stop the Decepticon leader. As the conflicting energon charges being tossed around during the battle ripped open a hole in space, Megatron and the Decepticons fled through it, taking Unicron with them. Optimus gathered his soldiers to follow them, but ordered Ironhide to remain behind and provide an update to Cybertron, in case they did not return. Ironhide joined forces with the Omnicons, and Kicker and Misha on board the ''Miranda II'', to prepare a rescue party to go after Optimus and the others. {{storylink|Ripped Up Space}} They traveled through the rift in the ''Miranda II'', and eventually emerged from the other side. {{storylink|Team Optimus Prime}}

Ironhide eagerly reconnected with Optimus and the other Autobots in the new solar system Alpha Q created using the energon power from Unicron's head. On [[Iron Planet]], he joined the Autobots in capturing the lone Decepticon, [[Shockblast]]. When Scorponok arrived with a group of Terrorcons, Ironhide innocently waved over his comrade-in-arms. Unfortunately, Scorponok had been captured and reprogrammed by Megatron after he passed through the rift, making him fanatically loyal to the Decepticons and once again an enemy to the Autobots. Despite the Terrorcons attacking all around him, Ironhide naively approached Scorponok and asked him what was wrong, only to narrowly avoid being battered aside by the imposing general thanks to Jetfire's intervention. {{storylink|Protection}} Ironhide briefly battled Scorponok again when the Decepticon returned to Iron Planet to free Shockblast. {{storylink|Imprisoned Inferno}} As the ''Miranda II'' made berth on [[Jungle Planet (Energon)|Jungle Planet]], the Decepticons soon tracked the Autobots there in search of energon. Ironhide once again confronted Scorponok, attempting to force through Megatron's brainwashing and remind him of his loyalties to Alpha Q, but to no avail. {{storylink|Jungle Planet (episode)|Jungle Planet}}

As the Autobots prepped for an energon tower being delivered from Cybertron, Ironhide helped clear a landing spot on Jungle Planet for the tower to touch down. When the Terrorcons staged an assault, he defended the energon in order to buy time. Prowl and Ironhide tried to double-team Scorponok, but even together they had little luck against the powerful general. Eventually the energon tower landed and powered up, sending out a destructive wave that cleared the Terrorcons from the planet. {{storylink|Bulkhead (episode)|Bulkhead}} Next, the Autobots prepared to establish an energon grid between the various planets. Ironhide joined Prowl and [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] on [[Rock Planet]] as they fought off Scorponok and his Insecticons. The [[Ocean Planet]] tower fell, however, and the Autobots needed a distraction to keep the Decepticons at bay while the replacement tower was sent. Inferno volunteered to lure Megatron out into space, and Ironhide went with him as back-up. {{storylink|Farewell Inferno}}

''Over time, Ironhide began to recognize that Scorponok would never return to the honorable warrior he once knew. As he accepted this, Ironhide vowed that Scorponok must be stopped, out of respect for the memory of who he once was. He received his chance when Scorponok and the Terrorcons attacked the revitalized [[Planet Q]], the recreation of the world Alpha Q and Scorponok once shared. Scorponok demonstrated no memory or respect for the planet in his search for energon, and Ironhide began a vicious battle with him. Outmatched as ever, the weaker Ironhide was mocked by Scorponok for his hopeless struggling. Ironhide shot back that the REAL Scorponok came to respect his tenacity. Only the intervention of Alpha Q saved Ironhide in the end, but he remained resolved to defeating Scorponok one day. {{storylink|Return! Our Scorponok}}''

Down on himself after a recent string of losses, Ironhide's moping was interrupted by Hot Shot, who brought him to [[Circuit Planet]] for the first [[Autobot Grand Prix]]. Awkward and self-deprecating at first, Ironhide ran into a few walls and soon fell into last place. Kicker was monitoring his progress and soon jumped into the race to give him some help with his driving. (Yes, a being from a species who, by nature, turn into cars got driving lessons from a being that does not.) Together, Kicker and Ironhide forged ahead, successfully passing all the other racers while avoiding heavy missile fire from a very bored Jetfire. In the final leg of the race, Ironhide and Hot Shot fought for the lead when Optimus Prime threw himself in their path as the final obstacle. Ironhide chose to take one for the team and tackled Optimus, telling Hot Shot to go on ahead because he deserved to win. Both Optimus and Hot Shot were proud of Ironhide for the new skills and confidence he demonstrated during the race. {{storylink|Crash Course}}

After [[Wing Saber (Energon)|Wing Saber]] located Unicron's body, Ironhide and the Autobots staged an assault on the Planet-Eater, but were unable to keep Megatron from making Unicron fully operational again. A fleet of energon towers were sent from Cybertron like javelins to impale the now-mobile Unicron. {{storylink|Omega Supreme (episode)|Omega Supreme}} The energon towers failed, and so Ironhide and the Autobots attempted to gain access to Unicron's interior to strike back from the inside. Ironhide found an entrance, but Optimus ordered a retreat because Unicron plowed into the planetary energon grid, dramatically raising his surface temperature. Ironhide was forcibly dragged from the battlefield by the new warrior, [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. The Autobots were unable to prevent Unicron from reclaiming his head from Alpha Q's [[Energon Orb]]. {{storylink|A Heroic Battle}}

Ironhide accompanied Kicker deep inside Unicron's head to recover Alpha Q's body. They were confronted by Scorponok, who still didn't recognize his former master, but was at a loss for what to do, as the internal struggle between Megatron and Unicron left his new master unable to give orders. {{storylink|The Power of Unicron}} Ironhide and Kicker brought Alpha Q's body to Grass Planet and buried him there. A confused Scorponok arrived on the scene after being booted out of Unicron, but Ironhide still failed to reach the warrior he had known before.

With Unicron fully activated again, the war quickly moved beyond the power of individual Autobots to influence. As Unicron destroyed [[Blizzard Planet]], most of the Autobot forces were sidelined by injuries, leaving only Ironhide and a select few to keep up the fight. Despite Optimus Prime's insistence that they were only get themselves killed, Ironhide was up for more action. Even being physically struck down by his leader didn't deter him. Ironhide and the others continued to strike against Unicron like gnats. Fortunately for them, they were caught in the backlash of Cybertronian Core energies when Primus supercharged Optimus Supreme to planetary proportions. {{storylink|Optimus Supreme}} Ironhide and the others found themselves with new armor, and greater strength than ever before. They maintained strafing assaults against Unicron as Optimus Supreme grappled with him directly and Kicker assembled the energon towers for a powerful strike. With the towers, the power of Primus, and the teamwork of the Optimus Supreme combination, Unicron was finally defeated, his essence scattering to the solar winds. {{storylink|Unicron Perishes}}

[[Image:Energon_ironhide_recolor.png|right|thumb|180px|Ummm... yeah.]]

Optimus suffered serious injuries after overtaxing his capabilities in battle, and so Ironhide and the others watched over him in stasis on [[Ocean Planet]]. When Megatron resurfaced on Cybertron, however, Ironhide joined the Autobots on the ''Miranda II'' in returning to Cybertron. {{storylink|Ambition}} They arrived on Cybertron and battled the newly-enhanced Galvatron until clouds of Autobot-killing energon gas were released into the atmosphere, driving Ironhide and his friends to retreat. {{storylink|Wishes}} The ''Miranda II'' moved to the upper atmosphere, where the Autobots prepared to drop Kicker and the [[Omnicon]]s (who were immune to the energon gas flooding the planet) down to the world below. Galvatron and the Decepticons attacked, and Landmine fought to delay them long enough for [[Cliffjumper (Energon)|Cliffjumper]] to get the ''Miranda II'' into position for the drop. {{storylink|Galvatron!}}

With Kicker on the ground below, Ironhide patiently waited in orbit over Cybertron, looking for the signal that his partner had succeeded. He spotted the flare and alerted Optimus Prime that Kicker had come through. Ironhide and a small squad of Autobots descended beneath the energon gas through a hole Kicker and the Omnicons created, battling the Decepticons and hooking up with a small group of Autobot soldiers still active in the underground tunnels. {{storylink|Break Through}}

At some point, in the Autobot combat training simulation, Ironhide and Jetfire teamed up for the tournament. They defeated Scorponok in an extended battle, but fell before some cheap tricks when [[Six Shot]] manipulated the digital environment against them. {{storylink|Distribution}}

After meeting up with Wing Saber and his band of Autobots, Ironhide was astonished to learn he had fans, [[Rhyming Omnicon fanboys|rookie soldiers]] who worshipped him as a war hero. This trio of rhyming soldiers even created a [[Team Ironhide]] insignia for themselves. As unbelievable was this was, Ironhide was even more surprised when Optimus Prime placed him in charge of his own unit to rescue the remaining Autobot warriors trapped by Decepticon forces on Cybertron. With the rhyming trio and a cadre of Omnicons at his side, Ironhide set off on his mission after sharing his personal victory motto: "Fake it til you make it!" {{storylink|The Omega Train}}

Team Ironhide arrived at the medical facility where Bulkhead and the other patients were entrenched. Ironhide helped clear out the Decepticon troopers and Terrorcons attacking the hospital, and freed his fellow Autobots to rejoin the fight. With his fanboys by his side constantly boosting his ego, Ironhide started to feel as if he were truly invincible. {{storylink|Decepticon Army}} The feeling would be short-lived. Team Ironhide chanced upon Doctor Jones, on the run from the Insecticons. As Scorponok arrived, Ironhide decided the smart play was to retreat and get Doctor Jones to a safe location. Team Ironhide had other plans, though. Fresh from their first victories on the battlefield, the rhyming trio did like Ironhide taught them and drummed up their own confidence to rush into battle with Scorponok. The results were inevitable, and the three rookies were cut down by a single strike from Scorponok's tail. Ironhide was helpless to save his team, and threw himself into the fight with Scorponok, damaging the Terrorcon general's chestplate. Despite his need for vengeance, Ironhide still remembered his mission and got Dr. Jones and his Omnicon teammates to Primus's chamber, where Cybertron's core was revived via energon stars. {{storylink|Ironhide Team}}
[[File:Energon-Ironhound-Vs-Scorponok.jpg|left|thumb|200px|If the models swung around this would be awesome.]]
In the planet's core, Ironhide and the others struggled to prevent Cybertron from smashing into Alpha Q's planets. {{storylink|Formidable}} Once Optimus dealt with the immediate problem, Ironhide joined Kicker and the Omnicons in trying to secure the Super Energon pool. A horde of Terrorcons prevented them from reaching the pool before Galvatron, however. {{storylink|Galvatron Terror}} Ironhide fought against Scorponok once again, continuing his endless efforts to make Scorponok remember his old life, and recognize how unworthy Galvatron was of his loyalty. In the end, Ironhide turned his back on Scorponok, disgusted with how he could not recognize true loyalty when he saw it. {{storylink|Destructive Power}}

With the struggle between Galvatron, Optimus Prime, and Unicron taking place on Jungle Planet, Ironhide and Scorponok were among the last few combatants left on Cybertron. They threw themselves into unrestrained battle, and inflicted catastrophic injuries on one another. {{storylink|Spark (episode)|Spark}} When Ironhide felt his Combination Spark calling him to Optimus and Jungle Planet, he was not strong enough to answer the call. It was Scorponok who carried Ironhide to his friends' side, claiming that he still served Galvatron by helping the Autobots' clear Unicron from Galvatron's mind. Ironhide's spark joined his friends for the final battle, merging with Optimus and Omega Supreme to create the Ultimate Optimus Supreme combination.

After Galvatron was destroyed and Unicron absorbed into a new sun, Ironhide and Kicker returned to Ocean Planet and shared a quiet moment. Ironhide ruminated on how Scorponok died, dedicated to his loyalty, even if it was for the wrong cause. {{storylink|The Sun}}

====Force of Habit====
During the [[Unicron Singularity]] crisis, Ironhide served aboard the Autobot flagship ''[[Iron Hope (Cybertron)|Iron Hope]]''. He was a member of [[Ultra Magnus (Energon)|Ultra Magnus]]'s bridge crew, and briefly questioned Magnus's decision to leave the imperiled crew of the ''[[Spanner (ship)|Spanner]]'' to their own devices. He was called into action during a Decepticon attack on the ship, and battled a number of [[Divebomb (Energon)|Divebomb]]- and [[Insecticon (Energon)|Insecticon]]-type [[Terrorcon (Energon)|Terrorcons]] alongside [[Riptide (Armada)|Riptide]], [[Smokescreen (Cybertron)|Smokescreen]], and the [[Land Military Mini-Con Team]]. {{storylink|Force of Habit}}

===''Energon'' comic===
[[Image:Hotshotironhidedw.jpg|left|thumb|200px|Sorry, Hot Shot, you've been replaced.]]
During the war, Ironhide was a prisoner, forced to use his technical skills to construct doomsday devices for the Decepticons. Unbeknownst to Tidal Wave, his warden, he designed fail-safes into the devices, effectively neutralizing them automatically should they ever be activated. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

Much later, ten years following Unicron's defeat, Ironhide became part of Optimus Prime's entourage. He accompanied Prime and Hot Shot on a "reconnaissance exercise," fawning over the pair all the while. This got on Hot Shot's nerves quickly, and Ironhide was sent to scout around their position while Optimus interfaced with the [[Hub (Energon)|Hub]]. {{storylink|This Evil Reborn}} After receiving a vision from the sage [[Alpha Trion (Energon)|Sig-Omega]] through the Hub, Optimus petitioned the High Council to fortify their planet, under the pretense that he had learned Unicron and Megatron still lived. Ironhide accompanied Optimus to the council building with several other Autobots, though he had to wait outside while Optimus spoke with the elders. Shortly after Optimus emerged from the building, [[Unicron's Four Horsemen]] attacked [[Cyber City]]. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath}} At first, Ironhide and the other Autobots found themselves completely ineffective against these invaders. But once Optimus was granted the Spark of Combination by Sig-Omega, Ironhide combined with Jetfire, and managed to drive the horsemen off-world alongside his commander. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Two}}

The Autobots then responded to a distress call from Earth, and traveled to the planet via space-bridge to do battle against Scorponok and the Terrorcons. Unfortunately, Ironhide found himself thoroughly overpowered in the confrontation that followed, and was rough-housed by [[Tidal Wave (Armada)|Tidal Wave]]. Ironhide was only spared due to one of the Terrorcons' Energon siphons being destroyed; Scorponok prioritized salvaging what Energon he could over destroying the Autobots. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Three}} The Autobots reconvened, and Ironhide had his first look at a human, though [[Alexis Thi Dang|Alexis]] shot back a glare at him for staring at her. Ironhide then combined with Jetfire once more to take on the Terrorcons, and thanks to the assistance of the Omnicons, fared much better against the enemy this time around. After the Terrorcons retreated off-planet, the Autobots gathered around Optimus, who declared they would stay on Earth to protect it from further aggression. {{storylink|What Lies Beneath, Part Four}}

Ironhide was sent back to Cybertron to head the construction of planetary shield arrays, which would subsequently be sent down to Earth. He was aided by Landmine and Rodimus, but still admitted he wasn't confident in meeting his deadline when Jetfire came to check on his progress. Ironhide was then needed to check in at a nearby smelting plant, and asked Clffjumper to accompany him on the errand. The pair were ambushed by Tidal Wave en-route. The Terrorcon knocked Cliffjumper unconscious, and threatened to do him further harm if Ironhide didn't comply to his demands. Ironhide agreed to lead Tidal Wave to the hidden location of one of the seismic-shock warheads he had built during the war. But rather than allow Tidal Wave to unleash the device on Earth, Ironhide activated it right then and there, asserting that as an Autobot, he no longer feared his war-time tormentor. Tidal Wave fled in fright... and the warhead shut down harmlessly thanks to the fail-safes Ironhide had put in it all those years ago. Jetfire then caught up to Ironhide, having found Cliffjumper in the interim, and had his comrade explain the whole adventure. When Ironhide confided that he was now ready to face up to whatever consequences came his way for his past actions, Jetfire responded that the young 'bot was starting to finally sound like a true Autobot. {{storylink|Aftershock (issue)|Aftershock}}

Ironhide was keeping Kicker company at [[Base Site One]] while the boy was waiting for a ride, his task in finding the energon necessary for the base having been completed. A space-bridge opened, and out came Hot Shot, accompanied by a group of over-eager Omnicons. One of them, Strongarm, found himself unable to stop himself from crashing into the base's intrathermal uplink assembly and subsurface transference grid. Seeing his hard work being wrecked, Ironhide pleaded with Hot Shot to do ''something'' about his rambunctious troops. Hot Shot overdid it some though, and snapped at the Omnicons, provoking them into running away. {{storylink|Omni-Potent}}

Soon afterwards, Earth became the target of a full-scale Terrorcon assault, with thousand of clones wrecking havoc and destruction world-wide, Ironhide awaited the arrival of a planetary shield generator at Base Site One. When he lost contact with the incoming base unit during its planetfall, he assumed the worst. [[Dropshot (Armada)|Dropshot]] was more optimistic, and suggested that the device might simply have a glitch in its system. Ironhide briefly entertained this possibility before the awful truth became apparent: Scorponok had gotten to the module. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 3}} By hiding atop of it, Scorponok managed to bypass the Autobots' otherwise foolproof defense grid. Scorponok beat down Ironhide, Overload, and Dropshot with utmost ease, and would have next slain them if not for the timely arrival of Megatron, out for revenge against the Terrorcon. {{storylink|Multiplicity, Pt. 4}} While Megatron and Scorponok battled, Ironhide scrambled to his fellow Autobots, only to find them non-responsive. With no one around to help him, Ironhide instead used his smarts to find a means out of his predicament. Ironhide jury-rigged an energon nega-field to protect himself, his downed friends, and the shield generator from the Decepticons. But after having slaughtered Scorponok, Megatron informed the Autobot he had no plans to harm him; instead, he wanted Ironhide at full capacity so he could inform his superiors that Megatron had indeed returned. {{storylink|No Exit}}

{{Unreleased energon comic}}
With civil unrest growing on Cybertron in response to Megatron's return and Optimus's absence, Ironhide set about creating a super weapon to counter the ever-encroaching enemies that threatened the Autobots. Under Jetfire's direction, Ironhide set about constructing [[Omega Supreme (Energon)|Omega Supreme]]. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 1}}

But Jetfire wasn't the only one to make use of Ironhide's ingenuity: one of Ironhide's old seismic shock warheads was hijacked by one of Alpha Quintesson's co-conspirators, Avalon. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 2}} Under Alpha Quintesson's direction, Avalon teleported Ironhide's invention to Unicron's surface. {{storylink|Armageddon Part 3}}

==Toys==
===Energon===
[[File:E_ironhide_toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I clog American shelves!" ''(Hasbro Version Pictured)'']]
[[File:TF-Super-Link-SC-04-Roadbuster.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I clog Japanese shelves!" ''(Takara Version Pictured)'']]
* '''Ironhide''' (Mega, 2004)
** ''Japanese ID number'': '''SC-04'''
** ''Accessries'': Missile

:Ironhide transforms into a blue Mitsubishi Montero, with distinctly [[Super deformed|penny-racer-ish]] proportions. He has a rather oversized red speaker/gun turret/high beam lights/thingamajig setup mounted on top. In robot mode, he is able to combine with most Autobot Deluxe and Mega size class toys, forming the top or bottom half of a super robot. In both modes, his turret fires a spring-loaded missile.

:The Japanese release, named Roadbuster, had some minor deco and colour differences; most significantly, the tan plastic parts were replaced by grey, even though they remained tan in the Energon cartoon. The major functional difference between the two toys is that the Japanese version does not have electronics, while the U.S. release does, with sound effects activated by launching the missile.

:Ironhide became a major [[shelfwarmer]] during the [[Transformers: Energon (toyline)|''Energon'' toyline]]'s run, with some areas still having unsold Ironhides into 2006. His toy was often bundled together with Jetfire or Mirage.

: One undocumented feature is that one can flip his helmet over his face to hide it in vehicle mode. While it does not cover his entire face, it at least hides the top portion of his head.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/Ironhide/ironhide.htm More information on Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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[[Image:Eironhide_toy.jpg|upright=1.66|thumb|"I still clog shelves, but now I'm green!"]]
* '''Energon Ironhide''' (Mega, 2004)
** ''Japanese ID number:'' '''SC-24'''
** ''Accessories'': Missile, energon axe (crane & split-tire, Japanese release only)

:This [[redeco]] of Ironhide was intended to be an homage to [[Hound (G1)|G1 Hound]], with green replacing the blue and blue replacing the red. He also features an army star logo similar to Hound's.

:The Japanese release, named "Roadbuster Wild", included an orange version of [[Strongarm (Energon)|Strongarm]]'s Energon Axe and, again, has no electronics.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/EIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on Energon Ironhide at TFU.info]''
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{{anchor|HappyMealIronhide}}
[[Image:Happymeal_EnergonIronhide.jpg|right|thumb|100px|"I clog secondhand store shelves!"]]
* '''Ironhide''' (Happy Meal, 2004)
:This toy was exclusive to the McDonald's restaurant chain in the Netherlands, Australia, Bulgaria and the United Kingdom. He is a ''highly'' simplified version of the larger toy, with little to no articulation.

:His torso is hollow and stores a translucent energon cube. When a button is pushed, his energon cube activates the ''coolest'' siren and laser sounds. His Energon cube is interchangeable with the cubes from the other McDonald's Energon toys.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2004/Autobot/McIronhide/ironhide.htm More information on McDonald's Ironhide at TFU.info]''

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===Built to Rule===
[[Image:Ironhide-EBTR.jpg|right|thumb|300px|"I wasn't released widely enough to clog anything!"]]
* '''Ironhide''' (Built to Rule, 2004)
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==Notes==
* In Japan, Ironhide's [[Bio]] and [[Tech Spec]] [[function]] was listed as "Martial Artist" (武闘家 ''Budōka''). Uh... huh?
*Ironhide was given an [[homage]] in the form of [[Roadbuster (G1)#Cloud 2|''Cloud'' Roadbuster]].
===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Roadbuster''' (ロードバスター ''Rōdobasutā''), '''Roadbuster Wild''' (Energon Ironhide, ロードバスターW ''Rōdobasutā Wairudo'')
*''Mandarin:'' '''Tiěpí''' (铁皮, "Iron Hide")
*''Hungarian:'' '''Vasököl''' ("Ironfist", 1st dub), '''Acélfej''' ("Steelhead", 2nd dub)<ref>In the second dub of ''Energon'' and in the ''[[Optimus Prime vs Megatron: The Ultimate Battle]]'' special, both names can be heard, although the random uses of "Vasököl" can be written off as plain translation inconsistencies.</ref>
*''Russian:'' '''Bronevik''' (Броневик, "Armored Car")

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Prowl (Animated)

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:''Prowl is an [[Autobot]] from the [[Transformers Animated (franchise)|Animated]] [[continuity family]].''
[[Image:AniProwlPromoModel.jpg|right|250px|thumb|True warriors must move like water. NINJA water.]]

Some people are team players, and some... well, aren't. '''Prowl''' falls into the latter category. A loner at heart, he has little interest in teamwork, something [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] finds extremely frustrating. Prowl feels cooperation with the [[Bumblebee (Animated)|loud]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|unsubtle]] Autobots around him would cramp his style: a keen [[Cyber-Ninja Corps|Cyber-Ninja]] prowess with elements of [[Circuit-Su]]<ref>Prowl's on-package [[bio]]</ref> and [[Metallikato]].<ref name="TEG">"[[The Elite Guard]]"</ref>

Seemingly bound up in his martial-arts philosophy is his deep, deep fascination with [[Earth]]'s natural environment. His quarters on [[Earth]] is missing most of its ceiling, allowing him a permanent window into nature. In fact, he seems to have a deeper appreciation of his new surroundings than the [[Human|humans]] who grew up with them. The phrase "stop and smell the roses" is a life truth for Prowl, and he can spend hours motionless, watching the organic world play out around him.

When called to battle, Prowl uses an array of throwing weapons, such as cutting discs, that he can hurl with high accuracy. While useful as projectiles, these weapons tend to be far more damaging at close range and will occasionally bounce off their target with little damage if thrown from too great a distance. He can project [[Hologram|holograms]] of himself, using them to misdirect his enemies. He also has a jetpack, granting him limited flight.

Prowl is probably the most skilled fighter of his comrades, but this might not be saying much, as they were a mere [[space bridge]] repair crew before finding themselves suddenly defending the [[AllSpark]] against the resurgent [[Decepticon|Decepticons]].<ref>"[[Transform and Roll Out]]"</ref> In fact, [[Jazz (Animated)|Jazz]], witnessing him in action, remarked that Prowl must not have ''finished'' his cyber ninja training.<ref name="TEG">"[[The Elite Guard]]"</ref> The true story is more complex: having failed to protect the infant protoforms<ref>"[[Five Servos of Doom]]"</ref>, Prowl ended his studies in disgrace, seeking to commune with the Allspark. His quest for redemption and inner peace has ended in failure...so far.

{{bigquote|Stillness... then ''strike''.|Prowl getting past motion detectors|"[[Home Is Where the Spark Is]]"}}

==Fiction==
===''Animated'' cartoon===
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{{voiceactor|[[Jeff Glen Bennett]] (English), [[Kōji Yusa]] (Japanese)|[[Lutz Schnell]] (German), [[Louis van Beek]] (Dutch), [[Gianluca Iacono]] (Italian), [[Junseok Song]] (Korean), [[Fritz Gianvitto]] (Portuguese), [[Rodrigo de la Paz]] (Latin-American Spanish, seasons 1 and 2), [[Mario Gutiérrez]] (Latin-American Spanish, season 3), [[Joonas Suominen]] (Finnish)}}
[[Image:TFA Five Servos Yoketron vs Prowl.JPG|200px|thumb|left|This looks ''way'' more exciting in motion.]]
A young Prowl tried to avoid being drafted into fighting in the [[Great War (Animated)|Great War]] but was apprehended by [[Warpath (Animated)|Warpath]] and taken to [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]]. Seeing potential in the young bot, Yoketron offered to teach Prowl in exchange for having the charges against him dropped. Under Yoketron's guidance, Prowl's fighting skills vastly improved over time, until Yoketron deemed him worthy to be a Cyber-Ninja and rewarded him with two [[shuriken]]s. Yoketron showed Prowl a hidden room in the [[Cyber-Ninja Dojo|dojo]], accessed via a secret door opened by [[processor-over-matter]]. Entering the hidden chamber, Prowl learned from Yoketron that the mission of the [[Cyber-Ninja Corps]] was to protect the [[protoform]]s in the room, lest they be needed to fight against the [[Decepticon]]s if [[Project Omega]] failed. Exiting the room, Prowl was unable to complete Yoketron's request to close the door with his mind. Prowl was thus sent on an optics quest to master the skill and be a true Cyber-Ninja. Some time later, having not yet succeeded, Prowl returned to Yoketron's dojo, only to find it in ruin and his master beaten to near-death. Panicked, Prowl managed to find one protoform and transferred Yoketron's spark into it. However, all he had done was make his master unhappy by sacrificing a little of the future to save the past. Assured by Yoketron that he would understand some day Prowl watched his sensei's spark expire and mourned his loss. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

Following this, Prowl secluded himself in meditation to try and commune with the AllSpark. One million stellar cycles later, he was discovered by [[space bridge]] technicians [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]]. Seeing if the ninja-bot was in stasis lock, Prowl angrily told them he was trying to meditate, and all he had to show for his million long efforts was a massive processor ache. Bumblebee and Bulkhead promised to work around him, but an [[energon cube]] [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] was setting up fell into the cavern the three were in. All though they managed to get out unharmed, [[Dawn Treader|Prowl's ship]] was destroyed in the explosion. [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] offered to take him back to Cybertron after they were finished in this sector. Unfortunately, it would be some fifty to sixty stellar cycles before they were done, though Optimus mentioned that Prowl's help would make it go faster. Striking a rock in anger, Prowl ranted about how his path had taken so many twists and turns that he didn't even know where he was. Optimus said that he could relate to that. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

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Prowl showed a lack of interest in both teamwork (as a loner type) and in the motivational (kinda long-winded) speeches of Optimus Prime. He did not obey orders at first and learned of the consequences firsthand as he was nearly killed by a [[nanite]]-enhanced cockroach. After his revival at the hands of [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] and the [[AllSpark|AllSpark-empowered]] [[AllSpark Key|Key]], he showed that he had become a valuable team player when he headed out with Bumblebee and Sari to save [[Isaac Sumdac (Animated)|Professor Sumdac]] and [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] from [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]]. {{storylink|Transform and Roll Out}} {{storylink|Dispatches}}

Later, Prowl was watching a [[Skippy|cat]] stalk a bird. He found it fascinating, but was aggravated when he was interrupted by human fans. Returning to base, he hid out in his Japanese-themed room, only to be interrupted by Prime and Bumblebee. Even worse, Sari threw a slumber party, pushing Prowl to the edge with the commotion. Ironically, when [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] took over the factory, Prowl was able to show Bumblebee the value of stillness in battle, something the pair would work on later in a game of Twister™. {{storylink|Home Is Where the Spark Is}}

Prowl joined Optimus, Ratchet and Bulkhead in an attempt to learn about Earth customs by watching television. They eventually stumbled upon a program wherein [[Meltdown (Animated)|Prometheus Black]] pitted the bio-enhanced [[Colossus Rhodes]] against Bumblebee, eventually running amock. The Autobots headed out to help Bumblebee and Prowl managed to take down Rhodes by throwing a couple of shurikens at the pistons that triggered Rhodes's enhancements. Later, Prowl helped in rescuing Professor Sumdac after Black had become the mutated "Meltdown." Finding Sumdac Tower in defense mode upon their arrival, Prowl, Bulkhead and Ratchet were pitted against Colossus Rhodes once more. Prowl tried to take Rhodes out as he had before, only to learn that Rhodes’s one weakness had been reinforced since their last encounter. The battle was eventually won when Prowl noticed that a nearby church bell's toll was interfering with Rhodes's upgrades. Using this to their advantage, the Autobots managed to defeat the villain. They then rushed in to help rescue Professor Sumdac. Through some quick thinking, the Autobots overpowered Meltdown by using the same force-field that had kept the Autobots from reaching him beforehand. {{storylink|Total Meltdown}}

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''Bumblebee and Prowl inadvertently exposed the [[Wraith]]'s modus operandi on live television when they captured the Angry Archer. Later, when a news broadcast showed the Wraith using his holographic equipment to pass off as a ghostly figure, Bumblebee asked why the fellow couldn't just "scan a new altmode." Prowl explained that, even if the Wraith could, it would make little difference; the vigilante relied on mystery to aid him in his crime-fighting career. Since he and Bumblebee had stripped away the mystery, a change of appearance would hardly make a difference. Later, when Bumblebee apprehended Colossus Rhodes, Prowl helped sign autographs for the grateful Detroiters. Later still, when the Autobots saw "Bumblebee" attack Michigan Stadium, Prowl helped clear the little Autobot's name by halting what was really a plot by the jealous Wraith. Prowl attempted to capture the Wraith as he made his getaway, only to realize he had been fooled by one of the masked vigilante's many holographic projections. Thankfully, Optimus Prime grabbed the real Wrait, who was shipped off the an asylum for treatment.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 2|Attention Surplus Disorder}}

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''Prowl joined the rest of the Autobots in investigating a theft at Sumdac's laboratories. They discovered that the crime in question had been committed by an industrial saboteur going by the name of "[[Stiletto (Animated)|Stiletto]]." She soon attempted to collapse Detroit's Ambassador Bridge, prompting the Autobots to leap into action. During the confrontation, Prowl used his holographic abilities to blindside Stiletto. Stiletto managed to recover quickly from Prowl's trickery. She then used trickery of her own to dupe Bumblebee into exploding a truck's payload of gasoline, rendering Prowl unconscious for the remainder of the battle. The Autobots nonetheless managed to capture Stiletto, and Prowl was later patched up at Autobot headquarters.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 3|Stiletto}}

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''Prowl and the other Autobots had to calm Bulkhead down when Porter C. Powell began to market Bulkhead's altmode as a vehicle for the masses, and further rubbed salt in the wound by using highly-doctored footage to have Bulkhead "promote" the vehicle. Thankfully, Sari and Bulkhead proved that the vehicle wasn't safe for the everyday citizen. Prowl later watched an announcement on television declaring that the "Bulkhead" line was being recalled.'' {{storylink|The Arrival issue 4|The Insincerest Form of Flattery}}

In an attempt to get [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] to be less bumbling and destructive, he tried to teach his comrade how to move with ninja-like grace as he did. It...did not go well. Bulkhead's effectiveness in battle was undermined until Prowl realized Bulkhead's approach had its place and encouraged him to "do what you do." He also sensed [[Spark|sparks]] within the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobots]] and, unwilling to let them be destroyed, secretly hid them on [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|a small island]] before they were melted down. As he explained to Bulkhead, "Just because something's big and lumbering and destructive, doesn't mean you give up on it." {{storylink|Blast from the Past}}

When [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], a bounty hunter from Ratchet’s past, appeared on Earth to abduct Optimus, Prowl and the other Autobots intervened. Though Prowl got passed the defenses of [[Death's Head (Animated)|Lockdown’s ship]], and got the drop on the bounty hunter with his ninja skills, Lockdown managed to shut down Prowl by using one of his trophies: Ratchet’s old [[Electromagnetic pulse|EMP generator]]. Thankfully, Ratchet was immune to the device, and rescued Optimus while the other Autobots were indisposed. {{storylink|The Thrill of the Hunt}}

Prowl was put on a training assignment to help Bumblebee and Bulkhead learn how to better blend in with their environment. Bumblebee’s impatience put an early end to the exercise, and the yellow ‘bot ran afoul of a criminal that had nearly gotten away from him the day before: [[Nanosec]]. Prowl was unable to stop the speedy villain from getting away when he joined in trying to apprehend him. Later, the Autobots caught news of Nanosec robbing Sumdac Laboratories. This time around, they managed to catch up to the villain. Nanosec's high-tech suit accelerated his aging, causing him to collapse from fatigue after being forced to chase Bumblebee, who had gotten a hold of the [[Destronium]] Nanosec had stolen. But the unstable substance threatened to explode and destroy Detroit. With his boosters, Prowl aided Bumblebee in getting into Earth’s upper atmosphere, where the Destronium was allowed to detonate harmlessly. The adventure having come to an end, Prowl asked Bumblebee if he would like to race him back to base. Bumblebee declined, having gotten enough high-speed chases for the day. {{storylink|Nanosec (episode)|Nanosec}}

Prowl and the other Autobots attended Sari’s eight birthday party. Though he wound up entertaining Sari’s guests, Sari herself was left behind with Bulkhead. A few days after the event, [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]], once one of Sari’s toys, now a Decepticon menace, took control of Detroit’s automatons in an attempt to subjugate the human population. Prowl teamed up with Ratchet to fight back against the hostile robots, but between their sheer numbers and Soundwave interfering with the Autobots’ comm-links, he found himself being overwhelmed. Once Bulkhead took care of Soundwave, the automatons returned to their normal state, and the fighting came to an end. {{storylink|Sound and Fury}}

When the Decepticons [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]] and [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] arrived on Earth, the Autobots were quickly bested by the duo. Prime realized that the AllSpark was no longer safe on the planet and decided that they should leave Earth. When Prowl and the others headed off to fix their ship at the bottom of lake Erie, they encountered Blitzwing and Lugnut once more. The Autobots went toe-to-toe with the Decepticons underwater, where their enemies’ advantage of flight was null and void. Optimus kicked up dirt from the bottom of the lake as cover, which Prowl used to great advantage to sneak up on and attack Blitzwing. But the cover only lasted so long, and the Autobots were forced to retreat back to their ship… which had been armed by Ratchet and Sari while Prowl and the others had bought them time. The Decepticons were blown away, and Prowl returned to the factory the Autobots called home for some quick repairs. {{storylink|Lost and Found (episode)|Lost and Found}}

Reasoning correctly that the Decepticons would target Sari to get at the AllSpark Key, Prowl took to instructing her in the art of "ninja nerve blows." It was shortly after one of these sessions that his decision to save the Dinobots seemingly came back to haunt him when the gargantuan robots kidnapped the girl. He headed to their island home with Bulkhead in tow, the suspicious [[Carmine Fanzone|Captain Fanzone]] shadowing them somewhat clumsily the whole way. However, the police captain was not prepared for the environmental hazards of the secluded island and had to be rescued by the pair of Autobots. Together, the three of them discovered that the Dinobots had been coerced into kidnapping Sari by [[Meltdown (Animated)|Prometheus Black]], whose corrosive touch they had come to fear. Forced along with Fanzone to fight the mad geneticist's [[Fusion creature|creations]] in a gladiatorial arena, Prowl began to develop a bond with the captain, who in turn came to trust Prowl. {{storylink|Survival of the Fittest}}

After his latest rescue mission ended in destructive disaster, Bulkhead attempted to pick up painting, to prove he could create as well as destroy. Prowl showed some appreciation for Bulkhead's new hobby, admiring his friend’s capability of creating an image whole-cloth from his imagination… until he learned that the painting he was contemplating was, in fact, a still life depicting an "accident" Bulkhead had with Ratchet’s blowtorch. Later, [[Headmaster (Animated)|Henry Masterson]], aka "The Headmaster" stole Bulkhead's body, and used it to hold the entire city at ransom, threatening to overload the local [[Sidney Biggles-Jones Memorial Solar Fusion Plant|power plant]]. The Autobots battled the villain, but found themselves overwhelmed by the sheer destructive power that The Headmaster unleashed with Bulkhead's body. After an arduous struggle, The Headmaster fled, leaving Bulkhead's body behind. But at this point, the power plant was ready to blow. Working together, the Autobots quickly built an "art piece" robot, who took the fatal trip into the plant's core, and halted the chain reaction within. The city safe once more, Prowl and the other Autobots attended Bulkhead's art show, which proved to be a success judging by the amount of people who attended it. {{storylink|Headmaster (episode)|Headmaster}}

The Autobots detected a non-sentient Cybertronian energy signature emanating from the woods outside of Detroit. Optimus sent out Prowl, Bumblebee and Sari to investigate, with the additional pretense that the trip could be a "character-builder" for the trio. Though Prowl felt at home in the middle of nature, his two companions weren't as well-adjusted to the change of scenery. Sari had an idealized vision of what camping was based off of movies, and Bumblebee simply couldn't bare being separated from technology.

Prowl attempted to teach the other two the value of disconnecting one's self from the technological, only for the lesson to be cut short by the arrival of a "monster." It was soon discovered that the creature in question was really a colony of [[space barnacle]]s that had mutated and infected Earth machinery. Prowl's attempt to fight the creature proved ineffective. The barnacles eventually managed to infect him, putting him in a zombie-like state. The infected Prowl chased down Bumblebee and Sari, and infected the other Autobot as well. The pair then turned on Sari. But by this time, Sari had found the boiler room within one of her father's mines, and turned the scalding water on the Autobots, eradicating the infection and restoring their senses. Returning to base, the Autobots came to the agreement that nature and technology could work in harmony to achieve greater things than either could on its own. {{storylink|Nature Calls}}

When Decepticon energy signals were detected, the Autobots quickly realized that they were outnumbered. Bulkhead mentioned that the Dinobots might be able to help, not aware that Prowl hadn't told Optimus they had moved them to Dinobot Island. Prime was furious and ordered the two to take him there at once. After searching the island, the Autobots found the Dinobots. Prime's introduction was less than friendly, and Prowl was forced to smooth things over with Grimlock. They were unwilling to help, so the Autobots left, unsure of their next move. When Bumblebee contacted Prime, saying that Starscream was at Sumdac Tower, he ordered him to stand down. When they arrived at the tower, they saw Bumblebee fighting Starscream. Prime dryly noted that disobeying orders was becoming a habit, but Prowl wasn't too insulted.

He was too busy being shocked by Megatron bursting through Sumdac Tower. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 1}}

Quickly regaining their composure, the Autobots attacked, only for Megatron to defeat all three of them himself. After the battle, Sumdac revealed that he had helped rebuild Megatron. Prowl was furious, but Prime said that it was unimportant. Using residual AllSpark Key energy in Sumdac's lab, the Autobots repaired themselves, and Prime apologized for his harsh words. [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] and Sari came in the ship, but it was shot down over Dinobot Island. During the subsequent battle, Prowl noticed that [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing's]] multiple personalities were connected to his [[Alternate mode|alternate modes]]. To cause his hotheaded side to emerge and transform into a tank, Prowl suggested that Bumblebee use his greatest strength—his obnoxious personality. {{storylink|Megatron Rising - Part 2}}

Though the Autobots managed to drive off the Decepticons, Detroit was damaged throughout the battle. Optimus's crew helped restore the area best they could, but they found that the humans now viewed them as potential menaces, instead of heroes. As they cleared debris from a road, the [[Sigma Supreme|Elite Guard's ship]] touched down nearby, and Prowl drove off with the others to meet its occupants. But these new arrivals didn't treat Prowl and the gang as heroes either. Ultra Magnus, Jazz, and especially Sentinel Prime didn't trust Optimus's crew, and doubted their story on what had transpired on Earth. Prowl and the others got their chance to shine in their superiors' presence when a Sumdac plant went haywire, necessitating the Autobots to intervene before a flood of berserk police drones spread into the city. During the fight, Prowl was awed by Jazz's superior cyber-ninja skills. Prowl helped Jazz and Optimus infiltrate the plant while the others kept the drones busy, and together they removed the AllSpark shard that was causing the machinery to go crazy, ending the crisis. {{storylink|The Elite Guard}} Shortly afterwards, Sari was kicked out of her home by [[Porter C. Powell]] in light of Isaac Sumdac's disappearance. Bumblebee and Bulkhead attempted to cheer up their friend after she moved in to live with the Autobots, but they botched every attempt they made. Prowl eventually felt the need to intervene, and advised the pair to simply listen to Sari. It turned out to be sound advice. {{storylink|The Return of the Headmaster}}

Prowl later helped stop a runaway train powered by an AllSpark fragment. When Starscream stopped by again, Prowl was tasked with keeping civilians out of harm's way while Sentinel, Optimus and Jazz took down the AllSpark-powered Decepticon. {{storylink|Mission Accomplished}}

Prowl helped clear trash from the city of Detroit during a garbage dispute, in an effort to mend strained Autobot/human relations. {{storylink|Garbage In, Garbage Out}} Later, he helped search for an AllSpark fragment, only for the mission to be interrupted by a group of illegal street racers, the Street Demons, zooming by. When one of the racers caused two others to crash, Prowl stopped to help [[Ming-Li]] out of her wrecked vehicle. Captain Fanzone then came by and arrested her. {{storylink|Velocity (episode)|Velocity}}

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The Autobots' ongoing efforts to fix up Detroit continued. As they repaired an overpass, the group spotted Blitzwing and Lugnut trying to sneak off with some construction supplies. They caused more damage to the overpass on their way out, forcing the Autobots to stay late to repair it. Again. Later, Bulkhead brought two new 'bots back to Autobot headquarters: [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]] and [[Scrapper (Animated)|Scrapper]]. Prowl tried his best to keep Sari away from the crass duo, and her encounter with the Constructibots left her without her signature pigtails. Though the Constructibots were insufferable to begin with, they became an actual threat when they allied themselves with Megatron. Mixmaster and Scrapper attempted to snatch away the Autobots' AllSpark fragments for their new boss, but the Autobots were ultimately able to drive off the Constructibots and retrieved their AllSpark fragments. {{storylink|Rise of the Constructicons}}

[[Image:Samprowl.jpg|left|150px|thumb|Got to get back... Back to the past. Samurai <strike>Jack</strike> <strike>Jazz</strike> Prowl.]]
While responding to a report of rampages on Dinobot Island, Prowl and Bulkhead were given Ratchet's EMP generator and stasis cuffs to detain the Dinobots. Discovering that Grimlock had a metal shard wedged in his foot, Prowl used the generator to dull Grimlock's sensors and remove the shard. However, they then received a call from [[Ultra Magnus (Animated)|Ultra Magnus]] that Starscream had escaped. Heading to the Autobots' crashed ship, Prowl used [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Teletran-1]] to scan for Starscream, discovering him on the Moon. Prowl suggested that they go after Starscream, but Bulkhead thought it was suicide. So Prowl stole a shuttle and went off by himself. Locating Starscream on the Moon, he managed to place stasis cuffs on the Decepticon, but [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] appeared to take Starscream off Prowl's hands. During their fight, Starscream escaped and destroyed Prowl's shuttle. Stowing away on Lockdown's ship, Prowl suggested an alliance to capture him. Lockdown gave him a set of armor that would assist him in the hunt. Discovering a purple (and frightened) Starscream, they captured him, but Lockdown revealed that he was working for Megatron. Prowl would not allow Starscream to be taken, but Lockdown tied Prowl up and left.

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The other Autobots arrived and chewed out Prowl for his actions, but Prowl insisted that they retrieve Starscream first. During their pursuit, Starscream somehow showed up and offered an alliance against Megatron. Prowl took down Starscream, but in his actions, he destroyed a bird's nest. Realizing that the modifications he had were going to his head, he resolved to abandon them... once they got Starscream. Prowl initially flubbed an attempt to spy on the meet between Megatron and Lockdown and quickly found himself outgunned until the other Autobots arrived with the second Starscream. During the standoff that followed, the two Starscreams revealed that they had bombs inside them. Prowl used the armor he had been given to send them into the sky, saving Detroit from destruction. Lockdown then contacted Prowl, offering him a partnership, but Prowl declined and returned Ratchet's EMP generator. {{storylink|A Fistful of Energon}}

Prowl took part in a pursuit to catch the villain Nanosec, but the chase came to an end when Bumblebee mysteriously slowed down to a stop... Prowl, Optimus and Bulkhead returned to base afterwards for repairs. Later, Bumblebee alerted the rest of his team that [[Swindle (Animated)|a Decepticon]] had built a machine that could freeze any electronic machine within its range,just as he had been earlier that day. Prowl and the others sped out to take on the threat. They were all affected by the device's power before they could reach their destination, and were only able to take on Swindle once Sari had deactivated his weapon. {{storylink|SUV: Society of Ultimate Villainy}}

Prowl and the other Autobots gathered to listen in on an all-points bulletin from Ultra Magnus, alerting them that the criminal [[Wasp]] had escaped from prison. Later, Bumblebee told the rest of his team that he had stumbled upon a Decepticon transmission, and they reported his findings to the head of [[Cybertron Intelligence]], [[Shockwave (Animated)|Longarm Prime]]. {{storylink|Autoboot Camp}}

Due to his inability to stay quiet, Prowl placed a bet on Bumblebee—that he couldn't go 10 cycles without talking. Should he keep to this, Prowl would fork over a case of axel grease. Bumblebee kept on slipping up, though Prowl was gracious enough to give him multiple shots at winning the bet. Prime took Prowl and Bumblebee with him to Dinobot Island to investigate Meltdown's prison break. The pair's bet was put on hold after both Prowl and Bumblebee were off-lined by Blackarachnia's cyber venom. After the day was saved, Prime used the antidote on the bots, and Bumblebee pointed out he'd been quiet for ages! Prowl dryly noted it took Bumblebee being comatose to achieve this, but the yellow bot didn't care—he just wanted his grease! {{storylink|Black Friday (episode)|Black Friday}}

Prowl had been helping Sari train through an obstacle course when he learned from Optimus that the Constructobots had resurfaced. The Autobots looked high and low throughout Detroit for Mixmaster and Scrapper, but without Sari's key to track their AllSpark signatures, the search proved fruitless. Then, Blitzwing dropped out of the sky and took on the whole crew. During the fight, the Autobots learned that Sari was dealing with the Constructobots on her own back at headquarters. But having to deal with Blitzwing, they couldn't head back... until Blitzwing suddenly decided to ditch the battle. The Autobots then headed back to help Sari immediately. Returning to base, they found out that Sari had taken care of the intruders all by herself. {{storylink|Sari, No One's Home}}

When Bulkhead was kidnapped, Bumblebee brought the Autobot intelligence agent [[Blurr (Animated)|Blurr]] to the plant, who revealed that Megatron was building a space bridge to conquer Cybertron from within. As Sari and Ratchet went to repair the ship, Prowl went with the others to rescue Bulkhead and shut down the space bridge. However, they were incapacitated by the [[Constructicon (Animated)|Constructicons]]... just in time for Starscream and [[Starscream clone (Animated)|his clones]] to attack. {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part I}}

Escaping the Constructicons, Prowl was able to lock stasis cuffs on [[Ramjet (Animated)|a lying clone]], but was soon occupied with [[Mixmaster (Animated)|Mixmaster]]. When Prowl managed to disengage long enough to check on an injured Prime, [[Sunstorm (Animated)|a fawning clone]] managed to place stasis cuffs on him. Once he came back online, Prowl began using the [[processor-over-matter]] technique to disable his stasis cuffs, which would theoretically work if he had completed his training. Fortunately, it did work, and Prowl was able to throw a shuriken at Prime's stasis cuffs as he was being thrown through the space bridge. Unfortunately, power problems with the bridge arose, causing Megatron to add Starscream's AllSpark infused head to the mix. This caused a power overload which sucked up Megatron and Starscream, and nearly sucked up the Autobots as well. Fortunately, [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]] arrived and sacrificed himself to save the Autobots by allowing himself to be sucked into the portal. After escaping from the self-destructing bridge, Optimus Prime asked if everyone was okay, and Prowl gave an affirmative nod.

Unfortunately, Sari was not okay, for the skin of her right arm had been torn, revealing robotic circuitry underneath! {{storylink|A Bridge Too Close, Part II}}

Hearing of Professor Sumdac's sketchy explanation of Sari's origins, Prowl infiltrated Sumdac's lab, scanned the professor and accessed his computer data. He later revealed his conclusions: Sari had begun her existence as a Cybertronian protoform. How or why that protoform had shown up in Sumdac's lab was still a mystery, however. When a [[Rock Lord]] was TransWarped to Earth with Bumblebee inside, Prowl was surprised that Ratchet was taking his EMP generator into battle again. They barely got a chance to face the thing when Sari upgraded herself with her key and smashed the Rock Lord into bits. Unfortunately her upgrades went out of control and she wounded Bumblebee. While Ratchet tended to Bumblebee, Prime, Bulkhead and Prowl attempted to remove Sari's key from her. Prowl's ninja moves allowed him to extract the key and he rushed it back to Ratchet, only to find its charge had been expended.

After all that excitement was done, the Autobots were surprised when Omega Supreme, now under Megatron's control, TransWarped into view and attacked them. Optimus and Prowl infiltrated the giant's leg, and Prowl headed for Omega's spark chamber while Optimus went to keep Megatron distracted. Prowl jacked in to Omega's memory, and was able to successfully encourage Omega Supreme to reject Megatron's control and reassert his own. The victory was short-lived, as Starscream took the opportunity to take over and eject both Prowl and Optimus from Omega Supreme. The problem was later solved via the application of a [[plasma dynamic thruster]]. {{storylink|TransWarped}}

With Professor Sumdac back on their side, the Autobots set about tracking down the dispersed Decepticons. The first one they ran into was Lugnut. Optimus and Prowl managed to get stasis cuff onto him while the others kept him distracted. Of course, then they had the problem of getting him out of the crater, but while they were doing that, Bulkhead got into some trouble with the Constructicons and they were forced to go help. Prowl warned Bumblebee not to make any sparks because there was oil everywhere, but otherwise stood around watching everyone else win the fight. {{storylink|Three's a Crowd}} Prowl's keen ninja senses somehow failed to detect when [[Wasp]] switched identities with Bumblebee. He and Bulkhead hunted the city for the now fugitive "Wasp" and found him attacking a [[Hot Dog Bot]]. He managed to convince the pair he was Bumblebee, but they were attacked by [[Jetfire (Animated)|Jetfire]] and [[Jetstorm (Animated)|Jetstorm]]. Prowl eventually clarified Bulkhead's garbled explanation to Optimus and Sentinel, after which they returned to the plant to unsuccessfully try to catch the real Wasp. {{storylink|Where Is Thy Sting?}}

Assisting Optimus and the Elite Guard in hunting down a Decepticon, Prowl was as stunned as anyone else when Sentinel Prime apparently caught their quarry all by himself—and it was only the most recent of several solo captures Sentinel had made. He then learned that Optimus had spotted a silhouette wearing a unique helmet that evening. Going over the helmets in the data banks with Optimus, Prowl was amazed when his commander identified Yoketron's old helmet as the one he'd seen. He went to share his thoughts with Jazz, a fellow student of Yoketron's, but Sentinel dismissed any notion that Yoketron was even online, much less on Earth. An attempt to shadow Sentinel failed, and Prowl returned to the Elite Guard ship, only to find Sentinel had captured [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]] too! Realizing that all the captured Decepticons were missing their unique weapons and modifications, Prowl began to voice his suspicions, but Sentinel shut him up by revealing Lugnut's power-punch mods in storage. Prowl still suspected something was up, however, and his theories were supported when he overheard Sentinel talking via communicator to an unknown party before leaving again. Alerting Jazz, Prowl set out after Sentinel and discovered he'd been working with none other than Lockdown, who was wearing Yoketron's helmet. However, even as Prowl watched, Lockdown and the Starscream clone he'd just captured double-crossed Sentinel, and Lockdown revealed he'd been a student of Yoketron's too. Realizing who'd killed his sensei and destroyed the protoforms, Prowl attacked Lockdown and demanded the helmet. Lockdown complied, but the helmet had been rigged to spring a trap, and Prowl found himself bound tight and hauled aboard Lockdown's ship, there to have his mods removed and added to a duplicate of the power armor sidecar Lockdown had once lent him. However, Prowl was able to master the processor-over-matter technique to free himself, don the armor and battle Lockdown back outside. They landed by the Starscream clone just in time to have a scoreboard fall on them, but Prowl's processor-over-matter saved them from injury.

[[Image:TFA Five Servos processor over matter.JPG|200px|right|thumb|Everyone knows ninjas have magical powers like that.]]
The clone was captured, though Lockdown got away, and with a line to Cybertron finally open, Prime reported to [[Cliffjumper (Animated)|Cliffjumper]] that Prowl was responsible for capturing all the Decepticons they had on the ship. Back in his quarters, Prowl graciously accepted Jazz's compliment that Yoketron would approve of the helmet's new owner, vowing to do all he could to be worthy of it. {{storylink|Five Servos of Doom}}

Prowl turned out with the other Autobots to see off Sentinel and his team as they left Earth for Cybertron. {{storylink|Predacons Rising (Animated)|Predacons Rising}}

At [[Christmas]], Prowl theorized that [[Santa Claus]] could use holograms to deliver billions of presents in one night. He joined the other Autobots in drinking [[oilnog]], and they soon turned in for the night for a [[stasis lock|stasis nap]], however the next morning, they found they'd somehow been turned into humans. Prowl seemed most at ease, taking the opportunity to experience snow from a human perspective. When they stopped off at a [[Burger Bot]] on the way to Sumdac Tower, Prowl stuck with the vegetarian menu, and set about amusing the [[Nancy Witwicky|baby]] of one of the other patrons. The peace was interrupted by a Decepticon attack, and the Autobots helped rescue people from a damaged building. Prowl dashed inside to rescue [[Gary]], exiting the building with a spectacular leap that ''should'' have been impossible. After an abortive attempt to fight the Decepticons in their new human forms, Prowl suggested they proceed to Sumdac Tower by bus.

They reached the tower, only to see the planet Cybertron hove into view and blast it. As Megatron and a host of Decepticons landed, Prowl and Optimus began to come to the realization that none of what they were experiencing was real. When Megatron picked up Prowl, the Autobot was able to slice Megatron's arm off with one blow and resist being stepped on by Blitzwing. Prowl proceeded to float in the air, menacing Starscream before phasing through his foe's head. After the Decepticons evaporated, the Autobots found they were able to return to their robot forms just by willing it. At that point, a giant [[Soundwave (Animated)|Soundwave]] scooped them up. In the real world, Soundwave had jacked the five Autobots into a virtual reality, and planned to reprogram them as Decepticons. {{storylink|Human Error, Part I}}

After Soundwave's reprogramming was interrupted, Prowl used processor over matter to escape the virtual world. Soundwave promptly caught him trying to free Optimus and put him back under. What's worse, the Autobots were returned to their human forms, and had to chase a virtual Soundwave in vehicles identical to their alternate modes. They had great difficulty adapting to driving and Prowl inadvertently did wheelies on his police cycle. The five Autobots were cornered by Soundwave, who began reprogramming them. Prowl was successful in using Processor over Matter to resist Soundwave's control, and when Soundwave used the Autobots in the real world to attack Sari and the group of "[[Substitute Autobot]]s" she'd gathered, he carefully made sure no one was harmed. As Soundwave focused on getting Optimus to offline Sari, Prowl took the opportunity to knock [[Ratbat (Animated)|Ratbat]] out of the Decepticon's hands, breaking his control. Soundwave responded by having Ratbat grab Prowl, lift him into the air and drop him into a building. After Optimus managed to defeat Soundwave, the Autobots reassembled, and Prowl reflected on how much they'd learned about what it meant to be organic. {{storylink|Human Error, Part II}}

When Omega Supreme's energy signature was detected on the Moon, Optimus decided that he needed an upgrade to keep up with Megatron. Prowl offered his boosters for Ratchet to study, and also offered to go to the Moon to check things out. Jazz insisted he stay on Earth and try to complete his cyber-ninja training. The pair retired to some woods, where Prowl was able to reconstitute an AllSpark fragment through meditation. After returning to base, they watch Ratchet repair Optimus after the testing of Prime's boosters, and Prowl encouraged his leader to take up the [[Magnus Hammer]]. As the Autobots discovered when they rushed outside, Megatron had created three clones of Omega Supreme, and they were on their way to Detroit. {{storylink|Endgame, Part I}}

[[Image:EndgamePart2-Prowlsmiles.jpg|left|thumb|250px|Prowl turns that frown (and his sunglasses) upside down.]]

With the three [[Lugnut Supreme]]s bearing in on the city, Optimus had serious doubts over whether he could take them. Prowl reassured him, saying that he'd be behind Optimus every step of the way. The two took to the sky, but despite their best efforts, the Lugnut Supremes couldn't be taken individually. When Prowl suggested looking for a way to remove them all at the same time, Prime used his Magnus Hammer to carry them away to Dinobot Island with a whirlwind. This destroyed one and disabled flight capabilities for the remaining two, but still they advanced.

Prime ordered Prowl and Jazz to help evacuate the city's humans towards Sumdac Tower, since its force shields should make it a safe place. After this was accomplished, Prowl and Jazz tried to stop the Lugnut Supremes with their melee weapons, but they were ineffectual. Prime radioed Prowl, telling him that the only way to stop them from destroying the city was to gather the power of the AllSpark. Prowl took Jazz back with him to the tower, which had just lost its force shield. As the two cyber-ninjas meditated, fragments of the AllSpark were telekinetically gathered from all corners of the city, thanks to their mastery of [[Processor-over-matter]]. Starscream was an unwitting casualty of this, as the Decepticon had flown too close, and the AllSpark fragment that kept him alive was yanked from his skull.

[[Image:EndgamePart2-lastminutesave.jpg|right|thumb|250px|Who's that playing "Unchained Melody"?]]

But Prowl and Jazz couldn't muster enough AllSpark fragments to serve their needs. Some of it was missing! With the Lugnut Supremes now threatening to blow up the city and everything else in a 100-mile radius, Prowl made a tough choice. He levitated himself up towards their growing AllSpark fragment collection and relinquished his own [[spark]], despite Jazz's protests. With one last serene smile, Prowl was lost momentarily in a flash of light. His uncolored body fell into Jazz's arms as the light dimmed.

This last, desperate act enveloped the final Lugnut Supreme in an AllSpark-powered shell, capturing both Optimus Prime and Megatron inside. Prowl appeared once more, as an AllSpark ghost, to carry Prime away to safety.

[[File:EndgamePartII-CorpsemasterProwl.jpg|thumb|left|250px|Inaction Master Prowl, available at stores near you.]]

With Megatron seemingly destroyed, Jazz carried the dead body of Prowl to the others. But before the Autobots could begin to mourn, Megatron reappeared, though heavily damaged. Prime fought the Decepticon leader with renewed vigor in the knowledge that this battle cost the life of his friend, but he stopped just short of killing the villain. Megatron and the other Decepticons were taken in captivity back to Cybertron, along with Prowl's body. Bumblebee, Jazz, Ratchet, and Bulkhead were Prowl's pallbearers, and the crowds of Cybertron cheered their victory. {{storylink|Endgame, Part II}}
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===''Be the Hero'' books===
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====''Prime Suspect''====
When the police began pursuing [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]] for breaking and entering, Prowl protected [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] and [[You|another kid]] who had been caught up in things, using his holograms to distract the cops. The trail led the Autobots to [[HomeTech]]'s laboratory, where the two kids were sent in to find the security footage of Prime apparently breaking in, which later necessitated a rescue by Prowl and [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]]. The Autobots continued to follow the clues to HomeTech's main warehouse, where they fought [[Blitzwing (Animated)|Blitzwing]], the real mastermind behind the theft. {{storylink|Prime Suspect}}
====''Quest for the AllSpark''====
Prowl chose [[Texas]] to conceal a fake [[AllSpark]] when [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] took control of [[Detroit]]'s robot workforce in an attempt to locate the artifact. He returned to Detroit in time to join [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] as they went to help Optimus and [[Ratchet (Animated)|Ratchet]] fight [[Crush-A]]. {{storylink|Quest for the AllSpark}}
====''Web of Deception''====
Prowl saved Sari and her friend from drowning after their [[Sumdac Aquaskimmer Mk 1|Aquaskimmer]] was destroyed on the surface of Lake Erie. He, Bumblebee and Bulkhead subsequently found that the Autobot ship was offline and Optimus missing. Once everything was working again, Ratchet's scans located [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]]'s ship parked on the lake bed nearby, sending Bumblebee, Bulkhead, Prowl and the two young humans on a mission to investigate. While fighting the bounty hunter, they discovered the involvement of [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]], who wanted revenge on Prime. After the clash, Prowl found he had to use [[Circuit-Su]] mediation to realign his inner processes before he could continue, however the delay led to Sari's young friend locating Blackarachnia and her eventual defeat. {{storylink|Web of Deception}}
====''Time-Quake''====
When strange time distortions began occurring across Detroit, the Autobots split up with special scanners to try and track down the cause of the problem. Prowl traced the signal to a disused warehouse on the Detroit River, arriving at around the same time as Bulkhead and a random [[You|human]]. Within, Prowl narrowly rescued the human when the floor collapsed, and in the basement the trio found a time machine. After Bulkhead and the human were plunged back in time, Prowl remained at the warehouse, but it was several days before the pair returned, having jaunted around history. Meanwhile, the other Autobots had tracked down the culprit behind the strange machine. Prowl and Bulkhead joined them at said culprit's hideout, but the foe was able to keep the Autobots at bay, forcing the human to go in to wrap things up. {{storylink|Time-Quake}}

===Titan Magazines===
When [[Quake-Maker]] attacked Detroit with, yep, earthquakes, Prowl was there saving people from falling rubble before the villain temporarily buried him. Once he got out, he found himself following the orders of new arrival [[Afterburn]] and helped beat Quake-Maker. {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 1#Burnout|Burnout}}

On his day off, Prowl went to a [[basketball]] game with Bulkhead, Sari and Afterburn. The speed, grace and tactics of the game thrilled him, leaving him with the belief they could learn much from basketball. Unfortunately he had to duck out of the game to stop the supervillain [[Crossroads]], who was causing robotic systems across Detroit. Working out with Sari that this was a diversionary tactic so Crossroads could reach [[Sumdac Tower]], Prowl and the others headed for the building, and Prowl disabled the villain's robot-controlling gauntlets with well-aimed shurikens. And he spouted basketball terms while doing this for... well, we dunno.

He stood in front of Afterburn while saying they should all keep their eyes out for the enemy. Surely a coincidental posing! {{storylink|Animated Comic issue 3|Crossroads!}}

[[Image:Prowl_CRUNK!.jpg|left|200px|thumb|Take that, ''Shattered Glass'' Bumblebee!]]

When Bumblebee was boasting about his incredible speed, Prowl pointed out that he was also reckless and a dangerous driver. Why, if Bumblebee had to follow rules when he drove, Prowl could whip him! This throwing of the gauntlet led to the two Autobots having a race at [[Crazy Coyote Canyon]], with Bulkhead joining in for the heck of it. With his superior reflexes and ''driving over'' his opponent, Prowl shot into the lead, smugly noting that reckless actions get you into trouble...

...and then, not looking where he was going, ran into a Decepticon trap. With Lugnut planning to use him as a pinata, only Bumblebee's arrival saved him, and reckless action saw the two escape. If that wasn't embarrassing enough for Prowl, Bumblebee beat him in the rest of the race and ''Bulkhead'' won the whole thing... ! {{storylink|Transformers Comic issue 25|The Race}}

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===''Lil Formers''===
Prowl shared his weight loss secrets with a [[Prowl (G1)|Prowl]] from another universe. {{storylink|Lil Formers}}

===''The Cool'' comic===

Witnessing the mysterious Allspark being uncovered, Prowl along with the rest of Optimus Prime's crew fled through a space bridge gate in order to keep the artifact out of Decepticon clutches. Unfortunately, Megatron was able to board their ship and left Prowl defeated on the floor, leaving Optimus to deal with the Decepticon leader by himself. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 3}}

Prowl was among the Autobots who traveled to the [[Earth]] city of [[Detroit]] in order to protect the [[AllSpark]] from the Decepticons. When [[Starscream (Animated)|Starscream]], [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]] and [[Blackarachnia (Animated)|Blackarachnia]] attacked, Prowl joined in the fray, pitting his skills against Blackarachnia. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 1}}

[[Image:The CoolAutobotsRevivePrime01.jpg|thumb|200px|right|]]

The Autobots were unable to prevent Starscream from seizing the AllSpark, however, and Prowl was helpless to defend himself from Starscream's AllSpark-powered aerial attacks. When [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] died stopping Starscream, and was subsequently revived by the power of [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]]'s [[AllSpark Key|key]], Prowl was there to greet him. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 2}}

Prowl later took part in defending [[Dinobot Island (Animated)|Dinobot Island]] from a Decepticon raid. He expressed displeasure at [[Lugnut (Animated)|Lugnut]]'s aerial bombardments, observing that their weapons didn't have the range to counterattack. Once the [[Dinobot (Animated)|Dinobot]]s saved the day, however, Prowl saw them off along with the rest of the Autobots. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 3}}

Prowl was present at [[Sumdac Systems]] headquarters when Megatron was revived in a new body. He fared poorly in battle, as Megatron swatted him away with a single blast of his [[fusion cannon]]. Prowl survived the fight and later greeted the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]] when they arrived on Earth. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 5}}

Later, Prowl joined up with Lockdown, donning a set of power-boosting armor in order to take down [[Clone number 3370318|Clone #3370318]] (whom he mistook for the real Starscream). When Prowl learned that Lockdown would be selling "Starscream" to Megatron rather than Ultra Magnus, he attempted to stop his ex-partner, only to be subdued and rendered unconscious. Prowl eventually came to, joining the rest of the Autobots as [[Clone number 2716057|Clone #2716057]] attacked. Prowl defeated the clone, but destroyed an entire city park in the process. Prowl then recalled a lesson from his [[Cyber-Ninja Corps|Cyber-Ninja]] master, [[Yoketron (Animated)|Yoketron]], regarding power and choices. Realizing there was one Starscream too many, Prowl and the Autobots then rushed to a warehouse where Lockdown was meeting Megatron. The ''real'' Starscream had rigged the clones to explode and kill everyone. Using his head, Prowl attached his armor's rocket packs to the clones and sent them flying; harmlessly detonating in the sky. Prowl then discarded his armor, vowing to the memory of Yoketron that he would start his training over from scratch. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 6}}

Prowl then joined in the battle for the Decepticon [[space bridge#Animated cartoon|Space Bridge]]. He registered horror at the sight of Optimus Prime being blasted by [[Slipstream (Animated)|Slipstream]]. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 7}} When the battle for the Space Bridge had ended, Prowl joined the other Autobots in bidding farewell to [[Omega Supreme (Animated)|Omega Supreme]], who sacrificed himself in the fight. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 8}}

At Autobot HQ, Prowl performed a full body-scan on Sari and determined that she was originally a Transformer [[protoform]] that scanned Professor Sumdac's DNA, creating an entirely new lifeform. Suddenly, the Autobots were attacked by Starscream in Omega Supreme's body! Prowl encouraged Bulkhead to keep the fiend busy until Optimus could return from wherever it is that he went. Once Optimus ''did'' return and vanquished the Decepticon, Prowl was put in charge of finding Starscream's leftovers and pulling them out of Omega Supreme. {{storylink|The Cool Episode 9}}

Prior to the final confrontation against the Decepticons, Prowl stood heroically alongside his fellow Autobots. {{storylink|The Cool Extra issue 1}}

When Optimus was nearly killed during his epic showdown with Megatron, Prowl joined the rest of the Autobots in looking on in horror. However, when the Autobots returned to [[Cybertron (planet)|Cybertron]] victorious, Prowl was nowhere to be seen. His fate remains a mystery. {{storylink|The Cool Episode Final}}

==Games==
===Transformers Animated: The Game===
:''Voice actor:'' [[Jeff Glen Bennett]] (English)
[[Image:TFAnimated Game Prowl.jpg|thumb|left|120px]]
Prowl set up the Autobots' headquarters into an obstacle course for [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus]], [[Bumblebee (Animated)|Bumblebee]] and [[Bulkhead (Animated)|Bulkhead]] to practice their skills on. When Ratchet picked up a Decepticon signal, Optimus dispatched Prowl to investigate. Taking to the roads, Prowl located a [[Decepticon Transmitter Drone]] and shot it down. After Ratchet modified the drone to return home, it escaped from the Autobot base and Prowl chased after it but failed to catch up with it. He later tracked down and captured [[Lockdown (Animated)|Lockdown]], after the bounty hunter gave Bumblebee some trouble. He joined Bumblebee at the Decepticon mine base, and offered [[Sari Sumdac (Animated)|Sari]] a lift back to headquarters. Following the safe return from Cybertron of Optimus, Bumblebee and Bulkhead, he expressed incredulity that Optimus had turned down the chance to join the [[Cybertron Elite Guard|Elite Guard]]. {{storylink|Transformers Animated: The Game}}
===Transformers Animated: ''Action Packs''===
{{note|Prowl is featured as a playable game card. He is a black card, has a value of 6 points, and has the following power: "x2 if any Starscream is in play."}} {{storylink|Transformers Animated: Action Packs}}
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==Toys==
===Transformers Animated===
[[Image:Prowl anim toy.jpg|right|300px|thumb|No, you're not seeing things, both of his wheels are part of his robot mode, and it's still symmetrical.]]
*'''Prowl''' (Deluxe, 2008)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-05'''
**''Accessories:'' 2 bladed mecha stars, 1 traffic light "chain" weapon

: Part of the first wave of ''[[Transformers Animated (toyline)|Animated]]'' Deluxe Class toys, Prowl transforms into a black and gold police "superbike" of made-up model. Two of his hubcaps are removable, and they both can reconfigure into three-bladed "mecha stars" which he can hold in robot mode. The mecha stars have a pseudo-[[Automorph Technology|automorph feature]]; pulling out on one blade simultaneously opens the other two. He also comes with a traffic light "chain" weapon which he can hold in robot mode, but it cannot be stowed in superbike mode. As advertised on the back of the box, his rear bike mode lights can flip forward to form "flash blasters".

:Partly due to his lithe proportions, as well as both the waist ball joint and double-jointed knees required for his transformation, Prowl is ''extremely'' [[Articulation|poseable]].

:The Japanese [[TakaraTomy]] release features a glossy, shiny paint job for the entire front of his bike, painting his headlights, and having an almost [[Vacuum metallizing|vac-metal]]-like finish for his headlights and gold parts. The Autobot [[insignia]] on his abdomen/vehicle front is now in full color, bordered in white.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/Prowl/prowl.htm Prowl at TFU.info]

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[[Image:Legends animated prowl.jpg|right|300px|thumb|Even as a legend he keeps the epic transformation.]]
*'''Rescue Ratchet''' (Animated 3-pack, 2008)

: A [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] Prowl toy came packaged with this version of [[Ratchet (Animated)#Rescue|Ratchet]], as well as a Legends [[Starscream (Animated)#Legends Class|Starscream]]. It features a slightly different deco from the ''Universe'' release of the mold, including a silver chevron and a silver Autobot sigil.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/AniLegendsProwl/prowl.htm Prowl (Rescue Ratchet 3-pack) at TFU.info]

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*'''Battle in Space''' (Deluxe 2-pack, 2008)
**''Accessories:'' 2 bladed mecha stars, 1 street lamp "chain" weapon

: This Wal-Mart [[exclusive]] two-pack features an unchanged Deluxe Prowl and an unchanged Battle Damaged Deluxe [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]] from the ''Battle Begins'' two-pack. The bundle was a 2008 [[Walmart]]-[[exclusive]] [[Black Friday (event)|Black Friday]] release in 2008.

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[[Image:Samuraiprowldeluxe.jpg|right|400px|thumb|Bludgeon redeco in 5...4...3...]]
*'''Samurai Prowl''' (Deluxe, 2009)
**''Japanese ID number:'' '''TA-34'''
**''Accessories'': Sidecar/battle armor, wheel/"sword", 2 bladed mecha stars

: Part of the sixth wave of ''Animated'' Deluxe Class toys, this [[redeco]] and heavy [[retool]] of Prowl includes an all-new sidecar which transforms into the "samurai" armor that appeared in "[[A Fistful of Energon]]". Roughly 80% of the original robot mode is retooled, leaving only parts such as the biceps, interior of the arms, and the lower legs untouched. Among other deco changes, his gold is paler, and all of his translucent plastic is now teal. The robot mode "wings" are now designed to fold upwards, and a pair of slots were added to accommodate the body of the samurai armor. A new, smaller head with a translucent plastic visor replaces the original head so that the samurai helmet can fit, and either of the new pegs on his forearms can be used to mount the new wheel/blade weapon. Additionally, he gains thigh [[Swivel joint|swivel]]s, making him even ''more'' posable.

[[Image:Samuraiprowlsplitwheels.jpg|left|125px|thumb|Yours won't do this.]]
:A change was made to the wheel/sword weapon between the photography and final production stages. The Hasbro stock photography shows that the wheel was originally able to split down the middle, with each half pegging onto a forearm. However, this is not possible on the production version. The two halves are screwed together, and there's no hint of a second connection piece when disassembled. It's probable that the divided pieces constituted [[For safety reasons|a choking hazard]]. This modification, on the other hand, allows the sidecar to actually roll.

:Prowl's bladed ninja stars don't really seem to be intended to be removed from his legs, but with a bit of force, you can still pry them out of there. They have, however, been remolded so they're now fused together and no longer able to open, but they are exchangeable with the stars from the original Deluxe Prowl. While not being included, he can also still hold the chain traffic light from the original version.

:Prowl loses a lot of his original maneuverability when you put his Samurai armor on, and also becomes a little more tricky to balance, but that's the price you pay for the ability to blind your enemies with overexposure to pure awesomeness and teal translucent plastic.

:The Japanese TakaraTomy release is virtually identical to the Hasbro version, with the only notable change to the Japanese version being the use of a white and red Autobot symbol on his torso rather than a non-outlined silver one.
::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2009/Autobot/SamuraiProwl/prowl.htm Samurai Prowl at TFU.info]

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[[Image:AniLegendsProwlClearSmoke.jpg|thumb|300px|Clear smoke? Future Detroit's air filtration systems are truly amazing!]]
*'''Prowl Clear Smoke Ver.''' (EZ Collection, 2010)

: A redeco of Legends Prowl in smokey translucent black, with some opaque grey parts. He was only available at Apita stores in Japan, given away for free to customers who purchased Voyager Class [[Optimus Prime (Animated)|Optimus Prime]] or [[Megatron (Animated)|Megatron]].

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[[Image:AniEZLimited.jpg|300px|thumb]]
*'''EZ Collection Limited Clear Version''' (EZ Collection, 2010)

:The "EZ Collection Limited Clear Version" set included a redeco of Legends Prowl in mostly translucent black with some opaque parts. The set was given away at Family Mart stores in Japan as part of their raffle token promotion. Unlike Prowl Clear Smoke Version, this version of Prowl is painted to resemble his normal coloration, only clear. The "EZ Collection Limited Clear Version" set was prize D, and included four different translucent EZ Collection figures, the other three being Bumblebee, Optimus Prime, and Starscream.

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[[Image:AniDeluxeEliteGuardProwl.jpg|thumb|300px|Now he's a different kind of assassin.]]
*'''Prowl Elite Guard Ver.''' (Deluxe, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' 2 bladed mecha stars, 1 street lamp "chain" weapon

:Available [[exclusive]]ly at [[Tokyo Toy Show]] 2010, Prowl Elite Guard Ver. is a redeco of the original Deluxe-class Prowl toy in a color scheme based on [[Prowl (G1)|G1 Prowl]]. The packaging is unchanged from the original retail release, bar a sticker on the front of the bubble.

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[[Image:AniEZEliteGuardProwl.jpg|thumb|300px|This needs Saba badly.]]
*'''Prowl Elite Guard Version''' (EZ Collection, 2010)

:A white, black, and gold redeco of Legends Prowl, Prowl Elite Guard Version shares its overall deco with the above Tokyo Toy Show exclusive. It was only available blindpacked in TakaraTomy's EZ Collection Volume 4.

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*'''Battle in the Dark: Prowl VS Blitzwing''' (Two-pack, 2010)
**''Accessories:'' 2 bladed mecha stars, 1 traffic light "chain" weapon

: This Japanese two-pack contains the TakaraTomy versions of the original Deluxe Class Prowl, as well as Voyager Class [[Blitzwing (Animated)#BITD|Blitzwing]].

===Universe (2008)===
[[Image:Legends animated prowl.JPG|right|300px|thumb|Itty-bitty ninja.]]
*'''Prowl''' (Legends, 2008)

:A slight repaint of the Legends Prowl included with the Rescue Ratchet 3 pack was available in the Universe 2008 line as well as Legends versions of Starscream (also included in the 3 pack), Optimus and Bumblebee. He was also available as part of a ''Universe'' three-pack with the three aforementioned slightly repainted Legends figures.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2008/Autobot/AniLegendsProwl/prowl.htm More information on ''Universe'' Prowl at TFU.info]''

===EZ Collection===
*'''Prowl''' (EZ Collection, 2010)
**''ID Number'': '''EZ-19'''
:In Japan, The ''Universe'' Animated Prowl toy was re-released as part of the 3rd volume of EZ Collection, in blindpacked packaging.
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==Merchandise==
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*'''Transformers Animated Game Collection''' (2008)

: Released as part of the board game set, this Prowl is a (very) show-accurate mini-figure figure based on his animation model.

: Prowl is also sold with Bumblebee, Bulkhead, and Optimus Prime minifigures, and of course: 3 board games (''Transformers Animated Game, Checkers, and Tic Tac Toe), and a 100-piece puzzle.

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==Notes==
* Prowl's eyes are a reference to [[wikipedia:2000_AD_(comic)|2000 AD]]'s [[wikipedia:ABC_Warriors|ABC Warriors]].<ref>[https://www.blogger.com/comment.g?blogID=21975298&postID=8564559979841180115 Comment section for "Back from Botcon" entry in Derrick Wyatt's blog]</ref>, specifically to the character Joe Pineapples.
* Prowl's general robot mode design, down to his khaki legs, tall boots, and helmet-shaped head, is meant to evoke a [[wikipedia:California Highway Patrol|California Highway Patrol]] motorcycle cop, circa ''[[wikipedia:CHiPs|CHiPs]]''. Eat your heart out, [[wikipedia:Erik_Estrada|Erik Estrada]].<ref name="Hey">[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/09/hey-everybody-its-prowl.html Derrick Wyatt explains Prowl's design in his personal blog]</ref>
* Despite his alternate mode being the smallest among the core cast, [[Size changing|Prowl's robot mode is about the same height as Ratchet's, and much taller than Bumblebee's]].
* Since he was in the AllSpark energy and able to save Optimus Prime after he relinquished his spark he seems to have fused with it much like [[Alpha Trion (G1)|Alpha Trion]] and [[Vector Sigma]]. It also seems possible that his spark, rather than truly being extinguished has fused with the AllSpark since he did appear as a spark ghost.
* Amazingly, Hasbro hadn't originally intended to make a Samurai Prowl toy until one of their team saw the episode.<ref>[http://community.livejournal.com/tf_animated/271043.html Derrick J. Wyatt Q&A... answers!]</ref> The on-show introduction of the samurai armor certainly wasn't your typical [[To sell toys|marketing vehicle]], considering Prowl's speech about how he didn't need the armor after all and everybody crediting him with a wise choice when he abandoned and destroyed it. This leads to some mildly amusing backtracking once Hasbro finally produced the toy, with a [[Five Servos of Doom|new episode]] airing that just happened to feature a second, identical set of armor that Prowl could now wear because he <strike>had a new toy out</strike> had grown as a person and could now handle the responsibility.
* Prowl's retractable [[mouthplate]] was inspired by [[Snake-Eyes]] from [[G.I. Joe (team)|G.I. Joe]]<ref>[http://derrickjwyatt.blogspot.com/2008/09/hey-everybody-its-prowl.html Response to comments in "Hey Everybody, It's Prowl!" article on Derrick Wyatt's blog]]</ref>
* When asked about the possibility of Prowl returning, Derrick J. Wyatt said that immediately after Prowl's funeral, his body would be ceremoniously melted down into raw material for new protoforms.<ref>[http://www.formspring.me/DerrickJWyatt/q/802241551 Derrick Wyatt explains that Prowl is dead-dead on his personal blog]</ref>
* Prowl shares his [[body-type]] with fellow Autobots [[Horsepower (Animated)|Horsepower]] and [[Sparkride (Animated)|Sparkride]].
*In the Transformers Animated profile shorts, Prowl is introduced to the audience by Bulkhead in "[[Meet Prowl]]."

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Prowl''' (プロール ''Purōru'')
*''Russian:'' '''Syshhik''' (Сыщик, "Detective")

==References==
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God Neptune (BWSG)

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:''God Neptune is a [[Predacon (BW)|Predacon]] [[combiner]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''

[[File:ShatteredHope God Neptune.jpg|thumb|right|upright=1.67|"Bring me the brown trousers."]]
While [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] was a single-minded hunter, the influence of [[Scylla]] on the four surviving [[Seacon (G1)|Seacons]] has resulted in '''God Neptune''' possessing more in the way of a tactical approach to the hunt. Don't mistake this for softening — God Neptune is still as violent as his predecessor, but with his more thoughtful personality he is able to stay in control of his rage and [[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]] has even stopped needing to set an automatic disconnect timer.

God Neptune is the combined form of:
*[[Overbite (G1)|Overbite]]
*[[Seawing (G1)|Seawing]]
*[[Skalor (G1)|Skalor]]
*[[Snaptrap (G1)|Snaptrap]]
*[[Scylla]]

==Fiction==
===''Classics''===
Following the loss of two of their number, {{storylink|Shattered Time}} the Seacons picked up an extra, [[Scylla]], on prehistoric [[Earth]] in [[Transformers: Shattered Glass (franchise)|another reality]]. {{storylink|Shattered Expectations (BWSG)|Shattered Expectations}} Consequently, their original combined form, [[Piranacon (G1)|Piranacon]] was gone, and when they next combined while trying to steal the Maximals' energy purifier, the combined form called itself "God Neptune". This new combiner kept [[Magnaboss (BW)|Magnaboss]] busy with a typhoon attack while [[Autojetter]] and [[Autolauncher]] secured the purifier. {{storylink|Shattered Hope}} Joining Megatron's assault in an attempt to obtain the [[Origin Matrix]], the Seacons again merged into God Neptune and battled Magnaboss, until [[Ultra Magnus (G1)/Marvel Comics continuity|Ultra Mammoth]] opened a dimensional rift, and the Predacons were all sucked through. {{storylink|Shattered Destiny}}

==Toys==
===Beast Wars===
[[File:BW2-toy GodNeptune.jpg|right|300px|thumb|I'm not fat, I'm big boned.]]
*'''God Neptune''' (Multi-pack, 1998)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''D-21'''
**''Accessories'': Sword, super robot head, shell-shield/chestplate, 2 foot-plates, left & right fists
:{{note|[[God Neptune (BWII)]] was [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as Classics God Neptune in ''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]''.}}

: Sold only as a boxed set of five toys, God Neptune is a [[redeco]] of ''most'' of the [[The Transformers (toyline)|Generation 1]] [[Seacon (G1)|Seacon]] team, combining [[Halfshell#Toys|Halfshell]] (torso), [[Coelagon#Toys|Coelagon]], [[Scylla#Toys|Scylla]], [[Sea Phantom#Toys|Sea Phantom]], and [[Terrormander#Toys|Terrormander]]. Since the set uses the [[Scramble City (toyline)|Scramble City]]-style of construction, the body and limbs are interchangeable with similar-build combiner teams.

: The set does ''not'' include a redeco of [[Nautilator#Toys|Nautilator]], and almost all of the weapons and gun-mode stands for the individuals are also missing.

: For unknown reasons, a great number of unboxed God Neptune sets—lacking all of their accessories, including combiner parts—ended up available on the secondary market. These went for considerably less than the "complete" releases, naturally.

: This toy was later [[Repurposing|repurposed]] as ''Classics'' [[God Neptune (BWSG)|God Neptune]] in the comic arc ''[[Beast Wars Shattered Glass]]''.

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1998/Destron/GodNeptune/godneptune.htm More information on God Neptune at TFU.info]''

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God Neptune (BWSG)

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Monstercon

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:''Monstercons are a [[Decepticon]] subgroup from the [[IDW Generation 1 continuity|IDW portion]] of the [[Generation 1 continuity family|Generation 1]] [[continuity family]].''
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'''Monstercons''' are among the Decepticon troops stationed on the planet [[Clemency]] in the [[Kol System]].

==Fiction==
===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
After the end of the [[Great War (G1)|Great War]], [[Krok (G1)|Krok]]'s team of "[[Scavenger (group)|expropriation specialists]]" were scavenging [[energon]] and spare parts from the Decepticon corpses on Clemency. [[Misfire (G1)|Misfire]]'s insistence on sampling the harvested energon backfired when he took some from a Monstercon that had overdosed on [[circuit speeder]]s, leaving him more than a little...wired. {{storylink|Rules of Disengagement (issue)|Rules of Disengagement}} The team later used the Monstercon's circuit speeder-laced energon to jump-start a stasis locked [[Grimlock (G1)/IDW Generation 1 continuity|Grimlock]]. {{storylink|Scavengers (Part 2): Who's Afraid of the DJD?| Who's Afraid of the DJD?}}

===''Shattered Glass''===
The Monstercons [[Fangry (SG)|Fangry]] and [[Squeezeplay (SG)|Squeezeplay]] were captured by their fellow Decepticon [[Demolishor (SG)|Demolishor]], who was actually a [[Transformium]] construct in service of the [[Underbase]]. As part of their [[Robot Master]] experiment, the two Monstercons were forcibly binary bonded with the humans [[Donnie Finkleberg (SG)|Donnie]] and [[Nestor]]. They were later freed by the crew of the ''[[Annex]]''. {{storylink|Coalescence}}

==Notes==
*The Monstercons are presumably the Decepticons' equivalent of the [[Monsterbot]]s.
*[[Skullgrin]] was referred to as a "Monstercon" in the original [[Marvel Comics|Marvel]] story "[[Monstercon from Mars!]]".

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Eagle Eye (G1)

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{{disambig2|the Generation 1 Autobot|the ''Generation 2'' Decepticon |Eagle Eye (G2)}}
:''Eagle Eye is an [[Autobot]] [[Micromaster]] from the [[Generation 1 continuity family]].''
[[File:EagleEyeBoxart.jpg|thumb|250px|Man, slowly I'm running out of stupid "''Grab your purse''"-captions...]]

'''Eagle Eye''' (aka '''Hawking''' and '''Eclipse''') lives up to his name when it comes to aerial combat. His exceptional vision, capable of focusing on tiny objects up to 20 miles away, allows him to lock his weapons systems onto any target he can see. Despite his amazing visual acuity, he seems to turn a blind optic to the various interpersonal issues among the [[Air Patrol]], the team under his supervision. They just flat-out don't get along, and Eagle Eye does nothing to try and make them work things out. He barely even gives them orders, for that matter. He's practically the team's commander in title only. He reasons that it ultimately doesn't matter, because despite it all, the Air Patrol is still one of the Autobots' most effective aerial defense forces, and to his way of thinking, that's far more important than everyone getting along.<ref>''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' #2</ref>

==Fiction==
===Japanese Generation 1 cartoon continuity===
As a Micromaster, Eagle Eye led the [[Air Patrol]]. {{storylink|#Zone|Toy bio}}

====e-HOBBY comics====
[[File:Badlands Hawk Eagle Eye.jpg|thumb|upright=1.1|[[Eagle Eye (G2)|This]] is how I [[Mountain Dew|Dew]].]]
By the year [[2034]], Eagle Eye had left the Autobots behind and joined forces with the splinter faction of [[Decepticon]]s led by the High Regent [[Scrash (OC)|Scrash]], bringing with him the secrets of the Autobots' newly-developed [[Power Core Combination]] technology. Upgraded into a new body, Eagle Eye was charged with locating the Decepticon outlaw [[Magnificus (G1)|Magnificus]], so that Scrash could exploit his psychometric powers. He located Magnificus just as the fugitive was in battle with [[Oilmaster]] on the outskirts of [[Iron Town]], and stepped in to dispatch his quarry's opponent. Eagle Eye then introduced himself as "'''Hawk'''" (ホーク ''Hōku'') and offered Magnificus the chance to join his faction. Leaving him to ponder the idea, Eagle Eye supplied him with some [[energon]] and a repair kit and went on his way. {{storylink|Badlands (issue)|Badlands}}

====Metrowars====
At some point after Scrash's defeat, Hawking was one of the Decepticons stationed aboard [[Metrotitan (Zone)|Metrotitan]] and was part of a Decepticon assault on [[Metroplex (G1)|Scramble City]]. They were forced to retreat when the [[Autobot]]s showed off the power of a reborn [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{Storylink|Metrowars}}

====''Legends'' comic====
When the [[Cybertron Alliance]] fell apart due to the [[human]]s murdering [[Megatron (G1)/Generation 1 cartoon continuity|Megatron]]'s [[Kiloton|friend]], Hawking answered Megatron's call for war and was soon embroiled in a battle around [[Metroplex (G1)|Metroplex]]. {{Storylink|Legends Comic: Bonus Edition Vol. EX (Metroplex)|Bonus Edition Vol. EX}}

===IDW Generation 1 continuity===
[[File:SpotlightHardhead-CaughtInAVortex.jpg|thumb|left|upright=1.1]]
Eagle Eye was one of the legions of [[Dead Universe]] Micromasters who pursued [[Hardhead (G1)|Hardhead]] and [[Nightbeat (G1)|Nightbeat]] on [[Gorlam Prime]]. He survived to confront Hardhead with the [[Jhiaxus (G2)|Jhiaxus]]-controlled Nightbeat in the planet's subterranean tunnels, but failed to prevent the Autobot from escaping into the Dead Universe. {{storylink|Spotlight: Hardhead}}
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===''Beast Wars: Uprising''===
Eagle Eye was assigned to the Micromaster 58th division during the [[Grand Uprising]]. His lackluster leadership of the [[Air Patrol]] led to some shoddy reports on troop movements near the [[Sonic Canyons]]. The [[Maximal National Army]] used force field projectors to make their own way across the canyons from [[Plurex]] to [[Tetrahex]]. Eagle Eye gave the order to fall back from the canyons. {{storylink|Derailment}}
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==Toys==
===Generation 1===
[[File:G1-toy EagleEye.jpg|thumb|300px|Small man's [[Seeker (body-type)|Seeker]].]]
*'''Air Patrol''' (Micromaster Patrol, [[1990]])

:Eagle Eye transforms into a Boeing-McDonnell-Douglas F/A-18C Hornet fighter jet. He was only available as part of the [[Air Patrol]] set with his teammates [[Blaze Master]], [[Sky High (Micromaster)|Sky High]] and [[Tread Bolt]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1990/Autobot/EagleEye/eagleeye.htm More information on Eagle Eye at TFU.info]''
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[[File:G2-toy_EagleEye.jpg|300px|thumb|From a brick with arms to a brick with a jet on top. Amazing.]]
*'''Hawk''' (Skyscorcher, [[1993]])
**''Accessories'': Radar array/rifle
{{note|Generation 1 Hawk/Eagle Eye was [[repurposing|repurposed]] as ''this'' Eagle Eye in the [[e-HOBBY]] comic "[[Badlands (issue)|Badlands]]".}}

:[[Eagle Eye (G2)|Hawk]] transforms into a Eurofighter Typhoon jet. His under-slung radar system becomes a non-firing handheld gun in robot mode.

:He was originally sold in the European market in 1993 as part of the "transitional" line that used the ''Generation 2'' [[insignia]]s, but lacked the new subline name. He was later released in the United States, with no notable changes beyond a new name, as part of the ''Generation 2'' line. He was then later ''re''-released in the European version of ''Generation 2'' in 1994.

: This toy is [[gang-molding|gang-molded]] with [[Terradive (G2)|Terradive]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/1993/Decepticon/EagleEye/eagleeye.htm More information on Hawk/Eagle Eye at TFU.info]''
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===''Zone''===
*'''Sky Patrol Team''' (Micro Transformer Team, 1990)
**''Japanese ID number'': '''C-352'''

:The Air Patrol was released as part of [[TakaraTomy|Takara]]'s ''[[Transformers: Zone (toyline)|Zone]]'' series with no notable changes from the [[Hasbro]] release.

===''Generation 2''===
*'''Eagle Eye'''/'''Hawk''' (Skyscorcher, 1993/[[1994]])
**''Accessories'': Radar array/rifle

:Released in the United States in 1993, ''Generation 2'' Eagle Eye is identical to the concurrent European "Generation 1" Hawk toy. Hawk was re-released in the European ''Generation 2'' line the following year.

===''Generations''===
[[File:Generationstoy-Gears with Eclipse.jpg|thumb|300px]]
*'''Autobot Gears & Eclipse''' (Legends, [[2014]])
**''Series / number'': '''02 / #010'''

:''[[Transformers: Generations|Generations]]'' [[Legends Class (2005)|Legends Class]] "Eclipse" (name likely changed due to [[trademark]] unavailability) is a redeco of ''Generations'' [[Sky High (Micromaster)#Generations|Flanker]], transforming into a drone jet based on the {{w|EADS Barracuda|Barracuda}} and {{w|Alenia Aermacchi Sky-X|Sky-X}} designs with a new wing configuration<ref>[http://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96686-generations-legends-targetmaster-moulds/?p=2423893 Designer Joe Kyde on "The Allspark" messageboard]</ref>. He also has a third blaster-cannon mode that can be used by any toy that uses the [[5mm post|5mm post/hole system]].

:He was only available with his larger partner [[Gears (G1)#Generations|Gears]].

:This mold was also redecoed to create ''[[Transformers Legends (franchise)|Legends]]'' [[Phaser#Legends|Phaser]], part of [[BotCon 2015]] [[Oilmaster#Timelines|Oilmaster]], and [[Transformers Figure Subscription Service|TFSS]] 5.0 [[Quickslinger (G1)#Generations|Quickslinger]] and [[Hi-Q#Combiner Wars|Hi-Q]].

::*''[http://www.tfu.info/2014/Autobot/GenEclipse/eclipse.htm More information on Eclipse at TFU.info]''
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==Notes==
[[File:Eagleeyes.jpg|thumb|300px|Maybe they thought it'd take eagle eyes to notice this..]]
*Most—if not all—of the toys pictured in the 1990 Hasbro ''Transformers'' catalog are unfinished prototypes or mock-ups, and a variety of differences from final product pop up. In Eagle Eye's case, the main difference is that the catalog has him with a red robot mode face rather than the final toy's yellow.
*Eagle Eye's vehicle-mode art in issue #2 of the ''[[Transformers: More than Meets the Eye|More than Meets the Eye]]'' profile books is actually ''[[Transformers: Generation 2 (franchise)|Generation 2]]'' [[Skyscorcher]] [[Eagle Eye (G2)|Eagle Eye]]'s jet mode in the Generation 1 character's base colors, with the Skyscorcher's black stripes added. For the trade paperback, this art was heavily edited to better resemble the Micromaster.
*A Hasbro computer listing suggests that "Equinox" was also considered as a trademark-friendly name for the ''Thrilling 30'' incarnation of Eagle Eye before they settled on "Eclipse".<ref>[https://www.allspark.com/forums/topic/96540-monzos-mega-hasbro-customer-service-listing-breakdown/ Hasbro customer service listings breakdown by Monzo on the Allspark Forums, 2013/11/01]</ref>
*"Eclipse" was also one of the possible names in the [[Fan Built Bot]] poll that produced [[Windblade (G1)|Windblade]].

===Foreign names===
*''Japanese:'' '''Eagle Eye''' (イーグルアイ ''Īguru Ai''), '''Hawking''' (ホーキング ''Hōkingu'')
*''French:'' '''Faucon''' (Canada)
*''Italian:'' '''Aquila'''

==References==
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